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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 03, 2009
Chisato Furukawa, Fukuoka-ken, JP;
Takafumi Nakamura, Fukuoka-ken, JP;
Chisato Furukawa, Fukuoka-ken, JP;
Takafumi Nakamura, Fukuoka-ken, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A light emitting device includes a light emitting layer made of semiconductor; an upper electrode including a bonding electrode capable of connecting a wire thereto and a thin-wire electrode surrounding the bonding electrode with a spacing and including a junction with the bonding electrode, and a current diffusion layer provided between the light emitting layer and the upper electrode and made of semiconductor, the current diffusion layer including a recess that is formed in a non-forming region of the upper electrode and capable of emitting light emitted from the light emitting layer.