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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 13, 2013
Stanley Electric Co., Ltd., Meguro-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Ryosuke Kawai, Yokohama, JP;
Mamoru Miyachi, Okegawa, JP;
Tatsuma Saito, Yokohama, JP;
Takako Hayashi, Yokohama, JP;
Takanobu Akagi, Yokohama, JP;
Stanley Electric Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An LED device includes first and second LED elements containing a lower layer of first conductivity type, an active layer, and an upper layer of second conductivity type, wherein the second LED element has third and fourth electrodes on the lower layer, recessed portion having a side surface exposing the upper, active and lower layers, and reaching the third electrode, fifth electrode disposed on the upper layer extending on the side surface of the recessed portion, and connected with the third electrode, and groove extending from the upper layer and reaching the active layer between the third and fourth electrodes to electrically separate the third electrode from the fourth electrode.