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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2016
Filed:
May. 06, 2015
Epistar Corporation, Hsinchu, TW;
Chao-Hsing Chen, Hsinchu, TW;
Yu-Chen Yang, Hsinchu, TW;
Li-Ping Jou, Hsinchu, TW;
Hui-Chun Yeh, Hsinchu, TW;
Yi-Wen Ku, Hsinchu, TW;
EPISTAR CORPORATION, Hsinchu, TW;
Abstract
A light-emitting device comprises a semiconductor layer sequence comprising a first semiconductor layer having a first electrical conductivity, a second semiconductor layer having a second electrical conductivity, and an active layer interposed between the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer; a plurality of protruding structures; a plurality of beveled trenches in the semiconductor layer sequence and respectively accommodating the plurality of protruding structures; a dielectric layer on the second semiconductor layer and an inner sidewall of the plurality of beveled trenches, wherein the dielectric layer comprises a surface perpendicular to a thickness direction of the semiconductor layer sequence; a metal layer formed along the inner sidewall of the plurality of beveled trenches and extending to the surface of the dielectric layer, wherein the metal layer is insulated from the second semiconductor layer by the dielectric layer; and a first electrode formed on the plurality of protruding structures.