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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2013
Applicant:
Cree, Inc., Durham, NC (US);
Inventors:
Matthew Donofrio, Raleigh, NC (US);
Michael Bergmann, Raleigh, NC (US);
Kevin Haberern, Cary, NC (US);
Kevin Schneider, Cary, NC (US);
Assignee:
Cree, Inc., Durham, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 33/12 (2010.01); H01L 33/60 (2010.01); H01L 33/44 (2010.01); H01L 33/62 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 33/12 (2013.01); H01L 33/44 (2013.01); H01L 33/62 (2013.01); H01L 2924/0002 (2013.01); H01L 2933/0025 (2013.01); H01L 2933/0066 (2013.01);
Abstract
A light emitting device includes an epitaxial region, an insulating layer on the epitaxial region, a bond pad on the insulating layer, and a crack reducing feature in the insulating layer. The crack reducing feature is configured to reduce the propagation of cracks in the insulating layer to an outside surface of the insulating layer. Related methods are also disclosed.