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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2013
Applicant:
Luxvue Technology Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Inventors:
Kelly McGroddy, San Francisco, CA (US);
Hsin-Hua Hu, Los Altos, CA (US);
Andreas Bibl, Los Altos, CA (US);
Clayton Ka Tsun Chan, Fremont, CA (US);
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 25/075 (2006.01); H01L 33/00 (2010.01); H01L 33/14 (2010.01); H01L 23/00 (2006.01); G09G 3/32 (2016.01); H01L 33/20 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 25/0753 (2013.01); G09G 3/32 (2013.01); H01L 24/75 (2013.01); H01L 24/95 (2013.01); H01L 33/0079 (2013.01); H01L 33/14 (2013.01); H01L 33/0095 (2013.01); H01L 33/20 (2013.01); H01L 2924/0002 (2013.01); H01L 2924/12041 (2013.01); H01L 2924/12042 (2013.01); H01L 2924/12044 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and structure for forming an array of LED devices is disclosed. The LED devices in accordance with embodiments of the invention may include a confined current injection area in which a current spreading layer protrudes away from a cladding layer in a pillar configuration so that the cladding layer is wider than the current spreading layer pillar.