# US 12,002,912 B2 · Light emitting device and display apparatus having the same > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,002,912 B2 - Document ID: US12002912B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/381,744 - Filed: 2021-07-21 - Published: 2022-02-03 - Granted: 2024-06-04 - Earliest claimed: 2020-07-31 - Assignees: Seoul Viosys Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Seoul Viosys Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Seom Geun Lee; Seong Kyu Jang; Yong Woo Ryu - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12002912B2 ## CPC - H10H 20/857: Interconnections, e.g. lead-frames, bond wires or solder balls - H10H 29/142: {Two-dimensional arrangements, e.g. asymmetric LED layout} - H10W 90/00: Package configurations - H10H: INORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES HAVING POTENTIAL BARRIERS - H10W: GENERIC PACKAGES, INTERCONNECTIONS, CONNECTORS OR OTHER CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF DEVICES COVERED BY CLASS H10 ## Abstract A stacked light emitting device includes a first LED stack, a second LED stack disposed under the first LED stack, a third LED stack disposed under the second LED stack, a third-1 connector and a third-2 connector disposed between the second LED stack and the third LED stack, and a plurality of pads disposed over the first LED stack, and electrically connected to the first, second, and third LED stacks. Each of the first, second, and third LED stacks has a light generation region and a peripheral region disposed around the light generation region. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A stacked light emitting device, comprising: a first LED stack; a second LED stack disposed under the first LED stack; a third LED stack disposed under the second LED stack; each of the first LED stack, the second LED stack, and the third LED stack has a light generation region and a peripheral region disposed around the light generation region; a plurality of pads disposed over the first LED stack; and a third-1 connector and a third-2 connector disposed on the third LED stack, wherein: the third-1 connector and the third-2 connector are electrically connected to a first conductivity type semiconductor layer and a second conductivity type semiconductor layer of the light generation region of the third LED stack, respectively, and the third-1 connector, the third-2 connector, or both cover a side surface of the peripheral region of the third LED stack, wherein, in each of the first LED stack, the second LED stack and the third LED stack, the peripheral region is arranged to surround the light generation region on a horizontal plane. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The stacked light emitting device of claim 1, wherein the third-1 connector and the third-2 connector together cover 80% or more of the side surface of the peripheral region of the third LED stack. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The stacked light emitting device of claim 1, wherein the third-1 connector and the third-2 connector together cover 80% or more of a side surface of the light generation region of the third LED stack. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The stacked light emitting device of claim 1, further comprising: a second-1 connector, a second intermediary connector, and a second-2 connector disposed between the first LED stack and the second LED stack, wherein: the second-1 connector and the second-2 connector are electrically connected to a first conductivity type semiconductor layer and a second conductivity type semiconductor layer of the second LED stack, respectively, and the second intermediary connector is electrically connected to the third-2 connector through the peripheral region of the second LED stack. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The stacked light emitting device of claim 4, wherein the second-1 connector, the second intermediary connector, and the second-2 connector cover a side surface of the peripheral region of the second LED stack. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The stacked light emitting device of claim 5, wherein the second-1 connector, the second intermediary connector, and the second-2 connector together cover 80% or more of the peripheral region of the second LED stack. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The stacked light emitting device of claim 5, wherein the second-1 connector, the second intermediary connector, and the second-2 connector together cover 80% or more of a side surface of the light generation region of the second LED stack. ### Claim 8 (depends on 4) The stacked light emitting device of claim 4, further comprising: a first-1 connector, a first-2 connector, a first-1 intermediary connector, and a first-2 intermediary connector disposed between the first LED stack and the plurality of pads, wherein: the first-1 connector and the first-2 connector are electrically connected to a first conductivity type semiconductor layer and a second conductivity type semiconductor layer of the first LED stack, and the first-1 intermediary connector and the first-2 intermediary connector are electrically connected to the second intermediary connector and the second-2 connector through the peripheral region of the first LED stack, respectively. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The stacked light emitting device of claim 8, wherein: the first-1 connector, the second-1 connector, and the third-1 connector are electrically connected to one another; and the first-2 connector, the second-2 connector, and the third-2 connector are electrically spaced apart from one another. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The stacked light emitting device of claim 9, wherein the plurality of pads further comprises: a first pad electrically connected to the first-1 connector, the second-1 connector; a second pad electrically connected to the third-2 connector; a third pad electrically connected to the second-2 connector; and a fourth pad electrically connected to the first-2 connector. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The stacked light emitting device of claim 9, wherein: a first pad of the plurality of pads is electrically connected to the first, second, and third LED stacks by being commonly electrically connected to each first conductivity type semiconductor layer of the first LED stack, the second LED stack and the third LED stack. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The stacked light emitting device of claim 10, wherein the first, second, third, and fourth pads are disposed on the peripheral region of the first LED stack, respectively. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The stacked light emitting device of claim 10, wherein the first-1 connector, the first-2 connector, the first-1 intermediary connector, and the first-2 intermediary connector cover 80% or more of a side surface of the light generation region of the first LED stack. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The stacked light emitting device of claim 13, wherein the first-1 connector, the first-2 connector, the first-1 intermediary connector, and the first-2 intermediary connector cover the side surface of the light generation region of the first LED stack, respectively. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The stacked light emitting device of claim 1, wherein the light generation regions of the first, second, and third LED stacks are at least partially overlapped with one another in a direction perpendicular to the horizontal plane; the light generation regions of the first, second, and third LED stacks are overlapped with one another by 90% or more. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The stacked light emitting device of claim 1, wherein the light generation region of the first LED stack has a different shape from those of the light generation regions of the second and third LED stacks; the light generation region is arranged in an arrangement direction rotated from arrangement directions of the light generation regions of the second and third LED stacks; or both. ### Claim 17 (depends on 1) The stacked light emitting device of claim 1, further comprising: a light-transmitting substrate disposed under the third LED stack, wherein the light-transmitting substrate has a concave-convex pattern on a surface facing the third LED stack. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The stacked light emitting device of claim 17, further comprising: a bonding layer disposed between the light-transmitting substrate and the third LED stack, wherein the third LED stack has a concave-convex pattern on a surface facing the light-transmitting substrate, the concave-convex pattern of the third LED stack is denser than the concave-convex pattern of the light-transmitting substrate. ### Claim 19 A display apparatus, comprising: a circuit board; and a plurality of light emitting devices mounted on the circuit board, the plurality of light emitting devices comprising: a first LED stack; a second LED stack disposed under the first LED stack; a third LED stack disposed under the second LED stack; each of the first LED stack, the second LED stack, and the third LED stack has a light generation region and a peripheral region disposed around the light generation region; a plurality of pads disposed over the first LED stack, and electrically connected to the first LED stack, the second LED stack, and the third LED stack, the plurality of pads bonded toward the circuit board; a third-1 connector and a third-2 connector disposed on the third LED stack, wherein: the third-1 connector and the third-2 connector are electrically connected to a first conductivity type semiconductor layer and a second conductivity type semiconductor layer of the light generation region of the third LED stack, respectively, at least one of the third-1 connector and the third-2 connector covers a side surface of the peripheral region of the third LED stack, wherein, in each of the first LED stack, the second LED stack and the third LED stack, the peripheral region is arranged to surround the light generation region on a horizontal plane. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The display apparatus of claim 19, wherein the third-1 connector and the third-2 connector together cover 80% or more of the side surface of the peripheral region of the third LED stack.