# US 12,183,848 B2 · Light emitting device

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- Number: US 12,183,848 B2
- Document ID: US12183848B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 17/964,056
- Filed: 2022-10-12
- Published: 2023-02-09
- Granted: 2024-12-31
- Earliest claimed: 2016-01-13
- Assignees: Seoul Viosys Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Seoul Viosys Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Seong Kyu Jang; Hong Suk Cho; Kyu Ho Lee; Chi Hyun In
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12183848B2

## CPC

- H10H 20/81: Bodies
- H10H 20/831: characterised by their shape
- H10H 20/8312: {extending at least partially through the bodies}
- H10H 20/84: Coatings, e.g. passivation layers or antireflective coatings
- H10H 20/841: Reflective coatings, e.g. dielectric Bragg reflectors
- H10H 20/85: Packages
- H10H 20/857: Interconnections, e.g. lead-frames, bond wires or solder balls
- H10W 72/072: {of bump connectors}
- H10H 20/835: {Reflective materials}
- 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 light emitting device including a substrate, a first conductivity-type semiconductor layer, a mesa including a second conductivity-type semiconductor layer and an active layer, first and second contact electrodes respectively contacting the first and second conductivity-type semiconductor layers, a passivation layer covering the first and second contact electrodes, the mesa, and including first and second openings, and first and second bump electrodes electrically connected to the first and second contact electrodes through the first and second openings, respectively, in which the first and second bump electrodes are disposed on the mesa, the passivation layer is disposed between the first bump electrode and the second contact electrode, the first contact electrode includes a reflective material, and a portion of the first opening is surrounded with a side surface of the mesa, and another portion of the first opening is not surrounded with the side surface of the mesa.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A light emitting device comprising:
a substrate;
a first conductivity-type semiconductor layer disposed on the substrate;
a mesa disposed on the first conductivity-type semiconductor layer, the mesa comprising a second conductivity-type semiconductor layer and an active layer interposed between the first conductivity-type semiconductor layer and the second conductivity-type semiconductor layer;
a first contact electrode contacting the first conductivity-type semiconductor layer;
a second contact electrode disposed on the mesa and contacting the second conductivity-type semiconductor layer;
a passivation layer covering the first contact electrode, the mesa, and the second contact electrode, the passivation layer including a first opening disposed on the first contact electrode and a second opening disposed on the second contact electrode;
a first bump electrode and a second bump electrode electrically connected to the first contact electrode and the second contact electrode through the first and second openings of the passivation layer, respectively;
a first anti-step pattern disposed between the first contact electrode and the first bump electrode; and
a second anti-step pattern disposed between the second contact electrode and the second bump electrode,
wherein:
the first bump electrode and the second bump electrode are disposed on the mesa;
the passivation layer is disposed between the first bump electrode and the second contact electrode;
the first contact electrode includes a reflective material;
a portion of the first opening is surrounded with a side surface of the mesa, and another portion of the first opening is not surrounded with the side surface of the mesa; and
the first anti-step pattern is disposed in the first opening and the second anti-step pattern is disposed in the second opening.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The light emitting device of claim 1, further comprising:
a first pad electrode disposed on the first contact electrode; and
a second pad electrode disposed on the second contact electrode.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The light emitting device of claim 2, wherein the first opening exposes the first pad electrode, and the second opening exposes the second pad electrode.

### Claim 4 (depends on 2)

The light emitting device of claim 2, wherein the first pad electrode and the second pad electrode include the same reflective material.

### Claim 5 (depends on 2)

The light emitting device of claim 2, wherein the first pad electrode or the second pad electrode has a laminated structure including at least one of Ti and Au.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The light emitting device of claim 5, wherein:
the laminated structure comprises a first Ti layer, an Au layer, and a second Ti layer; and
the passivation layer contacts the laminated structure.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The light emitting device of claim 6, wherein a thickness of the Au layer is greater than a thickness of each of the first and second Ti layers.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The light emitting device of claim 1, wherein:
the reflective material includes at least one of Cr, Ti, Al, and Au; and
the first contact electrode includes at least one of Ag, Ni, Al, Rh, Pd, Ir, Ru, Mg, Zn, Pt, Au, and Hf.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The light emitting device of claim 1, wherein the first contact electrode surrounds the mesa.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The light emitting device of claim 1, wherein:
the mesa includes an indentation in plan view;
the second bump electrode covers the second opening;
the second bump electrode further comprises a plurality of protrusions; and
the indentation is disposed between the plurality of protrusions.

### Claim 11 (depends on 10)

The light emitting device of claim 10, wherein at least a portion of the first opening of the passivation layer disposed on the first contact electrode is disposed in the indentation.

### Claim 12 (depends on 1)

The light emitting device of claim 1, wherein the passivation layer exposes peripheries of the first conductivity-type semiconductor layer.

### Claim 13 (depends on 1)

The light emitting device of claim 1, wherein:
the mesa has an inclined side surface; and
the first bump electrode covers the inclined side surface.

### Claim 14

A light emitting package comprising:
a substrate;
a first conductivity-type semiconductor layer disposed on the substrate;
a mesa disposed on the first conductivity-type semiconductor layer, the mesa comprising a second conductivity-type semiconductor layer and an active layer interposed between the first conductivity-type semiconductor layer and the second conductivity-type semiconductor layer;
a first contact electrode contacting the first conductivity-type semiconductor layer;
a second contact electrode disposed on the mesa and contacting the second conductivity-type semiconductor layer;
a passivation layer covering the first contact electrode, the mesa, and the second contact electrode, the passivation layer including a first opening disposed on the first contact electrode and a second opening disposed on the second contact electrode;
a first bump electrode and a second bump electrode electrically connected to the first contact electrode and the second contact electrode through the first and second openings of the passivation layer, respectively;
a first anti-step pattern disposed between the first contact electrode and the first bump electrode; and
a second anti-step pattern disposed between the second contact electrode and the second bump electrode,
wherein:
the first bump electrode and the second bump electrode are disposed on the mesa;
the passivation layer is disposed between the first bump electrode and the second contact electrode;
the first contact electrode includes a reflective material;
the active layer is configured to emit light in a wavelength range of ultraviolet;
a portion of the first opening is surrounded with a side surface of the mesa, and another portion of the first opening is not surrounded with the side surface of the mesa; and
the first anti-step pattern is disposed in the first opening and the second anti-step pattern is disposed in the second opening.

### Claim 15 (depends on 14)

The light emitting package of claim 14, further comprising:
a first pad electrode disposed on the first contact electrode; and
a second pad electrode disposed on the second contact electrode,
wherein the first opening exposes the first pad electrode, and the second opening exposes the second pad electrode.

### Claim 16 (depends on 14)

The light emitting package of claim 14, further comprising:
a first pad electrode disposed on the first contact electrode; and
a second pad electrode disposed on the second contact electrode,
wherein the first pad electrode and the second pad electrode include the same reflective material.

### Claim 17 (depends on 14)

The light emitting package of claim 14, wherein:
the mesa has an inclined side surface; and
the first bump electrode covers the inclined side surface.

### Claim 18

A light emitting package comprising:
a substrate;
a first conductivity-type semiconductor layer disposed on the substrate;
a mesa disposed on the first conductivity-type semiconductor layer, the mesa comprising a second conductivity-type semiconductor layer and an active layer interposed between the first conductivity-type semiconductor layer and the second conductivity-type semiconductor layer;
a first contact electrode contacting the first conductivity-type semiconductor layer;
a second contact electrode disposed on the mesa and contacting the second conductivity-type semiconductor layer;
a passivation layer covering the first contact electrode, the mesa, and the second contact electrode, the passivation layer including a first opening disposed on the first contact electrode and a second opening disposed on the second contact electrode;
a first bump electrode and a second bump electrode electrically connected to the first contact electrode and the second contact electrode through the first and second openings of the passivation layer, respectively;
a first anti-step pattern disposed between the first contact electrode and the first bump electrode; and
a second anti-step pattern disposed between the second contact electrode and the second bump electrode,
wherein:
the first bump electrode and the second bump electrode are disposed on the mesa;
the passivation layer is disposed between the first bump electrode and the second contact electrode;
the active layer is configured to emit light in a wavelength range of ultraviolet;
a portion of the first opening is surrounded with a side surface of the mesa, and another portion of the first opening is not surrounded with the side surface of the mesa; and
the first anti-step pattern is disposed in the first opening and the second anti-step pattern is disposed in the second opening.

### Claim 19 (depends on 18)

The light emitting package of claim 18, further comprising:
a first pad electrode disposed on the first contact electrode; and
a second pad electrode disposed on the second contact electrode,
wherein the first opening exposes the first pad electrode, and the second opening exposes the second pad electrode.

### Claim 20 (depends on 18)

The light emitting package of claim 18, further comprising:
a first pad electrode disposed on the first contact electrode; and
a second pad electrode disposed on the second contact electrode,
wherein the first pad electrode and the second pad electrode include the same reflective material.

### Claim 21 (depends on 18)

The light emitting package of claim 18, wherein:
the mesa has an inclined side surface; and
the first bump electrode covers the inclined side surface.