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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8035114 | Integration of a light emitting device and a photodetector with an isolation structure formed therebetween An optical device includes: a surface-emitting type semiconductor laser section; at least one isolation section formed above the surface-emitting type semiconductor laser section; and a photodetector section formed above the isolation section, wherein the surface-em... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8003995 | Semiconductor optical device with suppressed double injection phenomenon A semiconductor optical device where the leak current due to the double injection of carriers may be suppressed and a simplified process to form the device are disclosed. The device 10 provides, on the n-type InP substrate, a mesa and a burying region formed ... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8003996 | Light-emitting semiconductor component comprising electroluminescent and photoluminescent layers and associated method of production The present invention relates to a semiconductor component and an associated production method, said component emitting at least two defined wavelengths with a defined intensity ratio. It is an object of the present invention to specify an optical semiconductor comp... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7982226 | Reflection type optical sensor device Provided is a reflection type optical sensor device including: a semiconductor light source being formed by providing a light emitting region on a predetermined region of a substrate; and a photo-detection element being integrated on the same substrate as the substr... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7964879 | Display device mounted with read function and electric appliance According to the present invention, a material having a light-shielding property is used for a bank layer surrounding the edge of a light-emitting element. Accordingly, light which is not reflected by an object to be read out can be prevented from entering an image ... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7952107 | Solid state light sheet and encapsulated bare die semiconductor circuits with electrical insulator An electronically active sheet includes a bottom substrate having a bottom electrically conductive surface. A top substrate having a top electrically conductive surface is disposed facing the bottom electrically conductive surface. An electrical insulator separates ... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7915621 | Inverted LED structure with improved light extraction A light source and method for fabricating the same are disclosed. The light source includes a substrate and a light emitting structure. The substrate has a first surface and a second surface, the second surface including a curved, convex surface with respect to the ... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7902559 | Light emitting device and electronic apparatus A light emitting device includes a substrate having transparency, a light emitting element that emits light at least to the substrate side, and a light detecting element that is formed between the light emitting element and the substrate. The light detecting element... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7897977 | Semiconductor component emitting electromagnetic radiation and component housing An optoelectronic component includes a component housing and a body comprising a carrier substrate and a radiation emitting layer sequence. In certain embodiments, the body is arranged in a reflector cup of the component housing and is electrically conductively conn... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7897978 | Tilt sensor device A tilt sensor includes a body; a first emitter and a first receiver being spacedly disposed on the body, the first receiver being used for receiving a first signal emitted from the first emitter, a second emitter and a second receiver being spacedly disposed on the ... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7884375 | Solar cell, uneven surface on an insulation layer as a screen mesh pattern, and manufacturing method thereof A solar cell and a manufacturing method thereof. A method of manufacturing a solar cell includes: forming an emitter layer on a first surface of a semiconductor substrate; forming an insulation layer on the emitter layer; applying a chemical compound including a dop... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7863625 | Nanowire-based light-emitting diodes and light-detection devices with nanocrystalline outer surface Embodiments of the present invention are directed to nanowire (100) devices having concentric and coaxial doped regions and nanocrystals (108,110) disposed on the outer surfaces. In certain embodiments, the nanowire devices can include a light-emitting... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7847299 | Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same The invention provides a semiconductor device with high reliability and smaller size and a method of manufacturing the same. A light emitting element as a device element is formed on the front surface of a semiconductor substrate, for example. In detail, an N-type s... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7821016 | Light activated silicon controlled switch The present invention provides an optically triggered switch and a method of forming the optically triggered switch. The optically triggered switch includes a silicon layer having at least one trench formed therein and at least one silicon diode formed in the silico... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7808008 | Display device and driving method thereof A display device in which not only a variation in a current value due to a threshold voltage but also a variation in a current value due to mobility are prevented from influencing luminance with respect to all the levels of grayscale to be displayed. After applying ... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7808007 | Optical semiconductor device A semiconductor light-emitting element is disposed in a depression of a container. A first fluorescent material layer is located in the depression. At least a portion of the first fluorescent material layer is provided between the opening of the depression and the s... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7777234 | Light-receiving element and photonic semiconductor device provided therewith A light-receiving element has a photodiode formed in part of the top surface of a semiconductor substrate so as to function as a light-receiving region, and has a light-emitting element mount electrode formed on top of the semiconductor substrate where the light-rec... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7768018 | Polarizer based on a nanowire grid The preferred embodiment provides for development and use of an array of nanowires with a period smaller then 150 nm for applications such as an optical polarizer. To manufacture such structures the preferred embodiment employs a hard nanomask. This nanomask include... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7759685 | Multifaced microdevice system array A multisurfaced microdevice system array is produced from a wafer formed of semiconductor substrate material. Sensing, controlling and actuating microdevices are fabricated at specific location on both sides of the wafer, and the wafer is diced. Each die thus create... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7723733 | Roll-to-roll fabricated electronically active device An electronically active sheet, comprising a first substrate having an electrically conductive surface; a second substrate having an electrically conductive pattern disposed thereon; at least one semiconductor element having a first conductor and a second conductor.... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7700956 | Sensor component and panel used for the production thereof A sensor component and a panel used for the production thereof is disclosed. The sensor component has, in addition to a sensor chip with a sensor region, a rear side and passive components. These are embedded jointly in a plastics composition, in such a way that the... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7646028 | LED driver with integrated bias and dimming control storage A LED driver IC includes a control module(s) for controlling one or more LED drive parameters and non-volatile memory for storing settings data for that control module(s). The control module(s) is fully integrated into the LED driver IC and does not require any cont... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7615791 | Semiconductor optical device A semiconductor optical device comprises a lower cladding layer of a first conductive type, an upper cladding layer of a second conductive type, and an active layer. The lower cladding layer has a first region and a second region. The first region extends in a direc... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7582908 | Nitride semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof A nitride semiconductor device and its manufacturing method are provided which are capable of achieving low-resistance ohmic properties and high adhesion. A nitride semiconductor device has an n-type GaN substrate over which a semiconductor element is formed and an ... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7566909 | Surface emitting type device having a resistance to damage by static electricity A surface-emitting type device includes a rectification section including a substrate and a first semiconductor layer formed above the substrate, an emission section including a second semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type formed above the rectification s... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7564065 | Light emitting device and a lighting apparatus The present invention provides in one embodiment a light emitting device that has a high efficacy even in a range of low color temperatures, a long-term reliability, and an improved color rendering property. In addition, the present invention provides in another emb... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7544971 | Lateral current blocking light-emitting diode and method for manufacturing the same A lateral current blocking light-emitting diode and a method for manufacturing the same are disclosed. The light-emitting diode comprises an insulating substrate, a semiconductor epitaxial structure and electrodes of different conductivity types. The semiconductor e... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7528415 | Semiconductor laser A semiconductor laser improved in heat sinkability of portions in the vicinity of a light-emitting end face of a main body in order to prevent occurrence of COD is provided. A main body 150 having a light-emitting end face 150a for emitting lase... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7528416 | Vertical structure LED and fabricating method thereof A vertical structure light emitting diode (LED) and a fabricating method thereof is disclosed, wherein a metal support layer is formed on an upper surface of a light emitting structure by way of electrolytic plating method in which no high temperature process is req... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7521719 | Light emitting and image sensing device and apparatus a photosensor structure; and switching means coupled between the photosensor structure and one of the plurality of signal lines, the switching means responsive to select signals on one or more of the plurality of select lines for conveying a photosensor signa... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7501659 | LED device and optical detector therewith for bill validator An LED device is provided which comprises a plastic encapsulant 7 formed with an integrated cylindrical lens 8 disposed opposite to an LED chip 5 to provide light from LED chip 5 with the wider directivity angular range in the vertical Y ... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7476904 | Photoelectric converting film stack type solid-state image pickup device A photoelectric converting film stack type solid-state image pickup device comprising: a semiconductor substrate in which a signal read circuit is formed; and at least one photoelectric converting film interposed between two electrode films, said at least one photoe... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7449720 | Epitaxial wafer for semiconductor light-emitting devices, and semiconductor light-emitting device An epitaxial wafer for semiconductor light-emitting devices has an n-type substrate, on which are sequentially formed an n-type cladding layer, an active layer, a p-type cladding layer having Mg as a p-type dopant, and a p-type cap layer. The p-type cap layer has at... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7439547 | Micro electro mechanical system apparatus A MEMS (micro electro mechanical system) apparatus is equipped with a light-emitting circuit, having a light-emitting device, to emit light; a light-receiving circuit having a series circuit of series-connected light-receiving devices that receive the emitted light ... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7427782 | Roll-to-roll fabricated light sheet and encapsulated semiconductor circuit devices A method of making a light active sheet. A bottom substrate having an electrically conductive surface is provided. A hotmelt adhesive sheet is provided. Light active semiconductor elements, such as LED die, are embedded in the hotmelt adhesive sheet. The LED die eac... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7427804 | Optoelectronic semiconductor device and light signal input/output device A optoelectronic semiconductor device, mountable on and electrically connectable to an electro-optical wiring board, a substrate thereof having a light input/output through-hole and electric connection through-holes, the light input/output through-hole being not for... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7427522 | Short-wavelength laser module and method of producing the same In a short-wavelength laser module, long-term reliability is lost because of unnecessary gas deposited on the end face of its optical waveguide. A short-wavelength laser module has a package structure wherein a package lid used when the short-wavelength laser module... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7423294 | Semiconductor light-emitting device A semiconductor light-emitting device includes: a semiconductor light-emitting element including a first conductive type semiconductor layer, an active layer including a light-emitting region, and a second conductive type semiconductor layer in this order; a filter ... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7423719 | Optical film using diffraction grating and display device using the same An optical diffusion film comprises a plurality of diffraction grating cells formed on a substrate, each cell comprising a plurality of curved gratings disposed in parallel with each other and containing the same profile. Such film can be manufactured by embossing, ... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7415185 | Buried-waveguide-type light receiving element and manufacturing method thereof A buried-waveguide light detecting element includes an n-type cladding layer on a Fe-InP substrate, a waveguide on a portion of the n-type cladding layer, and in which an n-type light guide layer, an i-light guide layer having a refractive index equal to or higher t... | 08/19/2008 |
