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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8164104 | Light emitting element array and image forming apparatus A light emitting element array including an active layer commonly used for light emitting element regions, carrier injection layers which are electrically isolated from each other and which are provided in the respective light emitting element regions, and a resisti... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8084775 | Light sources with serially connected LED segments including current blocking diodes A light source and method for making the same are disclosed. The light source includes a substrate and a light emitting structure that is deposited on the substrate. A barrier divides the light emitting structure into first and second segments that are electrically ... | 12/27/2011 |
| 7985977 | Sacrificial pillar dielectric platform Briefly, in accordance with one or more embodiments, a dielectric platform is at least partially formed in a semiconductor substrate and extending at least partially below a surface of a semiconductor substrate. The dielectric platform may include structural pillars... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7956368 | Semiconductor light emitting device, lighting module, lighting apparatus, and manufacturing method of semiconductor light emitting device An LED bare chip which is one type of a semiconductor light emitting device (2) includes a multilayer epitaxial structure (6) composed of a p-GaN layer (12), an InGaN/GaN MQW light emitting layer (14) and an n-GaN layer (16). A p-e... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7947993 | Light emitting device having isolating insulative layer for isolating light emitting cells from each other and method of fabricating the same Disclosed is a light emitting device having an isolating insulative layer for isolating light emitting cells from one another and a method of fabricating the same. The light emitting device comprises a substrate and a plurality of light emitting cells formed on the ... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7939839 | Series connected segmented LED A light source and method for making the same are disclosed. The light source includes a substrate, and a light emitting structure that is divided into segments. The light emitting structure includes a first layer of semiconductor material of a first conductivity ty... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7847305 | Semiconductor light emitting device A plurality of transistors are formed on a substrate in a plurality of columns. Each transistor has a first conductivity type region and second conductivity type regions provided on both sides thereof in a column direction, and has an active layer on the side of eac... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7786495 | Light-emitting element array and image forming apparatus A light-emitting element array can be manufactured without the separation of a metal reflection layer. The light-emitting element array includes a plurality of light-emitting element portions provided on a substrate, at least one space of the spaces between adjacent... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7768021 | Light emitting element array and image forming apparatus A light emitting element array including an active layer commonly used for light emitting element regions, carrier injection layers which are electrically isolated from each other and which are provided in the respective light emitting element regions, and a resisti... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7615794 | Semiconductor light emitting device and semiconductor light emitting apparatus A semiconductor light emitting device includes a first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer, a light emitting layer provided between the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer, a first electrode provided on the first semiconductor ... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7608861 | Active matrix type display having two transistors of opposite conductivity acting as a single switch for the driving transistor of a display element An active matrix type display device having a plurality of pixel circuits (1) arranged in a matrix shape. The pixel circuit has: a display device (EL); a drive transistor (M1) of a first conductivity type for controlling a current flowing in the displa... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7538357 | Semiconductor light emitting device A semiconductor light emitting device includes: a cavity including a mesa formed over a substrate, the mesa having an active layer and being isolated by a recess formed around the mesa; and a resin layer with which the recess is filled. On the upper surface of the c... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7491976 | Light-emitting element array and image forming apparatus A light-emitting element array can be manufactured without the separation of a metal reflection layer. The light-emitting element array includes a plurality of light-emitting element portions provided on a substrate, at least one space of the spaces between adjacent... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7476908 | Light emitting device An object of the invention is to provide a light emitting device in which the variation in emission spectrum depending on an angle for seeing a surface through which light is emitted is reduced. The light emitting device of the invention includes a first insulating ... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7436001 | Vertical GaN-based LED and method of manufacturing the same A vertical GaN-based LED and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The vertical GaN-based LED includes an n-electrode, a first n-type GaN layer, a first AlGaN layer, a GaN layer, a second AlGaN layer, a second n-type GaN layer, an active layer, a p-type G... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7420235 | Solid-state imaging device and method for producing the same In the solid-state imaging device of the present invention having a photoelectric conversion section and a charge transfer section equipped with a charge transfer electrode for transferring an electric charge generated in the photoelectric conversion section, the ch... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7417256 | Display device and manufacturing method thereof It is an object of the present invention to prevent an influence of voltage drop due to wiring resistance, trouble in writing of a signal into a pixel, and trouble in gray scales, and provide a display device with higher definition, represented by an EL display devi... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7411221 | Light emitting device having protection element and method of manufacturing the light emitting device A light emitting device having a monolithic protection element and a method of fabricating the light emitting device are provided. The light emitting device includes: a light emitter having a cathode and an anode; and the resistive protection element connected to th... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7400004 | Isolation structures for preventing photons and carriers from reaching active areas and methods of formation Regions of an integrated circuit are isolated by a structure that includes at least one isolating trench on the periphery of an active area. The trench is deep, extending at least about 0.5 μm into the substrate. The isolating structure prevents photons and electro... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7372075 | Optical substrate, light emitting element, display device and manufacturing methods thereof The present invention relates to an optical substrate comprising a transparent substrate, a low refractive index layer, whose refractive index is lower than that of the transparent substrate, disposed over the transparent substrate, and a solgel film disposed over t... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7368756 | Trench cut light emitting diodes and methods of fabricating same A method is provided for forming semiconductor devices using a semiconductor substrate having first and second opposed sides, and at least one device layer on the second side of the substrate, the at least one device layer including first and second device portions.... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7354812 | Multiple-depth STI trenches in integrated circuit fabrication Multiple trench depths within an integrated circuit device are formed by first forming trenches in a substrate to a first depth, but of varying widths. Formation of a dielectric layer can cause some of the trenches to fill or close off while leaving other, wider tre... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7321110 | Solid state image pickup device and camera An solid state image pickup device including a plurality of photoelectric conversion regions (PD1, PD2) for generating carriers by photoelectric conversions to accumulate the generated carriers, an amplifying unit for amplifying the carriers, being com... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7294818 | Solid state image pickup device and image pickup system comprising it A solid state image pickup apparatus that can read a signal charge correctly is provided. A peripheral area of a photoelectric conversion area 400 where photoelectric conversion pixels are formed has common output line forming areas 401a and ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7284896 | Light unit display A light emitting device with a top electrode and a bottom electrode is pushed by a plug to make contacts with either an upper metal plate or a lower metal plate each serving as one of the leads for an electrode of the light emitting devices. The plug is inserted thr... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7279395 | Suppression of dark current in a photosensor for imaging A pixel cell having a halogen-rich region localized between an oxide isolation region and a photosensor. The halogen-rich region prevents leakage from the isolation region into the photosensor, thereby suppressing dark current in imagers. ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7271420 | Monolitholic LED chip to emit multiple colors A light emitting diode chip with red, green and blue light emission regions on a single substrate. The light emission regions may be powered selectively to only emit one color light at a time. Or all three regions may be powered simultaneously so that the LED chip e... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7268416 | Mounting structure, electro-optical device, substrate for electro-optical device, and electronic apparatus A mounting structure includes a mounting substrate on which a plurality of mounting pads each constituting a portion of a conductive pattern extending in a Y direction are arranged in an X direction, the X direction and the Y direction being two directions orthogona... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7250729 | Method of spark-processing silicon and resulting materials The subject invention pertains to a method of spark processing silicon and resulting materials. The subject invention also relates to electroluminescent devices incorporating the materials produced by the subject method. The subject method for spark-processing can e... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7242029 | Light emitting device A light emitting element array is made with large light emitting elements and small light emitting elements are arranged on a substrate in a matrix-like form. The large light emitting element has the luminescent area of about 1 mm square. There is a clearance N1 | 07/10/2007 |
| 7220999 | Electro-optical device, electronic instrument having the same, and manufacturing method of the same An electro-optical device is provided that includes a protection layer formed on a first substrate leaving a region of the first substrate region exposed; a first electrode formed on the protection layer; a first inter-substrate conduction unit formed on the protect... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7220998 | Electroluminescent element The main object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing an EL element for realizing the high luminous efficiency, the high light takeout efficiency, the simplicity of the production process, and the formation of highly fine patterns. In order t... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7213942 | Light emitting diodes for high AC voltage operation and general lighting A single-chip integrated LED particularly adapted for direct use with a high voltage AC power comprises a plurality of series-connected LEDs arranged in two arrays and flip chip bonded to a transparent substrate. The opposite polarities of the arrays are connected t... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7186580 | Light emitting diodes (LEDs) with improved light extraction by roughening Systems and methods are disclosed for fabricating a semiconductor light emitting diode (LED) device by forming an n-gallium nitride (n-GaN) layer on the LED device; and roughening the surface of the n-GaN layer to extract light from an interior of the LED device. | 03/06/2007 |
| 7184006 | Organic electro luminescent display panel and fabricating method thereof There is provided an organic EL display panel having a pixel circuit that increases the panel's aperture ratio by an improved structure of a unit pixel. The present invention discloses an organic EL display panel including at least one pixel circuit for driving each... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7176479 | Nitride compound semiconductor element A nitride compound semiconductor element having improved characteristics, productivity and yield. A nitride compound semiconductor element includes: a sapphire substrate; a first single crystalline layer of AlN formed on said sapphire substrate; a second single crys... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7173288 | Nitride semiconductor light emitting device having electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection capacity A nitride semiconductor light emitting device including a light emitting diode and a diode formed on a single substrate, in which the light emitting diode and the diode use a common electrode. According to the present invention, an active layer and a p-type nitride ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7170109 | Heterojunction semiconductor device with element isolation structure A technique enabling to improve element isolation characteristic of a semiconductor device is provided. An element isolation structure is provided in a semiconductor substrate in which a silicon layer, a compound semiconductor layer and a semiconductor layer are lam... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7154136 | Isolation structures for preventing photons and carriers from reaching active areas and methods of formation Regions of an integrated circuit are isolated by a structure that includes at least one isolating trench on the periphery of an active area. The trench is deep, extending at least about 0.5 μm into the substrate. The isolating structure prevents photons and electro... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7151279 | Thin film transistor array panel and manufacturing method thereof A thin film transistor array panel is provided, which includes: a substrate; a first signal line formed on the substrate; a second signal line formed on the substrate and intersecting the first signal line; a thin film transistor including a gate electrode connected... | 12/19/2006 |
