Active solid-state devices (e.g. – transistors – solid-state diode – Incoherent light emitter structure – With heterojunction
Patent
1997-05-20
1999-06-15
Guay, John
Active solid-state devices (e.g., transistors, solid-state diode
Incoherent light emitter structure
With heterojunction
257 76, 257 77, 257103, H01L 3300, H01L 2934
Patent
active
059124776
ABSTRACT:
Light emitting diodes are disclosed which have increased external efficiency and are formed from silicon carbide substrates. Diodes are produced by a method which includes directing a beam of laser light at one surface of a portion of silicon carbide, and which the laser light is sufficient to vaporize the silicon carbide that it strikes to thereby define a cut in the silicon carbide portion; and then dry etching the silicon carbide portion to remove by-products generated when the laser light cuts the silicon carbide portion. The resulting diode structure includes reticulate patterned sidewalls that promote increased light emission efficiency.
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Cree Research Inc.
Guay John
Summa, Patent Attorney Philip
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