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- the present invention relates to a horizontal LED device and a method for manufacturing the same, and more particularly, a horizontal power LED device capable of high output and high efficiency by manufacturing by using the advantages of the conventional horizontal LED and vertical LED manufacturing method and its manufacturing method. It is about.
- the structure of a horizontal LED device is based on a light emitting structure consisting of one active layer (MQWS) emitting light and two cladding layers (p-GaN, n-GaN) surrounding the light, as shown in FIG. 1A.
- MQWS active layer
- cladding layers p-GaN, n-GaN
- the substrate is mainly used for reflecting or transmitting a part of the emitted light according to the wavelength of the light emitted by the sapphire substrate having a low thermal conductivity and insulation.
- the horizontal LED device having such a structure has a high horizontal current spreading, a lot of current crowding, uneven light emission, and a light emitting area per chip, which is disadvantageous for a large area.
- the flip chip type LED is actually inverted and inverted from the horizontal type by fixing a stud bump on the silicon submount.
- the basic structure of the light emission is the same as the horizontal type LED. Since the flip chip type LED emits light through the substrate, the light extraction to the substrate is improved, and thus the heat dissipation and high output characteristics are excellent, but sub-mount and soldering processes should be added.
- a thin GaN LED also maintains its original shape without removing a portion of the stacked layer by etching in a basic light emitting structure such as a horizontal LED.
- the bonding / reflector and the receptor substrate are sequentially attached to the laminated cladding layer, and then the electrodes are formed and the opposite substrate is separated. Forming an electrode on the cladding layer of the separated substrate completes the basic structure of the vertical LED.
- Light emitted from the active layer of the vertical LED is vertically reflected by the reflector of the lower side and emitted to the upper part, and has excellent heat dissipation and high output characteristics.
- the vertical LED device having such a structure has a low vertical current spreading, a reduced current crowding, and an enlarged emission area, which is advantageous for a large area, but has a problem in that the process is complicated and the yield is reduced.
- the present inventors have completed the present invention by incorporating the advantages of the vertical LED device to the horizontal LED device as a result of research efforts to solve the problems of the prior art.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide a horizontal power LED device having a structure capable of maintaining the thickness of the n clad layer is advantageous for current spreading and exhibit high power and high efficiency, and a method of manufacturing the same.
- Another object of the present invention is a horizontal power LED device and a method of manufacturing the current Spreading is made horizontally but the overall spreading is made of a grid-type electrode buried there is no current crowding phenomenon can exhibit a high output and high efficiency To provide.
- Another object of the present invention is formed of a metal substrate has the characteristics of the conventional vertical chip, and also has a flip chip characteristics without sub-mount or sodering process, irregularities can also be formed to improve the light extraction efficiency high output and It is to provide a horizontal power LED device having a structure that can exhibit high efficiency and a method of manufacturing the same.
- the present invention provides a light emitting structure in which an n-type gallium nitride-based semiconductor layer (n-GaN layer), an active layer and a p-type gallium nitride-based semiconductor layer (p-GaN layer) is sequentially stacked ;
- a p-type electrode formed on a surface of the p-GaN layer of the light emitting structure that is not adjacent to the active layer;
- An n-type electrode formed on a rear surface of the n-GaN layer of the light emitting structure adjacent to the active layer;
- An insulating film formed on the entire surface side of the p-GaN layer of the light emitting structure to expose the p-type electrode;
- a metal substrate formed to cover the insulating film and the p-type electrode;
- an n-pad formed to be connected to the n-type electrode through a through hole formed on a surface of the n-GaN layer of the light emitting structure.
- it further comprises a concave-convex formed on the surface of the n-GaN layer of the light emitting structure except for the through-hole formed with the n-pad.
- the semiconductor device may further include a seed layer formed between the insulating layer and the p-type electrode and the metal substrate.
- the seed layer is used as a reflective film layer when the p-type electrode is a transparent electrode.
- the metal substrate comprises at least one of copper (Cu), nickel, gold (Au), molybdenum (Mo).
- the present invention also provides a light emitting structure for forming a light emitting structure in which an n-type gallium nitride-based semiconductor layer (n-GaN layer), an active layer and a p-type gallium nitride-based semiconductor layer (p-GaN layer) are sequentially stacked on a substrate.
- n-GaN layer n-type gallium nitride-based semiconductor layer
- p-GaN layer p-type gallium nitride-based semiconductor layer
- the method may further include an unevenness forming step of forming unevenness on the n-GaN layer side surface of the light emitting structure before or after the n-pad forming step.
- the method may further include forming a seed layer to cover the insulating layer and the p-type electrode before performing the metal substrate forming step.
- the light emitting structure etching step includes etching the p-GaN layer and the active layer to expose the n-GaN layer with the p-GaN layer at the center, and then toward the end side of the exposed n-GaN layer. Etching is performed such that the substrate is exposed to form a separator.
- the light emitting structure etching step is performed by etching so that the substrate is exposed to form the separation portion, and then etching to expose only a portion of the n-GaN layer of the light emitting structure.
- the method further includes cutting the separator to form a separate chip.
- the metal substrate comprises at least one of copper (Cu), nickel, gold (Au), molybdenum (Mo).
- the present invention has an excellent effect as follows.
- the horizontal power LED device and the manufacturing method of the present invention can reduce the light emitting area due to the electrode can exhibit a high output and high efficiency.
- the horizontal power LED device and the manufacturing method of the present invention can maintain the n clad layer thickness can exhibit high power and high efficiency.
- the N-electrode is formed on the existing Ga-face to enable a low Vf can exhibit high power and high efficiency.
- the current spreading is made horizontal, but the overall spreading is made of a grid-type electrode embedded therein, so the current crowding phenomenon does not appear, thereby indicating high output and high efficiency.
- the horizontal power LED device and the manufacturing method of the present invention is formed of a metal substrate and has the characteristics of the existing vertical chip, and also has a flip chip characteristic without sub-mount or sodering process, and irregularities can be formed to extract light
- the improvement of efficiency can be expected, and it can show high output and high efficiency.
- FIGS. 1A and 1C are schematic perspective views showing an outline of a horizontal LED device, a flip chip LED device, and a vertical LED device, respectively.
- Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view showing a horizontal power LED device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of manufacturing a horizontal power LED device according to preferred embodiments of the present invention.
- 4A to 4G are cross-sectional views and plan views illustrating a specific process of manufacturing a horizontal power LED device according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention.
- 4A to 4H are cross-sectional views and plan views illustrating a specific process of manufacturing the horizontal power LED device of FIG. 2.
- the technical feature of the present invention is to minimize the emission area due to the electrode, to maintain the n clad layer thickness, and to employ the method of manufacturing a vertical LED device in manufacturing a horizontal LED device,
- the present invention provides a horizontal power LED device having a high output and high efficiency because it can be formed on a Ga-face and has a structure formed of a metal substrate.
- the horizontal power LED device of the present invention includes a light emitting structure in which an n-type gallium nitride-based semiconductor layer (n-GaN layer), an active layer and a p-type gallium nitride-based semiconductor layer (p-GaN layer) are sequentially stacked; A p-type electrode formed on a surface of the p-GaN layer of the light emitting structure that is not adjacent to the active layer; An n-type electrode formed on a rear surface of the n-GaN layer of the light emitting structure adjacent to the active layer; An insulating film formed on the entire surface side of the p-GaN layer of the light emitting structure to expose the p-type electrode; A metal substrate formed to cover the insulating film and the p-type electrode; And an n-pad formed to be connected to the n-type electrode through a through hole formed on a surface of the n-GaN layer of the light emitting structure.
- n-GaN layer n-
- the horizontal power LED device 100 is insulated from an insulating film on a metal substrate 150. It can be seen that the structure 140 is formed.
- the light emitting structure 110 is formed to be located at the upper center side of the horizontal power LED device 100, one side and the lower surface of the light emitting structure 110 is surrounded by an insulating film, the lower portion is not surrounded by the insulating film p
- the type electrode is formed, and the n-GaN layer 111 of the light emitting structure 110 forms a top surface of the horizontal power LED device 100 in a form surrounded by the insulating layer 140.
- the light emitting structure 110 is also called an epi layer, and has an n-type gallium nitride based semiconductor layer (n-GaN layer 111), an active layer 112, and a p-type gallium nitride based semiconductor layer (p-GaN layer 113). This is a semiconductor layer stacked sequentially.
- the n-GaN layer 111, the active layer 112 and the p-GaN layer 113 is Al x In y Ga (1-xy) N composition formula (where 0 ⁇ x ⁇ 1, 0 ⁇ x ⁇ 1, 0 ⁇ x + y ⁇ 1), and a known nitride deposition process such as a metal organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) or a molecular beam crystal growth system (Molecular Beam Epitaxy, MBE) process. It can be formed through.
- the active layer 112 may be formed of any one of a multi quantum well or a single quantum well in which several quantum wells are stacked.
- the light emitting structure 110 is a structure in which an n-GaN layer 111, an active layer 112, and a p-GaN layer 113 are sequentially stacked from an upper side to a lower side.
- the p-type electrode 120 is formed on the surface not adjacent to 112
- the n-type electrode 130 is formed on the back surface adjacent to the active layer 112 among the n-GaN layers, and the n-type electrode 130 Since the light emitting structure 110 is formed to be buried below the n-GaN layer 111, the light emitting structure 110 is formed on the surface of the n-GaN layer 111 of the light emitting structure 110, that is, the upper surface of the horizontal power LED device 100.
- the n-pad 160 is formed to be connected to the n-type electrode 111 through the through hole.
- the metal substrate 150 may include at least one of copper (Cu), nickel, gold (Au), and molybdenum (Mo).
- the copper (Cu) layer, the nickel (Ni) layer, and copper (Cu) / Gold (Au) layer, nickel (Ni) / gold (Au) layer, copper (Cu) / nickel (Ni) / gold (Au) layer, nickel (Ni) / copper (Cu) / gold (Au) layer It may be a nickel (Ni) / molybdenum (Mo) / nickel (Ni) / gold (Au) layer.
- the metal substrate 150 is formed to a sufficient thickness to support the semiconductor structure, and finally, when performing a cutting process including a laser scribing process to separate each unit into a LED device, such as a laser Providing a surface on which the notch is directly formed by the cutting device prevents the light emitting structure 110 from being damaged.
- the surface of the n-GaN layer 111 may be further formed with the concave-convex 114 configured to optimize the photon escape angle by increasing the light extraction efficiency through the surface roughness process.
- a seed layer formed between the insulating layer 140 and the p-type electrode 120 and the metal substrate 150 may be further included.
- the presence or absence of the seed layer may be defined in the method of forming the metal substrate 150. It may vary depending on, it is preferable that the seed layer is included when the metal substrate 150 is formed by a plating process.
- the seed layer may be formed to be used as a reflective film layer.
- the current is injected only by the n-pad 160, and the n-electrode 130 formed in a predetermined form including a grid is embedded. Therefore, it is possible to minimize the emission area reduction due to the electrode.
- the horizontal power LED device of the present invention has a structure capable of eliminating the emission area reduction that may occur due to the formation of n-type electrodes in a grid pattern on the light emitting surface to facilitate current spreading while the existing vertical chip becomes large. Because you will have.
- current spreading is done horizontally, but overall spreading consists of a grid-type electrode that is embedded, there is no current crowding phenomenon, and it is formed of a metal substrate 150, which has the characteristics of a conventional vertical chip, and has no sub-mount or soldering process. It can be seen that flip chip characteristics are also obtained.
- FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of manufacturing a horizontal power LED device according to preferred embodiments of the present invention
- FIGS. 4A to 4G illustrate specific processes of manufacturing a horizontal power LED device according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention
- 4A to 4H are cross-sectional views and a plan view illustrating a specific process of manufacturing the horizontal power LED device of FIG. 2.
- the horizontal power LED device manufacturing method of the present invention includes a light emitting structure forming step (S210), a light emitting structure etching step (S220), an electrode forming step (S230), an insulating film forming step (S240), a metal substrate forming step (S250), Substrate removal step (S260), n-pad forming step (S270) is included.
- a cutting step S280.
- the light emitting structure forming step (S210) is performed.
- the light emitting structure forming step (S210) is performed on an n-type gallium nitride based semiconductor layer (n-GaN layer), an active layer, and a p-type gallium nitride based semiconductor layer (p ⁇ ). Forming a light emitting structure in which GaN layers) are sequentially stacked.
- the substrate 101 is prepared as shown in FIG. 4A.
- the substrate 101 may be formed using a transparent material including sapphire, and zinc oxide (ZnO), gallium nitride (GaN), silicon carbide (SiC), and aluminum nitride (AIN) may be used in addition to sapphire.
- ZnO zinc oxide
- GaN gallium nitride
- SiC silicon carbide
- AIN aluminum nitride
- the n-GaN layer 111, the active layer 112, and the p-GaN layer 113 are sequentially stacked on the substrate 101.
- an undoped gallium nitride semiconductor layer may be further formed on the substrate 101 before the n-GaN layer 111 is formed.
- a u-GaN layer (not shown) is disposed on the substrate 101.
- a buffer layer (not shown) may be further laminated before lamination.
- the light emitting structure etching step S220 is performed.
- the n-GaN layer 111 is exposed and the substrate 101 is exposed to form a separation part corresponding to a predetermined chip size.
- the light emitting structure 110 is etched to be effective.
- the p-GaN layer 113 and the active layer 112 are etched to expose the n-GaN layer 111 with the p-GaN layer 113 at the center thereof, and then the exposed n ⁇ Etching is performed such that the substrate 101 is exposed so that a separation portion is formed at an end side of the GaN layer 111.
- the exposed shape of the n-GaN layer 111 is determined according to the pattern to form the n-type electrode.
- the p-GaN layer 113 is exposed so that the n-GaN layer 111 is exposed in a grid shape.
- the active layer 112 are etched, and the substrate 101 is etched to expose the separation portion to surround the exposed end of the n-GaN layer.
- the light emitting structure etching step (S220) may be performed by etching the substrate 101 to expose the separator so that only a part of the n-GaN layer 111 of the light emitting structure 110 is exposed. That is, first, the light emitting structure 110 is etched to a chip size so that the substrate 101 is exposed, and then the side surfaces of the n-GaN layer 111, the active layer 112, and the p-GaN layer 113 are etched. This is because the n-GaN layer 111 may be etched by exposing the active layer 112 without etching the p-GaN layer 113 in the exposed state. In this case, in the state where the LED device is finally completed, the n-GaN layer 111 and the p-GaN layer 113 have the same area.
- an electrode forming step (S230) is performed, and the electrode forming step (S230) forms a p-type electrode 120 on the p-GaN layer 113 and on the exposed n-GaN layer 111.
- the n-type electrode 130 is formed.
- the p-type electrode 120 and the n-type electrode 130 are formed, and the p-type electrode 120 and the n-type electrode 130 may be formed at different time points regardless of the order. It may be formed at the same time.
- the n-type electrode 130 may be formed in a grid shape according to the shape of the n-GaN layer 111 exposed in the light emitting structure etching step S220.
- an insulating film forming step S240 is performed.
- the insulating film forming step S240 is performed by depositing the insulating film 140 so as to cover the p-GaN layer 113 and the exposed n-GaN layer 111.
- the insulating layer 140 is etched to expose the p-type electrode 120 formed on the GaN layer 113.
- the metal substrate forming step S250 is performed, and the metal substrate forming step S250 is a step of forming the metal substrate to cover the insulating layer 140 and the p-type electrode 120.
- a metal substrate having a predetermined thickness is formed to cover the light emitting structure 110 to have an upper surface parallel to the substrate 101 positioned below.
- the metal substrate 150 may be formed by various methods. Although not shown, the metal substrate 150 may be formed by the insulating layer 140 and the plating substrate may be easily performed before the metal substrate forming step S250.
- the method may further include forming a seed layer to cover the p-type electrode 120. As such, when the seed layer is formed, the p-type electrode may be used as a reflective layer when the transparent electrode is formed.
- the substrate removal step (S260) is a step of removing the substrate 101 from the light emitting structure 110.
- the substrate removing step S260 when the substrate removing step S260 is performed, the light emitting structure 110 becomes an upper surface and the metal substrate 150 is disposed upside down to facilitate the subsequent process. desirable.
- the removal of the substrate 101 may be performed in a known manner, and is preferably performed through a laser lift off method (LLO) or chemical lift off method (CLO) using a laser. This is more advantageous.
- an n-pad forming step S270 is performed, and the n-pad forming step S270 is performed by the n-type electrode 130 and the n-GaN layer 111 side surface of the light emitting structure 110. Forming a through hole to be connected, and depositing the n-pad 160 to be connected to the n-type electrode 130 through the through hole.
- the conventional vertical LED device has a loss of n Clad layer for current spreading by performing a substantial portion of etching to remove the sapphire substrate and expose the n-GaN layer, but n clad layer thickness according to the manufacturing method of the present invention. It can be maintained, which is good for current spreading.
- the surface of the n-GaN layer exposed after the removal of the substrate 101 has N-face polarity, and there is a loss in n-omic electrode formation because there is a mechanical difference from the ohmic formation in the conventional Ga-face polarity.
- n-type electrode is formed on the existing Ga-face to enable a low Vf.
- the unevenness 114 is formed on the n-GaN layer 111 side surface of the light emitting structure 110 before or after performing the n-pad forming step S270. ) May be further performed to form the unevenness forming.
- the unevenness 114 for optimizing the photon escape angle is formed on the upper surface of the light emitting structure 110, that is, the n-GaN layer 111, for example, through unevenness through wet etching.
- 114 may be formed, and the shape of the unevenness 114 may be formed in a polygonal shape or a random shape such as a rhombus shape in addition to the illustrated triangle, but is not limited to a specific shape.
- the unit LED is cut by cutting the separator to include each light emitting structure 110.
- Each of the elements 100 is separated. Cutting may be performed by laser scribing or wheel cutting.
- the horizontal power LED device 100 as illustrated in FIG. 2 may be manufactured.
- the horizontal power LED device of the present invention manufactured by the above-described manufacturing method can minimize the emission area reduction due to the electrode, maintain the n clad layer thickness, and form the N-electrode on the existing Ga-face, Not only has a structure formed of a metal substrate, the concave-convex is formed on the upper surface of the light emitting structure to reduce the reflectance of the light can increase the light extraction efficiency of the light formed in the active layer to the outside can have a high output and high efficiency.
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- n형 질화갈륨계 반도체층(n-GaN층), 활성층 및 p형 질화갈륨계 반도체층(p-GaN층)이 순차적으로 적층된 발광 구조물;상기 발광 구조물의 p-GaN층 중 상기 활성층과 인접하지 않는 표면상에 형성된 p형 전극;상기 발광 구조물의 n-GaN층 중 상기 활성층과 인접하는 이면상에 형성된 n형 전극;상기 p형 전극이 노출되도록 상기 발광구조물의 p-GaN층 표면 측 전면에 형성된 절연막;상기 절연막 및 p형 전극을 덮도록 형성된 금속기판; 및상기 발광 구조물의 n-GaN층 표면에 형성되는 관통홀을 통해 상기 n형 전극과 연결되도록 형성된 n-pad;를 포함하는 수평형 파워 LED소자.
- 제 1 항에 있어서,상기 n-pad가 형성된 관통홀을 제외한 상기 발광 구조물의 n-GaN층 표면에 형성된 요철을 더 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 수평형 파워 LED 소자.
- 제 1 항 또는 제 2 항에 있어서,상기 절연막 및 p형 전극과 상기 금속기판 사이에 형성된 시드(seed)층을 더 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 수평형 파워 LED 소자.
- 제 3 항에 있어서,상기 시드층은 상기 p형 전극이 투명전극인 경우 반사막층으로 사용되는 것을 특징으로 하는 수평형 파워 LED 소자.
- 제 1 항 또는 제 2 항에 있어서,상기 금속기판은 구리(Cu), 니켈, 금(Au), 몰리브덴(Mo) 중 하나 이상을 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 수평형 파워 LED 소자.
- 기판 상에 n형 질화갈륨계 반도체층(n-GaN층), 활성층 및 p형 질화갈륨계 반도체층(p-GaN층)이 순차적으로 적층된 발광 구조물을 형성하는 발광구조물형성단계;상기 n-GaN층이 노출되고, 기 설정된 칩 크기에 해당하는 분리부가 형성되게 상기 기판이 노출되도록 상기 발광구조물을 식각하는 발광구조물식각단계;상기 p-GaN층상에 p형 전극을 형성하고, 상기 노출된 n-GaN층상에 n형 전극을 형성하는 전극형성단계;상기 p-GaN층 및 상기 노출된 n-GaN층을 덮도록 절연막을 증착한 후 상기 p-GaN층상에 형성된 p형 전극이 노출되도록 상기 증착된 절연막을 식각하는 절연막형성단계;상기 절연막 및 상기 p형 전극을 덮도록 금속기판을 형성하는 금속기판형성단계;상기 발광구조물로부터 기판을 제거하는 기판제거단계; 및상기 발광 구조물의 n-GaN층 측 표면으로부터 상기 n형 전극과 연결되는 관통홀을 형성하고, 상기 관통홀을 통해 상기 n형 전극과 연결되도록 n-pad를 증착하는 n-pad형성단계; 를 포함하는 수평형 파워 LED 소자 제조방법.
- 제 6 항에 있어서,상기 n-pad형성단계를 수행하기 전 또는 수행한 후 상기 발광구조물의 n-GaN층 측 표면에 요철을 형성하는 요철형성단계를 더 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 수평형 파워 LED 소자 제조방법.
- 제 6 항 또는 제 7 항에 있어서,상기 금속기판형성단계를 수행하기 전에 상기 절연막 및 p형 전극을 덮도록 시드(seed)층을 형성하는 단계를 더 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 수평형 파워 LED 소자 제조방법.
- 제 6 항 또는 제 7 항에 있어서,상기 발광구조물식각단계는 상기 p-GaN층을 중심부에 두고 상기 n-GaN층이 노출되도록 p-GaN 층 및 활성층을 식각한 후, 상기 노출된 n-GaN층의 단부측으로 분리부가 형성되게 상기 기판이 노출되도록 식각하여 수행되는 것을 특징으로 하는 수평형 파워 LED 소자 제조방법.
- 제 6 항 또는 제 7 항에 있어서,상기 발광구조물식각단계는 상기 분리부가 형성되게 상기 기판이 노출되도록 식각한 후 상기 발광구조물의 n-GaN층의 일부만 노출되도록 식각하여 수행되는 것을 특징으로 하는 수평형 파워 LED 소자 제조방법.
- 제 6 항 또는 제 7 항에 있어서,상기 분리부를 절단하여 별개의 칩을 형성하는 단계를 더 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 수평형 파워 LED 소자 제조방법.
- 제 6 항 또는 제 7 항에 있어서,상기 금속기판은 구리(Cu), 니켈, 금(Au), 몰리브덴(Mo) 중 하나 이상을 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 수평형 파워 LED 소자 제조방법.
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