Patent ID: 11904062
Assignee: SEOUL VIOSYS CO., LTD.
Field: Semiconductors (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC A  C  H | IPC A  H

Claim 8:
9. A sterilization device comprising:
a main body;
a circuit board disposed in the main body;
a light source disposed on the circuit board and configured to emit sterilizing light; and
a transparent unit configured to protect the light source from an outside and comprising a material that transmits the sterilizing light emitted from the light source,
wherein the light source comprises:
a mesa including a first semiconductor layer, an active layer, and a second semiconductor layer;
a first electrode electrically connected to the first semiconductor layer; and
a second electrode disposed on the second semiconductor layer and electrically connected to the second semiconductor layer,

wherein the first electrode includes a first contact region disposed on the outer area of the first semiconductor layer and a second contact region at least partially surrounded by the mesa, and
wherein the first and second semiconductor layers are electrically connected to the circuit board directly by the first and second electrodes, respectively.