Patent ID: 11908974
Assignee: GLO TECHNOLOGIES LLC
Field: Semiconductors (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 1:
2. A method of forming a light emitting diode (LED), comprising:
forming n-doped semiconductor material layer;
forming an active region including an optically active compound semiconductor layer stack configured to emit light on the n-doped semiconductor material layer;
forming a p-doped semiconductor material layer on the active region;
deactivating a physically exposed portion of the p-doped semiconductor material layer with a plasma treatment to form an inactive region while an electrically active region remains in the p-doped semiconductor material that is not subjected to the plasma during the plasma treatment;
forming an anode contact on the p-doped semiconductor material layer;
forming a reflector overlying and electrically connected to the anode contact; and
forming a device-side bonding pad layer on the reflector,
wherein an electrical conductivity of the inactive region is less than 30% of the electrical conductivity of the electrically active region.