Patent ID: 9490239
Filing Date: 2016-11-08
CPC Classification: H01L,H05B,Y02B

Claim Text:
1. A solid state transducer system, comprising: a support substrate; a solid state emitter carried by the support substrate, the solid state emitter comprising a first semiconductor component, a second semiconductor component, and an active region between the first and second semiconductor components; and a state device carried by a surface of the solid state emitter facing away from the support substrate and positioned to detect a state of at least one of the solid state emitter and an electrical path of which the solid state emitter forms a part, wherein the state device includes an electrostatic discharge device coupled in parallel with the solid state emitter, wherein the electrostatic discharge device is formed from at least one state-sensing component having a silicon semiconductor material with a composition different than that of the first semiconductor component, the second semiconductor component, and the active region, and wherein the silicon semiconductor material is electrically coupled to the solid state emitter, wherein the state device and the solid state emitter are stacked along a common axis, and wherein the electrostatic discharge device is responsive to a voltage applied to the solid state emitter.