Patent ID: 6078061
Filing Date: 2000-06-20
Classification: H01L

Abstract:
A light emitting diode comprising:a substrate of a first conductivity type;an insulating layer formed on a surface portion of said substrate, said insulating layer including a first opening therein so as to expose a first surface portion of said substrate and a second opening therein so as to expose a second surface portion of said substrate, said first and second openings being spaced apart by a predetermined distance;a light emitting region of a second conductivity type formed in the first surface portion of said substrate; anda patterned electrode formed on said insulating layer between said first and second openings and having opposite first and second ends, wherein the first end of said patterned electrode extends toward said first opening and said second end of said patterned electrode extends toward said second opening, and wherein a length from said first end to said second end of said patterned electrode is such that said second end contacts said second surface portion of said substrate when said first end extends into said first opening by less than a preset distance and said second end does not contact said second surface portion of said substrate when said first end extends into said first opening by equal to or more than the preset distance.