Patent ID: 8653509
Filing Date: 2014-02-18
Classification: H01L

Abstract:
1. An optoelectronic component with short circuit protection, comprising: a first electrode layer with a plurality of segments, which are arranged separately from one another; a functional layer on the first electrode layer, which emits electromagnetic radiation when in operation; a second electrode layer on the functional layer; a power supply; and a plurality of electrical connections, wherein at least one of the plurality of electrical connections is arranged between the first power supply and at least one of the plurality of segments of the first electrode layer for electrical contacting of the first electrode layer, wherein the optoelectronic component comprises a substrate having a main surface on which the power supply, the plurality of electrical connections and the plurality of segments of the first electrode layer, the functional layer and the second electrode layer are arranged, wherein in the substrate adjacent to at least one of the plurality of electrical connections a cavity is arranged, wherein the cavity is configured to receive melting material from the at least one of the plurality of electrical connections, wherein the power supply has a first cross-section and each of the plurality of electrical connections has a second cross-section, wherein the second cross-section is smaller than the first cross-section, and wherein the plurality of electrical connections take the form of fuses.