Patent ID: 6650018
Filing Date: 2003-11-18
Classification: H01L

Abstract:
A light-emitting diode comprising:a substrate; a light-emitting structure disposed above the substrate along a vertical axis, the light-emitting structure including a first cladding layer and a second cladding layer; a first electrode in contact with the first cladding layer of the light-emitting structure, the first electrode having a projection extending in a first direction along a horizontal axis perpendicular to the vertical axis; and a second electrode in contact with the second cladding layer of the light-emitting structure, the second electrode having at least two projections extending in a second direction opposite the first direction along the horizontal axis, a portion of the projection of the first electrode disposed between and spaced apart from respective portions of the two projections of the second electrode; wherein at least one of said projection of said first electrode and said projections of said second electrode are tapered in a direction toward one another.