Patent Publication Number: US-9887320-B2

Title: Light-emitting diode device

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS 
     This application a continuation application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/939,829, entitled “LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE DEVICE”, filed on Nov. 12, 2015, which claims the right of priority based on U.S. provisional application Ser. No. 62/079,453, filed on Nov. 13, 2014, and the content of which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety. 
    
    
     BACKGROUND 
     Technical Field 
     The present disclosure relates to a light-emitting device, more particularly, to a light-emitting device with improved brightness. 
     Description of the Related Art 
     The light-emitting diodes (LEDs) of the solid-state lighting elements have the characteristics of low power consumption, low heat generation, long operation life, crash proof, small volume, quick response and good opto-electrical property like light emission with a stable wavelength, so the LEDs have been widely used in household appliances, indicator light of instruments, and opto-electrical products, etc. As the opto-electrical technology develops, the solid-state lighting elements have great progress in the light efficiency, operation life and the brightness, and LEDs are expected to become the main stream of the lighting devices in the near future. 
     A conventional LED basically includes a substrate, an n-type semiconductor layer, an active layer and a p-type semiconductor layer formed on the substrate, and p/n electrodes respectively formed on the p-type/n-type semiconductor layers. When imposing a certain level of forward voltage to the LED via the electrodes, holes from the p-type semiconductor layer and electrons from the n-type semiconductor layer are combined in the active layer to release light. However, the electrodes shelter light emitted from the active layer, and current may be crowded in semiconductor layers near the electrodes. Thus, an optimized electrode structure is needed for improving brightness, optical field uniformity and lowering an operating voltage of the LED. 
     Besides, the conventional LED has a quadrangular shape. The substrate has sidewalls forming four 90° interior angles. An internal reflection of light inside the quadrangular LED may easily occur due to this kind of LED shape so that the light may hardly escape from the LED. As a result, light extraction and brightness of the LED deteriorate. 
     SUMMARY OF THE DISCLOSURE 
     A light-emitting element, includes a substrate; a light-emitting stack formed on the substrate, including a triangular upper surface parallel to the substrate, having three sides and three vertexes; a first electrode formed on the light-emitting stack and located near a first vertex of the three vertexes of the triangular upper surface; and a second electrode formed on the light-emitting stack; including two second electrode pads respectively located near other two vertexes of the three vertexes; and a second electrode extending part extending from the second electrode pads, disposed along the three sides of the triangular upper surface. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1A  is a top view of a light-emitting device in accordance with one embodiment of present disclosure. 
         FIG. 1B  is a cross-sectional view of a light-emitting device disclosed in  FIG. 1A . 
         FIG. 1C  is a top view of a light-emitting device in accordance with another embodiment of present disclosure. 
         FIG. 1D  is a top view of a light-emitting device in accordance with another embodiment of present disclosure. 
         FIGS. 2A ˜ 2 C are top views of light-emitting devices in accordance with another embodiments of present disclosure. 
         FIGS. 3A ˜ 3 C are top views of light-emitting devices in accordance with another embodiments of present disclosure. 
         FIGS. 4A ˜ 4 B are top views of light-emitting devices in accordance with another embodiments of present disclosure. 
         FIG. 5A ˜ 5 C are top views of light-emitting devices in accordance with another embodiment of present disclosure. 
         FIG. 6  is a top view of a conventional light-emitting device. 
         FIG. 7A  is a top view of a light-emitting device in accordance with another embodiment of present disclosure. 
         FIG. 7B  is a cross-sectional view of a light-emitting device disclosed in  FIG. 7A . 
         FIG. 7C  is a top view of a light-emitting device in accordance with another embodiment of present disclosure. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS 
     To better and concisely explain the disclosure, the same name or the same reference number given or appeared in different paragraphs or figures along the specification should has the same or equivalent meanings while it is once defined anywhere of the disclosure. 
       FIG. 1A  shows a top view of a light-emitting device  1  in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.  FIG. 1B  shows a cross-sectional view taken along A-A′ line of the light-emitting device  1  in  FIG. 1A . As shown in  FIG. 1A  and  FIG. 1B , the light-emitting device  1  includes a substrate  101  and a light-emitting stack  10  formed thereon. The light-emitting stack  10  includes a first conductivity type semiconductor layer  12  for example an n-type semiconductor layer  12 , an active layer  14 , and a second conductivity type semiconductor layer  16  for example a p-type semiconductor layer  16  sequentially formed on one side of the substrate  101 . A transparent conductive layer  18  is formed on the p-type semiconductor layer  16 . A first electrode  20  is formed on the n-type semiconductor layer  12  and a second electrode  30  including a second pad  301  and a second extending electrode  302  is formed on the p-type semiconductor layer. A current blocking layer  50  including a first part  501  and a second part  502  is formed under the second pad  301  and a second extending electrode  302  respectively and has a similar shape with the second electrode  30 . A passivation layer  52  used to protect the light-emitting stack  10  covers an upper surface of the light-emitting device  1  and second extending electrode  302 , and exposes the first electrode  20  and the second pad  301 . A reflector  11  is formed on a surface of the substrate  101  opposite the light-emitting stack  10  to reflect lights emitted from the light-emitting stack  10 . The material of the reflector  11  can be metal. The reflector  11  can also be a distributed Bragg reflector (DBR) formed by alternately stacking two or more layers with different refractive indexes. The distributed Bragg reflector can be insulating material or conductive material. The reflector  11  can also be an omnidirectional reflector (ODR) formed by dielectric layers and metal layers. The dielectric layer can be insulating material or conductive material. The insulating material comprises polyimide, BCB, PFCB, MgO, SUB, epoxy, acrylic resin, COC, PMMA, PET, PC, polyetherimide, fluorocarbon polymer, silicone, glass, Al 2 O 3 , SiO x , TiO 2 , SiN x , SOG, or TOES. The conductive material comprises ITO, InO, SnO, CTO, ATO, AZO, ZTO, GZO, AlGaAs, GaN, GaP, or IZO. The metal layer comprises Al, Ag, Au, or Rh. 
     The material of the n-type semiconductor layer  12 , the active layer  14  and the p-type semiconductor layer  16  can be material which includes one or more than one element selected form Ga, Al, In, P, N, Zn, Cd or Se. In this embodiment, the material includes GaN based material. The material of p-type semiconductor layer  16  includes Al x1 Ga y1 In (1-x1-y1) N (0≦x 1 , y 1 ≦1). The material of n-type semiconductor layer  12  includes Al x2 Ga y2 In (1-x2-y2) N (0≦x 2 , y 2 ≦1). The material of active layer  14  includes Al x3 Ga y3 In (1-x3-y3) N (0≦x 3 , y 3 ≦1). The active layer  14  includes InGaN based material can emit blue light with wavelength between 450 nm and 490 nm. The active layer  14  includes AlGaN based material can emit UV light with wavelength between 250 nm and 400 nm. In another embodiment, the p-type semiconductor layer  16  has a textured upper surface in order to suppress total internal reflection so as to improve luminous efficiency of the light-emitting device. Moreover, the active layer  14  emits one or more than one color light. The light can be visible such green or blue light or invisible such as UVA, UVB or UVC. The structure of the active layer  14  can be single heterostructure (SH), double heterostructure (DH), double-side double heterostructure (DDH), multi-quantum well (MQW) or quantum dot. The transparent conductive layer  18  improves electrically contact between the semiconductor layer and the second electrode  30  as well as current spreading. The transparent conductive layer  18  is transparent to light emitted from light-emitting stack  10 . The material of the transparent conductive layer  18  can be conductive material which includes but is not limited to ITO, InO, SnO, CTO, ATO, AZO, ZTO, GZO, ZnO, MgO, AlGaAs, GaN, GaP or IZO. The substrate  101  supports the light-emitting stack  10  and other layers or other structure which disposed thereon. The material of the substrate  10  includes a transparent substrate or an electrically conductive substrate. The material of the transparent substrate includes but is not limited to sapphire, diamond, glass, epoxy, quartz, acryl, Al 2 O 3 , Ga 2 O 3 , ZnO, GaN, AlN or GaP, etc. The material of the electrically conductive substrate can be Cu, Al, Mo, Sn, Zn, Cd, Ni, Co, CuW, diamond like Carbon (DLC), Graphite, carbon fiber, metal matrix composite (MMC), ceramic matrix composite (CMC), MCPCB, Si, Ge, AlN, GaN, ZnSe, GaAs, SiC, GaP, GaAsP, InP, Ga 2 O 3 , LiGaO 2  or LiAlO 2 . Among these materials, sapphire, GaAs, SiC, AlN, GaN, Ga 2 O 3 , diamond, Ge and Si can be used as a growth substrate. The substrate  101  optionally has a patterned upper surface which can improve epitaxy quality and light extraction via scattering the light emitted from the light-emitting stack  10 . 
     As shown in  FIG. 1A  and  FIG. 1B , the light-emitting device  1  includes a triangular substrate  101  and the light-emitting stack  10  formed thereon so that an upper surface of the light-emitting device  1  has a triangular shape. The light extraction at lateral sidewalls of the triangular substrate is more effective than that of a conventional rectangular substrate. The triangular shape includes a first side  80   a , a second side  80   b  and a third side  80   c . In an inner area or a central area of the triangular shape, parts of the p-type semiconductor layer  16  and the active layer  14  are etched away to expose a portion of the n-type semiconductor layer  12 . The first electrode  20  is formed on the exposed n-type semiconductor layer  12  and electrically connected to the n-type semiconductor layer  12 . The first electrode  20  is located in the inner area or a central area of the triangular shape in the top view. In one embodiment, the central area indicates the area within an inscribed circle of the triangular shape. In this embodiment, the triangular shape is a regular triangle and the first electrode  20  is formed at the geometric center of the regular triangle. However, the presented application is not limited to the regular triangle, it will be apparent to those skill in the art that modifications and variations could be made without departing from the spirit and the scope of the presented disclosure. The second pad  301  of the second electrode  30  is located adjacent to one vertex  60   a  of the triangular shape and the second extending electrode  302  extends from the second pad  301 . The second extending electrode  302  is formed along the sides  80   a ˜ 80   c  and parallels to the sides  80   a ˜ 80   c  of the triangular shape so as to surrounds the first electrode  20 . The current spread from the second pad  301  and the second extending electrode  302  flows to the first electrode  20  in omnidirection. Therefore, the current spreading is more uniform so that current conductivity as well as the luminous efficiency of the light-emitting device  1  is improved. In this embodiment, the second extending electrode  302  forms an enclosed structure to encircle the first electrode  20  therein. In a preferable embodiment, the distance between the second extending electrode  302  and the first electrode  20  is 80 μm to 150 μm. The shape of the second pad  301  can be a circle or a polygon. 
       FIG. 1C  shows a top view of a light-emitting device  1 ′ in accordance with another embodiment. The cross-sectional structure of the light-emitting device  1 ′ is similar to that of the light-emitting device  1  shown in  FIG. 1B , the difference is that in  FIG. 1C , the second electrode  30  includes a plurality of second pads  301   a ,  301   b , and  301   c  respectively located adjacent to the vertexes  60   a ,  60   b , and  60   c  of the triangular shape. The second electrode pads  301   a ,  301   b ,  301   c  and the second extending electrode  302  enclose the first electrode  20 . The first electrode  20  and the second pads  301   a ,  301   b ,  301   c  are used to receive external current for driving the light-emitting device  1 ′. As the three second pads  301   a ,  301   b ,  301   c  are disposed adjacent to the three vertexes  60   a ,  60   b ,  60   c , the layout of the electrodes is symmetrical. Besides, since currents flow into the light-emitting device  1 ′ via the plurality of the second pads  301   a ,  301   b ,  301   c  respectively, the current spreading is more uniform and the forward voltage of the light-emitting device is reduced. However, in these embodiments, the number of the second pads is not limited to three.  FIG. 1D  shows a top view of a light-emitting device  1 ″ in accordance with another embodiment. Two second pads  301   a ,  301   c  located adjacent to two of the vertexes  60   a ,  60   c  as shown in  FIG. 1D  can also be applied. 
       FIG. 2A  shows a top view of a light-emitting device  2  in accordance with another embodiment. The structure of the light-emitting device  2  in  FIG. 2A  is similar to the structure described in  FIGS. 1A ˜ 1 C. The difference is that in  FIG. 2A , the first electrode  20  includes a first pad  201  and a plurality of first extending electrodes  202  linearly extending from the first pad  201  toward the vertexes  60   a ,  60   b , and  60   c  of the triangular shape. That is, the first extending electrodes  202  are disposed as a radiated shape. The second electrode  30  surrounds the first electrode  20 .  FIG. 2B  shows a top view of a light-emitting device  2 ′ in accordance with another embodiment. The structure of the light-emitting device  2 ′ in  FIG. 2B  is similar to that of the light-emitting device  2  described in  FIG. 2A . As shown in  FIG. 2B , the light-emitting device  2 ′ includes three second pads  301   a ,  301   b  and  301   c  disposed on the p-type semiconductor layer  16  and adjacent to each vertex  60  of the triangular shape. That is, each of the first extending electrodes  202  respectively extends to the second pads  301   a - 301   c  adjacent to the vertexes  60   a - 60   c . The gap D 1  between the edge of the second extending electrode  302  and the edge of the p-type semiconductor layer  16  is preferably not greater than 100 μm so that the current can be spread via the transparent conductive layer  18  to the edge of the p-type semiconductor layer  16 . The distance D 2  between an end portion of the first extending electrode  202  and the edge of the adjacent second pad  301   b  is about 80 μm to 150 μm. And the distances D 3  between the end portion of the first extending electrode  202  and edges of the two adjacent second extending electrodes  302  are substantially the same. In detail, the shortest distance D 3  between the end portion of the first extending electrode  202  and edges of the adjacent second extending electrode  302  is about 60 μm to 120 μm.  FIG. 2C  shows a top view of a light-emitting device  2 ″ in accordance with another embodiment. The cross-sectional structure of the light-emitting device  2 ″ in  FIG. 2C  is similar to that of the light-emitting device  1  described in  FIGS. 1A-1B . Referring to  FIG. 2C , the first extending electrodes  202  extend form the first pad  201  and stretch toward the sides  80   a ˜ 80   c  of the triangular shape from the top view. The first extending electrodes  202  respectively extend toward the sides  80   a ,  80   b , and  80   c  along a direction perpendicular to the second extending electrode  302  on the each side  80   a - 80   c . However, in the embodiments described above, the light-emitting device  2 ″ includes two or three second pads  301  respectively adjacent to the vertexes  60  of the triangular shape can also be applied. 
       FIGS. 3A ˜ 3 C respectively show top views of light-emitting devices  3 ,  3 ′ and  3 ″ in accordance with other embodiments. The structures of the light-emitting devices  3 ,  3 ′ and  3 ″ in  FIGS. 3A ˜ 3 C are similar to the structures described in  FIGS. 2A and 2B , the difference is that in  FIGS. 3A ˜ FIG. 3C  the second extending electrode  302  further includes a plurality of first branches  303  extending toward the central area of the triangular shape. Referring to  FIG. 3A , each first branch  303  substantially extends from the middle point of the second extending electrode  302  on each side to the first pad  201 . Each first branch  303  is located between any two adjacent first extending electrodes  202 . Referring to  FIG. 3B , the plurality of first branches  303  extend from the second extending electrode  302  toward the central area of the triangular shape. The first branches  303  are located between each two of the first extending electrodes  202 . In  FIG. 3C , the light-emitting device  3 ″ further includes a plurality of second branches  304  near the vertexes and protruding from the second electrode  30 . The second branches  304  extend from bending portions of the second extending electrode  302  and/or the second pads  301  and stretch toward each vertex  60 . The first branches  303  extend from the second extending electrode  302  and stretch toward the central area and the sides  80   a - 80   c  of the triangular shape. In the embodiment, the end point of the first branch  303  is located beyond or on a line that is defined by linking two end points of two adjacent first extending electrodes  202 . In detail, the first branches  303  and the first extending electrodes  202  are alternately arranged. In one embodiment, the length of the first branches  303  in the light-emitting devices as described in  FIG. 3A ˜ 3 C can be longer so as to be interdigitated with the first extending electrodes  202 . In detail, the first branch  303  extends across the line that is defined by linking two end points of two adjacent first extending electrodes  202  and overlaps with the two adjacent first extending electrodes  202 . Since the first extending electrodes  202  of the first electrode  20  and the first branches  303  of the second electrode  30  can be alternately arranged or interdigitate with each other, current crowding is reduced and current spreading is more uniform so as to improve luminous efficiency of the light-emitting devices  3 ,  3 ′ and  3 ″. However, in these embodiments, the number of the second pads is not limited to one. Three or two second pads located adjacent to the vertexes can also be applied. In an experiment to measure the performance improved in the light-emitting devices as shown in  FIGS. 3A-3C , compared with a conventional rectangular LED having the same area as shown in  FIG. 6 , the light-emitting device  3  having an electrode layout as  FIG. 3A  has 0.07V decreased in forward voltage (Vf), 2.26% improvement in brightness without encapsulating glue and 1.17% improvement in brightness with encapsulating glue. The light-emitting device  3 ′ having an electrode layout as  FIG. 3B  has 0.09V decreased in Vf, 2.05% improvement in brightness without encapsulating glue and 1.26% improvement in brightness with encapsulating glue. The light-emitting device  3 ″ having an electrode layout as  FIG. 3C  has 0.08V decreased in Vf, 2.79% improvement in brightness without encapsulating glue and 1.45% improvement in brightness with encapsulating glue. In the embodiments, the thickness of the substrate  101  of the light-emitting devices is 150 μm. 
       FIG. 4A  and  FIG. 4B  respectively show top views of light-emitting devices  4  and  4 ′ in accordance with other embodiments. Compared with the embodiments described above, a first pad  201 ′ in  FIGS. 4A and 4B  is closer to the first side  80   a  of the triangular shape so that the first pad  201 ′ is not entirely enclosed by second extending electrodes  302 ′ from a top view. To be more specific, the first pad  201 ′ has a side surface facing the first side  80   a  not surrounded by the second extending electrodes  302 ′. A second electrode  30 ′ includes a second pad  301 ′ near the first vertex  60   a , the second extending electrodes  302 ′ and a third extending electrode  305 ′ extend from the second pad  301 ′. The side  80   a  is opposite to the vertex  60   a . The second extending electrode  302 ′ extends along the sides  80   b ,  80   c  of the triangular shape and stops at the first side  80   a  to form an open portion, so that the first pad  201 ′ is not entirely enclosed by the second extending electrode  302 ′. A peripheral area of the triangular shape which is out of the second electrode  30 ′ and not surrounded by the second electrode  30 ′ has no any first electrode  20 ′ formed thereon. In detail, the peripheral area is between the second electrodes  30 ′ and the sides of the triangular shape. The first electrode  20 ′ further includes Y-shaped branches  203 ′ extending from the first pad  201 ′. The first pad  201 ′ and the Y-shaped branches  203 ′ are all located in the inscribed circle of the triangular shape. The third extending electrode  305 ′ stretches to the first pad  201 ′ and is set between and interdigitates with the two Y-shaped branches  203 ′. Any one of the second extending electrode  302 ′ and the third extending electrode  305 ′ surround one Y-shaped branch  203 ′. Therefore, current is more easily and more uniformly to flow to the first electrode  20 ′. In the light-emitting device  4 ′ shown in  FIG. 4B , a plurality of first branches  303 ′ extend from the second extending electrodes  302 ′ and a plurality of second branches  304 ′ extend from the second pad  301 ′ and from the bending portions of the second extending electrodes  302 ′. In one embodiment, the first branch  303 ′ has a longer length so as to be arranged within an area between two tips of the Y-shaped branch  203 ′. The Y-shaped branches  203 ′, the third extending electrode  305 ′ and the first branches  303 ′ can be alternately arranged or interdigitate with each other. Therefore, current spreading is more uniform so as to improve luminous efficiency of the light-emitting devices  4  and  4 ′. In an experiment to measure the performance improved in the light-emitting devices as shown in  FIGS. 4A and 4B , compared with a rectangular LED having the same area as shown in  FIG. 6 , the light-emitting device  4  having an electrode layout as  FIG. 4A  has 0.09V decreased in forward voltage (Vf), 2.47% improvement in brightness without encapsulating glue and 1.79% improvement in brightness with encapsulating glue. The light-emitting device  4 ′ having an electrode layout as  FIG. 4B  has 0.1V decreased in Vf, 2.23% improvement in brightness without encapsulating glue and 1.77% improvement in brightness with encapsulating glue. 
       FIGS. 5A ˜ 5 C respectively show top views of light-emitting devices  5 ,  5 ′ and  5 ″ in accordance with other embodiments. Compared with the embodiments described above, each of the first pad  201 ″ in  FIGS. 5A ˜ 5 C is disposed adjacent to the first vertex  60   a  of the triangular shape. Two second pads  301 ″ are disposed adjacent to other vertexes  60   b  and  60   c  of the triangular shape. A first extending electrode  202 ″ extends from the first pad  201 ″ and toward along a direction which is perpendicular to the side  80   a  and divides into two branches  204 ″. Second extending electrodes  302 ″ are disposed along the sides  80   a ,  80   b ,  80   c  of the triangular shape thereby to surround the first extending electrode  202 ″ and the branches  204 ″. In  FIGS. 5B and 5C , the second extending electrodes  302 ″ further includes one or a plurality of branches  303 ″. The branches  204 ″ of the first electrode  20 ″ and the branches  303 ″ of the second electrode  30 ″ interdigitate with each other. In  FIG. 5C , the second extending electrode  302 ″ forms a closed loop to enclose the first pad  201 ″, the first extending electrode  202 ″ and the branches  204 ″. 
     Table 1 shows an experimental comparison between the conventional light-emitting device and the light-emitting devices in accordance with the embodiments. 
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
             
               
                 TABLE 1 
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 Lumi- 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 nous 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
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                 Effi- 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 strate 
                   
                 ness 
                 ciency 
               
               
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                 im- 
               
               
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                 Vf  
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                 proving 
               
               
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                 Shape 
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                 1 
                 rectangular 
                 1 p-pad/1 n-pad 
                 150 
                 3.08 
                 ref 
                 ref 
               
               
                 2 
                 triangular 
                 1 p-pad/1 n-pad 
                 150 
                 3.03 
                 2.43% 
                 4.15% 
               
               
                 3 
                 triangular 
                 2 p-pads/1 n-pad 
                 150 
                 2.99 
                 1.71% 
                 4.75% 
               
               
                 4 
                 triangular 
                 1 p-pad/1 n-pad 
                 250 
                 3.03 
                 5.20% 
                 6.94% 
               
               
                 5 
                 triangular 
                 2 p-pads/1 n-pad 
                 250 
                 3 
                 3.49% 
                 6.23% 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     Example 1 is the conventional rectangular light-emitting device as shown in  FIG. 6 . The chip shape and electrode layout of Example 1 is different from that of Examples 2-5, but the cross-section structure of Example 1 is the same as the structures of Examples 2-5 described in  FIG. 1B . The rectangular area of Example 1 is the same as the triangular area of Examples 2˜5 which is 6.629×10 5  μm 2 . The electrode layouts in Example 2 and Example 4 are identical with that in  FIG. 2A , and wherein the electrode layouts of Example 3 and Example 5 are similar to that of Examples 2 and 4 that further include one more second pad  301  adjacent to the vertex  60   b  or  60   c  of the triangular shape. The luminous efficiency is calculated by output power (mW)/input power (W) based on the light-emitting devices without encapsulating glue. As shown in the table, the brightness and the luminous efficiency in Examples 2˜5 are higher than that of the conventional rectangular light-emitting device, and the forward voltage Vf are reduced in the triangular light-emitting devices. Moreover, in Examples 1˜3 which have the same substrate thickness, the triangular light-emitting device with a plurality of second pad  301  as Example 3 has a lower forward voltage Vf and a higher luminous efficiency. In the triangular light-emitting devices with a thicker substrate as Example 4 and Example 5, the luminous efficiency is increased more than 6%. That is, light can be extracted from the lateral sides of the thicker substrate and light extraction is more effective in the triangle light-emitting device with the thicker substrate. Therefore, according to the embodiments of the application, the light-emitting device that has high brightness, luminous efficiency and better current spreading can be realized. 
       FIG. 7A  shows a top view of a light-emitting device  7  in accordance with another embodiment.  FIG. 7B  shows a cross-sectional view taken along A-A′ line of the light-emitting device  7  in  FIG. 7A . As shown in  FIGS. 7A and 7B , the light-emitting device  7  includes a substrate  101  with a rhombus shape and a light-emitting stack  10  formed thereon. The light-emitting stack  10  includes a first conductivity type semiconductor layer  12  for example an n-type semiconductor layer  12 , an active layer  14 , and a second conductivity type semiconductor layer  16  for example a p-type semiconductor layer  16  sequentially formed on one side of the substrate  101 . A trench  28  is formed in the light-emitting stack  10  by removing a portion of the p-type semiconductor layer  16  and the active layer  14  to expose a surface of the n-type semiconductor layer  12 . Thus, the trench  28  divides the active layer  14 , and the p-type semiconductor layer  16  of the light-emitting stack  10  into two light-emitting units  10   a  and  10   b . In the embodiment, the n-type semiconductor layer  12  is continuous and not divided by the trench  28 . In another word, the two light-emitting units  10   a  and  10   b  share the common n-type semiconductor layer  12 . In another embodiment, the n-type semiconductor layer  12  can be divided by the trench  28 . Each light-emitting unit  10   a ,  10   b  has its own n-type semiconductor layer  12 . Both the two units  10   a  and  10   b  have triangular upper surfaces and a first sides  80   a  neighboring each other. In this embodiment, the triangular upper surfaces are regular triangles, and the two light-emitting units  10   a , and  10   b  have the same shape, the same area and the same electrode layout. In each unit, the first electrode  20  having a first pad  201  and a first extending electrode  202  formed on the n-type semiconductor  12 . The first pad  201  is disposed near the first side  80   a  and the first extending electrode  202  extends therefrom and toward a first vertex  60   a  opposite to the first side  80   a . A second electrode  30  is formed on the second conductivity type semiconductor  16 . The second electrode  30  includes a second pad  301  near the first vertex  60   a  and second extending electrodes  302  extend from the second pad  301 . The second extending electrodes  302  are disposed along two sides  80   b  and  80   c  of the triangular shape and stops at the first sides  80   a  so as to surrounds the first electrode  20 . The first pads  201  and the second pads  301  are located on a diagonal line of the rhombus shape. Branches  303  protrude from the second extending electrode  302  and extend toward the central area of each triangular shape. The two units are symmetric with each other and the axis of symmetry is the trench  28 . 
       FIG. 7C  shows a top view of a light-emitting device  7 ′ in accordance with another embodiment. The cross-sectional structure of the light-emitting device  7 ′ is similar with the structure as described in  FIGS. 7A and 7B , but the difference is that in  FIG. 7C , a first pad  201  is formed on the first conductivity type semiconductor  12  in a trench  28 . Then, two first extending electrodes  202  extend from the first pad  201  and respectively toward two first vertexes  60   a  of the two triangular light-emitting units  10   a ′ and  10   b ′. The first pad  201  is substantially located at the center of the rhombus shape. Being similar with the light-emitting device  7  described in  FIG. 7A , second extending electrodes  302  in  FIG. 7C  is disposed along two sides  80   b  and  80   c  of the triangular shape to surrounds the first extending electrodes  202 . According to the rhombus light-emitting devices  7  and  7 ′ in the embodiments, the light-emitting stack is divided into the two triangular light-emitting units  10   a ˜ 10   b  and  10   a ′˜ 10   b ′. As incorporated with the electrode layout described above, current injects into the light-emitting device via the two second pads  301  on the two vertexes of the rhombus shape and can quickly and uniformly conduct in the light-emitting region of the two triangular light-emitting units. From the top view of the light-emitting device  7  or  7 ′, the first electrode  20  is surrounded by the second electrode  30 , so that current flows into the first electrode  20  by various directions. As a result, light-emitting efficiency of the light-emitting device  7  and  7 ′ can be improved. 
     It will be apparent to those having ordinary skill in the art that various modifications and variations can be made to the devices in accordance with the present disclosure without departing from the scope or spirit of the disclosure. In view of the foregoing, it is intended that the present disclosure covers modifications and variations of this disclosure provided they fall within the scope of the following claims and their equivalents.