GB2320136A - Semiconductor light emitting devices - Google Patents
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- GB2320136A GB2320136A GB9725892A GB9725892A GB2320136A GB 2320136 A GB2320136 A GB 2320136A GB 9725892 A GB9725892 A GB 9725892A GB 9725892 A GB9725892 A GB 9725892A GB 2320136 A GB2320136 A GB 2320136A
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H10—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- H10H—INORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES HAVING POTENTIAL BARRIERS
- H10H20/00—Individual inorganic light-emitting semiconductor devices having potential barriers, e.g. light-emitting diodes [LED]
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- H10—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H10—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- H10H—INORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES HAVING POTENTIAL BARRIERS
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H10—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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- H10H20/80—Constructional details
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Applications Claiming Priority (2)
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| JP32564496 | 1996-12-05 | ||
| JP7798097A JPH10223929A (ja) | 1996-12-05 | 1997-03-28 | ＡｌＧａＩｎＰ発光素子用基板 |
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| GB9725892D0 GB9725892D0 (en) | 1998-02-04 |
| GB2320136A true GB2320136A (en) | 1998-06-10 |
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| US (1) | US5981976A (enExample) |
| JP (1) | JPH10223929A (enExample) |
| DE (1) | DE19754042A1 (enExample) |
| GB (1) | GB2320136A (enExample) |
| TW (1) | TW383509B (enExample) |
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| US5466950A (en) * | 1993-09-24 | 1995-11-14 | Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba | Semiconductor light emitting device with short wavelength light selecting means |
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| US5153889A (en) * | 1989-05-31 | 1992-10-06 | Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba | Semiconductor light emitting device |
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| TW383509B (en) | 2000-03-01 |
| DE19754042A1 (de) | 1998-06-10 |
| GB9725892D0 (en) | 1998-02-04 |
| US5981976A (en) | 1999-11-09 |
| JPH10223929A (ja) | 1998-08-21 |
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