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- 成長基板と、
前記成長基板の一側表面上に備えられたパッシベーション層と、
本体部及び壁部を備えており、前記壁部は前記本体部上に備えられたパッケージ基板と、を含み、
少なくとも前記本体部、壁部及びパッシベーション層の間の空間は外部と密閉される発光ダイオードパッケージ。 - 前記発光ダイオードパッケージは、
前記成長基板とパッシベーション層との間に備えられ、第1型半導体層、活性層及び第2型半導体層を含む半導体構造体層と、をさらに含み、
前記パッシベーション層は、前記第1型半導体層及び第2型半導体層の一部を露出させる各開口部を備える、請求項1に記載の発光ダイオードパッケージ。 - 前記発光ダイオードパッケージは、
前記パッシベーション層上に備えられ、前記パッシベーション層の各開口部を介してそれぞれ前記第1型半導体層及び第2型半導体層と電気的に接続された第1のバンプ及び第2のバンプと、をさらに含む、請求項2に記載の発光ダイオードパッケージ。 - 前記第1のバンプ及び第2のバンプは、前記本体部の一定領域にそれぞれ備えられ、前記本体部を貫通して備えられた第1の電極パッド及び第2の電極パッドと接触する、請求項3に記載の発光ダイオードパッケージ。
- 前記各バンプと各電極パッドとの接触は導電性物質によって行われる、請求項4に記載の発光ダイオードパッケージ。
- 前記半導体構造体層は、前記パッシベーション層によって表面と側面が覆われた形態または側面は覆われない形態である、請求項2に記載の発光ダイオードパッケージ。
- 前記活性層は、その側面方向に前記パッケージ基板の壁部が位置するように備えられた、請求項2に記載の発光ダイオードパッケージ。
- 前記パッシベーション層と壁部はシーリング部材によって接合される、請求項1に記載の発光ダイオードパッケージ。
- 前記シーリング部材は導電性物質である、請求項8に記載の発光ダイオードパッケージ。
- 前記パッシベーション層とシーリング部材との間または前記シーリング部材と壁部との間にはシーリングパッドをさらに備える、請求項8に記載の発光ダイオードパッケージ。
- 前記成長基板は、その他側表面に凹凸を備えた、請求項1に記載の発光ダイオードパッケージ。
- 前記パッケージ基板の本体部と壁部は一体型である、請求項1に記載の発光ダイオードパッケージ。
- 前記パッケージ基板の本体部と壁部は互いに異なる物質からなる、請求項1に記載の発光ダイオードパッケージ。
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