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Description
【0001】
【発明の属する技術分野】
本発明は窒化物半導体を利用した発光素子に関わり、特に発光効率を高めより高輝度に発光可能な窒化物半導体発光素子を提供するものである。
【0002】
【従来技術】
今日、窒化物半導体を利用した発光素子はそのバンドギャップによって紫外域から赤色領域までが効率よく発光可能な発光素子として注目されている。このような窒化物半導体を用いた発光素子400の一例を図4に示す。図4にはサファイア基板上にGaNのバッファ層を介してn型GaNを利用したn型コンタクト層、多重量子井戸構造とされるGaN層とInGaN層とを複数層積層させた発光層、p型AlGaNのクラッド層、p型GaNのp型コンタクト層及びp型コンタクト層からなる窒化物半導体層401が形成されLEDチップである発光ダイオードを構成している。n型コンタクト層の一部は露出されn型電極402が又透光性電極403上にはp型電極404が積層されている。n型及びp型電極に電流を流すことにより、LEDチップから所望の発光スペクトルを効率よく放出させることができる。
【0003】
しかしながら、窒化物半導体を利用した発光素子の利用分野が広がるにつれて、より発光輝度が高く、且つ消費電力の低い発光効率の優れた発光素子が要望されている。特に、窒化物半導体を利用した発光素子はその半導体特性が十分解明されていないことから、発光素子の効率向上が極めて難しい。
【0004】
【発明が解決しようとする課題】
したがって、上記発光素子の構成では十分ではなく、本発明は更なる発光効率向上が可能な窒化物半導体を利用した発光素子を提供することにある。
【0005】
【課題を解決するための手段】
本発明は、基板上にp型及びn型に積層された少なくともGaを含む窒化物半導体を有する発光素子であって、p型及びn型に積層された少なくともGaを含む電気的に複数分離された島状の窒化物半導体層は、基板の外周状に互いに隣り合って配置されてなり、島状の窒化物半導体層の電極は、それぞれ電気的に直列及び/又は並列に接続され、基板上の外周に沿ってp型及びn型の台座電極が設けられている、窒化物半導体発光素子である。これによって、より発光輝度が高く、且つ消費電力の低い発光効率の優れた発光素子とすることができる。また中心光度を向上させることができる。
【0006】
本発明の請求項2に記載の窒化物半導体発光素子は、上記p型及びn型の台座電極は対向する隅部に設けられている、請求項1に記載の窒化物半導体発光素子である。これにより島状に分離した窒化物半導体層から均一に発光することができる。
【0007】
本発明に記載の窒化物半導体発光素子は、導電性ワイヤがそれぞれ電気的に分離された個々の窒化物半導体層の電極をボールボンディングを用いて順次結線することもできる。ウエッジボンダーを用いて結線されたものと比べステッチボンドと同等の結線を行うことができる。したがって、成膜基板上に形成された各窒化物半導体の配置や方向性に関係なくボンディングすることが可能となる。これにより異種混合されたパターンでのボンディング可能化・ボンディング時間の短縮・電極接合強度の向上を図ることができる。
本発明に記載の窒化物半導体発光素子は、窒化物半導体層の少なくとも一部の電極が、ステッチボンディングされたワイヤ上に、ボールボンディングされ隣接する窒化物半導体層の電極と電気的に接続することもできる。これによって、ステッチボンディング上にボールボンディングをする場合においても、同一成膜基板上であるため信頼性よく比較的強固に密着することができる。また、小型化時においても量産性よく窒化物半導体を形成させることができる。これによって、より発光効率を高めた窒化物半導体発光素子とすることができる。
【0008】
【発明の実施の形態】
本発明は種々の実験の結果、窒化物半導体発光素子から放出される光は同一電圧を印可したときに発光する発光強度はその面積の大きさに比例しないことを見出し本発明をなすに至った。さらに、このような発光素子における結線がで量産性や信頼性が大きく変わることを見出し本発明を成すにいたった。
【0009】
すなわち、窒化物半導体発光素子においては同一電流を流した場合、発光素子を大きくすればするほど、その発光面積の増大に伴って発光輝度が高くなるものではない。むしろ発光効率が低下する傾向にある。そのため、本発明は複数の窒化物半導体を直列接続させた発光素子とすることにより、同一発光面積の単一発光素子よりも発光効率の優れた発光素子としうるものである。なお、本発明による発光効率向上は不明であるが窒化物半導体自体の抵抗が高く、欠陥が多いことに起因していると考えられる。次に、発光効率を向上させるために、同一成膜基板上を複数の窒化物半導体を積層させ、それぞれの電極を導電性ワイヤを用いて電気的に接続させた場合、直並列接続の組合せによっては極めて狭い箇所に方向性なく強固にワイヤを密着させる必要がある。このような場合、ボールボンディングを利用し、ステッチボンディング上には再びボールを形成させることで安定性よく密着性を向上させることができる。特に、本発明のごときく極めて狭い空間でもワイヤボンディングさせる場合は、同一成膜基板にステッチボンド及びボールボンドを続けて行っても安定して密着性よく形成することができる。
【0010】
以下、本発明の窒化物半導体発光素子について図1を用いて説明する。図1は本発明の窒化物半導体発光素子を示した模式的平面図であり、図2は図1のAA断面図である。略矩形状のサファイア基板105上に複数の島状に分離した窒化物半導体層101が形成されている。島状に分離した窒化物半導体層101はそれぞれがサファイア基板105上に、GaNを用いたバッファ層201、n型コンタクト層となるGaN202、InGaNとGaNとを複数組積層させた量子井戸構造とされる発光層203、p型クラッド層となるAlGaN204、p型コンタクト層となるGaN205が順次積層されている。p型コンタクト層上にはほぼ全面に透光性電極206及びその上にp型台座電極207が設けられている。他方、エッチングにより矩形状窒化物半導体の一部を部分的に除去してn型コンタクト層を露出させてある。なお、n型コンタクト層の露出とサファイア基板上に各窒化物半導体を島状に分離させることをエッチングにより同時に行うこともできる。n型コンタクト層上にはn型の台座電極が形成されており、平面状から見てp型台座電極とn型台座電極とが矩形形状の対向する隅部に配置されている。また、島状に分離された各p型及びn型の台座電極は、サファイア基板の外周状に沿って隣り合う島状の窒化物半導体と近接して配置されている。少なくとも一箇所のp型及びn型台座電極間は金線を利用してダイボンド接続され直列接続されている。台座電極間が近接して配置されているために、金線の使用量が極めて少なくてすむ。また、対向する隅部に各p型及びn型の台座電極が設けられていることにより、島状に分離した窒化物半導体層から均一に発光することができる。さらに、サファイア基板の外周に沿ってp型及びn型の台座電極が設けられていることにより、窒化物半導体発光素子の中心光度を向上させることができる。そのため、このような発光素子をレンズ効果のあるモールド部材で被覆させるときには光学設計を極めて簡単に行うことができる。なお、各島状の窒化物半導体層を電気的に絶縁するために絶縁性保護膜208を形成してもよい。
【0011】
図中では4個の島状に分離させたp型及びn型がそれぞれ積層された窒化物半導体を金線で3箇所直列に接続させてある。金線にて接続させていない隣接する窒化物半導体層上のp型及びn型の台座電極は、窒化物半導体発光素子のp電極及びn電極として機能することとなる。各ワイヤー103は、窒化物半導体層の一方の電極上でボールボンディングし第一のボール部102を形成した後、隣接する窒化物半導体層の電極とステッチボンディングする。このステッチチボンディング部にはこの上から更にボールボンディングを行い第二のボール部104を形成させるる。以下、本発明の窒化物半導体発光素子の具体的形成方法について説明するがこれのみに限られないことはいうまでもない。
【0012】
【実施例】
あらかじめ、酸で表面を洗浄させた2インチのサファイア基板(α−アルミナ基板)をMOCVD法を利用する反応装置内に配置させる。真空排気後、1000℃にまで上げクリーニングを行う。続いて、水素ガスを流しながら大気圧とさせる。次に、成膜温度を530℃に下げ反応装置内に、原料ガスとしてTMG(トリメチルガリウム)、窒素ガスをキャリアガスとして水素ガスと共に流し、厚さ約200ÅのGaN層を成膜させる。なお、バッファ層は窒化物半導体と基板との格子不整合を緩和させるために設けられるものであり、GaNの他、AlN、GaAlNなどを好適に利用することができる。また、基板はサファイアの他、スピネル、ルビーなど種々のものを利用することができる。
【0013】
次に、一旦キャリアガスのみとした後に成膜温度を1050℃に上げる。成膜温度が一定となった後に原料ガスとしてTMGガス、窒素ガス、ドーパントガスとしてシランガス、キャリアガスとして水素ガスを流しn型GaNであるコンタクト層兼クラッド層を成膜させる。なお、窒化物半導体は静電耐圧が他の半導体に比べて低いため、n型コンタクト層をアンドープのGaNなどでサンドイッチさせ結晶性と耐電圧を向上させ得るように構成しても良い。
【0014】
次に、活性層としてGaNとInGaNの多層膜を形成させる。成膜温度を1050℃に維持したまま、原料ガスとしてTMGガス、窒素ガス及びキャリアガスとして水素ガスを流してGaN層を形成する。続いて、一旦キャリアガスのみとして、成膜温度を800℃にまで低下させる。温度が一定となった後に、原料ガスとしてTMGガス、TMI(トリメチルインジウム)ガス、窒素ガスを流し、InGaN層を形成させる。これを3回繰り返した後、最後に上述のアンドープGaNと同様の成膜条件にてGaN層を成膜させる。これにより、多重量子井戸構造とされる活性層を成膜させる。発光素子の発光スペクトルは井戸層のバンドギャップに左右されるためInGaNの他、AlGaInNやAlGaNなどとすることができる。同様に、Siなどのn型不純物やMgなどのp型不純物を含有させることもできる。
【0015】
活性層成膜後、成膜温度を1050℃に保持して、原料ガスをTMA(トリメチルアルミニウム)ガス、TMGガス、窒素ガス、ドーパントガスとしてCp2Mgガス及びキャリアガスとして水素ガスを流し、p型クラッド層となるAlGaN層を成膜させる。p型クラッド層は結晶性を向上させためにGaNとAlGaNの超格子構造とさせることもできる。
【0016】
成膜温度を維持したまま、原料ガスをTMGガス、窒素ガス、ドーピングガスとしてCp2Mgガス及びキャリアガスとして水素ガスを流し、p型コンタクト層となるGaN層を成膜させることができる。
【0017】
こうして成膜させた窒化物半導体ウエハにマスクをかけた後、エッチングにより本発明のごとく、同一成膜基板上に電気的に分離され且つ、pn接合などを持った複数の島状半導体の窒化物半導体を個々に形成する。n型電極を形成させるn型コンタクト層の一部及び窒化物半導体を島状に分離させマスクを除去後、再び電極形成用のマスクを形成させてスパッタリング法によりp型透光性電極としてAuを成膜させる。
【0018】
p型台座電極としてNi/Au及びn型台座電極としてW/Alを、あらかじめ図1のごとく配置できるようにマスクを形成してある。電極形成後、電極表面を残して、SiO2により保護膜を形成させる。
【0019】
続いて島状に分離した4個の窒化物半導体をひとまとめにして、ダイサー及びスクライバーにより分離した溝に沿ってサファイア基板を切断する。
【0020】
次に、島状の窒化物半導体のn型台座電極と、隣り合う島状の窒化物半導体のp型台座電極とをワイヤボンディングにより電気的に直列接続させる。より具体的には、あらかじめ金線にボールを形成させた後、島状窒化物半導体のn型台座電極或いはp型台座電極にボールボンディングさせる。ボールボンディングさせた金線を延ばしつつ、隣り合う島状窒化物半導体のp型台座電極或いはn型台座電極にステッチボンディングさせ隣り合う島状窒化物半導体を直列接続させる。続いて、成膜基板上に形成された窒化物半導体を固定させるワークを回転させることなく、一度ステッチボンディングさせたワイヤ上に再びボールボンディングを行う。続いて、ステッチボンディング上にボールボンディングさせた金線を延ばしつつ、次に隣り合う隣り合う島状窒化物半導体のp型台座電極或いはn型台座電極にステッチボンディングさせ隣り合う島状窒化物半導体を電気的に直列接続させる。なお、窒化物半導体の大きさが極めて小さい場合、ボールボンディングをn型及びp型台座電極に直接押しつけることによって一度に直列接続させることもできる。
【0021】
同一の発光面積を持った単一窒化物半導体発光素子に比べて、同一成膜基板上に形成させた複数の窒化物半導体からなる窒化物半導体発光素子の方が発光効率が高い。そのために直列接続のみに限らず、並列接続或いは直並列接続した本発明の窒化物半導体発光素子とさせることもできる。また、各島状窒化物半導体を集中して配置させることもできるし、図3のごとく、直線上に配置させることもできる。サファイア基板305上に形成させた島状の窒化物半導体素子301を図3(A)に示すようにワイヤー303で直列接続させる場合、各島状窒化物半導体に抵抗を少なく電流を流す必要があることからボワイヤボンディングにより直列接続させることが好ましい。特に、ボールボンディングさせた第一のボール部302の他方に形成されるステッチボンディング上には再びボールとして第二のボール部304を形成することが好ましい。同様に図3(B)に示すごとく並列接続させることもできる。
【0022】
島状窒化物半導体の個々の大きさが約150μm角として上述の窒化物半導体発光素子を形成させる。また、本発明と比較のために発光面積がほぼ同様とさせ、一つの窒化物半導体を積層させた以外は同様にして約600μm角の窒化物半導体発光素子を形成させる。本発明の窒化物半導体発光素子の発光強度を100として比較したところ、比較のための発光素子は82%にしかすぎなかった。本発明の窒化物半導体は一つの窒化物半導体に比較して発光効率が優れていることが分かったが、島状窒化物半導体の個々の大きさがそれぞれ約80μmより大きく、約300μm未満において、より量産性を満たしつつ効率を向上させることができる。したがって、より発光面積の大きい窒化物半導体を高輝度に発光させるためには、個々に分割させた窒化物半導体を直列に接続させた窒化物半導体とすることが好ましい。なお、図においては、正方形の窒化物半導体素子のみを示したが、サファイア基板の分離しやすさのために菱形やフリップチップ実装を考慮した長方形としたものにも応用できる。
【0023】
【発明の効果】
本発明の窒化物半導体発光素子とすることによって、大面積においても効率よく発光可能な窒化物半導体発光素子とすることができる。また、ウエッジボンダーでのステッチボンドではできなかった方向性なくボンディングすることが可能となる。したがって、異種混合されたパターンでのボンディグ可能化・ボンディグ時間の短縮・電極接合強度の向上を図ることが可能となる。
【図面の簡単な説明】
【図1】 本発明の窒化物半導体発光素子の模式的平面図である。
【図2】 図1のAA断面における模式的断面図である。
【図3】 図3(A)は直列接続させた本発明の別の窒化物半導体発光素子の模式的平面図であり、図3(B)は、並列接続させた本発明の窒化物半導体発光素子の模式的平面図である。
【図4】 本発明と比較のために示す窒化物半導体発光素子の模式的平面図である。
【符号の説明】
100…本発明の窒化物半導体発光素子
101…同一成膜基板上に形成された個々の島状窒化物半導体
102…第一のボール部
103…ワイヤー
104…スッテチボンディグ上に形成された第二のボール部
105…サファイア基板
201…バッファ層
202…n型コンタクト層
203…多重量子井戸構造とされる活性層
204…p型クラッド層
205…p型コンタクト層
206…透光性電極
207…p型台座電極
208…絶縁性保護膜
300…直列接続された本発明の窒化物半導体発光素子
301…同一成膜基板上に形成された個々の島状窒化物半導体
302…ワイヤーのボール
303…ワイヤー
304…スッテチボンディグ上に形成されたボール
305…サファイア基板
301…並列接続された本発明の窒化物半導体発光素子
400…本発明と比較のために示された窒化物半導体発光素子
401…窒化物半導体層
402…n型電極
403…透光性電極
404…p型電極[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a light emitting device using a nitride semiconductor, and more particularly, to provide a nitride semiconductor light emitting device capable of emitting light with higher luminance by increasing luminous efficiency.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Today, light-emitting elements using nitride semiconductors are attracting attention as light-emitting elements that can emit light efficiently from the ultraviolet region to the red region due to their band gaps. An example of a light-emitting
[0003]
However, as the field of application of light-emitting elements using nitride semiconductors expands, there is a demand for light-emitting elements that have higher emission luminance and lower power consumption and excellent light emission efficiency. In particular, since the semiconductor characteristics of a light emitting element using a nitride semiconductor have not been sufficiently elucidated, it is extremely difficult to improve the efficiency of the light emitting element.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
Therefore, the structure of the light emitting element is not sufficient, and the present invention is to provide a light emitting element using a nitride semiconductor capable of further improving the light emission efficiency.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The present invention is a light-emitting element having a nitride semiconductor including at least Ga stacked on a substrate in p-type and n-type, and is electrically separated into a plurality of layers including at least Ga stacked in p-type and n-type. The island-shaped nitride semiconductor layers are arranged adjacent to each other on the outer periphery of the substrate, and the electrodes of the island-shaped nitride semiconductor layer are electrically connected in series and / or in parallel to each other on the substrate. This is a nitride semiconductor light emitting device in which p-type and n-type pedestal electrodes are provided along the outer periphery of the substrate. Accordingly, a light-emitting element with higher light emission luminance and lower power consumption and excellent light emission efficiency can be obtained. Further, the central luminous intensity can be improved.
[0006]
The nitride semiconductor light emitting device according to
[0007]
In the nitride semiconductor light emitting device according to the present invention, electrodes of individual nitride semiconductor layers in which conductive wires are electrically separated can be sequentially connected by ball bonding. Wire connection equivalent to a stitch bond can be performed as compared with a wire bonded using a wedge bonder. Therefore, bonding can be performed regardless of the arrangement and direction of each nitride semiconductor formed on the film formation substrate. As a result, bonding with a heterogeneous mixed pattern can be achieved, bonding time can be shortened, and electrode bonding strength can be improved.
In the nitride semiconductor light emitting device according to the present invention, at least a part of the electrodes of the nitride semiconductor layer is ball-bonded on the stitch-bonded wire and electrically connected to the electrode of the adjacent nitride semiconductor layer. You can also. Accordingly, even when ball bonding is performed on stitch bonding, since it is on the same film formation substrate, it can be reliably and relatively firmly adhered. In addition, a nitride semiconductor can be formed with high productivity even at the time of downsizing. As a result, a nitride semiconductor light emitting device with higher luminous efficiency can be obtained.
[0008]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
As a result of various experiments, the present invention has found that the light emitted from the nitride semiconductor light emitting device emits light when the same voltage is applied, and the light emission intensity is not proportional to the size of the area. . Furthermore, the inventors have found that the connection in such a light-emitting element greatly changes mass productivity and reliability.
[0009]
That is, in the nitride semiconductor light emitting device, when the same current is passed, the larger the light emitting device is, the higher the light emission luminance becomes with the increase in the light emitting area. Rather, the luminous efficiency tends to decrease. Therefore, according to the present invention, a light emitting device in which a plurality of nitride semiconductors are connected in series can be a light emitting device having a light emitting efficiency superior to that of a single light emitting device having the same light emitting area. Although the improvement in luminous efficiency according to the present invention is unclear, it is considered that the resistance of the nitride semiconductor itself is high and there are many defects. Next, in order to improve luminous efficiency, when a plurality of nitride semiconductors are stacked on the same film formation substrate and each electrode is electrically connected using a conductive wire, a combination of series-parallel connection is used. Needs to be firmly attached to a very narrow portion without directionality. In such a case, the adhesion can be improved with good stability by using ball bonding and forming the ball again on the stitch bonding. In particular, when wire bonding is performed even in an extremely narrow space as in the present invention, a stable and good adhesion can be formed even if stitch bonding and ball bonding are continuously performed on the same film formation substrate.
[0010]
Hereinafter, the nitride semiconductor light emitting device of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a schematic plan view showing a nitride semiconductor light emitting device of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. A plurality of island-shaped
[0011]
In the figure, nitride semiconductors in which p-type and n-type layers separated into four islands are stacked are connected in series at three locations with gold wires. The p-type and n-type pedestal electrodes on the adjacent nitride semiconductor layers that are not connected by the gold wire function as the p-electrode and n-electrode of the nitride semiconductor light-emitting element. Each
[0012]
【Example】
A 2-inch sapphire substrate (α-alumina substrate) whose surface is washed with an acid in advance is placed in a reaction apparatus using the MOCVD method. After evacuation, the temperature is raised to 1000 ° C. for cleaning. Subsequently, atmospheric pressure is applied while flowing hydrogen gas. Next, the film formation temperature is lowered to 530 ° C., and TMG (trimethylgallium) as a source gas and nitrogen gas as a carrier gas are flowed together with hydrogen gas in the reactor to form a GaN layer having a thickness of about 200 mm. The buffer layer is provided to alleviate lattice mismatch between the nitride semiconductor and the substrate, and AlN, GaAlN, etc. can be suitably used in addition to GaN. In addition to sapphire, various substrates such as spinel and ruby can be used.
[0013]
Next, after only the carrier gas is used, the film forming temperature is raised to 1050 ° C. After the deposition temperature becomes constant, a contact layer and cladding layer made of n-type GaN is deposited by flowing TMG gas, nitrogen gas, silane gas as a dopant gas, and hydrogen gas as a carrier gas. Since nitride semiconductors have a lower electrostatic withstand voltage than other semiconductors, an n-type contact layer may be sandwiched with undoped GaN or the like so that crystallinity and withstand voltage can be improved.
[0014]
Next, a multilayer film of GaN and InGaN is formed as an active layer. While maintaining the film forming temperature at 1050 ° C., a TMG gas, a nitrogen gas, and a hydrogen gas as a carrier gas are allowed to flow to form a GaN layer. Subsequently, the film forming temperature is lowered to 800 ° C. once using only the carrier gas. After the temperature becomes constant, TMG gas, TMI (trimethylindium) gas, and nitrogen gas are flowed as source gases to form an InGaN layer. After repeating this three times, a GaN layer is finally formed under the same film formation conditions as the above-mentioned undoped GaN. Thereby, an active layer having a multiple quantum well structure is formed. Since the emission spectrum of the light emitting element depends on the band gap of the well layer, it can be AlGaInN, AlGaN or the like in addition to InGaN. Similarly, an n-type impurity such as Si or a p-type impurity such as Mg can be contained.
[0015]
After film formation of the active layer, the film formation temperature is maintained at 1050 ° C., TMA (trimethylaluminum) gas, TMG gas, nitrogen gas, Cp 2 Mg gas as the dopant gas, and hydrogen gas as the carrier gas are allowed to flow, p An AlGaN layer to be a mold cladding layer is formed. The p-type cladding layer can also have a superlattice structure of GaN and AlGaN in order to improve crystallinity.
[0016]
While maintaining the film formation temperature, the source gas can be TMG gas, nitrogen gas, Cp2Mg gas as a doping gas, and hydrogen gas as a carrier gas can be flown to form a GaN layer to be a p-type contact layer.
[0017]
After masking the nitride semiconductor wafer thus formed, a plurality of island-shaped semiconductor nitrides having a pn junction and the like electrically isolated on the same film formation substrate by etching as in the present invention Semiconductors are formed individually. A part of the n-type contact layer for forming the n-type electrode and the nitride semiconductor are separated into islands, the mask is removed, a mask for electrode formation is formed again, and Au is formed as a p-type translucent electrode by sputtering. Make a film.
[0018]
A mask is formed in advance so that Ni / Au as the p-type pedestal electrode and W / Al as the n-type pedestal electrode can be arranged as shown in FIG. After electrode formation, a protective film is formed of SiO 2 leaving the electrode surface.
[0019]
Subsequently, the four nitride semiconductors separated into island shapes are collected together, and the sapphire substrate is cut along the grooves separated by the dicer and the scriber.
[0020]
Next, the n-type base electrode of the island-shaped nitride semiconductor and the p-type base electrode of the adjacent island-shaped nitride semiconductor are electrically connected in series by wire bonding. More specifically, after a ball is formed in advance on a gold wire, ball bonding is performed on an n-type pedestal electrode or a p-type pedestal electrode of an island-like nitride semiconductor. While extending the ball-bonded gold wire, the adjacent island-shaped nitride semiconductors are connected in series by stitch bonding to the p-type base electrode or the n-type base electrode of the adjacent island-shaped nitride semiconductor. Subsequently, ball bonding is performed again on the wire once stitch-bonded without rotating the work for fixing the nitride semiconductor formed on the film formation substrate. Subsequently, while extending the gold wire ball-bonded on the stitch bonding, the next adjacent island-shaped nitride semiconductor is stitch-bonded to the adjacent p-type base electrode or n-type base electrode of the adjacent island-shaped nitride semiconductor. Electrically connected in series. When the size of the nitride semiconductor is extremely small, the ball bonding can be directly connected to the n-type and p-type pedestal electrodes to be connected in series at a time.
[0021]
Compared with a single nitride semiconductor light emitting device having the same light emitting area, a nitride semiconductor light emitting device made of a plurality of nitride semiconductors formed on the same deposition substrate has higher luminous efficiency. Therefore, not only the serial connection but also the nitride semiconductor light emitting device of the present invention connected in parallel or in series and parallel can be used. Also, the island-like nitride semiconductors can be concentrated and arranged on a straight line as shown in FIG. When the island-shaped
[0022]
The above-described nitride semiconductor light emitting device is formed with the individual size of the island-like nitride semiconductor being about 150 μm square. For comparison with the present invention, a nitride semiconductor light emitting element having a square of about 600 μm is formed in the same manner except that the light emitting area is substantially the same and one nitride semiconductor is laminated. When the light emission intensity of the nitride semiconductor light emitting device of the present invention was compared with 100, the light emitting device for comparison was only 82%. The nitride semiconductor of the present invention was found to have better luminous efficiency than one nitride semiconductor, but the individual size of the island-like nitride semiconductor is greater than about 80 μm and less than about 300 μm, Efficiency can be improved while satisfying mass productivity. Therefore, in order to emit a nitride semiconductor having a larger light emitting area with high luminance, it is preferable to use a nitride semiconductor in which individually divided nitride semiconductors are connected in series. Although only a square nitride semiconductor element is shown in the figure, the present invention can also be applied to a rectangular shape considering rhombus or flip chip mounting for easy separation of the sapphire substrate.
[0023]
【The invention's effect】
By using the nitride semiconductor light emitting device of the present invention, a nitride semiconductor light emitting device capable of efficiently emitting light even in a large area can be obtained. In addition, it becomes possible to perform bonding without directionality that could not be achieved by stitch bonding with a wedge bonder. Accordingly, it is possible to enable bonding with a mixed pattern, shorten the bonding time, and improve the electrode bonding strength.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a schematic plan view of a nitride semiconductor light emitting device of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along the AA cross section of FIG.
FIG. 3 (A) is a schematic plan view of another nitride semiconductor light emitting device of the present invention connected in series, and FIG. 3 (B) shows the nitride semiconductor light emitting device of the present invention connected in parallel. It is a schematic plan view of an element.
FIG. 4 is a schematic plan view of a nitride semiconductor light emitting device shown for comparison with the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
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