JPS6043878A - Light-emitting diode - Google Patents

Light-emitting diode

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JPS6043878A
JPS6043878A JP58151520A JP15152083A JPS6043878A JP S6043878 A JPS6043878 A JP S6043878A JP 58151520 A JP58151520 A JP 58151520A JP 15152083 A JP15152083 A JP 15152083A JP S6043878 A JPS6043878 A JP S6043878A
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Tetsuo Sadamasa
定政 哲雄
Tadashi Komatsubara
小松原 正
Akihiro Hachiman
八幡 彰博
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Toshiba Corp
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    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01LSEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
    • H01L33/00Semiconductor devices having potential barriers specially adapted for light emission; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof
    • H01L33/48Semiconductor devices having potential barriers specially adapted for light emission; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof characterised by the semiconductor body packages
    • H01L33/64Heat extraction or cooling elements
    • H01L33/642Heat extraction or cooling elements characterized by the shape
    • HELECTRICITY
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    • H01LSEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
    • H01L33/00Semiconductor devices having potential barriers specially adapted for light emission; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof
    • H01L33/48Semiconductor devices having potential barriers specially adapted for light emission; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof characterised by the semiconductor body packages
    • H01L33/58Optical field-shaping elements
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    • H01L33/00Semiconductor devices having potential barriers specially adapted for light emission; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof
    • H01L33/48Semiconductor devices having potential barriers specially adapted for light emission; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof characterised by the semiconductor body packages
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    • HELECTRICITY
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    • H01LSEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
    • H01L33/00Semiconductor devices having potential barriers specially adapted for light emission; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof
    • H01L33/48Semiconductor devices having potential barriers specially adapted for light emission; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof characterised by the semiconductor body packages
    • H01L33/64Heat extraction or cooling elements
    • H01L33/647Heat extraction or cooling elements the elements conducting electric current to or from the semiconductor body

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Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve heat dissipation properties from the main surface and back of an LED, and to lead out beams emitted from the main surface of the LED effectively to the outside by each fixing other whole main surface, which is removed as a window for leading out beams, of the LED in the main surface and the back of the LED by first and second terminals and a low melting-point metal and the like. CONSTITUTION:An N type GaAs layer is formed on a P type GaAs substrate in approximately 2mum, and a current constriction layer 26 is formed to a shape that currents can be constricted through a photoengraving process. A P type GaAlAs layer 25, a GaAlAs active layer 24 and an N type GaAlAs layer 23 are constituted on the current constriction layer in the thickness of 1-5mum in succession. First and second electrodes 22, 28 are formed, and the first electrode is removed and a beam-leading-out window is shaped. A low melting-point metal 32, such as In, Sn, etc. or a low melting- point alloy, such as An-Sn, AuSi, In-Ga, solder, etc. is applied on the first and second electrodes through vacuum deposition or plating or the like. A LED is cut to a square of approximately 0.5mm., thus completing a LED. Epoxy resin 37 insulating and fixing a first terminal 33 and a second terminal 34 is fitted into the first terminal, thus completing a light-emitting diode.

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】 〔発明の技術分野〕 この発明は内部電流狭さく形の発光ダイオードに係シ、
特に発光素子(LED)の入出力端子構造を改良したも
の。
[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Technical Field of the Invention] The present invention relates to a light emitting diode with internal current constriction.
In particular, it has an improved input/output terminal structure for light emitting elements (LEDs).

〔発明の技術的背景とその問題点〕[Technical background of the invention and its problems]

LEDから発した光を有効に外部に取り出すための工夫
についてはこれまでに多くの発表がなされている。又,
 LEDを駆動した時に一発生する熱の放散に対する工
夫についても種々の事が行なわれている。ところで、近
年LEDの発光特性は極めて向上し、LEDの光を利用
して通信を行なうこともさかんに進められてきている。
Many publications have been made so far regarding ways to effectively extract light emitted from LEDs to the outside. or,
Various efforts have been made to dissipate the heat generated when an LED is driven. Incidentally, in recent years, the light emitting characteristics of LEDs have improved significantly, and communication using LED light has been actively promoted.

例えばI EIPJE T r a n sactio
n on G’omponen’ts. VoL Cl
{MT−3 NO4 Dec.1980。
For example, I EIPJE TR an sactio.
n on G'omponen'ts. VoLCl
{MT-3 NO4 Dec. 1980.

P2S5に記載があシ、以下にこれを従来例として簡単
に説明する。
There is no description in P2S5, and this will be briefly explained below as a conventional example.

第1図は電流狭さく形見光ダイオードの断面図である。FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a current-restricting keepsake photodiode.

第1図において、11はLED,12は球レンズ13は
第1の端子,14は第2の端子% 15は樹脂.16は
ケースであり、第1と第2の端子間に約2■の電圧を印
加してLEDIIから発光が得られるものである。
In FIG. 1, 11 is an LED, 12 is a ball lens 13 is a first terminal, 14 is a second terminal, and 15 is a resin. Reference numeral 16 denotes a case, in which light emission can be obtained from the LED II by applying a voltage of about 2 .mu. between the first and second terminals.

第2図はLEDの拡大断面図である。第2図において2
1は球レンズ、22は第1の電極、23はn型GaAA
Asり2ラド層、24はGaA/−As活性層、25は
p型GaMAsクラッド層、26はn型GaAs電流狭
さく層、27はp型GaAs基板、28は第2の電極で
ある。第1と第2の電極間に2■の電圧を印加すると電
流は電流狭さく層26によって絞られ、 LEDの中央
部近傍で強い発光が得られる構造と寿っている。LED
に与える電流は100mA程度まで必要で、従って電流
集中の起こる部分では発熱はまぬがれ々い。しかしなが
ら従来の電流狭さく形見光ダイオードでは熱放散に対す
る工夫が十分でなく、電流を増加すると発光輝度の飽和
現象が見られ、有効な構造とは云えなかった。
FIG. 2 is an enlarged sectional view of the LED. In Figure 2, 2
1 is a ball lens, 22 is a first electrode, 23 is n-type GaAAA
24 is a GaA/-As active layer, 25 is a p-type GaMAs cladding layer, 26 is an n-type GaAs current narrowing layer, 27 is a p-type GaAs substrate, and 28 is a second electrode. When a voltage of 2cm is applied between the first and second electrodes, the current is constricted by the current confining layer 26, resulting in a structure that allows strong light emission near the center of the LED. LED
It is necessary to apply a current of up to about 100 mA, and therefore heat generation can be avoided in areas where current concentration occurs. However, conventional current-limiting memento photodiodes do not have sufficient measures for heat dissipation, and when the current is increased, a saturation phenomenon of luminance is observed, so that the structure cannot be said to be effective.

〔発明の目的つ この発明はこうした問題点に対してなされたもので、 
LEDの主面及び裏面からの熱放散性を良くし、且つL
EDO主面から発する光を有効に外部に取シ出す構造の
発光ダイオードを提供することを目的とする。
[Purpose of the Invention This invention was made to solve these problems,
Improves heat dissipation from the main and back surfaces of the LED, and
It is an object of the present invention to provide a light emitting diode having a structure that effectively extracts light emitted from the main surface of the EDO to the outside.

〔発明の概要〕[Summary of the invention]

この発明の骨子は、 LEDの主面の一部を光取り出し
用窓として除くその他の全LET、)主面及び裏面をそ
れぞれ第1の端子及び第2の端子と例えば低融点金属で
固着した構造の発光ダイオードである。
The gist of this invention is that all other LETs except a part of the main surface of the LED are used as a window for light extraction, a structure in which the main surface and back surface are fixed to a first terminal and a second terminal, respectively, with a low melting point metal. It is a light emitting diode.

〔発明の効果〕〔Effect of the invention〕

この発明によって以下に述べる効果が得られた。 This invention has achieved the following effects.

■まず、熱放牧性がI全めて向上したことによって、 
LEDに与える電流に対して発光強度がほぼ比例して増
加した。即ち200mA程度の′電流を与えれば10m
W程度の極めて強い発光が得られることにな勺、光ファ
イバーを用いた通信用光源として有りhであった。
■Firstly, due to the improved thermal grazing ability,
The light emission intensity increased almost in proportion to the current applied to the LED. In other words, if a current of about 200 mA is applied, the distance will reach 10 m.
It was possible to obtain extremely strong light emission on the order of W, making it useful as a light source for communications using optical fibers.

■次に熱放散性の向上によって、LEDのイ、1頓性が
向上し、光通信用光源として有効であった。特に、第2
図に示したクラッド層、活性層の1ワさが1、〜数ミク
ロンと薄い場合、 LEDの主面からの熱放散が支配的
となり極めて有効であったっ〔発明の実施例〕 第3図−〜第6図を参照して本発明の詳細な説明する。
②Next, due to improved heat dissipation, the instantaneous performance of LEDs improved, making them effective as light sources for optical communications. Especially the second
When the cladding layer and active layer shown in the figure are thin, with a thickness of 1 to several microns, heat dissipation from the main surface of the LED becomes dominant and is extremely effective. [Embodiment of the invention] Figure 3- The present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

第3図〜第6図は発光ダイオードの断面図を示すもので
特に第3図は斜視断面図で示した。まず第3図において
、 LED31はQに述べた第2図の構造であり、次の
ように形成する。p型GaAs基板上にn型QaAs 
jqを約2μm形成した後ホトエンダレイビングプロセ
ス(PEP)によって電流狭さくが可能な形に整形して
電流狭さく層26を作る。次に電流狭さく層上に順次p
型GaAlAs層25 、GaA、υLs活性層24 
、 n i5. GaAAAs 層23を1〜5μmの
厚さに制御して構成する。続いて第1及び第2の電極2
2.28:を形成後、第1の電極を選択的に除いて光の
取シ出し窓を作る。この光取シ出し窓は電流狭さく層2
6のない部分に位置合わせして作ることが重要である。
3 to 6 show cross-sectional views of the light emitting diode, and in particular, FIG. 3 is a perspective cross-sectional view. First, in FIG. 3, the LED 31 has the structure shown in FIG. 2 described in Q, and is formed as follows. n-type QaAs on p-type GaAs substrate
After forming jq to a thickness of about 2 μm, the current confining layer 26 is formed by shaping the current confining layer 26 by a photoenderving process (PEP). Next, p
type GaAlAs layer 25 , GaA, υLs active layer 24
, n i5. The GaAAAs layer 23 is controlled to have a thickness of 1 to 5 μm. Next, the first and second electrodes 2
2.28: After forming, the first electrode is selectively removed to create a light extraction window. This light extraction window is the current constriction layer 2.
It is important to align it with the part without 6.

次に第1の′電極及び第2の電1板上に、In 、 S
n等の低融点金属32あるいはAu −8n 、AuS
i 、 In−Ga 、 ハyダ等の低融点合金を真空
蒸着あるいはメッキ等によって被着する。次にLED 
k 0.5+am四方程度に切断してLEDを完成する
。次に第1の端子33及び第2の端子34を準備する。
Next, on the first electrode and the second electrode, In, S
Low melting point metal 32 such as n or Au-8n, AuS
A low melting point alloy such as In-Ga, Hyda, etc. is deposited by vacuum evaporation or plating. Next, the LED
Cut into approximately k 0.5+am square pieces to complete the LED. Next, the first terminal 33 and the second terminal 34 are prepared.

第1の端子には一部に光の取シ出し用穴35をあらかじ
め設けておく。穴の大きさは、発光ダイオードの使用目
的に応じて各種あり、光通信に用いる光フアイバー径の
サイズ程度が使用上有効である。第2の端子は第1の端
子の内部あるいは下部に納まるように設計製造する。第
1の端子及び第2の端子はLEDの熱放散を目的として
いることから、端子の体積は大きい程有効であるが加工
性との兼ねあいづ形状が決定づけられる。
A hole 35 for light extraction is previously provided in a part of the first terminal. The size of the hole varies depending on the purpose of use of the light emitting diode, and the size of the diameter of the optical fiber used for optical communication is effective for use. The second terminal is designed and manufactured to fit inside or below the first terminal. Since the purpose of the first terminal and the second terminal is to dissipate heat from the LED, the larger the volume of the terminal, the more effective it is, but the shape is determined in consideration of workability.

次に、第1及び第2の端子とLEDの第1及び第2の電
極ゑ低融点金萬で固着する方法を以下・に述べる。まず
、第1の端子の光取り出し用穴35とLEDの光取り出
し用窓36との位置合わせをさかさまの状態で行ない、
LEDを狭むように第1の端子と第2の端子とで固定す
る。次にこれを水素ガス中あるいは不活性ガス中で低融
点金属がLEDと端子とを固着する温度例えば150℃
〜55σCKJ%、、Nし、冷却する。次に第1の端子
と第2の端子とを絶縁して固定するためのエポキシ樹脂
37を第1の端子内に設けて発光タイオードを完成する
。そして、第1の端子の光取シ出し用穴の内部にガラス
球しン、<38f:シリコーンゴムで取シ付けることに
よってLEDから発した光は指向性が鋭くなシ、光ファ
イバーとの結合性が良く々るものである。なお、第1の
端子の一部にねじを設けておくことにょ垢外部ソケット
等との密着度が良く、さらに熱放散性が向上するもので
ある。
Next, a method of fixing the first and second terminals and the first and second electrodes of the LED with low melting point metal will be described below. First, align the light extraction hole 35 of the first terminal with the light extraction window 36 of the LED in an upside down state,
The LED is fixed between the first terminal and the second terminal so as to be narrowed. Next, this is heated in hydrogen gas or inert gas at a temperature such as 150°C, at which the low melting point metal bonds the LED and the terminal.
~55σCKJ%, N and cool. Next, an epoxy resin 37 for insulating and fixing the first terminal and the second terminal is provided inside the first terminal to complete the light emitting diode. By attaching a glass bulb inside the light extraction hole of the first terminal with <38F: silicone rubber, the light emitted from the LED has sharp directionality, and the coupling with the optical fiber is improved. It is a good thing. In addition, by providing a screw in a part of the first terminal, the degree of adhesion with an external socket or the like is improved, and heat dissipation is further improved.

次に本発明の変形例を第4図〜第6図を参照して説明す
る。第4図は第1の端子光取り出し穴41にテーパを設
け、さらに、第1及び第2の端子の体積を相対的に増し
たものである。この場合、熱放散性はさらに向上し、光
ファイバーとの結合性も良くなる利点があった。第5図
は第1の端子の光取り出し穴51の側面を反射体として
、球レンズ52を穴51の上部にはするように構成した
ものである。この場合LEDから発した光の大部分は球
レンズを通過し高出力の発光が得られる効果があった。
Next, a modification of the present invention will be explained with reference to FIGS. 4 to 6. In FIG. 4, the first terminal light extraction hole 41 is tapered, and the volumes of the first and second terminals are relatively increased. In this case, there was an advantage that the heat dissipation property was further improved and the coupling property with the optical fiber was also improved. In FIG. 5, the side surface of the light extraction hole 51 of the first terminal is used as a reflector, and a ball lens 52 is placed above the hole 51. In this case, most of the light emitted from the LED passed through the ball lens, resulting in the effect of obtaining high-output light emission.

第6図はリードフレーム61 、62を用いて発光ダイ
オードを構成したもので、あらかじめLEDを挟持する
ように第1の端子と第2の端子を用意し、挟持した状態
でLEDを固着し、その後で樹脂63をモールドしたも
のである。この場合、製造工程は簡便となシ、又材料費
も低廉化できる利点があった。
Figure 6 shows a light emitting diode constructed using lead frames 61 and 62. First and second terminals are prepared in advance so as to sandwich the LED, and the LED is fixed in the sandwiched state. It is molded with resin 63. In this case, the manufacturing process was simple and the material costs were low.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief explanation of the drawing]

第1図は従来の発光ダイオードの断面図、第2図は電流
狭さく型LEDの断面図、第3図は本発明の一実施例を
説明するための斜視断面図、第4図〜第6図は変形例を
説明するための断面図である。 31 ・・電流狭さく型LEQ 35,41.51 ・
・光取り出し穴、32・・低融点金属、36・・・光取
り出し窓、33.61・・第1の端子、3791.樹脂
34.62・・第2の端子、 代理人 弁理士 則近 意佑(ほか1名)第 6 図
Fig. 1 is a sectional view of a conventional light emitting diode, Fig. 2 is a sectional view of a current confinement type LED, Fig. 3 is a perspective sectional view for explaining an embodiment of the present invention, and Figs. 4 to 6. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view for explaining a modification. 31 ・Current constriction type LEQ 35,41.51 ・
-Light extraction hole, 32...Low melting point metal, 36...Light extraction window, 33.61...First terminal, 3791. Resin 34.62...Second terminal, Agent Patent attorney Isuke Norichika (and one other person) Figure 6

Claims (3)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] (1)半導体素子の一部に電流狭さく層を形成して集中
的な発光部k *4成する電流狭さく形見光素子を用い
た発光ダイオードにおいて、前記発光素子の主面の一部
に有する前記発光部を除いて形成した第1の電極を[Y
うように接続をなす第1の端子と、前記発光素子の裏面
に形成した第2の電極と接続ををなす第2の端子と1、
第10婦子と第2の端子と発光素子とを固定する樹脂と
を具備したことを特徴とする発光ダイオード。
(1) In a light emitting diode using a current confinement optical element in which a current confinement layer is formed in a part of a semiconductor element to form a concentrated light emitting part k*4, the The first electrode formed excluding the light emitting part is [Y
a first terminal connected to the light emitting element; a second terminal connected to the second electrode formed on the back surface of the light emitting element;
A light emitting diode comprising a tenth terminal, a second terminal, and a resin for fixing a light emitting element.
(2)前記発光素子の第1及び第2の電極と前記第1及
び第2の端子との接続を低融点金属もしくは低融点合金
で!i!!1着したことを特徴とする特許請求の範囲第
1項記載の発光ダイオード。
(2) The first and second electrodes of the light emitting element and the first and second terminals are connected using a low melting point metal or a low melting point alloy! i! ! The light emitting diode according to claim 1, characterized in that the light emitting diode is in first place.
(3)前記発光部上で且つ鎮1の端子に設けた穴部に球
形レンズを具備したことを特徴とする前記特許M請求の
範囲第1項記載の発光ダイオード。
(3) The light emitting diode according to claim 1 of the above Patent M, characterized in that a spherical lens is provided in a hole provided on the light emitting portion and in the terminal of the cell 1.
JP58151520A 1983-08-22 1983-08-22 Light-emitting diode Pending JPS6043878A (en)

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