Improved electrostatic discharge protection in GaN-based vertical light-emitting diodes by an internal diode

Hwan Hee Jeong, Sang Youl Lee, Jung Hyeok Bae, Kwang Ki Choi, June O. Song, Sung Jin Son, Yong Hyun Lee, Tae Yeon Seong

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Abstract

We first fabricated GaN-based vertical light-emitting diodes (LEDs) with electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection internal diode. Despite the reduced emitting area due to the internal diode, the LEDs with the internal diode give a forward voltage of 3.42 V at 350 mA similar to that (3.40) of LEDs without the internal diode. It is shown that the output power of the LEDs with the internal diode is reduced by about 6% at 350 mA compared to reference LEDs without the internal diode. It is, however, further shown that the LEDs without the internal diode give a yield of 0% at the reverse voltages above 400 V, while the LEDs with the internal diode show a yield of ∼90% at reverse voltages of 2-4 kV.

Original languageEnglish
Article number5688221
Pages (from-to)423-425
Number of pages3
JournalIEEE Photonics Technology Letters
Volume23
Issue number7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2011

Keywords

  • Electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection
  • gallium nitride
  • vertical light-emitting diodes (LEDs)

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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