H10H INORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES HAVING POTENTIAL BARRIERS
Introduced: January 2025
Classification Context
- Section:
- ELECTRICITY
- Class:
- SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- Subclass:
- INORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES HAVING POTENTIAL BARRIERS
Description
H10H covers inorganic semiconductor devices designed to emit light through the application of electrical potential barriers, primarily encompassing light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and related structures. These devices utilize p-n junctions or heterojunctions in inorganic materials (such as GaAs, GaN, InP, and silicon carbide) where charge carriers recombine across a potential barrier to generate photons. The classification includes LED architectures, quantum well structures, and similar technologies where the barrier engineering directly controls light emission characteristics. This subclass excludes organic light-emitting devices (covered under H10K) and laser diodes (covered under H01S), focusing instead on spontaneous emission devices.
Additional Content
Semiconductor lasers
Related Keywords
3 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- H10H 20/00 Individual inorganic light-emitting semiconductor devices having potential barriers, e.g. light-emitting diodes [LED]
- H10H 29/00 Integrated devices, or assemblies of multiple devices, comprising at least one light-emitting semiconductor element covered by group
- H10H 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class H10, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- SAMSUNG DISPLAY KR 21,044
- SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 14,774
- LG DISPLAY COMPANY KR 9,454
- TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY TW 8,301
- SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY COMPANY JP 7,642
- BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP COMPANY 6,845
- BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP COMPANY CN 6,806
- SAMSUNG DISPLAY 6,577
- LG CHEM KR 5,461
- SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY COMPANY 5,115