ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,538,617, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to ALEDIA (Champagnier, France).
"3D light-emitting diode and associated manufacturing method" was invented by Eric Pourquier (Saint Jean de Vedas, France).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "One or more embodiments relate to a light-emitting diode and its manufacturing method. The diode includes at least one radial three-dimensional (3D) structure including a core having a first conductivity, and having a wire or pyramidal shape with edges substantially parallel or oblique to the direction z, an active region configured to emit light radiation, the active region including at least one radial part cover...