Abstract: A light emitting device has a light emitting element portion that radiates light with a predetermined wavelength, and a wavelength conversion portion that surrounds a phosphor to be excited by the light with the predetermined wavelength with a transparent and non-moisture permeability material in the form of laminae. Further, a light emitting device has a plurality of LED elements disposed on a same plane, and a wavelength conversion portion that comprises a flat transparent base member that is disposed opposite to the plurality of LED elements and a phosphor layer that is of a phosphor to be excited by light emitted from the LED element and is formed like a film on the base member. The phosphor layer includes part with no phosphor in plane.

Abstract: A light emitting apparatus has a light emitting element, and a transparent glass section and a metal section that surround the light emitting element. The transparent glass section and the metal section have a ratio in thermal expansion coefficient to the light emitting element in a range of 150% to 500%.

Abstract: An image-related information displaying system includes: a host system having a three-dimensional land feature/place name information database and a delivery service subscriber list database; and multiple mobile terminal devices, each of which receives land feature/place name information from the host system and is connected to a base station via respective radio channels The base station is connected to a network, such as a wired public telephone circuit network, and the host system is connected thereto. Individual mobile terminal devices and the host system are bilaterally connected via the radio channels and the network which both reach to the base station. The base station corresponds to a base station managed by a cellular phone service provider when cellular phones are used as radio transmitter-receiver means. The host system includes the three-dimensional land feature/place name information database and the delivery service subscriber list database.

Abstract: A solid-state image pickup device includes a plurality of pixels on a light-receiving surface, photodiodes disposed on the light-receiving surface of a semiconductor substrate while being partitioned on the pixel basis, signal transferring portions which are disposed on the semiconductor substrate and which read signal charges generated and stored in the photodiodes or voltages corresponding to the signal charges, insulating films disposed on the semiconductor substrate while covering the photodiodes, concave portions disposed in the insulating films, pad electrodes disposed on the insulating films, a passivation film which covers inner walls of the concave portions, which is disposed on the pad electrodes, and which has a refractive index higher than that of silicon oxide, and a core layer which is disposed on the passivation film while being filled in the concave portions and which has a refractive index higher than that of silicon oxide.

Abstract: A light emitting device has a light emitting element, and a phosphor layer of phosphor glass to generate fluorescence while being excited by light emitted from the light emitting element. The light emitting element emits ultraviolet light, and the phosphor glass generates visible fluorescence while being excited by the ultraviolet light.

Abstract: An LED lamp has a package and a plurality of light emitting elements that are electrically connected to a plurality of electrode plates provided in the package and that are sealed with transparent material. A red light emitting element of the plurality of light emitting elements is wire bonded along the longitudinal direction of the package, a green light emitting element and a blue light emitting element are flip-chip bonded with its electrode faced down, and the electrodes are extended to a surface opposite to the light emission surface of the LED lamp while being embedded in the package.

Abstract: A light emitting device has: a light emitting element; a conducting portion to supply power to the light emitting element; an element housing portion that houses the light emitting element therein; and a sealing material that seals the light emitting element housed in the element housing portion. The sealing material contains a transparent resin material and a transparent filler with a thermal expansion coefficient smaller than the transparent resin material, and the transparent filler has a refractive index nearly equal to the transparent resin material.

Abstract: A notch portion 7A is disposed on a formation surface of a wiring pattern 7 and is located in a contact point with a wiring pattern 9 of an outside substrate 8, so that a solder 9a melted by reflow soldering slowly flows up along an edge of the notch portion 7A, improving a solder-joint performance. The notch portion 7A is formed in a recess shape as formed by cutting away the substrate 6 and as a result, the melted solder stays in the recess portion, which prevents the melted solder from moving up over the notch portion 7A.

Abstract: An LED lamp has a package and a plurality of light emitting elements that are electrically connected to a plurality of electrode plates provided in the package and that are sealed with transparent material. A red light emitting element of the plurality of light emitting elements is wire bonded along the longitudinal direction of the package, a green light emitting element and a blue light emitting element are flip-chip bonded with its electrode faced down, and the electrodes are extended to a surface opposite to the light emission surface of the LED lamp while being embedded in the package.

Abstract: A light emitting device has a light emitting element and an adhesion layer to bond the light emitting element to a mounting member. The adhesion layer is of inorganic material particles and a transparent inorganic binding layer to be formed between the neighboring inorganic material particles, and the inorganic material particles are substantially connected with each other in the adhesion layer. Another light emitting device has a light emitting element and a phosphor layer that radiates fluorescent light while being excited by light emitted from the light emitting element. The phosphor layer is of phosphor particles and transparent inorganic binding layer to be formed between the neighboring phosphor particles.

Abstract: An error rate select circuit activated in an information sustaining mode is provided, wherein a plurality of pieces of data are read from a dynamic memory circuit and inspection bits which are used to detect an error existing in the pieces of data are generated. If no error is detected, a first predetermined value is added to a total value. If an error is detected, a second predetermined value greater than the first predetermined value is subtracted from the total value. If the total value exceeds a first set value, a refresh period is lengthened by a predetermined time increment. If the total value becomes smaller than a second set value, the refresh period is shortened by the predetermined time increment.

Abstract: A phosphor plate has a wavelength conversion plate member formed of a base material with a phosphor included therein. The phosphor is operable to radiate a wavelength-converted light by being excited by a light emitted from a light emitting element. The base material further has a converter of light travel direction.

Abstract: A light emitting diode has a substrate having a heat radiation conductive member therein, and a light emitting element mounted on the substrate. At least a part of the light emitting element is directly brought into contact and electrically connected with the heat radiation conductive member.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a solid element device, which comprises providing a glass-containing Al2O3 substrate (3) having a GaN based LED element (2) placed thereon, setting a P2O5—ZnO based low melting point glass in parallel with the substrate, and carrying out a press working at a temperature of 415° C. or higher under a pressure of 60 kgf in a nitrogen atmosphere. Under these conditions, the low melting point glass has a viscosity of 109 poise, and is adhered via an oxide formed on the surface of the glass-containing Al2O3 substrate (3). A solid element device manufactured by the above method can be manufactured through a glass sealing working at a low temperature and also has a highly reliable sealing structure.

Abstract: An LED package has a light emitting element, a first optical section that is disposed around the light emitting element, and a second optical section that is disposed around the first optical while being separated from the first optical section. A gap is formed between the first and second optical sections. The gap allows part of light emitted from the light emitting element to be radiated from the first optical section as nearly parallel light converged in the direction perpendicular to the center axis of the light emitting element. The second optical section includes a reflection surface to reflect the nearly parallel light in the direction parallel to the center axis of the light emitting element.

Abstract: After measurement, light-emitting elements are temporarily numbered (1), . . . in measuring order and arranged successively on a temporary palette. In parallel with this operation, measured light intensity data are input to a computer system in association with the temporary numbers (1), . . . In the computer system, the measured light intensity data are rearranged according to predetermined algorithm to make the light intensity values of adjacent light-emitting elements substantially equal, so that the temporary numbers (1), . . . are rearranged on a memory in accordance with the rearranged data. The rearranged data are sent from the computer system to a robot, so that the light-emitting elements on the temporary palette are arranged on a taping.

Abstract: An address-counter control system includes a counter circuit, path switches, and a control circuit. The counter circuit includes a first series of address counters which corresponds to a non-contiguous region portion and second and third series of address counters which correspond to respective contiguous region portions and which are located at two opposite ends of the first series of address counters. The path switches are provided at connection paths between the second and the third series of address counters. The path switches disconnect the first series of address counters and directly connect the second and third series of address counters or disconnect the direct connection between the second and third series of address counters and connect the first series of address counters to and between the second and the third series of address counters. The control circuit control the path switches.

Abstract: A light emitting diode has: a ceramics substrate that has a high thermal conductivity; a light emitting element that is mounted on the ceramics substrate; and a radiation plate that is bonded to the back surface of the ceramics substrate. The radiation plate contacts the ceramics substrate at a contact region that includes a region of the back surface of the ceramics substrate corresponding to a region of the ceramics substrate on which the light emitting element is mounted.

Abstract: A light source device has a light shielding member having an aperture, a light source arranged on one side of the light shielding member, and a converging member arranged relatively with respect to the light source and the light source to thereby converge light emitted from the light source in the aperture or in a vicinity of the aperture. Another type of light source device has a single light source, and a converging member for converging light from the light source to thereby distribute the light to at least two points. Still another type of light source device has a light source, and a reflecting mirror arranged to enclose a side of a light emission direction of the light source, the reflecting mirror reflecting light emitted from the light source in a direction except the light source so that the light is radiated outside.

Abstract: A light-emitting element has a light-emitting layer and at lease one light-extracting portion. At least a partial part of the light-extracting portion is formed into a concave or convex surface for enhancing the efficiency of extracting light. Another light-emitting element has a light-emitting layer and a concave or convex surface for reflecting light emitted from the light-emitting layer toward one or more other surfaces of the light-emitting element through an inside of the light-emitting element.