Encapsulated Patents (Class 257/100)
  • Patent number: 9620686
    Abstract: A display may be provided with light sources. The light sources may include light-emitting diodes. The light sources may have packages formed from package bodies to which the light-emitting diodes are mounted. Layers such as quantum dot layers, light-scattering layers, spacer layers, and diffusion barrier layers may be formed over the package bodies and light-emitting diodes. Quantum dots of different colors may be stacked on top of each other. A getter may be incorporated into one or more of the layers to getter oxygen and water. Quantum dots may be formed from semiconductor layers that are doped with n-type and p-type dopant to adjust the locations of their conduction and valance bands and thereby enhanced quantum dot performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan S. Steckel, Sajjad A. Khan, Jean-Jacques P. Drolet
  • Patent number: 9620694
    Abstract: An optoelectronic component includes a leadframe, a molded body connected to the leadframe, and an optoelectronic semiconductor chip arranged on the leadframe, wherein the leadframe includes an alignment opening, and wherein the molded body includes a recess via which the leadframe is exposed in the area of the alignment opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Zitzlsperger, Matthias Goldbach
  • Patent number: 9620487
    Abstract: Reflective bank structures for light emitting devices are described. The reflective bank structure may include a substrate, an insulating layer on the substrate, and an array of bank openings in the insulating layer with each bank opening including a bottom surface and sidewalls. A reflective layer spans sidewalls of each of the bank openings in the insulating layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Kapil V. Sakariya, Andreas Bibl, Hsin-Hua Hu
  • Patent number: 9614128
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a surface mountable semiconductor device comprising at least one semiconductor element mounted on or integrated in a device substrate (1) having a top surface and a bottom surface. One or several electrical pads (2) of a first height and at least one thermal pad (3) of a second height are arranged at the bottom surface of the device substrate (1). In the proposed surface mountable semiconductor device the height of the thermal pad (3) is larger than the height of the electrical pads (2). This allows the mounting of such a device to an IMS with a locally removed dielectric layer in an easy and reliable manner in order to directly connect the thermal pad with the metallic substrate of the IMS.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
    Inventor: Josef Andreas Schug
  • Patent number: 9614137
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes: a heat dissipative board; a wiring board which adheres and is fixed to the heat dissipative board and in which a through-hole is formed; a light-emitting element which is mounted on a front surface of the heat dissipative board which is exposed through the through-hole of the wiring board; a bonding wire which connects the light-emitting element and the wiring board; and a light-reflecting member which covers a surface of an inner peripheral wall of the through-hole excluding disposition places of the light-emitting element and the bonding wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shota Shimonishi, Shigeo Takeda, Tomohiro Miwa
  • Patent number: 9608179
    Abstract: Disclosed is a SMD type LED package device, a method for manufacturing the same, and a light-emitting apparatus, wherein the surface-mount-device (SMD) type light-emitting diode (LED) package device comprises an assembly of an LED chip, two metal supporting frames, and a packaging body. The two metal supporting frames of the assembly are spaced apart from each other and disposed in parallel along the first axis. Each metal supporting frame has a first end electrically connected to the LED chip and a second end opposite to the first end. The packaging body has a lens portion and a supporting portion, which is integrally formed with the packaging body and covers the LED chip and the first ends of the metal supporting frames.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: Powerled Electronic Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wei Pin Hsu, Teh Yang Lin
  • Patent number: 9608172
    Abstract: In at least one embodiment, the optoelectronic semiconductor component contains at least one chip support having electrical contact devices and also at least one optoelectronic semiconductor chip that is set up to produce radiation and that is mechanically and electrically mounted on the chip support. A component support is attached to the chip support. The semiconductor chip is situated in a recess in the component support. The component support is electrically insulated from the chip support and from the semiconductor chip. The component support is formed from a metal or from a metal alloy. On a top that is remote from the chip support, the component support is provided with a reflective coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Schwarz, Matthias Sabathil
  • Patent number: 9609754
    Abstract: There are provided a package for mounting an electronic element which can be reduced in size and an electronic device. A package for mounting an electronic element includes an insulating base including a frame section; an electrode pad disposed on an upper surface of the frame section; a first wall conductor disposed in an upper end part of an inner wall of the frame section so as to be electrically connected to the electrode pad; and a wiring conductor embedded within the frame section so as to be electrically connected to the first wall conductor. Consequently, the package for mounting an electronic element can be reduced in size, and is capable of suppressing electrical short-circuiting between the wiring conductor and an electronic element and of suppressing occurrence of a crack in the insulating base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akihiko Funahashi, Kanae Horiuchi, Yousuke Moriyama
  • Patent number: 9606285
    Abstract: A disclosed lighting apparatus includes a light-diffusive plate having opposing first and second faces bounded by one or more sides. A first electrically conductive sheet is disposed on the first face of the light-diffusive plate, and an electrically insulative sheet is disposed on the first electrically conductive sheet. A second electrically conductive sheet is disposed on the electrically insulative sheet. A plurality of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) have light emitting portions that face a portion of the light-diffusive plate. The LEDs are electrically coupled to the first electrically conductive sheet and to the second electrically conductive sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: Automated Assembly Corporation
    Inventors: Scott Lindblad, David Neuman, Matthew Odden
  • Patent number: 9598633
    Abstract: A luminescent color conversion member of a light emitting device includes a glass and integrated particles dispersed inside the glass, each of the integrated particles being a mixture of phosphors and a dispersively binding material that are bonded to each other. The luminescent color conversion member is configured as a sintered body of a mixture of the integrated particles and glass particles. The dispersively binding material is a non-glass material having transparency and bondability to the phosphors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Satoshi Wada
  • Patent number: 9601663
    Abstract: A light-emitting diode chip includes a semiconductor body including a radiation-generating active region, at least two contact locations electrically contacting the active region, a carrier and a connecting medium arranged between the carrier and the semiconductor body, wherein the semiconductor body includes roughening on outer surfaces facing the carrier, the semiconductor body mechanically connects to the carrier by the connecting medium, the connecting medium locally directly contacts the semiconductor body and the carrier, and the at least two contact locations are arranged on the upper side of the semiconductor body facing away from the carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Lutz Höppel, Norwin von Malm, Matthias Sabathil
  • Patent number: 9594207
    Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) package includes: a main body mounted on a substrate; a light emitting diode that is mounted in the main body and emits light; and a lead frame exposed to allow the main body to be selectively top-mounted or side-mounted. A backlight unit includes: a light guide plate configured to allow a light source to proceed to a liquid crystal panel; a light emitting diode (LED) mounted in a main body mounted on a substrate and generating a light source; and an LED package having a lead frame exposed to allow the main body to be selectively top-mounted or side-mounted, and being mounted on the light guide plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Geun-Young Kim, Tomohisa Onishi, Jung-Hun Lee, Young-Taek Kim, Jong-Jin Park, Mi-Jeong Yun, Young-Sam Park, Hun-Joo Hahm, Hyung-Suk Kim, Seong-Yeon Han, Do-Hun Kim, Dae-Yeon Kim, Dae-Hyun Kim, Jung-Kyu Park
  • Patent number: 9590009
    Abstract: A semiconductor light emitting element includes a base body, a first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer, a first light emitting layer, a first conductive layer, a third semiconductor layer, a fourth semiconductor layer, a second light emitting layer, a second conductive layer, a first member, and a second member. The first member includes a first end portion and a second end portion. The first end portion is positioned between the base body and the first conductive layer and electrically connected to the first conductive layer, the second end portion not overlapping the second conductive layer. The second member includes a third end portion and a fourth end portion. The third end portion is positioned between the base body and the second conductive layer and electrically connected to the second conductive layer. The fourth end portion is electrically connected to the second end portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Jumpei Tajima, Hiroshi Ono, Toshihide Ito, Kenjiro Uesugi, Shinya Nunoue
  • Patent number: 9589940
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes a substrate, a first light emitting element, a second light emitting element, a first conductive pattern, and a second conductive pattern. The first conductive pattern is provided on the substrate and includes a first element mounting portion and a first wire connecting portion. The second conductive pattern is provided on the substrate to form a first wiring gap between the first conductive pattern and the second conductive pattern. A first recess is provided between the first element mounting portion and the first wire connecting portion and is in communication with the first wiring gap. At least a part of an outer shape of the first element mounting portion is defined by the first wiring gap and the first recess on a third side of the first element mounting portion adjacent to the second conductive pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yohei Minoda
  • Patent number: 9589943
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for separating regions of a semiconductor layer and for introducing an outcoupling structure into an upper side of the semiconductor layer, the outcoupling structure being provided to couple light out of the semiconductor layer. The upper side of the semiconductor layer is covered by a mask having first openings for introducing the outcoupling structure and at least a second opening, which is provided to introduce a separating trench into the semiconductor layer. With the aid of an etching method, the outcoupling structure is introduced into the upper side of the semiconductor layer in the region of the first openings and simultaneously a separating trench passing through the semiconductor layer is introduced into the semiconductor layer via the second opening, and a region of the semiconductor layer is separated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: OSRAM OPTO SEMICONDUCTORS GMBH
    Inventors: Lorenzo Zini, Bernd Boehm
  • Patent number: 9589935
    Abstract: A package apparatus includes a first package module, a second package module and multiple conductive elements. The first package module includes a first molding compound layer, a first conductive pillar layer disposed in the first molding compound layer, a first internal component, and a first protection layer. The first internal component electrically connects to the first conductive pillar layer and disposed in the first molding compound layer. The first protection layer is disposed on the first molding compound layer and the first conductive pillar layer. The second package module includes a second molding compound layer, a second conductive pillar layer disposed in the second molding compound layer, and a second internal component. The second internal component electrically connects to the second conductive pillar layer and disposed in the second molding compound layer. The conductive elements are disposed between the first and the second conductive pillar layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: PHOENIX PIONEER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chu-Chin Hu, Shih-Ping Hsu, E-Tung Chou
  • Patent number: 9577211
    Abstract: Provided are an organic electronic element equipped with a sealing layer having excellent gas barrier properties, transparency and the like, and a method for efficiently manufacturing such an organic electronic element. Disclosed are an organic electronic element including, on a substrate, a first electrode and a second electrode facing each other, with at least one organic functional layer being interposed therebetween, and a method for manufacturing such an organic electronic element, characterized in that a sealing layer is directly provided along the top surface and the lateral surface of the organic electronic element, and the sealing layer is obtained by implanting plasma ions into a coating film containing a silicon compound as a main component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: LINTEC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Satoshi Naganawa
  • Patent number: 9570666
    Abstract: Various embodiments of a thermal energy transfer apparatus that removes thermal energy from a light-emitting device are described. In one aspect, an apparatus comprises a non-metal base plate and a silicon-based cover element disposed on the base plate. The base plate is coated with a first electrically-conductive pattern that forms a first electrode. The base plate is further coated with a second electrically-conductive pattern that is electrically isolated from the first electrically-conductive pattern. The cover element holds the one or more light-emitting devices between the base plate and the cover element with at least a portion of a light-emitting surface of each of the one or more light-emitting devices exposed. The cover element is coated with a third electrically-conductive pattern that is in contact with the second electrically-conductive pattern to form a second electrode when the cover element is disposed on the base plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Inventors: Gerald Ho Kim, Jay Eunjae Kim
  • Patent number: 9570427
    Abstract: Light emitting devices and methods of integrating micro LED devices into light emitting device are described. In an embodiment a light emitting device includes a reflective bank structure within a bank layer, and a conductive line atop the bank layer and elevated above the reflective bank structure. A micro LED device is within the reflective bank structure and a passivation layer is over the bank layer and laterally around the micro LED device within the reflective bank structure. A portion of the micro LED device and a conductive line atop the bank layer protrude above a top surface of the passivation layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Andreas Bibl, Charles R. Griggs
  • Patent number: 9562667
    Abstract: (Problem to be Solved) To provide a wavelength converting device which can efficiently exhaust heat from the wavelength converting member using a heat dissipating member. (Solution) The wavelength converting device includes a heat dissipating member, a wavelength converting member disposed on the heat dissipating member, and a connecting member which connects the heat dissipating member and the wavelength converting member. Particularly, the wavelength converting member includes an upper surface, side surfaces, and a lower surface, and the connecting member is thermally connected to the side surfaces and the lower surface of the wavelength converting member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jun Kawamata, Takao Kosugi
  • Patent number: 9553212
    Abstract: An optical coupler includes an optical transmitting unit and an optical receiving unit in a facing arrangement. The optical transmitting unit includes a power lead having a first die-pad portion, a light emitting element on the first die-pad portion, a ground lead having a second die-pad portion, and an integrated circuit on the second die-pad portion. The integrated circuit has a power pad portion, a light emitting element pad portion, and input pad portions thereon. An inter-center distance between an inner lead of the first input lead and an inner lead of the second input lead is equal to or less than an inter-center distance between an outer lead of the first input lead and an outer lead of the second input lead.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Yuta Kugiyama
  • Patent number: 9553245
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes: a substrate having a base body and a plurality of wiring parts provided on at least one side of the base body; a first covering part that covers part of the wiring parts; a plurality of light emitting elements that are disposed on the wiring parts exposed from the first covering part; a second covering part that is disposed on the first covering part surrounding the light emitting elements and is formed from a material whose reflectivity is higher than that of the first covering part, and a resin component that seals the substrate and the light emitting elements, and is disposed in contact with the first covering part and the second covering part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kazuhiro Kamada
  • Patent number: 9551825
    Abstract: A light emitting diode package for a directional display may comprise light emitting diodes and a protection diode. The protection diode may be arranged in a well that is at a different location to the well that the light emitting diodes are arranged. The directional display may include a waveguide. The waveguide may include light extraction features arranged to direct light from an array of light sources by total internal reflection to an array of viewing windows and a reflector arranged to direct light from the waveguide by transmission through extraction features of the waveguide to the same array of viewing windows. The brightness of the directional display can be increased. An efficient and bright directional display system can be achieved. Efficient light baffling for light escaping from the edge of the waveguide is achieved through light deflecting extraction films.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: RealD Spark, LLC
    Inventors: Graham J. Woodgate, Michael G. Robinson, Jonathan Harrold
  • Patent number: 9546769
    Abstract: A lamp that is mounted on a vehicle has a light-emitting element having a light-emitting portion, a first terminal, and a second terminal, a circuit board having a first surface on which the light-emitting element mounted is mounted, and a reflector that reflects light emitted from the light-emitting portion to a front of the light-emitting element. The first terminal supplies power to the light-emitting portion. The second terminal supports the light-emitting portion. The first terminal and the second terminal are arranged in a longitudinal direction. The second terminal is placed rearward of the first terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yuji Yasuda
  • Patent number: 9541242
    Abstract: A lighting arrangement (100), comprising a first group of light sources (102) comprising at least one LED providing white light having a first color temperature; a second group of light sources (110) comprising at least one LED providing white light having a second color temperature; and a third group of light sources (116) comprising at least one LED providing a light having a predetermined dominant wavelength; wherein the third group of light sources (116) is configured to receive a light converting device (200, 400) comprising a phosphor (208, 208?, 208?, 208??, 414), the light converting device (200, 400) configured for converting light from the third group of light sources (116) to white light having a third color temperature, wherein the light converting device (200, 400) is configured to have electrical connection means (120) for providing an electrical connection between one of the first (102) and the second (110) group of light sources and the third group of light sources (116).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventor: Harald Josef Guenther Radermacher
  • Patent number: 9537071
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a light emitting device having a resin package which provides an optical reflectivity equal to or more than 70% at a wavelength between 350 nm and 800 nm after thermal curing, and in which a resin part and a lead are formed in a substantially same plane in an outer side surface, includes a step of sandwiching a lead frame provided with a notch part, by means of an upper mold and a lower mold, a step of transfer-molding a thermosetting resin containing a light reflecting material in a mold sandwiched by the upper mold and the lower mold to form a resin-molded body in the lead frame and a step of cutting the resin-molded body and the lead frame along the notch part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hirofumi Ichikawa, Masaki Hayashi, Shimpei Sasaoka, Tomohide Miki
  • Patent number: 9537019
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a base, a semiconductor element disposed on the base, a resist layer formed on the base, and a resin-sealed portion covering the semiconductor element and the resist layer. A plurality of concave portions is formed in the resist layer, and each of the plurality of concave portions is filled with a part of the resin-sealed portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: Rohm Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tomoichiro Toyama
  • Patent number: 9536799
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a hot-meltable curable silicone composition for compression molding or laminating and a laminate provided with at least one layer comprising the composition, as well as a semiconductor device using these and a method of manufacturing the same. In accordance with the present invention, it is possible to efficiently manufacture a semiconductor device provided with a hemi-spheroidal lens- or dome-shaped seal. In the present invention, it is easy to control the shape of the seal, and the seal does not contain any bubbles. In the present invention, it is also easy to control the thickness of the coating layer of the semiconductor device apart from the seal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignees: Dow Corning Corporation, Dow Corning Toray Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shin Yoshida, Makoto Yoshitake, Haruna Yamazaki, Masaaki Amako, Steven Swier, Toshiki Nakata
  • Patent number: 9529133
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a LED device, a light guide plate and a backlight module, which are capable of generating red light, green light and blue light under excitation of ultraviolet light, and reducing damages of human eyes due to blue light by attenuating or eliminating light intensity of the blue light having a wavelength of 460 nm. The LED device comprises an ultraviolet illuminant and a quantum dot film located on a light emitting side of the ultraviolet illuminant. The quantum dot film includes a quantum dot material capable of generating the red light, the green light and the blue light under excitation of ultraviolet light. The wavelength of the generated blue light is within a wave band of 450˜470 nm, and a wave crest of the generated blue light is located within the wave band excluding 460 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignees: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd., Beijing BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jiuxia Yang, Feng Bai
  • Patent number: 9530940
    Abstract: A light-emitting device, comprises a light-emitting stacked layer comprising a first conductivity type semiconductor layer; a light-emitting layer formed on the first conductivity type semiconductor layer; and a second conductivity type semiconductor layer formed on the light-emitting layer and comprising a first plurality of cavities; a first planarization layer formed on a first part of the second conductivity type semiconductor layer; a first transparent conductive oxide layer formed on the first planarization layer and on a second part of the second conductivity type semiconductor layer, the first transparent conductive oxide layer including a first portion in contact with the first planarization layer and including a second portion in contact with the upper surface of the second conductivity type semiconductor layer; a first electrode formed on the first portion; and a first reflective metal layer formed between the first transparent conductive oxide layer and the first electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tzu-Chieh Hsu, Ching-San Tao, Chen Ou, Min-Hsun Hsieh, Chao-Hsing Chen
  • Patent number: 9530942
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a slim LED package. The slim LED package includes first and second lead frames separated from each other, a chip mounting recess formed on one upper surface region of the first lead frame by reducing a thickness of the one upper surface region below other upper surface regions of the first lead frame, an LED chip mounted on a bottom surface of the chip mounting recess and connected with the second lead frame via a bonding wire, and a transparent encapsulation material protecting the LED chip while supporting the first and second lead frames.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Eun Jung Seo
  • Patent number: 9523034
    Abstract: A phosphor includes a host crystal including Sr3MgSi2O8 crystal and SrMgSiO4 crystal and also includes Eu2+, or Eu2+ and Mn2+ as luminescent centers. Alternatively, a phosphor includes a host crystal including Sr3MgSi2O8 crystal and SrMgSiO4 and also includes Eu2+ as a luminescent center, the phosphor being free from Mn2+ as a luminescent center. A light-emitting device includes a phosphor layer containing the phosphor. A projector and a vehicle include the light-emitting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kojiro Okuyama, Seigo Shiraishi, Mitsuru Nitta
  • Patent number: 9525104
    Abstract: This application discloses a light-emitting diode comprising a first semiconductor layer, an active layer on the first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer on the active layer, and a semiconductor contact layer on the second semiconductor layer. The second semiconductor layer comprises a first sub-layer and a second sub-layer formed above the first sub-layer, wherein the material of the second sub-layer comprises AlxGa1-xN (0<x<1) and the second sub-layer has a surface comprising a structure of irregularly distributed holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yu-Yao Lin, Tsun-Kai Ko, Chien-Yuan Tseng, Yen-Chih Chen, Chun-Ta Yu, Shih-Chun Ling, Cheng-Hsiung Yen, Hsin-Hsien Wu
  • Patent number: 9525114
    Abstract: An optical semiconductor device includes a substrate that has a silver plating layer formed on a surface, a light emitting diode that is bonded to the silver plating layer, a light reflecting portion that surrounds the light emitting diode, a transparent sealing portion that is filled into the light reflecting portion and seals the light emitting diode, and a clay film that covers the silver plating layer. The transparent sealing portion and the light reflecting portion are bonded to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: HITACHI CHEMICAL COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoko Higashiuchi, Nobuaki Takane, Masashi Yamaura, Maki Inada, Hiroshi Yokota
  • Patent number: 9525115
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes a substrate, metallization, a light emitting element, conducting wire, light reflective resin, and insulating material. The metallization is provided on a surface of the substrate that is made of insulating substance. The light emitting element is mounted on the substrate. The conducting wire electrically connects the metallization and the light emitting element. The light reflective resin is provided on the substrate to reflect light from the light emitting element. The insulating material covers at least part of metallization surfaces. The insulating material is established to come in contact with a side of the light emitting element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mototaka Inobe, Motokazu Yamada, Kazuhiro Kamada
  • Patent number: 9519259
    Abstract: A housing structure includes: a housing configured to house therein components for use by an image forming apparatus and having an opening; a cover member configured to cover the opening of the housing and including an adherend portion; and a sealing member placed between an opening end of the housing and the cover member and configured to seal between the cover member and the housing by being compressed when the cover member is attached to the housing, the sealing member adhering to the adherend portion of the cover member, and at least one groove being formed in the adherent portion of the cover member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Daisuke Yoshida, Takeshi Yamakawa
  • Patent number: 9520334
    Abstract: An integrated structure includes a support supporting at least one chip and a heat dissipating housing, attached to the chip. The housing is thermally conductive and has a thermal expansion compatible with the chip. The housing may further including closed cavities filled with a phase change material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignees: STMICROELECTRONICS (CROLLES 2) SAS, STMICROELECTRONICS SA
    Inventors: Laurent-Luc Chapelon, Pascal Ancey, Sandrine Lhostis
  • Patent number: 9515292
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an organic EL element having a pair of electrodes and an organic functional layer disposed therebetween, the pair of electrodes consisting of an upper electrode and a lower electrode, comprising: forming the upper electrode on the organic functional layer by a magnetron sputtering method with a film-forming power density no less than 4.5 W/cm2 and no greater than 9.0 W/cm2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: JOLED INC.
    Inventor: Masaki Aonuma
  • Patent number: 9508697
    Abstract: There is provided a semiconductor light-emitting device which includes a light-emitting diode (LED) chip having a first plane on which first and second electrodes are disposed and a second plane disposed opposite to the first plane, first and second solder bumps disposed in bonding areas of the first and second electrodes, respectively, and a protective device electrically connected to the first and second electrodes and mounted on the first plane of the LED chip. The protective device has the substantially same thickness as each of the first and second solder bumps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jung Kyu Park
  • Patent number: 9508903
    Abstract: An optoelectronic component includes at least one inorganic optoelectronically active semiconductor component having an active region that emits or receives light during operation, and a sealing material applied by atomic layer deposition on at least one surface region, the sealing material covering the surface region in a hermetically impermeable manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Fehrer, Alfred Lell, Martin Müller, Tilman Schlenker, Sönke Tautz, Uwe Strauβ
  • Patent number: 9502628
    Abstract: A method is provided for manufacturing a LED package base including providing a metal core substrate having a top surface and a bottom surface and forming two first trenches in the metal core substrate. The first trenches extend from the top surface to the bottom surface. The method further includes at least partially filling in the first trenches with first dielectric material to form dielectric isolations. The dielectric isolations divide the metal core substrate into three metal core portions. Two of the metal core portions may be configured to serve as LED package electrodes. The method also includes applying a second dielectric material to cover at least a portion of the first dielectric material, and forming a conductive layer over the second dielectric material to form circuit contacts. The conductive layer includes a first conductive material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: STARLITE LED INC.
    Inventors: Pao Chen, Chung Chi Chang, Ming Chieh Huang
  • Patent number: 9502622
    Abstract: This disclosure discloses an LED assembly. The LED assembly comprises a transparent substrate; a first phosphor layer; a transparent mount, having a plurality of trenches substantially in parallel to each other, wherein the first phosphor layer is positioned between the transparent substrate and the transparent mount; an LED chip, mounted on an area of the transparent mount, wherein the area is located substantially between the trenches; and a second phosphor layer inside the trenches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignees: HUGA OPTOTECH INC., INTERLIGHT OPTOTECH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tzer-Perng Chen, Tzu-Chi Cheng
  • Patent number: 9496469
    Abstract: Provided are an optical device package and a method of manufacturing the same. The method of manufacturing the optical device package according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention comprises: forming an adhesive layer showing predetermined reflectance or more on an insulating layer; forming a metal layer on the adhesive layer; forming a circuit pattern layer by etching the metal layer; and mounting an optical device on the circuit pattern layer. According to the present invention, the adhesive layer showing the predetermined reflectance or more rather than a transparent adhesive layer is formed, whereby thanks to the adhesive layer exposed by the etched part of the circuit pattern layer, the light can be prevented from being trapped. Thus, it is advantageous that luminous intensity of the optical device package increases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jee Heum Paik, Ji Haeng Lee
  • Patent number: 9492576
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a display screen including a first array of first light-emitting diodes for emitting visible light and a second array of second light-emitting diodes for emitting ultraviolet light, wherein the second light-emitting diodes are interspersed among the first light-emitting diodes. A method includes a computing device receiving input from a remote server indicating that a surface of the computing device should be disinfected, the computing device detecting that a display screen is in a closed positioning facing the surface, wherein the display screen includes an array of light-emitting diodes for emitting ultraviolet light, and controlling operation of the light-emitting diodes to disinfect the surface in response to the input received. The surface may, for example, be selected from a keyboard, a touchpad, and a cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: Lenovo Enterprise Solutions (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Gary D. Cudak, William M. Megarity, Luke D. Remis, Christopher L. Wood
  • Patent number: 9496459
    Abstract: A semiconductor light emitting element includes: an n-type cladding layer containing n-type impurities (Si); a light emitting layer laminated on the n-type cladding layer; and a semiconductor layer containing a p-type cladding layer containing p-type impurities (Mg) and laminated on the light emitting layer. The light emitting layer has a multiple quantum well structure including first to fifth barrier layers and first to fourth well layers, and one well layer is sandwiched by two barrier layers. The thickness of the p-type cladding layer 161 is set at less than 3-times the thickness of each of the first to fourth well layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Katsuki Kusunoki, Hisao Sato
  • Patent number: 9496461
    Abstract: A LED package structure including a carrier substrate, a flip-chip LED and a molding compound is provided. The carrier substrate includes a main body and a patterned conductive layer embedded in the main body. The main body is composed of polymer material. The main body has a cavity, and a bottom surface of the cavity is aligned with an upper surface of the patterned conductive layer. A difference in coefficient of thermal expansion between the main body in a rubbery state and the patterned conductive layer is smaller than 30 ppm/° C. The flip-chip LED is disposed inside the cavity and electrically connected to the patterned conductive layer. The molding compound is disposed inside the cavity and encapsulates the flip-chip LED. A vertical distance between a top surface of the molding compound and the bottom surface of the cavity is smaller than or equal to a depth of the cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: Genesis Photonics Inc.
    Inventors: Yu-Feng Lin, Po-Tsun Kuo, Meng-Ting Tsai
  • Patent number: 9490411
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a light emitting device having a resin package which provides an optical reflectivity equal to or more than 70% at a wavelength between 350 nm and 800 nm after thermal curing, and in which a resin part and a lead are formed in a substantially same plane in an outer side surface, includes a step of sandwiching a lead frame provided with a notch part, by means of an upper mold and a lower mold, a step of transfer-molding a thermosetting resin containing a light reflecting material in a mold sandwiched by the upper mold and the lower mold to form a resin-molded body in the lead frame and a step of cutting the resin-molded body and the lead frame along the notch part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hirofumi Ichikawa, Masaki Hayashi, Shimpei Sasaoka, Tomohide Miki
  • Patent number: 9490221
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a wiring substrate, a lower magnetic shield member, a semiconductor chip, and an upper magnetic shield member. The lower magnetic shield member is provided on the wiring substrate. The semiconductor chip is provided on the lower magnetic shield member. The semiconductor chip includes a magnetic memory element. The upper magnetic shield member is provided on the semiconductor chip. The semiconductor chip is disposed between the upper magnetic shield member and the lower magnetic shield member. The lower magnetic shield member and the upper magnetic shield member include a soft magnetic resin. The lower magnetic shield member and the upper magnetic shield member are in direct contact with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: SHINKO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tadashi Arai, Yukiharu Takeuchi
  • Patent number: 9490218
    Abstract: To improve the assemblability of a semiconductor device. When a memory chip is mounted over a logic chip, a recognition range including a recognition mark formed at a back surface of the logic chip is imaged and a shape of the recognition range is recognized, alignment of a plurality of bumps of the logic chip and a plurality of projection electrodes of the above-described memory chip is performed based on a result of the recognition, and the above-described memory chip is mounted over the logic chip. At this time, the shape of the recognition range is different from any portion of an array shape of the bumps, as a result, the recognition mark in the shape of the recognition range can be reliably recognized, and alignment of the bumps of the logic chip and the projection electrodes of the above-described memory chip is performed with high accuracy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Bunji Yasumura, Yoshinori Deguchi, Fumikazu Takei, Akio Hasebe, Naohiro Makihira, Mitsuyuki Kubo
  • Patent number: 9475987
    Abstract: Disclosed are phosphors and, more particularly, yellow light emitting phosphors and light emitting device packages using the same. The yellow light emitting phosphor includes a first phosphor including at least one of Lu3Al5O12:Ce, SrSi2O2N2, and ?-type SiAlON and a second phosphor mixed with the first phosphor to form a mixture, the second phosphor including ?-type SiAlON(Li-?-SiAlON) containing Li as a metal component, wherein the second phosphor emits light having a central wavelength in a range of 550 nm to 590 nm by being excited by near ultraviolet (UV) or blue light, The mixture of the first phosphor and the second phosphor is excited by the near UV or blue light to emit yellow light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Younggil Yoo, Dongwon Kang, Gunyoung Hong, Minsung Kim