Patents Assigned to Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
  • Patent number: 10145606
    Abstract: An illustrative refrigeration unit door includes a transparent window portion that receives light from a light source such that the light exhibits total internal reflection within the window portion. A series of uniformly-sized prisms with non-uniform spacing ejects light from one face of the transparent window portion at angles around 60 degrees and 30 degrees. Collimated light can be used to reduce the amount of light ejected from a second face of the transparent window that is opposite the first face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: David G. Pelka
  • Patent number: 10134967
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes first and second lead frames spaced apart from each other, the first and second lead frames each including a top surface, an opposing bottom surface, and sidewalls arranged between the top surface and the bottom surface thereof, in which at least one of the first and second lead frames include three inset sidewalls that at least partially define a fixing space, the fixing space undercutting at least one of the first lead frame and second lead frame, a light-emitting diode chip disposed on the top surface of the first or second lead frame, and the top surfaces of the first and second lead frames are substantially flat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Eun Jung Seo, Jae Ho Cho, Bang Hyun Kim
  • Patent number: 10119671
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a light-emitting device and a vehicular lamp including the same. The light-emitting device may include a light-emitting unit and a sidewall. The light emitting unit may include a light-emitting element. The sidewall may surround a side of the light-emitting unit and adjoin the side of the light-emitting unit. The light-emitting element may include at least two light-emitting cells grown on a single growth substrate and may be electrically connected to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yang Sik Cho, Yoon Seop Lee, Dae Wook Kim, Da Hye Kim
  • Patent number: 10106909
    Abstract: A solution deposition method includes: applying a liquid precursor solution to a substrate, the precursor solution including an oxide of a first metal, a hydroxide of the first metal, or a combination thereof, dissolved in an aqueous ammonia solution; evaporating the precursor solution to directly form a solid seed layer on the substrate, the seed layer including an oxide of the first metal, a hydroxide of the first metal, or a combination thereof, the seed layer being substantially free of organic compounds; and growing a bulk layer on the substrate, using the seed layer as a growth site or a nucleation site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jacob J. Richardson, Evan C. O'Hara, Daniel Estrada
  • Patent number: 10096647
    Abstract: A display apparatus including a light emitting diode part including a plurality of regularly arranged light emitting diodes, and a TFT panel part configured to drive the light emitting diode part. The light emitting diode part includes a transparent electrode, the light emitting diodes regularly disposed on a first surface of the transparent electrode and electrically connected to the transparent electrode, a plurality of first reflective electrodes disposed at sides of the light emitting diodes, surrounding the light emitting diodes, and electrically connected to the transparent electrode, and a plurality of second reflective electrodes electrically connected to the light emitting diodes, respectively, and reflecting light emitted from the light emitting diodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Motonobu Takeya, Young Hyun Kim, Jong Ik Lee
  • Patent number: 10094535
    Abstract: Disclosed is a light diffusing lens having a pointing angle distribution focused toward a lateral direction. The disclosed light diffusing lens includes a light entrance portion having a shape which is concave inward from the lower portion of the light diffusing lens, a reflection portion having a shape which is concave inward from the upper portion of the light diffusing lens, and a light exit portion defined by the outer surface of the light diffusing lens. The light entrance portion has a first convex surface which is convex in an optical axial direction defined by a straight line passing through the center of the light diffusing lens as it goes toward the inside of the light diffusing lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jeong A Han, Eun Ju Kim, Ki Bum Nam
  • Patent number: 10091850
    Abstract: A backlight unit includes a backlight module with a printed circuit board including blocks and MJT LEDs disposed on the blocks, respectively and a backlight control module generating a signal for drive control of each of the blocks, wherein each of the blocks comprises at least one MJT LED, and the backlight control module includes a drive controller for On/Off control and dimming control of each of the blocks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young Jun Song, Jung Hwa Jung, Eun Ju Kim
  • Patent number: 10080267
    Abstract: An AC-driven LED lighting apparatus includes: a triac dimmer to generate a modulated AC voltage by modulating a phase of AC power according to a selected level of dimming; a rectifying circuit to generate drive voltage by full-wave-rectifying the AC voltage having the phase modulated by the triac dimmer; a dimming level detector to detect a dimming level according to the drive voltage; a phase cut reference setting unit for setting a phase cut reference value; and a LED driving module for constant-current-controlling a plurality of LED groups by comparing the detected dimming level with the phase cut reference value, wherein the light emitting element driving module comprises a LED current blocking unit for blocking a drive current supplied to the plurality of LED groups when the dimming level is lower than the phase cut reference value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignee: Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyung Jin Lee, Hyun Gu Kang, Sang Wook Han
  • Patent number: 10074779
    Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) module including: a circuit board; at least one LED disposed on the circuit board; a molding cover spaced apart from the LED by a predetermined gap and covering upper and lower surfaces of the circuit board at an edge of the circuit board; and a circuit part positioned at the edge of the circuit board and driving the LED. The LED is centrally disposed on an upper surface of the circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Woo Seok Kim, Jae Young Choi, Kyu Won Han, Eun Jung Kim
  • Patent number: 10068884
    Abstract: A display apparatus including a first substrate including a plurality of light emitting diodes regularly disposed thereon, a second substrate including a thin-film transistor (TFT) panel part including a plurality of TFTs configured to drive the light emitting diodes, and a third substrate including a light converter configured to convert light emitted from the first substrate, in which the first substrate and the second substrate are coupled to face each other, the light emitting diodes are electrically connected to the TFTs, respectively, the first substrate and the third substrate are coupled to face each other, and light emitted from the light emitting diodes is converted into at least one of blue light, green light, and red light through the light converter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Motonobu Takeya, Young Hyun Kim, Jong Ik Lee
  • Patent number: 10060579
    Abstract: A light emitting module includes a light emitting diode chip and a lens. The lens includes a lower surface having a concave portion. The lens also includes an upper surface from which light incident on the concave portion is emitted. The upper surface of the lens includes a concave surface positioned in a central axis thereof. The concave portion of the lower surface includes at least one of a surface perpendicular to the central axis and a downwardly convex surface. At least one of the surface perpendicular to the central axis and the downwardly convex surface is positioned in a region narrower than an entrance region of the concave portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Eun Ju Kim, Bang Hyun Kim, Young Eun Yang
  • Patent number: 10054731
    Abstract: A light source module including a circuit board, a first light emitting device mounted on the circuit board by flip-chip bonding or surface mount technology (SMT), a reflective portion disposed on the circuit board and having at least one recess accommodating the first light emitting device, and a bonding member disposed between the circuit board and the reflective portion. The reflective portion has a height greater than a height of the first light emitting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seoung Ho Jung, Jung Hwa Jung, Ki Bum Nam
  • Patent number: 10050026
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a light emitting diode part and a thin film (TFT) panel configured to drive the light emitting diode part. The light emitting diode part includes a transparent support substrate, a plurality of light emitting diodes, a plurality of phosphor layers disposed on the support substrate covering at a first portion of the plurality of light emitting diodes and configured to emit light through a conversion of introduced light. Another display apparatus includes a light emitting diode part including a plurality of light emitting diodes and a TFT panel configured to drive the light emitting diode part. The TFT panel includes a panel substrate including a TFT driving circuit and a plurality of grooves formed on the panel substrate. The TFT panel also includes a plurality of phosphor layers the plurality of grooves and configured to emit light through wavelength conversion of introduced light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Motonobu Takeya, Young Hyun Kim
  • Patent number: 10047930
    Abstract: A lens including an upper surface having a curved portion having a changing curvature in a direction extending away from a central axis of the lens, and a lower surface having a concave portion disposed on the central axis of the lens. The concave portion of the lower surface includes an entrance disposed on a lower region of the concave portion and configured to receive light emitted from a light-emitting diode chip, and an upper end surface disposed on an upper region of the concave portion. The concave portion includes a width that narrows in a direction extending away from the entrance. The upper end surface is nonplanar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Eun Ju Kim, Bang Hyun Kim, Young Eun Yang
  • Patent number: 10051705
    Abstract: A backlight unit includes a backlight module with a printed circuit board including blocks and MJT LEDs disposed on the blocks, respectively and a backlight control module generating a signal for drive control of each of the blocks, wherein each of the blocks comprises at least one MJT LED, and the backlight control module includes a drive controller for On/Off control and dimming control of each of the blocks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young Jun Song, Jung Hwa Jung, Eun Ju Kim
  • Patent number: 10051702
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a driving circuit and a lighting apparatus for a light emitting diode capable of improving a flicker, light efficiency, and electrical characteristics. The disclosed driving circuit for a light emitting diode includes: a dimmer modulating an AC voltage input depending on a selected dimming level; a rectifier full-wave rectifying the modulated AC voltage output from the dimmer to generate and output a driving voltage; and a driving module receiving the driving voltage of the rectifier to detect the selected dimming level and controlling a driving mode of a plurality of light emitting diode groups depending on the detected dimming level, in which the driving module selects one of a resistance driving mode driving all the plurality of light emitting diode groups and a sequential driving mode sequentially driving the plurality of light emitting diode groups to improve light efficiency and electrical characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kwang Bea Lim, Sung Ho Jin, Sang Wook Han, Young Do Jong
  • Patent number: 10043955
    Abstract: A light-emitting diode (LED) includes a substrate, a semiconductor stacked structure disposed on the substrate, the semiconductor stacked structure including a first conductivity-type semiconductor layer, an active layer, and a second conductivity-type semiconductor layer, a wavelength converting layer configured to convert a wavelength of light emitted from the semiconductor stacked structure, the wavelength converting layer covering side surfaces of the substrate and the semiconductor stacked structure, and a distributed Bragg reflector (DBR) configured to reflect at least a portion of light wavelength-converted by the wavelength converting layer, in which at least a portion of the DBR is covered with a metal layer configured to reflect light transmitted through the DBR.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jung Hwa Jung, Bang Hyun Kim
  • Patent number: 10028344
    Abstract: A lighting apparatus includes a light-emitting diode (LED) array, a rectifying unit configured to rectify an alternating current (AC) voltage and to generate a driving voltage for the LED array, a switch control signal generation unit configured to generate a switching control signal depending on the driving voltage, the switching control signal including connection control signals and a compensation control signal, connection changing units configured to change a connection between the LEDs according to the connection control signals, and a light output compensation unit configured to generate a compensation voltage according to the compensation control signal, and selectively supply the compensation voltage to the LED array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hye Man Jung, Hyun Gu Kang, Oh Seok Kim, Young Eun Yang
  • Patent number: 10024809
    Abstract: The invention provides, in one instance, a group III nitride wafer sliced from a group III nitride ingot, polished to remove the surface damage layer and tested with x-ray diffraction. The x-ray incident beam is irradiated at an angle less than 15 degree and diffraction peak intensity is evaluated. The group III nitride wafer passing this test has sufficient surface quality for device fabrication. The invention also provides, in one instance, a method of producing group III nitride wafer by slicing a group III nitride ingot, polishing at least one surface of the wafer, and testing the surface quality with x-ray diffraction having an incident beam angle less than 15 degree to the surface. The invention also provides, in an instance, a test method for testing the surface quality of group III nitride wafers using x-ray diffraction having an incident beam angle less than 15 degree to the surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignees: SixPoint Materials, Inc., Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tadao Hashimoto
  • Patent number: 10018325
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a light device of a vehicle including: a light emitting diode module emitting light; and a light guide plate having a side on which the light emitted from the light emitting diode module is incident and emitting the light incident on the side to perform surface emission upwardly, in which the light guide plate has a plane shape including at least one concave portion and the light emitting diode module is installed in the at least one concave portion. According to the exemplary embodiments of the present invention, when the light guide plate used in the light device installed at the rear of the vehicle to perform the surface emission is formed in a horseshoe shape or a ring shape, the light emitting diode module may be installed at a concave position of the horseshoe shape or the light emitting diode module may be installed along a ring-shaped inner side, thereby uniformly performing the surface emission over the whole of the light guide plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tae Kwang Kim, Young Jun Song, Lae Hyun Kim, Yeoun Chul Shon