Abstract: A Chip on Board (COB) package which can reduce the manufacturing costs by using a general PCB as a substrate, increase a heat radiation effect from a light source, thereby realizing a high quality light source at low costs, and a manufacturing method thereof. The COB package includes a board-like substrate with a circuit printed on a surface thereof, the substrate having a through hole. The package also includes a light source positioned in the through hole and including a submount and a dome structure made of resin, covering and fixing the light source to the substrate. The invention allows a good heat radiation effect by using the general PCB as the substrate, enabling manufacture of a high quality COB package at low costs. This in turn improves emission efficiency of the light source, ultimately realizing a high quality light source.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an LED package used as a light source used in a backlight assembly for an LCD, and a backlight assembly for an LCD comprising the same. The LED package includes a substrate, one LED or more separated from each other by designated intervals and arranged in a line on the substrate, and a molding portion, for sealing the upper surface of the substrate including the LEDs, provided with an upper surface including two curved surfaces having circular circumferential shapes, wherein each of the curved surfaces has a curvature for totally reflecting light emitted from the LEDs. The LED package assures a sufficient optical traveling route therein without requiring a separate light guide plate, thereby emitting a white ray having uniform luminance.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a fabrication method of LEDs incorporating a step of surface-treating a substrate by a laser and an LED fabricated by such a fabrication method. The present invention can use a laser in order to implement finer surface treatment to an LED substrate over the prior art. As a result, the invention can improve the light extraction efficiency of an LED while protecting the substrate from chronic problems of the prior art such as stress or defects induced from chemical etching and/or physical polishing.

Abstract: The invention relates to an LED with an improved soldering structure, a method of assembling the LED to a PCB, and an LED assembly manufactured by the method. The LED includes an LED chip and a pair of leads with an end electrically connected the LED chip and the other end to be connected to an external power source, having a hole or a cutout part formed therein. The LED also includes a package body housing a part of the lead in the side of the LED chip, and a transparent lens placed on a surface of the package body in the side of the LED chip, for emitting light laterally. This improves soldering conditions for soldering with the other end of the lead placed on the solder, saving the amount of a solder paste while enhancing bonding strength after soldering.

Abstract: An LED package having a dual structure for lateral emission of light includes an LED chip, a lower structure, a lower lens and an upper lens. The lower structure includes a pair of electric connection parts, a package body, and a transparent encapsulant filled in the recess of the package body to seal the LED chip. The upper-hemispheric lower lens is fixed to an upper part of the lower structure with a bottom part thereof attached to an upper surface of the transparent encapsulant. The funnel-shaped upper lens is fixed to an upper end of the lower lens, and includes an axially symmetrical reflecting surface for laterally reflecting light from the lower lens, and an emitting surface for laterally emitting light reflected from the reflecting surface. The upper lens and the lower lens are separately molded and combined together to easily manufacture and efficiently install the LED package.

Abstract: The invention relates to a side-emitting LED package and a manufacturing method of the same. The invention provides a side-emitting LED package for emitting light from a light source sideward including a substrate with an electrode formed thereon. The package also includes a light source disposed on the substrate, a molded part that covers and protects the substrate with the light source thereon, and a reflective layer that covers an outer surface of the molded part. The molded part with the reflective layer forms a light transmitting surface in one side thereof. The invention allows easy manufacture of a reflecting surface in a desired shape, miniaturization regardless of the LED chip size, mass-production in an LED array, significantly improving productivity.

Abstract: An LED diode package includes a heat connecting part for mounting a light emitting part on an upper surface thereof, frames electrically connected to the light emitting part while holding the heat connecting part and a molded part fixing the heat connecting part and the frames together. The light emitting part generates light in response to current applied thereto, and the upper surface of the heat connecting part is protruded beyond an upper surface of the molded part to a predetermined height. This can optimize the unique beam angle of the light source thereby to maximize lighting efficiency as well as prevent overflow of the encapsulating material in the assembling process of the lens, which may otherwise soil adjacent components.

Abstract: The invention relates to a side-emitting LED package and a manufacturing method thereof. The side-emitting LED package includes a substrate with an electrode formed thereon, and a light source disposed on the substrate and electrically connected to the electrode. The side-emitting LED package also includes a molded part having an upper surface with a center thereof depressed concavely, covering and protecting the substrate and the light source, and a reflection layer covering an entire upper surface of the molded part to reflect light sideward from the molded part which forms a light transmitting surface. The package is not restricted in the shape of the molded part and is not affected by the LED chip size, enabling a compact structure. The invention can also process a substrate by a PCB process, enabling mass-production.

Abstract: The invention relates to a high power LED package and a fabrication method thereof. The LED package includes a light emitting part for generating light in response to power applied, a heat conducting member with the light emitting part mounted thereon, a lead part for electrically connecting the light emitting part and a board, and a mold part for integrally fixing the heat conducting member and the lead part. The heat conducting member is composed of at least two metal layers in a height direction, and the lead part includes at least one first lead extended out of the heat conducting member and at least one second lead separated from the heat conducting member. The invention allows integration of two components into a single one, reducing the number of components and simplifying the assembly process, thereby reducing the manufacturing costs.

Abstract: A direct-illumination backlight apparatus uses LEDs as a light source. This backlight apparatus comprises: a flat reflective plate; an LED light source arranged on the reflective plate; a transparent plate arranged above the LED light source; a scattering pattern arranged on an underside of the transparent plate in a position corresponding to the LED light source; and a light guide made of transparent material, and arranged around the scattering pattern to introduce light incident from below into the transparent plate so that the light is internally reflected by the transparent plate. The light guide serves to introduce a partial light from an LED light source at such an angle that the partial light is trapped inside the transparent plate, and the scattering pattern serves to scatter the trapped light beam at a position directly above the LED light source so that the scattered light beam escapes out of the transparent plate toward an LCD panel.

Abstract: A side-emission type LED package is provided. The LED package includes an LED chip, a lower structure, and an upper structure. The lower structure has a lower mirror and a transparent sealing member. The lower structure supports the LED chip. The lower mirror is extended upward and outward@ from the LED chip so as to reflect light from the LED chip upward. The transparent sealing member is formed around the LED chip inside the lower mirror. The upper structure is combined to an upper portion of the lower structure so as to reflect the light reflected upward by the lower structure to a radial lateral direction. As described above, the lower structure and the upper structure are separately provided and combined with each other, whereby molding efficiency of the sealing member is improved and the side-emission type LED package can be manufactured in an easy manner.

Abstract: The invention relates to an LED package frame and an LED package incorporating the same. The LED package frame comprises an LED chip; and a heat conductive member made of a lump of high heat conductivity material. The heat conductive member has a receiving part at a lateral portion, and is mounted with the LED chip. A lead is inserted at one end into the receiving part of the heat conductive member, and electrically connected to the LED chip. An electrically insulating layer is placed in tight contact between the lead and the receiving part of the heat conductive member to separate the lead from the receiving part. With the lead inserted into the heat conductive member, it is possible to reduce size while maintaining high heat conductivity and stability. Also, it is possible to provide an LED package frame and a high power LED package by fixing the lead fixed to the heat conductive member without a jig.

Abstract: Provided is an LED array circuit that has reduced power consumption and can protect an LED from a reverse voltage. The LED array circuit includes an LED pair, and an AC power source for supplying an AC voltage to the LED pair. The LED pair includes a first LED and a second LED that are connected in parallel to each other with biasing polarity connected in reverse.

Abstract: This invention relates to an LED backlight apparatus. The LED backlight apparatus comprises: a housing having an upper opening; a reflective sheet provided on a bottom inside the housing; a plurality of LED light sources arranged above the reflective sheet at a predetermined distance to emit light toward the reflective sheet; and a light source support connected to a side wall of the housing to support the LED light sources. The light sources are arranged opposite to the reflective sheet so that light beams emitted from the LED light sources reflect from the reflective sheet before entering a diffuser plate behind the LED light sources from the reflective sheet, thereby potentially reducing the thickness of the backlight apparatus while ensuring a distance for the light beams to sufficiently mix together before entering the differ plate.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a backlight apparatus used in an LCD, in which upper and lower reflective plates are installed under upper and lower transparent plates, respectively. The lower transparent plates and the lower reflective plates introduce light generated by lower light sources in upward directions and the upper transparent plate and the upper reflective plates introduce light generated by an upper light source into those areas, which are not lighted by the lower light sources. This can prevent the formation of dark areas above the lower light sources as a problem of a conventional large-sized backlight apparatus, thereby enhancing the overall uniformity of light. In this way, the backlight apparatus of the invention can be designed thin even when applied to a large-sized LCD.

Abstract: The invention relates to a backlight apparatus in use for an LCD, in which a plurality of bar-shaped first LED light sources are arranged on the reflective plate to laterally emit light. A plurality of light shades are arranged above the first light sources. A transparent plate is placed above the light shades. Scattering patterns are formed in the bottom of the transparent plate in positions corresponding to the light shades. A bar-shaped second LED light source is arranged at a side of the transparent plate to emit light into the transparent plate. The light source arranged at the side of the transparent plate prevents the formation of dark areas as a problem in the prior art, thereby enhancing the entire uniformity of light. Then, the backlight apparatus can be maintained thin even when applied to a large-sized LCD.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a dipolar LED and a dipolar LED module incorporating the same, in which an upper hemisphere-shaped base houses an LED chip therein and adapted to radiate light from the LED chip to the outside, and a pair of reflecting surfaces placed at opposed top portions of the base in a configuration symmetric about an imaginary vertical plane. The vertical plane passes through the center of the LED chip perpendicularly to a light-emitting surface of the LED chip. The reflecting surfaces are extended upward away from the top portions of the base to reflect light from the LED chip away from the imaginary vertical plane. A pair of radiating surfaces are placed outside the reflecting surfaces, respectively, to radiate light from the reflecting surfaces to the outside. In this way, light emission from the LED chip can be concentrated in both lateral directions.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of fabricating nitride semiconductors in a MOCVD reactor. GaN is first deposited on an inner wall of the MOCVD reactor, and a sapphire substrate is loaded into the MOCVD reactor. The sapphire substrate is heated and etching gas is injected into the MOCVD reactor. NH3 gas is injected into the MOCVD reactor to nitrify the surface of the sapphire substrate. A nitride semiconductor layer is grown on the nitrified sapphire substrate. By surface-reforming the sapphire substrate and then growing the nitride semiconductor layer on the surface-reformed sapphire substrate via MOCVD without formation of a low temperature buffer layer, an excellent nitride semiconductor structure can be realized. In this circumstance, the nitride semiconductor layer for example of GaN can be grown effectively on the surface-treated sapphire substrate because GaN deposition occurs on the sapphire substrate while it is etched.

Abstract: The invention relates to an LCD backlight apparatus, which includes a light guide plate placed under an LCD panel of the LCD to guide light to the LCD panel. The light guide plate has an even upper surface and a scattering pattern formed in a bottom surface. A plurality of monochromatic light sources are placed in line at a side of the light guide plate to radiate light along the plane direction of the light guide plate between the upper and bottom surfaces of the light guide plate. The light sources are adapted to radiate light beams in a predetermined beam angle so that the light beams reach the scattering pattern only after having propagated a predetermined reference length necessary for forming white light when mixed together. The LCD backlight apparatus can reduce the Bezel width without increasing the thickness of an LCD.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a fabrication method of LEDs incorporating a step of surface-treating a substrate by a laser and an LED fabricated by such a fabrication method. The present invention can use a laser in order to implement finer surface treatment to an LED substrate over the prior art. As a result, the invention can improve the light extraction efficiency of an LED while protecting the substrate from chronic problems of the prior art such as stress or defects induced from chemical etching and/or physical polishing.