Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes: a liquid crystal display panel that includes red color filters, green color filters, and blue color filters; and an illumination device that illuminates the liquid crystal display panel with white light. The illumination device includes light-emitting elements that emit blue light, a green phosphor that absorbs a portion of the blue light emitted from the light-emitting elements and then emits green light, and a red phosphor that absorbs a portion of the blue light emitted from the light-emitting elements and then emits red light. The blue color filters are made of a colored material that contains a dye, and the chromaticity values x and y of the white light emitted from the illumination device satisfy the relationships 0.24<x and 0.24<y.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes: a liquid crystal display panel that includes red color filters, green color filters, and blue color filters; and an illumination device that illuminates the liquid crystal display panel with white light. The illumination device includes light-emitting elements that emit blue light, a green phosphor that absorbs a portion of the blue light emitted from the light-emitting elements and then emits green light, and a red phosphor that absorbs a portion of the blue light emitted from the light-emitting elements and then emits red light. The blue color filters are made of a colored material that contains a dye, and the chromaticity values x and y of the white light emitted from the illumination device satisfy the relationships 0.24<x and 0.24<y.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes: a liquid crystal display panel that includes red color filters, green color filters, and blue color filters; and an illumination device that illuminates the liquid crystal display panel with white light. The illumination device includes light-emitting elements that emit blue light, a green phosphor that absorbs a portion of the blue light emitted from the light-emitting elements and then emits green light, and a red phosphor that absorbs a portion of the blue light emitted from the light-emitting elements and then emits red light. The blue color filters are made of a colored material that contains a dye, and the chromaticity values x and y of the white light emitted from the illumination device satisfy the relationships 0.24<x and 0.24<y.

Abstract: To provide a circuit for reducing an afterglow of secondary light, a circuit includes an LED (11) which includes an LED chip (13) and a KSF phosphor (15), and a first output circuit (5) and a second output circuit (6) which are coupled to a cathode (11C). When a PWM signal goes to “H”, the first output circuit is driven thereby making IF flow from the cathode. When the PWM signal goes to “L”, the first output circuit stops driving, and the second output circuit makes an offset current flow from the cathode.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes: a liquid crystal display panel that includes red color filters, green color filters, and blue color filters; and an illumination device that illuminates the liquid crystal display panel with white light. The illumination device includes light-emitting elements that emit blue light, a green phosphor that absorbs a portion of the blue light emitted from the light-emitting elements and then emits green light, and a red phosphor that absorbs a portion of the blue light emitted from the light-emitting elements and then emits red light. The blue color filters are made of a colored material that contains a dye, and the chromaticity values x and y of the white light emitted from the illumination device satisfy the relationships 0.24<x and 0.24<y.

Abstract: To provide a circuit for reducing an afterglow of secondary light, a circuit includes an LED (11) which includes an LED chip (13) and a KSF phosphor (15), and a first output circuit (5) and a second output circuit (6) which are coupled to a cathode (11C). When a PWM signal goes to “H”, the first output circuit is driven thereby making IF flow from the cathode. When the PWM signal goes to “L”, the first output circuit stops driving, and the second output circuit makes an offset current flow from the cathode.

Abstract: An LED classification device (21) classifies LEDs, the LEDs each including a combination of an LED element that emits a primary light and a phosphor that, upon excitation by the primary light, emits a secondary light having a longer wavelength than the primary light, the LEDs each emitting a combined light of the primary light and the secondary light, those ones of the LEDs whose primary lights having their chromaticities falling within a predetermined chromaticity range being classified as LEDs for use in a backlight of a liquid crystal display apparatus. A coefficient calculating section (26) and a corrected chromaticity calculating section (27) calculate, for all of the LEDs to be classified, correction values for the chromaticities as obtained on the assumption that the primary lights have traveled through a color filter of the liquid crystal display apparatus, and correct chromaticities by subtracting the correction values from chromaticities obtained for all of the LEDs to be classified, respectively.

Abstract: An LED classification device classifies LEDs, the LEDs each including a combination of an LED element that emits a primary light and a phosphor that, upon excitation by the primary light, emits a secondary light having a longer wavelength than the primary light, the LEDs each emitting a combined light of the primary light and the secondary light, those ones of the LEDs whose primary lights having their chromaticities falling within a predetermined chromaticity range being classified as LEDs for use in a backlight of a liquid crystal display apparatus. The LED classification device calculates, for all of the LEDs to be classified, correction values for the chromaticities as obtained on the assumption that the primary lights have traveled through a color filter of the liquid crystal display apparatus, and correct chromaticities by subtracting the correction values from chromaticities obtained for all of the LEDs to be classified, respectively.

Abstract: Disclosed is a light-emitting device having a wide luminous-intensity distribution characteristic with a simple structure. The light-emitting device includes a resin package in which an LED chip, a first inner portion of a first lead terminal, and a second inner portion of a second lead terminal are accommodated and which has a second recess portion formed so that a portion including a first recess portion of the first inner portion of the first lead terminal as well as a portion of the second inner portion of the second lead terminal are exposed to a bottom portion of the second recess portion, and a resin portion containing phosphors and filled in the first recess portion of the first lead terminal and in the second recess portion of the resin package. A photoreflective filler is contained in a region opposed to the LED chip of the resin portion including the phosphors.

Abstract: In a light emitting device, a light emitting device unit, and a method for fabricating a light emitting device according to an embodiment of the present invention, a light emitting device (100) includes a substrate (131), a semiconductor light emitting element (121) disposed on the substrate (131), and a resistor (122) coupled to the semiconductor light emitting element (121). The resistor (122) is coupled in parallel to the semiconductor light emitting element (121). The resistor (122) has a resistance set at such a value that when a light emitting operation voltage for causing light emission of the semiconductor light emitting element (121) is applied to the semiconductor light emitting element (121), a current flowing through the resistor (122) is equal to or less than one-fiftieth of a current flowing through the semiconductor light emitting element (121).

Abstract: Disclosed is a light-emitting device having a wide luminous-intensity distribution characteristic with a simple structure. The light-emitting device includes a resin package in which an LED chip, a first inner portion of a first lead terminal, and a second inner portion of a second lead terminal are accommodated and which has a second recess portion formed so that a portion including a first recess portion of the first inner portion of the first lead terminal as well as a portion of the second inner portion of the second lead terminal are exposed to a bottom portion of the second recess portion, and a resin portion containing phosphors and filled in the first recess portion of the first lead terminal and in the second recess portion of the resin package. A photoreflective filler is contained in a region opposed to the LED chip of the resin portion including the phosphors.

Abstract: In a light emitting device, a light emitting device unit, and a method for fabricating a light emitting device according to an embodiment of the present invention, a light emitting device (100) includes a substrate (131), a semiconductor light emitting element (121) disposed on the substrate (131), and a resistor (122) coupled to the semiconductor light emitting element (121). The resistor (122) is coupled in parallel to the semiconductor light emitting element (121). The resistor (122) has a resistance set at such a value that when a light emitting operation voltage for causing light emission of the semiconductor light emitting element (121) is applied to the semiconductor light emitting element (121), a current flowing through the resistor (122) is equal to or less than one-fiftieth of a current flowing through the semiconductor light emitting element (121).

Abstract: An additional data generation system is provided which can produce an output based on additional data to impart an information conveying effect to an output based on output data. The additional data generation system includes a source unit 1 configured to supply an output signal, an operation control unit 4 configured to obtain output data from the output signal, a first output unit 5 configured to produce an output based on the output data, an additional data generator 3 configured to generate additional data which emphasizes a feature of the output from the first output unit, a second output unit 6 configured to produce an output based on the additional data, and an operation unit 2 configured to output, to the operation control unit, an operation signal which is used to change the output data.

Abstract: An LED lamp has a convex lens 3 which has an upper portion 5 and a lower portion 6. An upper curved surface 5A of the upper portion is different in shape from a lower curved surface 6A of the lower portion 6 so as to refract rays of light from an LED chip 2 more strongly than the lower curved surface 6A does. This avoids reflection of incident outside light toward a front and hence prevents misrecognition. An interface plane S1 between the upper and lower portions 5 and 6 of the convex lens 3 is located on an upper end face 2A to thereby prevent collection of outgoing light upon the interface plane S1 and generation of an irregular emission peak at the front.

Abstract: An LED lamp has a convex lens 3 which has an upper portion 5 and a lower portion 6. An upper curved surface 5A of the upper portion is different in shape from a lower curved surface 6A of the lower portion 6 so as to refract rays of light from an LED chip 2 more strongly than the lower curved surface 6A does. This avoids reflection of incident outside light toward a front and hence prevents misrecognition. An interface plane S1 between the upper and lower portions 5 and 6 of the convex lens 3 is located on an upper end face 2A to thereby prevent collection of outgoing light upon the interface plane S1 and generation of an irregular emission peak at the front.

Abstract: An LED display panel including a plurality of LEDs arranged in a matrix, a plurality of lighting data lines connecting the LEDs in either one of a row direction and a column direction, and a plurality of scanning lines connecting the LEDs in the other one of the row direction and the column direction. At least either the lighting data lines or the scanning lines connect the LEDs such that the lighting data lines or the scanning lines form groups of at least two lines crossing in a staggered configuration.

Abstract: An LED lamp has a convex lens 3 which has an upper portion 5 and a lower portion 6. An upper curved surface 5A of the upper portion is different in shape from a lower curved surface 6A of the lower portion 6 so as to refract rays of light from an LED chip 2 more strongly than the lower curved surface 6A does. This avoids reflection of incident outside light toward a front and hence prevents misrecognition. An interface plane S1 between the upper and lower portions 5 and 6 of the convex lens 3 is located on an upper end face 2A to thereby prevent collection of outgoing light upon the interface plane S1 and generation of an irregular emission peak at the front.

Abstract: An LED display panel including a plurality of LEDs arranged in a matrix, a plurality of lighting data lines connecting the LEDs in either one of a row direction and a column direction, and a plurality of scanning lines connecting the LEDs in the other one of the row direction and the column direction. At least either the lighting data lines or the scanning lines connect the LEDs such that the lighting data lines or the scanning lines form groups of at least two lines crossing in a staggered configuration.

Abstract: A semiconductor light emitting device has a blue LED and a green LED which each have a protection circuit connected in parallel thereto. The protection circuit has two Zener diodes that are connected in series in opposite directions to each other. When an AC voltage below a breakdown voltage of the protection circuit is applied to the semiconductor light emitting device and when the voltage is in forward direction, a current passes through the blue and green LEDs to emit lights. A current is intercepted by the protection circuit when the voltage is in reverse direction. When an high AC voltage above a breakdown voltage of the protection circuit is applied, a current passes through the protection circuit whether the current in forward direction or in reverse direction, so that the green and blue LEDs are protected. Even when the semiconductor light emitting devices are connected to one another in a matrix form and subject to dynamic driving, a leakage current is intercepted by the protection circuits.

Abstract: A semiconductor light emitting device has a blue LED and a green LED which each have a protection circuit connected in parallel thereto. The protection circuit has two Zener diodes that are connected in series in opposite directions to each other. When an AC voltage below a breakdown voltage of the protection circuit is applied to the semiconductor light emitting device and when the voltage is in forward direction, a current passes through the blue and green LEDs to emit lights. A current is intercepted by the protection circuit when the voltage is in reverse direction. When an high AC voltage above a breakdown voltage of the protection circuit is applied, a current passes through the protection circuit whether the current in forward direction or in reverse direction, so that the green and blue LEDs are protected. Even when the semiconductor light emitting devices are connected to one another in a matrix form and subject to dynamic driving, a leakage current is intercepted by the protection circuits.