Abstract: An LED package used as a light source in a backlight assembly for an LCD includes a substrate, a plurality of light scattering protrusions on the upper surface of the substrate, LEDs 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, and having an upper surface including two cylindrical surface sections. Each of the cylindrical surface sections has a curvature for totally reflecting light emitted from the LEDs.

Abstract: An RGB light emitting diode package with improved color mixing properties includes red, green, and blue light emitting diode chips provided on a reflector. A photomixing material and a filler resin scatters rays so as to uniformly mix the rays emitted from the light emitting diode chips. The photomixing material and filler resin are applied onto upper sides of the light emitting diode chips while being mixed with each other, and the photomixing material is uniformly dispersed in the filler resin.

Abstract: A direct-illumination backlight apparatus using LEDs includes a flat reflective plate, an LED light source, a transparent plate, a scattering pattern, and a light guide. 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 direct-illumination backlight apparatus using LEDs includes a flat reflective plate, an LED light source, a transparent plate, a scattering pattern, and a light guide. 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: An LCD backlight apparatus 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 at 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 the LCD.

Abstract: In a backlight apparatus for an LCD, 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: In 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 thereby enhancing the overall uniformity of light.

Abstract: An LED package comprises a substrate, one or three terminals formed on a first side of the substrate, three terminals formed on a second side opposite to the first side, and two or three LEDs disposed on the substrate, one of the LEDS being electrically connected to one of the terminals formed on the first side while being electrically connected to one of the terminals formed on the second side, and other LEDS being electrically connected to two terminals formed on the first side or to two terminals formed on the second side. A light source comprises the LED packages having the structure as described above. Without being arranged in a line, the LEDs emitting the same color are differently arranged in every LED package, thereby solving the problem of non-uniform combination of the colors according to the positions of the LEDs on an LED package-mounting substrate.

Abstract: A backlight unit of a liquid crystal display includes a plurality of light emitting diode packages arranged in a matrix while being spaced a uniform distance apart from each other. Each light emitting diode package includes one or more light emitting diode chips and is structured such that light generated from the light emitting chips is emitted in the horizontal direction. A reflector consists of a plurality of reflection cells connected to each other in a matrix. Each of the reflection cells of a unit size has each of the light generating packages positioned at the center thereof, and reflects the light, emitted from the light emitting diode at the center thereof in the horizontal direction, in the vertical direction.

Abstract: A multi-lens LED has multiple lenses and an intermediate layer interposed between the multiple lenses in order to radiate light emitted from an LED chip in a desired direction and/or at a desired beam angle. The first lens is centered behind the LED chip when seen in the propagation direction of light. The second lens has a concave structure and surrounds the first lens. The intermediate layer is interposed between the first and second lenses, so that light emitted from the LED chip can be radiated at a wide beam angle. When provided in the form of a hemisphere, the multi-lens LED can be attached, e.g., to a wall or a ceiling for interior lighting. On the other hand, when provided in the form of a semicylinder, the multi-lens LEDs can be arranged in arrays to be used, e.g., as a light source of an LCD backlight apparatus.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an LED module for automobile headlights. The LED module comprises a water proof structure together with a heat radiating structure in order to prevent the permeation of external moisture while efficiently radiating heat to the outside. The LED module may be combined with a lamp housing and a radiator to constitute an automobile headlight.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an LED lens, in which a planar bottom has a pair of halves symmetrically connected with each other about a reference line and narrowed in the vicinity of the reference line. A pair of substantially semicircular reflecting surfaces are extended from both edges of the bottom connected with both ends of the reference line. A radiating surface is connected with remaining edges of the bottom and semicircular edges of the reflecting surfaces. The reflecting surfaces reflect light beams are introduced from the LED chip through the bottom toward the radiating surface. The radiating surface radiates the light beams to the outside when the light beams are introduced to the radiating surface through reflection from the reflecting surfaces and directly through the bottom, so that the light beams are radiated to the outside in a predetermined beam angle.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a vertical light emitting type backlight module, for irradiating white light to the rear side of a liquid crystal display in the perpendicular direction.

Abstract: In a nitride semiconductor LED, an n-doped nitride semiconductor layer is formed on a transparent substrate. An active layer is formed on the n-doped nitride semiconductor layer. A p-doped nitride semiconductor layer is formed on the active layer. A high reflectivity Ohmic contact layer of a mesh structure is formed on the p-doped nitride semiconductor layer and has a number of open areas for exposing the p-doped nitride semiconductor layer. A metal barrier layer is formed on at least a top region of the high reflectivity Ohmic contact layer. A p-bonding electrode is formed on the metal barrier layer. An n-electrode is formed on the n-doped nitride semiconductor layer.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a light emitting diode (LED) device. The light emitting diode device comprises a package formed with a terminal for applying an electrical signal, one or more LED chips mounted on the package such that the LED chips are electrically connected to the terminal, a lens formed to surround the LED chips on the package for changing path of light emitted from the LED chips to the horizontal direction with the difference of the refraction rates of the media, and a reflector formed on the lens for reflecting the light, emitted above the lens without being refracted in the horizontal direction at the lens, to the horizontal direction. The LED device reflects the light, which is deviated from the optical design range of the lens and emitted above the lens, back to the lens, thereby preventing the hot spot from being generated, and enhancing horizontal emission efficiency of the light.