With Means For Cooling Or Heating (epo) Patents (Class 257/E33.075)
  • Patent number: 8598606
    Abstract: A mounting substrate for a semiconductor light emitting device includes a solid metal block having first and second opposing metal faces. The first metal face includes an insulating layer and a conductive layer on the insulating layer. The conductive layer is patterned to provide first and second conductive traces that connect to a semiconductor light emitting device. The second metal face may include heat sink fins therein. A flexible film including an optical element, such as a lens, also may be provided, overlying the semiconductor light emitting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Cree, Inc.
    Inventor: Gerald H. Negley
  • Patent number: 8597984
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a modular semiconductor subassembly: providing at least one semiconductor subassembly having a modular sidewall element of modular dimensions and a semiconductor substrate base element coupled to the modular sidewall element that has at least one semiconductor element with a layout sized to be accommodated by modular dimensions of the modular sidewall element. If a modular package protective cover is to be used: providing the modular package protective cover configured to accommodate the semiconductor subassembly in accordance with a modular design; securing the semiconductor subassembly in the modular package protective cover to create a modular package assembly; and mounting the modular package assembly to a core, with a base side of the semiconductor substrate base element in contact with the core; otherwise: mounting the at semiconductor subassembly to the core, with the base side of the semiconductor substrate base element in contact with the core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics, Inc.
    Inventor: Craig J. Rotay
  • Patent number: 8592830
    Abstract: The LED unit 100 comprises a plurality of the LED module 1 and the heat radiation plate. Each the LED module 1 comprises the LED chip and the package for incorporating the LED chip therein; the package has the electrical insulation property. Each the package comprises the sub-mount member which is located between the LED chip and the heat radiation plate and which has heat conductivity; these are integrally formed. The LED modules are arranged on the first surface of the heat radiation plate. This configuration makes it possible for the LED unit to efficiently disperse the heat in the LED chip 10 to the heat radiation plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventor: Youji Urano
  • Patent number: 8592844
    Abstract: A light-emitting diode device includes a light-emitting diode, a power circuit portion for supplying electric power to the light-emitting diode, and a heat dissipating member for dissipating the heat generated from the light-emitting diode. The heat dissipating member is made of a thermal conductive sheet which contains a plate-like boron nitride particle. The thermal conductivity in a direction perpendicular to the thickness direction of the thermal conductive sheet is 4 W/m·K or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Nitto Denko Corporation
    Inventors: Seiji Izutani, Kazutaka Hara, Takahiro Fukuoka, Hisae Uchiyama, Hitotsugu Hirano
  • Patent number: 8581374
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure describe semiconductor device packaging techniques and devices that incorporate a heat spreader into the insulating material of a packaged semiconductor device. In one embodiment, a device comprising a semiconductor device is coupled to a substrate, and insulating material covers (i) a portion of the semiconductor device and (ii) a portion of the substrate. The device also comprises a heat spreader embedded in the insulating material and the heat spreader is isolated from the substrate at least in part by the insulating material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Marvell International Ltd.
    Inventors: Chender Chen, Chenglin Liu, Shiann-Ming Liou
  • Patent number: 8575641
    Abstract: Solid state light sources based on LEDs mounted on or within thermally conductive luminescent elements provide both convective and radiative cooling. Low cost self-cooling solid state light sources can integrate the electrical interconnect of the LEDs and other semiconductor devices. The thermally conductive luminescent element can completely or partially eliminate the need for any additional heatsinking means by efficiently transferring and spreading out the heat generated in LED and luminescent element itself over an area sufficiently large enough such that convective and radiative means can be used to cool the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Goldeneye, Inc
    Inventors: Scott M. Zimmerman, William R. Livesay, Richard L. Ross, Eduardo DeAnda
  • Patent number: 8569779
    Abstract: An exemplary light emitting diode (LED) package includes a substrate, an electrical member formed on the substrate, an LED chip mounted on the substrate and electrically connected to the electrical member, and a heat-dissipating member formed on the electrical member. The heat-dissipating member helps the LED chip to dissipate heat generated thereby when the LED chip is in operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: Advanced Optoelectronic Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Kai-Lun Wang, Shih-Yuan Hsu, Hou-Te Lin
  • Patent number: 8569781
    Abstract: An LED package comprises a substrate, a reflector, a light-absorbing layer, an encapsulation layer and an LED chip. The light-absorbing layer is located around the reflector and is able to absorb any light which penetrates through the reflector. Therefore, any vignetting or halation of light from the LED package is prevented. Moreover, the LED package can be constructed on a very small scale with no reduction in its color rendering properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: Advanced Optoelectronic Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Pi-Chiang Hu, Shih-Yuan Hsu, Kai-Lun Wang
  • Patent number: 8569787
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a light source apparatus includes a semiconductor light emitting device, a mounting substrate, first and second connection members. The semiconductor light emitting device includes a light emitting unit, first and second conductive members, a sealing member, and an optical layer. The mounting substrate includes a base body, first and second substrate electrodes. The connection member electrically connects the conductive member to the substrate electrode. The conductive member is electrically connected to the light emitting unit electrode and includes first and second columnar portions provided on the second major surface. The sealing member covers side surfaces of the first and the second conductive members. The optical layer is provided on the first major surface of the semiconductor stacked body and includes a wavelength conversion unit. A surface area of the second substrate electrode is not less than 100 times a cross-sectional area of the second columnar portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Hideo Nishiuchi, Kazuhito Higuchi, Susumu Obata, Toshiya Nakayama
  • Patent number: 8569789
    Abstract: An LED package includes a substrate, a transparent base, an LED chip and a reflective layer. The substrate has an upper surface. The transparent base is arranged on the upper surface of the substrate. The transparent base includes a first surface away from the substrate and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The LED chip is arranged on the first surface of the transparent base. The reflective layer is arranged between the substrate and the second surface of the transparent base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: Advanced Optoelectronic Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Chao-Hsiung Chang, Hou-Te Lin
  • Patent number: 8564007
    Abstract: A semiconductor component comprising an optically active layer and characterized by at least one cooling element and at least one coupling element. Also disclosed is an arrangement comprising a multiplicity of optically active layers and a method for producing a semiconductor component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventor: Siegfried Herrmann
  • Patent number: 8552457
    Abstract: A thermal stress releasing structure is applied to a light-emitting diode (LED) which includes a P-type electrode, a permanent substrate, a binding layer, a buffer layer, a mirror layer, a P-type semiconductor layer, a light-emitting layer, an N-type semiconductor layer, and an N-type electrode that are stacked in sequence. The buffer layer includes a plurality of first material layers and a plurality of second material layers. The first material layers and the second material layers are alternately stacked in a staggered manner to form a concave-convex structure in a stacking direction of the first and second material layers. The concave-convex structure is formed in a corrugated shape to function as the thermal stress releasing structure, thus is capable of releasing thermal stress generated by thermal expansion and contraction of the buffer layer in the LED to prevent the buffer layer from damaging a metal layer or an epitaxy layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: High Power Opto. Inc.
    Inventors: Wei-Yu Yen, Fu-Bang Chen, Chih-Sung Chang
  • Patent number: 8552452
    Abstract: Disclosed is a light emitting device including, a second electrode layer, a light emitting structure that includes a second conductive semiconductor layer, an active layer and a first conductive semiconductor layer and that is provided on the second electrode layer, a first electrode layer that includes a pad part and an electrode part connected to the pad part and that is provided on the light emitting structure, and a current blocking layer arranged between the second electrode layer and the light emitting structure in such a way that a part of the current block layer overlaps to correspond to the first electrode layer, wherein a width of the current blocking layer corresponding to the electrode part is different depending upon a clearance with the pad part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hwan Hee Jeong, Sang Youl Lee, Young kyu Jeong, Chung song Kim, June O Song, Kwang Ki Choi, Eun Joo Kim
  • Patent number: 8546835
    Abstract: Disclosed is a light emitting device. The light emitting device includes a body, a plurality of electrodes in the body, a light emitting chip installed in the body and electrically connected to the electrodes to generate light, and a thermo electric cooler module electrically connected to the electrodes and formed at a lower portion of the light emitting chip to cool the light emitting chip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kyung Wook Park
  • Publication number: 20130234180
    Abstract: A light emitting diode packaging structure provided in the invention includes a base, a plurality of lead frames, a LED chip, a thermal conductive film and an encapsulating member. The base includes a reflective recess and a plurality of outer surfaces surrounding the reflective recess. The lead frames are respectively disposed on the base, and exposed from the reflective recess. The LED chip is disposed on one of the lead frames in the reflective recess The thermal conductive film is with a light shielding property, and covers all inner surfaces of the reflective recess and at least one of the outer surfaces of the base. The encapsulating member is disposed in the reflective recess to cover the thermal conductive film and the LED chip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2012
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: LEXTAR ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kuan-Yu CHIU
  • Publication number: 20130234177
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a package structure for light-emitting diodes (LEDs). The package structure includes a substrate, a heat-dissipating structure disposed on the substrate, and a plurality of LED chips uniformly disposed on the heat-dissipating structure. The heat-dissipating structure has a central portion and at least one peripheral portion surrounding thereof. The central portion is capable of dissipating more heat than the peripheral portion. Thus, the temperature difference between the LED chips disposed on the central portion and the LED chips disposed on the peripheral portion can be reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2012
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicants: LITE-ON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, SILITEK ELECTRONIC (GUANGZHOU) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: KUO-MING CHIU, TSUNG-CHI LEE, CHIA-HAO WU, MENG-SUNG CHOU
  • Patent number: 8525214
    Abstract: A semiconductor chip assembly includes a semiconductor device, a heat spreader, a conductive trace, an adhesive and a support layer. The heat spreader includes a post, a base, an underlayer and a thermal via. The conductive trace includes a pad and a terminal. The semiconductor device is electrically connected to the conductive trace and thermally connected to the heat spreader. The post extends upwardly from the base into an opening in the adhesive, the base extends laterally from the post, the support layer is sandwiched between the base and the underlayer and the thermal via extends from the base through the support layer to the underlayer. The conductive trace provides signal routing between the pad and the terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Bridge Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: Charles W. C. Lin, Chia-Chung Wang, Ming Yu Shih
  • Patent number: 8513696
    Abstract: A lateral thermal dissipation LED and a fabrication method thereof are provided. The lateral thermal dissipation LED utilizes a patterned metal layer and a lateral heat spreading layer to transfer heat out of the LED. The thermal dissipation efficiency of the LED is increased, and the lighting emitting efficiency is accordingly improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: Advanced Optoelectronic Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Po Min Tu, Shih Cheng Huang, Ying Chao Yeh, Wen Yu Lin, Peng Yi Wu, Shih Hsiung Chan
  • Publication number: 20130187571
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses an apparatus for thermally protecting an LED device. The apparatus includes a substrate. A light-emitting device disposed on a first region of the substrate. The apparatus includes a thermistor disposed on a second region of the substrate. The second region is substantially spaced apart from the first region. The thermistor is thermally and electrically coupled to the light-emitting device. The present disclosure also discloses a method of thermally protecting an LED device. The method includes providing a substrate having a light-emitting diode (LED) die disposed thereon. The method includes detecting a temperature of the LED die using a negative temperature coefficient (NTC) thermistor. The NTC thermistor is positioned on a region of the substrate substantially away from the LED die. The method includes adjusting an electrical current of the LED die in response to the detecting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2012
    Publication date: July 25, 2013
    Applicant: TSMC Solid State Lighting Ltd.
    Inventor: Wei-Yu Yeh
  • Publication number: 20130175570
    Abstract: An LED lamp includes a housing, and a base plate combined with the housing. The base plate is integrally combined with the housing by injection molding so that the base plate and the housing are combined closely and solidly and will not detach from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2012
    Publication date: July 11, 2013
    Inventor: Wen-Lung Chin
  • Patent number: 8476667
    Abstract: An optoelectronic component (10) comprising at least one metal body (15) and a layer sequence (17), which is applied on a base body (11) and which is embodied to emit an electromagnetic radiation and to which an insulation (12) is applied on at least one side area, wherein the at least one metal body (15) is applied to at least one region of the insulation (12) and is embodied in such a way that it is in thermally conductive contact with the base body (11).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventor: Siegfried Herrmann
  • Patent number: 8476668
    Abstract: An LED chip comprising a plurality of sub-LEDs on a submount. Electrically conductive and electrically insulating features are included that serially interconnect the sub-LEDs such that an electrical signal applied to the serially interconnected sub-LEDs along the electrically conductive features spreads to the serially interconnected sub-LEDs. A via is included that is arranged to electrically couple one of the sub-LEDs to the submount. The sub-LEDs can be interconnected by more than one of the conductive features, with each one of the conductive features capable of spreading an electrical signal between two of the sub-LEDs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: Cree, Inc.
    Inventors: James Ibbetson, Sten Heikman
  • Patent number: 8466558
    Abstract: Provided are a semiconductor package and a semiconductor system including the semiconductor package. The semiconductor package includes a semiconductor device and an interconnect structure electrically connected to the semiconductor device and delivering a signal from the semiconductor device, wherein the interconnect structure includes an anodized insulation region and an interconnect adjacent to and defined by the anodized insulation region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jae-Wook Yoo
  • Patent number: 8455892
    Abstract: An LED module includes a substrate including a main surface and a rear surface that are opposed to each other. The LED module also includes a plurality of LED chips arranged on the main surface, a drive circuit chip that is provided on the substrate and that is provided for driving the plurality of LED chips, a first heat dissipater that is provided on the rear surface and that overlaps the plurality of LED chips as viewed in the thickness direction of the substrate, and a second heat dissipator that is provided at a position closer to the drive circuit chip than the first heat dissipater is. The second head dissipater has a thickness greater than that of the first heat dissipater. The LED module emits a uniform amount of light and color.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: Rohm Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Fukui
  • Patent number: 8450842
    Abstract: A structure includes a circuit substrate including a first substrate and a second substrate. The first substrate has a region where an electronic component is to be mounted. The second substrate has a side surface connected to a first side surface of the first substrate. The structure further includes a frame on the circuit substrate, enclosing the region in a plane view. The frame crosses the boundary between the first substrate and the second substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventor: Yoshiaki Ueda
  • Patent number: 8445933
    Abstract: Disclosed is a light emitting diode (LED) package having an array of light emitting cells coupled in series. The LED package comprises a package body and an LED chip mounted on the package body. The LED chip has an array of light emitting cells coupled in series. Since the LED chip having the array of light emitting cells coupled in series is mounted on the LED package, it can be driven directly using an AC power source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chung Hoon Lee, Keon Young Lee, Hong San Kim, Dae Won Kim, Hyuck Jung Choi
  • Publication number: 20130113015
    Abstract: A substrate includes a first lead frame, a second lead frame, and a resin layer. The first lead frame includes a heat sink and a plurality of electrodes for external connection. The second lead frame is laminated on the first lead frame and includes a plurality of wirings for mounting light emitting elements. The resin layer is filled between the first lead frame and the second lead frame. The plurality of wirings are arranged above the heat sink. The plurality of electrodes and part of the plurality of wirings are joined with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2012
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Applicant: SHINKO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
    Inventor: SHINKO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
  • Publication number: 20130114260
    Abstract: A lamp comprises an LED assembly comprising at least a first LED operable to emit light. A heat sink for dissipating heat from the LED assembly comprises an active element and a passive heat conductive element. The active element may comprise a fan that forces air over the passive heat conducting element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2011
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Applicant: CREE, INC.
    Inventors: Peter E. Lopez, Curtis L. Progl, Long Larry Le
  • Patent number: 8431947
    Abstract: Provided is an LED package. It is easy to control luminance according to the luminance and an angle applicable. Since heat is efficiently emitted, the LED package is easily applicable to a high luminance LED. The manufacturing process is convenient and the cost is reduced. The LED package includes a substrate, an electrode, an LED, and a heatsink hole. The electrode is formed on the substrate. The LED is mounted in a side of the substrate and is electrically connected to the electrode. The heatsink hole is formed to pass through the substrate, for emitting out heat generated from the LED.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Wan Ho Kim
  • Patent number: 8415703
    Abstract: A semiconductor chip assembly includes a semiconductor device, a heat spreader, a conductive trace and an adhesive. The heat spreader includes a post, a base and a flange. The conductive trace includes a pad and a terminal. The semiconductor device extends into a cavity in the flange, is electrically connected to the conductive trace and is thermally connected to the heat spreader. The post extends upwardly from the base into an opening in the adhesive, the flange extends upwardly from the post in the opening and extends laterally above the adhesive, the cavity extends into the opening and the base extends laterally from the post. The conductive trace is located outside the cavity and provides signal routing between the pad and the terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: Bridge Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: Charles W. C. Lin, Chia-Chung Wang, Sangwhoo Lim
  • Publication number: 20130075780
    Abstract: Disclosed are a radiation heat dissipation LED structure and a manufacturing method thereof. The radiation heat dissipation LED structure includes a sapphire substrate, an LED epitaxy layer, a base substrate, a radiation heat dissipation film, and a thermally conductive binding layer provided between the sapphire substrate and the radiation heat dissipation film to bind the sapphire substrate and the base substrate. The radiation heat dissipation film consists of a mixture of metal and nonmetal. The surface of the film has a microscopic structure with crystal, which has high efficiency of heat dissipation and can fast transfer the heat generated by the LED epitaxy layer outwards through the base substrate by thermal radiation. Therefore, the working temperature of the LED epitaxy layer is greatly reduced so as to improve the efficiency of light emitting and the lifetime.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2011
    Publication date: March 28, 2013
    Applicant: JINGDEZHEN FARED TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jeong-Shiun Chen
  • Publication number: 20130062618
    Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) includes a sapphire substrate, a first thermoradiation heat-dissipation layer, a second thermoradiation heat-dissipation layer, an epitaxy light emitting structure, a first metal contact layer and a second metal contact layer. The first and second thermoradiation heat-dissipation layers are fabricated from a mixture of metal and nonmetal, and are fabricated on the upper and lower surfaces of the sapphire substrate, respectively. The heat generated by the epitaxy light emitting structure propagates through the first and second thermoradiation heat-dissipation layers by directive thermal radiation. The efficiency of heat dissipation is improved to increase the efficiency of light emitting and prolong the lifespan of LED and LED products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2011
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: JINGDEZHEN FARED TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jeong-Shiun Chen
  • Publication number: 20130062641
    Abstract: A LED lamp is disclosed which has a plurality of light unit, each of the light unit has at least one flat metal lead for heat dissipation and the lower part of the metal lead is mounted on a heat sink for a further heat dissipation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2011
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: UNILED LIGHTING TAIWAN INC.
    Inventors: Ming-Te LIN, Ming-Yao LIN, Heng QIU
  • Publication number: 20130062656
    Abstract: A thermally enhanced optical package includes a heat conducting module configured to dissipate the heat generated from an optical device, a plurality of insulating pads disposed on a heat conducting substrate, and at least one electrical conducting pad disposed on the insulating pads. The heat conducting module includes a heat conducting substrate and a plurality of heat conducting pillars, and the optical device is a light emitting diode chip or a light emitting diode die in the present embodiments. The thermally enhanced optical package is further characterized in a simple manufacturing procedure, including substantially an electrical or electroless plating process, a metal foil laminating process, a thick film printing process, and a patterning and etching process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2011
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: INPAQ TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: WEI CHIH LEE, SHIH KWAN LIU, HUAI LUH CHANG
  • Publication number: 20130062630
    Abstract: A system and method for packaging light emitting semiconductors (LESs) is disclosed. An LES device is provided that includes a heatsink and an array of LES chips mounted on the heatsink and electrically connected thereto, with each LES chip comprising connection pads and a light emitting area configured to emit light therefrom responsive to a received electrical power. The LES device also includes a flexible interconnect structure positioned on and electrically connected to each LES chip to provide for controlLES operation of the array of LES chips, with the flexible interconnect structure further including a flexible dielectric film configured to conform to a shape of the heatsink and a metal interconnect structure formed on the flexible dielectric film and that extends through vias formed in the flexible dielectric film so as to be electrically connected to the connection pads of the LES chips.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2011
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Inventors: Arun Virupaksha Gowda, Donald Paul Cunningham, Shakti Singh Chauhan
  • Publication number: 20130065067
    Abstract: Provided is a process for producing a ceramic for a heat-radiating member. The process includes providing as a raw material an alumina powder having an alumina (Al2O3) content of at least 99.5 mass % and an average particle size of from 0.2 to 1 ?m, and granulating the powder into a granular form ranging from 50 to 100 ?m, pressing the raw material which has been obtained in the granulation step and which includes granular alumina, and heating a green compact in an air atmosphere at a firing temperature of from 1,480 to 1,600° C. to obtain a sintered body. Also provided is a process for producing a ceramic for a heat-radiating member, the ceramic being a sintered alumina body which has high thermal conductivity, efficient heat dissipation, excellent mechanical strength and thermal shock resistance and which is usable for cooling applications at heat generating areas of electronic devices and equipment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2011
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Inventors: Takeo Nishimura, Nobuyuki Ishida
  • Patent number: 8395255
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a cooling function component including an active region made of an impurity region and formed on a surface of a semiconductor layer, an N-type gate made of a semiconductor including an N-type impurity, a P-type gate made of a semiconductor including a P-type impurity, a first metal wiring connected to the N-type gate, the P-type gate and the active region, a second metal wiring connected to the P-type gate and the N-type gate, and a heat releasing portion connected to the second metal wiring for releasing heat to the outside.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Rui Morimoto
  • Publication number: 20130056783
    Abstract: A large area, flexible, OLED assembly has improved thermal management by providing a metal cathode of increased thickness of at least 500 nm. A thermal heat sink trace may be used as alternative or in conjunction with the increased thickness cathode where the trace leads from a central region of the OLED toward a perimeter region, or by other backsheet thermal management designs. External heat sinking, for example to a plate, fixture, etc. may be additionally used or in conjunction with the increased thickness cathode and/or backsheet design to provide further thermal management.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2011
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Inventors: Deeder Aurongzeb, James Michael Kostka, Gary Robert Allen
  • Publication number: 20130056767
    Abstract: An LED unit includes: a plurality of LED modules each having an LED chip for generating ultraviolet ray provided in a package which has an opening formed on one surface and a lens formed to cover the opening of the package; a substrate-shaped base block where the LED modules are mounted in a first direction; and a heat radiation member where a plurality of the base blocks is provided in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The heat radiation member has a plurality of inclined surfaces where each of the base blocks is disposed. Further, one inclined surface and the other inclined surface of the heat radiation member are inclined to face each other in the second direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2010
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Applicant: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventor: Takashi Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20130049018
    Abstract: An optical/electrical transducer device has housing, formed of a thermally conductive section and an optically transmissive member. The section and member are connected together to form a seal for a vapor tight chamber. Pressure within the chamber configures a working fluid to absorb heat during operation of the device, to vaporize at a relatively hot location as it absorbs heat, to transfer heat to and condense at a relatively cold location, and to return as a liquid to the relatively hot location. The transducer device also includes a wicking structure mounted within the chamber to facilitate flow of condensed liquid of the working fluid from the cold location to the hot location. At least a portion of the wicking structure comprises semiconductor nanowires, configured as part of an optical/electrical transducer within the chamber for emitting light through and/or driven by light received via the transmissive member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2011
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Inventors: David P. RAMER, Jack C. Rains, JR.
  • Publication number: 20130049041
    Abstract: A thermal conductivity and phase transition heat transfer mechanism incorporates an active optical element. Examples of active optical elements include various phosphor materials for emitting light, various electrically driven light emitters and various devices that generate electrical current or an electrical signal in response to light. The thermal conductivity and phase transition between evaporation and condensation, of the thermal conductivity and phase transition heat transfer mechanism, cools the active optical element during operation. At least a portion of the active optical element is exposed to a working fluid within a vapor tight chamber of the heat transfer mechanism. The heat transfer mechanism includes a member that is at least partially optically transmissive to allow passage of light to or from the active optical element and to seal the chamber of the heat transfer mechanism with respect to vapor contained within the chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2011
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Inventors: David P. Ramer, Jack C. Rains, JR.
  • Publication number: 20130049011
    Abstract: A microelectronic device that in operation generates or includes component(s) that generate heat, in which the device comprises a heat conversion medium that converts such heat into a light emission having a shorter wavelength than such heat, to thereby cool the device and dissipate the unwanted heat by such light output. The heat conversion medium can include an upconverting luminophoric material, e.g., an anti-Stokes phosphor or phosphor composition. The provision of such heat conversion medium enables thermal management of microelectronic devices, e.g., optoelectronic devices, to be achieved in an efficient manner, to prolong the operational service life of devices such as LEDs, laser diodes, etc. that are degraded in performance by excessive heat generation in their operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2012
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: Cree, Inc.
    Inventor: Cree, Inc.
  • Publication number: 20130049040
    Abstract: A thermal conductivity and phase transition heat transfer mechanism has an opto-luminescent phosphor contained within the vapor chamber of the mechanism. The housing includes a section that is thermally conductive and a member that is at least partially optically transmissive, to allow emission of light produced by excitation of the phosphor. A working fluid also is contained within the chamber. The pressure within the chamber configures the working fluid to absorb heat during operation of the lighting device, to vaporize at a relatively hot location at or near at least a portion of the opto-luminescent phosphor as the working fluid absorbs heat, to transfer heat to and condense at a relatively cold location, and to return as a liquid to the relatively hot location. Also, the working fluid is in direct contact with or contains at least a portion of the opto-luminescent phosphor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2011
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Inventors: David P. RAMER, Jack C. Rains, JR.
  • Patent number: 8384117
    Abstract: Provided are a light emitting device package and a lighting system comprising the same. The light emitting device package comprises a package body having a trench, a metal layer within the trench, and a light emitting device over the metal layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong Seon Song, Kyoung Woo Jo
  • Patent number: 8384113
    Abstract: A photoelectric device includes a ceramic substrate defining a cavity in a top thereof and having two electrode layers beside the cavity. A photoelectric die is received in the cavity. A first packing layer is received in the cavity and encapsulates the photoelectric die. The photoelectric die is electrically connected with the electrode layers via two wires. A reflective cup is mounted on the ceramic substrate and defines a receiving space above the top of the ceramic substrate and the first packing layer. A second packing layer is received in the receiving space and covers the first packing layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Advanced Optoelectronic Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Chester Kuo, Hung-Chin Lin
  • Publication number: 20130043496
    Abstract: A lighting device with front carrier, rear carrier and plurality of light-emitting diode chips, which when in operation emits light and releases waste heat, wherein rear carrier is covered at least in selected locations by front carrier, light-emitting diode chips are arranged between rear carrier and front carrier to form array, light-emitting diodes are contacted electrically by rear and/or front carrier and immobilized mechanically by rear carrier and front carrier, front carrier is coupled thermally conductively to light-emitting diode chips and includes light outcoupling face remote from light-emitting diode chips, which light outcoupling face releases some of waste heat released by light-emitting diode chips into surrounding environment, each light-emitting diode chip is actuated with electrical nominal power of 100 mW or less when lighting device is in operation and has light yield of 100 lm/W or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2011
    Publication date: February 21, 2013
    Applicant: OSRAM OPTO SEMICONDUCTORS GMBH
    Inventors: Matthias Sabathil, Norwin von Malm, Lutz Hoeppel, Stefan Illek, Bernd Barchmann, Patrick Rode
  • Patent number: 8378374
    Abstract: A submount for a solid state lighting package includes a support member having upper and lower surfaces, a first side surface, and a second side surface opposite the first side surface, a first electrical bondpad on the upper surface of the support member and having a first bonding region proximate the first side surface of the support member and a second bonding region extending toward the second side surface of the support member, and a second electrical bondpad on the upper surface of the support member having a die mounting region proximate the first side surface of the support member and an extension region extending toward the second side surface of the support member. The die mounting region of the second electrical bondpad may be configured to receive an electronic device. The submount further includes a third electrical bondpad on the upper surface of the support member and positioned between the second side surface of the support member and the die mounting region of the second electrical bondpad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Cree, Inc.
    Inventors: Ban P. Loh, Nicholas Medendorp, Jr., Bernd Keller
  • Publication number: 20130037847
    Abstract: A layered substrate includes a first substrate including an upper surface, a lower surface, a peripheral surface between peripheral edges of the upper surface and the lower surface, and a cut portion cut into the peripheral surface and passing through the upper surface and the lower surface, and a second substrate including an upper surface, a lower surface, and a peripheral surface between peripheral edges of the upper surface and the lower surface, and the lower surface of the second substrate layered on the upper surface of the first substrate and closing the cut portion of the first substrate from above. The second substrate includes a heat conductor that is thermally connected to an element to be mounted on the upper surface of the second substrate, the heat conductor configured to thermally extend to the cut portion of the first substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2012
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Applicants: CITIZEN HOLDINGS CO., LTD., CITIZEN ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mihara Sugiura, Junji Miyashita
  • Patent number: 8373195
    Abstract: A light-emitting diode (LED) structure with an improved heat transfer path with a lower thermal resistance than conventional LED lamps is provided. For some embodiments, a surface-mountable light-emitting diode structure is provided having an active layer deposited on a substrate directly bonded to a metal plate that is substantially exposed for low thermal resistance by positioning the metal plate at the bottom of the light-emitting diode structure. This metal plate may then be soldered to a printed circuit board (PCB) that includes a heat sink. For some embodiments of the invention, the metal plate is thermally and electrically conductively coupled through several heat conduction layers to a large heat sink that may be included in the structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: SemiLEDs Optoelectronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jui-Kang Yen
  • Patent number: 8362509
    Abstract: A solid state lighting device includes a device-scale stamped heatsink with a base portion and multiple segments or sidewalls projecting outward from the base portion, and dissipates all steady state thermal load of a solid state emitter to an ambient air environment. The heatsink is in thermal communication with one or more solid state emitters, and may define a cup-like cavity containing a reflector. At least a portion of each one sidewall portion or segment extends in a direction non-parallel to the base portion. A dielectric layer and at least one electrical trace may be deposited over a metallic sheet to form a composite sheet, and the composite sheet may be processed by stamping and/or progressive die shaping to form a heatsink with integral circuitry. At least some segments of a heatsink may be arranged to structurally support a lens and/or reflector associated with a solid state lighting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Cree, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Kenneth Pickard, Nicholas W. Medendorp, Jr.