With Means For Cooling Or Heating (epo) Patents (Class 257/E33.075)
  • Publication number: 20130009179
    Abstract: A compact and efficient LED array lighting component comprising a circuit board with an array of LED chips mounted on it and electrically interconnected. A plurality of primary lenses is included, each of which is formed directly over each LED chip and/or a sub-group of the LED chips. A heat sink is included with the circuit board mounted to the heat sink so that heat from the LED chips spreads into the heat sink. In some embodiments the circuit board can be thermally conductive and electrically insulating. Method of forming an LED component are also disclosed utilizing chip-on-board mounting techniques for mounting the LED chips on the circuit board, and molding of the primary lenses directly over the LED chips individually or in sub-groups of LED chips.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2011
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Inventors: CHANDAN BHAT, Theodore Douglas Lowes, Julio Garceran, Bernd Keller
  • Publication number: 20130011946
    Abstract: Packages for containing one or more light emitting devices, such as light emitting diodes (LEDs), are disclosed with an efficient, isolated thermal path. In one embodiment, LED package can include a thermal element and at least one electrical element embedded within a body. The thermal element and electrical element can have the same and/or substantially the same thickness and can extend directly from a bottom surface of the LED package such that they are substantially flush with or extend beyond the bottom surface of the LED package. The thermal and electrical element have exposed portions which can be substantially flush with lateral sides of the body such that the thermal and electrical element do not have a significant portion extending beyond an outermost edge of the lateral sides of the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Applicant: CREE, INC.
    Inventor: Christopher P. Hussell
  • Patent number: 8350287
    Abstract: A heat radiation structure of a light emitting element has leads, each lead having a plurality of leg sections, and a light emitting chip mounted on any one of the leads. The present invention can provide a high-efficiency light emitting element, in which a thermal load is reduced by widening a connecting section through which a lead and a chip seating section of the light emitting element are connected, and the heat generated from a heat source can be more rapidly radiated to the outside. Further, the present invention can also provide a high-efficiency light emitting element, in which heat radiation fins are formed between a stopper and a molding portion of a lead of the light emitting element so that natural convection can occur between the heat radiation fins, and an area in which heat radiation can occur is widened to maximize a heat radiation effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tae Won Seo, Zhbanov Alexander, Dae Won Kim
  • Patent number: 8350286
    Abstract: A heat radiation structure of a light emitting element has leads, each lead having a plurality of leg sections, and a light emitting chip mounted on any one of the leads. The present invention can provide a high-efficiency light emitting element, in which a thermal load is reduced by widening a connecting section through which a lead and a chip seating section of the light emitting element are connected, and the heat generated from a heat source can be more rapidly radiated to the outside. Further, the present invention can also provide a high-efficiency light emitting element, in which heat radiation fins are formed between a stopper and a molding portion of a lead of the light emitting element so that natural convection can occur between the heat radiation fins, and an area in which heat radiation can occur is widened to maximize a heat radiation effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tae Won Seo, Zhbanov Alexander, Dae Won Kim
  • Publication number: 20120329183
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a manufacturing method of a printing circuit board. The manufacturing method mainly includes: forming one or more cylindrical micro-radiators by cutting a high conductive and electrical insulating substrate according to predetermined size; manufacturing one or more mounting holes in copper clad plates and prepregs; embedding the cylindrical micro-radiators into the mounting holes. The present invention combines the micro-radiator with high thermal conductivity and traditional stiffness printing circuit board. The printing circuit board with micro-radiators has the advantages of high thermal conductivity and stable heat transfer, and also has the advantages of routing flexibility and reliable electrical connections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2011
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Inventor: Zheng Wang
  • Patent number: 8338852
    Abstract: A light emitting assembly (10) includes an aluminum heat sink (12) having a plurality of elongated slots (18) which space and define a plurality of sections (20). A pair of fins (30) extend from each section (20) along opposite sides of each elongated slot (18). A plurality of integral bridges (26) extend across the elongated slots (18). A screen (54) is disposed over each of the elongated slots (18). A light transmissive independent cover (44) is adhesively secured to each of the sections (20) around the light emitting diodes (28) so that one cover (44) independently covers the light emitting diodes (28) on each of the sections (20). The covers (44) are separated by the elongated slots (18). A housing (50) is spaced from the fins (30) and includes vents (52) whereby cooling air passes through the slots (18), over the fins (30), and out the vents (52).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Relume Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Peter A. Hochstein
  • Patent number: 8334548
    Abstract: A semiconductor light emitting device (A) includes a lead frame (1) having a constant thickness, a semiconductor light emitting element (2) supported by the lead frame (1), a case (4) covering part of the lead frame (1) and a light transmitting member (5) covering the semiconductor light emitting element (2). The lead frame (1) includes a die bonding pad (11a) and an elevated portion (11b). The die bonding pad (11a) includes an obverse surface on which the semiconductor light emitting element (2) is mounted, and a reverse surface exposed from the case (4). The elevated portion (11b) is shifted in position from the die bonding pad (11a) in the direction normal to the obverse surface of the die bonding pad (11a).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2012
    Assignee: Rohm Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Masahiko Kobayakawa
  • Publication number: 20120313116
    Abstract: A chip on film (COF) is disclosed in the present disclosure, which comprises an adhesive base layer, a driving integrated circuit (IC), an adhesive layer and a copper layer. The driving IC is embedded on a surface of the adhesive base layer; the adhesive layer is located under the adhesive base layer; the copper layer is located under the adhesive layer. The adhesive base layer is formed with a heat and pressure spreading structure. A heat and pressure spreading structure is disposed on the adhesive base layer of the COF so that deformation or unevenness of the glass substrate in the bonded area can be avoided when the COF is thermally pressed to the glass substrate of the LCD. These guarantees the consistency between the bonded area and the unbounded area, the bonded area and the unbounded area of the glass substrate will have the same transmissivity and luminance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2011
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Applicant: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Liang-Chan Liao, Po-Shen Lin, Yu Wu
  • Publication number: 20120305975
    Abstract: A light emitting diode device is provided. The light emitting diode device comprises a composite substrate and a light emitting diode disposed on the composite substrate. The composite substrate comprises a first carbon fiber composite layer which is able to conduct heat rapidly in the direction of carbon fiber, such that the heat generated from the light emitting diode module can be dissipated rapidly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2012
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Applicant: Everlight Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yu-Feng Lin
  • Patent number: 8324653
    Abstract: A semiconductor chip assembly includes a semiconductor device, a heat spreader, a conductive trace and an insulative material. The heat spreader includes a base and a ceramic block. The conductive trace provides signal routing between a pad and a terminal. The insulative material extends between the base and the terminal. The ceramic block is embedded in the base. The semiconductor device overlaps the ceramic block, is electrically connected to the conductive trace and is thermally connected to the heat spreader.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: Bridge Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: Charles W. C. Lin, Chia-Chung Wang
  • Patent number: 8324722
    Abstract: A packaging device for matrix-arrayed semiconductor light-emitting elements of high power and high directivity comprises a metal base, an array chip and a plurality of metal wires. The metal base is of highly heat conductive copper or aluminum, and a first electrode area and at least one second electrode area which are electrically isolated are disposed on the metal base. The array chip is disposed on the first electrode area, on which multiple matrix-arranged semiconductor light-emitting elements and at least one wire bond pad adjacent to the light-emitting elements are disposed. The light-emitting element is a VCSEL element, an HCSEL element or an RCLED element. The metal wires are connected between the wire bond pad and the second electrode area to transmit power signals. Between the bottom surface and the first electrode area is disposed a conductive adhesive to bond and facilitate electrical connection between the two.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: Truelight Corporation
    Inventors: Cheng Ju Wu, Hung-Che Chen, I Han Wu, Shang-Cheng Liu, Jin Shan Pan
  • Publication number: 20120299036
    Abstract: A thermally enhanced light emitting device package includes a substrate, a chip attached to the substrate, an encapsulant overlaid on the chip, and a plurality of non-electrically conductive carbon nanocapsules mixed in the encapsulant to facilitate heat dissipation from the chip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2011
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Applicant: CHIPMOS TECHNOLOGIES INC.
    Inventors: AN HONG LIU, RUENN BO TSAI, DAVID WEI WANG
  • Publication number: 20120292655
    Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) carrier assembly includes an LED die mounted on a silicon submount, a middle layer that is thermally conductive and electrically isolating disposed below the silicon submount, and a printed circuit board (PCB) disposed below the middle layer. The middle layer is bonded with the silicon submount and the PCB.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2011
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Applicant: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Wei-Yu YEH, Pei-Wen KO, Chih-Hsuan SUN, Hsueh-Hung FU
  • Patent number: 8314433
    Abstract: A flexible thermal energy dissipating and LED mounting arrangement includes a plurality of LEDs and a flexible thermally conductive sheet. The thermally conductive sheet defines a plurality of openings therethrough each sized to receive and securely hold therein a different one of the plurality of LEDs with the flexible thermally conductive sheet about the opening in physical, thermally conductive contact with the at least one side portion of the encapsulating material. The flexible thermally conductive sheet absorbs thermal energy generated within each of the plurality of LEDs as a result of current flow through the LED circuit and rejects the absorbed thermal energy to an ambient environment surrounding the thermally conductive sheet. The flexible thermally conductive sheet is formable to direct radiation from the plurality of LEDs in multiple directions while securely holding each of the plurality of LEDs within a corresponding one of each of the plurality of openings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: CID Technologies LLC
    Inventor: Alexander C. Christy
  • Patent number: 8314438
    Abstract: A semiconductor chip assembly includes a semiconductor device, a heat spreader, a conductive trace and an adhesive. The heat spreader includes a bump, a base and a flange. The conductive trace includes a pad and a terminal. The semiconductor device extends into a cavity in the bump, is electrically connected to the conductive trace and is thermally connected to the bump. The bump extends from the base into an opening in the adhesive, the base extends vertically from the bump opposite the cavity and the flange extends laterally from the bump at the cavity entrance. The conductive trace is located outside the cavity and provides signal routing between the pad and the terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Bridge Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: Charles W. C. Lin, Chia-Chung Wang
  • Publication number: 20120287606
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an LED light source assembly which includes an LED chip and a printed circuit board. The LED chip is arranged on the printed circuit board. At least a hole penetrating the printed circuit board is defined in the printed circuit board where the LED chip is arranged. A diameter of a first end of the hole adjacent to the LED chip is smaller than that of a second end of the hole far from the LED chip. An inner wall of the hole is coated with a heat conductive layer. The present disclosure also provides a backlight module and a liquid crystal display device with the LED light source assembly. The LED light source assembly, the backlight module and the liquid crystal display device provided in the present disclosure can improve the heat dissipation efficiency and extend the product life effectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2011
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Applicant: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Yonggang Xiao, Po-Iem Lin
  • Publication number: 20120286319
    Abstract: Provided is a light emitting device package. The light emitting device package comprises a body, a heat diffusing member, a light emitting diode (LED), and a buffer layer. A cavity with an opened topside is formed in the body. The heat dissipation member is disposed between a bottom surface of the cavity and a lower surface of the body. The LED is disposed on one of an electrode disposed on the bottom surface of the cavity. The buffer layer is disposed between the heat dissipation member and a pad and has a thickness thinner than a thickness of the heat dissipation member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2012
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Inventors: Gun Kyo Lee, Su Jung Jung, Yu Dong Kim, Byung Mok Kim
  • Patent number: 8309979
    Abstract: A light emitting device is provided having high luminous output while maintaining high wall plug efficiency, wherein the high thermal and electrical conductivity paths of the device are separated during the semiconductor wafer and die level manufacturing step. The device includes an electrical conducting mirror layer, which reflects at least 60% of generated light incident on it, and an isolation layer having electrical insulating properties and thermal conducting properties. A first electrode, which is not in contact with the main semiconductor layers of the device, is located on the mirror layer. A light emitting module, system and projection system incorporating the light emitting device are also described, as is a method of manufacture of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: PhotonStar LED Limited
    Inventors: James Stuart McKenzie, Majd Zoorob
  • Publication number: 20120280631
    Abstract: A first device is provided, wherein the first device is an illumination source comprising OLEDs and inorganic LEDs. The first device includes a first light source that has one or more first light emitting devices. Each of the first light emitting devices includes an inorganic light emitting diode (LED) that emits light that has a peak wavelength in the visible spectrum between 400 and 500 nm. The device also includes a second light source that has one or more second light emitting devices. Each of the second light emitting devices comprises an organic light emitting diode (OLED) that emits light that has peak wavelength in the visible spectrum between 500 and 800 nm. The device also includes a driving component. The first light source and the second light source are disposed such that their emissions combine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2011
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Applicant: Universal Display Corporation
    Inventors: Paul E. Burrows, Michael Hack, Julia J. Brown
  • Publication number: 20120280267
    Abstract: A solid state lighting devices includes a heatsink having a first end arranged proximate to a base end, and a second end arranged between the first end and a solid state emitter, wherein at least a portion of the heatsink is wider at point intermediate the first end and the second end than the width of the heatsink at the second end. Such reverse angled heatsink reduces obstruction of light. A heatsink may include multiple fins and a heatpipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2012
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Applicant: CREE, INC.
    Inventor: Antony Paul Van De Ven
  • Publication number: 20120280253
    Abstract: Stress regulated semiconductor devices and associated methods are provided. In one aspect, for example, a stress regulated semiconductor device can include a semiconductor layer, a stress regulating interface layer including a carbon layer formed on the semiconductor layer, and a heat spreader coupled to the carbon layer opposite the semiconductor layer. The stress regulating interface layer is operable to reduce the coefficient of thermal expansion difference between the semiconductor layer and the heat spreader to less than or equal to about 10 ppm/° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2011
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Applicant: RiteDia Corporation
    Inventors: Chien-Min Sung, Ming Chi Kan, Shao Chung Ku
  • Patent number: 8298868
    Abstract: A method of making a semiconductor chip assembly includes providing a post and a base, mounting an adhesive on the base including inserting the post into an opening in the adhesive, mounting a conductive layer on the adhesive including aligning the post with an aperture in the conductive layer, then flowing the adhesive upward between the post and the conductive layer, solidifying the adhesive, then providing a conductive trace that includes a pad, a terminal, a plated through-hole and a selected portion of the conductive layer, mounting a semiconductor device on the post, wherein a heat spreader includes the post and the base, electrically connecting the semiconductor device to the conductive trace and thermally connecting the semiconductor device to the heat spreader.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Bridge Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: Charles W. C. Lin, Chia-Chung Wang
  • Publication number: 20120267675
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an LED die package, which has a light-emitting diode die having a sapphire layer, a first doped layer doped with a p- or n-type dopant, and a second doped layer doped with a different dopant from that doped in the first doped layer. A surface of the sapphire layer opposite to the surface on which the first doped layer is disposed is formed with generally inverted-pyramidal-shaped recesses and overlaid with a phosphor powder layer. Each of the first and the second doped layers has an electrode-forming surface formed with an electrode, on which an insulation layer is disposed and formed with exposure holes for exposing the electrodes. The exposure holes are each filled with an electrically conductive linker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Applicant: EVERGRAND HOLDINGS LIMITED
    Inventor: YU-NUNG SHEN
  • Patent number: 8294176
    Abstract: A light emitting apparatus includes: a substrate including a first conductive type impurity; a first heatsink and a second heatsink on a first region and a second region of the substrate; second conductive type impurity regions on the substrate and electrically connected to the first heatsink and the second heatsink, respectively; a first electrode electrically connected to the first heatsink on the substrate; a second electrode electrically connected to the second heatsink on the substrate; and a light emitting device electrically connected to the first electrode and the second electrode on the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Bum Chul Cho
  • Patent number: 8294262
    Abstract: A LED chip package including a two-phase-flow heat transfer device, at least one LED chip, a metal lead frame and a package material. The two-phase-flow heat transfer device has at least one flat surface. The LED chip is directly or indirectly bonded or adhered to the flat surface of the two-phase-flow heat transfer device. Heat generated by the LED chip can be easily conducted away from the LED chip by the two-phase-flow heat transfer device such as a heat pipe, a vapor chamber and the like so as to prevent heat from accumulating in the LED chip thereby extending the service duration of the LED chip and to prevent the LED chip from deterioration of the light emitting performance caused by the accumulation of heat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Zhongshan Weiqiang Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ke-Chin Lee
  • Publication number: 20120261693
    Abstract: A light-emitting diode device. In one embodiment, the light-emitting device includes a heat-dissipating mount and a light-emitting diode chip. The heat-dissipating mount has a cavity, wherein the cavity includes an embedded portion and an inclined surface connected with the embedded portion. The light-emitting diode chip includes a substrate partly embedded into the embedded portion. A lower region of a side surface of the substrate has a first unsmooth surface, the first unsmooth surface has an exposed portion protruding above the embedded portion, and a bottom edge of the lower region is connected to a bottom surface of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2011
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Applicant: CHI MEI LIGHTING TECHNOLOGY CORP.
    Inventor: Kuan-Qun Chen
  • Publication number: 20120261703
    Abstract: A self-cooling emitter is a light emitting element embedded within a thermally conductive luminescent element which functions as a thermal cooling means and wavelength conversion of the light emitting element. The thermally conductive luminescent element exhibits a bulk thermal conductivity greater than 1 W/m/K such that there is sufficient thermal spreading of the heat generated by the light emitting element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2012
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Inventors: Scott M. Zimmerman, William R. Livesay, Richard L. Ross, Eduardo DeAnda, Chad R. Livesay
  • Patent number: 8283189
    Abstract: Methods for integrating wide-gap semiconductors with synthetic diamond substrates are disclosed. Diamond substrates are created by depositing synthetic diamond onto a nucleating layer deposited or formed on a layered structure including at least one layer of gallium nitride, aluminum nitride, silicon carbide, or zinc oxide. The resulting structure is a low stress process compatible with wide-gap semiconductor films, and may be processed into optical or high-power electronic devices. The diamond substrates serve as heat sinks or mechanical substrates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Group4 Labs, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Francis, Felix Ejeckam, John Wasserbauer, Dubravko Babic
  • Patent number: 8283211
    Abstract: A method of making a semiconductor chip assembly includes providing a bump and a ledge, wherein the bump includes first, second and third bent corners that shape a cavity, mounting an adhesive on the ledge including inserting the bump into an opening in the adhesive, mounting a conductive layer on the adhesive including aligning the bump with an aperture in the conductive layer, then flowing the adhesive between the bump and the conductive layer, solidifying the adhesive, then providing a conductive trace that includes a pad, a terminal and a selected portion of the ledge, providing a heat spreader that includes the bump, then mounting a semiconductor device on the bump within the cavity, electrically connecting the semiconductor device to the conductive trace and thermally connecting the semiconductor device to the heat spreader.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Bridge Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: Charles W. C. Lin, Chia-Chung Wang
  • Patent number: 8283190
    Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) lamp includes a base with one or more LED chips, an internal cover over the LED chips, where the cover is a translucent ceramic whose thermal conductivity is greater than glass, where the cover has an interior surface separated from the LED chips by a gap, and where an exterior surface of the cover is coated with a phosphor. The ceramic cover preferably has a bulk thermal conductivity of at least 5 W/(m·K), such as polycrystalline alumina. The LED chips preferably are blue LEDs and the phosphor is selected so that the lamp emits white light. In the method of making the lamp, the phosphor may be applied to the exterior surface of the cover as a preformed sheet or in a coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: OSRAM SYLVANIA Inc.
    Inventors: Steven C. Allen, Richard S. Speer
  • Publication number: 20120235202
    Abstract: A light emitting device comprising a heat sink, a dielectric layer arranged on the heat sink, a heat conductive layer arranged on the dielectric layer, an undercoating arranged on at least a part of the heat conductive layer, and a light emitting chip attached to the heat conductive layer by means of the undercoating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2012
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Applicant: Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventor: Kimberly Peiler
  • Publication number: 20120235146
    Abstract: An organic light-emitting display device comprises: a lower substrate; an upper substrate facing the lower substrate; and a spacer formed in a sealed space between the lower substrate and the upper substrate and dividing the space into two or more sections; wherein air holes are formed in the spacer and allow air to flow between the sections of the space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2011
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Applicant: SAMSUNG MOBILE DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kwang-Hae Kim, Sun Park, Chun-Gi You
  • Publication number: 20120235173
    Abstract: A flexible layered structure is disclosed having a flexible top conductive layer, a flexible bottom heat sink layer and a flexible dielectric middle layer. The combination has a longitudinal axis and a plurality of defined positions spaced along the longitudinal axis. The defined positions can be used for aligning a circuit and/or for the placement of LED lights. The flexible layered structure can be easily bent to form a LED substrate for shining light in more than one direction while efficiently removing heat arising from the LEDs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2011
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Applicant: E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventor: KURT DOUGLAS ROBERTS
  • Publication number: 20120238045
    Abstract: A flexible layered structure is disclosed having a flexible top conductive layer, a flexible bottom heat sink layer and a flexible dielectric middle layer. The combination has a longitudinal axis and a plurality of defined positions spaced along the longitudinal axis. The defined positions can be used for aligning a circuit and/or for the placement of LED lights. The flexible layered structure can be easily bent to form a LED substrate for shining light in more than one direction while efficiently removing heat arising from the LEDs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2011
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Applicant: E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventor: KURT DOUGLAS ROBERTS
  • Publication number: 20120235172
    Abstract: A flexible layered structure is disclosed having a flexible top conductive layer, a flexible bottom heat sink layer and a flexible dielectric middle layer. The combination has a longitudinal axis and a plurality of defined positions spaced along the longitudinal axis. The defined positions can be used for aligning a circuit and/or for the placement of LED lights. The flexible layered structure can be easily bent to form a LED substrate for shining light in more than one direction while efficiently removing heat arising from the LEDs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2011
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Applicant: E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventor: KURT DOUGLAS ROBERTS
  • Patent number: 8269336
    Abstract: A semiconductor chip assembly includes a semiconductor device, a heat spreader, a conductive trace and an adhesive. The semiconductor device is electrically connected to the conductive trace and thermally connected to the heat spreader. The heat spreader includes a thermal post and a base. The thermal post extends upwardly from the base into a first opening in the adhesive, and the base extends laterally from the thermal post. The conductive trace includes a pad, a terminal and a signal post. The signal post extends upwardly from the terminal into a second opening in the adhesive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Bridge Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: Charles W. C. Lin, Chia-Chung Wang
  • Patent number: 8269248
    Abstract: Apparatus may be provided including a high power light emitting diode (LED) unit, at least one printed circuit board, and an interfacing portion of a heat sink structure. The high power LED unit includes at least one LED die, at least one first lead and at least one second lead, and a heat sink interface. The at least one printed circuit board includes a conductive pattern configured to connect both the at least one first lead and the at least one second lead to a current source. The interfacing portion of the heat sink structure is that portion through which a majority of heat of the heat sink interface is transmitted. The interfacing portion is directly in touching contact with a majority of a heat transfer area of the heat sink interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Inventor: Joseph B. Thompson
  • Patent number: 8269249
    Abstract: A light emitting device package including a package body including a plurality of discrete and separated three-dimensional-shaped indentations formed in an undersurface of the package body and configured to dissipate heat generated in the package body, a cavity in the package body, and a light emitting device including at least one emitting diode in the cavity of the package body and configured to emit light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yong Seon Song
  • Publication number: 20120211785
    Abstract: A Plastic Leaded Chip Carrier (PLCC) package is disclosed. The PLCC package includes a lead frame with an integrated reflector cup. The reflector cup is directly connected to a heat sink, which improves the ability of the PLCC package to distribute heat away from the light source that is provided in the reflector cup.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2011
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Applicant: AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES ECBU IP (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Keat Chuan Ng, Kheng Leng Tan, Chiau Jin Lee
  • Publication number: 20120205706
    Abstract: System, method, and apparatus for two phase cooling in light-emitting devices are disclosed. In one aspect of the present disclosure, an apparatus includes a light-emitting device and a two-phase cooling apparatus coupled to the light-emitting device. The coupling of the two-phase cooling apparatus and the light-emitting device is operatively configured such that thermal coupling between the light-emitting device and the two-phase cooling apparatus enables, when, in operation, heat generated from the light-emitting device to be absorbed by a substance of a first phase in the two-phase cooling apparatus to convert the substance to a second phase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2012
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Applicant: BritePointe, Inc.
    Inventor: Ahmed Shuja
  • Patent number: 8242595
    Abstract: A heatsink carries a UV-ray light emitting diode. Flow passages for causing circulation of a fluid that cools the UV-ray light emitting diode are opened in the heatsink. Supply ports and discharge ports are opened in a mount surface of a header where supply and discharge of the fluid for cooling purpose to and from the heatsink are performed. A pair of circulation orifices corresponding to the supply port and the discharge port are opened in the contact surface that contacts the mount surface in the heatsink. Recesses are formed around the respective circulation orifices, and an annular sealing member that exhibits rubber elasticity and that is compressed between the heatsink and the header is disposed in each of the recesses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic Electric Works Sunx Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Inui, Hideo Kado, Yoshinobu Kawamoto
  • Publication number: 20120199857
    Abstract: Improved packages for light emitters may be fabricated at the wafer level. The package can be a single device or an array of die. The package includes a thermal via that extends through the thickness of the package substrate. The thermal via may be made of a material possessing a high thermal conductivity. The thermal via may be wider at the package exterior than at the interior to provide heat spreading between the device and its heat sink. The taper angle of the thermal via may be around 45 degrees to match the natural spread of heat in a solid. The thermal via may extend above the package interior, so its height is sufficient to position an emitter placed thereon at one foci of a parabola, where the vertex of the parabola is at the surface of the package substrate from which the thermal via extends.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2010
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Applicant: DIGITALOPTICS CORPORATION EAST
    Inventors: Giles Humpston, Moshe Kriman, Marc Himel
  • Patent number: 8236618
    Abstract: A method of making a semiconductor chip assembly includes providing first and second posts, first and second adhesives and a base, wherein the first post extends from the base in a first vertical direction into a first opening in the first adhesive, the second post extends from the base in a second vertical direction into a second opening in the second adhesive and the base is sandwiched between and extends laterally from the posts, then flowing the first adhesive in the first vertical direction and the second adhesive in the second vertical direction, solidifying the adhesives, then providing a conductive trace that includes a pad and a terminal, wherein the pad extends beyond the base in the first vertical direction and the terminal extends beyond the base in the second vertical direction, providing a heat spreader that includes the posts and the base, then mounting a semiconductor device on the first post, electrically connecting the semiconductor device to the conductive trace and thermally connecting the
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Bridge Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: Charles W. C. Lin, Chia-Chung Wang
  • Publication number: 20120187432
    Abstract: An LED package comprises: an LED chip having an optically active layer on a substrate, a platform, including a central membrane of which the LED chip is mounted in close thermal contact to the material of the platform, the thickness of the membrane being less than 3/10 the chip dimension (L) the thickness of the supporting frame being more than twice the membrane thickness, typically 10 times and possibility up to 25 times which is integrally formed with the membrane, is substantially larger than the thickness of the membrane, wherein the membrane is provided with at least an electrically isolated through contact filled with electrically conducting material and connected to one of the electrodes of the LED chip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2007
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Applicant: LEXEDIS LIGHTING GMBH
    Inventors: Hiroaki Kawaguchi, Nick Shepherd
  • Patent number: 8227828
    Abstract: A light source includes a substrate, a light emitting diode on the substrate, and a phosphor layer over the light emitting diode. A plate is on the phosphor layer. An attachment member is coupled to the plate and is configured to conduct heat away from the plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: Bridgelux, Inc.
    Inventors: Jianhua Li, Rene Helbing, David Hum
  • Patent number: 8222728
    Abstract: An active solid heatsink device and fabricating method thereof is related to a high-effective solid cooling device, where heat generated by a heat source with a small area and a high heat-generating density diffuses to a whole substrate using a heat conduction characteristic of hot electrons of a thermionic (TI) structure, and the thermionic (TI) structure and a thermo-electric (TE) structure share the substrate where the heat diffuses to. Further, the shared substrate serves as a cold end of the TE structure, and the heat diffusing to the shared substrate is pumped to another substrate of the TE structure serving as a hot end of the TE structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Chih-Kuang Yu, Chun-Kai Liu, Ming-Ji Dai, Chih-Yuan Cheng
  • Publication number: 20120175643
    Abstract: Standardized photon building blocks are used to make both discrete light emitters as well as array products. Each photon building block has one or more LED chips mounted on a substrate. No electrical conductors pass between the top and bottom surfaces of the substrate. The photon building blocks are supported by an interconnect structure that is attached to a heat sink. Landing pads on the top surface of the substrate of each photon building block are attached to contact pads disposed on the underside of a lip of the interconnect structure. In a solder reflow process, the photon building blocks self-align within the interconnect structure. Conductors on the interconnect structure are electrically coupled to the LED dice in the photon building blocks through the contact pads and landing pads. The bottom surface of the interconnect structure is coplanar with the bottom surfaces of the substrates of the photon building blocks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2011
    Publication date: July 12, 2012
    Applicant: BRIDGELUX, INC.
    Inventor: R. SCOTT WEST
  • Publication number: 20120175663
    Abstract: A cooling unit includes a heat radiant having a heat radiating plate contacting a heating element, and a plurality of heat radiation pins protruding from the heat radiating plate and separated from each other with predetermined intervals therebetween, and formed of an electrical insulating material; and an ionic wind generating unit comprising a corona emitter electrode contacting at least one of the heat radiation pins, a collector electrode facing the corona emitter electrode, and a power unit to connect the corona emitter electrode to the collector electrode and to apply a high voltage to the corona emitter electrode. Thus, the corona emitter electrode and the collector electrode of the ionic wind generating unit may be directly attached to the heat radiant, and a small and light cooling unit may be formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2011
    Publication date: July 12, 2012
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: You-seop Lee
  • Patent number: 8212274
    Abstract: An LED package is provided. The LED package comprises a metal plate, circuit patterns, and an LED. The metal plate comprises grooves. The insulating layer is formed on the metal plate. The circuit patterns are formed on the insulating layer. The LED is electrically connected with the circuit pattern on the insulating layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kyung Ho Shin
  • Publication number: 20120161194
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a substrate having a front surface on which a semiconductor light-emitting element is mounted. A front cover is provided which thermally contacts the front surface of the substrate at a periphery of the semiconductor light-emitting element and is disposed on a front side of the substrate. A heat conduction path is formed along which heat generated by the semiconductor light-emitting element is conducted in order of the substrate and the front cover and the heat is radiated from a front surface of the front cover, so that a heat radiation property from a front surface of the light-emitting device is improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2010
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Inventors: Ryotaro Matsuda, Kozo Ogawa, Makoto Sakai, Akiko Takahashi, Keiichi Shimizu, Kiyoshi Nishimura