Abstract: An organic electroluminescence device including a lower electrode disposed on a substrate, an organic layer having at least a light emission layer and disposed above the lower electrode, and upper electrode having a transparent conductive film and disposed above the organic layer, in which the device has an electron injecting layer between the organic layer and the upper electrode. The electron injecting layer has a buffer layer comprising an insulative material and a mixed layer comprising an organic material that has an electron transporting property and a metal material that has an electron injecting property.

Abstract: The invention relates to a luminous element having a luminous layer which comprises electroluminescent particles and a water-dispersible or water-soluble protective colloid.

Abstract: Write in of lower significant bits of a digital video signal to a memory is eliminated by a memory controller of a signal control circuit in a display device during a second display mode in which the number of gray scales is reduced, as compared to a first display mode. Further, read out of the lower significant bits of the digital video signal from the memory is also eliminated. The amount of information of digital image signals input to a source signal line driver circuit is reduced. Corresponding to this operation, a display controller functions to make start pulses and clock pulses input to each driver circuit have a lower frequency, and write in periods and display periods of sub-frame periods participating in display are set longer.

Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention discloses a light-emitting device including a first light source, a second light source, and an optical element. The first light source is configured to emit a first light at a first low temperature and a first high temperature, and has a first hot/cold factor. The second light source is configured to emit a second light at the first low temperature and the first high temperature, and has a second hot/cold factor. The optical element is configured to generate a third light by the excitation of the first light, and reach a second high temperature higher than the first high temperature under the irradiation of the first light.

Abstract: There is provided a method for producing a light emitting device having a small light emitting area and showing high light extraction efficiency. An uncured resin 13? is dropped on either one or both of a light emitting element 11 and a tabular member 14 in such an amount that the resin is maintained on them by surface tension, the light emitting element 11 and the tabular member 14 are piled up with the uncured resin 13? maintained between them and on a side of the light emitting element by surface tension of the uncured resin 13? to form an uncured resin layer 13? having an inclined side 130, and then the resin layer 13 is cured. The tabular member is constituted with a material having an alkali metal oxide content of 0.2% by weight or lower.

Abstract: A lighting device comprising first and second groups of non-white light sources emitting light outside a first area on a 1976 CIE Chromaticity Diagram bounded by a curves 0.01 u?v? above and below the blackbody locus and within a second area enclosed by saturated light curves from 430 to 465 nm and from 560 to 580 nm and segments from 465 to 560 nm and from 580 to 430 nm and a supplemental light emitter in the range of 600 to 640 nm. Also, a lighting device, comprising a first string of non-white phosphor converted light sources with excitation sources having dominant wavelengths that differ by at least 5 nm, a second string of non-white light sources, and a third string of supplemental light emitters in the range of 600 to 640 nm.

Abstract: An LED lamp is disclosed comprising a remote phosphor patch on or near the interior surface of a translucent sphere. The phosphor is illuminated by an adjacent light box containing blue LEDs, located within the lamp below the transmissive phosphor patch or alternatively above a reflective phosphor patch. The reflective patch can be either fully or partially populated with phosphor. Below the light box is an electronics bay, and below that is an Edison screw-in base.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a light-emitting device having a composition capable of reducing a film thickness of a heat conducting member.

Abstract: The present invention provides a luminescent composition which is capable of providing an inorganic electroluminescent sheet with a high productivity at low costs in an efficient manner, and has a desired light transmittance (transparency) when no electric voltage is applied thereto, an inorganic electroluminescent sheet obtained from the luminescent composition which can be mass-produced, and a process for producing the inorganic electroluminescent sheet. The present invention relates to a luminescent composition including an inorganic electroluminescent substance and a binder resin, wherein a content of the inorganic electroluminescent substance is not less than 0.

Abstract: The present invention provides a technology that allows reducing the used amount of a Mn4+-activated fluoride complex phosphor without loss of luminous efficiency, in a white light-emitting device that is provided with the Mn4+-activated fluoride complex phosphor and an LED element that is an excitation source of the phosphor. The present invention provides a white light-emitting device comprises a blue LED element, as well as a yellow phosphor and/or a green phosphor and a red phosphor as phosphors that are excited by the blue LED element. The red phosphor contains a Mn4+-activated fluoride complex phosphor and a Eu2+-activated alkaline earth silicon nitride phosphor.

Abstract: Traditional incandescent and halogen lamps produce a high CRI warm white light with indirect emission patterns at the cost of poor energy efficiency. This new advancement in solid-state lighting enables the production of a new solid-state filament wherein the tungsten filament is replaced with an array of high efficiency LED emitters which combine through an equiangular spiral, or t-spline/TNURCC lightpipe network to produce a single homogeneous blue light source which then pumps a luminescent filament comprised of a phosphor loaded silicone, phosphor loaded polymer, a lanthanide doped fluoro-phosphate glass, glass ceramic tape, quantum dot filled composite, or super-continuum spectrum producing photonic crystalline structure.

Abstract: Disclosed is a wavelength conversion member that is provided with: a light transmissive member including a light input plane into which excitation light is inputted, and a light output plane from which wavelength converted light is outputted; and a semiconductor fine particle phosphor, which is dispersed in the light transmissive member, and which absorbs the excitation light, converts the wavelength, and emits light. The dispersion concentration of the semiconductor fine particle phosphor in the direction parallel to the light traveling direction, i.e., the direction connecting the light input plane and the light output plane, is lower than the dispersion concentration of the semiconductor fine particle phosphor in the direction orthogonal to the light traveling direction.

Abstract: Disclosed is an organic electroluminescence device in which an organic thin film which is composed of one or more layers including at least a light-emitting layer is interposed between a cathode and an anode. Since at least one layer of the organic thin film contains a novel aromatic amine derivative, which has an asymmetric structure wherein two different amine units are bonded through a linking group, by itself or as a component of a mixture, molecules are hardly crystallized, thereby improving the production yield of the organic electroluminescence device. This organic electroluminescence device has a long life.

Abstract: An organic light-emitting device comprising an active layer for producing radiation having a first side surface and a second side surface adjoining a corner edge. A first contact strip extends along the first side surface for injecting charge carriers of a first type into the active layer. A second contact strip extends along the second side surface for injecting charge carriers of a second type into the active layer. The first side surface has a recessed region adjoining the corner edge, and the injection of charge carriers from the first contact strip is suppressed in the recessed region.

Abstract: Certain embodiments provide a white LED for a backlight of a liquid crystal display device, which comprises an ultraviolet (or violet) light emitting element and a phosphor layer that contains a green phosphor selected from trivalent cerium- and terbium-activated rare earth borate phosphors, a blue phosphor selected from divalent europium-activated halophosphate phosphors and divalent europium-activated aluminate phosphors, and a red phosphor selected from europium-activated lanthanum oxysulfide phosphors and europium-activated yttrium oxysulfide phosphors as the contained amounts of the respective phosphors relative to the total amount of the phosphors as follows: 35-50% by weight of the green phosphor content; 50-70% by weight of the blue phosphor content; and 1-10% by weight of the red phosphor content.

Abstract: A light-emitting diode component includes a primary source, a conversion layer forming a secondary source configured for absorbing the primary radiation at least in part and emitting a secondary radiation, an encapsulation layer, situated between the primary and secondary sources. The light-emitting diode component also includes a reflection layer (i) situated between the encapsulation layer and the conversion layer and having a face in contact with the encapsulation layer so as to form an interface with the encapsulation layer, the reflection layer (i) and the encapsulation layer being configured so that the interface allows the primary radiation originating from the primary source to pass and reflects the secondary radiation toward the outside of the light emitting diode.

Abstract: The invention provides a light-emitting arrangement, comprising: a light source adapted to emit light of a first wavelength; a wavelength converting member comprising an organic wavelength converting compound adapted to receive light of said first wavelength and to convert at least part of the received light to light of a second wavelength, said wavelength converting member and said light source being mutually spaced apart; and a sealing structure at least partially surrounding said wavelength converting member to form a sealed cavity containing at least said wavelength converting member, said sealed cavity containing an inert gas and oxygen gas, the concentration of oxygen gas being in the range of from 0.05 to 3% based on the total volume within said sealed cavity. An oxygen concentration in this range has been found to have very limited influence on the life time of the organic wavelength converting compound.

Abstract: An organic light emitting device is provided having an emissive layer with an internal interface. The concentration of a second phosphorescent material in a second organic layer is different from the concentration of a first phosphorescent material in a first organic layer, creating the interface. The materials in the first and second organic layers may be the same or different. In addition to this interface within the emissive layer, the device has one or more features designed to mitigate failure mechanisms which may be associated with electrons or excitons passing from the cathode through the emissive layer to damage organic layers on the anode side of the emissive layer. In addition, devices are provided having an interface within the emissive layer as described above, and a lower energy emissive material on at least one side of the interface.

Abstract: A light emitting device (LED) package and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The LED package includes a circuit board comprising at least one device region, a plurality of electrode regions, at least one first thermal via exposed through upper and lower surfaces of the at least one device region, and a plurality of second thermal vias exposed through upper and lower surfaces of the plurality of electrode regions; at least one first thermal pad bonded to the upper surface of the at least one device region and connected to the first thermal via; at least one LED mounted on the at least one first thermal pad; a plurality of first electrode pads bonded to the upper surface of the electrode region and connected to the second thermal vias; and a plurality of wires to connect the at least one LED with the plurality of first electrode pads.

Abstract: A solid-state linear lamp comprises a co-extruded component, the co-extruded component comprising a photoluminescent portion and a support body, where the photoluminescent portion is integrally formed with the support body. The co-extruded component is formed to comprise an interior cavity for receiving insertion of a substrate having one or more light emitters. The array of solid-state light emitters is configured to emit light into the elongate interior cavity.

Abstract: An organic light-emitting display device and a method of manufacturing the same are presented. The organic light-emitting display device includes substrate; a display unit comprising a plurality of emission regions in which organic light-emitting devices are disposed, and a pixel-defining layer having openings defining the emission regions, the emission regions and the pixel-defining film being formed on the substrate; an encapsulation thin film that covers the display unit on the substrate and that comprises a plurality of stacked insulating layers; and a color film that is interposed between the insulating layers of the encapsulation thin film and that is formed to at least fill a concave portion corresponding to each of the openings.

Abstract: A dimming method of an organic EL displaying apparatus having a displaying unit constructed by combining pixels each having a substrate, an organic EL element formed over the substrate, a power supply line for supplying a power source to the organic EL element, and at least one TFT provided on a wiring path from the power supply line to the organic EL element. The TFT has a semiconductor layer which is arranged between a source electrode and a drain electrode and is electrically connected to the source electrode and the drain electrode. A laser beam is irradiated from a downward direction of the substrate to a region which does not overlap a gate electrode, the source electrode, the drain electrode, and the wiring layer when seen as a plan view in a plane region where the semiconductor layer is provided.

Abstract: An organic EL module includes an element substrate on which at least one organic EL element is formed, a first terminal provided on the element substrate and is drawn out from the electrode of the at least one organic EL element, a second terminal facing the first terminal and provided on a circuit substrate, and a pole that electrically connects the first terminal with the second terminal through a through-hole of the circuit substrate.

Abstract: A lighting device including a photoluminescent plate may be provided that includes a light source and a photoluminescent plate disposed over the light source. The photoluminescent plate includes a base layer and a first phosphor layer. The base layer transmits light and has a first roughness on one surface thereof. The first phosphor layer is disposed on the one surface of the base layer and includes a first phosphor.

Abstract: Provided is a heat-curable silicone resin sheet that is able to easily uniformly disperse phosphors on an LED element surface, a method of producing a light emitting device utilizing the same and an encapsulated light emitting semiconductor device obtained by the method utilizing the same. The heat-curable silicone resin sheet includes at least the two layers of a layer 1 including a heat-curable silicone resin composition containing phosphors that is in a plastic solid state or a semi-solid state at room temperature, and a layer 2 including a transparent or a semi-transparent heat-curable silicone resin composition that is in a plastic solid state or a semi-solid state at room temperature.

Abstract: A light emitting device includes a first luminous body having a first light source and a long wavelength cut-off filter; and a second luminous body generating light of different color from that of the first luminous body, and having a second light source and a short wavelength cut-off filter. The first and the second light source emit light in a first wavelength range and a second wavelength range extending to a longer wavelength side than the first wavelength range while overlapping with the first wavelength range, respectively. The long and the short wavelength cut-off filter cut off light having a wavelength longer than a first set wavelength and shorter longer than a second set wavelength, respectively. Thus, light emitted from the first luminous body and light emitted from the second luminous body are mixed together, such that light in between the first set wavelength and the second set wavelength is reduced.

Abstract: A white light emitting device according to an embodiment includes: a light emitting element having a peak wavelength in a wavelength range of 430 nm or more and 470 nm or less; a first fluorescent material emits light with a first peak wavelength of 525 nm or more and 560 nm or less; a second fluorescent material emits light with a second peak wavelength longer than the first peak wavelength; and a third fluorescent material emits light with a third peak wavelength of 620 nm or more and 750 nm or less, which is longer than the second peak wavelength. The first fluorescent material and the second fluorescent material has a composition of MSi?O?N?, and when the first peak wavelength is denoted by ?1 (nm), whereas the second peak wavelength is denoted by ?2 (nm), 1100??1+?2 and ?2??1?60 are satisfied.

Abstract: A display panel includes a periphery area, an active display area adjacent to the periphery, a driving chip disposed out of the active display area for driving the active display area, and a plurality of wires electrically connecting the driving chip and the active display area. The width of at least one wire at a portion adjacent to the driving chip is smaller than the width of the at least one wire at the other portion adjacent to the active display area.

Abstract: A light emissive printed articles (101) include printing with ink that includes quantum dots in lieu of pigment. A pump light that emits light with photon energies sufficient to excite the quantum dot ink (102) is used to drive light emission.

Abstract: The light emitting device comprises a substrate (2), a positive electrode (6) and a negative electrode (4) formed on the substrate (2), a light emitting diode (8) connected to the positive electrode (6) and the negative electrode (4), the transparent resin (12 and 14) that covers the light emitting diode (8), a fluorescent material (16) that absorbs at least part of light emitted by the light emitting diode (8) and converts it to light of longer wavelength, and the lens that changes the direction of light emission from the light emitting diode (8) and/or the fluorescent material (16). The resin (12 and 14) includes the fluorescent material (16) and is formed so as to constitute the lens of substantially semi-cylindrical shape, and the fluorescent material (16) included in the resin (12 and 14) is distributed with a higher concentration in a region near the surface of the light emitting diode (8) than in a region near the surface of the portion that constitutes the lens.

Abstract: The invention relates to an OLED and its manufacture. The OLED comprises substrate (1), a first electrode layer (2), a package (3) of layers comprising organic electroluminescence material, a second electrode layer (4), a spacer layer (5) and a cover (6) being sealed to the substrate (1) via a sealing material (8). According to the invention, the cover (6) is formed as a layer of a flexible material which is permanently fixed to at least a part of the spacer layer (5). OLEDs with this feature have less moisture penetration and can be produced with less costs. Moreover, electrical contacts (11) between the cover (6) and one of the electrode layers (2, 4) are more reliable in OLEDs having this feature.

Abstract: To make a light emitting device, a light emitting element is placed in a recess of a package, powders having a fluorescent material and coated with inorganic particles are provided, the fluorescent powders, fillers and a resin are mixed, the light emitting element placed in the recess of the package is sealed with the resin, and a centrifugal force is applied to the sealed package so that the fluorescent powders and the fillers sediment are pushed toward a bottom of the recess.

Abstract: A compound for an organic photoelectric device, organic photoelectric device, and a display device, the compound being represented by the following Chemical Formula 1:

Abstract: An inorganic electroluminescence device has a structure including a phosphor layer sandwiched between a first electrode and a second electrode; and a semiconductor structure in which N-type semiconductors and a P-type semiconductor, made of inorganic semiconductor materials, are joined to form an NPN type structure. The phosphor is made of an inorganic substance. The first electrode is to be a cathode and is formed on an insulating glass substrate. The second electrode is to be an anode and is disposed opposite the first electrode. The semiconductor structure is disposed between the cathode that is the first electrode and the phosphor layer.

Abstract: The invention relates to surface-modified phosphor particles based on luminescent particles which comprise at least one luminescent compound, where (Ca,Sr,Ba)2SiO4 and other silicates having one or more activator ions, such as Eu, Ce and Mn, are excluded as luminescent compounds, and where at least one inorganic layer comprising oxides/hydroxides of Si, Al, Zr, Zn, Ti and/or mixtures thereof and an organic coating of organosilanes or polyorganosiloxanes (silicones) and/or mixtures thereof are applied to the luminescent particles, and to a production process.

Abstract: An organic light emitting display (OLED) apparatus and a method of manufacturing the same, the OLED apparatus including: a substrate; an active layer formed on the substrate; a gate electrode insulated from the active layer; source and drain electrodes insulated from the gate electrode and electrically connected to the active layer; a pixel defining layer formed on the source and drain electrodes, having an aperture to expose one of the source and drain electrodes; an intermediate layer formed in the aperture and comprising an organic light emitting layer; and a facing electrode which is formed on the intermediate layer. One of the source and drain electrodes has an extension that operates as a pixel electrode. The aperture exposes the extended portion. The intermediate layer is formed on the extended portion.

Abstract: An illumination module includes a color conversion cavity with a first interior surface having a first wavelength converting material and a second interior surface having a second wavelength converting material. A first LED is configured to receive a first current and to emit light that preferentially illuminates the first interior surface. A second LED is configured to receive a second current and emit light that preferentially illuminates the second interior surface. The first current and the second current are selectable to achieve a range of correlated color temperature (CCT) of light output by the LED based illumination device.

Abstract: An electro-optical device includes an effective display region including a pixel, the pixel including a first electrode, a second electrode, and a light-emitting layer between the first electrode and the second electrode; and a wiring line connected to the second electrode at a position to the periphery of the effective display region, the wiring line including a first wiring layer and a second wiring layer that are electrically connected to each other and that overlap each other, the first wiring layer and the second wiring layer both extending in a direction in which an edge of the effective display region extends, the first wiring layer and the second wiring layer extending in the direction a distance that is longer than a distance in which the edge of the effective display region extends in the direction.

Abstract: Provided is an organic electroluminescent element comprising a substrate having thereon an anode, a cathode, and a plurality of organic layers sandwiched between the anode and the cathode, wherein the plurality of organic layers comprise: a light emitting layer containing a phosphorescence emitting compound; and an electron transport layer containing a compound represented by Formula (1), (Ar1)n1-Y1??Formula (1) wherein n1 is an integer of 1 or more; Y1 is a substituent when n1 is 1, and Y1 is a single bond or a linking group of n1 valences when n1 is two or more; Ar1 is a group represented by Formula (A), a plurality of Ar1 may be the same or different with each other when n1 is two or more; and the compound represented by Formula (1) contains at least two condensed aromatic heterocyclic rings each comprising 3 or more rings condensed with each other.

Abstract: A light emitting device is described. The light emitting device includes a base; a light emitting diode supported by the base; a first layer spaced apart from the light emitting diode and including a light emitting material, the first layer having a refractive index nfirst—layer; a transparent optic having a refractive index noptic that is greater than or equal to nfirst—layer, the transparent optic having a convex surface facing away from the light emitting diode and the first layer being positioned between the transparent optic and the light emitting diode. A gap between the light emitting diode and the first layer has a refractive index ngap that is less than nfirst—layer, and the convex surface has a radius of curvature sufficiently large relative to a dimension of the first layer to eliminate total internal reflection of light entering the transparent optic from the first layer.

Abstract: A color/color temperature tunable light emitting device comprises: an excitation source (LED) operable to generate light of a first wavelength range and a wavelength converting component comprising a phosphor material which is operable to convert at least a part of the light into light of a second wavelength range. Light emitted by the device comprises the combined light of the first and second wavelength ranges. The wavelength converting component has a wavelength converting property (phosphor material concentration per unit area) that varies spatially. The color of light generated by the source is tunable by relative movement of the wavelength converting component and excitation source such that the light of the first wavelength range is incident on a different part of the wavelength converting component and the generated light comprises different relative proportions of light of the first and second wavelength ranges.

Abstract: An optoelectronic component (1) is specified, comprising a connection carrier (2) on which a radiation-emitting semiconductor chip (3) is arranged, and a conversion element (4) fixed to the connection carrier (2). The conversion element (4) spans the semiconductor chip (3) in such a way that the semiconductor chip (3) is surrounded by the conversion element (4) and the connection carrier (2), and the conversion element (4) consists of one of the following materials: ceramic, glass ceramic.

Abstract: A lighting device 100, a lamp and a luminaire is provided. The light device 100 emits a first color distribution predominantly in a first direction and a second color distribution predominantly in a second direction. The lighting device comprises a light exit window, a light source 118, a light distributing layer 108, and a luminescent material. Light 104, 106 is emitted into the ambient of the lighting device through the light exit window. The light exit window has a first part 110 for an escape of light of the first color distribution and a second part 102 for an escape of light of the second color distribution. The second part 102 is different from the first part 110. The light source emits light of a predefined color distribution. The predefined color distribution comprises light of a first color 106. The light distributing layer 108 partly reflects or backscatters impinging light and partly transmits impinging light.

Abstract: A light emitting device is disclosed. The light emitting device includes a first electrode and a second electrode, which have different areas, thereby achieving enhanced bonding reliability.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an organic EL element including a plurality of light-emitting layers which each emit light having a different peak wavelength, and having excellent light-emitting performances such as light-emitting intensity with a simple structure.

Abstract: An illumination device for enhancing plant growth includes a substrate unit, a light-emitting unit, a current-limiting unit, and a control unit. The substrate unit includes a substrate body. The light-emitting unit, the current-limiting unit, and the control unit are disposed on the substrate body. The light-emitting unit includes a first light-emitting module, a second light-emitting module, and a third light-emitting module. The current-limiting unit includes a first current-limiting chip electrically connected to the first light-emitting module, a second current-limiting chip electrically connected to the second light-emitting module, and a third current-limiting chip electrically connected to the third light-emitting module.

Abstract: A luminescent composition can efficiently provide an inorganic electroluminescent sheet with a high productivity at low costs. The composition has a desired light transmittance (transparency) when no electric voltage is applied to it. The composition includes an inorganic electroluminescent substance and a binder resin. A content of the inorganic electroluminescent substance is at least 0.5 part and less than 100 parts by mass on the basis of 100 parts by mass of the binder resin. The inorganic electroluminescent sheet includes a first transparent substrate; a first transparent electrode; the inorganic electroluminescent layer of the luminescent composition; a first transparent electrode; and a second transparent substrate, successively laminated in this order. The inorganic electroluminescent sheet has a light transmittance of 60% or more, measured at a wavelength of 550 nm under a non-light emitting condition.

Abstract: The claimed invention was made by, on behalf of, and/or in connection with one or more of the following parties to a joint university corporation research agreement: Princeton University, The University of Southern California, The University of Michigan and Universal Display Corporation. The agreement was in effect on and before the date the claimed invention was made, and the claimed invention was made as a result of activities undertaken within the scope of the agreement.

Abstract: Disclosed are a light guide plate for a non-contact type coordinate input system, a system including the same, and a non-contact type coordinate input method using the same. More particularly, the present invention relates to a light guide plate for a non-contact type coordinate input system, which eliminates inconvenience of a conventional contact-type coordinate input system inputting coordinates through direct contact, and which can reduce use of sensors and optical loss as much as possible. The present invention also relates to a system including the same, and a non-contact type coordinate input method using the same.

Abstract: LED based illumination modules are realized that are visually color matched to light sources not based on LEDs based on visually matched color spaces. A visually matched color space is employed to both instrumentally and visually match an LED based light source with a light source not based on LEDs. In one aspect, an LED based illumination module is realized to achieve a target color point in a visually matched color space within a predetermined tolerance. In another aspect, an LED based illumination module is realized to visually match a light source not based on LEDs. A target color point in the CIE 1931 XYZ color space is derived based at least in part on the spectrum of the visually matched LED based illumination module. LED based illumination modules visually matched to light sources not based on LEDs are realized based on the derived target color point.