Having Additional Optical Element (e.g., Optical Fiber, Etc.) Patents (Class 438/27)
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Patent number: 10892106Abstract: An electronic device, such as, without limitation, a perovskite solar cell or a light emitting diode, includes an assembly including at least one electronic portion or component, and a composite coating layer covering at least part of the assembly including the at least one electronic portion or component. The composite coating layer includes a polymer material, such as, without limitation, PMMA or PMMA-PU, having nanoparticles, such as, without limitation, reduced graphene oxide or SiO2, embedded therein. The electronic device may further include a second coating layer including a second polymer material (such as, without limitation, PMMA or PMMA-PU without nanoparticles) positioned between the coating layer and the assembly.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2017Date of Patent: January 12, 2021Assignees: University of Pittsburgh—Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education, Global Frontier Center for Multiscale Energy SystemsInventors: Jung-Kun Lee, Gillsang Han
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Patent number: 10886430Abstract: A method of manufacturing a light-emitting device includes: arranging a plurality of light-emitting elements each having an upper surface; disposing a first reflective member between the plurality of light-emitting elements such that the upper surface of each of the plurality of light-emitting elements are exposed and such that lateral surfaces of the light-emitting elements are covered with the first reflective member; disposing a light-transmissive member over the upper surface of each of the plurality of light-emitting elements and the first reflective member; forming a plurality of grooves surrounding one or two or more light-emitting elements by removing a portion of the light-transmissive member and a portion of the first reflective member; disposing a second reflective member to fill the plurality of grooves; and cutting the second reflective member to perform singulation.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2019Date of Patent: January 5, 2021Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATIONInventor: Tomoki Takamatsu
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Patent number: 10862015Abstract: A semiconductor light emitting device package includes a lead frame structure including a first lead frame and a second lead frame. A resin portion is adjacent to side surfaces of the first lead frame and the second lead frame. A semiconductor light-emitting device is mounted on the first lead frame and the second lead frame, in the form of a flip chip, by eutectic bonding. Each of the first lead frame and the second lead frame has a plurality of first grooves extended in a first direction.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2018Date of Patent: December 8, 2020Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS., LTD.Inventors: In Hyung Lee, Sung Min Jang, Soon Won Jeong
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Patent number: 10788705Abstract: The present invention relates to a backlight module and manufacturing method thereof. The backlight module comprises: a soft substrate having an outer surface and a flexible substrate; a reflective layer disposed on the outer surface of the soft substrate; a white quantum dot light emitting layer disposed on the soft substrate; an electrode layer disposed on the white quantum dot light emitting layer and covering the soft substrate.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2017Date of Patent: September 29, 2020Assignee: HKC CORPORATION LIMITEDInventor: Huailiang He
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Patent number: 10775023Abstract: A wavelength conversion member complex includes a wavelength conversion member, a joining material, and a heat dissipation member. The wavelength conversion member includes a support and a phosphor member. The support defines a through-hole extending from an upper surface to a lower surface. The support has a concave portion on the lower surface around the through-hole. The concave portion is spaced apart from the through-hole. The phosphor member is disposed in the through-hole and includes a phosphor. The lower surface of the phosphor member is continuous with the lower surface of the support. The joining material is disposed in the concave portion, and has a lower surface that is flush with the lower surface of the support. The heat dissipation member is disposed under the joining material and the phosphor member, and has an upper surface in contact with the lower surface of the joining material.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2019Date of Patent: September 15, 2020Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATIONInventors: Takuya Sugimura, Naoki Eboshi, Takeshi Ikegami
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Patent number: 10777429Abstract: There may be provided a method for generating a structure, the method may include receiving multiple donor structures that comprise multiple mesas; placing the multiple donor structures on a substrate that lacks a semiconductor layer that covers the entire substrate; and performing a manufacturing process that comprises coupling the multiple mesas to the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2018Date of Patent: September 15, 2020Assignee: ICDAT LTD.Inventors: Joseph Kaplun, Adam Hoffman
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Patent number: 10720551Abstract: A vehicle lamp includes a substrate. A first conductor is positioned on the substrate. A dielectric layer is coupled to the first conductor. A semiconductor layer is configured to emit a first light. A second conductor is coupled to the semiconductor layer. A polymeric layer comprising a photoluminescent element coupled to the second conductor. The photoluminescent element is configured to emit a second light in response to receiving the first light.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2019Date of Patent: July 21, 2020Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Paul Kenneth Dellock, Harry Lobo, Stuart C. Salter, David Brian Glickman, Talat Karmo
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Patent number: 10707391Abstract: A monochromatic chip-scale packaging (CSP) light emitting diode (LED) device with an asymmetrical radiation pattern, including a flip-chip LED semiconductor die, and a reflective structure, is disclosed. A white-light broad-spectrum CSP LED device with asymmetrical radiation pattern is also disclosed by further including a photoluminescent structure in the CSP LED device. The photoluminescent structure covers at least the upper surface of the LED semiconductor die. The reflective structure adjacent to the LED semiconductor die and the photoluminescent structure reflects at least partial light beam emitted from the edge surface of the LED semiconductor die or the edge surface of the photoluminescent structure, therefore shaping the radiation pattern asymmetrically. A method to fabricate the aforementioned CSP LED device is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2019Date of Patent: July 7, 2020Assignee: Maven Optronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Chieh Chen, Tsung-Hsi Wang
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Patent number: 10672959Abstract: A light emitting device package can include first and second frames spaced apart from each other; a package body including a body portion between the first and second frames; a light emitting device including first and second electrode pads; first and second through holes in the first and second frames, respectively; a first resin between the body portion and the light emitting device; and a conductive material in the first and second through holes, in which the first and second electrode pads of the light emitting device respectively overlap with the first and second through holes, the first and second electrode pads are spaced apart from each other, and the conductive material in the first and second through holes respectively contacts the first and second electrode pads, and a first side surface of the first electrode pad and a second side surface of the second electrode pad facing the first side surface both contact the first resin.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2017Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.Inventors: Tae Sung Lee, June O Song, Chang Man Lim
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Patent number: 10665817Abstract: A method for producing an organic EL device in this disclosure includes the steps of providing an element substrate including a substrate and a plurality of organic EL devices arranged on the substrate; and forming a thin film encapsulation structure over the element substrate. The step of forming the thin film encapsulation structure includes the steps of forming a first inorganic barrier layer over the element substrate; condensing a photocurable resin on the first inorganic barrier layer; irradiating a plurality of selected regions of the photocurable resin with a laser beam to cure at least a part of the photocurable resin, thus to form a photocurable resin layer; removing an uncured part of the photocurable resin; and forming a second inorganic barrier layer, covering the photocurable resin layer, on the first inorganic barrier layer.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2019Date of Patent: May 26, 2020Assignee: Sakai Display Products CorporationInventor: Katsuhiko Kishimoto
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Patent number: 10622509Abstract: A vertical type light emitting diode die and a method for fabricating the same is disclosed. A growth substrate is provided and an epitaxial layer is formed on the growth substrate. A metallic combined substrate is connected to the epitaxial layer. Then, the growth substrate is removed. Electrode units are formed on the top surface of the epitaxial layer. The epitaxial layer is divided into epitaxial dies according to the number of the plurality of electrode units. Each vertical type light emitting diode die formed in the abovementioned way includes the metallic combined substrate having a first metal layer and second metal layers. The first metal layer is combined with the two second metal layers by cutting, vacuum heating, and polishing, so as to enable the metallic combined substrate to have a high coefficient of thermal conductivity, a low coefficient of thermal expansion, and initial magnetic permeability.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2017Date of Patent: April 14, 2020Assignee: Ingentec CorporationInventors: Ya-Li Chen, Chi-Ming Wang, Chia-Wei Tu, Cheng-Yu Chung, Hsiang-An Feng
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Patent number: 10573544Abstract: An example of a method of micro-transfer printing comprises providing a micro-transfer printable component source wafer, providing a stamp comprising a body and spaced-apart posts, and providing a light source for controllably irradiating each of the posts with light through the body. Each of the posts is contacted to a component to adhere the component thereto. The stamp with the adhered components is removed from the component source wafer. The selected posts are irradiated through the body with the light to detach selected components adhered to selected posts from the selected posts, leaving non-selected components adhered to non-selected posts. In some embodiments, using the stamp, the selected components are adhered to a provided destination substrate. In some embodiments, the selected components are discarded. An example micro-transfer printing system comprises a stamp comprising a body and spaced-apart posts and a light source for selectively irradiating each of the posts with light.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2018Date of Patent: February 25, 2020Assignee: X-Celeprint LimitedInventors: Erich Radauscher, Ronald S. Cok, Christopher Andrew Bower, Matthew Alexander Meitl
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Patent number: 10566494Abstract: A micro-LED transfer method and a manufacturing method are disclosed. The micro-LED transfer method comprises: coating a sacrificial layer on a carrier substrate, wherein micro-LEDs are bonded on the carrier substrate through a first bonding layer (S1100); patterning the sacrificial layer to expose micro-LEDs to be picked up (S1200); bonding the micro-LEDs to be picked up with a pickup substrate through a second bonding layer (S1300); removing the sacrificial layer by undercutting (S1400); lifting-off the micro-LEDs to be picked up from the carrier substrate (S1500); bonding the micro-LEDs on the pickup substrate with a receiving substrate through a third bonding layer (S1600); and lifting-off the micro-LEDs from the pickup substrate (S1700).Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2015Date of Patent: February 18, 2020Assignee: Goertek Inc.Inventor: Quanbo Zou
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Patent number: 10490718Abstract: A light emitting diode package includes a light emitting diode chip, a light conversion layer covering the light emitting diode chip, a reflecting layer surrounding the light emitting diode chip. The light emitting chip has a light output top surface, a first electrode and a second electrode. The first electrode and the second electrode are opposite to the light output top surface. The light emitting diode package further includes a supporting layer made of metal material. The supporting layer is mounted on a bottom surface of the reflecting layer facing away from the light output top surface and surrounds the light emitting chip and the light conversion layer.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2018Date of Patent: November 26, 2019Assignee: ADVANCED OPTOELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY INC.Inventor: Chin-Fu Cheng
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Patent number: 10483443Abstract: A light emitting device includes a first light transmissive supportive substrate having a first light transmissive insulator and a conductive circuitry layer provided on a surface of the first light transmissive insulator, a second light transmissive supportive substrate having a second light transmissive insulator and disposed in such a way that a surface of the second light transmissive insulator faces the conductive circuitry layer and so as to have a predetermined gap from the first light transmissive supportive substrate, a light emitting diode having a main body, and first and second electrodes provided on a surface of the main body and electrically connected to the conductive circuitry layer via a conductive bump, and laid out between the first and second light transmissive supportive substrates, and a third light transmissive insulator embedded in a space between the first light transmissive supportive substrate and the second light transmissive supportive substrate.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2016Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Assignee: Toshiba Hokuto Electronics CorporationInventor: Keiichi Maki
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Patent number: 10438859Abstract: A repaired transfer printed system (e.g., micro-transfer printed system) includes a system substrate having two or more contact pads disposed on the system substrate. One or more transfer printed devices (e.g., micro-transfer printed devices) are disposed in contact with the system substrate, each device having two or more connection posts. Each connection post of a replacement device is in physical contact with a contact pad, the connection post forming a second imprint in the physically contacted contact pad. In certain embodiments, a first imprint is in at least one of the physically contacted contact pads and is between the replacement device and the system substrate.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2017Date of Patent: October 8, 2019Assignee: X-Celeprint LimitedInventors: Ronald S. Cok, Erich Radauscher, David Gomez
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Patent number: 10431723Abstract: A light emitting structure including mixing cups are described. In an embodiment, a light emitting structure includes a light emitting diode (LED) bonded to a substrate, a diffuser layer adjacent the LED, an angular filter directly over the diffuser layer and the LED, and an overcoat layer directly over the angular filter and the LED.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2017Date of Patent: October 1, 2019Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: James Michael Perkins, Sergei Y. Yakovenko, Dmitry S. Sizov
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Patent number: 10396238Abstract: The present invention provides structures and methods that enable the construction of micro-LED chiplets formed on a sapphire substrate that can be micro-transfer printed. Such printed structures enable low-cost, high-performance arrays of electrically connected micro-LEDs useful, for example, in display systems. Furthermore, in an embodiment, the electrical contacts for printed LEDs are electrically interconnected in a single set of process steps. In certain embodiments, formation of the printable micro devices begins while the semiconductor structure remains on a substrate. After partially forming the printable micro devices, a handle substrate is attached to the system opposite the substrate such that the system is secured to the handle substrate. The substrate may then be removed and formation of the semiconductor structures is completed. Upon completion, the printable micro devices may be micro transfer printed to a destination substrate.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2018Date of Patent: August 27, 2019Assignee: X-Celeprint LimitedInventors: Christopher Bower, Matthew Meitl, David Gomez, Carl Prevatte, Salvatore Bonafede
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Patent number: 10367121Abstract: A method of manufacturing a package, the method comprising the steps of: preparing a resin compact having a recess, and including a pair of leads arranged at a bottom surface of the recess, a first resin body forming a lateral wall of the recess, and a second resin body arranged between the pair of leads; forming a reflective film entirely on at least the bottom surface of the recess and an inner surface of the lateral wall of the recess; and removing the reflective film formed on the pair of leads in the recess in the resin compact on which the reflective film has been formed.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2017Date of Patent: July 30, 2019Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATIONInventors: Tadaaki Ikeda, Masaki Hayashi, Koji Abe, Kimihiro Miyamoto
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Patent number: 10355176Abstract: In accordance with certain embodiments, phosphor arrangements are formed via adhering phosphors to activated regions on a substrate and transferring them to a different substrate.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2016Date of Patent: July 16, 2019Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATIONInventors: Michael A. Tischler, Calvin W. Sheen
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Patent number: 10317781Abstract: A lighting apparatus includes an optical member with a diffractive optical element. The optical member is directly fixed on a substrate with plural lighting chips. When the lighting apparatus is applied to a laser diode module, the height and volume of the overall laser diode module are reduced. Consequently, the laser diode module is suitably applied to a small-size device.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2015Date of Patent: June 11, 2019Assignee: EVERREADY PRECISION IND. CORP.Inventors: Jyh-Long Chern, Chih-Ming Yen
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Patent number: 10319705Abstract: An elastomeric interface layer (elayer) is formed over multiple light emitting diode (LED) dies by depositing photoresist materials across multiple LED dies, and using the LED dies as a photolithography mask to facilitate formation of the elayer on each LED die. The elayer facilitates adhesive attachment of each LED die with a pick and place head (PPH), allowing the LED dies to be picked up and placed onto a display substrate including control circuits for sub-pixels of an electronic display. In some embodiments, the LED dies are micro-LED (?LED) dies.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2017Date of Patent: June 11, 2019Assignee: Facebook Technologies, LLCInventors: Daniel Brodoceanu, Oscar Torrents Abad
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Patent number: 10290594Abstract: A method comprising bonding a first substrate to a second substrate. The first substrate includes a layer of one or more pairs of reactive material. The method comprising triggering a reaction between the one or more pairs of reactive material and fragmenting the second substrate.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2016Date of Patent: May 14, 2019Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Cyril Cabral, Jr., Kenneth P. Rodbell
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Patent number: 10283685Abstract: Provided are a light emitting device and a method of fabricating the same. The light emitting device includes: a light emitting structure including a first conductivity type semiconductor layer, a second conductivity type semiconductor layer, and an active layer and including a first surface and a second surface; first and second contact electrodes each ohmic-contacting the first and second conductivity type semiconductor layers; and first and second electrodes disposed on the first surface of the light emitting structure, in which the first and second electrodes each include sintered metal particles and the first and second electrodes each include inclined sides of which the tangential gradients with respect to sides of vertical cross sections thereof are changing.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2015Date of Patent: May 7, 2019Assignee: SEOUL VIOSYS CO., LTD.Inventors: Chang Yeon Kim, Ju Yong Park, Sung Su Son
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Patent number: 10243118Abstract: A method for manufacturing a light emitting device, includes providing a light emitting element including an electrode-formed surface, a substrate surface opposite to the electrode-formed surface, and a light emitting surface connecting the electrode-formed surface and the substrate surface. A bottom mold including a mounting surface having a protrusion and mold recesses provided on both sides of the protrusion to define the protrusion is provided. The light emitting element is mounted on the protrusion such that the light emitting surface faces the protrusion. A covering material is provided on the mounting surface of the bottom mold to fill the mold recesses and to cover an entirety of the light emitting element except for the light emitting surface. The bottom mold with the protrusion is removed to provide a recess in the covering material. A light-transmissive material is provided in the recess of the covering material.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2017Date of Patent: March 26, 2019Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATIONInventor: Shigeki Sajiki
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Patent number: 10230030Abstract: A monochromatic chip-scale packaging (CSP) light emitting diode (LED) device with an asymmetrical radiation pattern, including a flip-chip LED semiconductor die, and a reflective structure, is disclosed. A white-light broad-spectrum CSP LED device with asymmetrical radiation pattern is also disclosed by further including a photoluminescent structure in the CSP LED device. The photoluminescent structure covers at least the upper surface of the LED semiconductor die. The reflective structure adjacent to the LED semiconductor die and the photoluminescent structure reflects at least partial light beam emitted from the edge surface of the LED semiconductor die or the edge surface of the photoluminescent structure, therefore shaping the radiation pattern asymmetrically. A method to fabricate the aforementioned CSP LED device is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2017Date of Patent: March 12, 2019Assignee: MAVEN OPTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Chieh Chen, Tsung-Hsi Wang
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Patent number: 10192959Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a III-N based substrate for power electronic devices, comprising a base substrate, a III-N laminate above the base substrate and a buffer layer structure between the base substrate and the III-N laminate. The buffer layer structure comprises at least a first superlattice laminate and a second superlattice laminate above the first superlattice laminate. The first superlattice laminate comprises a repetition of a first superlattice unit which consists of a plurality of first AlGaN layers. The second superlattice laminate comprises a repetition of a second superlattice unit which consists of a plurality of second AlGaN layers. An average aluminum content of the first superlattice laminate is a predetermined difference greater than an average aluminum content of the second superlattice laminate, to improve the vertical breakdown voltage. The present disclosure also relates to a method for manufacturing a III-N based substrate for power electronic devices.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2017Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: IMEC VZWInventor: Ming Zhao
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Patent number: 10115875Abstract: A method of manufacturing a light emitting device that includes a plurality of light emitting parts is provided. The method includes providing a base member having a plurality of recesses; mounting at least one light-emitting element in each of the plurality of recesses; disposing a light-transmissive layer continuously covering the plurality of recesses; and removing portions of the light-transmissive layer on the lateral wall between adjacent recesses to expose corresponding portions of the lateral wall, to obtain a plurality of light-transmissive members.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2017Date of Patent: October 30, 2018Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATIONInventor: Takeo Kurimoto
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Patent number: 10080296Abstract: A fine interval coating member for a LED display and a coating method using the same are provided. The coating member includes column portions and row portions crossing the column portions, and holes between the column portions and the row portions. The body portion includes a material that is melted at a temperature higher than room temperature and that is cured at the room temperature.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2016Date of Patent: September 18, 2018Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Jae-sang Kim, Jee-su Park, Jae-min Lee, Suk Hyun, Chang-won Ryu, Tae-hyeun Ha
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Patent number: 10069033Abstract: There is disclosed a method of preparing a photovoltaic device. In particular, the method comprises integrating epitaxial lift-off solar cells with mini-parabolic concentrator arrays via a printing method. Thus, there is disclosed a method comprising providing a growth substrate; depositing at least one protection layer on the growth substrate; depositing at least one sacrificial layer on the protection layer; depositing at least one photoactive cell on the sacrificial layer; etching a pattern of at least two parallel trenches that extend from the at least one photoactive cell to the sacrificial layer; depositing a metal on the at least one photoactive cell; bonding said metal to a host substrate; and removing the sacrificial layer with one or more etch steps. The host substrate can be a siloxane, which when rolled, can form a stamp used to integrate solar cells into concentrator arrays. There are also disclosed a method of making a growth substrate and the growth substrate made therefrom.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2015Date of Patent: September 4, 2018Assignee: The Regents of the University of MichiganInventors: Stephen R. Forrest, Kyusang Lee, Dejiu Fan, Jeramy Zimmerman
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Patent number: 10026873Abstract: A method of manufacturing a light emitting device includes: mounting at least one light emitting element on a support member with a first surface of the light emitting element facing upward; applying an adhesive to the first surface of the light emitting element by holding the support member and dipping the first surface of the light emitting element in the adhesive; and disposing a light-transmissive member on the first surface of the light emitting element via the adhesive.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2017Date of Patent: July 17, 2018Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATIONInventor: Toru Hashimoto
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Patent number: 9954153Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a substrate; a light-emitting element mounted on the substrate; a first light-transmissive member bonded to an upper surface of the light-emitting element via an adhesive; and a second light-transmissive member placed on an upper surface of the first light-transmissive member. In a plan view of the light-emitting device, a peripheral edge of a lower surface of the first light-transmissive member is positioned more inward than a peripheral edge of the upper surface of the light-emitting element. The adhesive extends from the upper surface of the light-emitting element to a lower surface of the second light-transmissive member, the adhesive covers a side surface of the first light-transmissive member, and the adhesive is separated from the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2017Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATIONInventors: Tomonori Miyoshi, Kenji Ozeki
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Patent number: 9890911Abstract: The generally Lambertian LED die emission is modified by an optical structure formed over the LED die that reduces the light emission along a normal axis and enhances the light emission at an angle with respect to the normal axis, producing a certain light emission profile. A phosphor layer is provided overlying the optical structure, such as in a reflective light-mixing chamber. The light emission profile results in more uniform flux from the LED die impinging across the surface of the phosphor. Some of the LED light passes through the phosphor and some of the light is converted to light of a different wavelength. The light emission profile results in more uniform color and temperature across the phosphor. The light emission profile may be created by a lens, a patterned layer over the LED die, a semi-reflective layer over the LED die, an optical sheet, or other technique.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2014Date of Patent: February 13, 2018Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.Inventors: Wouter Anthon Soer, Hendrik Johannes Boudewijn Jagt, Olexandr Valentynovych Vdovin
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Patent number: 9851602Abstract: Disclosed are an optical member and a display device having the same. The optical member includes a first substrate, a plurality of wavelength conversion parts provided on the first substrate while being spaced apart from each other, and a sealing layer on a top surface of the wavelength conversion parts and at a lateral side of the wavelength conversion parts. Each of the wavelength conversion parts includes a host on the first substrate, and a plurality of wavelength conversion particles in the host.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2015Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.Inventor: Sun Hwa Lee
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Patent number: 9835801Abstract: A method of forming an optical device includes forming a waveguide mask on a device precursor. The device precursor includes a waveguide positioned on a base. The method also includes forming a facet mask on the device precursor such that at least a portion of the waveguide mask is between the facet mask and the base. The method also includes removing a portion of the base while the facet mask protects a facet of the waveguide.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2016Date of Patent: December 5, 2017Assignee: Mellanox Technologies Silicon Photonics Inc.Inventors: Wei Qian, Monish Sharma
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Patent number: 9761696Abstract: A trench metal-oxide-semiconductor field effect transistor (MOSFET), in accordance with one embodiment, includes a drain region, a plurality of gate regions disposed above the drain region, a plurality of gate insulator regions each disposed about a periphery of a respective one of the plurality of gate regions, a plurality of source regions disposed in recessed mesas between the plurality of gate insulator regions, a plurality of body regions disposed in recessed mesas between the plurality of gate insulator regions and between the plurality of source regions and the drain region.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2014Date of Patent: September 12, 2017Assignee: Vishay-SiliconixInventors: Jian Li, Kuo-In Chen, Kyle Terril
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Patent number: 9711693Abstract: A semiconductor device including a first lead electrode and a second lead electrode; a semiconductor stack structure disposed on the member, the semiconductor stack structure including a first conductive semiconductor layer, a second conductive semiconductor layer, and an active region interposed between the first and second conductive semiconductor layers; a first electrode electrically connected to the first conductive semiconductor layer; a second electrode electrically connected to the second conductive semiconductor layer; a plating layer configured to bond the semiconductor stack structure to the member; and a first wavelength converter that covers at least side surfaces of the semiconductor stack structure.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2015Date of Patent: July 18, 2017Inventors: Chung Hoon Lee, Dae Sung Kal, Ki Bum Nam
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Patent number: 9704834Abstract: A method for manufacturing a light-emitting device of the present invention includes a step in which solid-state sealing resin (17) containing a phosphor (18) and the solid-state sealing resin (17) containing a phosphor (19) are arranged in recesses in package resin (14) having LED chips placed thereon, are thereafter melted by heating, and, in addition, are cured by heating.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2014Date of Patent: July 11, 2017Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Masahiro Konishi, Masayuki Itoh, Hiroshi Umeda, Kazuo Tamaki, Masanobu Okano
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Patent number: 9640715Abstract: The present invention provides structures and methods that enable the construction of micro-LED chiplets formed on a sapphire substrate that can be micro-transfer printed. Such printed structures enable low-cost, high-performance arrays of electrically connected micro-LEDs useful, for example, in display systems. Furthermore, in an embodiment, the electrical contacts for printed LEDs are electrically interconnected in a single set of process steps. In certain embodiments, formation of the printable micro devices begins while the semiconductor structure remains on a substrate. After partially forming the printable micro devices, a handle substrate is attached to the system opposite the substrate such that the system is secured to the handle substrate. The substrate may then be removed and formation of the semiconductor structures is completed. Upon completion, the printable micro devices may be micro transfer printed to a destination substrate.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2015Date of Patent: May 2, 2017Assignee: X-Celeprint LimitedInventors: Christopher Bower, Matthew Meitl, David Gomez, Carl Prevatte, Salvatore Bonafede
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Patent number: 9633972Abstract: A manufacturing method includes: attaching a film onto a bonding surface of a wafer; performing laser cutting on the wafer to obtain a plurality of semiconductor light-emitting eutectic chips; attaching light-emitting surfaces of the plurality of eutectic chips on to an expansion film; detaching films from bonding surfaces of the plurality of eutectic chips; performing wafer expansion on the expansion film so that the plurality of eutectic chips have the same intervals as chip loading spaces on a substrate; attaching the expansion film onto a tray, and moving the tray so that positions of the plurality of eutectic chips correspond to that of the chip loading spaces; moving the tray so that the plurality of eutectic chips approach the chip loading spaces on the substrate; and embedding the plurality of eutectic chips into the chip loading spaces so that the plurality of eutectic chips are electrically connected to the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2014Date of Patent: April 25, 2017Inventors: Jun Cheng, Min Yan, Mingbo Zhou
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Patent number: 9618183Abstract: A light-emitting system for emitting light, comprising: (a) at least one light-emitting diode (LED) configured to emit LED light; (b) at least one optical element optically coupled to said at least one LED and configured to direct a first fraction of said LED light along a first optical path and a second fraction of said LED light along a second optical path; and (c) a color modification element disposed along said second optical path and configured to modify the spectrum of said second fraction of said LED light to emit modified light.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2016Date of Patent: April 11, 2017Assignee: Soraa, Inc.Inventors: Michael R. Krames, Frank Shum
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Patent number: 9548332Abstract: A method of fabricating and transferring a micro device and an array of micro devices to a receiving substrate are described. In an embodiment, a patterned sacrificial layer is utilized to form a self-aligned metallization stack and is utilized as an etch stop layer during etching of a p-n diode layer to form a plurality of micro p-n diodes.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2012Date of Patent: January 17, 2017Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Hsin-Hua Hu, Andreas Bibl
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Patent number: 9502613Abstract: The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a liquid crystal display device capable of reducing thermal damage to a polarizing plate during thermo-compression bonding, thereby sufficiently preventing the occurrence of defects due to the deformation of the polarizing plate. The method for manufacturing a liquid crystal display device according to the present invention is for thermo-compression bonding a terminal portion of a liquid crystal panel and an external circuit using a pressure bonding device configured of a stage, a heat source, and a buffer member. The manufacturing method includes placing the liquid crystal panel on the stage, and thermo-compression bonding the terminal portion of the liquid crystal panel and the external circuit by heat from the heat source via the buffer member interposed between the heat source and the external circuit.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2013Date of Patent: November 22, 2016Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yasuhiko Sugihara, Takeyuki Ashida
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Patent number: 9461214Abstract: A method for manufacturing a light emitting device, having; a die bonding step of mounting a light emitting element on a board; a phosphor layer formation step of forming a phosphor layer that contains a phosphor by spraying on surfaces of the board and the light emitting element after the die bonding step; and a cover layer formation step of forming a cover layer that contains at least one type of light reflecting material and light blocking material on a surface of the phosphor layer over the board.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2014Date of Patent: October 4, 2016Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATIONInventor: Suguru Beppu
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Patent number: 9419222Abstract: The embodiments of the present invention disclose a reusable encapsulation layer support plate comprising: a support plate body, the top of the support plate body being arranged with at least one first opening for accommodating an encapsulation layer; a cavity arranged within the support plate body, the cavity being filled with a porous material, and the top of the cavity having at least one second opening; wherein the first opening is connected with and arranged opposite to the second opening, and the top surface of the porous material is parallel and level with the bottom surface of the first opening. The encapsulation layer support plate can avoid crash of OLED substrate, realize effective OLED encapsulation, and can be reused as far as possible. The embodiments of the present invention further disclose a method of encapsulating an OLED substrate using the encapsulation layer support plate.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2014Date of Patent: August 16, 2016Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.Inventor: Wei Wang
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Patent number: 9404035Abstract: A fluorescent material-containing sealing resin (20) production method of the present invention includes: a kneading step of kneading a powder mixture (24), which has been obtained by mixing a powder of silicone resins (21) and a powder of fluorescent materials (22) together, while melting the powder mixture (24) by heat, so that a kneaded mixture (25) is obtained; and an extruding step of extruding the kneaded mixture (25) in a form of a cord from an output port (37b) of a twin screw extruder (37).Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2013Date of Patent: August 2, 2016Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Masahiro Konishi
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Patent number: 9385274Abstract: The present invention relates to a patterned opto-electrical substrate, comprising a substrate, the substrate has a first patterned structure, a spacer region and a second patterned structure, wherein the second patterned structure is formed on one or both of the first patterned structure and the spacer region, and the first patterned structure is a micron-scale protruding structure or a micron-scale recessing structure, while the second patterned structure is a submicron-scale recessing structure. The present invention also relates to a method for manufacturing the aforementioned patterned opto-electrical substrate and light emitting diodes having the aforementioned patterned opto-electrical substrate.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2013Date of Patent: July 5, 2016Assignee: KINIK COMPANYInventors: Wen-Cheng Ke, Wei-Kuo Chen, Fwu-Yih Houng, Chia-Che Ho
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Patent number: 9373606Abstract: A light-emitting device and a method for manufacturing the light-emitting device is disclosed. Such a light-emitting device comprises a substrate, a plurality of cells disposed on the substrate, and a plurality of semiconductor dice, wherein each of the plurality of cells accommodates at least one of the plurality of dice. Each of the plurality of cells may be filled with an encapsulant, phosphor or a mixture of an encapsulant with phosphor to control light characteristics of the light-emitting device. In an alternative aspect, cells may be filled with an encapsulant, and comprise a transparent cover coated with or filled with phosphors to control light characteristics of the light-emitting device.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2010Date of Patent: June 21, 2016Assignee: Bridgelux, Inc.Inventors: Rene Peter Helbing, Tao Xu
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Patent number: 9324921Abstract: The present invention relates to a light-emitting diode package. According to the present invention, a light-emitting diode package comprises: a substrate for growth; a passivation layer formed on a surface of one side of the substrate for growth; and a package substrate having a main body portion and a wall portion, wherein the wall portion is formed on the main body portion. At least the space formed among the main body portion, the wall portion and the passivation layer is sealed from the outside.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2012Date of Patent: April 26, 2016Assignee: Seoul Viosys Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jun Yong Park, Daewoong Suh, Bo Ram I Jang, Hee Cheul Jung, Kyu Ho Lee, Chang Hoon Kim
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Patent number: 9293643Abstract: A method of manufacturing a light emitting device includes steps of preparing a light emitting element; preparing a wavelength converting member; and bonding the light emitting element and the wavelength converting member to each other using a surface activated bonding technique.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2014Date of Patent: March 22, 2016Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATIONInventor: Masatsugu Ichikawa