Having Additional Optical Element (e.g., Optical Fiber, Etc.) Patents (Class 438/27)
  • Publication number: 20150111328
    Abstract: A fabrication method for a light emitting diode (LED), including: 1) mounting a LED chip on a substrate; 2) mounting a screen printing template on the LED chip; 3) coating a silicone gel layer over the surface of the screen printing template; 4) printing the phosphor: printing the phosphor over the chip surface via silk screen printing process and recycling the excess phosphor; and 5) removing the screen printing template and baking the phosphor for curing, and coating the cured phosphor over the chip surface. In the packaging method of the present disclosure, the unused phosphor can be recycled because it is not polluted by the screen printing template material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2014
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Applicant: XIAMEN SANAN OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: YI-JUI HUANG, KECHUANG LIN, SUHUI LIN, JIALI ZHUO
  • Publication number: 20150111327
    Abstract: A method for forming semiconductor device package comprises providing a substrate with via contact pads and via through holes through said substrate, terminal pads on a bottom surface of said substrate and an exposed type through hole through said substrate. A die is provided with bonding pads thereon and an exposed type pad on a bottom surface of said die. A reflective layer is formed on an upper surface of the substrate. The die is adhered on the substrate. A dry film is formed on a top of the die as a slanting structure. A re-distribution layer conductive trace is formed by sputtering and E-plating on an upper surface of the slanting structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2014
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Inventor: Wen Kun YANG
  • Publication number: 20150111325
    Abstract: In an example, the present invention provides a method for fabricating a laser diode device. The method includes providing a gallium and nitrogen containing substrate member comprising a surface region, a release material overlying the surface region, an n-type gallium and nitrogen containing material; an active region overlying the n-type gallium and nitrogen containing material, a p-type gallium and nitrogen containing material; and a first transparent conductive oxide material overlying the p-type gallium and nitrogen containing material, and an interface region overlying the first transparent conductive oxide material. The method includes bonding the interface region to a handle substrate and subjecting the release material to an energy source to initiate release of the gallium and nitrogen containing substrate member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2014
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Inventors: Po Shan Hsu, Melvin McLaurin, James W. Raring, Alexander Stzein, Benyamin Buller
  • Patent number: 9012949
    Abstract: A highly reliable light-emitting module or light-emitting device is provided. A method for manufacturing a highly reliable light-emitting module is provided. The light-emitting module includes, between a first substrate and a second substrate, a first electrode provided over the first substrate, a second electrode provided over the first electrode with a layer containing a light-emitting organic compound interposed therebetween, and a sacrifice layer formed using a liquid material provided over the second electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Satoshi Seo, Hideto Ohnuma, Hajime Kimura, Yasuhiro Jinbo
  • Patent number: 9012248
    Abstract: A method for packaging an LED includes steps: providing a substrate with a circuit structure formed thereon, stacking the substrate on a supporting board, and arranging a plurality of LED dies on the substrate; providing a mold and a gelatinous-state fluorescent film, positioning the supporting board in the mold and covering the mold with the gelatinous-state fluorescent film to cooperatively define a receiving space among the fluorescent film, the mold and the supporting board, the substrate and the LED dies being received in the receiving space; exhausting air in the receiving space to attach the gelatinous-state fluorescent film on the LED dies; solidifying the gelatinous-state fluorescent film and removing the mold; forming an encapsulation on the substrate to cover the LED dies; cutting the substrate and removing the supporting board to obtain several individual LED packages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Advanced Optoelectronic Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Lung-Hsin Chen, Wen-Liang Tseng, Pin-Chuan Chen
  • Patent number: 9012932
    Abstract: A white LED assembly includes a string of series-connected blue LED dice mounted on a substrate. The substrate has a plurality of substrate terminals. A first of the substrate terminals is coupled to be a part of first end node of the string. A second of the substrate terminals is coupled to be a part of an intermediate node of the string. A third of the substrate terminals is coupled to be a part of a second end node of the string. Other substrate terminals may be provided and coupled to be parts of corresponding other intermediate nodes of the string. A single contiguous amount of phosphor covers all the LED dice, but does not cover any of the substrate terminals. In one example, the amount of phosphor contacts the substrate and has a circular periphery. All the LEDs are mounted to the substrate within the circular periphery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Bridgelux, Inc.
    Inventors: Tao Xu, Michael Solomensky
  • Patent number: 9012947
    Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) package is provided. According to an embodiment, a light emitting apparatus includes a substrate; at least two distinct electrodes on the substrate; a light emitting device on one of the at least two distinct electrodes, wherein the at least two distinct electrodes are electrically separated from each other and spaced from each other; a guide unit on the substrate and around the light emitting device, wherein the guide unit includes an inner side surface, an outer side surface, a top surface and a bottom surface; and lenses including a first lens and a second lens on the substrate, wherein at least one of the lenses includes a convex shape and a portion of the at least one of the lenses is located higher than the top surface of the guide unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Bo Geun Park
  • Publication number: 20150102374
    Abstract: An optoelectronic component is specified. According to at least one embodiment of the invention, the optoelectronic component comprises a housing (20) and a radiation-emitting or radiation-receiving semiconductor chip (10) arranged in the housing (20). Furthermore, the component comprises an optical element (50), which contains a polymer material comprising a silicone. The silicone contains at least 40% by weight of cyclic siloxanes, and at least 40% of the silicon atoms of the cyclic siloxanes are crosslinked with a further silicon atom of the silicon via alkylene and/or alkylarylene groups.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2013
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Applicant: OSRAM OPTO SEMICONDUCTORS GMBH
    Inventors: Kathy Schmidtke, Michael Kruppa, Bert Braune
  • Publication number: 20150102373
    Abstract: There is provided a light emitting diode (LED) package. The LED package includes a package body. The LED package also includes an LED chip mounted on the package body. The LED package further includes a side inclined portion disposed to enclose side surfaces of the LED chip, including a light transmission material and having an upwardly inclined surface. The LED package also includes a wavelength conversion layer disposed on a top surface of the LED chip and the inclined surface of the side inclined portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2014
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Inventors: Sang Hyun Lee, Dong Hyuck Kam, Yong Tae Kim, Gam Han Yong, Seung Jae Lee, Seong Deok Hwang
  • Publication number: 20150104891
    Abstract: Provided are methods of manufacturing a substrate for an OED and an OED. According to the methods of manufacturing a substrate for forming an OED such as an OLED and an OED, a substrate for forming a device having excellent light extraction efficiency and improved reliability by preventing penetration of moisture or air into the device, or device using the same may be provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2014
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Inventors: Young Eun KIM, Jong Seok KIM, Young Kyun MOON, Jin Ha HWANG
  • Patent number: 9006759
    Abstract: A light-emitting device is provided that aims not to affect a service life and characteristics of light emission and includes two electrodes formed on the upper surface of a substrate with a gap at a central portion of the upper surface of the substrate between the two electrodes, a first light-emitting diode element mounted on the first electrode, and a second light-emitting diode element mounted on the second electrode. The first light-emitting diode element includes a pair of element electrodes on an upper surface of the first light-emitting diode element and the second light-emitting diode element includes a pair of element electrodes on an upper surface of the second light-emitting diode element. The first light-emitting diode element is connected by a wire to the first electrode and/or the second electrode. The second light-emitting diode element is connected by a wire to the first electrode and/or the second electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignees: Citizen Electronics Co., Ltd., Citizen Holdings Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Junji Miyashita, Kosuke Tsuchiya, Nodoka Oyamada
  • Patent number: 9006007
    Abstract: A method for producing an optoelectronic assembly (12) is provided, in which an optoelectronic component (16) is arranged on a carrier (14). Electrical terminals of the optoelectronic component (16) are electrically coupled to electrical contacts of the carrier (14) corresponding thereto. A dummy body (20) is arranged on a first side of the optoelectronic component (16) facing away from the carrier (14). A potting material (22) is arranged on the carrier (14), which potting material at least partially encloses the optoelectronic component (16) and at least partially encloses the dummy body (20). The dummy body (20) is removed, after the potting material (22) is dimensionally stable, whereby a recess (23) results, which is at least partially enclosed by the dimensionally stable potting material (22). An optically functional material (24) is decanted into the recess (23).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventor: Markus Schneider
  • Publication number: 20150099318
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a photonic composite device for splitting functionality across materials comprises providing a composite device having a platform and a chip bonded in the platform. The chip is processed comprising patterning, etching, deposition, and/or other processing steps while the chip is bonded to the platform. The chip is used as a gain medium and the platform is at least partially made of silicon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2014
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Applicant: Skorpios Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen B. Krasulick, John Dallesasse, Amit Mizrahi, Timothy Creazzo, Elton Marchena, John Y. Spann
  • Publication number: 20150097206
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing package component for light emitting diode (LED) is disclosed. At least one LED is disposed on a substrate inside a photocuring resin, wherein the LED is covered completely by the substrate and the photocuring resin. Power is provided to the LED to make the LED emit plural light beams such that a portion of the photocuring resin is cured by the light beams to obtain a male mold. A separation process is performed to separate the male mold and the other portion of the photocuring resin, the LED and the substrate. A rollover process is performed to manufacture the female mold by the male mold, wherein the female mold has at least one accommodation space with a shape identical to that of the male mold. A forming process is performed to form a package component with a shape identical to that of the male mold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2014
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Inventors: Cheng-Yen CHEN, Chun-Chieh CHIN, Yun-Li LI
  • Publication number: 20150098676
    Abstract: A composite device for splitting photonic functionality across two or more materials comprises a platform, a chip, and a bond securing the chip to the platform. The platform comprises a base layer and a device layer. The device layer comprises silicon and has an opening exposing a portion of the base layer. The chip, a III-V material, comprises an active region (e.g., gain medium for a laser). The chip is bonded to the portion of the base layer exposed by the opening such that the active region of the chip is aligned with the device layer of the platform. A coating hermitically seals the chip in the platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2014
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Applicant: Skorpios Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen B. Krasulick, John Dallesasse, Amit Mizrahi, Timothy Creazzo, Elton Marchena, John Y. Spann
  • Publication number: 20150097200
    Abstract: Solid state light emitting apparatuses include blue LEDs (including but not limited to a combination of short wavelength and long wavelength blue LEDs) to stimulate green lumiphors, with supplemental emissions by either red lumiphors and/or red solid state light emitters, to provide aggregate emissions with high S/P ratio (e.g., at least 1.95) and favorably high color rendering values (e.g., 85 or greater), preferably in combination with high brightness and high luminous efficacy. In certain embodiments, a solid state light emitting apparatus may be devoid of a LED having a peak wavelength of from 470-599 nm and/or devoid of lumiphors peak wavelengths in the yellow range. Multiple LEDs may be arranged in an emitter package.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2013
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Inventors: Michael Bergmann, James Ibbetson, David Clatterbuck, Charles Draper, Nalini Gupta
  • Publication number: 20150099319
    Abstract: A method for forming LED package comprises providing a substrate with a first conductive type through-hole and a second conductive type through-hole through the substrate. A reflective layer is formed on an upper surface of the substrate. A LED die is provided with a first conductive type pad and a second conductive type pad formed on a lower surface and an upper surface of the LED die, respectively. The LED die is adhered on the substrate. A slanting structure of dielectric layer is formed adjacent at least one side of the LED die for carrying conductive traces. A re-distribution layer conductive trace is formed on upper surface of the slanting structure to offer path between the second conductive type pad and the conductive type through-hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2014
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Inventor: Wen Kun YANG
  • Publication number: 20150099317
    Abstract: A surface emitting semiconductor laser includes a substrate, a first conductivity-type first semiconductor multilayer reflector, an active layer, a semiconductor layer, a second conductivity-type second semiconductor multilayer reflector that includes a current confinement layer, and a heat dissipating metal member. At least the first semiconductor multilayer reflector, the active layer, the semiconductor layer, and the second semiconductor multilayer reflector are stacked in this order on the substrate. A columnar structure having a top portion, a side surface, and a bottom portion is formed from the second semiconductor multilayer reflector to the semiconductor layer. The heat dissipating metal member is connected to the semiconductor layer exposed at the bottom portion of the columnar structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2014
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Junichiro HAYAKAWA, Kazutaka TAKEDA, Akemi MURAKAMI
  • Patent number: 8999736
    Abstract: A method of making an optoelectronic system in accordance with the present disclosure is disclosed. The method includes providing a temporary substrate; providing un-packaged optoelectronic elements having sidewalls, top surfaces, and bottom surfaces, at least one of the unpackaged optoelectronic elements having an electrode provided on a side of the bottom surfaces; attaching the bottom surfaces to the temporary substrate such that a trench is formed between two of the un-packaged optoelectronic elements; providing an adhesive material to fully fill the trench and cover the un-packaged optoelectronic elements such that the sidewalls and top surfaces of the un-packaged optoelectronic elements are fully enclosed by the adhesive material; providing a transparent substrate on the adhesive material; and removing the temporary substrate without removing all the adhesive material covering the optoelectronic elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Epistar Corporation
    Inventors: Min-Hsun Hsieh, Cheng-Nan Han, Steve Meng-Yuan Hong, Hsin-Mao Liu, Tsung-Xian Lee
  • Patent number: 8999770
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure includes a module with a plurality of die regions, a plurality of light-emitting devices disposed upon the substrate so that each of the die regions includes one of the light-emitting devices, and a lens board over the module and adhered to the substrate with glue. The lens board includes a plurality of microlenses each corresponding to one of the die regions, and at each one of the die regions the glue provides an air-tight encapsulation of one of the light-emitting devices by a respective one of the microlenses. Further, phosphor is included as a part of the lens board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: TSMC Solid State Lighting Ltd.
    Inventors: Tien-Ming Lin, Chih-Hsuan Sun, Wei-Yu Yeh
  • Publication number: 20150090991
    Abstract: A filling material is provided in an interval part between a first substrate provided with a light emitting device in a pixel and a second substrate provided with a color filter layer corresponding to each pixel which is provided to face each other and a protruding part is provided in the interval part. The protruding part is provided separated along one edge of each pixel. An end part in a length direction of the protruding part is formed in a cone or streamlined shape. In addition, the protruding part is formed from a material having light absorbing properties such as carbon black so as to provide light shielding properties. By adopting this structure, it is possible to solve a problem of mixing colors produced between pixels. It is possible to ensure that the flow of the filling material provided between the first substrate and the second substrate is not obstructed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Inventors: Yoshinori ISHII, Toshihiro SATO, Tohru SASAKI
  • Publication number: 20150090960
    Abstract: A method of fabricating an organic light emitting device (OLED) on a substrate includes providing a mold having surface features, forming a substrate over the mold, fabricating an OLED over the substrate while the substrate is in the mold, and removing the mold from the substrate having the OLED fabricated thereon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2013
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Applicant: Universal Display Corporation
    Inventors: Ruiqing Ma, Julia J. Brown
  • Publication number: 20150091031
    Abstract: An optical device and a method of making an optical device are disclosed. A printed wiring board is formed that includes coupling elements at selected locations. The coupling elements are formed using a printed wiring board manufacturing technique. A light source may be coupled to the printed wiring board at one of the coupling elements. An optical structure for directing light from the light source may be coupled to the printed wiring board at another coupling element. A tolerance for a distance between the optical structure and the light source is thus controlled using the manufacturing technique.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2013
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Inventor: Gerald B. Biehle
  • Publication number: 20150093843
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method of disposing phosphor layers, which can prevent damage to phosphors and also effectively dispose phosphor layers at desired locations of Light-Emitting Diodes (LEDs) when the phosphor layers are detached and disposed at the top surfaces of the LEDs. According to an embodiment, phosphor layers fabricated by filling phosphor layer pattern holes within an area of the vertical frame with a phosphor solution are detached from the phosphor layer pattern holes by applying force downwardly or upwardly in a vertical manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Applicant: LIGHTIZER KOREA CO.
    Inventors: Jae Sik Min, Jae Young Jang, Jae Yeop Lee, Byoung Gu Cho
  • Publication number: 20150084078
    Abstract: A light emitting diode having a diamond-like carbon layer is disclosed, which includes: a substrate; a semiconductor epitaxial multilayer structure deposited over the substrate and including a first semiconductor epitaxial layer and a second semiconductor epitaxial layer, wherein the first and second semiconductor epitaxial layers are stacked with each other; an insulating diamond-like carbon covering partial surface of the semiconductor epitaxial multilayer structure; a first electrode provided with an electrical connection to the first semiconductor epitaxial layer; and a second electrode provided with an electrical connection to the second semiconductor epitaxial layer. A manufacturing method and application of the light-emitting diode are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2014
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Inventor: Chien-Min Sung
  • Publication number: 20150087094
    Abstract: A semiconductor laser module includes a laser diode array, an optical fiber array, a fiber array fitting for fixing the optical fiber array, a casing, and a support fitting for fixing the fiber array fitting and casing. The fiber array fitting and support fitting have a first contact section that is in line-contact or surface-contact with the plane section parallel with the light emission surface of the laser diode array, and are laser-welded and fixed to each other at the first contact section. The support fitting and casing have a second contact section that is in line-contact or surface-contact with the plane section vertical to the light emission surface of the laser diode array, and are laser-welded and fixed to each other at the second contact section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2014
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Inventors: MAKOTO RYUDO, NAOTO UEDA
  • Publication number: 20150087092
    Abstract: Technologies are generally described for manufacturing an optical device by attaching a light-emitting element to an optical element through a resin. In various examples, a method is described, where a substrate is provided to have a through-hole at a position in the substrate where an optical element is to be mounted. A resin in liquid state may be injected into the through-hole in the substrate. Further, an optical element having a light-emitting portion may be mounted on the substrate such that a center of the tight-emitting portion is self-aligned with a center of the through-hole due to a surface tension of the resin in liquid state. The resin may be cured such that the optical element is fixed to the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2013
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Inventor: Hiroshi Goto
  • Publication number: 20150085527
    Abstract: A light source module, a fabrication method therefore, and a slim backlight unit including the same. The light source module includes a light emitting diode (LED) chip electrically connected to a substrate through a lower surface thereof, a wavelength conversion layer formed on the LED chip and enclosing at least the light exit face of the LED chip, and a reflector formed on a region of the LED chip excluding the light exit face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Inventors: Ki Bum Nam, Seoung Ho Jung, Yu Dae Han, Chung Hoon Lee, Hyuck Jung Choi
  • Publication number: 20150087095
    Abstract: An encapsulating sheet includes a transparent layer in which a concave portion that is dented from the surface inwardly is formed and a phosphor encapsulating layer which fills the concave portion. The transparent layer is formed from a transparent composition containing a first silicone resin composition and the phosphor encapsulating layer is formed from a phosphor encapsulating composition containing a phosphor and a second silicone resin composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2014
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hiroyuki KATAYAMA
  • Publication number: 20150084081
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a light-emitting device and the light-emitting device manufactured using same, which can reduce manufacturing costs, form nanopatterns in a large area, and increase light extraction efficiency. One embodiment of the present invention discloses the method for manufacturing a light-emitting device, comprising: a light-emitting structure preparation step for preparing a light-emitting structure including a first conductive semiconductor layer, an active layer, and a second conductive semiconductor layer, which are formed sequentially; a light extraction layer formation step for forming the upper part of the second conductive semiconductor layer as a light extraction layer having an uneven pattern; a dipping step for dipping the light-emitting structure having the light extraction layer in a solution in which nanomaterials are dispersed; and an adsorption step for adsorbing the nanomaterials to the light extraction layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2013
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Inventors: Tae geun Kim, Kyeong-heon Kim
  • Publication number: 20150084080
    Abstract: There is provided a light-emitting device comprising a light-emitting element and a substrate for light-emitting element. The light-emitting element is in a mounted state on a mounting surface of the substrate, the mounting surface being one of two opposed main surfaces of the substrate. The substrate is provided with a protection element for the light-emitting element, the protection element comprising a voltage-dependent resistive layer embedded in the substrate, and comprising a first electrode and a second electrode each of which is in connection with the voltage-dependent resistive layer. The mounted light-emitting element is in an overlapping relation with the voltage-dependent resistive layer. A reflective layer is provided on at least one of the substrate and the voltage-dependent resistive layer such that the reflective layer is located adjacent to the first electrode which is in contact with a substrate exposure surface of the voltage-dependent resistive layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2013
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Inventors: Koji Kawakita, Seiichi Nakatani, Tatsuo Ogawa, Susumu Sawada
  • Publication number: 20150087093
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a method is disclosed for manufacturing a display device. The method can include forming a first resin layer on a substrate. The method can include forming a display layer on the first resin layer. The display layer includes a plurality of pixels arranged in a direction perpendicular to a stacking direction of the first resin layer and the display layer. Each of the pixels includes a first electrode provided on the first resin layer, an organic light emitting layer provided on the first electrode, and a second electrode provided on the organic light emitting layer. The method can include bonding a second resin layer onto the display layer via a bonding layer. The method can include removing the substrate. The method can include increasing a density of the bonding layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2014
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Tatsunori SAKANO, Kentaro Miura, Tomomasa Ueda, Nobuyoshi Saito, Shintaro Nakano, Yuya Maeda, Hajime Yamaguchi
  • Publication number: 20150084055
    Abstract: A display device includes a first substrate having a first step part formed in a frame area on a periphery of a display area, a second substrate arranged facing the first substrate, and a filler material filled between the first substrate in one part of the display area and the frame area, and the second substrate, a periphery edge part being located in a range from the first step part to an end part of the first substrate and the second substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Inventors: Tetsuya NAGATA, Yoshinori ISHII
  • Publication number: 20150084070
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a solid state light-emitting device (LED) lighting apparatus includes forming a leadframe assembly with a group of leadframes connected in series by folded interconnects, mounting LEDs on the leadframes, disposing optical elements about the LEDs, and stretching the leadframe assembly so the interconnects unfold to space apart the LEDs. Disposing the optical elements includes orienting the optical elements so the optical elements provide a predetermined light pattern after stretching the leadframe assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2013
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Inventors: Serge Joel Armand Bierhuizen, Giovanni Cennini
  • Publication number: 20150084072
    Abstract: An LED package structure for preventing lateral light leakage includes a substrate unit, a light-emitting unit, a light-transmitting unit and a light-shielding unit. The substrate unit includes a circuit substrate. The light-emitting unit includes at least one LED chip disposed on the circuit substrate and electrically connected to the circuit substrate. The light-transmitting unit includes a light-transmitting gel body disposed on the circuit substrate for enclosing the LED chip. The light-transmitting gel body has a first light-transmitting portion disposed on the circuit substrate for enclosing the LED chip and at least one second light-transmitting portion projected upwardly from the first light-transmitting portion and corresponding to the LED chip, and the second light-transmitting portion has a light output surface. The light-shielding unit includes a light-shielding gel body disposed on the circuit substrate for exposing the light output surface of the second light-transmitting portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2014
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Inventors: CHIEN-CHUNG HUANG, CHIH-MING WU, TUNG PO HUANG
  • Patent number: 8987022
    Abstract: Light-emitting device packages which may be manufactured using post-molding and with improved heat emission performance and optical quality, and methods of manufacturing the light-emitting device packages. The light-emitting device package includes: a heat dissipation pad; a light-emitting device formed on the heat dissipation pad; a pair of lead frames disposed to be spaced apart from each other at both sides of the light-emitting device and the heat dissipation pad; a molding member surrounding the side of the light-emitting device except for an emission surface of the light-emitting device; and bonding wires for electrically connecting the lead frames to the light-emitting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Cheol-jun Yoo, Young-hee Song, Seong-deok Hwang, Sang-hyun Lee
  • Patent number: 8987023
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes: a substrate; a light emitting element disposed on the substrate; a wavelength conversion unit disposed on the substrate to cover at least an upper surface of the light emitting element; and a reflection unit formed to cover a side surface and a lower surface of the substrate and having a resin and a reflective filler dispersed in the resin. Light emitting devices having uniform characteristics can be obtained by minimizing a chromaticity distribution of white light with respect to the different light emitting devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tsuyoshi Tsutsui
  • Patent number: 8987771
    Abstract: A semiconductor light emitting device is mounted on a support substrate. The support substrate is disposed in an opening in a carrier. In some embodiments, the support substrate is a ceramic tile and the carrier is a low cost material with a lateral extent large enough to support a lens molded over or attached to the carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignees: Koninklijke Philips N.V., Philips Lumileds Lighting Company, LLC
    Inventors: Serge J. Bierhuizen, James G. Neff
  • Patent number: 8987020
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a semiconductor light-emitting device includes forming a multilayer body including a first semiconductor layer having a first major surface and a second major surface which is an opposite side from the first major surface, a second semiconductor layer including a light-emitting layer laminated on the second major surface of the first semiconductor layer, and electrodes formed on the second major surface of the first semiconductor layer and on a surface of the second semiconductor layer on an opposite side from the first semiconductor layer. The method includes forming a groove through the first semiconductor layer. The method includes forming a phosphor layer on the first major surface and on a side surface of the first semiconductor layer in the groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Akihiro Kojima, Yoshiaki Sugizaki
  • Patent number: 8987765
    Abstract: Light emitting devices and methods of integrating micro LED devices into light emitting device are described. In an embodiment a light emitting device includes a reflective bank structure within a bank layer, and a conductive line atop the bank layer and elevated above the reflective bank structure. A micro LED device is within the reflective bank structure and a passivation layer is over the bank layer and laterally around the micro LED device within the reflective bank structure. A portion of the micro LED device and a conductive line atop the bank layer protrude above a top surface of the passivation layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Luxvue Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Andreas Bibl, Charles R. Griggs
  • Publication number: 20150076534
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a first light-emitting element disposed on a substrate, a convex-shaped first sealing resin that includes an annular portion formed in a closed annular shape in a top view and seals the first light-emitting element, a second light-emitting element disposed on the substrate in a region surrounded by the annular portion of the first sealing resin, and a second sealing resin filled in the region surrounded by the annular portion so as to seal the second light-emitting element. One of the first and second sealing resin includes a phosphor particle or the first and second sealing resins include a phosphor particle to emit a different fluorescent color from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Inventors: Mitsushi TERAKAMI, Takayoshi Yajima, Hiroshi Ito
  • Publication number: 20150079709
    Abstract: In accordance with certain embodiments, semiconductor dies are embedded within polymeric binder to form, e.g., freestanding white light-emitting dies and/or composite wafers containing multiple light-emitting dies embedded in a single volume of binder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Inventor: Michael A. Tischler
  • Publication number: 20150076457
    Abstract: An organic light-emitting display apparatus includes a substrate, an organic light-emitting device including a first electrode disposed on the substrate, a second electrode disposed opposite the first electrode, and an intermediate layer disposed between the first and second electrodes, where the intermediate layer includes an organic emission layer, and an encapsulation unit disposed on the organic light-emitting device, where at least one of the substrate and the encapsulation unit, which is disposed in an emission direction of light, includes a region having a first refractive index and a region having a second refractive index greater than the first refractive index, and the region having the first refractive index and the region having the second refractive index include materials having a same chemical formula as each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae-Joong Kwon, Ha-Young Lee, Seung-Hwan Chung
  • Publication number: 20150076545
    Abstract: There is provided a method for manufacturing an electronic component package. The method includes the steps: (i) disposing a metal pattern layer on an adhesive carrier; (ii) placing at least one kind of electronic component on the adhesive carrier, the placed electronic component being not overlapped with respect to the metal pattern layer; (iii) forming a sealing resin layer on the adhesive carrier, and thereby producing a precursor of the electronic component package; (iv) peeling off the adhesive carrier of the precursor, whereby the metal pattern layer and an electrode of the electronic component are exposed at the surface of the sealing resin layer; and (v) forming a metal plating layer such that the metal plating layer is in contact with the exposed surface of the metal pattern layer and the exposed surface of the electrode of the electronic component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2013
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Lt
    Inventors: Seiichi Nakatani, Yoshihisa Yamashita, Koji Kawakita, Susumu Sawada
  • Publication number: 20150076529
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a resin layer and a plurality of luminous bodies disposed on the resin layer and spaced from each other. Each luminous body has a first side contacting the resin layer and a second side opposite the first side. A wiring element connects the luminous bodies to each other with the wiring element contacting the luminous bodies on the first side. At least some portion of the wiring element is in the resin layer. Separate phosphor layers are disposed on the second side of each luminous body such that each phosphor layer is spaced from each other phosphor layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Ping WANG, Nozomu TAKAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20150076474
    Abstract: A method for packaging display panel is provided. The method comprises following steps: providing a first substrate; pasting a frit on the first substrate; pre-sintering the frit in a specific temperature; forming a color filter unit on the first substrate; providing a second substrate oppositely disposed on the first substrate; and assembling the first substrate and the second substrate with the frit by way of laser sealing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Inventors: Chi-Lun Kao, Hao-Jung Huang, Ker-Yih Kao
  • Publication number: 20150076544
    Abstract: A radiation-emitting component includes a radiation source; a transparent material disposed in the beam path of the component and including a polymer material and filler particles, wherein the filler particles include an inorganic filler material and a phosphonic acid derivative or phosphoric acid derivative attached to a surface thereof and through which the filler particles are crosslinked with the polymer material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2013
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Inventors: Kathy Schmidtke, Michael Kruppa, Bert Braune
  • Patent number: 8978958
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an LED light bar comprises: providing a reflow oven and a clamping device mounted on a transmitting belt of the reflow oven, the reflow oven comprising a heating area and a cooling area; providing a semi-finished LED light bar comprising a printed circuit board and a plurality of LEDs arranged on the print circuit board with solder paste applied between the LEDs and the printed circuit board, and mounting the semi-finished LED light bar in the clamping device; and starting the reflow oven and thus the transmitting belt carrying the clamping device and the semi-finished LED light bar moving together to pass through the reflow oven, whereby the solder paste is firstly melted in the heating area and then solidified in the cooling area to fix the LEDs on the printed circuit board to form the LED light bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chin-Chen Lai
  • Patent number: 8981413
    Abstract: An optical communication module includes an optical semiconductor element. The element includes an optical functional region having a light receiving function or a light emitting function, a first transmission layer transmissive to light emitted from the optical functional region or light received by the optical functional region, and a wiring layer stacked on the first transmission layer and constituting a conduction path to the optical functional region. The communication module also includes a second transmission layer transmissive to the light and disposed to cover the optical semiconductor element, and a first resin member stacked on the second transmission layer. The communication module is formed with a fixing hole for fixing an optical fiber. The fixing hole includes a bottom face provided by the second transmission layer, and an opening formed in an outer surface of the first resin member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Rohm Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Akira Obika
  • Publication number: 20150069427
    Abstract: An omnidirectional lighting unit is disclosed, which includes a light-emitting chip, a spherical package member, a diffusion layer, and two conductive structures. The light-emitting chip has a positive electrode and a negative electrode. The spherical package member encapsulates the light-emitting chip, and the diffusion layer covers an outer surface of the spherical package member. The two conductive structures are electrically connected to the positive and negative electrodes, respectively, and each of the two conductive structures penetrates through the spherical package member and the diffusion layer outwardly, such that a portion of each conductive structure is exposed the exterior of the diffusion layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2014
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Applicant: LEXTAR ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kuan-Yu CHIU