摘要:
An underfill formation technique for LEDs molds a reflective underfill material to encapsulate LED dies mounted on a submount wafer while forming a reflective layer of the underfill material over the submount wafer. The underfill material is then hardened, such as by curing. The cured underfill material over the top of the LED dies is removed using microbead blasting while leaving the reflective layer over the submount surface. The exposed growth substrate is then removed from all the LED dies, and a phosphor layer is molded over the exposed LED surface. A lens is then molded over the LEDs and over a portion of the reflective layer. The submount wafer is then singulated. The reflective layer increases the efficiency of the LED device by reducing light absorption by the submount without any additional processing steps.
摘要:
An underfill technique for LEDs uses compression molding to simultaneously encapsulate an array of flip-chip LED dies mounted on a submount wafer. The molding process causes liquid underfill material (or a softened underfill material) to fill the gap between the LED dies and the submount wafer. The underfill material is then hardened, such as by curing. The cured underfill material over the top and sides of the LED dies is removed using microbead blasting. The exposed growth substrate is then removed from all the LED dies by laser lift-off, and the underfill supports the brittle epitaxial layers of each LED die during the lift-off process. The submount wafer is then singulated. This wafer-level processing of many LEDs simultaneously greatly reduces fabrication time, and a wide variety of materials may be used for the underfill since a wide range of viscosities is tolerable.
摘要:
A semiconductor light emitting device is provided with a separately fabricated wavelength converting element. The wavelength converting element, of e.g., phosphor and glass, is produced in a sheet that is separated into individual wavelength converting elements, which are bonded to light emitting devices. The wavelength converting elements may be grouped and stored according to their wavelength converting properties. The wavelength converting elements may be selectively matched with a semiconductor light emitting device, to produce a desired mixture of primary and secondary light.
摘要:
An LED assembly includes a heat sink and a submount. The heat sink has a top mating surface that is solder wettable, and the submount has a bottom mating surface that is solder wettable. The top and the bottom mating surfaces have substantially the same shape and area. The submount is soldered atop the heat sink. During solder reflow, the molten solder causes the submount to align with the top mating surface of the heat sink. The LED assembly may further include a substrate having a top mating surface, and the heat sink may further include a bottom mating surface. The top and bottom mating surfaces have substantially the same shape and area. The heat sink is soldered atop the substrate. During solder reflow, the molten solder causes the heat sink to align with the top mating surface of the substrate.
摘要:
One or more LED dice are mounted on a support structure. The support structure may be a submount with the LED dice already electrically connected to leads on the submount. A mold has indentations in it corresponding to the positions of the LED dice on the support structure. The indentations are filled with a liquid optically transparent material, such as silicone, which when cured forms a lens material. The shape of the indentations will be the shape of the lens. The mold and the LED dice/support structure are brought together so that each LED die resides within the liquid silicone in an associated indentation. The mold is then heated to cure (harden) the silicone. The mold and the support structure are then separated, leaving a complete silicone lens over each LED die. This over molding process may be repeated with different molds to create concentric shells of lenses. Each concentric lens may have a different property, such as containing a phosphor, providing a special radiation pattern, having a different hardness value, or curable by a different technique (e.g., UV vs. heat).
摘要:
After flip chip LEDs are mounted on a submount wafer and their growth substrates removed, a phosphor plate is affixed to the exposed top surface of each LED. A reflective material, such as silicone containing at least 5% TiO2 powder, by weight, is then spun over or molded over the wafer to cover the phosphor plates and the sides of the LEDs. The top surface of the reflective material is then etched using microbead blasting to expose the top of the phosphor plates and create a substantially planar reflective layer over the wafer surface. Lenses may then be formed over the LEDs. The wafer is then singulated. The reflective material reflects all side light back into the LED and phosphor plate so that virtually all light exits the top of the phosphor plate to improve the light emission characteristics.
摘要:
An LED lamp includes an exterior shell that has the same form factor as a conventional incandescent light bulb, such as a PAR type bulb. The LED lamp includes an optical reflector that is disposed within the shell and that directs the light emitted from one or more LEDs. The optical reflector and shell define a space that is used to channel air to cool the device. The LED is mounted on a heat sink that is disposed within the shell. A fan moves air over the heat sink and through the spaced defined by the optical reflector and the shell. The shell includes one or more apertures that serve as air inlet or exhaust apertures. One or more apertures defined by the optical reflector and shell at the opening of the shell can also be used as air exhaust or inlet apertures.
摘要:
A white-light emitting diode (LED) is provided that emits primary light at a wavelength that is in the range of 485 to 515 nanometers (nm), which corresponds to a bluish-green color. A portion of the primary light is converted into a reddish-colored light that ranges in wavelength from approximately 600 to approximately 620 nm. At least a portion of the converted light combines with the unconverted portion of the primary light to produce white light. A number of phosphor-converting elements are suitable for use with the LED, including a resin admixed with a phosphor powder, epoxies admixed with a phosphor powder, organic luminescent dyes, phosphor-converting thin films and phosphor-converting substrates. Preferably, the phosphor-converting element is a resin admixed with a phosphor powder in such a manner that a portion of the primary light impinging on the resin is converted into the reddish-colored light and a portion of the primary light passes through the resin without being converted. The unconverted primary light and the phosphor-converted reddish-colored light combine to produce white light. The LED is mounted in a reflector cup that is filled with the phosphor-converting resin. The LED may be mounted in either a normal or flip-chip configuration within the reflector cup.
摘要:
An underfill technique for LEDs uses compression molding to simultaneously encapsulate an array of flip-chip LED dies mounted on a submount wafer. The molding process causes liquid underfill material (or a softened underfill material) to fill the gap between the LED dies and the submount wafer. The underfill material is then hardened, such as by curing. The cured underfill material over the top and sides of the LED dies is removed using microbead blasting. The exposed growth substrate is then removed from all the LED dies by laser lift-off, and the underfill supports the brittle epitaxial layers of each LED die during the lift-off process. The submount wafer is then singulated. This wafer-level processing of many LEDs simultaneously greatly reduces fabrication time, and a wide variety of materials may be used for the underfill since a wide range of viscosities is tolerable.
摘要:
An underfill formation technique for LEDs molds a reflective underfill material to encapsulate LED dies mounted on a submount wafer while forming a reflective layer of the underfill material over the submount wafer. The underfill material is then hardened, such as by curing. The cured underfill material over the top of the LED dies is removed using microbead blasting while leaving the reflective layer over the submount surface. The exposed growth substrate is then removed from all the LED dies, and a phosphor layer is molded over the exposed LED surface. A lens is then molded over the LEDs and over a portion of the reflective layer. The submount wafer is then singulated. The reflective layer increases the efficiency of the LED device by reducing light absorption by the submount without any additional processing steps.