IP Library Granted Patent US 12677512
Granted Patent B2
US 12677512 · App. 18/067,471 · Granted Jul 7, 2026

Light-emitting device and method of manufacturing light-emitting device

Inventor: Takuya Nagamoto (Komatsushima, JP)
Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
H10H20/853H10H20/0361H10H20/0362H10H20/0363H10H20/0364H10H20/851H10H20/854H10H20/855H10H20/856H10H20/857H10W72/20H10W72/334H10W72/342H10H20/0365H10H20/858H10W40/03H10W40/20H10W72/354H10W72/365
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Patent No.
US 12677512
App. No.
18/067,471
Granted
Jul 7, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A light-emitting device includes: a light-emitting element having a first surface serving as a light extracting surface, a second surface located on a side opposite the first surface, and a lateral surface connecting the first surface and the second surface, wherein the light-emitting element includes an element electrode located at the second surface; a substrate comprising a wiring electrically connected to the element electrode; a metal post located between the element electrode and the wiring; a transmissive member configured to allow light from the light-emitting element to pass therethrough; and an adhesive resin located between the first surface of the light-emitting element and the transmissive member. A portion of the adhesive resin is located on the lateral surface of the light-emitting element and on a peripheral edge of the second surface of the light-emitting element.

Claims (60)

1 . A light-emitting device comprising:

a light-emitting element having an upper surface serving as a light extracting surface, a lower surface located on a side opposite the upper surface, and a lateral surface connecting the upper surface and the lower surface, wherein the light-emitting element comprises an element electrode located at the lower surface;

a substrate comprising a wiring electrically connected to the element electrode;

a metal post located between the element electrode and the wiring;

a transmissive member configured to allow light from the light-emitting element to pass therethrough; and

an adhesive resin located between the upper surface of the light-emitting element and the transmissive member, wherein:

a portion of the adhesive resin is located on the lateral surface of the light-emitting element and on a peripheral area of the lower surface of the light-emitting element,

an outer edge of the transmissive member is sized so as to be located outward of an outer edge of the light-emitting element in a plan view, and

the adhesive resin forms a curved line protruding outward in a cross-sectional view at a lower surface of the transmissive member and the lateral surface of the light-emitting element, and is located so as to continue from the lateral surface of the light-emitting element to the peripheral area of the lower surface of the light-emitting element.

2 . The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein:

the adhesive resin is further located so as to continue from the lower surface of the light-emitting element to a lateral surface of the metal post.

3 . The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein:

in a plan view, a lateral surface of the metal post extends along and is spaced from the lateral surface of the light-emitting element, and

at least a portion of the lateral surface of the metal post includes a recessed portion.

4 . The light-emitting device according to claim 3 , wherein:

the element electrode is a first element electrode,

the light-emitting element further comprises a second element electrode located at the lower surface,

the metal post includes a first metal post located between the first element electrode and the wiring, and a second metal post located between the second element electrode and the wiring, and

the recessed portion is located on a lateral surface of the first metal post that is at an outer edge side of the light-emitting element and a lateral surface of the second metal post that is at an outer edge side of the light-emitting element.

5 . The light-emitting device according to claim 3 , wherein:

the recessed portion is one of a plurality of recessed portions provided on the lateral surface of the metal post.

6 . The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein:

a distance between the lower surface of the light-emitting element and the substrate is in a range of 20 μm to 110 μm.

7 . The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein:

the transmissive member includes a wavelength conversion layer containing a phosphor, and a light-transmissive layer having transmissivity, and

the wavelength conversion layer faces the upper surface of the light-emitting element.

8 . The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein:

the light-emitting device further includes a light reflective member that covers an upper surface of the substrate, a lateral surface of the adhesive resin, a lateral surface of the transmissive member, and a lateral surface of the metal post, and

the light reflective member is located such that an upper surface of the transmissive member is exposed.

9 . The light-emitting device according to claim 8 , wherein:

the light-emitting device further comprises a lens having a curved surface protruding upward and located on the upper surface of the transmissive member.

10 . The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein:

on the lower surface of the light-emitting element, the adhesive resin is located so as to have a thickness, in a vertical direction parallel to a thickness direction of the light-emitting element, equal to or less than 1/10 of a maximum value of a length, in the vertical direction, of the lateral surface of the light-emitting element.

11 . A method of manufacturing a light-emitting device, the method comprising steps of:

preparing a light-emitting element mounted substrate that comprises:

a light-emitting element having an upper surface serving as a light extracting surface, a lower surface located on a side opposite the upper surface, and a lateral surface connecting the upper surface and the lower surface, wherein the light-emitting element comprises an element electrode located on the lower surface, and

a substrate,

wherein the element electrode and the substrate are electrically joined through a metal post;

depositing an adhesive resin on the upper surface of the light-emitting element;

mounting a transmissive member on the adhesive resin; and

forming a light reflective member that directly or indirectly covers the substrate and the light-emitting element, wherein:

in the step of mounting the transmissive member, the adhesive resin is located between the upper surface of the light-emitting element and the transmissive member, on the lateral surface of the light-emitting element, and on a peripheral area of the lower surface of the light-emitting element,

in the step of preparing the light-emitting element mounted substrate, the metal post includes a recessed portion on at least a portion of a lateral surface of the metal post, and

in the step of mounting the transmissive member, the adhesive resin is located at a position that enters the recessed portion of the metal post so as to continue from the peripheral area of the lower surface of the light-emitting element or at the lateral surface of the metal post so as to continue from the peripheral area of the lower surface of the light-emitting element.

12 . The method of manufacturing a light-emitting device according to claim 11 , further comprising:

after the step of forming the light reflective member, mounting a lens having a curved surface protruding upward on an upper surface of the transmissive member.

13 . The method of manufacturing a light-emitting device according to claim 11 , wherein:

in the step of preparing the light-emitting element mounted substrate, a distance between the lower surface of the light-emitting element and the substrate is in a range of 20 μm to 110 μm.

14 . The method according to claim 11 , wherein:

the step of preparing the light-emitting element mounted substrate comprises forming the metal post on the element electrode before electrically joining the element electrode and the substrate through the metal post.

15 . The method according to claim 11 , wherein:

the step of preparing the light-emitting element mounted substrate comprises forming the metal post on the wiring before electrically joining the element electrode and the substrate through the metal post.

16 . A light-emitting device comprising:

a light-emitting element having an upper surface serving as a light extracting surface, a lower surface located on a side opposite the upper surface, and a lateral surface connecting the upper surface and the lower surface, wherein the light-emitting element comprises an element electrode located at the lower surface;

a substrate comprising a wiring electrically connected to the element electrode;

a metal post located between the element electrode and the wiring;

a transmissive member configured to allow light from the light-emitting element to pass therethrough; and

an adhesive resin located between the upper surface of the light-emitting element and the transmissive member, wherein:

a portion of the adhesive resin is located on the lateral surface of the light-emitting element and on a peripheral area of the lower surface of the light-emitting element, and

the adhesive resin is further located so as to continue from the lower surface of the light-emitting element to a lateral surface of the metal post.