IP Library Granted Patent US 7,312,478
Granted Patent B2
US 7,312,478 · App. 11/023,487 · Granted Dec 25, 2007

Side structure of a bare LED and backlight module thereof

Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
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Patent No.
US 7,312,478
App. No.
11/023,487
Granted
Dec 25, 2007
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention discloses a side structure of a bare LED and a backlight module thereof, wherein the backlight module is preferably a light source of a display device such as an LCD device. The backlight module includes a flat plate covered with a thermally conductive dielectric material, a plurality of the side structures of the bare LEDs placed on the flat plate and in contact with the thermally conductive dielectric material, and a plurality of reflection parts also placed on the flat plate, each side structure of each bare LED includes a bare LED and two electrically conductive materials coupled to two bonding pads of the side structure of the bare LED respectively, and positioned on the flat plate therefor.

Claims (44)

1. A side structure of a bare light-emitting diode mounted on a surface of a carrying plate, comprising:

a bare light-emitting diode, comprising: a first bonding pad;

a substrate coupled to the first bonding pad;

a P-type epitaxy coupled to the substrate;

an active layer coupled to the P-type epitaxy;

an N-type epitaxy coupled to the active layer; and a second bonding pad coupled to the N-type epitaxy; and

at least two conductive materials coupled to the first bonding pad and said second bonding pad respectively so that the bare light-emitting diode is mounted on the surface of said carrying plate;

wherein the area of the first bonding pad and the second bonding pad is smaller than the area of the active layer; and

wherein the carrying plate is a metal plate covered with a dielectric material.

2. A side structure of a bare light-emitting diode mounted on a surface of a carrying plate, comprising:

a bare light-emitting diode, comprising: a first bonding pad;

a substrate coupled to the first bonding pad;

a P-type epitaxy coupled to the substrate;

an active layer coupled to the P-type epitaxy;

an N-type epitaxy coupled to the active layer; and a second bonding pad coupled to the N-type epitaxy; and

at least two conductive materials coupled to the first bonding pad and said second bonding pad respectively so that the bare light-emitting diode is mounted on the surface of said carrying plate;

wherein the area of the first bonding pad and the second bonding pad is smaller than the area of the active layer;

wherein the side structure of the bare light-emitting diode has a passivation layer on the surface thereof; and

wherein the passivation layer has a refraction coefficient which is larger than a refraction coefficient of air and smaller than a refraction coefficient of the surface of side structure of the bare light-emitting diode.

3. A side structure of a bare light-emitting diode mounted on a surface of a carrying plate, comprising:

a bare light-emitting diode, comprising: a first bonding pad;

a substrate coupled to the first bonding pad;

a P-type epitaxy coupled to the substrate;

an active layer coupled to the P-type epitaxy;

an N-type epitaxy coupled to the active layer; and a second bonding pad coupled to the N-type epitaxy; and

at least two conductive materials coupled to the first bonding pad and said second bonding pad respectively so that the bare light-emitting diode is mounted on the surface of said carrying plate;

wherein the area of the first bonding pad and the second bonding pad is smaller than the area of the active layer; and

wherein said carrying plate has a heat dissipating device disposed on one surface thereof.

4. A backlight module serving as a backlight source of a display device, comprising:

a carrying plate mounted with a material capable of thermal conduction; and

a plurality of side structures of bare light-emitting diodes disposed on said carrying plate and in contact with the material;

wherein each of the side structures of bare light-emitting diodes comprises a bare light-emitting diode, comprising a first bonding pad, a substrate coupled to the first bonding pad, a P-type epitaxy coupled to the substrate, an active layer coupled to the P-type epitaxy, an N-type epitaxy coupled to the active layer, a second bonding pad coupled to the N-type epitaxy, and at least two conductive materials coupled to the first bonding pad and the second bonding pad respectively so that the bare light-emitting diode is mounted on the surface of the carrying plate;

wherein the area of the first bonding pad and the second bonding pad is smaller than the area of the active layer.

5. The backlight module of claim 4 , wherein the backlight module further comprises a plurality of reflecting components mounted on the carrying plate.

6. The backlight module of claim 4 , wherein the backlight module further comprises a diffusing device mounted over the carrying plate.

7. The backlight module of claim 4 , wherein the backlight module serves as a direct type backlight source of the display device.

8. The backlight module of claim 4 , wherein the backlight module serves as side-edge backlight source of the display device.

9. The backlight module of claim 4 , wherein the display device is a liquid crystal display.

10. The backlight module of claim 4 , wherein the carrying plate is a metal plate covered with a dielectric material.

11. The backlight module of claim 4 , wherein the side structure of a bare light-emitting diode has a passivation layer disposed on the surface thereof.

12. The backlight module of claim 11 , wherein the passivation layer has a refraction coefficient which is larger than a refraction coefficient of air and smaller than a refraction coefficient of the surface of side structure of the bare light-emitting diode.

13. The backlight module of claim 4 , wherein a heat dissipating device is disposed on the carrying plate.

14. The backlight module of claim 4 , wherein the substrate is a GaAs substrate.

15. The backlight module of claim 4 , wherein the substrate is a GaP substrate.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 29, 2004
From: TAIN, RA-MIN; LIAU, SHYI-CHING; HO, TZONG-CHE
To: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
Reel/Frame 016133/0733 →
Priority Claims (1)
TW 93123219 A · Aug 3, 2004 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20060027827A1 · Feb 9, 2006