IP Library Granted Patent US 8,120,056
Granted Patent B2
US 8,120,056 · App. 12/581,811 · Granted Feb 21, 2012

Light emitting diode assembly

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Patent No.
US 8,120,056
App. No.
12/581,811
Granted
Feb 21, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electronic assembly includes a Light Emitting Diode (LED) mounted on a top surface of a heat spreader, at least two electrical contacts co-planar with the heat spreader, and at least one heat slug mounted on the top surface of the heat spreader, where the heat slug is made of high thermal conductive plastic.

Claims (23)

1. An electronic assembly, comprising:

a planar heat spreader;

at least two electrical contacts, co-planar with the planar heat spreader, and electrically insulated from the planar heat spreader, the electrical contacts exposed at a bottom exterior surface of the electronic assembly;

a Light Emitting Diode, attached to a top surface of the planar heat spreader and electrically connected to the electrical contacts; and

at least one heat slug, mounted on the top surface of the planar heat spreader, the heat slug made from high thermal conductive plastic.

2. The electronic assembly of claim 1 , further comprising a reflector attached to a top surface of the heat slug.

3. The electronic assembly of claim 1 , wherein the planar heat spreader comprises a top surface and a bottom surface, wherein a top surface of the at least two electrical contacts coincide with the top surface of the planar heat spreader, and wherein a bottom surface of the at least two electrical contacts coincide with the bottom surface of the planar heat spreader.

4. The electronic assembly of claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the planar heat spreader is substantially equal to a thickness of the at least two electrical contacts.

5. The electronic assembly of claim 1 , where a top surface of the heat slug is exposed to the outside of the package.

6. The electronic assembly of claim 5 , further comprising features on the top surface of the heat slug to increase the surface area of the top surface of the heat slug.

7. The electronic assembly of claim 1 , where the electrical contacts are electrically insulated from the planar heat spreader by a non-conductive plastic.

8. The electronic assembly of claim 7 , further comprising a reflector formed from the non-conductive plastic.

9. The electronic assembly of claim 8 , wherein the non-conductive plastic comprises polyphthalamide.

10. The electronic assembly of claim 1 , wherein the planar heat spreader is made of a flat sheet of metal and wherein the at least two electrical contacts comprise a thickness that is substantially equal to a thickness of the flat sheet of metal.

11. The electronic assembly of claim 10 , further comprising an insulator that electrically insulates the planar heat spreader and the at least two electrical contacts, wherein the insulator is co-planar with the planar heat spreader and the at least two electrical contacts.

12. The electronic assembly of claim 11 , wherein the insulator has a thickness that is substantially equal to the thickness of the flat metal sheet.

13. The electronic assembly of claim 1 , wherein the high thermal conductive plastic comprises a high heat-resistant resin that has been loaded with a thermally conductive additive.

14. The electronic assembly of claim 13 , wherein the high heat-resistant resin comprises at least one of Liquid Crystal Polymer, Polyphenylene Sulfide, PolyEtherEtherKetone, and polysulfone.

15. The electronic assembly of claim 14 , wherein the thermally conductive additive comprises at least one of graphic fibers, aluminum nitride, and boron nitride.

16. An electronic assembly comprising:

first means for conducting heat from a LED semiconductor die to a back surface of the assembly, the first means for conducting heat comprising a flat metal sheet;

second means for conducting heat from the first means for conducting heat to a front surface of the assembly; and

electrical contacts electrically connected to the LED semiconductor die, where the electrical contacts are co-planar with the first means for conducting heat such that a top surface of the electrical contacts coincide with a top surface of the flat metal sheet and a bottom surface of the electrical contacts coincide with a bottom surface of the flat metal sheet.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 17, 2016
From: INTELLECTUAL DISCOVERY CO. LTD.
To: DOCUMENT SECURITY SYSTEMS, INC.
Reel/Frame 040744/0174 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 17, 2012
From: AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES GENERAL IP (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.; AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES ECBU IP (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.; AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES FIBER IP (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
To: INTELLECTUAL DISCOVERY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 028972/0733 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 5, 2009
From: YONG, LIG YI; KEH, KEAN LOO; NG, KEAT CHUAN
To: AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES ECBU IP (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
Reel/Frame 023474/0153 →