IP Library Granted Patent US 8,410,680
Granted Patent B2
US 8,410,680 · App. 12/941,030 · Granted Apr 2, 2013

Multi-chip light emitting device lamps for providing high-CRI warm white light and light fixtures including the same

Inventors: Nicholas W. Medendorp, Jr. (Raleigh, NC); Mark Terrence McClear (Cary, NC); Bernd P. Keller (Santa Barbara, CA); George R. Brandes (Raleigh, NC); Ronan P. LeToquin (Durham, NC)
Assignee: Cree, Inc.
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Patent No.
US 8,410,680
App. No.
12/941,030
Granted
Apr 2, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

A multi-chip lighting emitting device (LED) lamp for providing white light includes a submount including first and second die mounting regions thereon. A first LED chip is mounted on the first die mounting region, and a second LED chip is mounted on the second die mounting region. The LED lamp is configured to emit light having a spectral distribution including at least four different color peaks to provide the white light. For example, a first conversion material may at least partially cover the first LED chip, and may be configured to absorb at least some of the light of the first color and re-emit light of a third color. In addition, a second conversion material may at least partially cover the first and/or second LED chips, and may be configured to absorb at least some of the light of the first and/or second colors and re-emit light of a fourth color. Related light fixtures and methods are also disclosed.

Claims (26)

1. A solid state lamp comprising:

a first solid state emitter having peak emissions within a blue wavelength range;

a second solid state emitter having peak emissions within a cyan wavelength range;

a first wavelength conversion material at least partially covering the first solid state emitter and arranged to emit light within a yellow wavelength range; and

a second wavelength conversion material at least partially covering the second solid state emitter and arranged to emit light within a red wavelength range.

2. The solid state lamp of claim 1 , comprising a third solid state emitter having peak emissions within the red wavelength range.

3. The solid state lamp of claim 1 , comprising another solid state emitter having peak emissions within the blue wavelength range.

4. The solid state lamp of claim 1 , comprising another solid state emitter having peak emissions within the cyan wavelength range.

5. The solid state lamp of claim 1 , further comprising a third wavelength conversion material at least partially converting any of the first solid state emitter and the second solid state emitter.

6. The solid state lamp of claim 1 , wherein each of the first solid state emitter and the second solid state emitter is mounted to a single mounting element.

7. The solid state lamp of claim 1 , having light output of at least about 60 lumens per watt with a color rendering index of at least 90.

8. The solid state lamp of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first wavelength conversion material and the second wavelength conversion material at least partially covers all of the solid state emitters.

9. The solid state lamp of claim 1 , characterized by at least one of the following features (a) and (b): (a) the first wavelength conversion material only partially covers the first solid state emitter; and (b) the second wavelength conversion material only partially covers the second solid state emitter.

10. The solid state lamp of claim 1 , wherein the first wavelength conversion material and the second wavelength conversion material are segregated into discrete phosphor-containing regions.

11. The solid state lamp of claim 1 , wherein each solid state lamp comprises a LED.

12. The solid state lamp of claim 1 , wherein any of the first wavelength conversion material and the second wavelength material comprises a semiconductor phosphor.

13. The solid state lamp of claim 1 , comprising a control circuit configured to independently supply drive current to the first solid state emitter and the second solid state emitter.

14. A light fixture comprising at least one solid state lamp according to claim 1 .

15. A solid state lamp comprising:

a plurality of solid state emitters including a first solid state emitter having peak emissions within a blue wavelength range, a second solid state emitter having peak emissions within a cyan wavelength range, and a third solid state emitter having peak emissions within a green wavelength range; and

a first wavelength conversion material at least partially covering each emitter of the plurality of solid state emitters and arranged to emit light within a yellow wavelength range.

16. The solid state lamp of claim 15 , wherein the first wavelength conversion material only partially covers at least one emitter of the plurality of solid state emitters.

17. The solid state lamp of claim 15 , further comprising a second wavelength conversion material at least partially covering any solid state emitter of the plurality of solid state emitters and arranged to emit light within a red wavelength range.

18. The solid state lamp of claim 17 , wherein the second wavelength conversion material only partially covers at least one solid state emitter of the plurality of solid state emitters.

19. The solid state lamp of claim 15 , comprising a control circuit configured to independently supply current to each solid state emitter of the plurality of solid state emitters.

20. A light fixture comprising at least one solid state lamp according to claim 15 .

Assignments (5)
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jun 30, 2025
From: CREELED, INC.; PENGUIN SOLUTIONS CORPORATION (DE); SMART EMBEDDED COMPUTING, INC.; SMART HIGH RELIABILITY SOLUTIONS LLC; SMART MODULAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; PENGUIN COMPUTING, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
Reel/Frame 071755/0001 →
RELEASE OF PATENT SECURITY INTEREST RECORDED AT R/F 058983/0001 Recorded Jun 25, 2025
From: CITIZENS BANK, N.A.
To: SMART MODULAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; SMART EMBEDDED COMPUTING, INC.; SMART HIGH RELIABILITY SOLUTIONS LLC; CREELED, INC.
Reel/Frame 071725/0207 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Feb 7, 2022
From: SMART MODULAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; SMART HIGH RELIABILITY SOLUTIONS, LLC; SMART EMBEDDED COMPUTING, INC.; CREELED, INC.
To: CITIZENS BANK, N.A.
Reel/Frame 058983/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 29, 2021
From: CREE, INC.
To: CREELED, INC.
Reel/Frame 057017/0311 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 15, 2021
From: MEDENDORP, NICHOLAS W., JR.; MCCLEAR, MARK; KELLER, BERND P.; BRANDES, GEORGE; LETOQUIN, RONAN P.
To: CREE, INC.
Reel/Frame 056865/0727 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 11743324 · May 2, 2007
Continuation In Part 11032363 · Jan 10, 2005
Related Publication 20110050125A1 · Mar 3, 2011