Light emitting device usable for variable driving voltages
View Patent ↗A light emitting device includes a light emitting unit and a submount. The light emitting unit has a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs), and the submount has a plurality of conductive contacts on a side thereof. The LEDs are coupled to the conductive contacts in various electrical connection manners, such that the LEDs are connected in series or/and in parallel.
1. A light emitting device, comprising:
a light emitting unit, provided with a plurality of first light emitting diodes (LEDs) and a plurality of second LEDs; and
a submount, provided with a plurality of first conductive contacts and a plurality of second conductive contacts, wherein the plurality of first conductive contacts are coupled to the plurality of first LEDs, such that the plurality of first LEDs are connected in series, and the plurality of second conductive contacts are coupled to the plurality of second LEDs respectively,
wherein the plurality of second conductive contacts are disposed in pairs, each pair of the plurality of second conductive contacts corresponds to one corresponding second LED, and the two second conductive contacts of each pair of the plurality of second conductive contacts are staggered; and
wherein each of the plurality of first and second conductive contacts is only electrically connected through one of the plurality of first and second LEDs with any of the other of the plurality of first and second conductive contacts, respectively.
2. The light emitting device according to claim 1 , further comprising a pair of electrodes, electrically connected to the plurality of first LEDs.
3. The light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the light emitting unit is bonded to the submount through flip-chip bonding.
4. The light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the submount is made of sapphire, SiC, Si, GaAs, or AlN.
5. A light emitting device, comprising:
a light emitting unit, provided with a plurality of first light emitting diodes (LEDs) and a plurality of second LEDs; and
a submount, provided with a plurality of first conductive contacts and a plurality of second conductive contacts, wherein each of the plurality of first conductive contacts is correspondingly coupled to each of the plurality of first LEDs, such that the plurality of first LEDs are connected in parallel, and the plurality of second conductive contacts are coupled to the plurality of second LEDs respectively,
wherein the plurality of second conductive contacts are disposed in pairs, each pair of the plurality of second conductive contacts corresponds to one corresponding second LED, and the two second conductive contacts of each pair of the plurality of second conductive contacts are staggered; and
wherein each of the plurality of first and second conductive contacts is only electrically connected through one of the plurality of first and second LEDs with any of the other of the plurality of first and second conductive contacts, respectively.
6. The light emitting device according to claim 5 , further comprising a pair of electrodes, electrically connected to the plurality of first LEDs.
7. The light emitting device according to claim 5 , wherein the light emitting unit is bonded to the submount through flip-chip bonding.
8. The light emitting device according to claim 5 , wherein the submount is made of sapphire, SiC, Si, GaAs, or AlN.
9. A light emitting device, comprising:
a light emitting unit, provided with a plurality of first light emitting diodes (LEDs), a plurality of second LEDs and a plurality of third LEDs; and
a submount, provided with a plurality of first conductive contacts, a plurality of second conductive contacts and a plurality of third conductive contacts,
wherein the plurality of first conductive contacts are coupled to the plurality of first LEDs, such that the plurality of first LEDs are connected in series;
wherein each of the plurality of second conductive contacts is correspondingly coupled to each of the plurality of second LEDs, such that the plurality of second LEDs are connected in parallel;
wherein the plurality of third conductive contacts are coupled to the plurality of third LEDs respectively; and
wherein the plurality of third conductive contacts are disposed in pairs, each pair of the plurality of third conductive contacts corresponds to one corresponding third LED, and the two third conductive contacts of each pair of the plurality of third conductive contacts are staggered; and
wherein each of the plurality of first, second and third conductive contacts is only electrically connected through one of the plurality of first, second and third LEDs with any of the other of the plurality of first, second and third conductive contacts, respectively.
10. The light emitting device according to claim 9 , further comprising a pair of first electrodes and a pair of second electrodes, wherein the pair of first electrodes is electrically connected to the plurality of first LEDs, and the pair of second electrodes is electrically connected to the plurality of second LEDs.
11. The light emitting device according to claim 9 , wherein the light emitting unit is bonded to the submount through flip-chip bonding.
12. The light emitting device according to claim 9 , wherein the submount is made of sapphire, SiC, Si, GaAs, or AlN.