IP Library Granted Patent US 8,735,190
Granted Patent B2
US 8,735,190 · App. 13/946,007 · Granted May 27, 2014

Batwing LED with remote phosphor configuration

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Patent No.
US 8,735,190
App. No.
13/946,007
Granted
May 27, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A semiconductor structure includes a module with a plurality of die regions, a plurality of light-emitting devices disposed upon the substrate so that each of the die regions includes one of the light-emitting devices, and a lens board over the module and adhered to the substrate with glue. The lens board includes a plurality of microlenses each corresponding to one of the die regions, and at each one of the die regions the glue provides an air-tight encapsulation of one of the light-emitting devices by a respective one of the microlenses. Further, phosphor is included as a part of the lens board.

Claims (42)

1. A method of fabricating an optical emitter, comprising:

attaching one or more Light-Emitting Diode (LED) dies to a package substrate;

electrically connecting the one or more LED dies and terminals on the package substrate;

molding a lens over the package substrate and the one or more LED dies, wherein the lens includes a circumferential trench; and,

filling the circumferential trench with a first phosphor material.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising coating a top surface of the molded lens with a high reflectivity material.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the molding a lens over the package substrate and the LED die comprises: placing a lens mold over the package substrate and the one or more LED dies; inserting a lens glue into the lens mold; curing a molded lens.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the inserting a lens glue includes evacuating a space inside the lens mold.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the filling the circumferential trench with a phosphor material comprises injecting a phosphor and glue mixture and solidifying the phosphor and glue mixture.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising dicing the package substrate into a plurality of optical emitters.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein electrically connecting the one or more LED dies and the package substrate comprises connecting more than one LED dies in series and connecting end LED dies to terminals on the package substrate.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising forming a phosphor component using a second phosphor material different than the first phosphor material.

9. A method of fabricating an optical emitter, comprising:

disposing a plurality of Light-Emitting Diode (LED) dies on a package substrate, the package substrate including a plurality of terminals;

electrically coupling the LED dies to the terminals on the package substrate;

forming a lens over the package substrate, the lens covering the LED dies, the lens containing a trench; and

filling the trench with phosphor.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the trench of the lens is a circumferential trench.

11. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:

dispensing a reflective gel over the lens; and

dicing the package substrate into a plurality of optical emitters.

12. The method of claim 9 , wherein the form the lens further comprises:

placing a lens mold over the package substrate and the LED dies, the lens mold including a cavity;

injecting a lens precursor material into the cavity of the lens mold; and

thereafter curing the lens precursor material.

13. The method of claim 12 , further comprising: before the injecting the lens glue, evacuating a gas inside the cavity of the lens mold.

14. The method of claim 9 , wherein the filling the trench comprises injecting a mixture of phosphor particles and glue; and further comprising: solidifying the mixture.

15. The method of claim 9 , wherein electrically coupling comprises electrically coupling at least a subset of the LED dies in series.

16. A method of fabricating an optical emitter, comprising:

disposing a plurality of Light-Emitting Diode (LED) dies on a package substrate, the package substrate including a plurality of terminals;

electrically coupling the LED dies to the terminals on the package substrate, wherein at least a subset of the LED dies are electrically coupled together in series;

forming a lens over the package substrate through a compression molding process, the lens covering the LED dies, the lens containing a trench;

filling the trench with phosphor; and

singulating the LED dies.

17. The method of claim 16 , further comprising: dispensing a reflective gel over an upper surface of the lens.

18. The method of claim 16 , wherein the trench of the lens is a circumferential trench.

19. The method of claim 16 , wherein the form the lens further comprises:

placing a lens mold over the package substrate and the LED dies, the lens mold including a cavity;

evacuating a gas inside the cavity of the lens mold;

injecting a lens precursor material into the cavity of the lens mold; and

thereafter curing the lens precursor material.

20. The method of claim 16 , wherein the filling the trench comprises filling the trench with a mixture of phosphor particles and glue; and further comprising: solidifying the mixture after the mixture is filled into the trench.

Assignments (4)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 24, 2015
From: TSMC SOLID STATE LIGHTING LTD.
To: CHIP STAR LTD.
Reel/Frame 037158/0101 →
MERGER Recorded Nov 24, 2015
From: CHIP STAR LTD.
To: EPISTAR CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 037158/0154 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 19, 2013
From: CHEN, CHING-YI; TANG, YU-SHENG; YANG, HAO-YU; CHEN, HSIN-HUNG; SHIH, TZU-WEN
To: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
Reel/Frame 030834/0481 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 19, 2013
From: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
To: TSMC SOLID STATE LIGHTING LTD.
Reel/Frame 030834/0714 →