Laminated electrical trace within an LED interconnect
View Patent ↗Various apparatuses and methods are disclosed. An interconnect may include molding material configured to support a light-emitting device, and an electrical trace arranged with the molding material to electrically couple the light-emitting device to a power source, wherein the electrical trace has an electrical insulator on at least a portion thereof. A light-emitting apparatus may include a light-emitting device, molding material supporting the light-emitting device, and an electrical trace arranged with the molding material to electrically couple the light-emitting device to a power source, wherein the electrical trace has an electrical insulator on at least a portion thereof. A method of manufacturing may include providing an electrical trace having an electrical insulator on at least a portion thereof, and forming molding material capable of supporting a light-emitting device, wherein the molding material is formed with the electrical trace configured to electrically couple the light-emitting device to a power source.
1. A method of manufacturing an interconnect, comprising:
providing an electrical trace;
providing an electrical insulator;
forming molding material capable of supporting a light-emitting device, the molding material being formed with the electrical trace configured to electrically couple the light-emitting device to a power source;
supporting the electrical trace with an insert during the forming of the molding material; and
removing the insert after the forming of the molding material, wherein the forming of the molding material with the electrical trace supported by the insert results in one or more cavities in the molding material when the insert is removed, and wherein the electrical insulator is positioned between the electrical trace and the one more cavities.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the forming of the molding material comprises embedding the electrical trace inside of the molding material.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the forming of the molding material comprises insert molding the molding material with the electrical trace.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the providing of the electrical trace comprises placing the electrical trace into a cavity of an insert molding machine, and wherein the forming of the molding material comprises injecting material into the cavity.
5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising forming the electrical insulator on the at least a portion of the electrical trace.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the electrical trace is supported during the forming of the molding material such that the electrical insulator is exposed through the one or more cavities when the insert is removed.