IP Library Granted Patent US 9,287,247
Granted Patent B2
US 9,287,247 · App. 14/437,785 · Granted Mar 15, 2016

Light-emitting diode arrangement, module, and method for producing a light-emitting diode arrangement

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Patent No.
US 9,287,247
App. No.
14/437,785
Granted
Mar 15, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A light-emitting diode arrangement includes a light-emitting diode and a coding resistor for coding the light-emitting diode. The coding resistor is embodied as a star connection of a number of resistors. Furthermore, a module includes a plurality of light-emitting diode arrangements. Furthermore, a method for producing a light-emitting diode arrangement is specified, wherein the coding of a coding resistor is carried out depending on a determined characteristic of the light-emitting diode.

Claims (36)

1. A light-emitting diode arrangement, comprising:

a light-emitting diode;

a coding resistor for coding the light-emitting diode, wherein the coding resistor comprises a plurality of resistors electrically interconnected with one another; and

a carrier, wherein the coding resistor comprises a resistor that is buried in the carrier.

2. The light-emitting diode arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of resistors electrically are interconnected in a star connection.

3. The light-emitting diode arrangement according to claim 1 , further comprising an electrical lead to the resistor that is buried in the carrier, wherein the electrical lead is located on a top side of the carrier.

4. The light-emitting diode arrangement according claim 1 , wherein the coding resistor comprises an electrical lead and wherein the coding is implemented by the performance or non-performance of an interruption of the electrical lead.

5. The light-emitting diode arrangement according claim 1 , wherein the coding resistor comprises a resistor that is designed to measure temperature of the light-emitting diode.

6. A light-emitting diode arrangement, comprising:

a light-emitting diode; and

a coding resistor for coding the light-emitting diode, wherein the coding resistor comprises a plurality of resistors electrically interconnected with one another and wherein the coding resistor comprises a resistor that is trimmed for a coding purpose.

7. The light-emitting diode arrangement according to claim 6 , further comprising a carrier, wherein the coding resistor comprises a resistor that is buried in the carrier.

8. The light-emitting diode arrangement according to claim 7 , further comprising a carrier, wherein the coding resistor comprises a resistor arranged on an outer side of the carrier.

9. A light-emitting diode arrangement, comprising:

a light-emitting diode;

a coding resistor for coding the light-emitting diode, wherein the coding resistor comprises a plurality of resistors electrically interconnected with one another; and

a multilayer carrier of multilayer design, the light-emitting diode being electrically connected to the carrier.

10. The light-emitting diode arrangement according to claim 9 , wherein the coding resistor comprises a resistor that is buried in the carrier.

11. The light-emitting diode arrangement according to claim 10 , further comprising an electrical lead to the resistor that is buried in the carrier, wherein the electrical lead is located on a top side of the carrier.

12. The light-emitting diode arrangement according to claim 9 , wherein the coding resistor comprises a resistor arranged on an outer side of the carrier.

13. A method for producing a light-emitting diode arrangement, the method comprising:

providing a light-emitting diode; and

providing a coding resistor for coding the light-emitting diode, wherein the coding resistor comprises a plurality of resistors electrically interconnected with one another

determining a characteristic of the light-emitting diode; and

coding the coding resistor based on the determined characteristic, wherein coding the coding resistor comprises trimming the coding resistor.

14. The method according to claim 13 , further comprising arranging the light-emitting diode on a carrier before coding the coding resistor.

15. The method according to claim 14 , wherein the carrier has the coding resistor.

16. The method according to claim 13 , wherein the coding resistor comprises an electrical lead and wherein the coding is implemented by either interrupting or not interrupting the electrical lead.

17. The method according to claim 13 , determining a characteristic of the light-emitting diode comprises determining a characteristic related to luminous efficiency.

18. A method for producing a light-emitting diode arrangement, the method comprising:

providing a light-emitting diode;

providing a coding resistor for coding the light-emitting diode, wherein the coding resistor comprises a plurality of resistors electrically interconnected with one another;

determining a characteristic of the light-emitting diode related to a color of the light-emitting diode; and

coding the coding resistor based on the determined characteristic.

19. The method according to claim 18 , wherein the coding resistor comprises an electrical lead and wherein the coding is implemented by either interrupting or not interrupting the electrical lead.

20. The method according to claim 18 , wherein coding the coding resistor comprises trimming the coding resistor.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 15, 2023
From: EPCOS AG
To: TDK ELECTRONICS AG
Reel/Frame 063101/0709 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 22, 2015
From: FAISTAUER, CHRISTIAN; HATZL, STEFAN LEOPOLD; BRUNNER, SEBASTIAN
To: EPCOS AG
Reel/Frame 035878/0395 →