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Granted Patent B2
US 9,590,158 · App. 14/973,896 · Granted Mar 7, 2017

Light emitting device

Inventor: Tomohide Miki (Tokushima, JP)
Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
H01L33/62H01L33/486H01L33/641H01L33/642H01L2224/48091H01L2224/48247H01L2224/48257H01L2224/48465
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Patent No.
US 9,590,158
App. No.
14/973,896
Granted
Mar 7, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A light emitting device, includes: a package equipped with a lead having an upper surface and a lower surface, and a metal board and a plating layer, the upper surface including a mounting portion, the metal board whose main component is copper, the plating layer including a first plating layer and a second plating layer which are provided on the lower surface of the metal board, the first plating layer containing silver and nickel and being formed on the edge of the metal board, and the second plating layer containing no nickel and being formed on at least part of a region below the mounting portion, a molded resin that holds the lead so that the lower face of the lead is exposed to the outside; a light emitting element mounted on the mounting portion; and a sealing member that seals the light emitting element.

Claims (38)

1. A light emitting device, comprising:

a package equipped with

a lead having an upper surface and a lower surface, and a metal board and a plating layer, the upper surface including a mounting portion, the metal board whose main component is copper, the plating layer including a first plating layer and a second plating layer which are provided on the lower surface of the metal board, the first plating layer containing silver and nickel and wrapping around the edge of the metal board, and the second plating layer containing no nickel and being formed on at least part of a region below the mounting portion,

a molded resin that holds the lead so that the lower face of the lead is exposed to the outside;

a light emitting element mounted on the mounting portion; and

a sealing member that seals the light emitting element.

2. The light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein

the first plating layer includes palladium plating layer between nickel plating layer and silver plating layer.

3. The light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein

the second plating layer includes silver plating layer.

4. The light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein

the first plating layer protrudes more than the second plating layer.

5. The light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein

the second plating layer is provided on an entire region below the mounting portion of the metal board.

6. The light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein

the first plating layer is located at an edge portion of the lower surface of the lead.

7. The light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein

the first plating layer is further provide on one portion of the upper surface and a lateral side surface of the lead.

8. The light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein

the first plating layer is formed so as to extend integrally and continuously on the lower surface of the lead, a lateral side surface of the lead, and the upper surface of the lead.

9. The light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein

the first plating layer includes a nickel plating layer, and the nickel plating layer has different thicknesses at the lower surface of the lead.

10. The light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein

the first plating layer and the second plating layer contact each other at the lower surface of the lead.

11. The light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein

an outermost surface of the first plating layer and an outermost surface of the second plating layer are formed of the same plating component.

12. The light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein

the second plating layer has a multi-layer structure that includes a layer containing Au and a layer containing Ag.

13. The light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein

a total layer thickness of each of the first plating layer and the second plating layer is 1 μm to 14 μm.

14. The light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein

the light emitting element includes a reflective layer at a lateral side surface of the light emitting element.

15. The light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein

the lead further has an exposed portion at an outer side surface of the package.

16. The light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein

a surface of the first plating layer is substantially flush with a surface of the second plating layer at the lower surface of the lead.

17. The light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein

a surface of the first plating layer, a surface of the second plating layer, and a surface of the molding resin are substantially flush with each other at the lower surface of the lead.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 18, 2015
From: MIKI, TOMOHIDE
To: NICHIA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 037324/0198 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP 2014-258845 · Dec 22, 2014 · national
JP 2015-244904 · Dec 16, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20160181493A1 · Jun 23, 2016