IP Library Granted Patent US 10,418,528
Granted Patent B2
US 10,418,528 · App. 15/990,688 · Granted Sep 17, 2019

Light-emitting device and method of manufacturing the same

Inventor: Takanobu Sogai (Anan, JP)
Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
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Patent No.
US 10,418,528
App. No.
15/990,688
Granted
Sep 17, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A light-emitting device includes a light-emitting element having an upper surface serving as a light-extracting surface, a first light-transmissive member bonded to the upper surface of the light-emitting element and including an inorganic material as a main component and a wavelength conversion member, and a second light-transmissive member bonded to an upper surface of the first light-transmissive member and including an inorganic material as a main component. A periphery of a lower surface of the first light-transmissive member is located outward of a periphery of the upper surface of the light-emitting element in a plan view. A periphery of an upper surface of the second light-transmissive member is located inward of a periphery of the upper surface of the first light-transmissive member in the plan view.

Claims (69)

1. A light-emitting device comprising:

a light-emitting element having an upper surface serving as a light-extracting surface;

a first light-transmissive member bonded to the upper surface of the light-emitting element and comprising:

an inorganic material as a main component, and

a wavelength conversion member; and

a second light-transmissive member bonded to an upper surface of the first light-transmissive member and comprising an inorganic material as a main component,

wherein a periphery of a lower surface of the first light-transmissive member is located outward of a periphery of the upper surface of the light-emitting element in a plan view,

wherein a periphery of an upper surface of the second light-transmissive member is located inward of a periphery of the upper surface of the first light-transmissive member in the plan view, and

wherein an area of the upper surface of the second light-transmissive member is smaller than an area of the upper surface of the light-emitting element.

2. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the first light-transmissive member and the second light-transmissive member is made of borosilicate glass, sapphire glass, or quartz glass.

3. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the first light-transmissive member and the second light-transmissive member are directly bonded together.

4. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the first light-transmissive member and the light-emitting element are bonded together via an adhesive member.

5. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , the light-emitting device further comprising a light-reflective member covering lateral surfaces of the light-emitting element, lateral surfaces of the first light-transmissive member, and lateral surfaces of the second light-transmissive member.

6. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the second light-transmissive member has a larger thickness than a thickness of the first light-transmissive member.

7. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the first light-transmissive member contains a light-diffusing material.

8. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the second light-transmissive member has a thickness of about 30 μm to 270 μm.

9. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein a planar shape of the second light-transmissive member is a polygonal shape with a rounded corner.

10. A light-emitting device comprising:

a plurality of light-emitting elements each having an upper surface serving as a light-extracting surface;

a first light-transmissive member bonded to the upper surfaces of the plurality of light-emitting elements and comprising:

an inorganic material as a main component, and

a wavelength conversion member; and

a second light-transmissive member bonded to an upper surface of the first light-transmissive member and comprising an inorganic material as a main component,

wherein a periphery of a lower surface of the first light-transmissive member is located outward of a periphery of the upper surfaces of the plurality of light-emitting elements in a plan view,

wherein a periphery of a lower surface and a periphery of an upper surface of the second light-transmissive member are located inward of a periphery of the upper surface of the first light-transmissive member in the plan view, and

wherein an area of the upper surface of the second light-transmissive member is smaller than an area of the upper surfaces of the plurality of light-emitting elements.

11. The light-emitting device according to claim 10 , wherein the plurality of light-emitting elements form a substantially rectangular shape as a whole in the plan view.

12. The light-emitting device according to claim 10 , wherein a planar shape of the second light-transmissive member is a polygonal shape with a rounded corner.

13. A method of manufacturing a light-emitting device, the method comprising:

providing a light-transmissive member in which an upper surface of a first light-transmissive member comprising an inorganic material as a main component and a wavelength conversion member is directly bonded to lower surfaces of a plurality of second light-transmissive members each comprising an inorganic material as a main component; and

bonding a lower surface of the first light-transmissive member in the light-transmissive member to an upper surface of a light-emitting element such that a periphery of the lower surface of the first light-transmissive member is located outward of a periphery of the upper surface of the light-emitting element,

wherein the direct bonding is performed by surface-activated bonding, atomic diffusion bonding, or hydroxy-group bonding.

14. The method of manufacturing a light-emitting device according to claim 13 , the method further comprising mounting the light-emitting element on a substrate.

15. The method of manufacturing a light-emitting device according to claim 13 , the method further comprising disposing a light-reflective member to cover lateral surfaces of the second light-transmissive members, lateral surfaces of the first light-transmissive member, and lateral surfaces of the light-emitting element.

16. The method of manufacturing a light-emitting device according to claim 13 , wherein the first light-transmissive member and the second light-transmissive members comprise borosilicate glass, sapphire glass, or quartz glass.

17. A light-emitting device comprising:

a light-emitting element having an upper surface serving as a light-extracting surface;

a first light-transmissive member bonded to the upper surface of the light-emitting element and comprising:

an inorganic material as a main component, and

a wavelength conversion member; and

a second light-transmissive member bonded to an upper surface of the first light-transmissive member and comprising an inorganic material as a main component,

wherein a periphery of a lower surface of the first light-transmissive member is located outward of a periphery of the upper surface of the light-emitting element in a plan view,

wherein a periphery of an upper surface of the second light-transmissive member is located inward of a periphery of the upper surface of the first light-transmissive member in the plan view, and

wherein the first light-transmissive member and the light-emitting element are bonded together via an adhesive member.

18. The light-emitting device according to claim 17 , wherein an area of the upper surface of the second light-transmissive member is smaller than an area of the upper surface of the light-emitting element.

19. The light-emitting device according to claim 17 , wherein the first light-transmissive member and the second light-transmissive member is made of borosilicate glass, sapphire glass, or quartz glass.

20. The light-emitting device according to claim 17 , wherein the first light-transmissive member and the second light-transmissive member are directly bonded together.

21. The light-emitting device according to claim 17 , the light-emitting device further comprising a light-reflective member covering lateral surfaces of the light-emitting element, lateral surfaces of the first light-transmissive member, and lateral surfaces of the second light-transmissive member.

22. The light-emitting device according to claim 17 , wherein the second light-transmissive member has a larger thickness than a thickness of the first light-transmissive member.

23. The light-emitting device according to claim 17 , wherein the first light-transmissive member contains a light-diffusing material.

24. The light-emitting device according to claim 17 , wherein the second light-transmissive member has a thickness of about 30 μm to 270 μm.

25. The light-emitting device according to claim 17 , wherein a planar shape of the second light-transmissive member is a polygonal shape with a rounded corner.

26. A light-emitting device comprising:

a light-emitting element having an upper surface serving as a light-extracting surface;

a first light-transmissive member bonded to the upper surface of the light-emitting element and comprising:

an inorganic material as a main component, and

a wavelength conversion member; and

a second light-transmissive member bonded to an upper surface of the first light-transmissive member and comprising an inorganic material as a main component,

wherein a periphery of a lower surface of the first light-transmissive member is located outward of a periphery of the upper surface of the light-emitting element in a plan view,

wherein a periphery of an upper surface of the second light-transmissive member is located inward of a periphery of the upper surface of the first light-transmissive member in the plan view, and

wherein the second light-transmissive member has a thickness of about 30 μm to 270 μm.

27. The light-emitting device according to claim 26 , wherein an area of the upper surface of the second light-transmissive member is smaller than an area of the upper surface of the light-emitting element.

28. The light-emitting device according to claim 26 , wherein the first light-transmissive member and the second light-transmissive member is made of borosilicate glass, sapphire glass, or quartz glass.

29. The light-emitting device according to claim 26 , wherein the first light-transmissive member and the second light-transmissive member are directly bonded together.

30. The light-emitting device according to claim 26 , wherein the first light-transmissive member and the light-emitting element are bonded together via an adhesive member.

31. The light-emitting device according to claim 26 , the light-emitting device further comprising a light-reflective member covering lateral surfaces of the light-emitting element, lateral surfaces of the first light-transmissive member, and lateral surfaces of the second light-transmissive member.

32. The light-emitting device according to claim 26 , wherein the second light-transmissive member has a larger thickness than a thickness of the first light-transmissive member.

33. The light-emitting device according to claim 26 , wherein the first light-transmissive member contains a light-diffusing material.

34. The light-emitting device according to claim 26 , wherein a planar shape of the second light-transmissive member is a polygonal shape with a rounded corner.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 28, 2018
From: SOGAI, TAKANOBU
To: NICHIA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 045908/0805 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2017-107125 · May 30, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20180351048A1 · Dec 6, 2018