IP Library Granted Patent US 10,925,132
Granted Patent B2
US 10,925,132 · App. 16/347,269 · Granted Feb 16, 2021

Multipixel led component and method of operating a multipixel led component

Inventor: Norwin von Malm (Nittendorf, DE)
Assignee: OSRAM OLED GmbH
H05B45/20H01L23/66H01L25/0753H01L25/167H01L27/156H01L33/486H01L33/505H01L33/62H05B47/19H01L33/50H01L2223/6677
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Patent No.
US 10,925,132
App. No.
16/347,269
Granted
Feb 16, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A multipixel LED component includes a plurality of emission zones; a plurality of conversion elements adapted to convert radiation emitted from the emission zones into radiation of another wavelength range; a controller including a plurality of current sources and a transmitter adapted for wireless data transmission; and two electrical contact structures through which the LED component is energized, wherein the controller mechanically fixedly connects to the emission zones, each of the current sources is assigned to one of the emission zones biuniquely, the transmitter receives signals to control the current sources, the current sources are controllable according to the signals, each current source operates the emission zone assigned to it, and the number of emission zones is greater than the number of contact structures.

Claims (24)

1. A multipixel LED component comprising:

a plurality of emission zones;

a plurality of conversion elements adapted to convert radiation emitted from the emission zones into radiation of another wavelength range;

a controller comprising a plurality of current sources and a transmitter adapted for wireless data transmission; and

two electrical contact structures through which the multipixel LED component is energized, wherein

the controller mechanically fixedly connects to the emission zones,

each of the current sources is assigned to one of the emission zones biuniquely,

the transmitter receives signals to control the current sources,

the current sources are controllable according to the signals,

each current source operates the emission zone assigned to it,

the number of emission zones is greater than the number of electrical contact structures,

the emission zones are part of a common LED chip, and

all emission zones comprise a common, continuous emission surface.

2. The multipixel LED component according to claim 1 , wherein the emission zones and the controller are arranged at least partially overlapping one another in a vertical direction.

3. The multipixel LED component according to claim 1 , wherein a distance in a lateral direction between two adjacent emission zones is a maximum of 200 μm.

4. The multipixel LED component according to claim 1 , wherein the controller is formed with silicon.

5. The multipixel LED component according to claim 1 , wherein the emission zones emit light in the blue wavelength range and the conversion elements comprise first and second conversion elements, by the first conversion elements the emitted light of some emission zones is converted to light in the green wavelength range, and by the second conversion elements the emitted light of some emission zones is converted to light in the red wavelength range.

6. The multipixel LED component according to claim 1 , wherein at least one optical component is arranged downstream of some emission zones in the beam path, and the at least one optical component changes the emission profile of the radiation emitted by the emission zones to which the optical component is arranged downstream.

7. The multipixel LED component according to claim 1 , wherein

the emission zones each have an emission surface, the emission surface emitting a large part of the electromagnetic radiation generated in operation in the emission zone,

the controller and the emission zones are arranged in a common housing, and

the electrical contact structures are arranged on a side of the housing facing away from the emission surfaces.

8. The multipixel LED component according to claim 7 , further comprising an antenna structure that receives and transmits signals, wherein the antenna structure is monolithically integrated into the housing and connected to the transmitter.

9. The multipixel LED component according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of emission zones comprise a common n-contact by which the emission zones electrically conductively contactable.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 3, 2020
From: OSRAM OPTO SEMICONDUCTORS GMBH
To: OSRAM OLED GMBH
Reel/Frame 051464/0504 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 4, 2019
From: VON MALM, NORWIN
To: OSRAM OPTO SEMICONDUCTORS GMBH
Reel/Frame 049361/0995 →