IP Library Granted Patent US 10,923,637
Granted Patent B2
US 10,923,637 · App. 16/351,787 · Granted Feb 16, 2021

Method of manufacturing a plurality of conversion elements, conversion element and optoelectronic component

Inventors: Rebecca Römer (Regensburg, DE); Markus Leitl (Regensburg, DE)
Assignee: OSRAM OLED GmbH
H01L33/508H01L33/504H01L33/505H01L2933/0041
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Patent No.
US 10,923,637
App. No.
16/351,787
Granted
Feb 16, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method of manufacturing a plurality of conversion elements includes providing a first conversion layer on an auxiliary carrier, the first conversion layer converting electromagnetic radiation of a first wavelength range into electromagnetic radiation of a second wavelength range, applying a second conversion layer on the first conversion layer, the second conversion layer converting electromagnetic radiation of the first wavelength range into electromagnetic radiation of a third wavelength range, and separating the generated layer stack such that a plurality of conversion elements are generated, wherein each conversion element includes at least one first converting region having material of the first conversion layer, each conversion element includes at least one second converting region having material of the second conversion layer, and the converting regions are arranged laterally side by side.

Claims (23)

1. A method of manufacturing a plurality of conversion elements, comprising:

providing a first conversion layer on an auxiliary carrier, said first conversion layer converting electromagnetic radiation of a first wavelength range into electromagnetic radiation of a second wavelength range,

applying a second conversion layer on said first conversion layer, said second conversion layer converting electromagnetic radiation of said first wavelength range into electromagnetic radiation of a third wavelength range, and

separating the generated layer stack such that a plurality of conversion elements are generated,

wherein

each conversion element comprises at least one first converting region having material of the first conversion layer,

each conversion element comprises at least one second converting region having material of the second conversion layer,

the converting regions are arranged laterally side by side,

separating the layer stack comprises two separation steps, wherein the layer stack is divided into a plurality of slices in the first separation step, and the slices are divided into the plurality of conversion elements in the second separation step, and

the layer stack is folded into a cuboid in a zigzag manner.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein at least one further first conversion layer and at least one further second conversion layer are applied alternatingly to the second conversion layer.

3. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

applying a third conversion layer that converts electromagnetic radiation of the first wavelength range into electromagnetic radiation of a fourth wavelength range to the second conversion layer,

wherein each conversion element comprises at least a third converting region comprising material of the third conversion layer.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first conversion layer and/or the second conversion layer are/is generated by one of: spray coating, tape casting, and spin coating.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein

the first conversion layer comprises a polymeric matrix material in which a plurality of first phosphor particles is introduced, said first phosphor particles converting electromagnetic radiation of the first wavelength range into electromagnetic radiation of the second wavelength range, and/or

the second conversion layer comprises a polymeric matrix material in which a plurality of second phosphor particles is introduced, said second phosphor particles converting electromagnetic radiation of the first wavelength range into electromagnetic radiation of the third wavelength range.

6. A conversion element manufactured by a method according to claim 1 .

7. An optoelectronic component comprising:

a radiation-emitting semiconductor chip that emits electromagnetic radiation of a first wavelength range from a radiation exit surface, and

the conversion element according to claim 6 that converts electromagnetic radiation of the first wavelength range into electromagnetic radiation of the second wavelength range and the third wavelength range.

8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the converting regions are arranged directly adjacent to each other.

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 7, 2019
From: RÖMER, REBECCA; LEITL, MARKUS
To: OSRAM OPTO SEMICONDUCTORS GMBH
Reel/Frame 049402/0866 →