IP Library Granted Patent US 11,177,416
Granted Patent B2
US 11,177,416 · App. 16/466,641 · Granted Nov 16, 2021

Optoelectronic component, a module having at least two optoelectronic components, and a method for producing an optoelectronic component

Inventors: Peter Brick (Regensburg, DE); Ulrich Streppel (Regensburg, DE); Christopher Wiesmann (Barbing, DE)
Assignee: OSRAM OLED GMBH
H01L33/504H01L33/507H01L33/508H01L33/60H01L2933/0041
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Patent No.
US 11,177,416
App. No.
16/466,641
Granted
Nov 16, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

An optoelectronic component may include at least one semiconductor chip for emitting electromagnetic radiation, a conversion element, and an optical element. The conversion element may at least partially convert primary radiation emitted by the semiconductor chip(s) into secondary radiation where the conversion element is arranged downstream of the semiconductor chip(s) in the emission direction and is arranged on the semiconductor chip(s). The optical element may be arranged downstream of the conversion element in the emission direction and where the conversion element is subdivided into individual portions.

Claims (32)

1. An optoelectronic component comprising:

at least one semiconductor chip for emitting electromagnetic radiation,

a conversion element for at least partial conversion of a primary radiation emitted by the at least one semiconductor chip into a secondary radiation, wherein the conversion element is arranged downstream of the at least one semiconductor chip in an emission direction and is arranged on the at least one semiconductor chip, and

an optical element arranged downstream of the conversion element in the emission direction,

wherein the conversion element is subdivided into a plurality of portions; and wherein at least one individual portion of the plurality of portions does not contact any other individual portion of the conversion element; and wherein the plurality of portions of the conversion element are arranged directly over a single semiconductor chip of the at least one semiconductor chip.

2. The optoelectronic component as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the at least one semiconductor chip comprises regions with different emission power of the electromagnetic radiation.

3. The optoelectronic component as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the at least one semiconductor chip has an increased emission power of the electromagnetic radiation at regions on which the plurality of portions of the conversion element are arranged.

4. The optoelectronic component as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the at least one semiconductor chip comprises selectively drivable regions.

5. The optoelectronic component as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the at least one semiconductor chip is structured.

6. The optoelectronic component as claimed in claim 1 , wherein one or more faces of the plurality of portions of the conversion element which face away from the at least one semiconductor chip are rectangular.

7. The optoelectronic component as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the portions of the conversion element are cuboid.

8. The optoelectronic component as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a distance between the at least one semiconductor chip and the optical element is less than 500 μm.

9. The optoelectronic component as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the optical element is an array of a multiplicity of optical microelements.

10. The optoelectronic component as claimed in claim 9 , wherein each portion of the conversion element is assigned an optical microelement.

11. The optoelectronic component as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the optical element comprises an array of microlenses.

12. The optoelectronic component as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the optical element comprises an array of microreflectors.

13. The optoelectronic component as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the optical element is arranged at a distance from the conversion element.

14. The optoelectronic component as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the optoelectronic component comprises a planar upper side formed by the optical element or by encapsulation.

15. The optoelectronic component of claim 1 , further comprising a gap between two individual portions of the plurality of portions arranged over the single semiconductor chip, wherein the gap comprises an encapsulation material.

16. The optoelectronic component of claim 1 , further comprising a gap between two individual portions of the plurality of portions arranged over the single semiconductor chip, wherein the gap comprises air.

17. The optoelectronic component of claim 1 , further comprising a transparent encapsulation layer between at least the individual portion of the plurality of portions arranged over the single semiconductor chip and the optical element.

18. The optoelectronic component of claim 15 , wherein the optical element comprises a plurality of optical microelements where an optical microelement is arranged over an individual portion; wherein the optical microelement is arranged on substantially the same axis as the individual portion.

19. A module comprising at least two optoelectronic components; wherein each of the at least two optoelectronic components comprises:

at least one semiconductor chip for emitting electromagnetic radiation,

a conversion element for at least partial conversion of a primary radiation emitted by the at least one semiconductor chip into an electromagnetic secondary radiation, wherein the conversion element is arranged downstream of the at least one semiconductor chip in the emission direction and is arranged on the at least one semiconductor chip, and

an optical element arranged downstream of the conversion element in an emission direction, wherein the conversion element is subdivided into a plurality of portions; and

wherein at least one individual portion of the plurality of portions does not contact any other individual portion of the conversion element; and wherein the plurality of portions are arranged directly over a single semiconductor chip of the at least one semiconductor chip;

wherein two or more of the semiconductor chips of the at least two optoelectronic components have different emission spectra.

20. A method for producing an optoelectronic component comprising:

providing a single semiconductor chip,

applying a flat conversion layer on the single semiconductor chip, and

selectively removing the flat conversion layer in order to subdivide the flat conversion layer into a plurality of portions to where at least one individual portion of the plurality of portions does not contact any other individual portion of the conversion element; and wherein the plurality of portions of the flat conversion element are arranged directly over the single semiconductor chip; and providing an optical element arranged downstream of the flat conversion element in an emission direction of the single semiconductor chip.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 3, 2020
From: OSRAM OPTO SEMICONDUCTORS GMBH
To: OSRAM OLED GMBH
Reel/Frame 051464/0504 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE CORRECT THE NAME OF THE ASSIGNEE PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 049368 FRAME: 0517. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Jul 4, 2019
From: BRICK, PETER; STREPPEL, ULRICH; WIESMANN, CHRISTOPHER
To: OSRAM OPTO SEMICONDUCTORS GMBH
Reel/Frame 050352/0322 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 5, 2019
From: BRICK, PETER; STREPPEL, ULRICH; WIESMANN, CHRISTOPHER
To: OSRAM OPTO SEMICONDUCTORS GMBH
Reel/Frame 049368/0517 →