IP Library Granted Patent US 11,677,047
Granted Patent B2
US 11,677,047 · App. 17/014,313 · Granted Jun 13, 2023

Light-emitting dies incorporating wavelength-conversion materials and related methods

Inventors: Michael A. Tischler (Vancouver, CA); Alborz Amini (Vancouver, CA); Thomas Pinnington (Vancouver, CA); Henry Ip (Richmond, CA); Gianmarco Spiga (Vancouver, CA)
Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATION
H01L33/502H01L25/165H01L33/0095H01L33/486H01L33/505H01L33/56H01L33/58H01L33/60H01L33/62H01L21/568H01L33/54H01L2224/04105H01L2224/11H01L2224/19H01L2924/0002H01L2933/005H01L2933/0033H01L2933/0041H01L2933/0058H01L2933/0091
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Patent No.
US 11,677,047
App. No.
17/014,313
Granted
Jun 13, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

In accordance with certain embodiments, electronic devices feature a polymeric binder, a frame defining an aperture therethrough, and a semiconductor die (e.g., light-emitting or a light-detecting element) suspended in the binder and within the aperture of the frame.

Claims (37)

1. An electronic device comprising:

a plurality of light-emitting elements, each light-emitting element comprising a first bottom surface and a pair of contact pads disposed under the first bottom surface;

a transparent material covering the plurality of light-emitting elements, exposing the pair of contact pads, and comprising a flat top surface and a second bottom surface;

a plurality of contact layers connected to the pair of contact pads and the second bottom surface;

an insulating layer disposed under the first bottom surface and connected to the plurality of contact layers; and

a plurality of contacts disposed under the insulating layer and electrically connected to the plurality of contact layers,

wherein the insulating layer and the contact pads are spatially separated from each other.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein two adjacent contact layers of the plurality of contact layers are separated from each other by a first distance, two adjacent contacts of the plurality of contacts are separated from each other by a second distance, the second distance is larger than the first distance.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the insulating layer has a portion exposed from the plurality of contacts.

4. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the transparent material is wider than one of the plurality of the light-emitting elements in a lateral dimension.

5. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein all of the contact pads are covered by the plurality of contact layers.

6. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the insulating layer and the plurality of light-emitting elements are overlapped with each other.

7. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of light-emitting elements is configured to emit two or more lights with different wavelengths.

8. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the plurality of contacts has a varying thickness.

9. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of contact layers directly contacts the transparent material.

10. The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising a frame surrounding the plurality of light-emitting elements for blocking light from the plurality of light-emitting elements.

11. The electronic device of claim 10 , wherein the frame has a height identical to or less than that of the plurality of light-emitting elements.

12. An electronic device comprising:

a plurality of light-emitting elements, each light-emitting element comprising a first bottom surface and a pair of contact pads disposed under the first bottom surface;

a transparent material covering the plurality of light-emitting elements, exposing the pair of contact pads, and comprising a flat top surface and a second bottom surface;

a plurality of contact layers connected to the pair of contact pads and the second bottom surface;

an insulating layer disposed under the first bottom surface and connected to the plurality of contact layers; and

a plurality of contacts disposed under the insulating layer and electrically connected to the plurality of contact layers,

wherein the plurality of light-emitting elements is configured to emit blue light, green light, and red light.

13. The electronic device of claim 12 , wherein the transparent material is wider than one of the plurality of the light-emitting elements in a lateral dimension.

14. The electronic device of claim 12 , further comprising a frame surrounding the plurality of light-emitting elements for blocking light from the plurality of light-emitting elements.

15. The electronic device of claim 14 , wherein the frame has a height identical to or less than that of the plurality of light-emitting elements.

16. An electronic device comprising:

a plurality of light-emitting elements, each light-emitting element comprising a first bottom surface and a pair of contact pads disposed under the first bottom surface;

a transparent material covering the plurality of light-emitting elements, exposing the pair of contact pads, and comprising a flat top surface and a second bottom surface;

a plurality of contact layers connected to the pair of contact pads and the second bottom surface;

an insulating layer disposed under the first bottom surface and connected to the plurality of contact layers; and

a plurality of contacts disposed under the insulating layer and electrically connected to the plurality of contact layers,

wherein the plurality of contacts has a first thickness which is located under the light-emitting element, and a second thickness which is not located under the light-emitting element, and the second thickness is larger than the first thickness.

17. The electronic device of claim 16 , wherein the transparent material is wider than one of the plurality of the light-emitting elements in a lateral dimension.

18. The electronic device of claim 16 , further comprising a frame surrounding the plurality of light-emitting elements for blocking light from the plurality of light-emitting elements.

19. The electronic device of claim 18 , wherein the frame has a height identical to or less than that of the plurality of light-emitting elements.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 18, 2026
From: EPISTAR CORPORATION
To: ENNOSTAR CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 075171/0402 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 8, 2020
From: TISCHLER, MICHAEL A.; AMINI, ALBORZ; PINNINGTON, THOMAS; IP, HENRY; SPIGA, GIANMARCO
To: COOLEDGE LIGHTING INC
Reel/Frame 053713/0175 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 8, 2020
From: COOLEDGE LIGHTING INC
To: EPISTAR CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 053713/0207 →