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Granted Patent B2
US 12,310,161 · App. 18/658,378 · Granted May 20, 2025

Light-emitting diode unit for display comprising plurality of pixels and display device having same

Inventors: Chung Hoon Lee (Ansan-si, KR); Jong Hyeon Chae (Ansan-si, KR)
Assignee: SEOUL VIOSYS CO., LTD.
H10H29/142H01L25/0655H01L25/18
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Patent No.
US 12,310,161
App. No.
18/658,378
Granted
May 20, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A light-emitting diode (LED) unit for a display including a plurality of pixels each including a first light emitting cell, a second light emitting cell, and a third light emitting cell, each of the first, second, and third light emitting cells including a first conductivity type semiconductor layer, an active layer, and a second conductivity type semiconductor layer, a first wavelength converter configured to convert a wavelength of light emitted from the first light emitting cell, a second wavelength converter configured to convert a wavelength of light emitted from the second light emitting cell, in which the first, second, and third light emitting cells of each pixel share the first conductivity type semiconductor layer.

Claims (62)

1. A light emitting apparatus, comprising:

a circuit board;

a first emitter, a second emitter, and a third emitter disposed on the circuit board, each of the first, second, and third emitters including a first conductivity type semiconductor layer, an active layer, and a second conductivity type semiconductor layer;

a first wavelength converter configured to convert a wavelength of light emitted from the first emitter; and

a second wavelength converter configured to convert a wavelength of light emitted from the second emitter;

a transparent resin disposed on the third emitter; and

sets of a first bump and a second bump disposed between the circuit board and each of the first, second, third emitters,

wherein an area of the third emitter is different from an area of the first emitter, and

wherein a distance between the first bump and the second bump electrically connected to the third emitter is greater than a distance between the first bump and the second bump electrically connected to the first emitter.

2. The light-emitting apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the area of the third emitter is different from an area of the second emitter.

3. The light-emitting apparatus of claim 1 , wherein:

the first, second, and third emitters are configured to emit primary wavelength light;

the first wavelength converter is configured to convert the primary wavelength light into first wavelength light; and

the second wavelength converter is configured to convert the primary wavelength light into second wavelength light.

4. The light-emitting apparatus of claim 3 , wherein:

a dummy bump is disposed between the circuit board and one of the emitters having a greatest area among the first, second and third emitters.

5. The light-emitting apparatus of claim 4 , wherein:

the dummy bump is not electrically connected to the first and the second bump being adjacent to the dummy bump.

6. The light-emitting apparatus of claim 5 , wherein:

the area of the third emitter is larger than the area the first emitter and the area of the second emitter.

7. The light-emitting apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the second wavelength converter includes a CASN (CaAlSiN) phosphor or beta sialon phosphor.

8. A light-emitting apparatus, comprising:

a circuit board;

a first emitter, a second emitter, and a third emitter disposed on the circuit board, each of the first, second, and third emitters including a first conductivity type semiconductor layer, an active layer, and a second conductivity type semiconductor layer;

a first wavelength converter configured to convert a wavelength of light emitted from the first emitter;

a second wavelength converter configured to convert a wavelength of light emitted from the second emitter;

a transparent resin disposed on the third emitter; and

sets of a first bump and a second bump disposed between the circuit board and each of the first, second, third emitters,

wherein an area of the third emitter is different from an area of the second emitter, and

wherein a distance between the first bump and the second bump electrically connected to the third emitter is greater than a distance between the first bump and the second bump electrically connected to the second emitter.

9. The light-emitting apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the area of the third emitter is different from an area of the first emitter.

10. The light-emitting apparatus of claim 8 , wherein:

the first, second, and third emitters are configured to emit primary wavelength light;

the first wavelength converter is configured to convert the primary wavelength light into first wavelength light; and

the second wavelength converter is configured to convert the primary wavelength light into second wavelength light.

11. The light-emitting apparatus of claim 10 , wherein:

a dummy bump is disposed between the circuit board and one of the emitters having a greatest area among the first, second and third emitters.

12. The light-emitting apparatus of claim 11 , wherein:

the dummy bump is not electrically connected to the first and the second bump being adjacent to the dummy bump.

13. The light-emitting apparatus of claim 12 , wherein:

the area of the third emitter is larger than the area the first emitter and the area of the second emitter.

14. The light-emitting apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the second wavelength converter includes a CASN (CaAlSiN) phosphor or beta sialon phosphor.

15. A light-emitting apparatus, comprising:

a circuit board;

a first emitter, a second emitter, and a third emitter disposed on the circuit board, each of the first, second, and third emitters including a first conductivity type semiconductor layer, an active layer, and a second conductivity type semiconductor layer;

a first wavelength converter configured to convert a wavelength of light emitted from the first emitter;

a second wavelength converter configured to convert a wavelength of light emitted from the second emitter;

a transparent resin disposed on the third emitter; and

sets of a first bump and a second bump disposed between the circuit board and each of the first, second, third emitters,

wherein an area of the third emitter is different from an area of the first emitter, and

wherein a distance between the first bump and the second bump electrically connected to the third emitter is different from a distance between the first bump and the second bump electrically connected to the first emitter.

16. The light-emitting apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the area of the third emitter is different from an area of the second emitter.

17. The light-emitting apparatus of claim 15 , wherein:

the first, second, and third emitters are configured to emit primary wavelength light;

the first wavelength converter is configured to convert the primary wavelength light into first wavelength light; and

the second wavelength converter is configured to convert the primary wavelength light into second wavelength light.

18. The light-emitting apparatus of claim 17 , wherein:

a dummy bump is disposed between the circuit board and one of the emitters having a greatest area among the first, second and third emitters.

19. The light-emitting apparatus of claim 18 , wherein:

the dummy bump is not electrically connected to the first and the second bump being adjacent to the dummy bump.

20. The light-emitting apparatus of claim 19 , wherein:

the area of the third emitter is larger than the area the first emitter and the area of the second emitter.

Continuity (4)
Continuation 18234271 · Aug 15, 2023
Continuation 17403793 · Aug 16, 2021
Continuation 16762357
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