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Granted Patent B2
US 12,490,552 · App. 17/717,145 · Granted Dec 2, 2025

Light emitting device and light emitting module having the same

Inventors: Jong Min Jang (Ansan-si, KR); Jin Hwa Shin (Ansan-si, KR); Seung Jo Yun (Ansan-si, KR); Sung Hyun Lee (Ansan-si, KR)
Assignee: Seoul Viosys Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 12,490,552
App. No.
17/717,145
Granted
Dec 2, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A light emitting device including a substrate having a protruding pattern on an upper surface thereof, a first sub-unit disposed on the substrate, a second sub-unit disposed between the substrate and the first sub-unit, a third sub-unit disposed between the substrate and the second sub-unit, a first insulation layer at least partially in contact with side surfaces of the first, second, and third sub-units, and a second insulation layer at least partially overlapping with the first insulation layer, in which at least one of the first insulation layer and the second insulation layer includes a distributed Bragg reflector.

Claims (67)

1 . A light emitting device comprising:

a substrate having a protruding pattern on an upper surface thereof;

a first sub-unit disposed on the substrate;

a second sub-unit disposed between the substrate and the first sub-unit;

a third sub-unit disposed between the substrate and the second sub-unit;

a first insulation layer at least partially in contact with side surfaces of the first sub-unit, the second sub-unit, or the third sub-unit; and

a second insulation layer at least partially overlapping with the first insulation layer,

wherein at least one of the first insulation layer or the second insulation layer includes a distributed Bragg reflector,

wherein a first region of a side wall of at least one of the first sub-unit, the second sub-unit, or the third sub-unit is inclined at a first non-zero angle, and a second region of the side wall of the at least one of the first sub-unit, the second sub-unit, or the third sub-unit is inclined at a second non-zero angle that is different from the first non-zero angle, and

wherein a first side region of the substrate is inclined at a third non-zero angle.

2 . The light emitting device of claim 1 , wherein:

the substrate comprises a sapphire substrate; and

the protruding pattern comprises a same material as the substrate.

3 . The light emitting device of claim 2 , wherein:

the protruding pattern includes protrusions; and

a diameter of each of the protrusions is about 2 μm or less, and an interval between the protrusions is about 1 μm or less.

4 . The light emitting device of claim 3 , wherein the protrusions have conical shapes.

5 . The light emitting device of claim 1 , wherein:

the first sub-unit includes a first LED stack;

the second sub-unit includes a second LED stack;

the third sub-unit includes a third LED stack; and

the first to third LED stacks are configured to emit light of different wavelengths.

6 . The light emitting device of claim 5 , wherein the first LED stack, the second LED stack, and the third LED stack are configured to emit red light, blue light, and green light, respectively.

7 . The light emitting device of claim 5 , further comprising:

a first connection electrode electrically connected to the first LED stack;

a second connection electrode electrically connected to the second LED stack;

a third connection electrode electrically connected to the third LED stack; and

a fourth connection electrode electrically connected to each of the first, second, and third LED stacks.

8 . The light emitting device of claim 7 , wherein at least one of the first connection electrode, the second connection electrode, the third connection electrode, or the fourth connection electrode overlaps with a side surface of each of the first LED stack, the second LED stack, and the third LED stack.

9 . The light emitting device of claim 7 , further comprising a protection layer covering at least a portion of each of the first connection electrode, the second connection electrode, the third connection electrode, or the fourth connection electrode while exposing a side surface of the substrate.

10 . The light emitting device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a first adhesive layer disposed between the first sub-unit and the second sub-unit; and

a second adhesive layer disposed between the second sub-unit and the third sub-unit.

11 . The light emitting device of claim 10 , wherein a thickness of the substrate to an overall thickness of the first sub-unit, the second sub-unit, and the third sub-unit is in a range of 1.5:1 to 4:1.

12 . The light emitting device of claim 1 , wherein:

the first insulation layer includes SiO 2 ; and

the second insulation layer includes the distributed Bragg reflector including SiO 2 and TiO2 alternately disposed with each other.

13 . The light emitting device of claim 5 , wherein the distributed Bragg reflector is configured to reflect about 95% or more of light emitted from the first LED stack, the second LED stack, and the third LED stack.

14 . The light emitting device of claim 9 , wherein a thickness of the substrate is less than that of a partial region of the protection layer surrounding a outermost side surfaces of the first to fourth connection electrodes.

15 . The light emitting device of claim 9 , wherein a thickness of the substrate is greater than that of a partial region of the protection layer disposed in a region vertically overlapping with the first sub-unit.

16 . A light emitting module, comprising:

a circuit board;

a light emitting device disposed on the circuit board; and

a protection layer covering the light emitting device,

wherein the light emitting device comprises:

a substrate having a protruding pattern on an upper surface thereof;

a first sub-unit disposed on the substrate;

a second sub-unit disposed between the substrate and the first sub-unit;

a third sub-unit disposed between the substrate and the second sub-unit;

a first insulation layer partially in contact with side surfaces of the first sub-unit, the second sub-unit, or the third sub-unit; and

a second insulation layer at least partially overlapping with the first insulation layer, and

wherein at least one of the first insulation layer or the second insulation layer includes a distributed Bragg reflector,

wherein a first region of the protection layer is disposed on a side region of at least one of the first sub-unit, the second sub-unit, or the third sub-unit and is inclined at a first non-zero angle, and a second region of the protection layer is disposed on the side region of the at least one of the first sub-unit, the second sub-unit, or the third sub-unit and is inclined at a second non-zero angle that is different from the first non-zero angle, and

wherein a first side region of the substrate is inclined at a third non-zero angle.

17 . The light emitting module of claim 16 , wherein:

the substrate comprises a sapphire substrate; and

the protruding pattern comprises a same material as the substrate.

18 . The light emitting module of claim 16 , wherein:

the first sub-unit includes a first LED stack;

the second sub-unit includes a second LED stack;

the third sub-unit includes a third LED stack; and

a thickness of the substrate to an overall thickness of the first sub-unit, the second sub-unit, and the third sub-unit is in a range of 1.5:1 to 4:1.

19 . The light emitting module of claim 16 , wherein:

the first insulation layer includes SiO 2 ; and

the second insulation layer includes the distributed Bragg reflector.

20 . The light emitting module of claim 19 , wherein the distributed Bragg reflector includes SiO 2 and TiO 2 disposed alternately with each other.

21 . The light emitting device of claim 1 , wherein the first region of the side wall of the substrate is inclined in a direction that is opposite to a direction in which the first region of the side wall of the at least one of the first sub-unit, the second sub-unit, or the third sub-unit is inclined.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 20, 2022
From: JANG, JONG MIN; SHIN, JIN HWA; YUN, SEUNG JO; LEE, SUNG HYUN
To: SEOUL VIOSYS CO., LTD.
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Continuity (3)
Provisional Application 63324557 · Mar 28, 2022
Provisional Application 63173826 · Apr 12, 2021
Related Publication 20220328719A1 · Oct 13, 2022
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