IP Library Granted Patent US 9,831,387
Granted Patent B2
US 9,831,387 · App. 14/738,490 · Granted Nov 28, 2017

Light engine array

Inventors: Chen-Fu Chu (Hsinchu, TW); Chen-Hsien Chu (Hsinchu, TW)
Assignee: Hiphoton Co., Ltd.
H01L33/32H01L25/0753H01L27/156H01L33/0079H01L33/504H01L33/508H01L33/62H01L2224/8192
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Patent No.
US 9,831,387
App. No.
14/738,490
Granted
Nov 28, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention discloses a light engine array comprises a multiple light engines arranged into an array, multiple dams located on a first surface of the light engines; and the dams combined a dam array.

Claims (130)

1. A light engine array comprising:

multiple light engines arranged into an array;

multiple dams located on street regions and in contact with the light engines; and

the dams together form a dam array.

2. The light engine array according to claim 1 , wherein:

each light engine comprises:

a conductive metal layer located on a same height level.

3. A light engine array comprising:

multiple light engines arranged into an array;

multiple dams located on street regions and in contact with the light engines;

the dams together form a dam array;

wherein, each light engine comprises:

a first LED unit; and

a second LED unit;

wherein, the first LED unit and the second LED unit use a same anode.

4. The light engine array according to claim 1 , wherein:

the dam array is provided as a frame to fill with a color converter or a color filter.

5. The light engine array according to claim 1 , wherein:

gap size of the neighboring dams is to control an aperture size of the corresponding light engine.

6. The light engine array according to claim 1 , wherein:

each light engine is a self-emissive color LED.

7. The light engine array according to claim 1 further comprising:

a bottom dam array of a color conversion module is aligned with the dam array to form a dam array channel by utilizing a seal material; and

an original emissive color of the light engine is guided in one of the dam array channels and converted to a target light color.

8. The light engine array according to claim 7 , wherein the color conversion module comprises:

multiple color filters formed inside a black matrix array;

a first dam array formed on the black matrix array;

a color converter filled in the first dam array and coplanar with a first dam array; and

a second dam array formed on the first dam array to form the bottom dam array.

9. A light engine array comprising:

multiple light engines arranged into an array;

multiple dams located on street regions and in contact with the light engines;

the dams together form a dam array; and

a street region set between neighboring light engines

wherein each light engine comprises:

an anode located on a backplane;

an bonding layer located on the anode;

a p-type layer located on the conductive metal layer;

an active layer located on the p-type layer;

a n-type layer located on the active layer;

an isolation layer set on a the street region to cover on the sidewall of the p-type layer, the active layer and the n-type layer; and

a polymer set in the street region;

wherein, the conductive metal layer located on the bonding layer; and multiple anodes combines an anode array.

10. The light engine array according to claim 9 , wherein:

a common cathode located on one or more sides of the light engine array;

the common cathode coupled to the light engine array; and

the light engine array uses the same common cathode.

11. The light engine array according to claim 10 , wherein:

the light engine array uses the same n-type layer.

12. The light engine array according to claim 11 , wherein:

each dam located on the n-type layer.

13. The light engine array according to claim 10 , further comprising:

a TCL layer located on the n-type layer and the street polymer;

wherein, each dam located on the TCL layer.

14. A light engine array comprising:

multiple light engines arranged into an array;

multiple dams located on street regions and in contact with the light engines;

the dams together form a dam array; wherein,

each light engine comprises:

a first LED unit; and

a second LED unit;

wherein, the first LED unit connects the second LED unit; and

the light engine array further comprising:

an anode;

a p-electrode located on the anode;

a first p-contact located on the p-electrode and contacted the p-electrode;

the first LED unit located on a first n-contact and the first p-contact;

a cathode;

a n-electrode located on the cathode;

a second n-contact located on the n-electrode and contacted the n-electrode;

the second LED unit located on the second n-contact and second p-contact; and

a connecting layer connected the first n-contact and the second p-contact.

15. The light engine array according to claim 14 , wherein:

each light engine is a self-emissive color LED.

16. A light engine array comprising:

multiple light engines arranged into an array;

multiple dams located on street regions and in contact with the light engines;

the dams together form a dam array; wherein,

each light engine comprises:

a first LED unit; and

a second LED unit;

wherein, the first LED unit connects the second LED unit; and

the light engine array further comprising:

an anode;

a p-electrode located on the anode;

a first p-contact located on the p-electrode and contacted the p-electrode;

the first LED unit located on a n-contact and the first p-contact;

a cathode;

a n-electrode connected to the cathode and located on the second LED unit;

the second LED unit located on the second p-contact; and

a connecting layer connected the n-contact and the second p-contact;

wherein, the light engine array uses the common cathode.

17. The light engine array according to claim 16 , wherein:

each light engine is a self-emissive color LED.

18. The light engine array according to claim 3 , wherein:

the first LED unit comprises:

a first anode;

a first p-electrode located on the first anode;

a first p type layer located on a first p-electrode;

a first n type layer set on the the first p type layer;

an first active layer set between the first p type layer and the first n type layer; and

a first n-electrode located on the first n type layer; and

the second LED unit comprises:

a second anode;

a second p-electrode located on the second anode;

a second p type layer located on a second p-electrode;

a second n type layer set on the second p type layer;

a second active layer set between the second p type layer and the second n type layer; and

a second n-electrode located on the second n type layer;

wherein, the first n-electrode and the second n-electrode connected to a common cathode.

19. The light engine array according to claim 3 , wherein:

structure of the second LED unit is mirrored to structure of the first LED unit.

20. The light engine array according to claim 3 , wherein:

each light engine is a self-emissive color LED.

21. The light engine array according to claim 3 , wherein:

the first LED unit comprises:

a first cathode;

a first n-electrode located on the first cathode;

a first p-electrode located on the anode;

a first p-type layer located on the p-electrode;

a first n-type layer located on the first n-electrode; and

a first active layer set between the first p-type layer and the first n-type layer;

the second LED unit comprises:

a second cathode;

a second n-electrode located on the first cathode;

a second p-electrode located on the anode;

a second p-type layer located on the p-electrode;

a second n-type layer located on the first n-electrode; and

a second active layer set between the second p-type layer and the second n-type layer;

wherein, the first p-electrode and the second p-electrode connect to the same anode.

Assignments (4)
LICENSE Recorded Jun 2, 2023
From: HIPHOTON CO., LTD.
To: ALEDIA
Reel/Frame 063841/0077 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 5, 2015
From: CHU, CHEN-FU
To: HIPHOTON CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 036731/0058 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 24, 2015
From: CHU, CHEN-FU; CHU, CHEN-HSIEN
To: CHEN-FU CHU
Reel/Frame 036649/0721 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 12, 2015
From: CHU, CHEN-FU; CHU, CHEN-HSIEN
To: CHU, CHEN-FU
Reel/Frame 035831/0384 →
Continuity (4)
Provisional Application 62012281 · Jun 14, 2014
Provisional Application 62013503 · Jun 17, 2014
Provisional Application 62077329 · Nov 10, 2014
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