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20080225390 | Optical microstructure plate and fabrication mold thereof - An optical microstructure plate and mold for fabricating the same is disclosed. The optical microstructure plate comprises a substrate. An optical microstructure element is formed on the substrate. A period alignment mark is disposed on the substrate to provide alignment for fabricating the optical microstructure element by a mold. A universal alignment mark is disposed on the substrate to provide alignment for bonding another plate therewith. Specifically, the mold comprises a concave within a mold substrate, a spoiler around the concave, and a buffer zone adjacent to the spoiler. | 09-18-2008 |
20090174019 | IMAGE SENSING DEVICE AND MANUFACTURE METHOD THEREOF - An image sensing device for receiving an incident light having an incident angle and photo signals formed thereby is provided. The image sensing device includes a micro prism and a micro lens for adjusting the incident angle and converging the incident light, respectively, a photo sensor for converting the photo signals into electronic signals, and an IC stacking layer for processing the electronic signals. | 07-09-2009 |
20090218650 | IMAGE SENSOR DEVICE WITH SUBMICRON STRUCTURE - An image sensor device is disclosed. The image sensor device comprises a substrate having a pixel region and at least one integrated circuit in the substrate of the pixel region. A photodiode is disposed on the substrate of the pixel region, comprising a lower electrode, a transparent upper electrode and a photoelectric conversion layer. The lower electrode is disposed on the substrate and is electrically connected to the integrated circuit. The photoelectric conversion layer is disposed on the lower electrode and has a submicron structure therein. The transparent upper electrode is disposed on the photoelectric conversion layer. | 09-03-2009 |
20100150200 | NOVEL METHOD TO OPTIMIZE MICRO-OPTIC LENS IN LED FLASHLIGHT APPLICATION - A micro-optic lens is disclosed. The micro-optic lens includes a substrate; and a lens element on the substrate, wherein the lens element includes a flat surface and an annularly grooved surface including first facets and second facets, and wherein the first facets collimate a light effectively and the second facets are parallel to a light. The micro-optic lens can decrease the draft loss and collimate the emitted light beams to increase the light efficiency. Further, the present invention also provides a method for designing angles of micro-optic lenses. | 06-17-2010 |
20120175501 | IMAGE SENSING DEVICE AND MANUFACTURE METHOD THEREOF - An image sensing device for receiving an incident light having an incident angle and photo signals formed thereby is provided. The image sensing device includes a micro prism and a micro lens for adjusting the incident angle and converging the incident light, respectively, a photo sensor for converting the photo signals into electronic signals, and an IC stacking layer for processing the electronic signals. | 07-12-2012 |
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20080303109 | Optoelectronic device chip having a composite spacer structure and method making same - An optoelectronic device chip, and a method for making the chip, are disclosed. The chip comprises a device substrate, an optically transparent upper substrate, and a composite spacer layer which includes an adhesive material and a plurality of particles dispersed in said adhesive material. The distance between the device substrate and the upper substrate is controlled by the thickness of the composite spacer layer so that the variation is within the depth of focus of optical system. | 12-11-2008 |
20090078855 | Imaging sensor having microlenses of different radii of curvature - The present invention provides an image sensor which comprises improved microlenses to cope with different optical requirements for oblique incident light or different components of light. In one embodiment, the image sensor comprises at least two microlenses having different radii of curvature. In another embodiment, the image sensor comprises at least one asymmetrical microlens. | 03-26-2009 |
20090294639 | WAFER LEVEL IMAGE MODULE - A wafer level image module includes a photo sensor for outputting an electrical signal upon receiving light, a lens set for focusing incident light onto the photo sensor, and an adjustment member disposed between the photo sensor and the lens set for controlling the distance between the photo sensor and the lens set to compensate the focus offset of the photo sensor for enabling the lens set to accurately focus the incident light onto the photo sensor in an in-focus manner so as to provide a high image quality. | 12-03-2009 |
20120068208 | MICRO-STRUCTURE PHOSPHOR COATING - An optical emitter includes micro-structure phosphor coating on a light-emitting diode die mounted on a package substrate. The micro-structures are transferred onto a micro-structure phosphor coating precursor by patterning and curing the precursor or by curing the precursor through a mold. The micro-structures are half spheroids, three-sided pyramids, or six-sided pyramids. | 03-22-2012 |
20120088397 | LIGHT EMITTING DIODE LIGHT BAR MODULE WITH ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS FORMED BY INJECTION MOLDING - The present disclosure relates to methods for fabricating electrical connectors of a waterproof connector-heat sink assembly of a LED light bar module using injection molding. The methods include matching the coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) of injection molding materials for the connectors and heat sinks. A heat sink and conductor pins are inserted into an injection mold and the injection molding materials are injected into the injection mold. An integrated connector-heat sink assembly is formed when the injection molding materials of the connectors form a waterproof seal with the heat sink when the injection molding materials solidify. Placement of the heat sink and conductor pins inside the injection mold is controlled to ensure that adhesive bonding between the injection molding materials and the heat sink is stronger than a maximum shear force. | 04-12-2012 |
20120097986 | WAFER LEVEL REFLECTOR FOR LED PACKAGING - An optical emitter is fabricated by bonding a Light-Emitting Diode (LED) die to a package wafer, electrically connecting the LED die and the package wafer, forming a phosphor coating over the LED die on the package wafer, molding a lens over the LED die on the package wafer, molding a reflector on the package wafer, and dicing the wafer into at least one optical emitter. | 04-26-2012 |
20120104435 | REFRACTIVE INDEX TUNING OF WAFER LEVEL PACKAGE LEDS - Two or more molded ellipsoid lenses are formed on a packaged LED die by injecting a glue material into a mold over the LED die and curing the glue material. After curing, the refractive index of the lens in contact with the LED die is greater than the refractive index of the lens not directly contacting the LED die. At least one phosphor material is incorporated into the glue material for at least one of the lenses not directly contacting the LED die. The lens directly contacting the LED die may also include one or more phosphor material. A high refractive index coating may be applied between the LED die and the lens. | 05-03-2012 |
20120106140 | LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE LAMP AND METHOD OF MAKING - A Light-Emitting Diode (LED) lamp includes a heat sink with a number of passive air flow ducts defined at least partially by fins of the heat sink and a cover plate over the fins. The heat sink includes a body with a cavity, a number of fins radiating outwards from the body, and a cover plate covering the fins. Each passive air flow duct includes top and bottom openings for air flow. | 05-03-2012 |
20120113621 | BATWING BEAM BASED LED AND BACKLIGHT MODULE USING THE SAME - A batwing beam is produced from an LED package having a primary LED lens by molding the LED lens directly over an LED on a package substrate. The LED lens includes a cavity over a center of the LED. The cavity surface reflects light from the LED through total internal reflection (TIR) or through a reflectivity gel coating. The cavity may be a cone or a pyramid. | 05-10-2012 |
20120113639 | LIGHT EMITTING DIODE DEVICE WITH EFFECTIVE HEAT DISSIPATION - The present disclosure relates to light emitting diode (LED) devices and methods for fabricating the same. An LED device includes a housing adapted to combine a heat sink with a vapor chamber to form an enclosed space interposed therebetween. The LED device includes light emitting diode modules attached to the housing adjacent to the vapor chamber. The vapor chamber is adapted to uniformly disperse heat generated from the LED modules within the enclosed space to form a uniform temperature field on the heat sink to thereby provide effective heat dissipation. | 05-10-2012 |
20120261690 | LIGHT EMITTING DIODE WITH MICRO-STRUCTURE LENS - A light emitting diode (LED) with a micro-structure lens includes a LED die and a micro-structure lens. The micro-structure lens includes a convex lens portion, at least one concentric ridge structure surrounding the convex lens portion, and a lower portion below the convex lens portion and the at least one concentric ridge structure. The lower portion is arranged to be disposed over the LED die. A first optical path length from an edge of the LED die to a top center of the microstructure lens is substantially the same as a second optical path length from the edge of the LED die to a side of the micro-structure lens. | 10-18-2012 |
20120287635 | Light Emitting Diode Light Bar Module with Electrical Connectors Formed by Injection Molding - The present disclosure relates to methods for fabricating electrical connectors of a waterproof connector-heat sink assembly of a LED light bar module using injection molding. The methods include matching the coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) of injection molding materials for the connectors and heat sinks. A heat sink and conductor pins are inserted into an injection mold and the injection molding materials are injected into the injection mold. An integrated connector-heat sink assembly is formed when the injection molding materials of the connectors form a waterproof seal with the heat sink when the injection molding materials solidify. Placement of the heat sink and conductor pins inside the injection mold is controlled to ensure that adhesive bonding between the injection molding materials and the heat sink is stronger than a maximum shear force. | 11-15-2012 |
20130027946 | WIDE ANGLE BASED INDOOR LIGHTING LAMP - The present disclosure provides one embodiment of an illumination structure. The illumination structure includes a light-emitting diode (LED) device on a substrate; a lens secured on the substrate and over the LED device; and a diffuser cap secured on the substrate and covering the lens, wherein the lens and diffuser cap are designed and configured to redistribute emitting light from the LED device for wide angle illumination. | 01-31-2013 |
20130140591 | STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR LED WITH PHOSPHOR COATING - The present disclosure provides a light emitting diode (LED) apparatus. The LED apparatus includes an LED emitter having a top surface; and a phosphor feature disposed on the LED emitter. The phosphor feature includes a first phosphor film disposed on the top surface of the LED emitter and having a first dimension defined in a direction parallel to the top surface of the LED emitter; a second phosphor film disposed on the first phosphor film and having a second dimension defined in the direction; and the second dimension is substantially less than the first dimension. | 06-06-2013 |
20130299855 | Wafer Level Reflector for LED Packaging - An optical emitter is fabricated by bonding a Light-Emitting Diode (LED) die to a package wafer, electrically connecting the LED die and the package wafer, forming a phosphor coating over the LED die on the package wafer, molding a lens over the LED die on the package wafer, molding a reflector on the package wafer, and dicing the wafer into at least one optical emitter. | 11-14-2013 |
20140054616 | Method and Apparatus for Fabricating Phosphor-Coated LED Dies - The present disclosure involves a method of packaging a light-emitting diode (LED). According to the method, a group of metal pads and a group of LEDs are provided. The group of LEDs is attached to the group of metal pads, for example through a bonding process. After the LEDs are attached to the metal pads, each LED is spaced apart from adjacent LEDs. Also according to the method, a phosphor film is coated around the group of LEDs collectively. The phosphor film is coated on top and side surfaces of each LED and between adjacent LEDs. A dicing process is then performed to slice through portions of the phosphor film located between adjacent LEDs. The dicing process divides the group of LEDs into a plurality of individual phosphor-coated LEDs. | 02-27-2014 |
20140091329 | LED Emitter with Improved White Color Appearance - The present disclosure involves a lighting instrument. The lighting instrument includes a board or substrate, for example, a printed circuit board substrate. The lighting instrument includes a plurality of light-emitting diode (LED) dies disposed on the substrate. The LED dies are spaced apart from one another. Each LED die is covered with a respective individual phosphor coating that is coated around the LED die conformally. Due at least in part to the individual phosphor coatings, the LED dies and the lighting instrument may assume a substantially white appearance in an off state. The lighting instrument also includes an encapsulation structure disposed over the substrate. The encapsulation structure may be a diffuser cap that encapsulates the light-emitting dies within. A diffuser gel fills the space between the encapsulation structure and the LED dies. | 04-03-2014 |
20140103372 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PACKAGING PHOSPHOR-COATED LEDS - The present disclosure involves a method of packaging light-emitting diodes (LEDs). According to the method, a plurality of LEDs is provided over an adhesive tape. The adhesive tape is disposed on a substrate. In some embodiments, the substrate may be a glass substrate, a silicon substrate, a ceramic substrate, and a gallium nitride substrate. A phosphor layer is coated over the plurality of LEDs. The phosphor layer is then cured. The tape and the substrate are removed after the curing of the phosphor layer. A replacement tape is then attached to the plurality of LEDs. A dicing process is then performed to the plurality of LEDs after the substrate has been removed. The removed substrate may then be reused for a future LED packaging process. | 04-17-2014 |
20140106488 | STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR LED WITH PHOSPHOR COATING - The present disclosure provides a light emitting diode (LED) apparatus. The LED apparatus includes an LED emitter having a top surface; and a phosphor feature disposed on the LED emitter. The phosphor feature includes a first phosphor film disposed on the top surface of the LED emitter and having a first dimension defined in a direction parallel to the top surface of the LED emitter; a second phosphor film disposed on the first phosphor film and having a second dimension defined in the direction; and the second dimension is substantially less than the first dimension. | 04-17-2014 |
20140151725 | Method and Apparatus for Fabricating Phosphor-Coated LED Dies - The present disclosure involves a method of packaging a light-emitting diode (LED). According to the method, a group of metal pads and a group of LEDs are provided. The group of LEDs is attached to the group of metal pads, for example through a bonding process. After the LEDs are attached to the metal pads, each LED is spaced apart from adjacent LEDs. Also according to the method, a phosphor film is coated around the group of LEDs collectively. The phosphor film is coated on top and side surfaces of each LED and between adjacent LEDs. A dicing process is then performed to slice through portions of the phosphor film located between adjacent LEDs. The dicing process divides the group of LEDs into a plurality of individual phosphor-coated LEDs. | 06-05-2014 |
20140151740 | Micro-Structure Phosphor Coating - An optical emitter includes micro-structure phosphor coating on a light-emitting diode die mounted on a package substrate. The micro-structures are transferred onto a micro-structure phosphor coating precursor by patterning and curing the precursor or by curing the precursor through a mold. The micro-structures are half spheroids, three-sided pyramids, or six-sided pyramids. | 06-05-2014 |
20140209930 | Multi-Vertical LED Packaging Structure - The present disclosure involves a light-emitting diode (LED) packaging structure. The LED packaging structure includes a submount having a substrate and a plurality of bond pads on the substrate. The LED packaging structure includes a plurality of p-type LEDs bonded to the substrate through a first subset of the bond pads. The LED packaging structure includes a plurality of n-type LEDs bonded to the substrate through a second subset of the bond pads. Some of the bond pads belong to both the first subset and the second subset of the bond pads. The p-type LEDs and the n-type LEDs are arranged as alternating pairs. The LED packaging structure includes a plurality of transparent and conductive components each disposed over and electrically interconnecting one of the pairs of the p-type and n-type LEDs. The LED packaging structure includes one or more lenses disposed over the n-type LEDs and the p-type LEDs. | 07-31-2014 |
20140231836 | STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR LED WITH PHOSPHOR COATING - The present disclosure provides a light emitting diode (LED) apparatus. The LED apparatus includes an LED emitter having a top surface; and a phosphor feature disposed on the LED emitter. The phosphor feature includes a first phosphor film disposed on the top surface of the LED emitter and having a first dimension defined in a direction parallel to the top surface of the LED emitter; a second phosphor film disposed on the first phosphor film and having a second dimension defined in the direction; and the second dimension is substantially less than the first dimension. | 08-21-2014 |
20140264268 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FABRICATING PHOSPHOR-COATED LED DIES - The present disclosure involves lighting apparatus. The lighting apparatus includes a first doped semiconductor layer. A light-emitting layer is disposed over the first doped semiconductor layer. A second doped semiconductor layer is disposed over the light-emitting layer. The second doped semiconductor layer has a different type of conductivity than the first doped semiconductor layer. A photo-conversion layer is disposed over the second doped semiconductor layer and over side surfaces of the first and second doped semiconductor layers and the light-emitting layer. The photo-conversion layer has an angular profile. | 09-18-2014 |
20140291610 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FABRICATING PHOSPHOR-COATED LED DIES - The present disclosure involves lighting apparatus. The lighting apparatus includes a light-emitting device. The light-emitting device includes a first doped semiconductor layer. A light-emitting layer is disposed over the first doped semiconductor layer. A second doped semiconductor layer is disposed over the light-emitting layer. The second doped semiconductor layer has a different type of conductivity than the first doped semiconductor layer. A photo-conversion layer is coated around the light-emitting device. A lens houses the light-emitting device and the photo-conversion layer within. The lens includes a first sub-layer and a second sub-layer. The first and second sub-layers have different characteristics. | 10-02-2014 |
20140291611 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FABRICATING PHOSPHOR-COATED LED DIES - The present disclosure involves lighting apparatus. The lighting apparatus includes a first doped semiconductor layer. A light-emitting layer is disposed over the first doped semiconductor layer. A second doped semiconductor layer is disposed over the light-emitting layer. The second doped semiconductor layer has a different type of conductivity than the first doped semiconductor layer. A first conductive terminal and a second conductive terminal are each disposed below the first doped semiconductor layer. A photo-conversion layer is disposed over the second doped semiconductor layer and on side surfaces of the first and second doped semiconductor layers and the light-emitting layer. A bottommost surface of the photo-conversion layer is located closer to the second doped semiconductor layer than bottom surfaces of the first and second conductive terminals. | 10-02-2014 |
20140293615 | WIDE ANGLE BASED INDOOR LIGHTING LAMP - The present disclosure provides one embodiment of an illumination structure. The illumination structure includes a substrate. A light-emitting diode (LED) is disposed over the substrate. A first lens is disposed over the LED. A second lens is disposed over the first lens. The first lens and the second lens are configured to refract light that is emitted by the LED backward. | 10-02-2014 |
20140295593 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FABRICATING PHOSPHOR-COATED LED DIES - The present disclosure involves a method. The method includes providing a substrate having a layer disposed thereon. A plurality of light-emitting devices is attached to the layer. A gel is applied over the substrate. The gel covers the plurality of light-emitting devices. The gel is shaped into a plurality of lenses. The lenses each cover a respective one of the light-emitting devices. The light-emitting devices are separated from one another. The substrate and the layer are removed. | 10-02-2014 |
20150085493 | LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE LAMP AND METHOD OF MAKING - An apparatus includes a light-emitting device. A diffuser is disposed over the light-emitting device. A heat sink is disposed below, and thermally coupled to, the light-emitting device. The heat sink includes a body and a plurality of fins that radially protrude from the body of the heat sink. The fins define a plurality of ducts. A cover plate circumferentially surrounds the heat sink. The cover plate includes a plurality of openings that are disposed over the plurality of ducts, respectively. | 03-26-2015 |