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High refractive index package material and a light emitting device encapsulated with such material
Assignee: Lumileds LLC
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Filing: 1996-07-11
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Granted: 1998-07-07
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Expires: 2016-07-11
Abstract
Abstract A high refractive index package material is described that encapsulates a semiconductor light emitting chip. The high refractive index package material is transparent to the light emitted from the chip and includes a host material and a plurality of nanoparticles held in the host material. The host material has a refractive index lower than that of the chip and is transparent to the light emitted from the chip. The nanoparticles are (1) formed from a material having a refractive index higher than that of the host material, (2) substantially smaller in size than the wavelength of the light emitted from the chip, (3) included in the host material at such a density that the effective refractive index of the high refractive index package material is higher than that of the host material without decreasing the transparency of the high refractive index package material.
Inventors
- 👤 Steven D. Lester
- 👤 Jeffrey N. Miller
- 👤 Daniel B. Roitman
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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2026-10-25 08:49
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10H; H10H20/00; H10H20/80; H10H20/85; H10H20/852; H10H20/854; H10H20/857; H10H20/882; H10W; H10W90/00; H10W90/701; H10W90/751; H10W90/756; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S362/00; Y10S362/80
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
122 words
A light emitting device, comprising: (A) a light emitting diode (LED) chip that emits light; (B) a high refractive index package material that encapsulates the LED chip and is transparent to the light, the package material including (a) a host material having a refractive index lower than that of the LED chip and being transparent to the light; (b) nanoparticles (1) of a material having a refractive index higher than that of the host material, (2) being substantially smaller in size than the wavelength of the light, and (3) being included in the host material at such a density that the refractive index of the package material is higher than that of the host material without decreasing transparency of the package material.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
122 words
A light emitting device, comprising: (A) a light emitting diode (LED) chip that emits light; (B) a high refractive index package material that encapsulates the LED chip and is transparent to the light, the package material including (a) a host material having a refractive index lower than that of the LED chip and being transparent to the light; (b) nanoparticles (1) of a material having a refractive index higher than that of the host material, (2) being substantially smaller in size than the wavelength of the light, and (3) being included in the host material at such a density that the refractive index of the package material is higher than that of the host material without decreasing transparency of the package material.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
31 words
The light emitting device of claim 1, wherein the size of each of the nanoparticles is between 1/5 and 1/20 of the wavelength of the light emitted from the LED chip.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
The light emitting device of claim 1, wherein each of the nanoparticles is coated with an anti-flocculant coating.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
15 words
The light emitting device of claim 1, wherein the nanoparticles are formed by physical-vapor process.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
21 words
The light emitting device of claim 1, wherein the host material is selected from a group comprising epoxy, plastics, and glass.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
80 words
The light emitting device of claim 1, wherein the material that forms the nanoparticles is selected from a group comprising Titanium dioxide (TiO 2 ), Magnesium Oxide (MgO), Yttria (YtO), Zirconia (ZrO 2 ), CeO x , Alumina (Al 2 O 3 ), Lead Oxide (PbO x ), a composite material of Yttria and Zirconia, Gallium Nitride (GaN), Silicon Nitride (SiN), Aluminum Nitride (AlN), Zinc Selenide (ZnSe), Zinc Sulplhide (ZnS), and an alloy comprising Zn, Se, S, and Te (Tellurium).
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
24 words
The light emitting device of claim 1, wherein the refractive index of the high refractive index package material is approximately between 1.6 and 3.0.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
19 words
The light emitting device of claim 1, wherein the high refractive index package material is an insulating composite material.
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