LED Active Area Spacing for Thermal Management
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional light emitting devices experience deteriorated heat radiation and reduced luminous efficacy due to overlapping active areas, which impede efficient heat dissipation and light emission.
Innovation Solution
The light emitting device design features active areas spaced apart from each other by specific distances, with strategically placed bumps and a reflective layer to enhance heat radiation and luminous efficacy, and is packaged with a header and molding member for improved performance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Illumination intensity
If active areas are disposed in contact with each other to increase light emission area, then luminous output is improved, but heat radiation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The light emitting device divides the active areas into separate, non-contacting regions spaced apart from each other. This segmentation prevents the overlapping of active areas while maintaining sufficient light emission area, thereby resolving the contradiction between achieving high luminous output and ensuring effective heat radiation.
2Temperature
If active areas are spaced apart to improve heat radiation, then heat dissipation is improved, but luminous output decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent optimizes the spacing distance between active areas within a specific range (60μm to 300μm) to achieve the best balance between heat radiation and luminous output. By carefully controlling this parameter, the device maintains effective heat dissipation while preserving sufficient light emission area for high luminous output.
3Temperature
If active areas are spaced apart from edges to improve heat radiation, then thermal management is improved, but device area increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent specifies optimal spacing distances between active areas and device edges (10μm to 100μm) to achieve effective heat radiation without excessive increase in device area. This parameter optimization ensures proper thermal management while maintaining compact device dimensions.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This design achieves better heat radiation and luminous efficacy by spacing active areas and using a reflective layer, resulting in enhanced light emission and thermal management within the light emitting device package.
Implementation Method 1
at least one first bump disposed between the first conductive semiconductor layer and the first metal pad and at least one second bump located between the second conductive semiconductor layer and the second metal pad
Implementation Method 2
The light emitting device may further include a reflective layer disposed between the second bump and the second conductive semiconductor layer
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AI summary
Embodiments provide a light emitting device (100A) including a substrate (110), a light emitting structure (120) disposed under the substrate, the light emitting structure including a first conductive semiconductor layer (122), an active layer (124) and a second conductive semiconductor layer (126), a sub-mount (140), first and second metal pads (152, 154) disposed on the sub-mount and electrically spaced apart from one another, a one first bump (162) disposed between the first conductive semiconductor layer and the first metal pad (152) and a second bump (164) located between the second conductive semiconductor layer and the second metal pad (154) . A plurality of active areas containing the first semiconductor layer (122) and the active layer (124) are spaced apart from one another when viewed from above.