LED Package Reflective Structure Insulation

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional light emitting diodes (LEDs) face challenges in achieving high light efficiency and reliability, particularly due to the need for additional insulating layers that can increase complexity and cost, and the risk of electrode delamination.

Innovation Solution

A light emitting diode (LED) package with a reflective structure having multiple layers of different refractive indices is integrated below the light emitting structure, which serves both as a light reflector and insulator, eliminating the need for additional insulating layers and enhancing electrode stability.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If additional insulating layers are formed to prevent electrode delamination, then reliability is improved, but device complexity and manufacturing cost increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveelectrode stabilityVSAvoidstructure complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The reflective structure is integrated to perform dual functions: reflecting light to improve light efficiency and providing electrical insulation to prevent electrode delamination. This merging of functions eliminates the need for separate insulating layers, reducing structural complexity while maintaining reliability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The reflective structure is designed as a multi-functional component that simultaneously serves optical reflection and electrical insulation purposes. By making the reflective structure universal, the patent reduces the total number of layers needed in the device stack.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Reliability

If additional insulating layers are formed to prevent electrode delamination, then reliability is improved, but manufacturing cost increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveelectrode stabilityVSAvoidmanufacturing cost
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

The reflective structure is integrated to perform dual functions: reflecting light to improve light efficiency and providing electrical insulation to prevent electrode delamination. This merging of functions eliminates the need for separate insulating layers, reducing structural complexity while maintaining reliability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The reflective structure is designed as a multi-functional component that simultaneously serves optical reflection and electrical insulation purposes. By making the reflective structure universal, the patent reduces the total number of layers needed in the device stack.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

3Illumination intensity

If light efficiency is improved by adding reflective structures, then light output increases, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvelight efficiencyVSAvoidstructure complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Illumination intensityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The reflective structure is integrated to perform dual functions: reflecting light to improve light efficiency and providing electrical insulation to prevent electrode delamination. This merging of functions eliminates the need for separate insulating layers, reducing structural complexity while maintaining reliability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

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 configuration improves light efficiency by reflecting light and prevents electrode short-circuiting, thereby simplifying the structure, reducing costs, and enhancing the reliability of the LED package.

Implementation Method 1

since the reflective structure capable of reflecting light is formed below the light emitting structure, the light efficiency may be improved

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectLight reflection: Reflection

Implementation Method 2

the reflective structure is allowed to have an insulating function as well as a light reflecting function

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectElectrical insulation: Dielectric

Data Source

PatentEP2819184B1Light emitting device and light emitting device package
Publication Date: 2018.01.31 LG INNOTEK CO LTD
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AI summary

Disclosed is a light emitting device. The light emitting device includes a light emitting structure below a substrate, in which at least one first contact area and at least one second contact area are defined, and a plurality of layers having mutually different refractive indexes below the light emitting structure.