Light Emitting Chip With Sectional Driving For Adaptability

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current light emitting chips operating under DC power supply lack efficient light emitting efficiency and flexibility in driving voltages, limiting their ability to meet diverse user needs and applications.

Innovation Solution

A light emitting chip with multiple light emitting elements of varying sizes, driven by a single or multiple driving voltages, utilizing a power supply circuit with an AC power source, light modulator, and multi-output linear power driver to provide phase-modulated DC voltages for sectional driving of light emitting regions.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If light emitting chips use a single driving voltage configuration, then the device structure is simple, but the adaptability to different applications and light emitting efficiency are limited

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveadaptability to different applicationsVSAvoiddriving voltage configuration
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The light emitting chip is divided into multiple independently controllable light emitting regions (first, second, and third regions), each capable of being driven by different voltages. This segmentation allows selective activation of regions based on application requirements, enhancing adaptability without requiring complete redesign of the entire chip structure.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The chip structure is designed to support multiple driving voltage configurations simultaneously. The same chip can operate in single-voltage mode for simple applications or multi-voltage mode for complex applications, providing universal functionality across different use cases while maintaining a unified structural framework.

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

2Productivity

If light emitting chips use multiple driving voltages for sectional driving, then light emitting efficiency and flexibility are enhanced, but the device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvelight emitting efficiencyVSAvoidpower supply circuit
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The power supply circuit is designed with dynamic voltage output capability, where the multi-output linear power driver can adjust and provide different voltage levels to different light emitting regions based on real-time requirements. This dynamic voltage control enables optimized light emitting efficiency while maintaining circuit manageability through programmable control.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

3Productivity

If light emitting elements have different area sizes for optimized performance, then light emitting density is improved, but the manufacturing precision requirements increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvelight emitting densityVSAvoidarea size consistency
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

Different light emitting regions are designed with different area sizes and geometries optimized for their specific functions. The first, second, and third light emitting regions can have different dimensions tailored to their respective light emitting requirements, achieving local optimization of light emitting density while the overall chip manufacturing process remains standardized.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

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

Enhances light emitting efficiency and flexibility by allowing sectional driving of light emitting elements, improving light emitting density and adaptability to different applications through adjustable voltage configurations.

Implementation Method 1

The light modulator, coupled to the AC power supply, modulates a phase of an AC power inputted by the AC power supply and outputs a phase-modulated AC power

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectPhase modulation: Phase Modulation

Implementation Method 2

The multi-output linear power driver, coupled to the light modulator and the first and second external electrical contacts, transforms the phase-modulated AC power to a DC power, and outputs multiple DC driving voltages

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectElectrical energy transformation:

Implementation Method 3

a light emitting chip operates under a DC power supply and includes multiple light emitting elements that can be driven by a single driving voltage or sectionally driven by multiple driving voltages

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectElectroluminescence: Electroluminescence

Data Source

PatentUS9237631B2Light emitting chip and light emitting device having the same
Publication Date: 2016.01.12 ENNOSTAR CORP
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AI summary

A light emitting chip operating under a DC power supply is provided. The light emitting chip includes a substrate and a plurality of light emitting elements. The light emitting elements are arranged on the substrate, and have the same or different area sizes. The light emitting elements are driven by a single driving voltage or sectionally driven by a plurality of driving voltages.