Sealed LED Package Structure for Moisture-Resistant Reliability

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Solution Overview

Problem

There is a need for an LED package that can maintain reliability over long periods of exposure by preventing the infiltration of foreign substances, moisture, and other contaminants into its interior.

Innovation Solution

The LED package includes a light emitting diode chip, a wavelength conversion layer, a transparent layer, and a wall portion forming an accommodating space. The transparent layer is connected to the inner surface of the wall portion, ensuring the accommodating space is closed from the outside, thereby preventing foreign substances and moisture from entering.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If the LED package is exposed to the outside for extended periods, then lighting and display functions are enabled, but foreign substances and moisture infiltrate the interior causing reliability degradation

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepackage reliabilityVSAvoidforeign substance infiltration
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies a transparent seal layer that forms a hermetic barrier over the LED chip and wavelength conversion layer, preventing foreign substances and moisture from infiltrating the package interior while maintaining long-term reliability during external exposure

Inventive Principle:
Principle #30Flexible shells and thin films

Solution Approach 2:

The package structure is divided into distinct functional layers including the LED chip, wavelength conversion layer, and transparent seal layer, with each layer serving a specific purpose in light generation, conversion, and protection respectively

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

2Reliability

If a thick transparent layer is used to seal the package, then protection from contaminants is improved, but light transmission efficiency decreases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesealing protectionVSAvoidlight transmission
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSIllumination intensity

Solution Approach 1:

The transparent seal layer is optimized with specific thickness parameters (t3) that are smaller than the light transmission substrate thickness (t1), balancing the competing requirements of contaminant protection and light transmission efficiency

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The package employs a composite structure combining the light transmission substrate, wavelength conversion layer with phosphors, and transparent seal layer, where each material is selected for its specific optical and protective properties

Inventive Principle:
Principle #40Composite materials

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 enhances the reliability of the LED package by effectively sealing it from external contaminants, ensuring long-term performance and preventing light intensity imbalance and optical efficiency decreases.

Implementation Method 1

a wavelength conversion layer (200) disposed above the light emitting diode chip (100), which generates light of a second color by being excited by the light of the first color

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectWavelength conversion: Photoluminescence

Data Source

PatentEP4535438A1Light emitting diode package
Publication Date: 2025.04.09 SEOUL SEMICONDUCTOR
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AI summary

The present disclosure relates to a light emitting diode package. Particularly, according to one embodiment of the present disclosure, there may be provided a light emitting diode package (1) including: a light emitting diode chip (100) that generates light of a first color; a wavelength conversion layer (200) disposed above the light emitting diode chip (100), which generates light of a second color by being excited by the light of the first color; a transparent layer (300) disposed above the wavelength conversion layer (200); and a wall portion (400) forming an accommodating space in which the light emitting diode chip (100) and the wavelength conversion layer (200) are accommodated. The wall portion (400) includes an inner surface (401) surrounding the accommodating space, and the transparent layer (300) is connected to the inner surface (401) of the wall portion (400) so that the accommodating space is closed from an outside.