Patent ID: 7461949
Filing Date: 2008-12-09
Classification: G11B,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A light module comprising: an array of solid-state light emitters mounted on or formed in a thermally transmissive substrate providing electrical circuitry patterns for coupling with the solid-state emitters, the substrate comprising a ceramic or semiconductor material comprising one or more of alumina, aluminum nitride, sapphire, silicon carbide, and/or semiconductor silicon wherein the density of light emitters in the array is at least 1 emitter per 6.25 mm a lens array layer disposed over the array of solid-state emitters, the lens array having a plurality of lenses formed therein, each lens being optically coupled to one or more light emitters, the lens array being adjacent to the emitters and the substrate surrounding individual emitters; a temperature control system for dissipating heat away from the light emitters; and wherein the lens array layer and lenses formed therein comprise a monolithically molded layer of material in direct contact with the emitters and surrounding substrate.