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Patent US7078732 - Light-radiating semiconductor component with a luminescence conversion element - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsThe light-radiating semiconductor component has a radiation-emitting semiconductor body and a luminescence conversion element. The semiconductor body emits radiation in the ultraviolet, blue and/or green spectral region and the luminescence conversion element converts a portion of the radiation into...http://www.google.com/patents/US7078732?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7078732 - Light-radiating semiconductor component with a luminescence conversion elementAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7078732 B1Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 09/221,789Publication dateJul 18, 2006Filing dateDec 28, 1998Priority dateJun 26, 1996Fee statusPaidAlso published asCN1228873A, CN1264228C, CN1534802A, CN1534802B, CN1534803A, CN1534803B, DE29724543U1, DE29724582U1, DE29724847U1, DE29724848U1, DE59711671D1, DE59713024D1, EP0907969A1, EP0907969B1, EP1434279A2, EP1434279A3, EP1434279B1, EP1439586A2, EP1439586A3, EP1439586B1, EP1441395A2, EP1441395A3, EP1441395B1, EP1441395B9, EP1441396A2, EP1441396A3, EP1441396B1, EP1441397A2, EP1441397A3, EP1993152A2, EP1993152A3, EP1993152B1, EP2267801A1, EP2267801B1, EP2270876A1, EP2270876B1, EP2270877A1, EP2270877B1, EP2282354A1, EP2282354B1, EP2284912A1, EP2284912B1, US6576930, US6812500, US7126162, US7151283, US7345317, US7629621, US9196800, US20010000622, US20010002049, US20010030326, US20050127385, US20050161694, US20050231953, US20080149958, US20100044739, US20120241779, WO1997050132A1Publication number09221789, 221789, US 7078732 B1, US 7078732B1, US-B1-7078732, US7078732 B1, US7078732B1InventorsUlrike Reeh, Klaus H�hn, Norbert Stath, G�nter Waitl, Peter Schlotter, J�rgen Schneider, Ralf SchmidtOriginal AssigneeOsram GmbhExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (109), Non-Patent Citations (68), Referenced by (174), Classifications (56), Legal Events (8) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetLight-radiating semiconductor component with a luminescence conversion element
US 7078732 B1Abstract
1. A white light emitting semiconductor component, comprising:
a semiconductor body having a layer sequence suitable for emitting electromagnetic radiation of a first wavelength range comprising at least blue light during an operation of the semiconductor component; a luminescence conversion layer being disposed directly on said semiconductor body and having a substantially constant thickness and containing at least one luminescent conversion material, said luminescence conversion material being suitable for absorbing a radiation originating from the first wavelength range and emitting light in at least a portion of a second wavelength range consisting of green, yellow, and red, a part of the blue light passing through the luminescent conversion layer from one side to another, such that the semiconductor component emits white light comprising the part of the blue light passing through the luminescent conversion layer and the light emitted in at least the portion of the second wavelength range. 2. The semiconductor component according to claim 1, wherein the radiation emitted by said semiconductor body has a luminescence intensity maximum in a blue spectral region at a wavelength between 420 nm and 460 nm.
3. The semiconductor component according to claim 1, wherein said luminescence conversion layer comprises a plurality of layers with mutually different wavelength conversion properties.
4. The semiconductor component according to claim 1, wherein said luminescence conversion layer includes organic dye molecules in a plastic matrix.
5. The semiconductor component according to claim 4, wherein said plastic matrix is formed from a plastic material selected from the group consisting of silicone, thermoplastic material, and thermosetting plastic material.
6. The semiconductor component according to claim 4, wherein said luminescence conversion element has organic dye molecules in a matrix selected from the group consisting of an epoxy resin matrix and a polymethyl methacrylate matrix.
7. The semiconductor component according to claim 1, wherein said luminescence conversion layer has at least one inorganic luminescence material selected from the phosphor group.
8. The semiconductor component according to claim 7, wherein the inorganic luminescent material is selected from the group of Ce-doped garnets.
9. The semiconductor component according to claim 8, wherein the inorganic luminescent material is YAG:Ce.
10. The semiconductor component according to claim 7, wherein the inorganic luminescent material is embedded in an epoxy resin matrix.
11. The semiconductor component according to claim 10, wherein the inorganic luminescent material is embedded in a matrix formed of inorganic glass with a relatively low melting point.
12. The semiconductor component according to claim 10, wherein the inorganic luminescent material has a mean particle size of approximately 10 μm.
13. The semiconductor component according to claim 1, wherein said luminescence conversion layer is provided with a plurality of mutually different materials selected from the group consisting of organic and inorganic luminescent materials.
14. The semiconductor component according to claim 1, wherein said luminescence conversion layer includes dye molecules selected from the group consisting of organic and inorganic dye molecules partly with and partly without a wavelength conversion effect.
15. The semiconductor component according to claim 1, wherein said luminescence conversion element includes light-diffusing particles.
16. The semiconductor component according to claim 1, which comprises a transparent encapsulation with light-diffusing particles.
17. The semiconductor component according to claim 1, wherein said luminescence conversion layer comprises at least one luminescent 4f-organometallic compound.
18. The semiconductor component according to claim 1, wherein said luminescence conversion layer includes a luminescent material that is luminescent in a blue region.
19. The semiconductor component according to claim 1, which comprises a transparent encapsulation with a luminescent material that is luminescent in a blue region.
20. A full-color LED display device, comprising a plurality of the light-radiating semiconductor components of claim 1, arranged in a full-color LED display.
21. In an interior lighting of an aircraft cabin, a plurality of the light-radiating semiconductor components according to claim 1.
22. In combination with a display device, a plurality of the semiconductor components according to claim 1, disposed to illuminate a display of the display device.
23. The combination according to claim 22, wherein said display device includes a liquid crystal display.
24. The semiconductor component according to claim 1 further comprising transparent resin above said luminescense conversion layer.
25. The semiconductor component according to claim 7, wherein the inorganic luminescent material is selected from the group of Ce-doped garnets.
26. The semiconductor component according to claim 7, wherein the inorganic luminescent material is YAG:Ce.
27. The semiconductor component according to claim 1, wherein said luminescence conversion layer has at least one inorganic luminescence material selected from the phosphor group, and wherein the inorganic luminescent material is embedded in an epoxy resin matrix.
28. The semiconductor component according to claim 1, wherein said luminescence conversion layer has at least one inorganic luminescence material selected from the phosphor group, and wherein the inorganic luminescent material is embedded in a matrix formed of inorganic glass with a relatively low melting point.
29. The semiconductor component according to claim 1, wherein said luminescence conversion layer has at least one inorganic luminescence material selected from the phosphor group, and wherein the inorganic luminescent material is embedded in an epoxy resin matrix, and wherein the inorganic luminescent material has a mean particle size of approximately 10 μm.
30. The semiconductor component according to claim 1, wherein the radiation emitted by said semiconductor body has a luminescence intensity maximum at a wavelength below 520 nm.
31. The semiconductor component according to claim 1, wherein said semiconductor body is adapted to emit ultraviolet radiation during operation of the semiconductor component, and said luminescence conversion layer converts at least a portion of the ultraviolet radiation into the second wavelength range.
32. The semiconductor component according to claim 1, wherein the luminescence conversion material is suitable for absorbing the radiation originating in the first wavelength and emitting yellow light, and wherein during operation the semiconductor component emits white light comprising the part of the blue light passing through the luminescent conversion layer and the yellow light.
33. The semiconductor component according to claim 1, wherein the luminescence conversion material is suitable for absorbing the radiation originating in the first wavelength and emitting green light and red light, and wherein during operation the semiconductor component emits white light comprising the part of the blue light passing through the luminescent conversion layer, the green light, and the red light.
This is a continuation of copending International Application PCT/DE97/01337, filed Jun. 26, 1997, which designated the United States.
Furthermore, the thiogallates doped with rare earths, such as, for example, CaGa2S4:Ce3+ and SrGa2S4:Ce3+, are particularly suitable for the purpose of producing differently polychromatic light. The use of aluminates doped with rare earths, such as, for example, YAlO3:Ce3+, YGaO3:Ce3+, Y(Al,Ga)O3:Ce3+, and orthosilicates M2SiO5:Ce3+(M:Sc, Y, Sc) doped with rare earths, such as, for example, Y2SiO5:Ce3+, is likewise conceivable for this purpose. In all of the yttrium compounds, the yttrium can, in principle, also be replaced by scandium or lanthanum.
In the case of the exemplary embodiment of a semiconductor component according to the invention which is illustrated in FIG. 14, a transparent well part 35 is arranged on the semiconductor body 1 and has a well 36 above the semiconductor body 1. The well part 35 is composed for example of transparent epoxy resin or of inorganic glass and is fabricated for example by means of injection-molding encapsulation of the electrical terminals 2, 3 including semiconductor body 1. Arranged in this well 36 is a luminescence conversion layer 4, which, for example, is once again fabricated from epoxy resin or inorganic glass in which are bound particles 6, composed of one of the above-mentioned inorganic luminescent materials. In the case of this design, it is advantageously ensured in a very simple manner that the luminescent material accumulates at unintended locations, for example next to the semiconductor body, during the production of the semiconductor component. Of course, the well part 35 can also be produced separately and be fixed in a different way, for example on a housing part, above the semiconductor body 1.
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