# US 10,312,423 B2 · Light-emitting device and manufacturing method thereof > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,312,423 B2 - Document ID: US10312423B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/679,966 - Filed: 2017-08-17 - Published: 2018-02-22 - Granted: 2019-06-04 - Earliest claimed: 2016-08-17 - Assignees: Epistar Corporation - Applicants: Epistar Corporation - Inventors: Ching-Tai Cheng; Lung-Kuan Lai; Ju-Lien Kuo; Chun-Hua Shih; Hsuan-Tzu Peng; Yih-Hua Renn - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10312423B2 ## CPC - H10H 20/855: Optical field-shaping means, e.g. lenses - H10H 20/8512: {Wavelength conversion materials} - H10H 20/856: Reflecting means - H10H 20/857: Interconnections, e.g. lead-frames, bond wires or solder balls - H10H 20/036: {of packages} - H10H 20/0361: {of wavelength conversion means} - H10H 20/0363: {of optical field-shaping means} - H10H 20/882: {Scattering means (H10H20/82 takes precedence)} - H10W 70/60: Insulating or insulated package substrates; Interposers; Redistribution layers (leadframes H10W70/40) - H10H: INORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES HAVING POTENTIAL BARRIERS - H10W: GENERIC PACKAGES, INTERCONNECTIONS, CONNECTORS OR OTHER CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF DEVICES COVERED BY CLASS H10 ## Abstract A light-emitting device includes a light-emitting element, a wavelength converting layer and a light-adjusting layer. The light-emitting element has a first upper surface, a bottom surface, and a lateral surface between the first upper surface and the bottom surface. The wavelength converting layer includes a plurality of wavelength converting particles, and has a second upper surface on the first upper surface. The light-adjusting layer surrounds the lateral surface and has a first composition or a second composition. The first composition includes a first binder and a plurality of first light-diffusing particles. The second composition includes a second binder, a plurality of second light-diffusing particles, and a plurality of light-scattering particles. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A light-emitting device, comprising: a light-emitting element, comprising a first upper surface, a bottom surface and a plurality of first lateral surfaces between the upper surface and bottom surface; a wavelength conversion layer comprising a plurality of wavelength conversion particles and a second upper surface arranged on the first upper surface of the light-emitting element; and a light-adjusting layer, surrounding the plurality of first lateral surfaces in a configuration of exposing the second upper surface, and comprising an inner surface and an outer lateral surface, and a first composition or a second composition wherein the light-adjusting layer allows light to enter into the inner surface, travel through the light-adjusting layer, and depart from the outer lateral surface, wherein the first composition includes a first binder and a plurality of first light-diffusing particles, and a weight percentage of the first light-diffusing particles to the light-adjusting layer is not less than 20%; wherein the second composition includes a second binder, a plurality of second light-diffusing particles, and a plurality of light-scattering particles, a weight percentage of the second light-diffusing particles to the light-adjusting layer is not less than 5%, and a weight percentage of the light-scattering particles to the light-adjusting layer is not less than 0.4%. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The light-emitting device according to claim 1, wherein the weight percentage of the first light-diffusing particles is ranged from 30% to 50%. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The light-emitting device according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of the first light-diffusing particles has an average particle size not greater than 10μm. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The light-emitting device according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of the first light-diffusing particles has two particle sizes, wherein one of the average particle size is ranged from 1μm to 10μm, and the other one average particle size is ranged from 15μm to 50μm. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The light-emitting device according to claim 1, wherein the weight percentage of the second light-diffusing particles is ranged from 5% to 20% and that of the light-scattering particles is ranged from 0.4% to 3%. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The light-emitting device according to claim 1, wherein the wavelength conversion layer has an individual lateral thickness and an average lateral thickness, and a variation between the individual lateral thickness and the average lateral thickness is greater than 10%. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The light-emitting device according to claim 1, further comprising a outermost surface, and a distance between the outermost surface and one of the first lateral surfaces is less than 0.35 mm. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The light-emitting device according to claim 1, wherein the wavelength conversion layer comprising a first upper thickness and a first lateral thickness, and the first upper thickness is greater than the first lateral thickness. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The light-emitting device according to claim 1, wherein the wavelength conversion layer comprising a first upper thickness and the light-adjusting layer comprising a second upper thickness, and a ratio of the first upper thickness to the second upper thickness is ranged from 0.8 to 2.4. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The light-emitting device according to claim 1, wherein the wavelength conversion layer comprises a second lateral surface and a first lateral thickness extended from the first lateral surface to the second lateral surface, the light-adjusting layer comprises a second lateral thickness extended from the second lateral surface to the outer lateral surface, and a ratio of the first lateral thickness to the second lateral thickness is ranged from 0.2 to 0.8. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The light-emitting device according to claim 1, wherein the light-emitting device has a Δu′v′ less than 0.0040 when the angle of view is in a range of 0° to 70°. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The light-emitting device according to claim 1, wherein the light-adjusting layer does not cover the second upper surface. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The light-emitting device according to claim 1, further comprising a color-presenting layer covering the light-adjusting layer. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The light-emitting device according to claim 13, wherein the light-adjusting layer comprising a second lateral surface and the color-presenting layer exposes the second lateral surface. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The light-emitting device according to claim 13, wherein the color-presenting layer is white. ### Claim 16 (depends on 13) The light-emitting device according to claim 13, wherein the color-presenting layer comprising a white colorant. ### Claim 17 (depends on 13) The light-emitting device according to claim 13, wherein the color-presenting layer comprises a top surface and a lower surface, and the lower surface has a width greater than that of the top surface. ### Claim 18 (depends on 1) The light-emitting device according to claim 1, further comprising a color-presenting layer covering the wavelength conversion layer and the light-adjusting layer. ### Claim 19 (depends on 1) The light-emitting device according to claim 1, wherein a difference of the refractive index between the first binder and the first light-diffusing particles is less than 0.1. ### Claim 20 (depends on 1) The light-emitting device according to claim 1, wherein a difference of the refractive index between the second binder and the second light-diffusing particles is less than 0.1. ### Claim 21 (depends on 1) The light-emitting device according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of light-scattering particles has a refractive index greater than that of the plurality of second light-diffusing particles. ### Claim 22 (depends on 1) The light-emitting device according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of light-scattering particles has a refractive index greater than that of the plurality of second light-diffusing particles of 0.5.