Semiconductor Light Emitting Devices with Optical Coatings and Methods of Making Same
AssigneeCree, Inc.
InventorPeter S. Andrews
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Abstract
A method of making a semiconductor light emitting device having one or more light emitting surfaces includes positioning a stencil on a substrate such that a chip disposed on the substrate is positioned within an opening in the stencil. Phosphor-containing material is deposited in the opening to form a coating on one or more light emitting surfaces of the chip. The opening may or may not substantially conform to a shape of the chip. The phosphor-containing material is cured with the stencil still in place. After curing, the stencil is removed from the substrate and the coated chip is separated from the substrate. The chip may then be subjected to further processing.
Claims32
A method of making a semiconductor light emitting device, comprising:
- positioning a stencil on a substrate such that a semiconductor light emitting element disposed on the substrate is positioned within an opening in the stencil;
- depositing a phosphor-containing material in the opening to form a coating on one or more light emitting surfaces of the semiconductor light emitting element;
- curing the material;
- and
- removing the stencil from the substrate.
A semiconductor light emitting device, comprising:
- a semiconductor light emitting element having at least one light emitting surface;
- and
- a coating of phosphor-containing material on the at least one light emitting surface, wherein the at least one light emitting surface emits light having a first dominant wavelength upon the application of a voltage to the semiconductor light emitting element, wherein the phosphor particles convert light emitted by the light emitting surface to light having a second dominant wavelength different from the first dominant wavelength, and wherein the coating is formed by depositing a phosphor-containing material in an opening of a stencil in which the semiconductor light emitting element is positioned, curing the material, and then removing the stencil.
A method of making a semiconductor light emitting device, comprising:
- positioning a stencil on a substrate such that a semiconductor light emitting element disposed on the substrate is positioned within an opening in the stencil;
- depositing a phosphor-containing material in the opening to form a coating on a light emitting surface of the semiconductor light emitting element, wherein the light emitting surface emits light having a first dominant wavelength upon the application of a voltage to the semiconductor light emitting element, and wherein phosphor particles in the phosphor-containing material convert light emitted by the light emitting surface to light having a second dominant wavelength different from the first dominant wavelength;
- causing phosphor particles in the material to become arranged in a densely packed layer within the material at the light emitting surface, when the amount of phosphor-containing material is sufficient to convert light to a desired color point;
- curing the material without disturbing the densely packed layer of phosphor particles;
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- removing the stencil from the substrate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.