The present disclosure relates to a Di-chromic device.
Implementation of various colors is used in various fields in daily life, and for example, various colors are implemented in various fields such as lighting, automobiles, light therapy, and displays.
In general, since a light emitting diode emits light having a single narrow full width at half maximum, it emits light of a single color in a visible light region. In order to implement various colors, a plurality of light emitting diodes having different peak wavelengths is used, or wavelength conversion materials such as phosphors are used together with the light emitting diodes.
However, in order to implement various colors using the plurality of light emitting diodes, it is necessary to manufacture light emitting diodes having different peak wavelengths using different materials and arrange them adjacent to one another. Accordingly, it is complicated to manufacture a module for implementing various colors.
Meanwhile, when using the phosphor together with the light emitting diode, it is not easy to arrange a suitable phosphor on the light emitting diode, and furthermore, it is necessary to solve drawbacks such as deterioration of the phosphor or the deterioration of a molding member supporting the phosphor. Moreover, efficiency reduction due to the use of the phosphor cannot be avoided. Furthermore, since the phosphor is disposed on the light emitting diode, an increase in size is inevitable.
Embodiments according to the present disclosure may provide a module that is configured to be stably driven, and a di-chromic device that is configured to implement various colors.
Embodiments according to the present disclosure provide a di-chromic device that is configured to implement various colors without a phosphor.
Embodiments according to the present disclosure provide a phosphorless di-chromatic device having optimal efficiency at current densities used in actual applications.
A di-chromic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a base, a first conductivity type semiconductor region disposed on the base, a control portion disposed on the first conductivity type semiconductor region, a color region formed on the control portion, and a second conductivity type semiconductor region disposed on the color region, in which the control portion is configured to relieve strain in the color region, the color region includes a first color portion and a second color portion, and the first color portion includes a color material having a composition different from that of the second color portion.
The first color portion may generate blue light, and the second color portion may generate green or yellow light. Furthermore, the di-chromic device may implement white light by a combination of blue light from the first color portion and green or yellow light from the second color portion.
In an embodiment, each of the first color portion and the second color portion may include a plurality of sub-color portions, and the number of sub-color portions in the first color portion may be greater than the number of sub-color portions in the second color portion.
The number of sub-color portions in the first color portion may be 2 to 7 times of the number of sub-color portions in the second color portion.
Furthermore, the di-chromic device may emit white light under a current density within a range of about 1.75 A/cm2 or more and less than about 35 A/cm2.
In another embodiment, each of the first color portion and the second color portion may include a plurality of sub-color portions, and the number of sub-color portions in the second color portion may be equal to or greater than the number of sub-color portions in the first color portion.
The number of sub-color portions in the second color portion may be 1 to 4 times of the number of sub-color portions in the first color portion.
Furthermore, the di-chromic device may emit white light under a current density within a range of about 35 A/cm2 or more and about 140 A/cm2 or less.
The di-chromic device may further include pad electrodes electrically connected to the first conductivity type semiconductor region and the second conductivity type semiconductor region, respectively.
The color region may be formed of a nitride semiconductor, and may emit light having peak wavelengths equal to or greater than the number of the pad electrodes.
The di-chromic device may further include bump electrodes electrically connected to the pad electrodes, respectively.
The di-chromic device may further include a tunnel barrier layer between the first color portion and the second color portion.
The tunnel barrier layer may include an AlGaN layer or DBR.
Each of the first color portion and the second color portion may include a plurality of barrier layers and a plurality of well layers disposed between the barrier layers, the well layers of the first color portion may have a band gap wider than the well layers of the second color portion, and the first color portion may be closer to the first conductivity type semiconductor region than the second color portion.
Among the barrier layers of the first color portion, a first barrier layer closest to the first conductivity type semiconductor region may include a GaN layer doped with Si, and remaining barrier layers may not include an intentionally doped layer.
Furthermore, among the barrier layers of the first color portion, the remaining barrier layers may be formed of an AlGaN layer.
Among the barrier layers of the second color portion, barrier layers excluding a last barrier layer may include a GaN layer doped with Si, and the last barrier layer may not include an intentionally doped layer.
A first barrier layer of the second color portion may be formed of a GaN layer, and the barrier layers disposed between the well layers of the second color portion may include an AlGaN capping layer, an Al(Ga)N layer having a band gap wider than the AlGaN capping layer, and a GaN layer.
The control portion may include a holder generating a spot. Furthermore, the color region may include an extension extending toward the spot in a V shape.
Hereinafter, embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The following embodiments are provided by way of example so as to fully convey the spirit of the present disclosure to those skilled in the art to which the present disclosure pertains. Accordingly, the inventive concepts are not limited to the embodiments disclosed herein and can also be implemented in different forms. In the drawings, widths, lengths, thicknesses, and the like of elements can be exaggerated for clarity and descriptive purposes. When an element or layer is referred to as being “disposed above” or “disposed on” another element or layer, it can be directly “disposed above” or “disposed on” the other element or layer or intervening elements or layers can be present. Throughout the specification, like reference numerals denote like elements having the same or similar functions.
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The base 10 may be a printed circuit board, a sapphire substrate, a silicon substrate, a GaN substrate, polyimide, an epoxy molding compound (EMC), or the like. The base 10 may be disposed on a path through which light emitted from the color region 60 passes or transmits. Light may pass through the base 10 and be emitted to the outside of the color device.
The base 10 may have a concavo-convex shape on its surface, and light may be scattered using the concavo-convex shape. When the color region 60 emits light having a plurality of peak wavelengths, light having different peak wavelengths may be mixed in the base 10. That is, the base may serve as a mixing zone of light.
The buffer layer 20 may be formed of, for example, an undoped AlGaN layer as a low-temperature buffer layer for growing a gallium nitride-based semiconductor layer on a heterogeneous substrate, for example, a nucleation layer. A high-temperature buffer layer, for example, an undoped GaN layer, may be additionally formed on the buffer layer 20.
The first conductivity type semiconductor layer 40 may serve as a contact layer for supplying electricity to the color device. The first conductivity type semiconductor layer 40 may include a III-V material such as AlxIn(y)Ga(1-x-y)N(x, y>=0) or GaAs or GaInP, and may be doped with a dopant such as Si. The buffer layer 20 and the first conductivity type semiconductor layer 40 may constitute a first conductivity type semiconductor region 45.
The color region 60 may be formed on the first conductivity type semiconductor layer 40. The color region 60 may include a III-V material such as AlxIn(y)Ga(1-x-y)N(x, y>=0) or GaAs, GaInP. The color region 60 may have a structure in which a plurality of color portions emitting light of different colors is vertically stacked with one another. The plurality of color portions may include a first color portion and a second color portion. Each of the color portions may have different types of color materials that determine a peak wavelength, CIE, or CRI of emitted light, or may have different amounts of color materials. For example, the first color portion and the second color portion may have different peak wavelengths, and the color material of the first color portion may emit light of a shorter wavelength than the color material of the second color portion. For example, the first color portion may emit blue light, and the second color portion may emit green or yellow light.
In an embodiment, the first color portion emitting light having a relatively shorter peak wavelength may be disposed closer to the first conductivity type semiconductor layer 40 than the second color portion, and the second color portion emitting light having a relatively longer peak wavelength may be disposed closer to the second conductivity type semiconductor layer 80 than the first color portion. However, the inventive concepts are not limited thereto, and positions of the first color portion and the second color portion may be changed according to a device structure.
The resistor 70 may be formed on the color region 60. The resistor 70 serves as a resistor in a flow of current, and may function as a barrier so as to prevent electrons injected from the first conductivity type semiconductor layer 40 from flowing into the second conductivity type semiconductor layer 80. The resistor 70 may include a III-V material such as AlxIn(y)Ga(1-x-y)N (x, y>=0) or GaAs or GaInP, and may have an energy band gap wider than those of the first and second conductivity type semiconductor layers 40 and 80. For example, the energy band gap of at least one layer of the resistor 70 may be wider than the energy band gap of at least one layer of the first and second conductivity type semiconductor layers 40 and 80 by 0.9 eV or more. The resistor may be formed of a single layer or a plurality of layers. When formed of the plurality of layers, the resistor 70 may include a plurality of layers having different Al contents or band gap energies, and in this case, a layer having a relatively high Al content or a layer having a relatively wide band gap energy may be disposed closer to the color region 60. A difference in Al contents between the layer with a relatively high Al content and a layer with a relatively low Al content may be within 10%, or a difference in band gap energies may be within 0.6 eV. In another embodiment, a profile of the Al content of the resistor portion 70 may be substantially similar to a profile of an In content of the resistor portion 70. That is, the In content may be relatively high where the Al content is relatively high, and the In content may be relatively low where the Al content is relatively low. However, the inventive concepts are not necessarily limited thereto, and the profile of the Al content and the profile of the In content may be different.
The control portion 50 may be formed between the first conductivity type semiconductor layer 40 and the color region 60. As shown in
The control portion 50 may include an expansion portion at a boundary portion with the color region 60. The expansion portion assists to form a larger extension 60e of the color region 60 extending in a direction of the spot 50s of the holder 50h. The extension 60e may be formed in a V shape, and may include a color portion. The expansion portion may be formed of a single layer or a plurality of layers, and may include, for example, a superlattice structure. A material for the expansion portion may include a III-V material such as AlxIn(1-x)GaN (x, y>=0), GaAs, or GaInP, and may include a dopant such as Si. In a case of including the dopant, a doping concentration may be in a concentration range of 1E17 to 5E18/cm3. The expansion portion may be formed within a thickness range of 1000 Å to 2500 Å. The expansion portion may have a band gap corresponding to an energy of light having a wavelength of 405 nm or less. The superlattice structure for the expansion portion may have, for example, a structure in which InGaN/GaN are repeatedly stacked. However, the inventive concepts are not limited thereto, and may include at least two or more layers having different doping concentrations from each other, or at least two or more layers having different band gap energies from each other.
The control portion 50 may further include an intermediate layer between the holder 50h and the expansion portion. The intermediate layer may be formed of a plurality of layers, may include a III-V material such as AlxIn(y)Ga(1-x-y)N(x, y>=0) or GaAs and GaInP, and each of the plurality of layers may have a thickness of about 10 Å to 150 Å.
The second conductivity type semiconductor layer 80 may be formed on the resistor 70. The second conductivity type semiconductor layer 80 may have a polarity opposite to that of the first conductivity type semiconductor layer 40, and may include, for example, a material such as Mg, B, or the like. The resistor 70 and the second conductivity type semiconductor layer 80 may constitute a first conductivity type semiconductor region 85. The material such as Mg, B, or the like of the second conductivity type semiconductor layer 80 may have an inclined profile, and may have a left-right asymmetrical profile with respect to a peak point having a highest content of the material. Preferably, a slope of a profile in a direction closer to the color region 60 with respect to the peak point may be relatively gentler than a slope of a profile disposed opposite to the peak point.
Although not shown, a bridge region having a same polarity as that of the first conductivity type semiconductor layer 40 may be further formed on the second conductivity type semiconductor layer 80. A color region emitting light of a different color may be further formed on the color device of the embodiment via the bridge region.
Hereinafter, a specific example of the color device will be described in more detail with reference to
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Since the base 10 has been described with reference to
The control portion 50 may be formed of a plurality of layers. As shown in
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The first VGL 51 may be grown at a temperature lower than a growth temperature of the first conductivity type semiconductor layer 40, for example, 900° C. or less, and may include a GaN layer. The first VGL 51 may be formed using a TMGa source so as to increase a growth rate, which may adjust a size and a density of a holder, for example, a V-pit. The first VGL 51 may be formed to have a thickness within a range of about 1000 Å to about 2500 Å. The first VGL 51 may have a larger thickness than that of the second VGL 53, and a thickness difference may be preferable within 30%. A sum of the thicknesses of the first VGL 51 and the second VGL 53 may be greater than a sum of the thicknesses of the color region 60. Alternatively, the sum of the thicknesses of the first VGL 51 and the second VGL 53 may be greater than a sum of thicknesses of a resistor 70 and the second conductivity type semiconductor layer 80. Alternatively, the sum of the thicknesses of the first VGL 51 and the second VGL 53 may be greater than a thickness from an interface between the second VGL 51 and an adjacent layer in a direction of the color region 60 to an interface where the second conductivity type semiconductor layer 80 is electrically connected to a conductive electrode. In this case, the difference in thicknesses may be 1.5 times or more. A doping concentration of the first conductivity type semiconductor layer 40 may be 7 times greater than that of at least one of the first VGL 51 and the second VGL 53.
The first intermediate layer 55 or the second intermediate layer 57 is a layer added so as to substantially control strain, and may be formed of AlN, AlxGa(1-x)N, or GaN. Each of the first and second intermediate layers 55 and 57 may have a thickness of about 10 Å to about 150 Å. The first intermediate layer 55 or the second intermediate layer 57 may include an n-type dopant. A doping concentration of the first intermediate layer 55 or the second intermediate layer 57 may be lower than that of the first conductivity type semiconductor layer 40, and higher than that of the second VGL 53.
The second VGL 53 may be a single layer or a plurality of layers, and may have a superlattice structure, but the inventive concepts are not necessarily limited thereto. The second VGL 53 may be formed of InGaN/GaN or GaN or InGaN, and for example, it may be InGaN/GaN containing In so as to have an energy band gap corresponding to an energy of a wavelength of 405 nm or less. In this case, the second VGL 53 may grow relatively slowly along a V-pit structure formed in the first VGL 51 by using a TEGa source as a Ga source. The second VGL 53 may be grown at a temperature lower than the growth temperature of the first conductivity type semiconductor layer 40, for example, 900° C. or lower. The second VGL 53 may be formed to have a thickness of about 1000 Å to about 2500 Å, and may be doped with impurities. For example, a doping concentration of silicon doped into the second VGL 53 may be 1E17 to 5E18/cm3.
When analyzed with SIMS (secondary ion mass spectrometry), a material having a largest standard atomic weight (relative atomic mass or standard atomic weight) or a material having a largest atomic number among group 3 elements included in the light emitting device may be detected in the second VGL 53. A detection amount of the material having the largest standard atomic weight or atomic number may gradually decrease toward a direction of the first conductivity type semiconductor layer 40. When analyzed with SIMS, a thickness of a gradually decreasing region of the material having the largest standard atomic weight or atomic number may be detected as a larger thickness than a thickness of the color region 60. Accordingly, since the region in which the material having the largest standard atomic weight or atomic number is detected is formed wide in a region between the first conductivity type semiconductor layer 40 and the second conductivity type semiconductor layer 80, it makes it possible to effectively generate white light in the color region 60.
The color region 60 may include a plurality of color portions 60b and 60g. For example, a first color portion 60b may emit blue light, and a second color portion 60g may emit green or yellow light. The first and second color portions 60b and 60g may have a single or multiple quantum well structure, and may include an InGaN, InAlGaN, GaInP, or GaInAlP well layer.
A V-shaped extension (60e in
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The second sub-color portion 60b2 may emit light having a longer wavelength than that of the first sub-color portion 60b1. Specifically, the first sub-color portion 60b1 may emit light having a peak wavelength within a range of 410 nm to 455 nm, and the second sub-color portion 60b2 may emit light having a peak wavelength within a range of 455 nm to 495 nm. The second sub-color portion may emit light having a longer wavelength than that of the first sub-color portion 60g1. For example, the first sub-color portion 60g1 may emit light having a peak wavelength within a range of 505 nm to 550 nm, and the second sub-color portion 60g2 may emit light having a peak wavelength within a range of 550 nm to 605 nm. In an embodiment, a gap between a peak wavelength of light emitted from the first sub-color portion 60b1 and a peak wavelength of light emitted from the second sub-color portion 60b2 may be 100 nm or less, and a gap between the peak wavelength of light emitted from the first sub-colored portion 60g1 and the peak wavelength of light emitted from the second sub-colored portion 60g2 may be 100 nm or less. A minimum gap between the peak wavelength of light emitted from the first color portion 60b and the peak wavelength of light emitted from the second color portion 60g may be 200 nm or less. For example, the gap between the peak wavelength of light emitted from the second sub-color portion 60b2 and the peak wavelength of light emitted from the first sub-color portion 60g1 may be 200 nm or less.
Visibility of light emitted from the color device may be improved by controlling the peak wavelengths of light emitted from the first and second sub-color portions 60b1 and 60b2 and the first and second sub-color portions 60g1 and 60g2.
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There is a difference in luminous efficiency between the color portion 60b and the color portion 60g depending on a current density J applied to the color device. By arranging more sub-color portions 60b1 through 60b4 than the number of sub-color portions 60g1 and 60g2, white light with maximum efficiency may be implemented at a low current density within a range of 1.75 Å/cm2 to 35 A/cm2.
Specifically, there may be two blue sub-color portions per one green or yellow sub-color portion (B/G ratio: 2/1), three blue sub-color portions per one green or yellow sub-color portion (B/G ratio: 3/1), four blue sub-color portions per one green or yellow sub-color portion (B/G ratio: 4/1), five blue sub-color portions per one green or yellow sub-color portion (B/G ratio: 5/1), six blue sub-color portions per one green or yellow sub-color portion (B/G ratio: 6/1), or seven blue sub-color portions per one green or yellow sub-color portion (B/G ratio) ratio: 7/1). In particular, the number of blue sub-color portions per one green or yellow sub-color portion may be 4 to 7, and within this range, white light having a favorable radiation efficiency may be implemented. A total number of blue sub-color portions and green or yellow sub-color portions may be 3 or more and 16 or less.
For this configuration, the first color portion 60b emitting blue light is disposed close to the first conductivity type semiconductor layer 40, and the second color portion 60g emitting green or yellow light is disposed close to the second conductivity type semiconductor layer 80.
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There is a difference in luminous efficiency between the color portion 60b and the color portion 60g depending on a current density J applied to the color device. By arranging the number of sub-color portions 60g1 through 60g4 greater than or equal to the number of sub-color portions 60b1 and 60b2, white light with maximum efficiency may be implemented at a high current density within a range of 35 Å/cm2 to 140 Å/cm2.
Specifically, there may be one green or yellow sub-color portion per one blue sub-color portion (B/G ratio: 1/1), two green or yellow sub-color portions per one blue sub-color portion (B/G ratio: 1/2), three green or yellow sub-color portions per blue sub-color portion (B/G ratio: 1/3), four green or yellow sub-color portions per blue sub-color portion (B/G ratio: 1/4), five green or yellow sub-color portions per blue sub-color portion (B/G ratio: 1/5), six green or yellow sub-color portions per blue sub-color portion (B/G ratio: 1/6), or seven green or yellow sub-color portions per blue sub-color portion (B/G ratio: 1/7). In particular, the number of green or yellow sub-color portions per one blue sub-color portion may be 1 to 4, and within this range, white light having a favorable radiation efficiency may be implemented. A total number of blue sub-color portions and green or yellow sub-color portions may be 2 or more and 15 or less.
For this configuration, the first color portion 60b emitting blue light is disposed close to the first conductivity type semiconductor layer 40, and the second color portion 60g emitting green or yellow light is disposed close to the second conductivity type semiconductor layer 80.
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The tunnel barrier layer 60t is disposed between the color portions 60b and 60g having different band gaps and emitting light of different peak wavelengths to alleviate light interference between the color portions. The tunnel barrier layer 60t may be applied to both the color device suitable for the low current density described with reference to
Specifically, the tunnel barrier layer 60t may be disposed between the first color portion and the second color portion 60g. The first color portion 60b is disposed close to the first conductivity type semiconductor layer 40, and the second color portion 60g is disposed close to the second conductivity type semiconductor layer 80. The tunnel barrier layer 60t may include an AlGaN layer or a material layer capable of serving as a color filter, such as DBR. For example, a radiation efficiency of the color device may be increased by preventing shorter wavelength light emitted from the first color portion 60b from affecting the second color portion 60g.
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In the first color portion 60b, the well layers are disposed between the barrier layers, and the well layers correspond to the sub-color portions 60b1, 60b2, 60b3, and 60b4, respectively. Specifically, as shown in
Meanwhile, the first barrier layer of the first color portion 60b may include a GaN layer, and other barrier layers may include an AlGaN layer. The GaN layer of the first barrier layer of the first color portion 60b may be doped with an n-type impurity, for example, Si, and a doping concentration may be within a range of, for example, 5E18/cm3 to 8E18/cm3. No intentional doping is performed on the other barrier layers. The first barrier layer may also include a hole blocking layer, which may be formed of the AlGaN layer. The hole blocking layer may be disposed at a boundary between a control portion 50 and the first color portion 60b. Meanwhile, the barrier layers disposed between the well layers of the first color portion 60b may be formed of the AlGaN layer. Specifically, each of the barrier layers may include an AlGaN capping layer and a high-temperature AlGaN barrier layer, and the AlGaN capping layer may have a band gap wider than the high-temperature AlGaN barrier layer. The AlGaN capping layer may be made thinner than the high-temperature AlGaN barrier layer. For example, the AlGaN capping layer may be formed to have a thickness of about 1 nm and the high-temperature AlGaN barrier layer to have a thickness of about 35 Å. The AlGaN capping layer is grown at a temperature lower than that for growing the high-temperature AlGaN barrier layer, and for example, it may be grown at a same temperature as a growth temperature of the well layer.
Meanwhile, the well layers 60b1, 60b2, 60b3, and 60b4 may be formed of InGaN or InAlGaN, and may have a composition that emits light in a blue region. The well layers may have a same composition, but the inventive concepts are not limited thereto, and the well layers may have different band gaps from one another.
The second color portion 60g is shown as having two sub-color portions 60g1 and 60g2 disposed between the first and last barrier layers, but the number of the sub-color portions 60g1 and 60g2 is not limited thereto.
A first barrier layer of the second color portion 60g may be a GaN layer, and a last barrier layer may be an AlGaN layer. In addition, barrier layers disposed between the well layers may include an AlGaN capping layer, an Al(Ga)N layer, and a GaN layer. In the second color portion 60g, GaN layers of remaining barrier layers except for the last barrier layer may be doped with an n-type impurity, for example, Si. A doping concentration of Si doped in each of the barrier layers of the second color portion 60g may be lower than the doping concentration of Si doped in the first barrier layer of the first color portion 60b, and for example, it may be within a range of 5E17/cm3 to 1E18/cm3.
Meanwhile, a thickness of each of the well layers of the second color portion 60g may be substantially similar to a thickness of each of the well layers of the first color portion 60b, but the thickness of each of the barrier layers of the second color portion 60g may be greater than the thickness of each of the barrier layers of the first color portion 60b.
A resistor 70 may be disposed so as to prevent electrons from flowing into the second conductivity type semiconductor layer 80 without recombination. The resistor 70 may be formed of an AlGaN layer, and as shown in
In this embodiment, the second color portion 60g emitting green or yellow light is disposed adjacent to the second conductivity type semiconductor layer, and the first color portion 60g emitting blue light is disposed adjacent to the first conductivity type semiconductor layer. Through this, it is possible to provide a color device having improved visibility.
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In the first color portion 60b, the well layers are disposed between the barrier layers, and the well layers correspond to the sub-color portions 60b1, and 60b2, respectively. Specifically, as shown in
Meanwhile, the first barrier layer of the first color portion 60b may include a GaN layer, and other barrier layers may include an AlGaN layer. The GaN layer of the first barrier layer of the first color portion 60b may be doped with an n-type impurity, for example, Si, and a doping concentration may be within a range of, for example, 5E18/cm3 to 8E18/cm3. No intentional doping is performed on the other barrier layers. The first barrier layer may also include a hole blocking layer, which may be formed of the AlGaN layer. The hole blocking layer may be disposed at a boundary between a control portion 50 and the first color portion 60b. Meanwhile, the barrier layers disposed between the well layers of the first color portion 60b may be formed of the AlGaN layer. Specifically, each of the barrier layers may include an AlGaN capping layer and a high-temperature AlGaN barrier layer, and the AlGaN capping layer may have a band gap wider than the high-temperature AlGaN barrier layer. The AlGaN capping layer may be made thinner than the high-temperature AlGaN barrier layer. For example, the AlGaN capping layer may be formed to have a thickness of about 1 nm and the high-temperature AlGaN barrier layer to have a thickness of about 35 Å. The AlGaN capping layer is grown at a temperature lower than that for growing the high-temperature AlGaN barrier layer, and for example, it may be grown at a same temperature as a growth temperature of the well layer.
Meanwhile, the well layers 60b1 and 60b2 may be formed of InGaN or InAlGaN, and may have a composition that emits light in a blue region. The well layers may have a same composition, but the inventive concepts are not limited thereto, and the well layers may have different band gaps from one another.
The second color portion 60g is shown as having four sub-color portions 60g1, 60g2, 60g3, and 60g disposed between the first and last barrier layers, but the number of the sub-color portions 60g1, 60g2, and 60g3, and 60g4 is not limited thereto.
A first barrier layer of the second color portion 60g may be a GaN layer, and a last barrier layer may be an AlGaN layer. In addition, barrier layers disposed between the well layers may include an AlGaN capping layer, an Al(Ga)N layer, and a GaN layer. In the second color portion 60g, GaN layers of remaining barrier layers except for the last barrier layer may be doped with an n-type impurity, for example, Si. A doping concentration of Si doped in each of the barrier layers of the second color portion 60g may be lower than the doping concentration of Si doped in the first barrier layer of the first color portion 60b, and for example, it may be within a range of 5E17/cm3 to 1E18/cm3.
Meanwhile, a thickness of each of the well layers of the second color portion 60g may be substantially similar to a thickness of each of the well layers of the first color portion 60b, but the thickness of each of the barrier layers of the second color portion 60g may be greater than the thickness of each of the barrier layers of the first color portion 60b.
A resistor 70 may be disposed so as to prevent electrons from flowing into the second conductivity type semiconductor layer 80 without recombination. The resistor 70 may be formed of an AlGaN layer, and as shown in
In this embodiment, the second color portion 60g emitting green or yellow light is disposed adjacent to the second conductivity type semiconductor layer, and the first color portion 60g emitting blue light is disposed adjacent to the first conductivity type semiconductor layer. Through this, it is possible to provide a color device having improved visibility.
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Since the base 100 is same as the base 10 described above, a detailed description thereof will be omitted to avoid redundancy. In addition, the color device 120 includes a first conductivity type semiconductor region 121, a color region 123, and a second conductivity type semiconductor region 125 same as the color devices of the above-described embodiments, and although not shown, it includes a control portion.
A portion of the first conductivity type semiconductor region 121 is exposed by etching the second conductivity type semiconductor region 125 and the color region 123. The exposed surface of the first conductivity type semiconductor region 121 becomes a first conductivity type contact region 120a. Meanwhile, an upper surface of the second conductivity type semiconductor region 125 may become a second conductivity type semiconductor contact region. The ohmic electrode 130 may be disposed on the second conductivity type semiconductor region 125 to provide an ohmic contact.
The ohmic electrode 130 may be formed of a metallic material (Al, Ti, Ni, Ag, Au, W, Sn, etc.) or a transparent conductive oxide (ITO, ZnO, AZO, IZO, etc.). The first insulation layer 140 may cover the ohmic electrode 130. The first insulation layer 140 may cover a portion of the ohmic electrode 130 and may cover a side surface of a mesa and a portion of the first conductivity type contact region 120a by a distance D. The first insulation layer 140 may include SiO2, SiNx, TiO2, Al2O3, and the like, and may include a distributed Bragg reflector. The first insulation layer 140 may also cover a side surface of the first conductivity type semiconductor region 121 and an upper surface of the base 100.
The portion of the ohmic electrode 130 and the portion of the first conductivity type contact region 120a may be exposed without being covered by the first insulation layer 140, and the pad electrodes 150; 151, 153 formed on the first insulation layer 140 may be electrically connected to the exposed ohmic electrode 130 and the second conductivity type contact region 120a.
The bump electrodes 171 and 173 are formed over the pad electrodes 150; 151, 153, and may include metallic materials such as Al, Ti, Ni, Ag, Au, W, Sn, and the like. The bump electrodes 171 and 173 may be electrically connected to the pad electrodes 150; 151, 153 to transfer electricity supplied from a circuit board to the color device 120.
The second insulation layer 160 may be further formed between the bump electrodes 171 and 173 and the pad electrodes 150; 151, 153. The second insulation layer 160 may include SiO2, SiNx, TiO2, Al2O3, and a distributed Bragg reflector. Although the bump electrodes 171 and 173 are shown in
Meanwhile, the color region may be formed of a nitride semiconductor, and may emit light having peak wavelengths equal to or greater than the number of the pad electrodes 151 and 153.
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That is, in the di-chromic device 2000, an electrode pad 153 formed on the insulation layer 140 is in ohmic contact with the second conductivity type semiconductor region 125 without an additional ohmic electrode to serve as the ohmic electrode. The di-chromic device 2000 may also be flip-mounted on the circuit board 1001 as shown in
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In addition, the color device may implement color coordinates within a range of CIE color coordinate values (x=0.205 to 0.495, y=0.19 to 0.45).
Under a low current density condition of less than 35 mA/cm2, an intensity of blue light may be 1.1 to 1.6 times that of green or yellow light. Meanwhile, under a high current density condition of 35 mA/cm2 or more, the intensity of green or yellow light may be 0.25 to 0.8 times, specifically, 0.5 to 0.7 times of the intensity of blue light.
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Alternatively, an emission intensity of the second peak may be 0.45 to 0.75 times greater than an emission intensity of the first peak. Alternatively, an integrated area of the emission intensity of the first peak may be 0.3 to 0.75 times of an integrated area of the emission intensity of the second peak. Due to a difference in light emission intensities, it is possible to implement white light in a semiconductor itself. A spectral profile near the first peak may have an asymmetric shape with respect to a peak point thereof. Alternatively, a spectral profile near the second peak may have an asymmetrical shape with respect to a peak point thereof.
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The housing 1100 includes a body portion 111, a cover 113, and a coating portion 115 in this embodiment. As shown in the drawings, the body portion 111 may have a substantially rectangular shape in plan view, and may have a shape surrounding the lead frame 1300 so as to support the lead frame 1300. The housing 1100 may have a cavity V with one surface open therein, and the color device 1200 may be disposed in the cavity V.
Herein, a depth of the cavity V may be greater than a height of the color device 1200. In this case, as shown in
Looking at the region A of the body portion 111, an inclined surface of the cavity V surrounding the color device 120 may have a surface that has a same slope with respect to the color device 120. In this case, a first body inclined surface 111a formed in the region A may be formed as a curved surface, as shown in
The first body inclined surface 111a formed in the region A is formed on each of three surfaces of the cavity V corresponding to three sides of the color device 1200 except for one side. In this case, an inner side of the first body inclined surface 111a may be disposed adjacent to a position where the color device 1200 is mounted. Accordingly, light emitted from the color device 1200 may be reflected from the first body inclined surface 111a and emitted toward the upper portion of the package 10000.
In this embodiment, a second body inclined surface 111b formed in the region B may be a linear cross-sectional shape. However, when the first body inclined surface 111a is formed as an inclined surface, the cross-sectional shape is not limited to being a linear cross-sectional shape, and may be formed as a curved cross-sectional shape.
In this case, as it can be seen in
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Herein, the cover 113 is described as being formed not to exceed the stepped portion 112, but is not limited thereto, and a portion of the cover 113 may be formed beyond the stepped portion 112 to a position where the light emitting diode chip 120 is mounted, if necessary. That is, the cover 113 may be formed to cover the second body inclined surface 111b and the Zener diode 1400 by using a viscous material including a reflective material. In this case, the reflective material may be TiO2 and Al2O3.
As the cover 113 is formed in the region B, the cover inclined surface 113b formed in the cavity V of the package 10000 may be formed in a shape similar to that of the first body inclined surface 111a. Accordingly, all surfaces of a reflection surface formed in the cavity V may be formed to be substantially same with respect to the color device 1200.
The coating portion 115 is formed to cover the first body inclined surface 111a and the cover inclined surface 113b by using a coating material including a reflective material. In this case, the reflective material may be TiO2 and Al2O3. That is, the coating portion 115 may be formed to cover all regions in the cavity V of the package 10000 except for the color device 120. To this end, the coating layer 115 may be formed on the first body inclined surface 111a and the cover inclined surface 113b by using various methods such as spraying, dispensing, jetting, film attaching, sputtering, e-beam deposition, and. the like, which may be performed above the cavity V of the package 10000, with an upper portion of the color device 1200 masked. Accordingly, a first coating inclined surface 115a may be formed in the region A of the cavity V of the package 10000, and a second coating inclined surface 115b may be formed in the region B.
The display apparatus of this embodiment includes a display panel 2110, a backlight unit providing light to the display panel 2110, and a panel guide supporting a lower edge of the display panel 2110.
The display panel 2110 is not particularly limited, and may be, for example, a liquid crystal display panel including a liquid crystal layer. A gate driving PCB for supplying a driving signal to a gate line may be further disposed at the edge of the display panel 2110. Herein, the gate driving PCB may not be configured in an additional PCB, but may be formed on a thin film transistor substrate.
The backlight unit includes a light source module including at least one substrate and a plurality of light emitting devices 2160. Furthermore, the backlight unit may further include a base substrate 2180, a reflection unit 2170, a diffusion plate 213, and optical sheets 2130.
The base substrate 2180 may be opened upward and accommodate the substrate, the light emitting device 2160, the reflection sheet 2170, the diffusion plate 2131, and the optical sheets 2130. In addition, the base substrate 2180 may be coupled with the panel guide. The base substrate 2180 may be disposed under the reflection unit 2170, and the light emitting device 2160 may be disposed surrounded by the reflection unit 2170. However, without being limited thereto, the light emitting device 2160 may be disposed on the reflection unit 2170 when a reflective material is coated on a surface of the base substrate 2180. In addition, a plurality of substrates may be formed, and the plurality of substrates may be disposed in a form flush with one another but the inventive concepts are not limited thereto, and the backlight unit may include a single substrate.
The light emitting device 2160 may include the color device according to the above-described embodiments of the present disclosure. The light emitting devices 2160 may be regularly arranged in a predetermined pattern on the substrate. The light emitting devices 2160 may be arranged in a square shape, or in another form, may be staggered so as not to overlap adjacent light emitting devices 2160.
In addition, a light guide 2210 may be disposed on each of the light emitting devices 2160, thereby improving uniformity of light emitted from the plurality of light emitting devices 2160. The light guide 2210 may be one of materials such as Si, a lens, and a resin including a phosphor. The light guide 2210 may have an upper surface parallel to the base substrate 2180, or may have a convex curved surface.
The diffusion plate 2131 and the optical sheets 2130 are disposed on the light emitting device 2160. Light emitted from the light emitting device 2160 may be supplied to the display panel 2110 in a form of a surface light source via the diffusion plate 2131 and the optical sheets 2130.
As such, the light emitting device according to the embodiments of the present disclosure may be applied to a direct-type display apparatus as the present embodiment.
The display apparatus having a backlight unit according to this embodiment includes a display panel 3210 on which an image is displayed, and a backlight unit disposed on a rear surface of the display panel 3210 to emit light. Furthermore, the display apparatus includes a frame 3240 supporting the display panel 3210 and accommodating the backlight unit, and covers 3270 and 3280 surrounding the display panel 3210.
The display panel 3210 is not particularly limited, and may be, for example, a liquid crystal display panel including a liquid crystal layer. A gate driving PCB for supplying a driving signal to a gate line may be further disposed at an edge of the display panel 3210. Herein, the gate driving PCB may not be configured in an additional PCB, but may be formed on a thin film transistor substrate. The display panel 3210 is secured by the covers 3270 and 3280 disposed under and over the display panel 3210, and the cover 3270 disposed under the display panel 3210 may be coupled to the backlight unit.
The backlight unit providing light to the display panel 3210 includes a lower cover 3270 having a partially opened upper surface, a light source module disposed on an inner side of the lower cover 3270, and a light guide plate 3250 disposed in parallel with the light source module to convert point light into surface light. In addition, the backlight unit of this embodiment may further include optical sheets 3230 disposed on the light guide plate 3250 to diffuse and condense light, and a reflection sheet 3260 disposed under the light guide plate 3250 to reflect light proceeding in a lower direction of the light guide plate 3250 toward the display panel 3210.
The light source module includes a substrate 3220 and a plurality of light emitting devices 3110 disposed apart from one another at regular intervals on one surface of the substrate 3220. The substrate 3220 is not limited as long as it supports the light emitting device 3110 and is electrically connected to the light emitting device 3110, and may be, for example, a printed circuit board. The light emitting device 3110 may include at least one color device according to the above-described embodiments of the present disclosure. Light emitted from the light source module is incident on the light guide plate 3250 and supplied to the display panel 3210 through the optical sheets 3230. Through the light guide plate 3250 and the optical sheets 3230, a point light source emitted from the light emitting devices 3110 may be transformed into a surface light source.
As such, the color device according to the embodiments of the present disclosure may be applied to an edge-type display apparatus as the present embodiment.
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The substrate 4020 is secured by the support rack 4060 and disposed apart over the lamp body 4070. The substrate 4020 is not limited as long as it can support the light emitting device 4010, and may be, for example, a substrate having a conductive pattern such as a printed circuit board. The light emitting device 4010 may be disposed on the substrate 4020, and supported and secured by the substrate 4020. In addition, the light emitting device 4010 may be electrically connected to an external power source through the conductive pattern of the substrate 4020. In addition, the light emitting device 4010 may include at least one color device according to the above-described embodiments of the present disclosure.
The cover lens 4050 is disposed on a path along which light emitted from the light emitting device 4010 moves. For example, as shown in the drawings, the cover lens 4050 may be disposed apart from the light emitting device 4010 by the connection member 4040, and disposed in a direction in which light emitted from the light emitting device 4010 is to be provided. A viewing angle and/or color of light emitted from the lighting apparatus to the outside may be adjusted by the cover lens 4050. Meanwhile, the connection member 4040 secures the cover lens 4050 to the substrate 4020, and may serve as a light guide by being disposed to surround the light emitting device 4010 and providing a light emitting path 4045. In this case, the connection member 4040 may be formed of a light reflective material or coated with a light reflective material. Meanwhile, the heat dissipation unit 4030 may include a heat dissipation fin 4031 and/or a heat dissipation fan 4033, and may emit heat generated when the light emitting device 4010 is driven to the outside, but is not limited thereto, and it may not include a component related to heat dissipation.
As such, the color device according to the embodiments of the present disclosure may be applied to a lighting apparatus or a headlamp for a vehicle as in the present embodiment.
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The display panel 5270 is not particularly limited, and may be, for example, a liquid crystal display panel including a liquid crystal layer. A gate driving PCB for supplying a driving signal to a gate line may be further disposed at an edge of the display panel 5270. Herein, the gate driving PCB may not be configured in an additional PCB, but may be formed on a thin film transistor substrate.
The backlight unit may include a circuit board 5100, a reflection unit 5110, a light emitting device 5130, a dam portion 5150, a molding member 5170, a diffusion film 5190, and a blue light transmittance (BLT) film, a quantum dot (QD) film 5230, and a brightness enhancement film 5250.
The backlight unit includes a circuit board 5100 and a light source module including a plurality of light emitting devices 5130 disposed on the circuit board 5100. One light source module may be used as the backlight unit, or a plurality of light source modules may be arranged on a plane and used as the backlight unit.
The reflection unit 5110 may be disposed on a surface of the circuit board 5100, as shown in
The circuit board 5100 has circuits for supplying power to the light emitting devices 5130. The light emitting devices 5130 may be connected in series, parallel, or series-parallel through circuits formed on the circuit board 5100. An electrical connection structure of the light emitting devices 5130 will be described later with reference to
The light emitting device 5130 includes at least one color device of the present disclosure described above, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted.
The dam portion 5150 is formed on the circuit board 5100. The dam portion 5150 divides a region on the circuit board 5100 into a plurality of blocks, as shown in
The dam portion 5150 may include a reflective material that reflects light generated by the light emitting devices 5130, and may be formed of, for example, white silicone.
The molding member 5170 fills the blocks partitioned by the dam portion 5150. The molding member 5170 may be formed of transparent silicone. The dam portion 5150 and the molding member 5170 may include silicone of a same series, and may be formed of, for example, phenyl or methyl-based. Since the dam portion 5150 and the molding member 5170 include the same type of silicone, bonding force between the molding member 5170 and the dam portion 5150 may be improved.
The diffusion film 5190 is disposed on the molding member 5170. The diffusion film 5190 diffuses light generated by the light emitting devices 5130 to evenly diffuse light. The diffusion film 5190 may adhere to the molding member 5170, but is not limited thereto, and may be spaced apart from the molding member 5170. The diffusion film 5190 may be composed of one sheet, or may be composed of a plurality of sheets as shown in
The BLT film 5210 and the QD film 5230 may be disposed on the diffusion film 5190. The QD film 5230 includes quantum dots that convert light emitted from the light emitting devices 5130, for example, blue light into green light and red light.
The BLT film 5210 transmits light emitted from the light emitting devices 5130, such as blue light, and reflects green light and red light generated from the QD film 5230. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent green light and red light generated from the QD film 5230 from being lost while proceeding toward the circuit board 5100.
Meanwhile, the brightness enhancement film 5250 is disposed on the QD film 5230 to improve brightness of light proceeding to the display panel 5270. The brightness enhancement film 5250 may include lower and upper brightness enhancement films, and may further include a dual brightness enhancement film (DBEF).
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Meanwhile, as shown in
According to this embodiment, as the light emitting devices 5130 are independently driven in block units, for example, a black region may be implemented by turning off the light emitting devices 5130. Accordingly, contrast may be implemented more clearly, and power consumption may be reduced compared to a conventional LCD display in which the backlight source is always turned on. Furthermore, by using the QD film, vivid colors may be implemented.
As such, the color device according to the embodiments of the present disclosure may be applied to a mini LED display apparatus as the present embodiment.
Although some exemplary embodiments have been described above, it should be understood that these embodiments are provided for illustration only and are not to be construed in any way as limiting the present disclosure. It should be understood that features or components of one exemplary embodiment can also be applied to other exemplary embodiments without departing from the spirit and scope of the present disclosure.
This application claims priority to and the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 63/281,130, filed on Nov. 19, 2021 and U.S. Provisional Application No. 63/307,508, filed on Feb. 7, 2022, the disclosures of which are hereby incorporated by reference for all purposes as if fully set forth herein.
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63281130 | Nov 2021 | US | |
63307508 | Feb 2022 | US |