The disclosure relates to the field of semiconductor device packaging technologies, and particularly to a light-emitting device, a backplate assembly and a display panel.
When packaging a semiconductor device, a chip needs to be disposed on a backplate and connected with the backplate in a conductive way. When conducting the conductive connection between the chip and the backplate, it is generally necessary to deposit a solder on the chip or the backplate, and after the specific solder is melted, a metallurgical bonding point is formed to solder the chip and the backplate.
In a related art, a solder with a fixed melting point is usually deposited on a chip or a backplate, and a suitable range of a soldering temperature is generally narrow due to the fixed melting point of the solder. However, chips and other components may be used in different products of different customers, for different applications, due to the temperature resistance or other characteristics of other components in customers' products, expected soldering temperatures of the chips and other components are different, thus improving the usability of the chips and other components is very important to improve the user experience, and how to improve the applicability of the chips and other components has become a technical problem that needs to be solved urgently by those skilled in the art.
In addition, in a micro-light emitting diode (micro-LED) display device, a soldering temperature is generally fixed when a chip is soldered to a backplate, the chip generally needs to be soldered twice, after the primary soldering, the chip needs to be detected and then the secondary repair soldering is performed on the chip. However, the secondary repair soldering will have an impact on the already formed solder joints owning to the fixed soldering temperature, for example, the formed solder joints need to be melted, thus affecting the soldering reliability.
Based on the above defects, a purpose of the disclosure is to provide a light-emitting device, a backplate assembly and a display panel, so as to improve an application range of components such as chips and improve the reliability of soldering.
In order to achieve the above purpose and other related purposes, the disclosure provides a light-emitting device, including:
a light-emitting element, including: a light-emitting epitaxial layer and a pad layer formed on the light-emitting epitaxial layer; and
a solder gradient layer, disposed on the pad layer of the light-emitting element; and a melting point of the solder gradient layer gradually decreases in a direction facing away from the pad layer.
In an embodiment, the solder gradient layer is a single-layer structure including at least two metal materials, and a content of each of the at least two metal materials in the single-layer structure is different in the direction facing away from the pad layer.
In an embodiment, the solder gradient layer includes indium (In) and tin (Xi), and a content of the indium in the solder gradient layer gradually increases in the direction facing away from the solder pad layer.
In an embodiment, the solder gradient layer includes a first melting point region, a second melting point region and a third melting point region sequentially arranged in the direction facing away from the pad layer; and a melting point of the first melting point region is in a range of 180° C. to 230° C., a melting point of the second melting point region is in a range of 120° C. to 180° C., and a melting point of the third melting point region is in a range of 100° C. to 120° C.
In an embodiment, a content of the indium in the first melting point region is in a range of 0 to 25%, a content of the indium in the second melting point region is in a range of 25% to 60%, and a content of the indium in the third melting point region is in a range of 60% to 70%.
In an embodiment, the light-emitting element further includes an electrode structure disposed between the light-emitting epitaxial layer and the pad layer; a distance between a surface of the solder gradient layer facing away from the light-emitting element and a surface of the electrode structure facing away from the solder layer is defined as a thickness of the solder gradient layer; and a ratio of the thickness of the solder gradient layer to an area of orthogonal projection of the solder gradient layer on the light-emitting element is in a range of 0.001 to 0.1.
In an embodiment, the light-emitting element further includes an electrode structure disposed between the light-emitting epitaxial layer and the pad layer; a distance between a surface of the solder gradient layer facing away from the light-emitting element and a surface of the electrode structure facing away from the solder layer is defined as a thickness of the solder gradient layer; and a ratio of the thickness of the solder gradient layer to a maximum width of orthogonal projection of the solder gradient layer on the light-emitting element is in a range of 0.01 to 0.3.
In an embodiment, the light-emitting element further includes an adhesive layer disposed between the light-emitting epitaxial layer and the pad layer, and an area of orthogonal projection of the adhesive layer on the light-emitting epitaxial layer is 1.15 to 2.5 times of an area of orthographic projection of the solder gradient layer on the light-emitting epitaxial layer.
In an embodiment, the light-emitting element further includes an adhesive layer disposed between the light-emitting epitaxial layer and the pad layer, and an electrode structure disposed between the adhesive layer and the light-emitting epitaxial layer; and an area of orthographic projection of the adhesive layer on the light-emitting epitaxial layer is 1.15 to 2.5 times of an area of orthographic projection of the electrode structure on the light-emitting epitaxial layer.
The disclosure further provides a backplate assembly, including:
In an embodiment, the solder gradient layer is a single-layer structure including at least two metal materials, and a content of each of the at least two metal materials in the single-layer structure is different in the direction facing away from the pad.
In an embodiment, the solder gradient layer includes indium and tin, and a content of the indium in the solder gradient layer gradually increases in the direction facing away from the pad.
In an embodiment, the solder gradient layer includes a first melting point region, a second melting point region and a third melting point region sequentially arranged in the direction facing away from the pad; and a melting point of the first melting point region is in a range of 180° C. to 230° C., a melting point of the second melting point region is in a range of 120° C. to 180° C., and a melting point of the third melting point region is in a range of 100° C. to 120° C.
In an embodiment, a content of the indium in the first melting point region is in a range of 0 to 25%, a content of the indium in the second melting point region is in a range of 25% to 60%, and a content of the indium in the third melting point region is in a range of 60% to 70%.
In an embodiment, the backplate further includes a connecting electrode disposed on a side of the pad facing away from the solder gradient layer, and a distance between a surface of the solder gradient layer facing away from the pad and a surface of the connecting electrode facing away from the pad is defined as a thickness of the solder gradient layer; and a ratio of the thickness of the solder gradient layer to an area of orthogonal projection of the solder gradient layer on the backplate is in a range of 0.001 to 0.1.
In an embodiment, the backplate further includes a connecting electrode disposed on a side of the pad facing away from the solder gradient layer; a distance between a surface of the solder gradient layer facing away from the pad and a surface of the connecting electrode facing away from the pad is defined as a thickness of the solder gradient layer; and a ratio of the thickness of the solder gradient layer to a maximum width of orthogonal projection of the solder gradient layer on the backplate is in a range of 0.01 to 0.3.
In an embodiment, the backplate further includes a substrate, the pad is disposed on a surface of the substrate, and the backplate further includes an adhesive layer disposed between the pad and the substrate; and an area of orthographic projection of the adhesive layer on the substrate is 1.15 to 2.5 times of an area of orthographic projection of the solder gradient layer on the substrate.
In an embodiment, the backplate further includes a substrate, the substrate is provided with a connecting electrode thereon, and the pad is disposed on the connecting electrode, the backplate further includes an adhesive layer disposed between the pad and the connecting electrode; and an area of orthographic projection of the adhesive layer on the substrate is 1.15 to 2.5 times of an area of orthographic projection of the electrode on the substrate.
The disclosure further provides a display panel, including:
The disclosure further provides a display panel, including:
Compared with the related art, the light-emitting device, the backplate assembly and the display panel provided by the disclosure at least have the following beneficial effects.
In the light-emitting device of the disclosure, the solder gradient layer is disposed on the pad layer, the melting point of the solder gradient layer gradually decreases in the direction facing away from the pad layer. In a process of soldering the light-emitting device to the backplate, because the solder gradient layer includes multiple melting point regions or metal layers with different melting points, a temperature of primary soldering is controlled to be higher than that of repair soldering in the processes of the primary soldering and the repair soldering, which can avoid an influence of the repair soldering on solder joints formed during the primary soldering and effectively control a yield of soldering.
In the backplate assembly of the disclosure, the solder gradient layer is disposed on the pad of the backplate, and the melting point of the solder gradient layer gradually decreases in the direction facing away from the pad. In a process of soldering the light-emitting element to the backplate assembly, because the solder gradient layer includes multiple melting point regions or metal layers with different melting points, a solder with a relatively low melting point facing away from the backplate is melted at a lower soldering temperature, and most of the solder with a relatively high melting point close to the backplate is not melted. The light-emitting element is detected, when a defective light-emitting element is found, a chip after the primary soldering is easier to remove.
In addition, the light-emitting device and the backplate assembly in the disclosure can also be applied to products with different soldering temperatures, and have wider applicability. The soldering method and the display panel described in the disclosure include the light-emitting device or the backplate assembly, and can also achieve the above technical effects.
The following are specific embodiments to illustrate implementation ways of the disclosure. Those skilled in the art can easily understand the other advantages and effects of the disclosure from the content disclosed in the specification. The disclosure can also be implemented or applied through different specific implementation ways, and the details in the specification can also be modified or changed based on different perspectives and applications without departing from the spirit of the disclosure. It should be noted that, without conflict, the following embodiments and the features in the embodiments can be combined with each other.
It should be noted that the drawings provided in the embodiments of the disclosure only illustrate the basic concept of the disclosure in a schematic manner. Although the drawings only show the components related to the disclosure and are not drawn based on the actual numbers, shapes, and sizes of the components during implementation, the shape, quantity, and proportion of each component can be arbitrarily changed during the actual implementation, and the component layout may also be more complex. The structure, proportion, size, etc. shown in the accompanying drawings of the specification are only intended to complement the content disclosed in the specification for those skilled in the art to understand and read, and are not intended to limit the implementation of the disclosure. Therefore, they do not have any technical substantive significance. Any modifications to the structure, changes in the proportion relationship, or adjustments in the size do not affect the effectiveness and purpose that the disclosure can achieve, all of them should still fall within the scope of the technical content disclosed in the disclosure.
Based on the problem existing in the background technology and the related art, the disclosure provides a light-emitting device, a backplate assembly, a display panel and a soldering method for the light-emitting device. The light-emitting device or the backplate assembly is provided with a solder gradient layer with multiple gradient melting points, so as to set different soldering temperatures for different soldering processes, and improve the repairability of light-emitting diode (LED) chips.
The embodiment provides a light-emitting device 2 for a display panel. The light-emitting device 2 includes a light-emitting element 20 and a solder gradient layer 100 disposed on the light-emitting element 20. The light-emitting element 20 includes a light-emitting epitaxial layer 203 and a pad layer 202 formed on the light-emitting epitaxial layer 203. The solder gradient layer 100 is disposed on the pad layer 202 of the light-emitting element 20, and a melting point of the solder gradient layer 100 gradually decreases in a direction facing away from the pad layer 202.
The formation of the pad layer 202 on the light-emitting epitaxial layer 203 can be understood as being formed on a side of the light-emitting epitaxial layer 203, but the embodiment is not limited to the pad layer 202 being directly disposed on a surface of the light-emitting epitaxial layer 203, and other necessary structural layers can be disposed between the pad layer 202 and the light-emitting epitaxial layer 203.
For example, in the light-emitting device 2, the light-emitting element 20 can be a LED chip. It should be noted that the light-emitting device 2 including the light-emitting element 20 and the solder gradient layer 100 can be regarded as an improved LED chip. For the convenience of explanation, a LED chip described in the embodiment is the light-emitting element 20 unless otherwise specified in the embodiment. Optionally, referring to
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In some embodiments, a shape of orthographic projection of the solder gradient layer 100 on the light-emitting element 20 is rectangular, and lengths of two perpendicular sides of the rectangle are denoted as W1 and W2, respectively. The area S1 of orthographic projection of the solder gradient layer 100 on the light-emitting element 20 is equal to a product of W1 and W2. For example, the thickness of the solder gradient layer 100 can be determined with reference to the side length W1 when W1 is greater than W2. For example, a ratio of the thickness h1 of the solder gradient layer 100 to the side length W1 is in a range of 0.01 to 0.3. Of course, the shape of orthographic projection of the solder gradient layer 100 on the light-emitting element 20 can be another shape, such as a circle, an ellipse, an irregular shape, etc., and the thickness of the solder gradient layer 100 can be determined with reference to the maximum width Wmax of orthographic projection of the solder gradient layer 100 on the light-emitting element 20, and a ratio of the thickness h1 of the solder gradient layer 100 to the maximum width Wmax of orthographic projection of the solder gradient layer 100 on the light-emitting element 20 is in a range of 0.01 to 0.3. In some specific embodiments, the h1/Wmax is preferably in a range of 0.06 to 0.2. More specifically, for example, the h1/Wmax is 0.067 when the light-emitting element 20 corresponds to the LED chip of model 3458, the h1/Wmax is 0.18 when the light-emitting element 20 corresponds to the LED chip of model 1525, or the h1/Wmax is 0.15 when the light-emitting element 20 corresponds to the LED chip of model 1730. By setting the ratio of the thickness of the solder gradient layer 100 to the maximum width to the above ratio, the soldering is more stable, the electrical connectivity between the light-emitting device 2 and the backplate 300 is better, and the resistance value is lower when the light-emitting device 2 is soldered to the backplate 300. In some embodiments, an area of orthographic projection of the first adhesive layer 201 on the light-emitting epitaxial layer 203 is denoted as S2, and an area of orthographic projection of the solder gradient layer 100 on the light-emitting epitaxial layer 203 is denoted as S3. Combining with
In some embodiments, an area of orthographic projection of the electrode structure 204 on the light-emitting epitaxial layer 203 is denoted as S4, which can also be understood as an area of orthographic projection of the electrode structure 204 on the LED chip substrate 200 in combination with
The light-emitting device 2 is used for soldering, and a method for the soldering includes the following steps.
S101: a light-emitting device 2 is provided.
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S102: a backplate is provided.
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Optionally, a second adhesive layer 301 is provided between the primary soldering pad 302 and the backplate 300 to fix the primary soldering pad 302 and an electrode layer on the backplate 300.
S103: the light-emitting device is transferred to the primary soldering pad, and the solder gradient layer is heated at a first soldering temperature to solder the light-emitting device to the primary soldering pad.
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S104: the light-emitting device is transferred to the repair pad corresponding to the light-emitting device that cannot be normally lit, and the solder gradient layer is heated at a second soldering temperature to solder the light-emitting device to the repair pad.
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In the light-emitting device 2 of the embodiment, the solder gradient layer 100 is formed on the pad layer 202, in the process of soldering the light-emitting device 2 to the backplate 300, because the solder gradient layer 100 includes multiple melting point regions or metal layers with different melting points, the temperature of the primary soldering is controlled to be higher than that of the repair soldering in the processes of primary soldering and repair soldering, which can avoid an influence of the repair soldering on the solder joints formed during the primary soldering and effectively control the yield of soldering.
The embodiment provides a backplate assembly 3 for soldering a light-emitting element. The backplate assembly 3 includes a backplate 300 and a solder gradient layer 100 disposed on a pad of the backplate 300. The solder gradient layer 100 is disposed on the pad of the backplate 300, and a melting point of the solder gradient layer 100 gradually decreases in a direction facing away from the pad.
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A surface of an electrode layer of the backplate 300 is provided with a primary soldering pad 302, and the solder gradient layer 100 is formed on a surface of the primary soldering pad 302. Referring to
In an embodiment, referring to
In another embodiment, referring to
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In some embodiments, a shape of orthographic projection of the solder gradient layer 100 on the backplate 300 is rectangular, and lengths of two perpendicular sides of the rectangle are L1 and L2, respectively. The area A1 of orthographic projection of the solder gradient layer 100 on the backplate 300 is equal to a product of L1 and L2. For example, the thickness of the solder gradient layer 100 can be determined with reference to the side length L1 when L1 is greater than L2. For example, a ratio of the thickness h2 of the solder gradient layer 100 to the side length L1 is in a range from 0.01 to 0.3. Of course, the shape of orthographic projection of the solder gradient layer 100 on the backplate 300 can also be another shape, such as a circle, an ellipse, an irregular shape, etc., so the thickness of the solder gradient layer 100 can be set with reference to the maximum width Lmax of orthographic projection of the solder gradient layer 100 on the backplate 300, and a ratio of the thickness h2 of the solder gradient layer 100 to the maximum width Lmax of orthographic projection of the solder gradient layer 100 on the backplate 300 is in a range from 0.01 to 0.3. In some specific embodiments, the h2/Lmax is preferably in a range of 0.06 to 0.2. More specifically, for example, the h2/Lmax is 0.067 in the backplate assembly 3 for soldering the LED chip of model 3458, the h2/Lmax is 0.18 in the backplate assembly 3 for soldering the LED chip of model 1525, or the h2/Lmax is 0.15 in the backplate assembly 3 for soldering the LED chip of model 1730.
In some embodiments, an adhesive layer is provided between the connecting electrode 304 and the pad. In this embodiment, the adhesive layer on the backplate 300 is a second adhesive layer 301, and an area of orthographic projection of the second adhesive layer 301 on the substrate 303 is denoted as A2, and an area of orthographic projection of the solder gradient layer 100 on the substrate 303 is denoted as A3. In some embodiments, the area A2 is different from the area A3. Specifically, referring to
In some embodiments, an area of orthogonal projection of the connecting electrode 304 on the substrate 303 is denoted as A4. In some embodiments, the area A4 is different from the area A2. Referring to
The light-emitting element is soldered on the backplate assembly 3, and a soldering method specifically includes the following steps.
S101: a backplate assembly is provided.
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S102: a light-emitting element is provided.
The light-emitting element is provided, which can be a LED chip, and the LED chip includes a LED chip substrate 200 and a light-emitting structure (not shown in the figure) formed on a surface of the LED chip substrate 200. Optionally, the light-emitting structure includes a first semiconductor layer, an active layer and a second semiconductor layer with the opposite conductivity type to the first semiconductor layer, which are sequentially formed on the surface of the LED chip substrate 200, and the active layer is a light-emitting layer of the light-emitting element. The first semiconductor layer may be an N-type semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer may be a P-type semiconductor layer. Of course, it is possible that the first semiconductor layer is a P-type semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer is an N-type semiconductor layer. Alternatively, the first semiconductor layer may be an N-type GaN layer, the active layer may be a quantum well layer, and the second semiconductor layer may be a P-type GaN layer.
In this embodiment, an electrode structure (not shown in the figure) is formed on another surface of the LED chip substrate 200, and a pad layer is formed on a surface of the electrode structure, which is used for soldering the LED chip to the backplate 300.
S103: the solder gradient layer is melted at a first soldering temperature to solder the light-emitting element to the backplate.
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S104: lighting detection is performed on the light-emitting element soldered to the backplate, and the light-emitting element is directly removed when the light-emitting element cannot be normally lit.
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In the embodiment, in the process of soldering the light-emitting element to the backplate assembly 3, because the solder gradient layer in the backplate assembly 3 includes multiple melting point regions or metal layers with different melting points, the solder with the relatively low melting point facing away from the backplate 300 is melted at the lower soldering temperature during the primary soldering, and most of the solder with the relatively high melting point close to the backplate 300 is not melted. The light-emitting element is detected, when the defective light-emitting element is found, the chip after the primary soldering can be easily removed, which improves the repair efficiency of LED chips.
The embodiment provides a display panel, referring to
In the display panel of the embodiment, in the process of soldering the light-emitting device 2 to the backplate 300, because the solder gradient layer 100 in the light-emitting device 2 includes multiple melting point regions or metal layers with different melting points, a temperature of primary soldering is controlled to be higher than that of repair soldering in the processes of primary soldering and repair soldering, which can avoid an influence of the repair soldering on solder joints formed during the primary soldering, effectively control the quality and yield of soldering, and further improve the yield and service life of the display panel.
The embodiment provides a display panel, referring to
In the display panel of the embodiment, in the process of soldering the light-emitting element to the backplate assembly 3 of the embodiment 2, because the solder gradient layer in the backplate assembly 3 includes multiple melting point regions or metal layers with different melting points, the solder with the relatively low melting point facing away from the backplate 300 is melted at the lower soldering temperature during the primary soldering, and most of the solder with the relatively high melting point close to the backplate 300 is not melted. The light-emitting elements are detected, when a defective light-emitting element is found, this primary soldered chip can be easily removed, thus improving the repair efficiency of LED chips.
The above embodiments are merely illustrative of the principle and efficacy of the disclosure, and are not intended to limit the disclosure. Any person skilled in the art can modify or change the above embodiments without departing from the spirit and scope of the disclosure. Accordingly, all equivalent modifications and changes made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the disclosure are covered by scope of protection of the appended claims.
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2022108681072 | Jul 2022 | CN | national |
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Parent | PCT/CN2023/104386 | Jun 2023 | US |
Child | 18489880 | US |