USPatent applicationPatented

LED package

Granted 11 Sep 2012 · 1 office action

Assignee: FOXSEMICON INTEGRATED TECHNOLOGY, INC.

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Inventors: Yu-Shu Chen, Hsin-Fei Huang, Kuo-Mang Lo, Zheng-Jay Huang +2 · Examiner: Ha Tran T Nguyen · AU 2829 · TC 2800

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Abstract

A LED package includes a substrate, at least one LED chip, a transparent adhesive and a lens. The at least one LED chip is mounted on the substrate. The transparent adhesive is filled between the LED chip and the lens. A number of through holes is regularly defined in an optical non-effective portion of the lens. The through holes are configured for increasing the air convection between inside and outside of the lens.

Description

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›BACKGROUND

1. Technical Field

The disclosure relates generally to semiconductor devices and more particularly to a LED package with heat dissipation devices.

2. Description of the Related Art

In a LED package, the heat generated by the LED chip is normally dissipated by a substrate that the LED chip is mounted on. An optical element of the LED chip is not helpful for heat dissipation. Thus, what is called for is a LED package utilizing an optical element with heat dissipation devices that can alleviate the limitations described.

›BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Many aspects of the embodiments can be better understood with references to the following drawings. The components in the drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale, the emphasis instead being placed upon clearly illustrating the principles of the embodiments. Moreover, in the drawings, like reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout two views.

FIG. 1 is a cross-section of a LED package in accordance with one embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 2 is a perspective, cross-sectional view of a lens of the LED package in FIG. 1 .

FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of a circled portion of a bottom fringe of the lens of FIG. 2 .

›DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The disclosure is illustrated by way of example and not by way of limitation in the figures of the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that references to “an” or “one” embodiment in this disclosure are not necessarily to the same embodiment, and such references mean at least one.

Referring to FIGS. 1-2 , a LED package 10 in accordance with one embodiment of the disclosure includes a LED chip 12 , a substrate 14 , a transparent adhesive 16 and a lens 18 .

The LED chip 12 is mounted on the substrate 14 . The heat generated by the LED chip 12 is transferred to the substrate 14 . The substrate 14 is mounted on a plurality of cooling fins 142 for dissipation of the heat. A frame 19 supports the substrate 14 and the cooling fins 142 therein. The transparent adhesive 16 is filled between the LED chip 12 and the lens 18 . Light generated by the LED chip 14 travels out of the LED package 10 first through the transparent adhesive 16 and then the lens 18 . A number of through holes 180 is defined in an optical non-effective area of the lens 18 . In the embodiment, the through holes 180 are defined in the bottom fringe of the lens 18 . The through holes 180 penetrate an inner surface 184 and an exterior surface 182 of the lens 18 . The through holes 180 are configured for increasing air convection between inside and outside of the lens 18 .

The through holes 180 are regularly defined in the bottom fringe of the lens 18 . The through holes 180 can be micrometer-scaled or nanometer-scaled. Optimally, the number of the through holes 180 is 3 to 20 when the through holes 180 are micrometer-scaled. The maximum of the through holes is 25 when the through holes 180 are micrometer-scaled.

When the through holes 180 are nanometer-scaled, the number of the through holes 180 can be increased to exceed 25.

In operation, the heat generated by the LED chip 12 can be dissipated by the substrate 14 and the air convection caused by the through holes 180 . Thus, the heat dissipation efficiency of the LED package 10 can increase effectively.

While the disclosure has been described by way of example and in terms of exemplary embodiment, it is to be understood that the disclosure is not limited thereto. To the contrary, it is intended to cover various modifications and similar arrangements (as would be apparent to those skilled in the art). Therefore, the scope of the appended claims should be accorded the broadest interpretation so as to encompass all such modifications and similar arrangements.

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Classifications

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IPC · International Patent Classification
Section H — Electricity
  • H01L33/00
USPC · US Patent Classification
257/98257/E33.068

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