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Light-emitting unit

US6717355B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 27, 2001
Grant dateApr 6, 2004
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Expiry dateDec 7, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L2924/01079
  • WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A light-emitting device with an emission wavelength range of from 360 nm to 550 nm and a fluorescent material made of Ca—Al—Si—O—N oxynitride activated with Eu2+ are used so that a part of light emitted from the light-emitting device is emitted while the wavelength of the part of light is converted by the fluorescent material.

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