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Multi-chip semiconductor LED assembly

US6885035B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 15, 2001
Grant dateApr 26, 2005
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Expiry dateMay 15, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10H29/142
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A light emitting device includes several LEDs, mounted on a shared submount, and coupled to circuitry formed on the submount. The LEDs can be of the III-Nitride type. The architecture of the LEDs can be either inverted, or non-inverted. Inverted LEDs offer improved light generation. The LEDs may emit light of the same wavelength or different wavelengths. The circuitry can couple the LEDs in a combination of series and parallel, and can be switchable between various configurations. Other circuitry can include photosensitive devices for feedback and control of the intensity of the emitted light, or an oscillator, strobing the LEDs.

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