High power radiation emitter device and heat dissipating package for electronic components
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1. An optical radiation emitting device comprising:
- a sealed chamber;
a liquid or gel contained in said sealed chamber;
an electroluminescent emitter that emits optical radiation in response to an electrical signal, said electroluminescent emitter disposed in said sealed chamber in physical and thermal contact with said liquid or gel; and
first and second electrical conductors electrically coupled to said electroluminescent emitter for energizing said electroluminescent emitter.
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Abstract
The electronic component package of the present invention includes a sealed chamber; a liquid or gel contained in the sealed chamber; at least one electronic component disposed in the sealed chamber in physical and thermal contact with the liquid or gel; and at least one electrical conductor electrically coupled to the electronic component and extending out of said sealed chamber. The electronic component(s) may include any one or combination of a radiation emitter, a thermal or optical sensor, a resistor, and a microprocessor or other semiconductor component.
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64 Claims
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1. An optical radiation emitting device comprising:
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a sealed chamber;
a liquid or gel contained in said sealed chamber;
an electroluminescent emitter that emits optical radiation in response to an electrical signal, said electroluminescent emitter disposed in said sealed chamber in physical and thermal contact with said liquid or gel; and
first and second electrical conductors electrically coupled to said electroluminescent emitter for energizing said electroluminescent emitter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 36, 37, 38)
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14. A radiation emitting device comprising:
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a sealed chamber;
a liquid or gel contained in said sealed chamber and having a relatively low electrical conductivity;
a radiation emitter that emits radiation in response to an electrical signal disposed in said sealed chamber in thermal contact with said liquid or gel; and
first and second electrical conductors electrically coupled to said radiation emitter and extending out of said sealed chamber.
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17. A radiation emitting device comprising:
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first and second substrates sealed together and spaced apart to define a sealed chamber;
a liquid or gel contained in said sealed chamber; and
a radiation emitter that emits radiation in response to an electrical signal disposed in said sealed chamber in thermal contact with said liquid or gel.
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35. A method of reducing thermal resistance of a radiation emitter device, the method comprising the steps of:
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mounting the radiation emitter device on a substrate; and
surrounding at least a portion of the radiation emitter device with a convective liquid or gel.
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39. A vehicle headlamp comprising:
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a sealed chamber;
a liquid or gel contained in said sealed chamber;
a plurality of optical radiation emitters that emits light in response to an electrical signal, said light sources disposed in said sealed chamber in physical and thermal contact with said liquid or gel; and
first and second electrical conductors electrically coupled to said optical radiation emitters for energizing said optical radiation emitters.
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40. A package for at least one electronic semiconductor component, said package comprising:
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first and second substrates sealed together and spaced apart to define a sealed chamber;
a liquid or gel contained in said sealed chamber; and
at least one electronic semiconductor component disposed in said sealed chamber in thermal contact with said liquid or gel. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
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55. A package for at least one electronic component, said package comprising:
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a circuit board and a substrate, sealed together and spaced apart to define a sealed chamber;
a liquid or gel contained in said sealed chamber; and
at least one electronic component mounted on said circuit board and disposed in said sealed chamber in thermal contact with said liquid or gel. - View Dependent Claims (56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63)
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64. An optical radiation emitting device comprising:
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first and second substrates sealed together and spaced apart to define a sealed chamber;
a liquid or gel contained in said sealed chamber;
a plurality of LED chips secured to said first substrate; and
first and second electrical conductors disposed on one or both of said first and second substrates and electrically coupled to said LED chips for energizing said LED chips.
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