Phosphor-coated light emitting diodes including tapered sidewalls, and fabrication methods therefor
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1. A Light Emitting Diode (LED) comprising:
- a substrate having first and second opposing faces and a sidewall therebetween that extends at an oblique angle from the second face towards the first face; and
a conformal layer comprising phosphor on the sidewall that extends at an oblique angle from the second face towards the first face.
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Abstract
A light emitting diode includes a substrate having first and second opposing faces and a sidewall between the first and second opposing faces that extends at an oblique angle from the second face towards the first face. A conformal phosphor layer is provided on the oblique sidewall. The oblique sidewall can allow more uniform phosphor coatings than conventional orthogonal sidewalls.
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25 Claims
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1. A Light Emitting Diode (LED) comprising:
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a substrate having first and second opposing faces and a sidewall therebetween that extends at an oblique angle from the second face towards the first face; and
a conformal layer comprising phosphor on the sidewall that extends at an oblique angle from the second face towards the first face. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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12. An LED according to claim 111 wherein the sidewall extends at an oblique angle of about 120°
- from the second face for about 173 μ
m to adjacent the first face.
- from the second face for about 173 μ
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20. A Light Emitting Diode (LED) comprising:
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a substrate having first and second opposing faces and a planar sidewall therebetween including a first portion that extends at an obtuse angle from the second face to adjacent the first face and a second portion that extends orthogonal to the first face from the first face towards the second face;
a diode region on the first face;
a reflective contact on the second face; and
a conformal layer comprising phosphor on the first portion of the sidewall that extends at an oblique angle from the second face towards the first face. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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24. A method of fabricating Light Emitting Diodes (LED) comprising:
conformally coating a sidewall, which extends at an oblique angle from a second face of a substrate towards a first face of the substrate, with a layer comprising phosphor. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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