Backside light emitting chip type light emitting element and insulating substrate therefor

• US 6,476,410 B2
• Filed: 05/04/2001
• Issued: 11/05/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 05/18/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: CareStream Health Incorporated
• Original Assignee: ROHM Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Ishinaga, Hiroki
• Primary Examiner(s): Nelms, David
• Assistant Examiner(s): Huynh, Andy
• Application Number:
  US09/848,369
• Publication Number:
  US 20010042858A1
• Time in Patent Office: 550 Days
• Field of Search: 257/88, 257/89, 257/99, 257/13, 257/91, 438/22
• US Class Current: 257/13
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2224/48091 Arched
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2924/00014 the subject-matter covered by the group, the symbol of which is combined with the symbol of this group, being disclosed without further technical details
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2924/01057 Lanthanum [La]
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2924/01078 Platinum [Pt]
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 33/486 adapted for surface mounting
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 33/62 Arrangements for conducting electric current to or from the semiconductor body, e.g. lead-frames, wire-bonds or solder balls

Abstract

A backside light emitting chip type light emitting element having at least three internal electrodes and at least three external electrodes electrically connected to the internal electrodes respectively on one principal surface of an insulating substrate, and at least two light emitting chips connected to the internal electrodes. The light emitting chips may emit light of different colors, respectively.

Claims

1. A backside light emitting chip type light emitting element for use with a wiring substrate having a facially-opposing pair of wiring substrate surfaces, comprising:

an insulating substrate defining an insulating substrate surface,

at least three internal electrodes formed on one principal surface of the insulating substrate,

at least three external electrodes, formed on the one principal surface of the insulating substrate, which are electrically connected to the at least three internal electrodes, respectively, and

at least two light emitting chips connected to the internal electrodes, wherein the light emitting element is bonded on one wiring substrate surface and emits light towards the other wiring substrate surface and the at least three internal electrodes have respective bonding surfaces bonded onto the insulating substrate surface where the at least two light emitting chips are bonded.

2. A backside light emitting chip type light emitting element as claimed in claim 1, in which the insulating substrate has a substantially rectangular shape, and the at least three external electrodes are formed at at least three corner portions of the insulating substrate, respectively.

3. A backside light emitting chip type light emitting element as claimed in claim 2, in which one-fourth through holes each having an electrically conductive inner wall are formed at the at least three corner portions of the insulating substrate, respectively.

4. A backside light emitting chip type light emitting element as claimed in claim 1, in which the at least two light emitting chips emit light of different colors, respectively.

5. A backside light emitting chip type light emitting element as claimed in claim 1, in which one terminal of each of the at least two light emitting chips is commonly connected to the same external electrode, and the other terminal thereof is connected to a different external electrode from one another.

6. An insulating substrate used for a backside light emitting chip type light emitting element and a wiring substrate having a facially-opposing pair of wiring substrate surfaces, in which

at least three internal electrodes and at least three external electrodes connected to the internal electrodes, respectively, are formed on one principal surface of the insulating substrate, and

the external electrodes are formed on a peripheral section side of the one principal surface of the insulating substrate with respect to the internal electrodes wherein the light emitting element is bonded on one wiring substrate surface and emits light towards the other wiring substrate surface and the at least three internal electrodes have respective bonding surfaces bonded onto the principal surface of the insulating substrate where the light emitting element is bonded.

7. An insulating substrate used for a backside light emitting chip type light emitting element as claimed in claim 6, in which

the insulating substrate has a substantially rectangular shape, and

the external electrodes are formed at at least three corner portions of the insulating substrate, respectively.