Method of manufacturing white light source

• US 6,805,600 B2
• Filed: 10/23/2001
• Issued: 10/19/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 10/11/2001
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Lite-On Technology Corporation
• Original Assignee: Lite-On Technology Corporation
• Inventors: Chen-Lun, Hsing Chen, Su, Hung-Yuan, Wang, Chien-Yuan, Liu, Ru-Shi, Chi, Liang-Sheng, Lin, Yi-Shan, Kang, Chia-Cheng
• Primary Examiner(s): Patel, Nimeshkumar D.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Santiago, Mariceli
• Application Number:
  US09/983,138
• Publication Number:
  US 20030075705A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,092 Days
• Field of Search: 313/502, 313/503, 313/506, 445/24
• US Class Current: 445/24
• CPC Class Codes: C09K 11/7734 Aluminates
• CPC Class Codes: C09K 11/7789 Oxysulfides
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 33/502 Wavelength conversion materials
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 33/504 Elements with two or more wavelength conversion materials
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 20/00 Energy efficient lighting technologies, e.g. halogen lamps or gas discharge lamps

Abstract

A method for manufacturing white light source includes the steps of providing an ultra-violet light as radiation source; and preparing two kinds of phosphors each receiving the ultra-violet light and emitting light of different wavelength. One phosphor is designated to emit light covering two wavelength regimes of three primitive colors, i.e., red light (585-640 nm), green light (500-570 nm) and blue light (430-490 nm), and another phosphor is designated to emit light covering remaining wavelength regime of the three primitive colors. The phosphors are mixed in predetermined ratio such that the lights of different wavelength are combined to provide a white light.

Claims

1. A method for manufacturing white light source including the steps of:

providing a light emitting diode emitting ultra-violet radiation; and

preparing a matter producing white light when exposed to said ultra-violet radiation emitted by said light emitting diode, said matter consisting essentially of two kinds of phosphors,

one of said two kinds of phosphors including a phosphor chosen from a group of phosphors consisting of (Y<sub>2−

x</sub>Eu_x)O₂S with 0<

x≦

0.5 and (Y<sub>2−

x</sub>Eu_x)Al₅O₁₂ with 0<

x≦

0.5.

2. The method as in claim 1, wherein another of said two kinds of phosphors is formed by adding at least two activators and a sensitisor into a host material, said two kinds of phosphors covering full range of a plurality of primitive colors, said another phosphor emitting light covering two wavelength regimes of at least two primitive colors, and said one phosphor of said two kinds of phosphors emitting light covering remaining wavelength regime of said plurality of primitive colors.

3. The method as in claim 2, wherein said another phosphor includes a phosphor chosen from a group of phosphors consisting of (Ba₁₋

xEu_x)(Mg<sub>1−

y</sub>Mn_y)Al₁₀O₁₇ with 0<

x≦

0.5, 0<

y≦

0.5, and (Ba<sub>1−

x</sub>Eu_x)(Mg<sub>2−

y</sub>Mn_y)Al₁₆O₂₇ with 0<

x≦

0.5, 0<

y≦

0.5;

for emitting blue and green light.

4. The method as in claim 1, wherein said one of said two kinds of phosphors emits red light or orange red light.

5. The method as in claim 1, wherein said phosphor of said two kinds thereof are made by solid-state reaction or chemosynthesis method.

6. The method as in claim 1, wherein said two kinds of phosphors receiving said ultra-violet radiation are mixed in predetermined ratio such that the lights of different wavelength emitting by said two kinds of phosphors are combined to provide a white light.

7. The method as in claim 6, wherein said white light source is packaged in one of the forms including lamp, SMD (surface mount device) and COB (chip on board).