Light emitting diode components integrated with thermoelectric devices
First Claim
1. A light emitting diode (LED) component comprising:
- an LED emitter substrate having an upward facing surface and a downward facing surface, the LED emitter substrate including a cavity in the downward facing surface of the LED emitter substrate and a plurality of thermal vias extending from a bottom of the cavity to an area close to the upward facing surface of the LED emitter substrate;
a plurality of thermoelectric elements disposed in the cavity, wherein each of the plurality of thermoelectric elements is connected to a corresponding one of the plurality of thermal vias;
a thermoelectric substrate disposed in the cavity, wherein the thermoelectric substrate is disposed with a plurality of electrical vias and bonding pads to electrically connect the plurality of thermoelectric elements; and
an LED die disposed on the upward facing surface of the LED emitter substrate, wherein the LED die includes a plurality of doped layers.
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to structures of LED components that integrate thermoelectric devices with LEDs on LED emitter substrates for cooling the LEDs. The present disclosure also related to methods for integrating LED dies with thermoelectric elements. The LED component includes an LED emitter substrate with a cavity in a downward facing surface of the LED emitter substrate and thermal vias that extend from a bottom of the cavity to an area close to an upward facing surface of the LED emitter substrate. The device also includes thermoelectric elements disposed in the cavity where the thermoelectric elements connect with their corresponding thermal vias. The device further includes a thermoelectric substrate in the cavity to electrically connect to the thermoelectric elements. The device further includes an LED die on the upward facing surface of the LED emitter substrate such that the LED die is opposite the cavity.
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20 Claims
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1. A light emitting diode (LED) component comprising:
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an LED emitter substrate having an upward facing surface and a downward facing surface, the LED emitter substrate including a cavity in the downward facing surface of the LED emitter substrate and a plurality of thermal vias extending from a bottom of the cavity to an area close to the upward facing surface of the LED emitter substrate; a plurality of thermoelectric elements disposed in the cavity, wherein each of the plurality of thermoelectric elements is connected to a corresponding one of the plurality of thermal vias; a thermoelectric substrate disposed in the cavity, wherein the thermoelectric substrate is disposed with a plurality of electrical vias and bonding pads to electrically connect the plurality of thermoelectric elements; and an LED die disposed on the upward facing surface of the LED emitter substrate, wherein the LED die includes a plurality of doped layers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A light emitting diode (LED) component having a downward facing surface and an upward facing surface, the LED component comprising:
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a cavity in the downward facing surface of the LED component and a plurality of thermal vias extending from a bottom of the cavity to an area close to the upward facing surface of the LED component; an LED die disposed on the upward facing surface of the LED component; and a plurality of thermoelectric elements disposed in the cavity to connect with the plurality of thermal vias, wherein a direction of flow of charge carriers of the plurality of thermoelectric elements is away from the LED die to remove heat from the LED die. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A light emitting diode (LED) component, comprising:
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an LED emitter substrate of a first semiconductor material, the LED emitter substrate having a downward facing surface and an upward facing surface; a cavity disposed in the downward facing surface of the LED emitter substrate; a plurality of first vias disposed in the LED emitter substrate, the first vias extending from a bottom of the cavity to an area close to the upward facing surface of the LED emitter substrate; a thermoelectric substrate of a second semiconductor material, the thermoelectric substrate having a plurality of second vias, wherein the thermoelectric substrate is bonded to the LED emitter through the first vias and second vias; and an LED die bonded to the upward facing surface of the LED emitter substrate opposite the cavity.
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