Light emitter devices and methods, utilizing light emitting diodes (LEDs), for improved light extraction
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1. A light emitter device comprising:
- a submount comprising a first surface, with a first electrical element and a second electrical element disposed on the first surface;
at least one light emitting chip disposed over the first surface of the submount and electrically connected to each of the first and second electrical elements, wherein the at least one light emitting chip comprises a planar upper surface and an opposing planar lower surface that faces the first surface of the submount; and
a lens disposed on and encapsulating the at least one light emitting chip, the first electrical element, and the second electrical element, wherein the lens comprises a lens base having substantially the same geometry as a geometry of the submount wherein the lens extends flush with outermost edges of the submount such that at least one corner of the submount and a corner of the first or the second electrical element is disposed below a non-planar and curved surface of the lens; and
wherein portions of the lens extending to outermost edges of the lens base, outermost edges of the submount, and over outermost edges of the first and second electrical elements are devoid of one or more horizontal surfaces, and wherein the portions of the lens that are devoid of one or more horizontal surfaces extend both above and below a the planar lower surface of the light emitting chip.
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Abstract
Light emitter devices with improved light extraction and related methods are disclosed. In one embodiment, the light emitter device can include a submount, at least one light emitting chip disposed over the submount, and a lens disposed over the light emitting chip. The lens can include a lens base that can have substantially the same geometry as a geometry of the submount.
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68 Claims
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1. A light emitter device comprising:
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a submount comprising a first surface, with a first electrical element and a second electrical element disposed on the first surface; at least one light emitting chip disposed over the first surface of the submount and electrically connected to each of the first and second electrical elements, wherein the at least one light emitting chip comprises a planar upper surface and an opposing planar lower surface that faces the first surface of the submount; and a lens disposed on and encapsulating the at least one light emitting chip, the first electrical element, and the second electrical element, wherein the lens comprises a lens base having substantially the same geometry as a geometry of the submount wherein the lens extends flush with outermost edges of the submount such that at least one corner of the submount and a corner of the first or the second electrical element is disposed below a non-planar and curved surface of the lens; and wherein portions of the lens extending to outermost edges of the lens base, outermost edges of the submount, and over outermost edges of the first and second electrical elements are devoid of one or more horizontal surfaces, and wherein the portions of the lens that are devoid of one or more horizontal surfaces extend both above and below a the planar lower surface of the light emitting chip. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A light emitter device comprising:
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a submount comprising a first electrical element and a second electrical element disposed on the submount; at least one light emitting chip disposed over the submount and electrically connected to the first and second electrical elements, wherein the at least one light emitting chip comprises a planar upper surface and an opposing planar lower surface that faces the submount; and a lens disposed on and encapsulating the at least one light emitting chip, wherein the lens comprises a first portion disposed above the planar upper surface of the at least one light emitting chip and a second portion disposed below the planar lower surface of the at least one light emitting chip wherein the lens extends flush with outermost edges of the submount such that at least one corner of the submount and a corner of the first or the second electrical element is disposed below a non-planar and inclined surface of the lens; and wherein the first portion and the second portion are disposed along a continuous non-planar edge of the lens. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A light emitter device comprising:
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a submount comprising a first electrical element and a second electrical element disposed on the submount; at least one light emitting chip disposed over the submount and electrically connected to each of the first and second electrical elements, wherein the at least one light emitting chip comprises a planar upper surface and an opposing planar lower surface that faces the submount; and a lens disposed on the at least one light emitting chip, wherein the lens extends flush with outermost edges of the submount such that at least one corner of the submount and a corner of the first or the second electrical element is disposed below a non-planar and inclined surface of the lens, and wherein the non-planar and inclined surface of the lens extends both above and below the planar lower surface of the light emitting chip. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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49. A method of providing a light emitter device, the method comprising:
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providing a submount comprising a first electrical element and a second electrical element disposed on the submount; electrically connecting at least one light emitting chip to the first and second electrical elements disposed on the submount, wherein the at least one light emitting chip comprises a planar upper surface and an opposing planar lower surface that faces the submount; and forming a lens on and encapsulating the at least one light emitting chip such that a lens base comprises substantially the same geometry as a geometry of the submount, wherein the lens extends flush with outermost edges of the submount such that at least one corner of the submount and a corner of the first or the second electrical element is disposed below a non-planar and inclined surface of the lens;
wherein portions of the lens extending to outermost edges of the lens base, outermost edges of the substrate, and over outermost edges of the first and second electrical elements are non-planar, and wherein the non-planar portions of the lens extend both above and below the planar lower surface of the light emitting chip. - View Dependent Claims (50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63)
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64. A light emitter device comprising:
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a submount comprising a first electrical element and a second electrical element disposed on the submount; at least one light emitting chip disposed over the submount and electrically connected to the each of the first and second electrical elements, wherein the at least one light emitting chip comprises a planar upper surface and an opposing planar lower surface that faces the submount; and a lens disposed on and encapsulating the at least one light emitting chip, wherein a lens base and the submount have a non-circular configuration, and wherein portions of the lens extending to outermost edges of the lens base, outermost edges of the submount, and over outermost edges of the first and second electrical elements are devoid of one or more horizontal surfaces, wherein the lens extends flush with outermost edges of the submount such that at least one corner of the submount and a corner of the first or the second electrical element is disposed below a non-planar and inclined surface of the lens; and wherein the portions of the lens that are devoid of one or more horizontal surfaces extend both above and below the planar lower surface of the light emitting chip. - View Dependent Claims (65, 66, 67, 68)
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