Submount based surface mount device (SMD) light emitter components and methods
First Claim
1. A light emitter component comprising:
- a submount comprising a first side having a planar surface area;
at least first and second electrical contacts disposed on the first side of the submount, wherein a combined surface area of the at least first and second electrical contacts comprises an electrical contact area;
at least one light emitter chip disposed on the first side of the submount and electrically connected to each of the at least first and second electrical contacts, wherein the at least first and second electrical contacts are disposed on one side of the at least one light emitter chip; and
an optical element disposed over the at least one light emitter chip, wherein the optical element comprises a first portion that is at an acute angle with respect to the planar surface area of the submount and wherein the at least first and second electrical contacts are positioned below the first portion of the optical element;
wherein the electrical contact area is less than half of the planar surface area of the first side of the submount; and
wherein the submount comprises a central axis that divides the submount into a first sectional portion and a second sectional portion, the electrical contact area being fully disposed on either the first sectional portion or the second sectional portion.
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Abstract
Submount based surface mount design (SMD) light emitter components and related methods are disclosed. In some aspects, light emitter components can include a submount with a first side having a first surface area, first and second electrical contacts disposed on the first side of the submount, and at least one light emitter chip on the first side. In some aspects, the electrical contact area can be less than half of the first surface area of the first side of the submount. Components disclosed herein can include low profile parts or domes where a ratio between a dome height and a dome width is less than 0.5. A method of providing components can include providing a panel of material and LED chips, dispensing a liquid encapsulant material over the panel, and singulating the panel into individual submount based components after the encapsulant material has hardened.
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59 Claims
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1. A light emitter component comprising:
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a submount comprising a first side having a planar surface area; at least first and second electrical contacts disposed on the first side of the submount, wherein a combined surface area of the at least first and second electrical contacts comprises an electrical contact area; at least one light emitter chip disposed on the first side of the submount and electrically connected to each of the at least first and second electrical contacts, wherein the at least first and second electrical contacts are disposed on one side of the at least one light emitter chip; and an optical element disposed over the at least one light emitter chip, wherein the optical element comprises a first portion that is at an acute angle with respect to the planar surface area of the submount and wherein the at least first and second electrical contacts are positioned below the first portion of the optical element; wherein the electrical contact area is less than half of the planar surface area of the first side of the submount; and wherein the submount comprises a central axis that divides the submount into a first sectional portion and a second sectional portion, the electrical contact area being fully disposed on either the first sectional portion or the second sectional portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A light emitter component comprising:
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a ceramic based submount comprising a first surface and having a first thickness, a maximum submount width, and a maximum submount length that is substantially equal to the maximum submount width; at least one light emitter chip disposed on the first surface of the submount; and an optical element disposed over the submount, the optical element having a second thickness and comprising a low profile lens in a shape of a non-hemispheric dome having a maximum lens width and a maximum lens length that is substantially equal to the maximum lens width, wherein; a base of the dome contacts the submount at each outermost edge of the submount, the base of the dome is non-circular, the maximum lens length and maximum lens width, as measured at the base of the dome, are substantially equal to the maximum submount length and maximum submount width, respectively, and the second thickness is a maximum height of the dome, as measured from the first surface of the submount, wherein a ratio between the first thickness and the second thickness is approximately equal to 1, and wherein a ratio between the maximum lens height and the maximum lens width of the dome is less than 0.5. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A light emitter component comprising:
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a submount comprising a first surface and having a maximum submount width and a maximum submount length that is substantially equal to the maximum submount width; at least one light emitter chip disposed on the first surface of the submount; and a lens having an apex and a maximum lens height, as measured from the first surface of the submount, the lens comprising a non-circular lens base, which has a base width, wherein the base width of the non-circular lens base is substantially equal to the maximum submount length and the maximum submount width, wherein the apex is centrally disposed over the at least one light emitter chip and the lens has a profile without any points of inflection from the apex to an outer edge of the submount, and wherein a ratio between the maximum lens height and the base width is less than 0.5. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59)
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