SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT AND BACKLIGHT ASSEMBLY INCLUDING THE SAME

Abstract

Disclosed herein are a semiconductor light emitting element and a backlight assembly including the same. The semiconductor light emitting element includes: a light emitting element chip including a first pad and a second pad and having an upper surface and a side surface; a wavelength conversion layer famed on the upper surface and the side surface of the light emitting element chip; a sidewall reflection part famed to be spaced apart from the side surface of the light emitting element chip; and a bottom surface reflection part famed to protrude at a lower portion of the sidewall reflection part. The sidewall reflection part and the bottom surface reflection part of the light emitting element are configured to reflect light in a direction in which the light penetrates through an upper surface of the wavelength conversion layer, the light being generated from the light emitting element chip.

Claims

1. A semiconductor light emitting element comprising: a light emitting element chip including a first pad, a second pad, an upper surface and a side surface; a wavelength conversion layer formed on the upper surface and the side surface of the light emitting element chip; a sidewall reflection part formed to be spaced apart from the side surface of the light emitting element chip; and a bottom surface reflection part formed to protrude at a lower portion of the sidewall reflection part, wherein the sidewall reflection part and the bottom surface reflection part are configured to reflect light in a direction in which the light penetrates through an upper surface of the wavelength conversion layer, the light being generated from the light emitting element chip.

2. The semiconductor light emitting element of claim 1, wherein one surface of the sidewall reflection part is parallel with the side surface of the light emitting element chip.

3. The semiconductor light emitting element of claim 1, wherein the wavelength conversion layer includes: a sidewall wavelength conversion part positioned in a side surface space part formed between the sidewall reflection part and the side surface of the light emitting element chip; and a main surface wavelength conversion part positioned on the upper surface of the light emitting element chip.

4. The semiconductor light emitting element of claim 3, wherein the light emitting element chip includes: a first semiconductor layer having a first polarity; a second semiconductor layer having a second polarity; an active layer disposed between the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer, and a height of the bottom surface reflection part is equal to or higher than that of the active layer.

5. The semiconductor light emitting element of claim 4, wherein the bottom surface reflection part has an arc shape.

6. The semiconductor light emitting element of claim 5, wherein the bottom surface reflection part satisfies the following Equation:
1d≦R≦20d where R is a radius of the bottom surface reflection part, and d is a distance between the light emitting element chip and the sidewall reflection part (0.1 mm≦d≦0.3 mm).

7. The semiconductor light emitting element of claim 1, wherein the light emitting element chip comprises a flip-type light emitting element chip.

8. A backlight assembly comprising: a circuit board; and a semiconductor light emitting element installed on the circuit board, wherein the semiconductor light emitting element includes: a light emitting element chip including a first pad, a second pad, an upper surface and a side surface; a wavelength conversion layer formed on the upper surface and the side surface of the light emitting element chip; a sidewall reflection part formed to be spaced apart from the side surface of the light emitting element chip; and a bottom surface reflection part formed to protrude at a lower portion of the sidewall reflection part, and wherein the sidewall reflection part and the bottom surface reflection part are configured to reflect light in a direction in which the light penetrates through an upper surface of the wavelength conversion layer, the light being generated from the light emitting element chip.

9. The backlight assembly of claim 8, wherein the wavelength conversion layer includes: a sidewall wavelength conversion part positioned in a side surface space part formed between the sidewall reflection part and the side surface of the light emitting element chip; and a main surface wavelength conversion part positioned on the upper surface of the light emitting element chip.

10. The backlight assembly of claim 8, wherein the light emitting element chip comprises a flip-type light emitting element chip.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0017] FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a semiconductor light emitting element according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[0018] FIG. 2 is a plan view of the semiconductor light emitting element according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[0019] FIG. 3 is a partially enlarged view of a bottom surface reflection part of the semiconductor light emitting element according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[0020] FIGS. 4A and 4B are images for illustrating improvement of a light diffusion rate of the semiconductor light emitting element according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[0021] FIG. 5 is a view illustrating an example of a backlight assembly in which the semiconductor light emitting elements according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention are installed.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0022] Hereinafter, a semiconductor light emitting element and a backlight assembly including the same according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Throughout the present invention, components that are the same as or similar to each other will be denoted by reference numerals that are the same as or similar to each other and a description therefor will be replaced by the first description, in different exemplary embodiments.

[0023] FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a semiconductor light emitting element according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a plan view of the semiconductor light emitting element according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[0024] As illustrated in FIG. 1, the semiconductor light emitting element according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may be configured to include a light emitting element chip 10, a sidewall reflection part 20, and a wavelength conversion layer 30.

[0025] The light emitting element chip 10, which is formed of a semiconductor element emitting light using electric energy, may be a chip scale package (CSP) or a waver level package (WLP) in the present invention. That is, the light emitting element chip 10 may be a flip-type light emitting element chip including first and second pads directly contacting power supplying terminals of a circuit board.

[0026] The light emitting element chip 10 may be configured to include a first semiconductor layer 11 having a first polarity, a second semiconductor layer 12 having a second polarity, and an active layer 13 positioned between the first semiconductor layer 11 and the second semiconductor layer 12. The semiconductor layers may be formed of BN, SiC, ZnSe, GaN, InGaN, InAlGaN, AlGaN, BAIGaN, BInAlGaN, or the like.

[0027] The light emitting element may be a blue light emitting element in consideration of a light output, and a light emitting layer of the blue light emitting element may be famed of a nitride semiconductor made of InxAlyGa1-x-yN (0≦x≦1, 0≦y≦1, and x+y≦1), and may be formed in a single or multi quantum well structure to improve a light output.

[0028] The sidewall reflection part (a white wall) 20, which is a component reflecting light output from the light emitting element chip 10 toward an output, is installed to have a predetermined internal (a side surface space part A), as illustrated in FIG. 1. The sidewall reflection part 20 serves to reflect light irradiated from the light emitting element chip 10 toward an output part. That is, the sidewall reflection part is generally parallel with side surfaces of the light emitting element chip 10, but may be configured to include a bottom surface reflection part 21 famed in a bottom surface thereof so as to contact the light emitting element chip 10. Particularly, the bottom surface reflection part 21 may be formed in an arc shape at a height higher than that of the active layer 13. The height of the bottom surface reflection part 21 is higher than that of the active layer 13, such that light emitted from the active layer 13 is reflected from the bottom surface reflection part 21 toward the output. This will be described in more detail in reference to FIG. 3.

[0029] The wavelength conversion layer 30 may have a structure in which it covers upper portions of the side surface space part A of the light emitting element chip 10. In the case in which the wavelength conversion layer 30 is famed of a phosphor changing a wavelength of the light emitted from the light emitting element chip 10 depending on a purpose, the wavelength conversion layer 30 may contain any one selected from the group consisting of yttrium aluminum garnet (YAG), terbium aluminum garnet (TAG), lutetium aluminum garnet (LuAG), silicate, nitride, oxynitride, and sulfide, or a combination thereof.

[0030] In the present invention, the wavelength conversion layer may be configured to include a sidewall wavelength conversion part 31 filled in the side surface space part A and a main surface wavelength conversion part 33 covering a main surface of the light emitting element chip.

[0031] Here, the sidewall wavelength conversion part 31 may be formed by injecting a fluorescent material into the sidewall reflection part 20. That is, the main surface wavelength conversion part 33 and the sidewall wavelength conversion part 31 may be formed by forming the sidewall reflection part 20 so as to be spaced apart from the light emitting element chip 10, applying a fluorescent material to the main surface wavelength conversion part 33, and then filling the fluorescent material into the side surface space part A through the injection.

[0032] Therefore, the light generated from the light emitting element chip 10 is not directly reflected on the sidewall reflection part 20, but is primarily refracted while passing through the sidewall wavelength conversion part 31 and again secondarily passes by the sidewall reflection part 20, thereby making light diffusivity excellent and assisting in improvement of an amount of light.

[0033] A plan view of the semiconductor light emitting element is illustrated in FIG. 2. As illustrated in FIG. 2, the semiconductor light emitting element generally has a square or rectangular shape, and has a form in which the wavelength conversion layer 30 surrounds the light emitting element chip and the sidewall reflection part 20 surrounds the wavelength conversion layer 30.

[0034] Hereinafter, the bottom surface reflection part 21 will be described in more detail in reference to FIG. 3.

[0035] FIG. 3 is a partially enlarged view of a bottom surface reflection part of the semiconductor light emitting element according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. As illustrated in FIG. 3, a height of the bottom surface reflection part 21 is equal to or higher than that of the light emitting element chip 10. Here, when a distance between the light emitting element chip 10 and the sidewall reflection part 20 is d and a radius of the bottom surface reflection part having the arc shape is R, the following Equation is satisfied:

1d≦R≦20d

[0036] Here, R is a radius of the bottom surface reflection part 21, and d is a distance between the light emitting element chip and the sidewall reflection part (0.1 mm≦d≦3 mm).

[0037] In the case in which d is 0.2 mm, the active layer 13 has a height of approximately 10 μm (0.01 mm). When considering this, in the case in which R is greater than 20d, the height of the bottom surface reflection part 21 is lower than that of the active layer 13, such that a light diffusion rate is not improved. In addition, in the case in which R is smaller than d, a rate in which the reflected light passes through the side surfaces of the light emitting element chip 10 is increased, such that a light diffusion rate is decreased.

[0038] FIGS. 4A and 4B are images for illustrating improvement of a light diffusion rate of the semiconductor light emitting element according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4A is an image for Yellowshi evaluation of an example in which the light emitting element chip and the sidewall reflection part contact each other, and FIG. 4B is an image for Yellowshi evaluation of an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[0039] As illustrated, it may be appreciated that a light diffusion rate of FIG. 4B is better than that of FIG. 4A. The reason is that a light diffusion rate and an amount of light are increased by disposing the sidewall reflection part 20 so as to be spaced apart from the light emitting element chip and reflecting light directed downwardly toward the output through the bottom surface reflection part 21.

[0040] Hereinafter, an example of a backlight assembly in which the semiconductor light emitting element described above is installed will be described.

[0041] FIG. 5 is a view illustrating an example of a backlight assembly in which the semiconductor light emitting elements according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention are installed. As illustrated in FIG. 5, the semiconductor light emitting elements 100 described above are installed at predetermined intervals on a backlight circuit board 200 having a long band shape.

[0042] As described above, the semiconductor light emitting elements 100 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention are installed on the backlight circuit board 200, such that a manufacturing cost is decreased, and visibility of a display module is finally improved.

[0043] According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, light primarily refracted while passing through a fluorescent part sidewall part formed at a sidewall again secondarily passes through a main surface phosphor, which is advantageous in light diffusion and results in improvement of an amount of light.

[0044] In addition, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, some of the light output from the active layer is reflected by the bottom surface reflection part of the sidewall reflection part and is then output toward the output, which assists in improvement of an amount of light.

[0045] The semiconductor light emitting element and the backlight assembly including the same as described above are not restrictively applied to the configurations and the methods of the exemplary embodiments described above, but all or some of the exemplary embodiments may be selectively combined with each other so that various modifications may be made.