| US 7,560,820 B2 | ||
| Integrated getter for vacuum or inert gas packaged LEDs | ||
| Marco Amiotti, Milan (Italy); and Ronald O. Petersen, Pine, Ariz. (US) | ||
| Assigned to SAES Getters S.p.A., Lainate (Milan) (Italy) | ||
| Filed on Apr. 12, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/104,958. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/562899, filed on Apr. 15, 2004. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2005/0230691 A1, Oct. 20, 2005 | ||
| Int. Cl. H01L 23/29 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 257—788 [257/E33.061; 257/E21.499; 438/51; 438/58] | 151 Claims |
| 1. A method comprising:
providing a light-emitting diode (LED) material within a chamber of an LED assembly;
providing a getter within the chamber of the LED assembly, wherein the getter comprises a thin film applied to a reflective
surface in the chamber and is selected to have an affinity for oxygen; and
controlling an atmosphere within the chamber of the LED assembly at least partially through the use of the getter, wherein
the atmosphere is controlled to have less than about 100 ppm oxygen.
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