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GaN on Si Development for Lighting and Novel LED Applications
Dr David Wallis
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IntroductionGaN based LEDs are driving a revolution in lighting
Large range of applications: General lighting Automotive Back lighting for displays Wearables
Currently the general lighting and automotive LED markets are worth approximately £10bn p.a. Significant market growth forecast
However, challenges still remain LED cost needs to be reduced Further improvements in efficiency New LED form factors Integration with systems
Incandescent Light bulbs
LED Light Bulbs
Wall Plug Efficiency
5% >50%
Life Time 1000hrs >10,000hrs
Emission Black body spectrum Controllable colour temperature and
CRICost £0.5 £5 to £10
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Plessey Semiconductors
Plymouth
Plessey was relaunched in 2010 following a management by-out of the Fab facilities Plymouth site established in 1984 6” Fab with 1300m2 class 10 clean room 8” Fab with 1550m2 class 1 SMIF clean room 650m2 test facility
Plessey is actively addressing these challenges with its GaN on Silicon technology and manufacturing LEDs in the UK
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Substrate Cost and LED Cost BreakdownCost breakdown of packaged LED
Yole Development (2013)Substrate Cost per mm2
2” Sapphire $0.0041
4” Sapphire $0.0053
6” Sapphire $0.0170
6” Silicon $0.0017
LED Substrate Cost
11%
21%
23%
34%
11%
SubstrateEpitaxyProcessingPackagingPhosphor
The Si substrate cost is upto 10x lower than Sapphire
However, the substrate cost is only 10% of total LED cost
GaN on Silicon is an ENABLER of cost reductions in other areas
Processing, Packaging, Phosphors
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Reduced LED Production Cost
Large diameter Si substrates allow: LED Processing in a Si wafer Fab
Fully depreciated building Increased Automation
Reduced manpower cost High yield
Larger capacity
Plessey 150mm and 200mm Si Processing Fab
Robot wafer Handling Cassette to Cassette processing
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Inherent Advantages of GaN on Si
Wavelength Std dev
GaN on Si
Typical GaN on Sapphire
Wavelength map of 7x6” wafers
Strong temperature sensitivity of InGaN Q-well growth gives wavelength variation across wafers Approx 1.5nm per oC Other effects also seen due to gas flow in reactor
GaN on Si delivers better temperature uniformity Higher wavelength binning yield – lower costs for LEDs with tight binning requests Sharper wavelength peak for large die (upto 14mm2)
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Improved Chip DesignGaN on Si also offers other opportunity to improved chip design and integration
Lower LED cost Lower system cost New applications
Chip Scale Packaging (CSP)
Chip Scale Optics (CSO)
Large area die
Die level integration
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LED Packaging Costs
For GaN on Si the standard PLCC packing cost become the most significant element GaN on Si enables Chip Scale Packaging (CSP) for significantly reduced cost
CSP has been used for Si electronics for many years
Diepackage
Package
LED Die
Cost break down of packaged GaN on Si LED
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Chip Scale Packaging (CSP)
Makes use of std Si technology Sub-mount on a Si wafer through wafer vias to take contacts out of the back of
the sub-mount Reduced phosphor usage Improved thermal performance Will ultimately allow removal of wire bond –improved
reliability Route to Wafer Scale Packaging Further functional integration
White/5000K Blue emitter
Encapsulate and phosphor
Wire bondGaN on Si LED Die
Silicon sub-mount
LED die with Chip Scale Packaging
Through wafer vias allow back contacts
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Mirror M
irror
Chip Scale Optics (CSO)Incorporation of optical elements on to the LED Die
Improved control of optical beam
Use of Si growth substrate to give optical function MEMS style process Make use of std Si processing techniques
More efficient optical system
Removes cost of secondary optics
Bonding metalsMirror
GaN LED
Integrated optics for beam control
Si Handle wafer
Si Si
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Large Area LEDsRequirement for very high flux levels > 10 Watts of optical power from a single die For LED projectors > 2000 required on Lumens on screen
Single large area die give better coupling to optics than multiple small die
GaN on Si has specific benefits for large area LEDs
Projectors Spot lamps
Torches
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GaN on Si for Large Area LEDs
For GaN on Si the light output is maintained as the die is scaled Sapphire: 20% efficiency drop on scaling from 500x500um to 1500x1500um Silicon: 2% efficiency drop on scaling from 500x500um to 1500x1500um
Thermal performance of die is also improved Si thermal conductivity 5x greater than sapphire
GaN on Sapphire based LEDsextract light through the die edges
GaN on Si based LEDs extract light through the surface of the die
Si handle wafer
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Large area die developed for projector application
Collaboration with University of Bath and digital Projection Ltd
Single die driven at 25A
Also need to develop the thermal mount
150mm wafer with 14mm2 die14mm2 die bonded in to thermal package
High Intensity LEDs for Advanced Projection Systems (HiLEAPS)
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Beam Shaping for Digital Projection Systems
(LED)
Digital Projector Illumination system
Projector image formed by switching mirror elements
Only light with in a +/- 12o cone is utilised
Significant enhancement of Projector efficiency if LED output can be match to the projector optics
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Improved Light Coupling using Nano-rod Structures
Nano-rod photonic crystals potentially allow the LED output to be focused in to a narrow cone Being developed as part of the HiLEAPS project
Better compatibility with large area devices than MEMS style optics
Nano rod pitch must be matched to the emission wavelength Makes use of Plessey high specification Lithography capability
LED surface with Nano-rodFDTD simulation of nano-
rods at UoB
ASML Stepper (<0.5um features)
Nano-rod pitch = 1um
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New Routes to LED IntegrationTraditionally LEDs are packaged and then mounted on a PCB or Ceramic heat sink
Chip on Board (CoB) Cumbersome for large numbers of LEDs Limited options for finer integration
Transfer printing of LEDs offers a route to fine level integration Being developed at University of Strathclyde LEDs can be printed on to any substrate
LEDs on ceramic packages on Chip on Board (CoB)
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Transfer Printing of LEDs
1. Free standing LEDs fabricated on Si substrate, held by anchor features (red); contacts on topside
2. LEDs lifted off substrate with soft-stamp pick up tool (PDMS)
3. Receiver substrate prepared with interconnection tracks and contacts (inkjet)
4. LEDs transferred to receiver substrate from handling stamp
Process is enabled by the well defined etch chemistry of the Silicon substrate
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Transfer Printing of LEDs
LEDS can be transferred to a variety of substrates including: Plastics for flexible displays Diamond for improved heat sinking
Transfer printed LED with contacts
Array of LEDs in place on Si Substrate
Optics Express 23 (7), 9329-9338 (2015)
Illuminated LEDs
300um
LEDs array on a plastic substrate
IR image of an LED array on a diamond heat sink
Emitting pixel
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Summary Plessey is manufacturing of GaN LEDs in the UK
GaN on Si offers a route to lower cost manufacturing
GaN on Si also offers several technological advantages Chip Scale Packaging Chip Scale Optics Improved uniformity and heat transfer for large area die
Plessey is exploring a wide range of opportunities to enhance the functionality of LED
PLW114050 packaged LED
Powered upPLW117010
DotLED with CSP
DotLED in conventional
packageFilament LEDs
Filament Light Bulb
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Acknowledgements
Plessey
John Whiteman
Samir Mezouari
James Pilkington
John Ellis
Zainul Fiteri
Wei Sin Tan
Keith Strickland
Joe Healy
Institute of photonics (Strathclyde)
Martin Dawson
Ian Watson
Antonio Trindade
University of Bath
Duncan Alsopp
Philip Shields
Szymon Lis
Sophia Fox
Digital Projection Limited
Guy Thompson
Steve Chapman