Citizen Electronics Co., Ltd.

Nichia Corporation

Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation

Fumiko Yoyasu

Naoto Kijima

Takashi Hase

Byungchul Hong

Masahiko Yoshino

Naoki Sako

Kentarou Horibe

To provide a semiconductor light emitting device which is capable of accomplishing a broad color reproducibility for an entire image without losing brightness of the entire image. A light source provided on a backlight for a color image display device has a semiconductor light emitting device comprising a solid light emitting device to emit light in a blue or deep blue region or in an ultraviolet region and phosphors, in combination. The phosphors comprise a green emitting phosphor and a red emitting phosphor. The green emitting phosphor and the red emitting phosphor are ones, of which the rate of change of the emission peak intensity at 100° C. to the emission intensity at 25° C., when the wavelength of the excitation light is 400 nm or 455 nm, is at most 40%.

Light emitting device

To provide a semiconductor light emitting device which is capable of accomplishing a broad color reproducibility for an entire image without losing brightness of the entire image. A light source provided on a backlight for a color image display device has a semiconductor light emitting device comprising a solid light emitting device to emit light in a blue or deep blue region or in an ultraviolet region and phosphors, in combination. The phosphors comprise a green emitting phosphor and a red emitting phosphor. The green emitting phosphor and the red emitting phosphor are ones, of which the rate of change of the emission peak intensity at 100&#xb0; C. to the emission intensity at 25&#xb0; C., when the wavelength of the excitation light is 400 nm or 455 nm, is at most 40%.

Illumination device

To provide a semiconductor light emitting device which is capable of accomplishing a broad color reproducibility for an entire image without losing brightness of the entire image. A light source provided on a backlight for a color image display device has a semiconductor light emitting device comprising a solid light emitting device to emit light in a blue or deep blue region or in an ultraviolet region and phosphors, in combination. The phosphors comprise a green emitting phosphor and a red emitting phosphor. The green emitting phosphor and the red emitting phosphor are ones, of which the rate of change of the emission peak intensity at 1000 C to the emission intensity at 25&#xb0; C., when the wavelength of the excitation light is 400 nm or 455 nm, is at most 40%.

Semiconductor light emitting device, backlight, color image display device and phosphor to be used for them

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Yokoshima, Japan

Fumiko Yoyasu