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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2006
Gerald H. Negley, Durham, NC (US);
Paul E. Sims, Pittsboro, NC (US);
Ban P. Loh, Durham, NC (US);
Cree, Inc., Durham, NC (US);
Abstract
A solid state lighting tile () includes a substrate having a planar surface. A first plurality of solid state light emitting devices (LEDs) are on the substrate. The first plurality of LEDs () are connected in series to form a first string of LEDs of a first color having an anode contact () at a first end of the tile and a cathode contact () at a second end of the tile. A second plurality of LEDs are on the substrate. The second plurality of LEDs () are connected in series to form a second string of LEDs of the first color having a cathode contact () at the first end of the tile and an anode contact () at the second end of the tile.