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1 TOMMUNO TI NULIH PENTRU US B2 ( 12 ) United States Patent Miskin et al ( 54 ) MULTI VOLTAGE AND MULTI BRIGHTNESS LIGHTING DEVICES AND METHODS OF USING SAME ( 71 ) Applicant : Lynk Labs, Inc, Elgin, IL ( US ) ( 72 ) Inventors : Michael Miskin, Sleepy Hollow, IL ( US ); Robert L Kottritsch, Shefford ( GB ) ( 73 ) Assignee : LUNK LABS, INC, Elgin, IL ( US ) ( ) Notice : Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this patent is extended or adjusted under 35 U S C 154 ( b ) by 215 days ( 10 ) Patent No : US 9, 750, 098 B2 ( 45 ) Date of Patent : Aug 29, 2017 ( 56 ) References Cited U S PATENT DOCUMENTS 8, 179, 055 B2 5 / 2012 Miskin HO5B 33 / / 185 R 2004 / A1 10 / 2004 Allen F21S 4 / / / Al 8 / 2005 Li H05B 33 / / 185 R ( Continued ) Primary Examiner Crystal L Hammond ( 74 ) Attorney, Agent, or Firm Factor Intellectual Property Law Group, Ltd ( 21 ) Appl No : 14 / 172, 644 ( 22 ) Filed : Feb 4, 2014 ( 57 ) ABSTRACT ( 65 ) Prior Publication Data US 2014 / A1 Jun 5, 2014 Related U S Application Data ( 63 ) Continuation of application No 13 / 322, 796, filed as application No PCT / US2010 / on May 28, 2010, now Pat No 8, 648, 539, and a circuits continuation in part of application No 12 / 287, 267, filed on Oct 6, 2008, now Pat No 8, 179, 055 ( 60 ) Provisional application No 61 / 217, 215, filed on May 28, 2009 ( 51 ) Int Ci H05B 33 / 08 ( ) ( 52 ) U S CI CPC H05B 33 / 0821 ( ); H05B 33 / 0806 ( ); Y10T 29 / ( ) ( 58 ) Field of Classification Search None See application file for complete search history A single chip multi voltage or multi brightness light ing device having at least two circuits Each of the at least two circuits having at least two s connected together in series Each of the at least two circuits are electrically unconnected to each other in a parallel relation ship, have a forward operating drive voltage of at least six volts and are monolithically integrated on a single substrate A method of manufacturing a single chip with two or more configurable by means of connecting the circuits so as to provide optional operating voltage level and / or desired brightness level wherein the electrical con nection may be achieved and / or completed at the packaging level when the single chips are integrated into the package Alternatively, the package may have external electrical contacts that match the integrated chips within Optionally allowable, the drive voltage level and / or the brightness level select ability may be passed on through to the exterior of the package and may be selected by the package user, the PCB assembly facility, or the end product manufacturer 11 Claims, 8 Drawing Sheets INVW 1 1 WwW WM , 11 wwwwwwwww , was man 1 Fon ( U 160 wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

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11 US 9, 750, 098 B2 MULTI VOLTAGE AND brightness in lamps by switching in additional circuits MULTI BRIGHTNESS LIGHTING just as additional filaments are switched in for standard DEVICES AND METHODS OF USING SAME incandescent lamps U S Pat No 7, 525, 248 discloses a chip scale lamp RELATED APPLICATIONS 5 including discrete s capable of being built upon elec trically insulative, electrically conductive, or electrically The application is a continuation of U S patent applica semi conductive substrates Further, the construction of the tion Ser No 13 / 322, 796, filed Nov 28, 2011, which is a lamp enables the lamp to be configured for high national phase application of International Application No voltage AC or DC power operation The based solid PCT / US2010 / , filed May 28, 2010, which claims 10 state light emitting device or lamp is built upon an electri priority to U S Provisional Application No 61 / 217, 215, cally insulating layer that has been formed onto a support surface of a substrate Specifically, the insulating layer may filed May 28, 2009, and is a continuation in part of U S be epitaxially grown onto the substrate, followed by an patent application Ser No 12 / 287, 267, filed Oct 6, 2008, buildup of an n type semiconductor layer, an optically active which claims the priority to U S Provisional Application 15 layer, and a p type semiconductor layer, in succession No 60 / 997, 771, filed Oct 6, 2007 ; the contents of each of these applications are expressly incorporated herein by Isolated mesa structure of individual, discrete s is formed by etching specific portions of the buildup reference down to the insulating layer, thereby forming trenches between adjacent s Thereafter, the individual s are TECHNICAL FIELD 20 electrically coupled together through conductive elements or traces being deposited for connecting the n type layer of one The present invention generally relates to light emitting and the p type layer of an adjacent, continuing diodes ( s ) for AC operation The present invention across all of the s to form the solid state light emitting specifically relates to multiple voltage level and multiple device The device may therefore be formed as an integrated brightness level devices, packages and lamps 25 AC / DC light emitter with a positive and negative lead for supplied electrical power For instance, the lamp may FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR be configured for powering by high voltage DC power ( e g DEVELOPMENT 12V, 24V, etc ) or high voltage AC power ( e g, 110 / 120V, 220 / 240V, etc ) None 30 U S Pat No 7, 213, 942 discloses a single chip device through the use of integrated circuit technology, BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION which can be used for standard high AC voltage ( 110 volts for North America, and 220 volts for Europe, Asia, etc ) Field of the Invention operation The single chip AC device integrates many The present invention generally relates to light emitting 35 smaller s, which are connected in series The integra diodes ( s ) for multi voltage level and / or multi bright tion is done during the fabrication process and the final ness level operation The present invention specifically product is a single chip device that can be plugged directly relates to multiple voltage level and multiple brightness into house or building power outlets or directly screwed into level light emitting diode circuits, single chips, packages and incandescent lamp sockets that are powered by standard AC lamps " devices for direct AC voltage power source opera 40 voltages The series connected smaller s are patterned tion, bridge rectified AC voltage power source operation or by photolithography, etching ( such as plasma dry etching ), constant DC voltage power source operation and metallization on a single chip The electrical insulation Description of the Related Art between small s within a single chip is achieved by s are semiconductor devices that produce light when etching light emitting materials into the insulating substrate a current is supplied to them s are intrinsically DC 45 so that no light emitting material is present between small devices that only pass current in one polarity and historically s The voltage crossing each one of the small s is have been driven by DC voltage sources using resistors, about the same as that in a conventional DC operating current regulators and voltage regulators to limit the voltage fabricated from the same type of material ( e g, about 3 5 and current delivered to the Some s have resistors volts for blue s ) built into the package providing a higher voltage 50 Accordingly, single chip s have been limited and typically driven with 5V DC or 12V DC have not been integrated circuits beyond being fixed series With proper design considerations s may be driven or fixed parallel circuit configurations until the development more efficiently with direct AC or rectified AC than with of AC s The AC s have still however been single constant voltage or constant current DC drive schemes circuit, fixed single voltage designs Some standard AC voltage in the world include 12 VAC, 55 packages have historically not been integrated cir 24VAC, 100 VAC, 110 VAC, 120 VAC, 220VAC, 230 VAC, cuits beyond being fixed series or fixed parallel circuit 240 VAC and 277 VAC Therefore, it would be advanta configurations geous to have a single chip or multi chip single The art is deficient in that it does not provide a multi packages that could be easily configured to operate at voltage and / or multi current circuit monolithically inte multiple voltages by simply selecting a voltage and / or 60 grated on a single substrate which would be advantageous current level when packaging the multi voltage and / or It would further be advantageous to have a multi voltage multi current single chip s or by selecting a specific and / or multi brightness circuit that can provide options in voltage and / or current level when integrating the voltage level, brightness level and / or AC or DC powering package onto a printed circuit board or within a finished input power preference lighting product It would also be advantageous to have 65 It would further be advantageous to provide multiple multi current chips and / or packages for lamp voltage level and / or multiple brightness level light emitting applications in order to provide a means of increasing circuits, chips, packages and lamps multi voltage

12 US 9, 750, 098 B2 and / or multi brightness devices that can easily be According to another aspect of the invention, each single electrically configured for at least two forward voltage drive voltage AC circuit is designed to be driven with a levels with direct AC voltage coupling, bridge rectified AC predetermined forward voltage of at least 6 VAC and pref voltage coupling or constant voltage DC power source erably each single voltage AC circuit has a matching coupling This invention comprises circuits and devices that 5 forward voltage of 6 VAC, 12 VAC, 24 VAC, 120 VAC, or can be driven with more than one AC or DC forward voltage other AC voltage levels for each single voltage AC multi voltage at 6V or greater based on a selectable circuit desired operating voltage level that is achieved by electri According to another aspect of the invention, each multi cally connecting the circuits in a series or parallel voltage AC device would be able to be driven with at circuit configuration and / or more than one level of bright 10 least two different AC forward voltages resulting in a first ness multi brightness " based on a switching means that forward voltage drive level by electrically connecting the connects and / or disconnects at least one additional two single voltage AC circuits in parallel and a second forward voltage drive level by electrically connecting the at circuit to and / or from a first circuit The desired operating voltage level and / or the desired brightness level least two single voltage level AC circuits in series By 15 way of example, the second forward voltage drive level of electrical connection may be achieved and / or completed at the serially connected AC circuits would be approxi the packaging level when the multi voltage and / or mately twice the level of the first forward voltage drive level multi brightness circuits and / or single chips are integrated of the parallel connected AC circuits The at least two into the package, or the package may have parallel connected AC circuits would be twice the external electrical contacts that match the integrated multi 20 current of the at least two serially connected AC voltage and / or multi brightness circuits and / or single chips circuits In either circuit configuration, the brightness would within, thus allowing the drive voltage level and / or the be approximately the same with either forward voltage drive brightness level select ability to be passed on through to the selection of the multi voltage device exterior of the package and allowing the voltage level According to another aspect of the invention, at least two or brightness level to be selected at the package user, 25 single voltage series circuits each of which have at or the PCB assembly facility, or the end product manufac least two serially connected s, are formed on a single turer chip or on a substrate providing a multi voltage AC or DC It would further be advantageous to provide at least two operable device integrated circuits having a forward voltage of at least 12 According to another aspect of the invention, each single VAC or 12 VDC or greater on a single chip or within a single 30 voltage series circuit is designed to be driven with a package that provide a means of selecting a forward predetermined forward voltage of at least 6V AC or DC and voltage when packaging a multi voltage and / or multi bright preferably each single voltage series circuit has a ness circuit using discrete die ( one chip at a time ) and matching forward voltage of 6V, 12V, 24V, 120V, or other wire bonding them into a circuit at the packaging level or AC or DC voltage levels By way of example, each multi when packaging one or more multi voltage and / or multi 35 voltage AC or DC device would be able to be driven brightness level single chips within a package hage with at least two different AC or DC forward voltages It would further be advantageous to provide multi voltage resulting in a first forward voltage drive level by electrically and / or multi brightness level devices that can provide elec connecting the two single voltage series circuits in trical connection options for either AC or DC voltage parallel and a second forward voltage drive level by elec operation at preset forward voltage levels of 6V or greater 40 trically connecting the at least two single voltage level series It would further be advantageous to provide multi bright circuits in series The second forward voltage drive ness devices that can be switched to different levels of level of the serially connected series circuits would be brightness by simply switching additional circuits on or off approximately twice the level of the first forward voltage in addition to a first operating circuit within a single chip and drive level of the parallel connected series circuits The or package This would allow lamps to switch to 45 at least two parallel connected series circuits would be higher brightness levels just like 2 way or 3 way incandes twice the current of the at least two serially connected series cent lamps do today circuits In either circuit configuration, the brightness The benefits of providing multi voltage circuits of 6V or would be approximately the same with either forward volt greater on a single chip is that an packager can use this age drive selection of the multi voltage series device single chip as a platform to offer more than one 50 According to another aspect of the invention, at least two packaged product with a single chip that addresses multiple single voltage AC circuits are formed on a single chip voltage levels for various end customer design requirements or on a substrate providing a multi voltage and / or multi This also increase production on a single product for the chip brightness AC device for direct AC power operation maker and improves inventory control This also improves According to another aspect of the invention, each single buying power and inventory control for the packager 55 voltage AC circuit has at least two s connected to when using one chip each other in opposing parallel relation Each single voltage The present invention provides for these advantages and AC circuit is designed to be driven with a predeter solves the deficiencies in the art mined forward voltage of at least 6 VAC and preferably each single voltage AC circuit has a matching forward SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 60 voltage of 6 VAC, 12 VAC, 24 VAC, 120 VAC, or other AC voltage levels for each single voltage AC circuit The According to one aspect of the invention at least two at least two AC circuits within each multi voltage single voltage AC circuits are formed on a single chip and / or multi current AC device would be left able to be or on a substrate providing a multi voltage AC device driven with at least two different AC forward voltages for direct AC power operation Each single voltage AC 65 resulting in a first forward voltage drive level by electrically circuit has at least two s connected to each other in connecting the two single voltage AC circuits in opposing parallel relation parallel and a second forward voltage drive level by elec

13 US 9, 750, 098 B2 trically connecting the at least two single voltage level AC within a single chip Each multi voltage and / or multi circuits in series The second forward voltage drive current single chip AC comprises at least two level of the serially connected AC circuits would be single voltage AC circuits Each single voltage AC approximately twice the level of the first forward voltage circuit has at least two s in anti parallel configu drive level of the parallel connected AC circuits The 5 ration to accommodate direct AC voltage operation Each at least two parallel connected AC circuits would be twice the current of the at least two serially connected AC single voltage AC circuit may have may have at least one voltage input electrical contact at each opposing end of circuits In either circuit configuration, the brightness the circuit or the at least two single voltage AC circuits would be approximately the same with either forward volt may be electrically connected together in series on the single age drive selection of the multi voltage device 10 chip and have at least one voltage input electrical contact at According to another aspect of the invention at least two each opposing end of the two series connected single voltage single voltage circuits are formed on a single chip or AC circuits and one voltage input electrical contact at on a substrate, and at least one bridge circuit made of s the center junction of the at least two single voltage AC is formed on the same single chip or substrate providing a circuits connected in series The at least two single voltage multi voltage and / or multi brightness device for direct 15 AC circuits are integrated within a single chip to form DC power operation Each single voltage circuit has at a multi voltage and / or multi current single chip AC least two s connected to each other in series Each According to another aspect of the invention, at least one single voltage circuit is designed to be driven with a multi voltage and / or multi brightness devices may be predetermined forward voltage and preferably matching integrated within a lamp The at least two individual forward voltages for each circuit such as 12 VDC, 24 VDC, 20 circuits within the multi voltage and / or multi bright 120 VDC, or other DC voltage levels for each single voltage ness device ( s ) may be wired in a series or parallel circuit Each multi voltage and / or multi brightness circuit configuration by the packager during the device would be able to be driven with at least two packaging process thus providing for at least two forward different DC forward voltages resulting in a first forward voltage drive options, for example 12VAC and 24 VAC or voltage drive level when the two single voltage circuits VAC and 240 VAC that can be selected by the are connected in parallel and a second forward voltage drive packager level that is twice the level of the first forward voltage drive According to another aspect of the invention a multi level when the at least two circuits are connected in voltage and / or multi current AC package is provided, series comprising at least one multi voltage and / or multi current According to another aspect of the invention at least two 30 single chip AC integrated within a package The single voltage circuits are formed on a single chip or multi voltage and / or multi current AC package pro on a substrate providing a multi voltage and / or multi bright ness device for direct DC power operation Each single voltage circuit has at least two s connected to each other in series Each single voltage circuit is designed 35 vides matching electrical connectivity pads on the exterior of the package to the electrical connectivity pads of the at least one multi voltage and / or multi current single chip AC integrated within the package thus allowing to be driven with a predetermined forward voltage and the package user to wire the multi voltage and / or preferably matching forward voltages for each circuit such multi current AC package into a series or parallel as 12 VAC, 24 VAC, 120 VAC, or other DC voltage levels circuit configuration during the PCB assembly process or for each single voltage circuit Each multi voltage final product integration process and further providing a AC and / or multi brightness device would be able to be 40 package with at least two forward voltage drive driven with at least two different DC forward voltages options resulting in a first forward voltage drive level when the two single voltage circuits are connected in parallel and a second forward voltage drive level that is twice the level of According to another aspect of the invention multiple individual discrete chips are used to form at least one multi voltage and / or multi current AC circuit within a the first forward voltage drive level when the at least two 45 package thus providing a multi voltage and / or multi circuits are connected in series current AC package Each multi voltage and / or multi According to another aspect of the invention at least two current AC circuit within the package comprises at single voltage circuits are formed on a single chip or least two single voltage AC circuits Each single on a substrate, and at least one bridge circuit made of s voltage AC circuit has at least two s in anti is formed on the same single chip or substrate providing a 50 parallel configuration to accommodate direct AC voltage multi voltage and / or multi brightness device for direct operation The package provides electrical connectivity DC power operation Each single voltage circuit has at pads on the exterior of the package that match the least two s connected to each other in series Each electrical connectivity pads of the at least two single voltage single voltage circuit is designed to be driven with a AC circuits integrated within the multi voltage and / or predetermined forward voltage and preferably matching 55 multi current AC package thus allowing the forward voltages for each circuit such as 12 VDC, 24 VDC, package to be wired into a series or parallel circuit configu 120 VDC, or other DC voltage levels for each single voltage ration during the PCB assembly process and further provid circuit Each multi voltage and / or multi brightness ing a package with at least two forward voltage drive device would be able to be driven with at least two options different DC forward voltages resulting in a first forward 60 According to another aspect of the invention a multi voltage drive level when the two single voltage circuits voltage and / or multi current single chip AC and / or are connected in parallel and a second forward voltage drive multi voltage and / or multi current AC package is level that is twice the level of the first forward voltage drive integrated within an lamp The lamp having a level when the at least two circuits are connected in structure that comprises a heat sink, a lens cover and a series 65 standard lamp electrical base The multi voltage and / or According to another aspect of the invention a multi multi current single chip AC and / or package is con voltage and / or multi current AC circuit is integrated figured to provide a means of switching on at least one

14 US 9, 750, 098 B2 additional single voltage AC circuit within multi 165 and 16d, the circuit becomes a parallel circuit with a first voltage and / or multi current AC circuit to provide operating forward voltage If only 16a and 16c are electri increased brightness from the lamp cally connected and the AC voltage inputs are applied to According to another broad aspect of the invention at least electrical contacts 16b and 16d, a second operating forward one multi current AC single chip is integrated within a 5 voltage is required to drive the single chip 18 The single package chip 18 may also be configured to operate at more than one According to another aspect of the invention, at least one brightness level multi brightness " by electrically connect single chip multi current bridge circuit is integrated ing for example 16a and 16b and applying one side of the within a lamp having a standard lamp base The single line of an AC voltage source to 16a and 16b and individually chip multi current bridge circuit may be electrically 10 applying the other side of the line from the AC voltage connected together in parallel configuration but left open to source a second voltage to 26b and 26c accommodate switching on a switch to the more than one on FIG 2 discloses a schematic diagram of a multi voltage the single chip and have at least one accessible electrical and / or multi brightness lighting device 20 similar to contact at each opposing end of the two series connected the multi voltage and / or multi brightness lighting circuits and one accessible electrical contact at the center 15 device 10 described above in FIG 1 The at least two AC junction of the at least two individual serially connected circuits 12 are integrated onto a substrate 22 The at circuits The at least two individual circuits are inte least two AC circuits 12 configured in a imbalanced grated within a single chip bridge circuit, each of which have at least two s 14 The According to another aspect of the invention When the at at least two AC circuits have electrical contacts 16a, least two circuits are left unconnected on the single chip and , 16c, and 16d on the exterior of the substrate 22 and can provide electrical pads for connectivity during the packaging be used to electrically configure and / or control the operating process, the packager may wire them into series or voltage and / or brightness level of the multi voltage and / or parallel connection based on the desired voltage level speci multi brightness lighting device fication of the end package product offering FIG 3 discloses a schematic diagram of a multi voltage 25 and / or multi brightness lighting device 30 similar to BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS the multi voltage and / or multi brightness lighting device 10 and 20 described in FIGS 1 and 2 The multi FIG 1 shows a schematic view of a preferred embodiment voltage and / or multi brightness lighting device 30 of the invention ; comprises at least two AC circuits 32 having at least FIG 2 shows a schematic view of a preferred embodiment 30 two s 34 connected in series and anti parallel configu of the invention ; ration The at least two AC circuits 32 have electrical FIG 3 shows a schematic view of a preferred embodiment contacts 36a, 366, 36c, and 36d at opposing ends to provide of the invention ; various connectivity options for an AC voltage source input FIG 4 shows a schematic view of a preferred embodiment For example, if 36a and 36c are electrically connected of the invention ; 35 together and 365 and 36d are electrically connected together FIG 5 shows a schematic view of a preferred embodiment and one side of the AC voltage input is applied to 36a and of the invention ; 36c and the other side of the AC voltage input is applied to FIG 6 shows a schematic view of a preferred embodiment 365 and 36d, the circuit becomes a parallel circuit with a first operating forward voltage If only 36a and 36c are electri of the invention ; FIG 7 shows a schematic view of a preferred embodiment 40 cally connected and the AC voltage inputs are applied to of the invention ; electrical contacts 36b and 36d, a second operating forward FIG 8 shows a schematic view of a preferred embodiment voltage is required to drive the multi voltage and / or multi of the invention ; brightness lighting device 30 The multi voltage and / or FIG 9 shows a schematic view of a preferred embodiment multi brightness lighting device 30 may be a monolithically of the invention ; 45 integrated single chip 38, a monolithically integrated single FIG 10 shows a schematic view of a preferred embodi chip integrated within a package 38 or a number of ment of the invention ; individual discrete die integrated onto a substrate 38 to form FIG 11 shows a schematic view of a preferred embodi a multi voltage and / or multi brightness lighting device 30 ment of the invention ; and, FIG 4 discloses a schematic diagram of the same multi FIG 12 shows a schematic view of a preferred embodi 50 voltage and / or multi brightness device 30 as described ment of the invention ; in FIG 3 having the at least two AC circuits 32 connected in parallel configuration to an AC voltage source DETAI DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED and operating at a first forward voltage A resistor 40 may be EMBODIMENTS used to limit current to the multi voltage and / or multi 55 brightness lighting device 30 FIG 1 discloses a schematic diagram of a multi voltage FIG 5 discloses a schematic diagram of the same multi and / or multi brightness lighting device 10 The multi voltage and / or multi brightness device 30 as described voltage and / or multi brightness lighting device 10 in FIG 3 having the at least two AC circuits 32 comprises at least two AC circuits 12 configured in a connected in series configuration to an AC voltage source imbalanced bridge circuit, each of which have at least two 60 and operating at a second forward voltage that is approxi s 14 The at least two AC circuits have electrical mately two times greater than the first forward voltage of the contacts 16a, 166, 16c, and 16d at opposing ends to provide parallel circuit as described in FIG 4 A resistor may be used various connectivity options for an AC voltage source input to limit current to the multi voltage and / or multi brightness For example, if 16a and 16c are electrically connected lighting device together and 16b and 16d are electrically connected together 65 FIG 6 discloses a schematic diagram of a multi voltage and one side of the AC voltage input is applied to 16a and and / or multi brightness lighting device 50 The multi 16c and the other side of the AC voltage input is applied to voltage and / or multi brightness lighting device 50

15 US 9, 750, 098 B2 10 comprises at least two AC circuits 52, each of which can be monolithically integrated within a single chip or have at least two s 54 in series and anti parallel relation discrete individual die can be integrated within a substrate to The at least two AC circuits 52 have at least three form an package 100 The package 100 has electrical contacts 56a, 56b and 56c The at least two AC electrical contacts 102 that are used to wire the at least two circuits 52 are electrically connected together in par 5 series s circuit into a series circuit, a parallel circuit or allel at one end 56a and left unconnected at the opposing in anti parallel to form an AC circuit all within a single ends of the electrical contacts 565 and 56c One side of an package AC voltage source line is electrically connected to 56a and the other side of an AC voltage source line is individually electrically connected to 565 and 56c with either a fixed 10 What is claimed is : connection or a switched connection thereby providing a 1 An lighting device comprising : first brightness when AC voltage is applied to 56a and 56b at least two circuits ; and a second brightness when an AC voltage is applied to at least three voltage input electrical contacts, wherein 56a, 56b and 56c It is contemplated that the multi voltage a first voltage input electrical contact connected to both and / or multi brightness lighting device 50 is a single 15 of the at least two circuits, chip, an package, an assembly or an lamp a second voltage input electrical contact is connected to The multi brightness switching capability a first of the at least two circuits, and FIG 7 discloses a schematic diagram similar to the a third voltage input electrical contact is connected to multi voltage and / or multi brightness device 50 shown a second of the at least two circuits, wherein each of in FIG 6 integrated within a lamp 58 and connected to a 20 the at least two circuits include plurality of switch 60 to control the brightness level of the multi voltage s and the at least three voltage input electrical and / or multi brightness lighting device 50 contacts are arranged such that FIG 8 discloses a schematic diagram a multi brightness the first voltage input electrical contact is connected lighting device 62 having at least two bridge rectified to a cathode of one of the plurality of s in both 68 series circuits 69 Each of the at least two bridge 25 of the at least two circuits ; rectified 68 series circuits 69 that are connected to and the second voltage input electrical contact is con rectified with an bridge circuit 68 comprising four nected to an anode of one of the plurality of s s 70 configured in a bridge circuit 68 The at least two in the first of the at least two circuits ; and bridge rectified 68 series circuits 69 have at least two the third voltage input electrical contact is connected s 71 connected in series and electrical contacts 72a, 72b 30 to an anode of one of the plurality of s in the and 72c When one side of an AC voltage is applied to 72a second of the at least two circuits and the other side of an AC voltage line is applied to 726 and 2 The lighting device of claim 1 wherein at least a 72c individually, the brightness level of the multi brightness portion of the plurality of s in each of the at least two lighting device 62 can be increased and / or decreased I circuits are connected in series a fixed manner or a switching process 35 3 The lighting device of claim 1 wherein at least a FIG 9 discloses a schematic diagram the multi brightness portion of the plurality of s in each of the at least two lighting device 62 as shown above in FIG 8 with a circuits are connected in an anti parallel configuration switch 74 electrically connected between the multi bright 4 The lighting device of claim 3 wherein each of the ness lighting device 62 and the AC voltage source 78 at least two circuits includes FIG 9 discloses a schematic diagram of at least two single 40 a first portion of the plurality of s connected in a first voltage circuits integrated with a single chip or within series string of s, a substrate and forming a multi voltage and / or multi bright a second portion of the plurality of s connected in a ness device second series string of s, FIG 10 discloses a schematic diagram of a single chip the first portion of the plurality of s and the second bridge circuit 80 having four s 81 configured into 45 portion of s connecting at a first branch junction a bridge circuit and monolithically integrated on a substrate and a second branch junction in an anti parallel man 82 The full wave bridge circuit has electrical contacts ner 86 to provide for AC voltage input connectivity and DC 5 The lighting device of claim 4 wherein voltage output connectivity the first voltage input electrical contact connects to the FIG 11 discloses a schematic diagram of another embodi 50 first branch junction of both of the at least two ment of a single chip multi voltage and / or multi brightness circuits ; lighting device 90 The multi voltage and / or multi the second voltage input electrical contact connects to the brightness lighting device 90 has at least two series second branch junction of the first of the at least two circuits 92 each of which have at least two s 94 circuits ; and connected in series The at least two series circuits the third voltage input electrical contact connects to the have electrical contacts 96 at opposing ends to provide a second branch junction of the second of the at least two means of electrical connectivity The at least two series circuits circuits are monolithically integrated into a single chip 98 6 The lighting device of claim 1 wherein the The electrical contacts 96 are used to wire the at least two lighting device is an package series s circuit 92 into a series circuit, a parallel circuit 60 7 The lighting device of claim 1 wherein the at least or an AC circuit all within a single chip two circuits are integrated on a single chip FIG 12 discloses a schematic diagram of the same 8 The lighting device of claim 1 wherein the at least multi voltage and / or multi brightness lighting device two circuits are integrated on discrete chips so that 90 as shown above in FIG 11 The multi voltage and / or each of the at least two circuits is on a separate chip multi brightness lighting device 90 has at least two 65 9 The lighting device of claim 1 wherein the at least series circuits 92 each of which have at least two s two s forming each of the at least two circuits are 94 connected in series The at least two series circuits discrete die integrated on a substrate

16 US 9, 750, 098 B2 10 The lighting device of claim 1 wherein the lighting device is an assembly of discretely packaged s 11 An lighting device comprising : at least two circuits, each circuit having a 5 bridge rectifier and at least one connected across the output of the bridge rectifier ; at least three voltage input electrical contacts, wherein a first voltage input electrical contact connected to both of the at least two circuits, a second voltage input electrical contact is connected to a first of the at least two circuits, and a third voltage input electrical contact is connected to a second of the at least two circuits, wherein the first voltage input electrical contact is con 15 nected to a first input of the bridge rectifier in both of the at least two circuits ; the second voltage input electrical contact is con nected to a second input of the bridge rectifier in the first of the at least two circuits ; and 20 the third voltage input electrical contact is con nected to a second input of the bridge rectifier in the second of the at least two circuits 10