Patent ID: 9293677
Filing Date: 2016-03-22
CPC Classification: B29C,B29K,H01L

Claim Text:
1. A light-emitting diode (LED) package, comprising: a plurality of inner leads; a plurality of outer leads extending from the inner leads; a slug electrically connected to at least one of the inner leads, the slug comprising a thermally conductive material; a light-emitting chip arranged on an upper end of the slug; a housing having a sidewall that at least partially defines a cavity in which the slug is disposed, the housing having an uppermost surface that is disposed higher than the upper end of the slug; and a molding member encapsulating the light-emitting chip, wherein the housing comprises an insulating material and a plurality of first grooves formed within an area of the uppermost surface of the housing, each of the first grooves being surrounded by the uppermost surface area of the housing and being spaced apart from the cavity, wherein a portion of the uppermost surface area of the housing having a uniform height is disposed between each of the first grooves and the cavity, wherein the molding member directly contacts the light-emitting chip, the molding member extending above the uppermost surface of the housing, wherein the molding member directly contacts the uppermost surface of the housing, and wherein the plurality of first grooves is entirely disposed outside the circumference of the molding member.