Patent ID: 9653662
Date: 2017-05-16
CPC Classifications: C09K,H01L

Claim:
1. A light emitting device, comprising: a base substrate forming a package that includes a positive lead electrode, a negative lead electrode, and a molded body holding the positive and negative lead electrodes, the base substrate having a recessed portion at a flat upper surface thereof, the recessed portion having an inner wall and a bottom surface, the inner wall being inclined such that a diameter of the recessed portion increases in an upward direction from the bottom surface; a light emitting element bonded to the bottom surface of the recessed portion; and a sealing member provided in the recessed portion that does not cover the flat upper surface of the base substrate, wherein the sealing member contains surface-treated particles, or particles coexisting with a dispersing agent, the particles having a spherical shape and being made of a translucent material, and at least a part of an edge portion of the sealing member is a region located in the vicinity of an edge of the recessed portion which is a boundary between a surface of the inner wall and the flat upper surface of the base substrate, at least one of the particles and aggregates of particles being unevenly distributed in the region.