Patent ID: 9735198
Date: 2017-08-15
CPC Classifications: H01L

Claim:
1. A light emitter device comprising: a substrate; at least one light emitter chip on a first side of the substrate, wherein the substrate comprises a recessed portion disposed below a level of the light emitter chip; a layer of phosphor-containing encapsulant disposed over the at least one light emitter chip; and a non-reflective, external side wall forming an outer surface of the device, the side wall being at least partially disposed in the recessed portion of the substrate, wherein a first portion of the side wall is disposed above a height of the light emitter chip, wherein a second portion of the side wall is disposed below a level of the light emitter chip, wherein the first portion of the side wall contacts the layer of phosphor-containing encapsulant, and wherein the side wall is spaced apart from the light emitter chip by the layer of phosphor-containing encapsulant thereby retaining the layer of phosphor-containing encapsulant.