Patent ID: 8115217
Filing Date: 2012-02-14
Classification: H01L

Abstract:
1. A packaged light-emitting diode (LED) device, comprising: a housing having a cavity; a phosphor plate on top or within the housing; a submount attached to the housing, wherein the submount comprises metal traces, vias, or a combination thereof; and at least one LED chip residing in the cavity of the housing between the phosphor plate and the submount and comprising a substrate and a light emitting region, wherein the substrate comprises a side wall and an exit face on top of the side wall, wherein all or substantially all rays of light emitting from the light emitting region exit the exit face with negligible or substantially negligible side emission through the side wall of the substrate, and wherein the light emitting region is connected to the metal traces of the submount inside the housing through an electrically conductive contact area.