Patent ID: 8610255
Filing Date: 2013-12-17
Classification: H01L

Abstract:
1. A lighting apparatus having a light emitting device package, comprising: a package body including a sidewall portion on a peripheral portion thereof such that the package body includes a cavity surrounded by the sidewall portion; a semiconductor light emitting device disposed in the cavity; first and second lead frames electrically connected to the light emitting device; and a filling material disposed inside the cavity; wherein the first lead frame has an opening coupled to a first portion of the package body and the second lead frame has an opening coupled to a second portion of the package body such that the first and second lead frames are fixed in respective locations by the package body, wherein the opening of the first lead frame has an interior surface, wherein a side surface of the first portion of the package body is encompassed by the interior surface of the opening, wherein the first and second lead frames extend beyond the package body in respective side directions, and wherein the first and second lead frames are formed of a same material.