Patent ID: 7982227
Filing Date: 2011-07-19
Classification: H01L

Abstract:
1. An LED package, comprising: a base having a mounting surface for attaching to a substrate and a top surface opposite the mounting surface, the base having a first side surface, a second side surface, a third side surface and a fourth side surface disposed between the top surface and the mounting surface, respectively, such that the first side surface is adjacent the second side surface and the fourth side surface but opposite the third side surface, and such that the second side surface is adjacent the first side surface and the third side surface but opposite the fourth side surface; a first finger disposed on the base and extending from the first side surface along the second side surface to the third side surface; a second finger disposed on the base and electrically isolated from the first finger, the second finger extending from the first side surface along the fourth side surface to the third side surface; and a light emitting diode electrically connected to and disposed on a portion of the first finger that is disposed on the first side surface of the base and a portion of the second finger that is disposed on the first side surface of the base and being electrically connected to the first finger and the second finger, wherein at least a portion of a side of the first finger or a side of the second finger is substantially flush with the top surface on which neither the first finger nor the second finger is disposed.