Patent ID: 7688599
Filing Date: 2010-03-30
Classification: H01L

Abstract:
1. A lead frame module for manufacturing light emitting diodes, said lead frame module being integrally formed from a single thin metal sheet, and comprising: a first rail extending in a first direction; a first lead frame set including a plurality of lead frames disposed along a length of said first rail, each of said lead frames of said first lead frame set being connected to said first rail and extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; a second rail parallel to and spaced apart from said first rail; and a second lead frame set including a plurality of lead frames disposed along a length of said second rail, each of said lead frames of said second lead frame set being connected to said second rail and extending in the second direction; wherein each of said lead frames of said first and second lead frame sets has a pair of connecting leads for electrical connection and a pair of packaging leads for mounting a light emitting chip thereon, each of said packaging leads being connected to a respective one of said connecting leads; and wherein said connecting leads of said lead frames of said first lead frame set are interdigitated with and are connected to said connecting leads of said lead frames of said second lead frame set.