Patent ID: 8283652

Claim:
A vertical light emitting diode (VLED) die comprising: a metal base; a mirror on the metal base; a p-type semiconductor layer on the mirror; a multiple quantum well (MQW) layer on the p-type semiconductor layer configured to emit light; an n-type semiconductor layer on the multiple quantum well (MQW) layer having a peripheral outline and a center; an electrode on the n-type semiconductor layer; and an electrode frame on the n-type semiconductor layer in electrical contact with the electrode, the electrode frame contained within the peripheral outline of the n-type semiconductor layer configured to spread current from an outer periphery to a center of the n-type semiconductor layer, wherein the electrode frame has a generally rectangular shape with an outer periphery width W and an outer periphery length L, and the mirror has a width W m less than or equal to the width W of the electrode frame and a length L m less than or equal to the length L of the electrode frame.