Patent ID: 7834375

Claim:
A submount for mounting an LED, the submount comprising: a substrate having an upper surface; a die attach pad on the upper surface of the substrate, the die attach pad configured to receive an LED chip; a first meniscus control feature on the substrate, the first meniscus control feature surrounding the die attach pad and defining a first encapsulant region of the upper surface of the substrate and configured to limit the flow of a liquid encapsulant material across the upper surface of the substrate; a second meniscus control feature on the substrate, the second meniscus control feature surrounding the first encapsulant region and defining a second encapsulant region of the upper surface of the substrate including an exposed portion of the substrate between the first meniscus control feature and the second meniscus control feature, wherein the second meniscus control feature is configured to limit the flow of liquid encapsulant material across the upper surface of the substrate; and a third meniscus control feature disposed within the first encapsulant region and surrounding the die attach pad.