Patent ID: 8716730

Claim:
An LED module, comprising: a platform having a recess, the recess having a central section with a bottom and a step-wise enlarged section surrounding the central section, at least one LED chip arranged on a bottom of the central section, a bond wire leading from the LED chip to a bottom of the enlarged section to contact a first electrode of the LED chip, wherein the bond wire is electrically connected to a back side of the platform by a first through contact leading from the bottom of the enlarged section through the platform to the back side of the platform, and a second through contact in the bottom of the central section contacting a second electrode of the LED chip, wherein the second through contact is arranged outside the contours of the LED chip when seen in a top view, wherein each of the first and second through contacts is a vertical electrical connection passing through the platform and wherein the second through contact electrically connects the LED chip through the platform to a rear side contact at the bottom of the platform.