Patent ID: 7719023

Claim:
A light emitting device comprising: a first lead; a second lead which is separate from said first lead; a resin portion which buries at least a part of said first and second leads; a first semiconductor light emitting element mounted on said first lead in an opening formed in said resin portion; a semiconductor element mounted on said second lead in said opening; a first wire connecting said first semiconductor light emitting element and said second lead; and a second wire connecting said semiconductor element and said first lead, said first lead having a first slit formed between a first portion where said first semiconductor light emitting element is mounted and a second portion where said second wire is connected, said first lead having a third portion which connects said first and second portions, said second lead having a second slit formed between a fourth portion where said semiconductor element is mounted and a fifth portion where said first wire is connected, said second lead having a sixth portion which connects said fourth and fifth portions, a first side of said first portion facing said second lead, a first side of said fifth portion facing said first lead, wherein the first side of the first portion and the first side of the fifth portion face each other face-to-face, and a first side of said second portion facing said second lead, a first side of said fourth portion facing said first lead, wherein the first side of the second portion and the first side of the fourth portion face each other face-to-face.