Patent ID: 8373180

Claim:
A side-view type light emitting diode package comprising: a package body comprising an opening and a step projection that extends into the opening, so as to divide the opening into a top portion and a bottom portion; a first lead terminal and a second lead terminal that extend into the package body, such that end portions of the first and the second lead terminals are disposed below the step projection and exposed through the opening; a light emitting diode chip disposed on the exposed end portion of the first lead terminal; and a light-transmittable resin disposed in the bottom portion of the opening, so as cover the light emitting diode chip, wherein the light-transmittable resin is in contact with an inner wall of the bottom portion, and the top portion and the step projection comprise a resin-free area, wherein a width of the step projection extending into the opening varies about at least a portion of the opening, and wherein the step projection only extends along two sides of the light emitting diode chip.