Patent ID: 8314434

Claim:
A light emitting diode module comprising: a substrate; at least two light emitting diodes formed on said substrate and spaced apart from each other, each of said light emitting diodes including a light emitting unit, an n-electrode, and a p-electrode, said light emitting unit having first and second portions that are connected to each other, said first portion of said light emitting unit of one of said light emitting diodes being formed adjacent to said second portion of said light emitting unit of the other one of said light emitting diodes, said first portion of said light emitting unit of each of said light emitting diodes having an n-type top face that supports said n-electrode, and a first stepped side that extends downwardly and inclinedly from said n-type top face to said substrate, said first stepped side having two first inclined surfaces and a first connection surface formed between said two first inclined surfaces, said second portion of said light emitting unit of each of said light emitting diodes having a p-type top face that supports said p-electrode, and a second stepped side that extends downwardly and inclinedly from said p-type top face to said substrate, said second stepped side having at least two second inclined surfaces and at least one second connection surface formed between said second inclined surfaces; an insulating layer formed on said first and second portions that are adjacent to each other, and extending downwardly and steppedly from said n-type top face to said first stepped side of said first portion, and then upwardly and steppedly from said second stepped side to said p-type top face of said second portion, said insulating layer having two ends that contact said n-electrode on said n-type top face and said p-electrode on said p-type top face, respectively; and an electrically conductive layer formed on said insulating layer and having two ends that are respectively in contact with said n-electrode on said n-type top face and said p-electrode on said p-type top face.