Patent ID: 6878564

Claim:
A method of manufacturing a light emitting semiconductor package, the method comprising the steps of: (A) obtaining a semiconductor wafer which includes a plurality of light emitting devices residing on or in a surface of the semiconductor wafer; (B) forming at least one first hollow cap, each first hollow cap formed to provide: (1) a central portion and first perimeter walls extending from the perimeter edge of the central portion with the free edges of the first perimeter walls adapted to be bonded to the surface of the semiconductor wafer to provide a first cavity; (2) at least one region of the central portion which is substantially transparent or translucent to electromagnetic radiation; (C) bonding the at least one first hollow cap to the semiconductor wafer, the central portion overlying at least one of the plurality of light emitting devices; and, (D) separating the semiconductor wafer with bonded caps into light emitting semiconductor packages.