Patent ID: 8097898

Claim:
A light-emitting diode, comprising: a substrate made of an insulating material and having an upper surface, the upper surface including: a first upper surface having at least a pair of electrodes formed on the first upper surface, a second upper surface provided adjacent to the first upper surface at a position lower than a height of the first upper surface, a first peripheral edge being positioned between the first upper surface and the second upper surface, and a second peripheral edge of the second upper surface being positioned outside the first peripheral edge when viewed from above; at least one light-emitting diode element mounted on the first upper surface of the substrate and electrically connected to the electrodes formed on the first upper surface of the substrate; a light-transmitting sealing resin provided on and in direct contact with the first upper surface and the second upper surface of the substrate to the second peripheral edge of the second upper surface to encapsulate all of the light-emitting diode element, the first upper surface, the first peripheral edge, and the second upper surface; and the light-emitting diode element having a light-emitting facet, and the second peripheral edge being positioned inwardly of an extension of an imaginary line connecting an edge of the light-emitting facet and the first peripheral edge of the substrate.