Patent ID: 8872218

Claim:
A molded package, comprising: a molded resin comprising a recess for accommodating a light emitting element; and first and second leads disposed at a bottom of the molded resin and separated from each other by a gap, one surface of the first lead being partially exposed from a bottom surface of the recess of the molded resin, the other surface of the first lead including an exposed part and a lead recess, the exposed part being exposed from a rear surface of the molded resin, the lead recess comprising a resin fully covering an inner surface thereof, the one surface and the other surface of the first lead being substantially planar, the first lead including a cutout or a through hole extending from the one surface to the other surface, at least a portion of a first edge of the cutout or the through hole closer to a center of the recess at the other surface being located inside the lead recess and covered with the resin.