Patent ID: 8841838

Claim:
A light emitting device comprising: a substrate; a light emitting unit formed on a top surface of the substrate; a peripheral area of the top surface of substrate surrounding the light emitting unit; a positive electrode externally connecting land and a negative electrode externally connecting land provided on the top surface of the substrate in the peripheral area so as to be away from an edge of the substrate; and wiring patterns including a cathode wiring pattern and an anode wiring pattern disposed on the top surface of the substrate, wherein the light emitting unit includes a plurality of light emitting elements mounted on the substrate, and a sealing member for sealing the light emitting elements, the positive electrode externally connecting land and the negative electrode externally connecting land are connected to the anode wiring pattern and the cathode wiring pattern, respectively, the peripheral area is not covered by the sealing member and completely surrounds the light emitting unit in plan view of the substrate, and the light emitting unit and the positive and negative electrode externally connecting lands are disposed on the top surface of the substrate, and the positive and negative electrode externally connecting lands are confined to the top surface.