Patent ID: 7154155

Claim:
A surface mounted light emitting diode (LED) package, comprising: a light emitting diode (LED) having a first electrode and a second electrode; a first metal contact plate having a first bottom recess and a first hole extending through said first metal contact plate; a second metal contact plate having a second bottom recess and a second hole extending through said second metal contact plate, said LED being positioned on at least one of said first and second metal contact plates; and a glue covering said LED, portions of the top surface of said first and second metal contact plates, and filling said first and second bottom recesses through said first and second holes, thus forming encapsulated LED package; said first metal contact plate and said second metal contact plate having portions thereof extending outside the borders of said encapsulated LED package to provide enlarged soldering areas for soldering said encapsulated LED package to a motherboard, wherein said first and second bottom recesses are shaped to provide an enlarged receiving cavity for the glue, and wherein said first and second holes provide a passage for said glue to said bottom recesses for said glue to deposit therein.