Patent ID: 7635869

Claim:
A light emitting device comprising: a light emitting chip including a stack of semiconductor layers and an electrode disposed on the stack of semiconductor layers; a support having a generally planar surface supporting the light emitting chip, the generally planar surface including a chip cavity having a first depth and first lateral area and receiving at least the electrode and the stack of semiconductor layers of the light emitting chip, an attachment material cavity disposed in the chip cavity and having a second depth larger than the first depth and second lateral area smaller than the first lateral area, wherein the attachment material cavity is too small to receive the light emitting chip, and an electrically conductive path disposed on the generally planar surface to provide external electrical communication with the attachment material cavity from outside the chip cavity; and an electrically conductive chip attachment material disposed in the attachment material cavity and not extending outside the chip cavity, the electrically conductive chip attachment material providing electrical communication between the electrode of the light emitting chip and the electrically conductive path of the support;