Patent ID: 8710531

Claim:
A light-emitting diode device, comprising: a die carrier having a die mounting surface and a plurality of electrical connection regions electrically insulated from one another; a light-emitting diode (LED) die mounted on the die mounting surface of the die carrier, wherein the LED die comprises a substrate, a first type semiconductor layer disposed atop the substrate, a second type semiconductor layer disposed atop the first type semiconductor layer, an another first type semiconductor layer disposed atop the second type semiconductor layer, at least three through holes each extending through the substrate to a corresponding one of the semiconductor layers, an insulative layer formed on inner walls of the through holes, and electrically conductive linkers mounted within the respective through holes, and wherein each of the electrically conductive linkers has an end electrically connected to a corresponding one of the semiconductor layers and an opposite end protruding outwardly from the corresponding through hole and adapted for electrical connection to a corresponding one of the electrical connection regions of the die carrier; and a light transmissible protective layer formed on the die mounting surface of the die carrier in a manner covering the LED die.