Patent ID: 8597963

Claim:
A method of manufacturing a light emitting device (LED), the method comprising: a) providing an LED wafer having a plurality of LEDs formed on a surface thereof; b) fabricating a sheet of phosphor/polymer material comprising a light transmissive polymer material having at least one phosphor material distributed throughout its volume and in which the polymer material is transmissive to light generated by the LEDs and to light generated by the at least one phosphor material; c) selectively making apertures through the sheet of phosphor polymer material at positions corresponding to electrode contact pads of the LEDs of the LED wafer; d1) attaching the sheet of phosphor polymer material to the surface of the LED wafer such that each aperture overlies a respective electrode contact pad, and d2) cutting slots through the sheet of phosphor/polymer material that are configured to pass between individual LEDs prior to said attaching the sheet to the LED; and e) dividing the LED wafer into individual light emitting devices.