Patent ID: 8614456

Claim:
A light emitting diode, comprising: at least one light emitting diode die, arranged on a light emitting diode printed circuit board by means of a die attach, the light emitting diode printed circuit board comprising at a lower surface thereof rear side contacts, wherein the rear side contacts of the light emitting diode printed circuit board at least partially overlap with contours of the light emitting diode die and are formed in such a way as to overlap with at least half of the lower surface of the light emitting diode printed circuit board, and wherein the light emitting diode printed circuit board comprises a plurality of conductive through-vias in the light emitting diode printed circuit board, the through-vias thermally and electrically connecting the rear side contacts of the light emitting diode printed circuit board to contact areas formed on an upper surface of the light emitting diode printed circuit board.