Patent ID: 7833811

Claim:
A method of manufacturing a light emitting diode (LED) package for emitting light sideward from a light source, the method comprising steps of: providing a substrate with an electrode formed thereon; disposing a light source on the substrate; forming a molded part on the substrate with the light source disposed thereon, the molded part having an upper surface with a center thereof depressed concavely, and centrally depressed peripheral edges and protruded edge corners; forming a reflection layer for covering an entire upper surface of the molded part; and cutting the substrate, the molded part, and the reflection layer stacked in their order so that a light transmitting surface is formed on a cut section in the side of the molded part with the reflection layer thereon, wherein light emitted from the light source is reflected from the reflection layer and radiated in the horizontal direction through the light transmitting surface, and wherein the step of forming a reflection layer comprises attaching a thin film having a high reflectivity on the molded part.