Patent ID: 8097894

Claim:
A light emitting device comprising: a light emitting diode (LED) having sidewalls and a top surface; a submount on which the LED is mounted, the submount having side edges and a bottom surface, the bottom surface having metal pads for bonding to a circuit board; a substantially reflective material provided directly over the sidewalls, the reflective material comprising a substantially transparent material containing inert non-phosphor particles causing reflection, the particles being at least 10% by weight of the reflective material, the particles having a substantially white color under white ambient light, the reflective material not substantially covering the top surface of the LED, such that the reflective material covering the sidewalls at least partially contains light emitted from the LED; and a reflector, formed separately from the LED, submount, and reflective material, the reflector having an opening in which the LED is inserted, the reflector having inner edges forming a perimeter around the LED that are positioned above a top surface of the submount but below the top surface of the LED, wherein the reflector has outer edges that extend beyond the side edges of the submount and has an indent in which the submount is seated, wherein a bottom surface of the reflector does not extend below the bottom surface of the submount, and wherein the reflector has reflective walls that extend above the reflective material.