Patent ID: 7973327

Claim:
A light source comprising: a die that emits light of a first wavelength through a top surface of said die and one or more side surfaces of said die, said die being bonded to a surface of a mounting substrate; a light conversion component comprising a layer of luminescent material that converts light of said first wavelength to light of a second wavelength, said light conversion component having a bottom surface bonded to said top surface of said die, said light conversion component having lateral dimensions such that a space exists around said die, said space being bounded by said substrate and said light conversion component; and a scattering ring surrounding said side surfaces of said die and being positioned in said space such that a portion of said light emitted from said side surfaces of said die is scattered into said light conversion component by said scattering ring, wherein said scattering ring comprises a transparent material having particles suspended therein, and wherein said transparent material has a liquid precursor that wets said bottom surface of said light conversion component and said mounting substrate and wherein said space has dimensions that cause said liquid precursor to be drawn into said space by capillary action.