Patent ID: 8810867

Claim:
An LED module comprising: a first LED chip and a second LED chip each including a pair of front electrodes provided on a same side; a third LED chip including a front electrode and a back electrode provided on opposite sides; a first and a second Zener diodes for preventing excessive voltage application to the first and the second LED chips; a first lead including a mount portion on which the first through the third LED chips and the first and the second Zener diodes are mounted; a resin package covering part of the first lead and including an opening that exposes the first through the third LED chips and the first and the second Zener diodes; a common insulating layer that bonds the first and the second LED chips to the first lead; and a common conductive layer that bonds the third LED chip and the first and the second Zener diodes to the first lead; wherein the first and the second Zener diodes are arranged between the first, the second LED chips and the third LED chip.