Patent ID: 8597964

Claim:
A method for manufacturing a plurality of holders each being for an LED package structure, comprising: providing a base, a plurality of through holes being defined in the base to divide the base into a plurality of basic units; etching the base to form a dam at an upper surface of each of the basic units of the base; forming a first electrical portion and a second electrical portion on each basic unit of the base, the first electrical portion and the second electrical portion being separated and insulated from each other by the dam; providing a plurality of reflective cups each on a corresponding basic unit of the base, each of the reflective cups surrounding a corresponding dam; and cutting the base into the plurality of basic units along the through holes to form the plurality of holders; wherein the base is etched to form a protrusion at a bottom surface of each of the basic units of the base opposite to the corresponding dam, the first electrical portion and the second electrical portion being separated and insulated from each other by the protrusion; wherein the protrusion and dam are integrally formed with the base; and wherein the first and second electrical portions each are U-shaped and formed at the two opposing upper and lower side surfaces of the corresponding basic unit of the base.