Patent ID: 8641256

Claim:
A semiconductor light emitting device comprising: a base portion comprising a recess portion that is defined by a pair of opposing first side wall portions, a pair of opposing second side wall portions which extend between the first side wall portions when viewed from above and which are shorter than the first side wall portions, and a bottom surface; a plurality of light emitting elements which are arranged on the bottom surface of the recess portion in a direction of the first side wall portions when viewed from above and which comprise a first light emitting element for emitting light of a first color and a second light emitting element for emitting light of a second color different from the first color, the second light emitting element being placed closest to the second side wall portion among the plurality of light emitting elements; and a resin portion which is filled into the recess portion so as to cover the first and second light emitting elements and which contains a phosphor for wavelength-converting a part of the light of the second color into a complementary color of the light of the second color so as to emit the wavelength-converted light to an outside; wherein the resin portion further contains a scattering material for scattering the light of the first color in addition to the phosphor.