Patent attributes
In a side view LED, elongated first and second lead frames each have a finger extending therefrom. The finger of the first lead frame is disposed in parallel with that of the second lead frame. An LED chip and a protective device are mounted on mounting areas of the first and second lead frames, respectively and electrically connected to the first and second lead frames. A package body houses the first and second lead frames to form first and second opened areas. The first opened area is externally opened around the LED chip, the second opened area is externally opened around the protective device, and the partition wall is formed therebetween. First and second encapsulants are provided to the first and second opened areas, respectively to encapsulate the LED chip and protective device, respectively. At least the first encapsulant is transparent.
