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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 18, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2007
Nobuhiro Nakamura, Yokohama, JP;
Syuji Matsumoto, Yokohama, JP;
Hitoshi Onoda, Yokohama, JP;
Yutaka Segawa, Yokohama, JP;
Tetsuro Matsumoto, Yokohama, JP;
Hiroshi Usui, Yokohama, JP;
Nobuhiro Nakamura, Yokohama, JP;
Syuji Matsumoto, Yokohama, JP;
Hitoshi Onoda, Yokohama, JP;
Yutaka Segawa, Yokohama, JP;
Tetsuro Matsumoto, Yokohama, JP;
Hiroshi Usui, Yokohama, JP;
Asahi Glass Company, Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A diode chip is sealed by a glass material. There are provided a light emitting diode chip and a glass member in close contact with at least one portion of the surface of the light emitting diode chip. The glass member has a surface shape containing a curved surface at least a portion thereof. The curved surface is preferably a portion of a spherical surface or a spheroidal surface. The glass member has a surface shape containing a spherical portion and a flat portion, and the diode chip is preferably disposed on the flat portion.