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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 10, 2014
Cree, Inc., Durham, NC (US);
Chandan Bhat, Goleta, CA (US);
Theodore Lowes, Lompoc, CA (US);
CREE, INC., Durham, NC (US);
Abstract
This disclosure related to surface mount devices, such as light emitting devices, and methods of manufacture thereof, including recessed contact pads with protruding contact bumps. Embodiments according to the present disclosure include a light emitting device, wherein the device comprises at least a contact pad, such that the contact pad is recessed in relation to a surface of the device. Contact bumps are formed in contact with the contact pads, such that the contact bumps protrude beyond the surface and may contact a surface of a submount that the device is meant to be mounted to. Methods of manufacture including methods utilizing virtual wafer structures are also disclosed.