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US 2006/0033117 A1Published application
Light-emitting diode and mehtod for its production
AssigneeAgilent Technologies, Inc.
InventorAkira Takekuma
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Abstract
A Light-emitting diode which comprises a pair of metal plate leads connected to a light-emitting element. The pair of metal plate leads comprise, at the edges of the metal plates, surface mounting-type connecting parts that connect facing the pads of a circuit substrate. Furthermore, the light-emitting diode comprises a support member that has a part, other than leads, that contacts the circuit substrate so that it can be positioned on the circuit substrate with stability during the reflow process.
Claims12
A surface mounting-type light-emitting diode comprising:
- a pair of metal plate leads connected to a light-emitting element;
- a surface mounting-type connecting parts at the edges of the pair of metal plate leads;
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- a supporting member that contacts a mounted circuit board.
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A method for producing a light-emitting diode comprising:
- forming the lead frame of metal plate leads with surface mounting parts;
- connecting and disposing light-emitting elements at the top end of the metal plate leads of each unit that forms the light-emitting diode;
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- forming a resin molded article such that the light-emitting element is enclosed,
- wherein the step for forming the lead frame comprises:
- forming the surface mounting parts at the edges of the metal plate leads, and joining a supporting member having supporting legs that, together with the metal sheet leads, supports that light-emitting diode on a circuit substrate.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.