Light emitting device and method for producing the same

A light emitting device comprising:

• an insulating board that has a through hole;
• a metal member that is inserted into the through hole;
• a light emitting element that is mounted on the top surface of the metal member;
• a conductive member that is formed on the insulating board and is electrically connected to the light emitting element;
• and
• a transparent member that covers the light emitting element and the top surface of the insulating board, wherein
• the conductive member is continuously formed from the top surface to the bottom surface of the insulating board, and the bottom surface of the metal member is substantially coplanar with the bottom surface of the conductive member on the bottom surface side of the insulating board.

A method for producing a light emitting device comprising an insulating board that has a through hole, a metal member that is inserted into the through hole, a light emitting element that is mounted on the top surface of the metal member, a conductive member that is formed on the insulating board and is electrically connected to the light emitting element, and a transparent member that covers the light emitting element and the top surface of the insulating board, wherein the conductive member is continuously formed from the top surface to the bottom surface of the insulating board, wherein the bottom surface of the metal member is substantially coplanar with the bottom surface of the conductive member on the bottom surface side of the insulating board, the method comprising:

• a first step of forming a plurality of the through holes in a base material;
• a second step of forming the conductive member continuously from the top surface to the bottom surface of the base material;
• a third step of inserting the metal member into each of the plurality of the through holes from the bottom side, and bonding the metal member to the base member so that the bottom surface of each metal member is substantially coplanar with the bottom surface of the conductive member adjacent thereto;
• a fourth step of mounting the light emitting element onto the top surface of the metal member, and electrically connecting the light emitting element to the conductive member;
• a fifth step of forming the transparent member for each metal member;
• and
• a sixth step of separating the base material around each transparent member into an individual device.