LED package and fabrication method thereof

1. A light emitting diode (LED) package, comprising:

an upper metal plate having an LED-receiving hole;

a lower metal plate combined mounted to a lower surface of the upper metal plate via an insulator disposed therebetween, wherein a portion of the lower metal plate is exposed via the LED-receiving hole in the upper metal plate and wherein the lower metal plate has an LED support which projects upward from an upper surface thereof and which is located on the exposed portion thereof;

an LED mounted on the projected LED support to be supported thereon and electrically connected to the upper and lower metal plates; and

a protective cover disposed on the upper metal plate,

wherein the LED support is formed to be completely filled in a hole of the insulator formed at a position corresponding to the LED-receiving hole of the upper metal plate, so that the LED support is exposed all over the LED-receiving hole via the LED-receiving hole.

2. The package of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the upper metal plate and the lower metal plate includes a lead extending from a side thereof, and wherein the lead forms an integrated single body together with the corresponding metal plate.

3. The package of claim 1 , further comprising:

solder, which electrically connects the LED to the LED support the lower metal plate, and

a wire, which electrically connects the LED to the upper metal plate.

4. The package of claim 1 , further comprising a lens mounted on the upper metal plate, wherein the protective cover includes a lens attachment unit, and the lens is bonded on the lens attachment unit by an adhesive.

5. The package of claim 4 , wherein an epoxy resin is applied on the lens attachment unit to seal the gap between the lens and the protective cover.

6. The package of claim 1 , wherein the LED comprises a lateral type LED.

7. The package of claim 6 , wherein the LED is bonded to the lower metal plate by a solder and is connected to the upper and lower metal plates by conductive wires.

8. The package of claim 7 , wherein the upper and lower metal plates comprises leads, respectively.

9. The package of claim 1 , wherein the LED comprises a flip-chip type LED in which electrodes are provided on the bottom surface thereof.

10. The package of claim 9 , wherein the LED package further comprises a sub-mount

which is disposed on the LED support, and the LED is mount on the sub-mount.

11. The package of claim 10 , wherein the sub-mount comprises a first electrode and a

second electrode which are soldered to the LED, and wherein the first electrode is connected

to the upper metal plate via at least one first wire and the second electrode is connected to the LED support of the lower metal plate via at least one second wire.

12. The package of claim 1 , wherein the protective cover encloses exposed surfaces of

the upper and lower metal plates, wherein a lead is provided to either the upper metal

plate or the lower metal plate and the lead projects through the protective cover.

13. An apparatus comprising:

a light emitting diode (LED) package; and

a board on which the LED package is mounted,

wherein the LED package comprises:

an upper metal plate having an LED-receiving hole;

a lower metal plate combined mounted to a lower surface of the upper metal plate via an insulator disposed therebetween, wherein a portion of the lower metal plate is exposed via the LED-receiving hole in the upper metal plate and wherein the lower metal plate has an LED support which projects upward from an upper surface thereof and which is located on the exposed portion thereof;

an LED mounted on the projected LED support to be supported thereon and electrically connected to the upper and lower metal plates; and

a protective cover disposed on the upper metal plate, and

wherein the LED support is formed to be completely filled in a hole of the insulator formed at a position corresponding to the LED-receiving hole of the upper metal plate, so that the LED support is exposed all over the LED-receiving hole via the LED-receiving hole.

14. The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein at least one of the upper metal plate and the

lower metal plate includes a lead extending from a side thereof, and wherein the lead forms an integrated single body together with the corresponding metal plate.

15. The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the board has electrode pads provided thereto,

and wherein the lead of the at least one of the upper metal plate and the lower metal plate is connected to the corresponding electrode pad.

16. The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the lower metal plate is directly disposed on

the board.

17. The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the protective cover encloses exposed surfaces

of the upper and lower metal plates, and wherein a lead is provided to either the upper metal

plate or the lower metal plate and the lead projects through the protective cover.

18. The apparatus of claim 17 , wherein the lead is provided to only the upper metal

plate and the lead of the upper metal layer is electrically connected to a first electrode pad provided on the board, and the lower metal plate can be electrically connected to a second electrode pad provided on the board.

19. The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein a bottom surface of the upper metal plate is directly connected to a first electrode pad of the board via a solder bump.

20. The apparatus of claim 19 , wherein the bottom surface of the lower metal plate is electrically connected to a second electrode pad of the board by a solder.