The 99-51 is a side view LED with up to 2200 mcd Luminous Intensity, and is intended for use in small size LCD backlight applications (under 10-inch). These include notebooks, mobile phones, ...

The other solution to reverse-mounting a LED is simply taking a standard 1206 SMD LED and manually soldering it upside-down. ... Side view LEDs are a thing, and they can be pick and placed.

On the top are normal SMD RGB LEDs and on the bottom is Corsair’s new Capellix. The LEDs are so efficient, Corsair said it will be able to use them in wireless keyboards and headphones without ...