A light emitting diode (LED) assembly and module including a substrate (48) having opposing first and second sides (50, 52); a capacitor (32) having first and second electrically-conductive plates (44, 46) respectively disposed proximate the first and second sides (50, 52) of the substrate (48); and an anti-parallel LED structure (34) electrically connected to the first electrically-conductive plate (44) and thermally coupled to the substrate (48).