Patent ID: 8269236
Filing Date: 2012-09-18
Classification: H01L

Abstract:
1. A light-emitting diode having a light-extracting surface and comprising a transparent substrate, a compound semiconductor layer bonded to the transparent substrate, a light-emitting part contained in the compound semiconductor layer, a light-emitting layer contained in the light-emitting part and formed of (Al X Ga 1-X ) Y In 1-Y P (0≦X≦1, 0<Y≦1), a first electrode and a second electrode of different polarities provided on a surface of the light-emitting diode opposite the light-extracting surface, and a reflecting metal film containing any of Au, Pt, Ti and Al formed on the first electrode, wherein the transparent substrate has a first side face virtually perpendicular to a light-emitting surface of the light-emitting layer on a side near the light-emitting layer and a second side face oblique to the light-emitting surface on a side distant from the light-emitting layer and wherein the first and second electrodes are mounted respectively on electrode terminals.