Patent ID: 10388834

Abstract:
To prevent degradation of electrical characteristics caused by a resin filled between electrodes in an ultraviolet light-emitting operation, there is provided a nitride semiconductor wafer having ultraviolet light-emitting elements on a substrate 12, each element including a semiconductor laminated portion 21 constituted by an n-type AlGaN layer 16, an active layer 17 composed of an AlGaN layer, and p-type AlGaN layers 19 and 20, an n-electrode 23, a p-electrode 22, a protective insulating film 24, first and second plated electrodes 25 and 26, and a fluororesin film 27. The p-electrode is formed on an upper surface of the p-type AlGaN layer in the first region R1 and the n-electrode is formed on an upper surface of the n-type AlGaN layer in the second region R2. The protective insulating film has openings for exposing at least parts of the n-electrode and the p-electrode. The first plated electrode is spaced apart from the second plated electrode, contacts the p-electrode, and covers an upper surface and an entire outer circumferential side surface of the first region R1 and a part of the second region R2 that contacts the first region R1. The second plated electrode contacts the n-electrode and the fluororesin film 27 covers side wall surfaces of the first and second plated electrodes and a bottom surface of a gap part 31.