Patent ID: 8766305

Claim:
A semiconductor light emitting device, comprising: a light emitting element comprising a nitride-based III-V compound semiconductor on a substrate, the light emitting element having a light extraction surface; a first electrode layer on the light extraction surface; a second electrode layer on a surface opposite to the light extraction surface of the light emitting element; a seed electrode layer configured to cover a bottom surface and a side surface of the second electrode layer, the seed electrode layer having a step in accordance with an outline of the second electrode layer; and a plated layer formed under the seed electrode layer, the plated layer having a step in accordance with a shape of the seed electrode layer, the light emitting element comprises: a light emitting layer; a first conductive type semiconductor layer disposed between the light emitting layer and the first electrode layer, and a second conductive type semiconductor layer disposed between the light emitting layer and the second electrode layer, the light emitting element has a forward tapered shape of a width which gradually narrows in order of the second conductive type semiconductor layer, the light emitting layer and the first conductive type semiconductor layer.