Patent ID: 8450751

Claim:
An optoelectronic semiconductor body that is provided for emitting electromagnetic radiation from a front side of the semiconductor body, the optoelectronic semiconductor body comprising: a semiconductor layer sequence which has an active layer suitable for generating electromagnetic radiation, a first electrical connecting layer arranged at a rear side of semiconductor layer sequence, the rear side opposite the front side, a second electrical connecting layer arranged at the rear side of the semiconductor layer sequence, and a separating layer, wherein the first and second electrical connecting layers are electrically insulated from one another by the separating layer, wherein the first electrical connecting layer, the second electrical connecting layer and the separating layer overlap laterally, wherein a partial region of the second electrical connecting layer extends from the rear side through a breakthrough in the active layer in a direction of the front side, and wherein the first electrical connecting layer has an electrical contact area which is suitable for electrically contacting the semiconductor body from the front side and/or the second electrical connecting layer has an electrical contact area which is suitable for electrically contacting the semiconductor body from the front side.