Patent ID: 8247823

Claim:
A light-emitting element, comprising: a semiconductor laminated structure comprising a nitride compound semiconductor, a first semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type, a light-emitting layer and a second semiconductor layer of a second conductivity type different from the first conductivity type; an insulation layer provided on the semiconductor laminated structure; a first wiring comprising a first vertical conducting portion and a first planar conducting portion, the first wiring being electrically connected to the first semiconductor layer, the first vertical conducting portion extending inside the insulation layer, the light-emitting layer and the second semiconductor layer in a vertical direction and the first planar conducting portion extending inside the insulation layer in a planar direction; and a second wiring comprising a second vertical conducting portion and a second planar conducting portion, the second wiring being electrically connected to the second semiconductor layer, the second vertical conducting portion extending inside the insulation layer in a vertical direction and the second planar conducting portion extending inside the insulation layer in a planar direction.