Patent ID: 8354664

Claim:
A light emitting device comprising: a light emitting structure including a first conductive type semiconductor layer, a second conductive type semiconductor layer, and an active layer between the first conductive type semiconductor layer and the second conductive type semiconductor layer, wherein the first conductive type semiconductor layer includes a stepped structure having a second top surface stepped lower than the first top surface thereof; an insulating layer disposed on a lateral surface of the light emitting structure and the second top surface of the first conductive type semiconductor layer; an electrode electrically connected with the first conductive type semiconductor layer and disposed on at least one of the first and second top surfaces of the first conductive type semiconductor layer; an electrode layer under the second conductive type semiconductor layer; a protective layer disposed on a periphery portion of a bottom surface of the second conductive type semiconductor layer and having an open region on the bottom surface of the second conductive type semiconductor layer; an adhesion layer under the electrode layer; and a conductive support member under the adhesion layer, wherein the protective layer is formed of a different material from a material of the insulating layer, and wherein the protective layer includes an inner portion between the bottom surface of the second conductive type semiconductor layer and the electrode layer and an outer portion extending outward from a bottom surface of the light emitting structure.