Patent ID: 7842963

Claim:
A process for forming electrical contacts for a semiconductor light emitting apparatus, the light emitting apparatus having a first layer of first conductivity type, an active layer for generating light overlying the first layer, and a second layer of second conductivity type overlying the active layer, the process comprising: forming at least a first elongate electrical contact and a second elongate electrical contact through the second layer and the active layer to provide electrical connection to the first layer, said first and second contacts being oriented at an angle to each other, said first contact having a first end in proximity with said second contact, said first end being sufficiently spaced apart from said second contact such that when current is supplied to the first layer through said contacts, current contributions from said first end of said first contact and said second contact in an area generally between said first end and said second contact cause a current density in said area that is approximately equal to a current density elsewhere along said first and second contacts; wherein no electrical contact is located in the area between said first end and said second contact.