Patent ID: 7848374

Claim:
A semiconductor light-emitting device, comprising: a light emitting structure including a first conduction-type cladding layer, a second conduction-type cladding layer, and an active layer between the first conduction-type cladding layer and second conduction-type cladding layer; a non-conductive substrate on a first portion of the light emitting structure and having a horizontal surface area smaller than a horizontal surface area of the active layer; a first electrode electrically connected to the first conduction-type cladding layer on a second portion of the light emitting structure and having a horizontal surface area smaller than a horizontal surface area of the second portion; and a second electrode electrically connected to the second conduction-type cladding layer, wherein the horizontal surface area of the second portion is smaller than a horizontal surface area of the first portion, and wherein the horizontal surface area of the first electrode is in direct contact with the first conduction-type cladding layer and has a horizontal surface area smaller than the horizontal surface area of the second portion.