Patent ID: 7858418

Claim:
A method of manufacturing a light emitting device, comprising the steps of: (A) sequentially forming a first compound semiconductor layer of a first conduction type, an active layer, and a second compound semiconductor layer of a second conduction type different from said first conduction type, over a substrate; and (B) exposing a part of said first compound semiconductor layer, forming a first electrode over said exposed part of said first compound semiconductor layer and forming a second electrode over said second compound semiconductor layer, wherein said method further includes, subsequent to said step (B), the step of: (C) covering at least said exposed part of said first compound semiconductor layer, an exposed part of said active layer, an exposed part of said second compound semiconductor layer, and a part of said second electrode with an SOG layer; and (D) forming a first insulating layer over said substrate, the first insulating layer having a first surface in contact with the insulating layer, the first surface and the SOG layer overlap at least on a top surface of part of said second electrode.