Patent ID: 8217407

Claim:
A light emitting device comprising: (a) a first compound semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type, an active layer, and a second compound semiconductor layer of a second conductivity type different from said first conduction type which are sequentially formed over a substrate; (b) a first electrode formed over an exposed part of said first compound semiconductor layer; (c) a second electrode formed over said second compound semiconductor layer; (d) a Spin On Glass (SOG) layer formed over the substrate; and (e) a first insulating layer formed over the substrate, wherein, 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 are covered with the SOG layer, and the first insulating layer has a first surface in contact with the SOG layer, the first surface and the SOG layer overlapping at least on a top surface of said second electrode.