Patent ID: 7943942

Claim:
A semiconductor light-emitting device, comprising: a substrate; a first doped semiconductor layer situated above the substrate; a second doped semiconductor layer situated above the first doped semiconductor layer; a multi-quantum-well (MQW) active layer situated between the first and the second doped semiconductor layers; and a first electrode coupled to the first doped semiconductor layer; a first passivation layer, which is situated between the first electrode and the first doped semiconductor layer in areas other than an ohmic-contact area, wherein the first passivation layer substantially insulates the first electrode from the edges of the first doped semiconductor layer, thereby reducing surface recombination; a second electrode coupled to the second doped semiconductor layer; and a second passivation layer which substantially covers the sidewalls of the first and second doped semiconductor layer, the MQW active layer, and part of the horizontal surface of the second doped semiconductor layer which is not covered by the second electrode.