Patent ID: 8896017

Claim:
A light-emitting device, comprising: a conductive support structure; a semiconductor structure disposed on the conductive support structure, wherein the semiconductor structure comprises a first-type semiconductor layer, an active layer, and a second-type semiconductor layer, wherein the semiconductor structure having a first semiconductor surface, a side semiconductor surface, and a second semiconductor surface, wherein the first semiconductor surface, relative to the second semiconductor surface, is proximate to the conductive support structure, and wherein the second semiconductor surface is opposite to the first semiconductor surface; a first electrode electrically connected to the first-type semiconductor layer; a second electrode electrically connected to the second-type semiconductor layer, wherein the second electrode has a first electrode surface, a side electrode surface, and a second electrode surface, wherein the first electrode surface, relative to the second electrode surface, is proximate to the semiconductor structure; and wherein the second electrode surface is opposite to the first electrode surface; and a passivation layer disposed on the side semiconductor surface and the second semiconductor surface, wherein the passivation layer comprises a first portion contacting the first-type semiconductor layer, a second portion contacting the active layer, a third portion contacting the second-type semiconductor layer, a fourth portion contacting the side electrode surface, and a fifth portion contacting the second electrode surface.