Patent ID: 7645689

Claim:
A method for manufacturing a gallium nitride-based light emitting device, comprising the steps of: sequentially forming an n-type GaN-based clad layer, an active layer and a p-type GaN-based clad layer on a substrate; exposing a portion of the n-type GaN-based clad layer by mesa-etching some portion of the p-type GaN-based clad layer, active layer and n-type GaN-based clad layer; forming an n-side electrode on one region of the exposed n-type GaN-based clad layer; forming two or more lower metal layers on the other regions of the exposed GaN-based clad layer so as to be electrically connected to the n-type GaN-based clad layer while being separated from the n-side electrode; forming an insulating film on the lower metal layers; forming an upper metal layer on the insulating film; and forming a p-side electrode on the p-type GaN-based clad layer.