Patent ID: 8648355

Claim:
A semiconductor light emitting device, comprising: a light emitting structure comprising a first conductive semiconductor layer, a second conductive semiconductor layer on the first conductive semiconductor layer; and an active layer between the first conductive semiconductor layer and the second conductive semiconductor layer; a second electrode layer on the second conductive semiconductor layer; a metal layer on the second electrode layer; a first electrode layer connected to the first conductive semiconductor layer; and a plurality of recesses in the light emitting structure, wherein the second conductive semiconductor layer comprises a first surface adjacent to the active layer and a second surface opposite to the first surface, wherein the second electrode layer comprises a plurality of holes on the light emitting structure, wherein an insulating material is disposed in the plurality of holes and the plurality of recesses, wherein the metal layer has a width equal to or wider than that of the second electrode layer, wherein the second electrode layer contacts with the insulating material disposed in the plurality of holes of the second electrode layer, wherein the plurality of recesses correspond to the plurality of holes of the second electrode layer, and wherein the insulating material is located in a higher position than a bottom surface of the second electrode layer.