Patent ID: 8102484

Claim:
A light emitting device comprising: a conductive support layer; a transparent conductive layer comprising a first transparent conductive region adjacent to the conductive support layer and a second transparent conductive region adjacent to the first transparent conductive region and the conductive support layer, the second transparent conductive region having less electrical conductivity than the first transparent conductive region; a first semiconductor layer adjacent to the transparent conductive layer; an active layer adjacent to the first semiconductor layer; a second semiconductor layer adjacent to the active layer, which is between the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer; and an electrode adjacent to the second semiconductor layer, wherein: the conductive support layer, transparent conductive layer, first semiconductor layer, active layer, second semiconductor layer, and electrode are stacked in a first direction, the first and second semiconductor layers are of different conductivity types, the first and second transparent conductive regions are adjacent to each other in a second direction, and the electrode at least partially overlaps the second transparent conductive region in the first direction.