Patent ID: 7569865

Claim:
A light-emitting device, comprising: a conductive support structure; a first-type GaN based layer over the conductive support structure; a first electrode disposed between the conductive support structure and the first-type GaN based layer such that the first-type GaN based layer is over the first electrode; a second-type GaN based layer over the first-type GaN based layer; a light-emitting layer disposed between the first-type GaN based layer and the second-type GaN based layer; a passivation layer over surfaces of the first-type GaN based layer, of the light emitting layer, of the second-type GaN based layer, and of the first electrode; and a second electrode over the second-type GaN based layer, wherein the first electrode and the second electrode are respectively located at opposite sides of the light-emitting layer, and wherein the passivation layer is located over at least an upper portion of the conductive support structure.