Patent ID: 7495259

Claim:
A light-emitting diode comprising: an n-type nitride semiconductor layer; an n-side electrode, which is provided on the n-type nitride semiconductor layer; a p-type nitride semiconductor layer; and a p-side electrode, which is provided on the p-type nitride semiconductor layer, having a p-side current diffusing member and a p-side pad member provided on at least a part of the p-side current diffusing member; wherein, the n-side electrode and p-side electrode are provided in an electrode forming-plane side, the light-emitting diode has a rectangular shape elongated in a longitudinal direction as viewed from the electrode-forming-plane side, the rectangular shape comprising shorter sides and longer sides, the longer sides being parallel to the longitudinal direction, the n-side electrode has an n-side connecting portion to be connected to a conductive member, and an n-side extending portion which extends in the longitudinal direction from a predetermined part of the n-side connecting portion, and the p-side pad member has at least a p-side connecting portion to be connected to a conductive member, the n-side connecting portion is positioned in a first corner of the rectangular shape of the light-emitting diode, and the p-side pad member is positioned in the vicinity of a second corner of the rectangular shape of the light emitting diode, the second corner being diagonally opposite relative to the first corner, the light-emitting diode further comprises an n-side connecting area, in which the n-side connecting portion is provided in proximity to one end of the light-emitting diode in the longitudinal direction, a p-side connecting area, in which the p-side connecting portion is provided in proximity to another end of the light-emitting diode in the longitudinal direction, and a middle area provided between them, the n-side extending portion is positioned in the middle area, and extends so as to be opposed to the p-side current diffusing member.