Patent ID: 8124433

Claim:
A method for making a light emitting diode structure, the method comprising: providing, on a substrate, a semiconductor material that is configured to emit light about a central wavelength λ in response to application of a potential across an active region bracketed by both an n-doped layer and a p-doped layer; forming a non-perforated dielectric material layer region upon the p-doped layer of the semiconductor material, the non-perforated dielectric material layer region covering only a portion of the p-doped layer; forming at least one Distributed Bragg Reflector (DBR) pair upon the dielectric material layer region; forming a bonding pad structure, for receiving a wire bond during a wire bonding operation, over the dielectric material layer region and the at least one DBR pair, and wherein the bonding pad structure is in ohmic contact with the p-doped layer of the semiconductor material through a transparent ohmic contact layer.