Patent ID: 8350283

Claim:
A semiconductor light emitting device, comprising: a light emitting unit including a semiconductor stacked body including a first semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type, a second semiconductor layer of a second conductivity type, and a light emitting layer provided between the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer, the semiconductor stacked body having a first major surface on a first semiconductor layer side and a second major surface on a second semiconductor layer side, a first electrode electrically connected to the first semiconductor layer on a second major surface side, and a second electrode electrically connected to the second semiconductor layer on the second major surface side; a first conductive member electrically connected to the first electrode, the first conductive member including a first columnar portion provided on the second major surface to cover a portion of the second semiconductor layer on the second major surface side, the first columnar portion being separate from the second semiconductor layer; an insulating layer provided between the first columnar portion and the portion of the second semiconductor layer on the second major surface side; a second conductive member electrically connected to the second electrode, the second conductive member including a second columnar portion provided on the second major surface; a sealing member covering a side surface of the first conductive member and a side surface of the second conductive member; and an optical layer provided on the first major surface of the semiconductor stacked body, the optical layer including a wavelength conversion unit configured to absorb an emitted light emitted from the light emitting layer and emit light having a wavelength different from a wavelength of the emitted light; wherein the first conductive member further includes a first connection portion covering at least a portion of the insulating layer to electrically connect the first electrode to the first columnar portion.