Patent ID: 7956377

Claim:
A light-emitting device formed by depositing p-type and n-type nitride semiconductor layers, comprising: deposited p-type and n-type nitride semiconductor layers; semiconductor-surface-electrodes to apply currents into each of the semiconductor layers; an insulating layer which holds the semiconductor layers, said insulating layer comprising two surfaces; and mount-surface-electrodes being structured and arranged to mount the light-emitting device onto a mounting substrate by using solder, the mount-surface-electrodes being provided on one surface of the insulating layer which is opposite to the other surface of the insulating layer where the semiconductor-surface-electrodes are made; wherein one of the semiconductor layers has a non-deposited area where the other semiconductor layer is not deposited; one of the semiconductor-surface-electrodes is built up on the surface of the non-deposited area; vias are made in via holes in the insulating layer which electrically and directly connect the semiconductor-surface-electrodes and the mount-surface-electrodes, the via holes are filled with solder or electric conductive paste; the semiconductor-surface-electrodes, the insulating layer, and the mount-surface-electrodes are built up in this order on one side of the deposited semiconductor layers; and a surface of the other side of the deposited semiconductor layers is a light emitting surface which emits light beams directly to outside from the semiconductor layers.