Patent ID: 7294864

Claim:
A flip chip nitride semiconductor light-emitting diode, comprising: a light-transmissive substrate for growing nitride single crystals; an n-type nitride semiconductor layer formed on the light-transmissive substrate; an active layer formed on the n-type nitride semiconductor layer; a p-type nitride semiconductor layer formed on the active layer; a dielectric layer formed on the p-type nitride semiconductor layer and having a mesh structure with a plurality of open regions in which the p-type nitride semiconductor layer is exposed; a reflective ohmic contact layer formed on the dielectric layer and the open regions in which the p-type nitride semiconductor layer is exposed; and a p-bonding electrode and an n-electrode formed on the reflective ohmic contact layer and the n-type nitride semiconductor layer, respectively; wherein the thickness of the dielectric layer satisfies the following equation: d = λ 4 ⁢ n × 1 , 3 , 5 , 7 , … wherein d represents the thickness of the dielectric layer, λ represents the light wavelength, and n represents the refractive index of the dielectric layer.