Patent ID: 8766311

Claim:
A semiconductor light emitting device, comprising: a p-type semiconductor layer including a nitride semiconductor and having a first major surface; an n-type semiconductor layer including a nitride semiconductor and having a second major surface; a light emitting layer provided between the n-type semiconductor layer and the p-type semiconductor layer, the first major surface being on a side of the p-type semiconductor layer opposite to the light emitting layer, the second major surface being on a side of the n-type semiconductor layer opposite to the light emitting layer; a p-side electrode contacting a part of the p-type semiconductor layer on the first major surface; and an n-side electrode contacting a part of the n-type semiconductor layer on the second major surface, the n-side electrode being provided outside and around the p-side electrode in a plan view along a direction from the p-type semiconductor layer to the n-type semiconductor layer, and a gap between the n-side electrode and the p-side electrode being larger than a thickness of the n-type semiconductor layer in the plan view.