Patent ID: 8847267

Claim:
A method for making a light emitting diode, comprising; a first step of performing mesa-etching to reveal a designated area of a first semiconductor layer after forming the first semiconductor layer, an active layer and a second semiconductor layer on a substrate in sequence; a second step of forming a reflector layer on the top of the second semiconductor layer left after the mesa-etching; a third step of forming a first electrode(s) on the first semiconductor layer revealed by mesa-etching and a second electrode(s) on the upper face of the reflector layer; a fourth step of forming a first passivation layer on the area excluding the first electrode(s) and the second electrode(s) to reveal the first electrode(s) and the second electrode(s); and a fifth step of forming a first bonding pad and a second bonding pad in the designated area on the top of the first passivation layer, connecting the first electrodes with a first bonding pad through one of more first electrode lines, and vertical extensions, in the shape of a metal pile, and connecting the second electrodes with a second bonding pad through one or more second electrode lines, wherein the first electrode(s) and second electrode(s) are formed on the same plane, further comprising a step of texturing regularly or irregularly the second electrode contacted directly with the second semiconductor layer under the reflector layer wherein the second electrode directly contacts the second semiconductor layer through opening(s) in the reflector layer.