Patent ID: 8372670

Claim:
A method for manufacturing a light-emitting element assembly comprising the steps of: (a) preparing a support substrate having a first surface, a second surface facing the first surface, a recessed portion formed in the first surface, and a conductive material layer formed over the first surface and the inner surface of the recessed portion; (b) successively forming a first compound semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type, a light-emitting portion, and a second compound semiconductor layer of a second conductivity type on a substrate for manufacturing a light-emitting element; (c) selectively removing at least the second compound semiconductor layer and the light-emitting portion to form a mesa structure including at least the second compound semiconductor layer and the light-emitting portion; (d) forming an insulating layer over the top and the side surface of the mesa structure and an exposed portion of a first surface of the first compound semiconductor layer, partially removing the insulating layer from the top of the mesa structure to expose the top of the second compound semiconductor layer, and then forming a second electrode over the exposed top of the second compound semiconductor layer, a portion of the insulating layer which is disposed on the side surface of the mesa structure, and a portion of the insulating layer which is disposed on the first surface of the first compound semiconductor layer; (e) placing the mesa structure of the light-emitting element in the recessed portion so that the conductive material layer and the second electrode are in at least partial contact with each other; (f) removing the substrate for manufacturing a light-emitting element, and (g) forming a first electrode on an exposed second surface of the first compound semiconductor layer which faces the first surface thereof.