Patent ID: 8461617

Claim:
A semiconductor light emitting element, comprising: a first semiconductor layer; a light emitting layer disposed on the first semiconductor layer; a first pad electrode disposed on the first semiconductor layer so as to separate from the light emitting layer; a second semiconductor layer disposed on the light emitting layer; an insulator layer disposed on one part of the second semiconductor layer and having a hole portion passing through in a thickness direction of the second semiconductor layer; a transparent electrode layer disposed continuously from another part of the second semiconductor layer to a part of an upper surface of the insulator layer; and a second pad electrode disposed on the transparent electrode so as to be in contact with the second semiconductor layer through the hole portion of the insulator layer and in contact with the transparent electrode so that the transparent electrode is interposed between the second pad electrode and the insulator layer, wherein a contact resistance between the second pad electrode and the second semiconductor layer is larger than a contact resistance between the transparent electrode layer and the second semiconductor layer.