Patent ID: 7173288

Claim:
A nitride semiconductor light emitting device, comprising: a first n-type nitride semiconductor layer formed on a substrate; an active layer and a p-type nitride semiconductor layer which are sequentially formed on the first n-type nitride semiconductor layer, are each divided into a first region and a second region by an insulative isolation layer; an ohmic contact layer formed on the p-type nitride semiconductor layer contained in the first region; a p-type electrode which is formed on the ohmic contact layer, and is extended to the p-type nitride semiconductor layer contained in the second region; and an n-type electrode which is spaced apart from the p-type electrode, is formed on the p-type nitride semiconductor layer contained in the second region, passes through the p-type nitride semiconductor layer and the active layer contained in the second region, and is connected to the first n-type nitride semiconductor layer.