Patent ID: 8355420

Claim:
A semiconductor light-emitting device, comprising: a light emitting structure including a first conduction-type cladding layer, a second conduction-type cladding layer, and an active layer between the first conduction-type cladding layer and second conduction-type cladding layer; a non-conductive substrate under a first portion of the light emitting structure, and the first portion and the non-conductive substrate each having a horizontal surface area smaller than a horizontal surface area of the active layer; a first electrode electrically connected to the first conduction-type cladding layer and disposed under the first conduction-type cladding layer; and a second electrode electrically connected to the second conduction-type cladding layer and disposed on the second conduction-type cladding layer, wherein the first conduction-type cladding layer is partially contacted with the first electrode, and wherein the non-conductive substrate comprises a bottom surface which is not in direct contact with the first electrode.