Patent ID: 7250320

Claim:
A method of manufacturing a semiconductor light emitting element having a semiconductor layer of a first conduction type which is formed on a major surface and includes a convex crystal portion having an inclined crystal plane composed of a plurality of crystal planes inclined from the major surface by different angles of inclination to exhibit a convex plane as a whole; at least an active layer and a semiconductor layer of a second conduction type which are sequentially layered at least on the inclined crystal plane of the crystal portion; a first electrode electrically connected to the semiconductor layer of the first conduction type; and a second electrode formed on the semiconductor layer of the second conduction type on the crystal portion and electrically connected to the semiconductor layer of the second conduction type, the method comprising: growing a first semiconductor layer of the first conduction type on a substrate; forming a growth mask having an opening at a predetermined position on the first semiconductor layer; selectively growing a second semiconductor layer of the first conduction type on the first semiconductor layer exposed through the opening in the growth mask; sequentially growing at least the active layer and the semiconductor layer of the second conduction type to cover the second semiconductor layer; and removing the growth mask between selectively growing the second semiconductor layer of the first conduction type on the first semiconductor layer exposed through the opening in the growth mask and sequentially growing at least the active layer and the semiconductor layer of the second conduction type.