Patent ID: 8575644

Claim:
A light emitting device comprising: a conductive support member; a light emitting part comprising: a first conductive type semiconductor layer; an active layer; and a second conductive type semiconductor layer on the conductive support member, wherein the second conductive type semiconductor layer of the light emitting part is electrically connected to the conductive support member; an electro-static discharge (ESD) protection part comprising: a first conductive type semiconductor layer; an active layer; and a second conductive type semiconductor layer on the conductive support member, wherein the first conductive type semiconductor layer of the ESD protection part is electrically connected to the conductive support member; a first connection layer electrically connecting the first conductive type semiconductor layer of the light emitting part to the second conductive type semiconductor layer of the ESD protection part, and physically contacting a Ga-face region of a bottom surface of the first conductive type semiconductor layer of the light emitting part; and a protection member on the ESD protection part and the first connection layer, wherein the protection member physically contacts a bottom surface of the first connection layer.