Patent ID: 8809899

Claim:
A method, comprising: forming a first zener diode and a second zener diode in a substrate; forming a first bond pad over a portion of the first zener diode and a second bond pad over a portion of the second zener diode, wherein the first and second bond pads are being separated by a gap; forming a first light-emitting diode (LED) over the first bond pad and a second LED over the second bond pad, wherein the first and second LEDs each include a light-emitting layer disposed between a first doped semiconductor layer and a second doped semiconductor layer, the first and second doped semiconductor layers having different types of conductivity; forming a first conductive element over the first LED and a second conductive element over the second LED; forming a patterned dielectric layer over the first and second LEDs and over sidewalls of the first and second bond pads, the patterned dielectric layer exposing the first and second conductive elements; and forming a connecting metal layer over the patterned dielectric layer, the connecting metal layer electrically interconnecting the first and second LEDs.