Abstract: An epitaxial wafer for a semiconductor light emitting device according to the present invention in which at least an n-type cladding layer formed with a mixed crystal made of an AlGaInP material, an active layer, a p-type Mg-doped cladding layer, and a p-type contact layer are stacked successively in that order on an n-type GaAs substrate, and the p-type contact layer is formed as at least two layers that are an Mg-doped contact layer and a Zn-doped contact layer stacked thereon when viewed from the n-type GaAs substrate, comprises a Zn-doped layer which is inserted between the p-type Mg-doped cladding layer and the p-type contact layer.

Abstract: An epitaxial wafer for a semiconductor light emitting device according to the present invention in which at least an n-type cladding layer formed with a mixed crystal made of an AlGaInP material, an active layer, a p-type Mg-doped cladding layer, and a p-type contact layer are stacked successively in that order on an n-type GaAs substrate, and the p-type contact layer is formed as at least two layers that are an Mg-doped contact layer and a Zn-doped contact layer stacked thereon when viewed from the n-type GaAs substrate, comprises a Zn-doped layer which is inserted between the p-type Mg-doped cladding layer and the p-type contact layer.

Abstract: A light-emitting diode array comprising a conductive layer formed on a substrate, separate light-emitting portions formed on the conductive layer, a first electrode formed on at least part of an upper surface of each light-emitting portion, and a second electrode formed on the conductive layer adjacent to the light-emitting portions; the first electrode comprising a common switching electrode matrix; the second electrode comprising a common electrode divided such that one second electrode exists in every block; and at least one of bonding pads extending to the first common electrode and the second common electrode being formed on a bonding portion formed on the conductive layer like an island, whereby the bonding pads are separate from each other.

Abstract: A light-emitting diode array comprising a conductive layer formed on a substrate, pluralities of separate light-emitting portions formed on the conductive layer, a first groove formed in the conductive layer to divide the light-emitting portions to blocks, a first electrodes formed on at least part of an upper surface of each light-emitting portion, a second electrode formed directly on the conductive layer in each block, switching common wirings separately connecting the first electrodes and first bonding pads each connected to each common wiring, first bonding pads each connected to each common wiring, and second bonding pads each connected to each second electrode, the first bonding pads and the second bonding pads being arranged longitudinally in a row, and a ratio of the number of the first bonding pads to the number of the second bonding pads being 1:n (n?3).

Abstract: A light-emitting diode array comprising a conductive layer formed on a substrate, pluralities of separate light-emitting portions formed on the conductive layer, a first groove formed in the conductive layer to divide the light-emitting portions to blocks, a first electrodes formed on at least part of an upper surface of each light-emitting portion, one second electrode formed directly on the conductive layer in each block, switching common wirings separately connecting the first electrodes and first bonding pads each connected to each common wiring, first bonding pads each connected to each common wiring, and second bonding pads each connected to each second electrode, the first bonding pads and the second bonding pads being arranged longitudinally in a row, and a ratio of the number of the first bonding pads to the number of the second bonding pads being 1:n (n?3).

Abstract: A light-emitting diode array comprising a conductive layer formed on a substrate, separate light-emitting portions formed on the conductive layer, a first electrode formed on at least part of an upper surface of each light-emitting portion, and a second electrode formed on the conductive layer adjacent to the light-emitting portions; the first electrode comprising a common switching electrode matrix; the second electrode comprising a common electrode divided such that one second electrode exists in every block; and at least one of bonding pads extending to the first common electrode and the second common electrode being formed on a bonding portion formed on the conductive layer like an island, whereby the bonding pads are separate from each other.