US Patent 9231165 Light-emitting diode chip

A light-emitting diode (LED) chip is disclosed. The LED chip includes a substrate and a LED stack on the substrate. The LED stack includes a first-type semiconductor layer, an active layer covering a portion and exposing another portion of the first-type semiconductor layer, and a second-type semiconductor layer on the active layer. A current spreading layer is formed on the second-type semiconductor layer. A first electrode is formed on the exposed portion of the first-type semiconductor layer, and a second electrode is formed on the current spreading layer. The current spreading layer includes a first portion having a first thickness and a second portion having a second thickness. A vertical projection of the second portion onto the first-type semiconductor layer surrounds a vertical projection of a portion of the first electrode onto the first-type semiconductor layer. The first thickness is greater than the second thickness.