A light-emitting
diode device, such as a blue, green, blue-
green light-emitting
diode, with a one-wire-bonding characteristic and the method of manufacturing the same have been disclosed. The light-emitting
diode device has a GaN-based
semiconductor laminated structure formed on an insulating substrate. The GaN-based
semiconductor laminated structure includes an n-type layer on its bottom side, a p-type layer on its top side, and an
active layer, for generating light, sandwiched between the n-type and p-type
layers. An annular isolation portion such as a trench or a
high resistivity portion formed by
ion implantation is formed in the GaN-based
semiconductor laminated structure to separate the p-type layer into a central p-type layer and a
peripheral p-type layer and to separate the
active layer into a central
active layer and a
peripheral active layer. A p-type
electrode is formed on the central p-type layer without electrically connecting to the
peripheral p-type layer. A conductive layer is coated to cover the sidewalls and the bottom surface of the insulating substrate and to ohmically contact with the n-type layer. Preferably, an adhesion layer is sandwiched between the sidewalls and the bottom surface of the insulating substrate and the conductive layer to enhance the
adhesive property. According to the present invention, the conductive layer may be formed as a mirror-like reflector or a light-transmissive layer.