A process of forming separation grooves for separating a semiconductor wafer
into
individual light-emitting devices, a process for thinning the substrate, process
for adhering the wafer to the adhesive sheet to expose a substrate surface on the
reverse or backside of the wafer, a scribing process for forming split lines in
the substrate for dividing the wafer into light-emitting devices, and a process
of forming a mirror structure comprising a light transmission layer, a reflective
layer, and a corrosion-resistant layer, which are laminated in sequence using sputtering
or deposition processes. Because the light transmission layer is laminated on the
adhesive sheet, gases normally volatilized from the adhesion materials are sealed
and do not chemically combine with the metal being deposited as the reflective
layer. As a result, reflectivity of the reflective layer can be maintained.