A light-emitting diode (LED) structure with electrostatic discharge (ESD)
protection is described. The LED includes a substrate, a patterned
semiconductor layer, a first electrode and a second electrode. The
patterned semiconductor layer is disposed over the substrate, and is
divided into at least a first island structure and a second island
structure. The first electrode and the second electrode are connected
between the first island structure and the second island structure. A
shunt diode is formed by the first electrode, the second electrode and
the second island structure. The shunt diode is connected in parallel to
the LED with an inverse voltage compared to the LED. In the LED structure
of the invention, the first island structure and the second island
structure are manufactured simultaneously by the epitaxy procedure.
Therefore, the LED could be protected from damage due to electrostatic
discharge (ESD).