A light-receiving device incorporating particulate semiconductor devices
(solar cells) having a light-to-electricity transducing function or a
light-emitting device incorporating particulate semiconductor devices
(light-emitting diodes) having an electricity-to-light transducing
function. In a solar cell panel shown, solar cells are arrayed on the
same plane in rows. Each row of solar cells are parallel interconnected
through positive electrode wires and negative electrode wires, and solar
cells of adjoining rows are interconnected in series through a connection
part. These solar cells connected in parallel and in series are covered
with a transparent covering member, thus forming a panel. These solar
cells each have externally exposed positive and negative electrode
terminals, and therefore the solar cells can be interconnected in
parallel, in series, or in parallel and series. When the conductive wires
and the covering member are flexible, the device can be deformable. When
the solar cells are replaced with light-emitting diodes, the device can
be a light-emitting one.