A dispersion-type EL device includes a short-bar contact, a first
insulating layer, a back electrode layer, a dielectric layer, a
luminescent layer, and an optically transparent electrode layer, which
are sequentially formed on a temporary substrate that has been processed
with an exfoliation treatment. This configuration realizes a reduction in
size in a thickness direction. Furthermore, an illuminated switch unit is
provided, in which a dispersion-type EL device peeled off from a
temporary substrate and a wiring board having a comb-like contact are
connected to each other.