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1. A semiconductor light-emitting device in which a light-emitting diode including a light-emitting layer is placed directly on the bottom of a cup-shaped case or placed above the case bottom with a submount disposed therebetween, comprising:
a transparent primary sealing member that seals a side region, including at least a side wall of the light-emitting layer and under the light-emitting layer, surrounding the light-emitting diode that is fixed in the case;
a transparent secondary sealing member disposed on the primary sealing member; and
a uniform deposition layer formed by depositing phosphor particles or light diffuser particles contained in a material for forming the secondary sealing member,
wherein the phosphor particles or the light diffuser particles are deposited on the upper surface of the light-emitting diode and the upper surface of the primary sealing member to form a uniform layer that is as thin as a one-particle to five-particle layer.
2. The semiconductor light-emitting device according to claim 1, wherein the phosphor particles or the light diffuser particles have a diameter of 1 to 30 \u03bcm.
3. A method for manufacturing a semiconductor light-emitting device in which a light-emitting diode including a light-emitting layer is placed directly on the bottom of a cup-shaped case or placed above the case bottom with a submount disposed therebetween, the method comprising:
a first providing step of providing a first curable material for forming a transparent primary sealing member in a side region, including at least a side wall of the light-emitting layer and under the light-emitting layer, surrounding the light-emitting diode that is fixed in the case;
a first curing step of curing the first curable material to form the primary sealing member;
a second providing step of providing a second curable material, containing phosphor particles or light diffuser particles, for forming a transparent secondary sealing member on the upper surface of the light-emitting diode and the upper surface of the primary sealing member;
a precipitation step of depositing the phosphor particles or the light diffuser particles on the upper surface of the light-emitting diode and the upper surface of the primary sealing member with centrifugal force to form a uniform layer that is as thin as a one-particle to five-particle layer; and
a second curing step of curing the second curable material to form the secondary sealing member.
4. The method according to claim 3, wherein the precipitation step uses a swing-type centrifuge having a mechanism for causing the direction of the resultant of gravity and centrifugal force to always agree with the direction normal to the upper surface of the light-emitting diode.
5. The method according to claim 3, wherein the phosphor particles or the light diffuser particles have a diameter of 1 to 30 \u03bcm.
6. The method according to claim 4, wherein the phosphor particles or the light diffuser particles have a diameter of 1 to 30 \u03bcm.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

We claim:

1. A 3-methylene steroid derivative selected from the group consisting of (7,17)-7-methyl-3-methyleneestr-5(10)-en-17-ol, (5,7,17)-5,10-epoxy-7-methyl-3-methylene-19-norpregn-20-yn-17-ol, (5,7,17)-5,10-epoxy-7-methyl-3-methyleneestran-17-ol, (5,7,17)-7-methyl-3-methylene-19-norpregn-20-en-17-ol, (5,7,17)-7-methyl-3-methylene-19-norpregn-20-yn-17-ol, (5,7,17) -7-methyl-3-methylene-19-norpregnan-17-ol, (7)-7-methyl-3,17-dimethyleneestr-5(10) ene, (7,16,17)-7,16-dimethyl-3-methylene-17-(1-propynyl)estr-5(10)-en-17-ol, (7,16,17)-16-ethyl-7-methyl-3-methylene-17-(1-propynyl)estr-5(10)-en-17-ol, (7,17)-7-methyl-3-methylene-17-(1-propynyl)estr-5(10)-en-17-ol, (7,16,17)-16-ethyl-7-methyl-3-methylene-19-norpregn-5(10)-en-20-yn-17-ol, (7)-3-methylene-7-methylestr-5(10)-ene, (7)-3-methylene-7-methylestr-5(10)-en-17-one O-methyloxime and (7)-3-methylene-7-methylestr-5(10)-en-17-one oxime.
2. The 3-methylene steroid derivative according to claim 1, wherein the 3-methylene steroid derivative is (7,17)-7-methyl-3-methyleneestr-5(10)-en-17-ol.
3. The 3-methylene steroid derivative according to claim 1, wherein the 3-methylene steroid derivative is (5,7,17)-5,10-epoxy-7-methyl-3-methylene-19-norpregn-20-yn-17-ol.
4. The 3-methylene steroid derivative according to claim 1, wherein the 3-methylene steroid derivative is (5,7,17)-5,10-epoxy-7-methyl-3-methyleneestran-17-ol.
5. The 3-methylene steroid derivative according to claim 1, wherein the 3-methylene steroid derivative is (5,7,17)-7-methyl-3-methylene-19-norpregn-20-en-17-ol.
6. The 3-methylene steroid derivative according to claim 1, wherein the 3-methylene steroid derivative is (5,7,17)-7-methyl-3-methylene-19-norpregn-20-yn-17-ol.
7. The 3-methylene steroid derivative according to claim 1, wherein the 3-methylene steroid derivative is (5,7,17)-7-methyl-3-methylene-19-norpregnan-17-ol.
8. The 3-methylene steroid derivative according to claim 1, wherein the 3-methylene steroid derivative is (7)-7-methyl-3,17-dimethyleneestr-5(10)ene.
9. The 3-methylene steroid derivative according to claim 1, wherein the 3-methylene steroid derivative is (7,16,17)-7,16-dimethyl-3-methylene-17-(1-propynyl)estr-5(10)-en-17-ol.
10. The 3-methylene steroid derivative according to claim 1, wherein the 3-methylene steroid derivative is (7,16,17)-16-ethyl-7-methyl-3-methylene-17-(1-propynyl)estr-5(10)-en-17-ol.
11. The 3-methylene steroid derivative according to claim 1, wherein the 3-methylene steroid derivative is (7,17)-7-methyl-3-methylene-17-(1-propynyl)estr-5(10)-en-17-ol.
12. The 3-methylene steroid derivative according to claim 1, wherein the 3-methylene steroid derivative is (7,16,17)-16-ethyl-7-methyl-3-methylene-19-norpregn-5(10)-en-20-yn-17-ol.
13. The 3-methylene steroid derivative according to claim 1, wherein the 3-methylene steroid derivative is (7)-3-methylene-7-methylestr-5(10)-ene.
14. The 3-methylene steroid derivative according to claim 1, wherein the 3-methylene steroid derivative is (7)-3-methylene-7-methylestr-5(10)-en-17-one O-methyloxime.
15. The 3-methylene steroid derivative according to claim 1, wherein the 3-methylene steroid derivative is (7-3-methylene -7-methylestr-5(10)-en-17-one oxime.