Patent ID: 7439548

Claim:
A device comprising a circuit device and a base section, said circuit device comprising a plurality of semiconductor layers including a top layer and a bottom layer, said top layer comprising a top surface having a top contact thereon and said bottom layer comprising a bottom surface and a bottom contact on said bottom surface, said circuit device requiring a potential difference between said top contact and said bottom contact to operate, and said base section comprising a substrate having a top base surface and a bottom base surface, said top base surface being bonded to said bottom layer and said bottom base surface comprising first and second bottom electrodes that are electrically isolated from one another, said bottom contact being connected to said first bottom electrode by a first conductor and said second bottom electrode being connected to said top contact by a second conductor, wherein said bottom layer comprises an insulating layer bonded to a surface thereof, and wherein said second conductor comprises a layer of metal bonded to said insulating layer, said insulating layer preventing contact between said second conductor and said bottom layer.