Patent ID: 7903417

Claim:
An electrical circuit assembly, comprising: an electrical circuit substrate including a first side and a second side, a plurality of electrical components on and only extending above the second side, the electrical circuit substrate comprising a dielectric layer that is associated with conductive traces on at least one of the sides of the substrate; a finned heat sink including an integral metal base plate portion having a first side and a second side, the first side of the heat sink having a flat or generally planar surface and a plurality of fins extending from said second side; a thermally conductive and electrically insulating adhesive directly interconnecting at least a portion of said first side of said electrical circuit substrate with said first side of said base plate of the heat sink, the adhesive comprising a fiberglass cloth impregnated with a resin for adhesive bonding directly between the electrical circuit substrate and the heat sink to facilitate heat dissipation from the assembly, where the adhesive bonds to the dielectric layer of the electrical circuit substrate; a housing having a recessed side for receiving the electric components and overlying at least a perimeter of the electrical circuit substrate to enclose the electric components between the electric circuit substrate and the housing; and a conductive post extending through an opening in the housing, the conductive post comprising a power terminal electrically coupled to the electrical circuit substrate.