Patent ID: 7118255

Claim:
A lighting assembly comprising: a mounting die having a rear surface, a front surface and an aperture extending through said mounting die between said front surface and said rear surface, said mounting die being thermally conductive; a circuit board having a thermally conductive spreader plate disposed on a first surface thereof, wherein said circuit board is adjacent said rear surface of said mounting die, said spreader plate being in thermal communication with said rear surface of said mounting die; and a light emitting diode package having a front luminescent portion and a mounting base, said mounting base having a heat transfer plate on a rear surface thereof and first and second contact leads extending from the sides thereof, said light emitting diode mounted on said first surface of said circuit board, wherein said luminescent portion of said light emitting diode extends into said aperture, said heat transfer plate being in thermal communication with said spreader plate, wherein said spreader plate conducts heat from said light emitting diode to said rear surface of said mounting die.