Patent ID: 7880281

Claim:
A switching assembly for a high voltage aircraft ignition system, said switching assembly comprising: a substrate; an anode pad; a semiconductor device connected to said anode pad and being supported by said substrate, said semiconductor device having one or more high voltage gates and one or more high voltage cathodes; at least one gate pad disposed on a surface of said semiconductor device for electrical interconnection to said gate(s) of said semiconductor device; at least one cathode pad on the surface of said semiconductor device for electrical connection to said cathode(s) of said semiconductor device; a plurality of leads including a first lead electrically connected directly to said gate pad at said surface of said semiconductor device, a second lead electrically connected directly to said cathode pad at said surface of said semiconductor device, and a third lead electrically connected to said anode pad; and potting covering said gate, cathode, and anode pads and covering a portion of said leads, such that said leads extend out of said potting to an exposed location for external connections to said switching assembly.