Patent ID: 7728345

Claim:
A semiconductor light source for illuminating a physical space comprising: a first electrode (hereinafter a “pin”) having a cap and a shaft depending therefrom in a generally perpendicular manner; a second electrode that is a three-dimensional body (hereinafter the “body”) comprised of thermally and electrically conductive material and further comprising: a plurality of facets on an outer perimeter to support semiconductor light emitting devices and a planar top surface located above the facets; a base, located distally from the facets and defining a bottom of the body, for further connection with a carrier; a bore, axially located on the body and having a larger diameter than a diameter of the said shaft and smaller than a diameter of the said cap, extending from the planar top surface of the frame through the bottom of the body; the electrodes being assembled to form a three dimensional lead frame in the following manner: the pin being disposed such that the shaft extends through the bore and the cap is proximate and external the top planar surface, such that the top planar surface would be at least substantially covered by the cap, with electrically non-conductive insulation situated in the bore and on the top planar surface, between the pin and the body, such it supports the pin in a manner that the pin and body have no direct contact; at least one semiconductor light emitting device, mounted upon one of the facets of the body in an electrically conductive manner to the frame and having further electrical connection to the pin at the cap; and an optically transparent cover placed around the facets in the body to protect the at least one semiconductor light emitting device and also capable of shaping and directing a light beam from said devices to be in desired direction.