Patent ID: 7176502

Claim:
A LED device for high temperature operation comprising: at least one packaged LED assembly comprising a metal base having a thermal connection surface, wherein the at least one packaged LED assembly further comprises: at least one LED die having a pair of electrodes overlying and electrically insulated from the metal base, the LED die thermally coupled through the metal base to the thermal connection surface, a layer of ceramic overlying the metal base, the layer of ceramic having at least one opening to house the at least one LED die, and a plurality of conductive traces insulated from the metal base, the electrodes electrically connected to the conductive traces; an apertured printed circuit (PC) board overlying the at least one packaged LED assembly, the at least one LED die aligned with an aperture of the PC board; and a heat sink underlying the at least one packaged LED assembly, the heat sink secured in thermal contact with the thermal connection surface of the metal base of the at least one packaged LED assembly.