Patent ID: 7268447

Claim:
An automotive power control center comprising: a housing; a bus bar coupled to the housing and adapted to be coupled to a source of electrical energy; a conductor coupled to the housing and electrically insulated from the bus bar; a control circuit coupled to the housing; and a solid-state device having: a lead frame defining a first leg, a second leg and a third leg; a semiconductor having a input terminal, a output terminal and a control terminal, the input terminal being coupled to the first leg, the output terminal being coupled to the second leg and the control terminal being coupled to the third leg; and an insulator covering the semiconductor; wherein the solid state device is fixedly coupled to the housing such that the first leg is electrically coupled to the conductor, the second leg is electrically coupled to the bus bar, and the third leg extends is electrically coupled to the control circuit; and wherein the semiconductor selectively controls transmission of electricity between the first and second legs in response to a signal provided by the control circuit.