Electrode connection to mesa type semiconductor device

Claim 1

SEMICONDUCTOR DIODE OF THE MESA TYPE, COMPRISING A SEMICONDUCTOR BODY HAVING A BASE PORTION WHICH HAS A SUBSTANTIALLY FLAT SURFACE, AND PROJECTING A FIRST DISTANCE FROM AN INTERMEDIATE PORTION OF SAID SURFACE A MESA PORTION, A SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTION DISPOSED SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL TO SAID SURFACE, A FIRST ELONGATED ELECTRICAL CONDUCTOR AFFIXED TO SAID BASE PORTION AT THE SIDE THEREOF OPPOSITE TO SAID FLAT SURFACE AND EXTENDING AWAY FROM SAID BASE PORTION IN A DIRECTION SUBSTANTIALLY PERPENDICULAR TO SAID FLAT SURFACE, A HOLLOW ELECTRICALLY NONCONDUCTIVE HOUSING MEMBER ATTACHED VIA A FIRST END CLOSURE PORTION TO SAID FIRST CONDUCTOR AND EXTENDING THEREFROM TO SURROUND SAID SEMICOINDUCTOR BODY, A SECOND END CLOSURE PORTION COMPLETING SAID HOUSING AND SUPPORTING THERETHROUGH A SECOND ELONGATED ELECTRICAL CONDUCTOR DISPOSED COLLINEAR TO SAID FIRST ELONGATED CONDUCTOR AND HAVING ONE END EXTENDING TOWARD SAID MESA PORTION, AN ELONGATED FLEXIBLE ELECTRODE AFFIXED AT ONE END TO SAID ONE END OF SAID SECOND ELONGATED CONDUCTOR AND HAVING A CONTACT PORTION INCLUDING THE OTHER END OF SAID FLEXIBLE ELECTRODE EXTENDING SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL TO SAID FLAT SURFACE DISPOSED TO CONTACT THE TOP OF SAID MESA PORTION WITH AN INTERMEDIATE PORTION OF SAID CONTACT PORTION, AND FLAT APERTURED ELECTRICAL INSULATOR MEANS HAVING A THICKNESS LESS THAN SAID FIRST DISTANCE OVERLYING SUBSTANTIALLY ALL OF SAID FLAT SURFACE SURROUNDING SAID MESA PORTION AND INTERPOSED BETWEEN SAID FLAT SURFACE AND SAID CONTACT PORTION OF SAID FLEXIBLE CONDUCTOR, WITH SAID MESA PORTION EXTENDING BEYOND SAID INSULATOR MEANS TOWARD SAID CONTACT PORTION, TO PREVENT SAID CONTACT PORTION FROM TOUCHING SAID FLAT SURFACE WHEN SAID CONTACT PORTION IS IN CONTACT WITH SAID MESA PORTION, WHREBY WHEN SAID DIODE IS ASSEMBLED BY A PROCESS WHICH INCLUDES THE STEP OF BRINGING SAID FIRST AND SECOND ELONGATED CONDUCTORS TOWARD EACH OTHER TO BRING SAID CONTACT PORTION OF SAID FLEXIBLE ELECTRODE INTO CONTACT WITH SAID MESA PORTION SAID INSULATOR MEAN PREVENTS ELECTRICAL CONTACT BETWEEN SAID FLEXIBLE ELECTRODE AND SAID FLAT SURFACE AND DOEW NOT INTERFERE WITH AN ELECTRICAL CONTACT BETWEEN SAID FLEXIBLE ELECTRODE AND SAID MESA PORTION.