A power module includes a plurality of conductive wire groups and a sealing member. The plurality of conductive wire groups each include a first bonded portion and a second bonded portion. A maximum gap between intermediate portions of a pair of conductive wire groups adjacent to each other is larger than a first gap between the first bonded portions of the pair of conductive wire groups adjacent to each other. The maximum gap between the intermediate portions of the pair of conductive wire groups adjacent to each other is larger than a second gap between the second bonded portions of the pair of conductive wire groups adjacent to each other. Therefore, the power module is improved in reliability.

A semiconductor device, including a semiconductor module, a positioning member and a printed board. The semiconductor module includes a case that stores a semiconductor chip, a plurality of external terminals electrically connected to the semiconductor chip and extending upward from a front surface of the case, and a reference pin extending upward from the front surface of the case. The positioning member has a reference hole and a plurality of supporting holes penetrating therethrough. The printed board including a plurality of terminal holes that respectively correspond to the plurality of external terminals. The printed board is disposed on the front surface of the case via the positioning member. The plurality of external terminals of the semiconductor module are respectively attached to the plurality of terminal holes.

A semiconductor package includes an antenna structure including an antenna member configured to transmit and receive a signal through the first surface in the dielectric layer, a connection via extending from the antenna member toward the second surface, and a ground member spaced apart from the connection via; a frame surrounding the side surface of the antenna structure; a first encapsulant covering at least a portion of the antenna structure and the frame; a redistribution structure on the second surface and including an insulating layer in contact with the antenna structure and the frame, and a redistribution conductor configured to be electrically connected to the ground member and the connection via in the insulating layer; a first semiconductor chip on the redistribution structure and electrically connected to the antenna member through the redistribution conductor; a second encapsulant encapsulating the first semiconductor chip on the redistribution structure; and a shielding layer surrounding a surface of the second encapsulant.

A semiconductor package includes an antenna structure including an antenna member configured to transmit and receive a signal through the first surface in the dielectric layer, a connection via extending from the antenna member toward the second surface, and a ground member spaced apart from the connection via; a frame surrounding the side surface of the antenna structure; a first encapsulant covering at least a portion of the antenna structure and the frame; a redistribution structure on the second surface and including an insulating layer in contact with the antenna structure and the frame, and a redistribution conductor configured to be electrically connected to the ground member and the connection via in the insulating layer; a first semiconductor chip on the redistribution structure and electrically connected to the antenna member through the redistribution conductor; a second encapsulant encapsulating the first semiconductor chip on the redistribution structure; and a shielding layer surrounding a surface of the second encapsulant.

A method is disclosed for producing a power semiconductor module that includes a substrate, at least one semiconductor body, a connecting element and a contact element. The method includes: arranging the substrate in a housing having walls; at least partly filling a capacity formed by the walls of the housing and the substrate with an encapsulation material; hardening the encapsulation material to form a hard encapsulation; and closing the housing, wherein the contact element extends from the connecting element through an interior of the housing and through an opening in a cover of the housing to an outside of the housing in a direction perpendicular to a first surface of a first metallization layer of the substrate.

A method is disclosed for producing a power semiconductor module that includes a substrate, at least one semiconductor body, a connecting element and a contact element. The method includes: arranging the substrate in a housing having walls; at least partly filling a capacity formed by the walls of the housing and the substrate with an encapsulation material; hardening the encapsulation material to form a hard encapsulation; and closing the housing, wherein the contact element extends from the connecting element through an interior of the housing and through an opening in a cover of the housing to an outside of the housing in a direction perpendicular to a first surface of a first metallization layer of the substrate.

A semiconductor device includes: a substrate; a semiconductor element arranged on the substrate; a plate-like member electrically connected to the semiconductor element; a first electrode formed on the semiconductor element and joined to the plate-like member with solder; a second electrode formed on the semiconductor element and spaced from the first electrode, and including a metal capable of forming an alloy with the solder; and a metal film formed on the semiconductor element and spaced from the second electrode in a region on the first electrode side as seen from the second electrode, in a two-dimensional view of the semiconductor element as seen from the plate-like member, and including a metal capable of forming an alloy with the solder.

A power semiconductor module arrangement includes: a housing; first and second electrical contacts within the housing; and a mounting arrangement including a frame or body and first and second terminal elements. The mounting arrangement is inserted in and coupled to the housing. First ends of the first and second terminal elements mechanically and electrically contact the first and second electrical contacts, respectively. A middle part of each terminal element extends through the frame or body. A second end of each terminal element extends outside the housing. The first terminal element is dielectrically insulated from the second terminal element by a portion of the frame or body. The first terminal element is injected into and inextricably coupled to the frame or body. The second terminal element is arranged within a hollow space inside the frame or body and is detachably coupled to the frame or body.

A terminal member connected to a connection target portion includes: a bent portion bent toward the connection target portion; and a tip connection portion provided at a tip part of the bent portion, in which the tip connection portion is connected to the connection target portion via a conductive bonding material.

A semiconductor device includes: an insulating substrate; a first conductor portion and a second conductor portion that are formed on the insulating substrate; a semiconductor element disposed on the first conductor portion; a first terminal having a flat plate-shape that is connected to a first electrode of the semiconductor element; a second terminal having a flat plate-shape that is connected to the first conductor portion; and a sealing resin that seals the insulating substrate, the first conductor portion, the second conductor portion, and the semiconductor element. Each of the first terminal and the second terminal includes: an inner terminal portion disposed inside the sealing resin; and an outer terminal portion disposed in a state of being exposed to an exterior of the sealing resin, and a female thread portion is provided in the outer terminal portion of each of the first terminal and the second terminal.