A power semiconductor device includes: a power semiconductor element; a control circuit that controls the power semiconductor element; a control substrate having the control circuit mounted thereon; a lid arranged to overlap with at least a portion of the control substrate in a first direction; and at least one external connection terminal having a first portion connected with the control substrate, a second portion to be connected with an external apparatus, and a third portion located between the first portion and the second portion and fixed to the lid, the first portion being constituted as a press-fit portion.

A power semiconductor device includes: a power semiconductor element; a control circuit that controls the power semiconductor element; a control substrate having the control circuit mounted thereon; a lid arranged to overlap with at least a portion of the control substrate in a first direction; and at least one external connection terminal having a first portion connected with the control substrate, a second portion to be connected with an external apparatus, and a third portion located between the first portion and the second portion and fixed to the lid, the first portion being constituted as a press-fit portion.

A semiconductor apparatus includes: an insulating substrate including a circuit pattern; a semiconductor device mounted on the insulating substrate and electrically connected to the circuit pattern; a case storing the insulating substrate and the semiconductor device; and an electrode attached to the case, wherein a tip surface of the electrode is jointed to the circuit pattern with solder, the electrode is brought into contact with and pushed against the circuit pattern by the case, and a projection is provided on the tip surface.

A semiconductor apparatus includes: an insulating substrate including a circuit pattern; a semiconductor device mounted on the insulating substrate and electrically connected to the circuit pattern; a case storing the insulating substrate and the semiconductor device; and an electrode attached to the case, wherein a tip surface of the electrode is jointed to the circuit pattern with solder, the electrode is brought into contact with and pushed against the circuit pattern by the case, and a projection is provided on the tip surface.

The present disclosure has been conceived to solve such a problem, and it is an object of the present disclosure to provide a semiconductor device enabling reduction in cost. A semiconductor device according to the present disclosure includes: a base plate; an insulating substrate disposed over the base plate; a semiconductor chip disposed over the insulating substrate; a first resin case and a second resin case attached to the base plate to enclose the insulating substrate and the semiconductor chip, and fitted together; and a sealing material to seal the insulating substrate and the semiconductor chip, wherein the first resin case and the second resin case are formed of resin materials having different comparative tracking indices.

The present disclosure has been conceived to solve such a problem, and it is an object of the present disclosure to provide a semiconductor device enabling reduction in cost. A semiconductor device according to the present disclosure includes: a base plate; an insulating substrate disposed over the base plate; a semiconductor chip disposed over the insulating substrate; a first resin case and a second resin case attached to the base plate to enclose the insulating substrate and the semiconductor chip, and fitted together; and a sealing material to seal the insulating substrate and the semiconductor chip, wherein the first resin case and the second resin case are formed of resin materials having different comparative tracking indices.

A semiconductor apparatus includes a substrate, a semiconductor device arranged on an upper surface of the substrate, a lead frame bonded to an upper surface of the semiconductor device via a bonding material, the lead frame having a first recess on an upper surface thereof, a wire connected to the first recess, and a resin that seals the substrate, the semiconductor device, the lead frame, and the wire.

A semiconductor apparatus includes a substrate, a semiconductor device arranged on an upper surface of the substrate, a lead frame bonded to an upper surface of the semiconductor device via a bonding material, the lead frame having a first recess on an upper surface thereof, a wire connected to the first recess, and a resin that seals the substrate, the semiconductor device, the lead frame, and the wire.

Each of a plurality of terminals has a first portion and a second portion being a connection target for a semiconductor element. A manufacturing method of a housing includes a first step arranging, for a lower mold provided with a plurality of holes each of which is a target into which the first portion is inserted, a nest having a third portion covering at least one of the holes, a second step arranging, for the lower mold with the nest being arranged therein, the plurality of terminals by inserting the first portion into the hole not covered by the third portion, a third step arranging an upper mold on the lower mold with the nest and the plurality of terminals being arranged therein, and a fourth step, which is executed after the third step, obtaining the housing by performing resin molding using the lower mold and the upper mold.

Each of a plurality of terminals has a first portion and a second portion being a connection target for a semiconductor element. A manufacturing method of a housing includes a first step arranging, for a lower mold provided with a plurality of holes each of which is a target into which the first portion is inserted, a nest having a third portion covering at least one of the holes, a second step arranging, for the lower mold with the nest being arranged therein, the plurality of terminals by inserting the first portion into the hole not covered by the third portion, a third step arranging an upper mold on the lower mold with the nest and the plurality of terminals being arranged therein, and a fourth step, which is executed after the third step, obtaining the housing by performing resin molding using the lower mold and the upper mold.