A device includes an interposer including an insulative layer between a lower metal layer and a first upper metal layer and a second upper metal layer, a semiconductor transistor die attached to the first upper metal layer and comprising a first lower main face and a second upper main face, with a drain or collector pad on the first main face and electrically connected to the first upper metal layer, a source or emitter electrode pad and a gate electrode pad on the second main face, a leadframe connected to the interposer and comprising a first lead connected with the first upper metal layer, a second lead connected with the source electrode pad, and a third lead connected with the second upper metal layer, and wherein an electrical connector that is connected between the gate electrode pad and the second upper metal layer is orthogonal to a first electrical connector.

Provided is a semiconductor element including: a multilayer structure including: a conductive substrate; and an oxide semiconductor film arranged directly on the conductive substrate or over the conductive substrate via a different layer, the oxide semiconductor film including an oxide, as a major component, having a corundum structure, the conductive substrate having a larger area than the oxide semiconductor film.

Provided is a semiconductor module including: a layered substrate on which a semiconductor chip is provided; and a connection terminal including a connection portion connected to the layered substrate, wherein the connection portion includes at least one ultrasonic connection section, and at least one laser-welded section, at least a portion of which is provided at a location other than a location at which the ultrasonic connection section is provided. The at least one ultrasonic connection section may be provided to be closer to the leading end of the connection portion than the at least one laser-welded section is.

Various embodiments may provide a semiconductor package. The semiconductor package may include a first electrical component, a second electrical component, a first heat sink, and a second heat sink bonded to a first package interconnection component and a second package interconnection component. The first package interconnection component and the second package interconnection component may provide lateral and vertical interconnections in the package.

Various embodiments may provide a semiconductor package. The semiconductor package may include a first electrical component, a second electrical component, a first heat sink, and a second heat sink bonded to a first package interconnection component and a second package interconnection component. The first package interconnection component and the second package interconnection component may provide lateral and vertical interconnections in the package.

A copper paste for joining contains metal particles and a dispersion medium, in which the copper paste for joining contains copper particles as the metal particles, and the copper paste for joining contains dihydroterpineol as the dispersion medium. A method for manufacturing a joined body is a method for manufacturing a joined body which includes a first member, a second member, and a joining portion that joins the first member and the second member, the method including: a first step of printing the above-described copper paste for joining to at least one joining surface of the first member and the second member to prepare a laminate having a laminate structure in which the first member, the copper paste for joining, and the second member are laminated in this order; and a second step of sintering the copper paste for joining of the laminate.

A copper paste for joining contains metal particles and a dispersion medium, in which the copper paste for joining contains copper particles as the metal particles, and the copper paste for joining contains dihydroterpineol as the dispersion medium. A method for manufacturing a joined body is a method for manufacturing a joined body which includes a first member, a second member, and a joining portion that joins the first member and the second member, the method including: a first step of printing the above-described copper paste for joining to at least one joining surface of the first member and the second member to prepare a laminate having a laminate structure in which the first member, the copper paste for joining, and the second member are laminated in this order; and a second step of sintering the copper paste for joining of the laminate.

Provided is a semiconductor element including: a multilayer structure including: a conductive substrate; and an oxide semiconductor film arranged directly on the conductive substrate or over the conductive substrate via a different layer, the oxide semiconductor film including an oxide, as a major component, containing gallium, the conductive substrate having a larger area than the oxide semiconductor film.

A power electronic module is provided that includes an electrical connection on opposing surfaces of an electronic component that allows a high current path from a top board to a bottom board through the body of the electronic component thus improving the power electronic module's electrical resistance and reducing the current load on the connector structure which is located between the first substrate and the second substrate. The power electronic module further includes a semiconductor component positioned on an external surface of the top board which allows for thermal contact of the semiconductor component with an external heat sink thus providing an efficient system thermal management via a reduced heat dissipation path. Additional heat dissipation can be obtained by disposing a metallic spacer on the semiconductor component of the power electronic module of the present disclosure.

A semiconductor package includes a first die pad, a first semiconductor die mounted on the first die pad, an encapsulant body of electrically insulating material that encapsulates first die pad and the first semiconductor die, a plurality of package leads that each protrude out of a first outer face of the encapsulant body, a connection lug that protrudes out of a second outer face of the encapsulant body, the second outer face being opposite from the first outer face. The first semiconductor die includes first and second voltage blocking terminals. The connection lug is electrically connected to one of the first and second voltage blocking terminals of the first semiconductor die. A first one of the package leads is electrically connected to an opposite one of the first and second voltage blocking terminals of the first semiconductor die that the first connection lug is electrically connected to.