A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor element circuit, a conductive support and a sealing resin. The conductive support includes a die pad, first terminals spaced in a first direction, second terminals spaced in the first direction and opposite to the first terminals in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and a support terminal connected to the die pad. The sealing resin encapsulates portions of the first and second terminals, a portion of the support terminal, the semiconductor element circuit and the die pad. The sealing resin has two first side surfaces spaced apart in the second direction and two second side surfaces spaced apart in the first direction. The first terminals and second terminals are exposed from the first side surfaces, while none of the elements of the conductive support is exposed from the second side surfaces.

A semiconductor device in which occurrence of peeling between a filling member and a metal terminal is suppressed is obtained. The semiconductor device includes: an insulating substrate having a front surface and a back surface, and having a semiconductor element joined to the front surface; a base plate joined to the back surface of insulating substrate; a case member surrounding insulating substrate; a filling member having an upper surface, covering insulating substrate, and filling a region surrounded by base plate and case member; and a metal member having a plate shape that leans toward an upper surface side of filling member inside filling member, has one end joined to the front surface of insulating substrate and another end separated from an inner wall of case member, and is exposed from the upper surface of filling member.

A semiconductor chip comprises a substrate, a die attach material, and a die. The substrate comprises an upper surface and a lower surface opposing the upper surface. The die attach material is on the upper surface of the substrate. The die comprises a bottom surface bonded to the upper surface of the substrate by the die attach material, a top surface opposing the bottom surface, and a side wall adjacent to the top surface and the bottom surface. A shortest distance across an exterior of the side wall from the bottom surface to the top surface defines an exterior surface distance. The die further comprises a die height measured from where the side wall meets the bottom surface to where the side wall meets the top surface. The exterior surface distance is longer than the die height.

The present disclosure provides a module including a circuit board, a first component and a second component. The circuit board includes a first side and a second side opposite to each other and includes a first plane and second plane disposed on the first side. A first height difference is formed between the first plane and the second plane. The first component and the second component are disposed on the first plane and the second plane, respectively. The first component and the second component include a first contact surface and a second contact surface, respectively. The first contact surface and the second contact surface are coplanar with a first surface of the module. It benefits to reduce the design complexity of a heat-transfer component, and enhance the heat dissipation capability and the overall power density of the module simultaneously.

A 3D semiconductor device including: a first level including a plurality of first metal layers; a second level, where the second level overlays the first level, where the second level includes at least one single crystal silicon layer, where the second level includes a plurality of transistors, where each transistor of the plurality of transistors includes a single crystal channel, where the second level includes a plurality of second metal layers, where the plurality of second metal layers include interconnections between the transistors of the plurality of transistors, and where the second level is overlaid by a first isolation layer; and a connective path between the plurality of transistors and the plurality of first metal layers, where the connective path includes a via disposed through at least the single crystal silicon layer, and where the via includes contact with at least one of the plurality of transistors.

A semiconductor device includes: a conductive base substrate; a semiconductor chip mounted on the base substrate and having a signal pad; a frame configured to surround the semiconductor chip, to be mounted on the base substrate, and to include a step having an inner first upper surface and an outer second upper surface higher than the first upper surface in a plan view, wherein a first conductor pattern provided on the first upper surface is electrically connected to the base substrate; a capacitive component mounted on the first conductor pattern; a signal terminal mounted on the second upper surface of the frame; a first bonding wire configured to electrically connect the signal pad and an upper surface of the capacitive component; and a second bonding wire configured to electrically connect the upper surface of the capacitive component and the signal terminal.

A 3D semiconductor device including: a first level including a single crystal silicon layer and a plurality of first transistors, the plurality of first transistors each including a single crystal channel; a first metal layer overlaying the plurality of first transistors; a second metal layer overlaying the first metal layer; a third metal layer overlaying the second metal layer; a second level is disposed above the third metal layer, where the second level includes a plurality of second transistors; a fourth metal layer disposed above the second level; and a connective path between the fourth metal layer and either the third metal layer or the second metal layer, where the connective path includes a via disposed through the second level, where the via has a diameter of less than 800 nm and greater than 5 nm, and where at least one of the plurality of second transistors includes a metal gate.

A semiconductor device includes a first switching element; a second switching element; a first metal member; a second metal member; a first terminal that has a potential on a high potential side; a second terminal that has a potential on a low potential side; a third terminal that has a midpoint potential; and a resin part. A first potential part has potential equal to potential of the first terminal. A second potential part has potential equal to potential of the second terminal. A third potential part has potential equal to potential of the third terminal. A first creepage distance between the first potential part and the second potential part is longer than a minimum value of a second creepage distance between the first potential part and the third potential part and a third creepage distance between the second potential part and the third potential part.

A semiconductor device includes a first switching element; a second switching element; a first metal member; a second metal member; a first terminal that has a potential on a high potential side; a second terminal that has a potential on a low potential side; a third terminal that has a midpoint potential; and a resin part. A first potential part has potential equal to potential of the first terminal. A second potential part has potential equal to potential of the second terminal. A third potential part has potential equal to potential of the third terminal. A first creepage distance between the first potential part and the second potential part is longer than a minimum value of a second creepage distance between the first potential part and the third potential part and a third creepage distance between the second potential part and the third potential part.

In a general aspect, an electronic device assembly can include a dielectric substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface and a leadframe including a first leadframe portion including a first plurality of signal leads, and a second leadframe portion including a second plurality of signal leads. The substrate can be coupled with a subset of the first plurality of signal leads and a subset of the second plurality of signal leads. Signal leads of the first plurality, other than the subset of the first plurality of signal leads, can be spaced from the dielectric substrate. Signal leads of the second plurality, other than the subset of the second plurality of signal leads, can be spaced from the dielectric substrate. The assembly can further include one or more semiconductor die that are electrically coupled with the substrate and the leadframe portions.