A semiconductor module includes a semiconductor unit including a semiconductor chip, a housing for accommodating the semiconductor unit, and a target member bonded to the housing by an adhesive having a water absorption rate of 0.5% or less.

A semiconductor device assembly, a method for manufacturing the same, and an application thereof are provided. The semiconductor device assembly includes metal frames, semiconductor device units, and chip stages. The semiconductor device units include chips, pins, and connectors. The semiconductor device units are paired to form at least one semiconductor device pair, and are arranged in sequence along a length direction or a width direction of the metal frames. Encapsulation layers are arranged along an arrangement direction of the semiconductor device units. A redundant frame structure configured to carry and isolate single products of the metal frames is simplified, thereby increasing a density of the single products on each of the metal frames by at least 30%, facilitating cutting of the semiconductor device assembly, and facilitating bending of the pins exposed outside after cutting, so as to ensure that the pins meet design requirements in specific occasions.

A semiconductor module includes a conductive substrate, a plurality of first semiconductor elements, and a plurality of second semiconductor elements. The conductive substrate includes a first conductive portion to which the plurality of first semiconductor elements are electrically bonded, and a second conductive portion to which the plurality of second semiconductor elements are electrically bonded. The semiconductor module further includes a first input terminal, a second input terminal, and a third input terminal that are provided near the first conductive portion. The second input terminal and the third input terminal are spaced apart from each other with the first input terminal therebetween. The first input terminal is electrically connected to the first conductive portion. A polarity of the first input terminal is set to be opposite to a polarity of each of the second input terminal and the third input terminal.

A semiconductor device includes a conductive substrate including an obverse surface facing a first side in thickness direction and a reverse surface opposite from the obverse surface, a first switching semiconductor element bonded to the obverse surface, a first conductive member for passing main circuit current switched by the semiconductor element, and a sealing resin covering the semiconductor element, the conductive member and a part of the substrate. The substrate includes first and second conductive portions mutually spaced in first direction orthogonal to thickness direction. The semiconductor element is electrically bonded to the first conductive portion. The conductive member includes a first part overlapping with the first and the second conductive portions as viewed in thickness direction and being spaced from the obverse surface toward the first side in thickness direction. The first part includes a first opening.

A semiconductor device includes: first and second semiconductor elements each having two electrodes respectively disposed on two surfaces; two first terminals respectively connected to the two electrodes of the first semiconductor element and arranged side by side in one direction; two second terminals respectively connected to the two electrodes of the second semiconductor element, and arranged side by side in the one direction to be adjacent to the two first terminals; and a sealing resin portion covering the first and second semiconductor elements and the first and second terminals in a state where facing surfaces of the first and second terminals are exposed from the sealing resin portion. The facing surfaces of the two first terminals have different area ratios, the facing surfaces of the two second terminals have different area ratios, and one of the first terminals is arranged adjacent to both the two second terminals.

A package which comprises an electrically conductive chip carrier, a first chip comprising a first connection terminal, a second connection terminal located on the chip carrier and a control terminal, a second chip comprising a first connection terminal, a second connection terminal located on the chip carrier and a control terminal, wherein the first chip and the second chip are connected to form a half bridge having inlet terminals and an outlet terminal, and a clip having three connection sections connecting the second connection terminal of the first chip with the first connection terminal of the second chip and with the outlet terminal of the half bridge.

In a semiconductor module, first and second semiconductor chips each include a transistor and a temperature-detecting diode connected between first and second control pads. The first control pad of the first semiconductor chip is connected to a first control terminal, the second control pad of the first semiconductor chip and the first control pad of the second semiconductor chip are connected to a second control terminal, and the second control pad of the second semiconductor chip is connected to a third control terminal.

Implementations of a clip for a semiconductor package may include: an electrically conductive clip having a first end and a second end and a middle section between the first end and the second end. The first end may be configured to couple to a first die through a bonding material. The second end may be configured to couple to a second die through a bonding material. The middle section may be configured to couple to an emitter structure through a bonding material. The clip may include an integrally formed electrically conductive material and include an M-shape. A middle of the M-shape may be coupled to the emitter structure.

The semiconductor device includes a semiconductor element, and an electro-conductive first plate-like part electrically connected to a top-face-side electrode of the semiconductor element and including a first joint part projecting from a side face, and an electro-conductive second plate-like part including a second joint part projecting from a side face. A bottom face of the first joint part and a top face of the second joint part face one another, and are electrically connected via an electro-conductive bonding material. A bonding-material-thickness ensuring means is provided in a zone where the bottom face of the first joint part and the top face of the second joint part face one another to ensure a thickness of the electro-conductive bonding material between an upper portion of a front end of the second joint part and the bottom face of the first joint part.

A temperature measurement and a method for measuring the temperature of a semiconductor substrate, or semiconductor substrate, of a power switch assembly, which is delay free. The power switch assembly includes a circuit and a printed circuit board (PCB), where the circuit is mounted to the PCB. A lead frame is part of the circuit, at least one semiconductor substrate is part of the circuit and mounted to the lead frame, and a sensor is part of the circuit and mounted to the lead frame. A chamber is located between the sensor and the semiconductor substrate, such that the chamber galvanically isolates the sensor from the semiconductor substrate. The sensor detects the temperature of the semiconductor substrate.