A semiconductor device including an insulating circuit board. The insulating circuit board has an insulating plate, a plurality of circuit patterns disposed on a front surface of the insulating plate, any adjacent two of the circuit patterns having a gap therebetween, each circuit pattern having at least one corner, each corner being in a corner area that covers the corner and a portion of each gap adjacent to the corner, and a buffer material containing resin, applied at a plurality of corner areas, to fill the gaps in the plurality of corner areas.

A semiconductor device includes a MOSFET including a PN junction diode. A unipolar device is connected in parallel to the MOSFET and has two terminals. A first wire connects the PN junction diode to one of the two terminals of the unipolar device. A second wire connects the one of the two terminals of the unipolar device to an output line, so that the output line is connected to the MOSFET and the unipolar device via the first wire and the second wire. In one embodiment the connection of the first wire to the diode is with its anode, and in another the connection is with the cathode.

A semiconductor device includes a MOSFET including a PN junction diode. A unipolar device is connected in parallel to the MOSFET and has two terminals. A first wire connects the PN junction diode to one of the two terminals of the unipolar device. A second wire connects the one of the two terminals of the unipolar device to an output line, so that the output line is connected to the MOSFET and the unipolar device via the first wire and the second wire. In one embodiment the connection of the first wire to the diode is with its anode, and in another the connection is with the cathode.

A packaged power semiconductor device includes a power semiconductor wafer, a heat conduction layer, and a heat sink that are sequentially stacked, and a sealing part configured to wrap and seal the power semiconductor wafer and at least part of the heat conduction layer. The packaged power semiconductor device further includes a pin, where the pin includes a connection segment wrapped inside the sealing part, and an extension segment located outside the sealing part. The connection segment is electrically connected to the power semiconductor wafer, and a shortest distance between the extension segment and a first outer surface is greater than a creepage distance corresponding to a highest working voltage of the power semiconductor wafer. This can avoid a creepage phenomenon of the pin by limiting a distance between the first outer surface and the extension segment that is of the pin and that is exposed outside the sealing part.

A power module (2) including a plurality of rectangular electrical power components (4, 4′) arranged on a substrate (6). The sides of at least a subset of the rectangular electrical power components (4, 4′) are not orthogonal to a line (12, 12′) that passes through the geometric centre (C) of the rectangular electrical power components (4, 4′) of the subset and extends orthogonal to a side (L, M) of the substrate (6).

A semiconductor device includes: an electrically conductive plate; a semiconductor chip on the electrically conductive plate, the semiconductor chip having a front main electrode on a front surface thereof and a back main electrode on a back surface thereof, the back main electrode being bonded to the electrically conductive plate; and a heat radiating member that is bonded to the front main electrode via a conductive adhesive.

A semiconductor device substrate assembly may include a first substrate, comprising: a first insulator plate; and a first patterned metal layer, disposed on the first insulator plate, wherein the first insulator plate comprises a first material and a first thickness. The assembly may include a second substrate, comprising: a second insulator plate; and a second patterned metal layer, disposed on the second insulator plate, wherein the second insulator plate comprises the first material and the first thickness. The assembly may also include a third substrate, disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, comprising: a third insulator plate; and a third patterned metal layer, disposed on the third insulator plate, wherein the third insulator plate comprises a second material and a second thickness, wherein at least one of the second material and the second thickness differs from the first material and the first thickness, respectively.

A first conductive pattern (13) is provided on an upper surface of the submount (7). A GND pattern (9) is provided on a lower surface of the submount (7). A lower surface electrode (21) of a capacitor (3) is bonded to the first conductive pattern (13) with solder (22). An upper surface electrode (23) of the capacitor (3) is connected to a light emitting device (2). A terminating resistor (4) is connected to the first conductive pattern (13). The first conductive pattern (13) has a protruding portion (25) which protrudes outside from the capacitor (3) in planar view. A width of the protruding portion (25) is narrower than a width of the capacitor (3).

A semiconductor device substrate assembly may include a first substrate, comprising: a first insulator plate; and a first patterned metal layer, disposed on the first insulator plate, wherein the first insulator plate comprises a first material and a first thickness. The assembly may include a second substrate, comprising: a second insulator plate; and a second patterned metal layer, disposed on the second insulator plate, wherein the second insulator plate comprises the first material and the first thickness. The assembly may also include a third substrate, disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, comprising: a third insulator plate; and a third patterned metal layer, disposed on the third insulator plate, wherein the third insulator plate comprises a second material and a second thickness, wherein at least one of the second material and the second thickness differs from the first material and the first thickness, respectively.

A substrate includes electrically-conductive tracks. A semiconductor chip is arranged on the substrate and electrically coupled to selected ones of the electrically-conductive tracks. Containment structures are provided at selected locations on the electrically-conductive tracks, where the containment structures have respective perimeter walls defining respective cavities. Each cavity is configured to accommodate a base portion of a pin holder. These pin holders are soldered to the electrically-conductive tracks within the cavities defined by the containment structures. Each containment structure may be formed by a ring of resist material configured to receive solder and maintain the pin holders in a desired alignment position.