An electronic device includes a package structure and a conductive lead with a first surface and a second surface. The first surface has a first plated layer exposed outside the package structure along a first side of the package structure, and the second surface has a second plated layer exposed along the bottom side of the package structure. A method includes forming a first plated layer on a first surface of a conductive lead exposed along a bottom side of a molded structure in a panel array, performing a package separation process that separates an electronic device from the panel array, placing the bottom side of the package structure and the first plated layer on a tape layer above a conductive plate, and forming a second plated layer on the exposed second surface of the conductive lead.

A semiconductor module, including a semiconductor chip, a sealed main body portion sealing the semiconductor chip and having a pair of attachment holes penetrating therethrough, a heat dissipation plate in contact with the sealed main body portion. The heat dissipation plate is positioned between the attachment holes in a plan view of the semiconductor module. The semiconductor module further includes a pair of rear surface supporting portions and/or a pair of front surface supporting portions protruding respectively from rear and front surfaces of the sealed main body portion. In the plan view, the heat dissipation plate is formed between the pair of attachment holes, which are in turn between the pair of rear surface supporting portions. The pair of front surface supporting portions are formed substantially between the pair of attachment holes in the plan view.

A collet for compressing an adhesive-attached chip, the collet including a main body having a first pressing surface to which a pressing force from a compressing device is directly transmitted, and a projecting portion projecting from the main body and having a second pressing surface provided along an outer circumference of the first pressing surface, the first pressing surface and the second pressing surface forming a holding surface for holding the adhesive-attached chip.

One example of a pre-molded lead frame includes a mold body, a plurality of recesses, and a plurality of first leads. The mold body includes a first main surface and a second main surface opposite to the first main surface. Each recess of the plurality of recesses extends from the first main surface into the mold body. The plurality of first leads are coupled to the mold body and extend from a third surface of the mold body. The third surface extends between the first main surface and the second main surface.

A semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor element, a first lead frame, a second lead frame, and a thermally conductive member; and a sealing member sealing them. The first lead frame includes: a first portion exposed from a first side surface of the sealing member; and a second portion located closer to a lower surface of the sealing member than the first portion in a second direction crossing the lower surface. The semiconductor device further includes an intermediate frame which is located between the second portion and the fifth portion at least in the second direction. A distance, in the first direction, between the second portion and the intermediate frame is shorter than a distance, in the second direction, between an upper surface of the first portion and the upper surface of the second portion.

A semiconductor device includes a substrate, a semiconductor element, a connection pad, a plated layer, a wire, and an encapsulation resin. The substrate includes a main surface. The semiconductor element is mounted on the main surface and includes a main surface electrode. The connection pad is formed of Cu, arranged with respect to the substrate, separated from the substrate, and includes a connection surface. The plated layer is formed of Ni and partially covers the connection surface. The wire is formed of Al and bonded to the main surface electrode and the plated layer. The encapsulation resin encapsulates the semiconductor element, the connection pad, the plated layer, and the wire.

A semiconductor device includes a conductive member including first, second and third conductors mutually spaced, a first semiconductor element having a first obverse surface provided with a first drain electrode, a first source electrode and a first gate electrode, and a second semiconductor element having a second obverse surface provided with a second drain electrode, a second source electrode and a second gate electrode. The first conductor is electrically connected to the first source electrode and the second drain electrode. The second conductor is electrically connected to the second source electrode. As viewed in a first direction crossing the first obverse surface, the second conductor is adjacent to the first conductor in a second direction crossing the first direction. The third conductor is electrically connected to the first drain electrode and is adjacent to the first conductor and the second conductor as viewed in the first direction.

Semiconductor device A1 includes: semiconductor element 1 turning on and off connection between drain electrode 11 and source electrode 12; semiconductor element 2 turning on and off connection between drain electrode 21 and source electrode 22; metal component 31 with semiconductor element 1 mounted; metal component 32 with semiconductor element 2 mounted; and conductive substrate 4 including wiring layers 411, 412 with insulating layer 421 between them. Wiring layer 411 includes power terminal section 401 connected to drain electrode 11. Wiring layer 412 includes power terminal section 402 connected to source electrode 22. Power terminal sections 401, 402 and insulating layer 421 overlap with each other as viewed in z direction. Conductive substrate 4 surrounds semiconductor elements 1, 2 as viewed in z direction, while overlapping with a portion between metal components 31, 32 as viewed in z direction.

A connecting strip of conductive elastic material having an arched shape having a concave side and a convex side. The connecting strip is fixed at the ends to a support carrying a die with the convex side facing the support. During bonding, the connecting strip undergoes elastic deformation and presses against the die, thus electrically connecting the at least one die to the support.

A semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor element that includes an element main body having an element main surface and an element back surface facing opposite sides to each other in a thickness direction, and a first electrode arranged on the element main surface; an insulator that has an annular shape overlapping an outer peripheral edge of the first electrode when viewed in the thickness direction and is arranged over the first electrode and the element main surface; a first metal layer arranged over the first electrode and the insulator; and a second metal layer laminated on the first metal layer and overlapping both the first electrode and the insulator when viewed in the thickness direction.