A semiconductor device includes: a switching element including a drain electrode, a gate electrode, and a source electrode; a base supporting the switching element; and a first terminal, a second terminal, a third terminal, and a fourth terminal that each extend in the same direction. The switching element includes a temperature detection diode having a first electrode provided on the element obverse surface. Each of the drain electrode, the gate electrode, and the source electrode is electrically connected to a corresponding one of the first terminal, the second terminal, and the third terminal. The first electrode is electrically connected to the fourth terminal via a first wire.

The semiconductor device according to the present disclosure has features (1) to (3) below. The feature (1) is that “a lower surface of an on-chip bonding material has a shape matching a surface shape of a main current wiring connection region in plan view”. The feature (2) is that “an emitter sense wiring is directly connected to a side surface of the main current wiring connection region”. The feature (3) is that “an IGBT chip has an ineffective region in which the IGBT does not function in a region below an emitter sense pad and the emitter sense wiring”.

A semiconductor device provided with first and second semiconductor element each having an obverse and a reverse surface with a drain electrode, source electrode and gate electrode provided on the obverse surface. The semiconductor device is also provided with a control element electrically connected to the gate electrodes of the respective semiconductor elements, and with a plurality of leads, which include a first lead carrying the first semiconductor element, a second lead carrying the second semiconductor element, and a third lead carrying the control element. The first and second leads overlap with each other as viewed in a first direction perpendicular to the thickness direction of the semiconductor device, and the third lead overlaps with the first and second leads as viewed in a second direction perpendicular to the thickness direction and the first direction.

A semiconductor package including a leadframe has a plurality of leads, and a semiconductor die including bond pads attached to the leadframe with the bond pads electrically coupled to the plurality of leads. The semiconductor die includes a substrate having a semiconductor surface including circuitry having nodes coupled to the bond pads. A mold compound encapsulates the semiconductor die. The mold compound is interdigitated having alternating extended mold regions over the plurality of leads and recessed mold regions in between adjacent ones of the plurality of leads.

An isolation system and isolation device are disclosed. An illustrative isolation device is disclosed to include a transmitter circuit, a detector circuit, a first wire bond, and a second wire bond. The detector circuit is configured to generate a first current in accordance with a first signal. The first wire bond is configured to receive the first current from the transmitter circuit to generate a magnetic flux. The second wire bond is configured to receive the magnetic flux. An induced current in the second wire bond is then detected in the detector circuit. The detector circuit is configured to generate a reproduced first signal, as an output of the detector circuit.

A dual-side cooling (DSC) semiconductor package includes a first metal-insulator-metal (MIM) substrate having a first insulator layer, first metallic layer, and second metallic layer. A second MIM substrate includes a second insulator layer, third metallic layer, and fourth metallic layer. The third metallic layer includes a first portion having a first contact area and a second portion, electrically isolated from the first portion, having a second contact area. A semiconductor die is coupled with the second metallic layer and is directly coupled with the third metallic layer through one or more solders, sintered layers, electrically conductive tapes, solderable top metal (STM) layers, and/or under bump metal (UBM) layers. The first contact area is electrically coupled with a first electrical contact of the die and the second contact area is electrically coupled with a second electrical contact of the die. The first and fourth metallic layers are exposed through an encapsulant.

A semiconductor package assembly and method of manufacturing is provided. The assembly includes a semiconductor package and a moulding resin case encapsulating the semiconductor package. The package includes a lead frame having a first frame side and a second frame side opposite to the first frame side; a silicon die structure having a first die side and a second die side opposite to the first side, the silicon die structure being mounted with its second die side on the first frame side of the lead frame; one or more bond wires electrically connecting the silicon die structure with the lead frame; as well as a coating layer covering the semiconductor package from the encapsulating moulding resin case, the coating layer being composed of two or more different amorphous layer coatings. The use of a coating layer covering the complete semiconductor package forming the encapsulating moulding resin case prevents any corrosion.

Provided is a semiconductor device including, a plurality of PN junction diodes each having a negative temperature characteristic and connected to each other in series; a Schottky barrier diode having a positive temperature characteristic and connected to the PN junction diodes in parallel; and a die pad on which at least one of the PN junction diodes and the Schottky barrier diode are mounted commonly.

The present disclosure discloses a trench Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor (IGBT) packaging structure and a method for manufacturing the trench Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor packaging structure. The trench IGBT packaging structure includes: a trench IGBT, which includes an emitting electrode metal layer, and a trench gate electrode; a lead frame, which includes a chip placement area and an emitting electrode lead-out end; a first bonding wire connecting the emitting electrode metal layer and an emitting electrode pin. One end of the first bonding wire is connected to a surface, away from the trench gate electrode, of the emitting electrode metal layer to form a strip-shaped first solder joint, the other end is connected to the emitting electrode lead-out end to form a second solder joint, and an extension direction of the first solder joint is perpendicular to an extension direction of the trench of the trench gate electrode.

A semiconductor package comprises a lead frame, a first field-effect transistor (FET), a second low side FET, a first high side FET, a second high side FET, a first metal clip, a second metal clip, and a molding encapsulation. The semiconductor package further comprises an optional integrated circuit (IC) controller or an optional inductor. A method for fabricating a semiconductor package. The method comprises the steps of providing a lead frame; attaching a first low side FET, a second low side FET, a first high side FET, and a second high side FET to the lead frame; mounting a first metal clip and a second metal clip; forming a molding encapsulation; and applying a singulation process.