The semiconductor device includes an element support, first and second semiconductor elements on the element support, an insulating element insulating the first and the second semiconductor elements from each other, and an insulating substrate. The insulating element includes a first transceiver electrically connected to the first semiconductor element, a second transceiver electrically connected to the second semiconductor element, and an interfacing member for transmitting and receiving signals between the first and the second transceivers. The interfacing member is closer to the element support than the first and the second transceivers. The insulating substrate is between the element support and the insulating element and bonded to the element support. The insulating element is bonded to the insulating substrate.

A semiconductor device includes a low-voltage side frame configured to be connected to a low-voltage chip driven by an input voltage and connected to a ground potential; and a high-voltage side frame configured to be insulated from the low-voltage side frame and connected to a high-voltage chip supplied with a supply voltage having a higher voltage than the input voltage. The high-voltage side frame is connected to a reference potential.

A semiconductor device includes a first die pad, a first semiconductor element, a second die pad, a second semiconductor element, a sealing resin, a first lead, a second lead, a third lead, and a fourth lead. The first lead, the second lead, the third lead, and the fourth lead are each spaced apart from the third side and the fourth side of the sealing resin and are exposed externally from either the first side surface or the second side surface of the sealing resin. Viewed in a third direction perpendicular to the first direction and the second directions, an area of the first die pad is larger than an area of the second die pad. Viewed in the third direction, each of the first lead and the third lead is separated away in the first direction from a first virtual line toward a side where the first side surface of the sealing resin is located.

A power module for a vehicle includes: a circuit board provided with a first metallic layer; a first switching portion disposed on a center portion of the circuit board, and including a plurality of semiconductor chips; a second switching portion disposed on the outside the first switching portion on the circuit board and including a plurality of semiconductor chips; a third switching portion disposed on the outside the first switching portion on the circuit board; a lead frame disposed on one side of the circuit board; and a signal lead disposed on the other side of the circuit board.

An encapsulated integrated circuit includes an integrated circuit (IC) die. An encapsulation material encapsulates the IC die. Within the encapsulation material, a phononic bandgap structure is configured to have a phononic bandgap with a frequency range approximately equal to a range of frequencies of thermal phonons produced by the IC die when the IC die is operating.

An object is to provide a technique capable of reducing stress in the entire semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes a plurality of sub-modules including a first sealing member, an insulating substrate provided with a first circuit pattern electrically connected to at least one of the conductive plates of the plurality of sub-modules, connection members electrically connected to at least one of the conductive pieces of the plurality of sub-modules, and a second sealing member having lower hardness than the first sealing member, which seals the plurality of sub-modules, the insulating substrate, and the connection members.

A discrete power semiconductor package includes a semiconductor chip, a heatsink, a first lead, a second lead, and a clip. The heatsink is adjacent the semiconductor chip and draws heat away from the semiconductor chip. The clip binds the semiconductor chip to the heatsink and includes a chip linker, a first terminal, and a second terminal. The chip linker is atop the semiconductor chip. The first terminal connects to the first lead and the second terminal connects to the second lead.

In a described example, an apparatus includes: a package substrate with conductive leads; a semiconductor die mounted to the package substrate, the semiconductor die having a first thickness; electrical connections coupling bond pads on the semiconductor die to conductive leads on the package substrate; brackets attached to the package substrate spaced from the semiconductor die and extending away from the package substrate to a distance from the package substrate that is greater than the first thickness of the semiconductor die; and mold compound covering the package substrate, the semiconductor die, the brackets, and the semiconductor die to form a semiconductor device package having a board side surface and a top surface opposite the board side surface, and having portions of the brackets exposed from the mold compound on the top surface of the semiconductor device package to form mounts for a passive component.

An example packaged IC includes a lead frame having a supply pin and a ground pin. The supply pin includes first and second supply leads extending from a proximal portion of the supply pin. The ground pin includes first and second ground leads extending from a proximal portion of the ground pin. A first IC network has a first supply terminal coupled to the first supply lead via a first conductor (e.g., bond wire or bump bond). The first IC network also has a first ground terminal coupled to the first ground lead via a second conductor. A second IC network has a second supply terminal coupled to the second supply lead via a third conductor. The second IC network also has a second ground terminal coupled to the second ground lead via a fourth conductor.

A semiconductor arrangement includes first and second controllable semiconductor devices forming a half-bridge arrangement, each controllable semiconductor device including a control electrode and a controllable load path between a first load electrode and a second load electrode. At least one gate driver is configured to generate one or more control signals for one or more of the controllable semiconductor devices. The first controllable semiconductor device is arranged on and electrically coupled to a first lead frame of a plurality of lead frames. The second controllable semiconductor device is arranged on and electrically coupled to a second lead frame of the plurality of lead frames. The controllable semiconductor devices and the at least one gate driver are arranged in a molded package. Each lead frames is partly covered by the molded package and has at least one surface or section that is not covered by the molded package.