A semiconductor device including a clip, and the clip includes a clip slot, and a slug and the slug includes a groove. The clip and the slug are attached by the ultrasonic welding. The groove and the clip slot are at least partially overlapping to form a gas pathway.

An electrical connection member (1, 301, 401, 501, 601) includes a clad material (10, 110, 610) including at least both a first Cu layer (12) made of a Cu material and a low thermal expansion layer (11) made of an Fe material or Ni material having an average thermal expansion coefficient from room temperature to 300° C. smaller than that of the first Cu layer, the first Cu layer and the low thermal expansion layer being bonded to each other.

A semiconductor device manufacturing method includes a first preparation step, a second preparation step, a mounting step, a third preparation step, a placing step and a curing step. In the first preparation step, a first leadframe including an island part is prepared. In the second preparation step, a semiconductor element including an element obverse surface, an element reverse surface, a first electrode and a second electrode is prepared. In the mounting step, the semiconductor element is mounted on the island part with a first conductive paste interposed between the element reverse surface and the island part. In the third preparation step, a second leadframe including a first part, a second part, a frame part, a first connecting part and a second connecting part is prepared. In the placing step, the second leadframe is placed with a second conductive paste interposed between the first part and the first electrode and with a third conductive paste interposed between the second part and the second electrode. In the curing step, the first conductive paste, the second conductive paste and the third conductive paste are hardened.

A semiconductor device comprises: a substrate having a set of conductive patterns; a semiconductor die mounted on the substrate, wherein the semiconductor die has on its top surface a set of bonding pads; and a conductive bar assembly for electrically connecting the set of conductive patterns of the substrate with the set of bonding pads of the semiconductor die, wherein the conductive bar assembly comprises: an insulating body; and a set of conductive bars extending within the insulating body, wherein the set of conductive bars have a set of first ends exposed from a first surface of the insulating body to be electrically connected to the set of conductive patterns of the substrate and a set of second ends exposed from a second surface of the insulating body to be electrically connected to the set of bonding pads of the semiconductor die.

A semiconductor device including a clip, and the clip includes a clip slot, and a slug and the slug includes a groove. The clip and the slug are attached by the ultrasonic welding. The groove and the clip slot are at least partially overlapping to form a gas pathway.