A power module is provided. The power module includes a substrate, a power conversion chip that is disposed on the substrate and an insulating film that is formed on a structure in which the power conversion chip is disposed on the substrate. Additionally, the power module includes a metal mold that encases the structure that is coated with the insulating film. Additionally, the power module provides a simplified structure and improved heat dissipation performance compared to conventional power modules.

An electronic component includes a leadframe and a first semiconductor die. The leadframe includes a leadframe top side, a leadframe bottom side opposite the leadframe top side, and a top notch at the leadframe top side. The top notch includes a top notch base located between the leadframe top side and the leadframe bottom side, and defining a notch length of the top notch, and can also include a top notch first sidewall extended, along the notch length, from the leadframe top side to the top notch base. The first semiconductor die can include a die top side a die bottom side opposite the die top side and mounted onto the leadframe top side, and a die perimeter. The top notch can be located outside the die perimeter. Other examples and related methods are also disclosed herein.

An embodiment related to a device. The device includes a first die with first and second die surfaces. The second die surface is bonded to a first die attach pad (DAP) disposed on a first substrate surface of a package substrate and the first die surface includes a first die contact pad. The device also includes a first clip bond including a first clip bond horizontal planar portion attached to the first die contact pad on the first die surface, and a first clip bond vertical portion disposed on an edge of the first clip bond horizontal planar portion. The first clip bond vertical portion is attached to a first substrate bond pad on the first substrate surface. The device further includes a first conductive clip-die bonding layer with spacers on the first die contact pad of the first die. The first conductive clip-die bonding layer bonds the first clip bond horizontal planar portion to the first die contact pad, and the spacers maintain a uniform Bond Line Thickness (BLT) of the first conductive clip-die bonding layer.

A semiconductor device includes a substrate, a resin case, and a wiring member having an exposed portion adjacent to a first fixing portion fixed in a wall surface of the resin case and exposed to outside, and a second fixing portion fixed in the wall surface of the resin case at a position different from the first fixing portion with respect to a portion extending from the first fixing portion into the resin case, in which the wiring member is bonded to a surface of the semiconductor element by solder in the resin case, and has a plate shape having a length, a thickness, and a width, in which the wiring member has the thickness being uniform and is flat in the resin case, and the width of the second fixing portion is narrower than the width of the exposed portion.

A semiconductor device includes a substrate, a resin case, and a wiring member having an exposed portion adjacent to a first fixing portion fixed in a wall surface of the resin case and exposed to outside, and a second fixing portion fixed in the wall surface of the resin case at a position different from the first fixing portion with respect to a portion extending from the first fixing portion into the resin case, in which the wiring member is bonded to a surface of the semiconductor element by solder in the resin case, and has a plate shape having a length, a thickness, and a width, in which the wiring member has the thickness being uniform and is flat in the resin case, and the width of the second fixing portion is narrower than the width of the exposed portion.

A semiconductor device includes: a substrate; a semiconductor element arranged on the substrate; a plate-like member electrically connected to the semiconductor element; a first electrode formed on the semiconductor element and joined to the plate-like member with solder; a second electrode formed on the semiconductor element and spaced from the first electrode, and including a metal capable of forming an alloy with the solder; and a metal film formed on the semiconductor element and spaced from the second electrode in a region on the first electrode side as seen from the second electrode, in a two-dimensional view of the semiconductor element as seen from the plate-like member, and including a metal capable of forming an alloy with the solder.

A method for producing a power semiconductor system includes packaging a power device in plastic to form a power semiconductor component, forming a first heat dissipation face on a surface of the power semiconductor component; heating a first material between a first heat sink and the first heat dissipation face; and cooling the first material on the first heat dissipation face to connect the power semiconductor component and the first heat sink.

Various embodiments may provide a semiconductor package. The semiconductor package may include a first electrical component, a second electrical component, a first heat sink, and a second heat sink bonded to a first package interconnection component and a second package interconnection component. The first package interconnection component and the second package interconnection component may provide lateral and vertical interconnections in the package.

A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor die attached to a substrate and a metal clip attached to a side of the semiconductor die facing away from the substrate by a soldered joint. The metal clip has a plurality of slots dimensioned so as to take up at least 10% of a solder paste that reflowed to form the soldered joint. Corresponding methods of production are also described.

A bonded structure includes a semiconductor element, an electrical conductor and a sintered metal layer. The semiconductor element has an element obverse surface and an element reverse surface spaced apart from each other in a first direction and includes a reverse-surface electrode on the element reverse surface. The electrical conductor has a mount surface facing in a same direction as the element obverse surface and supports the semiconductor element with the mount surface facing the element reverse surface. The sintered metal layer bonds the semiconductor element to the electrical conductor and electrically connects the reverse-surface electrode and the electrical conductor. The mount surface includes a roughened area roughened by a roughening process. The sintered metal layer is formed on the roughened area.