A semiconductor module includes at least two semiconductor elements connected in parallel; a control circuit board placed between the at least two semiconductor elements; a control terminal for external connection; a first wiring member that connects the control terminal and the control circuit board; and a second wiring member that connects a control electrode of one of the at least two semiconductor elements and the control circuit board, wherein the second wiring member is wire-bonded from the control electrode towards the control circuit board, and has a first end on the control electrode and a second end on the control circuit board, the first end having a cut end face facing upward normal to a surface of the control electrode and the second end having a cut end face facing sideways parallel to a surface of the control circuit board.

A semiconductor device A1 disclosed includes: a semiconductor element 10 having an element obverse face and element reverse face that face oppositely in a thickness direction z, with an obverse-face electrode 11 (first electrode 111) and a reverse-face electrode 12 respectively formed on the element obverse face and the element reverse face; a conductive member 22A opposing the element reverse face and conductively bonded to the reverse-face electrode 12; a conductive member 22B spaced apart from the conductive member 22A and electrically connected to the obverse-face electrode 11; and a lead member 51 having a lead obverse face 51a facing in the same direction as the element obverse face and connecting the obverse-face electrode 11 and the conductive member 22B. The lead member 51, bonded to the obverse-face electrode 11 via a lead bonding layer 321, includes a protrusion 521 protruding in the thickness direction z from the lead obverse face 51a. The protrusion 521 overlaps with the obverse-face electrode 11 as viewed in the thickness direction z. This configuration suppresses deformation of the connecting member to be pressed during sintering treatment.

In one example, a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes providing a substrate having substrate terminals and providing a component having a first component terminal and a second component terminal adjacent to a first major side of the component. The method includes providing a clip structure having a first clip, a second clip, and a clip connector coupling the first clip to the second clip. The method includes coupling the first clip to the first component terminal and a first substrate terminal and coupling the second clip to a second substrate terminal. The method includes encapsulating the component, portions of the substrate, and portions of the clip structure. the method includes removing a sacrificial portion of the clip connector while leaving a first portion of the clip connector attached to the first clip and leaving a second portion of the clip connector attached to the second clip. In some examples, the first portion of the clip connector includes a first portion surface, the second portion of the clip connector includes a second portion surface, and the first portion surface and the second portion surface are exposed from a top side of the encapsulant after the removing. Other examples and related structures are also disclosed herein.

In a wiring member, an element connection portion, a plate connection portion, and an upper surface portion are at height positions different from one another. The element connection portion has a through hole, and the plate connection portion has a through hole and a chamfer. The upper surface portion which is not connected to another portion, has projections asymmetrically disposed on both side surfaces thereof. Owing to these features, the type, the orientation, and the front and the back of the wiring member can be easily distinguished. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent incorrect assembling of the wiring member in a semiconductor module.

A semiconductor die and an electrically conductive ribbon are arranged on a substrate. The electrically conductive ribbon includes a roughened surface. An insulating encapsulation is molded onto the semiconductor die and the electrically conductive ribbon. The roughened surface of the electrically conductive ribbon provides a roughened coupling interface to the insulating encapsulation.

A method for producing a semiconductor package includes providing a lead frame and a bond pad with a space therebetween. The frame is provided with a die bonded thereon and a die pad. The die, the pad, a part of the frame, a part of the bond pad and the space between the frame and the bond pad are encapsulated. Part of the first encapsulation is removed to create a cavity having a bottom surface including an exposed surface of the die, an exposed surface of the pad, an exposed surface of the bond pad and a connecting region between the exposed surface of the pad and the bond pad. The cavity is partly filled with an electrically conductive paste. The electrically conductive paste is cured to obtain an interconnect between the die pad and the bond pad. The interconnect is encapsulated.

Various teachings of the present disclosure include a method for welding an attachment piece to a semiconductor metallization using laser welding. The method may include: arranging an attachment piece having a flat side with a thin point so the flat side faces the semiconductor metallization; and welding the flat side to the semiconductor metallization. The flat side rests against a flat side of the semiconductor metallization over an entire surface area of the flat side. The thin point is formed with a cup shape of the attachment piece. The cup shape is open in the direction away from the semiconductor metallization.

A method for fabricating a semiconductor die package includes: providing a semiconductor transistor die, the semiconductor transistor die having a first contact pad on a first lower main face and/or a second contact pad on an upper main face; fabricating a frontside electrical conductor onto the second contact pad and a backside electrical conductor onto the first contact pad; and applying an encapsulant covering the semiconductor die and at least a portion of the electrical conductor, wherein the frontside electrical conductor and/or the backside electrical conductor is fabricated by laser-assisted structuring of a metallic structure.

A method includes providing a substrate having substrate terminals and providing a first component having a first terminal and a second terminal. The method includes providing a clip structure having a first clip, a second clip, and a clip connector coupling the first clip to the second clip. The method includes coupling the first clip to the first terminal and a substrate terminal and coupling the second clip to another substrate terminal. The method includes encapsulating the structure and removing a portion of the clip connector. In some examples, the first portion of the clip connector includes a first portion surface, the second portion of the clip connector includes a second portion surface, and the first portion surface and the second portion surface are exposed from a top side of the encapsulant. Other examples and related structures are also disclosed herein.

The present disclosure is directed to a high throughput clip bonding tool or system which is flexible and easily adapts to different clip bond pitches or sizes. The clip bonding system may be an integrated system with various modules, including a clip singulation module, a feeder module, a transfer module and a clip attach module within a shared footprint. For example, an incoming clip source may be fed to the clip singulation module for clip singulation before the singulated clips are transferred by the feeder and transfer modules to a clip presentation area for clip alignment before pickup. A pickup tool of the clip attach module is configured to facilitate pickup and attachment of clips onto the semiconductor packages to be clip bonded. For example, the pickup head is programmable to facilitate clip bonding process of different applications which may require clips and packages with different sizes.