A circuit module includes a substrate with a patterned metal surface. The patterned metal surface includes a conductive terminal pad, a first conductive pad, and a second conductive pad that is non-adjacent to the conductive terminal pad. A first circuit portion is assembled on the first conductive pad and a second circuit portion is assembled on the second conductive pad. A conductive bridge electrically couples the conductive terminal pad and the second conductive pad. The conductive bridge includes an elevated span extending above and across the first conductive pad.

Microelectronic devices and methods for manufacturing such devices are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a packaged microelectronic device can include an interposer substrate with a plurality of interposer contacts. A microelectronic die is attached and electrically coupled to the interposer substrate. The device further includes a casing covering the die and at least a portion of the interposer substrate. A plurality of electrically conductive through-casing interconnects are in contact with and projecting from corresponding interposer contacts at a first side of the interposer substrate. The through-casing interconnects extend through the thickness of the casing to a terminus at the top of the casing. The through-casing interconnects comprise a plurality of filaments attached to and projecting away from the interposer contacts in a direction generally normal to the first side of the interposer substrate.

A chip part includes a substrate, an element formed on the substrate, and an electrode formed on the substrate. A recess and/or projection expressing information related to the element is formed at a peripheral edge portion of the substrate.

A chip part includes a substrate, an element formed on the substrate, and an electrode formed on the substrate. A recess and/or projection expressing information related to the element is formed at a peripheral edge portion of the substrate.

The present application provides a semiconductor module and a power conversion device wherein wiring inductance is reduced. The semiconductor module is characterized by including a semiconductor element, a first terminal on which the semiconductor element is mounted, a second terminal disposed in a periphery of the semiconductor element and having a multiple of wiring portions, and a multiple of connection lines extending in multiple directions from an upper face of the semiconductor element and connected to each of the multiple of wiring portions of the second terminal, wherein a free region is provided among the multiple of wiring portions, and the multiple of connection lines and the multiple of wiring portions forming current paths with each of the multiple of connection lines are of the same potential.

A semiconductor module includes a semiconductor element, a substrate on which the semiconductor module is mounted, a heat radiating plate on which the substrate is mounted, a resin case, and a first main current electrode and a second main current electrode, in which in the first main current electrode and the second main current electrode, one end of each thereof is joined to a circuit pattern on the substrate, an other end of each thereof is extended through and incorporated in a side wall of the resin case so as to project outward of the resin case, and each thereof has at least a portion of overlap at which a part thereof overlaps in parallel with each other with a gap therebetween, and each thereof has a slope portion provided between an external projection portion and an internal projection portion.

Electrical, mechanical, computing, and/or other devices that include components formed of extremely low resistance (ELR) materials, including, but not limited to, modified ELR materials, layered ELR materials, and new ELR materials, are described.

Electrical, mechanical, computing, and/or other devices that include components formed of extremely low resistance (ELR) materials, including, but not limited to, modified ELR materials, layered ELR materials, and new ELR materials, are described.

An IC package includes an interconnect having a first platform and a second platform that are spaced apart. The IC package includes a die superposing a portion of the first platform of the interconnect. The die has a field effect transistor (FET), and a matrix of pads for the FET situated on a surface of the die. The matrix of pads having a row of source pads and a row of drain pads. A drain wire bond extends from a first drain pad to a second drain pad of the row of drain pads and to the first platform of the interconnect. A source wire bond extends from a first source pad to a second source pad of the row of source pads, back over the first source pad and is coupled to a connection region of the first platform.

Provided are a semiconductor device, a busbar, and a power converter that can suppress an increase in the size of the device and in inductance while ensuring insulation performance between terminals. For example, a semiconductor device 1 includes a first terminal 110 projecting from a sealing body 100 along a given direction, and a second terminal 120 adjacent to the first terminal 110 with a space formed between the second terminal 120 and the first terminal 110, the second terminal 120 projecting from the sealing body 100 along a given direction in a direction of projection that is the same as a direction of projection of the first terminal 110. The first terminal 110 has a first exposed part 112 exposed outside the sealing body 100. The second terminal 120 has a second sheathed part 121 projecting from the sealing body 100, the second sheathed part 121 being sheathed with an insulating material, and a second exposed part 122 projecting from the second sheathed part 121, the second exposed part 122 being exposed outside the sealing body 100. A distance D2 along a given direction from a front end 121a of the second sheathed part 121 to the sealing body 100 is longer than a distance D1 along the given direction from a front end 112a of the first exposed part 112 to the sealing body 100.