SEMICONDUCTOR MODULE AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS
In a semiconductor module including multiple semiconductor devices, a signal that flows through a bonding wire connected to one semiconductor device is prevented from acting as noise which affects another semiconductor device, thereby improving the operation reliability of the semiconductor module. A second semiconductor device provided alongside a first semiconductor device includes a current output electrode via which large current is output. The current output electrode is electrically connected to a substrate electrode provided to a first wiring layer via a bonding wire such as a gold wire or the like. The bonding wire is provided across the side E 2 which differs from the side E 1 that faces the side face F 1 of the first semiconductor device. Furthermore, the current output electrode is provided along the side E 2.
1 . A semiconductor module comprising:
a wiring substrate including substrate electrodes on one main surface thereof;
a first semiconductor device which is mounted on the wiring substrate, and which includes a logic signal electrode via which a logic signal is input or output;
a second semiconductor device which is mounted alongside the first semiconductor device, and which includes a current output electrode via which large current is output;
a first bonding wire which electrically connects the logic signal electrode and the corresponding substrate electrode; and
a second bonding wire which electrically connects the current output electrode and the corresponding substrate electrode,
wherein, as viewed from the main surface side of the wiring substrate, the second bonding wire is provided across a side of the second semiconductor device that differs from a side facing a side of the first semiconductor device.
2 . A semiconductor module according to claim 1 , wherein the current output electrode is provided along a side of the second semiconductor device across which the second bonding wire is provided.
3 . A semiconductor module according to claim 1 , wherein the first semiconductor device outputs an anti-shake signal used to correct blurring due to shaking applied to an image pickup apparatus,
and wherein the second semiconductor device outputs large current to be supplied to a driving means which drives a lens of the image pickup apparatus according to the anti-shake signal.
4 . A semiconductor module according to claim 2 , wherein the first semiconductor device outputs an anti-shake signal used to correct blurring due to shaking applied to an image pickup apparatus,
and wherein the second semiconductor device outputs large current to be supplied to a driving means which drives a lens of the image pickup apparatus according to the anti-shake signal.
5 . A semiconductor module according to claim 3 , wherein the driving means is a voice coil motor.
6 . A semiconductor module according to claim 4 , wherein the driving means is a voice coil motor.
7 . A semiconductor module according to claim 1 , wherein the logic signal electrode is provided along a side of the first semiconductor device which side differs from a side facing a side of the second semiconductor device.
8 . A semiconductor module according to claim 2 , wherein the logic signal electrode is provided along a side of the first semiconductor device which side differs from a side facing a side of the second semiconductor device.
9 . A semiconductor module according to claim 3 , wherein the logic signal electrode is provided along a side of the first semiconductor device which side differs from a side facing a side of the second semiconductor device.
10 . A semiconductor module according to claim 1 , wherein the distance between the side of the second semiconductor device across which the second bonding wire is provided and the side of the wiring substrate facing the aforementioned side is smaller than the distance between the opposite side of the second semiconductor device opposite to the side across which the second bonding wire is provided and the side of the wiring substrate facing the opposite side.
11 . A semiconductor module according to claim 2 , wherein the distance between the side of the second semiconductor device across which the second bonding wire is provided and the side of the wiring substrate facing the aforementioned side is smaller than the distance between the opposite side of the second semiconductor device opposite to the side across which the second bonding wire is provided and the side of the wiring substrate facing the opposite side.
12 . A semiconductor module according to claim 3 , wherein the distance between the side of the second semiconductor device across which the second bonding wire is provided and the side of the wiring substrate facing the aforementioned side is smaller than the distance between the opposite side of the second semiconductor device opposite to the side across which the second bonding wire is provided and the side of the wiring substrate facing the opposite side.
13 . A semiconductor module according to claim 10 , wherein the first semiconductor device and the second semiconductor device are arranged with an offset with respect to one another in the direction orthogonal to the side of the second semiconductor device across which the second bonding wire is provided.
14 . A semiconductor module according to claim 11 , wherein the first semiconductor device and the second semiconductor device are arranged with an offset with respect to one another in the direction orthogonal to the side of the second semiconductor device across which the second bonding wire is provided.
15 . A semiconductor module according to claim 12 , wherein the first semiconductor device and the second semiconductor device are arranged with an offset with respect to one another in the direction orthogonal to the side of the second semiconductor device across which the second bonding wire is provided.
16 . An image pickup apparatus including a semiconductor module according to claim 1 .
17 . An image pickup apparatus including a semiconductor module according to claim 2 .
18 . An image pickup apparatus including a semiconductor module according to claim 3 .