IP Library Granted Patent US 12,347,752
Granted Patent B2
US 12,347,752 · App. 18/349,496 · Granted Jul 1, 2025

Semiconductor device

Inventor: Yoshikatsu Miura (Kyoto, JP)
Assignee: ROHM CO., LTD.
H01L23/49555H01L23/3107H01L23/49503H01L23/49562
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Patent No.
US 12,347,752
App. No.
18/349,496
Granted
Jul 1, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

There is provided a semiconductor device, including: a semiconductor element which includes an element main surface and an element rear surface that face opposite sides in a thickness direction and in which a first electrode and a second electrode are formed on the element main surface; a first conductive member electrically connected to the first electrode; a second conductive member electrically connected to the second electrode; and a sealing resin configured to cover part of the first conductive member, part of the second conductive member, and the semiconductor element.

Claims (59)

1. A semiconductor device, comprising:

a semiconductor element having an element main surface and an element rear surface that face opposite sides in a thickness direction, and on which a first electrode and a second electrode are formed on the element main surface;

a first conductive member electrically connected to the first electrode;

a second conductive member electrically connected to the second electrode; and

a sealing resin configured to cover part of the first conductive member, part of the second conductive member, and the semiconductor element,

wherein the first conductive member includes a first pad part overlapping with the semiconductor element as viewed in the thickness direction,

wherein the first pad part comprises:

a bonding surface bonded to the first electrode;

a first pad main surface facing a direction opposite to the bonding surface in the thickness direction; and

a non-bonding portion having an inner surface extending from the bonding surface toward the first pad main surface and is not bonded to the first electrode,

wherein the non-bonding portion further has a bottom surface connected to the inner surface and faces a same direction as the bonding surface,

wherein the non-bonding portion includes a plurality of through holes, each of the plurality of through holes extends in a first direction orthogonal to the thickness direction,

wherein the plurality of the through hole are filled with the sealing resin, and

wherein the sealing resin is exposed to outside of the semiconductor device.

2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the second electrode comprises:

a pad electrode portion to which the second conductive member is bonded; and

a finger electrode portion for reducing an internal resistance of the second electrode,

wherein the non-bonding portion is configured to overlap with the finger electrode portion as viewed in the thickness direction.

3. The device of claim 2 , wherein the semiconductor element comprises an insulating film configured to cover the finger electrode portion.

4. The device of claim 2 , wherein the semiconductor element is 0.05 to 0.3 mm square as viewed in the thickness direction.

5. The device of claim 1 , wherein the first exposure part protrudes from the sealing resin as viewed in the thickness direction, and

wherein the first conductive member further comprises a first connection part which is covered with the sealing resin and is connected to the first pad part and the first exposure part.

6. The device of claim 5 , wherein the first exposure part comprises:

a first bent part that is connected to the first connection part and is bent in the thickness direction; and

a first terminal part connected to the first bent part.

7. The device of claim 6 , further comprising:

a third conductive member on which the semiconductor element is mounted,

wherein a third electrode is formed on the element rear surface of the semiconductor element, and

wherein the third conductive member is electrically connected to the third electrode.

8. The device of claim 7 ,

wherein the sealing resin includes a resin rear surface facing a same direction as the element rear surface,

wherein the third conductive member faces the same direction as the element rear surface, and

wherein the first terminal part is configured to overlap with the third conductive member as viewed in the first direction orthogonal to the thickness direction.

9. The device of claim 8 , wherein the second conductive member comprises:

a second pad part bonded to the second electrode;

a second exposure part protruding from the sealing resin as viewed in the thickness direction; and

a second connection part covered with the sealing resin and connected to the second pad part and the second exposure part.

10. The device of claim 9 , wherein the second exposure part comprises:

a second bent part connected to the second connection part and bent in the thickness direction; and

a second terminal part connected to the second bent part.

11. The device of claim 10 , wherein the second terminal part is configured to overlap with the third conductive member as viewed in the first direction.

12. The device of claim 1 , wherein at least part of the first pad main surface is exposed from the sealing resin.

13. The device of claim 12 ,

wherein the sealing resin comprises:

a resin main surface facing the same direction as the element main surface; and

a resin recess recessed from the resin main surface,

wherein the resin recess comprises:

a resin recess bottom surface; and

a resin recess side surface connected to the resin recess bottom surface and the resin main surface, and

wherein the resin recess bottom surface and the first pad main surface are flush with each other.

14. The device of claim 1 ,

wherein the semiconductor element is a power MOSFET,

wherein the first electrode is a source electrode, and

wherein the second electrode is a gate electrode.

15. The device of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of through holes are arranged in a second direction orthogonal to both the thickness direction and the first direction.

16. The device of claim 1 , wherein the second conductive member is a wire.

17. The device of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of through holes has a rectangular shape extending in the first direction as viewed in the thickness direction.

18. The device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a plurality of binders, which are interposed between the bonding surface and the first electrode and electrically connect the bonding surface and the first electrode.

Priority Claims (1)
JP 2018-082981 · Apr 24, 2018 · national
Continuity (3)
Continuation 17308401 · May 5, 2021
Continuation 16388021 · Apr 18, 2019
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