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US 12,507,457 · App. 19/223,595 · Granted Dec 23, 2025

Semiconductor device

Inventors: Takaaki Yamanaka (Kyoto, JP); Yuki Nakano (Kyoto, JP); Kenji Yamamoto (Kyoto, JP)
Assignee: ROHM CO., LTD.
H10D64/23H01L21/0475H01L21/0495H01L23/3121H01L23/3675H10D8/051H10D8/60H10D62/8325H10D64/64
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Patent No.
US 12,507,457
App. No.
19/223,595
Granted
Dec 23, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A semiconductor device includes a chip, an electrode that is formed on the chip, an inorganic insulating layer that covers the electrode and has a first opening exposing the electrode, an organic insulating layer that covers the inorganic insulating layer, has a second opening surrounding the first opening at an interval from the first opening, and exposes an inner peripheral edge of the inorganic insulating layer in a region between the first opening and the second opening, and an Ni plating layer that covers the electrode inside the first opening and covers the inner peripheral edge of the inorganic insulating layer inside the second opening.

Claims (38)

1 . A semiconductor device comprising:

a chip that has a side surface;

an electrode that is formed on the chip;

an inorganic insulating layer that covers the electrode, and that exposes the electrode from a first opening;

an organic insulating layer that covers the inorganic insulating layer, that has a second opening having an opening end which is formed at an interval from an opening end of the first opening, and that exposes an inner peripheral edge of the inorganic insulating layer in a region between the first opening and the second opening; and

an Ni plating layer that covers the electrode inside the first opening, and that covers the inner peripheral edge of the inorganic insulating layer inside the second opening, wherein

the organic insulating layer has a second outer wall positioned more inward than a first outer wall of the inorganic insulating layer, and

the second outer wall is formed along a cutting line at an interval inward from the side surface.

2 . The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein the first outer wall of the inorganic insulating layer is formed at an interval inward from the side surface.

3 . The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein the Ni plating layer is formed at an interval toward the inorganic insulating layer side from the opening end of the second opening.

4 . The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

an outer surface plating layer that covers an outer surface of the Ni plating layer inside the second opening.

5 . The semiconductor device according to claim 4 , wherein the outer surface plating layer has a thickness less than a thickness of the Ni plating layer.

6 . The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein the inner peripheral edge of the inorganic insulating layer has a width exceeding a thickness of the inorganic insulating layer.

7 . The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein the second outer wall of the organic insulating layer is formed in a curved shape that is depressed toward the inorganic insulating layer side.

8 . The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein the chip is constituted of an SiC.

9 . The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a transistor that is formed in the chip.

10 . The semiconductor device according to claim 9 , wherein the transistor includes unit cells that extend in a stripe shape.

11 . The semiconductor device according to claim 10 , wherein the transistor includes trench gate structures that extend in a stripe shape along the unit cells.

12 . The semiconductor device according to claim 11 , wherein

the chip has a rectangular shape in a plan view, and

the trench gate structures extend along a short side of the chip.

13 . The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein the chip has a rectangular shape in a plan view.

14 . The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein

the chip has a first main surface covered by the electrode, and a second main surface opposite to the first main surface,

the semiconductor device further includes a back surface electrode that covers the second main surface, and

the back surface electrode includes a Ti layer.

15 . The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein

the chip has a first main surface covered by the electrode, and a second main surface opposite to the first main surface,

the semiconductor device further includes a back surface electrode that covers the second main surface, and

the back surface electrode includes an Ni layer.

16 . A semiconductor package comprising:

a package main body that is constituted of a resin;

a plate shaped member that includes copper, and that is arranged in the package main body; and

the semiconductor device according to claim 1 that is arranged in the package main body, wherein

the electrode includes a source pad electrode, and

the plate shaped member is electrically connected to the source pad electrode.

Priority Claims (1)
JP 2019-180861 · Sep 30, 2019 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 17639528
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