Semiconductor device
In one embodiment, a semiconductor chip includes a gate electrode extending between a source electrode and a drain electrode. The source electrode and the drain electrode include finger form electrodes that are an engaged arrangement with each other. One or more gate drawing electrodes are connected to portions of the gate electrode, and protrusion electrodes connect the gate drawing electrodes to a gate shunting wiring disposed on a substrate.
1. A semiconductor device comprising:
a semiconductor chip comprising a source electrode of a form of fingers that extend from a source electrode terminal portion, a drain electrode having a form of fingers that extend from a drain terminal portion, the fingers of the source electrode engaging the fingers of the drain electrode, a gate electrode running through a space between the fingers of the engaging source and drain electrodes, a first gate drawing electrode disposed at and connected to one end of the gate electrode, and a second gate drawing electrode disposed at and connected to another end of the gate electrode;
a substrate comprising a gate shunting substrate wiring, a source substrate wiring and a drain substrate wiring;
a plurality of first protrusion electrodes disposed between and connecting the gate shunting substrate wiring and the first and second gate drawing electrodes;
a plurality of second protrusion electrodes disposed between and connecting the source substrate wiring and the source terminal portion of the source electrode; and
a plurality of third protrusion electrodes disposed between and connecting the drain substrate wiring and the drain terminal portion of the drain electrode.
2. A semiconductor device comprising:
a semiconductor chip comprising a source electrode of a form of fingers that extend from a source electrode terminal portion, a drain electrode having a form of fingers that extend from a drain terminal portion, the fingers of the source electrode engaging the fingers of the drain electrode, a gate electrode running through a space between the fingers of the engaging source and drain electrodes, a first gate drawing electrode disposed at and connected to one end of the gate electrode, a second gate drawing electrode disposed at and connected to another end of the gate electrode, and a plurality of third gate drawing electrodes disposed at and connected to the gate electrode in the space;
a substrate comprising a gate shunting substrate wiring, a source substrate wiring and a drain substrate wiring;
a plurality of first protrusion electrodes disposed between and connecting the gate shunting substrate wiring and the first, second and third gate drawing electrodes;
a plurality of second protrusion electrodes disposed between and connecting the source substrate wiring and the source terminal portion of the source electrode; and
a plurality of third protrusion electrodes disposed between and connecting the drain substrate wiring and the drain terminal portion of the drain electrode.
3. A semiconductor device comprising:
a semiconductor chip comprising a source electrode of a form of fingers that extend from a source electrode terminal portion, a drain electrode having a form of fingers that extend from a drain terminal portion, the fingers of the source electrode engaging the fingers of the drain electrode, a gate electrode running through a space between the fingers of the engaging source and drain electrodes, a gate drawing electrode disposed at and connected to the gate electrode in the space;
a substrate comprising a gate shunting substrate wiring, a source substrate wiring and a drain substrate wiring;
a plurality of first protrusion electrodes disposed between and connecting the gate shunting substrate wiring and the gate drawing electrode;
a plurality of second protrusion electrodes disposed between and connecting the source substrate wiring and the source terminal portion of the source electrode; and
a plurality of third protrusion electrodes disposed between and connecting the drain substrate wiring and the drain terminal portion of the drain electrode.
4. A semiconductor device comprising:
a semiconductor chip comprising a source electrode of a form of fingers that extend from a source electrode terminal portion, a drain electrode having a form of fingers that extend from a drain terminal portion, the fingers of the source electrode engaging the fingers of the drain electrode, a gate electrode running through a space between the fingers of the engaging source and drain electrodes, a first gate drawing electrode disposed at and connected to one end of the gate electrode and a second gate drawing electrode disposed at and connected to the gate electrode in the space;
a substrate comprising a gate shunting substrate wiring, a source substrate wiring and a drain substrate wiring;
a plurality of first protrusion electrodes disposed between and connecting the gate shunting substrate wiring and the first and second gate drawing electrodes;
a plurality of second protrusion electrodes disposed between and connecting the source substrate wiring and the source terminal portion of the source electrode; and
a plurality of third protrusion electrodes disposed between and connecting the drain substrate wiring and the drain terminal portion of the drain electrode.
5. The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein the first, second and third protrusion electrodes comprise a gold bump electrode formed on connecting portions of corresponding electrodes.
6. The semiconductor device of claim 5 , wherein the gold bump electrode comprises a gold wire wire-bonded to the connecting portions, and the gold wire is cut at its end.
7. The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein the first, second and third protrusion electrodes comprise a solder bump electrode formed on connecting portions of corresponding electrodes.
8. The semiconductor device of claim 5 , wherein the semiconductor chip comprises a wafer level chip size package.
9. The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein the substrate comprises a BGA substrate comprising a back-surface source substrate wiring and a back-surface drain substrate wiring with solder bumps on its back surface, the back-surface source substrate wiring and the back-surface drain substrate wiring being connected to the source substrate wiring and the drain substrate wiring, respectively, on its front surface through through-holes formed in the substrate.
10. The semiconductor device of claim 9 , wherein the gate shunting substrate wiring is formed on the back surface of the BGA substrate, the semiconductor device further comprising a gate connecting substrate electrode formed on the front surface of the BGA substrate, the gate connecting substrate electrode being connected to the gate shunting substrate wiring through a through-hole formed in the BGA substrate.
11. The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein the semiconductor chip comprises a semiconductor integrated circuit comprising a power MOS transistor comprising the source electrode and the drain electrode, a control circuit for the power MOS transistor, and a peripheral circuit.
12. The semiconductor device of claim 1 further comprising at least one third gate drawing electrode disposed at and connected to the gate electrode in the space and coupled to the gate shunting substrate wiring.
13. The semiconductor device of claim 12 , wherein the at least one third gate drawing electrode is disposed proximate to a tip of one of the form of fingers that extend either from the drain electrode or the source electrode, and wherein the fingers of the source electrode are separated from the fingers of the drain electrode by an interlayer dielectric.
14. The semiconductor device of claim 12 , wherein the at least one third gate drawing electrode is substantially centrally disposed between the first gate drawing electrode and the second gate drawing electrode.
15. The semiconductor device of claim 2 , wherein at the least one third gate drawing electrode is proximate to one of the source electrode terminal portion or the drain terminal portion.
16. The semiconductor device of claim 3 further comprising:
a second gate drawing electrode disposed at and connected to one end of the gate electrode; and
a third gate drawing electrode disposed at and connected to another end of the gate electrode.
17. The semiconductor device of claim 3 , wherein the gate drawing electrode is disposed proximate to a tip of one finger.
18. The semiconductor device of claim 3 , wherein the substrate comprises a BGA substrate comprising a back-surface source substrate wiring and a back-surface drain substrate wiring with solder bumps on its back surface, the back-surface source substrate wiring and the back-surface drain substrate wiring being connected to the source substrate wiring and the drain substrate wiring, respectively, on its front surface through through-holes formed in the substrate.
19. The semiconductor of claim 4 , wherein the second gate drawing electrode is disposed proximate to a tip of one finger.
20. The semiconductor device of claim 4 , wherein the substrate comprises a BGA substrate comprising a back-surface source substrate wiring and a back-surface drain substrate wiring with solder bumps on its back surface, the back-surface source substrate wiring and the back-surface drain substrate wiring being connected to the source substrate wiring and the drain substrate wiring, respectively, on its front surface through through-holes formed in the substrate.