Semiconductor device and a method of manufacturing the same
View Patent ↗A semiconductor device to prevent breakage of a semiconductor chip is disclosed. The device incorporates a sealing member, a semiconductor chip and having a source and gate electrodes on a first main surface and a drain electrode on a second main surface, a first electrode plate having an upper surface exposed to an upper surface of the sealing member and a lower surface exposed to a lower surface of the sealing member, and second electrode plates each having a lower surface exposed to the lower surface of the sealing member. The drain electrode of the chip is electrically connected to the drain electrode plate through an adhesive. Stud type bump electrodes are formed by gold wire on the source and gate electrodes and are covered with an electrically conductive adhesive. The bump electrode(s) and the source and gate electrode plates are electrically connected with each other through the adhesive.
1. A semiconductor device comprising:
a semiconductor chip including a MISFET;
a source electrode of the MISFET formed on a bottom surface of the semiconductor chip;
a gate electrode of the MISFET formed on a bottom surface of the semiconductor chip;
a drain electrode formed on a top surface of the semiconductor chip;
a drain electrode terminal positioned over the drain electrode and electrically connected with the drain electrode, the drain electrode terminal extending from over the top surface of the semiconductor chip to under the bottom surface of the semiconductor chip;
a source electrode terminal positioned under the source electrode and electrically connected with the source electrode;
a gate electrode terminal positioned under the source electrode and electrically connected with the gate electrode; and
a sealing member sealing the semiconductor chip and parts of the drain, source and gate electrode terminals,
wherein the source and gate electrode terminals are exposed from a bottom surface of the sealing member,
the drain electrode terminal are exposed from a top surface and the bottom surface to the sealing member,
the sealing member has a first side face, a second side face, a third side face and a fourth side face,
the first and second side faces are opposite each other, and the third and fourth side faces are opposite each other,
the first side surface of the sealing member connects to the third and fourth side faces of the sealing member, and the second side surface of the sealing member connects to the third and fourth side faces of the sealing member,
the source and gate electrode terminals are exposed from the first and second side faces of the sealing member, and
the drain electrode terminal is exposed from the third and fourth side faces of the sealing member.
2. A semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein the drain electrode terminal is disposed perpendicular to the source and gate electrode terminals in a plan view.
3. A semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein a source bump electrode is formed on the source electrode, and electrically connected with the source electrode; and
a gate bump electrode is formed on the gate electrode, and electrically connected with the gate electrode.
4. A semiconductor device according to claim 3 , wherein the source and gate bump electrodes are connected with the source and gate electrode terminals respectively through adhesives.
5. A semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein the drain, source and gate electrode terminals are made of lead frames.
6. A semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein the sealing member is comprised of an insulating resin.