Patents Examined by Shiela V. Clark
  • Patent number: 5998856
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a semiconductor device, and more particularly, it aims at providing a semiconductor device which is excellent in workability of assembly and reduces the assembly cost in a semiconductor device packaging a power device and a control device controlling this power device.In order to attain the aforementioned object, it shows a lead frame (10) before mounting a power device (PD) and a control device (CD), and a region where a gold wire (W2) is arranged and a region where the power device (PD) is arranged are silver-plated regions (A). Further, a region where an aluminum wire (W1) is arranged is a nickel-plated region (B). Further, a power device die pad (1A) is connected to a tie bar (5) and a frame (6) by suspension leads (40 to 45), and supported in three directions. Further, an intermediate lead (3A to 3D) is formed in the vicinity of the control device (CD).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 7, 1999
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Sukehisa Noda, Shinji Yamada, Tooru Iwagami, Seiki Iwagaki, Hisashi Kawafuji