Abstract: There is provided a semiconductor device including an insulating substrate provided with a circuit surface, and an external terminal bonded to the circuit surface. The circuit surface has an upper surface that is in contact with and bonded to a part of a lower surface of the external terminal. In at least a part of a portion where the upper surface of the circuit surface and the lower surface of the external terminal are in contact with each other, a melted portion of the circuit surface and the external terminal is formed. A gap between the upper surface of the circuit surface and the lower surface of the external terminal has a size of 20 ?m or less. The circuit surface and the external terminal are each made of copper or copper alloy.

Abstract: There is provided a semiconductor device including an insulating substrate provided with a circuit surface, and an external terminal bonded to the circuit surface. The circuit surface has an upper surface that is in contact with and bonded to a part of a lower surface of the external terminal. In at least a part of a portion where the upper surface of the circuit surface and the lower surface of the external terminal are in contact with each other, a melted portion of the circuit surface and the external terminal is formed. A gap between the upper surface of the circuit surface and the lower surface of the external terminal has a size of 20 ?m or less. The circuit surface and the external terminal are each made of copper or copper alloy.

Abstract: A semiconductor device of the present invention includes a first main electrode and a second main electrode respectively disposed on a first main surface and a second main surface of a semiconductor substrate, a protective film disposed on an edge part of the first main electrode; and a first metal film disposed in a region enclosed by the protective film on the first main electrode. The first metal film has a film thickness at a central portion larger than that at a part in contact with the protective film, and has irregularities on a surface thereof.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor module having a heat conductive portion formed of metal and also having a molded resin having a surface at which the heat conductive portion is exposed, a cooling body secured to the semiconductor module by means of bonding material, and heat conductive material formed between and thermally coupling the heat conductive portion and the cooling body.

Abstract: A semiconductor device of the present invention includes a first main electrode and a second main electrode respectively disposed on a first main surface and a second main surface of a semiconductor substrate, a protective film disposed on an edge part of the first main electrode; and a first metal film disposed in a region enclosed by the protective film on the first main electrode. The first metal film has a film thickness at a central portion larger than that at a part in contact with the protective film, and has irregularities on a surface thereof.

Abstract: There is provided a semiconductor device including an insulating substrate provided with a circuit surface, and an external terminal bonded to the circuit surface. The circuit surface has an upper surface that is in contact with and bonded to a part of a lower surface of the external terminal. In at least a part of a portion where the upper surface of the circuit surface and the lower surface of the external terminal are in contact with each other, a melted portion of the circuit surface and the external terminal is formed. A gap between the upper surface of the circuit surface and the lower surface of the external terminal has a size of 20 ?m or less. The circuit surface and the external terminal are each made of copper or copper alloy.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor element; a conductor pattern provided on an insulating substrate and having a main surface to which the semiconductor element is joined; and a terminal electrode joined to the main surface of the conductor pattern by a hard solder material and electrically connected to the semiconductor element. A joining region joined to the hard solder material in the conductor pattern includes: a first region in which the terminal electrode exists in a plan view; and a second region located outside the first region and not overlapping with the terminal electrode. The conductor pattern on the insulating substrate and the terminal electrode can be firmly joined by the hard solder material.

Abstract: In a power semiconductor device, a front-surface electrode of a power semiconductor element is formed in such a manner that, on a first Cu layer consisting mainly of Cu, formed by non-electrolytic plating and having a Vickers hardness of 200 to 350 Hv, a second Cu layer consisting mainly of Cu, formed by non-electrolytic plating and having a Vickers hardness of 70 to 150 Hv and thus being softer than the first Cu layer, is laminated. The second Cu layer and a wire made of Cu are wire-bonded together.

Abstract: A semiconductor device of the present invention includes a bonding target and an electrode terminal bonded to the bonding target. The electrode terminal and the bonding target are bonded by ultrasonic bonding at a bonding surface to be subjected to bonding. The electrode terminal includes a penetrating hollow part surrounded on at least two sides by the bonding surface.

Abstract: It is possible to provide a semiconductor device which can be obtained at a high reliability by warping an insulating substrate stably into a convex shape while ensuring a close contact between a cooling member and the insulating substrate. The semiconductor device includes an insulating substrate, a semiconductor element disposed on a first surface of the insulating substrate, a case connected to the insulating substrate, and a resin filled inside the case. Assuming that the thickness of the insulating substrate is denoted by t1, the thickness of the resin is denoted by t2, the linear expansion coefficient of the insulating substrate is denoted by ?1, and the linear expansion coefficient of the resin is denoted by ?2, the relationship therebetween satisfies t2?t1 and ?2??1, and a second surface of the insulating substrate opposite to the first surface thereof is warped into a convex shape.

Abstract: A semiconductor device of the present invention includes a bonding target and an electrode terminal bonded to the bonding target. The electrode terminal and the bonding target are bonded by ultrasonic bonding at a bonding surface to be subjected to bonding. The electrode terminal includes a penetrating hollow part surrounded on at least two sides by the bonding surface.

Abstract: A cooling fin 9 is joined to a semiconductor element 1. A resin 10 encapsulates the semiconductor element 1. A portion of the cooling fin 9 projects from a lower surface of the resin 10. A cooler 11 has an opening 12. The cooling fin 9 projecting from the resin 10 is inserted in the opening 12 of the cooler 11. The lower surface of the resin 10 and the cooler 11 are joined to each other by a joining material 13 such as an adhesive. Therefore, a reduction in the number of component parts and a reduction in weight can be achieved, and compatibility between the heat conductivity and the strength of joining can be ensured.

Abstract: It is possible to provide a semiconductor device which can be obtained at a high reliability by warping an insulating substrate stably into a convex shape while ensuring a close contact between a cooling member and the insulating substrate. The semiconductor device includes an insulating substrate, a semiconductor element disposed on a first surface of the insulating substrate, a case connected to the insulating substrate, and a resin filled inside the case. Assuming that the thickness of the insulating substrate is denoted by t1, the thickness of the resin is denoted by t2, the linear expansion coefficient of the insulating substrate is denoted by ?1, and the linear expansion coefficient of the resin is denoted by ?2, the relationship therebetween satisfies t2?t1 and ?2??1, and a second surface of the insulating substrate opposite to the first surface thereof is warped into a convex shape.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor module having a heat conductive portion formed of metal and also having a molded resin having a surface at which the heat conductive portion is exposed, a cooling body secured to the semiconductor module by means of bonding material, and heat conductive material formed between and thermally coupling the heat conductive portion and the cooling body.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a first heat spreader; a second heat spreader separated from the first heat spreader; a first semiconductor element on the first heat spreader and having a back face jointed to the first heat spreader; a second semiconductor element on the second heat spreader and having a back face jointed to the second heat spreader; a resin coating the first and second heat spreaders and the first and second semiconductor elements; and a reinforcing member provided across a region between the first and second heat spreaders in the resin, and having rigidity higher than rigidity of the resin.

Abstract: First chip main surfaces of first semiconductor chips are bonded to a heat spreader, and second chip main surfaces of the first semiconductor chips are bonded to a first electrode. First chip main surfaces of second semiconductor chips are bonded to a heat spreader, and second chip main surfaces of the second semiconductor chips are bonded to a first electrode. A plurality of electrodes are provided by a lead frame. An insulating member is provided on a side opposite to the chips when viewed from the heat spreader. An insulating substrate is provided on a side opposite to the chips when viewed from the first electrodes.

Abstract: A cooling fin 9 is joined to a semiconductor element 1. A resin 10 encapsulates the semiconductor element 1. A portion of the cooling fin 9 projects from a lower surface of the resin 10. A cooler 11 has an opening 12. The cooling fin 9 projecting from the resin 10 is inserted in the opening 12 of the cooler 11. The lower surface of the resin 10 and the cooler 11 are joined to each other by a joining material 13 such as an adhesive. Therefore, a reduction in the number of component parts and a reduction in weight can be achieved, and compatibility between the heat conductivity and the strength of joining can be ensured.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an electrical rotating machine that prevents heat generated from a stator winding from being transmitted to an inverter circuit. A rotor having a field winding, and a stator having a stator winding arranged so as to surround the rotor are provided. One end of a rear bracket is connected to the stator, and arranged inside the rear bracket is a heat sink assembly including a heat sink having switching elements for controlling the field winding and the stator winding mounted thereto. The heat sink assembly is fixed to protruding portions protruding from an end surface of the rear bracket.

Abstract: Provided is a power semiconductor device including: a power semiconductor element; a metal block as a first metal block that is connected to the power semiconductor element through an upper surface electrode pattern as a first upper surface electrode pattern selectively formed on an upper surface of the power semiconductor element; and a mold resin filled so as to cover the power semiconductor element and the metal block, wherein an upper surface of the metal block is exposed from a surface of the mold resin.

Abstract: A power semiconductor circuit device and a method for manufacturing the same, both of which are provided with: a base board on which at least a power semiconductor element is mounted; a resin which molds the base board and the power semiconductor element in a state where partial surfaces of the base board, including a base board surface opposite to a surface on which the power semiconductor element is mounted, are exposed; and a heat dissipating fin joined to the base board by a pressing force. A groove is formed in the base board at a portion to be joined to the heat dissipating fin, and the heat dissipating fin is joined by caulking to the groove.