Patent ID: 11955440
Assignee: ROHM CO., LTD.
Field: Semiconductors (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 10:
11. A semiconductor device comprising:
an insulating support member having a front surface;
a first conductive layer and a second conductive layer disposed on the front surface;
a first semiconductor element having a first side facing the front surface and a second side facing away from the first side in a thickness direction of the insulating support member, the first semiconductor element being provided with a first electrode and a second electrode on the second side and a third electrode on the first side, the third electrode being bonded for electrical connection to the first conductive layer;
a first lead connected to the first electrode and the second conductive layer;
a first detection conductor connected to the first electrode; and
a first gate conductor connected to the second electrode,
a second semiconductor element provided with a first electrode, a second electrode and a third electrode, the third electrode being bonded for electrical connection to the second conductive layer;
a second lead connected to the first electrode of the second semiconductor element;
a second detection conductor connected to the first electrode of the second semiconductor element; and
a second gate conductor connected to the second electrode of the second semiconductor element,
wherein each of the first detection conductor and the first gate conductor has an end connected to the first semiconductor element, at least one of the ends of the first detection conductor and the first gate conductor having a coefficient of linear expansion smaller than a coefficient of linear expansion of the first conductive layer,
each of the second detection conductor and the second gate conductor has an end connected to the second semiconductor element, at least one of the ends of the second detection conductor and the second gate conductor having a coefficient of linear expansion smaller than a coefficient of linear expansion of the second conductive layer,
the second detection conductor comprises a metal piece,
the second gate conductor comprises a pillow part connected to the second semiconductor element and a wire connected to the pillow part, and
each of the second detection conductor and the pillow part has a coefficient of linear expansion smaller than the coefficient of linear expansion of the second conductive layer.