Patent ID: 11961790
Assignee: ROHM CO., LTD.
Field: Semiconductors (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  B | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A semiconductor module comprising:
a conductive substrate having an obverse surface facing in one sense of a thickness direction, and a reverse surface facing away from the obverse surface in the thickness direction;
a plurality of semiconductor elements electrically bonded to the obverse surface and having a switching function;
a conducting member that forms a path of a main circuit current switched by the plurality of semiconductor elements;
a first input terminal, a second input terminal, and a third input terminal that are offset in one sense of a first direction relative to the conductive substrate, the first direction being perpendicular to the thickness direction; and
an output terminal arranged offset in another sense of the first direction relative to the conductive substrate,
wherein the conductive substrate includes a first conductive portion and a second conductive portion,
the plurality of semiconductor elements include a first semiconductor element electrically bonded to the first conductive portion, and a second semiconductor element electrically bonded to the second conductive portion,
the second input terminal and the third input terminal are offset in one sense and another sense respectively in a second direction with the first input terminal disposed therebetween, the second direction being perpendicular to the thickness direction and the first direction,
the first input terminal is one of a positive electrode and a negative electrode and electrically connected to the first conductive portion,
each of the second input terminal and the third input terminal is the other of the positive electrode and the negative electrode,
wherein the first input terminal is electrically connected to the first conductive portion,
the output terminal is electrically connected to the second conductive portion, and
the conducting member includes a first conducting member connected to the first semiconductor element and the second conductive portion, and a second conducting member connected to the second semiconductor element, the second input terminal, and the third input terminal, and overlapping with the first semiconductor element as viewed in the thickness direction.