Patent ID: 8604599
Filing Date: 2013-12-10
Classification: H01L

Abstract:
1. A semiconductor housing comprising: a metal support; a semiconductor body arranged on the metal support, the semiconductor body having a top side and a bottom side, the bottom side being configured to be connected force-fittingly to the metal support; a plurality of metal surfaces arranged on the top side of the semiconductor body, the metal surfaces being connectable to pins via bond wires for the electrical contacting of the semiconductor body; a plastic compound adapted such that the plastic compound completely surrounds the bond wires and partially surrounds the semiconductor body on the top side thereof and the pins, the plastic compound having an opening on the top side of the semiconductor body; a frame-shaped or ring-shaped barrier arranged on the top side of the semiconductor body, the barrier having a top area and a base area spaced from the edges of the semiconductor body, wherein an internal clearance of the barrier determines a size of the opening on the top side of the semiconductor body; and a plate formed on the top area of the barrier, the plate covering the opening on the top side of the semiconductor body, and an edge region of the plate and an outer side of the barrier forming a form-fitting connection with the plastic compound, wherein the plate is positioned such that it is set back from an outer edge of the barrier or projecting beyond the outer edge of the barrier, wherein, in a direction of a normal vector of an area on the top side of the semiconductor body, the plastic compound in an area outside the opening has a height greater than the barrier, wherein a fixing layer is formed between the base area of the barrier and the top side of the semiconductor body, and wherein the barrier is spaced from a sensor surface formed within the opening.