Patent ID: 8735955
Filing Date: 2014-05-27
Classification: H01L,H05K

Abstract:
1. A grounding system for a semiconductor module comprising: a first conductive layer connected to the semiconductor module; a second conductive layer; a substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, the substrate disposed between the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer, the substrate being electrically connected on the first surface to the first conductive layer and on the second surface to the second conductive laver, and a base connected to the second conductive layer, the base being electrically connectable to earth ground; the first conductive layer being separated from the second conductive layer by the substrate; and wherein the first conductive layer, the substrate and the second conductive layer form a capacitance path between the semiconductor module and the base to reduce parasitic currents generated in the semiconductor module.