Patent ID: 9190397
Filing Date: 2015-11-17
Classification: H01L

Abstract:
1. A semiconductor device comprising: first and second cooling bodies; a semiconductor element sandwiched between a lower surface of the first cooling body and an upper surface of the second cooling body; a connection circuit provided on the lower surface of the first cooling body and generating a control signal in response to a signal from outside; a drive circuit provided on the upper surface of the second cooling body and driving the semiconductor element in response to the control signal; a first communication device provided on the lower surface of the first cooling body and transmitting the control signal; a second communication device provided on the upper surface of the second cooling body, receiving the control signal transmitted by the first communication device, and supplying the control signal to the drive circuit; and a resin encapsulating portions of the first and second cooling bodies, the semiconductor element, the connection circuit, the drive circuit, and the first and second communication devices and electrically insulating the connection circuit and the first communication device from the second communication device and the drive circuit.