Patent Publication Number: US-9905489-B2

Title: Semiconductor device and electrical device

Description:
The contents of the following Japanese patent application are incorporated herein by reference: 
     NO. 2015-184159 filed in JP on Sep. 17, 2015 
     BACKGROUND 
     1. Technical Field 
     The present invention relates to a semiconductor device and an electrical device. 
     2. Related Art 
     A sealing material such as resin or silicone gel is enclosed inside a semiconductor device for the purpose of insulation between circuits provided inside the semiconductor device (for example, refer to Patent Document 1).
     Patent Document 1: Japanese Patent Application Publication No. H11-17069   

     SUMMARY 
     Depending on the type of the sealing material, an oil component in a trace amount included in components of the sealing material leaches from the sealing material after curing and leaks to the outside of the semiconductor device in some cases. In particular, in an electrical device equipped with a semiconductor device, in a case where the semiconductor device is equipped at an angle such as equipped on a vertical surface, not in a case of being equipped on a normal flat surface, the leakage of the oil component to the outside becomes significant. 
     In a first aspect of the present invention, provided is a semiconductor device provided with a semiconductor element, a case portion that houses the semiconductor element and has an opening end at least some of wall portions, a lid portion that covers the opening end of the case portion, and a sealing material that seals the semiconductor element inside the case portion, where a projection portion or a dent portion is provided on a surface on the sealing material side of the wall portion between the opening end and the sealing material side. 
     In a second aspect of the present invention, provided is a semiconductor device provided with a semiconductor element, a case portion that houses the semiconductor element and has an opening end at least on some of wall portions, a lid portion that covers the opening end of the case portion, and a sealing material that seals the semiconductor element inside the case portion, where a liquid receiving portion receives a liquid dripping from the opening end on a surface of the wall portion having the opening end, the surface facing away from the sealing material. 
     In a third aspect of the present invention, provided is an electrical device provided with the above-described semiconductor device such that the opening end is positioned lower than at least a part of the sealing material. 
     It should be noted that the above-described invention summary does not necessarily describe all features of the present invention. Also, a sub-combination of these features may also be the present invention. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  shows a perspective view of a semiconductor device  1000  in a first embodiment. 
         FIG. 2  shows a top surface view of the semiconductor device  1000 . 
         FIG. 3  shows a cross section view of the semiconductor device  1000  and a wall  2000  of an electrical device. 
         FIG. 4  shows a partial perspective view of a case portion  100  in a first example. 
         FIG. 5  shows a side view of  FIG. 4 . 
         FIG. 6  shows a variation of a cross sectional shape of a projection portion  10 . 
         FIG. 7  shows a partial perspective view of the case portion  100  in a second example. 
         FIG. 8  shows a side view of  FIG. 7 . 
         FIG. 9  shows a variation of a cross sectional shape of a dent portion  30 . 
         FIG. 10  shows a partial perspective view of the case portion  100  in a third example. 
         FIG. 11  shows a side view of  FIG. 10 . 
         FIG. 12  shows a variation of a cross sectional shape of a projection portion  15 . 
         FIG. 13  shows a side view of the case portion  100  in a fourth example. 
         FIG. 14A  shows a variation of the fourth example. 
         FIG. 14B  shows a variation of the fourth example. 
         FIG. 15  shows a variation of the first example. 
         FIG. 16  shows another variation of the first example. 
         FIG. 17  shows still another variation of the first example. 
         FIG. 18  shows a side view of the case portion  100  in a fifth example. 
         FIG. 19  shows a side view of the case portion  100  in a sixth example. 
         FIG. 20  shows a side view of the case portion  100  in a seventh example. 
         FIG. 21  shows a side view of the case portion  100  in an eighth example. 
         FIG. 22  shows a side view of the case portion  100  in a ninth example. 
         FIG. 23  shows a partial perspective view of the case portion  100  in a tenth example. 
         FIG. 24  shows a side view of  FIG. 23 . 
         FIG. 25  shows a variation of the tenth example. 
         FIG. 26  shows a partial perspective view of the case portion  100  in an eleventh example. 
         FIG. 27  shows a side view of  FIG. 26 . 
         FIG. 28  shows another variation of the eleventh example. 
         FIG. 29  shows another variation of the eleventh example. 
         FIG. 30  shows still another variation of the eleventh example. 
         FIG. 31  shows a side view of the case portion  100  in a twelfth example. 
         FIG. 32  shows a side view of a case portion  102  in a second embodiment. 
     
    
    
     DESCRIPTION OF EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS 
     Hereinafter, some embodiments of the present invention will be described. The embodiments do not limit the invention according to the claims, and all the combinations of the features described in the embodiments are not necessarily essential to means provided by aspects of the invention. 
     First Embodiment 
       FIG. 1  is a perspective view of a semiconductor device  1000  in a first embodiment. The semiconductor device  1000  includes a case portion  100  and a lid portion  200 . The case portion  100  has a space inside. A semiconductor element, a sealing material sealing the semiconductor element, and the like are housed in the space of the case portion  100 . The semiconductor device  1000  in the present example is a power module having an IGBT as the semiconductor element. The sealing material is, for example, silicone gel and the like. 
     The case portion  100  has an approximately rectangular parallelepiped shape, and has a bottom wall  110  and an upper wall  120  which are opposite to each other, and four outer walls  130 ,  140 ,  150  and  160 . The bottom wall  110 , the upper wall  120 , the outer wall  130 , the outer wall  140 , the outer wall  150  and the outer wall  160  of the case portion  100  may each be referred to as a wall portion. The shape of each wall portion is not limited to the plate-like structure illustrated. Each wall portion may have a plate-like shape, a curved-shape, a waved-shape, etc. or their combinations. The case portion may be formed by a plurality of wall portions having the same or different shapes, or formed by a substantially-continuous wall portion. The horizontal sectional view of the outer shape of the case portion may be cylindrical, polygonal, etc. 
     The case portion  100  is, as one example, formed of a heat-resistant resin such as epoxy resin. The outer walls  130  and  140  are opposite to each other, and the outer wall  150  and the outer wall  160  are opposite to each other. For example, the respective walls are formed integrally. As one example, the bottom wall  110  has an opening and a heat releasing board fitted in the opening. The heat releasing board and the walls made of resin are fixed with an adhesive. Also, the bottom wall  110  is provided with four installation holes  112  at its four corners. After curing the sealing material, the semiconductor device  1000  is fixed in a usage position of various types of electrical devices. 
     In any of the wall portions, a through hole covered by the lid portion  200  is provided. The through hole penetrates the wall portion from the outer side to the inner side of the case portion  100 . In the present example, the through hole is formed in the upper wall  120  and the outer wall  130 . More specifically, a rectangular through hole is formed extending from a side of the upper wall  120 , the side in contact with the outer wall  130 , toward the central portion of the upper wall  120 . The lid portion  200  in the present example is slid in the inner side the upper wall  120  from the side of the upper wall  120  in contact with the outer wall  130  and is inserted in the upper wall  120  and the outer wall  130 . Thereby, the lid portion  200  blocks the through hole of the upper wall  120  and the outer wall  130 . It should be noted that the boundary surfaces between the lid portion  200  and the case portion  100  are not adhesive such that the lid portion  200  is openable for the reasons of assembling or maintenance and the like. 
       FIG. 2  is a top surface view of the case portion  100 . In  FIG. 2 , the case portion  100  in a state that the lid portion  200  is not inserted therein is shown. Also, in  FIG. 2 , a resin structure inside the case portion  100  is shown by the dashed lines. 
     The case portion  100  in the present example has an inner wall  170  provided approximately perpendicular relative to the bottom wall  110 . The inside space of the case portion  100  is partitioned into two rooms  180  and  190  by the inner wall  170 . The inner wall  170  in the present example is connected with the upper wall  120  by a region excluding the through hole. It should be noted that the inner wall  170  is also one example of the wall portion. 
       FIG. 3  is a drawing showing an A-A cross section in  FIG. 2  along with a cross section of a wall  2000  of the electrical device where the semiconductor device  1000  is provided. It should be noted that  FIG. 3  shows the lid portion  200  before inserting and the semiconductor device  1000  in a state that the lid portion  200  is inserted therein. It should be noted that the electrical device refers to a device having electrical circuits. The semiconductor device  1000  is included in the electrical circuits. As one example of the electrical device, there are an automobile, a generator, an industrial robot and the like. 
     As described above, the case portion  100  is partitioned into the two rooms  180  and  190  inside by the inner wall  170  provided approximately perpendicularly to the bottom wall  110 . Four side surfaces surrounding the room  180  are defined by the outer walls  130 ,  150  and  160  and the inner wall  170 . Side surfaces surrounding the room  190  are defined by the outer walls  140  and  150 , the outer wall  160  and the inner wall  170 . The inner wall  170  in the present example is provided approximately parallel to the outer wall  130  and the outer wall  140 . 
     A base portion  300  is arranged on the bottom wall  110  in the room  180 . The base portion  300  is, for example, a DCB (Direct Copper Bonding) substrate. A semiconductor element  550  is arranged on the base portion  300 . A sealing material  400  is poured inside the room  180 . The sealing material  400  is formed so as to cover at least the semiconductor element  550 . Also, the sealing material  400  covers wirings provided above the semiconductor element  550 , too. The sealing material  400  is, for example, silicone gel including an oil component. The sealing material  400  is cured after pouring inside the room  180  in the case portion  100  which is in a state of being horizontal. Thereby, the sealing material  400  seals the semiconductor element  550  inside the case portion  100 . No substrate or element is arranged in the room  190  in the present example. In another example, a semiconductor element or a wiring and the like may be also arranged in the room  190 . In this case, it is preferable to form the sealing material also inside the room  190 . 
     The semiconductor device  1000  in the present embodiment includes an opening end  122  at least on some of wall portions. Also, the semiconductor device  1000  is provided in an electrical device such that the opening end  122  is positioned lower than at least a part of the sealing material  400 . As one example, the semiconductor device  1000  is arranged such that the bottom wall  110  is in contact with the wall  2000  which extends in the vertical direction (gravitational direction) shown by the arrow. It should be noted that the vertical direction (gravitational direction) may be shown by an arrow in drawings after this. 
     In the present example, an opening end  122   a  is arranged on the inner wall  170 , and an opening end  122   b  is arranged on the outer wall  130 . The respective opening ends are formed by cutting a part of the walls. As the lid portion  200  is slidably inserted in the through hole of the upper wall  120 , the opening end  122   b  and the opening end  122   a  respectively engage with a corner portion  210  of the lid portion  200  and an end portion  220  of the lid portion  200 . The lid portion  200  and the opening end  122  are designed to accurately engage with each other, and the lid portion  200  covers the opening end  122   a  and the opening end  122   b . However, slight gaps may be created between the opening end  122   a  and the lid portion  200  and between the opening end  122   b  and the lid portion  200  due to influences of tolerance or thermal expansion and the like. 
     A trace amount of oil components is included in the sealing material inside the case portion  100  in some cases. This oil component leaches even from the sealing material after curing. As described above, since the boundary surfaces between the lid portion  200  and the case portion  100  are not adhesive, once the oil component leaches from the sealing material, the oil component leaks from the boundary surfaces between the lid portion  200  and the case portion  100  to the outside of the semiconductor device  1000  in some cases. For example, if at least a part of the through hole of the wall portion is provided on a lower side of the sealing material in the gravitational direction, the oil component having leached from the sealing material may leak to the outside of the semiconductor device  1000  through the boundary surfaces between the lid portion  200  and the case portion  100 . More specifically, the oil component flows from the room  180  to the room  190  along the opening end  122   a  of the inner wall  170 , and further outflows to the outside along the opening end  122   b  of the outer wall  130  in some cases. 
     Unlike leakage of the main gel component, this leakage of the oil component does not affect the insulation performance and the like of the semiconductor device  1000 . However, in some cases the leached oil component causes problems such as deterioration of other electronic circuits of the electrical device, which are arranged around the semiconductor device  1000 . 
     Then, the semiconductor device  1000  in the present embodiment is configured such that a projection portion or a dent portion is provided on the wall portion, which prevents the oil component from reaching the boundary surfaces between the lid portion  200  and the case portion  100  inside the case portion  100 . Specifically, the outflow of the oil component is prevented by providing a projection portion or a dent portion on a surface of the wall portion close to the sealing material  400  (the inner wall  170 , the outer wall  130 ) between the opening end  122  and the sealing material  400 . 
     As described above, the wall portion includes the upper wall, the bottom wall, the outer wall and the inner wall which form the case portion  100 . Also, the opening end of the wall portion refers to any end portion of a wall portion which has a possibility of leakage of oil component in a case where a semiconductor device is arranged in a certain usage environment (such as an arrangement direction, physical influences caused by a temperature change, a vibration, acceleration and/or the like, or external pressures, contacts and/or changes with age) or in a case where a usage environment changes. Although the opening ends  122   a  and  122   b  of the case portion  100  in the present example are structures made from the perspective of design for engaging with the lid portion  200 , the opening ends according to the present invention are not limited to such intended structures. Portions added and/or changed after manufacturing for purpose of maintenance or repair, gaps created due to the deterioration with age or the temperature change, and the like also referred to as the opening ends as long as they are the portions where the oil component leaks out. Although the case portion  100  in the present example has a linear opening end, the opening end may be in a curved shape, and may be a hole formed on a wall portion or a gap caused by the peeled adhesive. A plurality of opening ends having different shapes may be formed on one or more wall portions. 
     As one example, the wall portion between the opening end and the sealing material refers to a part of one or more regions of one or more wall portions, where the one or more regions pass through from the wall portion contacting with the seal member toward the opening end in the shortest distance along one or more surfaces of the one or more wall portions. The projection portion or the dent portion is preferably the wall portion between the opening end and the sealing material and formed in a region closer to the opening end  122  than the sealing material  400 . In particular, from the perspective of minimizing the area where the oil component leaks and spreads, it is preferable to provide a projection portion  10  or a dent portion in the wall portion that is in contact with the sealing material  400  (in the present example, the inner wall  170 ). 
     By using the following  FIG. 4  to  FIG. 21 , an embodiment of providing the projection portion or the dent portion in the inner wall  170  that is in contact with the sealing material  400  will be described. 
     First Example 
     In  FIG. 4 , a partial perspective view of the case portion  100  in a first example, where a projection portion  10  is provided on the inner wall  170  that is in contact with the sealing material  400 , is shown. In  FIG. 5 , a side view of  FIG. 4  is shown. It should be noted that in order to be easily understood, in  FIG. 4 , the upper wall  120 , the outer wall  140  and the outer wall  160  are not shown. 
     The projection portion  10  in the present example has an eaves shape. The projection portion  10  is provided on a surface of the inner wall  170  and between the opening end  122   a  and a surface  402  of the sealing material  400 . The projection portion  10  in the present example extends along the opening end  122   a  in the width direction of the inner wall  170 . The width direction of the inner wall  170  refers to, for example, a direction vertical to the surface of the outer wall  150 . 
     As shown in  FIG. 5 , the projection portion  10  has a side surface  12  close to the sealing material  400 , a side surface  14  far from the sealing material  400 , and an end surface  16  connecting the side surface  12  and the side surface  14 . The side surface  12  and the side surface  14  are respectively in contact with a surface  172  and the end surface  16 , and the end surface  16  is in contact with the side surface  12  and the side surface  14 . In the present example, the side surface  12  and the side surface  14  are approximately parallel to each other and are formed as flat surfaces in approximately the same shapes as and approximately parallel to the surface  402  of the sealing material  400  after curing. 
     The projection portion  10  is provided between the opening end  122   a  and the surface  402  of the sealing material  400  and in the vicinity of the opening end  122   a . In the present example, the side surface  14  is provided so as to be in contact with the opening end  122   a . Here, the phrase “provided so as to be in contact with the opening end” refers to that the distance from the opening end  122   a  is in a range no less than 0 mm and no greater than 5 mm. The distance is preferably no greater than 2.0 mm, and more preferably no greater than 1.0 mm. 
     Furthermore, the projection portion  10  is arranged continuously between the opening end and the sealing material  400  over an area at least wider than the opening end  122   a . For example, the width of the projection portion  10  is longer than the width of the opening end  122   a . In the present example, the projection portion  10  is arranged linearly from one end of the inner wall  170  where the inner wall  170  is in contact with the outer wall  150  to the other end of the inner wall  170  where the inner wall  170  is in contact with the outer wall  160  along the width direction of the inner wall  170 . 
     It should be noted that a protruding surface of the projection portion  10  is one of the surfaces forming the projection portion  10  that includes the highest portion of the projection portion  10  among the surfaces forming the projection portion  10  and is the surface closest to the sealing material  400 . It should be noted that the highest portion of the projection portion  10  is a portion of the projection portion  10  positioned in the farthest position from the wall portion where the projection portion  10  is formed, in a direction parallel to the surface  402  of the sealing material  400 . In the present example, the height h 1  of the projection portion  10  is the distance from the surface  172  of the inner wall  170  close to the sealing material  400  to the end surface  16 . As one example, the height h 1  of the projection portion  10  is in a range no less than 1.0 mm and no greater than 5.0 mm. The lower limit of the height h 1  may be 2.0 mm or may be 3.0 mm. 
     The projection portion  10  is, as one example, formed integrally with the case portion  100 . In another example, the projection portion  10  is installed by fusing processing or using adhesive and the like, after forming the case portion  100 . In this case, the projection portion  10  may be installed before or after the sealing material  400  is enclosed. 
     In this way, the projection portion  10  is arranged so as to protrude from the inner wall  170 , approximately parallel to the surface  402  of the sealing material  400 . For this reason, the oil component leached from the sealing material  400  can be prevented from outflowing from the opening end  122   a.    
     Also, by adjusting the height of the projection portion  10  and the position of the projection portion  10 , the amount of the oil component stored by the projection portion  10  can be regulated. A position P 1  of the projection portion  10  can be, as one example, defined as the distance from the surface  402  of the sealing material  400  to the projection portion  10 , or the distance from the opening end  122   a  to the projection portion  10 . The position P 1  and the height h 1  of the projection portion  10  can be determined in accordance with the amount (weight or volume) of the used sealing material  400  or the amount (weight or volume) of the oil component included in the used sealing material  400 . 
     In the present example, although the projection portion  10  is arranged such that the side surface  14  is in contact with the opening end  122   a , the projection portion  10  may be arranged in any position of the inner wall  170  as long as the projection portion  10  is provided at the position between the opening end  122   a  and the surface  402  of the sealing material  400 . For example, the projection portion  10  may be arranged at a position closer to the opening end  122   a  than the surface  402  of the sealing material  400 . In another example, it is possible to be arranged at a position closer to the surface  402  of the sealing material  400  than the opening end  122   a.    
     On the other hand, if the projection portion  10  is arranged such that the side surface  14  is in contact with the opening end  122   a , the position of the projection portion  10  can be made farthest from the surface  402  of the sealing material  400 . For that reason, the amount of the oil component which can be stored can be largest assuming that the height of the projection portion  10  is fixed. That is, arranging the projection portion  10  such that the side surface  14  is in contact with the opening end  122   a  is effective for a case where a large amount of the oil component is included in the used sealing material  400 . 
     In this way, in the present example, by providing the projection portion  10  on the inner wall  170 , the oil component can be dammed and stored in the room  180 . For that reason, the outflow of the oil component to the outside of the semiconductor device can be prevented. Also, even if the oil component outflows, the outflow amount can be reduced. 
     In (A) to (G) in  FIG. 6 , variations of cross sectional shapes of the projection portion are shown. The projection portion may be formed in a trapezoidal shape ((A) in  FIG. 6 ), a step shape or a pyramid shape ((B) in  FIG. 6 ), a semicircular shape ((C) in  FIG. 6 ), a shape of non-circular curve ((D) in  FIG. 6 ), a triangular pyramid-shaped whose vertex is present in the center ((E) in  FIG. 6 ), a triangular pyramid-shaped whose vertex is present facing away from the opening end ((F) in  FIG. 6 ), or a triangular pyramid-shaped whose vertex is present on the opening end side ((G) in  FIG. 6 ). The projection portion may be also formed in a combination of these multiple shapes. For example, the projection portion may be further formed on the end surface  16  shown in  FIG. 4 . Also, the projection portion may be formed such that the size of its cross sectional shape changes along the extending direction of the projection portion. 
     The projection portion  10  illustrated in  FIG. 4  and  FIG. 5  extends linearly in the width direction of the inner wall  170 . On the other hand, in another example, the projection portion  10  may also have a shape such as being convexly curved toward the upper wall  120  (that is, recessedly curved toward the bottom wall  110 ), convexly curved toward the bottom wall  110  (that is, recessedly curved toward the upper wall  120 ) or convexes/recesses repeatedly formed. Furthermore, these convexes/recesses may be formed as a straight line or a curve. The projection portion  10  may be formed so as to surround the opening end  122 , not extending in the entire width direction of the inner wall  170 . Furthermore, a plurality of projection portions  10  may be provided. In that case, the heights of the respective projection portions  10  may differ from each other. The heights of the plurality of the projection portions  10  may become larger as being closer to the opening end  122 . Also, the cross sectional shape of the projection portion  10  may change in accordance with the positions in the extending direction of the projection portion  10 . In this case, the shape may be changed by enlarging or reducing a fixed shape or may be changed continuously from a certain shape to another shape. 
     Second Example 
     In  FIG. 7 , a partial perspective view of the case portion  100  in a second example, where a dent portion  30  is provided on the inner wall  170  that is in contact with the sealing material  400 , is shown. In  FIG. 8 , a side view of  FIG. 7  is shown. It should be noted that in order to be easily understood, the upper wall  120 , the outer walls  140  and  160  are not shown in  FIG. 7 . 
     The structure of the case portion  100  is the same as the structure described in  FIGS. 1 to 3 , except the below-described point. In the present example, the dent portion  30  is provided on a surface  172  of the inner wall  170  facing the sealing material  400  between the opening end  122   a  and the sealing material  400 . 
     The dent portion  30  of the present example has a rectangular shape in a cross section vertical to the extending direction of the dent portion  30 . Also, the dent portion  30  extends along the opening end  122   a  in the width direction of the inner wall  170 . The dent portion  30  has a side surface  32  close to the sealing material  400 , a side surface  34  far from the sealing material  400 , and an end surface  36  connecting the both side surfaces. The side surface  32  and the side surface  34  connect the surface  172  to the end surface  36 . The end surface  36  connects the side surface  32  to the side surface  34 . In the present example, the side surface  32  and the side surface  34  are parallel to each other and are formed as flat surfaces in approximately the same shapes, approximately parallel to the surface of the sealing material  400  after curing. 
     The dent portion  30  is provided between the opening end  122   a  and the surface of the sealing material  400  and in the vicinity of the opening end  122   a . In the present example, the side surface  34  is provided so as to be in contact with the opening end  122   a . Here, the phrase “provided so as to be in contact with” refers to, as one example, that the distance from the opening end is in a range no less than 0 mm and no greater than 5.0 mm. 
     Furthermore, the dent portion  30  is continuously formed between the opening end  122   a  and the sealing material  400  over an area at least wider than the opening end  122   a . In the present example, the dent portion  30  is continuously formed from one end of the inner wall  170  where the inner wall  170  is in contact with the outer wall  150  to the other end of the inner wall  170  where the inner wall  170  is in contact with the outer wall  160  over the width direction of the inner wall  170 . 
     The dent portion  30  is, as one example, simultaneously formed with the case portion  100 . In another example, the dent portion  30  is formed by cutting processing the case portion  100  after forming the case portion  100 . In this case, the dent portion  30  may be formed before or after the sealing material  400  is enclosed. 
     Here, the end surface  36  is one example of a lower surface of the dent portion. The lower surface of the dent portion is a surface including the lowest part of the dent portion among the surfaces forming the dent portion. It should be noted that the lowest part of the dent portion is a portion of the dent portion  30  farthest from the wall portion where the dent portion is formed, in a direction parallel to the surface of the sealing material  400 . In the present example, the depth d 1  of the dent portion  30  is the distance from the surface of the inner wall  170  close to the sealing material  400  to the end surface  36 . The depth d 1  is, for example, in a range from 1.0 mm to 5.0 mm. For example, the lower limit of the depth d 1  may be 2.0 mm or 3.0 mm. 
     Also, the dent portion  30  has a length L 1 . The length of the dent portion  30  is the length of the dent portion  30  in a direction from the sealing material  400  toward the opening end  122   a . Here, the direction from the sealing material  400  toward the opening end  122   a  may be the gravitational direction (the direction in which the oil component flows) in a case where the semiconductor device  1000  is installed for use. As one example, the length of the dent portion  30  is the length by which a straight line along the gravitational direction is cut by the dent portion  30 . In the present example, the length L 1  is the distance on the end surface  36  between the side surface  32  and the side surface  34  in the cross sectional shape of the dent portion  30 , that is, the distance on the end surface  36  from the intersection line between the end surface  36  and the side surface  32  to the intersection line between the end surface  36  and the side surface  34 . 
     The amount of the oil component which can be stored in the dent portion  30  is adjustable in accordance with the length L 1 , the depth d 1 , and the width w 1  the dent portion  30 , the width w 1  extending in the width direction of the wall portion. As one example, the length L 1 , the depth d 1 , and the width w 1  that extends in the width direction of the wall portion of the dent portion  30  may be determined in accordance with the amount (weight or volume) of the used sealing material  400  or the amount (weight or volume) of the oil component included in the used sealing material  400 . 
     In the present example, although the dent portion  30  is arranged such that the side surface  34  is in contact with the opening end  122   a , the dent portion  30  may be arranged in any position as long as the position is between the opening end  122   a  and the surface  402  of the sealing material  400 . For example, the dent portion  30  may be arranged at a position closer to the opening end  122   a  between the surface  402  of the sealing material  400  and the opening end  122   a . In another example, the dent portion  30  may be arranged at a position closer to the surface  402  of the sealing material  400  between the sealing material  400  and the opening end  122   a.    
     In this way, in the present example, by providing the dent portion  30  in the inner wall  170 , the oil component can be stored in the room  180 . For that reason, the oil component can be prevented from outflowing to the outside of the semiconductor device. Also, even if the oil component outflows, the outflow amount can be reduced. 
     In the present embodiment, the shape and the arrangement of the dent portion can be changed variously. The dent portion may be in any position, shape and/or size if the oil component flowing to the opening end can be stored. The width w 1  of the dent portion  30  may be any width as long as the width is at least no less than the width of the opening end  122   a  in the dent portion. Also, the cross sectional shape of the dent portion  30  may be formed in a step shape ((A) in  FIG. 9 ) a triangular shape whose vertex is arranged in the center ((B) in  FIG. 9 ), a triangular shape whose vertex is arranged on the sealing material  400  side ((C) in  FIG. 9 ), a triangular shape whose vertex is arranged on the opening end side ((D) in  FIG. 9 ), a circular arc shape ((E) in  FIG. 9 ) or a shape of a non-circular curve ((F) in  FIG. 9 ), other than the rectangular shape shown in  FIG. 8 . Also, the dent portion may be formed in a combination of these multiple shapes. 
     As one example, the dent portion as shown in (A) in  FIG. 9  to (F) in  FIG. 9  may be also arranged in multiple lines within the dent portion having a flat end surface (the end surface  36 ) as shown in  FIG. 7  and  FIG. 8 . By further providing a plurality of dent portions within the dent portion, it is possible to make the oil component hardly flow toward the opening end. Also, the dent portion may be formed such that the size of its cross sectional shape changes along the extending direction of the dent portion. 
     Furthermore, a plurality of the dent portions may be formed in one wall portion. The plurality of the dent portions may be formed continuously connecting with each other or discontinuously independent from each other. 
     Third Example 
     In  FIG. 10 , a partial perspective view of the case portion  100  in a third example, where a projection portion  15  in another shape is provided on the inner wall  170  that is in contact with the sealing material  400 , is shown. In  FIG. 11 , a side view of  FIG. 10  is shown. It should be noted that in order to be easily understood, in  FIG. 10 , the upper wall  120  and the outer walls  140  and  160  are not shown. The structure of the case portion  100  in the present example is the same as the structure described in  FIGS. 1 to 3 , except the below-described point. 
     The projection portion  15  has the end surface  16  and a side surface  14  far away from the sealing material  400 . The side surface  14  approximately perpendicularly connects to the surface  172  on the sealing material  400  side of the inner wall  170 . The side surface  14  is positioned such that the intersection line between the side surface  14  and the surface  172  of the inner wall  170  is in contact with the opening end  122   a . As described above, if the intersection line is provided within 5.0 mm from the opening end  122 , the intersection line may be regarded as being in contact with the opening end  122 . 
     In the present example, the end surface  16  ends at the intersection line between the inner wall  170  and the bottom wall  110 . Also, the end surface  16  is formed to incline relative to the surface  172  of the inner wall  170  such that its height at a position from the surface of the inner wall  170  becomes larger as the distance between the position and the opening end  122   a  is shorter. In the present example, the end surface  16  has a fixed inclination angle. Also, the end surface  16  is one example of the protruding surface of the projection portion  15 . 
     According to such a structure, the projection portion  15  is provided in the vicinity of the opening end  122   a  and the inclined end surface  16  of the projection portion  15  keeps the oil component stored in the room  180 . 
     Although the end surface  16  in the present example is continuously formed from the opening end to the bottom end of the wall portion (the intersection line for the bottom wall  110 ), the end surface  16  may end at a position on an upper side of the bottom end of the wall portion, as shown in (A) in  FIG. 12  or (B) in  FIG. 12 . 
     Although each end surface  16  in the present example is formed as a flat surface having a fixed angle of inclination relative to the wall portions, the end surface  16  may be formed as a curved surface as shown in (B) in  FIG. 12  or may be formed by a combination of a curved surface and a flat surface. 
     Also, in another example, the projection portion  15  may be formed beyond the opening end. As one example, the projection portion  15  may be formed from the respective upper end portions of the outer wall  130  and the inner wall  170  ((C) in  FIG. 12 ). It should be noted that in this case a space for the engaging of the lid portion  200  may be formed in the projection portion  15 . 
     Fourth Example 
     In  FIG. 13 , a side view of the case portion  100  in a fourth example, where both the projection portion  10  and the dent portion  30  are provided on the inner wall  170  that is in contact with the sealing material  400 , is shown. The structure of the case portion  100  is the same as the structure described in  FIGS. 1 to 3 , except the below-described point. Also, the projection portion  10  in the present example has the same structure as that of the projection portion  10  described in  FIGS. 4 and/or 5  (the first example), except the following point. Furthermore, the dent portion  30  of the present example has the same structure as that of the dent portion  30  described in  FIGS. 7 and/or 8  (the second example), except the following point. 
     In the present example, the projection portion  10  is arranged so as to be in contact with the opening end  122   a , and the dent portion  30  is arranged between the projection portion  10  and the sealing material  400 . That is, the projection portion  10  is provided closer to the opening end  122   a  than the dent portion  30 . According to such a configuration, the outflowed oil component is first stored in the dent portion  30 . Also, even if the oil component overflows from the dent portion  30 , the possibility that the oil component outflows to the outside can be reduced since the oil component can be dammed by the projection portion  10 . 
     Also in the present example, the length L 1  of the dent portion  30  is formed longer than the length L 3  of the projection portion  10  in the direction from the sealing material  400  toward the opening end. 
     Here, the length L 3  of the projection portion  10  is the length of the projection portion  10  in the direction from the sealing material  400  toward the opening end  122   a . For example, the length L 3  is the distance between the side surface  12  and the side surface  14  in the cross sectional shape of the projection portion  10 . 
     According to the above-described configuration, since the volume that the projection portion occupies becomes relatively smaller and the volume for possible accumulation by the dent portion becomes relatively larger, the limited space can be utilized efficiently. 
     It is possible to variously change the numbers, the shapes and/or the arrangements of the projection portion and the dent portion as necessary. As one example, the dent portion may be provided at a position closer to the opening end than the projection portion. In an example shown in  FIG. 14A , the dent portion  35  having approximately the same length as that of the opening end is provided so as to be in contact with the opening end  122   a , and the projection portion  10  is provided between the dent portion  35  and the sealing material  400 . It should be noted that a positional relationship among the outer walls  150  and  160  and the bottom wall  110  is shown by arrows in  FIG. 14A . 
     In another example, a plurality of projection portions and a plurality of dent portions may be arrayed. In yet another example, the projection portion and the dent portion may be arranged so as to surround the opening end. In this case, the plurality of the projection portions and the dent portions may alternately surround the opening end. 
     Also, the structure combining the projection portion and the dent portion may be the structure to prevent the oil component from outflowing from the opening end, as a result. For example, the projection portion and the dent portion may be formed continuously as a whole over the width direction of the wall portion. In an example shown in  FIG. 14B , the dent portion  35  having approximately the same length as that of the opening end is arranged in the surface  172  of the inner wall  170  so as to be in contact with the opening end  122   a . A first projection portion  11   a  is continuously formed from the outer wall  150  (not shown) to the dent portion  35  and a second projection portion  11   b  is continuously formed from the dent portion  35  to the outer wall  160  (not shown). Also, the first projection portion and the second projection portion are arranged to incline relative to a direction in which the opening end  122   a  extends. Thereby, the flow of the oil component can be appropriately led to the dent portion. 
     In the above, although the form where the projection portion or the dent portion is provided on the inner wall  170  as the wall portion in contact with the sealing material has been described, at least one of the other wall portions (the outer walls  140 ,  150  and  160 ) being in contact with the sealing material may be provided with the projection or dent portion. 
     As a variation of the first example, in  FIG. 15 , an example that the projection portion  10  is provided on the surface  142  of the outer wall  140  close to the sealing material  400  is shown. In  FIG. 15 , a part of the upper wall  120  close to the outer wall  140  is shown and the other parts are omitted. Also, as another variation of the first example, in  FIG. 16 , an example where the projection portions  10  are provided on the surface  152  of the outer wall  150  and the surface  162  of the outer wall  160  close to the sealing material  400  is shown. Depending on the products, in some cases the opening ends are formed between the bottom wall  110  and the outer wall  140 , between the bottom wall  110  and the outer wall  150 , or between the bottom wall  110  and the outer wall  160 . In that case, by providing the projection portions  10  on the outer wall  140 , the outer wall  150  and the outer wall  160 , the outflow of the oil component can be prevented even if the semiconductor device  1000  is arranged such that any of the outer wall  140 , the outer wall  150  and the outer wall  160  is placed in the vertical direction. 
     Further, in the other variation of the first example, the projection portions  10  may be formed on a plurality of wall portions adjacent to each other. This condition is shown in  FIG. 17  (the outer walls  140  and  160  are not shown). In the present example, the projection portions  10  are respectively provided on the outer walls  140 ,  150  and  160  and the inner wall  170 , and a configuration is made where all of the projection portions  10  on the adjacent wall portions are continuous one after another. Thereby, even if the semiconductor device  1000  is arranged in various directions, the outflow of the oil component can be prevented or reduced. 
     It should be noted that although providing the projection portion  10  on a wall portion where the opening end is designed to be included is surely effective, in another example, the projection portion  10  may be arranged on a wall portion where no opening end is designed to be included. Thereby, the outflow of the oil component can be prevented even if the opening end is generated after manufacturing due to deterioration with age or damage during usage. 
     It should be noted that in this way, the second, third and fourth examples can be varied in the same manner such that the projection portions are differently positioned in the respective wall portions having the opening end. 
     The above has described, as the form where the projection portion or the dent portion is provided on the inner wall  170  that is in contact with the sealing material  400 , the first example to the fourth example and their variations have been described. However, to prevent the outflow of the oil component, the projection portion  10  or the dent portion  30  may be provided on any of the wall portions if provided on a surface of the wall portion close to the sealing material  400  between the opening end  122  and the sealing material  400 . Also, in that case, the projection portion  10  or the dent portion  30  may be provided on at least one of the wall portions. Then, the following will describe an embodiment where the projection portion or the dent portion is provided on a plurality of wall portions having the opening ends. 
     Fifth Example 
     In  FIG. 18 , a side view of the case portion  100  in a fifth example, where the projection portions  10  and  20  are respectively provided on the inner wall  170  and the outer wall  130 , is shown. In the present example, the projection portion  10  is provided on the inner wall  170  and the projection portion  20  is provided on the outer wall  130 , respectively. The structure of the case portion  100  is the same as the structure described in  FIGS. 1 to 3 , except the below-described point. Also, since the configuration of the projection portion  10  is the same as the configuration described in  FIG. 4  and  FIG. 5 , the description is omitted. Also, the projection portion  20  has a similar configuration to that of the projection portion  10 , except the below-described point. 
     The projection portion  20  has a side surface  22  being a surface close to the sealing material  400 , a side surface  24  facing away from the side surface  22  and an end surface  26  connecting the side surface  22  with the side surface  24 . 
     In this way, in the present example, since two projection portions (the projection portion  10  and the projection portion  20 ) are provided, the leakage of the oil component can be securely prevented or reduced. Also, since the sealing material  400  is present in the room  180 , the space therein to accumulate the oil component is relatively small compared to that in the room  190  in some cases. As one example, the height h 1  of the projection portion  10  provided on the inner wall  170  is formed so as to be larger than the height h 2  of the projection portion  20  provided on the outer wall  130 . Thereby, the amount of the oil component that can be stored can be increased in the room  180 . 
     Also, in a case where the semiconductor device  1000  is used in such an environment that an acceleration occurs, since the liquid surface of the stored oil component inclines in accordance with the acceleration. Therefore, if the height of the projection portion is low, the outflow of the oil component occurs in some cases even if the amount does not exceed an allowable amount. On the other hand, according to the present example, by making the height of the projection portion on the wall portion close to the sealing material  400  larger, the outflow of the oil component can be suppressed. 
     Sixth Example 
       FIG. 19  shows a side view of the case portion  100  in a sixth example, where dent portions  30  and  40  are respectively provided in the inner wall  170  and the outer wall  130 . The structure of the case portion  100  is the same as the structure described in  FIGS. 1 to 3 , except the below-described point. Also, since the configuration of the dent portion  30  is the same as the configuration described in  FIGS. 7 and/or 8 , the description is omitted. The dent portion  40  has a side surface  42  being a surface close to the sealing material  400 , a side surface  44  being a surface far from the sealing material  400  and an end surface  46  connecting the both side surfaces. The dent portion  40  in the present example has a similar configuration to that of the dent portion  30 , except the below-described point. 
     In the present example, the length L 1  of the dent portion  30  and the length L 2  of the dent portion  40  are approximately equal to each other, and the dent portion  30  and the dent portion  40  are formed such that the positions of the dent portion  30  and the dent portion  40  coincide with each other if seen from the direction parallel to the surface of the sealing material  400 . 
     According to such a configuration, even if the oil component stored in the dent portion  30  leaks out from the dent portion  30 , that oil component can be stored in the dent portion  40 . 
     Further, in the present example, the depth d 1  of the dent portion  30  is configured so as to be larger (that is, deeper) than the depth d 2  of the dent portion  40 . Thereby, the amount of the oil component that can be stored in the room  180  can be increased. 
     Seventh Example 
       FIG. 20  shows a side view of the case portion  100  in a seventh example, where projection portions  15  and  25  are respectively provided on the inner wall  170  and the outer wall  130 . The structure of the case portion  100  is the same as the structure described in  FIGS. 1 to 3 , except the below-described point. Since the configuration of the projection portion  15  is the same as the configuration described in  FIGS. 10 and 11 , the description is omitted. Also, the projection portion  25  in the present example has a similar configuration to that of the projection portion  15 , except the below-described point. 
     The projection portion  25  has the end surface  26  and the side surface  24  far from the sealing material  400 . The side surface  24  approximately perpendicularly connects with a surface  132  on the sealing material  400  side of the outer wall  130 . The side surface  24  is formed at a position where the intersection line between the side surface  24  and the surface on the sealing material  400  side of the outer wall  130  is in contact with the opening end  122   b . The end surface  26  ends at the intersection line between the outer wall  130  and the bottom wall  110 . 
     The end surface  26  is formed to incline relative to the surface  132  of the outer wall  130  such that its height at a position from the surface of the outer wall  130  becomes larger as the distance between the position and the opening end  122   b  is shorter. In the present example, the end surface  26  has a fixed inclination angle. Also, the end surface  26  is one example of the protruding surface of the projection portion  25 . 
     According to such a structure, even if the oil component stored in the room  180  leaks out from the room  180 , that oil component can be further stored in the room  190  by the inclination that the end surface  26  of the projection portion  25  has. 
     Also, the inclination of the end surface  16  is formed so as to be larger than the inclination of the end surface  26 . In other words, the height h 1  of the projection portion  15  is larger than the height h 2  of the projection portion  25 . Thereby, a similar effect to that of the example described by using  FIG. 13  can be obtained. 
     Eighth Example 
       FIG. 21  shows a side view of the case portion  100  in an eighth example, where the projection portion  10  and the dent portion  30  are provided on the inner wall  170  and the projection portion  20  and the dent portion  40  are provided on the outer wall  130 , respectively. The projection portion  10 , the projection portion  20 , the dent portion  30  and the dent portion  40  in the present example have the same structure as that of the projection portion  10  and the projection portion  20  described in  FIG. 18  and that of the dent portion  30  and the dent portion  40  described in  FIG. 20 , except the following point. 
     In the present example, the dent portion  30  is arranged between the projection portion  10  and the sealing material  400 , and the dent portion  40  are arranged between the projection portion  20  and the bottom wall  110 . That is, the projection portion  10  is provided on the opening end  122   a  side of the dent portion  30 , and the projection portion  20  is provided on the opening end  122   b  side of the dent portion  40 . 
     According to such a configuration, the outflowed oil component is first stored in the dent portion  30  and is dammed by the projection portion  10  even if overflowing from the dent portion  30 . Also, even if the oil component outflows from the projection portion  10 , the oil component is stored in the dent portion  40  and is dammed by the projection portion  20 , similarly. For that reason, the possibility that the oil component outflows to the outside can be significantly reduced. 
     Also, in the present example, the dent portion  30  is formed longer than the projection portion  10  in a direction from the sealing material  400  toward the opening end, and the dent portion  40  is formed longer than the projection portion  20 . That is, the length L 1  of the dent portion  30  is longer than the length L 3  of the projection portion  10 , and the length L 2  of the dent portion  40  is longer than the length L 4  of the projection portion  20 . 
     According to the above-described configuration, since the volume that the projection portion occupies becomes relatively smaller and the volume for possible accumulation by the dent portion becomes relatively larger, the limited space can be utilized further efficiently than a case where the projection portion  10  and the dent portion  30  are provided on one wall portion. 
     As the above, although the form where the projection portion or the dent portion is provided on a plurality of wall portions has been exemplified by using  FIG. 18  to  FIG. 21 , different types of projection portions or dents may be provided on different wall portions as a variation. For example, the projection portion  10  or the projection portion  15  may be provided on the inner wall  170  and the dent portion  30  may be provided on the outer wall  130 , or the reversed arrangement may be made. Also, the dent portion may be provided closer to the opening end than the projection portion. Also, a plurality of projection portions or dent portions may be provided on one wall portion. 
     Ninth Example 
     As described previously, to prevent the outflow of the oil component, the projection portion  10  or the dent portion  30  may be provided on at least one wall portion of the wall portions between the opening end  122  and the sealing material  400 . In  FIG. 22 , a ninth example is shown, where the projection portion  10  is provided on a surface  132  of the outer wall  130  that is not in contact with the sealing material  400 . The projection portion  10  is the same as the projection portion  10  described by using  FIG. 4  to (G) in  FIG. 6 . Thereby, although the oil component flows from the room  180  to the room  190 , the oil component is dammed by the projection portion  10  in the room  190  and the outflow to the outside can be prevented. 
     It should be noted that instead of the projection portion  10 , at least one of the dent portions and the projection portions described by using  FIG. 7  to  FIG. 14B  may be provided on the surface  132  of the outer wall  130 . 
     Also, furthermore, at least one of the projection portions and the dent portions described by using  FIG. 7  to  FIG. 14B  may be provided on either or both of the surface  152  of the outer wall  150  and the surface  162  of the outer wall  160 . Further, in another example, the projection portion  10  or the dent portion  30  may be provided on all surfaces of the wall portions forming the case portion close to the sealing material  400 . Thereby, even if any of the wall portions is arranged toward the vertical direction in the semiconductor device  1000 , the outflow of the oil component can be prevented. 
     As the above, in the semiconductor device  1000  in the present embodiment, the form where the projection portion or the dent portion is provided on the wall portion to prevent the oil component from reaching the boundary surfaces between the lid portion  200  and the case portion  100 . On the other hand, in some cases, the oil component outflows from the opening end of the wall portion in contact with the sealing material  400  beyond the projection portion or the dent portion. Also, in that case, the oil component drips in an unexpected direction sometimes. Then, the following describes an embodiment to prevent such a drip by providing a slope on a surface of the wall portion facing away from the sealing material and an embodiment to prevent such a drip by configuring to provide a liquid receiving portion to receive the oil component dripping from the opening end. 
     Tenth Example 
       FIG. 23  shows a partial perspective view of the case portion  100  in a tenth example, where an inclination is further provided on a surface  173  of the wall portion (the inner wall  170 ), which is facing away from the sealing material  400 . In  FIG. 24 , a side view of  FIG. 23  is shown. It should be noted that in order to be easily understood, in  FIG. 23 , the upper wall  120  and the outer walls  130 ,  140  and  150  are not shown. The case portion  100  in the present example is the same as the structure (the fifth example) shown in  FIG. 18 , except the below-described point. 
     In the present example, a slope  500  is further provided on the surface  173  which is facing away from the sealing material  400 . In the slope  500 , an end portion  502  of the slope  500  close to the opening end is in contact with the opening end  122   a , and an end portion  504  that is facing away from the opening end  122   a  of the slope  500  connects with the bottom wall  110 . In this case, the inclination is made relative to the surface close to the sealing material such that the thickness of at least a part of the inner wall  170  having the opening end  122   a  increases in accordance with the distance from the opening end  122   a . In the present example, the slope  500  is formed such that the thickness of the wall portion is to be in direct proportion to the distance from the opening end  122  (that is, the angle of inclination becomes fixed). According to such a configuration, the oil component flowing from the opening end  122   a  can be led to the inside of the room  190  along the slope  500 . 
     It should be noted that the end portion  502  of the slope  500  may be provided at a position separating from the opening end  122   a . Also, the end portion  504  of the slope  500  may connect with the surface of the opposite outer wall  130 , not connecting with the bottom wall  110 . Also, the slope  500  may be a curved surface. In this case, the slope  500  may be recessed curved surface or may be a convex curved surface. Also, the slope  500  may have a plurality of flat surfaces. Also, furthermore, in another example, the slope  500  may be provided on both the inner wall  170  and the outer wall  130 , or the slope  500  may be provided only on the outer wall  130 . 
     Although the slope  500  in the present example is formed over the whole width direction of the inner wall  170 , the slope  500  may be formed so as to be at least larger than the opening end in the width direction of the inner wall  170  in another example. In an example shown in  FIG. 25 , the lengths of the end portion  502  and the end portion  504  are formed in approximately the same as the length of the opening end. Thereby, the volume that the inclination portion occupies in the room  190  is decreased and more oil component can be stored in the room  190 . 
     It should be noted that although the slope  500  in the fifth example is provided in the examples shown in  FIG. 23  and  FIG. 24 , such a slope  500  may be further provided in each of the other examples in  FIG. 4  to  FIG. 22  described previously. 
     Eleventh Example 
     In  FIG. 26 , a partial perspective view of the case portion  100  in an eleventh example, where a liquid receiving portion  600  is provided on the outer wall  130  having the opening end  122 , is shown. In  FIG. 27 , a side view of  FIG. 26  is shown. It should be noted that in order to be easily understood, in  FIG. 27 , the upper wall  120  and the outer walls  140  and  150  are not shown. In the present example, the liquid receiving portion  600  is provided in the fifth example described above. 
     The liquid receiving portion  600  has a main body portion  606  that is flat plate-shaped, a supporting part  604  that supports the main body portion  606  from the outer wall  130  and a protruding portion  602  that protrudes from a surface of the main body portion  606 . In the present example, the supporting part  604  extends from three sides (one long side and two short sides) of the main body portion  606  and the protruding portion  602  extends from one side (the long side) of the main body portion  606  in a direction vertical to the surface of the main body portion  606 . Also, the protruding portion  602  and the supporting part  604  are arranged to continuously surround the main body portion  606  and to extend in a direction separating from the surface of the main body portion  606 . Thereby, a space  607  for accumulating the oil component is formed by the surface of the main body portion  606 , the protruding portion  602  and the supporting part  604 . 
     In the present example, at least a part of the main body portion  606  is provided facing away from the opening end  122   b  and the liquid receiving portion  600  is provided on the outer wall  130  by the supporting part  604 . The liquid receiving portion  600  may be formed integrally with the outer wall  130  or may be installed on the outer wall  130  after forming the case portion  100 . 
     As shown in  FIG. 2 , in a case where the lid portion  200  is of a structure to be slid and to engage with the case portion  100 , the liquid receiving portion  600  is installed on the outer wall  130  after the lid portion  200  is inserted in the case portion  100 . In that case, for example, the supporting part  604  in the present example has an engagement part and is installed on the outer wall  130  by engaging the engagement part with the outer wall  130 . The engagement part may be, for example, one or more holes, grooves and/or projections. This engagement part may be of a detachable configuration. In another example, the liquid receiving portion  600  may be installed on the outer wall  130  by the adhesive. According to such a configuration, the oil component dripped from the opening end  122   b  can be received and the outflow from the semiconductor device to the outside can be prevented. 
     Also, in the present example, as shown in the drawing, the protruding portion  602  and the supporting part  604  are formed to be curved toward the outer side of the main body portion  606 . Thereby, the volume for accumulating the oil component can be made larger. It should be noted that although in the present example the main body portion  606  is provided at the position facing away from the opening end, the protruding portion  602  may be facing away from the opening end. Also, in another example, the protruding portion  602  and the main body portion  606  may be formed in a plane shape. 
     Also in the present example, the protruding portion  602  does not connect with the outer wall  130  and a space  607  surrounded by the main body portion  606 , the protruding portion  602 , the supporting part  604  and the outer wall  130  is open toward the outside. By utilizing this open portion, a work for checking the presence of the oil leakage from the semiconductor device or a work for removing the stored oil component is possible. In another example, such an open space may not be provided between the protruding portion  602  and the outer wall  130 . 
     In the present example, although the liquid receiving portion  600  is provided after mounting the lid portion  200  on the case portion  100 , the liquid receiving portion  600  may have a structure that is movable relative to the outer wall  130  so as to prevent the liquid receiving portion  600  from interfering with the mounting of the lid portion  200 . For example, the liquid receiving portion  600  may have a structure able to evacuate from an insertion path of the lid portion  200 . 
     In  FIG. 28  and  FIG. 29 , other variations of the eleventh example are shown. In  FIG. 28 , the outer wall  130  is shown from a view where the liquid receiving portion  600  is provided. In  FIG. 29 , a condition that the liquid receiving portion  600  is installed on the outer wall  130  is shown. 
     An engagement hole  133  is provided on the outer wall  130  and a groove  134  extending from the engagement hole  133  in a direction from the bottom wall  110  to the upper wall  120  is provided in the outer wall  130 . In the present example, the outer wall  130  has four engagement holes  133  and the four engagement holes  133  are provided in positions of vertexes that form an approximately rectangular. Locking parts  136  are respectively provided in end portions of the extending grooves  134 . Engagement pins  608  are provided on the supporting part  604  of the liquid receiving portion  600 . In the present example, four engagement pins  608  are provided on the supporting part  604  so as to be at a positional relationship corresponding to the four engagement holes  133 . 
     In a case where the liquid receiving portion  600  is installed on the outer wall  130 , the four engagement pins  608  are respectively inserted in the corresponding engagement holes  133  and the engagement pins  608  are moved along the grooves  134  in a direction from the bottom wall  110  toward the upper wall  120 . Then, the locking parts  136  lock the engagement pins  608 , and then the liquid receiving portion  600  is fixed. It should be noted that each of the four locking parts  136  in the present example has a groove extending in a direction approximately perpendicularly to the direction in which the groove  134  extends, and the liquid receiving portion  600  is fixed by moving the engagement pins  608  toward the groove direction. In this way, since the liquid receiving portion  600  is slid in the vertical direction, when installing or removing the lid portion  200 , the liquid receiving portion  600  can be evacuated from the insertion path of the lid portion  200 . 
     It should be noted that the engagement holes or the engagement pins are not limited to the exemplified numbers or structures. Also, the direction in which the groove  134  extends is set in accordance with the position and the shape of the opening end. For example, by providing the groove  134  so as to extend from the outer wall  150  to the outer wall  160 , the liquid receiving portion  600  may be slid in a horizontal direction. 
     In  FIG. 30 , as still another variation of the eleventh example, an example that the liquid receiving portion  600  is rotatable relative to the bottom wall  110  is shown. In the present example, a rotating mechanism is provided on a portion of the supporting part  604  which extends from the short side of the main body portion  606  and contacts with the outer wall  130  and on a corresponding portion of the outer wall  130 . The rotating mechanism is, for example, a hinge. Also, a fixing portion  609  for fixing the main body portion  606  on the outer wall  130  is provided on the portion of the supporting part  604  which extends from the other short side of the main body portion  606 . Thereby, the liquid receiving portion  600  becomes movable toward the direction separating from the outer wall  130  along a rotating axis  630 . 
     It should be noted that the rotating mechanism may be provided on a portion of the supporting part  604  which extends from the other short side or the long side of the main body portion  606 . 
     It should be noted that in the above-described eleventh example although the liquid receiving portion  600  is provided in the fifth example, such a liquid receiving portion  600  may be further provided in each of the other examples in  FIG. 4  to  FIG. 22  described previously. 
     Twelfth Example 
     In  FIG. 31 , a side view of the case portion  100  in a twelfth example, where the other liquid receiving portion  610  and slope  560  are included, is shown. The liquid receiving portion  610  has a similar configuration to that of the liquid receiving portion  600  described in  FIGS. 27 and 28 , except the below-described point. 
     Although in the examples shown in  FIG. 26  and  FIG. 27  at least a part of the main body portion  606  is provided at the position facing away from the opening end  122   b  in order to receive the oil component dripping from the opening end, in the present example, the end portion of the protruding portion  602  is provided close to the bottom wall  110  than the opening end  122   b . For this reason, the installing or the removing of the lid portion  200  can be performed even after installing the liquid receiving portion  610  on the outer wall  130 . 
     On the other hand, the oil component dripping from the opening end  122   b  does not appropriately drip to the main body portion  606  in some cases. Then, in the present example, the slope  560  has been provided on a surface facing away from the sealing material on the outer wall  130 . It should be noted that the slope  560  has similar function and/or configuration to those of the slope  500  described by using  FIG. 24  to  FIG. 26 . Accordingly, by leading the oil component outflowing beyond the opening end  122   b  along the slope  560  toward the liquid receiving portion  610 , the oil component can be prevented from outflowing to the outside of the device. 
     As the above, the first embodiment of the semiconductor device  1000  where the projection portion or the dent portion is provided on the wall portion in order to prevent the oil component from outflowing has been described by using  FIG. 1  to  FIG. 31 . Also, in a second embodiment, the semiconductor device  1000  does not have the projection portion and the dent portion and has the liquid receiving portion. Even in such a configuration, the oil component can be prevented from outflowing. 
     Second Embodiment 
       FIG. 32  is a drawing showing a side view of a case portion  102  in a second embodiment. The case portion  102  included in a semiconductor device  1100  in the second embodiment has the same configuration and function as those of the case portion  100  described in the first embodiment, except that the projection portion and the dent portion are not included. Furthermore, the case portion  102  includes the liquid receiving portion  600  on the outer wall  130  which has the opening end  122 . According to the configuration, even if the projection portion or the dent portion cannot be arranged inside the case portion  102 , the outflow of the oil component can be prevented or reduced by the easy change. 
     As described in the above embodiment, by providing the projection portion, the dent portion or the liquid receiving portion on the wall portion of the case portion of the semiconductor device, even if a semiconductor device is arranged vertically, the component leached from the sealing material can be prevented from outflowing to the outside of the product without a large increase of the cost. Thereby, the stain surrounding the product can be prevented and the damage of the neighboring electronic circuits and the like can be prevented. 
     While the embodiments of the present invention have been described, the technical scope of the invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments. It is apparent to persons skilled in the art that various alterations and improvements can be added to the above-described embodiments. It is also apparent from the scope of the claims that the embodiments added with such alterations or improvements can be included in the technical scope of the invention. 
     It should be noted that the terms “upper” and “lower” in the claims or the specification refers to directions reversed to each other. However, the term “upper” is not limited to the direction reversing to the gravitational direction. Also, the term “lower” is not limited to the gravitational direction. Unless otherwise explicitly designated specifically, the directions described in the claims and the specification is not on the basis of the gravitational direction. 
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               10 ,  20  . . . projection portion,  30  . . . dent portion,  100  . . . case portion,  110  . . . bottom wall,  120  . . . upper wall,  130 ,  140 ,  150 ,  160  . . . outer wall,  122   a ,  122   b  . . . opening end,  170  . . . inner wall,  180 ,  190  . . . room,  200  . . . lid portion,  300  . . . base portion,  400  . . . sealing material,  550  . . . semiconductor element,  600  . . . liquid receiving portion,  1000  . . . semiconductor device,  2000  . . . wall of an electrical device.