Patent Publication Number: US-11658089-B2

Title: Semiconductor device

Description:
TECHNICAL FIELD 
     The present invention relates to a semiconductor device, and in particular to a semiconductor device with an improved capability of radiating heat generated by electronic components configuring the semiconductor device. 
     BACKGROUND ART 
     Vehicle-mounted semiconductor devices mounted on vehicles such as automobiles and industrial construction machines, semiconductor devices for vehicles mounted on railway vehicles or the like, semiconductor devices for industrial equipment mounted on equipment such as processing machines, robots, and industrial inverters, and semiconductor devices used in household electronic equipment are hereinafter collectively referred to as “semiconductor devices.” These semiconductor devices are strongly required to have higher power and become smaller in size and thicknesses. Due to this, the heating values per unit volume of electronic components mounted on the semiconductor devices tend to rise sharply, and there is strong demand for semiconductor devices with high heat radiation capabilities. 
     For example, Patent Documents 1 and 2 disclose semiconductor devices that radiate heat generated by electronic components. Configurations according to these patent documents are such that an electronic component is mounted on the upper face of a printed circuit board, and a heatsink is bonded to the lower face of the printed circuit board. The printed circuit board includes a heat-conduction channel that penetrates from the upper to the lower face of the printed circuit board. With this heat-conduction channel, the heat generated by the electronic component is conducted via the heat-conduction channel to the heatsink and radiated from the heatsink to the outside. 
     In the semiconductor device disclosed in Patent Document 1, the printed circuit board has a heat-conduction channel only in a portion away from directly below the electronic component. In the semiconductor device disclosed in Patent Document 2, the printed circuit board has a hole for heat conduction only in a portion directly below the electronic component. Therefore, in either of these cases, the printed circuit board has a small-area region capable of heat conduction and can conduct only a small amount of heat from the electronic component, which results in an insufficient heat radiation capability in a region ranging from the electronic component to the heatsink located therebelow. Besides, in the semiconductor device disclosed in Patent Document 1, which is mounted on the printed circuit board with a fastening plate, fasteners such as screws are used for mounting, and an air space may be created between the printed circuit board and the heatsink. Therefore, the semiconductor device may have an unsatisfactory heat radiation capability. 
     According to Patent Document 3, holes for heat conduction are also provided in portions other than directly below an electronic component, but most of the heat generated by the electronic component is conducted through holes for heat conduction provided directly below the electronic component. Therefore, the printed circuit board has high heat resistance and accordingly has an insufficient heat radiation capability. 
     PRIOR ART DOCUMENTS 
     Patent Documents 
     
         
         Patent Document 1: Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 6-77679 
         Patent Document 2: Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 11-345921 
         Patent Document 3: International Publication No. 2017/094670 
       
    
     SUMMARY 
     Problem to be Solved by the Invention 
     As described above, conventional semiconductor devices hardly have sufficient heat radiation capabilities. The present invention has been made in order to solve problems as described above, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a semiconductor device with an improved capability of radiating heat generated by electronic components configuring the semiconductor device. 
     Means to Solve the Problem 
     The semiconductor device according to the present invention includes a printed circuit board, a heat diffusion part bonded to a first main face of the printed circuit board with a first bonding material, an electronic component including a heat radiator plate bonded to the heat diffusion part with a second bonding material, and a heat radiation part disposed on a second main face of the printed circuit board. The printed circuit board includes an insulation layer, first and second conductor layers disposed respectively on first and second main faces of the insulation layer, a plurality of heat radiation vias penetrating from the first conductor layer to the second conductor layer on the insulation layer, and a conductor film covering inner walls of the plurality of heat radiation vias. The plurality of heat radiation vias is provided at positions overlapping the heat diffusion part and the electronic component in plan view viewed from the first main face of the printed circuit board. The heat radiation part is disposed overlapping at least some of the plurality of heat radiation vias in plan view viewed from the second main face of the printed circuit board, and includes a heat radiation member having electrical insulating properties and thermal conductivity; and a coolant having thermal conductivity. The heat radiation member and the coolant are disposed on the second conductor layer of the printed circuit board. 
     Effects of Invention 
     According to the semiconductor device of the present invention, the heat generated by the electronic component can be diffused by the heat diffusion part and can be radiated directly below the electronic component through the heat radiation vias that overlap the electronic component. Accordingly, it is possible to improve the capability of radiating heat generated by the electronic component. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS 
         FIG.  1    is a plan view illustrating a configuration of a semiconductor device according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention; 
         FIG.  2    is a sectional view illustrating the configuration of the semiconductor device according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention; 
         FIG.  3    is a plan view illustrating a configuration of a printed circuit board according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention; 
         FIG.  4    is a plan view showing an example of an electronic component; 
         FIG.  5    is a plan view showing an example of the electronic component; 
         FIG.  6    is a sectional view illustrating a step of manufacturing the semiconductor device according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention; 
         FIG.  7    is a sectional view illustrating a step of manufacturing the semiconductor device according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention; 
         FIG.  8    is a sectional view illustrating a step of manufacturing the semiconductor device according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention; 
         FIG.  9    is a sectional view illustrating a step of manufacturing the semiconductor device according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention; 
         FIG.  10    is a sectional view illustrating a step of manufacturing the semiconductor device according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention; 
         FIG.  11    is a sectional view illustrating another step of manufacturing the semiconductor device according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention; 
         FIG.  12    is a sectional view illustrating another step of manufacturing the semiconductor device according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention; 
         FIG.  13    is a sectional view illustrating another step of manufacturing the semiconductor device according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention; 
         FIG.  14    is a plan view illustrating heat conduction paths from the electronic component in the semiconductor device according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention; 
         FIG.  15    is a sectional view illustrating heat conduction paths from the electronic component in the semiconductor device according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention; 
         FIG.  16    illustrates a result of comparing the heat resistance values of the semiconductor device according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention and a semiconductor device according to a comparative example; 
         FIG.  17    is a plan view illustrating the dimensions of a model used in the comparison of the heat resistance values; 
         FIG.  18    is a plan view illustrating the model used in the comparison of the heat resistance values; 
         FIG.  19    illustrates a relationship between the heat resistance of the semiconductor device and the spacing between an edge of the electronic component and a heat radiation via in an edge portion of a heat diffusion plate; 
         FIG.  20    is a plan view illustrating a configuration of a semiconductor device according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention; 
         FIG.  21    is a sectional view illustrating the configuration of the semiconductor device according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention; 
         FIG.  22    is a plan view illustrating a configuration of a printed circuit board according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention; 
         FIG.  23    is a sectional view illustrating the configuration of the printed circuit board according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention; 
         FIG.  24    is a sectional view illustrating a configuration of a semiconductor device according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention; 
         FIG.  25    is a sectional view illustrating a step of manufacturing the semiconductor device according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention; 
         FIG.  26    is a sectional view illustrating a step of manufacturing the semiconductor device according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention; 
         FIG.  27    is a sectional view illustrating a step of manufacturing the semiconductor device according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention; 
         FIG.  28    is a plan view illustrating a configuration of a semiconductor device according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention; 
         FIG.  29    is a sectional view illustrating the configuration of the semiconductor device according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention: 
         FIG.  30    is a plan view illustrating a configuration of a semiconductor device according to Variation 1 of Embodiment 4 of the present invention; 
         FIG.  31    is a plan view illustrating a configuration of a semiconductor device according to Variation 2 of Embodiment 4 of the present invention; 
         FIG.  32    is a plan view illustrating a configuration of a semiconductor device according to Variation 3 of Embodiment 4 of the present invention; 
         FIG.  33    is a sectional view illustrating the configuration of the semiconductor device according to Variation 3 of Embodiment 4 of the present invention; 
         FIG.  34    is a sectional view illustrating a configuration of a semiconductor device according to Embodiment 5 of the present invention; 
         FIG.  35    is a sectional view illustrating a configuration a semiconductor device according to Variation 1 of Embodiment 5 of the present invention; 
         FIG.  36    is a sectional view illustrating a configuration of a semiconductor device according to Variation 2 of Embodiment 5 of the present invention; 
         FIG.  37    is a sectional view illustrating a configuration of a semiconductor device according to Variation 3 of Embodiment 5 of the present invention; 
         FIG.  38    is a plan view illustrating a configuration of a semiconductor device according to Embodiment 6 of the present invention; 
         FIG.  39    is a sectional view illustrating the configuration of the semiconductor device according to Embodiment 6 of the present invention; 
         FIG.  40    is a plan view illustrating a configuration of a semiconductor device according to Variation 1 of Embodiment 6 of the present invention; 
         FIG.  41    is a sectional view illustrating the configuration the semiconductor device according to Variation 1 of Embodiment 6 of the present invention; 
         FIG.  42    is a partial sectional view illustrating a configuration of a semiconductor device according to Embodiment 7 of the present invention; 
         FIG.  43    is a partial enlarged view illustrating the configuration of the semiconductor device according to Embodiment 7 of the present invention; 
         FIG.  44    is a partial plan view illustrating a configuration of a semiconductor device according to Embodiment 8 of the present invention; 
         FIG.  45    is a partial sectional view illustrating the configuration of the semiconductor device according to Embodiment 8 of the present invention; 
         FIG.  46    is a plan view illustrating a configuration of a semiconductor device according to Embodiment 9 of the present invention; 
         FIG.  47    is a plan view illustrating a configuration of a semiconductor device according to Embodiment 10 of the present invention; 
         FIG.  48    is a plan view illustrating a configuration of a semiconductor device according to a variation of Embodiment 10 of the present invention; 
         FIG.  49    is a circuit diagram illustrating a configuration of a semiconductor device according to Embodiment 11 of the present invention; 
         FIG.  50    is a plan view illustrating the configuration of the semiconductor device according to Embodiment 11 of the present invention; 
         FIG.  51    is a circuit diagram illustrating a configuration of a semiconductor device according to Variation 1 of Embodiment 11 of the present invention; 
         FIG.  52    is a plan view illustrating the configuration of the semiconductor device according to Variation 1 of Embodiment 11 of the present invention; 
         FIG.  53    is a sectional view illustrating a configuration of a semiconductor device according to Embodiment 12 of the present invention; 
         FIG.  54    is a sectional view illustrating a configuration of a semiconductor device according to Variation 1 of Embodiment 12 of the present invention; 
         FIG.  55    is a sectional view illustrating a configuration of a semiconductor device according to Variation 2 of Embodiment 12 of the present invention; 
         FIG.  56    is a sectional view illustrating a configuration of a semiconductor device according to Variation 3 of Embodiment 12 of the present invention; and 
         FIG.  57    is a sectional view illustrating a configuration of a semiconductor device according to Embodiment 13 of the present invention. 
     
    
    
     DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS 
     Embodiments of the present invention will be described hereinafter with reference to the drawings. In  FIG.  1    onward, identical or corresponding parts are given the same reference signs, and redundant descriptions thereof will not be given. Each drawing is a schematic view and does not reflect the precise dimensions or the like of illustrated constituent elements. 
     Embodiment 1 
     Device Configuration 
       FIG.  1    is a plan view illustrating a configuration of a semiconductor device  100  according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention and a top view of the semiconductor device  100 , viewed from above.  FIG.  2    is a sectional view taken along arrows A-A in  FIG.  1   . In the following description, the face of a printed circuit board  1  on which an electronic component  2  is mounted is referred to as an upper face, and the face on the opposite side thereof as a lower face, and the upper side of the semiconductor device  100  is referred to as the upper face side on which the electronic component  2  is mounted. 
       FIGS.  1  and  2    illustrate a characteristic part of the semiconductor device  100 , and this characteristic part does not necessarily have to be an overall configuration of the semiconductor device  100 , but it is also possible to configure the semiconductor device  100  of only this characteristic part. 
     The semiconductor device  100  illustrated in  FIGS.  1  and  2    can be used in power converters mounted on hybrid automobiles, electric automobiles, electrical appliances, industrial equipment, and other equipment. The same applies to the semiconductor devices described in the other embodiments. 
     As illustrated in  FIGS.  1  and  2   , the semiconductor device  100  includes the electronic component  2  mounted on a heat diffusion part  3  provided on the upper face side of the printed circuit board  1 , and a heat radiation part  4  provided on the lower face side of the printed circuit board  1 . 
     In the semiconductor device  100 , heat generated by the electronic component  2  is diffused by the heat diffusion part  3  located directly therebelow, conducted to the heat radiation part  4  provided on the lower face side of the printed circuit board  1  through a plurality of heat radiation vias  15  penetrating the printed circuit board  1  in the thickness direction, and radiated from the heat radiation part  4  to the outside. 
     The configuration of the semiconductor device  100  will be described hereinafter in detail with reference to  FIGS.  1  and  2   . First, the printed circuit board  1  will be described. 
     The printed circuit board  1  is, for example, a flat plate-like member having a rectangular shape in plan view and serves as a foundation of the semiconductor device  100  as a whole. As illustrated in  FIG.  2   , the printed circuit board  1  has a hierarchical structure of a plurality of conductor layers and an insulation layer  11  sandwiched between the conductor layers, the conductor layers including an upper conductor layer  12  (first conductor layer), a lower conductor layer  13  (second conductor layer), and internal conductor layers  14 . That is, the upper conductor layer  12  is provided on the upper face of the printed circuit board  1 , and the lower conductor layer  13  is provided on the lower face of the printed circuit board  1 . Inside the printed circuit board  1 , the internal conductor layers  14  are hierarchically provided at intervals in the up-down direction, and the insulation layer  11  is provided between the upper conductor layer  12  and one of the internal conductor layers  14 , between two internal conductor layers  14 , and between one of the internal conductor layers  14  and the lower conductor layer  13 . Also, a conductor film  10  is provided on the inner walls of the heat radiation vias  15 , so that the end faces of the upper conductor layer  12 , the lower conductor layer  13 , and the internal conductor layers  14  that are exposed to the inner walls of the heat radiation vias  15  are covered with the conductor film  10  and are thermally conducting with one another. In this way, the printed circuit board  1  includes the internal conductor layers  14  that are thermally conducting with one another via the conductor film  10  and that are also thermally conducting with the upper conductor layer  12  and the lower conductor layer  13 . This improves the thermal conductivity of the printed circuit board  1 . 
     The insulation layer  11  serves as a base material for the printed circuit board  1  as a whole, has a flat rectangular plate-like shape in plan view according to the present embodiment, and is formed of glass fibers and an epoxy resin, for example. The insulation layer  11  is, however, not limited to this example and may be formed of an aramid resin and an epoxy resin. 
     In the printed circuit board  1 , the upper conductor layer  12  is provided on an upper main face  11   a  (first main face) of the insulation layer  11  serving as a base material, and the lower conductor layer  13  is provided on a lower main face  11   b  (second main face) of the insulation layer  11 . Note that the uppermost face of the printed circuit board  1  may be referred to as the upper main face  11   a  of the printed circuit board  1 , and the lowermost face of the printed circuit board  1  may be referred to as the lower main face  11   b  of the printed circuit board  1 . 
     The internal conductor layers  14  are disposed opposing and almost in parallel with the upper conductor layer  12  and the lower conductor layer  13 . That is, the internal conductor layers  14  are disposed opposing and almost in parallel with the upper main face  11   a  and lower main face  11   b  of the insulation layer  11 .  FIG.  2    shows an example in which two internal conductor layers  14  are disposed, but the number of internal conductor layers  14  is not limited to this example. For example, a larger or smaller number of internal conductor layers  14  may be disposed, or the internal conductor layers  14  may not be disposed. However, the internal conductor layers  14  have higher thermal conductivity than the insulation layer  11 , and therefore the presence of the internal conductor layers  14  can improve the thermal conductivity of the printed circuit board  1  as a whole, as compared to the case where the internal conductor layers  14  are not provided. 
     The upper conductor layer  12 , the lower conductor layer  13 , and the internal conductor layers  14  are all provided almost in parallel with the upper main face  11   a  and lower main face  11   b  of the printed circuit board  1 , formed of materials with excellent thermal conductivity, such as copper, and have thicknesses in the range of greater than or equal to 15 μm and less than or equal to 500 μm. Note that the printed circuit board  1  can also be defined as including a plurality of insulation layers  11  sectioned by the upper conductor layer  12 , the lower conductor layer  13 , and the internal conductor layers  14 . 
     As described above, the printed circuit board  1  illustrated in  FIG.  2    includes four conductor layers including the upper conductor layer  12 , the lower conductor layer  13 , and the two internal conductor layers  14  in total as the plurality of conductor layers, but the structure of the printed circuit board  1  is not limited to this example, and may not include the internal conductor layers  14 . The same applies to the embodiments described below. 
     The heat radiation vias  15  are through holes provided extending from the upper main face  11   a  of the printed circuit board  1  to the lower main face  11   b  thereof. In plan view viewed from the upper main face  11   a  of the printed circuit board  1 , the heat radiation vias  15  are provided at intervals in a region that overlaps the electronic component  2  and in a region that does not overlap the electronic component  2  but overlaps the heat diffusion part  3 . 
     Here, a region in which the heat radiation vias  15  are provided is divided into first and second regions. That is, the first region is a region that overlaps the electronic component  2  in plan view, and the second region is a region around the first region, i.e., a region outside the first region in plan view. This division classifies the heat radiation vias  15  into a plurality of first heat radiation vias  15   a  provided in the first region and a plurality of second heat radiation vias  15   b  provided in the second region. That is, the heat radiation vias  15  are classified into the first heat radiation vias  15   a  that overlap the electronic component  2  in plan view, and the second heat radiation vias  15   b  that do not overlap the electronic component  2  and overlap the heat diffusion part  3  in plan view. 
     The first heat radiation vias  15   a  and the second heat radiation vias  15   b  may include both the holes penetrating the insulation layers  11  and the conductor film  10  provided on the inner walls of the holes, or may include only either the holes or the conductor film  10 , as the case may be. 
       FIG.  2    illustrates the first heat radiation vias  15   a  and the second heat radiation vias  15   b  as holes (hollow portions) surrounded by the conductor film  10 , but these holes may be filled with a material with excellent thermal conductivity, such as solder or a conductive adhesive mixed with silver fillers. In this case, the member used to fill the holes, such as a conductive adhesive, may be included in the constituent elements of the heat radiation vias  15 . 
     The heat radiation vias  15  filled with a material such as a conductive adhesive have improved heat radiation capabilities, as compared to the case where the heat radiation vias  15  are hollow holes. This is because the conductive member such as a conductive adhesive has higher thermal conductivity than air. Such a semiconductor device in which the holes of the heat radiation vias  15  are filled with solder will be described later as Embodiment 3. 
     The holes of the heat radiation vias  15  have, for example, a circular cylindrical shape having a circular opening with a diameter of 0.6 mm in plan view, and the conductor film  10  on the inner wall faces of the holes has a thickness of, for example, 0.05 mm. It is, however, noted that the shape of the holes are not limited to the circular cylindrical shape, and for example, may be a quadrangular prism shape, or the opening may have a polygonal shape in plan view. 
     The first heat radiation vias  15   a  and the second heat radiation vias  15   b  cross the upper main face  11   a  and lower main face  11   b  of the printed circuit board  1  so as to be orthogonal thereto. The upper conductor layer  12 , the lower conductor layer  13 , and the internal conductor layers  14  are all disposed extending in a planar manner in the first and second regions of the printed circuit board  1 , along the upper main face  11   a  and lower main face  11   b  of the printed circuit board  1  (i.e., almost in parallel with the upper main face  11   a  and lower main face  11   b ). Thus, all of the first heat radiation vias  15   a  and the second heat radiation vias  15   b  are cross-connected to the upper conductor layer  12 , the lower conductor layer  13 , and the internal conductor layers  14 . In other words, the upper conductor layer  12 , the lower conductor layer  13 , and the internal conductor layers  14  are cross-connected to the heat radiation vias  15 . More specifically, the conductor film  10  provided on the inner wall faces of the holes of the heat radiation vias  15  is cross-connected to the upper conductor layer  12 , the lower conductor layer  13 , and the internal conductor layers  14 . The term “cross-connection” as used herein refers to a condition in which conductors are both electrically and thermally connected to each other. 
     The upper conductor layer  12 , the lower conductor layer  13 , and the internal conductor layers  14  may be provided extending in a planer manner on a region that overlaps the printed circuit board  1 , and more correctly on the entire printed circuit board  1 , except the holes of the heat radiation vias  15 . 
     Moreover, it is sufficient for the upper conductor layer  12 , the lower conductor layer  13 , and the internal conductor layers  14  to be provided on regions where the heat radiation vias  15  are provided, out of the first and second regions, and more correctly at least on regions sandwiched between adjacent heat radiation vias  15 , and to be cross-connected to the heat radiation vias  15 . That is, the conductor layers may not be provided on regions where the heat radiation vias  15  are not formed, e.g., a region  1 A in  FIG.  1   , and may be provided only on regions where the heat radiation vias  15  are provided, and more correctly only on regions sandwiched between adjacent heat radiation vias  15 . 
     Here, the region  1 A on the upper main face  11   a  of the printed circuit board  1  is a region where wiring (not shown) for connecting lead terminals  21  of the electronic component  2  is provided, and this wiring is for establishing electrical connection between the electronic component  2  and other components. In the region  1 A, a plurality of electrodes  19  formed as the same conductor layer as the upper conductor layer  12  is provided. These electrodes  19  are bonded to the lead terminals  21  of the electronic component  2  with a bonding material  7   c  such as solder. The term “bonding” as used herein refers to joining a plurality of members together with solder or other materials. 
       FIG.  3    is a plan view of the printed circuit board  1  before the electronic component  2  and the heat diffusion part  3  (described later) are mounted, viewed from above the upper main face  11   a . As illustrated in  FIG.  3   , the heat radiation vias  15  are not formed in the entire region of the printed circuit board  1 , and the heat radiation vias  15  are not provided in the region  1 A illustrated in  FIG.  3   , i.e., a region where the lead terminals  21  of the electronic component  2  illustrated in  FIG.  1    are connected. However, the upper conductor layer  12  and the lower conductor layer  13  and the internal conductor layers  14 , which are not shown, are preferably provided in the region where the heat radiation vias  15  are formed and in its surrounding region, other than the region  1 A, i.e., provided extending in a planar manner in a region  1 B enclosed by the broken line. This increases the effect of diffusing the heat generated by the electronic component  2  through each conductor layer. 
     Referring back to the description using  FIGS.  1  and  2   , the electronic component  2  and the heat diffusion part  3  will be described. The electronic component  2  is a package in which a semiconductor chip  22  including any one or more components selected from the group of, for example, a metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor (MOSFET), an insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT), a PNP transistor, an NPN transistor, a diode, and a control integrated circuit (IC) is sealed by a resin molding part  23 . 
     For example, the electronic component  2  has a rectangular shape in plan view and has a considerably high heating value because it includes the semiconductor chip  22 . Thus, in many cases, the electronic component  2  is configured to include a heat radiator plate  24  as illustrated in  FIG.  2   . This heat radiator plate  24  is bonded to a main face  311  of the heat diffusion plate  31  with a metal bonding material  7   b  such as solder. This configuration allows the heat generated by the semiconductor chip  22  of the electronic component  2  to be efficiently radiated via the heat radiator plate  24 . In this way, the electronic component  2  includes the lead terminals  21 , the semiconductor chip  22 , the resin molding part  23 , and the heat radiator plate  24 . 
     Here, as a specific example of the electronic component  2 , TO- 263  is exemplified as the package of an MOSFET or other devices.  FIG.  4    is a plan view of the TO- 263 , viewed from the upper face side. This package is of a surface-mounted type in which a heat radiator plate is disposed on the lower face side, and lead terminals LT project from one side face of a resin molding part MR and bends down on the lower face side. Since the lead terminals LT have such a length that can only reach the same plane as the heat radiator plate, the lengths of the lead terminals are increased so as to reach the printed circuit board  1  in the configuration as in the present embodiment in which the heat radiator plate  24  is bonded to the heat diffusion plate  31 , and the lead terminals  21  are bonded to the printed circuit board  1 . 
     On the other hand, a through-hole-mounted type package, like TO- 220  illustrated in  FIG.  5   , that includes long lead terminals LT, can bend and process the lead terminals LT and is thus compatible with the configuration as in the present embodiment in which the heat radiator plate  24  is bonded to the heat diffusion plate  31 . This enables using a general-purpose product and accordingly reduces the manufacturing cost. 
     Refer back again to the description using  FIG.  2   . As illustrated in  FIG.  2   , part of the upper face of the heat radiator plate  24  and the side face thereof on the side facing the lead terminals  21  are covered with the resin molding part  23 . Thus, the heat radiator plate  24  is fixed to the resin molding part  23 . This is, however, merely one example, and the present embodiment is not limited to this example. For example, the heat radiator plate  24  as a whole, except the lower face thereof, may be covered with the resin molding part  23 . 
     The presence of the heat radiator plate  24 , which is electrically and thermally connected to some terminals of the semiconductor chip  22 , in the electronic component  2  facilitates bonding to the heat diffusion plate  31 . For example, in the case where the electronic component  2  is a bare-chip component that includes only the semiconductor chip  22  and does not include the heat radiator plate  24  and is bonded to the heat diffusion plate  31 , wire bonding or the like has to be performed to establish electrical connection with some of the terminals such as a gate terminal, a source terminal, and a drain terminal. Since the steps of mounting the printed circuit board ordinarily do not include a wire bonding step, another step becomes necessary for connection of bonding wires or the like, which results in an increase in cost. Besides, in the case where the semiconductor chip  22  is disposed directly on the heat diffusion plate  31  and if the heat diffusion plate  31  does not have high surface flatness, the chip  22  may be inclined and more often cause failures. Moreover, in the case where heat is directly diffused from the semiconductor chip  22  to the heat diffusion plate  31  without a step of diffusing the heat generated by the semiconductor chip  22  first to the heat radiator plate  24  and then to the heat diffusion plate  31 , even a slight void between the semiconductor chip  22  and the heat diffusion plate  31  can cause a significant decrease in heat conduction performance. Therefore, in terms of the reliability of mounting, it is desirable that the electronic component  2  includes the semiconductor chip  22  and the heat radiator plate  24 , and the heat radiator plate  24  is bonded to the heat diffusion plate  31 . 
     The resin molding part  23  is difficult to be bonded with a bonding material, such as solder, and is thus configured to come into intimate contact with the bonding material. If the resin molding part  23  of the electronic component  2  is at least in contact with the bonding material, it is possible to ensure a certain degree of heat radiation from the resin molding part  23  toward the printed circuit board. The term “intimate contact” as used herein refers to a condition in which a plurality of members is in contact with one another and each member exerts adsorptive power weaker than bonding power on the other members. The heat radiator plate  24  and the heat diffusion plate  31  are bonded together with the bonding material  7   b . Note that the resin molding part  23  does not necessarily have to be in intimate contact with the bonding material  7   b.    
     The heat diffusion part  3  has a function of radially diffusing the heat generated by the electronic component  2  to the outside in plan view. Thus, the electronic component  2  is disposed leaning to the left side of the heat diffusion part  3  so that heat is diffused in directions toward the three side faces of the heat diffusion part  3 , other than the side face on the side facing the lead terminals  21  of the rectangular electronic component  2 , i.e., on the left side in  FIG.  1   . Disposing the electronic component  2  in this way improves the efficiency of the heat diffusion part  3  radially diffusing the heat generated by the electronic component  2 . Note that the location of the electronic component  2  is not limited to this example, and the shape of the heat diffusion part  3  in plan view is also not limited to the rectangular shape. 
     The heat diffusion part  3  includes the heat diffusion plate  31  and is preferably formed of copper, for example. This improves the thermal conductivity, i.e., heat radiation capability, of the heat diffusion plate  31 . The heat diffusion plate  31  may be formed of a ceramic material with excellent thermal conductivity, such as aluminum oxide or aluminum nitride, that includes a metal film such as copper formed on the surface. 
     Alternatively, the heat diffusion plate  31  may be formed of a metal material obtained by forming a nickel or gold plating film on a surface of any alloy material selected from the group of, for example, a copper alloy, an aluminum alloy, and a magnesium alloy. This heat diffusion plate  31  is bonded to the upper conductor layer  12  provided on the upper main face  11   a  of the printed circuit board  1  with a bonding material  7   a  (first bonding material) such as solder. 
     The electronic component  2  and the heat diffusion plate  31  of the heat diffusion part  3  are bonded together with the bonding material  7   b  (second bonding material) such as solder. More specifically, the heat radiator plate  24  of the electronic component  2  and the heat diffusion plate  31  of the heat diffusion part  3  are bonded together with the bonding material  7   b . In the case where current flows from the lower face of the semiconductor chip  22  in the electronic component  2  toward the heat radiator plate  24  and if the heat diffusion plate  31  is formed of a conductive material such as a metal material, electricity flows through the heat diffusion plate  31 , which is bonded to the electronic component  2  with the bonding material  7   b  such as solder, and therefore electrical resistance in the upper conductor layer  12  of the printed circuit board  1  can be reduced. Accordingly, the heat diffusion plate  31  not only can diffuse the heat generated by the electronic component  2 , but also can reduce continuity losses in the upper conductor layer  12  and other layers provided in the printed circuit board  1 . 
     The heat diffusion plate  31  may use a conductor bus bar as electric wiring. The bus bar is often formed of a material such as copper and has high electric conductivity and high thermal conductivity. Thus, a general-purpose bus bar can be used as the heat diffusion plate  31 . The bus bar can be used not only as a heat diffusion plate, but also can be applied in the case of connecting printed circuit boards together. 
     As described above, the heat diffusion part  3  is bonded to the electronic component  2  with the bonding material  7   b  such as solder, and is also bonded to the upper main face  11   a  of the printed circuit board  1  with the bonding material  7   a  such as solder. This allows the heat generated by the electronic component  2  to be radially conducted to the heat diffusion part  3  via the bonding materials  7   a  and  7   b  and to be diffused in the direction toward the upper main face  11   a . Therefore, after the heat is diffused from the electronic component  2  to the heat diffusion part  3 , this heat can be conducted from the heat diffusion part  3  to the heat radiation part  4  located therebelow. 
     The heat diffusion plate  31  is bonded to the upper main face  11   a  of the printed circuit board  1  with the bonding material  7   a  so as to cover the holes of the heat radiation vias  15  in the printed circuit board  1 . Meanwhile, the heat radiator plate  24  of the electronic component  2  is bonded to the main face  311  of the heat diffusion plate  31  with the bonding material  7   b.    
     Note that the heat diffusion plate  31  is not formed in the region  1 A in  FIGS.  1  and  2    because the heat radiation vias  15  are not formed in that region, but the heat diffusion plate  31  may be disposed in the region  1 A if it is possible to avoid electrical contact with the electrodes  19  or the like. 
     In the case where solder is used as the bonding materials for bonding conductor members, an intermetallic compound is formed at the interfaces of bonding between the bonding materials and each of the electronic component  2 , the upper conductor layer  12 , and the heat diffusion plate  31 , which are bonded to the bonding materials, and reduces contact heat resistance at the interfaces of bonding. Therefore, it is preferable to use solder as the bonding materials, but the bonding materials may be different materials with excellent thermal conductivity other than solder, such as a conductive adhesive or a nano silver paste. 
     The heat diffusion part  3  preferably has higher flexural rigidity, i.e., a larger product of the Young&#39;s modulus and the secondary moment of a section, than the printed circuit board  1 . In this case, it is possible to improve the rigidity of a structure configured of the printed circuit board  1  and the heat diffusion plate  31  in the semiconductor device  100 , to make the printed circuit board  1  less deformable due to external force such as fixation and vibrations, to reduce the resistance of the surface-mounted type printed circuit board  1  and a failure rate that may increase due to cracking of capacitors or other components, and to improve reliability. 
     If the heat diffusion plate  31  has a smaller thickness, it has lower thermal conductivity and an insufficient capability of radiating the heat generated by the electronic component  2 . On the other hand, if the heat diffusion plate  31  has a larger thickness, it becomes difficult to use the same mounter as the device (mounter) used to mount the electronic component  2  on the printed circuit board  1  when mounting the heat diffusion plate  31  on the printed circuit board  1 . This is because the thickness of the heat diffusion plate  31  exceeds an upper-limit value of the thickness of components that can be mounted with the mounter. In this case, the mounting cost will increase because the heat diffusion plate  31  cannot be mounted automatically using the same mounter. Accordingly, the thickness of the heat diffusion plate  31  is preferably greater than or equal to 0.1 mm and less than or equal to 100 mm, and for example, preferably approximately 0.5 mm. 
     The heat diffusion plate  31  may have a block-like shape, instead of a plate-like shape. The heat diffusion part  3  may be configured by overlaying a plurality of heat diffusion plates  31 . If the heat diffusion part  3  is formed by overlaying general-purpose metal plates and bonding them together with a metal material, it is possible to reduce the manufacturing cost of the heat diffusion part  3  and to improve the heat radiation capability of the heat diffusion part  3 . 
     Next, the heat radiation part  4  will be described. The heat radiation part  4  is provided, for example, across the entire lower main face  11   b  of the printed circuit board  1  and includes a heat radiation member  41  and a coolant  42 . For example, the printed circuit board  1  and the heat radiation part  4  may be bonded together with a bonding material, or may simply come in intimate contact with each other. In the semiconductor device  100  in  FIG.  2   , as one example, the electronic component  2 , the heat diffusion part  3 , the printed circuit board  1 , the heat radiation member  41 , and the coolant  42  are disposed in order from the upper side to the lower side in  FIG.  2   . In this case, the coolant  42  is in many cases electrically connected to devices outside the semiconductor device  100 , so that the coolant  42  and the lower conductor layer  13  are preferably isolated from each other via the heat radiation member  41 . However, in the case where the coolant  42  and the heat radiation member  41  are disposed in order from the upper side to the lower side in  FIG.  2   , the coolant  42  and the lower conductor layer  13  do not necessarily have to be isolated from each other. 
     In the case where the heat radiation part  4  is provided across the entire lower main face  11   b  of the printed circuit board  1 , the heat radiation part  4  is disposed so as to overlap all of the first heat radiation vias  15   a  and the second heat radiation vias  15   b  of the printed circuit board  1  in plan view. Alternatively, a configuration is also possible in which at least some of the heat radiation vias  15  overlap the heat radiation part  4  in plan view. In other words, the heat radiation part  4  may be configured to overlap at least part of the lower main face  11   b  of the printed circuit board  1 . For example, the heat radiation part  4  may be configured to come into intimate contact with only a region of the lower main face  11   b  that corresponds to a region overlapping the electronic component  2  and adjacent regions in plan view. 
     The heat radiation member  41  preferably has electrical insulating properties and is formed of a material with excellent thermal conductivity. Specifically, the heat radiation member  41  is preferably formed of a sheet obtained by mixing particles of, for example, aluminum oxide or aluminum nitride in a silicone resin. Aluminum oxide and aluminum nitride have excellent thermal conductivity and have electrical insulating properties. Alternatively, the heat radiation member  41  may be silicone grease or a silicone adhesive, instead of having the aforementioned configuration. In this case, the heat radiation member  41  may be a non-silicone material if the material has high thermal conductivity. 
     The heat radiation member  41  may be configured of a conductor layer with excellent thermal conductivity and an electrical insulating layer. The heat radiation member  41  diffuses the heat generated by the electronic component  2  to the outside of the electronic component  2  via the thermal diffusion plate  31  and conducts the diffused heat through the heat radiation vias  15  to the lower conductor layer  13  in the printed circuit board  1 . If the heat radiation member  41  includes a conductor layer capable of heat diffusion, the heat can be further radially diffused through the conductor layer in plan view. 
     The coolant  42  is, for example, a flat plate-like member having a rectangular shape in plan view and formed of a metal material with excellent thermal conductivity. Specifically, the coolant  42  is preferably formed of aluminum, but may be composed of any other material such as copper, an aluminum alloy, or a magnesium alloy. The coolant  42  is disposed directly below or directly above the heat radiation member  41 . In  FIG.  2   , the coolant  42  is thermally connected to the printed circuit board  1  via the heat radiation member  41 . In other words, it can be said that the heat radiation member  41  is in intimate contact with or bonded to the upper or lower main face of the coolant  42 . Note that the coolant  42  may be a case. 
     Although not shown, a water- or air-cooling mechanism, e.g., a water cooling pipe or cooling fins, is disposed in contact on the underside of the coolant  42 . 
     Manufacturing Method 
     Next, a method of manufacturing the semiconductor device  100  will be described with reference to  FIGS.  6  to  10   , i.e., sectional views illustrating manufacturing steps, focusing on the steps of mounting the electronic component  2  and the heat diffusion part  3 . 
     In the step illustrated in  FIG.  6   , the printed circuit board  1  is prepared, which forms a hierarchical structure of a plurality of conductor layers including the upper conductor layer  12 , the lower conductor layer  13 , and the internal conductor layers  14 , and the insulation layers  11  sandwiched between the conductor layers, and includes a plurality of heat radiation vias  15  penetrating the hierarchical structure in the thickness direction. For the manufacture of this printed circuit board  1 , well-known techniques can be used, and therefore a description thereof will not be given. 
     As illustrated in  FIG.  6   , solder paste  6   a  is deposited on the upper main face  11   a  of the printed circuit board  1 , i.e., on the upper conductor layer  12 . For example, the solder paste  6   a  is preferably supplied in dots in plan view on portions of the upper conductor layer  12  that are located between adjacent heat radiation vias  15  provided in the printed circuit board  1 . More specifically, the solder paste  6   a  is preferably deposited at positions that are 100 μm or more away from the outer edges of the holes of the heat radiation vias  15  in a direction along the upper main face  11   a  of the printed circuit board  1  by printing using a metal mask through a well-known solder print process. 
     Then, the heat diffusion plate  31  configuring the heat diffusion part  3  is mounted on the solder paste  6   a , and well-known reflow heat treatment is performed in this state. Note that the step of mounting the heat diffusion part  3  is automatically performed by the previously described mounter. 
     If the printed circuit board  1  is configured to have projections formed entirely or partly around the location where the heat diffusion plate  31  is disposed so as to restrict the movement of the heat diffusion plate  31 , it is possible to reduce the movement of the heat diffusion plate  31  during transport or reflow heat treatment and to reduce failures in mounting. The projections may be formed of a solder resist used in well-known resist printing. Alternatively, the projections may be formed of a resin or a metal such as copper used in well-known silk printing or symbol printing. If these materials are used, the projections can be formed by a general printed-circuit-board manufacturing process and accordingly can be manufactured at low cost without requiring special steps. Instead of using the aforementioned print process, the projections may be formed by attaching a resin sheet having a pattern of projections to the printed circuit board  1 , or may be formed by appropriately combining these forming methods. The material for the projections may be a material that is not likely to get wet with the solder bonding material  7   a.    
     Through the reflow heat treatment, the solder paste  6   a  melts and flows along the surface of the upper conductor layer  12 , i.e., the upper main face  11   a , thereby forming the laminar bonding material  7   a  as illustrated in  FIG.  7   . In this case, the molten and flowing bonding material  7   a  does not flow into the first heat radiation vias  15   a  and the second heat radiation vias  15   b . This is because, as described previously, the solder paste  6   a  is printed on the regions away from the outer edges of the holes of the first heat radiation vias  15   a  and the second heat radiation vias  15   b , and is also because the amount of the solder paste  6   a  is appropriately calculated. After bonding using the bonding material  7   a  is completed, an appearance inspection is conducted to inspect the mounting condition. 
     Next, in the step illustrated in  FIG.  8   , solder paste  6   b  is deposited on the heat diffusion plate  31 , and solder paste  6   c  is deposited on the electrodes  19  provided on the upper main face  11   a  of the printed circuit board  1 . The solder paste  6   b  and the solder paste  6   c  are preferably deposited by printing using a metal mask through a well-known solder print process. 
     Next, the electronic component  2  is mounted on the solder paste  6   b  so that the lead terminals  21  of the electronic component  2  come into contact with the solder paste  6   c . In this state, well-known reflow heat treatment is performed. Note that the step of mounting the electronic component  2  is automatically performed by the previously described mounter. 
     Through the reflow heat treatment, the solder paste  6   b  melts and flows along the upper main face on the heat diffusion plate  31 , thereby forming the laminar bonding material  7   a  as illustrated in  FIG.  9   . Note that the bonding material  7   b  also flows into the underside of the resin molding part  23  of the electronic component  2 , but is not bonded to the resin material. Thus, the bonding material  7   b  simply comes in intimate contact with the resin molding part  23 . 
     In the reflow heat treatment, the solder paste  6   c  also melts into the laminar bonding material  7   c  at the same time and bonds the lead terminals  21  and the electrodes  19  together. After bonding using the bonding materials  7   a  and  7   c  is completed, an appearance inspection step is performed to inspect the mounting condition. By in this way using the surface-mounted type electronic component  2  in the printed circuit board  1 , which is a surface-mounted substrate, it is possible to automatically mount the electronic component  2  on the printed circuit board  1 , using the mounter. 
     Next, in the step illustrated in  FIG.  10   , the heat radiation member  41  is disposed in contact with the lower conductor layer  13  in the printed circuit board  1 , and the coolant  42  is disposed in contact with the heat radiation member  41 . Then, the heat radiation member  41  and the coolant  42  are brought into intimate contact with each other so as to form the heat radiation part  4 . Contrary to the way described above, the coolant  42  may be disposed in contact with the lower conductor layer  13  and the heat radiation member  41  may be disposed on the underside of the coolant  42  in order to form the heat radiation part  4 . Note that the printed circuit board  1  and each member of the heat radiation part  4  may be bonded together with a bonding material such as solder. Through the above-described steps, the semiconductor device  100  illustrated in  FIG.  2    is obtained. 
     Next, another method of manufacturing the semiconductor device  100  will be described with reference to  FIGS.  11  to  13   , i.e., sectional views illustrating manufacturing steps, focusing on the steps of mounting the electronic component  2  and the heat diffusion part  3 . 
     In the step illustrated in  FIG.  11   , the heat diffusion plate  31  with the electronic component  2  bonded thereto is prepared. Solder paste used to bond the electronic component  2  to the heat diffusion plate  31  has a higher melting point than solder paste used in subsequent steps, and a bonding material  7   g  that bonds the heat diffusion plate  31  and the electronic component  2  together will not re-melt in subsequent reflow heat treatment. 
     Next, in the step illustrated in  FIG.  12   , the printed circuit board  1  is prepared, which forms a hierarchical structure of a plurality of conductor layers including the upper conductor layer  12 , the lower conductor layer  13 , and the internal conductor layers  14  and the insulation layers  11  sandwiched between the conductor layers, and includes a plurality of heat radiation vias  15  penetrating the hierarchical structure in the thickness direction. 
     As illustrated in  FIG.  12   , solder paste  6   a  is deposited on the upper main face  11   a  of the printed circuit board  1 , i.e., on the upper conductor layer  12 . For example, the solder paste  6   a  is preferably supplied in dots in plan view on portions of the upper conductor layer  12  that are located between adjacent heat radiation vias  15  provided in the printed circuit board  1 . More specifically, the solder paste  6   a  is preferably deposited at positions that are 100 μm or more away from the outer edges of the holes of the heat radiation vias  15  in a direction along the upper main face  11   a  of the printed circuit board  1  by printing using a metal mask through a well-known solder print process. Solder paste  6   c  is also deposited on the electrodes  19  provided on the upper main face  11   a  of the printed circuit board  1 . For example, the solder paste  6   c  is preferably deposited by printing using a metal mask through a well-known solder print process. 
     Next, in the step illustrated in  FIG.  13   , the heat diffusion plate  31  bonded to the electronic component  2  is mounted on the solder paste  6   a . In this case, the lead terminals  21  of the electronic component  2  come into contact with the solder paste  6   c . In this state, well-known reflow heat treatment is performed. Note that the step of mounting the heat diffusion plate  31  bonded to the electronic component  2  is automatically performed by the previously described mounter. 
     Through the reflow heat treatment, the solder paste  6   a  melts and flows along the surface of the upper conductor layer  12 , i.e., the upper main face  11   a , thereby forming the laminar bonding material  7   a  as illustrated in  FIG.  2   . In this case, the molten and flowing bonding material  7   a  does not flow into the first heat radiation vias  15   a  and the second heat radiation vias  15   b . This is because, as described previously, the solder paste  6   a  is printed on the regions away from the outer edges of the holes of the first heat radiation vias  15   a  and the second heat radiation vias  15   b , and is also because the amount of the solder paste  6   a  is appropriately calculated. 
     In the reflow heat treatment, the solder paste  6   c  also melts into the laminar bonding material  7   c  at the same time as illustrated in  FIG.  2   , and bonds the lead terminals  21  and the electrodes  19  together. After bonding using the bonding materials  7   a  and  7   c  is completed, an appearance inspection step is performed to inspect the mounting condition. 
     Note that the bonding material  7   g , which bonds the electronic component  2  and the heat diffusion plate  31  together, does not re-melt in the reflow heat treatment. This is because the solder paste used to bond the electronic component  2  to the heat diffusion plate  31  has a higher melting point than the solder paste  6   a , and is also because the temperature during the reflow heat treatment is set to a temperature that is higher than the melting point of the solder paste  6   a  and that does not melt the bonding material  7   g.    
     In the case of adopting the above-described manufacturing method, the manufacturing process requires only one reflow heating step. This improves the efficiency of manufacture and reduces the manufacturing cost. 
     Actions and Effects 
     Next, actions and effects of the present embodiment will be described with reference to  FIGS.  14  to  19   .  FIG.  14    is a plan view of the semiconductor device  100 , viewed from above, and schematically illustrates heat conduction paths by arrows.  FIG.  15    is a sectional view taken along arrows A-A in  FIG.  14    and schematically illustrates the heat conduction paths by arrows. 
     As illustrated in  FIG.  15   , part of the heat generated by the electronic component  2  is conducted through the heat diffusion plate  31  located below the electronic component  2  and the first heat radiation vias  15   a  provided in the printed circuit board  1  toward the heat radiation part  4  located below, as exemplified by heat H 1  indicated by arrows in  FIG.  15   . Simultaneously with this, the heat H 1  is radially diffused to the surroundings (outside) of the electronic component  2  by passing through the heat diffusion plate  31 , the upper conductor layer  12 , the lower conductor layer  13 , and the internal conductor layers  14 . 
     Also, part of the heat generated by the electronic component  2  is conducted through the heat diffusion plate  31  in the direction along the main face of the printed circuit board  1  and radially diffused toward the outside of the electronic component  2 , as exemplified by heat H 2  indicated by arrows in  FIGS.  14  and  15   . This is because the bonding material  7   a , which bonds the electronic component  2  and the heat diffusion plate  31  together, is a conductive member such as solder and has excellent thermal conductivity. The heat conducted to the heat diffusion plate  31  is conducted through the second heat radiation vias  15   b  formed in the printed circuit board  1  located below toward the heat radiation part  4  located below. Part of the heat H 2  that has passed through the second heat radiation vias  15   b  is also radially diffused toward the surroundings (outside) of the electronic component  2  by passing through the upper conductor layer  12 , the lower conductor layer  13 , and the internal conductor layers  14 . 
     In this way, according to the present embodiment, the heat generated by the electronic component  2  can be conducted via the two routes, namely the route for conducting the heat through the first heat radiation vias  15   a  toward the heat radiation part  4  located below and the route for conducting the heat through the second heat radiation vias  15   b  toward the outside. This heat conduction via the two routes can be achieved because since the heat diffusion plate  31  is bonded to the upper main face  11   a  in the same manner as the electronic component  2 , the heat generated by the electronic component  2  can be conducted with high efficiency through the heat diffusion plate  31  via the bonding materials  7   a  and  7   b  and then conducted to the heat radiation part  4  with high efficiency. Another reason is that the first heat radiation vias  15   a  and the second heat radiation vias  15   b , which extend in the direction intersecting with the main face of the printed circuit board  1 , are cross-connected to the upper conductor layer  12 , the lower conductor layer  13 , and the internal conductor layers  14 , which are provided along the main face of the printed circuit board  1 . 
     This effect is further enhanced by the presence of the heat diffusion plate  31  and the heat radiation part  4  disposed on the lower main face  11   b  of the printed circuit board  1 . 
     The heat H 1  and the heat H 2  conducted downward in the printed circuit board  1  reach the lower conductor layer  13  that corresponds to a region directly below the electronic component  2  and the heat diffusion plate  31  and a region outside that region. The heat H 1  and the heat H 2  are then conducted to the coolant  42  through the heat radiation member  41  located below the lower conductor layer  13 . The heat H 1  and the heat H 2  conducted to the coolant  42  are cooled by a water- or air-cooling mechanism (not shown). 
     As described above, the semiconductor device  100  according to the present embodiment has a configuration capable of radiating heat via the route passing through the first heat radiation vias  15   a  and the route passing through the second heat radiation vias  15   b . This significantly improves the efficiency of radiating heat downward, as compared to the case where heat can be radiated only through the first heat radiation vias  15   a  located below the electronic component  2  or the case where heat can be radiated only through the second heat radiation vias  15   b  away from the electronic component  2 . 
     In the case where the heat diffusion plate  31  is not located on the upper main face  11   a  of the printed circuit board  1  and disposed on only the lower main face  11   b  of the printed circuit board  1 , if the printed circuit board  1  has low heat resistance down to the lower main face  11   b , the heat diffusion plate  31  can produce a good effect. However, the heat resistance will increase because the route for conducting heat to the heat radiation part  4  only through the first heat radiation vias  15   a  located below the electronic component  2  becomes a main route for conducting heat to the heat diffusion plate  31 . 
     In particular, the presence of the heat diffusion plate  31  contributes greatly to the effect of improving the efficiency of heat radiation through the second heat radiation vias  15   b  in the semiconductor device  100  according to the present embodiment. The presence of the heat diffusion plate  31 , as compared to the absence thereof, improves the efficiency of radiating heat to the coolant  42  via the heat radiation member  41 . 
     In the semiconductor device  100  according to the present embodiment, the heat radiation vias  15  are provided not only in the region directly below the heat diffusion plate  31  but also outside the heat diffusion plate  31  as illustrated in, for example,  FIGS.  1  and  14   . Accordingly, not only the heat generated by the electronic component  2  can be conducted downward through the heat radiation vias  15  in the region directly below the heat diffusion plate  31 , but also the heat diffused to the outside of the heat diffusion plate  31  can be conducted downward through the heat radiation vias  15 . 
     As described previously, like the heat diffusion plate  31 , the upper conductor layer  12 , the lower conductor layer  13 , and the internal conductor layers  14  can radially diffuse the heat generated by the electronic component  2  toward the outer periphery. However, the upper conductor layer  12 , the lower conductor layer  13 , and the internal conductor layers  14  with thicknesses of approximately 35 μm have high heat resistance and cannot radially diffuse a sufficient amount of heat. In view of this, it is also conceivable to increase the thicknesses of the upper conductor layer  12 , the lower conductor layer  13 , and the internal conductor layers  14  to approximately 500 μm, but this increases the manufacturing cost and causes difficulty in miniaturization of a wiring pattern. The use of the heat diffusion plate  31 , however, allows the upper conductor layer  12 , the lower conductor layer  13 , and the internal conductor layers  14  to have thicknesses of approximately 35 μm, and makes it also possible to achieve design that reduces the manufacturing cost, and miniaturization of a wiring pattern. 
     If the area of a region capable of heat radiation is increased, the effect of improving the heat radiation capability is further enhanced. Therefore, the heat radiation capability can be further improved by further increasing the area of contact between the printed circuit board  1  and the coolant  42  for heat radiation. 
     Next, how much the heat radiation efficiency can be improved by the presence of the heat radiation vias  15  and the heat diffusion plate  31 , as compared to the case where only the heat radiation vias  15  are provided, will be described with reference to  FIG.  16   . Specifically,  FIG.  16    illustrates the results of considering heat radiation resistance during heat conduction by using heat resistance values, for a configuration in which both the heat radiation vias  15  and the heat diffusion plate  31  are provided as in the semiconductor device  100  and for a configuration as a comparative example in which only the first heat radiation vias  15   a  are provided and the second heat radiation vias  15   b  and the heat diffusion plate  31  are not provided. 
     The term “heat resistance” as used herein is an indicator indicating the unlikelihood of conducting temperature and is defined by a temperature-rise value per unit heating value. In the semiconductor device  100  according to the present embodiment, heat resistance (Rth) in a region ranging from the electronic component  2  to a case  33  in the up-down direction is expressed by Expression (1) below. In Expression (1), Si(m 2 ) is the area of heat conduction of each member, li(m) is the thickness of each member, λi(W/(m·K)) is the thermal conductivity of each member, Q(W) is the amount of passing heat, and Thi(K) and Tli(K) are respectively the temperature on the high temperature side and the temperature on the low temperature side. 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
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     Here, a model used in the calculation of heat resistance will be described. The printed circuit board  1  has dimensions of 25×25 mm in plan view and a thickness of 1.65 mm. The electronic component  2  has dimensions of 10×10 mm in plan view and is assumed to be disposed in the central portion of the printed circuit board  1 . That is, the spacing between each of the four edges of the electronic component  2  viewed from above and each of the four edges of the printed circuit board  1  viewed from above is almost equal. The upper conductor layer  12 , the lower conductor layer  13 , and the internal conductor layers  14  all have a thickness of 105 μm and have a four-layer structure as illustrated in  FIG.  2   . In the printed circuit board  1 ,  25  first heat radiation vias  15   a  are provided at equal intervals in a portion that overlaps the electronic component  2  in plan view viewed from above, and 63 second heat radiation vias  15   b  are provided at equal intervals around the first heat radiation vias  15   a . The heat radiation vias  15  have a circular cylindrical shape and have a diameter of 0.6 mm when their holes are viewed from above. The conductor film on the inner wall faces of the holes have a thickness of 0.05 mm. 
     The heat diffusion plate  31  of the heat diffusion part  3  in the above model has outside dimensions of 20×15 mm in plan view and a thickness of 1 mm, and covers the heat radiation vias  15  from above. The heat radiation member  41  have dimensions of 20×15 mm in plan view and a thickness of 0.4 mm. 
     The upper conductor layer  12 , the lower conductor layer  13 , the internal conductor layers  14 , the conductor film  10 , and the heat diffusion plate  31  in the above model are formed of copper and have thermal conductivity of 398 W/(m·K). The heat radiation member  41  has thermal conductivity of 2.0 W/(m·K). 
     The model of the semiconductor device  100  according to the present embodiment and the model of the comparative example differ only in that the model of the present embodiment includes the first heat radiation vias  15   a  and the second heat radiation vias  15   b , whereas the model of the comparative example includes only the first heat radiation vias  15   a , and that the model of the present embodiment includes the heat diffusion plate  31 , whereas the model of the comparative example does not include the heat diffusion plate  31 . The other configurations including the aforementioned dimensions are entirely the same. 
       FIG.  16    illustrates the results of simulating the heat resistance values using the above-described models and thermal analysis software based on Expression (1) for the semiconductor device  100  and the comparative example. In  FIG.  16   , “Comparative Example” indicates the heat resistance value of the model of the comparative example, and “Embodiment 1” indicates the heat resistance value of the model of the semiconductor device  100  according to the present embodiment. The vertical axis in  FIG.  16    indicates the heat resistance. 
     As illustrated in  FIG.  16   , the heat resistance can be reduced by about 53% by providing the second heat radiation vias  15   b  and the heat diffusion plate  31  as in the semiconductor device  100  according to the present embodiment, as compared to the case where the second heat radiation vias  15   b  and the heat diffusion plate  31  are provided. Since low heat resistance indicates a high heat radiation capability, this result shows that the heat radiation capability can be improved by providing the second heat radiation vias  15   b  and the heat diffusion plate  31  as in the semiconductor device  100  according to the present embodiment, as compared to the comparative example in which the second heat radiation vias  15   b  and the heat diffusion plate  31  are not provided. 
     Next, the result of studying a region where the heat radiation vias  15  bonded to the heat diffusion plate  31  are ought to be disposed will be described with reference to  FIGS.  17  to  19   .  FIGS.  17  and  18    almost embody the model of the semiconductor device  100  according to the present embodiment, used in the aforementioned calculation of the heat resistance. The spacings between each of three edges of the electronic component  2 , except the edge on the side facing the region  1 A, viewed from above, and each of three edges of the heat diffusion plate  31 , except the edge on the side facing the region  1 A, viewed from above, are indicated by L 1 , L 2 , and L 3 . 
     In the above model, the distances between each of the three edges of the electronic component  2  viewed from above and each of the three edges of the heat diffusion plate  31  viewed from above are almost equal, and accordingly the distances L 1  to L 3  are also almost equal. In the semiconductor device  100 , basically the second heat radiation vias  15   b  are not formed in the region  1 A, and therefore the second heat radiation vias  15   b  do not exist in the region  1 A in  FIGS.  17  and  18   , but the width of the region  1 A is indicated by a distance L 4  for reference. 
     In  FIG.  19   , the horizontal axis indicates the distance L (corresponding to any of L 1  to L 3 ) in units of mm between the edge in each direction of the electronic component  2  viewed from above and the edge portion in each direction of the heat diffusion plate  31  viewed from above, and the vertical axis indicates the heat resistance value (in units of K/W) of the semiconductor device  100  with varying distance. 
     As illustrated in  FIG.  19   , the heat resistance decreases and the heat radiation efficiency improves as the distance L (corresponding to any of L 1  to L 3 ) increases, i.e., as the area of the heat diffusion plate  31 , i.e., the region where the second heat radiation vias  15   b  are provided, increases. However, the reduction in the heat resistance value becomes saturated when the value of the distance L reaches 20 mm. Thus, even if the distance L is further increased from 20 mm and the heat radiation vias  15  and the heat diffusion plate  31  with the distances L 1  to L 3  greater than or equal to 20 mm are bonded together with the bonding material  7   a , the amount of change in the heat resistance value will decrease, as compared to the case where the heat radiation vias  15  and the heat diffusion plate  31  with the distances L 1  to L 3  less than or equal to 20 mm are bonded together with the bonding material  7   a.    
     From this, it can be said that the heat diffusion plate  31  is preferably configured to have the above distances L 1  to L 3  falling within the range of 20 mm and to be bonded to the second heat radiation vias  15   b.    
     In the present embodiment, the second heat radiation vias  15   b  are provided in the second region of the printed circuit board  1  around the first region where the first heat radiation vias  15   a  are provided. Thus, the printed circuit board  1  has lower mechanical rigidity than in the case where the second heat radiation vias  15   b  are not provided. However, by bonding the heat diffusion plate  31  to the upper conductor layer  12  on the upper main face  11   a  of the printed circuit board  1  with the bonding material  7   a , the structure configured of the printed circuit board  1  and the heat diffusion plate  31  has higher flexural rigidity than the printed circuit board  1  alone. Accordingly, the deformation of the printed circuit board  1  can be suppressed. 
     The configuration of the semiconductor device disclosed in Patent Document 3 includes an electronic component, a printed circuit board, a heat diffusion plate, and a heat radiation part in order from above, and the heat diffusion plate is disposed on the underside of the printed circuit board. This configuration reduces heat resistance by 25%, as compared to the case where the heat diffusion plate is not provided. Meanwhile, the semiconductor device  100  according to the present embodiment can reduce heat resistance by approximately 53%, as compared to the case where the heat diffusion plate is not provided, and has heat resistance less than or equal to a half of the heat resistance of the semiconductor device disclosed in Patent Document 3. Accordingly, the semiconductor device  100  can have a considerably high heat radiation capability. 
     With a high heat radiation capability, it is possible to reduce the size or number of heat radiation parts and thereby to reduce the cost of parts. In the configuration of the semiconductor device disclosed in Patent Document 3, the electronic component is disposed on the upper main face of the printed circuit board, and the heat diffusion plate is disposed on the lower main face thereof. This configuration requires two reflow heat treatment steps at a minimum during the manufacturing process and may increase the manufacturing cost. In contrast, the manufacturing method according to the present embodiment can be implemented by only a single reflow heat treatment step and therefore can reduce the manufacturing cost. 
     Embodiment 2 
     Device Configuration 
       FIG.  20    is a plan view illustrating a configuration of a semiconductor device  200  according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention and a top view of the semiconductor device  100 , viewed from above.  FIG.  21    is a sectional view taken along arrows B-B in  FIG.  20   . In the following description, the face of the printed circuit board  1  on which the electronic component  2  is mounted is referred to as an upper face, and the face on the opposite side thereof as a lower face, and the upper side of the semiconductor device  200  is referred to as the upper face side on which the electronic component  2  is mounted. 
       FIGS.  20  and  21    illustrate a characteristic part of the semiconductor device  200 , and this characteristic part does not necessarily have to be an overall configuration of the semiconductor device  200 , but it is also possible to configure the semiconductor device  200  of only this characteristic part. 
     In  FIGS.  20  and  21   , constituent elements identical to those of the semiconductor device  100  according to Embodiment 1 described with reference to  FIGS.  1  and  2    are given the same reference signs, and redundant descriptions thereof will not be given. 
     As illustrated in  FIGS.  20  and  21   , in the semiconductor device  200 , the electronic component  2  is mounted on the heat diffusion part  3  provided on the upper face side of the printed circuit board  1 , and the heat radiation part  4  is provided on the lower face side of the printed circuit board  1 . On regions of the upper conductor layer  12  that are adjacent to the first heat radiation vias  15   a  and the second heat radiation vias  15   b  in plan view, for example circular projections  8  are formed so as to surround the holes of the first heat radiation vias  15   a  and the second heat radiation vias  15   b  in plan view. The semiconductor device  200  differs from the semiconductor device  100  according to Embodiment 1 in the presence of these projections  8 . 
     For example, the projections  8  are formed of a solder resist and have a shape protruding upward from the upper face of the upper conductor layer  12 . In this way, the projections  8  are provided on the upper main face  11   a  of the printed circuit board  1 , and the electronic component  2  and the heat diffusion part  3  are disposed so as to overlap the projections  8  in plan view viewed from above the printed circuit board  1 . The projections  8  illustrated in  FIG.  21    have a trapezoidal cross-sectional shape, but this is merely one example, and the cross-sectional shape may be a semi-circular shape, a semi-ellipsoidal shape, or a rectangular shape, or may be any shape other than these shapes. 
     Manufacturing Method 
     Next, a method of manufacturing the semiconductor device  200  will be described with reference to  FIGS.  22  and  23   , focusing on the step of manufacturing the projections  8 . 
     For example, the projections  8  can be formed of a solder resist used in well-known resist printing in the step of manufacturing the printed circuit board, but may be formed of a resin or a metal such as copper used in well-known silk printing or symbol printing. If these materials are used, the projections  8  can be formed in a general printed-circuit-board manufacturing step and accordingly can be manufactured at low cost without requiring special steps. Instead of using the aforementioned print process, the projections  8  may be formed by attaching a resin sheet having a pattern of the projections  8  to the printed circuit board  1 , or may be formed by appropriately combining these forming methods. The material for the projections  8  may be a material that is not likely to get wet with the solder bonding material  7   a.    
       FIG.  22    is a top view of the printed circuit board  1 , viewed from above, with the projections  8  formed on the upper main face  11   a  of the printed circuit board  1  using the manufacturing method and the material described above, and  FIG.  23    is a sectional view taken along arrows B-B in  FIG.  22   . 
     As illustrated in  FIGS.  22  and  23   , the circular projections  8  are provided on the upper main face  11   a  of the printed circuit board  1  so as to surround the holes of all the first heat radiation vias  15   a  and the second heat radiation vias  15   b  in plan view. 
     The electronic component  2  and the heat diffusion plate  31  are mounted and bonded together, overlapping the projections  8  on the upper main face  11   a  of the printed circuit board  1  provided with the projections  8 . Accordingly, the semiconductor device  200  illustrated in  FIGS.  20  and  21    is obtained. The method of manufacturing the semiconductor device  200  is identical to the manufacturing method according to Embodiment 1 described with reference to  FIGS.  6  to  10    and  FIGS.  11  to  13   , except the step of preparing the printed circuit board  1  including the projections  8 . 
     Actions and Effects 
     Next, actions and effects of the present embodiment will be described. The present embodiment achieves actions and effects described below, in addition to the effects similar to those of Embodiment 1. 
     In the case where the circular projections  8  are provided so as to surround the holes of the first heat radiation vias  15   a  and the second heat radiation vias  15   b  and if reflow heat treatment is performed after the solder paste  6   a  is deposited on the upper conductor layer  12  and the heat diffusion plate  31  is mounted thereon as illustrated in  FIG.  6   , the projections  8  have the effect of suppressing the entry of the molten solder paste  6   a  into the holes of the first heat radiation vias  15   a  and the second heat radiation vias  15   b.    
     That is, the presence of the projections  8  increases the spacing in the up-down direction between the upper conductor layer  12  and the heat diffusion plate  31  by an amount corresponding to the height of the projections  8  protruding from the upper conductor layer  12 , and thereby increases the spacing in the up-down direction between the upper conductor layer  12  and the heat radiator plate  24 . Accordingly, the bonding material  7   a  formed of the molten solder paste  6   a  is bonded to the heat diffusion plate  31  while being subjected to stresses so as to be pulled upward, i.e., toward the heat radiator plate  24  and the heat diffusion plate  31 . As a result, the bonding material  7   a  has an arch-like cross-sectional shape above the holes of the heat radiation vias  15  as illustrated in  FIG.  21   . 
     This reduces the possibility that, in the region between the upper conductor layer  12  and the heat diffusion plate  31 , the bonding material  7   a  may flow into the heat radiation vias  15  and flow along the inner wall faces of the heat radiation vias  15 . As a result, it is possible to reduce the possibility that the bonding material  7   a  may be electrically short-circuited with the upper conductor layer  12  and the coolant  42  located directly below and thereby to improve the reliability of the semiconductor device  200  as a whole. 
     Also, the spacings in the up-down direction between the upper conductor layer  12  and each of the heat radiator plate  24  and the heat diffusion plate  31  can be easily controlled by mounting the heat diffusion plate  31  so as to overlap the projections  8  on the upper conductor layer  12 . That is, the spacing between the lower face of the heat diffusion plate  31  bonded to the printed circuit board  1  and the upper face of the upper conductor layer  12  can be controlled by changing the print thickness or print position of a solder resist or the like that configures the projections  8 . As a result, it is possible to manage the thickness of the bonding material  7   a  on the upper conductor layer  12  and to improve the quality of soldering using the bonding material  7   a.    
     As described previously, the bonding material  7   a  spreads along the main face of the heat diffusion plate  31  in the region between the upper conductor layer  12  and the heat diffusion plate  31 , but does not flow into the heat radiation vias  15  and does not reach the lower conductor layer  13 . Therefore, the bonding material  7   a  allows the joint between the printed circuit board  1  and the heat diffusion plate  31  of the heat diffusion part  3  to form a favorable fillet. As a result, whether the bonding condition with the bonding material  7   a  is good or bad can be easily determined by an appearance inspection, and in particular in the case where the electronic component  2  and other components are mounted by an auto mechanism such as a mounter, the efficiency of the appearance inspection for inspecting the mounting condition can be considerably improved. 
     If the projections  8  with a small diameter are formed of a solder resist so as to surround the heat radiation vias  15  in the regions of the upper conductor layer  12  that are adjacent to the heat radiation vias  15 , the projections  8  exert water and oil repellency. This is because such a resist does not get wet with solder, as compared to the heat radiator plate  24 , the heat diffusion plate  31 , and the upper conductor layer  12  that have favorable solder wettability against the bonding material  7   a . The projections  8  that surround the heat radiation vias  15  and do not get wet with solder can suppress the entry of the bonding material  7   a , which is molten solder, into the heat radiation vias  15 . This suppresses an electrical short-circuit with the coolant  42  via solder. If the projections  8  remain around the holes of the heat radiation vias  15 , it is possible to smoothly exhaust a flux gas contained in the bonding material  7   a  from the heat radiation vias  15  to the outside. Accordingly, the occurrence of voids due to the flux gas in the bonding material  7   a  can be suppressed. 
     Note that the projections  8  may be not only formed adjacent to the heat radiation vias  15 , but also formed at, for example, arbitrary positions between the heat diffusion plate  31  and the upper conductor layer  12 . In this case, the height of the heat diffusion part  3  mounted on the printed circuit board  1  can be kept constant relative to the printed circuit board  1 . 
     If the projections  8  are provided as symbols at the four corners of a region where the heat diffusion part  3  is mounted in plan view of the printed circuit board  1 , viewed from above the upper main face  11   a , the heat diffusion part  3  can be mounted such that the main faces of the heat diffusion plate  31  and the upper conductor layer  12  of the printed circuit board  1  are disposed almost in parallel with each other. The projections  8  can also be used as alignment marks that become important in disposing the heat diffusion plate  31 . 
     In the case where the projections  8  are formed of a solder resist or a resin, the projections  8  have lower thermal conductivity than the bonding material  7   a , but the heat diffusion plate  31  and the upper conductor layer  12  are not affected by the projections  8  in terms of heat conduction because they are metal-bonded together with the bonding material  7   a.    
     Embodiment 3 
     Device Configuration 
       FIG.  24    is a sectional view illustrating a configuration of a semiconductor device  300  according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention. A top view of the semiconductor device  300 , viewed from above, is identical to that of the semiconductor device  100  illustrated in  FIG.  1   , and  FIG.  24    corresponds to the sectional view taken along arrows A-A in  FIG.  1   . 
     In the following description, the face of the printed circuit board  1  on which the electronic component  2  is mounted is referred to as an upper face, and the face on the opposite side thereof as a lower face, and the upper side of the semiconductor device  300  is referred to as the upper face side on which the electronic component  2  is mounted. 
       FIG.  24    illustrates a characteristic part of the semiconductor device  300 , and this characteristic part does not necessarily have to be an overall configuration of the semiconductor device  300 , but it is also possible to configure the semiconductor device  300  of only this characteristic part. 
     In  FIG.  24   , constituent elements identical to those of the semiconductor device  100  according to Embodiment 1 described with reference to  FIGS.  1  and  2    are given the same reference signs, and redundant descriptions thereof will not be given. 
     As illustrated in  FIG.  24   , in the semiconductor device  300  according to Embodiment 3, a bonding material  7   d  is provided on the insides of at least some of the first heat radiation vias  15   a  overlapping the electronic component  2  and the second heat radiation vias  15   b  overlapping the heat diffusion plate  31  so as to occupy approximately one third of the volumes of the insides of the heat radiation vias  15 . Note that the bonding material  7   d  may also be provided similarly on the inside of the second heat radiation vias  15   b  that do not overlap any of the electronic component  2  and the heat diffusion plate  31 . The semiconductor device  300  differs from the semiconductor device  100  according to Embodiment 1 in that the bonding material  7   d  is provided on the inside of the heat radiation vias  15 . 
     Manufacturing Method 
     Next, a method of manufacturing the semiconductor device  300  will be described with reference to  FIGS.  25  to  27   , i.e., sectional views illustrating manufacturing steps, focusing on the steps of mounting the electronic component  2  and the heat diffusion part  3 . 
     In the step illustrated in  FIG.  25   , the printed circuit board  1  is prepared, which forms a hierarchical structure of a plurality of conductor layers including the upper conductor layer  12 , the lower conductor layer  13 , and the internal conductor layers  14  and the insulation layers  11  sandwiched between the conductor layers, and includes a plurality of heat radiation vias  15  penetrating the hierarchical structure in the thickness direction. 
     Then, as illustrated in  FIG.  25   , a solder plate  6   d  is placed on the upper main face  11   a  of the printed circuit board  1 , i.e., on the upper conductor layer  12 , via flux (not shown) used to remove a solder oxide film. By placing the solder plate  6   d , the heat radiation vias  15  are covered from directly above. Note that the solder plate  6   d  has a size that can cover at least part of the first and second regions of the printed circuit board  1 . 
     Also, a heat-resistant tape  9  such as polyimide is attached to the lower conductor layer  13  that corresponds to at least the first and second regions of the printed circuit board  1 . The heat-resistant tape  9  is attached so as to block at least the holes of the heat radiation vias  15  from the side of the lower main face  11   b.    
     Next, the heat diffusion plate  31  configuring the heat diffusion part  3  is mounted on the solder plate  6   d , and well-known reflow heat treatment is performed in this state. Note that the step of mounting the heat diffusion part  3  is automatically performed by the previously described mounter. 
     Through the reflow heat treatment, the solder plate  6   d  melts, flows along the surface of the upper conductor layer  12 , i.e., the upper main face  11   a , and enters the heat radiation vias  15  as illustrated in  FIG.  26   , thereby forming a bonding material  7   b . This is because, since the solder plate  6   d  is disposed so as to cover the holes of the heat radiation vias  15 , the solder plate  6   d  on the holes melts and enters the heat radiation vias  15 . On the other hand, since the heat-resistant tape  9  is attached to t the lower conductor layer  13  in the first and second regions, the molten solder plate  6   d  does not leak out of the heat-resistant tape  9 , and the bonding material  7   d  remains inside the heat radiation vias  15 . Note that the heat radiation vias  15  as a whole may be filled with the bonding material  7   d , but as illustrated in  FIG.  26   , approximately one third of the volume of the insides of the heat radiation vias  15  is preferably filled with the bonding material  7   d.    
     Here, in the reflow heat treatment for melting the solder plate  6   d , if the solder plate  6   d  melts due to heating of the printed circuit board  1 , the molten solder flows along the inner wall faces of the heat radiation vias  15 , turns into bulk solder after the heating, and blocks the heat radiation vias  15 . If the solder is supplied in a small amount, the ratio of the solder in the heat radiation vias  15  decreases, and therefore the volume of the bonding material  7   d  inside the heat radiation vias  15  can be adjusted by adjusting the thickness of the solder plate  6   d.    
     Next, a solder plate  6   e  is placed on the heat diffusion plate  31 . Also, a solder plate  6   f  is placed on the electrodes  19  on the upper main face  11   a  of the printed circuit board  1  via flux (not shown) used to remove a solder oxide film. Then, the electronic component  2  is mounted on the solder plate  6   e  so that the lead terminals  21  of the electronic component  2  come into contact with the solder plate  6   f . In this state, well-known reflow heat treatment is performed. Note that the step of mounting the electronic component  2  is automatically performed by the previously described mounter. 
     Through the reflow heat treatment, the solder plate  6   e  melts and flows along the upper main face of the heat diffusion plate  31 , thereby forming a laminar bonding material  7   e  as illustrated in  FIG.  24   . Note that the bonding material  7   e  also flows into the underside of the resin molding part  23  of the electronic component  2 , but is not bonded to the resin material. Thus, the bonding material  7   e  simply comes in intimate contact with the resin molding part  23 . 
     In the reflow heat treatment, the solder plate  6   f  also melts into the laminar bonding material  7   f  at the same time and bonds the lead terminals  21  and the electrodes  19  together. After bonding using the bonding materials  7   d  to  7   f  is completed, an appearance inspection step is performed to inspect the mounting condition. 
     After the solder in the heat radiation vias  15  has been fixed, the heat-resistant tape  9  is removed. Thereafter, the heat radiation member  41  is disposed in contact with the lower conductor layer  13  in the printed circuit board  1 , and the coolant  42  is disposed in contact with the heat radiation member  41 . The heat radiation member  41  and the coolant  42  are then brought into intimate contact with each other so as to form the heat radiation part  4 . Note that the printed circuit board  1  and each member of the heat radiation part  4  may be bonded together with a bonding material such as solder. Through the above-described steps, the semiconductor device  300  illustrated in  FIG.  24    is obtained. 
     Actions and Effects 
     Next, actions and effects of the present embodiment will be described. The present embodiment achieves actions and effects described below, in addition to the effects similar to those of Embodiment 1. 
     The configuration in which the bonding material  7   d  is provided inside the heat radiation vias  15  as in the semiconductor device  300  can increase the amount of heat conduction when the heat generated by the electronic component  2  is conducted through the first heat radiation vias  15   a  and the second heat radiation vias  15   b  to the heat diffusion plate  31 . This is because the heat radiation vias  15  filled with the conductive member such as solder have higher thermal conductivity than the hollow heat radiation vias  15 . In particular, it is more effective to provide the bonding material  7   d  with high thermal conductivity so as to increase the area of the bonding material  7   d  in a section that intersects with the direction of extension of the heat radiation vias  15 . In other words, the amount of heat that can be conducted increases as the volume of portions of the heat radiation vias  15  in which the bonding material  7   d  has a circular columnar shape increases. 
     To describe this in further detail, as illustrated in  FIGS.  24  and  27   , the bonding material  7   d  that exists at least between the upper conductor layer  12  and the lower conductor layer  13  has a circular columnar shape in portions of the heat radiation vias  15  that are filled with the bonding material  7   d , and sections that intersect with the direction of extension of the heat radiation vias  15  are formed entirely of solder. This increases thermal conductivity. 
     To improve thermal conductivity, the length of the portions of the heat radiation vias  15  in which the bonding material  7   d  has a circular columnar shape is preferably one third or more the length of the heat radiation vias  15  in the direction of extension. This applies to both of the case where the portions in which the bonding material  7   d  has a circular columnar shape exist only on either the side of the upper conductor layer  12  or the side of the lower conductor layer  13 , and the case where the portions in which the bonding material  7   d  has a circular columnar shape exist on both of the side of the upper conductor layer  12  and the side of the lower conductor layer  13 . That is, the portions of the heat radiation vias  15  in which the bonding material  7   d  has a circular columnar shape preferably exist so as to occupy one third or more of the volume of the insides of the heat radiation vias  15 . 
     If the heat radiation vias  15  are completely filled with the bonding material  7   d , the upper conductor layer  12  and the coolant  42  may be electrically short-circuited. Thus, the reliability of the semiconductor device  300  can be improved by setting the length of the portions of the heat radiation vias  15  in which the bonding material  7   d  has a circular columnar shape to 90% or less of the length of the heat radiation vias  15  in the direction of extension. 
     Accordingly, the length of the portions of the heat radiation vias  15  in which the bonding material  7   d  has a circular columnar shape is set to 30% or more of the length of the heat radiation vias  15  in the direction of extension in order to improve the heat radiation capability of the semiconductor device  300 , or set to 90% or less of the length of the heat radiation vias  15  in the direction of extension in order to improve the reliability of the semiconductor device  300 . 
     In this way, in order to control the length of the portions of the heat radiation vias  15  in which the bonding material  7   d  has a circular columnar shape, it is important to adjust the thickness of the solder plate  6   d  and to block the holes of the heat radiation vias  15  from the lower side with the heat-resistant tape  9 . If solder flows into the heat radiation vias  15  with the holes blocked from the lower side by the heat-resistant tape  9 , air in the heat radiation vias  15  cannot flow out of the holes from the lower side and is accumulated in the lower portions of the heat radiation vias  15 . This prevents the solder from flowing into the lower portions of the holes and reaching the bottoms of the heat radiation vias  15  as illustrated in  FIG.  24   . This is why the heat-resistant tape  9  is removed after the solder is fixed in the heat radiation vias  15 . 
     Embodiment 4 
     Device Configuration 
       FIG.  28    is a plan view illustrating a configuration of a semiconductor device  400  according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention and a top view of the semiconductor device  400 , viewed from above.  FIG.  29    is a sectional view taken along arrows D-D in  FIG.  28   . In the following description, the face of the printed circuit board  1  on which the electronic component  2  is mounted is referred to as an upper face, and the face on the opposite side thereof as a lower face, and the upper side of the semiconductor device  400  is referred to as the upper face side on which the electronic component  2  is mounted. 
       FIGS.  28  and  29    illustrate a characteristic part of the semiconductor device  400 , and this characteristic part does not necessarily have to be overall configuration of the semiconductor device  400 , but it is also possible to configure the semiconductor device  400  of only this characteristic part. 
     In  FIGS.  28  and  29   , constituent elements identical to those of the semiconductor device  200  according to Embodiment 2 described with reference to  FIGS.  20  and  21    are given the same reference signs, and redundant descriptions thereof will not be given. 
     As illustrated in  FIGS.  28  and  29   , in the semiconductor device  400 , the lead terminals  21  of the electronic component  2  are inserted into terminal holes HL provided in the printed circuit board  1  and bonded to the insides of the terminal holes HL with the bonding material  7   h . In this way, the semiconductor device  400  differs from the semiconductor device  200  according to Embodiment 2, which includes a surface-mounted substrate as the printed circuit board  1 , in that the printed circuit board  1  is a through-hole-mounted substrate. 
     The electronic component  2  illustrated in  FIGS.  28  and  29    is assumed to be a packaged product of MOSFET, such as TO- 220  described with reference to  FIG.  5   , and the heat radiator plate  24  has an opening OP. In the semiconductor device  200  according to Embodiment 2, reflow heat treatment is performed to mount the lead terminals  21  on the printed circuit board  1 , but in the semiconductor device  400  according to the present embodiment, the lead terminals  21  can be mounted on the printed circuit board  1  through processing in the flow. 
     In the semiconductor device  200 , reflow heat treatment is performed to bond the heat diffusion plate  31  to the printed circuit board  1 , and another reflow heat treatment is performed to bond the heat radiator plate  24  of the electronic component  2  to the heat diffusion plate  31  and bond the lead terminals  21  to the electrodes  19 . At this time, the bonding material  7   a , which bonds the heat diffusion plate  31  to the printed circuit board  1  together, may re-melt and cause misalignment between the heat diffusion plate  31  and the electronic component  2 . This can result in a reduction of yields. 
     In the present embodiment, on the other hand, positioning is achieved by inserting the lead terminals  21  of the electronic component  2  into the terminal holes HL in the printed circuit board  1 . This improves yields during mounting and reduces the manufacturing cost. Besides, misalignment is less likely to occur, and the bonding materials  7   a  and  7   b  can be formed through single reflow treatment. This further reduces the manufacturing cost. 
     Variation 1 
       FIG.  30    is a plan view illustrating a configuration of a semiconductor device  401  according to Variation 1 of Embodiment 4 and a top view of the semiconductor device  401 , viewed from above. As illustrated in  FIG.  30   , the semiconductor device  401  differs from the semiconductor device  400  according to Embodiment 4 in that, among three lead terminals  21   a ,  21   b , and  21   c  of the electronic component  2 , the lead terminal  21   b  in the center has a shorter length than the other lead terminals and is not in contact with the printed circuit board  1 . 
     The electronic component  2  is assumed to be a packaged product of MOSFET such as TO- 220 . This variation describes a case where the lead terminal  21   b  is a drain terminal and is at the same potential as the heat radiator plate  24 . In this case, the lead terminal  21   b  is not used, and the heat radiator plate  24  and the heat diffusion plate  31  that have lower resistance than the lead terminals are used to pass the main current. This reduction in the resistance of the main current path reduces conduction losses. Besides, since the lead terminal  21   b  becomes unnecessary, air clearance from the source terminal  21   c  and the gate terminal  21   a  to the drain terminal  21   b  can be increased by cutting the lead terminal  21   b  to a shorter length. Accordingly, it is possible to make a design that accommodates higher breakdown voltages of the electronic component  2 . This variation describes an example in which only the lead terminal  21   b  is not mounted, but the present embodiment is not limited to this example, and may adopt a configuration in which either one of the lead terminals  21   a  and  21   c  is also not mounted. 
     Variation 2 
       FIG.  31    is a plan view illustrating a configuration of a semiconductor device  402  according to Variation 2 of Embodiment 4 and a top view of the semiconductor device  402 , viewed from above. As illustrated in  FIG.  31   , the semiconductor device  402  differs from the semiconductor device  401  according to Variation 1 in that, among the three lead terminals  21   a ,  21   b , and  21   c  of the electronic component  2 , the lead terminal  21   b  in the center has a longer length than the other lead terminals, and only the lead terminal  21   b  is mounted on a flatbed electrode  19  provided in the region  1 A of the printed circuit board  1 . 
     The electronic component  2  is assumed to be a packaged product of MOSFET such as TO- 220 . According to this variation, in the case of a desire to increase the interterminal distance in order to increase the breakdown voltage, the lead terminal  21   b  is made longer than the other lead terminals and mounted on the flatbed electrode  19  on the printed circuit board  1 . This increases interterminal air clearance and creepage distance and makes the semiconductor device more favorable to higher breakdown voltage. 
     Alternatively, all of the lead terminals may be mounted on different flatbed electrodes  19  on the printed circuit board  1 , or all of the lead terminals may be inserted into different terminal holes provided in the printed circuit board  1  for through-hole mounting. 
     Variation 3 
       FIG.  32    is a plan view illustrating a configuration of a semiconductor device  403  according to Variation 3 of Embodiment 4 and a top view of the semiconductor device  403 , viewed from above.  FIG.  33    is a sectional view taken along arrows E-E in  FIG.  32   . As illustrated in  FIGS.  32  and  33   , the semiconductor device  403  differs from the semiconductor device  401  according to Variation 1 in configuration in which the circular opening OP provided in the heat radiator plate  24  is used to fix the electronic component  2  with a screw  20  to the printed circuit board  1  via the heat radiator plate  24 . This configuration reliably prevents misalignment that could occur when the electronic component  2  is mounted on the printed circuit board  1 . 
     The screw  20  penetrates the printed circuit board  1 , the heat radiation member  41 , and the coolant  42  and is engaged with and fixed into a screw hole provided in the coolant  42 . Thus, in the case where the heat radiator plate  24  and the coolant  42  are not at the same potential, the screw  20  is configured to have electrical isolation from the coolant  42 . In this case, either the coolant  42  is processed and configured so as not to come in direct contact with the screw  20 , or an insulating screw such as a plastic screw is used. This eliminates the need to provide a configuration for providing isolation from the coolant  42  and reduces the manufacturing cost. Instead of the screw  20 , a rivet or the like may be used for the fixation. In this case as well, the rivet or the like is electrically isolated from the coolant  42 . 
     Embodiment 5 
     Device Configuration 
       FIG.  34    is a sectional view illustrating a configuration of a semiconductor device  500  according to Embodiment 5 of the present invention. Note that the plan view of the semiconductor device  500 , viewed from above, is identical to that of the semiconductor device  200  illustrated in  FIG.  20   , and  FIG.  34    corresponds to the sectional view taken along arrows B-B in  FIG.  20   . 
     In the following description, the face of the printed circuit board  1  on which the electronic component  2  is mounted is referred to as an upper face, and the face on the opposite side thereof as a lower face, and the upper side of the semiconductor device  500  is referred to as the upper face side on which the electronic component  2  is mounted. 
       FIG.  34    illustrates a characteristic part of the semiconductor device  500 , and this characteristic part does not necessarily have to be an overall configuration of the semiconductor device  500 , but it is also possible to configure the semiconductor device  500  of only this characteristic part. 
     In  FIG.  34   , constituent elements identical to those of the semiconductor device  200  according to Embodiment 2 described with reference to  FIGS.  20  and  21    are given the same reference signs, and redundant descriptions thereof will not be given. 
     As illustrated in  FIG.  34   , in the semiconductor device  500 , the heat diffusion plate  31  of the heat diffusion part  3  has two portions, namely a first portion  31   a  and a second portion  31   b . That is, the first portion  31   a  is flat plate-like portion provided along the upper main face  11   a  of the printed circuit board  1  and bonded to the upper main face  11   a , and the second portion  31   b  is a flat plate-like portion extending on the side opposite to the printed circuit board  1 , i.e., upward above the printed circuit board  1 , in a direction intersecting with the first portion  31   a  from the edge of the first portion  31   a  on the side opposite to the side on which the electronic component  2  is mounted. The second portion  31   b  is integrally formed with the first portion  31   a . Accordingly, the second portion  31   b  is not bonded to the upper main face  11   a  of the printed circuit board  1 . 
     The second portion  31   b  bends to an angle of about 90 degrees at the boundary between the first portion  31   a  and the second portion  31   b , but the present embodiment is not limited to this example. For example, the angle formed by the first portion  31   a  and the second portion  31   b  may be less than 90 degrees, or may exceed 90 degrees. 
     In this way, the semiconductor device  500  differs from the semiconductor device  200  according to Embodiment 2 in that a partial region of the heat diffusion plate  31  is bonded to the upper main face  11   a , and a region that is not bonded to the upper main face  11   a  bends to an angle of about 90 degrees with respect to the upper main face  11   a.    
     The sectional configuration illustrated in  FIG.  34   , except the heat diffusion plate  31 , is the same as the sectional configuration of the semiconductor device  200  illustrated in  FIG.  21   , but it may be configured to become the same as the sectional configuration of the semiconductor device  100  illustrated in  FIG.  2   . That is, the sectional configuration illustrated in  FIG.  34    does not necessarily have to include the projections  8  on the upper conductor layer  12 . 
     Actions and Effects 
     Next, actions and effects of the present embodiment will be described. The present embodiment achieves actions and effects described below, in addition to the effects similar to those of Embodiment 1. 
     The presence of the second portion  31   b  of the heat diffusion plate  31  improves the heat radiation effect, in addition to the improvement of the heat diffusion effect. That is, the first portion  31   a  bonded to the printed circuit board  1  achieves the heat diffusion effect, and the second portion  31   b  whose entire surface is in touch with outside air achieves the heat radiation effect. Accordingly, it is possible to further enhance the effect of radiating the heat generated by the electronic component  2  to the outside. 
     In the case where the electronic component  2  includes a switching device such as an MOSFET, the electronic component  2  emits radiation noise (electromagnetic waves) during switching. However, since the electronic component  2  is blocked by the second portion  31   b  of the heat diffusion plate  31 , the radiation of noise to the outside can be reduced. 
     In the case where the electronic component  2  is, for example, a control IC or an IC that processes weak signals, the second portion  31   b  of the heat diffusion plate  31  has the effect of reducing the radiation of noise from the outside. Accordingly, malfunctions in the IC can be prevented. 
     The second portion  31   b  of the heat diffusion plate  31  also has a dust-proof effect against dust or the like from the outside. The presence of the second portion  31   b  of the heat diffusion plate  31  increases the rigidity of the heat diffusion plate  31 , and even if the printed circuit board  1  is stressed, the second portion  31   b  can absorb that stress. This increases the strength of the printed circuit board  1  and prevents warpage of the printed circuit board  1 . 
     The presence of the second portion  31   b  of the heat diffusion plate  31  can also improve the thermo cycle performance of the bonding material  7   a  and improve the reliability of the semiconductor device  500 . 
     The second portion  31   b  of the heat diffusion plate  31  may, for example, be used as a heatsink by attaching air cooling fins. 
     Alternatively, the first portion  31   a  of the heat diffusion plate  31  may be used as a heatsink by attaching fins to a region where the electronic component  2  is not provided. In general, heatsinks are usually used in vertically upright positions with respect to printed circuit boards, together with through-hole-mounted type electronic components such as TO- 220 , but they may be used in horizontally lying positions. Note that using general-purpose fins can reduce the manufacturing cost. 
     Variation 1 
       FIG.  35    is a sectional view illustrating a configuration of a semiconductor device  501  according to Variation 1 of Embodiment 5. As illustrated in  FIG.  35   , the semiconductor device  501  differs from the semiconductor device  500  according to Embodiment 5 in that the first portion  31   a  of the heat diffusion plate  31  has a shorter length in the horizontal direction. 
     Since the heat diffusion plate  31  has the second portion  31   b , even if the area of the first portion  31   a  is reduced in plan view, it is possible to suppress a reduction in the heat radiation capability. Accordingly, the semiconductor device  501  can be reduced in size with a reduced dimension in the direction of a plane. 
     As illustrated in  FIG.  35   , misalignment that could occur when the electronic component  2  is mounted can be reduced by making the horizontal length of the first portion  31   a  of the heat diffusion plate  31  approximately the same as the length of the electronic component  2 . 
     Variation 2 
       FIG.  36    is a sectional view illustrating a configuration of a semiconductor device  502  according to Variation 2 of Embodiment 5. Note that the top view of the semiconductor device  502  viewed from above is identical to that of the semiconductor device  200  illustrated in  FIG.  20   , and  FIG.  36    corresponds to the sectional view taken along arrows C-C in  FIG.  20   . 
     As illustrated in  FIG.  36   , in the semiconductor device  502 , the heat diffusion plate  31  of the heat diffusion part  3  has two portions, namely a first portion  31   a  and second portions  31   c . That is, the first portion  31   a  is a flat plate-like portion provided along the upper main face  11   a  of the printed circuit board  1  and bonded to the upper main face  11   a , and the second portions  31   c  are flat plate-like portions extending on the side opposite to the printed circuit board  1 , i.e., upward above the printed circuit board  1 , in a direction intersecting with the first portion  31   a  from two edges of the first portion  31   a  that are orthogonal to the edge on the side on which the electronic component  2  is mounted. The second portions  31   c  are integrally formed with the first portion  31   a . Accordingly, the second portions  31   c  are not bonded to the upper main face  11   a  of the printed circuit board  1 . 
     The second portions  31   c  bend to an angle of about 90 degrees at the boundaries between the first portion  31   a  and the second portions  31   c , but this variation is not limited to this example. For example, the angle formed by the first portion  31   a  and each second portion  31   c  may be less than 90 degrees, or may exceed 90 degrees. 
     In this way, the semiconductor device  502  differs from the semiconductor device  200  according to Embodiment 2 in that a partial region of the heat diffusion plate  31  is bonded to the upper main face  11   a , and a region that is not bonded to the upper main face  11   a  bends to an angle of about 90 degrees with respect to the upper main face  11   a.    
     The presence of the two second portions  31   c  of the heat diffusion plate  31  further improves the heat radiation effect, in addition to the improvement of the heat diffusion effect. In the case where the electronic component  2  emits radiation noise (electromagnetic waves), the effect of reducing the radiation of noise to the outside can be further enhanced. The dust-proof effect against dust or the like from the outside can also be enhanced. 
     The semiconductor device  502  may also be configured such that the heat diffusion plate  31  further has a flat plate-like portion that extends upward above the printed circuit board  1  in a direction intersecting with the first portion  31   a  from the edge of the first portion  31   a  on the side opposite to the side on which the electronic component  2  is mounted, like the second portion  31   b  of the semiconductor device  500  illustrated in  FIG.  34   . In this case, the second portions  31   c  are referred to as third portions  31   c . Since the three sides of the electronic component  2  are surrounded by the heat diffusion plate, the heat radiation effect, the effect of reducing the radiation of noise to the outside, and the dust-proof effect are dramatically enhanced. 
     Variation 3 
       FIG.  37    is a sectional view illustrating a configuration of a semiconductor device  503  according to Variation 3 of Embodiment 5. In the semiconductor device  503 , the heat diffusion plate  31  of the heat diffusion part  3  has a stepped portion  31   d  with a greater thickness than the other portions on the side opposite to the side on which the electronic component  2  is mounted. An end face of the heat radiator plate  24  of the electronic component  2  has a size that can engage with this stepped portion  31   d . This reduces misalignment that could occur when the electronic component  2  is mounted. Note that the height of the stepped portion  31   d  of the heat diffusion plate  31  is set such that a height up to the upper face of the heat radiator plate  24  and a height up to the upper face of the stepped portion  31   d  become approximately equal when the electronic component  2  is mounted on the heat diffusion plate  31 . 
     The presence of the stepped portion  31   d  of the heat diffusion plate  31  enables accurate positioning of the electronic component  2  and improves yields during manufacture. In the case where the heat radiator plate  24  of the electronic component  2  has an opening, the heat diffusion plate  31  may have a projection of a size suited to the opening, and this projection may be inserted into the opening when the electronic component  2  is mounted in order to enable further accurate positioning of the electronic component  2 . 
     Embodiment 6 
     Device Configuration 
       FIG.  38    is a plan view illustrating a configuration of a semiconductor device  600  according to Embodiment 6 of the present invention and a top view of the semiconductor device  600  viewed from above.  FIG.  39    is a sectional view taken along arrows F-F in  FIG.  38   . In the following description, the face of the printed circuit board  1  on which the electronic component  2  is mounted is referred to as an upper face, and the face on the opposite side thereof as a lower face, and the upper side of the semiconductor device  600  is referred to as the upper face side on which the electronic component  2  is mounted. 
       FIGS.  38  and  39    illustrate a characteristic part of the semiconductor device  600 , and this characteristic part does not necessarily have to be an overall configuration of the semiconductor device  600 , but it is also possible to configure the semiconductor device  600  of only this characteristic part. 
     In  FIGS.  38  and  39   , constituent elements identical to those of the semiconductor device  200  according to Embodiment 2 described with reference to  FIGS.  20  and  21    are given the same reference signs, and redundant descriptions thereof will not be given. 
     As illustrated in  FIGS.  38  and  39   , in the semiconductor device  600 , the heat diffusion plate  31  is configured to cover part of the upper face of the electronic component  2 . As illustrated in  FIG.  39   , the heat diffusion plate  31  in the semiconductor device  600  has a first portion  31   a  bonded to the printed circuit board  1 , second portions  31   g  extending upward above the printed circuit board  1  in a direction intersecting with the first portion  31   a  from two edges of the first portion  31   a  that are orthogonal to the edge on the side on which the electronic component  2  is mounted, and two third portions  31   f  extending from the upper portions of the two second portions  31   g  toward the electronic component  2  in a direction along the upper main face  11   a.    
     The second portions  31   g  have a height that exceeds the upper face of the electronic component  2  when the electronic component  2  is mounted on the printed circuit board  1 . The two third portions  31   f  are provided not in contact with the electronic component  2  so as to cover part of the electronic component  2  from above. The two opposing third portions  31   f  form an opening OP 1  therebetween, so that part of the electronic component  2  can be viewed from above the semiconductor device  600  as illustrated in  FIG.  38   . 
     Actions and Effects 
     Next, actions and effects of the present embodiment will be described. The present embodiment achieves actions and effects described below, in addition to the effects similar to those of Embodiment 1. 
     This semiconductor device differs from the semiconductor device  200  according to Embodiment 2 in that the heat diffusion plate  31  has the third portions  31   f  that cover part of the upper face of the electronic component  2  and overlap part of the upper face of the electronic component  2 . 
     In the presence of the second portions  31   g  and the third portions  31   f  of the heat diffusion plate  31 , the electronic component  2  is half encircled by the heat diffusion plate  31 . This dramatically enhances the heat radiation effect, the effect of reducing the radiation of noise to the outside, and the dust-proof effect. 
     The heat diffusion plate  31  having the second portions  31   g  and the third portions  31   f  can be formed at low manufacturing cost by, for example, subjecting a copper plate to well-known press working. The heat diffusion plate  31  can also be formed by, for example, subjecting a copper plate to well-known shaving or extrusion. The use of copper reduces the heat resistance between the electronic component  2  and the heat diffusion plate  31  and further increases the heat diffusion efficiency of the heat diffusion plate  31 . 
     In  FIG.  39   , the third portions  31   f  of the heat diffusion plate  31  and the upper surface  23   e  of the resin molding part  23  of the electronic component  2  are not in contact with each other and have a space therebetween. However, in the case where they are configured in intimate contact with each other, heat can be conducted between the resin molding part  23  and the third portions  31   f , and this increases the efficiency of radiating the heat generated by the electronic component  2 . 
     Variation 
       FIG.  40    is a plan view illustrating a configuration of a semiconductor device  601  according to a variation of Embodiment 6 and a top view of the semiconductor device  601 , viewed from above.  FIG.  41    is a sectional view taken along arrows G-G in  FIG.  40   . 
     As illustrated in  FIGS.  40  and  41   , in the semiconductor device  601 , the heat diffusion plate  31  of the heat diffusion part  3  has a first portion  31   a  bonded to the printed circuit board  1  as in Embodiment 6, second portions  31   g  that extend upward above the printed circuit board  1  in a direction intersecting with the first portion  31   a  from two edges of the first portion  31   a  that are orthogonal to the edge thereof on the side on which the electronic component  2  is mounted, and a third portion  31   h  provided across the two second portions  31   g.    
     The third portion  31   h  completely covers the electronic component  2  from above, so that the four sides of the electronic component  2  are surrounded by the tubular heat diffusion plate  31 . However, two opposing side faces of the electronic component  2  are not covered with the heat diffusion plate  31  as illustrated in  FIG.  41   . Therefore, the electronic component  2  can be efficiently cooled by blowing air into an air course formed in the heat diffusion plate  31 . 
     The heat diffusion plate  31  having the second portions  31   g  and the third portion  31   h  can be formed at low manufacturing cost by, for example, subjecting a copper plate to well-known press working. The heat diffusion plate  31  can also be formed by, for example, subjecting a copper plate to well-known shaving or extrusion. The use of copper reduces the heat resistance between the electronic component  2  and the heat diffusion plate  31  and further increases the heat diffusion efficiency of the heat diffusion plate  31 . 
     In  FIG.  41   , the third portion  31   h  of the heat diffusion plate  31  and an upper face  23   e  of the resin molding part  23  of the electronic component  2  are not in contact with each other and have a space therebetween. However, in the case where they are configured in intimate contact with each other, heat can be conducted between the resin molding part  23  and the third portion  31   h , and this increases the efficiency of radiating the heat generated by the electronic component  2 . 
     Embodiment 7 
     Device Configuration 
       FIG.  42    is a sectional view illustrating a configuration of a semiconductor device  700  according to Embodiment 7 of the present invention. Note that the top view of the semiconductor device  700 , viewed from above, is identical to that of the semiconductor device  100  illustrated in  FIG.  1   , and  FIG.  42    shows a partial region of the printed circuit board  1  in enlarged dimension.  FIG.  43    is an enlarged sectional view of a region X enclosed by the broken line in  FIG.  42   , i.e., one section of an insulation layer  11 . 
     In the following description, the face of the printed circuit board  1  on which the electronic component  2  is mounted is referred to as an upper face, and the face on the opposite side thereof as a lower face, and the upper side of the semiconductor device  700  is referred to as the upper face side on which the electronic component  2  is mounted. 
     In  FIGS.  42  and  43   , constituent elements identical to those of the semiconductor device  100  according to Embodiment 1 described with reference to  FIGS.  1  and  2    are given the same reference signs, and redundant descriptions thereof will not be given. 
     As illustrated in  FIG.  42   , the semiconductor device  700  according to Embodiment 7 differs from the semiconductor device  100  according to Embodiment 1 in that the insulation layers  11  in the printed circuit board  1  include fillers  16 . 
     As illustrated in  FIG.  43   , the insulation layer  11  between the upper conductor layer  12  and an internal conductor layer  14  is partitioned by a partition plate  17  of glass fibers, and the partitioned spaces are filled with the fillers  16  and an epoxy resin  18 . The same structure is also found between two internal conductor layers  14  and between an internal conductor layer  14  and the lower conductor layer  13 . 
     The fillers  16  are inorganic filler particles, which are preferably aluminum oxide particles, but the present embodiment is not limited to this example, and the fillers  16  may be ceramic particles such as aluminum nitride or boron nitride. Alternatively, the fillers  16  may be formed by mixing several types of particles together, and for example, may be formed by mixing aluminum hydroxide into aluminum oxide. 
     In this way, in the semiconductor device  700 , each of the insulation layers  11  included in the printed circuit board  1  contains inorganic filler particles. This improves the thermal conductivity and heat resistance of the insulation layers  11 . The insulation layers  11  containing inorganic filler particles as the fillers  16  allow heat conduction via the fillers  16 . Accordingly, it is possible to improve heat conduction in the insulation layers  11  and to reduce the heat resistance of the printed circuit board  1 . 
     Here, the heat resistance value of the semiconductor device  700 , which includes the printed circuit board  1  including the insulation layers  11  that contain 70 percent by weight of the fillers  16  of aluminum oxide, is simulated using Expression (1) described previously and the model described in Embodiment 1. The result of the simulation indicates that the heat resistance value is further reduced by about 5%, as compared to the heat resistance value of “Embodiment 1” illustrated in  FIG.  16   . 
     Note that the model used in this simulation adopted entirely the same dimensions and configuration of the model of the semiconductor device  100  according to Embodiment 1, except the presence of the fillers  16 . 
     In order to improve heat conduction in the insulation layers  11 , it is essential to increase the packing density of the fillers  16  contained in the insulation layers  11 . Specifically, it is more preferable that the packing density of the fillers  16  is increased up to 80 percent by weight. Thus, the shape of the fillers  16  is not limited to a shape close to a spherical shape as illustrated in  FIG.  43   , and may be a cubic shape based on a polygon such as a tetrahedron or a hexagonal crystal. 
     The sizes of the fillers  16  used to fill the insulation layers  11  do not necessarily have to be constant. That is, the fillers  16  in the insulation layers  11  may be configured of only a single type of particles, or may be configured of a mixture of particles of different sizes. In this case, filler particles with smaller sizes enter regions sandwiched by particles with larger sizes, so that the higher packing density of the fillers  16  can be achieved. This further improves heat conduction in the insulation layers  11 . 
     Embodiment 8 
     Device Configuration 
       FIG.  44    is a plan view illustrating a configuration of a semiconductor device  800  according to Embodiment 8 of the present invention and illustrates a portion of the first region of the printed circuit board  1 . Components such as the electronic component  2 , the electrodes  19 , and the lead terminals  21  are indicated by broken lines for the sake of convenience, and the heat diffusion plate  31  is not shown.  FIG.  45    is a sectional view taken along arrows H-H in  FIG.  44    and illustrates only a partial region of the printed circuit board  1 . 
     In the following description, the face of the printed circuit board  1  on which the electronic component  2  is mounted is referred to as an upper face, and the face on the opposite side thereof as a lower face, and the upper side of the semiconductor device  800  is referred to as the upper face side on which the electronic component  2  is mounted. 
     In  FIGS.  44  and  45   , constituent elements identical to those of the semiconductor device  100  according to Embodiment 1 described with reference to  FIGS.  1  and  2    are given the same reference signs, and redundant descriptions thereof will not be given. 
     As illustrated in  FIG.  44   , the semiconductor device  800  according to Embodiment 8 differs from the semiconductor device  100  according to Embodiment 1 in that a groove  15   d  is provided across the holes of adjacent first heat radiation vias  15   a  in a region of the upper conductor layer  12  that is sandwiched between the first heat radiation vias  15   a .  FIG.  44    shows an example in which four alignment marks AL for positioning the electronic component  2  are provided at positions corresponding to the four corners of the electronic component  2 . These alignment marks may, for example, be the projections  8  described in Embodiment 2. Note that the projections  8  around the heat radiation vias  15  are not shown. 
     As illustrated in  FIG.  45   , the groove  15   d  is provided by removing part of the upper conductor layer  12  in the insulation layer  11  between the upper conductor layer  12  and the internal conductor layer  14 . 
     Note that the groove  15   d  may be formed simultaneously when the upper conductor layer  12  in the printed circuit board  1  is patterned by etching through a well-known photoengraving technique. 
     With the presence of the grooves  15   d  as described above, in the semiconductor device  800 , expanded air in the first heat radiation vias  15   a  can be exhausted to the outside through the grooves  15   d  by heating for melting solder in the manufacture of the semiconductor device. Accordingly, solder can be easily charged by suppressing a rise in pressure in the first heat radiation vias  15   a.    
     In  FIGS.  44  and  45   , the grooves  15   d  are provided only in the first region, but the present embodiment is not limited to this example, and the grooves  15   d  may be provided across the holes of adjacent heat radiation vias  15  in the second region. In other words, the printed circuit board  1  of the semiconductor device  800  is configured such that the grooves  15   d  are provided across adjacent heat radiation vias  15  among the plurality of heat radiation vias  15  in plan view viewed from above the upper main face  11   a  of the printed circuit board  1 . 
     Embodiment 9 
     Device Configuration 
       FIG.  46    is a plan view illustrating a configuration of a semiconductor device  900  according to Embodiment 9 of the present invention and a top view of the semiconductor device  900  viewed from above. In the following description, the face of the printed circuit board  1  on which the electronic component  2  is mounted is referred to as an upper face, and the face on the opposite side thereof as a lower face, and the upper side of the semiconductor device  900  is referred to as the upper face side on which the electronic component  2  is mounted. 
       FIG.  46    illustrate a characteristic part of the semiconductor device  900 , and this characteristic part does not necessarily have to be an overall configuration of the semiconductor device  900 , but it is also possible to configure the semiconductor device  900  of only this characteristic part. 
     In  FIG.  46   , constituent elements identical to those of the semiconductor device  200  according to Embodiment 2 described with reference to  FIGS.  20  and  21    are given the same reference signs, and redundant descriptions thereof will not be given. 
     As illustrated in  FIG.  46   , the semiconductor device  900  differs from the semiconductor device  200  according to Embodiment 2 in that, in plan view viewed from above the upper main face  11   a  of the printed circuit board  1 , the heat diffusion plate  31  disposed on the underside of the electronic component  2  is configured of two heat diffusion plates  31   x  and  31   y , and the electronic component  2  is disposed across the two heat diffusion plates  31   x  and  31   y.    
     The heat diffusion plates  31   x  and  31   y  are preferably disposed at an interval, but the present embodiment is not limited to this example, and they may be disposed with their end faces in contact with each other. 
     For example, if the size of the heat diffusion plate increases in plan view, like the heat diffusion plate  31  of the semiconductor device  100  according to Embodiment 1, it becomes difficult to use a mounter to mount the heat diffusion plate. Also, if the heat diffusion plate  31  has a rectangular or square shape with its center and center of gravity located at the same position in plan view, the percent defective during the mounting step using a mounter will decrease, as compared to the case where the heat diffusion plate  31  has an asymmetrical shape in plan view. Accordingly, if the heat diffusion plate  31  is divided into a plurality of rectangular heat diffusion plates and disposed as in the present embodiment, it is possible to easily mount the heat diffusion plate  31  by using a mounter and to reduce the mounting cost. In this way, according to the present embodiment, the mounting cost can be reduced by making the shape and size of the heat diffusion plate  31  suitable for automatic mounting. 
       FIG.  46    illustrates, as one example, a configuration in which the heat diffusion plate  31  is divided into two plates, but the number of plates into which the heat diffusion plate  31  is divided is not limited to this example, and the heat diffusion plate  31  may be divided into three or four plates, for example. It is however noted that each divided plate of the heat diffusion plate  31  is preferably bonded at least in part to the electronic component  2  with a bonding material. 
     Embodiment 10 
     Device Configuration 
       FIG.  47    is a plan view illustrating a configuration of a semiconductor device  1000  according to Embodiment 10 of the present invention and a top view of the semiconductor device  1000 , viewed from above. In the following description, the face of the printed circuit board  1  on which electronic components  2  are mounted is referred to as an upper face, and the face on the opposite side thereof as a lower face, and the upper side of the semiconductor device  1000  is referred to as the upper face side on which the electronic components  2  are mounted. 
       FIG.  47    illustrates a characteristic part of the semiconductor device  1000 , and this characteristic part does not necessarily have to be an overall configuration of the semiconductor device  1000 , but it is also possible to configure the semiconductor device  1000  of only this characteristic part. 
     In  FIG.  47   , constituent elements identical to those of the semiconductor device  200  according to Embodiment 2 described with reference to  FIGS.  20  and  21    are given the same reference signs, and redundant descriptions thereof will not be given. 
     As illustrated in  FIG.  47   , in plan view of the semiconductor device  1000  viewed from above the printed circuit board  1 , four electronic components  2   a ,  2   b ,  2   c  and  2   d  are disposed at intervals along one long side of a heat diffusion plate  31  having a long and narrow shape in plan view. In this way, the semiconductor device  1000  differs from the semiconductor device  200  according to Embodiment 2 in that the four electronic components  2   a  to  2   d  are disposed in a line in the left-right direction in the drawing. 
     In this way, in the case where a single semiconductor device includes a plurality of electronic components  2 , the heating value may vary due to variations of properties such as the internal resistances of the electronic components  2 . In the case where the four electronic components  2   a  to  2   d  are connected in parallel, if the electronic components  2   a  to  2   d  are respectively disposed on individual heat diffusion plates, an electronic component having a large heating value may have a higher heating value due to a temperature rise caused by self-heating and exhibit thermal runaway. However, if the electronic components  2   a  to  2   d  are disposed on the common heat diffusion plate  31  as in the present embodiment, the electronic component  2   a  to  2   d  will not have varying temperatures and will be less likely to exhibit thermal runaway. Accordingly, a semiconductor device with high reliability can be provided. This is because the radiation of heat generated by each of the electronic component  2   a  to  2   d  is made uniform by disposing the electronic components  2   a  to  2   d  on the common heat diffusion plate  31 . 
     It goes without saying that the number of electronic components that can be mounted on the heat diffusion plate  31  is not limited to four. 
     Variation 
       FIG.  48    is a plan view illustrating a configuration of a semiconductor device  1001  according to a variation of Embodiment 10 and a top view of the semiconductor device  1001  viewed from above. 
     As illustrated in  FIG.  48   , in plan view of the semiconductor device  1001  viewed from above the printed circuit board  1 , four electronic components  2   a ,  2   b ,  2   c , and  2   d  are disposed at intervals such that each pair of electronic components is disposed along each of two opposing sides of the heat diffusion plate  31  having a rectangular shape in plan view. 
     This arrangement reduces the possibility that the amount of heat generated by the electronic components  2   a  to  2   d  becomes unbalanced on the heat diffusion plate  31 , and enables uniform heat diffusion in the heat diffusion plate  31 . Accordingly, the heat radiation capability is improved. 
     Embodiment 11 
     Device Configuration 
       FIG.  49    is a circuit diagram illustrating a configuration of a semiconductor device  1100  according to Embodiment 11 of the present invention, and  FIG.  50    is a plan view illustrating the configuration of the semiconductor device  1100  and a top view of the semiconductor device  1100 , viewed from above. In the following description, the face of the printed circuit board  1  on which electronic components are mounted is referred to as an upper face, and the face on the opposite side thereof as a lower face, and the upper side of the semiconductor device  1100  is referred to as the upper side face on which the electronic components are mounted. 
       FIG.  50    illustrates a characteristic part of the semiconductor device  1100 , and this characteristic part does not necessarily have to be an overall configuration of the semiconductor device  1100 , but it is also possible to configure the semiconductor device  1100  of only this characteristic part. 
     In  FIG.  50   , constituent elements identical to those of the semiconductor device  200  according to Embodiment 2 described with reference to  FIGS.  20  and  21    are given the same reference numerals, and redundant descriptions thereof will not be given. 
     As illustrated in  FIG.  49   , the semiconductor device  1100  is a half-bridge circuit in which electronic components  2   a  and  2   c  are connected in series between a high-potential terminal HV and a low-potential terminal LV. That is, the source terminal of the electronic component  2   a  on the high side and the drain terminal of the electronic component  2   c  on the low side are connected, and a connection node ND serves as an output node of the half-bridge circuit. As one example, the electronic components  2   a  and  2   c  have a configuration in which a diode is connected in inverse-parallel to an N-type MOSFET, but the present embodiment is not limited to this example. 
       FIG.  50    is a top view illustrating a state in which this half-bridge circuit is mounted on the printed circuit board  1 . As illustrated in  FIG.  50   , in plan view viewed from above the printed circuit board  1  in the semiconductor device  1100 , the electronic component  2   a  is disposed on a heat diffusion plate  3   a , the electronic component  2   c  is disposed on a heat diffusion plate  3   b , and part of a source terminal  21   c  of the electronic component  2   a  is connected to the heat diffusion plate  3   b . That is, the heat diffusion plates  3   a  and  3   b  are disposed at intervals on the printed circuit board  1  in order to maintain electrical isolation, but part of the heat diffusion plate  3   b  has a shape protruding into the vicinity of the heat diffusion plate  3   a , and this protrusion is connected to part of the source terminal  21   c  of the electronic component  2   a . A lead terminal  21   b  of the electronic component  2   c  is not used as a drain terminal, and the heat radiator plate  24  and the heat diffusion plate  3   b  that have lower resistances than the lead terminals are used to pass the main current. Accordingly, the main current flows from the source terminal of the electronic component  2   a  via the heat diffusion plate  3   b  to the drain terminal of the electronic component  2   c.    
     The parasitic inductance component decreases as the wiring distance between the electronic components  2   a  and  2   c  becomes shorter. Therefore, by connecting the source terminal and the drain terminal as illustrated in  FIG.  50   , it is possible to suppress oscillations of voltage and current during switching of the electronic components  2   a  and  2   c  and to improve the reliability of the circuit. Besides, by using the heat diffusion plate  3   b  as wiring when a large current flows through the electronic components  2   a  and  2   c , it is possible to reduce conduction losses and to reduce power losses. 
     If the half-bridge circuit illustrated in  FIG.  49    has an insufficient heat capacity and an insufficient current capacity, a plurality of electronic components can be connected in parallel to increase the capacities as a whole. 
     Variation 
       FIG.  51    is a circuit diagram illustrating a configuration of a semiconductor device  1101  according to a variation of Embodiment 11 and illustrates a configuration in which a half-bridge circuit configured of electronic components  2   a  and  2   c  is connected in parallel with a half-bridge circuit configured of electronic components  2   b  and  2   d . The connection nodes ND of the half-bridge circuits serve as common output nodes.  FIG.  51    illustrates the two parallel half-bridge circuits, but this is merely one example and the number of circuits that are connected in parallel is not limited. 
       FIG.  52    is a top view illustrating a state in which the two parallel half-bridge circuits are mounted on the printed circuit board  1 . As illustrated in  FIG.  52   , in plan view viewed from above the printed circuit board  1  in the semiconductor device  1101 , the electronic components  2   a  and  2   b  are disposed on a heat diffusion plate  3   a , the electronic components  2   c  and  2   d  are disposed on a heat diffusion plate  3   b , and parts of the source terminal  21   c  of the electronic components  2   a  and  2   b  are connected to the heat diffusion plate  3   b . Lead terminals  21   b  of the electronic components  2   c  and  2   d  are not used as drain terminals, and the heat radiator plates  24  and the heat diffusion plate  3   b  that have lower resistances than the lead terminals are used to pass the main current. Accordingly, the main current flows from the source terminals of the electronic components  2   a  and  2   b  via the heat diffusion plate  3   b  to the drain terminals of the electronic components  2   c  and  2   d . The effect achieved by this configuration is the same as the effect achieved by the semiconductor device  1100  according to Embodiment 11. 
     Embodiment 12 
     Device Configuration 
       FIG.  53    is a sectional view illustrating a configuration of a semiconductor device  1200  according to Embodiment 12 of the present invention. In the following description, the face of the printed circuit board  1  on which the electronic component  2  is mounted is referred to as an upper face, and the face on the opposite side thereof as a lower face, and the upper side of the semiconductor device  1200  is referred to as the upper face side on which the electronic component  2  is mounted. 
       FIG.  53    illustrates a characteristic part of the semiconductor device  1200 , and this characteristic part does not necessarily have to be an overall configuration of the semiconductor device  1200 , but it is also possible to configure the semiconductor device  1200  of only this characteristic part. 
     In  FIG.  53   , constituent elements identical to those of the semiconductor device  200  according to Embodiment 2 described with reference to  FIGS.  20  and  21    are given the same reference signs, and redundant descriptions thereof will not be given. 
     As illustrated in  FIG.  53   , in the semiconductor device  1200 , a case  51  is disposed in intimate contact on the third portion  31   h  of the heat diffusion plate  31  in the semiconductor device  601  according to Variation 1 of Embodiment 6 described with reference to  FIGS.  40  and  41   . 
     In this way, the semiconductor device differs from the semiconductor device  600  according to Embodiment 6 in that the case  51  is deposed on the third portion  31   h  of the heat diffusion plate  31 . 
     The case  51  is a box-like member that protects the entire semiconductor device  1200  from outside, and  FIG.  53    illustrates a flat plate-like portion that is part of the case. The case  51  is preferably formed of aluminum. This is because aluminum with excellent thermal conductivity is capable of conducting internal heat of the semiconductor device to the outside and is also lighter than other materials such as copper. Alternatively, the case  51  may be formed of a ceramic material with excellent thermal conductivity, such as aluminum oxide or aluminum nitride, with a metal film such as copper formed on the surface. As another alternative, the case  51  may be configured by forming a nickel- or gold-plated film on the surface of an alloy selected from the group consisting of, for example, a copper alloy, an aluminum alloy, and a magnesium alloy. The case  51  formed of such a material with excellent thermal conductivity can improve the thermal conductivity (heat radiation capability) of the semiconductor device  1200 . 
     In this way, according to the present embodiment, the semiconductor device has the route for radiating the heat generated by the electronic component  2  from the heat diffusion plate  31  via the case  51  to the outside, in addition to the route for radiating the heat generated by the electronic component  2  from the heat diffusion plate  31  through the second heat radiation vias  15   b  toward the heat radiation part  4 . Accordingly, the semiconductor device has a more excellent heat radiation capability than in the case where the case  51  is not provided. 
     Variation 1 
       FIG.  54    is a sectional view illustrating a configuration of a semiconductor device  1201  according to Variation 1 of Embodiment 12. As illustrated in  FIG.  54   , in the semiconductor device  1201 , the case  51  is disposed across over the two second portions  31   g  in a configuration obtained by removing the third portion  31   h  of the heat diffusion plate  31  from the semiconductor device  601  according to Variation 1 of Embodiment 6 described with reference to  FIGS.  40  and  41   . 
     Therefore, the case  51  becomes closer to the electronic component  2 , and the heat generated by the electronic component  2  can be received as radiant heat. This improves the heat radiation capability, as compared to the case where heat is conducted via the third portion  31   h.    
     Variation 2 
       FIG.  55    is a sectional view illustrating a configuration of a semiconductor device  1202  according to Variation 2 of Embodiment 12. As illustrated in  FIG.  55   , the semiconductor device  1202  differs from the semiconductor device  500  according to Embodiment 5 in that the case  51  is disposed in intimate contact on the second portion  31   b  of the heat diffusion plate  31  on the side opposite to the electronic component  2  in the semiconductor device  500  according to Embodiment 5 described with reference to  FIG.  34   . The case  51  is a box-like member, and  FIG.  55    illustrates a flat plate-like portion, which is part of the case. 
     Disposing the case  51  in intimate contact on the second portion  31   b  of the heat diffusion plate  31  brings about the effect of further improving the heat radiation capability, in addition to the effects of Embodiment 5. 
     Variation 3 
       FIG.  56    is a sectional view illustrating a configuration of a semiconductor device  1203  according to Variation 3 of Embodiment 12. As illustrated in  FIG.  56   , the semiconductor device  1203  differs from the semiconductor device  500  according to Embodiment 5 in that a heat radiation member  52  and the case  51  are disposed in this order on the second portion  31   b  of the heat diffusion plate  31  on the side opposite to the electronic component  2  in the semiconductor device  500  according to Embodiment 5 described with reference to  FIG.  34   . 
     The heat radiation member  52  is disposed in intimate contact with both of the case  51  and the second portion  31   b  of the heat diffusion plate  31 . The heat radiation member  52  is preferably a sheet-like member formed of a material similar to that of the heat radiation member  41  and having electrical insulating properties and excellent thermal conductivity. 
     In the case where the heat diffusion plate  31  and the case  51  are at different potentials, the heat radiation member  52  having electrical insulating properties is sandwiched therebetween in order to radiate the heat generated by the electronic component  2  with high efficiently from the heat diffusion plate  31  and the case  51  to the outside while preventing electrical short-circuit between the heat diffusion plate  31  and the case  51 . 
     Note that the case  51  may be disposed in intimate contact with the heat diffusion plate  31  in the semiconductor device according to each embodiment, although not described above. 
     Embodiment 13 
       FIG.  57    is a sectional view illustrating a configuration of a semiconductor device  1300  according to Embodiment 13 of the present invention. As illustrated in  FIG.  57   , the semiconductor device  1300  includes a heat diffusion material  60  provided so as to cover at least part of the electronic component  2  and the heat diffusion part  3 . In  FIG.  57   , constituent elements identical to those of the semiconductor device  501  described with reference to  FIG.  35    are given the same reference signs, and redundant descriptions thereof will not be given. 
     The heat diffusion material  60  is preferably a material that has excellent electrical characteristics and mechanical characteristics, high thermal conductivity, and excellent heat radiation capability in portions where the heating value is high. The material also preferably has a low thermal expansion coefficient, excellent resistance to cracking, low viscosity, and favorable workability. The heat diffusion material  60  is selected from materials that exhibit effects, such as being capable of reducing the amount of warpage of substrates or the like as a result of a reduction in stress during heat curing, and achieving a low weight loss rate under high temperature storage, excellent heat resistance, a low impurity ion concentration, and excellent reliability. 
     As one example, potting materials formed of epoxy resins are given. Examples also include acrylic resins, silicon resins, urethane resins, polyurethane resins, epoxy resins, and fluorocarbon resins. Instead of the above-described materials, grease, an adhesive, or a heat radiation sheet may be used. The material is, however, not limited to these examples. 
     The presence of the heat radiation material  60  that covers at least part of the electronic component  2  and the heat diffusion part  3  makes it possible not only to efficiently conduct the heat generated by the electronic component  2  to the heat diffusion part  3 , but also to improve the heat radiation capability of the heat diffusion material  60  and to achieve the effect of improving the insulating properties, moisture resistance, water resistance, chlorine resistance, and oil resistance of the covered portions of the printed circuit board  1  and the electronic component  2 , and the effect of preventing, for example, the entry of dust. 
     In the sectional view in  FIG.  57   , the heat diffusion plate  31  bends at the boundary between the first portion  31   a  and the second portion  31   b  so as to change its direction of extension by about 90 degrees, and the heat diffusion material  60  is charged into the upper portion of the electronic component  2 , which is covered with the resin molding part  23 . The presence of the second portion  31   b  prevents the heat diffusion material  60  from flowing out to portions that are not ought to be charged. It is also possible to cover a specific portion or entirety of the electronic component  2  with a minimum amount of heat diffusion material  60 . In this way, by using the heat diffusion plate  31  to cover the electronic component  2  with the heat diffusion material  60 , it is possible to obtain a high heat radiation capability at low cost. 
     The above-described embodiments and variations included in the embodiments may be appropriately combined within the scope of not producing inconsistencies in technology. 
     The embodiments disclosed above are in all aspects illustrative and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is what is given by the claims, not by the descriptions given above, and all variations and modifications of the claims within the scope of equivalency are intended to fall within the scope of the invention.