Half-bridge circuit arrangement for high current applications, in particular for high current converters or for high current rectifiers, comprising a first input conducting plate and a second input conducting plate for forming the input of the half-bridge circuit, and a central output conducting plate that is arranged between the two input conducting plates and substantially parallel to the two input conducting plates , a first controllable switching means for high current, having a control connection that is arranged on a first component carrier and between the first input conducting plate and the central output conducting plate , a second controllable switching means for high current, having a control connection that is arranged on a second component carrier and between the second input conducting plate and the central output conducting plate , wherein the two switching means are connected in series with one another by means of the central output conducting plate in such a way that an output of the half-bridge circuit is formed by means of the output conducting plate , and wherein the first switching means is also connected to the first input conducting plate and the second switching means is also connected to the second input conducting plate in such a way that an input of the half-bridge circuit is formed by means of the two input conducting plates , wherein the first component carrier is a first insulated metal substrate (IMS) printed circuit board, wherein an additional copper plate with an IMS layer is provided between the first IMS printed circuit board and the first input conducting plate and the first switching means is arranged on the first IMS printed circuit board, wherein the second component carrier is a second IMS printed circuit board, and wherein an additional copper plate with an IMS layer is provided between the second IMS printed circuit board and the second input conducting plate and the second switching means is arranged on the second IMS printed circuit board. a first controllable switching means for high current, having a control connection that is arranged on a first component carrier and between the first input conducting plate and the central output conducting plate , a second controllable switching means for high current, having a control connection that is arranged on a second component carrier and between the second input conducting plate and the central output conducting plate , wherein the two switching means are connected in series with one another by means of the central output conducting plate in such a way that an output of the half-bridge circuit is formed by means of the output conducting plate , and wherein the first switching means is also connected to the first input conducting plate and the second switching means is also connected to the second input conducting plate in such a way that an input of the half-bridge circuit is formed by means of the two input conducting plates , wherein the first component carrier is a first insulated metal substrate (IMS) printed circuit board, wherein an additional copper plate with an IMS layer is provided between the first IMS printed circuit board and the first input conducting plate and the first switching means is arranged on the first IMS printed circuit board, wherein the second component carrier is a second IMS printed circuit board, and wherein an additional copper plate with an IMS layer is provided between the second IMS printed circuit board and the second input conducting plate and the second switching means is arranged on the second IMS printed circuit board. <EOS>