Patent ID: 6858922

Claim:
A semiconductor device comprising: a lead frame, said lead frame including a conductive die pad consisting of a conductive material and having a first major surface and a second major surface opposite said first major surface, and a first plurality of leads disposed at a first edge of said conductive die pad and a second plurality of leads disposed at a second edge of said conductive die pad, said second edge of said conductive die pad being opposite to said first edge of said conductive die pad; a first semiconductor die having a first major electrode of a first functionality disposed on a first major surface thereof, and a second major electrode of a second functionality disposed on a second major surface, opposite of the first major surface thereof, said first major electrode of said first semiconductor die being directly mounted on and electrically connected to said first major surface of said conductive die pad through a first conductive adhesive layer a second semiconductor die having a first major electrode of a first functionality disposed on a first major surface thereof, and a second major electrode of a second functionality disposed on a second major surface opposite of the first major surface thereof, said first major electrode of said second semiconductor die being directly mounted on and electrically connected to said second major surface of said conductive die pad through a second conductive adhesive layer and a molded housing encapsulating said conductive die pad, said first semiconductor die, said second semiconductor die, and portions of said first plurality of leads and said second plurality of lead; wherein said second major electrode of said first semiconductor die is electrically connected to one of said first plurality of leads or one of said second plurality of leads and said second major electrode of said second semiconductor die is electrically connected to one of said first plurality of leads or one of said second plurality of leads and said conductive die pad is electrically connected to one of said second plurality of leads or one of said first plurality of leads, such that said first major electrode of said first semiconductor die is electrically connected by said conductive material of said conductive die pad to said first major electrode of said second semiconductor die and to said at least one of said second plurality of leads or one of said first plurality of leads.