Patent ID: 7960817

Claim:
A semiconductor power module, comprising: a semiconductor chip having a first face on which is formed a first active area and a second face on which is formed a second active area; a first heat dissipative element for dissipating heat generated by the semiconductor chip; a first multi-layer flexible circuit leadframe disposed between the first face of the semiconductor chip and the first heat dissipative element, including a conductor layer sandwiched between a first pair of insulation layers, the first pair of insulation layers being patterned to provide a first inner un-insulated region of said conductor layer in registry with the first active area of said semiconductor chip, and a first outer un-insulated region of said conductor layer that is disposed laterally outboard of said semiconductor chip and said first heat dissipative element for providing electrical access to the first active area of said semiconductor chips; a second heat dissipative element for dissipating heat generated by the semiconductor chip; and a second multi-layer flexible circuit leadframe disposed between the second face of the semiconductor chip and the second heat dissipative element, including a conductor layer sandwiched between a second pair of insulation layers, the insulation layers being patterned to provide a second inner uninsulated region of said conductor layer in registry with the second active area of said semiconductor chip, and a second outer un-insulated region of said conductor layer that is disposed laterally outboard of said semiconductor chip and said second heat dissipative element for providing electrical access to the second active area of said semiconductor chip, wherein the first multi-layer flexible circuit leadframe extends laterally beyond the second multi-layer flexible circuit leadframe and the first and second multi-layer flexible circuit leadframes exhibit a flexible nature, whereby the flexible nature of the first and second multi-layer flexible circuit leadframe allows the first and second multi-layer flexible circuit leadframes to be bent so that all of the terminal connections to said semiconductor power module can be made from a single side of said semiconductor power module.