Patent ID: 6975023

Claim:
A copackaged device containing a plurality of electronic devices defining at least a portion of a circuit, and comprising: a lead frame having a pad and a plurality of leads extending away from the pad, at least one of the plurality of leads being electrically connected to the pad, the pad having a mounting surface and a bottom surface opposite of the mounting surface, the mounting surface being electrically conductive; a power switching device comprising a semiconductor die, a first electrode on a first surface of the die, and a second electrode and a third electrode on an opposite surface of the die, the first electrode being mounted and electrically connected to the mounting surface of the pad of the lead frame; an integrated circuit having logic circuitry for controlling the power switching device, the integrated circuit being mounted on the opposite surface of the die of the power switching device and being operably electrically coupled to the power switching device such that the integrated circuit is capable of controlling the switching of the integrated circuit in response to signals received from the circuit; a diode die having a cathode electrode on a first surface and an anode electrode on a second surface opposite of the first surface, wherein the cathode is wire bondable and the anode electrode is mounted and electrically connected to the mounting surface of the pad of the lead frame such that the diode die is laterally removed from the power switching device and is electrically coupled to the first electrode of the power switching device.