Patent ID: 8471373

Claim:
A resin-sealed semiconductor device, comprising: a first element; a second element; a first lead frame having a first die pad which holds the first element on an upper surface thereof, and a plurality of first leads; a second lead frame having a second die pad which holds the second element on an upper surface thereof, and a plurality of second leads; a housing made of a resin material and sealing the first element, the first die pad, and at least part of each of the first leads, and the second element, the second die pad, and at least part of each of the second leads; and a heat radiating plate provided to have a lower surface thereof exposed from the housing and located under the first lead frame with an insulating member interposed therebetween, wherein one or more of the first leads and one or more of the second leads are directly joined together by a first joint portion and electrically coupled together in the housing.