Patent ID: 8120161

Claim:
A component, comprising: a first carrier having a first extension forming a first external contact element; a first semiconductor chip having a vertical structure, a first main surface of the first semiconductor chip being attached to the first carrier; a second carrier having a second extension forming a second external contact element; and a second semiconductor chip having a vertical structure, a first main surface of the second semiconductor chip being attached to the second carrier, wherein the first and the second carrier are arranged in such a way that the first extension and the second extension point in different directions, wherein the first external contact element is arranged on a first exterior side of the component, wherein the second external contact element is arranged on a second exterior side of the component, and wherein the first semiconductor chip has a second and a third contact element on a second main surface, the second contact element of the first semiconductor chip being coupled to a third external contact element and the third contact element being coupled to a fifth external contact element, wherein the fifth external contact element is arranged on the first exterior side of the component, wherein the first and the second carriers and the first and the second semiconductor chips are integrated into a housing, wherein a portion of the third external contact element protruding outwards from the housing is wider than a portion of the first external contact element protruding outwards from the housing; and the second semiconductor chip has a second and a third contact element on a second main surface, the second contact element of the second semiconductor chip being coupled to a fourth external contact element, wherein a portion of the fourth external contact element protruding outwards from the housing is wider than a portion of the second external contact element protruding outwards from the housing.