Patent ID: 7696532

Claim:
A power semiconductor module, comprising: at least two semiconductor chips, each semiconductor chip having a first main electrode side and a second main electrode side opposite the first main electrode side, the first main electrode side of each semiconductor chip making thermal and electrical contact with a respective first base plate, and the second main electrode side of each semiconductor chip making thermal and electrical contact with a respective second base plate, a first cooling device with a first main electrode connecting elements and a heat sink, each first main electrode connecting element making thermal and electrical contact with the side of one of the respective first base plates facing away from the first main electrode side, and the heat sink making thermal contact with the side of the first main electrode of each semiconductor chip connecting element facing away from the first main electrode side, and a second cooling device which makes thermal contact with the side of each respective second base plate facing away from the second main electrode side of each semiconductor chip, wherein the power semiconductor module has a housing in which the at least two semiconductor chips and the first and second cooling device are located and wherein the heat sink of the first cooling device is supported against the housing, wherein the respective first main electrode connecting elements making electrical contact with one another or the respective first main electrode connecting elements being made as a common first main electrode connecting element.