Patent ID: 8368203

Claim:
A semiconductor package comprising: a metal plate, a power element, a lead frame having a die pad, a resin sheet having insulation properties, a control circuit that controls the power element, and a mold resin that seals the metal plate except one surface, the resin sheet, the power element, and the control circuit, wherein: the semiconductor package accommodates the power element and the control circuit therein, the power element is mounted on the die pad, the die pad is mounted on the metal plate via the resin sheet, the resin sheet is expanded to cover at least a lower surface of the die pad while the lower surface of the resin sheet is smaller than an surface of the metal plate, the control circuit is arranged in a region on the metal plate, which region is other than the region where the power element is arranged, and the control circuit is arranged on the metal plate via the resin sheet, the semiconductor package further comprises a frame having a second die pad with the control circuit mounted thereon, the power element is joined onto the lead frame with solder, the control circuit is joined onto the frame using a silver paste, a pad for wire bonding is provided on the metal plate in a region not covered with the resin sheet, a ground terminal of at least one of either the power element or the control circuit is connected to the pad through a bonding wire, the metal plate is connected to either an external housing or the heat radiation fin through an electrical connecting device, the metal plate has a through hole, the through hole and its peripheral region are exposed to the outside, and the electrical connecting device is formed by fixing the metal plate to the housing or the heat radiation fin by passing a screw through the through hole and tightening up the screw.