Patent ID: 8581371

Claim:
A connection element arranged on a connection area of a semiconductor component, the connection element comprising: a plurality of bonding wires respectively comprising bonding wire portions in direct contact with the connection area at a respective plurality of fixed positions, each of the fixed positions extending in a line along a surface of the connection area such that each bonding wire portion is fixed on the connection area with its longitudinally extending surface lying against the line of a respective one of the fixed positions, the bonding wire portions respectively comprising portions of bonding wires that have no more than one end in direct contact with the connection area; and a common conductive layer comprising an electrically conductive material covering substantially an entirety of the connection area, wherein the bonding wire portions are substantially completely surrounded by and/or substantially completely embedded in the common conductive layer such that the contact resistance of the connection element is lowered, and wherein the bonding wires extend out of the common conductive layer, wherein the connection area comprises a large-area electrode comprising a source electrode of a power transistor or a cathode of a power diode.