Patent ID: 7576419

Claim:
A semiconductor device comprising: an IC chip main body including a power element, located at an outer edge section of the main body, that generates power to be provided to the outside of the IC chip, and a plurality of IC pads provided along the outer edge section of one surface of the main body, said IC pads further including signal pads, and power pads connected to said power element to output the power of the power element therefrom; and a substrate comprising an insulating substrate, a plurality of external electrodes which respectively penetrate through a plurality of through holes of said insulating substrate from one surface to the other surface of said insulating substrate and are arranged in a grid pattern, a plurality of substrate pads provided on said one surface of said insulating substrate, which are electrically connected to said respective IC pads being formed in an arrangement so as to surround said plurality of external electrodes, and a plurality of wires for connecting said plurality of substrate pads to said plurality of external electrodes, wherein said power pads among said IC pads are bonded to said substrate pads that are connected to the outermost peripheral external electrodes of said external electrodes except substrate pads that are located at corners of the substrate so that the length of said wires becomes short, said power element is a power transistor, said power pads include a source-connecting power pad connecting with a source of said power element, and a drain-connecting power pad connecting with a drain of said power element, said source-connecting power pad and said drain-connecting power pad are arranged at the outermost periphery of said external electrodes, and said external electrodes include a first external electrode connected to said source-connecting power pad and a second external electrode connected to said drain-connecting power pad, and said first external electrode and said second external electrode are adjacent to each other.