Patent ID: 8582317

Claim:
A method for manufacturing a semiconductor component, comprising: providing a support structure having first and second surfaces, wherein providing the support structure comprises providing a leadframe having a first semiconductor chip receiving area and a plurality of leads; providing a semiconductor chip having first and second major surfaces, the semiconductor chip comprising first and second semiconductor devices, wherein the first semiconductor device comprises first and second current carrying conductors and a control conductor and the second semiconductor device comprises first and second current carrying conductors and a control conductor, the first current carrying conductor of the first semiconductor device and the second current carrying conductor of the second semiconductor device adjacent the first major surface and electrically coupled to each other, and the second current carrying conductor aft first semiconductor device and the first current carrying conductor of the second semiconductor device adjacent the second major surface; coupling the first current carrying conductor of the first semiconductor device and the second current carrying conductor of the second semiconductor device to the first surface of the support structure; coupling the second current carrying conductor of the first semiconductor device to a first lead of the plurality of leads with a first metal clip and coupling the first current carrying conductor of the second semiconductor device to a second lead of the plurality of leads with a second metal clip; and coupling a plurality of energy storage elements from the first clip to the second clip.