Semiconductor device

US2019103340A1 · US · A1

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Publication numberUS-2019103340-A1
Application numberUS-201816146340-A
CountryUS
Kind codeA1
Filing dateSep 28, 2018
Priority dateOct 2, 2017
Publication dateApr 4, 2019
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A semiconductor device is provided with a first insulated substrate including an insulator layer and a metal layer disposed on each of two faces of the insulator layer, a first semiconductor element disposed on the metal layer on one face of the first insulated substrate, a second insulated substrate including an insulator layer and a metal layer disposed on each of two faces of the insulator layer, a second semiconductor element disposed on one of the metal layers of the second insulated substrate, and an encapsulant encapsulating the first semiconductor element and the second semiconductor element. The metal layer on the other face of the first insulated substrate and the metal layer on the other face of the second insulated substrate are exposed on a first flat surface of the encapsulant.

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What is claimed is: 1 . A semiconductor device comprising: a first insulated substrate comprising an insulator layer and a metal layer disposed on each of two faces of the insulator layer; a first semiconductor element disposed on the metal layer on one face of the first insulated substrate; a second insulated substrate comprising an insulator layer and a metal layer disposed on each of two faces of the insulator layer; a second semiconductor element disposed on the metal layer on one face of the second insulated substrate; and an encapsulant encapsulating the first semiconductor element and the second semiconductor element, wherein the metal layer on the other face of the first insulated substrate and the metal layer on the other face of the second insulated substrate are exposed on a first flat surface of the encapsulant. 2 . The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , further comprising: a third insulated substrate comprising an insulator layer and a metal layer disposed on each of two faces of the insulator layer; and a fourth insulated substrate comprising an insulator layer and a metal layer disposed on each of two faces of the insulator layer, wherein the third insulated substrate is opposed to the first insulated substrate across the first semiconductor element, the metal layer on one face of the third insulated substrate being electrically connected with the first semiconductor element, the fourth insulated substrate is opposed to the second insulated substrate across the second semiconductor element, the metal layer on one face of the fourth insulated substrate being electrically connected with the second semiconductor element, and wherein the metal layer on the other face of the third insulated substrate and the metal layer on the other face of the fourth insulated substrate are exposed on a second flat surface of the encapsulant, the second flat surface being located opposite to the first flat surface. 3 . The semiconductor device according to claim 2 , further comprising: a first conductive spacer disposed between the first semiconductor element and the third insulated substrate; and a second conductive spacer disposed between the second semiconductor element and the fourth insulated substrate; wherein each of linear expansion coefficients of the first conductive spacer and the second conductive spacer is smaller than each of linear expansion coefficients of the metal layers of the first insulated substrate and the second insulated substrate and is smaller than a linear expansion coefficient of the encapsulant. 4 . The semiconductor device according to claim 3 , wherein each of materials of the metal layers of the first insulated substrate and the second insulated substrate is copper, and each of materials of the first conductive spacer and the second conductive spacer is copper-molybdenum alloy or copper-tungsten alloy. 5 . The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein the metal layer on the one face is greater in thickness than the metal layer on the other face in at least one of the first insulated substrate and the second insulated substrate. 6 . The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein the metal layer on the other face is greater in thickness than the metal layer on the one face in at least one of the first insulated substrate and the second insulated substrate. 7 . The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein the metal layer on the one face is equal in thickness with the metal layer on the other face in at least one of the first insulated substrate and the second insulated substrate. 8 . The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , at least one of the first insulated substrate and the second insulated substrate is a DBC (Direct Bonded Copper) substrate.

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  • between a chip and a stacked lead frame, conducting package substrate or heat sink · CPC title

  • between a chip and a stacked lead frame, conducting package substrate or heat sink · CPC title

  • between a chip and a stacked lead frame, conducting package substrate or heat sink · CPC title

  • between a chip and a stacked insulating package substrate, interposer or RDL · CPC title

  • Encapsulations, e.g. protective coatings · CPC title

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What does patent US2019103340A1 cover?
A semiconductor device is provided with a first insulated substrate including an insulator layer and a metal layer disposed on each of two faces of the insulator layer, a first semiconductor element disposed on the metal layer on one face of the first insulated substrate, a second insulated substrate including an insulator layer and a metal layer disposed on each of two faces of the insulator l…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Toyota Motor Co Ltd
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H10W74/114. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Thu Apr 04 2019 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (A1). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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