Power module

US8970261B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8970261-B2
Application numberUS-201313794630-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMar 11, 2013
Priority dateAug 21, 2012
Publication dateMar 3, 2015
Grant dateMar 3, 2015

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A power module includes an IGBT; a MOSFET connected in parallel with the IGBT; a lead frame having a first frame portion on which the IGBT is mounted and a second frame portion on which the MOSFET is mounted, and having a step by which the first frame portion is located at a first height and the second frame portion is located at a second height larger than the first height; and an insulation sheet for a heat sink which is disposed on an underside of only the first frame portion of the lead frame.

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What is claimed is: 1. A power module comprising: an IGBT; a MOSFET connected in parallel with said IGBT, an on-threshold voltage of said MOSFET being higher than an on-threshold voltage of said IGBT; a lead frame having a first frame portion on which said IGBT is mounted, and a second frame portion on which said MOSFET is mounted, and having a step by which said first frame portion is located at a first height and said second frame portion is located at a second height larger…

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What does patent US8970261B2 cover?
A power module includes an IGBT; a MOSFET connected in parallel with the IGBT; a lead frame having a first frame portion on which the IGBT is mounted and a second frame portion on which the MOSFET is mounted, and having a step by which the first frame portion is located at a first height and the second frame portion is located at a second height larger than the first height; and an insulation s…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Shiraishi Takuya, Tanaka Tomofumi, Mitsubishi Electric Corp
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H10D84/80. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Mar 03 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).