Infineon Technologies Ag

Lear Corporation

Christopher Spielman

Dirk Ahlers

Thomas Stoek

Gilles Delarozee

Daniel Schleisser

David Anthony Hein

Karl Kennedy

Thomas J Fowler

Gregory F Breakey

A semiconductor package includes a leadframe, a first transistor chip connected to a first island of the leadframe in a drain-down configuration, and a second transistor chip connected to a second island of the leadframe in the same drain-down configuration as the first transistor chip. The first and the second islands of the leadframe are mutually electrically isolated from one another. The first island includes an extension which extends beyond a perimeter of the first transistor chip in a direction towards the second island and overlaps the second transistor chip. The first transistor chip and the second transistor chip are electrically interconnected with one another via the extension of the first island and a first electric connection element electrically connecting the extension to the second transistor chip to form a half bridge circuit.

Semiconductor package with leadframe

A package comprising an at least partially electrically conductive chip carrier, a first transistor chip comprising a first connection terminal, a second connection terminal and a control terminal, and a second transistor chip comprising a first connection terminal, a second connection terminal and a control terminal, wherein the first transistor chip and the second transistor chip are connected to form a half bridge, and wherein the second connection terminal of the first transistor chip is electrically coupled with the first connection terminal of the second transistor chip by a bar section of the chip carrier extending between an exterior edge region of the first transistor chip and an exterior edge region of the second transistor chip and maintaining a gap laterally spacing the first transistor chip with regard to the second transistor chip.

Transistor package with terminals coupled via chip carrier

An instrument panel system. The instrument panel system provides an aesthetically appealing instrument panel by including a number of concealed switches. The switches are concealed such that an area proximate the switch on the surface of the instrument panel appears to be uninterrupted by the switch. In operation, the position of the switches is revealed by illuminating a switch display.

Instrument panel system having concealed switches

Growing community of inventors

Redford, MI, United States of America

Christopher Spielman