Infineon Technologies Ag

Infineon Technologies Austria Ag

Hyundai Motor Company

Kia Motor Corporation

Ivan Nikitin

Joachim Mahler

Andreas Grassmann

Edward Fuergut

Khalil Hosseini

Juergen Hoegerl

Wolfram Hable

Karsten Guth

Peter Luniewski

Achim Strass

Alexander Heinrich

Manfred Schneegans

Thomas Behrens

Ottmar Geitner

Frank Winter

Martin Mayer

Manfred Mengel

Angela Kessler

Irmgard Escher-Poeppel

Olaf Hohlfeld

Edmund Riedl

Stefan Landau

Henrik Ewe

Anton Prueckl

Bernd Schmoelzer

Johannes Lodermeyer

Wu Hu Li

Christian Neugirg

Michael Niendorf

Oliver Markus Kreiter

Raphael Hellwig

Ludwig Busch

Hans-Joachim Schulze

Thorsten Meyer

Gottfried Beer

Petteri Palm

Reinhold Bayerer

Georg Meyer-Berg

Martin Gruber

Carsten Von Koblinski

Thomas Basler

Hans-Joerg Timme

Thorsten Scharf

Dirk Ahlers

Bernhard Weidgans

Evelyn Napetschnig

Alexander Roth

Thomas Stoek

Peter Scherl

Ralf Wombacher

Chii Shang Hong

Sanjay Kumar Murugan

Andre Uhlemann

Ke Yan Tean

Adrian Lis

Reinhard Pufall

Daniel Pedone

Thomas Kunstmann

Chiew Li Tai

Hannes Eder

Robert Bergmann

Waldemar Jakobi

Jürgen Högerl

Wei Han Koo

Manfred Frank

Mei Fen Hiew

Angel Enverga

Elvis Keli

Achim Althaus

Klaus Schmidt

Lukas Ossowski

Jens Goerlich

Kean Ming Koe

Marco Bäßler

Patrick Schwarz

Stephan Henneck

Benjamin Alles

Ewe Henrik

Beer Gottfried

Tian See Hoe

Bernhard Stiller

Franz Zollner

Timo Bohnenberger

Julian Treu

Kiyoung Jang

Simon Faiss

A semiconductor package comprising a substrate, at least one semiconductor die disposed on the substrate, at least one electrical connector connected with the semiconductor die, an encapsulant covering the substrate, the at least one semiconductor die, and at least partially the electrical connector, the encapsulant comprising a recess formed into a main surface of the encapsulant, wherein the at least one electrical connector is exposed within the recess.

Semiconductor package comprising a cavity with exposed contacts and a semiconductor module

A method of forming a semiconductor device includes providing a power electronics carrier including a structured metallization layer disposed on an electrically insulating substrate, mounting one or more semiconductor dies on a portion of the structured metallization layer, forming an encapsulant body of electrically insulating material that covers the power electronics carrier and encapsulates the one or more semiconductor dies, securing a press-fit connector to the power electronics carrier with a base portion of the press-fit connector being disposed within an opening in the encapsulant body and with an interfacing end of the press-fit connector being electrically accessible from outside the encapsulant body.

Power module with press-fit contacts

A stacked module arrangement includes: a first molded electronic module; a second molded electronic module; and an interface by which the first molded electronic module and the second molded electronic module are physically and electrically connected to one another in a stacked configuration. The first molded electronic module is a power electronic module having a maximum breakdown voltage of at least 40V and a maximum DC current of at least 10 A.

Stacked module arrangement

Described are solder stop features for electronic devices. An electronic device may include an electrically insulative substrate, a metallization on the electrically insulative substrate, a metal structure attached to a first main surface of the metallization via a solder joint, and a concavity formed in a sidewall of the metallization. The concavity is adjacent at least part of the solder joint and forms a solder stop. A first section of the metal structure is spaced apart from both the metallization and solder joint in a vertical direction that is perpendicular to the first main surface of the metallization. A linear dimension of the concavity in a horizontal direction that is coplanar with the metallization is at least twice the distance by which the first section of the metal structure is spaced apart from the first main surface of the metallization in the vertical direction. Additional solder stop embodiments are described.

Solder stop feature for electronic devices

A semiconductor module includes a substrate, a semiconductor die arranged on the substrate, at least one first bond wire loop, wherein both ends of the at least one first bond wire loop are arranged on and coupled to a first electrode of the semiconductor die, and a molded body encapsulating the semiconductor die, wherein a top portion of the at least one first bond wire loop is exposed from a first side of the molded body.

Semiconductor module with bond wire loop exposed from a molded body and method for fabricating the same

A power semiconductor package includes first power semiconductor dies attached to a metallization layer of at least one first power electronics carrier and second power semiconductor dies attached to a metallization layer of at least one second power electronics carrier. A first lead frame includes a first structured metal frame electrically connected to a load terminal of each first power semiconductor die, and a second structured metal frame electrically connected to a load terminal of each second power semiconductor die and to the metallization layer of the first power electronics carrier. A second lead frame above the first lead frame includes first and second leads electrically connected to the metallization layer of the second power electronics carrier, a third lead between the first and second leads and electrically connected to the first structured metal frame, and a fourth lead electrically connected to the second structured metal frame.

Power semiconductor package having first and second lead frames

A power semiconductor module includes a substrate of planar sheet metal including a plurality of islands that are each defined by channels that extend between upper and lower surfaces of the substrate, a first semiconductor die mounted on a first one of the islands, a molded body of encapsulant that covers the metal substrate, fills the channels, and encapsulates the first semiconductor die, a hole in the molded body that extends to a recess in the upper surface of the substrate, and a press-fit connector arranged in the hole such an interior end of the press-fit connector is mechanically and electrically connected to the substrate.

Power module with metal substrate

A method of forming a semiconductor device includes providing a substrate that comprises a metal region, forming an encapsulant body of electrically insulating material on an upper surface of the metal region, forming an opening in the encapsulant body, and inserting a press-fit connector into the opening, wherein after inserting the press-fit connector into the opening, the press-fit connector is securely retained to the substrate and an interfacing end of the press-fit connector is electrically accessible.

A package includes: at least one electronic chip; an encapsulant encapsulating at least part of the at least one electronic chip; a shielding layer on at least part of an external surface of the encapsulant; and a first heat removal body thermally coupled to the at least one electronic chip and configured for removing thermal energy from the at least one electronic chip to a cooling fluid. The encapsulant has a surface portion that extends in a surface region extending laterally directly adjacent to the first heat removal body. The surface portion of the encapsulant delimits part of a cooling cavity configured to guide the cooling fluid. The shielding layer covers the surface portion of the encapsulant. A corresponding electronic device, method of manufacturing the package, method of manufacturing the electronic device, vehicle, and method of using the electronic device are also described.

Fluid-cooled package having shielding layer

A method for fabricating a semiconductor die package includes: providing a semiconductor transistor die, the semiconductor transistor die having a first contact pad on a first lower main face and/or a second contact pad on an upper main face; fabricating a frontside electrical conductor onto the second contact pad and a backside electrical conductor onto the first contact pad; and applying an encapsulant covering the semiconductor die and at least a portion of the electrical conductor, wherein the frontside electrical conductor and/or the backside electrical conductor is fabricated by laser-assisted structuring of a metallic structure.

Additive manufacturing of a frontside or backside interconnect of a semiconductor die

A power semiconductor module includes a leadframe having a first die pad, a second die pad separated from the first die pad, a first power lead formed as an extension of the first die pad, a second power lead separated from the first and second die pads, and a first connection region formed as an extension of the second power lead alongside the second die pad. A first plurality of power semiconductor dies is attached to the first die pad and electrically coupled in parallel. A second plurality of power semiconductor dies is attached to the second die pad and electrically coupled in parallel. A first electrical connection extends between the first plurality of power semiconductor dies and the second die pad in a first direction. A second electrical connection extends between the second plurality of power semiconductor dies and the first connection region in the first direction.

Power semiconductor module

An electronic device and method is disclosed. In one example, the electronic device includes an electrically insulating material, a first load electrode arranged on a first surface of the electrically insulating material, and a second load electrode arranged on a second surface of the electrically insulating material opposite to the first surface, wherein the load electrodes are separated by the electrically insulating material along the entire length on which the load electrodes have opposite sections, wherein surfaces of the load electrodes facing away from the electrically insulating material are uncovered by the electrically insulating material.

Electronic devices including electrically insulated load electrodes

A semiconductor package includes a semiconductor die, an encapsulant body of electrically insulating material that encapsulates the semiconductor die, a thermal conduction plate comprising an outer surface that is exposed from the encapsulant body, a region of thermal interface material interposed between the thermal conduction plate and the semiconductor die, the region of thermal interface material being a liquid or semi-liquid, and a barrier that is configured to prevent the thermal interface material of the region from flowing laterally across the barrier.

Semiconductor package with barrier to contain thermal interface material

A semiconductor module includes: a dual-gauge leadframe having thicker and thinner parts, part of the thinner part forming a high voltage lead; a semiconductor die attached to the thicker part; and a molding compound (MC) encapsulating the die. The thicker leadframe part is disposed at a bottom side of the MC. A side face of the MC has a stepped region between the high voltage lead and thicker leadframe part. A first generally vertical part of the stepped region extends from the high voltage lead to the generally horizontal part, a generally horizontal part of the stepped region extends to the second generally vertical part, and a second generally vertical part of the stepped region extends to the bottom side of the MC. A linear dimension of the generally horizontal part as measured from the first generally vertical part to the second generally vertical part is at least 4.5 mm.

Molded semiconductor module having a mold step for increasing creepage distance

A power semiconductor module includes a first substrate, wherein the first substrate includes aluminum, a first aluminum oxide layer arranged on the first substrate, a conductive layer arranged on the first aluminum oxide layer, a first semiconductor chip, wherein the first semiconductor chip is arranged on the conductive layer and is electrically connected thereto, and an electrical insulation material enclosing the first semiconductor chip, wherein the first aluminum oxide layer is configured to electrically insulate the first semiconductor chip from the first substrate.

Power semiconductor module and method for producing a power semiconductor module

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