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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 25, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2019
Abb Schweiz Ag, Baden, CH;
Audi Ag, Ingolstadt, DE;
Didier Cottet, Zürich, CH;
Felix Traub, Birmenstorf, CH;
Jürgen Schuderer, Zürich, CH;
Andreas Apelsmeier, Pollenfeld, DE;
Johann Asam, Adelzhausen, DE;
ABB Power Grids Switzerland AG, Baden, CH;
Audi AG, Ingolstadt, DE;
Abstract
A power semiconductor module, including a housing; a power semiconductor chip within the housing; power terminals protruding from the housing and electrically interconnected with power electrodes of the semiconductor chip; and auxiliary terminals protruding from the housing and electrically interconnected with a gate electrode and one of the power electrodes; wherein three auxiliary terminals are arranged in a coaxial auxiliary terminal arrangement, which comprises an inner and two outer auxiliary terminals, which are arranged on opposing sides of the inner auxiliary terminal. The inner auxiliary terminal is electrically interconnected with the gate electrode or one of the power electrodes and the two outer auxiliary terminals are electrically connected with the other one of the gate electrode and the one of the power electrodes.