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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 06, 2003
Yoshio Shimoida, Yokosuka, JP;
Toshiro Shinohara, Yokosuka, JP;
Tetsuya Hayashi, Yokosuka, JP;
Masanori Yamagiwa, Yokohama, JP;
Yoshio Shimoida, Yokosuka, JP;
Toshiro Shinohara, Yokosuka, JP;
Tetsuya Hayashi, Yokosuka, JP;
Masanori Yamagiwa, Yokohama, JP;
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Kanagawa-Ken, JP;
Abstract
A stacked semiconductor module encompasses (a) a upper switching element having a first semiconductor chip, a first top electrode disposed at a top surface of the first semiconductor chip, a first bottom electrode disposed at a bottom surface of the first semiconductor chip, and a first control electrode configured to control conduction between the first top and first bottom electrodes; (b) a first wiring plate disposed beneath the upper switching element, electrically connected to the first bottom electrode; and (c) a lower switching element disposed beneath the wiring plate, having a second semiconductor chip, a second top electrode disposed at a top surface of the second semiconductor chip, electrically connected to the first wiring plate, a second bottom electrode disposed at a bottom surface of the second semiconductor chip, and a second control electrode configured to control conduction between the second top and second bottom electrodes.