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Semiconductor device including cooler

US8957517B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 12, 2013
Grant dateFeb 17, 2015
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Expiry dateSep 12, 2033

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L2924/1815
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A semiconductor device includes a package and a cooler. The semiconductor package includes a semiconductor element, a metal member, and a molding member for encapsulating the semiconductor element and the metal member. The metal member has a metal portion thermally connected to the semiconductor element, an insulating layer on the metal portion, and a conducting layer on the insulating layer. The conducting layer is at least partially exposed outside the molding member and serves as a radiation surface for radiating heat of the semiconductor element. The cooler has a coolant passage through which a coolant circulates to cool the conducting layer. The conducting layer and the cooler are electrically connected together.

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