Module including metal member with protruding portion and method for manufacturing module

A module comprising:

• a substrate having an upper main surface and a lower main surface arranged in an up-down direction;
• a metal member provided on the upper main surface of the substrate, the metal member having a plate-shaped portion including a front main surface and a back main surface arranged in a front-back direction;
• a first electronic component mounted on the upper main surface of the substrate and disposed in front of the metal member;
• a second electronic component mounted on the upper main surface of the substrate and disposed behind the metal member;
• and
• a sealing resin layer provided on the upper main surface of the substrate and covering the first electronic component, the second electronic component, and the metal member, wherein
• the metal member includes an upper protruding portion extending on one side of the front-back direction from an upper end of the plate-shaped portion, and
• a thickness of the upper protruding portion in the up-down direction is thinner than a thickness of the plate-shaped portion, wherein
• the metal member further includes at least one of a right protruding portion extending on one side of the front-back direction from a right end of the plate-shaped portion and a left protruding portion extending on one side of the front-back direction from a left end of the plate-shaped portion, and
• each of thicknesses of the right protruding portion and the left protruding portion in a left-right direction is thinner than a thickness of the plate-shaped portion.

A method for manufacturing a module comprising:

• a substrate having an upper main surface and a lower main surface arranged in an up-down direction;
• a metal member provided on the upper main surface of the substrate, the metal member having a plate-shaped portion including a front main surface and a back main surface arranged in a front-back direction;
• a first electronic component mounted on the upper main surface of the substrate and disposed in front of the metal member;
• a second electronic component mounted on the upper main surface of the substrate and disposed behind the metal member;
• and
• a sealing resin layer provided on the upper main surface of the substrate and covering the first electronic component, the second electronic component, and the metal member, wherein
• the metal member includes an upper protruding portion extending on one side of the front-back direction from an upper end of the plate-shaped portion, and
• a thickness of the upper protruding portion in the up-down direction is thinner than a thickness of the plate-shaped portion,
• the method comprising:
• preparing the substrate in which the first electronic component and the second electronic component are mounted on the upper main surface of the substrate and the metal member is provided on the upper main surface of the substrate;
• forming the sealing resin layer provided on the upper main surface of the substrate and covering the first electronic component, the second electronic component, and the metal member;
• and
• grinding the upper end of the plate-shaped portion to form the upper protruding portion extending on the one side of the front-back direction from the upper end of the plate-shaped portion, the upper protruding portion having a thickness in the up-down direction thinner than a thickness of the plate-shaped portion.