Semiconductor Device Including a Bidirectional Switch

A semiconductor device forming a bidirectional switch, the semiconductor device comprising:

• a first carrier;
• a second carrier;
• a first semiconductor chip arranged on the first carrier;
• a second semiconductor chip arranged on the second carrier;
• an encapsulation body encapsulating the first and the second semiconductor chips;
• a first row of terminals arranged along a first side face of the encapsulation body;
• and
• a second row of terminals arranged along a second side face of the encapsulation body opposite the first side face,
• wherein the first semiconductor chip comprises a first transistor structure comprising first source, drain and gate electrodes,
• wherein the second semiconductor chip comprises a second transistor structure comprising second source, drain and gate electrodes,
• wherein the first and the second transistor structures are coupled with each other by the respective first and second source electrodes,
• wherein the first row of terminals comprises a first gate terminal coupled with the first gate electrode, a first sensing terminal coupled with the first source electrode, and a first power terminal coupled with the first drain electrode,
• wherein the second row of terminals comprises a second gate terminal coupled with the second gate electrode, a second sensing terminal coupled with the second source electrode, and a second power terminal of the bidirectional switch coupled with the second drain electrode.