Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing semiconductor device

A semiconductor device, comprising:

• a heat spreader made of copper or a copper alloy;
• a first solder layer;
• a second solder layer;
• a third solder layer having a melting point lower than a first melting point that is a lower one of a melting point of the first solder layer and a melting point of the second solder layer;
• a fourth solder layer having a melting point lower than the first melting point;
• a semiconductor element including a first surface bonded to the heat spreader through the first solder layer, a second surface facing the first surface, a first electrode disposed on the first surface, and a second electrode disposed on the second surface;
• a block bonded to the second electrode through the second solder layer, the block being made of copper or a copper alloy;
• a sheet including a first portion made of copper or a copper alloy, and a second portion having insulating properties and being in contact with the heat spreader;
• a first lead frame bonded to the heat spreader through the third solder layer and made of copper or a copper alloy;
• a second lead frame bonded to the block through the fourth solder layer and made of copper or a copper alloy;
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• a sealant having insulating properties and having a linear coefficient of expansion more than or equal to 11 ppm/K and less than or equal to 21 ppm/K, the sealant sealing the sheet with at least a part of the first portion being exposed, sealing the first lead frame with the first lead frame being partly exposed opposite to the heat spreader, sealing the second lead frame with the second lead frame being partly exposed opposite to the block, and sealing the heat spreader, the first solder layer, the second solder layer, the semiconductor element, and the block.

A semiconductor device, comprising:

• a first lead frame;
• a second lead frame;
• a housing being tubular and having insulating properties and burying a center of the first lead frame and a center of the second lead frame;
• a sheet including a circuit pattern made of copper or a copper alloy and bonded to the first lead frame, a first portion made of copper or a copper alloy, and a second portion having insulating properties and sandwiched between the circuit pattern and the first portion, the sheet being housed in the housing with at least a part of the first portion being exposed;
• a first solder layer housed in the housing;
• a second solder layer housed in the housing;
• a semiconductor element including a first surface, a second surface facing the first surface, a first electrode disposed on the first surface and bonded to the circuit pattern through the first solder layer, and a second electrode disposed on the second surface, the semiconductor element being housed in the housing;
• a block bonded to the second electrode through the second solder layer and bonded to the second lead frame, the block being made of copper or a copper alloy and being housed in the housing;
• and
• a sealant having insulating properties and having a linear coefficient of expansion more than or equal to 11 ppm/K and less than or equal to 21 ppm/K, the sealant sealing the sheet with at least a part of the first portion being exposed, sealing the first lead frame with the first lead frame being partly exposed opposite to the circuit pattern, sealing the second lead frame with the second lead frame being partly exposed opposite to the block, and sealing the circuit pattern, the first solder layer, the second solder layer, the semiconductor element, and the block.

A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, the method comprising:

• manufacturing a first component and a second component,
• the first component including:
• a housing being tubular and having insulating properties;
• a first lead frame including a center buried in the housing;
• and
• a second lead frame including a center buried in the housing;
• and
• the second component including:
• a sheet including a circuit pattern made of copper or a copper alloy, a first portion made of copper or a copper alloy, and a second portion having insulating properties and sandwiched between the circuit pattern and the first portion;
• a first solder layer;
• a second solder layer;
• a semiconductor element including a first surface bonded to the circuit pattern through the first solder layer, a second surface facing the first surface, a first electrode disposed on the first surface, and a second electrode disposed on the second surface;
• and
• a block bonded to the second electrode through the second solder layer, the block being made of copper or a copper alloy;
• bonding the sheet to the housing with at least a part of the first portion being exposed, and housing the second component in the first component;
• welding the first lead frame to the circuit pattern and welding the second lead frame to the block, the welding being executed after the bonding and the housing;
• and
• sealing, using a sealant having insulating properties and having a linear coefficient of expansion more than or equal to 11 ppm/K and less than or equal to 21 ppm/K, the sheet with at least the part of the first portion being exposed, the first lead frame with the first lead frame being partly exposed opposite to the circuit pattern, the second lead frame with the second lead frame being partly exposed opposite to the block, and the circuit pattern, the first solder layer, the second solder layer, the semiconductor element, and the block, the sealing being executed after the welding.