SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND SEMICONDUCTOR MODULE

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a semiconductor device which can reduce malfunction due to current noise and favorably protect a switching element from overcurrent; and provide a semiconductor module equipped with the semiconductor device.SOLUTION: Provided is a semiconductor device 1 which includes: a semiconductor substrate 6; a switching element formed on the semiconductor substrate 6; and a temperature sense diode 20 which is provided on a surface side of the semiconductor substrate 6 independently from the switching element and which has temperature-dependent characteristics. And provided is a semiconductor module equipped with the semiconductor device 1.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5B