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1. A semiconductor device, comprising:
a plurality of semiconductor elements; first semiconductor chips including first semiconductor elements, the first semiconductor elements being defined as semiconductor elements in the plurality of semiconductor elements and having a current flowing greater than those of the other semiconductor elements; second semiconductor chips having second semiconductor elements, the second semiconductor elements being defined as semiconductor elements in the plurality of semiconductor elements for controlling the first semiconductor elements; a case including a bottom surface portion having an opening; an insulating substrate having a first wiring pattern and the first semiconductor chips bonded with the first wiring pattern, and disposed in the opening; an insulating member disposed on the bottom surface portion and having a second wiring pattern mounted with the second semiconductor chips; and external connection lead terminals mounted on an upper surface of the bottom surface portion, wherein a surface of the insulating member having the second wiring pattern is located at a higher position than a principal surface of the insulating substrate having the first wiring pattern in a direction perpendicular to the principal surface of the insulating substrate, so as to form a step from the principal surface of the insulating substrate having the first wiring pattern, the second wiring pattern and the first wiring pattern are separated by the step in the direction perpendicular to the principal surface of the insulating substrate, the external connection lead terminals and the second semiconductor chips are disposed on the bottom surface portion at the position higher than that of the insulating substrate having the first wiring pattern, the insulating substrate is bonded to the insulating member, the case further comprises a side wall portion extending perpendicularly upwardly from a periphery of the upper surface of the bottom surface portion, the bottom surface portion further comprises:
one bottom surface portion arranged on one side of the bottom surface portion having the insulating member and the second semiconductor chips, andanother bottom surface portion arranged on another side of the bottom surface portion, and the external connection lead terminals are mounted on said one and another bottom surface portions and extend horizontally along the upper surface of the bottom surface portion from an edge of the opening to outside of the case through the side wall portion. |
