Patent 11978683 was granted and assigned to Sumitomo Electric Industries on May, 2024 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A semiconductor apparatus includes a heatsink plate, a substrate disposed on the heatsink plate, a circuit pattern disposed on the substrate, a semiconductor chip disposed on the circuit pattern, a case fixed to the heatsink plate and surrounding an outer perimeter of the substrate, a terminal attached to the case, and a wire configured to electrically connect the terminal to the circuit pattern or to the semiconductor chip. In a plan view as viewed in the thickness direction of the heatsink plate, a portion of the circuit pattern overlaps the terminal.