A half-bridge power module, comprising one substrate or at least one pair of substrates (28, 29, 30, 31), one or more high-side switching device (2, 19) and one or more low-side switching device (3, 20) located on the one substrate or respective ones of the pair of substrates (28, 29, 30, 31), comprising at least one high-side auxiliary terminal (5, 7) and at least one low-side auxiliary terminal (6, 8) for controlling and/or monitoring at least one of the respective switching device (2, 3, 19, 20), wherein each of the high-side auxiliary terminal (5, 7) and the low-side auxiliary terminal (6, 8) comprises at least one internal connection portion (11, 12, 21, 22) being connected by soldering, gluing or welding to the one substrate or the pair of substrates (28, 29, 30, 31), at least one external connection portion (13, 14) for connection to the outside, and at least one intermediate portion connecting the internal connection portion (11, 12, 21, 22) and the external connection portion (13, 14), wherein the intermediate portion comprises at least one horizontal section running in a horizontal direction, wherein the horizontal direction is parallel to a main surface of the one substrate or pair of substrates, and/or at least one oblique section running obliquely to a main surface of the one substrate or pair of substrates (28, 29, 30, 31),wherein the internal connection portion (11, 12, 21, 22) has a different vertical and horizontal position relative to a main surface than the external connection portion (13, 14) of the same auxiliary terminal (5, 6, 7, 8), wherein at least one high-side auxiliary terminal (5, 7) and at least one low-side auxiliary terminal (6, 8) have the same geometric shapes, wherein metallization patterns of the pair of substrates (28, 29, 30, 31) have the same geometric shapes and a 180° rotational symmetry relative to a symmetry axis perpendicular to the main surface of the substrates or metallization patterns of the one substrate have a 180° rotational symmetry relative to a symmetry axis perpendicular to the main surface of the one substrate. comprising one substrate or at least one pair of substrates (28, 29, 30, 31), one or more high-side switching device (2, 19) and one or more low-side switching device (3, 20) located on the one substrate or respective ones of the pair of substrates (28, 29, 30, 31), comprising at least one high-side auxiliary terminal (5, 7) and at least one low-side auxiliary terminal (6, 8) for controlling and/or monitoring at least one of the respective switching device (2, 3, 19, 20), wherein each of the high-side auxiliary terminal (5, 7) and the low-side auxiliary terminal (6, 8) comprises at least one internal connection portion (11, 12, 21, 22) being connected by soldering, gluing or welding to the one substrate or the pair of substrates (28, 29, 30, 31), at least one external connection portion (13, 14) for connection to the outside, and at least one intermediate portion connecting the internal connection portion (11, 12, 21, 22) and the external connection portion (13, 14), wherein the intermediate portion comprises at least one horizontal section running in a horizontal direction, wherein the horizontal direction is parallel to a main surface of the one substrate or pair of substrates, and/or at least one oblique section running obliquely to a main surface of the one substrate or pair of substrates (28, 29, 30, 31),wherein the internal connection portion (11, 12, 21, 22) has a different vertical and horizontal position relative to a main surface than the external connection portion (13, 14) of the same auxiliary terminal (5, 6, 7, 8), wherein at least one high-side auxiliary terminal (5, 7) and at least one low-side auxiliary terminal (6, 8) have the same geometric shapes, wherein metallization patterns of the pair of substrates (28, 29, 30, 31) have the same geometric shapes and a 180° rotational symmetry relative to a symmetry axis perpendicular to the main surface of the substrates or metallization patterns of the one substrate have a 180° rotational symmetry relative to a symmetry axis perpendicular to the main surface of the one substrate.