Patent ID: 8497572

Claim:
A semiconductor module comprising: a first semiconductor chip provided with a semiconductor power element for constituting an upper arm, the first semiconductor chip having a first surface and a second surface; a second semiconductor chip provided with a semiconductor power element for constituting a lower arm, the second semiconductor chip having a first surface and a second surface; a first heat sink connected to a pad disposed on the second surface of the first semiconductor chip; a positive electrode lead connected to the first heat sink; a first terminal connected to a pad disposed on the first surface of the first semiconductor chip; a middle lead connected between the upper arm and the lower arm as a middle terminal; a second heat sink connected to the first terminal on a side opposite to the first semiconductor chip; a third heat sink connected to a pad disposed on the second surface of the second semiconductor chip; a second terminal connected to a pad disposed on the first surface of the second semiconductor chip; a fourth heat sink connected to the second terminal on a side opposite to the second semiconductor chip; a negative electrode lead connected to a pad disposed on the first surface of the second semiconductor chip; a connecting part connecting between the upper arm and the lower arm; and a resin mold part covering the first and second semiconductor chips, the first through fourth heat sinks, the positive electrode lead, the middle lead, the negative electrode lead, and the connecting part, wherein the connecting part is integral with the first terminal, and the connecting part includes an inclined portion inclined relative to the first terminal, and is connected to the third heat sink.