Patent ID: 8247937

Claim:
A semiconductor module for driving a motor, comprising: a semiconductor chip including switching elements that switches over supply of a current to a coil of the motor in driving the motor; a land mounting the semiconductor chip thereon; a resin part sealing the semiconductor chip and embedding the land therein; a coil terminal protruded from the resin part and directly connectable to the coil; control terminals protruded from the resin part and connectable to a printed circuit board, which includes a control circuit for controlling the supply of current to the coil; capacitor terminals protruded from the resin part and directly connectable to a capacitor, which is provided outside the resin part; and a link member including an embedded part, which is embedded in the resin part, and an exposed part, which is exposed from the resin part, wherein the exposed part is formed integrally and contiguously with an embedded part of another semiconductor module, wherein the capacitor terminals are protruded perpendicularly to the link member, and wherein the coil terminal and the control terminals are provided on different wall surfaces of the resin part.