Patent ID: 8921998

Claim:
A semiconductor module comprising: a first terminal having two terminal sections electrically connected to a first power system, and a second terminal electrically connected to a second power system; a first semiconductor device having a first electrode section and a second electrode section; a second semiconductor device having a first electrode section and a second electrode section, the second semiconductor device being connected in series with the first semiconductor device; a heat sink; a first electrode electrically connected between one of the two terminal sections of the first terminal and to the first electrode section of the first semiconductor device; an output electrode electrically connected to the second terminal, the second electrode section of the first semiconductor device, and the first electrode section of the second semiconductor device; and a second electrode electrically connected between the other of the two terminal sections of the first terminal and the second electrode section of the second semiconductor device, the second electrode overlying a first side of a first insulating member, a second insulating member overlying the second electrode on a side opposite to the first insulating member, and the output electrode overlying the second insulating member on a side opposite to the second electrode and a second side of the first insulating member overlying the heat sink.