Patent ID: 7237935

Claim:
A vehicular lamp that is used for a vehicle, comprising a plurality of light source modules for emitting light, wherein each of said plurality of light source modules comprises: a semiconductor light-emitting element; a lighting circuit operable to control an electric current flowing into said semiconductor light-emitting element to turn said semiconductor light-emitting element on and off; a power cable operable to supply electric power from a power source located in the outside of the vehicular lamp to said lighting circuit; a control cable operable to transmit a control signal that controls turning said semiconductor light-emitting element on and off to said lighting circuit; and a mounting substrate that mounts said semiconductor light-emitting element and said lighting circuit, wherein one of said light source modules is connected to the power source by means of said power cable, and the light source modules other than said one light source module are connected to said one light source module in parallel via said power cable in the vehicular lamp.