A semiconductor module includes a circuit substrate composed of a wiring pattern,
an electrical insulating layer and a thermal radiation board, and in use is fixed
to an external thermal radiation member, in which the electrical insulating layer
is composed of a thermal conductive mixture containing 70-95 wt % of an inorganic
filler and 5-30 wt % of a thermosetting resin. A warping degree of the circuit
substrate with respect to the external thermal radiation member is at most 1/500
of a length of the substrate, and the circuit substrate warps to protrude toward
the thermal radiation board as the temperature rises. Accordingly, the thermal
radiation property does not deteriorate even when the temperature rises in use.
At a time of fixing the circuit substrate to the external thermal radiation member,
the thermal resistance is kept to be a sufficiently low level. The thermal resistance
is kept in a low level without sacrificing the contact between a module and the
external thermal radiation member even at a high temperature during an operation
of the device or the like, and the thermal conductive substrate is resistant to
fractures or cracks and thus is highly reliable.