To prevent any uneven solder wetting in a main surface of electrodes of a
semiconductor connected with a main surface of a planar lead and any
displacement of the lead vis-a-vis the electrodes due to the reflow of
the solder in a semiconductor module having the semiconductor element
mounted on a substrate and the planar lead electrically connected
therewith, the present invention provides an improved semiconductor
module characterized in that the width of at least a part of the region
of the main surface of the lead facing the semiconductor element is
expanded wider than or equal to the width of the electrodes formed on the
semiconductor element, and preferably the other part of the main surface
of the lead soldered to an electrode formed on the substrate is split in
the extending direction thereof.