A semiconductor module includes: an insulating heat dissipation sheet; a semiconductor device provided on the heat dissipation sheet; a lead frame including a lead terminal and a die pad which are formed integrally; a wire connecting the lead frame to the semiconductor device and constituting a main current path; and a mold resin scaling the heat dissipation sheet, the semiconductor device, the lead frame and the wire, wherein the lead terminal is led out from the mold resin, the heat dissipation sheet is in direct contact with an undersurface of the die pad, and the wire is bonded to the die pad directly above a contact part provided between the die pad and the heat dissipation sheet.