A semiconductor module which includes a semiconductor device; a wiring member that is connected to the semiconductor device; a cooling plate that includes a first surface on a side of the semiconductor device and a second surface on a side opposite to the first surface and has a fastening portion at an end thereof in a first direction; and a molded portion that is formed by molding a resin on the semiconductor device, the wiring member and the cooling plate, wherein the fastening portion is exposed out of the molded portion, and a terminal portion of the wiring member is exposed out of the molded portion such that the terminal portion of the wiring member extends in a second direction which is substantially perpendicular to the first direction.