ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,751,340, issued on Sept. 29, was assigned to FUJI ELECTRIC Co. LTD (Kawasaki, Japan).

"Semiconductor module" was invented by Tomoya Kishi (Matsumoto-city, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A semiconductor module includes semiconductor units arrayed in a line, a first sensing terminal disposed on a first side of the line, and a second sensing terminal disposed on a second side of the line. Each semiconductor unit includes an upper arm circuit, a lower arm circuit, and an insulating substrate including a first conductor pattern. The first sensing terminal is connected to an emitter of a first semiconductor chip included in any one semi...