The present invention is a semiconductor module (20) in which, for example, twenty-five semiconductor devices (10) with a pnotoelectric conversion function are arranged in the form of a five row by five column matrix via an electrically conductive mechanism including of six connecting leads (21 to 26). The semiconductor devices (10) in each column are connected in series, and the semiconductor devices (10) in each row are connected in parallel. Positive and negative terminals, which are embedded in a light transmitting member (28) made of a transparent synthetic resin and which protrude to the outside, are also provided. The semiconductor device (10) comprises a diffusion layer, a pn junction, and one flat surface on the surface of a spherical p-type semiconductor crystal, for example. A positive electrode 6a formed on the flat surface and connected to the p-type semiconductor crystal, and a negative electrode 6b that lies opposite the positive electrode 6a with the center of the p-type semiconductor crystal interposed therebetween, are provided.

 
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