Power module for vehicle including embedded capacitor and motor driving apparatus including the same

A motor driving apparatus comprising:

• a power module comprising:
• a first circuit board including a first insulating layer and a first metal layer disposed on the first insulating layer;
• a lead frame including a plurality of direct current (DC) electrodes disposed on the first circuit board;
• an embedded capacitor electrically connected between the plurality of DC electrodes, wherein the embedded capacitor is disposed to overlap at least one of the first insulating layer and the first metal layer in a direction in which the first insulating layer and the first metal layer face each other;
• a first switching unit electrically connected to the plurality of DC electrodes and disposed on the first circuit board;
• a second switching unit disposed on the first circuit board;
• and
• a third switching unit disposed on the first circuit board,
• wherein the first switching unit includes a plurality of first semiconductor chips, the second switching unit includes a plurality of second semiconductor chips, and the third switching unit includes a third semiconductor chip, wherein the first switching unit includes a 1-1 switching element and a 1-2 switching element and corresponds to a leg of a first inverter,
• the second switching unit includes a 2-1 switching element and a 2-2 switching element and corresponds to a leg of a second inverter, and
• at least one end of the third switching unit is connected between a first node between the 1-1 switching element and the 1-2 switching element and a second node between the 2-1 switching element and the 2-2 switching element and constitutes part of a changeover switch.