IP Library Granted Patent US 7,323,777
Granted Patent B2
US 7,323,777 · App. 11/114,118 · Granted Jan 29, 2008

Semiconductor device, method of manufacturing the same, circuit board, and electronic instrument

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Patent No.
US 7,323,777
App. No.
11/114,118
Granted
Jan 29, 2008
Kind
B2
Abstract

A semiconductor substrate has an integrated circuit, an interconnect electrically connected to the inside of the semiconductor substrate, and an electrode formed on the interconnect. A plurality of resin layers are separately formed on the semiconductor substrate so that part of the semiconductor substrate is exposed. A redistribution interconnect is electrically connected to the electrode. An external terminal is formed on the redistribution interconnect and supported by the resin layers.

Claims (25)

1. A semiconductor device comprising:

a semiconductor substrate that has a shape of a rectangle and includes an integrated circuit, an interconnect and an electrode, the integrated circuit being formed in the semiconductor, substrate and including an element, the interconnect being electrically connected to the integrated circuit, the electrode being electrically connected to the interconnect;

a resin layer that is formed on the semiconductor substrate and includes a penetrating hole and a slot, the penetrating hole being formed above the element, the slot extending along a diagonal of the rectangle;

a wiring pattern that is electrically connected to the electrode; and

an external terminal that is formed on the wiring pattern and above the resin layer.

2. The semiconductor device as defined in claim 1 ,

wherein the element is formed inside the penetrating hole when a plan view is taken parallel to a top surface of the resin layer.

3. The semiconductor device as defined in claim 1 ,

wherein the wiring pattern extends onto the resin layer.

4. The semiconductor device as defined in claim 1 , wherein:

the wiring pattern passes under the resin layer;

a conductive post is formed on the wiring pattern to pass through the resin layer; and

the external terminal is formed on the conductive post.

5. The semiconductor device as defined in claim 1 , further comprising:

a second resin layer formed on the resin layer avoiding a region between the adjacent resin layers.

6. A circuit board on which is mounted the semiconductor device as defined in claim 1 .

7. An electronic instrument comprising the semiconductor device as defined in claim 1 .

8. The semiconductor device as defined in claim 1 , wherein

the resin layer has an edge and the penetrating hole is disposed a distance from the edge of the resin layer.

9. The semiconductor device as defined in claim 1 , wherein

the element is a sensor element or an optical element.

10. A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device comprising:

forming a resin layer on a semiconductor substrate that has the shape of a rectangle and includes an integrated circuit, an interconnect and an electrode, the integrated circuit being formed in the semiconductor substrate, the interconnect being electrically connected to the integrated circuit, the electrode being electrically connected to the interconnect, the integrated circuit including an element, the resin layer including a penetrating hole and a slot, the penetrating hole being formed above the element, the slot extending along a diagonal of the rectangle;

forming a wiring pattern electrically connected to the electrode; and

forming an external terminal on the wiring pattern to be supported by the resin layer.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 4, 2019
From: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
To: 138 EAST LCD ADVANCEMENTS LIMITED
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