Patent ID: 9391037
Filing Date: 2016-07-12
CPC Classification: H01L

Claim Text:
1. A semiconductor device comprising: a semiconductor chip including a wire and a first protective film formed over the outermost surface of the wire and a side surface of the wire with an opening partially exposing the wire; a second protective film stacked over the semiconductor chip and provided with a through-hole in a position opposed to a portion of the wire facing the opening; an external connection terminal; an external connection pad formed over the second protective film and in a cavity of the through-hole; wherein the second protective film has a thick portion provided outside of a peripheral portion of the second protective film about the through-hole; wherein the peripheral portion of the through-hole in the second protective film is disposed adjacent to the through-hole; wherein the thick portion of the second protective film is disposed adjacent to a first protective film portion of the first protective film, the first protective film portion being over the side surface of the wire; wherein a first thin portion is a portion of the second protective film that is thinner than the thick portion, and is provided between the peripheral portion and the thick portion; wherein a second thin portion is a portion of the second protective film that is separated from the first thin portion and is provided outside of the thick portion; wherein the second thin portion is thinner than both the peripheral portion and the thick portion; and wherein the external connection terminal is formed on a surface of the external connection pad.