Patent ID: 9515000
Filing Date: 2016-12-06
CPC Classification: G01R,H01L

Claim Text:
1. A method of inspecting a semiconductor device, comprising the steps of: (a) electrically connecting a semiconductor chip and an external terminal; (b) after the step (a), sealing the semiconductor chip with resin such that a first surface of the external terminal is exposed, and forming a sealing body; (c) after the step (b), setting the semiconductor device to a jig, and contacting a contact pin with the first surface of the external terminal; and (d) after the step (c), inspecting electrical characteristics of the semiconductor device by supplying a current to the external terminal through the contact pin, wherein the contact pin is comprised of a first contact pin including a first tip portion to be contacted with a first portion of the external terminal, and a second contact pin including a second tip portion to be contacted with a second portion of the external terminal, wherein the first contact pin includes a first support portion, and the first tip portion connected to the first support portion, wherein the second contact pin includes a second support portion, and the second tip portion connected to the second support portion, wherein the first support portion of the first contact pin and the second support portion of the second contact pin are arranged side by side along a first direction parallel to a lower surface of the sealing body, and wherein the second tip portion of the second contact pin is shifted from the first tip portion of the first contact pin along a second direction parallel to the lower surface of the sealing body and also intersecting with the first direction.