Patent ID: 6700208
Filing Date: 2004-03-02
Classification: H01L

Abstract:
A surface mounting substrate configured and arranged to surface mount a semiconductor element thereon, the semiconductor element having a plurality of protruding electrodes arranged in a staggered arrangement of two rows, the surface mounting substrate comprising:a substrate; and a plurality of bonding pads formed on the substrate arrangement the protruding electrodes of the semiconductor element, wherein each of the bonding pads comprises a pad portion having a substantially uniform width and an end portion extending from the pad portion toward the other row of the bonding pads, wherein a width of the end portion is smaller than the width of the pad portion, and the end portions of a plurality of the pad portions protrude at least partially between the end portions of the other row of bonding pads, and the end portion of each of the bonding pads lacks a portion extending beyond a boundary between the end portion and the pad portion of the bonding pads arranged in the other row.