Patent ID: 7405469

Claim:
A semiconductor device that has a semiconductor chip, a conductive cap connected to the semiconductor chip, and a sealing resin body for sealing the semiconductor chip, and can be mounted on a mounting board, wherein the conductive cap comprises an upper part, a side part, and a leg, the semiconductor chip is disposed in a region enclosed by the upper part and the side part of the conductive cap, the semiconductor chip has an upper electrode on a top and first and second lower-electrodes on a bottom respectively, the upper electrode of the semiconductor chip is bonded to the upper part of the conductive cap via a conductive, connection material for cap connection, the first lower electrode of the semiconductor chip is bonded to a first external connection terminal via a conductive, first connection material, the second lower electrode of the semiconductor chip is bonded to a second external connection terminal via a conductive, second connection material, the sealing resin body covers the semiconductor chip, and is filled into the conductive cap such that the first and second, external connection terminals are exposed, and the leg of the conductive cap, and the first and second, external connection terminals can be electrically connected to electrodes on the mounting board respectively.