Patent ID: 7335529

Claim:
A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, comprising the steps of: (a) providing a tape having a main surface, a back surface opposed to the main surface, a product forming portion formed on the main surface, and a plurality of terminals formed in the product forming portion, said plurality of terminals arranged in a quadrangular frame having an equal number of rows and columns; (b) fixing a semiconductor element to the main surface of the tape; (c) electrically connecting a plurality of electrodes formed over the semiconductor element with the plurality of terminals through wires respectively; (d) sealing the semiconductor element, the wires, the plurality of terminals and the main surface of the tape with a resin, and forming a sealing member; (e) clamping, during said sealing step of (d), the tape between an upper die and a lower die, wherein the lower die includes a plurality of vacuum suction holes; (f) after the step of (e), peeling the tape from the sealing member, and thereby exposing a part of each of the plurality of terminals from the sealing member; and (g) forming a metal layer over the exposed part of each of the plurality of terminals, wherein there is no exposure of the plurality of terminals and terminal leads at side edges of the sealing member; and wherein the metal layer is formed by a printing process.