Patent ID: 6948239

Claim:
A method for fabricating a semiconductor apparatus using a board frame, comprising the steps of: providing on the board frame a wiring board region, which comprises an island on which a semiconductor device is to be mounted; defining a marginal region which surrounds the wiring board region, and a frame region that is located around the marginal region; a support region which extends between the wiring board region and the frame region so that the wiring board region and the frame region are connected to each other through the support region; removing the marginal region from the board frame and putting it back to its original position, while maintaining the wiring board region being connected to the frame region through the support region; mounting the semiconductor device onto the island in the wiring board region; transfer-molding the semiconductor device using a die set, which comprises a gate through which a thermosetting resin is guided in to a cavity thereof; and completely removing the marginal region from the board frame.