Patent ID: 7332373

Claim:
A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, comprising: (a) setting a semiconductor chip forming area, which includes semiconductor chip areas partitioned by scribe lines, and a peripheral area, which surrounds the semiconductor chip forming area, to a main surface of a semiconductor wafer; (b) forming circuit elements, and circuit element connecting pads connected to the circuit elements, in the semiconductor chip areas; (c) forming an insulating film, which exposes respective portions of the circuit element connecting pads, on the main surface; (d) forming protruded electrodes over the insulating film provided on the semiconductor chip areas so that the protruded electrodes are arranged at equal intervals over the semiconductor chip forming area; (e) forming an encapsulating portion, which exposes top faces of the protruded electrodes, on the insulating film; and (f) cutting the semiconductor wafer along the scribe lines.