Patent ID: 7015593

Claim:
A semiconductor device comprising: (a) a semiconductor element having an electrode on the surface thereof; (b) a wiring substrate having a wiring pattern for external connection, the semiconductor element being fixed to a front surface of said wiring substrate by an adhesive agent applied to a reverse surface of said semiconductor element; (c) a metal wire connecting the electrode on said semiconductor element to the wiring pattern on said wiring substrate; (d) contact prevention resin having a predetermined height, for preventing contact with the metal wire during sealing of the semiconductor device, the contact prevention resin being fixed substantially at the center of the surface of said semiconductor element, and being sized so as not to cover the electrode on, and the metal wire connected to, the semiconductor element; and (e) mold resin sealing and protecting the surface of said wiring substrate, said semiconductor element, said metal wire, and said contact prevention resin, wherein the predetermined height of said contact prevention resin is higher than a maximum highest position of said metal wire above the surface of said semiconductor element, and wherein said contact prevention resin is not exposed through said mold resin.