Patent ID: 7230326

Claim:
A semiconductor device comprising: a semiconductor substrate having a surface on which an electronic circuit is formed together with a plurality of pads; a protection film that is formed to cover the surface of the semiconductor substrate except in prescribed areas corresponding to the plurality of pads, which are respectively connected to a plurality of external terminals via conductive posts; a first rewiring pattern that is formed on the protection film and is directly connected to one of the pads; a second rewiring pattern that is formed on the protection film and is connected to another of the pads via a conductive wire; and an insulating layer that is formed to seal the first and second rewiring patterns, the conductive wire, and the conductive posts, so that the external terminals are partially exposed on a surface of the insulating layer, wherein an uppermost portion of the conductive wire is positioned above the first and second rewiring patterns and is also positioned below lower ends of the external terminals.