Patent ID: 6882039

Claim:
A semiconductor device comprising: a semiconductor element having external terminals located at a first level and external electrodes located at a second level higher than said first level; wherein said external terminals comprise: power terminals for supplying a power potential, ground terminals for supplying a ground potential and signal terminals for at least one of inputting and outputting a signal, all of which are formed on one main surface of the semiconductor element; wherein said external electrodes comprise: power electrodes being connected with said power terminals via power connecting sections; ground electrodes being connected with said ground terminals via ground connecting sections; and signal electrodes being connected with said signal terminals via signal connecting sections; and wherein one of said signal terminals, one of said signal electrodes and one of said signal connecting sections connecting with them are surrounded by said power connecting sections connecting said power terminals and said power electrodes or by said ground connecting sections connecting said ground terminals and said ground electrodes.