Patent ID: 7307337

Claim:
A semiconductor device comprising: a semiconductor element, said semiconductor element having a main surface, peripheral edges bounding the main surface and a peripheral surface extending from said peripheral edges, and said semiconductor element having a plurality of electrodes formed thereon; a plurality of conductive posts each of which is electrically connected to a corresponding one of the plurality of electrodes formed on the semiconductor element; a plurality of first conductive bumps respectively positioned on an outer end of each of the conductive posts; a resin covering over said main surface of the semiconductor element for sealing said main surface of said semiconductor element, said resin leaving uncovered a peripheral side surface of the conductive posts; and an insulating layer formed on said peripheral surface of the semiconductor element between said main surface of the semiconductor element and the conductive posts, wherein the insulating layer is shaped to have a peripheral side surface on the identical plane with the peripheral side surface of the semiconductor element.