Patent ID: 7045446

Claim:
A method for fabricating a semiconductor device, comprising the steps of: (a) forming a plurality of recessed portions in the principal surface of a substrate, and (b) spreading in a liquid a plurality of semiconductor elements, each of which is in the form of a chip and has, in its lower portion, a protruding portion that is inserted in one of the recessed portions, and pouring the semiconductor-element-spread liquid over the principal surface of the substrate, thereby allowing the semiconductor elements to be placed in the respective recessed portions in a self-aligned manner, wherein the step (b) includes a first period of time in which the semiconductor-element-spread liquid is poured over the principal surface of the substrate, and a second period of time in which the semiconductor-element-spread liquid is not poured over the principal surface of the substrate, and the substrate is not rotated in the first period of time, while the substrate is rotated in the second period of time.