Patent ID: 7101732

Claim:
A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, comprising: providing an assembly that includes: a substrate over which a semiconductor element is mounted, the substrate having a first area, a second area which surrounds the first area, and a third area located in a central portion of the first area, the semiconductor element having a peripheral portion that overlies the first area of the substrate but not the second area of the substrate, the semiconductor element having a size substantially equal to the first area and being mounted over the first and third areas so as to be spaced apart from the substrate by a predetermined interval, wirings extending from the second area to the third area and formed over the substrate, the semiconductor element being electrically connected to the wirings within the third area, and an insulating film which is disposed over the first and second areas so as to expose the third area, the insulating film covering portions of the substrate and the wirings, the insulating film having a cut-away portion provided so as to extend from the outer periphery of the third area to the second area; injecting encapsulating material through the cut-away portion of the insulating film in the assembly; and sealing the space defined between the substrate and the semiconductor element with both being spaced with the predetermined interval.