Patent ID: 8658905

Claim:
A multilayer wiring substrate comprising a laminate structure in which a plurality of resin insulation layers made primarily of a same resin insulation material, and a plurality of conductive layers are laminated alternately, a plurality of first-main-surface-side connection terminals being disposed on a first main surface side of the laminate structure, a plurality of second-main-surface-side connection terminals being disposed on a second main surface side of the laminate structure, the plurality of conductive layers being formed in the plurality of resin insulation layers and interconnected by means of via conductors whose diameters increase toward the first main surface side or the second main surface side, wherein: either the plurality of first-main-surface-side connection terminals or the plurality of second-main-surface-side connection terminals comprises a copper layer and a metallic layer formed of at least one type of metal other than copper, and is embedded in an outermost resin insulation layer; a solder resist layer having a plurality of openings is disposed on the outermost resin insulation layer; a main-surface-side circumferential portion of the copper layer is covered by the solder resist layer; at least a portion of the metallic layer is located in a recess in a main-surface-side central portion of the copper layer, the recess being formed such that it is narrow at an inlet and becomes wider at an inside thereof; and at least a portion of the metallic layer is exposed via a corresponding opening of the plurality of openings of the solder resist layer.