Patent ID: 7538442

Claim:
A semiconductor device, comprising a semiconductor chip, said semiconductor chip, including: a semiconductor element; and a plurality of electrode sections, to or from each of which a signal is inputted or outputted from or to the semiconductor element, respectively, the semiconductor element and the electrode sections being provided on a main surface of the semiconductor chip, the electrode sections including: at least one first electrode section and at least one third electrode section disposed in a peripheral part of the main surface; and at least one second electrode section disposed on an inner part of the first and third electrode sections of the main surface, the first and second electrode sections being electrically connected, the third and second electrode sections not being electrically connected, the main surface of the semiconductor chip having thereon a plurality of external connection terminals via which the electrode sections are connected to an external device, said plurality of external connection terminals being connected to the second or third electrode section, the first electrode section being covered with an insulating layer, and at least one of the external connection terminals being disposed in a region which overlaps the first electrode section, when viewed from a direction normal to the main surface of the semiconductor chip.