Patent ID: 8426983

Claim:
A semiconductor device comprising: a first wiring board having a first surface, a second surface, and a side surface, the second surface opposing the first surface; a second wiring board separated from the first wiring board via a gap, the second wiring board having a first surface, a second surface, and a side surface, the second surface opposing the first surface, and the side surface of the second wiring board facing the side surface of the first wiring board; a semiconductor chip fixed to the first surface of the first wiring board and the first surface of the second wiring board, the semiconductor chip having a first portion adjacent to the gap; a first group of electrode pads on the first portion, the first group of electrode pads being aligned adjacent to the side surface of the first wiring board; a second group of electrode pads on the first portion, the second group of electrode pads being aligned adjacent to the side surface of the second wiring board; a first group of connection pads on the second surface of the first wiring board, the first group of connection pads being aligned adjacent to the side surface of the first wiring board; and a second group of connection pads on the second surface of the second wiring board, the second group of connection pads being aligned adjacent to the side surface of the second wiring board, wherein the first group of electrode pads comprises a first electrode pad, the first group of connection pads comprises first and second connection pads, the first connection pad is electrically connected to the first electrode pad through a first wire that extends through the gap, without the second connection pad being directly connected to the first and second groups of electrode pads via a wire, wherein the first connection pad is directly connected to the second connection pad through a second wire.