Patent ID: 8772944

Claim:
A semiconductor device comprising: a semiconductor substrate having a via-hole that extends from a first surface to a second surface of the semiconductor substrate; an electrode pad layer disposed on the second surface of the semiconductor substrate, the electrode pad layer serving as the bottom of the via-hole; an insulating layer disposed on the first surface of the semiconductor substrate and on the sidewall of the via-hole; and a metal layer disposed on the insulating layer and on the bottom of the via-hole, wherein the sidewall of the via-hole has an inclined surface such that the bottom of the via-hole has a smaller opening size than the open end of the via-hole, and the inclined surface has asperities, wherein the asperities have an average height Rc of 0.2 μm or more and 10 μm or less, and wherein the inclined surface of the sidewall forms an angle of zero degrees or more and less than 83 degrees with respect to the electrode pad layer.