Patent ID: 8575733

Claim:
A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device comprising: (a) providing a lead frame having a first chip mounting portion on which a first semiconductor chip is mounted, a second chip mounting portion on which a second semiconductor chip is mounted, a plurality of first suspension leads connected to the first chip mounting portion and a frame portion, and a plurality of second suspension leads connected to the second chip mounting portion and the frame portion, the first and second chip mounting portions being disposed side by side along a first direction; and (b) electrically connecting a pad of an obverse surface of the first semiconductor chip to the second chip mounting portion via a first metal conductor, wherein, in a plan view, the first metal conductor; has an elongated shape with its longest length extending along the first direction and the plurality of second suspension leads includes a suspension lead which; has an elongated shape with its longest length extending along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction.