Patent 6852564 was granted and assigned to Oki Electric Industry on February, 2005 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A semiconductor device is disclosed which includes a semiconductor chip having a plurality of electrode pads on its upper surface; terminals such as copper posts formed on the upper surface of the semiconductor chip, and electrically connected to each of the electrode pads; a resin deposited on the upper surface of the semiconductor chip, encapsulating the terminals but exposing at least some of them to a predetermined height; and electroconductor members such as solder balls connected to the terminals. There is also disclosed a method of fabricating such a semiconductor device.