Patent 8004074 was granted and assigned to NEC Corporation on August, 2011 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A semiconductor device, in which a semiconductor element is mounted on one side of a circuit board that is made up from an insulating layer and a wiring layer, includes metal posts provided on the side of the circuit board on which the semiconductor element is mounted; and a sealing layer provided on the side of the circuit board on which the semiconductor element is mounted such that the semiconductor element is covered and such that only portions of the metal posts are exposed.