Semiconductor device

A semiconductor device, comprising:

• an electrically-conductive semiconductor substrate with which a semiconductor circuit is formed;
• an insulating film deposited on a major surface of the electrically-conductive semiconductor substrate;
• and
• a bonding pad having fixing parts fixed onto the insulating film, side wall parts rising up from the fixing parts, and an electrode part connected to the side wall parts and disposed in parallel to the major surface;
• wherein the electrode part forms, together with the insulating film, a gap region therebetween, and portions of the electrode part where it is connected to the side wall parts are in at least one of:
• a positional relationship in which they sandwich therebetween a central portion of the electrode part in its bonding region to be bonded to a bonding wire;
• and a positional relationship in which they surround the central portion;
• and
• wherein the bonding pad has:
• an open portion created in the electrode part and inside the bonding region;
• a secondary fixing part that is a portion directed in parallel to the major surface and matched to the open portion, and that is fixed onto the insulating film;
• and
• a cylindrical secondary side wall part rising up from the secondary fixing part;
• wherein an inner circumference portion around the open portion is connected to the secondary side wall part.

A semiconductor device, comprising:

• an electrically-conductive semiconductor substrate with which a semiconductor circuit is formed;
• an insulating film deposited on a major surface of the electrically-conductive semiconductor substrate;
• and
• a bonding pad having fixing parts fixed onto the insulating film, side wall parts rising up from the fixing parts, and an electrode part connected to the side wall parts and disposed in parallel to the major surface;
• wherein the electrode part forms, together with the insulating film, a gap region therebetween, and portions of the electrode part where it is connected to the side wall parts are in at least one of:
• a positional relationship in which they sandwich therebetween a central portion of the electrode part in its bonding region to be bonded to a bonding wire;
• and a positional relationship in which they surround the central portion;
• and
• wherein the side wall parts are connected to the electrode part over an entire circumference thereof, and wherein, in at least one of the electrode part and the side wall parts, a communication hole communicated with the gap region is formed.