Film circuit and method of manufacturing the same

Abstract

A reinforcing ring surrounding a semiconductor element connected electrically to respective interconnecting portions through electrodes is provided as one body through suspending portions. A film circuit is produced by forming a ring in place of an outer lead for instance by applying a lead frame forming technique in which a laminate of three layers or more is used as a base, an inner lead is formed on one side and an outer lead is formed by a surface layer on another side. In this manner, in a film circuit composed of an insulating film and a plurality of interconnecting portions (leads) electrically connecting between electrodes and other electronic components of a semiconductor element on at least one principal plane of the insulating film, it is made possible to align a ring surrounding a semiconductor element with respect to the semiconductor element only by placing the film circuit on the semiconductor element, and in its turn to reduce assembly mandays of a semiconductor device.

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