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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2000
Nakae Nakamura, Fukuyama, JP;
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, , JP;
Abstract
A tape carrier in accordance with the present invention is arranged so that it entirely covers one of surfaces of a semiconductor element, and has a metal pattern which is connected to a connection terminal of the semiconductor element an external device. In this arrangement, the metal pattern is exposed to the surface opposite to the surface to which the semiconductor element is connected. With this arrangement, it is possible to connect a circuit element including a semiconductor element to the wiring pattern exposed to the surface on the side opposite to the surface to which the semiconductor element is connected, of the upper and lower two surfaces that the tape carrier has. Moreover, since the metal pattern is exposed to the surface on the side opposite to the surface to which the semiconductor element is connected, a circuit element can be connected also to this surface, and a package circuit is constituted by using both of the surfaces of the tape carrier. Therefore, as compared with the conventional structure, it is possible to miniaturize the package, and also to cut costs.