A method of producing a TAB tape carrier that can produce a TAB tape carrier
in
such a way as to prevent undulation at a split end surface thereof and tear of
circuit pattern thereat, thereby producing the TAB tape carrier of high reliability
with increased efficiency. In the method, an insulating layer is formed on an elongate
metal supporting layer by application of resin solution to the metal supporting
layer and by drying, first. Then, a plurality of lines of wiring patterns are formed
on the insulating layer in a semi-additive process. Thereafter, slit grooves are
formed in the metal supporting layer in spaces between adjacent lines of wiring
patterns. Then, the insulating layer is split along the slit grooves to divide
the continuous sheet into individual strips, thereby producing the TAB tape carriers.