A multi-chip module has at least two semiconductor chips. Each of the semiconductor
chips has chip electrodes of the semiconductor chip, electrically conductive interconnections
for electrically connection with the chip electrodes, electrically conductive lands
for electrically connection with the interconnections, external terminals placed
on the lands, and a stress-relaxation layer intervening between the lands and the
semiconductor chip. The semiconductor chips are placed on a mounting board via
the external terminals. The stress-relaxation layer of a first semiconductor chip
is thicker than the stress-relaxation layer of a second semiconductor chip having
a distance from a center thereof to an external terminal positioned at an outermost
end portion thereof smaller than that of the first semiconductor chip.