This invention provides a semiconductor device that can minimize
deterioration of electric characteristics of the semiconductor device
while minimizing the amount of etching required. In the semiconductor
device of the invention, a pad electrode layer formed of a first barrier
layer and an aluminum layer laminated thereon is formed on a top surface
of a semiconductor substrate. A supporting substrate is further attached
on the top surface of the semiconductor substrate. A second barrier layer
is formed on a back surface of the semiconductor substrate and in a via
hole formed from the back surface of the semiconductor substrate to the
first barrier layer. Furthermore, a wiring layer is formed in the via
hole so as to completely fill the via hole or so as not to completely
fill the via hole. A ball-shaped terminal is formed on the wiring layer.