An epoxy resin composition for semiconductor encapsulation in producing
surface mount lead-less thin semiconductor devices. The epoxy resin
composition for surface mount lead-less semiconductor device
encapsulation which device comprising an encapsulating resin layer and,
encapsulated therein, a substrate, a semiconductor element mounted on the
substrate, two or more conductive parts disposed around the semiconductor
element, and wires which electrically connect electrodes of the
semiconductor element to the conductive parts, wherein the bottom face of
the substrate and the bottom face of each conductive part are exposed
without being encapsulated in the encapsulating resin layer, and the
epoxy resin composition used for forming the encapsulating resin layer
has the following properties (.alpha.) and (.beta.): (.alpha.) a melt
viscosity of 2-10 Pa.s at 175.degree. C.; and (.beta.) a flexural
strength of cured state of 130 MPa or higher at ordinary temperature.