A silicon substrate has a protective film formed on each side. A
semiconductor surface opening not smaller than a given region is formed
by removing the protective film. A through-hole having an inner size
smaller than the given region is formed in the opening by laser
machining. Thereafter, the inner size of the through-hole is increased by
anisotropic etching, and the etching is ended when the inner size of the
through-hole reaches the given size. In this way, a through-hole of a
given size can be formed without allowing reversely tapered crystal
planes to appear from a surface of the substrate toward the inside of the
through-hole.