A semiconductor mounting board 80 is prepared by electrically joining an
IC chip 70 via an interposer 60 of high rigidity to external pads 41 and
internal pads 43, which are formed on the uppermost surface of a build-up
layer 30. When the IC chip 70 generates heat, since pads 41 are
positioned away from the center, a large shearing stress is applied to
the portions at which pads 41 are joined to the interposer 60 in
comparison to the portions at which pads 43 are joined to the interposer
60. Here, pads 41 are formed at substantially flat wiring portions and
thus when joined to the interposer 60 by means of solder bumps 51, voids
and angled portions, at which stress tends to concentrate, are not formed
in the interiors of solder bumps 51. The joining reliability is thus
high.