Abstract: A lead pin comprising including a body having a shaft portion and a flange portion. The flange portion has at least one flat portion configured to face a connection pad and groove portions positioned to face toward the connection pad and extending from a peripheral portion toward a center portion of the flange portion, the flat portion includes extending portions extending from a center of the flange toward the peripheral portion of the flange and connected at the center of the flange, and the groove portions are tilted to become deeper toward the peripheral portion of the flange.

Abstract: A semiconductor loading lead pin that does not tilt at a time of reflow. A void is sometimes left in solder between an electrode pad and the flange of a semiconductor loading lead pin. When reflow is carried out to load an IC chip, the solder for connection is melted and at the same time, the void in the solder is expanded. The solder escapes sideway along the groove portion, and thereby a flange is not raised by the void so that the semiconductor loading lead pin is not tilted.