Abstract: An electroconductive paste for forming an electric circuit which is low in resistivity, high in electroconductivity and minimized in change of resistivity even after a thermal shock test and/or a humidity and DC applied test, can be obtained by using a composite electroconductive powder comprising a flake-like electroconductive powder made of a material such as silver, a silver alloy, a silver-coated copper powder or a silver-coated copper alloy powder and an unsteady-shaped electroconductive powder such as a reduced silver powder.

Abstract: A semiconductor device comprising a semiconductor chip, a wiring substrate, and an adhesive preferably containing electroconductive particles interposed therebetween, a plurality of spacer elements being present on or below the adhesive layer, said spacer elements having almost the same height as surrounding projecting electrodes and at least one shape selected from circles and polygons when viewed from the top, within an area surrounded by the connected electrodes, has a high flexural strength and high reliability and can be used for information cards, and the like.