Film for forming a protective film

Strength of the protective film is high, contributing to the improvement of the productivity of the protective-film-covered chips, provides a protective layer-forming film can be obtained a highly reliable protective-film-covered chips. Protective film forming film according to the present invention is a protective film forming film for forming a protective film for protecting the semiconductor chip, an epoxy-based thermosetting component comprising a condensed cyclic aromatic compound having an epoxy group containing.