A package board for flip-chip packaging on whose one surface an element is mounted in a facedown manner is provided. The package board has: an interconnection provided on the one surface; a bump formation region in which a bump electrically connecting the interconnection with an electrode pad of the element is provided; and an insulating film covering a part of the one surface outside of the bump formation region. The insulating film includes a girdle-shaped insulating film that is provided around a region and along a side of the bump formation region opposite to an edge of the package board. The insulating film further has an opening section formed within the region.