Semiconductor integrated circuit device having a multi-layered wiring board for ultra high speed connection

Claim 2

A semiconductor integrated circuit device comprising: package means; a semiconductor chip having at least an output terminal and being mounted in said package means; at least an outer lead extending from said package means; and a wiring board mounted on said package means in opposing relationship to said semiconductor chip to seal said semiconductor chip therein, said wiring board comprising at least one dielectric plate and an internal transmission line fabricated on said dielectric plate, said internal transmission line comprising at least one ground conductor and at least one signal line spaced from said ground conductor, wherein said internal transmission line has a predetermined characteristic impedance determined by the width of said signal line, the dielectric constant of said dielectric plate, and the spacing between said signal line and said ground conductor, and wherein said internal transmission line extends over said semiconductor chip, and the signal line has at least a projection which directly interconnects said output terminal of said semiconductor chip and said outer lead.

Claim 3

A semiconductor integrated circuit device according to claim 1, wherein said internal transmission line is a coplanar guide, having said signal line and said ground conductor formed on a common surface of said dielectric plate.

Claim 4

A semiconductor integrated circuit device according to claim 1, wherein said internal transmission line is a strip line structure having said signal line formed on a surface of said dielectric plate opposing said semiconductor chip and said ground conductor formed on a surface of said dielectric plate remote from said semiconductor chip.

Claim 5

A semiconductor integrated circuit device according to claim 3, wherein said internal transmission line includes an impedance matching resistor mounted on said dielectric plate, and connected between said signal line and said ground conductor.

Claim 6

A semiconductor integrated circuit device according to claim 1, wherein said wiring board comprises a multi-layered wiring board.

Claim 7

A semiconductor integrated circuit device according to claim 5, wherein said multi-layered wiring board comprises plural dielectric plates with signal lines and ground conductors on each of said plates, and wherein said signal lines on said plates are interconnected with signal lines on said other plates through holes formed in each of said dielectric plates.

Claim 8

A semiconductor integrated circuit device comprising: package means; a semiconductor chip having at least an output terminal and being mounted in said package means; at least an outer lead extending from said package means; and a wiring board mounted on said package means in opposing relationship to said semiconductor chip said wiring board comprising a dielectric plate and an internal transmission line fabricated on said dielectric plate, said internal transmission line comprising a ground conductor and a signal line spaced from said ground conductor, wherein said internal transmission line has a predetermined characteristic impedance determined by the width of said signal line, the dielectric constant of said dielectric plate, and the spacing between said signal line and said ground conductor, and wherein said internal transmission line extends over said semiconductor chip, and the signal line directly interconnects said output terminal of said semiconductor chip and said outer lead; wherein said internal transmission line is a strip line structure having said signal line formed on a surface of said dielectric plate opposing said semiconductor chip and said ground conductor formed on a surface of said dielectric plate remote from said semiconductor chip, and wherein said internal transmission line includes a wave reforming circuit mounted on said remote surface of said dielectric plate and connected through a hole in said dielectric plate and coupled in series to said signal line.

Claim 9

A semiconductor integrated circuit device comprising: package means; a semiconductor chip having at least an output terminal and being mounted in said package means; at least an outer lead extending from said package means; and a wiring board mounted on said package means in opposing relationship to said semiconductor chip said wiring board comprising a dielectric plate and an internal transmission line fabricated on said dielectric plate, said internal transmission line comprising a ground conductor and a signal line spaced from said ground conductor, wherein said internal transmission line has a predetermined characteristic impedance determined by the width of said signal line, the dielectric constant of said dielectric plate, and the spacing between said signal line and said ground conductor, and wherein said internal transmission line extends over said semiconductor chip, and the signal line directly interconnects said output terminal of said semiconductor chip and said outer lead; wherein said internal transmission line is a strip line structure having said signal line formed on a surface of said dielectric plate opposing said semiconductor chip and said ground conductor formed on a surface of said dielectric plate remote from said semiconductor chip, and wherein said internal transmission line includes a wave reforming circuit mounted on said remote surface of said dielectric plate and connected through a hole in said dielectric plate and coupled in series to said signal line.