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Master slice type semiconductor circuit device
Assignee: Fujitsu Ltd
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Filing: 1985-06-28
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Granted: 1988-10-25
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Expires: 2005-06-28
Abstract
Abstract A master slice type semiconductor circuit device including a memory block having at least one memory circuit; one conductive layer provided to peripheral portions of the memory circuit and used as an input portion thereto; power source lines provided to the peripheral portion of the memory circuit and formed by a conductive layer different from the conductive layer of the input portion; and a contact hole for connecting between the two conductive layers at a selected input portion. The selected input portion connected by the contact hole is set or clamped to a predetermined logic level by the power source line. This enables a change of the memory capacity or the function of the memory block to satisfy customer requirements.
Inventors
- 👤 Tomoaki Tanabe
- 👤 Shigeru Fujii
- 👤 Yoshihisa Takayama
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 09:40
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11C; G11C8/00; G11C5/00; G11C5/02; G11C5/025; G11C5/06; G11C5/063; G11C5/14; H; H03; H03K; H03K17/00; H03K17/51; H03K17/56; H03K17/687; H03K17/6871; H03K17/6872; H10; H10D; H10D84/00; H10D84/90; H10D84/903; H10D84/907; H10W; H10W20/00; H10W20/40; H10W20/41; H10W20/43; H10D84/909; H10D84/935; H10D84/937; H10D84/938
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 28
Claim 1
Independent Claim
249 words
A master slice type semiconductor circuit device, comprising: at least one memory circuit block having a plurality of input circuits receiving an address signal and a peripheral portion; a plurality of fixed position input lines provided at the peripheral portion of said memory circuit block and connected to said input circuits respectively for receiving input signals, said input lines being formed in parallel in a first direction and of a first conductive layer; a first fixed position conductive line provided at the peripheral portion of said memory circuit block, extending in a second direction, intersecting each input line creating points of intersection, and for supplying a first voltage having a first logic level; a second fixed position conductive line provided extending in the second direction, intersecting each input line creating points of intersection and for supplying a second voltage having a second logic level, said first and second conductive lines being formed of a second conductive layer which is a different layer from said first conductive layer; and contact means, at the points of intersection, for connecting one of said first or second conductive lines to at least one of said input lines, the address signal being provided to the input lines not connected to said first or second conductive lines; wherein a potential of at least one of said input signals is clamped to one of said first and second logic levels by said contact means, thereby changing one of memory capacity and function of said memory block.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
249 words
A master slice type semiconductor circuit device, comprising: at least one memory circuit block having a plurality of input circuits receiving an address signal and a peripheral portion; a plurality of fixed position input lines provided at the peripheral portion of said memory circuit block and connected to said input circuits respectively for receiving input signals, said input lines being formed in parallel in a first direction and of a first conductive layer; a first fixed position conductive line provided at the peripheral portion of said memory circuit block, extending in a second direction, intersecting each input line creating points of intersection, and for supplying a first voltage having a first logic level; a second fixed position conductive line provided extending in the second direction, intersecting each input line creating points of intersection and for supplying a second voltage having a second logic level, said first and second conductive lines being formed of a second conductive layer which is a different layer from said first conductive layer; and contact means, at the points of intersection, for connecting one of said first or second conductive lines to at least one of said input lines, the address signal being provided to the input lines not connected to said first or second conductive lines; wherein a potential of at least one of said input signals is clamped to one of said first and second logic levels by said contact means, thereby changing one of memory capacity and function of said memory block.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
A master slice type semiconductor circuit device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said first and second conductive lines intersect each of said input lines.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
60 words
A master slice type semiconductor circuit device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said memory circuit block comprises metal insulator semiconductor (MIS) transistors having gate electrodes, said second conductive layer is the same layer as the gate electrode layer forming said gate electrodes of said MIS transistors, and said first and second conductive lines are disposed under said input lines.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
A master slice type semiconductor circuit device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said first conductive layer is aluminum and said second conductive layer is polycrystalline silicon.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
31 words
A master slice type semiconductor circuit device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said contact means comprises a contact hole formed between said first conductive layer and said second conductive layer.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
93 words
A master slice type semiconductor circuit device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said device further comprises: a logic circuit block, having a plurality of first basic cells for forming a desired logic circuit, and a plurality of second basic cells, each of which has the same structure as said first basic cells, disposed in said peripheral portion of said memory circuit block for forming a part of said input circuit, each of said second basic cells including at least one MIS transistor having a gate electrode as one of said input lines.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
45 words
A master slice type semiconductor circuit device as claimed in claim 6, wherein said gate electrode of said MIS transistor in each second basic cell is disposed under said first and second conductive lines, and said gate electrode intersects said first and second conductive lines.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
207 words
A gate array type large-scale integrated circuit master slice device, comprising: a logic block having a plurality of basic cells arranged in a grid and producing an address signal; a memory block having at least one memory circuit and peripheral portions; fixed position input terminals formed of a first conductive layer, provided at the peripheral portions of said memory circuit, extending parallel and in a first direction, and operatively connected to said memory block and said logic block; a pair of fixed position power source lines provided at said peripheral portions of said memory circuit extending in a second direction, intersecting said input terminals forming intersection points and formed of a second conductive layer different from said first conductive layer of said input terminals; and at least one contact hole located at one of the intersection points, connecting said first conductive layer and said second conductive layer at a selected one of the input terminals, said input terminals not connected to said power source lines receiving the address signal; wherein said selected input terminal connected by said contact hole is set to a predetermined logic level by a selected one of said power source lines, thereby changing one of memory capacity and function of said memory block.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
207 words
A gate array type large-scale integrated circuit master slice device, comprising: a logic block having a plurality of basic cells arranged in a grid and producing an address signal; a memory block having at least one memory circuit and peripheral portions; fixed position input terminals formed of a first conductive layer, provided at the peripheral portions of said memory circuit, extending parallel and in a first direction, and operatively connected to said memory block and said logic block; a pair of fixed position power source lines provided at said peripheral portions of said memory circuit extending in a second direction, intersecting said input terminals forming intersection points and formed of a second conductive layer different from said first conductive layer of said input terminals; and at least one contact hole located at one of the intersection points, connecting said first conductive layer and said second conductive layer at a selected one of the input terminals, said input terminals not connected to said power source lines receiving the address signal; wherein said selected input terminal connected by said contact hole is set to a predetermined logic level by a selected one of said power source lines, thereby changing one of memory capacity and function of said memory block.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
28 words
A gate array type large-scale integrated circuit device as claimed in claim 8, wherein each said power source line comprises a gate conductive layer under the input terminals.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
36 words
A gate array type large-scale integrated circuit device as claimed in claim 8, wherein said at least one contact hole is used for connecting said gate conductive layer and the selected one of said input terminals.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
30 words
A gate array type large-scale integrated circuit device as claimed in claim 8, wherein said selected input terminal is clamped to said power source line by using said contact hole.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
23 words
A gate array type large-scale integrated circuit device as claimed in claim 8, wherein said first and second conductive layers comprises aluminum wiring.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
41 words
A gate array type large-scale integrated circuit device as claimd in claim 12, wherein said logic block includes second aluminum wiring and said first aluminum wiring is connected to said second aluminum wiring of said logic block using said contact hole.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
122 words
A gate array type large-scale integrated circuit device as claimed in claim 8, wherein said memory circuit comprises: a memory cell array comprising a plurality of memory cells; a sense amplifier group comprising a plurality of sense amplifiers operatively connected to said input terminals; a write amplifier group comprising a plurality of write amplifiers operatively connected to said sense amplifiers and said memory cell array; a word address register group comprising a plurality of word address registers operatively connected to said input terminals; a word decoder group comprising a plurality of word decoders operatively connected to said word address registers and said memory cell array; and a control circuit operatively connected to said word decoders, said write amplifier and said input terminals.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
38 words
A gate array type large-scale integrated circuit device as claimed in claim 14, wherein the memory area of said memory cell array is determined by an address signal through said word address register group and word decoder group.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
228 words
A gate array type large-scale integrated circuit master slice device, comprising: a logic block having a plurality of basic cells arranged in a grid and producing an address signal; a memory block having at least one memory circuit and peripheral portions; an input basic cell row provided at said peripheral portions of said memory circuit at a layer of a basic cell, operatively connected to said memory block and said logic block and having input basic cells provided in parallel to a row direction and transferring the address signal to said memory block; fixed position power source lines provided at said peripheral portions of said memory circuit and formed of a first conductive layer above the basic cell level of said basic cell, extending in the row direction and intersecting each input basic cell in said input basic cell row producing intersection points; and at least one contact hole, located at one of said intersection points, for connecting one of said power source lines and a selected input basic cell, said input basic cells of said basic cell row not connected to said power source lines receiving the address signal; wherein said selected input basic cell connected by said contact hole is set to a predetermined logic level by the one of said power source lines, thereby changing one of memory capacity and function of said memory block.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
228 words
A gate array type large-scale integrated circuit master slice device, comprising: a logic block having a plurality of basic cells arranged in a grid and producing an address signal; a memory block having at least one memory circuit and peripheral portions; an input basic cell row provided at said peripheral portions of said memory circuit at a layer of a basic cell, operatively connected to said memory block and said logic block and having input basic cells provided in parallel to a row direction and transferring the address signal to said memory block; fixed position power source lines provided at said peripheral portions of said memory circuit and formed of a first conductive layer above the basic cell level of said basic cell, extending in the row direction and intersecting each input basic cell in said input basic cell row producing intersection points; and at least one contact hole, located at one of said intersection points, for connecting one of said power source lines and a selected input basic cell, said input basic cells of said basic cell row not connected to said power source lines receiving the address signal; wherein said selected input basic cell connected by said contact hole is set to a predetermined logic level by the one of said power source lines, thereby changing one of memory capacity and function of said memory block.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
131 words
A gate array type large-scale integrated circuit device as claimed in claim 16, wherein said memory circuit comprises: a memory cell array comprising a plurality of memory cells; a sense amplifier group comprising a plurality of sense amplifiers operatively connected to said input basic cell row; a write amplifier group comprising a plurality of write amplifiers operatively connected to said memory cell array and said sense amplifiers; a word address register group comprising a plurality of word address registers operatively connected to said input basic cell row; a word decoder group comprising a plurality of word decoders operatively connected to said memory cell array and said word address registers; and a control circuit operatively connected to said input basic cell row, said sense amplifiers, said write amplifiers and said word decoders.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
27 words
A gate array type large-scale integrated circuit device as claimed in claim 16, wherein said power source lines comprise aluminum wiring above said basic cell row level.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
42 words
A gate array type large-scale integrated circuit device as claimed in claim 16, wherein said at least one contact hole is used for connecting said power source lines and one of a P + and an N + type substrate contact area.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
41 words
A gate array type large-scale integrated circuit device as claimed in claim 16, wherein said at least one contact hole is used for connecting said power source lines and one of a P + and an N + type diffusion layer.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
38 words
A gate array type large-scale integrated circuit device as claimed in claim 20, wherein said diffusion layer of said selected input basic cell is claimed to the one of said power source lines by using said contact hole.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
191 words
A gate array type large-scale integrated circuit master slice device, comprising: a logic block having a plurality of basic cells and at least one stacked gate, the basic cells being arranged in a grid and producing an address signal; a memory block having at least one memory circuit; an input basic cell row including input basic cells provided in a row and parallel to a row direction, forming input circuits connecting said memory block and said logic block, and transferring the address signal; power source lines provided for said logic block and formed of first and second conductive layers of aluminum wiring intersecting said input basic cells forming intersection points; and at least one contact hole, located at one of the intersection points, for connecting between one of said power source lines and said stacked gate, said input basic cells not connected to said power source lines receiving the address signal from said logic block; wherein said stacked gate connected by said contact hole is set to a predetermined logic level by the one of said power source lines, thereby changing one of memory capacity and function of said memory block.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
191 words
A gate array type large-scale integrated circuit master slice device, comprising: a logic block having a plurality of basic cells and at least one stacked gate, the basic cells being arranged in a grid and producing an address signal; a memory block having at least one memory circuit; an input basic cell row including input basic cells provided in a row and parallel to a row direction, forming input circuits connecting said memory block and said logic block, and transferring the address signal; power source lines provided for said logic block and formed of first and second conductive layers of aluminum wiring intersecting said input basic cells forming intersection points; and at least one contact hole, located at one of the intersection points, for connecting between one of said power source lines and said stacked gate, said input basic cells not connected to said power source lines receiving the address signal from said logic block; wherein said stacked gate connected by said contact hole is set to a predetermined logic level by the one of said power source lines, thereby changing one of memory capacity and function of said memory block.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
37 words
A gate array type large-scale integrated circuit device as claimed in claim 22, wherein said memory block further comprises input terminals in peripheral portions for said stacked interconnecting gate and said memory circuit using said contact hole.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
43 words
A gate array type large-scale integrated circuit device as claimed in claim 22, wherein said at least one contact hole is used for connecting between said power source line and one of a P + and an N + type substrate contact area.
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