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Semiconductor integrated circuit device

Assignee: Hitachi Ltd
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Filing: 1990-06-26
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Granted: 1991-03-19
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Expires: 2010-06-26
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Abstract

Abstract A semiconductor integrated circuit device is disclosed. The circuit device uses modified (m+n) input cells, each equipped with high load driving functional elements disposed at the periphery of the cell, and having n signal input terminal(s) in addition to m normal signal input terminals that are incorporated in the cell.

Inventors

  • 👤 Yasunaga Suzuki
  • 👤 Toshiaki Matsubara
  • 👤 Haruo Mamyoda
  • 👤 Akira Uragami

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-09 04:43
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10D; H10D84/00; H10D84/90; H10D84/996; H10D84/01; H10D84/0107; H10D84/40; H10D84/401; H10D84/80; H10D84/82; H10D84/83

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim 258 words
A semiconductor integrated circuit device comprising: (1) basic cells, each formed at predetermined area of semiconductor substrate, and each including a first and a second MOSFETs including a gate electrode and semiconductor regions serving as a pair of source and drain regions, respectively, and a pair of bipolar transistors; (2) basic cell arrays, each formed by disposing a plurality of said basic cells in a predetermined direction; (3) a basic cell matrix formed by disposing a plurality of said basic cell arrays in a direction substantially perpendicular to said predetermined direction and with predetermined gaps between them; and (4) a first operating potential line and a second operating potential line extending along said basic cell array substantially in parallel with said predetermined direction so as to pass opposite peripheries of each of said basic cells, and which are connected to selected ones of said bipolar transistors, wherein each of said bipolar transistors of said pair of bipolar transistors are respectively arranged at said opposite peripheries in said basic cell and said semiconductor regions serving as said pair of source and drain regions of said first and second MOSFETs are arranged substantially at a center portion of said basic cell, and wherein said gate electrode of said first MOSFET is extended so s to intersect said first and/or second operating potential lines and said gate electrode of said second MOSFET is extended between said pair of bipolar transistors so that both end portions of said gate electrode of said second MOSFET are arranged between said pair of bipolar transistors.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 258 words
A semiconductor integrated circuit device comprising: (1) basic cells, each formed at predetermined area of semiconductor substrate, and each including a first and a second MOSFETs including a gate electrode and semiconductor regions serving as a pair of source and drain regions, respectively, and a pair of bipolar transistors; (2) basic cell arrays, each formed by disposing a plurality of said basic cells in a predetermined direction; (3) a basic cell matrix formed by disposing a plurality of said basic cell arrays in a direction substantially perpendicular to said predetermined direction and with predetermined gaps between them; and (4) a first operating potential line and a second operating potential line extending along said basic cell array substantially in parallel with said predetermined direction so as to pass opposite peripheries of each of said basic cells, and which are connected to selected ones of said bipolar transistors, wherein each of said bipolar transistors of said pair of bipolar transistors are respectively arranged at said opposite peripheries in said basic cell and said semiconductor regions serving as said pair of source and drain regions of said first and second MOSFETs are arranged substantially at a center portion of said basic cell, and wherein said gate electrode of said first MOSFET is extended so s to intersect said first and/or second operating potential lines and said gate electrode of said second MOSFET is extended between said pair of bipolar transistors so that both end portions of said gate electrode of said second MOSFET are arranged between said pair of bipolar transistors.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 85 words
A semiconductor integrated circuit device according to claim 1, which further comprises: (5) first wirings extending in said basic cell array between said first and second operating potential lines, and second wirings extended in regions of said predetermined gaps between said basic cell arrays, said first and second wirings connecting selected ones of said MOSFETs and said bipolar transistor formed in said basic cells of said basic cell arrays to form a plurality of composite circuits comprising the combination of said MOSFETs and bipolar transistors.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 31 words
A semiconductor integrated circuit device according to claim 2, wherein said first wirings are comprised of a conductive material of the same layer as said first and second operating potential lines.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 29 words
A semiconductor integrated circuit device according to claim 2, wherein said second wirings are connected to end portions of said gate electrodes of selected ones of said first MOSFET.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 27 words
A semiconductor integrated circuit device according to claim 1, wherein said gate electrodes of said first and second MOSFETs are made of a polycrystalline silicon film, respectively.

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