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US5019889A
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Semiconductor integrated circuit device
Assignee: Hitachi Ltd
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Filing: 1990-02-08
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Granted: 1991-05-28
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Expires: 2010-02-08
Abstract
Abstract In an oscillation circuit consisting of an amplification circuit portion composed of transistors of input/output circuit basic cells of a gate array disposed on a semiconductor pellet and an oscillator disposed outside the semiconductor pellet, the amplification circuit portion consists of transistors for an output circuit of the input/output buffer circuit basic cells. The dielectric breakdown characteristics of the amplification circuit portion of the oscillation circuit can be improved because the structure of the transistor for the output circuit is more highly resistant to dielectric breakdown than the structure of the transistor for the input circuit.
Inventors
- 👤 Yoshio Shintani
- 👤 Mikio Inatsu
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 09:59
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10D; H10D84/00; H10D84/90; H10D84/998; H10W; H10W72/00; H10W72/90
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
115 words
A semiconductor device comprising: a semiconductor pellet; an internal cell array constituted by arranging a plurality of basic cells formed on said semiconductor pellet; input/output cells, for input/output buffer circuits, disposed in the outer peripheral direction of said internal cell array and each of said input/output cells having a first cell and a second cell, said first cell having first MISFETs for forming an input circuit, said second cell having second MISFETs for forming an output circuit; external terminals disposed in such a manner as to correspond to said input/output cells and to be positioned more outward than said input/output cells; and an amplification circuit portion of an oscillation circuit constituted by said second MISFETs.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
115 words
A semiconductor device comprising: a semiconductor pellet; an internal cell array constituted by arranging a plurality of basic cells formed on said semiconductor pellet; input/output cells, for input/output buffer circuits, disposed in the outer peripheral direction of said internal cell array and each of said input/output cells having a first cell and a second cell, said first cell having first MISFETs for forming an input circuit, said second cell having second MISFETs for forming an output circuit; external terminals disposed in such a manner as to correspond to said input/output cells and to be positioned more outward than said input/output cells; and an amplification circuit portion of an oscillation circuit constituted by said second MISFETs.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
19 words
A semiconductor device according to claim 1, wherein said second MISFET has greater driving capacity than said first MISFET.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
A semiconductor device according to claim 2, wherein said second MISFET has a greater ratio of a gate-width/gate-length than said first MISFET.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
A semiconductor device according to claim 3, wherein said second MISFETs comprise P-channel MISFETs and N-channel MISFETs, and said first MISFETs comprise P-channel MISFETs and N-channel MISFETs.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
25 words
A semiconductor device according to claim 4, wherein said amplification circuit portion of the oscillation circuit comprises an inverter circuit constituted by said second MISFETs.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
32 words
A semiconductor device according to claim 5, wherein said oscillation circuit comprises two adjacent input/output cells, the external terminals corresponding to said two input/output cells, and protective resistors of said input/output cells.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
18 words
A semiconductor device according to claim 6, wherein said semiconductor device is fabricated by a master slice system.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
16 words
A semiconductor device according to claim 7, wherein said basic cell is a CMOS type cell.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
56 words
A semiconductor device according to claim 6, wherein capacitors, disposed outside said pellet, are electrically connected in series, respectively, between a reference potential and said external terminals, and a resistor and a quartz for positive feedback, disposed outside said pellet, are electrically connected in parallel between said external terminals so as to form the oscillation circuit.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
15 words
A semiconductor device according to claim 9, wherein said external terminal is a bonding pad.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
30 words
A semiconductor device according to claim 6, wherein said protective resister is disposed between a first cell of the input/output cell and the external terminals corresponding to said input/output cell.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
118 words
A semiconductor device comprising: a semiconductor pellet; an internal cell array constituted by arranging a plurality of basic cells formed on said semiconductor pellet; input/output cells, for input/output buffer circuits, disposed in the outer peripheral direction of said internal cell array and each of said input/output cells having a first cell and a second cell, said first cell having first bipolar transistors for forming an input circuit, said second cell having second bipolar transistors for forming an output circuit; external terminals disposed in such a manner as to correspond to said input/output cells and to be positioned more outward than said input/output cells; and an amplification circuit portion of an oscillation circuit constituted by said second bipolar transistors.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
118 words
A semiconductor device comprising: a semiconductor pellet; an internal cell array constituted by arranging a plurality of basic cells formed on said semiconductor pellet; input/output cells, for input/output buffer circuits, disposed in the outer peripheral direction of said internal cell array and each of said input/output cells having a first cell and a second cell, said first cell having first bipolar transistors for forming an input circuit, said second cell having second bipolar transistors for forming an output circuit; external terminals disposed in such a manner as to correspond to said input/output cells and to be positioned more outward than said input/output cells; and an amplification circuit portion of an oscillation circuit constituted by said second bipolar transistors.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
21 words
A semiconductor device according to claim 12, wherein said second bipolar transistor has greater driving capacity than said first bipolar transistor.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
33 words
A semiconductor device according to claim 18, wherein said second bipolar transistors comprise NPN bipolar transistors and PNP bipolar transistors, and said first bipolar transistors comprise NPN bipolar transistors and PNP bipolar transistors.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
26 words
A semiconductor device according to claim 14, wherein said amplification circuit portion of the oscillation circuit comprises an inverter circuit constituted by said second bipolar transistors.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
32 words
A semiconductor device according to claim 15, wherein said oscillation circuit comprises two adjacent input/output cells, the external terminals corresponding to said two input/output cells, and protective resistors of said input/output cells.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
18 words
A semiconductor device according to claim 16, wherein said semiconductor device is fabricated by a master slice system.
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