US5309015A
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Clock wiring and semiconductor integrated circuit device having the same
Assignee: Hitachi Ltd
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Filing: 1992-10-26
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Granted: 1994-05-03
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Expires: 2012-10-26
Abstract
Abstract In a clock wiring of a semiconductor integrated circuit device or a printed wiring, a shield clock wiring to be connected with the same drive source as a drive source to be connected with the clock wiring is laid adjacent to the whole or partial length of the clock wiring.
Inventors
- 👤 Makoto Kuwata
- 👤 Nobuaki Kitamura
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 10:49
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F1/00; G06F1/04; G06F1/10; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S257/00; Y10S257/92
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
70 words
A semiconductor integrated circuit device comprising: a clock wiring; a shield clock wiring; a first clock driver connected with said clock wiring; a second clock driver connected with said shield clock wiring; and a clock pulse generator for feeding a clock signal to said first clock driver and said second clock driver, wherein said clock wiring is arrayed close to said shield clock wiring in its whole or partial length.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
70 words
A semiconductor integrated circuit device comprising: a clock wiring; a shield clock wiring; a first clock driver connected with said clock wiring; a second clock driver connected with said shield clock wiring; and a clock pulse generator for feeding a clock signal to said first clock driver and said second clock driver, wherein said clock wiring is arrayed close to said shield clock wiring in its whole or partial length.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
A semiconductor integrated circuit device according to claim 1, wherein said first clock driver is arranged just below or in the vicinity of a power wiring.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
A semiconductor integrated circuit device according to claim 2, wherein said clock wiring has said shield clock wiring laid adjacent to itself.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
25 words
A semiconductor integrated circuit device according to claim 3, wherein said clock wiring has said shield clock wiring laid at its righthand and/or lefthand side.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
36 words
A semiconductor integrated circuit device according to claim 4, wherein said shield clock wiring is wider between adjacent lines through which different clock phases are communicated, than between said shield clock wiring and said clock wiring.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
27 words
A semiconductor integrated circuit device according to claim 5, wherein said shield clock wiring is arrayed between the adjacent lines of different phases of said clock wiring.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
43 words
A semiconductor integrated circuit device according to claim 6, wherein said semiconductor integrated circuit device is formed from a plurality of layers, and wherein said clock wiring and said shield clock wiring are formed in a common layer of said plurality of layers.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
26 words
A semiconductor integrated circuit device according to claim 7, wherein said shield clock wiring has its terminal connected with a passive element or an active element.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
27 words
A semiconductor integrated circuit device according to claim 8, wherein said second clock driver has a higher power output capacity than that of said first clock driver.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
36 words
A semiconductor integrated circuit device according to claim 9, wherein a clock signal to be inputted to said shield clock wiring is shifted in phase from a clock signal to be inputted to said clock wiring.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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