Semiconductor device having groups of pads which receive the same signal

Claim 2

A semiconductor device comprising: a first bonding pad which receives a signal during a test of said device; a second bonding pad which is used during the assembly process of said device, said first and second bonding pads comprising a first group of pads; an input buffer circuit having an input coupled to said first and second bonding pads and an output coupled to a remaining portion of said semiconductor device; a bonding pad serving as a power supply terminal; first and second n-channel enhancement type MOS transistors each having gates which are connected to said first and second bonding pads respectively, having sources which are connected to a ground potential, and having drains which are connected to said input of said input buffer circuit; and first and second resistors each having a high resistance and connected between said first and second bonding pads respectively and the ground potential.

Claim 3

A semiconductor device according to claim 1, wherein said input buffer circuit is a differential amplifier circuit having a first input which is connected to the drains of said first and second MOS transistors, and a third n-channel enhancement type MOS transistor having a drain connected to a second input of said differential amplifier circuit and a gate of said third MOS transistor which is connected to a reference potential.

Claim 4

A semiconductor device comprising: a first bonding pad; a second bonding pad, said first and second bonding pads comprising a first group of pads; an input buffer circuit having an input coupled to said first and second bonding pads and an output coupled to a remaining portion of said semiconductor device; a bonding pad serving as a power supply terminal; and first and second switching elements connected between said first and second bonding pads respectively and the input of said buffer circuit, said switching elements controlled so as to be selectively turned on.

Claim 5

A semiconductor device comprising: a first bonding pad; a second bonding pad, said first and second bonding pads comprising a first group of pads; an input buffer circuit having an input coupled to said first and second bonding pads and an output coupled to a remaining portion of said semiconductor device; a bonding pad serving as a power supply terminal; and first and second switching elements connected between said first and second bonding pads respectively and the input of said buffer circuit, said switching elements controlled so as to be selectively turned on.

Claim 6

A semiconductor device comprising: a first bonding pad; a second bonding pad, said first and second bonding pads comprising a first group of pads; a first input buffer circuit having an input coupled to said first bonding pad; a second input buffer circuit having an input coupled to said second bonding pad; a logic circuit having inputs coupled to outputs of said buffer circuits, and an output coupled to a remaining portion of said semiconductor device; a bonding pad serving as a power supply terminal; and first and second resistors each having a high resistance and connected between said first and second bonding pads respectively and one of power supply potential or ground potential.

Claim 7

A semiconductor device comprising: a first bonding pad; a second bonding pad, said first and second bonding pads comprising a first group of pads; a first input buffer circuit having an input coupled to said first bonding pad; a second input buffer circuit having an input coupled to said second bonding pad; a logic circuit having inputs coupled to outputs of said buffer circuits, and an output coupled to a remaining portion of said semiconductor device; a bonding pad serving as a power supply terminal; and first and second resistors each having a high resistance and connected between said first and second bonding pads respectively and one of power supply potential or ground potential.

Claim 8

A semiconductor device comprising: a first bonding pad; a second bonding pad, said first and second bonding pads comprising a first group of pads; a first input buffer circuit having an input coupled to said first bonding pad, and first and second outputs which are complementary to each other; a second input buffer circuit having an input coupled to said second bonding pad, and first and second outputs which are complementary to each other; a plurality of first switching elements, having first ends which are connected to said first outputs of said first and second input buffer circuits respectively, and having second ends which are connected together; and a plurality of second switching elements, having first ends which are connected to said second outputs of said first and second input buffer circuits respectively, and having second ends which are connected together, wherein said first bonding pad is connected to a signal during a test of said device, and said second bonding pad is used during an assembly process of said device.

Claim 9

A semiconductor device comprising: a first bonding pad; a second bonding pad, said first and second bonding pads comprising a first group of pads; a first input buffer circuit having an input coupled to said first bonding pad, and first and second outputs which are complementary to each other; a second input buffer circuit having an input coupled to said second bonding pad, and first and second outputs which are complementary to each other; a plurality of first switching elements, having first ends which are connected to said first outputs of said first and second input buffer circuits respectively, and having second ends which are connected together; and a plurality of second switching elements, having first ends which are connected to said second outputs of said first and second input buffer circuits respectively, and having second ends which are connected together, wherein said first bonding pad is connected to a signal during a test of said device, and said second bonding pad is used during an assembly process of said device.

Claim 10

A semiconductor device comprising: a first bonding pad; a second bonding pad, said first and second bonding pads comprising a first group of pads; a first input buffer circuit having an input coupled to said first bonding pad; a second input buffer circuit having an input coupled to said second bonding pad; a logic circuit having inputs coupled to outputs of said buffer circuits, and an output coupled to a remaining portion of said semiconductor device; a bonding pad serving as a power supply terminal; and control signal generator circuits for respectively generating control signals to separately control active/inactive states of said first and second input buffer circuits.

Claim 11

A semiconductor device comprising: a first bonding pad; a second bonding pad, said first and second bonding pads comprising a first group of pads; a first input buffer circuit having an input coupled to said first bonding pad; a second input buffer circuit having an input coupled to said second bonding pad; a logic circuit having inputs coupled to outputs of said buffer circuits, and an output coupled to a remaining portion of said semiconductor device; a bonding pad serving as a power supply terminal; and control signal generator circuits for respectively generating control signals to separately control active/inactive states of said first and second input buffer circuits.

Claim 12

A semiconductor device according to claim 6, wherein said outputs of said first and second input buffer circuits have high impedance when said first and second input buffer circuits are rendered in the inactive state, and respective outputs of said first and second input buffer circuits are directly connected to each other.

Claim 13

A semiconductor device comprising: a first bonding pad; a second bonding pad, said first and second bonding pads comprising a first group of pads; a first input buffer circuit having an input coupled to said first bonding pad; a second input buffer circuit having an input coupled to said second bonding pad; a logic circuit having inputs coupled to outputs of said buffer circuits, and an output coupled to a remaining portion of said semiconductor device; a bonding pad serving as a power supply terminal, wherein said first bonding pad is connected to a signal during a test of said device, and said second bonding pad is used during an assembly process of said device.

Claim 14

A semiconductor device comprising: a first bonding pad; a second bonding pad, said first and second bonding pads comprising a first group of pads; a first input buffer circuit having an input coupled to said first bonding pad; a second input buffer circuit having an input coupled to said second bonding pad; a logic circuit having inputs coupled to outputs of said buffer circuits, and an output coupled to a remaining portion of said semiconductor device; a bonding pad serving as a power supply terminal, wherein said first bonding pad is connected to a signal during a test of said device, and said second bonding pad is used during an assembly process of said device.

Claim 15

A semiconductor device according to any one of claims 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 8, wherein said first bonding pad used during said stress test is larger than said second bonding pad used for said assembly.

Claim 16

A semiconductor device according to any one of claims 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 8, further comprising a group of bonding pads formed so as to correspond to the grouped terminals other than said power supply terminal, said group of bonding pads including a group of said first bonding pads which are not used for assembly and locally arranged on one side of a semiconductor chip.

Claim 17

A semiconductor device according to any one of claims 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 8, further comprising a plurality of paired bonding pads having a same function and formed so as to correspond to the grouped terminals other than said power supply terminal, said plurality of paired bonding pads including one group of pads arranged on opposing sides of a semiconductor chip and used for assembly when the semiconductor chip is housed in a ZIP package and another group of pads arranged on another side of the semiconductor chip and used for assembly when the semiconductor chip is housed in an SOJ package.

Claim 18

A semiconductor device according to any one of claims 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 8, wherein said first bonding pad is included in a plurality of chip regions when said semiconductor device is shaped like a wafer.

Claim 19

A semiconductor device according to any one of claims 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 8, wherein said first bonding pad receives a signal during said test prior to assembly of the device, and the second bonding pad receives said signal during operation of said device after the assembly.

Claim 20

A semiconductor device according to claim 12, wherein said plurality of chip regions are exposed together by a wafer pattern exposure device.

Claim 21

A semiconductor device according to claim 14, wherein said plurality of chip regions are all formed on the wafer.

Claim 22

A semiconductor device, comprising: a first bonding pad which receives a signal during a test of said device; a second bonding pad which is used during an assembly process of said device, said first and second bonding pads comprising a first group of pads; an input buffer circuit having an input coupled to said first and second bonding pads and an output coupled to a remaining portion of said semiconductor device; and a bonding pad serving as a power supply terminal, wherein said first bonding pad is larger than said second bonding pad.

Claim 23

A semiconductor device, comprising: a first bonding pad which receives a signal during a test of said device; a second bonding pad which is used during an assembly process of said device, said first and second bonding pads comprising a first group of pads; an input buffer circuit having an input coupled to said first and second bonding pads and an output coupled to a remaining portion of said semiconductor device; and a bonding pad serving as a power supply terminal, wherein said first bonding pad is larger than said second bonding pad.

Claim 24

A semiconductor device comprising: a first bonding pad which receives a signal during a test of said device; a second bonding pad which is used during an assembly process of said device, said first and second bonding pads comprising a first group of pads; an input buffer circuit having an input coupled to said first and second bonding pads and an output coupled to a remaining portion of said semiconductor device; a bonding pad serving as a power supply terminal; and a plurality of paired bonding pads having a same function and formed so as to correspond to the grouped pads other than said power supply terminal, said plurality of paired bonding pads including one group of pads arranged on one side of a semiconductor chip and used for assembly when the semiconductor chip is housed in a ZIP package and another group of pads arranged on a second opposed side of the semiconductor chip and used for assembly when the semiconductor chip is housed in an SOJ package.

Claim 25

A semiconductor device comprising: a first bonding pad which receives a signal during a test of said device; a second bonding pad which is used during an assembly process of said device, said first and second bonding pads comprising a first group of pads; an input buffer circuit having an input coupled to said first and second bonding pads and an output coupled to a remaining portion of said semiconductor device; a bonding pad serving as a power supply terminal; and a plurality of paired bonding pads having a same function and formed so as to correspond to the grouped pads other than said power supply terminal, said plurality of paired bonding pads including one group of pads arranged on one side of a semiconductor chip and used for assembly when the semiconductor chip is housed in a ZIP package and another group of pads arranged on a second opposed side of the semiconductor chip and used for assembly when the semiconductor chip is housed in an SOJ package.

Claim 26

A semiconductor device comprising: a dynamic random access memory (DRAM) circuit; one first bonding pad which receives a row address strobe (RAS) control signal during a test of said DRAM circuit; one second bonding pad which is used during an assembly process of said device; and a first input buffer circuit having an input coupled to said one first and said one second bonding pads and an output coupled to said DRAM circuit.

Claim 27

A semiconductor device comprising: a dynamic random access memory (DRAM) circuit; one first bonding pad which receives a row address strobe (RAS) control signal during a test of said DRAM circuit; one second bonding pad which is used during an assembly process of said device; and a first input buffer circuit having an input coupled to said one first and said one second bonding pads and an output coupled to said DRAM circuit.

Claim 28

A semiconductor device according to claim 18, further comprising: another first bonding pad which receives a column address strobe (CAS) control signal during the test of said DRAM circuit; another second bonding pad which is used during the assembly process of said device; and a second input buffer circuit having an input coupled to said another first and said another second bonding pads and output coupled to said DRAM circuit.

Claim 29

A semiconductor device according to claim 19, wherein said test is a voltage stress test of said DRAM circuit.

Claim 30

A semiconductor device according to claim 19, wherein said test includes a voltage stress test and a die sort test which are carried out when said semiconductor device is in a wafer state.

Claim 31

A semiconductor device according to claim 19, wherein said one first and said another first bonding pads are locally arranged on one side of a semiconductor chip.

Claim 32

A semiconductor device according to claim 18, wherein said test is a voltage stress test of said DRAM circuit.

Claim 33

A semiconductor device according to claim 18, wherein said test includes a voltage stress test and a die sort test which are carried out when said semiconductor device is in a wafer state.