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Semiconductor integrated circuit device having improvement arrangement of pads
Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corp
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Filing: 1994-08-18
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Granted: 1996-12-24
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Expires: 2014-08-18
Abstract
Abstract A DRAM includes a package, a semiconductor chip housed in the package, and a plurality of leads each disposed from the outside of the package over the periphery of the semiconductor chip. The power supply potential is applied to some of the leads. Corresponding to one power supply lead, one power supply pad and one selection pad are formed. Corresponding to another power supply lead, another power supply pad and another selection pad are formed. Each of these two selection pads is connected or not connected to the corresponding power supply lead by bonding. As a result, one of four word configurations is selected. Since these two selection pads are disposed in the vicinity of the corresponding power supply leads, respectively, the number of times of bonding to one power supply lead is reduced.
Inventors
- 👤 Kenichi Yasuda
- 👤 Kiyohiro Furutani
- 👤 Hiroshi Miyamoto
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 11:02
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10W; H10W72/00; H10W72/071; G; G11; G11C; G11C5/00; G11C5/14; B; B82; B82Y; B82Y10/00; G11C7/00; G11C7/10; G11C7/1006; G11C7/1015; G11C7/1045; H10W70/00; H10W70/40; H10W70/411; H10W70/415; G11C29/00; G11C29/04; G11C29/08; G11C29/12; G11C29/18; G11C2029/1804; H10W44/00; H10W44/20; H10W44/203; H10W44/206; H10W72/50; H10W72/531; H10W72/536; H10W72/5363; H10W72/541; H10W72/547; H10W72/5473; H10W72/59; H10W72/90; H10W72/931; H10W72/932; H10W72/934; H10W72/941; H10W72/944; H10W72/9445; H10W72/951; H10W72/981; H10W72/983; H10W74/00; H10W90/00; H10W90/701; H10W90/751; H10W90/756
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
216 words
A semiconductor integrated circuit device, comprising: a package; a semiconductor chip housed in said package and selectively carrying out any of a plurality of first predetermined operations; a plurality of leads each disposed from the outside of said package to a periphery of said semiconductor chip, said plurality of leads including a first power supply lead for receiving a power supply potential and a second power supply lead positioned apart from said first power supply lead for receiving a power supply potential; a first power supply pad disposed on said semiconductor chip and connected to said first power supply lead; a second power supply pad disposed on said semiconductor chip and connected to said second power supply lead; a first selection pad disposed in the vicinity of said first power supply lead on said semiconductor chip and having one of a connection state to said first power supply lead and a disconnection state therefrom; a second selection pad disposed in the vicinity of said second power supply lead on said semiconductor chip and having one of a connection state to said second power supply lead and a disconnection state therefrom; and first selecting means responsive to said connection/disconnection states of said first and second selection pads for selecting any of said plurality of first predetermined operations.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
216 words
A semiconductor integrated circuit device, comprising: a package; a semiconductor chip housed in said package and selectively carrying out any of a plurality of first predetermined operations; a plurality of leads each disposed from the outside of said package to a periphery of said semiconductor chip, said plurality of leads including a first power supply lead for receiving a power supply potential and a second power supply lead positioned apart from said first power supply lead for receiving a power supply potential; a first power supply pad disposed on said semiconductor chip and connected to said first power supply lead; a second power supply pad disposed on said semiconductor chip and connected to said second power supply lead; a first selection pad disposed in the vicinity of said first power supply lead on said semiconductor chip and having one of a connection state to said first power supply lead and a disconnection state therefrom; a second selection pad disposed in the vicinity of said second power supply lead on said semiconductor chip and having one of a connection state to said second power supply lead and a disconnection state therefrom; and first selecting means responsive to said connection/disconnection states of said first and second selection pads for selecting any of said plurality of first predetermined operations.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
212 words
The semiconductor integrated circuit device as recited in claim 1, wherein said semiconductor chip further carries out selectively any of a plurality of second predetermined operations, said plurality of leads further include a third power supply lead for receiving a power supply potential and a fourth power supply lead positioned apart from said third power supply lead for receiving a power supply potential, and said device further comprises a third power supply pad disposed on said semiconductor chip and connected to said third power supply lead, a fourth power supply pad disposed on said semiconductor chip and connected to said fourth power supply lead, a third selection pad disposed in the vicinity of said third power supply lead on said semiconductor chip and having one of a connection state to said third power supply lead and a disconnection state therefrom, a fourth selection pad disposed in the vicinity of said fourth power supply lead on said semiconductor chip and having one of a connection state to said fourth power supply lead and a disconnection state therefrom, and second selecting means responsive to the operation selected by said first selecting means and to each connection/disconnection state of said third and fourth selection pads for selecting any of said plurality of second predetermined operations.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
The semiconductor integrated circuit device as recited in claim 1, wherein each one end portion of said plurality of leads is disposed over said semiconductor chip.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
41 words
The semiconductor integrated circuit device as recited in claim 1, wherein said semiconductor chip is a semiconductor memory device which allows reading/writing of data, the number of data simultaneously read/written is determined in the operation selected by said first selecting means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
187 words
The semiconductor integrated circuit device, comprising: a package; a semiconductor chip housed in said package and selectively carrying out any of a plurality of first predetermined operations and any of a plurality of second predetermined operations; a plurality of leads each disposed from the outside of said package to a periphery of said semiconductor chip; a plurality of first selection pads each disposed corresponding to any of said plurality of leads on said semiconductor chip and having one of a connection state to a corresponding lead and a disconnection state therefrom; first selecting means responsive to the operation selected by said plurality of first selection pads for selecting any of said plurality of first predetermined operations; a plurality of second selection pads, each disposed corresponding to any of said plurality of leads on said semiconductor chip and having one of a connection state to a corresponding lead and a disconnection state therefrom; and second selecting means responsive to the operation selected by said first selecting means and said connection/disconnection states of said plurality of second selection pads for selecting any of said plurality of second predetermined operations.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
187 words
The semiconductor integrated circuit device, comprising: a package; a semiconductor chip housed in said package and selectively carrying out any of a plurality of first predetermined operations and any of a plurality of second predetermined operations; a plurality of leads each disposed from the outside of said package to a periphery of said semiconductor chip; a plurality of first selection pads each disposed corresponding to any of said plurality of leads on said semiconductor chip and having one of a connection state to a corresponding lead and a disconnection state therefrom; first selecting means responsive to the operation selected by said plurality of first selection pads for selecting any of said plurality of first predetermined operations; a plurality of second selection pads, each disposed corresponding to any of said plurality of leads on said semiconductor chip and having one of a connection state to a corresponding lead and a disconnection state therefrom; and second selecting means responsive to the operation selected by said first selecting means and said connection/disconnection states of said plurality of second selection pads for selecting any of said plurality of second predetermined operations.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
26 words
The semiconductor integrated circuit device as recited in claim 5, wherein each one end portion of said plurality of leads is disposed over said semiconductor chip.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
41 words
The semiconductor integrated circuit device as recited in claim 5, wherein said semiconductor chip is a semiconductor memory device which allows reading/writing of data, the number of data simultaneously read/written is determined in the operation selected by said first selecting means.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
222 words
A semiconductor integrated circuit device for use as a normal bend product and a reverse bend product, comprising: a package; a semiconductor chip housed in said package; a plurality of leads disposed along two opposing sides of said package, one half of all leads disposed on one of said two opposing sides and another half of all leads disposed on another of said two opposing sides to form pairs of opposing leads, and each lead disposed from the outside of said package to a periphery of said semiconductor chip; and a plurality of pads corresponding in number to said plurality of leads disposed in parallel with said two opposing sides on said semiconductor chip, a pair of pads corresponding to a pair of opposing leads, said pair of pads being disposed adjacent to each other, wherein when the product is configured as a normal bend product, one of two pads corresponding to two leads opposing each other is connected to one of said two leads and the other of the two pads is connected to the other of said two leads, and when the product is configured as a reverse bend product, said one of two pads is connected to said other of said two leads, and said other of the two pads is connected to said one of said two leads.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
222 words
A semiconductor integrated circuit device for use as a normal bend product and a reverse bend product, comprising: a package; a semiconductor chip housed in said package; a plurality of leads disposed along two opposing sides of said package, one half of all leads disposed on one of said two opposing sides and another half of all leads disposed on another of said two opposing sides to form pairs of opposing leads, and each lead disposed from the outside of said package to a periphery of said semiconductor chip; and a plurality of pads corresponding in number to said plurality of leads disposed in parallel with said two opposing sides on said semiconductor chip, a pair of pads corresponding to a pair of opposing leads, said pair of pads being disposed adjacent to each other, wherein when the product is configured as a normal bend product, one of two pads corresponding to two leads opposing each other is connected to one of said two leads and the other of the two pads is connected to the other of said two leads, and when the product is configured as a reverse bend product, said one of two pads is connected to said other of said two leads, and said other of the two pads is connected to said one of said two leads.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
26 words
The semiconductor integrated circuit device as recited in claim 8, wherein each one end portion of said plurality of leads is disposed over said semiconductor chip.
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