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US7294936B2
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Semiconductor device
Assignee: Sony Corp
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Filing: 2005-02-08
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Granted: 2007-11-13
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Expires: 2025-02-08
Abstract
Abstract In the case where a first semiconductor chip 100 and a second semiconductor chip 200 are stacked, both the semiconductor chips 100 and 200 are connected using micro bumps, in which a circuit block in the first semiconductor chip and a circuit block in the second semiconductor chip are connected by the micro bumps, and the circuit block in the second semiconductor chip is also connected to the external electrode by the micro bumps through the first semiconductor chip. Further, micro bumps 121, 221 that connect circuit blocks 101, 102, 103, 104 and 210 of both the semiconductor chips 100, 200 and the micro bumps 122, 222 that connect the circuit block 210 in one chip 200 to an external electrode are arranged in different positions.
Inventors
- 👤 Kazuhiro Kondo
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 12:12
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10W; H10W90/00; H10W72/00; H10W72/50; H10W72/541; H10W72/5445; H10W72/551; H10W72/552; H10W72/5525; H10W72/90; H10W72/931; H10W72/932; H10W90/701; H10W90/721; H10W90/722; H10W90/751; H10W90/752
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
207 words
A semiconductor device comprising: a first semiconductor chip including a plurality of memory elements and a second semiconductor chip including a central processing unit (CPU) block stacked, wherein said first semiconductor chip includes a first electrode portion for connecting to an external electrode through wiring, a second electrode portion having micro bumps for connecting said CPU block in said second semiconductor chip to said first electrode portion, and a third electrode portion having micro bumps for providing a data connection from said memory block in said first semiconductor chip to said CPU block in said second semiconductor chip; and said second semiconductor chip includes a fourth electrode portion having micro bumps for connecting to the second electrode portion in said first semiconductor chip, and a fifth electrode portion having micro bumps for connecting to the third electrode portion in said first semiconductor chip, wherein the second electrode portion in said first semiconductor chip and the fourth electrode portion in said second semiconductor chip are arranged in a vicinity of a peripheral portion on each chip and the third electrode portion in said first semiconductor chip and the fifth electrode portion in said second semiconductor chip are arranged in a vicinity of a center portion on each chip.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
207 words
A semiconductor device comprising: a first semiconductor chip including a plurality of memory elements and a second semiconductor chip including a central processing unit (CPU) block stacked, wherein said first semiconductor chip includes a first electrode portion for connecting to an external electrode through wiring, a second electrode portion having micro bumps for connecting said CPU block in said second semiconductor chip to said first electrode portion, and a third electrode portion having micro bumps for providing a data connection from said memory block in said first semiconductor chip to said CPU block in said second semiconductor chip; and said second semiconductor chip includes a fourth electrode portion having micro bumps for connecting to the second electrode portion in said first semiconductor chip, and a fifth electrode portion having micro bumps for connecting to the third electrode portion in said first semiconductor chip, wherein the second electrode portion in said first semiconductor chip and the fourth electrode portion in said second semiconductor chip are arranged in a vicinity of a peripheral portion on each chip and the third electrode portion in said first semiconductor chip and the fifth electrode portion in said second semiconductor chip are arranged in a vicinity of a center portion on each chip.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
55 words
The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein a number of micro bumps constituting said third and fifth electrode portions is at least a number corresponding to a number of bits of a memory element which is included in said first semiconductor chip and in which a readout or writing is performed in parallel.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein a memory element included in said first semiconductor chip is a DRAM.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
41 words
The semiconductor device according to claim 3 , wherein a number of micro bumps constituting said third and fifth electrode portions is at least equal to a bit width of each of an input and an output bus of the DRAM.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
45 words
The semiconductor device according to claim 3 , wherein a bit width of each of an input bus and an output bus of the DRAM is 128 bits, and, the number of micro bumps constituting said third and fifth electrode portions is at least 256.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
16 words
The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein the first semiconductor chip includes four DRAMS.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
48 words
The semiconductor device according to claim 6 , wherein a bit width of each of an input bus and an output bus of each of the four DRAMS is 128 bits, and the number of micro bumps constituting said third and fifth electrode portions is at least 1024.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
190 words
A semiconductor device comprising: a first semiconductor chip including a plurality of memory elements, a second semiconductor chip including a central processing unit (CPU) block stacked, a first electrode configured to connect the first semiconductor chip to an external electrode through wiring, a second electrode having micro bumps configured to connect said CPU block in said second semiconductor chip to the first electrode, a third electrode having micro bumps configured to provide a data connection from said memory block in said first semiconductor chip to said CPU block in said second semiconductor chip, a fourth electrode having micro bumps configured to connect to the second electrode in said first semiconductor chip, and a fifth electrode having micro bumps configured to connect to the third electrode in said first semiconductor chip, wherein the second electrode in said first semiconductor chip and the fourth electrode in said second semiconductor chip are located in a vicinity of a peripheral portion on each chip, and the third electrode in said first semiconductor chip and the fifth electrode in said second semiconductor chip are located in a vicinity of a center portion on each chip.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
190 words
A semiconductor device comprising: a first semiconductor chip including a plurality of memory elements, a second semiconductor chip including a central processing unit (CPU) block stacked, a first electrode configured to connect the first semiconductor chip to an external electrode through wiring, a second electrode having micro bumps configured to connect said CPU block in said second semiconductor chip to the first electrode, a third electrode having micro bumps configured to provide a data connection from said memory block in said first semiconductor chip to said CPU block in said second semiconductor chip, a fourth electrode having micro bumps configured to connect to the second electrode in said first semiconductor chip, and a fifth electrode having micro bumps configured to connect to the third electrode in said first semiconductor chip, wherein the second electrode in said first semiconductor chip and the fourth electrode in said second semiconductor chip are located in a vicinity of a peripheral portion on each chip, and the third electrode in said first semiconductor chip and the fifth electrode in said second semiconductor chip are located in a vicinity of a center portion on each chip.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
50 words
The semiconductor device according to claim 8 , wherein a number of micro bumps constituting said third and fifth electrodes is at least a number of bits of a memory element which is included in said first semiconductor chip and in which a readout or writing is performed in parallel.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
21 words
The semiconductor device according to claim 8 , wherein a memory element included in said first semiconductor chip is a DRAM.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
41 words
The semiconductor device according to claim 10 , wherein a number of micro bumps constituting said third and fifth electrode portions is at least equal to a bit width of each of an input and an output bus of the DRAM.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
45 words
The semiconductor device according to claim 10 , wherein a bit width of each of an input bus and an output bus of the DRAM is 128 bits, and, the number of micro bumps constituting said third and fifth electrode portions is at least 256.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
16 words
The semiconductor device according to claim 8 , wherein the first semiconductor chip includes four DRAMS.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
48 words
The semiconductor device according to claim 13 , wherein a bit width of each of an input bus and an output bus of each of the four DRANIS is 128 bits, and the number of micro bumps constituting said third and fifth electrode portions is at least 1024.
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