IP Library Granted Patent US 6,909,655
Granted Patent B2
US 6,909,655 · App. 10/707,536 · Granted Jun 21, 2005

Integrated circuit

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Patent No.
US 6,909,655
App. No.
10/707,536
Granted
Jun 21, 2005
Kind
B2
Abstract

A plurality of decoding circuits 1 a to 1 f are arranged near a plurality of circuit blocks 2 to 7 , which are arranged on the semiconductor chip 10 in a scattered manner, and the signal lines 8 prior to decoding, including the address lines and the data lines, are wired to each decoding circuit 1 a to 1 f . Through these wirings, the number of wirings routed over on the semiconductor chip 10 can be made in accordance with the number of bits of the signal lines 8 alone. So, compared with the past where the signal lines 20 , which were great in number after decoding, were routed over to each circuit block 2 to 7 , the wiring area as a whole can be greatly reduced. This can lead to miniaturization of chip size, reduction of crosstalk noise, and facilitation of layout.

Claims (5)

1. An integrated circuit that integrates a plurality of functional blocks within a single semiconductor chip, the integrated circuit comprising:

a plurality of decoding circuits within said semiconductor chip, for which address times and data lines are connected to an input terminal, an address signal inputted from said address lines is decoded, and the data inputted from said data lines is outputted according to the results of the decoding; and

signal lines with slew bits including said address lines and said data lines, wherein said signal lines are wired to said plurality of the decoding circuits,

wherein said plurality of the decoding circuits are arranged in the same number of said plurality of functional blocks.

2. The integrated circuit according to claim 1 , wherein said plurality of the decoding circuits are respectively arranged near said plurality of functional blocks.

Assignments (6)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 18, 2015
From: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
To: RICOH ELECTRONIC DEVICES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 035011/0219 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 30, 2009
From: NSC CO., LTD.
To: RICOH CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 023449/0462 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Sep 16, 2009
From: NIIGATA SEIMITSU CO., LTD.
To: NSC CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 023240/0899 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ASSIGNEES PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 019890 FRAME 0858. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNEE TO BOTH RICOH CO., LTD. AND NIIGATA SEIMITSU CO., LTD. EQUALLY SHARING RIGHTS (50/50). Recorded Oct 7, 2008
From: NIIGATA SEIMITSU CO., LTD.
To: NIIGATA SEIMITSU CO., LTD.; RICOH CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 021642/0242 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 27, 2007
From: NIIGATA SEIMITSU CO., LTD.
To: RICOH CO. LTD.
Reel/Frame 019890/0858 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 19, 2003
From: KARASUDANI, MUNEHIRO
To: NIIGATA SEIMITSU CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 014208/0577 →