Semiconductor device
View Patent ↗A first wiring part in a first wiring layer is a starting terminal that is connected to a ground potential. The first wiring part and a second wiring part in a second wiring layer are connected by a first connecting part. The second wiring part and a third wiring part in a third wiring layer are connected by a second connecting part. A fourth wiring part continuously connected with the third wiring part and a fifth wiring part in the second wiring layer are connected by a third connecting part. The fifth wiring part and a sixth wiring part in the first wiring layer are connected by a fourth connecting part. A conducting path that is continuously connected from the starting terminal to an output end is formed by connecting a mound-shaped conducting path thus formed.
1. A semiconductor device comprising:
wiring units that are arranged in a plurality of wiring layers repectively;
a starting terminal that is formed with the wiring unit that is arranged in one of the wiring layers; and
a connecting unit that electrically connects the wiring units in different wiring layers, wherein
the starting terminal is connected to a first potential level,
it is selectable whether to form the connecting unit by changing a mask pattern,
it is selectable whether to form the wiring unit by changing the mask pattern,
the wiring unit is connectable to either of the first potential level and a second potential level, and forms a conducting path that is continuously connected from either of the starting terminal and an arbitrary wiring unit to an output terminal via the connecting unit,
the conducting path is formed with a combination of a first path and a second path, the first path extending from a lower wiring layer to an upper wiring layer from the starting terminal toward the output terminal, the second path extending from the upper wiring layer to the lower wiring layer from the starting terminal toward the output terminal, and
the output terminal is either of the first potential level and the second potential level.
2. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein each of the wiring layers includes
a first power line that is connected to the first potential level; and
a second power line that is connected to the second potential level.
3. The semiconductor device according to claim 2 , wherein the wiring unit is connectable to either of the first power line and the second power line formed on the wiring layer that includes the wiring unit by changing the mask pattern.
4. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein the conducting path is formed with two or more of the first path and one or more of the second path that are alternately fitted together between the starting terminal and the output terminal.
5. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein the conducting path is formed with one or more of the first path and two or more of the second path that are alternately fitted together between the starting terminal and the output terminal.
6. The semiconductor device according to claim 4 , wherein
the wiring layers that form the conducting path include
a first wring layer that is positioned at a lowermost portion;
a second wiring layer that is positioned at an uppermost portion; and
a third wiring layer that is arranged between the first wiring layer and the second wiring layer,
the first power line and the second power line in the third wiring layer extend to a portion below the conducting path, and
the wiring unit in the first wiring layer extends from the output terminal to below the portion.
7. The semiconductor device according to claim 5 , wherein
the wiring layers that form the conducting path include
a first wring layer that is positioned at a lowermost portion;
a second wiring layer that is positioned at an uppermost portion; and
a third wiring layer that is arranged between the first wiring layer and the second wiring layer,
the first power line and the second power line in the third wiring layer extend to a portion below the conducting path, and
the wiring unit in the first wiring layer extends from the output terminal to below the portion.
8. The semiconductor device according to claim 4 , wherein
the wiring layers that form the conducting path include
a first wring layer that is positioned at a lowermost portion;
a second wiring layer that is positioned at an uppermost portion; and
a third wiring layer that is arranged between the first wiring layer and the second wiring layer,
the first power line and the second power line in the third wiring layer extend to a portion above the conducting path, and
the wiring unit in the second wiring layer extends from the output terminal to above the portion.
9. The semiconductor device according to claim 5 , wherein
the wiring layers that form the conducting path include
a first wring layer that is positioned at a lowermost portion;
a second wiring layer that is positioned at an uppermost portion; and
a third wiring layer that is arranged between the first wiring layer and the second wiring layer,
the first power line and the second power line in the third wiring layer extend to a portion above the conducting path, and
the wiring unit in the second wiring layer extends from the output terminal to above the portion.
10. The semiconductor device according to claim 6 , wherein the portion and the wiring unit in the second wiring layer located above and below the portion or the wiring unit in the first wiring layer extending from the output terminal are connected with the connecting unit by changing the mask pattern.
11. The semiconductor device according to claim 7 , wherein the portion and the wiring unit in the second wiring layer located above and below the portion or the wiring unit in the first wiring layer extending from the output terminal are connected with the connecting unit by changing the mask pattern.
12. The semiconductor device according to claim 8 , the portion and the wiring unit in the first wiring layer located above and below the portion or the wiring unit in the second wiring layer extending from the output terminal are connected with the connecting unit by changing the mask pattern.
13. The semiconductor device according to claim 9 , the portion and the wiring unit in the first wiring layer located above and below the portion or the wiring unit in the second wiring layer extending from the output terminal are connected with the connecting unit by changing the mask pattern.
14. A semiconductor device comprising a plurality of chip-code creating units that output either of a first potential level and a second potential level in response to a read request from an external unit, wherein
each of the chip-code creating units includes
wiring units that are arranged in a plurality of wiring layers respectively;
a starting terminal that is formed with the wiring unit that is arranged in one of the wiring layers; and
a connecting unit that electrically connects the wiring units in different wiring layers,
the starting terminal is connected to a first potential level,
it is selectable whether to form the connecting unit by changing a mask pattern,
it is selectable whether to form the wiring unit by changing the mask pattern,
the wiring unit is connectable to either of the first potential level and a second potential level, and forms a conducting path that is continuously connected from either of the starting terminal and an arbitrary wiring unit to an output terminal via the connecting unit,
the conducting path is formed with a combination of a first path and a second path, the first path extending from a lower wiring layer to an upper wiring layer from the starting terminal toward the output terminal, the second path extending from the upper wiring layer to the lower wiring layer from the starting terminal toward the output terminal, and
the output terminal is either of the first potential level and the second potential level.
15. The semiconductor device according to claim 14 , wherein each of the wiring layers includes
a first power line that is connected to the first potential level; and
a second power line that is connected to the second potential level.
16. The semiconductor device according to claim 15 , wherein the wiring unit is connectable to either of the first power line and the second power line formed on the wiring layer that includes the wiring unit by changing the mask pattern.
17. The semiconductor device according to claim 14 , wherein the conducting path is formed with two or more of the first path and one or more of the second path that are alternately fitted together between the starting terminal and the output terminal.
18. The semiconductor device according to claim 14 , wherein the conducting path is formed with one or more of the first path and two or more of the second path that are alternately fitted together between the starting terminal and the output terminal.
19. The semiconductor device according to claim 17 , wherein
the wiring layers that form the conducting path include
a first wring layer that is positioned at a lowermost portion;
a second wiring layer that is positioned at an uppermost portion; and
a third wiring layer that is arranged between the first wiring layer and the second wiring layer,
the first power line and the second power line in the third wiring layer extend to a portion below the conducting path, and
the wiring unit in the first wiring layer extends from the output terminal to below the portion.
20. The semiconductor device according to claim 18 , wherein
the wiring layers that form the conducting path include
a first wring layer that is positioned at a lowermost portion;
a second wiring layer that is positioned at an uppermost portion; and
a third wiring layer that is arranged between the first wiring layer and the second wiring layer,
the first power line and the second power line in the third wiring layer extend to a portion below the conducting path, and
the wiring unit in the first wiring layer extends from the output terminal to below the portion.
21. The semiconductor device according to claim 17 , wherein
the wiring layers that form the conducting path include
a first wring layer that is positioned at a lowermost portion;
a second wiring layer that is positioned at an uppermost portion; and
a third wiring layer that is arranged between the first wiring layer and the second wiring layer,
the first power line and the second power line in the third wiring layer extend to a portion above the conducting path, and
the wiring unit in the second wiring layer extends from the output terminal to above the portion.
22. The semiconductor device according to claim 18 , wherein
the wiring layers that form the conducting path include
a first wring layer that is positioned at a lowermost portion;
a second wiring layer that is positioned at an uppermost portion; and
a third wiring layer that is arranged between the first wiring layer and the second wiring layer,
the first power line and the second power line in the third wiring layer extend to a portion above the conducting path, and
the wiring unit in the second wiring layer extends from the output terminal to above the portion.
23. The semiconductor device according to claim 19 , wherein the portion and the wiring unit in the second wiring layer located above and below the portion or the wiring unit in the first wiring layer extending from the output terminal are connected with the connecting unit by changing the mask pattern.
24. The semiconductor device according to claim 20 , wherein the portion and the wiring unit in the second wiring layer located above and below the portion or the wiring unit in the first wiring layer extending from the output terminal are connected with the connecting unit by changing the mask pattern.
25. The semiconductor device according to claim 21 , the portion and the wiring unit in the first wiring layer located above and below the portion or the wiring unit in the second wiring layer extending from the output terminal are connected with the connecting unit by changing the mask pattern.
26. The semiconductor device according to claim 22 , the portion and the wiring unit in the first wiring layer located above and below the portion or the wiring unit in the second wiring layer extending from the output terminal are connected with the connecting unit by changing the mask pattern.