Semiconductor device
View Patent ↗A semiconductor device has a semiconductor chip which is usable as any one of 4-bit, 8-bit, and 16-bit structure devices, and a package for packaging the semiconductor chip. The semiconductor chip has first and second DQ pad groups of DQ system pads for said 16-bit structure device. The first DQ pad group is arranged in a first area at a vicinity of a middle part of a surface of the semiconductor chip while the second DQ pad group is arranged in a second area at an outer side of the first area on the surface. An additional pad necessary as one of DQ system pads for the 8-bit structure device except for pads included in the second DQ pad group is formed in the second area.
1. A semiconductor device comprising:
a semiconductor chip usable as any one of at least a first bits structure device having a first number of DQ system pads and a second bits structure device having a second number of DQ system pads; and
a package for packaging said semiconductor chip;
wherein said semiconductor chip has first and second DQ pad groups of DQ system pads as said second number of DQ system pads for said second bits structure device, said first DQ pad group arranged in a first area at a vicinity of a middle part of a surface of said semiconductor chip and said second DQ pad group arranged in a second area at an outer side of said first area on said surface; and
wherein said first bits structure device uses said second DQ pad group except for said first DQ pad group as said first number of said DQ system pads.
2. The semiconductor device as claimed in claim 1 ,
wherein an arrangement of all pads formed in said second area is decided on the basis of both of a pin arrangement when said package is for a 16-bit structure device and a pin arrangement when said package is for a 8-bit structure device.
3. The semiconductor device as claimed in claim 1 ,
wherein an arrangement of all pads formed in said second area is made to bring an equivalent for an arrangement of pads included in said first DQ pad group into existence.
4. The semiconductor device as claimed in claim 1 ,
wherein a pin arrangement of said package is based on a JEDEC standard.
5. The semiconductor device as claimed in claim 1 ,
wherein said second area is located at one end side of said surface while said first area is located at the middle side to be adjacent to said first area.
6. The semiconductor device as claimed in claim 5 ,
wherein pads formed in said first area and pads formed in said second area are arranged in a line.
7. The semiconductor device as claimed in claim 5 ,
wherein pads formed in said first area and pads formed in said second area are arranged in two parallel lines, respectively and wholly.
8. The semiconductor device as claimed in claim 1 ,
further comprising an additional pad necessary as one of DQ system pads for said first bits structure device is formed in said second area.
9. The semiconductor device as claimed in claim 1 ,
wherein said first number is smaller than said second number.
10. The semiconductor device as claimed in claim 1 ,
wherein said second bits structure device is a 16-bit structure device and said first bits structure device is an 8-bit structure device.
11. The semiconductor device as claimed in claim 8 , wherein said additional pad is not electrically connected to said package when said semiconductor chip is said second bits structure device.
12. A semiconductor device comprising:
a semiconductor chip usable as any one of at least a first bits structure device including a first number of DQ system pads and a second bits structure including a second number of DQ system pads, the semiconductor chip including a plurality of pads arranged in a line; and
a package for packaging the semiconductor chip;
wherein the plurality of pads are divided into a first DQ pad group and a second DQ pad group;
the first bits structure device uses the second DQ pad group except for the first DQ pad group as the first number of the DQ system pads; and
the second bits structure device uses both the first and second DQ pad groups as the second number of the DQ system pads.
13. The semiconductor device according to claim 12 , further comprising:
an additional pad necessary as one of the DQ system pads for the first bits structure device is included the first DQ pad group.
14. The semiconductor device according to claim 12 , wherein the second bits structure device is a 16-bit structure device and the first bits structure device is an 8-bit structure device.