Semiconductor integrated circuit and method of designing semiconductor integrated circuit
View Patent ↗In the present invention, a decoupling capacitance circuit, a first output terminal and a second output terminal are provided. The decoupling capacitance circuit comprises a TDDB control circuit consisting of a first Tr and a second Tr, and a third Tr. Conductivity types of the first and second Trs are different from each other. A source of the first Tr is connected to a first power supply wiring, and a drain of the first Tr is connected to a gate of the second Tr. A source of the second Tr is connected to a second power supply wiring, and a drain of the second Tr is connected to a gate of the first Tr. The third and first Trs have the same conductivity type. A source and a drain of the third Tr are connected to the first power supply wiring, and a gate of the third Tr is connected to the drain of the second Tr. The first output terminal is connected to the drain of the first Tr, and the second output terminal is connected to the drain of the second Tr.
1. A semiconductor integrated circuit comprising:
a decoupling capacitance circuit; a first output terminal; a second output terminal; a first power supply wiring; and a second power supply wiring, wherein
the decoupling capacitance circuit comprises:
a TDDB control circuit comprising a first transistor and a second transistor; and a third transistor, wherein
the first transistor and the second transistor are different in conductivity type thereof from each other, a source of the first transistor is connected to the first power supply wiring, and a drain of the first transistor is connected to a gate of the second transistor,
a source of the second transistor is connected to the second power supply wiring, and a drain of the second transistor is connected to a gate of the first transistor,
a conductivity type of the third transistor is the same as that of the first transistor,
a source and a drain of the third transistor are connected to the first power supply wiring, and a gate of the third transistor is connected to the drain of the second transistor,
the first output terminal is connected to the drain of the first transistor,
the second output terminal is connected to the drain of the second transistor,
the first power supply wiring is a high-voltage power supply wiring, and a decoupling capacitance cell and an input terminal are further provided,
the decoupling capacitance cell comprises a transistor of the P-channel type,
a source and a drain of the transistor of the P-channel type are connected to the first power supply wiring, and a gate of the transistor of the P-channel type is connected to the input terminal, and
the input terminal is connected to the second output terminal through an inter-cell wiring.
2. The semiconductor integrated circuit as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first and third transistors are the one of the P-channel type, the second transistor is the one of the N-channel type, the first power supply wiring is a high-voltage power supply wiring, and the second power supply wiring is a low-voltage power supply wiring.
3. The semiconductor integrated circuit as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the second power supply wiring is a low-voltage power supply wiring, and a decoupling capacitance cell and an input terminal are further provided,
the decoupling capacitance cell comprises a transistor of the N-channel type,
a source and a drain of the transistor of the N-channel type are connected to the second power supply wiring, and a gate of the transistor of the N-channel type is connected to the input terminal, and
the input terminal is connected to the first output terminal through an inter-cell wiring.
4. The semiconductor integrated circuit as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first power supply wiring is a high-voltage power supply wiring, and the second power supply wiring is a low-voltage power supply wiring, and a decoupling capacitance cell, a first input terminal and a second input terminal are further provided,
the decoupling capacitance cell comprises a transistor of the P-channel type and a transistor of the N-channel type,
a source and a drain of the transistor of the P-channel type are connected to the first power supply wiring, and a gate of the transistor of the P-channel type is connected to the first input terminal,
a source and a drain of the transistor of the N-channel type are connected to the second power supply wiring, and a gate of the transistor of the N-channel type is connected to the second input terminal,
the first input terminal is connected to the second output terminal through an inter-cell wiring, and
the second input terminal is connected to the first output terminal through an inter-cell wiring.