Semiconductor integrated circuit and method of designing semiconductor integrated circuit
View Patent ↗A semiconductor integrated circuit has: a power pad placed on a chip; and a circuit group connected to the power pad through a power wiring structure. The power wiring structure includes: a plurality of first power wirings and a plurality of second power wirings that are formed in different wiring layers and overlap with each other at a plurality of intersections; and vias connecting the plurality of first power wirings and the plurality of second power wirings. The circuit group includes a first functional block placed on a first region. The vias are not placed at a part of the plurality of intersections within a second region located between the first region and the power pad.
1. A semiconductor integrated circuit comprising:
a power pad disposed on a chip; and
a circuit group connected to said power pad through a power wiring structure,
wherein said power wiring structure includes:
a plurality of first power wirings and a plurality of second power wirings that are disposed in different wiring layers and overlap with each other at a plurality of intersections; and
vias connecting said plurality of first power wirings and said plurality of second power wirings,
wherein said circuit group includes a first functional block placed on a first region, and said vias are not placed at a part of said plurality of intersections within a second region located between said first region and said power pad,
wherein said power pad is disposed at a periphery of said chip,
wherein said plurality of first power wirings are disposed along a first direction, said plurality of second power wirings are disposed along a second direction orthogonal to said first direction, and said chip has a zonal region extending from an edge of said first region to a side of said chip along said first direction or said second direction, and
wherein said vias are not placed at a part of said plurality of intersections within said zonal region.
2. A semiconductor integrated circuit comprising:
a power pad disposed on a chip; and
a circuit group connected to said power pad through a power wiring structure,
wherein said power wiring structure includes:
a plurality of first power wirings and a plurality of second power wirings that are disposed in different wiring layers and overlap with each other at a plurality of intersections; and
vias connecting said plurality of first power wirings and said plurality of second power wirings,
wherein said circuit group includes a first functional block placed on a first region, and said vias are not placed at a part of said plurality of intersections within a second region located between said first region and said power pad, and
wherein said plurality of first power wirings are disposed in a first wiring layer, said plurality of second power wirings are formed in a second wiring layer that is an upper layer of said first wiring layer, and resistance of each of said plurality of second power wirings is smaller than resistance of each of said plurality of first power wirings.
3. A semiconductor integrated circuit comprising:
a power pad disposed on a chip; and
a circuit group connected to said power pad through a power wiring structure,
wherein said power wiring structure includes:
a plurality of first power wirings and a plurality of second power wirings that are disposed in different wiring layers and overlap with each other at a plurality of intersections; and
vias connecting said plurality of first power wirings and said plurality of second power wirings,
wherein said circuit group includes a first functional block placed on a first region, and said vias are not placed at a part of said plurality of intersections within a second region located between said first region and said power pad, and
wherein a resistance of the first power wirings is larger than a resistance of the second power wirings.