IP Library Granted Patent US 7,884,642
Granted Patent B2
US 7,884,642 · App. 12/722,317 · Granted Feb 8, 2011

System LSI

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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 7,884,642
App. No.
12/722,317
Granted
Feb 8, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

A system LSI includes an input/output section and a logic circuit section. The input/output section includes an I/O power source cell having a supply voltage higher than a power source for the logic circuit section and a plurality of I/O cells in each of which an I/O power source line is provided for supplying source power from the I/O power source cell. The logic circuit section includes an I/O power consuming circuit which uses the I/O power source cell as a power source. The I/O power consuming circuit is connected to a line leading from an I/O power source line in at least one of the plurality of I/O cells.

Claims (15)

1. A system LSI, comprising an input/output section and a logic circuit section,

wherein the input/output section includes:

an I/O power source cell; and

a plurality of I/O cells in each of which an I/O power source line is provided for supplying source power from the I/O power source cell, and

the logic circuit section includes:

a first I/O power consuming circuit which uses the I/O power source cell as a power source such that a power supply voltage to said first I/O power consuming circuit is higher than a power supply voltage to another portion of said logic circuit section, the first I/O power consuming circuit being connected to a first line leading from the I/O power source line in at least one of the plurality of I/O cells,

wherein the first I/O power consuming circuit is an electric fuse circuit which uses the I/O power source cell as a power source for programming.

2. The system LSI of claim 1 , wherein the input/output section is arranged around the logic circuit section.

3. The system LSI of claim 1 , wherein the first line connects the first I/O power consuming circuit and the I/O power source lines of two or more of the plurality of I/O cells.

4. The system LSI of claim 1 , wherein the first line is formed in a lowest wiring layer or a second lowest wiring layer.

5. The system LSI of claim 1 , wherein the logic circuit section includes a second I/O power consuming circuit which is arranged on an opposite side of the first I/O power consuming circuit from the plurality of I/O cells and uses the I/O power source cell as a power source, and

the second I/O power consuming circuit is connected to the first I/O power consuming circuit by means of a second line for supplying source power from the I/O power source cell.

6. The system LSI of claim 5 , wherein the second line is formed in a lowest wiring layer or a second lowest wiring layer.

7. The system LSI of claim 1 , wherein the logic circuit section includes a ground line in a mesh-like form, and

the first I/O power consuming circuit is connected to the ground line.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 21, 2025
From: PANASONIC SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CO., LTD.
To: NUVOTON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION JAPAN
Reel/Frame 070747/0799 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 27, 2020
From: PANASONIC CORPORATION
To: PANASONIC SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 052755/0917 →