IP Library Granted Patent US 10,692,856
Granted Patent B2
US 10,692,856 · App. 16/441,361 · Granted Jun 23, 2020

Semiconductor integrated circuit device

Inventors: Koichi Taniguchi (Kyoto, JP); Masato Maede (Kyoto, JP)
Assignee: SOCIONEXT INC.
H01L27/0292H01L23/50H01L23/528H01L23/544H01L27/0207H01L27/0928H01L29/0619H01L29/0623H03K3/354H01L2924/0002
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Patent No.
US 10,692,856
App. No.
16/441,361
Granted
Jun 23, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A semiconductor chip including an internal circuit, a plurality of electrode pads and a plurality of I/O cells. The plurality of electrode pads are arranged on a first line, a second line and a third line. Each of the plurality of electrode pads arranged at least on the first and second lines overlaps corresponding one of the plurality of I/O cells in a plan view. The plurality of I/O cells are provided on a peripheral region of the semiconductor chip. Each of the plurality of I/O cells includes a protective circuit, and is connected to corresponding one of the plurality of electrode pads. The protective circuit includes a power source-side protective circuit provided between the corresponding one of the plurality of electrode pads and a power source wiring; and a ground-side protective circuit provided between the corresponding one of the plurality of electrode pads and a ground wiring.

Claims (37)

1. A semiconductor integrated circuit device, comprising:

a semiconductor chip including an internal circuit and a plurality of I/O cells, wherein:

the plurality of I/O cells are provided on a periphery area of the semiconductor chip,

each of the plurality of I/O cells includes a first region to which first voltage is supplied and a second region to which second voltage is supplied, wherein the second voltage is lower than the first voltage, the first region including a protective circuit for protecting the internal circuit from discharge of static electricity,

the first region is disposed closer to an outermost edge of the semiconductor chip than the second region,

each of the plurality of I/O cells includes a level shift circuit operated with the first and second voltage,

each of the plurality of I/O cells has a corresponding electrode pad overlapping the I/O cell in plan view and connected to the corresponding protective circuit,

electrode pads of the plurality of I/O cells are arranged in a first row and a second row, the first row being disposed closer to the outermost edge of the semiconductor chip than the second row, and

the protective circuit of each of the plurality of I/O cells includes:

a power source-side protective circuit provided between the corresponding electrode pad and a power source wiring; and

a ground-side protective circuit provided between the corresponding electrode pad and a ground wiring.

2. The semiconductor integrated circuit device of claim 1 , wherein:

the protective circuit is disposed closer to the outermost edge of the semiconductor chip than the level shift circuit.

3. The semiconductor integrated circuit device of claim 1 , wherein

the first region further includes a plurality of guard ring diffusion layers.

4. The semiconductor integrated circuit device of claim 1 , wherein

the ground-side protective circuit includes an N-type diffusion layer region and the power source-side protective circuit includes a P-type diffusion layer region.

5. The semiconductor integrated circuit device of claim 1 , wherein

the first region further includes an I/O buffer circuit disposed closer to the outermost edge of the semiconductor chip than the level shift circuit.

6. A semiconductor integrated circuit device, comprising:

a semiconductor chip including an internal circuit and a plurality of I/O cells, wherein:

the plurality of I/O cells are provided on a periphery area of the semiconductor chip,

each of the plurality of I/O cells includes a first region to which first voltage is supplied and a second region to which second voltage is supplied, wherein the second voltage is lower than the first voltage, the first region including a protective circuit for protecting the internal circuit from discharge of static electricity,

the first region is disposed closer to an outermost edge of the semiconductor chip than the second region,

each of the plurality of I/O cells includes a level shift circuit operated with the first and second voltage,

each of the plurality of I/O cells has a corresponding electrode pad overlapping the I/O cell in plan view and connected to the corresponding protective circuit, and

the protective circuit of each of the plurality of I/O cells includes:

a power source-side protective circuit provided between the corresponding electrode pad and a power source wiring; and

a ground-side protective circuit provided between the corresponding electrode pad and a ground wiring.

7. The semiconductor integrated circuit device of claim 6 , wherein:

the protective circuit is disposed closer to the outermost edge of the semiconductor chip than the level shift circuit.

8. The semiconductor integrated circuit device of claim 6 , wherein

the first region further includes a plurality of guard ring diffusion layers.

9. The semiconductor integrated circuit device of claim 6 , wherein

the ground-side protective circuit includes an N-type diffusion layer region and the power source-side protective circuit includes a P-type diffusion layer region.

10. The semiconductor integrated circuit device of claim 6 , wherein

the first region further includes an I/O buffer circuit disposed closer to the outermost edge of the semiconductor chip than the level shift circuit.

Priority Claims (1)
JP 2006-354397 · Dec 28, 2006 · national
Continuity (8)
Continuation 15722901 · Oct 2, 2017
Continuation 15402952 · Jan 10, 2017
Continuation 15147555 · May 5, 2016
Continuation 14684323 · Apr 10, 2015
Continuation 14276940 · May 13, 2014
Continuation 12786090 · May 24, 2010
Division 11966529 · Dec 28, 2007
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