IP Library Granted Patent US 7,636,906
Granted Patent B2
US 7,636,906 · App. 11/521,490 · Granted Dec 22, 2009

Semiconductor integrated circuit and layout designing method of the same

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Patent No.
US 7,636,906
App. No.
11/521,490
Granted
Dec 22, 2009
Kind
B2
Abstract

A semiconductor integrated circuit of the present invention comprises a hard macro and a plurality of wirings connected to the hard macro. The hard macro comprises a hard macro main body, and a plurality of pins with a minimum pin width based on a design rule of the semiconductor integrated circuit, which is connected to the wirings. Each of the pins is arranged in a vicinity of the peripheral edge of the hard macro main body with a minimum isolated space based on the design rule provided therebetween along a direction crossing with a width direction of the peripheral edge. The wirings are arranged obliquely along a direction crossing with a perpendicular direction of the peripheral edge.

Claims (30)

1. A semiconductor integrated circuit, comprising a hard macro, a plurality of logic cells and a plurality of wirings, wherein:

said hard macro includes a hard macro main body, and a plurality of pins connected to said hard macro main body;

each of said plurality of wirings is connected to one of said plurality of pins and to one of said plurality of logic cells;

said plurality of pins include at least three first-type pins and at least three second-type pins;

said first-type pins, each of which is adjacent to one of said first-type pins, are arranged along a first direction;

said second-type pins, each of which is adjacent to one of said second-type pins, are arranged along a second direction;

said first direction is oblique to said second direction on a plane;

wherein:

said plurality of wirings include first-type wirings and second-type wirings;

each of said first-type wirings is arranged along a third direction;

each of said second-type wirings is arranged along a fourth direction;

said third direction is oblique to said fourth direction on the plane;

each of said first-type wirings is connected to one of said first-type pins; and

each of said second-type wirings is connected to one of said second-type pins.

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

said third direction is at an angle of 45 degrees relative to said fourth direction.

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

said first direction is oblique to peripheral edges of said hard macro main body.

4. The semiconductor integrated circuit of claim 3 , wherein:

said second direction is oblique to said peripheral edges of said hard macro main body.

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

said first-type pins are provided in a vicinity of a first peripheral edge of said hard macro main body;

said second-type pins are provided in a vicinity of a second peripheral edge of said hard macro main body; and

said first peripheral edge is opposed to said second peripheral edge.

6. The semiconductor integrated circuit of claim 1 , wherein:

a first peripheral edge of said hard macro main body is opposed to a second peripheral edge of said hard macro main body;

said first-type pins include pins provided in a vicinity of one-end side of said first peripheral edge and other pins provided in a vicinity of an other-end side of said second peripheral edge; and

said second-type pins include pins provided in a vicinity of an other-end side of said first peripheral edge and other pins provided in a vicinity of one-end side of said second peripheral edge.

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

said first direction is along said first peripheral edge.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 24, 2008
From: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
To: PANASONIC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 021897/0671 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 17, 2007
From: KOBAYASHI, TSUTOMU
To: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 018768/0301 →