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Semiconductor device

US4808844A · kind A · utility

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13Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateApr 1, 1987
Grant dateFeb 28, 1989
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Expiry dateApr 1, 2007

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L2924/19041
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A semiconductor device formed on a semiconductor chip (1) comprises a plurality of first bonding pads (3a, 3d) for receiving an identical external signal, an internal circuit (8) connected to any one of the plurality of the first bonding pads, a second bonding pad (11) for receiving a control signal from outside the semiconductor chip, and a bonding pad selection switch (19) for selecting a bonding pad out of the plurality of first bonding pads and connecting it to the internal circuit in response to the control signal supplied thereto through the second bonding pad.

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