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Semi-custom LSI having input/output cells

US4947233A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 26, 1987
Grant dateAug 7, 1990
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Expiry dateOct 26, 2007

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L2924/14
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A semi-custom LSI formed on a semiconductor chip includes a plurality of basic cells formed in a central portion of the semiconductor chip, a plurality of input/output cells formed in a peripheral portion of the semiconductor chip, a plurality of bonding pad formed on the input/output cells, and a wiring layer wiring circuit elements in the basic cells and the input/output cells to form a functional circuit and buffers and connecting between the functional circuit, the buffers and the bonding pads, at least one input/output cell having two bonding pads thereon, and one of the two bonding pads being located near an edge of the semiconductor chip, compared to the other.

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