Semiconductor memory device and multi-chip module comprising the semiconductor memory device

A semiconductor memory device formed of a semiconductor chip and overlaid onto a surface of another semiconductor, chip to be electrically connected therewith, comprising:

• a memory cell array having a plurality of memory cells;
• and
• a control circuit for controlling reading and writing from and into the memory cells in the memory cell array;
• wherein the memory cell array has a predetermined capacity that is selected from a plurality of capacities that are variably set;
• and
• wherein the control circuit is provided with a chip connector portion having terminals for connection with the other semiconductor chip, and each of the control circuit and the chip connector portion has an invariable configuration regardless of the size of the capacity of the memory cell array.

A semiconductor memory device formed of a semiconductor chip and overlaid onto a surface of another semiconductor chip to be electrically connected therewith, comprising:

• a memory cell array having a plurality of memory cells;
• and
• a control circuit for controlling reading and writing from and into the memory cells in the memory cell array;
• wherein the memory cell array comprises a chip connector portion having terminals for overlaying with the other semiconductor ship, and the memory cell array is formed into a plurality of modules each having a predetermined basic capacity;
• and
• wherein the chip connector portion is individually provided for each of the basic capacity units, and all the individually-provided chip connector portions have the same configuration.