Semiconductor memory device having a pad arrangement with reduced occupying area
AssigneeMitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsMasaki Tsukude, Kazutami Arimoto
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Abstract
On a surface of a semiconductor chip having a longer side and a shorter side, a line of a plurality of first pads and a line of a plurality of second pads are arranged in the shape of a cross. Upon multibit expansion, increase in length of the longer side of semiconductor chip can be suppressed even though the number of pads is increased by additionally providing the second pad. In addition, there is no need to reduce the pitch between pads. Thus, a semiconductor memory device allowing multibit expansion is provided without an increase in size of the chip and the pad or reduction in pitches between pads and between pins.
Claims19
An individual semiconductor memory device formed on a single semiconductor chip, comprising:
- a first line of a plurality of first pads and a second line of a plurality of second pads arranged in a shape of a cross on the semiconductor chip, each of the first and second pads provided for implementing an electrical connection with an external device;
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- a plurality of leads extending over said semiconductor chip and corresponding respectively to external lead terminals that are provided along four sides of said semiconductor chip, each of the leads having a first end at one of said four sides and a second end connected to a predetermined corresponding pad of said first and second pads, the first ends of the plurality of leads arranged along the four sides of the semiconductor chip and connectable to the corresponding external lead terminals.
A semiconductor memory device formed on a single semiconductor chip, comprising:
- a first line of a plurality of first pads and a line of a plurality of second pads arranged in a shape of a cross on the semiconductor chip, each of the first and second pads provided for implementing an electrical connection with an external device, wherein
- said plurality of first pads include pads for input and output of data, and
- said plurality of second pads include pads for receiving a control signal and an address signal applied externally.
An individual semiconductor memory device formed on a single semiconductor chip, comprising:
- a first line of a plurality of first pads and a line of a plurality of second pads arranged in a shape of a cross on the semiconductor chip, each of the first and second pads provided for implementing an electrical connection with an external device;
- and
- a plurality of leads disposed over said semiconductor chip and corresponding to external lead terminals provided along four sides of said semiconductor chip, each of the leads having a first end provided at one of said four sides and a second end connected to a predetermined corresponding pad of said first and second pads, wherein
- a first lead having its first end located at a central portion of a first side of the four sides is connected to one of said second pads, and a second lead having its first end located at an end remote from the central portion of said first side is connected to one of said first pads, and a
- third lead having its first end located on a second side of the four sides perpendicular to said first side is connected to one of said first pads.
An individual semiconductor memory device formed on a single semiconductor chip having four sides, comprising:
- a first line of a plurality of pads and a second line of a plurality of pads arranged in a shape of a cross on the semiconductor chip, each of the plurality of pads provided for implementing an electrical connection with an external device;
- and
- a plurality of leads disposed over said semiconductor chip and corresponding to external lead terminals provided along four sides of the semiconductor chip, each of the leads having a first end provided on one of the four sides of said semiconductor chip and a second end connected to a predetermined corresponding one of said pads with each of the four sides having at least two ends of said plurality of leads, wherein
- leads having each respective first end located at a central portion at each side of said four sides are connected to predetermined corresponding pads in one respective line of said first and second lines, so that respective leads located from said central portion to an end portion of a respective side of the semiconductor chip are sequentially connected to said corresponding pads in an order from an outermost pad towards an innermost pad in said one respective line.
An individual semiconductor memory device formed on a single semiconductor chip, comprising:
- a first line of a plurality of first pads and a second line of a plurality of second pads arranged in a shape of a cross on the semiconductor chip, each of the first and second pads provided for implementing an electrical connection with an external device;
- a plurality of first leads extending along a first side of said semiconductor chip, each of the first leads connected to a predetermined corresponding pad of said plurality of second pads;
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- a plurality of second leads disposed in a layer different from that of said plurality of first leads, extending along a second side perpendicular to said first side, each of the second leads connected to a predetermined corresponding pad of said plurality of first pads, paths of the first leads and the second leads intersecting each other in different layers.
An individual semiconductor memory device formed on a single semiconductor chip, comprising:
- a first line of a plurality of first pads and a line of a plurality of second pads arranged in a shape of a cross on the semiconductor chip, each of the first and second pads provided for implementing an electrical connection with an external device, said cross shape dividing the semiconductor chip into four portions;
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- a plurality of memory blocks arranged on said four portions, wherein
- said semiconductor chip has a first side parallel to the line of said plurality of first pads, and a second side parallel to the line of said plurality of second pads, and wherein the first pads include data input and output pads provided corresponding to the plurality of memory blocks for applying and receiving data to and from corresponding memory blocks, each of the data input and output pads provided near a center of a corresponding memory block in a direction of said first side.
An individual semiconductor memory device formed on a single semiconductor chip, comprising:
- a first line of a plurality of first pads and a line of a plurality of second pads arranged in a shape of a cross on the semiconductor chip, each of the first and second pads provided for implementing an electrical connection with an external device, said cross shape dividing the semiconductor chip into four portions;
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- a plurality of memory blocks arranged on said portions, wherein said semiconductor chip has a first side parallel to the line of the first pads, and a second side parallel to the line of the second pads, and wherein the first pads include a plurality of data input and output pads of a predetermined number for each memory block, for communicating data with a corresponding memory block, and the predetermined number of data input and output pads are arranged symmetrically with respect to a center of the corresponding memory block in a direction of the first side.
An individual semiconductor memory device formed on a single semiconductor chip having a rectangular shape with first sides extending in a first direction and second sides extending in a second direction substantially perpendicular to said first direction and a surface having an array of memory cells and comprising:
- a plurality of first pads for establishing an electrical connection with an external device and arranged in a first central region which is formed at a central portion with respect to the direction of said second sides and extending substantially parallel to said first sides;
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- a plurality of second pads for establishing an electrical connection with the external device and arranged at both end portions of said first sides along said second sides.
An individual semiconductor memory device formed on a single semiconductor chip having a rectangular shape with first and second sides having respective directions of extension substantially perpendicular to each other and having at least an array of memory cells formed thereon, comprising:
- a plurality of pads for establishing an electrical connection with an external device and arranged in a direction of extension of said second side in a central region with respect to a direction of said first side on the semiconductor chip and on peripheral regions of said semiconductor chip at both ends of said first side, the pads in said central region being substantially uniformly arranged in a line extending between the opposing first sides.
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