US5212403A
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Integrated circuit device having an ic chip mounted on the wiring substrate and having suitable mutual connections between internal circuits
Assignee: Hitachi Ltd
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Filing: 1991-09-06
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Granted: 1993-05-18
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Expires: 2011-09-06
Abstract
Abstract This invention discloses an integrated circuit device including an integrated circuit chip having logic circuits formed therein and a wiring substrate for mounting thereon the integrated circuit chip. The wiring substrate has signal wirings for connecting mutually input terminals and output terminals of the integrated circuit chip. The integrated circuit device includes signal wirings for effecting connections of the input terminals and output terminals of the same integrated circuit chip inside the wiring substrate. The logic circuits inside the same integrated circuit chip are mutually connected by signal wirings formed inside the integrated circuit chip when a wiring length is small, and are mutually connected by signal wirings formed inside the wiring substrate when the wiring length is great.
Inventors
- 👤 Keiichirou Nakanishi
- 👤 Minoru Yamada
- 👤 Tatsuya Saitoh
- 👤 Kazumichi Yamamoto
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 23:15
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10W; H10W70/00; H10W70/60; H10W44/00; H10W44/401; H10W70/67; H10W70/68; H10W70/685; H10W72/00; H10W72/071; H10W72/072; H10W72/07251; H10W72/20
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 25
Claim 1
Independent Claim
120 words
An integrated circuit device comprising: an integrated circuit chip having a plurality of logic circuits formed therein; first signal wirings disposed inside said integrated circuit chip; output terminals for providing output signals of said logic circuits from said integrated circuit chip; input terminals for receiving input signals to be applied to said logic circuits in said integrated circuit chip; a wiring substrate for mounting thereon said integrated circuit chip; and second signal wirings disposed in said wiring substrate, for connecting electrically said output terminals to said input terminals, wherein said transmission between respective ones of said logic circuits, inside said integrated circuit chip, is provided through a wiring taken from either said first signal wirings or said second signal wirings.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
120 words
An integrated circuit device comprising: an integrated circuit chip having a plurality of logic circuits formed therein; first signal wirings disposed inside said integrated circuit chip; output terminals for providing output signals of said logic circuits from said integrated circuit chip; input terminals for receiving input signals to be applied to said logic circuits in said integrated circuit chip; a wiring substrate for mounting thereon said integrated circuit chip; and second signal wirings disposed in said wiring substrate, for connecting electrically said output terminals to said input terminals, wherein said transmission between respective ones of said logic circuits, inside said integrated circuit chip, is provided through a wiring taken from either said first signal wirings or said second signal wirings.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
72 words
An integrated circuit device according to claim 1, which further comprises: first termination resistors which are connected to the near-end side of respective ones of said first signal wirings used for providing electrical connections between respective ones of said logic circuits; and second termination resistors which are connected to the far-end side of respective ones of said second signal wirings used for providing electrical connections between respective ones of said logic circuits.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
33 words
An integrated circuit device according to claim 2, wherein the wiring length for effecting electrical connections between respective ones of said logic circuits by said first signal wirings is limited to 5 cm.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
An integrated circuit device according to claim 3, wherein said second signal wirings are of a greater wiring length than said first signal wiring.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
24 words
An integrated circuit device according to claim 2, wherein said first termination resistors are formed by use of resistance made by a diffusion process.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
25 words
An integrated circuit device according to claim 1, wherein said integrated circuit ship has a size substantially equal to the size of a semiconductor wafer.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
115 words
A connection method of logic circuits in an integrated circuit device including an integrated circuit chip having a plurality of logic circuits formed therein and a wiring substrate for mounting thereon said integrated circuit chip, comprising the steps of: connecting mutually respective ones of said logic circuits for effecting signal transmission between them by first signal wirings which are disposed inside said integrated circuit chip when the corresponding wiring lengths thereof do not exceed a predetermined wiring length; and connecting mutually respective ones of said logic circuits for effecting signal transmission between them by second signal wirings which are disposed inside said wiring substrate when the corresponding wiring lengths thereof exceed said predetermined wiring length.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
115 words
A connection method of logic circuits in an integrated circuit device including an integrated circuit chip having a plurality of logic circuits formed therein and a wiring substrate for mounting thereon said integrated circuit chip, comprising the steps of: connecting mutually respective ones of said logic circuits for effecting signal transmission between them by first signal wirings which are disposed inside said integrated circuit chip when the corresponding wiring lengths thereof do not exceed a predetermined wiring length; and connecting mutually respective ones of said logic circuits for effecting signal transmission between them by second signal wirings which are disposed inside said wiring substrate when the corresponding wiring lengths thereof exceed said predetermined wiring length.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
83 words
A connection method of connecting mutually logic circuits in an integrated circuit device according to claim 7, wherein the connection using said second signal wirings is made by connecting the outputs of said logic circuits to said second signal wirings through output terminals of said integrated circuit chip and through through-holes inside said wiring substrate and connecting the inputs of said logic circuits to said second signal wirings through input terminals of said integrated circuit chip and through through-holes inside said wiring substrate.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
51 words
A connection method of connecting mutually logic circuits in an integrated circuit device according to claim 7, wherein said predetermined wiring length is such that the delay time of signal transmission by said first signal wirings is substantially equal to the delay time of signal transmission by said second signal wirings.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
24 words
An integrated circuit device according to claim 2, wherein said first termination resistors are formed by use of resistance made by a diffusion process.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
25 words
An integrated circuit device according to claim 4, wherein said integrated circuit chip has a size substantially equal to the size of a semiconductor wafer.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
28 words
An integrated circuit device according to claim 11, wherein said first signal wirings have a substantially greater resistance per unit length than that of said second signal wirings.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
25 words
An integrated circuit device according to claim 12, wherein said first signal wirings are comprised of aluminum and said second wirings are comprised of copper.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
51 words
An integrated circuit device according to claim 13, wherein said second signal wirings are formed inside said wiring substrate as a multi-level wiring arrangement in which respective connections thereof to input terminals and output terminals of respectively different ones of said logic circuits are made through through-holes inside said wiring substrate.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
28 words
An integrated circuit device according to claim 1, wherein said first signal wirings has a substantially greater resistance per unit length than that of said second signal wirings.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
25 words
An integrated circuit device according to claim 16, wherein said first signal wirings are comprised of aluminum and said second wirings are comprised of copper.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
51 words
An integrated circuit device according to claim 16, wherein said second signal wirings are formed inside said wiring substrate as a multi-level wiring arrangement in which respective connections thereof to input terminals and output terminals of respectively different ones of said logic circuits are made through through-holes inside said wiring substrate.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
51 words
An integrated circuit device according to claim 1, wherein said second signal wirings are formed inside said wiring substrate as a multi-level wiring arrangement in which respective connections thereof to input terminals and output terminals of respectively different ones of said logic circuits are made through through-holes inside said wiring substrate.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
51 words
A connecting method of connecting mutually logic circuits in an integrated circuit device according to claim 8, wherein said predetermined wiring length is such that the delay time of signal transmission by said first signal wirings is substantially equal to the delay time of signal transmission by said second signal wirings.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
28 words
An integrated circuit device according to claim 19, wherein said first signal wirings have a substantially greater resistance per unit length than that of said second signal wirings.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
25 words
An integrated circuit device according to claim 20, wherein said first signal wirings are comprised of aluminum and said second wirings are comprised of copper.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
72 words
An integrated circuit device according to claim 8, which further comprises: first termination resistors which are connected to the near-end side of respective ones of said first signal wirings used for providing electrical connections between respective ones of said logic circuits; and second termination resistors which are connected to the far-end side or respective ones of said second signal wirings used for providing electrical connections between respective ones of said logic circuits.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
25 words
An integrated circuit device according to claim 8, wherein said integrated circuit chip has a size substantially equal to the size of a semiconductor wafer.
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