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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2000
Filed:
Nov. 03, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kaori Mori, Hyogo, JP;
Kazunari Inoue, Hyogo, JP;
Assignee:
Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
327564 ; 327403 ;
Abstract
A semiconductor integrated circuit device latches externally applied signals received through input/output pads at registers. Signals output from registers are applied to an internal circuit through a switching circuit. Switching circuit is controlled by a signal MIRROR/EN to invert mirror-symmetrically the relation of the signals applied to the internal circuit and the input/output pads.