Semiconductor integrated circuit device and process for manufacturing the same

Abstract

To provide a semiconductor integrated circuit having a CMOS circuit constituted by electrically connecting an n-type well 2, in which one transistor Tp for constituting the CMOS circuit is set, with a first power-supply-voltage line Vdd through a switching transistor Tps, and electrically connecting a p-type well 3 in which the other transistor Tn for constituting the CMOS circuit is set with a second power-supply-voltage line Vss through a switching transistor Tns. Moreover, the semiconductor integrated circuit is constituted so that thermal runaway due to leakage current can be controlled by turning off the switching transistors Tps and Tns and supplying a potential suitable for a test to the n-type well 2 and the p-type well 3 from an external unit when the semiconductor integrated circuit is being tested. Furthermore, the semiconductor integrated circuit is constituted so that fluctuations of the latch-up phenomenon and operation speed can be prevented by turning on the switching transistors Tps and Tns and setting the n-type well 2 and the p-type well 3 to the power supply voltages Vdd and Vss, respectively.