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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2004
Filed:
Feb. 03, 2003
Masayuki Konishi, Tokyo, JP;
Takehiko Shimomura, Tokyo, JP;
Renesas Technology Corp., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A semiconductor chip is provided, with which presence of dead pins can be easily noticed and a process for controlling the potential at dead pins can be performed easily. An input/output controller (IOC) for coordinating the input/output of signals through individual pins (PN to PN ) includes an input/output buffer (BFa) and the input/output buffer (BFa) includes a switch (SW ) and a switch (SW ). A setting memory (STMa) for storing settings for control of the input/output of signals in the input/output buffer (BFa) contains a memory table and the memory table contains an item about the dead pin potential control process so that a power-supply potential (Vdd) or a ground potential (GND) can be applied to the dead pins, i.e. the fourth pin (PN ) and the fifth pin (PN ).