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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 14, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 06, 2003
Yutaka Terada, Hirakata, JP;
Hironori Akamatsu, Hirakata, JP;
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A memory array portion, a connection circuit serving as an interface of the memory array portion and a signal wiring connecting the memory array portion to the connection circuit are provided. Mesh wirings comprising first and second wiring layers are provided on the memory array portion. The connection circuit is connected to a plurality of signal lines comprising a third wiring layer provided on the memory array portion, the connection circuit or the signal wiring, through an intermediate wiring comprising the second wiring layer. The region where the intermediate wiring is provide on the memory array portion or on the signal wiring, and the mesh wiring comprising the second wiring layer is not present on the region where the intermediate wiring is provided.