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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2008
Filed:
Jan. 18, 2007
Applicants:
Ki-tae Lee, Seongnam-si, KR;
Han-gu Kim, Seongnam-si, KR;
Jae-hyok Ko, Suwon-si, KR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 23/62 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A semiconductor chip may include a plurality of pads arranged in at least a first and a second row, and a plurality of protection circuits connected to the plurality of pads. The plurality of protection circuits may include at least one diode. A first protection circuit may be connected to a first pad in the first row of pads, and a second protection circuit may be connected to a second pad in the second row of pads. The first and second protection circuits may be arranged under the first row of pads.