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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2011
Applicants:
Toshinao Ishii, Tokyo, JP;
Hisayuki Nagamine, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Toshinao Ishii, Tokyo, JP;
Hisayuki Nagamine, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Elpida Memory, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 25/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A semiconductor device includes a reduced-power-consumption circuit block which includes first and second power lines, and a first circuit cell. The first circuit cell includes a first functional-element-free region. The first functional-element-free region includes a first driver circuit configured to connect and disconnect the first power line and the second power line.