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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2010
Young-jun Ku, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Tae-sik Yun, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Young-Jun Ku, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Tae-Sik Yun, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Hynix Semiconductor Inc., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Abstract
A semiconductor integrated circuit includes a first semiconductor chip including a first output circuit which is enabled in a first operation mode and outputs a first output signal and a second output circuit which is enabled in a second operation mode and outputs a second output signal; a second semiconductor chip including a first input circuit which is enabled in the first operation mode and receives the first output signal and a second input circuit which is enabled in the second operation mode and receives the second output signal; and a common through chip via arranged to vertically penetrate through the semiconductor chip, be coupled with the first and second output circuits in one end and coupled with the first and second input circuits in the other end, and interface transfer of the first and second output signals which are enabled in different operation modes, including the first and second operation modes.