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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2009
Applicant:
Tetsuya Katou, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventor:
Tetsuya Katou, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Renesas Electronics Corporation, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/70 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate, a first lower-layer line for supplying power to a transistor formed on the semiconductor substrate, a first interlayer line which is connected to the first lower-layer line, and an allowable current of which is larger than that of the first lower-layer line; and an upper-layer line which is provided above the first interlayer line and receives power input from outside. The first interlayer line is connected to the upper-layer line through a switch circuit formed on the semiconductor substrate.