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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2012
Applicants:
Tooru Matsui, Osaka, JP;
Masanori Hirofuji, Osaka, JP;
Yoshifumi Kumashiro, Osaka, JP;
Tatsuya Naruse, Osaka, JP;
Hiroaki Segawa, Osaka, JP;
Inventors:
Tooru Matsui, Osaka, JP;
Masanori Hirofuji, Osaka, JP;
Yoshifumi Kumashiro, Osaka, JP;
Tatsuya Naruse, Osaka, JP;
Hiroaki Segawa, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An electrode pad is provided above a circuit block of a semiconductor integrated circuit device. A junction point A and a junction point B are provided on connection lines connecting electrode pads to an internal circuit and an electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection circuit. The junction point A and the junction point B are positioned at locations closer to the ESD protection circuit than to the electrode pads.