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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2015
Applicant:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Hiromi Ogata, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/02 (2006.01); H01L 27/118 (2006.01); H01L 25/00 (2006.01); H03K 17/16 (2006.01); H01L 27/092 (2006.01); H03K 19/0185 (2006.01); H03K 3/012 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 17/16 (2013.01); H01L 27/0207 (2013.01); H01L 27/092 (2013.01); H03K 3/012 (2013.01); H03K 19/0185 (2013.01); H01L 27/11807 (2013.01);
Abstract
A semiconductor integrated circuit including: a circuit block having an internal voltage line; an annular rail line forming a closed annular line around the circuit block and supplied with one of a power supply voltage and a reference voltage; and a plurality of switch blocks arranged around the circuit block along the annular rail line, the plurality of switch blocks each including a voltage line segment forming a part of the annular rail line and a switch for controlling connection and disconnection between the voltage line segment and the internal voltage line.