Patent ID: 6166940
Filing Date: 2000-12-26
Classification: G11C

Abstract:
A semiconductor memory device comprising:a semiconductor chip havinga plurality of storage regions for storing data,a circuit region where circuits for accessing the plurality of storage regions, including an address decoder, are arranged, anda wiring region having a plurality of first signal lines for transmitting signals to the plurality of storage regions, and a plurality of second signal lines for transmitting signals to the circuit region, each of said second signal lines being laid out between said first signal lines adjacent to each other and having a wiring length shorter than that of each of said first signal lines,wherein the wiring region has a portion where wiring lines are densely laid out by laying out said plurality of first signal lines and said plurality of second signal lines, and a portion where wiring lines are sparsely laid out by laying out only said first signal lines,wherein said second signal lines laid out between said first signal lines adjacent to each other are laid out in the wiring region of said semiconductor chip while being separated from said first signal lines adjacent to said second signal lines by a distance not less than a minimum distance between signal lines, which is determined on the basis of a design rule, andwherein said plurality of first signal lines are laid out in the wiring region of said semiconductor chip at an interval (K) obtained byK.gtoreq.2S+L(where S is a value representing the minimum distance, and L is a value representing a wiring width of said second signal lines).