Patent ID: 7205671

Claim:
A semiconductor device comprising: peripheral electrodes formed on an outermost portion of a semiconductor chip; internal electrodes formed inside the peripheral electrodes on the semiconductor chip; and circuits formed in the semiconductor chip, wherein the peripheral electrodes are connected to the circuits by an internal line, and the internal electrodes are connected to the circuits and the peripheral electrodes by the internal line, said internal line being covered by an insulating layer, and wherein a same signal is either an input and/or output either to or from both the internal electrode and the peripheral electrodes, and wherein rewiring is connected exclusively to either the peripheral electrodes which are not connected to the internal electrodes by the internal lines, or to the internal electrodes which are connected to the peripheral electrodes by the internal lines, and a wire is connected only to the peripheral electrodes connecting to external terminals using wire bonding, said peripheral electrodes and said internal electrodes being formed within openings provided in said insulating layer.