Patent ID: 8243467

Claim:
A semiconductor device comprising: a first semiconductor chip having a first signal processing circuit that executes signal processing, a plurality of first signal transmitting circuits that transmit signals between said first signal processing circuit and an exterior, and a control circuit that controls operation/non-operation of said first signal transmitting circuits in accordance with content of signal processing by said first signal processing circuit; and a plurality of second semiconductor chips, each having a second signal processing circuit that executes signal processing different from that of said first signal processing circuit, and one or a plurality of second signal transmitting circuits that transmit signals between said second signal processing circuit and said first signal processing circuit, wherein: said first signal transmitting circuits are arranged in a peripheral region of said first semiconductor chip; said first semiconductor chip and said plurality of second semiconductor chips are stacked; and said second signal transmitting circuits of each of said plurality of second semiconductor chips and at least one of the plurality of first signal transmitting circuits are arranged so as to overlap when viewed from a stacking direction.