Patent ID: 7361975

Claim:
A semiconductor-integrated circuit, comprising: a shielded wire line arranged in a wiring layer of the semiconductor-integrated circuit; two first shielding wire lines disposed entirely in the wiring layer, arranged side by side and that shield the shielded wire line on one side of the shielded wire line; and two second shielding wire lines disposed entirely in the wiring layer, arranged side by side and that shield the shielded wire line on another side of the shielded wire line, the first two shielding wire lines being directly opposed to the second two shielding wire lines across the shielded wire line, wherein each of the first two shielding wire lines and each of the second two shielding wire lines are electrically coupled to a fixed potential, and wherein the shielded wire line, the two first shielding wire lines, and the two second shielding wire lines extend substantially parallel to each other; wherein each of the two first shielding wire lines and the two second shielding wire lines are electrically and physically divided into a plurality of segments in a longitudinal direction of the shielded wire line.