Patent ID: 7495296

Claim:
A semiconductor integrated circuit comprising an output circuit including: a first output transistor having a first source electrode electrically connected to a first power terminal; a second output transistor having a second drain electrode electrically connected to a first drain electrode of said first transistor, and having a second source electrode connected to a ground terminal; and an output bonding pad having an output terminal which is a connection point to which the first drain electrode and the second drain electrode are commonly connected, wherein said first output transistor is in a surface portion of a semiconductor substrate and including a first source electrode and a first drain electrode in a first metallic layer, with one of said first source electrode and first drain electrode having first linear partial electrodes, and with the other of said first source electrode and first drain electrode surrounding said first linear partial electrodes; said second output transistor is in said surface portion of said semiconductor substrate and including a second source electrode and a second drain electrode in said first metallic layer, with one of said second source electrode and second drain electrode having second linear partial electrodes, and with the other of said second source electrode and second drain electrode surrounding said second linear partial electrodes, and said second output transistor being positioned next to said first output transistor; and said output bonding pad is positioned in a row with said first output transistor and said second output transistor such that said first output transistor is between said output bonding pad and said second output transistor, and said first output transistor being positioned next to said output bonding pad; wherein said output circuit further includes: a first connecting wire in a second metallic layer and electrically interconnecting said output bonding pad and said first drain electrode; and a second connecting wire in said second metallic layer and electrically interconnecting said first drain electrode and said second drain electrode, wherein said first metallic layer and said second metallic layer are at different levels, respectively.