US Patent 7994437 Semiconductor device capable of switching operation modes

A semiconductor device includes a substrate, a first internal terminal, a second internal terminal, a third internal terminal, and a fourth internal terminal which are placed along perimeter of the substrate, a circuit formed above the substrate and coupled to the first internal terminal, a first external terminal coupled to the second internal terminal, a second external terminal coupled to the third internal terminal, and a third external terminal coupled to the fourth internal terminal and placed beside one side of the substrate where the second external terminal is located, wherein the circuit generates a signal indicative of a connection state between the first internal terminal and the first external terminal, and wherein the first internal terminal and the second internal terminal are arranged to form two rows in a direction perpendicular to one side of the substrate beside which the first external terminal is placed.