In a low power consumption mode in which prior data is retained upon power
shutdown, the return speed thereof is increased. While use of an existent
data retaining flip-flop may be considered, this is not preferred since
it increases area overhead such as enlargement of the size of a cell. A
power line for data retention for power shutdown is formed with wirings
finer than a usual main power line. Preferably, power lines for a data
retention circuit are considered as signal lines and wired by automatic
placing and mounting. For this purpose, terminals for the power line for
data retention are previously designed by providing the terminals
therefor for the cell in the same manner as in the existent signal lines.
Additional layout for power lines is no longer necessary for the cell,
which enables a decrease in the area and design by an existent placing
and routing tool.