A semiconductor memory device comprising a pseudo ground voltage pad and a
method of making the semiconductor device are disclosed. The
semiconductor memory device comprises a plurality of pads that are
respectively adjacent to one another in a first direction. The plurality
of pads comprises a plurality of ground voltage pads and a plurality of
data pads. The semiconductor memory device further comprises a first
peripheral circuit ground line disposed adjacent to the pads and
extending in the first direction, and an insulating layer formed on a
portion of a first region of the semiconductor memory device comprising
the plurality of pads and at least a portion of the first peripheral
ground circuit line, wherein a region of the first peripheral circuit
ground line is exposed to define a pseudo ground voltage pad, and the
pseudo ground voltage pad is adjacent to one of the data pads.