Patent ID: 8022443
Filing Date: 2011-09-20
Classification: H01L

Abstract:
1. An integrated circuit, comprising: a first signal line layer comprising a plurality of first signal lines, wherein the plurality of first signal lines are configured to extend in a first direction; a second signal line layer comprising a plurality of second signal lines, wherein the plurality of second signal lines are (i) configured to extend in the first direction and (ii) arranged on top of and insulated from the first signal line layer; a third signal line layer comprising a plurality of third signal lines, wherein the plurality of third signal lines are (i) configured to extend in the first direction and (ii) arranged on top of and insulated from the second signal line layer; and a first contact configured to (i) extend through the second signal line layer and (ii) connect at least one of the plurality of third signal lines to at least one of the plurality of first signal lines, wherein the first contact is between (i) a first portion of one of the plurality of second signal lines and (ii) a second portion of the one of the plurality of second signal lines, wherein the first portion and the second portion are configured to extend in the first direction, wherein the first portion is configured to extend towards the second portion, and wherein the one of the plurality of second signal lines is configured to extend in a second direction to bend around the first contact such that at least a predetermined distance separates the plurality of second signal lines from the first contact.