Patent ID: 7265405

Claim:
A semiconductor component of a semiconductor circuit, comprising: an active area comprising circuit elements and embedded in a semiconductor wafer; a pair of isolated control lines formed on the semiconductor wafer; at least one electrical contact embedded in a first insulator layer and disposed above the active area and between the pair of isolated control lines, the electrical contact being electrically and physically connected with the active area; and a second insulator layer disposed over the electrical contact and having a conductive line formed therein, the conductive line being electrically connected with an upper surface of the electrical contact, wherein the conductive line crosses the electrical contact and has a recess formed therein, and wherein at least a portion of the electrical contact, that forms the upper surface, projects into the recess of the conductive line, wherein the recess is electrically and physically connected with the upper surface of the electrical contact and wherein a thickness of the conductive line is smaller at the recess than beyond the recess.