Patent ID: 6864518

Claim:
A semiconductor device including a ROM array, said semiconductor device comprising: a first active line and a second active line situated on a substrate, said first active line being substantially parallel to said second active line; a bit cell situated between said first active line and said second active line, said bit cell being situated in said ROM array; a first active segment coupled to said first active line, said first active segment being situated in said bit cell; a first word line and a second word line, said first word line being situated over said first active segment, said first word line being substantially parallel to said second word line; a column situated over said first active segment, said first word line and said second word line; a first contact situated on said first active segment, said first contact coupling said first active segment and said column, said first contact being situated a first distance from said first word line and a second distance from said second word line; wherein said first distance is less than said second distance.