Patent ID: 8569676

Claim:
An integrated circuit chip comprising: a plurality of individual photoreceptor elements, each said photoreceptor element operating to obtain independent image data, said plurality of individual photoreceptor elements located in an array at different areas covering a surface of the chip; and a power grid, having a first power connecting portion, which is adapted to be attached to a source of power, and having a first plurality of parallel elements, and a second plurality of parallel elements, which extend substantially orthogonal to said first plurality of elements and are connected to said first plurality of parallel elements, said first and second parallel elements forming box shaped structures between said first plurality of parallel elements and said second plurality of parallel elements; said plurality of individual photoreceptor elements arranged such that at least one side of each of said photoreceptor elements abuts against another photoreceptor element, and at least one other side of each said individual photoreceptor elements abuts directly against said power grid, and receives power directly from said power grid, said power grid having a break in the power grid, forming a location where power can pass around the break, but power cannot pass directly across the break, where a geometric location of the break is set to force at least some of said individual photoreceptor elements to require power to flow through a longer than optimal path from a power source to the photoreceptor element.