Patent ID: 8143966

Claim:
An apparatus comprising: a plurality of pairs of electrically conductive lines extending generally along a direction, wherein each pair of the lines comprises: one or more crossing portions in which the paired lines cross each other, the crossing portions spaced apart along the direction; and one or more parallel portions in which the paired lines extend along the direction substantially parallel to each other, the parallel portions alternating with the crossing portions; wherein the plurality of pairs comprises at least a first pair and a second pair, wherein the first pair and the second pair are adjacent to each other; wherein the first pair and the second pair are arranged such that one or more crossing portions of the first pair are along axes intersecting and substantially perpendicular to the parallel portions of the second pair, and wherein one or more crossing portions of the pair are along axes intersecting and substantially perpendicular to the parallel portions of the first pair; and a plurality of shield lines, each of the shield lines comprising one or more parallel portions extending in the direction, the one or more parallel portions of each of the shield lines being interposed between the parallel portions of a respective one of the pairs of lines, one or more of the shield lines being electrically connected to a voltage reference.