Patent ID: 8278689

Claim:
A memory array, comprising: a diffusion layer comprising a plurality of diffusion lines, wherein the plurality of diffusion lines extend in a first direction; a poly layer comprising a plurality of poly lines, wherein the plurality of poly lines extend in the first direction and are arranged on top of and insulated from the diffusion layer; a metal one layer comprising a plurality of metal one lines, wherein the plurality of metal one lines i) extend in the first direction, and ii) are arranged on top of and insulated from the poly layer; a metal two layer comprising at least one metal two line, wherein the at least one metal two line i) extends in the first direction, and ii) is arranged on top of and insulated from the metal one layer; and a contact that extends through the poly layer, wherein the contact connects at least one of the plurality of metal one lines to at least one of the plurality of diffusion lines, wherein the at least one metal two line is connected to at least one of the plurality of poly lines, and wherein at least one of the plurality of poly lines further extends in a second direction to bend around the contact such that at least a predetermined distance separates the plurality of poly lines from the contact.