Patent ID: 8901627

Claim:
A device comprising: an active region in a semiconductor substrate, wherein the active region comprises a first edge and a second edge; a gate strip over and crossing the active region, wherein the gate strip comprises a third edge and a fourth edge parallel to each other, with both the third edge and the fourth edge extending from the first edge to the second edge; a jog overlapping the active region and connected to the gate strip to form a continuous region, wherein the jog is on a first side of the gate strip, wherein the jog comprises a fifth edge and a sixth edge parallel to the first edge, with the fifth edge overlapping the active region; a first contact plug at a same level as the gate strip, wherein the first contact plug is on the first side of the gate strip; and a second contact plug over the jog and the first contact plug, wherein the second contact plug electrically interconnects the first contact plug and the jog.