Patent ID: 8810039

Claim:
A semiconductor device comprising: a semiconductor substrate; a first interlayer insulating film disposed over the semiconductor substrate; a pad formed above the first interlayer insulating film; a plurality of first interconnects which are formed in the first interlayer insulating film and are spaced apart from one another, the plurality of first interconnects being disposed directly below the pad; a second interlayer insulating film formed between the substrate and the first interlayer insulating film; and a plurality of second interconnects formed in the second interlayer insulating film, wherein: only one of the plurality of first interconnects disposed directly below the pad is physically connected to the pad, where an upper surface of the only one of the plurality of first interconnects is physically connected to the pad by a first via plug that is disposed directly below the pad and is disposed on the upper surface, the only one of the plurality of first interconnects is connected to one of the plurality of second interconnects by a second via plug, the second via plug is disposed directly below the first via plug, the only one of the plurality of first interconnects extends along a first direction in a plan view, the one of the plurality of second interconnects extends along a second direction orthogonal to the first direction in a plan view, and a longer side of the only one of the plurality of first interconnects is disposed along the first direction, and a longer side of the one of the plurality of second interconnects is disposed along the second direction.