On May 10, 2024, the financial sector reported that, according to the announcement of the China National Intellectual Property Administration, Taiwan Integrated Circuit Manufacturing Co., Ltd. has obtained a patent named "integrated circuit", the authorization announcement number is CN220934080U, and the application date is July 2023.
The patent abstract shows that the present utility model provides an integrated circuit comprising a first power rail and a second power rail extending in a first direction, as well as a first power grid short cut connected to the first power rail through a first through hole connector. The integrated circuit also includes a first vertical wire extending in the second direction between the first vertical cell boundary and the second vertical cell boundary in the circuit cell. The first vertical conductor and the first power grid short cut are located in the same metal layer and aligned with each other in the second direction.