Integrated circuit having staggered conductive features

An integrated circuit comprising:

• a first cell and a second cell abutting the first cell, the first and second cell being configured to perform a logic function wherein each of the first and second cells comprises:
• a plurality of first conductive features, the first conductive features each having a first end, the first ends of the first conductive features being aligned with each other;
• and
• a plurality of second conductive features, the second conductive features each having a first end, the first ends of the second conductive features being aligned with each other, wherein the first conductive features and the second conductive features have the same length and are alternately arranged, one of the first conductive features and one of the second conductive features are arranged along first adjacent columns, and another of the first conductive features and another of the second conductive features are arranged along second adjacent columns adjacent the first adjacent columns, wherein at least one of the second conductive features of the first cell is interposed directly between two of the first conductive features of the second cell.

An integrated circuit comprising:

• a first cell and a second cell abutting the first cell, the first and second cells being configured to perform a logic function, wherein each of the first and second cell comprises:
• a plurality of first conductive features having the same length and arranged along first adjacent columns, wherein ends of an adjacent pair of the first conductive features are misaligned with each other;
• and
• a plurality of second conductive features having the same length as the first conductive features and arranged along second adjacent columns adjacent the first adjacent columns, wherein an end of each of the second conductive features is aligned with an end of a respective one of the first conductive features, wherein one of the first conductive features of the first cell is interposed directly between one of the first conductive features of the second cell and one of the second conductive features of the second cell.