Layouts for conductive layers in integrated circuits

An integrated circuit, comprising:

• a substrate;
• a circuit formed in, on or above the substrate;
• an orthogonal conductor layer disposed above the substrate, the orthogonal conductor layer comprising a first conductive interconnect that is included in a power delivery system that delivers one or more voltage sources to the circuit;
• a transition conductor layer disposed above the orthogonal conductor layer, the transition conductor layer comprising a conductive stripe that is electrically connected to the first conductive interconnect;
• and
• a non-orthogonal conductor layer disposed above the transition conductor layer, the non-orthogonal conductor layer comprising a second conductive interconnect that is electrically connected to the conductive stripe in the transition conductor layer and is included in the power delivery system that delivers the one or more voltage sources to the circuit.

A method of providing an integrated circuit, the method comprising:

• forming a non-orthogonal conductor layer above a substrate, the non-orthogonal conductor layer comprising a first plurality of conductive interconnects arranged according to a non-orthogonal layout;
• forming a transition conductor layer above the non-orthogonal conductor layer, the transition conductor layer comprising a plurality of conductive stripes arranged according to a transition layout;
• forming an orthogonal conductor layer above the transition conductor layer, the orthogonal conductor layer including a second plurality of conductive interconnects arranged according to an orthogonal layout, wherein:
• conductive interconnects in the first plurality of conductive interconnects and in the second plurality of conductive interconnects are included in a power delivery system that provides one or more voltage sources to a circuit;
• and
• each conductive stripe in the transition conductor layer is electrically connected to a respective conductive interconnect in the first plurality of conductive interconnects and a respective conductive interconnect in the second plurality of conductive interconnects.