Integrated circuit and method of manufacturing the same

An integrated circuit comprising:

• a first set of gate structures on a first level, each gate structure of the first set of gate structures being separated from an adjacent gate structure of the first set of gate structures in a first direction by a first pitch, the first set of gate structures extending in a second direction different from the first direction;
• a second set of gate structures on the first level, each gate structure of the second set of gate structures being separated from an adjacent gate structure of the second set of gate structures in the first direction by a second pitch, the second set of gate structures extending in the second direction;
• a first active region extending in the first direction, and being on a second level different from the first level;
• and
• a second active region extending in the first direction, being on the second level, and being separated from the first active region in the second direction;
• wherein a side of a first gate structure of the first set of gate structures is aligned in the second direction with a side of a second gate structure of the second set of gate structures, and
• the first gate structure is separated from the second gate structure in the second direction by a first cut distance,
• the first set of gate structures is a set of functional gate structures, and
• the second set of gate structures is a set of non-functional gate structures.

An integrated circuit comprising:

• a first set of gates, each gate of the first set of gates being separated from an adjacent gate of the first set of gates in a first direction by a first distance, the first set of gates extending in a second direction different from the first direction and overlapping a first set of gridlines, the first set of gridlines extending in the second direction, and each gridline of the first set of gridlines being separated from an adjacent gridline of the first set of gridlines by a first pitch;
• and
• a second set of gates, each gate of the second set of gates being separated from an adjacent gate of the second set of gates in the first direction by a second distance, the second set of gates extending in the second direction and overlapping a second set of gridlines, the second set of gridlines extending in the second direction, and each gridline of the second set of gridlines being separated from an adjacent gridline of the second set of gridlines by a second pitch,
• wherein the first set of gates is a set of functional gates, and
• the second set of gates is a set of non-functional gates.