Semiconductor device with local interconnects

A semiconductor device with local interconnects, comprising:

• a first gate line structure and a second gate line structure disposed on a substrate and substantially collinear;
• a first pair of source/drain regions formed in the substrate on both sides of the first gate line structure and a second pair of source/drain regions formed in the substrate on both sides of the second gate line structure;
• and
• a pair of conductive lines disposed on the substrate on the both sides of the first gate line structure and the second gate line structure, such that each conductive line has first and second portions in direct contact with and across one of the first pair of source/drain regions and one of the second pair of source/drain regions, respectively, for electrical connection therebetween.