A semiconductor integrated circuit effectively makes use of wiring
channels of wiring formed by a damascene method. When first cells are
used, since the M1 power source lines are laid out at positions spaced
away from a boundary between the cells, the power source lines are not
combined in laying out a semiconductor integrated circuit. As a result,
the width of the power source lines is not changed. Accordingly, an
interval between the line and a line which is arranged close to the line,
determined in response to a line width of the lines, can satisfy a design
rule; and, hence, the reduction of the wiring channels can be obviated,
whereby the supply rate of the wiring channels can be enhanced, and,
further, the integrity of a semiconductor chip can be enhanced.