An integrated circuit chip having a contact layer that includes a
plurality of Vdd, Vddx, ground and I/O contacts arranged in a generally
radial pattern having diagonal and major axis symmetry and generally
defining four quadrants. A multilayer X-Y power grid is located beneath
the contact layer. A wiring layer is interposed between the contact layer
and power grid to provide a well-behaved electrical transition between
the generally radial Vdd, Vddx and ground contacts and the rectangular
X-Y power grid. The interposed wiring layer includes concentric square
rings of Vdd, Vddx and ground wires located alternatingly with one
another. The Vddx wires are discontinuous between adjacent quadrants so
that the magnitude of Vddx may be different in each quadrant of the chip
if desired.