A multi-layered wire structure includes a substrate, a plurality of first
conductive lines formed in a first layer over the substrate extending in
parallel to each other in a first direction, a plurality of second
conductive lines formed in a second layer over the first layer extending
in parallel to each other in a second direction orthogonal to the first
direction, a plurality of sets of third conductive lines formed in the
second layer extending in the first direction, each set of third
conductive lines corresponding to one of the first conductive lines, and
a plurality of sets of conductive paths formed between the first layer
and the second layer, each set of conductive paths corresponding to one
of the first conductive lines and one set of third conductive lines and
electrically connecting the corresponding first conductive line to the
corresponding set of third conductive lines.