The present invention discloses an integrated circuit structure and a
design method thereof, in which a circuit passageway is arranged at each
circuit element terminal in circuit design stage. The arranged circuit
passageway does not only increase layout flexibility in circuit
simulation stage but also simplify layout difficulty when the circuit
layout needs to be modified after taping out stage. Also, the circuit
passageway can minimize modified metal layers, i.e. the number of
modified masks is minimized. Because the expense of fab is based on the
utilized layers and number of masks instead of designs of masks, the
present invention will not increase the expense in taping out stage and
can save the cost of research and development when modifications are
required.