A design structure embodied in a machine-readable medium is disclosed in
one embodiment of the invention as including a flexible logic block to
facilitate engineering changes at selected locations within an IC. The
flexible logic block has a consistent and identifiable structure such
that a simple automated process may be used to reconfigure the structure
to perform different logical operations. In certain embodiments, the
flexible logic block includes a circuit, such as a multiplexer, having
multiple inputs and at least one output. A metal interconnect structure
is coupled to the inputs and enables connection of each of the inputs to
one of several electrical potentials using a focused-ion-beam (FIB) tool.
In this way, the circuit may be configured to perform different logical
operations after components in the IC exist in hardware.