1. A programmable logic integrated circuit device comprising: a plurality of regions of programmable logic disposed on the device in a two-dimensional array of intersecting rows and columns of said regions, each of said regions being programmable to perform any of a plurality of logic functions on a plurality of logic region input signals applied to the logic region to produce at least one logic region output signal; a plurality of interconnection conductors associated with each of the rows and configured to convey signals to, from, and/or between the logic regions in the associated row; a plurality of vertical interconnection conductors associated with two or more rows of the logic regions and configured to convey at least one logic region output signal to, from, and/or between the associated rows of the logic regions; and at least one programmable logic connector respectively associated with each of the interconnection conductors and configured to apply any of a plurality of PLC input signals to the interconnection conductor associated with that PLC, at least one of the PLC input signals being applied to each PLC is the logic region output signal transmitted via one of the vertical interconnection conductors such that this signal is substantially directly applied to the PLC from the logic region in a different row.