US5155576A
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Semiconductor integrated circuit having a multilayer wiring structure
Assignee: NEC Electronics Corp
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Filing: 1991-03-27
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Granted: 1992-10-13
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Expires: 2011-03-27
Abstract
Abstract A semiconductor integrated circuit is constituted, by forming selectively a first insulation film on a lower layer wiring metal; after covering a lateral wall of the lower layer wiring metal with a second insulation film, embedding a material having a low dielectric constant in the lower layer wiring so as to flatten the surface thereof. A third insulation film is formed over the entire surface, and through holes are made in the first and the third insulation films on the lower layer wiring so as to connect the lower layer wiring to the upper layer wiring through the through holes. Thus, it is possible to realize a layer insulation film having very good flatness, to realize a multilayer wiring having high reliability in which corrosions, etc., are not caused in the wiring metal containing through hole portions, and to make the coated films thicker, which films have a low dielectric constant and can be relatively easily formed, so that the wiring capacity can be decreased.
Inventors
- 👤 Kazuyuki Mizushima
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 03:17
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10W; H10W20/00; H10W20/40; H10W20/45; H10W20/48; H10W20/41; H10W20/42
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
183 words
A semiconductor integrated circuit comprising: (a) a lower layer wiring formed in a predetermined configuration on a semiconductor substrate on which semiconductor elements have been previously formed; (b) a first CVD insulation film formed on said lower layer wiring in the same configuration as said lower layer wiring; (c) a second CVD insulation film covering at least a lateral portion of said lower layer wiring; (d) a film having a low dielectric constant which is formed on the semiconductor subtrate in a region wherein neither the lower layer wiring nor the first CVD insulation film is formed and the surface level of the low dielectric film is substantially equal to the surface level of said first CVD insulation film; (e) a third CVD insulation film covering the entire surface above said first CVD insulation film and said low dielectric constant film; and (f) an upper layer wiring, formed on the third CVD insulating film, connected to said lower layer wiring through openings which are made, respectively in said first CVD insulation film and said third CVD insulation film on said lower layer wiring.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
183 words
A semiconductor integrated circuit comprising: (a) a lower layer wiring formed in a predetermined configuration on a semiconductor substrate on which semiconductor elements have been previously formed; (b) a first CVD insulation film formed on said lower layer wiring in the same configuration as said lower layer wiring; (c) a second CVD insulation film covering at least a lateral portion of said lower layer wiring; (d) a film having a low dielectric constant which is formed on the semiconductor subtrate in a region wherein neither the lower layer wiring nor the first CVD insulation film is formed and the surface level of the low dielectric film is substantially equal to the surface level of said first CVD insulation film; (e) a third CVD insulation film covering the entire surface above said first CVD insulation film and said low dielectric constant film; and (f) an upper layer wiring, formed on the third CVD insulating film, connected to said lower layer wiring through openings which are made, respectively in said first CVD insulation film and said third CVD insulation film on said lower layer wiring.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
48 words
The semiconductor integrated circuit according to claim 1, wherein said CVD insulation film is a silicon oxide film, a silicon nitride film or a silicon oxynitride film, and said film having a low dielectric constant is a silicon glass film, an organosilicon compound film or a polyimide film.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
94 words
A semiconductor device comprising: a lower layer wiring having a predetermined configuration on a semiconductor substrate; a first insulation film on said lower layer wiring having the same said predetermined configuration; a second insulation film covering at least a lateral portion of said lower layer wiring; a low dielectric constant film on the semiconductor substrate in a region other than said lower layer wiring and said first insulation film; a third insulation film covering said first insulation film and said low dielectric constant film; and an upper layer wiring on said third insulating film.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
94 words
A semiconductor device comprising: a lower layer wiring having a predetermined configuration on a semiconductor substrate; a first insulation film on said lower layer wiring having the same said predetermined configuration; a second insulation film covering at least a lateral portion of said lower layer wiring; a low dielectric constant film on the semiconductor substrate in a region other than said lower layer wiring and said first insulation film; a third insulation film covering said first insulation film and said low dielectric constant film; and an upper layer wiring on said third insulating film.
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