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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 1997
Filed:
Feb. 18, 1994
Kawasaki Steel Corporation, Kobe, JP;
Abstract
A multilevel interconnect structure for use in a semiconductor device includes a lower metal wiring having an aluminum or aluminum alloy film and a high melting point metal or high melting point metal alloy film. An interlayer insulating film is deposited on the lower metal wiring and a via hole is formed in the interlayer insulating film. A plug made of aluminum or aluminum alloy is formed in the via hole. An upper metal wiring has an aluminum or aluminum alloy film and a high melting point metal or high melting point metal alloy film. The plug directly contacts the aluminum or aluminum alloy film of at least one of the lower and upper metal wirings to decrease the via resistance without reducing the electromigration reliability.