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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2000
Filed:
Oct. 08, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Satoshi Hibino, Hamamatsu, JP;
Assignee:
Yamaha Corporation, , JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L / ; G01R / ; G01B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
438 16 ; 356382 ;
Abstract
After a TiN film is formed on an Si substrate by sputtering, CVD or the like, an optical constant such as a refractive index of the TiN film is measured. If the refractive index relative to light having a wavelength of 700 nm is 2.0 or smaller, it is judged that a nitridation degree of the TiN film is sufficiently high (near to a composition ratio Ti/N=1). A W film formed on the TiN film judged as above has good adhesion relative to the TiN film. This W film forming method may be applied to forming a wiring with a W plug.