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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 15, 2002
Filed:
Jul. 13, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Noriaki Fujiki, Hyogo, JP;
Takashi Yamashita, Hyogo, JP;
Shigeru Harada, Hyogo, JP;
Kazunobu Miki, Hyogo, JP;
Assignee:
Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 2/348 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 2/348 ;
Abstract
A semiconductor device which is provided with enhanced reliability and capable of preventing cracking of a layer below an interconnection layer and separation of the interconnection layer and a bonding pad electrode layer. The semiconductor device includes: an interconnection layer including a conductive material formed on a silicon substrate; an intermediate layer formed in contact with interconnection layer and including a titanium layer and a titanium nitride layer; and a bonding pad electrode layer which is in contact with the intermediate layer.