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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Masato Kawata, Tokyo, JP;
Kuniko Kikuta, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
NEC Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 2/972 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 2/972 ;
Abstract
In a semiconductor device comprising first and second layer wirings formed with a space left therebetween and a capacitor formed in the space and electrically connected to the first and the second layer wirings, the capacitor comprises a via electrically connected to one of the first and the second layer wirings, an electrode made of a conductive material and electrically connected to the one of the first and the second layer wirings through the via, and a dielectric film formed between the electrode and the other of the first and the second layer wirings.