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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Narakazu Shimomura, Gojo, JP;
Hiroyuki Teraoka, Ueno, JP;
Assignee:
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 2/9792 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 2/9792 ;
Abstract
A semiconductor device comprising: a first wiring layer formed on a semiconductor substrate with an insulation film interposed therebetween, an interlayer insulation film and a second wiring layer formed on the first wiring layer in this order, wherein the interlayer insulation film is composed, from a first wiring layer side, of a first silicon oxide film having a compressive stress within the film, a silicon nitride film having a compressive stress within the film, a second silicon oxide film having a tensile stress within the film, and a third silicon oxide film having a compressive stress within the film.