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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2005
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2003
Applicant:
Ryu Shimizu, Gifu, JP;
Inventor:
Ryu Shimizu, Gifu, JP;
Assignee:
Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L021/4763 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
When forming the interconnect trench by 'via first' method of the dual damascene process, after providing a via hole in the interlayer dielectric film, the anti-reflection coatingand the resist layerare formed such that whichever has a faster etching rate in the formation process of the interconnect trench, out of the anti-reflection coatingand the resist layer, is disposed at the same level as a bottom portion of the interconnect trench to be formed through the formation process thereof.