Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
85 words
A semiconductor device manufacturing method comprising the steps of: making an inter-layer insulation film at least partly made of an inter-layer insulation film material containing moisture; making an opening in said inter-layer insulation film; annealing said inter-layer insulation film to release a gas of water from said inter-layer insulation film material; making a film of a wiring material on said inter-layer insulation film having formed said opening; and plugging said wiring material into said opening of the inter-layer insulation film by a high-pressure reflow process.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
85 words
A semiconductor device manufacturing method comprising the steps of: making an inter-layer insulation film at least partly made of an inter-layer insulation film material containing moisture; making an opening in said inter-layer insulation film; annealing said inter-layer insulation film to release a gas of water from said inter-layer insulation film material; making a film of a wiring material on said inter-layer insulation film having formed said opening; and plugging said wiring material into said opening of the inter-layer insulation film by a high-pressure reflow process.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
58 words
The semiconductor device manufacturing method according to claim 1 wherein the step of annealing the inter-layer insulation film, the step of making a film of the wiring material and the step of plugging the wiring material into the opening by the high-pressure reflow process are executed continuously in a vacuum without exposing the product into the atmospheric air.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
36 words
The semiconductor device manufacturing method according to claim 1 wherein the step of annealing the inter-layer insulation film is done before another inter-layer insulation film material makes a film on the moisture-containing inter-layer insulation film material.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
45 words
The semiconductor device manufacturing method according to claim 1 wherein the step of annealing the inter-layer insulation film is subsequent to the step of making the opening in the inter-layer insulation film and prior to the step of making the film of the wiring material.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
32 words
The semiconductor device manufacturing method according to claim 1 wherein the step of annealing the inter-layer insulation film is done at a temperature in the range from 430° C. to 550° C.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
32 words
The semiconductor device manufacturing method according to claim 1 wherein the step of annealing the inter-layer insulation film is done at a temperature in the range from 450° C. to 500° C.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
15 words
The semiconductor device manufacturing method according to claim 1 wherein said opening is a contact-hole.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
19 words
The semiconductor device manufacturing method according to claim 1 wherein said opening is a groove for a damascene wiring.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
60 words
The semiconductor device manufacturing method according to claim 1 wherein the amount of water molecules released from the inter-layer insulation film during the process from the step of making the film of the wiring material to the step of plugging the wiring material in the opening by the high-pressure reflow process is not larger than 5×10 17 /cm 2 .