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Semiconductor device and method for fabricating semiconductor device

Assignee: Toshiba Corp
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Filing: 2008-05-15
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Granted: 2011-05-17
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Expires: 2028-05-15
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Abstract

Abstract A semiconductor device includes a plurality of first group wiring layers laminated on a substrate, and each of the first group wiring layers having a wire formed with a first minimum wire width and a main dielectric film portion; and a plurality of second group wiring layers laminated on a top layer of the plurality of first group wiring layers and each of the second group wiring layers having a wire formed with a second minimum wire width greater than the first minimum wire width and a main dielectric film portion, wherein a main dielectric film portion in a bottom layer of the plurality of second group wiring layers has a relative dielectric constant which is substantially identical to a relative dielectric constant of main dielectric film portions of the other second group wiring layers, and Young's modulus of the main dielectric film portion in the bottom layer of the plurality of second group wiring layers is smaller than those of the main dielectric film portions of the other second group wiring layers and larger than those of main dielectric film portions of the first group wiring layers.

Inventors

  • 👤 Noriaki Matsunaga

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-02 06:43
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10W; H10W20/00; H10W20/40; H10W20/45; H10W20/47; H10W20/01; H10W20/071; H10W20/093; H10W20/095; H10W20/096; H10W20/41; H10W20/425; H10W20/48

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim 188 words
A semiconductor device, comprising: a plurality of first group wiring layers laminated on a substrate, and each of the first group wiring layers having a wire formed with a first minimum wire width and a main dielectric film portion; and a plurality of second group wiring layers laminated on a top layer of the plurality of first group wiring layers and each of the second group wiring layers having a wire formed with a second minimum wire width greater than the first minimum wire width and a main dielectric film portion, wherein a main dielectric film portion in a bottom layer of the plurality of second group wiring layers has a relative dielectric constant which is substantially identical to a relative dielectric constant of main dielectric film portions of the other second group wiring layers, and Young's modulus of the main dielectric film portion in the bottom layer of the plurality of second group wiring layers is smaller than those of the main dielectric film portions of the other second group wiring layers and larger than those of main dielectric film portions of the first group wiring layers.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 188 words
A semiconductor device, comprising: a plurality of first group wiring layers laminated on a substrate, and each of the first group wiring layers having a wire formed with a first minimum wire width and a main dielectric film portion; and a plurality of second group wiring layers laminated on a top layer of the plurality of first group wiring layers and each of the second group wiring layers having a wire formed with a second minimum wire width greater than the first minimum wire width and a main dielectric film portion, wherein a main dielectric film portion in a bottom layer of the plurality of second group wiring layers has a relative dielectric constant which is substantially identical to a relative dielectric constant of main dielectric film portions of the other second group wiring layers, and Young's modulus of the main dielectric film portion in the bottom layer of the plurality of second group wiring layers is smaller than those of the main dielectric film portions of the other second group wiring layers and larger than those of main dielectric film portions of the first group wiring layers.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 40 words
The device according to claim 1 , wherein both the main dielectric film portion in the bottom layer of the plurality of second group wiring layers and those of the first group wiring layers use a silicon oxycarbide (SiOC) film.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 68 words
The device according to claim 1 , wherein the main dielectric film portion of the first group wiring layers is formed of two layers; and the main dielectric film portion in the bottom layer of the plurality of second group wiring layers has a Young's modulus larger than that of at least one of two layers of the main dielectric film portion of the first group wiring layers.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 40 words
The device according to claim 1 , wherein both the main dielectric film portion in the bottom layer of the plurality of second group wiring layers and those of the first group wiring layers use a silicon oxycarbide (SiOC) film.

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