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Semiconductor device having a low-resistivity planar wiring structure

US5200635A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 17, 1991
Grant dateApr 6, 1993
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Expiry dateApr 17, 2011

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L2924/0002

Abstract

The present invention concerns a semiconductor device having a low-resistivity wiring structure. Wirings formed directly on a hill and valley structure result in a thin portion and, in an extreme case, a disconnected portion. This increases the resistivity of wirings on the hill and valley structure and lowers the reliability of the connection. In a case where the wirings are data lines of a memory, with an increased effective length, the resistance and the parasitic capacitance of the data line is greater. The above mentioned problems have been solved by wirings which comprise at least two layers of conductive film including a first conductive film as a lower layer and a second conductive film as an upper layer, and the first conductive layer has a surface moderating or planarizing the hills and valleys in the underlying material.

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