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Semiconductor device and manufacturing method therefor

US6162741A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 2, 1997
Grant dateDec 19, 2000
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Expiry dateDec 2, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L2924/0002
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

According to the manufacturing method of the semiconductor device of the present invention, an oxide film is formed on a metal film formed on a main surface of a semiconductor substrate by exposing the metal film to the oxidizing gas. The oxide film is then reduced in a reducing atmosphere, and a protection film is formed on the surface of the metal film reduced in the reducing step. In this manner, the damage to the surface of the metal film can be prevented.

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