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Semiconductor device and method of fabricating the same

US7687910B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 13, 2006
Grant dateMar 30, 2010
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Expiry dateOct 17, 2027

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L21/76885
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A semiconductor device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a semiconductor substrate; a wiring formed in predetermined pattern above the semiconductor substrate, a first insulating film lying right under the wiring, and a second insulating film lying in a peripheral portion other than a portion right under the wiring, in which a surface layer of the first insulating film lying in a boundary surface between the first insulating film and the second insulating film is chemically modified to reinforce the surface layer.

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