Patent ID: 6835645
Filing Date: 2004-12-28
Classification: H01L

Abstract:
A method for fabricating a semiconductor device comprising the steps of:forming on a substrate, a first insulating film with a relatively low dielectric constant and low mechanical strength; partially retaining said first insulating film in a first region through selective etching using a first mask pattern formed on said first insulating film; forming a second insulating film with a relatively high dielectric constant and high mechanical strength, such that said second insulating film covers said retained first insulating film; forming a thinned portion of said second insulating film on said retained first insulating film by planarizing said second insulating film by polishing; forming a first interconnect groove in said thinned portion of said second insulating film and said retained first insulating film through selective etching said thinned portion of said second insulating film and said retained first insulating film using a second mask pattern formed on said thinned portion of said second insulating film; and forming a buried interconnect in said first interconnect groove, wherein said thinned portion of said second insulating film and said retained first insulating film are provided on the sides of said buried interconnect, said first insulating film includes an organic material as a principal constituent and said second insulating film includes an inorganic material as a principal constituent, the step of forming said first interconnect groove includes a sub-step of forming a second interconnect groove in a second region, which is different from the first region, of said second insulating film through selective etching using said second mask pattern in forming an upper portion of said first interconnect groove in said thinned portion of said second insulating film through the selective etching using said second mask pattern, and the step of forming said first interconnect groove includes a sub-step of removing said second mask pattern in forming a lower portion of said first interconnect groove in said first insulating film.