Patent ID: 8810034

Claim:
A semiconductor integrated circuit device comprising: a first insulating film formed over a semiconductor substrate; a first wiring trench formed in the first insulating film; a first metal film filled in the first wiring trench; a second insulating film formed over the first metal film and the first insulating film; a third insulating film formed over the second insulating film; a fourth insulating film formed over the third insulating film; a contact hole formed in the fourth, third and second insulating films; a second wiring trench formed in the fourth insulating film; and a second metal film filled in the second wiring trench and the contact hole as one combined unit, such that the second metal film is connected to the first metal film, wherein the first and second metal films include copper as a primary component, wherein the fourth insulating film has a greater thickness than the combined thicknesses of the second and third insulating films, has a lower dielectric constant than a dielectric constant of a silicon oxide film and is comprised of a material including silicon, oxygen and carbon, wherein the first insulating film is comprised of a material including silicon, oxygen and carbon, wherein the second insulating film is comprised of a material including silicon, carbon and nitrogen, wherein the third insulating film is comprised of a material including silicon and carbon, wherein the material of the second insulating film is different form the material of the third insulating film, and wherein a thickness of the second insulating film is larger than a thickness of the third insulating film.