Patent ID: 8629529

Claim:
A semiconductor device, comprising a passive element including a capacitor element and a resistor element, within a wiring structure, wherein the capacitor element and the resistor element are incorporated in a same layer, the wiring structure is a multilayered wiring structure including a plurality of wiring layers laminated with an inter-via layer insulating film between each other, and a via provided in the inter-via layer insulating film and connecting the wiring layers provided above and below, the capacitor element is sandwiched between an upper electrode and a lower electrode which are metal films, the lower electrode is lined with one of the wiring layers, the resistor element is formed of a part of the upper electrode, the resistor element includes an inter-passive element layer insulating film formed of one of the inter-via layer insulating films and a first opening formed in the inter-passive element layer insulating film, the capacitor element is formed in a region including the first opening, and at least a part of the lower electrode of the capacitor element directly contacts a wiring section of a lower layer through the first opening.