Patent ID: 6879049

Claim:
A damascene interconnection comprising: an interconnection trench formed in an insulating film and a pad trench communicating therewith; a protrusion formed by a portion not removed of said insulating film in said pad trench to decrease a substantial opening area of said pad trench; a conductive film buried in said interconnection trench and said pad trench; and a further conductive film; wherein the protrusion is formed as a plurality of insulating protrusions within the pad trench, the plurality of insulating protrusions reducing the overall volume of the conductive film of the pad trench and increasing the electrical resistance of the conductive film of the pad trench, the further conductive film being formed below the insulating film and the plurality of insulating protrusions; and wherein the damascene interconnection further includes a plurality of contact holes formed within the pad trench, each contact hole of the plurality of contact holes being positioned near at least one insulating protrusion of the plurality of insulating protrusions, at least some of the contact holes being situated between adjacent insulating protrusions, each contact hole of the plurality of contact holes being electrically connected between the conductive film of the pad trench and the further conductive film formed below the insulating film to define an electrical connection, the electrical connection between the conductive film of the pad trench and the further conductive film formed below the insulating film increasing the effective volume of the conductive film of the pad trench, thereby decreasing the overall electrical resistance of the conductive film of the pad trench.