Patent ID: 8742484

Claim:
A semiconductor device comprising: a semiconductor substrate; a first insulating film formed above the semiconductor substrate; a first plug including a conductive material which fills a first connecting hole formed in the first insulating film; a capacitor construction comprising a lower electrode, an upper electrode and a dielectric film therebetween; a first protective film formed above a top side and a sidewall of the capacitor construction; a second insulating film formed above the first insulating film and the first protective film; a second protective film formed above the second insulating film; a third insulating film formed above the second protective film; a second plug including a conductive material which fills a second connecting hole, the second connecting hole being formed in the second insulating film, the second protective film and the third insulating film, the second plug is electrically connected to the first plug; wherein the second plug is not in contact with the first protective film and is in contact with the second protective film.