Semiconductor device and method of fabricating the same

Abstract

A semiconductor device comprising a semiconductor substrate including an electronic element, interlayer dielectric (silicon oxide layer and BPSG layer) formed on the semiconductor substrate, a contact hole formed in the interlayer dielectric, a barrier layer formed on the interlayer dielectric and contact hole, and a wiring layer formed on the barrier layer. In the barrier layer, metal oxide (titanium oxide) are scattered in an island-like configuration. The barrier layer is formed by depositing a layer that is used to form the barrier layer and then introducing oxygen into the layer. The step is achieved by depositing a layer for the barrier layer, exposing the layer in oxygen plasma under reduced pressure, and subjecting the layer to the thermal processing, or, alternatively by depositing a layer for the barrier layer and subjecting the layer to thermal processing in an atmosphere of oxygen. The semiconductor device of the present invention has a barrier layer with excellent barrier properties.

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