Method of manufacturing semiconductor device

A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device with a multi-layer interconnection structure, comprising:

• a step to prepare a semiconductor substrate;
• a step to form an inter-layer insulating layer on said semiconductor substrate;
• a silicon nitride film forming step to form a silicon nitride film on said inter-layer insulation layer;
• a step to form a photoresist layer on said silicon nitride film and to expose said photoresist with an excimer laser to thereby form a resist mask;
• an etching step to etch at least said silicon nitride film using said resist mask as an etching mask to thereby form an aperture portion;
• a step to deposit a conductive layer within said aperture portion and on said silicon nitride film;
• a step to etch back said conductive layer on said silicon nitride film using said silicon nitride film as a stopper so that said conductive layer remaining within said aperture portion becomes a plug layer;
• a step to remove said silicon nitride film so that a top end of said plug layer protrudes above the surface of said inter-layer insulation layer;
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• a step to form a wiring layer connected with said plug layer on said inter-layer insulation layer,
• wherein said silicon nitride film forming step is a step to select a thickness of said silicon nitride film from the range of about 1200Å to about 1340Å and the range of about 1730Å to about 1880Å to thereby reduce the reflectance of the reflection light of said excimer laser which impinges upon said photoresist layer from the back surface of said photoresist layer relative to incident light 0.3 or smaller.