| 摘要 |
A semiconductor device having a superior step coverage of a layer formed inside or near a contact-hole is provided. An intermediate conductive layer is formed through an insulating layer on a lower conductive layer on a semiconductor substrate, and first, second and third inter-layer insulating layers are formed on the intermediate conductive layer. The third inter-layer insulating layer is selectively removed by an isotropic wet etching method thereby to form a through-hole extended to the second inter-layer insulating layer and having a large opening area. In performing this, the second inter-layer insulating layer acts to restrict the removal of the third inter-layer insulating layer in the thickness direction. Next, the first and second inter-layer insulating layers are selectively removed by an anisotropic dry etching method thereby to form a through-hole having a small opening area. The through-hole having a large opening area and the through-hole having a small opening area form a contact-hole. Subsequently, an upper conductive layer is formed on the third inter-layer insulating layer so as to be electrically connected to the lower conductive layer through the contact-hole.
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