A thin-film semiconductor device or integrated circuit comprising an insulating
substrate, TFTs (thin-film transistors) formed on the substrate, and multilayer
conductive interconnections. The circuit has a first metallization layer becoming
gate electrodes and gate interconnections. The surface of the first metallization
layer is oxidized by anodic oxidation to form an insulating coating on the surface
of the first metallization layer. A second metallization layer becoming source
and drain electrodes or conductive interconnections is then formed on the insulating
coating directly or via an interlayer insulator. An improvement in the production
yield and improved reliability are accomplished.