A semiconductor device provided with: a first interconnection layer provided on a semiconductor substrate; an interlevel insulation film provided over the first interconnection layer; a barrier layer provided between the first interconnection layer and the interlevel insulation film; and a second interconnection layer of gold provided as an uppermost interconnection layer on the interlevel insulation film. The barrier layer is formed in a region of the first interconnection layer including an interlevel connection opening region of the interlevel insulation, and the region is greater than the interlevel connection opening region. The second interconnection layer is electrically connected to the first interconnection layer via the barrier layer in the interlevel connection opening.