A technique is provided for protecting an interlayer insulating film
formed of an organic low dielectric constant material from any damage
applied in a semiconductor process, and for attaining the decrease leak
current in the interlayer insulating film, resulting in the improvement
of reliability of a semiconductor device. The semiconductor device
according to the present invention has an organic insulating films having
openings. The organic insulating films have modified portions facing the
openings. The modified portions contains fluorine atoms and nitrogen
atoms. The concentration of the fluorine atoms in the modified portions
is lower than the concentration of the nitrogen atoms. The
above-mentioned modified layers protect the semiconductor device from the
damage applied in the semiconductor process, while suppressing the
corrosion of the conductors embedded in the openings.