In a semiconductor device, capacitance between copper interconnections is
decreased and the insulation breakdown is improved simultaneously, and a
countermeasure is taken for misalignment via by a manufacturing method
including the steps of forming an interconnection containing copper as a
main ingredient in an insulative film above a substrate, forming
insulative films and a barrier insulative film for a reservoir pattern,
forming an insulative film capable of suppressing or preventing copper
from diffusing on the upper surface and on the lateral surface of the
interconnection and above the insulative film and the insulative film,
forming insulative films of low dielectric constant, in which the
insulative film is formed such that the deposition rate above the
opposing lateral surfaces of the interconnections is larger than the
deposition rate therebelow to form an air gap between the adjacent
interconnections and, finally, planarizing the insulative film by
interlayer CMP.