An integrated circuit of a semiconductor device has a line type of pattern
that is not prone to serious RC delays. The integrated circuit has a line
formed of at least a layer of polycrystalline silicon, a layer of metal
having a low sheet resistance, and a layer of a barrier metal interposed
between the polycrystalline silicon and the metal having a low sheet
resistance, and first spacers disposed on the sides of the line,
respectively, and is characterized in that the line has recesses at the
sides of the barrier layer and the first spacers fill the recesses. The
integrated circuit may constitute a gate line of a semiconductor device.
The integrated circuit is formed by forming layers of polycrystalline
silicon, metal having a low sheet resistance, and a barrier metal one
atop the other, patterning the layers into a line, etching the same to
form the recesses, and then forming the first spacers. The etching is
preferably a process of etching the barrier layer in situ using an
etchant having an etch selectivity between the material of the barrier
layer and the materials constituting the other layers of the line.