A transistor formed on a semiconductor substrate has a gate electrode
formed via a gate insulating film and first and second diffusion layers
formed in the semiconductor substrate, the first and second diffusion
layers being positioned at both sides of the gate electrode. A first
electrode is connected to the first diffusion layer of the transistor. A
capacitor insulating film formed on the first electrode is formed of a
silicon oxide film containing a substrate which is faster than Cu in
diffusion velocity and which more readily reacts with oxygen than Cu
does. A second electrode formed on the capacitor insulating film is
formed of one of a Cu layer and another Cu layer containing the
substance.