| CPC H01L 23/5329 (2013.01) [H01L 21/7682 (2013.01); H01L 23/528 (2013.01)] | 10 Claims |

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1. A semiconductor device, comprising:
a substrate;
a first dielectric layer disposed over the substrate;
a first electrically conductive structure disposed over the first dielectric layer;
a second electrically conductive structure disposed over the first dielectric layer;
a second dielectric layer, being a single layer disposed over and in direct contact with the first electrically conductive structure,
wherein a lateral surface of the second dielectric layer is exposed to an air gap;
wherein the first electrically conductive structure is spaced apart from the second electrically conductive structure by the air gap;
wherein the lateral surface of the second dielectric layer is noncoplanar with a lateral surface of the first electrically conductive structure.
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