| CPC H01L 21/02175 (2013.01) [H01L 21/02142 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |

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1. A semiconductor device comprising:
a semiconductor substrate;
a first metal layer provided above the semiconductor substrate;
a second metal layer provided above the first metal layer and containing Ni as a material; and
a third metal layer provided above the second metal layer and containing Cu or Ni as a material, wherein
the second metal layer has a Vickers hardness of 400 Hv or more and is harder than the third metal layer,
the third metal layer is harder than the first metal layer, and
the second metal layer directly contacts the first metal layer.
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