Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a guard ring formed in an inter-level insulating film on a semiconductor substrate to surround an element forming region on the semiconductor substrate and containing Cu as a main component. And the device further includes a first barrier film formed on an interface between the inter-level insulating film and the guard ring and containing a compound of a preset metal element and a constituent element of the inter-level insulating film as a main component.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a gate insulating film which at least includes a first insulating film formed on the main surface of a semiconductor substrate and a first ferroelectric film formed on the first insulating film, containing a compound of a preset metal element and a constituent element of the first insulating film as a main component and having a dielectric constant larger than that of the first insulating film, a gate electrode formed on the gate insulating film and containing one of Cu and a material containing Cu as a main component, and source and drain regions separately formed in the semiconductor substrate to sandwich the gate electrode.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes an interlevel insulating film disposed on a semiconductor substrate and having an opening formed therein. An interconnection main layer, which contains Cu as a main component, is embedded in the opening. A barrier film is interposed between the interlevel insulating film and the interconnection main layer within the opening. The barrier film contains, as a main component, a compound of a predetermined metal element with a component element of the interlevel insulating film.

Abstract: This invention relates to a jack of a pantograph type, especially to the improvement of pivot joint mechanism of jack comprising screw nut body engaged with screw, metal body having screw bearing hole and end portions of a pair of upper and lower grooved links, and constituted by combining the upper and the lower grooved links with the screw block in which the screw block having unidiameter passes through an inserting hole formed on two side wall portions of end portions of the upper and lower grooved links to extend the two end portions of screw block for projecting outwardly. In this state, a plurality of projections for stopping are formed by plastic working with separating each other around axial periphery on the portions of screw block adjacent to inner and outer face of two side wall portions of the upper and lower grooved links respectively.