PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15995047
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-05
Publication Date: 2018-10
Patent Classification: ["257", "300000"]

Abstract:
Some embodiments include a method of forming a memory array. A wordline is formed to extend along a first direction, and along a rail of semiconductor material. After the wordline is formed, the rail is patterned into fins. Each fin has a first pedestal, a second pedestal, and a trough between the first and second pedestals. Charge-storage devices are formed to be electrically coupled with the first pedestals. Digit lines are formed to be electrically coupled with the second pedestals. Some embodiments include apparatuses containing finFETs.

Claim (Index 14):
An apparatus comprising:\n a plurality of finFETs, wherein each of the finFETs comprises a first pedestal serving as a first source/drain region, a second pedestal serving as a second source/drain region and a trough defining a channel region between the first and second source/drain region; at least one bitline, wherein the at least one bitline extends to interconnect the first source/drain region of the plurality of finFETs to each other, wherein the at least one bitline comprises a plurality of first portions and a plurality of second portions, wherein each of the plurality of first portions is in contact with an associated one of the first source/drain region of the plurality of finFETs, wherein each of the plurality of second portions intervenes between corresponding adjacent two of the plurality of first portions, and wherein each the plurality of second portions comprises a first conductive material;\n a plurality of storage devices; and \n a plurality of contact plugs, wherein each of the plurality of contact plugs intervenes between an associated one of the plurality of storage devices and an associated one of the second source/drain region of the plurality of finFETs, wherein the each of the contact plugs comprises the first conductive material that is used in each of the plurality of second portions of the at least one bitline.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 41.0
- Percentile: 93.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.97959
- Patent Class: 257.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15391604', '15391719', '15391025', '15681561', '15391138']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.9194410736639228
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4987050988794206
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.8773674761854725
- Mean Citation Score: 241.381446
- Max Citation Score: 256.15854
- Similarity Product: 188.97573955943943

Labels:
- Claim Label 101: 1
- Claim Label 102: 1
- Claim Label 103: 0
- Claim Label 112: 1
- Combined Label: 1
- Label 101 Adjusted: 1

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