PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16035441
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-07
Publication Date: 2018-11
Patent Classification: ["438", "300000"]

Abstract:
Methods and structures for forming strained-channel finFETs are described. Fin structures for finFETs may be formed using two epitaxial layers of different lattice constants that are grown over a bulk substrate. A first thin, strained, epitaxial layer may be cut to form strain-relieved base structures for fins. The base structures may be constrained in a strained-relieved state. Fin structures may be epitaxially grown in a second layer over the base structures. The constrained base structures can cause higher amounts of strain to form in the epitaxially-grown fins than would occur for non-constrained base structures.

Claim (Index 15):
The device of  claim 14 , wherein the insulating layer has a first height, the first constraining structure has a second height, and the second constraining structure has a third height, the first height being greater than the second height and the third height.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 20.0
- Percentile: 95.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.75862
- Patent Class: 438.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: none
- Component Type: 0
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15197509', '14788737', '14027758', '15798976', '14975534']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.8966634971449123
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5404252209847731
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.8610396695288984
- Mean Citation Score: 349.357568
- Max Citation Score: 392.3279
- Similarity Product: 283.24161634819507

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

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