PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16220583
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-12
Publication Date: 2019-05
Patent Classification: ["438", "703000"]

Abstract:
Methods are provided for integrating atomic layer etch and atomic layer deposition by performing both processes in the same chamber or reactor. Methods involve sequentially alternating between atomic layer etch and atomic layer deposition processes to prevent feature degradation during etch, improve selectivity, and encapsulate sensitive layers of a semiconductor substrate.

Claim (Index 40):
A method comprising:\n providing a substrate having exposed areas and features, wherein the features have corners; selectively depositing a first material on the corners of the features by atomic layer deposition; and etching a second material from the exposed areas on the substrate by atomic layer etch, wherein the etching and the depositing are performed without breaking vacuum.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 53.0
- Percentile: 98.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.375
- Patent Class: 438.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['14696254', '15400368', '15719484', '15581951', '14749291']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.8480525808818105
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5224844339299302
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.8154957661866225
- Mean Citation Score: 297.44898
- Max Citation Score: 329.1068
- Similarity Product: 290.29172538518907

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

Dataset: test