PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15881405
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-01
Publication Date: 2018-08
Patent Classification: ["438", "479000"]

Abstract:
A method of forming a 3D NAND structure having self-aligned nanodots includes depositing alternating layers of an oxide and a nitride on a substrate; at least partially recessing the nitride layers; and forming SiGe nanodots on the nitride layers. A method of forming a 3D NAND structure having self-aligned nanodots includes depositing alternating layers of an oxide and a nitride on a substrate; at least partially recessing the nitride layers; and forming SiGe nanodots on the nitride layers by a process including maintaining a temperature of the substrate below about 560° C.; flowing a silicon epitaxy precursor into the chamber; forming a silicon epitaxial layer on the substrate at the nitride layers; flowing germanium gas into the chamber with the silicon epitaxy precursor; and forming a silicon germanium epitaxial layer on the substrate at the nitride layers.

Claim (Index 12):
The method of  claim 11 , wherein flowing the silicon epitaxy precursor into the chamber comprises flowing a high hydrogen carrier gas with the silicon epitaxy precursor, and flowing the germanium gas into the chamber with the silicon epitaxy precursor comprises maintaining flow of the high hydrogen gas.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 1.0
- Percentile: 86.0
- Lexical Diversity: 3.0
- Patent Class: 438.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: none
- Component Type: 0
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['13469050', '15288898', '15792328', '14465330', '15792303']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.9197939285498918
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4831489230158305
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.8761294279964857
- Mean Citation Score: 229.10007400000003
- Max Citation Score: 232.83455
- Similarity Product: 184.67037974560265

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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