PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16233218
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-12
Publication Date: 2019-05
Patent Classification: ["257", "738000"]

Abstract:
Some embodiments relate to a semiconductor device package, which includes a substrate with a contact pad. A non-solder ball is coupled to the contact pad at a contact pad interface surface. A layer of solder is disposed over an outer surface of the non-solder ball, and has an inner surface and an outer surface which are generally concentric with the outer surface of the non-solder ball. An intermediate layer separates the non-solder ball and the layer of solder. The intermediate layer is distinct in composition from both the non-solder ball and the layer of solder. Sidewalls of the layer of solder are curved or sphere-like and terminate at a planar surface, which is disposed at a maximum height of the layer of solder as measured from the contact pad interface surface.

Claim (Index 11):
A semiconductor device comprising a solder ball, comprising:\n a conductive pad; a metal ball disposed over an upper surface of the conductive pad; a layer of solder over an outer surface of the metal ball, the layer of solder having an inner surface and an outer surface which are generally concentric with the outer surface of the metal ball; and an intermediate layer separating the metal ball and the layer of solder, wherein the intermediate layer is elongated along an axis that is perpendicular to an upper surface of the conductive pad, such that the intermediate layer has a height as measured from the upper surface of the conductive pad to an uppermost extent of the intermediate layer along the axis, and has a diametric width between its outermost sidewalls, the diametric width being less than the height.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 44.0
- Percentile: 98.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.45614
- Patent Class: 257.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15631436', '14975911', '13526073', '15204844', '13916243']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.9024374263557212
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4943336701189634
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.8616270507320456
- Mean Citation Score: 228.855838
- Max Citation Score: 256.01663
- Similarity Product: 221.8557043533522

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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