PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15880512
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-01
Publication Date: 2018-06
Patent Classification: ["257", "392000"]

Abstract:
A first and a second instance of a common structured stack are formed, respectively, on a first fin and a second fin. The common structured stack includes a work-function metal layer, and a barrier layer. The barrier layer of the first instance of the common structured stack is etched through, and the work-function metal layer of the first instance of the common structure is partially etched. The partial etch forms a thinner work-function metal layer, having an oxide of the work-function metal as a new barrier layer. A gate element is formed on the new barrier layer.

Claim (Index 9):
The method of  claim 7 , wherein forming the first gate stack on the gate area of the first SiGe fin and the second gate stack on the gate area of the second SiGe fin comprises:\n depositing a dielectric layer, wherein the dielectric layer includes a first portion and a second portion, wherein the first portion is over the gate area of the first SiGe fin and the second portion is over the gate area of the second SiGe fin; depositing a capping layer, wherein the capping layer includes a first portion and a second portion, wherein the first portion is on the first portion of the dielectric layer, and the second portion is on the second portion of the dielectric layer; and depositing a work-function metal layer, wherein the work-function metal layer includes a first portion and a second portion, wherein the first portion is the first work-function metal layer and the second portion is the second work-function metal layer, wherein the first portion is on the first portion of the capping layer, and the second portion is on the second portion of the capping layer.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 11.0
- Percentile: 86.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.675
- Patent Class: 257.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: none
- Component Type: 0
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['14815626', '15830412', '14975917', '13451183', '14221108']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.9304919222111762
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5071834333873939
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.8881610733287979
- Mean Citation Score: 260.66851
- Max Citation Score: 265.94153
- Similarity Product: 183.95696652575555

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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