PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15745701
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-01
Publication Date: 2018-08
Patent Classification: ["438", "672000"]

Abstract:
Embodiments of the invention include conductive vias and methods for forming the conductive vias. In one embodiment, a via pad is formed over a first dielectric layer and a photoresist layer is formed over the first dielectric layer and the via pad. Embodiments may then include patterning the photoresist layer to form a via opening over the via pad and depositing a conductive material into the via opening to form a via over the via pad. Embodiments may then includeremoving the photoresist layer and forming a second dielectric layer over the first dielectric layer, the via pad, and the via. For example a top surface of the second dielectric layer is formed above a top surface of the via in some embodiments. Embodiments may then include recessing the second dielectric layer to expose a top portion of the via.

Claim (Index 12):
A method of forming a conductive via, comprising:\n depositing a first photoresist material over a first dielectric layer and patterning the first photoresist material to form a conductive line opening; forming a conductive line in the conductive line opening; depositing a second photoresist material over the first photoresist material, the first dielectric layer, and the conductive line; patterning the second photoresist material to form a via opening over the conductive line; depositing a conductive material into the via opening to form a via, wherein the conductive material only deposits on the portions of the exposed conductive line; removing the first photoresist layer and the second photoresist layer; forming a second dielectric layer over the first dielectric layer, the conductive line, and the via, wherein a top surface of the second dielectric layer is formed above a top surface of the via; and recessing the second dielectric layer to expose a top portion of the via.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 22.0
- Percentile: 86.0
- Lexical Diversity: 3.08333
- Patent Class: 438.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15776755', '15748138', '14866693', '11219315', '15574816']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.8594580553196064
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5011277072416362
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.8236250205118094
- Mean Citation Score: 227.050938
- Max Citation Score: 259.5555
- Similarity Product: 189.32905870708825

Labels:
- Claim Label 101: 1
- Claim Label 102: 0
- Claim Label 103: 1
- Claim Label 112: 0
- Combined Label: 0
- Label 101 Adjusted: 1

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