PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16045369
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-07
Publication Date: 2018-11
Patent Classification: ["257", "758000"]

Abstract:
An apparatus is described. The apparatus includes a three dimensional storage cell array structure. The apparatus also includes a staircase structure having alternating conductive and dielectric layers, wherein respective word lines are formed in the conductive layers. The word lines are connected to respective storage cells within the three dimensional storage cell array structure. The apparatus also includes upper word lines above the staircase structure that are connected to first vias that connect to respective steps of the staircase structure. The upper word lines are also connected to second vias that run vertically off a side of the staircase structure other than a side opposite the three dimensional storage cell array structure. The second vias are connected to respective word line driver transistors that are disposed beneath the staircase structure.

Claim (Index 3):
The method of  claim 1  further comprising forming a second staircase structure that is part of a second staircase chain that is different than a first staircase chain that the staircase structure is a part of.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 5.0
- Percentile: 95.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.46429
- Patent Class: 257.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15085151', '15269294', '15269041', '15269112', '15269017']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.9013691280885324
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4893597542297873
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.8601681907026579
- Mean Citation Score: 148.65641399999996
- Max Citation Score: 217.36667000000003
- Similarity Product: 159.21569968042675

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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