PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16028496
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-07
Publication Date: 2019-04
Patent Classification: ["438", "717000"]

Abstract:
A method includes forming a mask layer over a target layer. A first etching process is performed on the mask layer to form a first opening and a second opening in the mask layer. A second etching process is performed on the mask layer to reduce an end-to-end spacing between the first opening and the second opening. The first etching process and the second etching process have different anisotropy properties. A pattern of the mask layer is transferred to the target layer.

Claim (Index 10):
The method of  claim 9 , wherein a direction of ions in the directed plasma ribbon beam forms a first angle with a direction perpendicular to the top surface of the target layer in a second plane perpendicular to the top surface of the target layer, wherein the direction of the ions in the directed plasma ribbon beam forms a second angle with the direction perpendicular to the top surface of the target layer in a third plane perpendicular to the top surface of the target layer, wherein the first angle is different from the second angle, and wherein the second plane is different from the third plane.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 16.0
- Percentile: 95.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.41667
- Patent Class: 438.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: none
- Component Type: 0
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15395310', '15923072', '13728277', '16004086', '15812750']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.8513922663508144
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4796195314654909
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.814214992862282
- Mean Citation Score: 121.0620298
- Max Citation Score: 131.35332
- Similarity Product: 88.0250549085331

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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