PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15889248
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-02
Publication Date: 2018-06
Patent Classification: ["438", "013000"]

Abstract:
A method of tailoring BEOL RC parametrics to improve chip performance. According to the method, an integrated circuit design on an integrated circuit chip is analyzed. The analysis comprises calculating Vmax for vias and metal lines in the integrated circuit design over a range of sizes for the vias and the metal lines. Predicted use voltage for applications on the integrated circuit chip is determined. The size or the location of at least one of the vias and the metal lines is tailored based on performance parameters of the integrated circuit chip.

Claim (Index 8):
A system, comprising:\n a data processor; and a memory connected to said data processor, wherein\n said data processor obtains a first file from said memory, wherein said first file contains a circuit design for an integrated circuit chip, \n said data processor analyzes said circuit design for said integrated circuit chip by determining Vmax for vias and metal lines in said circuit design over a range of sizes for said vias and said metal lines, said Vmax defining spacing between features on the integrated circuit chip due to time dependent dielectric breakdown based on device characteristics, \n said data processor determines predicted use voltage for applications on said integrated circuit chip, \n said data processor compares said predicted use voltage to said Vmax determined for said vias and metal lines, \n said data processor creates a modified circuit design based on performance parameters of said integrated circuit chip, said modified circuit design using a lower voltage for Vmax, and \n said data processor stores said modified circuit design in a second file in said memory.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 50.0
- Percentile: 88.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.92157
- Patent Class: 438.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['14872302', '15083692', '13649699', '13745732', '13677373']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.817289987423539
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5219941697287814
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7877604056540632
- Mean Citation Score: 189.405578
- Max Citation Score: 325.0479
- Similarity Product: 293.8614890135408

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

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