PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16101259
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-08
Publication Date: 2018-12
Patent Classification: ["257", "621000"]

Abstract:
A through-substrate vias structure includes a substrate having opposing first and second major surfaces. One or more conductive via structures are disposed extending from the first major surface to a first vertical distance within the substrate. A recessed region extends from the second major surface to a second vertical distance within the substrate and adjoining a lower surface of the conductive via. In one embodiment, the second vertical distance is greater than the first vertical distance. A conductive region is disposed within the recessed region and is configured to be in electrical and/or thermal communication with the conductive via.

Claim (Index 1):
A method for forming a through-substrate via structure comprising:\n providing a substrate having a first major surface and a second major surface opposite to the first major surface; providing a conductive via structure comprising:\n a trench extending from the first major surface to a first distance; \n an insulating structure disposed along a sidewall surface of the trench; and \n a conductive material disposed adjacent the insulating structure within the trench; \n forming a recessed region disposed extending from the second major surface inward to a second distance, wherein the second distance is greater than the first distance; and forming a first conductive region disposed at least adjacent and extending along a sidewall surface of the recessed region in cross-sectional view, wherein the first conductive region is electrically coupled to the conductive material.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 9.0
- Percentile: 96.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.01923
- Patent Class: 257.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15244737', '15208794', '15219000', '11944846', '15391570']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.9087298565072408
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4896271822117667
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.8668195890776933
- Mean Citation Score: 181.208982
- Max Citation Score: 261.81085
- Similarity Product: 229.560622259304

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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