PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15967049
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-04
Publication Date: 2019-10
Patent Classification: ["331", "167000"]

Abstract:
Techniques for co-tuning of inductance (L) and capacitance (C) in a VNCAP-based LC tank oscillator are provided. In one aspect, an LC tank oscillator includes: a capacitor including at least two metal layers, each metal layer having metal fingers that are interdigitated, wherein an orientation of the metal fingers alternates amongst the at least two metal layers; and an inductor on the capacitor. Inter-layer vias can be present interconnecting the at least two metal layers creating conductive loops between the metal fingers, wherein an arrangement of the inter-layer vias in an area between the at least two metal layers is configured to co-tune both inductance and capacitance in the LC tank oscillator. A method of operating an LC tank oscillator and a method of co-tuning inductance and capacitance in an LC tank oscillator are also provided.

Claim (Index 5):
The LC tank oscillator of  claim 1 , further comprising:\n inter-layer vias interconnecting the at least two metal layers, wherein an arrangement of the inter-layer vias in an area between the at least two metal layers is configured to co-tune both inductance and capacitance in the LC tank oscillator.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 50.0
- Percentile: 91.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.14286
- Patent Class: 331.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15288850', '10463961', '10374446', '11697908', '11261093']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.7665683516879249
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5020994679750932
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7401214633166417
- Mean Citation Score: 247.227702
- Max Citation Score: 276.83478
- Similarity Product: 212.12529766006352

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

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