PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16132984
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-09
Publication Date: 2019-05
Patent Classification: ["438", "588000"]

Abstract:
Methods for forming a string of memory cells, apparatuses having a string of memory cells, and systems are disclosed. One such method for forming a string of memory cells forms a source material over a substrate. A capping material may be formed over the source material. A select gate material may be formed over the capping material. A plurality of charge storage structures may be formed over the select gate material in a plurality of alternating levels of control gate and insulator materials. A first opening may be formed through the plurality of alternating levels of control gate and insulator materials, the select gate material, and the capping material. A channel material may be formed along the sidewall of the first opening. The channel material has a thickness that is less than a width of the first opening, such that a second opening is formed by the semiconductor channel material.

Claim (Index 12):
The method of  claim 2 , further comprising:\n forming a drain select gate insulator material over the alternating control gate and dielectric levels; and forming a drain select gate conductive material over the drain select gate insulator material; wherein the first opening is formed through the drain select gate insulator material and the drain select gate conductive material, and wherein the vertical semiconductor material is separated from the drain select gate insulator material and the drain select gate conductive material by a dielectric.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 45.0
- Percentile: 97.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.76271
- Patent Class: 438.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15221131', '14069574', '14069553', '14808229', '14824942']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.8278699977018723
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5031960686458176
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7954026047962668
- Mean Citation Score: 213.76065
- Max Citation Score: 261.02896
- Similarity Product: 207.7906131498051

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

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