PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15993726
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-05
Publication Date: 2019-05
Patent Classification: ["257", "774000"]

Abstract:
Embodiments described herein relate generally to one or more methods for forming an interconnect structure, such as a dual damascene interconnect structure comprising a conductive line and a conductive via, and structures formed thereby. In some embodiments, an interconnect opening is formed through one or more dielectric layers over a semiconductor substrate. The interconnect opening has a via opening and a trench over the via opening. A conductive via is formed in the via opening. A nucleation enhancement treatment is performed on one or more exposed dielectric surfaces of the trench. A conductive line is formed in the trench on the one or more exposed dielectric surfaces of the trench and on the conductive via.

Claim (Index 1):
A method comprising:\n forming an interconnect opening through one or more dielectric layers over a semiconductor substrate, the interconnect opening having a via opening and a trench over the via opening; forming a conductive via in the via opening; performing a nucleation enhancement treatment on one or more exposed dielectric surfaces of the trench; and forming a conductive line in the trench on the one or more exposed dielectric surfaces of the trench and on the conductive via.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 2.0
- Percentile: 93.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.25455
- Patent Class: 257.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['14220814', '15830838', '14553207', '15442307', '14874307']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.8954280321332533
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4603345469583288
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.8519186836157608
- Mean Citation Score: 145.49021399999995
- Max Citation Score: 147.98055
- Similarity Product: 117.31514456618429

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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