PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16220583
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-12
Publication Date: 2019-05
Patent Classification: ["438", "703000"]

Abstract:
Methods are provided for integrating atomic layer etch and atomic layer deposition by performing both processes in the same chamber or reactor. Methods involve sequentially alternating between atomic layer etch and atomic layer deposition processes to prevent feature degradation during etch, improve selectivity, and encapsulate sensitive layers of a semiconductor substrate.

Claim (Index 32):
A method comprising:\n exposing a substrate housed in a chamber to alternating pulses of an etching gas and a removal gas to etch an amount of the substrate layer by layer, wherein the amount etched by exposing the substrate to the alternating pulses of the etching gas and removal gas is between about 1 \u212b and about 50 \u212b; and exposing the substrate to alternating pulses of a first reactant and a second reactant to deposit a film to a thickness of between about 0.25 \u212b and about 350 \u212b over the substrate.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 53.0
- Percentile: 98.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.375
- Patent Class: 438.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['14696254', '15400368', '15719484', '15581951', '14749291']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.8480055221179045
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5256132467381005
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.8157662945799241
- Mean Citation Score: 297.44898
- Max Citation Score: 329.1068
- Similarity Product: 259.25623753843314

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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