PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16035441
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-07
Publication Date: 2018-11
Patent Classification: ["438", "300000"]

Abstract:
Methods and structures for forming strained-channel finFETs are described. Fin structures for finFETs may be formed using two epitaxial layers of different lattice constants that are grown over a bulk substrate. A first thin, strained, epitaxial layer may be cut to form strain-relieved base structures for fins. The base structures may be constrained in a strained-relieved state. Fin structures may be epitaxially grown in a second layer over the base structures. The constrained base structures can cause higher amounts of strain to form in the epitaxially-grown fins than would occur for non-constrained base structures.

Claim (Index 10):
The device of  claim 8 , wherein the substrate has a raised portion that has a first surface and extends above a second surface of the substrate, the first base structure being on the first surface of the raised portion, the first and second constraining structures being on the second surface of the substrate.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 20.0
- Percentile: 95.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.75862
- Patent Class: 438.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: none
- Component Type: 0
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15197509', '14788737', '14027758', '15798976', '14975534']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.8966616733255897
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5404305359667074
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.8610385595897014
- Mean Citation Score: 349.357568
- Max Citation Score: 392.3279
- Similarity Product: 283.37394960218074

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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