PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16208660
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-12
Publication Date: 2019-04
Patent Classification: ["257", "773000"]

Abstract:
An interconnect apparatus and a method of forming the interconnect apparatus is provided. Two integrated circuits are bonded together. A first opening is formed through one of the substrates. A multi-layer dielectric film is formed along sidewalls of the first opening. One or more etch processes form one or more spacer-shaped structures along sidewalls of the first opening. A second opening is formed extending from the first opening to pads in the integrated circuits. A dielectric liner is formed, and the opening is filled with a conductive material to form a conductive plug.

Claim (Index 17):
The apparatus of  claim 13 , wherein the third portion contacts a first surface of the one of the plurality of second metal lines, wherein the first surface of the one of the plurality of second metal lines faces the first substrate.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 23.0
- Percentile: 98.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.98039
- Patent Class: 257.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: none
- Component Type: 0
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['14135153', '15231419', '15076115', '15944069', '14020370']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.9195882313828646
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5032074960411056
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.8779501578486888
- Mean Citation Score: 173.841856
- Max Citation Score: 192.70398
- Similarity Product: 113.82287278454304

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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