PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15880512
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-01
Publication Date: 2018-06
Patent Classification: ["257", "392000"]

Abstract:
A first and a second instance of a common structured stack are formed, respectively, on a first fin and a second fin. The common structured stack includes a work-function metal layer, and a barrier layer. The barrier layer of the first instance of the common structured stack is etched through, and the work-function metal layer of the first instance of the common structure is partially etched. The partial etch forms a thinner work-function metal layer, having an oxide of the work-function metal as a new barrier layer. A gate element is formed on the new barrier layer.

Claim (Index 10):
The method of  claim 9 , wherein forming the first gate stack on the gate area of the first SiGe fin and the second gate stack on the gate area of the second SiGe fin further comprises:\n depositing a barrier layer, wherein the barrier layer includes a first portion and a second portion, wherein the first portion is on the first portion of the work-function metal layer, and the second portion is on the second portion of the work-function metal layer; and depositing a first gate element on the first portion of the work-function metal layer and a second gate element on the second portion of the barrier layer.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 11.0
- Percentile: 86.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.675
- Patent Class: 257.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: none
- Component Type: 0
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['14815626', '15830412', '14975917', '13451183', '14221108']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.9307815255617328
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5017194732375206
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.8878753203293116
- Mean Citation Score: 260.66851
- Max Citation Score: 265.94153
- Similarity Product: 201.6086340771389

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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