PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15920745
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-03
Publication Date: 2019-09
Patent Classification: ["438", "675000"]

Abstract:
Embodiments described herein relate generally to methods for forming a mask for patterning a feature in semiconductor processing. In an embodiment, a dielectric layer is formed over a substrate. A mask is formed over the dielectric layer. Forming the mask includes depositing a first layer over the dielectric layer; implanting in a first implant process a dopant species through a patterned material and into the first layer at a first energy; after implanting in the first implant process, implanting in a second implant process the dopant species through the patterned material and into the first layer at a second energy greater than the first energy; and forming mask portions of the mask comprising selectively removing portions of the first layer that are not implanted with the dopant species.

Claim (Index 4):
The method of  claim 1 , wherein implanting in the second implant process the dopant species comprises implanting the dopant species through the patterned material and into the first layer at complementary tilt angles.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 5.0
- Percentile: 90.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.28333
- Patent Class: 438.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: none
- Component Type: 0
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['12335756', '11007510', '13760200', '10639058', '10650621']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.8433389219811047
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4843385874560696
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.8074388885286012
- Mean Citation Score: 179.388752
- Max Citation Score: 181.95189
- Similarity Product: 137.3958978516358

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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