PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16195289
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-11
Publication Date: 2019-03
Patent Classification: ["438", "127000"]

Abstract:
A via or pillar structure, and a method of forming, is provided. In an embodiment, a polymer layer is formed having openings exposing portions of an underlying conductive pad. A conductive layer is formed over the polymer layer, filling the openings. The dies are covered with a molding material and a planarization process is performed to form pillars in the openings. In another embodiment, pillars are formed and then a polymer layer is formed over the pillars. The dies are covered with a molding material and a planarization process is performed to expose the pillars. In yet another embodiment, pillars are formed and a molding material is formed directly over the pillars. A planarization process is performed to expose the pillars. In still yet another embodiment, bumps are formed and a molding material is formed directly over the bumps. A planarization process is performed to expose the bumps.

Claim (Index 16):
The semiconductor device of  claim 15 , wherein a first portion of the conductive bumps has a tapered shape extending from a first width level with a top surface of the molding compound and distal a top surface of the passivation layer to a second width level width proximal the top surface of the passivation layer, the second width being greater than the first width.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 1.0
- Percentile: 98.0
- Lexical Diversity: 3.23529
- Patent Class: 438.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: none
- Component Type: 0
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15464062', '15019491', '14186698', '14561678', '14622517']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.8823354982903703
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5116247005496267
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.845264418516296
- Mean Citation Score: 237.291366
- Max Citation Score: 274.53262
- Similarity Product: 192.3709753715515

Labels:
- Claim Label 101: 1
- Claim Label 102: 0
- Claim Label 103: 0
- Claim Label 112: 1
- Combined Label: 0
- Label 101 Adjusted: 1

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