PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16004086
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-06
Publication Date: 2019-05
Patent Classification: ["257", "758000"]

Abstract:
Semiconductor devices and methods of forming semiconductor devices are provided. A method includes forming a first mask layer over a target layer, forming a plurality of spacers over the first mask layer, and forming a second mask layer over the plurality of spacers and patterning the second mask layer to form a first opening, where in a plan view a major axis of the opening extends in a direction that is perpendicular to a major axis of a spacer of the plurality of spacers. The method also includes depositing a sacrificial material in the opening, patterning the sacrificial material, etching the first mask layer using the plurality of spacers and the patterned sacrificial material, etching the target layer using the etched first mask layer to form second openings in the target layer, and filling the second openings in the target layer with a conductive material.

Claim (Index 1):
A method comprising:\n forming a first mask layer over a target layer; forming a plurality of spacers over the first mask layer; forming a second mask layer over the plurality of spacers and patterning the second mask layer to form a first opening, wherein in a plan view a major axis of the first opening extends in a direction that is perpendicular to a major axis of a spacer of the plurality of spacers; depositing a sacrificial material in the first opening; patterning the sacrificial material; etching the first mask layer using the plurality of spacers and the patterned sacrificial material; etching the target layer using the etched first mask layer to form second openings in the target layer; and filling the second openings in the target layer with a conductive material.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 50.0
- Percentile: 94.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.92453
- Patent Class: 257.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15641009', '14935792', '15483100', '10849152', '14869610']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.9142218430929978
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4672634755957562
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.8695260063432737
- Mean Citation Score: 175.79794199999995
- Max Citation Score: 188.37012
- Similarity Product: 153.50902737777471

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

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