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EP1597770 - BIPOLAR TRANSISTOR WITH AN IMPROVED BASE EMITTER JUNCTION AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  03.07.2015
Database last updated on 31.08.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip03.07.2015Refusal of applicationpublished on 05.08.2015  [2015/32]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
austriamicrosystems AG
Schloss Premstätten
8141 Unterpremstätten / AT
[2005/47]
Inventor(s)01 / MINIXHOFER, Rainer
Josef-Krainer-Ring 2
A-8141 Unterpremstätten / AT
02 / ROEHRER, Georg
Hafnerriegel 8a
A-8010 Graz / AT
 [2006/52]
Former [2005/47]01 / MINIXHOFER, Rainer
Josef-Krainer-Ring 2
A-8141 Unterpremstätten / AT
02 / ROEHRER, Georg
Fröhlichgasse 19
A-8010 Graz / AT
Representative(s)Epping - Hermann - Fischer
Patentanwaltsgesellschaft mbH
Schlossschmidstrasse 5
80639 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2008/30]Epping - Hermann - Fischer
Patentanwaltsgesellschaft mbH Ridlerstrasse 55
80339 München / DE
Former [2005/47]Epping - Hermann - Fischer
Patentanwaltsgesellschaft mbH Ridlerstrasse 55
80339 München / DE
Application number, filing date03785841.216.12.2003
[2005/47]
WO2003EP14339
Priority number, dateDE200310887028.02.2003         Original published format: DE 10308870
[2005/47]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2004077571
Date:10.09.2004
Language:DE
[2004/37]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1597770
Date:23.11.2005
Language:DE
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 10.09.2004 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2005/47]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP10.09.2004
ClassificationIPC:H01L29/732, H01L29/08
[2005/47]
CPC:
H01L29/732 (EP,US); H01L29/0804 (EP,US); H01L29/165 (EP,US);
H01L29/7378 (EP,US); H01L21/26586 (EP,US); H01L29/1608 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HU,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2005/47]
Extension statesALNot yet paid
LTNot yet paid
LVNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
TitleGerman:BIPOLARTRANSISTOR MIT VERBESSERTEM BASIS-EMITTER- BERGANG UND VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG[2005/47]
English:BIPOLAR TRANSISTOR WITH AN IMPROVED BASE EMITTER JUNCTION AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF[2005/47]
French:TRANSISTOR BIPOLAIRE A JONCTION BASE-EMETTEUR AMELIOREE ET PROCEDE DE PRODUCTION[2005/47]
Entry into regional phase03.06.2005National basic fee paid 
03.06.2005Designation fee(s) paid 
03.06.2005Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure28.09.2004Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
03.06.2005Examination requested  [2005/47]
19.09.2013Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
14.01.2014Reply to a communication from the examining division
10.03.2015Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 25.03.2015
17.03.2015Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2015/32]
25.03.2015Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
27.03.2015Application refused, date of legal effect [2015/32]
Divisional application(s)The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  19.09.2013
Fees paidRenewal fee
28.12.2005Renewal fee patent year 03
27.12.2006Renewal fee patent year 04
27.12.2007Renewal fee patent year 05
23.12.2008Renewal fee patent year 06
22.12.2009Renewal fee patent year 07
15.12.2010Renewal fee patent year 08
19.12.2011Renewal fee patent year 09
19.12.2012Renewal fee patent year 10
17.12.2013Renewal fee patent year 11
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Cited inInternational search[A]EP0375965  (FUJITSU LTD [JP]) [A] 1-12 * the whole document *;
 [A]EP0000327  (IBM [US]) [A] 1-12 * the whole document *;
 [A]EP0740351  (NEC CORP [JP]) [A] 4 * the whole document *
 [A]  - BEHAMMER D ET AL, "Low temperature ultra-scaled fully self-aligned transistor technology (LOTUS) for SiGe-HBTs", HIGH SPEED SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES AND CIRCUITS, 1995. PROCEEDINGS., IEEE/CORNELL CONFERENCE ON ADVANCED CONCEPTS IN ITHACA, NY, USA 7-9 AUG. 1995, NEW YORK, NY, USA,IEEE, US, (19950807), ISBN 0-7803-2442-0, pages 142 - 151, XP010154225 [A] 1-12 * page 143, line 25 - page 144, column 6; figure 1A *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/CORNEL.1995.482429
 [A]  - "SELECTIVE GERMANIUM-ETCH EMITTER OPENING", IBM TECHNICAL DISCLOSURE BULLETIN, IBM CORP. NEW YORK, US, (19920801), vol. 35, no. 3, ISSN 0018-8689, pages 428 - 431, XP000326331 [A] 1-12 * the whole document *
ExaminationFR2693840
 EP0510374
 US6043130
    - ZHANG G ET AL, "A comparison of npn and pnp profile design tradeoffs for complementary SiGe HBT Technology", SOLID STATE ELECTRONICS, ELSEVIER SCIENCE PUBLISHERS, BARKING, GB, (20001101), vol. 44, no. 11, doi:10.1016/S0038-1101(00)00165-9, ISSN 0038-1101, pages 1949 - 1954, XP004219506

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0038-1101(00)00165-9
by applicantFR2693840
 EP0510374
 US6043130
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