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EP1917683 - POWER SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH INTERCONNECTED GATE TRENCHES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	The application has been withdrawn Status updated on 01.12.2017 Database last updated on 17.09.2024
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 16.12.2016
Most recent event Tooltip	01.12.2017	Withdrawal of application	published on 03.01.2018 [2018/01]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Infineon Technologies Americas Corp. 101 N. Sepulveda Boulevard El Segundo, CA 90245 / US
	[2017/03]
Former [2008/19]	For all designated states INTERNATIONAL RECTIFIER CORPORATION 233 Kansas Street El Segundo, CA 90245 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / MA, Ling 941 West Carson Street 310 Torrance, California 90502 / US
	02 / AMALI, Adam I. 4766 West 134th Street, Apt. 4 Hawthorne, California 90250 / US
	03 / TURNER, Russell 1 Trelawny Close, Castle Oak, Usk Monmouthshire, South Wales NP15 1SP / GB
	[2008/19]
Representative(s)	Dr. Weitzel & Partner Patent- und Rechtsanwälte mbB Friedenstrasse 10 89522 Heidenheim / DE
	[N/P]
Former [2010/20]	Weitzel, Wolfgang, et al Dr. Weitzel & Partner Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Friedenstrasse 10 89522 Heidenheim / DE
Former [2008/19]	Feldkamp, Rainer, et al Garmischer Strasse 4 80339 München / DE
Application number, filing date	06801678.1	16.08.2006
	[2008/19]
	WO2006US32060
Priority number, date	US20050709020P	17.08.2005 Original published format: US 709020 P
	US20060504740	15.08.2006 Original published format: US 504740
	[2008/19]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	WO2007022316
	Date:	22.02.2007
	Language:	EN
	[2007/08]
	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP1917683
	Date:	07.05.2008
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 22.02.2007 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2008/19]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	US	12.07.2007
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	06.10.2008
Classification	IPC:	H01L29/78, H01L29/423, // H01L29/40, H01L29/417, H01L29/739	[2008/45]
	CPC:	H01L29/7813 (EP,US); H01L29/4238 (EP); H01L29/7811 (EP,US); H01L29/407 (EP); H01L29/41766 (EP); H01L29/4236 (EP); (+) H01L29/42368 (EP); H01L29/42372 (EP); H01L29/7397 (EP) (-)
	Former IPC [2008/19]	H01L29/66
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MC, NL, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR [2008/19]
Title	German:	STROMHALBLEITERVORRICHTUNG MIT VERBUNDENEN GATE-GRÄBEN	[2008/19]
	English:	POWER SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH INTERCONNECTED GATE TRENCHES	[2008/19]
	French:	DISPOSITIF SEMI-CONDUCTEUR DE PUISSANCE COMPRENANT DES TRANCHEES DE GRILLE INTERCONNECTEES	[2008/19]
Entry into regional phase	17.03.2008	National basic fee paid
	17.03.2008	Search fee paid
	17.03.2008	Designation fee(s) paid
	17.03.2008	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	17.03.2008	Examination requested [2008/19]
	11.11.2008	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	25.11.2010	Invitation to provide information on prior art
	18.03.2011	Reply to the invitation to provide information on prior art
	20.12.2016	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	17.02.2017	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	23.11.2017	Application withdrawn by applicant [2018/01]
	24.11.2017	Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 15.12.2017
	15.12.2017	Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
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 20.12.2016
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	25.08.2008	Renewal fee patent year 03
	07.08.2009	Renewal fee patent year 04
	25.08.2010	Renewal fee patent year 05
	25.08.2011	Renewal fee patent year 06
	27.08.2012	Renewal fee patent year 07
	27.08.2013	Renewal fee patent year 08
	27.08.2014	Renewal fee patent year 09
	27.08.2015	Renewal fee patent year 10
	22.08.2016	Renewal fee patent year 11
	22.08.2017	Renewal fee patent year 12
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Documents cited:	Search	[A]JPH01192174 (HITACHI LTD) [A] 1,9 * abstract *;
		[X]WO0042665 (FRAUNHOFER GES FORSCHUNG [DE], et al) [X] 1-10 * page 7, line 3 from bottom - page 9, line 25; figure 1 * * page 10, last line - page 16, line 4; figures 4A-4D * * page 17, line 10 - page 18, line 18; figures 6, 7 *;
		[A]US6309929 (HSU CHIH-WEI [TW], et al) [A] 1,3* column 5, line 35 - column 6, line 47; figures 6-9 *;
		[X]EP1351313 (SILICONIX INC [US]) [X] 1-10 * paragraph [0022] - paragraph [0024]; figure 9 * * paragraph [0031]; figures 16A-16C * * paragraph [0036] - paragraph [0055]; figures 20A-20F,21A-21I * * paragraph [0091] - paragraph [0095]; figures 25A-25F *
	International search	[X]US6833583 ;
		[Y]US6838735 ;
		[Y]US6580123 ;
		[A]US2003127702 ;
		[A]US5430315
	Examination	JPH10214968
		US2004173844

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