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EP1959499 - Semiconductor device with vertical field-effect transistor and current-sensing field-effect transistor [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  06.09.2019
Database last updated on 24.08.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  19.05.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip06.09.2019Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 09.10.2019  [2019/41]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Power Integrations, Inc.
5245 Hellyer Avenue
San Jose, California 95138 / US
[2008/34]
Inventor(s)01 / Parthasarathy, Vijay
850 University Avenue
Palo Alto, CA 94301 / US
02 / Manley, Martin H.
18812 Harleigh Drive
Saratoga, CA 95070 / US
03 / Banerjee, Sujit
585 Hacienda Avenue
Campbell, CA 95008 / US
 [2008/34]
Representative(s)Conroy, John, et al
Fish & Richardson P.C.
Highlight Business Towers
Mies-van-der-Rohe-Straße 8
80807 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2008/35]Peterreins, Frank, et al
Fish & Richardson P.C. Highlight Towers Mies-van-der-Rohe-Strasse 8
80807 München / DE
Former [2008/34]Pitchford, James Edward, et al
Kilburn & Strode 20 Red Lion Street
London WC1R 4PJ / GB
Application number, filing date07254607.028.11.2007
[2008/34]
Priority number, dateUS2007070758616.02.2007         Original published format: US 707586
[2008/34]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1959499
Date:20.08.2008
Language:EN
[2008/34]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1959499
Date:14.07.2010
[2010/28]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP15.06.2010
ClassificationIPC:H01L29/78, // H01L29/06, H01L29/40
[2008/34]
CPC:
H01L29/7815 (EP,US); H01L29/7813 (EP,US); H01L29/0696 (EP,US);
H01L29/407 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MT,   NL,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2008/34]
TitleGerman:Halbleiteranordnung mit vertikalem Feldeffekttransistor und Stromerfassungsfeldeffekttransistor[2008/34]
English:Semiconductor device with vertical field-effect transistor and current-sensing field-effect transistor[2008/34]
French:Dispositif semi-conducteur comprenant un transistor à effet de champ vertical et un transistor à effet de champ détecteur de courant[2008/34]
Examination procedure12.01.2011Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
12.01.2011Examination requested  [2011/08]
19.05.2017Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
14.09.2017Reply to a communication from the examining division
20.02.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
03.05.2019Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2019/41]
31.05.2019Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time  [2019/41]
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  19.05.2017
Fees paidRenewal fee
25.11.2009Renewal fee patent year 03
24.11.2010Renewal fee patent year 04
23.11.2011Renewal fee patent year 05
26.11.2012Renewal fee patent year 06
27.11.2013Renewal fee patent year 07
26.11.2014Renewal fee patent year 08
30.11.2015Renewal fee patent year 09
28.11.2016Renewal fee patent year 10
27.11.2017Renewal fee patent year 11
27.11.2018Renewal fee patent year 12
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Documents cited:Search[YA]EP1689001  (POWER INTEGRATIONS INC [US]) [Y] 1-7,9-11,15-22 * paragraph [0045] - paragraph [0053]; figure 4 * * paragraphs [0079] , [0083] , [0085]; figures 8,10 * [A] 8;
 [YA]JPH10107282  (TOSHIBA CORP) [Y] 1-15,22 * abstract * * paragraph [0042] * [A] 16;
 [YA]US5821580  (KUWAHARA MASASHI [JP]) [Y] 8-15,17 * column 1, line 20 - line 56; figure 1 * [A] 1,3,4,16;
 [YA]US2005167742  (CHALLA ASHOK [US], et al) [Y] 16-22 * paragraph [0161]; figures 33A-33M * * paragraph [0218] - paragraph [0219]; figures 60,61A-61B * [A] 1,3,4,6,8-11
by applicantUS2005167742
 JPH10107282
 EP1689001
 US5821580
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