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EP2833409 - FIELD EFFECT SILICON CARBIDE TRANSISTOR [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  20.12.2019
Database last updated on 18.11.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  06.04.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip20.12.2019Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 22.01.2020  [2020/04]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Hitachi, Ltd.
6-6 Marunouchi 1-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8280 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2015/06]For all designated states
Hitachi, Ltd.
6-6 Marunouchi 1-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8280 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / MINE, Toshiyuki
c/o Hitachi, Ltd.,
6-6, Marunouchi 1-chome
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8280 / JP
02 / SHIMAMOTO, Yasuhiro
c/o Hitachi, Ltd.,
6-6, Marunouchi 1-chome
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8280 / JP
03 / HAMAMURA, Hirotaka
c/o Hitachi, Ltd.,
6-6, Marunouchi 1-chome
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8280 / JP
 [2015/06]
Representative(s)MERH-IP Matias Erny Reichl Hoffmann Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Paul-Heyse-Straße 29
80336 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2015/06]MERH-IP Matias Erny Reichl Hoffmann
Paul-Heyse-Strasse 29
80336 München / DE
Application number, filing date12873344.130.03.2012
WO2012JP02224
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2013145023
Date:03.10.2013
Language:JA
[2013/40]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2833409
Date:04.02.2015
Language:EN
[2015/06]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP03.10.2013
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP08.10.2015
ClassificationIPC:H01L29/78, H01L29/792, H01L29/16, H01L29/51
[2015/46]
CPC:
H01L21/049 (EP,US); H01L29/7802 (US); H01L21/046 (EP,US);
H01L29/1608 (EP,US); H01L29/513 (EP,US); H01L29/66068 (EP,US);
H01L29/7828 (EP,US); H01L29/792 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2015/06]H01L29/78
Designated contracting statesAL,   AT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2015/06]
TitleGerman:SILICIUMCARBID-FELDEFFEKTTRANSISTOR[2015/06]
English:FIELD EFFECT SILICON CARBIDE TRANSISTOR[2015/06]
French:TRANSISTOR À EFFET DE CHAMP EN CARBURE DE SILICIUM[2015/06]
Entry into regional phase26.02.2014Translation filed 
14.03.2014National basic fee paid 
14.03.2014Search fee paid 
14.03.2014Designation fee(s) paid 
14.03.2014Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure14.03.2014Examination requested  [2015/06]
04.05.2016Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
10.04.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
21.08.2019Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2020/04]
17.09.2019Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time  [2020/04]
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  10.04.2019
Fees paidRenewal fee
14.03.2014Renewal fee patent year 03
31.03.2015Renewal fee patent year 04
31.03.2016Renewal fee patent year 05
31.03.2017Renewal fee patent year 06
03.04.2018Renewal fee patent year 07
Penalty fee
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31.03.201908   M06   Not yet paid
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Documents cited:Search[Y]EP1689000  (MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD [JP]) [Y] 7 * paragraphs [0013] - [0026]; figure 1B * * paragraph [0066] - paragraph [0074]; figure 3 *;
 [A]EP1965430  (DENSO CORP [JP]) [A] 1-12 * paragraph [0180] - paragraph [0187]; figures 20-22B *;
 [A]US2008315292  (JI HUA [CN], et al) [A] 1-12 * paragraph [0121] - paragraph [0129]; figure 20 *;
 [Y]US2010295060  (KUDOU CHIAKI [JP], et al) [Y] 12 * paragraph [0068] - paragraph [0074]; figure 1 * * paragraph [0087] * * paragraph [0091]; figure 2 *;
 [Y]WO2011158528  (SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES [JP], et al) [Y] 6 * paragraph [0072] - paragraph [0077]; figures 2-7 *;
 [XYI]US2012019284  (MAUDER ANTON [DE], et al) [X] 1,2 * paragraph [0035] - paragraph [0038]; figure 2 * * paragraph [0054] - paragraph [0062]; figures 12-16 * * paragraph [0066] * [Y] 6,7,12 [I] 3-5,8-11;
 [A]US2012057386  (ADACHI KAZUHIRO [JP], et al) [A] 1,2,12 * paragraph [0293] - paragraph [0294]; figure 35 *;
 US2012214309  [ ] (ITOH SATOMI [JP], et al) [ ] * paragraph [0071] - paragraph [0079]; figures 2-7 *;
 [A]  - MRINAL K. DAS ET AL, "Improved 4H-SiC MOS Interfaces Produced via Two Independent Processes: Metal Enhanced Oxidation and 1300oC NO Anneal", MATERIALS SCIENCE FORUM, (20061015), vol. 527-529, doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.527-529.967, pages 967 - 970, XP055216201 [A] 7 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.527-529.967
International search[Y]JP2002222950  (DENSO CORP);
 [A]WO03047000  (MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD [JP], et al);
 [A]JP2007066944  (NISSAN MOTOR, et al);
 [Y]JP2008270258  (DENSO CORP);
 [Y]JP2009141144  (SHARP KK);
 [Y]WO2012036165  (ROHM CO LTD [JP], et al)
by applicantJP2008270258
 JP2011091186
 JP2011254119
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