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EP2888390 - A BISMUTH-DOPED SEMI-INSULATING GROUP III NITRIDE WAFER AND ITS PRODUCTION METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  15.01.2021
Database last updated on 25.09.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  22.09.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip15.01.2021Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 17.02.2021  [2021/07]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sixpoint Materials Inc.
37 Industrial Way, Unit 106
Buellton, CA 93427 / US
For all designated states
Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
148-29, Kasan-Dong
Keumchun-Gu
Seoul / KR
[2015/27]
Inventor(s)01 / HASHIMOTO, Tadao
5270 Calle Barquero
Santa Barbara, California 93111 / US
02 / LETTS, Edward
420 Sycamore Drive
Buellton, California 93427 / US
03 / HOFF, Sierra
202 N Melwood Ave
Tucson, Arizona 85745 / US
 [2015/29]
Former [2015/27]01 / HASHIMOTO, Tadao
5066 Calle Real B
Santa Barbara, California 93111 / US
02 / LETTS, Edward
371 Sycamore Drive
Buellton, California 93427 / US
03 / HOFF, Sierra
471 2nd Street
Unit K-2
Solvang, California 93463 / US
Representative(s)J A Kemp LLP
80 Turnmill Street
London EC1M 5QU / GB
[N/P]
Former [2015/27]Srinivasan, Ravi Chandran
J A Kemp
14 South Square
Gray's Inn
London WC1R 5JJ / GB
Application number, filing date13711762.828.02.2013
WO2013US28416
Priority number, dateUS201261693122P24.08.2012         Original published format: US 201261693122 P
[2015/27]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2014031152
Date:27.02.2014
Language:EN
[2014/09]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2888390
Date:01.07.2015
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 27.02.2014 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2015/27]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP27.02.2014
ClassificationIPC:C30B29/40, C30B7/10, C30B28/04, C30B9/00
[2015/27]
CPC:
C30B7/105 (EP,US); C30B29/40 (CN); B24B37/042 (EP,US);
B28D5/00 (EP,US); C30B28/04 (EP,CN,US); C30B29/403 (EP,US);
C30B7/10 (CN); C30B9/00 (EP,CN,US); H01L21/02013 (US);
H01L21/02389 (US); H01L29/2003 (US); H01L29/207 (US);
H01L29/22 (US) (-)
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 [2015/27]
TitleGerman:WISMUTDOTIERTE HALBISOLIERENDE GRUPPE-III-NITRID-WAFER UND VERFAHREN ZU IHRER HERSTELLUNG[2015/27]
English:A BISMUTH-DOPED SEMI-INSULATING GROUP III NITRIDE WAFER AND ITS PRODUCTION METHOD[2015/27]
French:TRANCHE DE SEMI-ISOLANT À BASE DE NITRURE DU GROUPE III DOPÉ AU BISMUTH ET SON PROCÉDÉ DE PRODUCTION[2015/27]
Entry into regional phase20.03.2015National basic fee paid 
20.03.2015Designation fee(s) paid 
20.03.2015Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure20.03.2015Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
20.03.2015Examination requested  [2015/27]
26.09.2017Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
04.04.2018Reply to a communication from the examining division
10.10.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
11.02.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
07.05.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
18.09.2020Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2021/07]
09.10.2020Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time  [2021/07]
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  26.09.2017
Fees paidRenewal fee
20.03.2015Renewal fee patent year 03
11.04.2016Renewal fee patent year 04
10.02.2017Renewal fee patent year 05
14.02.2018Renewal fee patent year 06
13.02.2019Renewal fee patent year 07
13.02.2020Renewal fee patent year 08
Penalty fee
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29.02.201604   M06   Fee paid on   11.04.2016
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Cited inInternational search[X]WO2005121415  (AMMONO SP ZOO [PL], et al) [X] 1,3-5,7-19 * pages 6,11,22 * * pages 24,34,44 *;
 [X]WO2009149300  (SIXPOINT MATERIALS [US], et al) [X] 1-3,5-19 * pages 2, 10; example 15; claim 42 *;
 [X]WO2009151642  (SIXPOINT MATERIALS INC [US], et al) [X] 1-3,5-19 * paragraph [0127] - paragraph [0139] *;
 [I]WO2007133512  (UNIV CALIFORNIA [US], et al) [I] 1,2,8-10 * pages 2-3, 10, * * pages 14-15 *
Examination   - POLYAKOV A Y ET AL, "Electrical properties and defect states in undoped high-resistivity GaN films used in high-power rectifiers", JOURNAL OF VACUUM SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY B: MICROELECTRONICSPROCESSING AND PHENOMENA, AMERICAN VACUUM SOCIETY, NEW YORK, NY, US, (20000501), vol. 18, no. 3, doi:10.1116/1.591368, ISSN 0734-211X, pages 1237 - 1243, XP012008181

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1116/1.591368
    - J. IBÁÑEZ ET AL, "Optical characterisation of Bi-doped GaN films grown by molecular beam epitaxy", PHYSICA STATUS SOLIDI. A: APPLICATIONS AND MATERIALS SCIENCE, DE, (20050401), vol. 202, no. 5, doi:10.1002/pssa.200461411, ISSN 1862-6300, pages 850 - 853, XP055690716

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pssa.200461411
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