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EP3559992 - STANDARD CELL CIRCUITS EMPLOYING VOLTAGE RAILS ELECTRICALLY COUPLED TO METAL SHUNTS FOR REDUCING OR AVOIDING INCREASES IN VOLTAGE DROP [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  05.11.2021
Database last updated on 24.08.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  27.09.2019
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  30.06.2018
Formerunknown
Status updated on  24.01.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip12.12.2023New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Qualcomm Incorporated
International IP Administration
5775 Morehouse Drive
San Diego, CA 92121-1714 / US
[2019/44]
Inventor(s)01 / ZHU, John, Jianhong
5775 Morehouse Drive
San Diego, CA 92121 / US
02 / XU, Jeffrey, Junhao
13443 Moreton Glen
SanDiego, CA 92130 / US
03 / BADAROGLU, Mustafa
5775 Morehouse Drive
San Diego, CA 92121 / US
 [2019/44]
Representative(s)Dunlop, Hugh Christopher, et al
Maucher Jenkins
Seventh Floor Offices
Artillery House
11-19 Artillery Row
London SW1P 1RT / GB
[N/P]
Former [2019/44]Dunlop, Hugh Christopher, et al
Maucher Jenkins
26 Caxton Street
London SW1H 0RJ / GB
Application number, filing date17829481.519.12.2017
[2019/44]
WO2017US67306
Priority number, dateUS20161538650121.12.2016         Original published format: US201615386501
[2019/44]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2018118913
Date:28.06.2018
Language:EN
[2018/26]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3559992
Date:30.10.2019
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 28.06.2018 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2019/44]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP28.06.2018
ClassificationIPC:H01L27/02, H01L23/528, H01L27/118
[2019/44]
CPC:
H01L27/11807 (EP,US); H01L21/823475 (EP,US); H01L23/50 (US);
H01L23/5286 (EP,US); H01L23/5386 (US); H01L27/0207 (EP,US);
H01L2027/11875 (EP,US); H01L2027/11881 (EP,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 [2019/44]
TitleGerman:STANDARDZELLENSCHALTUNGEN MIT SPANNUNGSSCHIENEN, DIE ELEKTRISCH MIT METALL-SHUNTS GEKOPPELT SIND, UM ERHÖHUNGEN DES SPANNUNGSABFALLS ZU REDUZIEREN ODER ZU VERMEIDEN[2019/44]
English:STANDARD CELL CIRCUITS EMPLOYING VOLTAGE RAILS ELECTRICALLY COUPLED TO METAL SHUNTS FOR REDUCING OR AVOIDING INCREASES IN VOLTAGE DROP[2019/44]
French:CIRCUITS DE CELLULE STANDARD EMPLOYANT DES RAILS DE TENSION COUPLÉS ÉLECTRIQUEMENT À DES SHUNTS MÉTALLIQUES POUR RÉDUIRE OU ÉVITER DES AUGMENTATIONS DE CHUTE DE TENSION[2019/44]
Entry into regional phase29.04.2019National basic fee paid 
29.04.2019Designation fee(s) paid 
29.04.2019Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure29.04.2019Examination requested  [2019/44]
29.04.2019Date on which the examining division has become responsible
22.01.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
04.11.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
01.02.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
08.10.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
09.12.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
16.12.2021Renewal fee patent year 05
09.12.2022Renewal fee patent year 06
12.12.2023Renewal fee patent year 07
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Cited inInternational search[A]US2012249182  (SHERLEKAR DEEPAK D [US]) [A] 1-17,23-27* paragraphs [0055] , [0056]; figure 4C *;
 [A]US2012280287  (HOU YUNG-CHIN [TW], et al) [A] 1-17,23-27 * paragraphs [0015] , [0017]; figures 2,4 *;
 [A]US2015347659  (CHIANG TING-WEI [TW], et al) [A] 1-17,23-27 * paragraphs [0036] - [0041] - [0045] - [0050]; figures 3A,3B,5 *
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