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EP3652779 - DEVICE AND METHOD FOR A THIN FILM RESISTOR USING A VIA RETARDATION LAYER [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  17.04.2020
Database last updated on 31.08.2024
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  18.01.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip02.08.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Texas Instruments Incorporated
P.O. Box 655474
Mail Station 3999
Dallas, TX 75265-5474 / US
[2020/21]
Inventor(s)01 / ALI, Abbas
7204 Lavenham Drive
Plano, TX 75025 / US
02 / KANDE, Dhishan
8603 Southwester Boulevard
Dallas, TX 75206 / US
03 / HONG, Qi-zhong
4621 Deer Valley Lane
Richardson, TX 75082 / US
 [2020/21]
Representative(s)Zeller, Andreas
Texas Instruments Deutschland GmbH
Haggertystraße 1
85356 Freising / DE
[2020/21]
Application number, filing date18831844.811.07.2018
[2020/21]
WO2018US41539
Priority number, dateUS20171564691711.07.2017         Original published format: US201715646917
[2020/21]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2019014287
Date:17.01.2019
Language:EN
[2019/03]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3652779
Date:20.05.2020
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 17.01.2019 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2020/21]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:RU17.01.2019
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP27.05.2020
ClassificationIPC:H01L27/01, H01L27/08, H01L21/768, H01C17/075, H01L23/522, H01L49/02
[2020/26]
CPC:
H01L28/24 (EP,US); H01L21/02063 (US); H01L21/0273 (US);
H01L21/31116 (US); H01L21/31144 (US); H01L21/32136 (US);
H01L21/32139 (US); H01L21/76802 (US); H01L21/76816 (EP,US);
H01L21/76832 (EP,US); H01L21/76834 (EP,US); H01L21/76877 (US);
H01L23/5226 (US); H01L23/5228 (EP,US); H01L23/528 (US);
H01L23/53209 (US); H01L23/53295 (US); H01L27/016 (EP,US);
H01L27/0802 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2020/21]H01L21/70, H01C17/075
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 [2020/21]
TitleGerman:VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN FÜR EINEN DÜNNSCHICHTWIDERSTAND MIT EINER DURCHKONTAKTIERUNGSVERZÖGERUNGSSCHICHT[2020/21]
English:DEVICE AND METHOD FOR A THIN FILM RESISTOR USING A VIA RETARDATION LAYER[2020/21]
French:DISPOSITIF ET PROCÉDÉ POUR UNE RÉSISTANCE À FILM MINCE UTILISANT UNE COUCHE DE RETARDEMENT DE TROU D'INTERCONNEXION[2020/21]
Entry into regional phase11.02.2020National basic fee paid 
11.02.2020Search fee paid 
11.02.2020Designation fee(s) paid 
11.02.2020Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure11.02.2020Examination requested  [2020/21]
02.02.2021Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the Extended European Search Report/Written Opinion of the International Searching Authority/International Preliminary Examination Report/Supplementary international search report not received in time
12.04.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
Request for further processing for:The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to reply to the Extended European Search Report/Written Opinion of the International Searching Authority/International Preliminary Examination Report/Supplementary international search report/Supplementary European search report
12.04.2021Request for further processing filed
12.04.2021Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
20.04.2021Decision despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
31.07.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
02.08.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
01.08.2022Renewal fee patent year 05
31.07.2023Renewal fee patent year 06
31.07.2024Renewal fee patent year 07
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Documents cited:Search[XAYI]US2010237467  (DALTON TIMOTHY [US], et al);
 [XAY]US2015187632  (ALI ABBAS [US], et al);
 [A]US2015348908  (NAGAKURA KOTARO [JP]);
 [Y]US9659811  (PENG YU-YUN [TW], et al)
International search[A]EP1168379  (TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC [US]);
 [A]US2006181388  (CHINTHAKINDI ANIL K [US], et al);
 [A]US2014103489  (DIRNECKER CHRISTOPH [DE], et al);
 [A]US2015069574  (TSENG YUAN-TAI [TW], et al);
 [A]US2016218062  (AGGARWAL RAJNI J [US], et al)
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