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EP4186101 - SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT AND METHODOLOGY FOR MAKING SAME [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  12.07.2024
Database last updated on 02.11.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  28.04.2023
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  05.03.2022
Most recent event   Tooltip01.11.2024New entry: Reply to examination report 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Taylor, Geoff W.
31 Vista Drive
Wilton, NH 03086 / US
[2023/22]
Inventor(s)01 / see applicant
...
 [2023/22]
Representative(s)Murgitroyd & Company
165-169 Scotland Street
Glasgow G5 8PL / GB
[N/P]
Former [2023/22]Murgitroyd & Company
Murgitroyd House
165-169 Scotland Street
Glasgow G5 8PL / GB
Application number, filing date21862463.323.08.2021
[2023/22]
WO2021US47101
Priority number, dateUS202063069551P24.08.2020         Original published format: US 202063069551 P
[2023/22]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2022046611
Date:03.03.2022
Language:EN
[2022/09]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4186101
Date:31.05.2023
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 03.03.2022 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2023/22]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US03.03.2022
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP04.01.2024
ClassificationIPC:H01L29/778, H01L33/04, H01L21/8252, H01L27/085, H01L29/739, H01L27/06, H01S5/10, H01S5/026, H01S5/062, H01S5/30, H01S5/183, // H01L29/417, H01L29/08, H01L29/10
[2024/04]
CPC:
H01S5/06203 (EP,US); H01L21/8252 (EP); H01L27/0605 (EP);
H01L27/0623 (EP); H01L27/0688 (EP); H01L27/085 (EP);
H01L29/739 (EP); H01L29/7783 (EP); H01S5/026 (EP,US);
H01S5/0261 (EP); H01S5/0424 (US); H01S5/1071 (EP);
H01S5/18308 (EP,US); H01S5/18372 (US); H01S5/2027 (US);
H01S5/3086 (EP); H01L29/0843 (EP); H01L29/1066 (EP);
H01L29/417 (EP); H01S5/04256 (EP); H01S5/04257 (EP);
H01S5/1032 (EP); H01S5/3077 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2023/22]H01L29/778, H01L33/04
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 [2023/22]
TitleGerman:INTEGRIERTE HALBLEITERSCHALTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZU IHRER HERSTELLUNG[2023/22]
English:SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT AND METHODOLOGY FOR MAKING SAME[2023/22]
French:CIRCUIT INTÉGRÉ A SEMI-CONDUCTEURS ET MÉTHODOLOGIE PERMETTANT SA FABRICATION[2023/22]
Entry into regional phase24.02.2023National basic fee paid 
24.02.2023Search fee paid 
24.02.2023Designation fee(s) paid 
24.02.2023Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure24.02.2023Examination requested  [2023/22]
15.04.2024Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
15.04.2024Date on which the examining division has become responsible
12.07.2024Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
31.10.2024Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
31.08.2023Renewal fee patent year 03
29.08.2024Renewal fee patent year 04
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Documents cited:Search[Y]US5116774  (HUANG JENN-HWA [US], et al);
 [A]US5243206  (ZHU X THEODORE [US], et al);
 [XYI]US2005145882  (TAYLOR GEOFF W [US], et al);
 [A]US8587033  (RIEGER WALTER [AT], et al);
 [XYI]US2020142037  (TAYLOR GEOFF W [US]);
International search[A]US2004079971  (TAYLOR GEOFF W [US]);
 [A]US2009003399  (TAYLOR GEOFF W [US]);
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 [A]US2016365475  (TAYLOR GEOFF W [US]);
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 WO2002US06802
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