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EP About this file: EP4109514

EP4109514 - INTEGRATED CIRCUIT STRUCTURES HAVING METAL GATES WITH TAPERED PLUGS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  30.06.2023
Database last updated on 02.11.2024
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  25.11.2022
Most recent event   Tooltip01.06.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Intel Corporation
2200 Mission College Boulevard
Santa Clara, CA 95054 / US
[2022/52]
Inventor(s)01 / HASAN, Mohammad
Aloha, 97006 / US
02 / GUHA, Biswajeet
Hillsboro, 97124 / US
03 / GOLONZKA, Oleg
Beaverton, 97007 / US
04 / GULER, Leonard P.
Hillsboro, 97124 / US
05 / SHOER, Leah
97008, Beaverton / US
06 / OUELLETTE, Daniel
Portland, 97229 / US
07 / FRANCO NAVARRO, Pedro
Portland, 97217 / US
08 / GHANI, Tahir
Portland, 97229 / US
 [2022/52]
Representative(s)2SPL Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Landaubogen 3
81373 München / DE
[2022/52]
Application number, filing date22178905.014.06.2022
[2022/52]
Priority number, dateUS20211735932025.06.2021         Original published format: US202117359320
[2022/52]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4109514
Date:28.12.2022
Language:EN
[2022/52]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP24.10.2022
ClassificationIPC:H01L21/8234, H01L21/8238, H01L29/66
[2022/52]
CPC:
H01L21/823431 (EP); H01L27/0924 (US); H01L21/823481 (EP);
H01L21/823821 (EP); H01L27/0886 (EP); H01L29/0649 (US);
H01L29/0673 (EP); H01L29/42392 (EP); H01L29/66439 (EP);
H01L29/66545 (EP); H01L29/66795 (EP); H01L29/775 (EP);
H01L29/7851 (US); H01L29/78696 (EP); B82Y10/00 (EP);
H01L21/823437 (EP) (-)
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 [2023/31]
Former [2022/52]AL,  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 
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:INTEGRIERTE SCHALTUNGSSTRUKTUREN, DIE METALLISCHE GATES MIT KEGELFÖRMIGEN STECKERN AUFWEISEN[2022/52]
English:INTEGRATED CIRCUIT STRUCTURES HAVING METAL GATES WITH TAPERED PLUGS[2022/52]
French:STRUCTURES DE CIRCUIT INTÉGRÉ DOTÉES DE GRILLES MÉTALLIQUES AVEC DES BOUCHONS CONIQUES[2022/52]
Examination procedure20.06.2023Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
28.06.2023Examination requested  [2023/31]
28.06.2023Date on which the examining division has become responsible
Fees paidRenewal fee
30.05.2024Renewal fee patent year 03
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