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EP1222687 - IMPROVED PECVD AND CVD PROCESSES FOR WNx DEPOSITION [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  08.08.2008
Database last updated on 30.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip08.08.2008Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 10.09.2008  [2008/37]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
GENUS, INC.
1139 Karlstad Drive
Sunnyvale, CA 94089 / US
[2002/29]
Inventor(s)01 / GALEWSKI, Carl, J.
170 Aromitas Road
Aromas, CA 95004 / US
02 / SANDS, Claude, A.
639 Paco Drive
Los Altos, CA 94024 / US
03 / VELASCO, Hector
1163 Park Grove Drive
Milpitas, CA 95035 / US
04 / MATTHYSSE, Lawrence
3433 Buckner Drive
San Jose, CA 95127 / US
05 / SEIDEL, Thomas
965 East El Camino Real 933
Sunnyvale, CA 94087 / US
 [2002/29]
Representative(s)Bulling, Alexander
Dreiss Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Friedrichstrasse 6
70174 Stuttgart / DE
[N/P]
Former [2002/29]Bulling, Alexander, Dr.
Dreiss, Fuhlendorf, Steimle & Becker, Patentanwälte Postfach 10 37 62
70032 Stuttgart / DE
Application number, filing date00968372.319.09.2000
[2002/29]
WO2000US25713
Priority number, dateUS1999041010930.09.1999         Original published format: US 410109
[2002/29]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO0124227
Date:05.04.2001
Language:EN
[2001/14]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1222687
Date:17.07.2002
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 05.04.2001 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2002/29]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US04.10.2001
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP02.10.2006
ClassificationIPC:H01L21/285, H01L21/3205
[2006/44]
CPC:
C23C16/56 (EP,US); H01L21/205 (KR); C23C16/34 (EP,US);
C23C16/4404 (EP,US); H01L21/28088 (EP,US); H01L21/28097 (EP,US);
H01L21/28556 (EP,US); H01L21/32051 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2002/29]H01L21/44
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   CY,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE [2002/29]
TitleGerman:VERBESSERTES PECVD UND CVD -VERFAHREN FÜR DIE ABSCHEIDUNG VON WNx[2002/29]
English:IMPROVED PECVD AND CVD PROCESSES FOR WNx DEPOSITION[2002/29]
French:PROCESSUS DE DEPOT CHIMIQUE EN PHASE VAPEUR ACTIVE PAR PLASMA ET DE DEPOT CHIMIQUE EN PHASE VAPEUR POUR DEPOT DE WNx[2002/29]
Entry into regional phase08.04.2002National basic fee paid 
08.04.2002Search fee paid 
08.04.2002Designation fee(s) paid 
08.04.2002Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure30.04.2001Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
08.04.2002Examination requested  [2002/29]
14.06.2002Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
12.11.2007Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
26.03.2008Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2008/37]
28.04.2008Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time  [2008/37]
Fees paidRenewal fee
19.09.2002Renewal fee patent year 03
08.07.2003Renewal fee patent year 04
17.09.2004Renewal fee patent year 05
21.09.2005Renewal fee patent year 06
19.09.2006Renewal fee patent year 07
21.09.2007Renewal fee patent year 08
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Documents cited:Search[XA]WO9823389  (GENUS INC [US]) [X] 1-4 * page 4, line 8 - page 8, line 4 * * page 10, line 16 - page 14, line 2 * * page 17, line 16 - page 18, line 12; figure 3 * [A] 10,16,19;
 [XAY]US5487923  (MIN SUK-KI [KR], et al) [X] 10 * column 2, line 66 - column 3, line 62; figure 1 * [A] 16,17,19,21,23 [Y] 22;
 [XAY]US4897709  (YOKOYAMA NATSUKI [JP], et al) [X] 10 * column 2, line 55 - line 66 * * column 4, line 4 - column 5, line 18 * * column 8, line 20 - line 46 * * column 9, line 37 - column 10, line 28 * * column 11, line 10 - line 16 * * column 11, line 39 - line 65 * * column 12, line 55 - line 61 * * column 14, line 6 - line 54 * * column 15, line 53 - column 16, line 17 * * column 16, line 62 - column 17, line 11; figures 2,8,10,12,14a-c,15 * [A] 19-21 [Y] 12,16;
 [XA]US5916634  (FLEMING JAMES G [US], et al) [X] 10 * column 8, line 25 - line 41 * [A] 16,19;
 [XAY]US5691235  (MEIKLE SCOTT [US], et al) [X] 14 * column 1, line 43 - line 48 * * column 2, line 49 - column 3, line 9 * [A] 13,20,21,23 [Y] 12,16,22;
 [A]US5558717  (ZHAO JUN [US], et al) [A] 11-15,18,20,22 * column 1, line 50 - column 2, line 22 * * column 10, line 66 - column 11, line 11 * * column 14, line 62 - column 15, line 35; figure 1 *;
 [A]JPH10199874  ;
 [PA]US6055927  (SHANG QUANYUAN [US], et al) [PA] 11-15,18,20 * the whole document *;
 [PX]EP1024210  (ULVAC CORP [JP]) [PX] 10 * the whole document *
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19981031), vol. 1998, no. 12, & JP10199874 A 19980731 (APPLIED KOMATSU TECHNOL KK) [A] 11-15,18,20 * abstract *
International search[X]US5487923  (MIN SUK-KI [KR], et al);
 [X]WO9823389  (GENUS INC [US]);
 [A]US5558717  (ZHAO JUN [US], et al)
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