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EP1208594 - TRENCH-DIFFUSION CORNER ROUNDING IN A SHALLOW-TRENCH (STI) PROCESS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  24.03.2006
Database last updated on 19.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip23.11.2007Change - applicantpublished on 26.12.2007  [2007/52]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
Groenewoudseweg 1
5621 BA Eindhoven / NL
For all designated states
Philips Semiconductors Inc.
1251 Avenue of Americas
New York, NY 10020 / US
[N/P]
Former [2007/52]For all designated states
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
Groenewoudseweg 1
5621 BA Eindhoven / NL
For all designated states
Philips Semiconductors Inc.
1251 Avenue of Americas
New York, NY 10020 / US
Former [2002/22]For all designated states
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
Groenewoudseweg 1
5621 BA Eindhoven / NL
For:MC 
Philips Semiconductors Inc.
1251 Avenue of Americas
New York, NY 10020 / US
Inventor(s)01 / OLSEN, Christopher, S.
6290 Lido Court
Newark, CA 94560 / US
 [2002/22]
Representative(s)Duijvestijn, Adrianus Johannes
Philips Intellectual Property & Standards
High Tech Campus 5
5656 AE Eindhoven / NL
[N/P]
Former [2002/22]Duijvestijn, Adrianus Johannes
Internationaal Octrooibureau B.V., Prof. Holstlaan 6
5656 AA Eindhoven / NL
Application number, filing date00992860.706.12.2000
[2002/22]
WO2000US42666
Priority number, dateUS1999046515116.12.1999         Original published format: US 465151
[2002/22]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO0147010
Date:28.06.2001
Language:EN
[2001/26]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1208594
Date:29.05.2002
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 28.06.2001 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2002/22]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP21.03.2002
ClassificationIPC:H01L21/762
[2002/22]
CPC:
H01L21/76235 (EP,US); H01L21/76 (KR)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2004/22]
Former [2002/22]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE,  TR 
TitleGerman:ECKENRUNDUNG EINER GRABENDIFFUSION IM HERSTELLUNGSPROZESS EINES FLACHEN GRABENS (STI)[2002/22]
English:TRENCH-DIFFUSION CORNER ROUNDING IN A SHALLOW-TRENCH (STI) PROCESS[2002/22]
French:ARRONDISSEMENT DES ANGLES POUR LA DIFFUSION EN TRANCHEE DANS UN PROCESSUS A TRANCHEE ETROITE[2002/22]
Entry into regional phase17.09.2001National basic fee paid 
23.09.2002Designation fee(s) paid 
23.09.2002Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure23.09.2002Examination requested  [2002/47]
24.06.2004Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
23.08.2004Reply to a communication from the examining division
20.06.2005Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
01.11.2005Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2006/19]
06.12.2005Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time  [2006/19]
Fees paidRenewal fee
02.01.2003Renewal fee patent year 03
02.01.2004Renewal fee patent year 04
03.01.2005Renewal fee patent year 05
02.01.2006Renewal fee patent year 06
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Cited inInternational search[XY]US4735824  (YAMABE KIKUO [JP], et al) [X] 1,2,4 * abstract * * column 2, line 49 - column 3, line 15 * * column 5, line 56 - line 68 * * column 6, line 56 - column 7, line 52 * [Y] 3,5,6,8,9;
 [Y]US5891809  (CHAU ROBERT S K [US], et al) [Y] 3 * abstract * * column 3, line 60 *;
 [A]US5854505  (SUZUKI ATSUSHI [JP], et al) [A] 1,3,5,7 * abstract * * column 6, line 5 - line 14 *
 [Y]  - NANDAKUMAR M ET AL, "SHALLOW TRENCH ISOLATION FOR ADVANCED ULSI CMOS TECHNOLOGIES", INTERNATIONAL ELECTRON DEVICES MEETING 1998. IEDM TECHNICAL DIGEST. SAN FRANCISCO, CA, DEC. 6 - 9, 1998, NEW YORK, NY: IEEE, US, (19981206), ISBN 0-7803-4775-7, pages 133 - 136, XP000859338 [Y] 5,6,8,9 * page 133, column R, paragraph 3; figure 1 *
ExaminationUS5863827
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