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EP1249522 - Oxygen doping method for a gallium nitride single crystal substrate [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2002/42]Oxygen doping method for a gallium nitride single crystal substrate and oxygen-doped N-type gallium nitride freestanding single crystal substrate
[2007/41]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  06.03.2009
Database last updated on 24.04.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip06.03.2009No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 08.04.2009  [2009/15]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
5-33, Kitahama 4-chome, Chuo-ku
Osaka / JP
[2008/18]
Former [2002/42]For all designated states
Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
5-33, Kitahama 4-chome, Chuo-ku
Osaka / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Motoki, Kensaku
c/o Itami Works of Sumitomo Electric Ind., Ltd.
1-1, Koyakita 1-chome, Itami-shi, Hyogo / JP
02 / Ueno, Masaki
c/o Itami Works of Sumitomo Electric Ind., Ltd.
1-1, Koyakita 1-chome, Itami-shi, Hyogo / JP
 [2002/42]
Representative(s)Grünecker Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB
Leopoldstraße 4
80802 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2002/42]Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser Anwaltssozietät
Maximilianstrasse 58
80538 München / DE
Application number, filing date02006925.826.03.2002
[2002/42]
Priority number, dateJP2001011387212.04.2001         Original published format: JP 2001113872
[2002/42]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1249522
Date:16.10.2002
Language:EN
[2002/42]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1249522
Date:21.06.2006
[2006/25]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1249522
Date:30.04.2008
Language:EN
[2008/18]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP22.05.2006
ClassificationIPC:C30B29/40, C30B25/02, C30B33/00, H01L21/205, C23C16/30
[2006/25]
CPC:
C30B23/00 (EP,US); C30B23/02 (EP,US); C30B25/00 (EP,US);
C30B25/02 (EP,US); C30B29/403 (EP,US); C30B29/406 (EP,US);
C30B29/60 (EP,US); C30B33/00 (EP,US); H01L21/02389 (EP,US);
H01L21/02395 (EP,US); H01L21/02433 (EP,US); H01L21/0254 (EP,US);
H01L21/02576 (EP,US); H01L21/02609 (EP,US); H01L21/0262 (EP,US);
H01L29/207 (EP,US); H01L29/2003 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2002/42]C30B29/40, C30B25/02
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2007/09]
Former [2002/42]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE,  TR 
TitleGerman:Sauerstoffdotierungs-Verfahren für ein einkristallines Galliumnitrid-Substrat[2007/41]
English:Oxygen doping method for a gallium nitride single crystal substrate[2007/41]
French:Procédé pour le dopage par l'oxygène d'un substrat monocristallin de nitrure de gallium[2007/41]
Former [2002/42]Sauerstoffdotierungsverfahren für ein einkristallines Galliumnitrid Substrat und ein mit Sauerstoff-dotiertem N-Typ freistehendes Substrat aus Galliumnitrid
Former [2002/42]Oxygen doping method for a gallium nitride single crystal substrate and oxygen-doped N-type gallium nitride freestanding single crystal substrate
Former [2002/42]Procédé pour le dopage par l'oxygène d'un substrat monocristallin de nitrure de gallium et substrat de nitrure de gallium autoportant dopé par l'oxygène et du type-N
Examination procedure23.06.2006Examination requested  [2006/31]
14.09.2006Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
24.01.2007Reply to a communication from the examining division
12.04.2007Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
21.08.2007Reply to a communication from the examining division
08.11.2007Communication of intention to grant the patent
17.03.2008Fee for grant paid
17.03.2008Fee for publishing/printing paid
Divisional application(s)EP07016498.3  / EP1873280
EP09001463.0  / EP2060663
Opposition(s)02.02.2009No opposition filed within time limit [2009/15]
Fees paidRenewal fee
30.03.2004Renewal fee patent year 03
30.03.2005Renewal fee patent year 04
28.03.2006Renewal fee patent year 05
28.03.2007Renewal fee patent year 06
14.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 07
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Documents cited:Search[A]JP2000044400  ;
 [A]EP0967664  (SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES [JP]) [A] 1,6,11,16 * abstract * * paragraphs [0026] - [0034] *;
 [X]EP1088914  (SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES [JP]) [X] 1-20 * abstract * * paragraphs [0076] , [0077] , [0162] , [0194] - [0204] *;
 [PX]EP1172464  (SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES [JP]) [PX] 1-5,11-15 * abstract * * paragraphs [0209] - [0235] *;
 [A]  - HIRAMATSU K ET AL, "Selective area growth and epitaxial lateral overgrowth of GaN by metalorganic vapor phase epitaxy and hydride vapor phase epitaxy", MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING B, ELSEVIER SEQUOIA, LAUSANNE, CH, (19990506), vol. 59, no. 1-3, ISSN 0921-5107, pages 104 - 111, XP004173214 [A] 1-20 * abstract * * page 108, column 2 - page 109, column 1 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0921-5107(98)00339-0
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (20000914), vol. 2000, no. 05, & JP2000044400 A 20000215 (SUMITOMO ELECTRIC IND LTD) [A] 1-20 * abstract *
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