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EP1900021 - SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING SHALLOW TRENCH ISOLATION (STI) REGIONS WITH A SUPERLATTICE THEREBETWEEN AND ASSOCIATED METHODS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  18.12.2009
Database last updated on 14.06.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip18.12.2009Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 20.01.2010  [2010/03]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Mears Technologies, Inc.
1100 Winter Street, Suite 4700
Waltham, MA 02451 / US
[2008/12]
Inventor(s)01 / RAO, Kalipatnam Vivek
227 Magill Drive
Grafton, Massachusetts 01519 / US
 [2008/12]
Representative(s)Ferrari, Barbara
Botti & Ferrari S.p.A.
Via Cappellini, 11
20124 Milano / IT
[N/P]
Former [2008/12]Ferrari, Barbara
Botti & Ferrari S.r.l., Via Locatelli, 5
20124 Milano / IT
Application number, filing date06785154.320.06.2006
[2008/12]
WO2006US23918
Priority number, dateUS20050692101P20.06.2005         Original published format: US 692101 P
[2008/12]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2007002043
Date:04.01.2007
Language:EN
[2007/01]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1900021
Date:19.03.2008
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 04.01.2007 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2008/12]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP04.01.2007
ClassificationIPC:H01L21/8238, H01L21/762
[2008/12]
CPC:
H01L21/76224 (EP); H01L21/823807 (EP); H01L21/823878 (EP)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   IT [2008/13]
Former [2008/12]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  NL,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
Extension statesRSNot yet paid
TitleGerman:HALBLEITERBAUELEMENT MIT REGIONEN DER SEICHTEN GRABENISOLATION (STI) MIT EINEM SUPERGITTER DAZWISCHEN UND ASSOZIIERTE VERFAHREN[2008/12]
English:SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING SHALLOW TRENCH ISOLATION (STI) REGIONS WITH A SUPERLATTICE THEREBETWEEN AND ASSOCIATED METHODS[2008/12]
French:DISPOSITIF SEMI-CONDUCTEUR COMPRENANT DES REGIONS D'ISOLATION PAR TRANCHEE PEU PROFONDE (STI) ENTRE LESQUELLES SE TROUVE UN SUPER-RESEAU ET PROCEDES ASSOCIES[2008/12]
Entry into regional phase02.01.2008National basic fee paid 
02.01.2008Designation fee(s) paid 
02.01.2008Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure20.04.2007Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
02.01.2008Examination requested  [2008/12]
22.01.2008Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
27.02.2008Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DK, EE, ES, FI, GR, HU, IE, IS, LT, LU, LV, MC, NL, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR
16.03.2009Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
28.07.2009Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2010/03]
01.09.2009Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time  [2010/03]
Fees paidRenewal fee
02.01.2008Renewal fee patent year 03
29.06.2009Renewal fee patent year 04
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Cited inInternational search[X]US2003162348  (YEO YEE-CHIA [US] ET AL YEO YEE-CHIA [US] ET AL) [X] 1,4,15,16 * abstract * * paragraph [0016] - paragraph [0018] *;
 [X]EP1274134  (MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD [JP]) [X] 15 * abstract * * paragraph [0086] *;
 [X]US6147384  (CHEN IH-CHIN [US]) [X] 15 * abstract *;
 [X]US2005032327  (OHNISHI KAZUHIRO [JP] ET AL) [X] 1 * abstract *;
 [A]US2004259314  (BALASUBRAMANIAN NARAYANAN [SG] ET AL) [A] 1-32 * abstract *;
 [A]WO2005018005  (RJ MEARS LLC [US]; MEARS ROBERT J [US]; YIPTONG JEAN AUGUSTIN CHAN SOW) [A] 1-32 * abstract *;
 [PX]US2005167777  (LEE WEN-CHIN [TW]) [PX] 1,15 * abstract * * paragraph [0015] *
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