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EP About this file: EP1981083

EP1981083 - Method for manufacturing an SOI substrate [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  06.09.2013
Database last updated on 19.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip06.09.2013Refusal of applicationpublished on 09.10.2013  [2013/41]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Shin-Etsu Chemical Company, Ltd.
6-1, Ohtemachi 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-0004 / JP
[2008/42]
Inventor(s)01 / Kawai, Makoto
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. 2-13-1, Isobe
Annaka-shi, Gunma-ken / JP
02 / Kubota, Yoshihiro
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. 2-13-1, Isobe
Annaka-shi, Gunma-ken / JP
03 / Ito, Atsuo
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. 2-13-1, Isobe
Annaka-shi, Gunma-ken / JP
04 / Tanaka, Koichi
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. 2-13-1, Isobe
Annaka-shi, Gunma-ken / JP
05 / Tobisaka, Yuuji
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. 2-13-1, Isobe
Annaka-shi, Gunma-ken / JP
06 / Akiyama, Shoji
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. 2-13-1, Isobe
Annaka-shi, Gunma-ken / JP
 [2008/42]
Representative(s)Wibbelmann, Jobst
Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff
Patentanwälte und Rechtsanwalt PartG mbB
Schweigerstrasse 2
81541 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2008/42]Wibbelmann, Jobst
Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Schweigerstrasse 2
81541 München / DE
Application number, filing date08005514.825.03.2008
[2008/42]
Priority number, dateJP2007010517612.04.2007         Original published format: JP 2007105176
[2008/42]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1981083
Date:15.10.2008
Language:EN
[2008/42]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1981083
Date:14.10.2009
[2009/42]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP14.09.2009
ClassificationIPC:H01L27/12, H01L21/762, H01L21/04
[2008/42]
CPC:
H01L21/76254 (EP,US); H01L21/2007 (US); H01L29/78603 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesBE,   DE,   FR,   GB [2010/25]
Former [2008/42]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  MT,  NL,  NO,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:Verfahren zur Herstellung eines SOI-Substrats[2008/42]
English:Method for manufacturing an SOI substrate[2008/42]
French:Procédé de fabrication d'un substrat SOI[2008/42]
Examination procedure16.12.2009Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
16.12.2009Examination requested  [2010/04]
03.02.2010Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
15.04.2010Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
25.05.2010Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DK, EE, ES, FI, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR
26.05.2010Reply to a communication from the examining division
17.05.2013Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 27.06.2013
23.05.2013Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2013/41]
02.06.2013Application refused, date of legal effect [2013/41]
27.06.2013Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
Divisional application(s)The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  03.02.2010
Fees paidRenewal fee
15.03.2010Renewal fee patent year 03
15.03.2011Renewal fee patent year 04
14.03.2012Renewal fee patent year 05
11.03.2013Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[A]EP0697713  (TOSHIBA KK [JP]) [A] 1-6 * column 4, line 34 - column 5, line 22 * * column 10, line 54 - column 11, line 20 *;
 [Y]US5843832  (FARMER KENNETH R [US], et al) [Y] 4 * column 5, line 50 - column 6, line 6 *;
 [XY]EP0961312  (CANON KK [JP]) [X] 1-3,5,6 * abstract * * column 9, paragraph 57 * * column 10, paragraphs 63,68 * * column 12, paragraph 85 * * column 13, paragraph 93 - column 15, paragraph 105 * * column 17, paragraph 121 - column 18, paragraph 125 * [Y] 4;
 [A]US2002153563  (OGURA ATSUSHI [JP]) [A] 1-6 * page 4, paragraphs 64-71 *;
 [A]EP1513193  (SUMITOMO MITSUBISHI SILICON [JP]) [A] 1-6 * page 9, paragraph 86 - page 10, paragraph 97 *;
 [A]US2005245048  (GRAF DIETER [DE], et al) [A] 1-6* page 3, paragraphs 39,40 *
by applicantJPH0348201B
 JPH0618926
 JPH11145438
 JPH11163363
 JP2002110998
 JP2003282885
    - SMART CUT TECHNOLOGY: INDUSTRIAL STATUS of SOI WAFER PRODUCTION and NEW MATERIAL DEVELOPMENTS, ELECTROCHEMICAL SOCIETY, (1999), vol. 99, pages 93 - 106
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