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EP2492964 - Semiconductor device and device with use of it [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  27.03.2015
Database last updated on 14.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip27.03.2015Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 29.04.2015  [2015/18]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Hitachi Power Semiconductor Device, Ltd.
2-2, Omika-cho 5-chome
Hitachi-shi, Ibaraki / JP
[2014/36]
Former [2012/35]For all designated states
Hitachi Ltd.
6-6 Marunouchi 1-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Terakawa, Takeshi
c/o Hitachi, Ltd.
Intellectual Property Group
12th Floor, Marunouchi Center Building
6-1, Marunouchi 1-chome, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo, 100-8220 / JP
02 / Matsuyoshi, Satoshi
c/o Hitachi, Ltd.
Intellectual Property Group
12th Floor, Marunouchi Center Building
6-1, Marunouchi 1-chome, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo, 100-8220 / JP
03 / Narita, Kazutoyo
c/o Hitachi, Ltd.
Intellectual Property Group
12th Floor, Marunouchi Center Building
6-1, Marunouchi 1-chome, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo, 100-8220 / JP
04 / Mori, Mutsuhiro
c/o Hitachi, Ltd.
Intellectual Property Group
12th Floor, Marunouchi Center Building
6-1, Marunouchi 1-chome, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo, 100-8220 / JP
 [2012/35]
Representative(s)Beetz & Partner mbB
Patentanwälte
Prinzregentenstraße 54
80538 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2012/35]Beetz & Partner
Patentanwälte Steinsdorfstrasse 10
80538 München / DE
Application number, filing date12154909.110.02.2012
[2012/35]
Priority number, dateJP2011003530422.02.2011         Original published format: JP 2011035304
[2012/35]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2492964
Date:29.08.2012
Language:EN
[2012/35]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP12.06.2012
ClassificationIPC:H01L29/861, H01L29/872
[2012/35]
CPC:
H01L29/872 (EP,US); H01L24/01 (EP,US); H01L29/0619 (EP,US);
H01L29/8611 (EP,US); H01L2924/12036 (EP,US); H01L2924/181 (EP,US);
H01L2924/351 (EP,US) (-)
C-Set:
H01L2924/12036, H01L2924/00 (US,EP);
H01L2924/181, H01L2924/00 (US,EP);
H01L2924/351, H01L2924/00 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesAL,   AT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2012/35]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:Halbleitervorrichtung und Vorrichtung damit[2012/35]
English:Semiconductor device and device with use of it[2012/35]
French:Dispositif semi-conducteur et dispositif à utiliser avec celui-ci[2012/35]
Examination procedure02.03.2012Examination requested  [2012/35]
28.02.2013Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
26.06.2014Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
07.11.2014Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2015/18]
04.12.2014Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time  [2015/18]
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  26.06.2014
Fees paidRenewal fee
28.02.2014Renewal fee patent year 03
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Documents cited:Search[X]EP0450306  (HITACHI LTD [JP], et al) [X] 1,3,4 * column 6, line 10 - line 52; figure 1A *;
 [Y]US5552622  (KIMURA MITSUTERU [JP]) [Y] 7 * column 5, line 15 - column 6, line 60; figures 1A-1C *;
 [Y]DE19549202  (BOSCH GMBH ROBERT [DE]) [Y] 8,9 * column 3, line 8 - column 4, line 7; figure 1 *;
 [Y]EP1496549  (ST MICROELECTRONICS SA [FR]) [Y] 2 * paragraphs [0017] - [0023]; figures 3A-3D *;
 [Y]US2006131686  (WU CHING-YUAN [TW]) [Y] 5 * paragraphs [0041] - [0043]; figures 5A-5B *;
 [X]US2006244006  (FUJIHIRA TATSUHIKO [JP], et al) [X] 1,3,4* paragraphs [0152] - [0153]; figure 24 *;
 [XYI]  - MORI M ET AL, "6.5 KV ULTRA SOFT & FAST RECOVERY DIODE (U-SFD) WITH HIGH REVERSE RECOVERY CAPABILITY", 12TH. INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON POWER SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES AND IC S. ISPSD 2000. PROCEEDINGS. TOULOUSE, FRANCE, MAY 22 - 25, 2000; [INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON POWER SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES & IC'S], NEW YORK, NY : IEEE, US, (20000522), doi:10.1109/ISPSD.2000.856785, ISBN 978-0-7803-6269-7, pages 115 - 118, XP000987844 [X] 1,3,4 * page 115 - page 117; figures 2,9 * [Y] 2,5,7-9 [I] 6,10-12

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ISPSD.2000.856785
by applicantJPH03250670
 JPH099522
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