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EP2973716 - CARBON DOPING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  30.06.2017
Database last updated on 13.09.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  27.03.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip30.06.2017Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 02.08.2017  [2017/31]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Transphorm Inc.
115 Castillian Drive
Goleta, CA 93117 / US
[2016/03]
Inventor(s)01 / KELLER, Stacia
1335 San Antonio Creek Road
Santa Barbara, California 93111 / US
02 / SWENSON, Brian L.
5321 Berkeley Rd.
Santa Barbara, CA 93111 / US
03 / FICHTENBAUM, Nicholas
47 Greenmeadow Drive
Newbury Park, California 91320 / US
 [2016/30]
Former [2016/07]01 / KELLER, Stacia
1335 San Antonio Creek Road
Santa Barbara, California 93111 / US
02 / SWENSON, Brian L.
5321 Berkeley Rd
Santa Barbara, CA 93111 / US
03 / FICHTENBAUM, Nicholas
47 Greenmeadow Drive
Newbury Park, California 91320 / US
Former [2016/03]01 / KELLER, Stacia
1335 San Antonio Creek Road
Santa Barbara, California 93111 / US
02 / SWENSON, Brian L.
775 Juniper Walk E
Goleta, California 93117 / US
03 / FICHTENBAUM, Nicholas
47 Greenmeadow Drive
Newbury Park, California 91320 / US
Representative(s)Peterreins Schley
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB
Hermann-Sack-Straße 3
80331 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2016/03]Peterreins Schley
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte
Soeltlstraße 2a
81545 München / DE
Application number, filing date14770712.914.03.2014
[2016/03]
WO2014US27523
Priority number, dateUS201361791395P15.03.2013         Original published format: US 201361791395 P
[2016/03]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2014152605
Date:25.09.2014
Language:EN
[2014/39]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2973716
Date:20.01.2016
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 25.09.2014 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2016/03]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:KR25.09.2014
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP30.09.2016
ClassificationIPC:H01L29/16, H01L21/18, H01L29/778, H01L21/205, H01L21/02, H01L29/32, H01L29/66, H01L29/872, H01L29/10, H01L29/20, H01L29/205, H01L29/207
[2016/44]
CPC:
H01L29/7786 (EP,US); H01L29/7784 (US); H01L21/0237 (EP,US);
H01L21/02381 (US); H01L21/02458 (EP,US); H01L21/0254 (EP,US);
H01L21/02579 (EP,US); H01L21/02584 (US); H01L21/0262 (EP,US);
H01L29/1029 (US); H01L29/2003 (EP,US); H01L29/205 (US);
H01L29/207 (EP,US); H01L29/32 (US); H01L29/66462 (EP,US);
H01L29/7787 (US); H01L29/872 (US) (-)
Former IPC [2016/03]H01L29/16, H01L21/18, H01L29/778, H01L21/205
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 [2016/03]
TitleGerman:KOHLENSTOFFDOTIERENDE HALBLEITERBAUELEMENTE[2016/03]
English:CARBON DOPING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES[2016/03]
French:DISPOSITIFS À SEMI-CONDUCTEURS À DOPAGE DE CARBONE[2016/03]
Entry into regional phase24.09.2015National basic fee paid 
24.09.2015Search fee paid 
24.09.2015Designation fee(s) paid 
24.09.2015Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure24.09.2015Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
24.09.2015Examination requested  [2016/03]
17.10.2016Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
28.02.2017Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2017/31]
28.03.2017Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time  [2017/31]
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  17.10.2016
Fees paidRenewal fee
31.03.2016Renewal fee patent year 03
Penalty fee
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31.03.201704   M06   Not yet paid
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 [X]US2011062556  (KOMIYAMA JUN [JP], et al) [X] 1-15 * paragraph [0031] - paragraph [0121] * * figures 1-3, 5, 7 *;
 [X]US2012299060  (KOHDA SHINICHI [JP], et al) [X] 1-15 * paragraph [0035] - paragraph [0048] * * figures 1-3 *;
 [XA]  - WEBB J B ET AL, "Semi-insulating C-doped GaN and high-mobility AlGaN/GaN heterostructures grown by ammonia molecular beam epitaxy", APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS, A I P PUBLISHING LLC, US, (19990816), vol. 75, no. 7, doi:10.1063/1.124252, ISSN 0003-6951, pages 953 - 955, XP012024598 [X] 1-6,8 * the whole document * [A] 9-15

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.124252
International search[X]JP2000068498  (NIPPON TELEGRAPH & TELEPHONE);
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