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EP3504355 - METHOD FOR DIRECTLY DEPOSITING PALLADIUM ONTO A NON-ACTIVATED SURFACE OF A GALLIUM NITRIDE SEMICONDUCTOR [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  07.08.2020
Database last updated on 26.06.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  31.05.2019
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  03.03.2018
Formerunknown
Status updated on  01.09.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip31.05.2024New entry: Reply to examination report 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Atotech Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG
Erasmusstraße 20
10553 Berlin / DE
[2024/02]
Former [2022/09]For all designated states
Atotech Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG
Erasmusstraße 20
10553 Berlin / DE
Former [2019/27]For all designated states
Atotech Deutschland GmbH
Erasmusstraße 20
10553 Berlin / DE
Inventor(s)01 / WALTER, Andreas
c/o Atotech Deutschland GmbH
Patent Management
Erasmusstraße 20
10553 Berlin / DE
 [2019/27]
Representative(s)MKS IP Association
Intellectual Property
Erasmusstraße 20
10553 Berlin / DE
[N/P]
Application number, filing date17755493.821.08.2017
[2019/27]
WO2017EP71003
Priority number, dateEP2016018535223.08.2016         Original published format: EP 16185352
[2019/27]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2018036951
Date:01.03.2018
Language:EN
[2018/09]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3504355
Date:03.07.2019
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 01.03.2018 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2019/27]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP01.03.2018
ClassificationIPC:C23C18/16, C23C18/44, H01L29/872, H01L33/00, H01L33/32
[2019/27]
CPC:
C23C18/44 (EP,KR,US); C23C18/1642 (EP,KR,US); H01L21/28044 (KR);
H01L33/007 (KR,US); H01L33/32 (KR,US); H01L33/325 (US);
H01L2924/1033 (KR) (-)
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 [2019/27]
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUR DIREKTEN ABSCHEIDUNG VON PALLADIUM AUF EINE NICHTAKTIVIERTE OBERFLÄCHE EINES GALLIUM-NITRID-HALBLEITERS[2019/27]
English:METHOD FOR DIRECTLY DEPOSITING PALLADIUM ONTO A NON-ACTIVATED SURFACE OF A GALLIUM NITRIDE SEMICONDUCTOR[2019/27]
French:PROCÉDÉ DE DÉPÔT DIRECT DE PALLADIUM SUR UNE SURFACE NON ACTIVÉE D'UN SEMI-CONDUCTEUR AU NITRURE DE GALLIUM[2019/27]
Entry into regional phase17.01.2019National basic fee paid 
17.01.2019Designation fee(s) paid 
17.01.2019Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure17.01.2019Examination requested  [2019/27]
17.01.2019Date on which the examining division has become responsible
26.09.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
11.08.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
20.11.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
30.01.2024Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
30.05.2024Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
26.08.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
20.08.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
24.08.2021Renewal fee patent year 05
25.08.2022Renewal fee patent year 06
25.08.2023Renewal fee patent year 07
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Cited inInternational search[AD]US4424241  (ABYS JOSEPH A [US]) [AD] 1-15 * the whole document *;
 [A]CN102169930  (UNIV SHANDONG) [A] 1-15* the whole document *;
 [XDI]US2015249195  (HAN HEE [KR], et al) [XD] 14,15 * paragraph [0094]; example 1 * [I] 1-13;
 [AD]  - C.-C. HUANG ET AL, "Characteristics of a Pd/AlGaN/GaN Transistor Processed Using the Sensitization, Activation, and Electroless Plating (EP) Approaches", JOURNAL OF THE ELECTROCHEMICAL SOCIETY, (20120831), vol. 159, no. 11, doi:10.1149/2.008211jes, ISSN 0013-4651, pages D637 - D641, XP055204905 [AD] 1-15 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1149/2.008211jes
by applicantUS4424241
 WO2014086567
 US2015249195
    - HUANG et al., "Characteristics of a Pd/AIGaN/GaN Transistor Processed Using the Sensitization, Activation, and Electroless Plating (EP) Approaches", Journal of the Electrochemical Society, (20120000), vol. 159, doi:doi:10.1149/2.008211jes, page D637, XP055204905

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1149/2.008211jes
    - LEWIS et al., "Electroless nickel/gold ohmic contacts to p-type GaN", Applied Physics Letters, (20080000), vol. 92, page 062113
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