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EP4015447 - INTEGRATED CIRCUIT STRUCTURES HAVING BORON-DOPED GESN SOURCE OR DRAIN STRUCTURES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  18.11.2022
Database last updated on 24.08.2024
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  20.05.2022
Most recent event   Tooltip29.08.2023New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
INTEL Corporation
2200 Mission College Blvd.
Santa Clara, CA 95054 / US
[2022/25]
Inventor(s)01 / Paul, Rajat
Portland, 97229 / US
02 / Rachmady, Willy
Beaverton, 97007 / US
03 / Torres, Jessica
Portland, 97229 / US
04 / Nahm, Rambert
Beaverton, 97006 / US
05 / Agrawal, Ashish
Beaverton, 97006 / US
06 / Chouksey, Siddharth
Portland, 97229 / US
07 / Dewey, Gilbert
Beaverton, 97006 / US
08 / Kavalieros, Jack T.
Portland, 97229 / US
 [2022/25]
Representative(s)Goddar, Heinz J.
Boehmert & Boehmert
Anwaltspartnerschaft mbB
Pettenkoferstrasse 22
80336 München / DE
[2022/25]
Application number, filing date21195923.410.09.2021
[2022/25]
Priority number, dateUS20201712290715.12.2020         Original published format: US202017122907
[2022/25]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4015447
Date:22.06.2022
Language:EN
[2022/25]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP07.03.2022
ClassificationIPC:B82Y10/00, H01L29/06, H01L29/08, H01L29/167, H01L29/66, H01L29/775, H01L29/78
[2022/25]
CPC:
H01L29/0673 (EP,US); H01L29/7848 (EP,US); B82Y10/00 (EP);
H01L27/1207 (US); H01L29/0847 (EP,US); H01L29/165 (US);
H01L29/167 (EP,US); H01L29/66439 (EP); H01L29/66742 (US);
H01L29/66787 (US); H01L29/775 (EP); H01L29/42392 (US);
H01L29/78696 (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 [2022/51]
Former [2022/25]AL,  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 
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:INTEGRIERTE SCHALTUNGSSTRUKTUREN MIT BOR-DOTIERTEN GESN SOURCE- ODER DRAIN-STRUKTUREN[2022/25]
English:INTEGRATED CIRCUIT STRUCTURES HAVING BORON-DOPED GESN SOURCE OR DRAIN STRUCTURES[2022/25]
French:STRUCTURES DE CIRCUITS INTÉGRÉS AYANT UNE STRUCTURE SOURCE OU DRAIN EN GESN DOPÉE AVEC DU BORE[2022/25]
Examination procedure16.11.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
16.11.2022Examination requested  [2022/51]
16.11.2022Date on which the examining division has become responsible
Fees paidRenewal fee
29.08.2023Renewal fee patent year 03
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DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICIPRM.2019.8818998
 [A]  - ARIMURA H ET AL, "Toward high-performance and reliable Ge channel devices for 2 nm node and beyond", 2020 IEEE INTERNATIONAL ELECTRON DEVICES MEETING (IEDM), IEEE, (20201212), doi:10.1109/IEDM13553.2020.9372007, XP033886095 [A] 1-15 * Figs. 7, 8, 10 and corresponding text. *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/IEDM13553.2020.9372007
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