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EP4102567 - IMAGE SENSOR STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  14.06.2024
Database last updated on 07.10.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  21.02.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  21.04.2023
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  11.11.2022
Most recent event   Tooltip14.06.2024(Expected) grantpublished on 17.07.2024  [2024/29]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
VisEra Technologies Company Limited
No. 12, Dusing Rd. 1
Hsinchu Science Park
Hsinchu 300-78 / TW
[2022/50]
Inventor(s)01 / LAI, Lai-Hung
Hsinchu City / TW
02 / HSIEH, Chin-Chuan
Hsinchu City / TW
 [2022/50]
Representative(s)Ter Meer Steinmeister & Partner
Patentanwälte mbB
Nymphenburger Straße 4
80335 München / DE
[2022/50]
Application number, filing date21201602.608.10.2021
[2022/50]
Priority number, dateUS20211734559211.06.2021         Original published format: US202117345592
[2022/50]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4102567
Date:14.12.2022
Language:EN
[2022/50]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP4102567
Date:17.07.2024
Language:EN
[2024/29]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP07.04.2022
ClassificationIPC:H01L27/146
[2022/50]
CPC:
H01L27/14669 (EP); H01L27/1462 (EP,KR); H01L27/14621 (CN);
H01L27/14685 (CN,KR,US); H01L27/14625 (EP); H01L27/14627 (EP,KR,US);
H01L27/14665 (CN); H04N25/75 (KR,US); H10K85/50 (EP) (-)
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 [2022/50]
TitleGerman:BILDSENSORSTRUKTUR UND HERSTELLUNGSVERFAHREN DAFÜR[2022/50]
English:IMAGE SENSOR STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF[2022/50]
French:STRUCTURE DE CAPTEUR D'IMAGE ET SON PROCÉDÉ DE FABRICATION[2022/50]
Examination procedure28.06.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
28.06.2022Examination requested  [2022/50]
28.06.2022Date on which the examining division has become responsible
20.04.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
10.07.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
22.02.2024Communication of intention to grant the patent
11.06.2024Fee for grant paid
11.06.2024Fee for publishing/printing paid
11.06.2024Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Fees paidRenewal fee
18.10.2023Renewal fee patent year 03
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Documents cited:Search[XAYI]US2010060756  (INUIYA MASAFUMI [JP]);
 [Y]US2011272772  (KOKUBUN KOICHI [JP]);
 [Y]WO2019081416  (SONY CORP [JP], et al);
 [XYI]WO2020105360  (PANASONIC IP MAN CO LTD [JP]);
 [XAYI]EP3709361  (SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD [KR])
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