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EP3908882 - UNDERLAYER FOR PHOTORESIST ADHESION AND DOSE REDUCTION [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  25.02.2022
Database last updated on 03.09.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  15.10.2021
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  23.07.2021
Most recent event   Tooltip29.01.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Lam Research Corporation
4650 Cushing Parkway
Fremont, CA 94538 / US
[2021/46]
Inventor(s)01 / XUE, Jun
4650 Cushing Pkwy.
Fremont, California 94538 / US
02 / MANUMPIL, Mary Anne
4650 Cushing Pkwy.
Fremont, California 94538 / US
03 / LI, Da
4650 Cushing Pkwy.
Fremont, California 94538 / US
04 / TAN, Samantha S.H.
4650 Cushing Pkwy.
Fremont, California 94538 / US
05 / YU, Jengyi
4650 Cushing Pkwy.
Fremont, California 94538 / US
[N/P]
Former [2021/46]01 / XUE, Jun
Fremont, California 94538 / US
02 / MANUMPIL, Mary Anne
Fremont, California 94538 / US
03 / LI, Da
Fremont, California 94538 / US
04 / TAN, Samantha S.H.
Fremont, California 94538 / US
05 / YU, Jengyi
Fremont, California 94538 / US
Representative(s)Mewburn Ellis LLP
Aurora Building
Counterslip
Bristol BS1 6BX / GB
[N/P]
Former [2021/46]Kontrus, Gerhard
SEZ-Strasse 1
9500 Villach / AT
Application number, filing date21741104.011.01.2021
[2021/46]
WO2021US12953
Priority number, dateUS202062961647P15.01.2020         Original published format: US 202062961647 P
[2021/46]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2021146138
Date:22.07.2021
Language:EN
[2021/29]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3908882
Date:17.11.2021
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 22.07.2021 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2021/46]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:KR22.07.2021
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP15.02.2022
ClassificationIPC:G03F7/11, G03F7/004, G03F7/09, C23C16/22, H01J37/32, H01L21/02, H01L21/31, H01L21/67
[2022/11]
CPC:
G03F7/091 (EP,CN,KR,US); H01L21/02274 (EP,KR,US); H01L21/0332 (EP,CN,KR,US);
G03F7/094 (EP,CN,KR,US); C23C16/047 (US); C23C16/22 (EP);
C23C16/26 (KR); C23C16/505 (EP,KR); G03F1/22 (US);
G03F7/0042 (EP,KR); G03F7/0043 (EP); G03F7/11 (EP,KR);
G03F7/167 (US); G03F7/168 (KR); G03F7/2004 (KR,US);
G03F7/32 (KR); G03F7/36 (KR); G03F7/38 (KR);
G03F7/70033 (CN,US); H01J37/32174 (KR); H01J37/32357 (EP);
H01J37/32449 (EP); H01J37/32522 (EP); H01J37/32651 (EP);
H01L21/02115 (EP,KR); H01L21/02205 (KR); H01L21/0228 (EP);
H01L21/0234 (KR); H01L21/0274 (CN,US); H01L21/0337 (KR);
H01L21/31122 (EP); H01L21/67069 (EP); H01L21/67225 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2021/46]G03F7/00, G03F7/11, G03F7/004
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 [2021/46]
TitleGerman:UNTERSCHICHT FÜR DIE HAFTUNG UND DOSISREDUZIERUNG VON FOTOLACK[2021/46]
English:UNDERLAYER FOR PHOTORESIST ADHESION AND DOSE REDUCTION[2021/46]
French:SOUS-COUCHE POUR ADHÉSION DE RÉSINE PHOTOSENSIBLE ET RÉDUCTION DE DOSE[2021/46]
Entry into regional phase11.08.2021National basic fee paid 
11.08.2021Search fee paid 
11.08.2021Designation fee(s) paid 
11.08.2021Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure11.08.2021Examination requested  [2021/46]
31.01.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
25.02.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
06.07.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.01.2023Renewal fee patent year 03
29.01.2024Renewal fee patent year 04
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Documents cited:Search[X]US2012088193  (WEIDMAN TIMOTHY W [US], et al);
 [X]US2019172714  (BOBEK SARAH [US], et al);
 [E]WO2021072042  (LAM RES CORP [US])
International search[A]US2016284559  (KIKUCHI RIE [JP], et al);
 [A]US2017168398  (ZI AN-REN [TW], et al);
 [A]US2018224744  (BAE SHINHYO [KR], et al);
 [A]US2019129307  (KWON SOONHYUNG [KR], et al);
 [Y]US2019137870  (MEYERS STEPHEN T [US], et al)
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