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EP4203063 - CONTACT OVER ACTIVE GATE STRUCTURES WITH TRENCH CONTACT LAYERS FOR ADVANCED INTEGRATED CIRCUIT STRUCTURE FABRICATION [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  05.01.2024
Database last updated on 26.07.2024
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  26.05.2023
Most recent event   Tooltip05.01.2024The date on which the examining division becomes responsible, has been established 
05.01.2024Request for examination filedpublished on 07.02.2024  [2024/06]
05.01.2024Change - designated statespublished on 07.02.2024  [2024/06]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
INTEL Corporation
2200 Mission College Blvd.
Santa Clara, CA 95054 / US
[2023/26]
Inventor(s)01 / HARATIPOUR, Nazila
Portland 97239 / US
02 / DEWEY, Gilbert
Beaverton 97006 / US
03 / TUNG, I-Cheng
Hillsboro 97124 / US
04 / ZELICK, Nancy
Portland 97232 / US
05 / CHOI, Chi-Hing
Portland 97229 / US
06 / JHA, Jitendra Kumar
Hillsboro 97124 / US
07 / KAVALIEROS, Jack T.
Portland 97229 / US
 [2023/26]
Representative(s)2SPL Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Landaubogen 3
81373 München / DE
[2023/26]
Application number, filing date22213210.213.12.2022
[2023/26]
Priority number, dateUS20211755662720.12.2021         Original published format: US202117556627
[2023/26]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4203063
Date:28.06.2023
Language:EN
[2023/26]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP01.06.2023
ClassificationIPC:H01L29/417, H01L29/45
[2023/26]
CPC:
H01L29/41791 (EP,US); H01L21/28568 (EP); H01L21/76843 (EP);
H01L21/76897 (EP); H01L29/45 (US); H01L29/456 (EP);
H01L29/66545 (EP); H01L29/66795 (EP); H01L29/785 (EP);
B82Y10/00 (EP); H01L21/28562 (EP); H01L29/0673 (EP);
H01L29/0847 (EP); H01L29/165 (EP); H01L29/41725 (EP);
H01L29/42392 (EP); H01L29/775 (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,   ME,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2024/06]
Former [2023/26]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,  ME,  MK,  MT,  NL,  NO,  PL,  PT,  RO,  RS,  SE,  SI,  SK,  SM,  TR 
Extension statesBANot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:KONTAKT ÜBER AKTIVEN GATE-STRUKTUREN MIT GRABENKONTAKTSCHICHTEN ZUR HERSTELLUNG EINER FORTGESCHRITTENEN INTEGRIERTEN SCHALTUNGSSTRUKTUR[2023/26]
English:CONTACT OVER ACTIVE GATE STRUCTURES WITH TRENCH CONTACT LAYERS FOR ADVANCED INTEGRATED CIRCUIT STRUCTURE FABRICATION[2023/26]
French:CONTACT SUR STRUCTURES DE GRILLE ACTIVES AVEC COUCHES DE CONTACT DE TRANCHÉE POUR FABRICATION AVANCÉE DE STRUCTURE DE CIRCUIT INTÉGRÉ[2023/26]
Examination procedure27.12.2023Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
02.01.2024Examination requested  [2024/06]
02.01.2024Date on which the examining division has become responsible
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Documents cited:Search[A]US2014191298  (CHEN YI-WEI [TW], et al) [A] 1-15 * figure 8 *;
 [A]US2017125530  (ZHANG XUNYUAN [US], et al) [A] 1-15* figure 2a *;
 [A]US2020083117  (GREENE ANDREW [US], et al) [A] 1-15 * figure 7a *;
 [XI]US2021257262  (KHADERBAD MRUNAL A [TW], et al) [X] 1,6,11 * figure 8 * * paragraphs [0038] , [0040] , [0044] * [I] 2-5,7-10,12-15
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