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EP0374232 - METHOD OF FABRICATING AN INFRARED PHOTODETECTOR [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [1990/26]BURIED JUNCTION INFRARED PHOTODETECTORS
[1994/34]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  24.06.1995
Database last updated on 28.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip24.06.1995No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 16.08.1995 [1995/33]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Santa Barbara Research Center
75 Coromar Drive Goleta
California 93117 / US
[N/P]
Former [1990/26]For all designated states
Santa Barbara Research Center
75 Coromar Drive
Goleta California 93117 / US
Inventor(s)01 / COCKRUM, Charles, A.
980 Vereda Del Ciervo
Goleta, CA 93117 / US
02 / BARTON, Jeffrey, B.
186 Verona Avenue
Goleta, CA 93117 / US
03 / SCHULTE, Eric, F.
2427 Calle Montilla
Santa Barbara, CA 93109 / US
[1990/26]
Representative(s)Winter, Brandl - Partnerschaft mbB
Alois-Steinecker-Straße 22
85354 Freising / DE
[N/P]
Former [1990/26]KUHNEN, WACKER & PARTNER
Alois-Steinecker-Strasse 22
D-85354 Freising / DE
Application number, filing date89906261.613.03.1989
[1990/26]
WO1989US00967
Priority number, dateUS1988017868007.04.1988         Original published format: US 178680
[1990/26]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO8910007
Date:19.10.1989
[1989/25]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0374232
Date:27.06.1990
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 19.10.1989 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[1990/26]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0374232
Date:24.08.1994
Language:EN
[1994/34]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP31.05.1990
ClassificationIPC:H01L31/10, H01L31/18, H01L27/14
[1990/26]
CPC:
H01L27/1446 (EP,US); H01L31/02161 (EP,US); H01L31/1032 (EP,US);
H01L31/1832 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   IT,   NL [1990/26]
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG EINES INFRAROTPHOTODETEKTORS[1994/34]
English:METHOD OF FABRICATING AN INFRARED PHOTODETECTOR[1994/34]
French:PROCEDE DE FABRICATION D'UN PHOTODETECTEUR INFRAROUGE[1994/34]
Former [1990/26]INFRAROTPHOTODETEKTOREN MIT VERGRABENEM ÜBERGANG
Former [1990/26]BURIED JUNCTION INFRARED PHOTODETECTORS
Former [1990/26]PHOTODETECTEURS INFRAROUGES A JONCTIONS NOYEES
Entry into regional phase05.12.1989National basic fee paid 
05.12.1989Designation fee(s) paid 
05.12.1989Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure05.12.1989Examination requested  [1990/26]
12.04.1991Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
24.07.1991Reply to a communication from the examining division
19.02.1992Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
29.06.1992Reply to a communication from the examining division
29.06.1993Date of oral proceedings
02.08.1993Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
05.08.1993Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
22.02.1994Communication of intention to grant the patent
03.06.1994Fee for grant paid
03.06.1994Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)25.05.1995No opposition filed within time limit [1995/33]
Fees paidRenewal fee
17.12.1990Renewal fee patent year 03
19.02.1992Renewal fee patent year 04
17.02.1993Renewal fee patent year 05
16.02.1994Renewal fee patent year 06
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Cited inInternational searchJP5723279  [ ];
 JP5979582  [ ];
 FR2336804  [ ] (TELECOMMUNICATIONS SA [FR])
    [ ] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, Vol. 6, No. 87 (E-108) (965), 25 May 1982; & JP-A-5723279 (Fujitsu K.K.) 6 February 1982, & JP5723279 A 19820206
    [ ] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, Vol. 8, No. 190 (E-263) (1627), 31 August 1984; & JP-A-5979582 (Fujitsu K.K.) 8 May 1984, & JP5979582 A 19840508
    [ ] - Technical Digest, International Electron Devices Meeting, 4-6 December 1978, IEEE (New York, US), J. AMEURLAINE et al.: "Infrared HgCdTe Photovoltaic Detectors by Planar Technology", pages 430-433
    [ ] - Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 37, No. 5, September 1980, American Institute of Physics (New York, US), M. CHU et al.: "High-Performance Backside-Illuminated Hg0.78CD0.2iTe/CdTe (lambdaco=10mum) Planar Diodes", pages 486-488
Examination   - APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS, vol. 37, no. 5, September 1980, American Institute of Physics (New York, US) ; M. CHU et al. : "High-performance backside-illuminated Hg0.78Cd0.22Te/CdTe (lambda co = 10mum) planar diodes", pages 486-488.
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