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EP0837505 - Semiconductor device and method of producing the same [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been withdrawn
Status updated on  22.11.2002
Database last updated on 28.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip22.11.2002Withdrawal of applicationpublished on 08.01.2003  [2003/02]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
NEC Corporation
7-1, Shiba 5-chome Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-8001 / JP
[N/P]
Former [1998/17]For all designated states
NEC CORPORATION
7-1, Shiba 5-chome Minato-ku
Tokyo / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Abiko, Hitoshi
NEC Corporation, 7-1, Shiba 5-chome
Minato-ku, Tokyo / JP
02 / Sakai, Isami
NEC Corporation, 7-1, Shiba 5-chome
Minato-ku, Tokyo / JP
[1998/17]
Representative(s)Betten & Resch
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartGmbB
Postfach 10 02 51
80076 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [1998/17]Betten & Resch
Reichenbachstrasse 19
80469 München / DE
Application number, filing date97116811.726.09.1997
[1998/17]
Priority number, dateJP1996025443826.09.1996         Original published format: JP 25443896
[1998/17]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0837505
Date:22.04.1998
Language:EN
[1998/17]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP12.02.1998
ClassificationIPC:H01L29/06, H01L29/08, H01L21/336
[1998/17]
CPC:
H01L21/76831 (EP,US); H01L21/76 (KR); H01L23/485 (EP,US);
H01L29/41766 (EP,US); H01L2924/0002 (EP,US); Y10S148/05 (EP,US)
C-Set:
H01L2924/0002, H01L2924/00 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   NL [1999/01]
Former [1998/17]AT,  BE,  CH,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:Kontaktstruktur in Halbleiterbauelement und Methode zu deren Herstellungsverfahren[1998/17]
English:Semiconductor device and method of producing the same[1998/17]
French:Structure de contact d'un dispositif semiconducteur et son procédé de fabrication[1998/17]
Examination procedure03.07.1998Examination requested  [1998/36]
11.11.2002Application withdrawn by applicant  [2003/02]
Fees paidRenewal fee
17.09.1999Renewal fee patent year 03
29.09.2000Renewal fee patent year 04
28.09.2001Renewal fee patent year 05
Penalty fee
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Documents cited:Search[A]US4862232  (LEE HAN-SHENG [US]) [A] 1-5* figure 1 *;
 [XA]US4963502  (TENG CLARENCE W [US], et al) [X] 1-4 * column 8, line 4 - column 10, line 10; figure 7 * [A] 5;
 [XA]US5132755  (UENO MASUHIDE [JP]) [X] 1,2 * figure 10L * [A] 3-5
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