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EP About this file: EP0828287

EP0828287 - Improvements in or relating to semiconductors [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  11.05.2001
Database last updated on 24.04.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip11.05.2001Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 27.06.2001 [2001/26]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Texas Instruments Incorporated
13500 North Central Expressway
Dallas, Texas 75265 / US
[N/P]
Former [1998/11]For all designated states
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
13500 North Central Expressway
Dallas Texas 75265 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Wilk, Glenn D.
9050 Markville Drive, Apt. 821
Dallas, Texas 75243 / US
02 / Wallace, Robert M.
428 Park Bend Drive
Richardson, Texas 75081 / US
03 / Wei, Yi, Motorola Flat Panel Display Division
7700 South River Parkway, FPD24
Tempe, Arizona 85284 / US
[1998/11]
Representative(s)Darby, David Thomas, et al
Abel & Imray, 20 Red Lion Street
London WC1R 4PQ / GB
[N/P]
Former [1998/11]Darby, David Thomas, et al
Abel & Imray Northumberland House 303-306 High Holborn
London WC1V 7LH / GB
Application number, filing date97305923.105.08.1997
[1998/11]
Priority number, dateUS19960023230P05.08.1996         Original published format: US 23230 P
[1998/11]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0828287
Date:11.03.1998
Language:EN
[1998/11]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0828287
Date:02.09.1998
[1998/36]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP16.07.1998
ClassificationIPC:H01L21/20, H01L21/306, H01L21/316, H01L21/28
[1998/33]
CPC:
H01L21/02043 (EP,US); H01L21/205 (KR); H01L21/02046 (EP,US);
H01L21/02238 (EP,US); H01L21/02255 (EP,US); H01L21/02301 (EP,US);
H01L21/02312 (EP,US); H01L21/02381 (EP,US); H01L21/02532 (EP,US);
H01L21/0262 (EP,US); H01L21/31662 (US); Y10S438/974 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [1998/11]H01L21/20, H01L21/306
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   IT,   NL [1999/19]
Former [1998/11]AT,  BE,  CH,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:Verbesserungen in oder in Bezug auf Halbleiter[1998/11]
English:Improvements in or relating to semiconductors[1998/11]
French:Améliorations aux ou relativés aux semi-conducteurs[1998/11]
Examination procedure17.02.1999Examination requested  [1999/16]
02.06.2000Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
13.12.2000Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2001/26]
19.01.2001Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time  [2001/26]
Fees paidRenewal fee
11.08.1999Renewal fee patent year 03
16.08.2000Renewal fee patent year 04
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Documents cited:Search[X]JPS63262839  ;
 [A]JPS63150915  ;
 [A]US5360769  (THAKUR RANDHIR P S [US], et al) [A] 13,14,16-18 * column A *;
 [X]EP0637063  (APPLIED MATERIALS INC [US]) [X] 1,9-14 * abstract *;
 [X]  - SAITO K ET AL, "EFFECT OF SILICON SURFACE CLEANING ON THE INITIAL STAGE OF SELECTIVE TITANIUM SILICIDE CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION", JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS, SUPPLEMENTS, (19890828), page 541/542, XP000087384 [X] 1-3,9-12,15,19 * page 541, paragraph 2 *
 [X]  - KUNII ET AL, "Si surface cleaning by Si2H6-H2 gas etching and its effects on solid-phase epitaxy", JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS., TOKYO JP, (198711), vol. 26, no. 11, pages 1816 - 1822, XP002067781 [X] 1-5,9-11,19 * page 1817, column R, paragraphs 1-3 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1143/JJAP.26.1816
 [XA]  - HANSEN ET AL, "Improvement of the morphological quality of the Si surface using an optimized in-situ oxide removal procedure prior to MBE growth", JOURNAL OF CRYSTAL GROWTH, AMSTERDAM NL, (199512), vol. 157, no. 1-4, pages 317 - 322, XP002067782 [X] 1-3,6-8,11,19 * abstract * [A] 12-18
 [A]  - HARDEMAN ET AL, "Oxide removal from silicon wafers studied by transient mass spectrometry and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy", PROCEEDINGS OF THE 1ST INT. SYMP. ON SILICON MOLECULAR BEAM EPITAXY, TORONTO, ONT, CANADA, (19850514), pages 16 - 26, XP002067959 [A] 1 * page 20, paragraph 4 *
 [X]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19890223), vol. 13, no. 81, Database accession no. (E - 719), & JP63262839 A 19881031 (NEC) [X] 1,4,5 * abstract *
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19881031), vol. 12, no. 412, Database accession no. (E - 676), & JP63150915 A 19880623 (SANYO ELECTRIC) [A] 1 * abstract *
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