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EP0903429 - Process for producing heavily doped silicon [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  12.11.2004
Database last updated on 19.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip12.11.2004No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 29.12.2004  [2004/53]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Japan Science and Technology Corporation
1-8, Hon-cho 4-chome Kawaguchi-shi
Saitama-ken 332-0012 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2004/02]For all designated states
Japan Science and Technology Corporation
1-8, Hon-cho 4-chome
Kawaguchi-shi, Saitama-ken 332-0012 / JP
Former [1999/12]For all designated states
Japan Science and Technology Corporation
1-8, Hon-cho 4-chome
Kawaguchi-shi, Saitama-ken 332 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Yoshida, Hiroshi
82-4, Daiwa-Higashi 2-chome
Kawanishi-shi, Hyogo-ken / JP
[1999/12]
Representative(s)Müller-Boré & Partner Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Friedenheimer Brücke 21
80639 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [1999/12]Müller-Boré & Partner Patentanwälte
Grafinger Strasse 2
81671 München / DE
Application number, filing date98115709.220.08.1998
[1999/12]
Priority number, dateJP1997022330420.08.1997         Original published format: JP 22330497
[1999/12]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0903429
Date:24.03.1999
Language:EN
[1999/12]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0903429
Date:09.08.2000
[2000/32]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0903429
Date:07.01.2004
Language:EN
[2004/02]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP26.06.2000
ClassificationIPC:C30B29/06, C30B23/02, C30B15/00, C30B25/02, H01L29/167
[2000/28]
CPC:
C30B29/06 (EP,US); C30B15/04 (EP,US); C30B23/02 (EP,US);
C30B25/02 (EP,US); C30B31/00 (EP,US); H01L29/167 (EP,US)
Former IPC [1999/12]C30B29/02, C30B23/02
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2001/17]
Former [1999/12]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:Verfahren zur Herstellung von hochdotiertem Silicium[1999/12]
English:Process for producing heavily doped silicon[1999/12]
French:Procédé de production de silicium fortement dopé[1999/12]
Examination procedure14.09.2000Examination requested  [2000/45]
29.04.2002Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
02.08.2002Reply to a communication from the examining division
13.03.2003Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
06.05.2003Reply to a communication from the examining division
18.07.2003Communication of intention to grant the patent
30.10.2003Fee for grant paid
30.10.2003Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)08.10.2004No opposition filed within time limit [2004/53]
Fees paidRenewal fee
28.08.2000Renewal fee patent year 03
29.08.2001Renewal fee patent year 04
29.08.2002Renewal fee patent year 05
28.08.2003Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[A]US3485684  (MANN JOHN E, et al);
 [A]GB1426511  (HANDOTAI KENKYU SHINKOKAI);
 [A]US4631234  (LARRABEE GRAYDON B [US]) [A] 1,2,6 * claims 1,5,6 *;
 [A]US5553566  (CHIOU HERING-DER [US], et al) [A] 1,2 * claims 1-5 *;
 [X]  - HIRAYAMA ET AL., "Stress reduction and doping efficiency in B and Ge doped silicon molecular beam epitaxy films", APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS., AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS. NEW YORK., US, (19880418), vol. 52, no. 16, ISSN 0003-6951, pages 1335 - 1337, XP000069972 [X] 1,3,6 * page 1335 - page 1336 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.99151
 [X]  - YEH, "strain compensation in silicon by diffused impurities", JOURNAL OF THE ELECTROCHEMICAL SOCIETY, MANCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE US, (196901), vol. 116, no. 1, pages 73 - 77, XP002138100 [X] 1,5,6 * page 74 *
 [A]  - AKIRA YAMADA ET AL, "HEAVILY P-DOPED ( 1021 CM-3) SILICON FILMS GROWN BY PHOTOCHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION AT A VERY LOW TEMPERATURE OF 250 C", JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS,JP,PUBLICATION OFFICE JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS. TOKYO, (19891201), vol. 28, no. 12, PART 02, ISSN 0021-4922, pages L2284 - 2287, XP000100308 [A] 1,4,5 * page L2284 *
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