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DE file number : 10 2020 119 445.5 (Status: pending/in force, Query started: August 22, 2025)

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Master data
INIDCriterionFieldContent
Type of IP rightSARTPatent
StatusSTPending/in force
21DE file number DAKZ10 2020 119 445.5
54Designation/titleTIHalbleitervorrichtungsstruktur und deren Herstellungsverfahren
51IPC main classICM
(ICMV)		 H10D 30/60 (2025.01)
51IPC secondary class(es)ICS
(ICSV)		 H10D 30/01 (2025.01)
22DE application dateDATJul 23, 2020
43Date of first publicationOTDec 16, 2021
71/73Applicant/ownerINHTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Hsinchu, TW
72InventorINYeong, Sai-Hooi, Hsinchu, TW; Chui, Chi-On, Hsinchu, TW; Yao, Chien-Ning, Hsinchu, TW
74RepresentativeVTRBOEHMERT & BOEHMERT Anwaltspartnerschaft mbB - Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte, 28359 Bremen, DE
10Published DE documentsDEPNOriginal document: DE102020119445A1
Searchable text: DE102020119445A1
Address for service BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT Anwaltspartnerschaft mbB - Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte, 28359 Bremen, DE
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Foreign priorityPRC
PRNA
PRDA
US
16/899,832
Jun 12, 2020
Due dateFT
FG		Jul 31, 2026
Annual fee for the 7th year Patent fees
Patent division in charge 33
56CitationsCT DE102017124637A1 (DE 10 2017 124 637 A1)
US020200091152A1 (US 2020 / 0 091 152 A1)
US020190221483A1 (US 2019 / 0 221 483 A1)
US020190081155A1 (US 2019 / 0 081 155 A1)
56NPL citationsCTNPN.Loubet: A Novel Dry Selective Etch of SiGe for the Enablement of High Performance Logic Stacked Gate-All-Around NanoSheet Devices. In: IEEE, International Electron Device Meeting, Technical Digest, 2019, 245 – 248.;
N.Loubet: Stacked Nanosheet gate - all around transistor to enable scaling beyond FINFET. In: Symposium on VLSI Technology, 2017, 230 – 231.
43Date of first publicationEVTDec 16, 2021
Number of official communications (office actions) 2
Number of responses 1
Date of the first transfer into DPMAregisterEREGTDec 16, 2021
Date of the (most recent) update in DPMAregisterREGTAug 12, 2025
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  • Aug 12, 2025
    • Due date: changed
  • Jul 10, 2025
    • Citations: changed
    • Number of official communications (office actions): changed
    • Procedures: Examination procedure, Official communication on examination issued, 09.07.2025: new
  • Jan 2, 2025
    • IPC main class: changed
    • IPC secondary class(es): changed
    • Procedures: Change of classification, Change of IPC main class, 22.11.2024: new
  • Aug 9, 2024
    • Due date: changed
  • Aug 7, 2024
    • St.36: changed (technical change)
  • Dec 16, 2021
    • Date of the first transfer into DPMAregister
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No.Kind of procedureLegal statusDate of legal/procedural statusPublication dateAlle Details anzeigen
1 Pre-registration procedure The application is under preliminary examination Jul 23, 2020  Details anzeigen
2 Examination procedure Request for examination effectively filed Jul 23, 2020  Details anzeigen
3 Pre-registration procedure Pre-registration procedure has been concluded Aug 24, 2020  Details anzeigen
4 Examination procedure Official communication on examination Oct 27, 2020  Details anzeigen
5 Examination procedure Reply to official communication Jun 11, 2021  Details anzeigen
6 Publications Publication of application (Offenlegungsschrift) Dec 16, 2021 Dec 16, 2021 Details anzeigen
7 Change of classification Change of IPC main class Nov 22, 2024 Jan 2, 2025 Details anzeigen
8 Examination procedure Official communication on examination Jul 9, 2025  Details anzeigen
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Type of procedureVARTPre-registration procedure
Legal/procedural statusVSTThe application is under preliminary examination
Date of legal/procedural statusVSTTJul 23, 2020
Date of update of the procedureREGTDec 16, 2021
View procedures Examination procedure (No.: 2)
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Type of procedureVARTExamination procedure
Legal/procedural statusVSTRequest for examination effectively filed
Date of legal/procedural statusVSTTJul 23, 2020
Third party request No
Date of receiptAEGTJul 23, 2020
Date of update of the procedureREGTDec 16, 2021
View procedures Pre-registration procedure (No.: 3)
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Type of procedureVARTPre-registration procedure
Legal/procedural statusVSTPre-registration procedure has been concluded
Date of legal/procedural statusVSTTAug 24, 2020
Date of update of the procedureREGTDec 16, 2021
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Type of procedureVARTExamination procedure
Legal/procedural statusVSTOfficial communication on examination
Date of legal/procedural statusVSTTOct 27, 2020
Date of update of the procedureREGTDec 16, 2021
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Type of procedureVARTExamination procedure
Legal/procedural statusVSTReply to official communication
Date of legal/procedural statusVSTTJun 11, 2021
Date of update of the procedureREGTDec 16, 2021
View procedures Publications (No.: 6)
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Type of procedureVARTPublications
Legal/procedural statusVSTPublication of application (Offenlegungsschrift)
Date of legal/procedural statusVSTTDec 16, 2021
Issue numberHN50
YearPJ2021
Publication dateVTDec 16, 2021
Type of publicationPARTDocuments
PartHTPart 2
10Published DE documentsDEPNOriginal document: DE102020119445A1
Searchable text: DE102020119445A1
Date of update of the procedureREGTDec 16, 2021
View procedures Change of classification (No.: 7)
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Type of procedureVARTChange of classification
Legal/procedural statusVSTChange of IPC main class
Date of legal/procedural statusVSTTNov 22, 2024
Issue numberHN1
YearPJ2025
Publication dateVTJan 2, 2025
Type of publicationPARTBibliographic data
PartHTPart 2
51IPC main classICM
(ICMV)		 H10D 30/60 (2025.01)
51Previous IPC main classICMF
(ICMVF)		 H01L 29/78 (2006.01)
Date of update of the procedureREGTJan 2, 2025
View procedures Examination procedure (No.: 8)
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Type of procedureVARTExamination procedure
Legal/procedural statusVSTOfficial communication on examination
Date of legal/procedural statusVSTTJul 9, 2025
Date of update of the procedureREGTJul 10, 2025