Expired European patentEurope
Power semiconductor device with insulated trench gate and manufacturing method thereof
EP 0756330 B1 · Applicant: MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
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- Filed June 12, 1996 and granted September 5, 2001. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended June 12, 2016.
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FiledJune 12, 1996
PublishedJanuary 29, 1997
GrantedSeptember 5, 2001
Term endedJune 12, 2016
Application numberEP 96109389
Classification (CPC)H10D62/126 +2 more
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