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Process and apparatus for manufacturing semiconductor devices

EP 1038422 A2 · Applicant: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.

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  • Filed June 24, 1999 and never granted as a European patent. Had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended June 24, 2019.
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FiledJune 24, 1999
PublishedSeptember 27, 2000
GrantedNever granted
Term endedJune 24, 2019
Application numberEP 99925236
Classification (CPC)H10P72/0428

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