Appeal No. 96-1584
Application 08/066,697
Neither Muramatsu nor Piotrowski recognize the potential
breakdown voltage problem addressed by appellant, nor his
solution of applying a prescribed bias voltage to the material
capable of distributing a voltage, the trench material 45, to
prevent deterioration of the breakdown voltage at the PN junction
31. Accordingly, we shall not sustain the rejection of
independent claim 24 or claims 20 and 21 which depend therefrom.
SUMMARY
In summary:
a) the decision of the examiner to reject claims 4-6, 8, 9,
13-15, 17, 18, 22 and 23 is affirmed.
b) the decision of the examiner to reject claims 2, 3, 7,
11, 12, 16, 20, 21 and 24 is reversed.
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