Appeal No. 1997-0706
Application No. 08/040,528
Appellant’s filing of the Reply Brief, was also entered by the
Examiner. At page 2 of the Answer, the Examiner indicted the
withdrawal of the rejection of claims 2-4, 8-10, 14-16, 20,
and 21. Accordingly, only the rejection of claims 1, 6, 7,
12, 13, 18, and 19 is before us on appeal.
The claimed invention relates to a multiple use chip
socket in which first and second types of chips can be
supported in a single chip socket. The particular type of
chip installed in the socket is determined by control logic
that reads a predetermined memory location of the chip.
Addressing signals are selectively applied to the chip socket
by the control logic depending on the type of chip determined
to be installed in the socket.
Claim 1 is illustrative of the invention and reads as
follows:
1. A multiple use chip socket comprising:
a chip socket for receiving either a first chip type or a
second chip type, said first chip type having a first set of
signals, said second chip type having a second set of signals
different from said first set of signals; and
control logic coupled to said chip socket for determining
whether a chip of said first chip type or said second chip
type is installed in said chip socket by reading a
predetermined memory location of a chip installed in said chip
socket and for providing signals to said chip socket
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