The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not
written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.
Paper No. 17
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte YOUNG J. LEE and BOK W. CHO
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Appeal No. 1998-2951
Application No. 08/675,692
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ON BRIEF
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Before LALL, GROSS, and BARRY, Administrative Patent Judges.
GROSS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final
rejection of claims 28, 29, and 31 through 38, which are all of the
claims pending in this application.
Appellants' invention relates to a capacitor structure in which
the bottom electrode is formed over a layer of titanium nitride and
formed of tungsten having plural recessed and elevated portions.
Claim 28 is illustrative of the claimed invention, and it reads as
follows:
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