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written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 25
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
____________
BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
____________
Ex parte KAORU MIKAGI
____________
Appeal No. 1999-0239
Application No. 08/520,003
____________
HEARD: March 22, 2001
____________
Before HAIRSTON, DIXON, and GROSS, Administrative Patent Judges.
GROSS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final
rejection of claims 1 through 14, which are all of the claims
pending in this application.
Appellant's invention relates to a semiconductor device
having a metal interconnection. Claim 1 is illustrative of
the claimed invention, and it reads as follows:
1. A semiconductor device having a metal
interconnection, said metal interconnection including:
an insulating film provided on a semiconductor substrate
via a diffusion layer;
Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Next
Last modified: November 3, 2007