Ex parte MORIKAWA et al. - Page 1




             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                    for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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                      
                                     ____________                                     
                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                          
                                   AND INTERFERENCES                                  
                                     ____________                                     
                      Ex parte JUNKO MORIKAWA, HIDEMASA TAKAHASHI                     
                                  and KAZUNORI ASANO                                  
                                     ____________                                     
                                 Appeal No. 1999-0892                                 
                              Application No. 08/630,128                              
                                     ____________                                     
                                       ON BRIEF                                       
                                     ____________                                     
          Before RUGGIERO, DIXON, and GROSS, Administrative Patent Judges.            
          RUGGIERO, Administrative Patent Judge.                                      






                                   DECISION ON APPEAL                                 
               This is a decision on the appeal from the final rejection              
          of claims 1-9, which are the only claims remaining in the                   
          application.  Claims 10-13 have been canceled.                              
               The claimed invention relates to a field effect transistor             
          (FET) having a step-doped and recessed gate structure with the              
          gate electrode oriented along a specific direction.  This                   





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