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publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 22
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte MING-CHANG TENG
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Appeal No. 1999-1792
Application No. 08/879,477
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ON BRIEF
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Before BARRETT, FLEMING and LALL, Administrative Patent
Judges.
LALL, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from
the final rejection of claims 1-8, 12, 13, 14-21, 24, and 27-
29, which constitutes all the pending claims in the
application.
The invention relates to a method of depositing a metal
layer, aluminum-copper alloy, at two different temperature
ranges and at specified thicknesses which yield unexpectantly
improved via resistance.
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