Ex parte CHANG et al. - Page 3




          Appeal No. 95-3388                                                          
          Application 08/242,993                                                      



                    a conductor coupled to the second terminal of the                 
          select gate for communicating with the memory cell.                         
                    The Examiner relies on the following references:                  
          Dhong et al. (Dhong)          4,910,709          Mar.  20,                  
          1990                                                                        
          Kawai et al. (Kawai)          5,146,429          Sept.  8,                  
          1992                                                                        

                    Claims 1 through 3, 5 through 13, 15 through 26, 28               
          through 30, 32 through 37, 40 through 42 stand rejected under               
          35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Dhong and Appel-                 
          lants' prior art admission found on page 1, lines 11-21, of                 
          Appellants' specification.  Claims 4, 14, 27, 31, 38 and 39                 
          stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable                  
          over Dhong and Appellants' prior art admission found on page                
          1, lines 11-21, of Appellants' specification further in view                
          of Kawai.                                                                   
                    Rather than reiterate the arguments of Appellants                 
          and the Examiner, reference is made to the brief and answer                 
          for the respective details thereof.                                         


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