Ex parte MCMAHAN et al. - Page 2




          Appeal No. 95-4154                                                          
          Application 08/122,193                                                      

                        References relied on by the Examiner                          
          Asano et al.        4,719,369           Jan. 12, 1988                       
          (Asano)                                                                     
          Anderson            5,039,874           Aug. 13, 1991                       
                                        (filed Mar. 15, 1990)                         
                              The Rejections on Appeal                                
               Claims 30, 31 and 35-37 stand finally rejected under                   
          35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated by Asano.                           
               Claims 32, 33 and 43 stand finally rejected under 35 U.S.C.            
          § 103 as being unpatentable over Asano and Anderson.                        
               Claims 34, 38, 39, 40 and 45 stand finally rejected under              
          35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated by, or in the                       
          alternative, under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over               
          Asano.                                                                      
               Claims 30, 38 and 43 are the only independent claims.                  
                                    The Invention                                     
               The invention is directed to an integrated circuit having a            
          plurality of output buffers each with an output coupled to the              
          output terminal of the integrated circuit.  Each output buffer is           
          coupled between the input terminal of the integrated circuit and            
          the output terminal in response to a control signal which is                
          varied in response to an impedance selection input asserted at an           
          input pin of the integrated circuit.  A user can select                     

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