Ex parte PRENGLE et al. - Page 3




          Appeal No. 95-4174                                                          
          Application 08/165,553                                                      



          region, wherein said emitter electrode is in contact with said              
          emitter region through said contact;                                        
               an insulated-gate field effect transistor, comprising:                 

                    a well region of said first conductivity type and                 
          having said first impurity concentration;                                   
                    a gate dielectric comprising thermal silicon dioxide              
          of a thickness substantially thinner than a thickness of said               
          thick dielectric layer of said bipolar transistor, disposed                 
          over a portion of said well region;                                         
                    a gate electrode disposed over said well region and               
          insulated therefrom by said gate electric [sic, dielectric];                
          and                                                                         
                    source drain regions of said second conductivity                  
          type and having a second impurity concentration disposed at                 
          said semiconductor surface on both lateral sides of said gate               
          electrode and within said well region; and                                  
                    an isolation structure disposed at said                           
          semiconductor surface between said bipolar transistor and said              
          insulated-gate field effect transistor.                                     

               The examiner relies on the following references:                       
          Homma et al. (Homma)          4,735,916           Apr.  5, 1988             
          Schaber et al. (Schaber)           4,737,472           Apr. 12,             
          1988                                                                        
          Maeda et al. (Maeda)          4,931,407           Jun.  5, 1990             
          Soejima                       4,957,874           Sep. 18, 1990             
          Uchida et al. (Uchida)        5,214,302           May  25, 1993             




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