Appeal No. 1996-0810
Application 08/259,354
lines 41-45). The only way the Examiner could be correct
about the semiconductor layer not being present at the
display capacitor is if the semiconductor layer was etched
away in the region of the capacitor before depositing the
insulating layer. This was apparently the Examiner's
position at the interview (Br6). However, Ota does not
disclose etching the semiconductor layer before depositing
the insulating layer or depositing only an insulating layer.
We agree with Appellants that "Ota indicates that the
semiconductor material is not etched until the sixth step,
after the insulating layer is deposited in the fifth step"
(Br6).
The Examiner's assertion that the semiconductor layer
can not extend over the display capacitor area in Ota
because otherwise the semiconductor layer would block light
and the display would not display is thoroughly rebutted in
Appellants' Reply Brief. We agree with Appellants that the
Examiner apparently believes that if Ota included an
optional display capacitor, the display capacitor and the
display electrode (drain electrode 5) would cover the same
area. Appellants first point out that "only a small portion
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