Appeal No. 96-1075 Application 08/041,737 a barrier layer resistant to diffusion of dopants and traps on top of said semiconductor region; and a superconductor region formed on said substrate, said superconductor region comprising a first superconducting material. The examiner relies on the following prior art: U.S. Patents Gurvitch et al. (Gurvitch) 4,837,609 June 6, 1989 Calviello et al. (Calviello) 5,164,359 November 17, 1992 Yamazaki 5,212,150 May 18, 1993 (filed February 16, 1990) Sunami et al. (Sunami) 5,266,815 November 30, 1993 (filed April 6, 1992) - 4 -Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007