Appeal No. 96-3106
Application 08/052,015
USPQ2d 1146, 1147-1148 (Fed. Cir. 1993). Here, we find that
the
applied references together would have suggested the
combination. We find that Sutrina discloses an
electronically conductive support member 10 having a central
aperture 12. Sutrina further discloses a plurality of
semiconductors 46 located in a radial array surrounding a
central conductor 76 (electrode). Each semiconductor device
46 is supported by support member 10 via plates 32 and 36 on
shoulder 20. First electrode 48 is electrically connected to
member 10 which serves as a bus. Central control electrode 50
is electrically connected to central conductor 76 via members
66 and 74, and the peripheral electrode 52 is electrically
connected to power bus 90 via 58, 84 and 90. We also note
that, although not shown, Sutrina has to have electrical
terminals attached to its electrodes to provide for the input
and output to the semiconductors in the package assembly. In
addition, the general concept of providing terminals to the
electrodes for such purposes is illustrated in Granberg see
figure 1, where terminal 11a is an output lead for the output
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