Appeal No. 1997-1644 Page 3
Application No. 08/367,681
means connected to said output drivers for
controlling the slew rates of said output drivers
such that the slew rate of at least one of said
output drivers is different than the slew rate of a
different said output driver, wherein the power
supply oscillation settling time is reduced.
Besides admitted prior art (APA), the reference relied on
in rejecting the claims follows:
Boomer 5,218,239 June 8,
1993
(filed Oct. 3, 1991).
Claims 1-22 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
obvious over APA in view of Boomer. (First Action on Merits
at 2.) Rather than repeat the arguments of the appellant or
examiner in toto, we refer the reader to the brief and answer
for the respective details thereof.
OPINION
In reaching our decision in this appeal, we considered
the subject matter on appeal and the rejection and evidence
advanced by the examiner. Furthermore, we duly considered the
arguments of the appellant and examiner. After considering
the totality of the record, we are not persuaded that the
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