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          Appeal No. 1997-3132                                                        
          Application 08/268,370                                                      



                         (ii)  shifting into the first number of                      
          scannable                                                                   
                              data registers a second test pattern,                   
                         (iii) again capturing data signals of the                    
                              interconnect by the first number of                     
                              scannable data registers, and                           
                         (iv)  shifting the captured data signals from                
          the                                                                         
                              first number of scannable data registers;               
                    (c)  sampling data signals on the interconnect by                 
          the second number of scannable data registers;                              
                    (d)  shifting the sampled data signals from the                   
          second number of scannable data registers; and                              
                    (e)  comparing the captured data signals and the                  
          sampled data signals to first and second standard patterns,                 
          respectively, to determine the integrity of the interconnect;               
          and                                                                         
                    (f)  repeating steps (a) - (e) for a plurality of                 
          additional test patterns.                                                   
                    The Examiner relies on the following references:                  
          Farwell                           5,202,625      Apr. 13, 1993              
          Shiono et al. (Shiono)            5,390,191      Feb. 14, 1995              
          (effective filing dates:  Jan. 31 and May  28,                              
          1992)                                                                       
          Gruetzner et al. (Gruetzner)      5,444,715      Aug. 22, 1995              
          (effective filing date:  July 17,                                           
          1992)                                                                       





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