Appeal No. 1997-0601
Application 08/161,878
respectively, wherein said third and fourth regions are not
continuous, having sub-areas contained within them through
which portions of said first and second regions, respectively,
are exposed,;
a fifth region, formed within the substrate, having the
second conductivity type and having an area approximately
twice that of said first region;
a sixth region, having the first conductivity type,
formed within said fifth region, wherein said sixth region is
also not continuous, also having sub-areas contained within it
through which portions of said fifth region is [sic, are]
exposed, and wherein a hole density of the sub-areas in said
sixth region is no more than one-third a respective hole
density of the sub-regions within the third and fourth
regions; and
first, second and third conductive contacts connected to
said first, second, and fifth regions, respectively, said
first contact also contacting said third region, said second
contact also contacting said fourth region, and said third
contact also contacting said sixth region;
wherein bilateral switches are formed between each pair
of said conductive contacts.
The Examiner relies on the following references:
Alonas et al. (Alonas) 4,396,932 Aug. 2, 1983
Schovanec 5,220,197 Jun. 15, 1993
(filed Mar. 24, 1992)
Ohta 5,352,905 Oct. 4, 1994
(filed Sep. 17, 1992)
Claims 4, 5 and 15 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 112,
first paragraph. Claims 1, 2, 6, 12 and 16 stand rejected
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