Appeal No. 1998-1657 Page 16
Application No. 08/674,282
amplifiers ... each said column read amplifier being
responsively coupled to at least one of said internal nodes of
the latch circuit of the corresponding sense amplifier, each
said column read amplifier being coupled to at least one said
data read line"; "a plurality of local column read amplifiers
... each said local column read amplifier being connected to
said first and second data read lines ... at least one of said
plurality of read amplifier transistors having a control
electrode responsively coupled to one of said internal nodes
of said latch ..."; "a local column read amplifier ... said
local column read amplifier including a plurality of read
amplifier transistors, said local column read amplifier being
connected to said first and second data read lines, at least
one of the plurality of read amplifier transistors in the
local column read amplifier being responsively coupled to an
internal node of said latch circuit
..."; and "a local column read amplifier and a pair of data
read lines coupled thereto ... said read amplifier including
means responsively coupled to at least one of said latch nodes
...." The examiner fails to establish a prima facie case of
obviousness. Therefore, we reverse the rejections of claims
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