The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board. Paper No. 17 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _____________ Ex parte KENICHI KURIHARA _____________ Appeal No. 1998-2878 Application No. 08/539,069 ______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before HAIRSTON, JERRY SMITH, and LEVY, Administrative Patent Judges. HAIRSTON, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 7 through 12. The disclosed invention relates to a semiconductor device that has a chip bonded to lead terminals via an insulating layer. Each of the lead terminals includes a bonding part that is 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007