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publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 19
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte CHUEN-DER LIEN
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Appeal No. 1998-2896
Application No. 08/558,564
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ON BRIEF
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Before HAIRSTON, GROSS, and BLANKENSHIP, Administrative Patent
Judges.
HAIRSTON, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims
30 through 37, 40 and 41.
The disclosed invention relates to a method of forming
polycide over a semiconductor structure with an irregular
upper surface. The polycide is used to form the gate
electrodes of field effect transistors.
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