Ex parte KAWASAKI et al. - Page 6




          Appeal No. 1998-3043                                                         
          Application 08/667,587                                                       

          formed within each region are isolated from each other by                    
          “field shield structures.”  That assertion is incorrect with                 
          respect to independent claim 10 and claims 12 and 34 which                   
          depend from claim 10.  Accordingly, we will address claims 10,               
          12, and 34 separately from all other claims.                                 
               With regard to all claims on appeal except for claims 10,               
          12, and 34, the determinative issue centers about the meaning                
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