Appeal No. 1998-3045
Application 08/612,693
Appellants’ own disclosed prior art from page 1, line 10 to page 2, line 15, and lines
17-24 and 29-31 of page 3.
The Rejection on Appeal
Claims 1-15 stand finally rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable
over the disclosed prior art in view of either Tanaka or Neumann.
The Invention
The claimed invention is directed to a substrate having a circuit pattern on the top
side of the substrate, an electrically adjustable trim pad on the bottom side of the substrate
and a plurality of surface mount connections on the bottom side. Representative claims 1
and 11 are reproduced below:
1. A C5 substrate having an electrically adjustable trim pad on a side, comprising:
a substrate having a top side and a bottom side;
a circuit pattern on the top side;
a trim pad on the bottom side; and
a plurality of surface mount connections on the bottom side, each comprising
a C5 solder bump, at least one of the plurality of surface mount connections electrically
connected to the circuit pattern on the top side.
11. A module having an electrically adjustable trim pad on a bottom side,
comprising:
a substrate having a top side and a bottom side;
a circuit pattern on the top side;
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