Ex parte HO - Page 8




                 Appeal No. 1998-1069                                                                                                                   
                 Application No. 08/259,575                                                                                                             


                 therefore cannot show a step of performing a first LDD implant                                                                         
                 simultaneously in both n-well and p-well regions and a second                                                                          
                 LDD implant in the first well, such that portions of the first                                                                         
                 well that do not underlie the gate structure are converted to                                                                          
                 second LDD layers of a second conductivity type.                                                                                       
                          As regards the Bergonzoni reference, Appellant asserts9                                                                       
                 that this reference does not provide a separate step of                                                                                
                 forming a                                                                                                                              
                 p-well, and that the source and drain junction implants, as                                                                            
                 well as the n-well implants, are produced under undefined                                                                              
                 conditions.                                                                                                                            
                          In review of the disclosure of Hsu, Appellant asserts10                                                                       
                 that this reference does not show a step of performing a first                                                                         
                 LDD implant simultaneously in both n-well and p-well regions,                                                                          
                 and that no p-well is formed.  Appellant also notes that the                                                                           
                 source and drain implants, and the n-well are formed under                                                                             
                 undefined conditions.                                                                                                                  




                          9Brief, pages 10-11, section 4.2                                                                                              
                          10Brief, page 11, section 4.3                                                                                                 
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