Appeal No. 1998-2884
Application No. 08/495,960
trench isolation structure such that said trench
isolation structure provides inter-well isolation.
The Examiner relies on the following prior art:
Iranmanesh 4,621,414 Nov. 11,
1986
Okada et al. (Okada) 4,700,464 Oct. 20,
1987
Claims 13-19 and 21 stand finally rejected as being based
on an inadequate disclosure under the first paragraph of 35
U.S.C.
§ 112. Claims 13-19 and 21 also stand finally rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 112, second paragraph, for failure to particularly
point out and distinctly claim the invention. Claims 22-26
and 28 stand finally rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as
being unpatentable over Iranmanesh in view of Okada.
Rather than reiterate the arguments of Appellant and the
Examiner, reference is made to the Briefs and Answer for the1
The Appeal Brief was filed May 12, 1997. In response to the1
Examiner’s Answer dated October 17, 1997, a Reply Brief was filed December 22,
1997, which was acknowledged and entered by the Examiner as indicated in the
communication dated March 2, 1998.
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