Ex parte VAL et al. - Page 10

          Appeal No. 1999-0878                                                        
          Application 08/182,093                                                      

               Because Lee does not disclose or suggest the limitations               
          of (1) an insulating layer directly coating a surface of the                
          chip, and (2) a metallized contact formed on an outside                     
          surface of the electrically insulating material, the Examiner               
          has failed to establish a prima facie case of obviousness.                  
          Accordingly, the rejection of claims 14-16, 19-25, and 27-31                
          is reversed.                                                                
                                      REVERSED                                        








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