Ex parte HIGUCHI et al. - Page 2




         Appeal No. 1999-1131                                                     
         Application No. 08/754,758                                               


         ("Specification"), page 1, lines 6-10.  Specification, page 5,           
         line 35 to page 6, line 3.  The principle of the invention               
         aims to provide signal lines (control-signal lines and data-             
         signal lines), other than power-signal lines, in a simple                
         wiring layout using a small number of wiring layers.                     
         Specification, page 8, lines 5-9.  Specifically, the                     
         semiconductor device arrangement includes control signal pins            
         arranged on a first side, data-input/output pins arranged on a           
         second side substantially perpendicular to the first side, and           
         power-input pins provided on arbitrary sides of the                      
         semiconductor device.  Specification, page 5, line 35 to page            
         6, line 3.  In this manner, the pin arrangement according to             
         the principle of the present invention can provide connections           
         between semiconductor devices by using a small number of                 
         wiring layers and a simple wiring layout.  Specification, page           
         8, lines 12-16.  Since there is no branch stemming from the              
         control-signal lines, signal reflections can be avoided to               
         achieve high speed data transmission using high-frequency                
         signals.  Specification, page 8, lines 16-19.                            




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