Appeal No. 1999-1131
Application No. 08/754,758
and second pins on first and second sides of a device or
package as Appellants claim. Brief at page 25.
In response, the Examiner, acknowledging that Michael
does not disclose first and second pins on two perpendicular
sides of the device, looks to the Takeda prior art and asserts
that Takeda's Figures 5 and 6 show the use of pins on all four
sides of a memory device. Examiner's Answer at page 2.
Because the use of pins on all four sides of a memory device
is well known, the Examiner concludes that it would have
been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art to position
different pins on different sides of a semiconductor device as
taught by Takeda. Examiner's Answer, page 1.
Considering the Murai prior art, the Examiner references
Murai's Figure 2, which illustrates a chip with data and
address signal pins located on two different sides, and
concludes that it would have been obvious to one of ordinary
skill in the art to rearrange the location of pins on
different sides of a semiconductor device. Examiner's Answer
at page 3.
In examining the Werther prior art, the Examiner notes
that it discloses the use of first and second boards and a
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