Appeal No. 2000-1251
Application No. 08/843,786
(a) generating a test mode start-up signal during normal
operation of the integrated circuit; and
(b) resetting the integrated circuit based on the receipt of
the test mode start-up signal.
References
The references relied upon by the Examiner are as follows:
Miyawaki et al. (Miyawaki) 4,970,727 Nov. 13, 1990
Slemmer et al. (Slemmer) 5,072,138 Dec. 10, 1991
McClure 5,493,532 Feb. 20, 1996
Rejections at Issue
Claims 12 and 20 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
being unpatentable over Slemmer in view of Miyawaki. Claims 13,
21, and 22 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Slemmer in view of Miyawaki and McClure.
Rather than repeat the arguments of Appellants or the
Examiner, we make reference to the Brief2 and the Answer for the
respective details thereof.
2 Appellants filed an appeal brief on September 10, 1999,
Paper No. 10. The Examiner responded in an Examiner's Answer,
Paper No. 13, mailed November 6, 2001.
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