The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not
written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.
Paper No. 26
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte FERNANDO GONZALEZ, GURTEJ S. SANDHU and MIKE P. VIOLETTE
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Appeal No. 2001-0113
Application No. 08/604,751
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ON BRIEF
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Before FLEMING, LALL, and GROSS, Administrative Patent Judges.
FLEMING, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
Background
Appellants' invention relates to a memory device
comprising a first conductive plug (125) having a first type
conductivity and having a width approximately equal to a
minimum photolithographic limit (F). See Appellants'
specification, Fig. 11A and Fig. 11B, and also page 13,
lines 3-7 and page 14, line 24 through page 15, line 2. A
second conductivity plug (170) having a second conductivity
(See Appellants' specification, page 16, lines 10-21 and
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