Appeal No. 2002-2072
Application No. 09/332,360
Since Chang only shows a bitline contact, but does not show
the bitlines themselves, nor does Chang discuss any relationship
between bitlines and transistors, in our view, the examiner’s
rationale is no more than speculation. We cannot say, from
Chang’s disclosure, that there is a bitline overlying a plurality
of transistors nor can we say that the conductive plate 14 is
patterned such that it “does not affect alignment relationships
in said connections between said bitline and said transistors,”
as claimed.
Accordingly, we will not sustain the rejection of claim 4
under 35 U.S.C. § 103.
Since we have sustained the rejection of claims 1 and 3 but
we have not sustained the rejection of claim 4, the examiner’s
decision is affirmed-in-part.
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