Appeal No. 2003-2174
Application No. 09/915,071
181 USPQ 641, 646 (CCPA 1974). Appellant has not presented evidence that the active area
of a semiconductor functions at a lower temperature than the surrounding area that lacks
active regions.
Based on our consideration of the totality of the record before us, having evaluated
the prima facie case of obviousness in view of Appellant’s arguments, we conclude that the
subject matter of claims 8-13 would have been obvious to a person of ordinary skill in the art
from the combined teachings of the cited prior art for the reasons stated above and in the
Answer.
CONCLUSION
The rejection of claims 1-7 under § 102(b) over Torres is affirmed. The rejection
of claims 8-13 under § 103(a) over the combination of Torres and the admitted prior art
of Figure 1 is affirmed.
-7-
Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Next
Last modified: November 3, 2007