Appeal No. 2004-0633
Application No. 10/011,198
electrically coupled through a columnar protrusion that is
integral to the lower wiring layer, and the examiner relies upon
Yu for teaching memory cells of a random access memory that
include interconnects formed over and connected to field effect
transistors. Answer, page 12.
Appellants provide the same arguments that were provided
regarding the references of Cronin, Ito and Yu, discussed,
supra. See the brief, pages 9-13.
For the same reasons, therefore, we are not convinced by
appellants’ arguments regarding the alleged conflicts between
Cronin and Yu, and between Ito and Yu.
In view of the above, we therefore affirm the 35 U.S.C.
§ 103 rejection of claims 42 and 43 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
being obvious over Cronin in view Ito and Yu.
VII. The rejection of claims 44-47 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
being obvious over Ito in view of Yu
The examiner’s position for this rejection is set forth on
pages 12 and 13 of the answer.
Appellants again apply the same arguments set forth on
pages 9-13 of the brief regarding alleged conflicts between Ito
and Yu.
For the very same reasons, therefore, as discussed supra,
we are not convinced by the alleged conflicts between Ito and
Yu.
Accordingly, we affirm the 35 U.S.C. § 103 rejection of
claims 44-47 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being obvious over Ito in
view of Yu.
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