The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was
not written for publication and is not precedent of the Board.
Paper No. 16
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte ISIK C. KIZILYALLI, YI MA,
and PRADIP KUMAR ROY
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Appeal No. 2004-2049
Application No. 10/158,467
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ON BRIEF
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Before KIMLIN, PAK and PAWLIKOWSKI, Administrative Patent
Judges.
PAWLIKOWSKI, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the
examiner’s final rejection of claims 1, 3-7, and 9-19.
Claims 1, 4, and 9 are representative of the subject matter
on appeal and are set forth below:
1. A method of making an integrated circuit
having an oxidizable layer with a surface, comprising:
growing a strain reducing oxide layer on the
oxidizable surface in a dry oxidizing atmosphere;
depositing a high-k dielectric layer on the grown
oxide layer;
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