Appeal No. 2005-0773
Application No. 09/517,987
material on a bottom and on two sides of the gate electrode,
wherein the insulating material on the bottom of the gate
electrode contacts the substrate; and
source and drain regions within the substrate and
adjacent the insulating material on sides of the gate
electrode, each source and drain region including
a first portion in the substrate, and
a second portion on the substrate over the
first portion and adjacent to the insulating
material on the sides of the gate electrode,
wherein the first and second portions together function as a
source or drain for a device including the gate electrode.
The following references are relied on by the examiner:
Hsu 4,841,347 Jun. 20, 1989
Rodder et al. (Rodder) 5,079,180 Jan. 7, 1992
Doan et al. (Doan) 5,346,587 Sep. 13, 1994
Claims 77, 81 through 90 and 92 through 96 stand rejected
under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated by Hsu. Claims 78
through 80 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103. As evidence of
obviousness, the examiner relies upon Hsu in view of Doan. As to
claim 91, the examiner rejects this claim under 35 U.S.C. § 103
as being obvious over Hsu in view of Rodder.1
1As expressed at the bottom of pages 2 and 5 of the answer,
the examiner has withdrawn an outstanding rejection of all claims
on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 103 in view of Pierce and Doan.
2
Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Next
Last modified: November 3, 2007