Appeal No. 2005-2284
Application No. 09/748,589
illustrated by reference to representative independent claim 126,
reproduced as follows:
126. A three-dimensional memory device with ECC circuitry
comprising:
a support element;
error checking and correcting (ECC) circuitry carried by the
support element; and
a memory array carried by the support element, wherein the
memory array comprises a plurality of memory cells arranged in a
plurality of layers stacked vertically above one another, wherein
the memory cell layers are deposited, patterned, and etched without
using any bonding material between the memory cell layers.
The examiner relies on the following references:
Hayashi 5,708,667 Jan. 13, 1998
Zhang 5,835,396 Nov. 10, 1998
Johnson et al. (Johnson) 6,034,882 Mar. 07, 2000
Leedy 6,208,545 Mar. 27, 2001
(filed Nov. 17, 1997)
Anderson 6,321,358 Nov. 20, 2001
(filed Aug. 27, 1998)
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