The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board. UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES Ex parte WILLIAM W. DOSTALIK, ROBERT KRAFT and KENNETH D. BRENNAN Appeal No. 2006-0473 Application 10/430,558 ON BRIEF Before THOMAS, BARRETT, and NAPPI, Administrative Patent Judges. THOMAS, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL Appellants have appealed to the Board from the examiner’s final rejection of claims 1 through 19. Representative claim 1 is reproduced below: 1. An integrated circuit comprising: a semiconductor substrate; a front-end structure coupled to said semiconductor substrate;Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007