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written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte MASATO SUMIKAWA and KAZUMI TANAKA
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Appeal No. 2006-1341
Application No. 09/782,180
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ON BRIEF
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Before KIMLIN, WALTZ and KRATZ, Administrative Patent Judges.
KIMLIN, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1-18.
Claim 1 is illustrative:
1. A semiconductor device comprising:
a semiconductor substrate having a surface provided
with an external connection electrode and;
a surface opposite that with said external connection
electrode, abrased with a mirror finish and reinforced with
a back-surface reinforcement member.
The examiner relies upon the following references as
evidence of obviousness:
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