The opinion in support of the decision being
entered today was not written for publication
and is not binding precedent of the Board
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UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte KARL-EUGEN KROELL,
JURGEN PILLE,
and HELMUT SCHETTLER
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Appeal No. 2006-2382
Application 09/902,1401
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ON BRIEF
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Before BARRETT, LEE, and MEDLEY, Administrative Patent Judges.
BARRETT, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134(a) from
the final rejection of claims 1, 2, 5-8, 13, and 14.
We reverse.
BACKGROUND
The invention relates to a method and system for simulating
hardware circuits, which is particularly useful for Silicon-on-
Insulator (SOI) hardware circuits. SOI-type hardware states,
e.g., the voltages occurring at any node of a circuit, are
1 Application for patent filed July 10, 2001, entitled
"Automatic Check for Cyclic Operating Conditions for SOI Circuit
Simulation."
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