Appeal 2007-2503
Application 10/225,978
11) Consistent with the depiction in Shibasaki Figure 4, the Examiner
found that Shibasaki’s wire bonds are connected to bumps. (Answer, pages
7-8).
3. Walker, U.S. Pat. 6,534,863 (“Walker”)
12) The Examiner found that Walker describes a plurality of aluminum
bond pads exposed through a passivation layer and a bump having plated
nickel material with a gold or palladium cap layer over the nickel. (Answer,
p. 5).
13) Walker states that its invention allows the use of noble metals to form
I/O pads that reduce costs by simplifying process steps and increased I/O
site density due to smaller pad sizes. (Walker, col. 6, ll. 22-26).
C. Micron’s Appeal Brief
14) Micron did not provide an Evidence Appendix as Micron stated that
“No evidence is being submitted with this APPEAL BREIF.” (Appeal Br. at
15).
PRINCIPLES OF LAW
An invention is not patentable under 35 U.S.C. § 103 if it is obvious.
KSR Int’l v. Teleflex Inc., 127 S. Ct. 1727, 1745-46, 82 USPQ2d 1385, 1400
(2007). The facts underlying an obviousness inquiry include:
Under § 103, the scope and content of the prior art are to be
determined; differences between the prior art and the claims at
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