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`Introduction
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`REMARKS
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`Claims 1-26 were pending, of which claim 1 is independent.
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`Claim lhas been amended and claim 26 has been added. No new matter has been added.
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`Entry of various comments regarding the claims and/orthe art, in the Office Action,
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`should not be construed as any acquiescence or agreement by Applicants with the stated
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`reasoning, regardless of whether or not these remarks specifically address any particular
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`commentfrom the Office Action.
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`Reconsideration of this application for allowanceofall pending claims is hereby
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`respectfully requested in view of the claim amendment and the following remarks.
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`Patentability under 35 U.S.C. § 103
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`Claims 1, 4, 7-10, 13-15, 17-22 and 24-25 were rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
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`unpatentable over Ikeda (U.S. 2014/0183547) in view of Wilson (JP S62-259462), Israel (U.S.
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`2016/0005680) and Sutardja (US 7,528,013). Claims 2-3 were rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
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`being unpatentable over Ikeda in view of Wilson, Israel and Sutardja, and further in view of
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`Harndenetal. (U.S. 2003/0062601). Claims 5-6 were rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
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`unpatentable over Ikeda in view of Wilson, Israel and Sutardja and further in view of Chia (U.S.
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`2007/0130759). Claims 11, 12, 16 and 23 were rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
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`unpatentable over Ikeda in view of Wilson, Israel and Sutardja and further in view of Otremba
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`(U.S. 2014/0097528). Without conceding any correctness of the rejections, Applicant traverses
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`these rejections for at least the following reasons.
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`At a minimum,noneof the cited references disclose or suggest that each drain terminals
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`amongthe plurality of drain terminals is connected to the drain pad by fourofthe plurality of
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`second bonding wires (including gold), as recited by claim 1. Further, the alleged nitride
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`semiconductor chip of Ikeda does not have a heterojunction interface including a two-
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`dimensionalelectron gaslayer.
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`Assuch, claim | and all claims dependent thereon are patentable overthe cited references.
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`Application No.: 17/190,261
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`CONCLUSION
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`Having fully respondedto all matters raised in the Office Action, Applicant submits that
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`all claims are in condition for allowance, an indication for whichis respectfully solicited. If
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`there are any outstanding issues that might be resolved by an interview or an Examiner’s
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`amendment, the Examineris requested to call Applicant’s attorney at the telephone number
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`shownbelow.
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