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`CONFIRMATIONNO.
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`11/965,819
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`12/28/2007
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`Yasuhiro Tanaka
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`501.48334X00
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`11/07/2012
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`ANTONELLI, TERRY, STOUT & KRAUS, LLP
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`Office Action Summary
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`11/965,819
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`TANAKAETAL.
`Art Unit
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`1) Responsive to communication(s) filed on 28 June 2012.
`2a)X] This action is FINAL.
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`Application/Control Number: 11/965,819
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`DETAILED ACTION
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`In an amendmentdated, 6/28/2012, the Applicant amendedclaims 1-3, 8, 10, 12,
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`and 14-16. Currently claims 1-20 are pending.
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`Response to Arguments
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`1.
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`Applicant’s arguments, see Page 7,lines 8-11, filed 6/28/2012, with respect to
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`Claim 10 have been fully considered and are persuasive. The objection to Claim 10 has
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`been withdrawn.
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`2.
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`Applicant’s arguments with respect to claims 1 and 15 have been considered but
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`are moot because the arguments do not apply to any of the references being used in
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`the current rejection.
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`Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 103
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`3.
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`This application currently namesjoint inventors.
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`In considering patentability of
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`the claims under 35 U.S.C. 103(a), the examiner presumesthat the subject matter of
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`the various claims was commonly ownedat the time any inventions covered therein
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`were made absent any evidence to the contrary. Applicant is advised of the obligation
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`under 37 CFR 1.56 to point out the inventor and invention dates of each claim that was
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`not commonly ownedatthe time a later invention was madein orderfor the examiner to
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`consider the applicability of 35 U.S.C. 103(c) and potential 35 U.S.C. 102(e), (f) or (g)
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`prior art under 35 U.S.C. 103(a).
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`4.
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`The following is a quotation of 35 U.S.C. 103(a) which forms the basis for all
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`obviousnessrejections setforth in this Office action:
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`(a) A patent may not be obtained though the invention is not identically disclosed or described as set
`forth in section 102ofthis title, if the differences between the subject matter sought to be patented and
`the prior art are such that the subject matter as a whole would have been obviousat the time the
`invention was made to a person having ordinary skill in the art to which said subject matter pertains.
`Patentability shall not be negatived by the manner in which the invention was made.
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`5.
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`Claims 1-2 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103(a) as being unpatentable over Saito
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`et al (US 6,617,521) in view of Koya (US 6,335,862).
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`Regarding claim 1, Saito et a/ discloses a display device (Figure 6 of Saito et al
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`discloses a display 10.) comprising:
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`an insulation substrate (Figure 3 of Saito et al discloses having an insulation
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`substrate 200.);
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`a flexible board which is connected to the insulation substrate (Figures 1-3 of
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`Saito et al disclose attaching a flexible printed circuit board 400 to an insulation
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`substrate 200.); and
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`a semiconductor chip which is mounted on the flexible board (Figures 1-2 of
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`Saito et al disclose a semiconductor chip 450 mounted on the flexible printed circuit
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`board 400.), wherein
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`the semiconductor chip includesa first long side and a secondlong side (Figures
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`1-2 of Saito et al disclose that the semiconductor chip 450 has a first long side anda
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`second long side.),
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`first bumps are formed on the semiconductor chip along thefirst long side and
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`second bumpsare formed on the semiconductor chip along the second long side
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`(Figures 1-2 of Saito et al disclose that the semiconductor chip 450 hasfirst bumps
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`450a formed along thefirst long side and second bumps 450b formed on the second
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`long side.),
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`the first bumps and the second bumpsare connectedto a plurality of lines
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`formed on the flexible board (Figures 1-2 of Saito et al disclose that the first bumps
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`450a and the second bumps 450b are connected to input wiring 420a and output wiring
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`420b which are formed on the flexible circuit board 400.), and
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`a pattern formed of a metal layer is formed on the flexible board betweenthe first
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`bumps and the second bumps(Figures 1-2 and Figures 13-15 of Saito et al disclose
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`having a dummywiring pattern 422, 23A, 23B, 23C formed on the same layer as the
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`input wiring and the output wiring, where the dummywiring 422, 23A, 23B, 23C is
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`formed on the flexible printed circuit board betweenthe first bumps and the second
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`bumps.).
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`Saito et al fails to teach wherein the pattern includesafirst pattern and a second
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`pattern, the first pattern and second pattern at least partially overlap with each other at a
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`position below the semiconductor in plan view.
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`Koya discloses wherein the pattern includesafirst pattern and a secondpattern,
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`the first pattern and second pattern at least partially overlap with each other at a
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`position below the semiconductorin plan view (Figures 1-2 of Koya disclose forming a
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`first
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`pattern 88 and a second pattern (can be either
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`planar conductor 84 or through
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`holes 83) which partially
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`overlap each other at a position below an integrated circuit
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`Therefore it would have been obvious to one ofordinary skill in the art at the time
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`the invention was madeto modify the circuit board taught by Saito et a/ with the
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`teachings of Koya in orderto form a circuit board in which heat dissipation from a
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`semiconductor device mounted on the circuit board can be improved.
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`Regarding claim 2, Saito et alas modified above discloses a display device
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`according to claim 1, wherein the first pattern and the second pattern are separate from
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`the plurality of lines which are connectedto thefirst and second bumps(Figures 1-2 of
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`Koya disclose thatthe first pattern 88 and the second pattern (can be either planar
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`conductor 84 or through holes 83) are formed separate from the mounting pads 93.
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`Figures 13-15 of Saito et al also disclose that the dummywiring pattern 422, 23A, 23B,
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`23C is separate from the input wiring and the output wiring connectedto the first and
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`second bumps.).
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`6.
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`Claims 3-4 and 8-10 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103(a) as being unpatentable
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`over Saito et al (US 6,617,521) and Koya (US 6,335,862) as applied to claim 1 above,
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`and further in view of Sasaki et al (US 2007/0126090).
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`Regarding claim 3, Saito et alas modified above discloses a display device
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`according to claim 1.
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`Saito et alas modified abovefails to teach wherein the pattern is at least partially
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`formed on the flexible board in a state that the pattern extends from a portion of the
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`flexible board where the semiconductor chip is mountedto a portion of the flexible board
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`where the semiconductor chip is not mounted.
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`Sasaki et al discloses wherein the pattern is at least partially formed on the
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`flexible board in a state that the pattern extends from a portion of the flexible board
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`where the semiconductor chip is mounted to a portion of the flexible board where the
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`semiconductorchip is not mounted (Figures 1-4 of Sasaki et al disclose that the heat
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`dissipation patterns, which are formed on a tape base 28 of the tape carrier 20, extend
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`from the portion of the tape carrier 20 where the semiconductor device 10 is mounted to
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`a portion of the tape carrier 20 where the semiconductor device 10 is not mounted.),
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`and the pattern is formed betweenthe flexible board and a protectivefilm in the portion
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`of the flexible board where the semiconductor chip is not mounted (Paragraph [0072] of
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`sasaki et al discloses forming the heat dissipation patterns between the tape base 28
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`and_an insulating layer 29 (i.e. a protectivefilm).).
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`Therefore it would have been obvious to one ofordinary skill in the art at the time
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`the invention was madeto further modify the circuit board taught by Sajto et a/ with the
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`teachings of Sasaki et alin order to form a circuit board in which improved heat
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`dissipation can be achieved from a semiconductor device with a multichannel
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`configuration and narrowerpitches.
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`Regarding claim 4, Saito et alas modified above discloses a display device
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`according to claim 1, wherein the semiconductor chip includesafirst short side and a
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`second short side which are arranged orthogonalto the first long side, and the pattern is
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`formed in a state that the pattern extends from a portion of the flexible board where the
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`semiconductor chip is mountedto a portion of the flexible board where the
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`semiconductor chip is not mounted betweenthe first short side and the flexible board
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`(Figures 1-4 of Sasaki et al disclose that the semiconductor chip 10 has a first short side
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`and a second short side which are orthogonalto the first long side, where the heat
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`dissipation patterns 25 and 26 extend from a portion of the tape carrier 20 where the
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`semiconductor device 10 is mounted to a portion of the tape carrier 20 where the
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`semiconductor device 10 is not mounted, where the heat dissipation patterns extend in
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`a direction away from the first short side of the semiconductor device 10.).
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`Regarding claim 8, Saito et alas modified above discloses a display device
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`according to claim 1, wherein an opening is formed in a portion of a region of the flexible
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`board wherethe pattern is partially formed (Figures 2-4 of Sasaki et al disclose forming
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`a hole 28a in a portion of the tape carrier 20 where heat dissipation pattern 25 is
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`formed, as is shownin Figure 3.).
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`Regarding claim 9, Saito et alas modified above discloses a display device
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`according to claim 8, wherein the opening formedin the flexible board includes an
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`opening formed in a portion of the pattern (Figures 2-4 of Sasaki et al disclose that the
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`hole 28a in the tape carrier 20 includes a portion of the heat dissipation pattern 25, as is
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`shownin Figure 3.).
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`Regarding claim 10, Saito et alas modified abovediscloses a display device
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`according to claim 8, wherein the opening formedin the flexible board is formed in a
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`portion of the flexible board where the semiconductor chip is mounted (Figure 3 and
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`Paragraph [0072] of Sasaki et al disclose that an opening 28a is formed in the tape
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`base 28 where the semiconductor device 10 is located.).
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`7.
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`Claims 5-7 and 14 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103(a) as being unpatentable
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`over Saito et al (US 6,617,521) and Koya (US 6,335,862) as applied to claim 1 above,
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`and further in view of Sasaki et al (US 2007/0126090) and Amin et al (US
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`2008/01 16567).
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`Regarding claim 5, Saito et alas modified above discloses a display device
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`according to claim 1.
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`Saito et alas modified abovefails to teach wherein third bumps are formed on
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`the semiconductor chip, and the pattern and third bumps are connected with each other.
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`Sasaki et al discloses wherein third bumps are formed on the semiconductor
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`chip, and the pattern and third bumps are connected with each other (Figures 1-4 of
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`sasaki et al disclose forming a third bump consisting of an electrode pattern 15 and
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`bump 30 on the semiconductor device 10, where the third bump connects the heat
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`dissipation pattern 25 to the semiconductor device 10. Paragraph [0078] of Sasaki et al
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`discloses that the heat dissipation pattern 25 can be formed on either surface of the
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`tape base 28.).
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`Therefore it would have been obvious to one ofordinary skill in the art at the time
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`the invention was madeto further modify the circuit board taught by Sajto et a/ with the
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`teachings of Sasaki et alin order to form a circuit board in which improved heat
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`dissipation can be achieved from a semiconductor device with a multichannel
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`configuration and narrowerpitches.
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`Saito et alas modified abovefails to teach wherein third bumps are formed on
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`the semiconductor chip betweenthefirst bumps and the second bumps.
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`Amin et al discloses wherein third bumps are formed on the semiconductor chip
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`betweenthefirst bumps and the second bumps(Figures 2A - 2B of Amin et al disclose
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`having a plurality of thermal solder bumps 295 formed on the IC chip 210 betweenfirst
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`and second bumps 250, wherethe thermal solder bumps 295 connect the IC chip 210
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`to_a stiffener 240, wherethe stiffener 240 is made of a metallic material.).
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`Therefore it would have been obvious to one ofordinary skill in the art at the time
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`the invention was madeto further modify the circuit substrate taught by Saito et al with
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`the teachings of Amin et alin order to form a circuit substrate which has enhanced heat
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`dissipation.
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`Regarding claim 6, Saito et alas modified above discloses a display device
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`according to claim 5, wherein a plurality of third bumps is formed in parallel to the first
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`long side (Figure 2A of Amin et al discloses that the plurality of thermal solder bumps
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`295 are formed in parallel to the sides of the IC chip 210. Figure 1 of Saito et al also
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`discloses having the dummywiring pattern 422 formed in parallel to the first long side of
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`the IC chip 450.).
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`Regarding claim 7, Saito et alas modified above discloses a display device
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`according to claim 5, wherein an area of the third bump is set larger than an area of the
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`first bump and an area of the second bump (Figure 2A of Amin et al discloses that the
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`area of each thermal solder bump 295 is set to be larger than the area of the first and
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`second bumps 250.).
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`Regarding claim 14, Saito et alas modified above discloses a display device
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`according to claim 5, wherein a back-surface pattern is formed on a surface of the
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`flexible board opposite to a surface of the flexible board where the semiconductor chip
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`is mounted (Figures 2A — 2B of Amin et al disclose forming a back surface pattern 240
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`onaflexible circuit 230, where the back surface pattern 240 is formed on one side of
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`the flexible circuit 230 and an IC chip 210 is formed on the otherside of the flexible
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`circuit 230.),
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`the pattern is connected to some third bumps(Figures 1
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`- 4 of Sasaki et al
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`disclose that the heat dissipation pattern 25, which can be formed on the upper surface
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`of the tape base 28 of the tape carrier 20 upon which semiconductor device 10 is
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`located, is connected to somethird bumps consisting of an electrode pattern 15 and
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`bump 30.), and
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`the back-surface pattern is connected with some otherthird bumps whichdiffer
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`from the some third bumps (Figures 2A — 2B of Amin et al disclose having the back-
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`surface pattern 240 connected with some third bumps 295.).
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`8.
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`Claim 11 is rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103(a) as being unpatentable over Saito et
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`al (US 6,617,521) and Koya (US 6,335,862) and Sasaki et al (US 2007/0126090) as
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`applied to claim 8 above, and further in view of Murayamaet al (US 6,184,965).
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`Regarding claim 11, Saito et alas modified above discloses a display device
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`according to claim 8.
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`Saito et alas modified abovefails to teach wherein the opening formed in the
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`flexible board is formed in a portion of the flexible board where the semiconductor chip
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`is not mounted.
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`Murayamaet al discloses wherein the opening formedin the flexible board is
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`formedin a portion of the flexible board where the semiconductor chip is not mounted
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`(Figures 8-9 of Murayama etal disclose forming an opening 3b in a region of the tape
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`carrier package 3 containing a conductive pattern 8 for dissipating heat, where the
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`opening 3b is formed in a portion of the tape carrier package 3 wherethe driver IC 2 is
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`not mounted.).
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`Therefore it would have been obvious to one ofordinary skill in the art at the time
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`the invention was madeto further modify the circuit substrate taught by Saito et al with
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`the teachings of Murayamaetalin order to form a circuit substrate which can more
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`effectively dissipate heat evolvedin an integrated circuit and a tape carrier package.
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`9.
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`Claim 12 is rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103(a) as being unpatentable over Saito et
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`al (US 6,617,521) and Koya (US 6,335,862) as applied to claim 1 above, andfurtherin
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`view of Suzuki et al (US 7,193,328).
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`Regarding claim 12, Saito et alas modified above discloses a display device
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`according to claim 1.
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`Saito et alas modified abovefails to teach wherein a capacitance is formed
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`betweenthefirst pattern and the secondpattern.
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`Suzuki et al discloses wherein a capacitance is formed betweenthe first pattern
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`and the second pattern (Figures 2-4 of Suzuki et al discloses forming a first metallic film
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`8 and a second metallic film 8 on opposite sides of a film substrate 4, wherethe film
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`substrate 4 is made of an insulating material, and the first metallic film 8 and the second
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`metallic film 9 are not electrically connected to each other. Therefore, since the two
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`metallic films 8 are formed such that they are separated from each otherby the
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`insulating film substrate 4, a capacitance would be formed between the two metallic
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`films. Column 7, lines 63-67 of Saito et al also disclose having using the dummywiring
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`pattern to create a capacitance.).
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`Therefore it would have been obvious to one ofordinary skill in the art at the time
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`the invention was madeto further modify the circuit board taught by Sajto et a/ with the
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`teachings of Suzuki et alin order to form a circuit board in which displacementof a
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`semiconductor element and a wiring pattern can be prevented, thereby ensuring the
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`connections between the wiring pattern and the semiconductor element.
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`10.
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`Claim 13 is rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103(a) as being unpatentable over Saito et
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`al (US 6,617,521) and Koya (US 6,335,862) and Suzuki et al (US 7,193,328) as applied
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`to claim 12 above, and further in view of Sasaki et al (US 2007/0126090).
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`Regarding claim 13, Saito et alas modified above discloses a display device
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`according to claim 12, wherein the second pattern is formed betweenthe first pattern
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`and the semiconductor chip, and an insulation layer is formed betweenthe first pattern
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`and the second pattern (Figure 9 of Murayama etal discloses forming a second
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`conductive pattern 12 betweenafirst conductive pattern 8 and a driving IC 2, where an
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`insulating protective film 11 is formed betweenthe first conductive pattern 8 and the
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`second conductive pattern 12.).
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`Saito et alas modified abovefails to teach wherein the first pattern is formed
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`betweentheflexible board and the semiconductor chip
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`Sasaki et al discloses wherein the first pattern is formed betweenthe flexible
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`board and the semiconductor chip (Figures 1-4 and Paragraph [0078] of Sasaki et al
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`disclose that the first conductive pattern (i.e. heat dissipation pattern 25) can be formed
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`betweenthe surface of tape base 28 and the semiconductor device 10.),
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`Therefore it would have been obvious to one ofordinary skill in the art at the time
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`the invention was madeto further modify the circuit board taught by Sajto et a/ with the
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`teachings of Sasaki et alin order to form a circuit board in which improved heat
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`dissipation can be achieved from a semiconductor device with a multichannel
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`11.
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`Claim 15 is rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103(a) as being unpatentable over Saito et
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`al (US 6,617,521) in view of Sasaki et al (US 2007/0126090) and Suzuki et al (US
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`7,193,328).
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`Regarding claim 15, Saito et al discloses a display device comprising:
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`an insulation substrate (Figure 3 of Saito et al discloses having an insulation
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`substrate 200.);
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`a flexible board which is connected to the insulation substrate (Figures 1-3 of
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`Saito et al disclose attaching a flexible printed circuit board 400 to an insulation
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`substrate 200.); and
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`a semiconductor chip which is mounted on the flexible board (Figures 1-2 of
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`Saito et al disclose a semiconductor chip 450 mounted on the flexible printed circuit
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`board 400.), wherein
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`the semiconductor chip includesa first long side and a secondlong side (Figures
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`1-2 of Saito et al disclose that the semiconductor chip 450 has a first long side and a
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`second long side.),
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`first bumps are formed on the semiconductor chip along thefirst long side and
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`second bumpsare formed on the semiconductor chip along the second long side
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`(Figures 1-2 of Saito et al disclose that the semiconductor chip 450 hasfirst bumps
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`450a formed along thefirst long side and second bumps 450b formed on the second
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`long side.).
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`Saito et al fails to teach a plurality of third bumps and a plurality of fourth bumps
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`are formed betweenthe first bumps and the second bumps, and
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`a first pattern which is connected in common to theplurality of third bumps and a
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`second pattern which is connected in common to the plurality of fourth bumps are
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`formed on the flexible board.
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`Sasaki et al discloses a plurality of third bumps and a plurality of fourth bumps
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`are formed betweenthe first bumps and the second bumps(Figures 3-4 of Sasaki et al
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`disclose forming a plurality of third bumps consisting of electrode pattern 15 and bump
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`30, and a plurality of fourth bumps consisting of electrode pattern 16 and a bump 30,
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`wherethe plurality of third and fourth bumps are located betweenthe first bumps and
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`the second bumps.), and
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`a first pattern which is connected in common to the plurality of third bumps and a
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`second pattern which is connected in commonto the plurality of fourth bumps are
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`formed on the flexible board (Figures 1-4 of Sasaki et al disclose having a first pattern
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`25 which is connectedto the plurality of third bumps and a second pattern 26 whichis
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`connectedto the plurality of fourth bumps which are formed on tape carrier 20 (i.e. a
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`flexible board.).).
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`Therefore it would have been obvious to one ofordinary skill in the art at the time
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`the invention was madeto modify the circuit board taught by Saito et a/ with the
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`teachings of Sasaki et alin order to form a circuit board in which improved heat
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`dissipation can be achieved from a semiconductor device with a multichannel
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`Saito et alas modified abovefails to teach the first pattern and the second
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`pattern are not electrically connected with each other, andthe first pattern and the
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`second pattern form a capacitance.
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`Suzuki et al disclosesthefirst pattern and the second pattern are notelectrically
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`connected with each other, and thefirst pattern and the second pattern form a
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`capacitance (Figures 2-4 of Suzuki et al discloses forming a first metallic film 8 and a
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`second metallic film 8 on opposite sides of a film substrate 4, where the film substrate 4
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`is made of an insulating material, and the first metallic film 8 and the second metallic
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`film 9 are not electrically connected to each other. Therefore, since the two metallic
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`films 8 are formed such that they are separated from eachother by the insulating film
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`substrate 4, a capacitance would be formed betweenthe two metallic films. Column 7,
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`lines 63-67 of Saito et al also disclose having using the dummywiring pattern to create
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`a capacitance.).
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`Therefore it would have been obvious to one ofordinary skill in the art at the time
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`the invention was madeto further modify the circuit board taught by Sajto et a/ with the
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`teachings of Suzuki et alin order to form a circuit board in which displacementof a
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`semiconductor element and a wiring pattern can be prevented, thereby ensuring the
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`connections between the wiring pattern and the semiconductor element.
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`12.
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`Claims 16-18 and 20 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103(a) as being unpatentable
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`over Saito et al (US 6,617,521) and Sasaki et al (US 2007/0126090) and Suzukiet al
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`(US 7,193,328) as applied to claim 15 above, and further in view of Murayama et al (US
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`6,184,965).
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`Regarding claim 16, Saito et alas modified above discloses a display device
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`according to claim 15.
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`Saito et alas modified abovefails to teach wherein the first pattern and the
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`second pattern are formed between the semiconductor chip and the flexible board
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`Murayamaetal discloses wherein the first pattern and the second pattern are
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`formed between the semiconductor chip andthe flexible board (Figure 9 of Murayama
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`et al discloses having a first conductive pattern 8 and a second conductive pattern 12,
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`where an insulating protective film 11 is disposed betweenthe first conductive pattern 8
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`and the second conductive pattern 12. Therefore, a capacitance would be formed
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`betweenthefirst conductive pattern 8 and the second conductive pattern 12.).
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`Therefore it would have been obvious to one ofordinary skill in the art at the time
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`the invention was madeto further modify the circuit substrate taught by Saito et al with
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`the teachings of Murayamaet alin order to form a circuit substrate which can more
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`effectively dissipate heat evolvedin an integrated circuit and a tape carrier package.
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`Regarding claim 17, Saito et alas modified above discloses a display device
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`according to claim 15, wherein the first pattern is formed between the semiconductor
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`chip and theflexible board (Figures 1-4 and Paragraph [0078] of Sasaki et al disclose
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`that the first conductive pattern (i.e. heat dissipation pattern 25) can be formed between
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`the surface of tape base 28 and the semiconductor device 10.), and the second pattern
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`is formed betweenthe first pattern and the semiconductor chip (Figure 9 of Murayama
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`et al discloses forming a second conductive pattern 12 betweena first conductive
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`pattern 8 and a driving IC 2, where an insulating protective film 11 is formed between
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`the first conductive pattern 8 and the second conductive pattern 12.).
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`Regarding claim 18, Saito et alas modified above discloses a display device
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`according to claim 15, wherein the first pattern and the second pattern form a
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`capacitance on a portion of the flexible board where the semiconductorchip is not
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`mounted (Figure 9 of Murayama et al discloses having a first conductive pattern 8 anda
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`second conductive pattern 12, where an insulating protective film 11 is disposed
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`betweenthefirst conductive pattern 8 and the second conductive pattern 12.
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`Therefore, a capacitance would be formed betweenthe first conductive pattern 8 and
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`the second conductive pattern 12, and the capacitance would be formed on a portion of
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`the tape carrier package 3 wherethe driver IC 2 is not mounted.).
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`Regarding claim 20, Saito et alas modified abovediscloses a display device
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`according to claim 15, wherein a first voltage supplied to the semiconductor chip is
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`supplied to the first pattern, and a second voltage is supplied to the semiconductor chip
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`is applied to the second pattern (Figure 9 and Column 6, lines 20-46 of Murayama etal
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`discloses thatthe first conductive pattern 8 and the second conductive pattern 12 can
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`both be connected to either a power supply line or a ground line connected to the driver
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`IC 2. As the Examineris to give each claim its broadest reasonable interpretation and
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`there is no definition as to whatthe first voltage is and the second voltage is, the
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`Examineris interpreting the first voltage and the second voltage to be the samevoltage.
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`Therefore Murayama et al teachesin Figure 9 and Column 6, lines 20-46, applying a
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`ground voltage from a ground line from the driver IC 2 to both the first conductive
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`pattern 8 and the second conductive pattern 12.).
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`13.
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`Claim 19 is rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103(a) as being unpatentable over Saito et
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`al (US 6,617,521) and Sasaki et al (US 2007/0126090) and Suzuki et al (US 7,193,328)
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`and Murayama et al (US 6,184,965) as applied to claim 18 above, and furtherin view of
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`ltakura et al (US 2007/0131020).
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`Regarding claim 19, Saito et alas modified above discloses a display device
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`according to claim 18.
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`Saito et alas modified abovefails to teach wherein the first pattern and the
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`second pattern are formed in comb-teeth shape, and comb-teeth portions of the
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`respective patterns are alternately formed.
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`ltakura et al discloses wherein the first pattern and the second pattern are formed
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`in comb-teeth shape, and comb-teeth portions of the respective patterns are alternately
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`formed (Figures 1-2 of /takura et al disclose detection electrodes 15 having a first comb-
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`teeth shape conduct