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`07-04-2009
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`130232
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`06-18-2013
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`§US 2010-0171224 A1
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`3A“°mey Dmket §0907043DSA3L.US
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`iClass / Subclass: 0257/773
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`iPatent Number:
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`iGlenn J. Leedy , Parkland, FL
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`Title of Invention:
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`Three dimensional structure memory
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`RESPONSE
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`The following Remarks are responsive to the prior Office Action.
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`SAMSUNG ET AL. EXHIBIT 1021
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`REMARKS
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`The prior Office Action has been carefully considered. In response thereto, the claims
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`have been amended as set forth above. Reconsideration in View of the foregoing amendments
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`and the following Remarks is respectfully requested.
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`The undersigned thanks Examincr Joy for courtcsics cxtcndcd during the interview of
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`8/29/2013. Agreement was reached that the combination of Bertin and Kato does not teach a
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`substantially flexible cz'rcuz'r layer as claimed in the independent claims and that the rejection of
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`claims based on the combination of Bertin and Kato would be Withdrawn.
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`A explained during the interview, a. substantiallv tlexible semiconductor substrate is a
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`i’ié3(f€fSSziZ}”_V but not a ,sz,g;'fit;i'ie:rzt condition fer a substantially flexible circuit layer. A substantially
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`tlexible semiconductor substrate may lie achieved by grinding until consiclerably thin, fur
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`exainple to a thickness of less than 56 microns, and polishing the resulting surface. As noted in
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`the rej eetiovn, the piiimary rei’ei'ence Bertin tails to
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`pclisliingi
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`Kato teaches grinding the backside of a circuit layer and polishing the resulting surface.
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`The semiconductor substrate itself {part of the circuit layer) may be argued to he SUl3Sl3.llEl‘<llly
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`tlexible. However‘, there is no ‘teacliing or suggestion that the ciinruiz layer as a whole is
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`substaiitially ‘flexible. The circuit layer may be l7clbrica‘tecl in at manner that unclees or defeats
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`flexibility cf the semiconductor substrate.
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`l\/lere particularly, a circuit layer requires one or more dielectric layers. Dielectric
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`material has an asseeiated level of stress. For a circuit layer to he sulistanti-ally flexible,
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`Applica.nt has found that the dielectric 1‘na.teria,l must have low tensile st *ess, fer‘ e.xample, 5 K llig
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`dynes/tin?‘ tensi Ee. Kate does not contain any teaching er suggestion of the circuit layer being
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`flexible. Siinilarly, Bertin does net contain any such teaching 01‘ suggestion.
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`Withdrawal of the rejection of at least those claims rejected based solely on the
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`combination of Bertin and Kato is respectfully requested.
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`Respectfiilly submitted,
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`/MichaelJUre/
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`Michael J. Ure, Reg. 33,089
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`Dated: 9/26/2013
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