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App. No. 11/877,652 · Confirmation No. 8304

High performance system-on-chip using post passivation process

Inventor: Mou-Shiung Lin

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2016-11-01	`M327`	Miscellaneous Communication to Applicant - No Action Count	2	View
2016-09-22	`CTNF`	Non-Final Rejection	15	View
2014-12-10	`ABN`	Abandonment	2	View
2014-04-28	`CTNF`	Non-Final Rejection	22	View
2014-04-28	`892`	List of references cited by examiner	1	View
2014-02-28	`WFEE`	Fee Worksheet (SB06)	2	View
2014-02-28	`N417`	Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt	2	View
2014-02-28	`RCEX`	Request for Continued Examination (RCE)	3	View
2014-02-28	`WFEE`	Fee Worksheet (SB06)	1	View
2014-02-24	`CTAV`	Advisory Action (PTOL-303)	3	View
2014-02-10	`AMSB`	Amendment Submitted/Entered with Filing of Continued Prosecution Application (CPA)/Request for Continued Examination(RCE)	1	View
2014-02-10	`CLM`	Claims	4	View
2014-02-10	`REM`	Applicant Arguments/Remarks Made in an Amendment	5	View
2014-02-10	`A.NE.AFCP`	After Final Consideration Program Request	1	View
2014-02-10	`N417`	Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt	2	View
2014-02-10	`WFEE`	Fee Worksheet (SB06)	1	View
2013-12-24	`CTFR`	Final Rejection	21	View
2013-12-24	`892`	List of references cited by examiner	1	View
2013-10-03	`A...`	Amendment/Request for Reconsideration-After Non-Final Rejection	1	View
2013-10-03	`CLM`	Claims	4	View
2013-10-03	`REM`	Applicant Arguments/Remarks Made in an Amendment	4	View
2013-10-03	`N417`	Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt	2	View
2013-10-03	`WFEE`	Fee Worksheet (SB06)	1	View
2013-07-18	`CTNF`	Non-Final Rejection	22	View
2013-07-18	`892`	List of references cited by examiner	1	View
2013-05-29	`RCEX`	Request for Continued Examination (RCE)	3	View
2013-05-29	`WFEE`	Fee Worksheet (SB06)	2	View
2013-05-29	`N417`	Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt	2	View
2013-05-29	`WFEE`	Fee Worksheet (SB06)	1	View
2013-05-16	`CTAV`	Advisory Action (PTOL-303)	3	View
2013-05-16	`ANE.I`	Amendment After Final or under 37CFR 1.312, initialed by the examiner.	1	View
2013-05-02	`AMSB`	Amendment Submitted/Entered with Filing of Continued Prosecution Application (CPA)/Request for Continued Examination(RCE)	1	View
2013-05-02	`CLM`	Claims	4	View
2013-05-02	`REM`	Applicant Arguments/Remarks Made in an Amendment	4	View
2013-05-02	`N417`	Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt	2	View
2013-05-02	`WFEE`	Fee Worksheet (SB06)	1	View
2013-04-22	`N570`	Communication - Re: Power of Attorney (PTOL-308)	1	View
2013-04-22	`N570`	Communication - Re: Power of Attorney (PTOL-308)	1	View
2013-04-09	`PA..`	Power of Attorney	1	View
2013-04-09	`N417`	Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt	2	View
2013-04-09	`R3.73`	Assignee showing of ownership per 37 CFR 3.73	1	View
2013-03-07	`CTFR`	Final Rejection	20	View
2013-03-07	`1449`	List of References cited by applicant and considered by examiner	1	View
2013-03-07	`1449`	List of References cited by applicant and considered by examiner	1	View
2013-03-07	`1449`	List of References cited by applicant and considered by examiner	1	View
2013-03-07	`1449`	List of References cited by applicant and considered by examiner	1	View
2013-03-07	`1449`	List of References cited by applicant and considered by examiner	1	View
2013-03-07	`1449`	List of References cited by applicant and considered by examiner	1	View
2013-03-07	`1449`	List of References cited by applicant and considered by examiner	2	View
2013-03-07	`1449`	List of References cited by applicant and considered by examiner	1	View
2013-03-07	`1449`	List of References cited by applicant and considered by examiner	1	View
2013-03-07	`1449`	List of References cited by applicant and considered by examiner	1	View
2013-03-07	`1449`	List of References cited by applicant and considered by examiner	4	View
2013-03-07	`1449`	List of References cited by applicant and considered by examiner	1	View
2013-03-07	`1449`	List of References cited by applicant and considered by examiner	1	View
2012-11-29	`IDS`	Information Disclosure Statement (IDS) Form (SB08)	1	View
2012-11-29	`TRAN.LET`	Transmittal Letter	2	View
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2012-11-29	`TRAN.LET`	Transmittal Letter	2	View
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2012-11-29	`IDS`	Information Disclosure Statement (IDS) Form (SB08)	4	View
2012-11-29	`FOR`	Foreign Reference	21	View
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2012-11-29	`FOR`	Foreign Reference	8	View
2012-11-29	`FOR`	Foreign Reference	10	View
2012-11-29	`WFEE`	Fee Worksheet (SB06)	2	View
2012-11-29	`N417`	Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt	9	View
2012-11-29	`TRAN.LET`	Transmittal Letter	2	View
2012-11-29	`N417`	Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt	2	View
2012-11-27	`A...`	Amendment/Request for Reconsideration-After Non-Final Rejection	1	View
2012-11-27	`CLM`	Claims	4	View
2012-11-27	`REM`	Applicant Arguments/Remarks Made in an Amendment	6	View
2012-11-27	`AF/D`	Affidavit-submitted prior to Mar 15, 2013	1	View
2012-11-27	`N417`	Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt	2	View
2012-11-27	`WFEE`	Fee Worksheet (SB06)	1	View
2012-08-27	`CTNF`	Non-Final Rejection	18	View
2012-08-27	`892`	List of references cited by examiner	1	View
2012-08-27	`1449`	List of References cited by applicant and considered by examiner	3	View
2012-08-27	`1449`	List of References cited by applicant and considered by examiner	3	View
2010-09-14	`TRAN.LET`	Transmittal Letter	3	View
2010-09-14	`IDS`	Information Disclosure Statement (IDS) Form (SB08)	3	View
2010-09-14	`FOR`	Foreign Reference	7	View
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2010-09-14	`FOR`	Foreign Reference	11	View
2010-09-14	`FOR`	Foreign Reference	23	View
2010-09-14	`TRAN.LET`	Transmittal Letter	2	View
2010-09-14	`IDS`	Information Disclosure Statement (IDS) Form (SB08)	3	View
2010-09-14	`N417`	Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt	6	View
2010-09-13	`RCEX`	Request for Continued Examination (RCE)	1	View
2010-09-13	`AMSB`	Amendment Submitted/Entered with Filing of Continued Prosecution Application (CPA)/Request for Continued Examination(RCE)	1	View
2010-09-13	`CLM`	Claims	4	View
2010-09-13	`REM`	Applicant Arguments/Remarks Made in an Amendment	6	View
2010-09-13	`LET.`	Miscellaneous Incoming Letter	1	View
2010-09-13	`WFEE`	Fee Worksheet (SB06)	2	View
2010-09-13	`N417`	Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt	3	View
2010-09-13	`TRAN.LET`	Transmittal Letter	1	View
2010-05-13	`CTFR`	Final Rejection	15	View
2010-05-13	`892`	List of references cited by examiner	1	View
2010-03-18	`DISQ`	Terminal Disclaimer review decision	1	View
2010-02-22	`DIST`	Terminal Disclaimer Filed	1	View
2010-02-22	`DIST`	Terminal Disclaimer Filed	1	View
2010-02-22	`DIST`	Terminal Disclaimer Filed	1	View
2010-02-22	`WFEE`	Fee Worksheet (SB06)	2	View
2010-02-22	`N417`	Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt	3	View
2010-02-22	`TRAN.LET`	Transmittal Letter	1	View
2010-02-22	`A...`	Amendment/Request for Reconsideration-After Non-Final Rejection	1	View
2010-02-22	`CLM`	Claims	6	View
2010-02-22	`REM`	Applicant Arguments/Remarks Made in an Amendment	2	View
2010-02-22	`AF/D`	Affidavit-submitted prior to Mar 15, 2013	1	View
2010-02-22	`DIST`	Terminal Disclaimer Filed	1	View
2010-02-22	`DIST`	Terminal Disclaimer Filed	1	View
2010-02-22	`WFEE`	Fee Worksheet (SB06)	1	View
2010-02-22	`WFEE`	Fee Worksheet (SB06)	1	View
2009-10-26	`N570`	Communication - Re: Power of Attorney (PTOL-308)	1	View
2009-10-09	`PA..`	Power of Attorney	2	View
2009-10-09	`TRAN.LET`	Transmittal Letter	1	View
2009-10-09	`TRAN.LET`	Transmittal Letter	1	View
2009-09-22	`CTNF`	Non-Final Rejection	6	View
2009-09-22	`892`	List of references cited by examiner	1	View
2009-09-22	`1449`	List of References cited by applicant and considered by examiner	5	View
2009-09-22	`1449`	List of References cited by applicant and considered by examiner	6	View
2009-09-22	`SRNT`	Examiner's search strategy and results	5	View
2009-09-22	`SRFW`	Search information including classification, databases and other search related notes	1	View
2009-09-22	`1449`	List of References cited by applicant and considered by examiner	2	View
2009-09-22	`1449`	List of References cited by applicant and considered by examiner	6	View
2009-09-22	`1449`	List of References cited by applicant and considered by examiner	6	View
2009-06-09	`IDS`	Information Disclosure Statement (IDS) Form (SB08)	5	View
2009-06-09	`TRAN.LET`	Transmittal Letter	2	View
2009-06-09	`FOR`	Foreign Reference	9	View
2009-06-09	`FOR`	Foreign Reference	7	View
2009-06-09	`FOR`	Foreign Reference	12	View
2009-06-09	`N417`	Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt	3	View
2009-06-09	`IDS`	Information Disclosure Statement (IDS) Form (SB08)	6	View
2009-06-09	`TRAN.LET`	Transmittal Letter	2	View
2009-06-09	`IDS`	Information Disclosure Statement (IDS) Form (SB08)	6	View
2009-06-09	`TRAN.LET`	Transmittal Letter	2	View
2008-04-14	`A.PE`	Preliminary Amendment	2	View
2008-04-14	`SPEC`	Specification	4	View
2008-04-14	`CLM`	Claims	5	View
2008-04-14	`REM`	Applicant Arguments/Remarks Made in an Amendment	1	View
2008-04-14	`N417`	Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt	2	View
2008-04-14	`WFEE`	Fee Worksheet (SB06)	1	View
2008-02-21	`NTC.PUB`	Notice of Publication	1	View
2007-12-17	`TRAN.LET`	Transmittal Letter	2	View
2007-12-17	`IDS`	Information Disclosure Statement (IDS) Form (SB08)	2	View
2007-12-17	`TRAN.LET`	Transmittal Letter	2	View
2007-12-17	`FOR`	Foreign Reference	9	View
2007-12-17	`FOR`	Foreign Reference	16	View
2007-12-17	`FOR`	Foreign Reference	26	View
2007-12-17	`N417`	Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt	3	View
2007-12-13	`TRAN.LET`	Transmittal Letter	2	View
2007-12-13	`IDS`	Information Disclosure Statement (IDS) Form (SB08)	6	View
2007-12-13	`TRAN.LET`	Transmittal Letter	2	View
2007-12-13	`N417`	Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt	2	View
2007-11-13	`APP.FILE.REC`	Filing Receipt	3	View
2007-10-23	`CLM`	Claims	6	View
2007-10-23	`ADS`	Application Data Sheet	5	View
2007-10-23	`OATH`	Oath or Declaration filed	2	View
2007-10-23	`DRW`	Drawings-only black and white line drawings	11	View
2007-10-23	`ABST`	Abstract	1	View
2007-10-23	`SPEC`	Specification	44	View
2007-10-23	`WFEE`	Fee Worksheet (SB06)	2	View
2007-10-23	`N417`	Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt	3	View
2007-10-23	`WFEE`	Fee Worksheet (SB06)	1	View

Inventors

Mou-Shiung Lin Hsin-Chu, TAIWAN

Attorneys & Agents of Record

DANG VO Reg. 45183 Attorney

MICHAEL KRAMER Reg. 58670 Attorney · QUALCOMM INCORPORATED

SEVAN SAVSA Reg. 61718 Attorney · LOZA & LOZA, LLP

ROBERT REID Reg. 63879 Attorney · QUALCOMM INCORPORATED

JOSEPH LUTZ Reg. 43765 Attorney · SEYFARTH SHAW LLP

KEVIN KANTHARIA Reg. 71071 Attorney · QUALCOMM

DAVID COMBITHS Reg. 72714 Attorney · QUALCOMM INCORPORATED

LIBERTY MANN Reg. 61397 Attorney · QUALCOMM INCORPORATED

THOMAS BETHEA Reg. 53987 Attorney · QUALCOMM

ALFRED CHU Reg. 62317 Attorney

SATHEESH KARRA Reg. 40246 Attorney · QUALCOMM

RONGTIAN ZHANG Reg. 71773 Attorney · QUALCOMM, INC.

KENNETH VU Reg. 46323 Attorney · QUALCOMM, INC.

PAUL BROCKLAND Reg. 61130 Attorney · MINTZ, LEVIN, COHN, FERRIS, GLOVSKY AND POPEO, P.C

ESPARTACO DIAZ HIDALGO Reg. 60586 Agent · QUALCOMM INCORPORATED

SHYAM PAREKH Reg. 62767 Agent · QUALCOMM INCORPORATED

PAUL MCADAMS Reg. 60598 Attorney · QUALCOMM INCORPORATED

GUANG ZHANG Reg. 70901 Attorney · QUALCOMM

MICHAEL HARRIS Reg. 71038 Attorney · QUALCOMM INCORPORTED

KEVIN CHEATHAM Reg. 48766 Attorney · QUALCOMM INC

SCOTT BARKER Reg. 65188 Attorney · QUALCOMM INCORPORATED

GERALD JOYCE Reg. 37648 Attorney · QUALCOMM INCORPORATED

WILLIAM GVOTH Reg. 74308 Attorney · QUALCOMM INCORPORATED

KRISTINE EKWUEME Reg. 56344 Attorney · QUALCOMM INCORPORATED

PENG ZHU Reg. 48063 Attorney · QUALCOMM INCORPORATED

XUE MING CHENG Reg. 56045 Attorney · QUALCOMM INCORPORATED

DANLU ZHANG Reg. 79528 Attorney · QUALCOMM INC.

TYLER OVERALL Reg. 61978 Attorney · QUALCOMM INCORPORATED

KE LIU Reg. 73022 Attorney · QUALCOMM INCORPORATED

KEVIN DONNELLY Reg. 61643 Agent · WEAVER AUSTIN VILLENEUVE & SAMPSON LLP

ALAN LENKIN Reg. 40063 Attorney · SEYFARTH SHAW LLP

MICHELLE GALLARDO Reg. 66265 Agent

NERRIE ZOHN Reg. 55761 Attorney · QUALCOMM INC.

PUYA PARTOW-NAVID Reg. 59657 Attorney · SEYFARTH SHAW LLP

TIMOTHY HIRZEL Reg. 61141 Attorney · QUALCOMM INCORPORATED

ANDREW NEWTON Reg. 65543 Attorney · QUALCOMM INCORPORATED

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JAMES YANCEY Reg. 53809 Attorney · QUALCOMM,INC.

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CORNELL CROSBY Reg. 67168 Attorney · ARENT FOX LLP

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DENNIS DUCHENE Reg. 40595 Attorney · QUALCOMM INC.

BALA RAMASAMY Reg. 67071 Attorney

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CHANGWOO YANG Reg. 73037 Agent · QUALCOMM INCORPORATED

JAMES GUTIERREZ Reg. 68940 Attorney · QUALCOMM INC.

TERRY TSAI Reg. 57002 Attorney · ARENT FOX LLP

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HEEJONG YOO Reg. 63511 Attorney · QUALCOMM INC.

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KYLE PENDERGRASS Reg. 57403 Agent

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JOHN RICKENBRODE Reg. 57067 Attorney · QUALCOMM INCORPORATED

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ARUN SWAIN Reg. 71356 Attorney · QUALCOMM INCORPORATED

Classification

USPC 257/288

H10D1/20 H10D84/00 H10D84/204 H10D1/47 H10W20/40 H10W20/47 H10W20/498 H10W42/60 H10W20/495 H10W20/084 H10W72/923 H10W20/031 H10W20/497 H10W20/01 H10W44/601 H10W72/242 H10W70/655 H10W20/48 H10W90/724 H10W72/29 H10W44/401 H10W44/501 H10W20/427 H10W72/019 H10W72/9415 H10W20/496 H10W74/147 Y10S257/92

Prosecution

Examiner: TSAI, HUI JEY
Art Unit: 2895
Customer No.: 15141
Docket No.: 093036B2B1B1D3C1D1C8
Confirmation No.: 8304

Publication

Pub. No.: US20080044977A1
Pub. Date: 2008-02-21

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MERGER Recorded 2013-09-25

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