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(43) Date of publication: 31.05.2000 Bulletin 2000/22 (21) Application number: 97939380.8 (22) Date of filing: 11.08.1997

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: G06F 12/00, G06F 12/14, G06F 12/16, G06F 13/00 (86) International application number: PCT/US9714/117 (87) International publication number: WO 9908/191 (18.02.1999 Gazette 1999/07)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE (71) Applicant: Transmeta Corporation Santa Clara, CA 95054 (US)	(72) Inventors: KELLY, Edmund, J. San Jose, CA 95135 (US) CMELIK, Robert, F. Sunnyvale, CA 94086 (US) WING, Malcolm, J. MenloPark, CA 94025 (US) (74) Representative: Hedley, Nicholas James Matthew et al Stephenson HarwoodOne, St. Paul's Churchyard London EC4M 8SH London EC4M 8SH (GB)