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(88) Date of publication A3: 10.09.1999 (43) Date of publication: 23.08.2000 Bulletin 2000/34 (21) Application number: 98948240.1 (22) Date of filing: 15.09.1998

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: H05K 1/14 (86) International application number: PCT/US9819/201 (87) International publication number: WO 9914/993 (25.03.1999 Gazette 1999/12)

(84) Designated Contracting States: BE DE FR GB IE IT NL SE (30) Priority: 15.09.1997 US 59002 P (71) Applicant: BERG TECHNOLOGY, INC. Reno, NV 89501 (US)	(72) Inventor: GERRITS, Antonius, H., J. NL-5741 Beek en Donk (NL) (74) Representative: Beetz & PartnerPatentanwälte  Steinsdorfstrasse 10 80538 München 80538 München (DE)