(19)
(11) EP 1 159 693 A2

(12)

(88) Date of publication A3:
14.12.2000

(43) Date of publication:
05.12.2001 Bulletin 2001/49

(21) Application number: 00913380.2

(22) Date of filing: 04.02.2000
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7G06F 17/50
(86) International application number:
PCT/US0003/091
(87) International publication number:
WO 0046/704 (10.08.2000 Gazette 2000/32)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 05.02.1999 US 246047
27.05.1999 US 323161
28.05.1999 US 322735

(71) Applicant: Tensilica, Inc.
Santa Clara, CA 95054-3013 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • Killian, Earl A.
    Los Altos Hills, CA 94022 (US)
  • Gonzalez, Ricardo E.
    Menlo Park, CA 94025 (US)
  • Dixit, Ashish B.
    Mountain View, CA 94040 (US)
  • Lam, Monica
    Menlo Park, CA 94025 (US)
  • Lichtenstein, Walter D.
    Belmont, MA 02478 (US)
  • Rowen, Christopher
    Santa Cruz, CA 95060 (US)
  • Ruttenberg, John
    Newton, MA 04168 (US)
  • Wilson, Robert P.
    Palo Alto, CA 94303 (US)
  • Wang, Albert Ren-Rui
    Fremont, CA 94539 (US)
  • Mayden, Dror Eliezer
    Palo Alto, CA 94301 (US)
  • Tjiang, Weng Kiang
    Newton, MA 04168 (US)
  • Rudell, Richard
    Los Gatos, CA 95030 (US)

(74) Representative: Flint, Adam 
W.H. Beck, Greener & Co.,7 Stone Buildings,Lincoln's Inn
London WC2A 3SZ
London WC2A 3SZ (GB)

   


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