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(43) Date of publication: 05.12.2001 Bulletin 2001/49 (21) Application number: 00904935.4 (22) Date of filing: 18.01.2000

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: H01L 31/18, H01L 31/0392 (86) International application number: PCT/EP0000/397 (87) International publication number: WO 0046/861 (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 (30) Priority: 02.02.1999 DE 19904082 (71) Applicant: Agfa-Gevaert N.V. 2640 Mortsel (BE)	(72) Inventor: CRONE, Klaus, Peter D-53773 Hennef (DE)