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(43) Date of publication: 17.07.2002 Bulletin 2002/29 (21) Application number: 00961477.7 (22) Date of filing: 01.09.2000

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: G06F 12/10 (86) International application number: PCT/US0024/078 (87) International publication number: WO 0118/653 (15.03.2001 Gazette 2001/11)

(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: 07.09.1999 US 152680 P (71) Applicant: Fast-Chip Incorporated Sunnyvale, CA 94086-5206 (US)	(72) Inventors: HENDERSON, Alex, E. Hillsborough, CA 94010 (US) CROFT, Walter, E. San Mateo, CA 94402 (US) (74) Representative: McLeish, Nicholas Alistair Maxwell  Boult Wade TennantVerulam Gardens70 Gray's Inn Road London WC1X 8BT London WC1X 8BT (GB)