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EP 1 249 042 A1

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(43) Date of publication: 16.10.2002 Bulletin 2002/42 (21) Application number: 00987564.2 (22) Date of filing: 18.12.2000

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: H01L 23/544, H01L 27/02 (86) International application number: PCT/GB0004/869 (87) International publication number: WO 0105/4194 (26.07.2001 Gazette 2001/30)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR Designated Extension States: AL LT LV MK RO SI (30) Priority: 20.01.2000 US 177087 P 16.03.2000 US 189756 P 22.03.2000 US 191208 P 02.10.2000 US 237458 P (71) Applicant: Zavitan Semiconductors, Inc. Jerusalem 97243 (IL)	(72) Inventor: MANGELL, Efraim,NDS Technologies Israel Limited 91235 Jerusalem (IL) (74) Representative: White, Duncan Rohan  Edward Evans BarkerClifford's InnFetter Lane London EC4A 1BZ London EC4A 1BZ (GB)