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(11) EP 1 655 843 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
10.10.2007 Bulletin 2007/41

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
30.05.2007 Bulletin 2007/22

(21) Application number: 05107528.1

(22) Date of filing: 16.08.2005
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
H03M 13/11(2006.01)

(54)

Decoder and method for decoding low-density parity-check (LDPC) code

Decodierer und Decodierungsmethode für Low-Density Parity Check (LDPC) Codes

Décodeur et méthode de décodage pour des codes LDPC

(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE FR GB

(30) Priority: 08.11.2004 JP 2004324382

(43) Date of publication of application:
10.05.2006 Bulletin 2006/19

(73) Proprietor: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
Tokyo 105-8001 (JP)

(72) Inventor:
  • Yoshida, Kenji Toshiba Corporation
    Minato-ku Tokyo 105-8001 (JP)

(74) Representative: Henkel, Feiler & Hänzel 
Patentanwälte Maximiliansplatz 21
80333 München
80333 München (DE)


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