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(88) Date of publication A3: 05.01.2006 (43) Date of publication: 06.09.2006 Bulletin 2006/36 (21) Application number: 04813215.3 (22) Date of filing: 07.12.2004

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  H01L 23/48(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2004/040868 (87) International publication number: WO 2005/057652 (23.06.2005 Gazette 2005/25)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR (30) Priority: 08.12.2003 US 731669 08.12.2003 US 731213 (71) Applicant: Neoconix, Inc. Sunnyvale, CA 94085 (US)	(72) Inventors: BROWN, Dirk, D. Mountain View, CA 94041 (US) WILLIAMS, John, D. Campbell, CA 95008 (US) RADZA, Eric, M. Santa Clara, CA 95124 (US) (74) Representative: Mertens, Hans Victor  Exter Polak & Charlouis B.V. P.O. Box 3241 2280 GE Rijswijk 2280 GE Rijswijk (NL)