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EP 1 759 392 A2

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(88) Date of publication A3: 16.03.2006 (43) Date of publication: 07.03.2007 Bulletin 2007/10 (21) Application number: 05745512.3 (22) Date of filing: 09.06.2005

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  G11C 16/02(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/IB2005/051893 (87) International publication number: WO 2005/124787 (29.12.2005 Gazette 2005/52)

(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: 16.06.2004 EP 04102744 (71) Applicant: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. 5621 BA Eindhoven (NL)

(72) Inventors: WOERLEE, Pierre, H. NL-5656 AA Eindhoven (NL) WIDDERSHOVEN, Franciscus, P. NL-5656 AA Eindhoven (NL) VAN ACHT, Victor, M., G. NL-5656 AA Eindhoven (NL) IKKINK, Teunis, J. NL-5656 AA Eindhoven (NL) LAMBERT, Nicolaas NL-5656 AA Eindhoven (NL) MARSMAN, Albert, W. NL-5656 AA Eindhoven (NL) (74) Representative: Röggla, Harald  NXP Semiconductors Austria GmbH Gutheil-Schoder-Gasse 8-12 1101 Vienna 1101 Vienna (AT)