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(43) Date of publication: 29.08.2007 Bulletin 2007/35 (21) Application number: 05815618.3 (22) Date of filing: 31.10.2005

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  H04B 10/155(2006.01) H01S 5/00(2006.01) H04B 10/08(2006.01) H01S 5/068(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2005/039565 (87) International publication number: WO 2006/055244 (26.05.2006 Gazette 2006/21)

(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 LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR (30) Priority: 19.11.2004 US 993522 19.11.2004 US 993525 19.11.2004 US 993561 (71) Applicant: Mindspeed Technologies, Inc. Newport Beach, CA 92660 (US)	(72) Inventors: SADA, I., Gilberto Irvine, CA 92614 (US) REINTJES, M., Maurice Beaverton, OR 97007-6482 (US) JONES, R., Keith Irvine, CA 92603 (US) DRAPER, Daniel Portland, OR 97225 (US) (74) Representative: Leppard, Andrew John et al K. R. BRYER & CO. 7 Gay Street Bath BA1 2PH 7 Gay Street Bath BA1 2PH (GB)