METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REDUCING SYSTEM INACTIVITY DURING TIME DATA FLOAT DELAY AND EXTERNAL MEMORY WRITE - Patent 1866777

(19)

(11)

EP 1 866 777 A2

(12)

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	26.04.2007

(43)	Date of publication:
	19.12.2007 Bulletin 2007/51

(21)	Application number: 06727521.4

(22)	Date of filing: 24.03.2006

(51)

International Patent Classification (IPC):

G06F 13/00^(2006.01)

G06F 3/00^(2006.01)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/IB2006/000957

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2006/103563 (05.10.2006 Gazette 2006/40)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	DE FI FR GB IT

(30)

Priority:

30.03.2005 FR 0503089
11.05.2005 US 128109

(71)	Applicant: Atmel Corporation
	San Jose, CA 95131 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	MATULIK, Eric F-13590 Meyreuil (FR) RESCANIERES, Nicolas F-06270 Villeneuve Loubet (FR) LAFAGE, Anne F-13100 Aix en Provence (FR)

(74)	Representative: Leeming, John Gerard
	J.A. Kemp & Co. 14 South Square Gray's Inn London WC1R 5JJ London WC1R 5JJ (GB)

(54)	METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REDUCING SYSTEM INACTIVITY DURING TIME DATA FLOAT DELAY AND EXTERNAL MEMORY WRITE