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(88) Date of publication A3: 07.02.2008 (43) Date of publication: 07.01.2009 Bulletin 2009/02 (21) Application number: 07761017.8 (22) Date of filing: 20.04.2007

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  G11C 7/10(2006.01) G11C 7/22(2006.01) G11C 7/20(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2007/067090 (87) International publication number: WO 2007/127678 (08.11.2007 Gazette 2007/45)

(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 MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL BA HR MK RS (30) Priority: 24.04.2006 US 379895 24.04.2006 US 379910 16.06.2006 US 424573 16.06.2006 US 424581 19.07.2006 US 458422 19.07.2006 US 458431 (71) Applicant: SanDisk Corporation Milpitas, CA 95035 (US)	(72) Inventors: KAGAN, Yishai Sunnyvale, CA 94087 (US) AHMED, Rizwan San Jose, CA 95148 (US) MOOGAT, Farookh Fremont, California 94555 (US) LIN, Jason Santa Clara, California 95051 (US) (74) Representative: Hitchcock, Esmond Antony  Marks & Clerk 90 Long Acre London WC2E 9RA London WC2E 9RA (GB)