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(88) Date of publication A3: 04.12.2008 (43) Date of publication: 21.01.2009 Bulletin 2009/04 (21) Application number: 07756993.7 (22) Date of filing: 14.02.2007

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  G06F 12/00(2006.01) G01R 31/28(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2007/062143 (87) International publication number: WO 2007/095579 (23.08.2007 Gazette 2007/34)

(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: 14.02.2006 US 353873 14.02.2006 US 353874 (71) Applicant: Atmel Corporation San Jose, CA 95131 (US)	(72) Inventors: PEDERSEN, Frode Milch N-7030 Trondheim (NO) LAURENT, Marc F-44300 Nantes (FR) (74) Representative: Peterreins, Frank  Fish & Richardson P.C. Highlight BusinessTowers Mies-van-der-Rohe-Strasse 8 80807 München 80807 München (DE)