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(88) Date of publication A3: 30.04.2009 (43) Date of publication: 21.04.2010 Bulletin 2010/16 (21) Application number: 08786592.9 (22) Date of filing: 29.07.2008

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  G06F 11/07(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/EP2008/059957 (87) International publication number: WO 2009/016187 (05.02.2009 Gazette 2009/06)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL BA MK RS (30) Priority: 30.07.2007 DE 102007035586 30.07.2007 DE 102007035584 26.12.2007 US 16751 26.12.2007 US 16752 (71) Applicant: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH 85356 Freising (DE)	(72) Inventors: MAIMONE, Giuseppe 80538 Munich (DE) TROPPMAN, Rainer 85402 Kranzberg (DE) (74) Representative: Holt, Michael  Texas Instruments Limited European Patents Department 800 Pavilion Drive Northampton Business Park Northampton NN4 7YL 800 Pavilion Drive Northampton Business Park Northampton NN4 7YL (GB)