(19)
(11) EP 2 494 422 A2

(12)

(88) Date of publication A3:
18.08.2011

(43) Date of publication:
05.09.2012 Bulletin 2012/36

(21) Application number: 10827364.0

(22) Date of filing: 25.10.2010
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G06F 1/20(2006.01)
H05K 7/20(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2010/053927
(87) International publication number:
WO 2011/053547 (05.05.2011 Gazette 2011/18)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

(30) Priority: 30.10.2009 US 610075

(71) Applicant: Exaflop LLC
Mountain View, CA 94043 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • CARLSON, Andrew B.
    Atherton, California 94027 (US)
  • MALONE, Christopher G.
    Mountain View, CA 94040 (US)
  • CLIDARAS, Jimmy
    Los Altos, CA 94024 (US)

(74) Representative: Schley, Jan Malte 
Fish & Richardson P.C. Highlight Business Towers Mies-van-der-Rohe-Str. 8
80807 München
80807 München (DE)

   


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