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(43) Date of publication: 20.01.2016 Bulletin 2016/03 (21) Application number: 14714909.0 (22) Date of filing: 13.03.2014

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  H01M 4/04(2006.01) H01M 4/1395(2010.01) H01M 10/052(2010.01) H01M 4/02(2006.01) H01M 4/134(2010.01) H01M 4/38(2006.01) H01M 2/02(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2014/026849 (87) International publication number: WO 2014/152036 (25.09.2014 Gazette 2014/39)

(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 Designated Extension States: BA ME (30) Priority: 14.03.2013 US 201313827980 14.03.2013 US 201313828301 (71) Applicant: SanDisk 3D LLC Milpitas, CA 95035 (US)

(72) Inventors: KAMAT, Priyanka Palo Alto, California 94306 (US) HARTNER, Renee San Jose, California 95116 (US) GILBOA, Yitzhak SanJose, California 95129 (US) HSIA, Kang-Jay Pleasanton, California 94566 (US) RANGANATHAN, Srikanth Cupertino, California 95014 (US) LIANG, Xiaofeng Palo Alto, California 94306 (US) (74) Representative: Tothill, John Paul  Dehns St Bride's House 10 Salisbury Square London EC4Y 8JD London EC4Y 8JD (GB)