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EP 3 314 832 A1

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(43) Date of publication: 02.05.2018 Bulletin 2018/18 (21) Application number: 15896522.8 (22) Date of filing: 25.06.2015

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  H04L 25/02(2006.01) H03M 13/27(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2015/037597 (87) International publication number: WO 2016/209231 (29.12.2016 Gazette 2016/52)

(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 Designated Validation States: MA (71) Applicant: Applied Micro Circuits Corporation Sunnyvale CA 94089 (US)	(72) Inventor: MALKIN, Moshe Palo Alto, CA 94306 (US) (74) Representative: Arth, Hans-Lothar  ABK Patent Attorneys Jasminweg 9 14052 Berlin 14052 Berlin (DE)