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(43) Date of publication: 14.10.2020 Bulletin 2020/42 (21) Application number: 18829584.4 (22) Date of filing: 04.12.2018

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  G05F 3/24(2006.01) G05F 3/30(2006.01) G01K 7/01(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2018/063911 (87) International publication number: WO 2019/113111 (13.06.2019 Gazette 2019/24)

(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: KH MA MD TN (30) Priority: 05.12.2017 US 201715832515 20.12.2017 US 201715848357 (71) Applicant: Xilinx, Inc. San Jose, California 95124 (US)	(72) Inventors: KAMATH, Umanath, R. San Jose, CA 95124 (US) JENNINGS, John, K. San Jose, CA 95124 (US) CULLEN, Edward San Jose, CA 95124 (US) CICAL, Ionut, C. San Jose, CA 95124 (US) WALSH, Darragh San Jose, CA 95124 (US) (74) Representative: Zimmermann & Partner Patentanwälte mbB  Postfach 330 920 80069 München 80069 München (DE)