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(43) Date of publication: 04.12.2024 Bulletin 2024/49 (21) Application number: 23741214.3 (22) Date of filing: 09.02.2023

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  G05B 13/02(2006.01) G05B 19/19(2006.01) G06F 13/42(2006.01) H04L 12/403(2006.01) G05B 13/04(2006.01) G06F 13/38(2006.01) H04L 12/40(2006.01) H04L 67/12(2022.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): H04L 67/12 (86) International application number: PCT/US2023/062254 (87) International publication number: WO 2023/201130 (19.10.2023 Gazette 2023/42)

(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 ME MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA Designated Validation States: KH MA MD TN (30) Priority: 12.04.2022 US 202217658872 (71) Applicant: Allegro MicroSystems, LLC Manchester, NH 03103-3353 (US)	(72) Inventors: CASU, Emanuele Andrea 74000 Annecy (FR) GILLET, Cédric 74000 Annecy (FR) RIGONI, Nicolás Manchester, New Hampshire 03101 (US) FERRER, Florencia Montevideo (UY) FRIEDRICH, Andreas P. 74370 Metz-Tessy (FR) PAVLOV, Emil 69123 Heidelberg (DE) (74) Representative: South, Nicholas Geoffrey et al AA Thornton IP LLP 8th Floor, 125 Old Broad Street London EC2N 1AR London EC2N 1AR (GB)