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IPR2020-00985
` U.S. Patent No. 6,651,134
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
`_________________________________________
`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC.,
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` Petitioner
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`V.
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`MONTEREY RESEARCH, LLC,
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` Patent Owner.
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` IPR2020-00985
` U.S. Patent No. 6,651,134
` Thursday, April 28, 2021
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` ZOOM VIDEOTAPED DEPOSITION
` OF MICHAEL BROGIOLI, Ph.D., commencing at
` a.m. CST, Thursday, April 28, 2021, 10:00
` before BELLE VIVIENNE, RPR, CRR.
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`TAKEN BY:
` BRIAN COOK, ESQ.
` ATTORNEY FOR RESPONDENT
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`REPORTED BY:
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` BELLE VIVIENNE, CRR
` VERITEXT LEGAL SOLUTIONS
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` THE VIDEOGRAPHER: Good morning. 10:04:29
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` We are going on the record at 10:04:29
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` 10:04 a.m. on April 28, 2021. This is 10:04:31
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` media unit one of the video recorded 10:04:36
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` deposition of Dr. Michael Brogioli 10:04:38
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` taken by counsel for petitioner in the 10:04:42
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` matter of Advanced Micro Devices, 10:04:45
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` Inc., versus Monterey Research, LLC, 10:04:45
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` filed in the United States Patent and 10:04:51
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` Trademark Office before the Patent 10:04:53
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` Trial and Appeal Board. The Case 10:04:57
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` Number is IPR 2020-00985. 10:04:57
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` This deposition is being held 10:05:03
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` virtually via Zoom. My name is Jeff 10:05:06
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` Nichols from the firm Veritext Legal 10:05:09
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` Solutions, and I am the videographer. 10:05:11
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` The court reporter is Belle Vivienne 10:05:12
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` from the firm Veritext Legal 10:05:14
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` Solutions. 10:05:16
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` Counsel will now please state 10:05:16
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` their appearances and affiliations for 10:05:18
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` the record. 10:05:23
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` MR. COOK: This is Brian Cook 10:05:23
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` with O'Melveny & Meyers for petitioner 10:05:24
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` AMD. 10:05:28
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` MR. WUESTE: Michael Wueste of 10:05:28
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` Desmarais LLP, for patent owner 10:05:30
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` Monterey Research, LLC, and on behalf 10:05:33
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` of the witness. 10:05:34
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` THE VIDEOGRAPHER: Will the 10:05:35
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` court reporter please swear in the 10:05:35
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` witness. 10:05:39
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` MICHAEL BROGIOLI, M.D., 10:05:39
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`having been first duly sworn by the 10:05:39
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`Certified Stenographic Realtime Reporter, 10:05:39
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`testified as follows: 10:05:51
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` THE VIDEOGRAPHER: Thank you. 10:05:51
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` You may proceed. 10:05:52
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` EXAMINATION 10:05:52
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`BY MR. COOK: 10:05:52
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` Q. Good morning, Dr. Brogioli. 10:05:56
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` A. Good morning. 10:05:58
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` Q. Could you please state your full 10:06:00
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`name for the record? 10:06:01
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` A. Sure. It's Michael Charles 10:06:06
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`Brogioli. It's B-R-O-G-I-O-L-I. 10:06:08
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` Q. Thank you. 10:06:12
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` And have you been deposed 10:06:13
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`before? 10:06:17
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` A. I have, yes. 10:06:18
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` Q. Approximately how many times? 10:06:18
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` A. I would say about 40 or so. 10:06:20
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` Q. Okay. Have you -- have you been 10:06:23
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`deposed in this video format, remote video 10:06:24
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`format before? 10:06:27
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` A. I have, maybe six or seven 10:06:29
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`times, something like that. 10:06:31
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` Q. So although this is by video and 10:06:33
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`remote, you understand that you're under 10:06:37
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`front of the PTAB? 10:06:41
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` A. Yes, that's correct. 10:06:44
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` Q. And where are you located 10:06:46
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`currently? 10:06:48
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` A. I'm in Austin, Texas, today, 10:06:49
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`USA. 10:06:51
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` Q. And are you in your office or in 10:06:53
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` A. I'm not in my office; I'm in my 10:06:57
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`home office today. 10:06:59
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` Q. And in your home office, is -- 10:07:01
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`is anyone else there in the room with you? 10:07:05
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` A. No. 10:07:08
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` Q. Do you have any papers with you? 10:07:10
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` A. No. 10:07:14
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` A. No, just the Zoom session. I 10:07:25
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` Q. Okay. What about -- other than 10:07:31
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`that you're on right now, do you have any 10:07:36
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` Q. And is your computer hooked up 10:07:41
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`I'll just assume you've understood it. 10:08:08
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` Is that all right? 10:08:10
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` A. Understood. Sure. 10:08:11
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` Q. And so I'll break approximately 10:08:13
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`every hour or so. If you -- if you need a 10:08:16
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`break or -- and I haven't asked for one or 10:08:18
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`whatever, just feel free to ask. I would 10:08:22
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` Is that all right? 10:08:29
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` Q. Is there any reason that you 10:08:32
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` A. No. 10:08:35
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` Q. And now, you understand today 10:08:44
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` Understand that? 10:08:52
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`understanding, yes. 10:08:54
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` Q. How did you prepare for your 10:08:54
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` A. Mostly reviewed -- 10:09:00
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` MR. WUESTE: I'll caution the 10:09:00
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` witness not to reveal the substance of 10:09:01
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` any -- sorry. I'll caution the 10:09:03
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` witness not to reveal the substance of 10:09:04
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` A. So I reviewed my declaration, 10:09:12
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`the '134 patent at issue; a couple of the 10:09:16
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`BY MR. COOK: 10:09:39
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` Q. And who did you meet with? 10:09:44
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` A. I believe it was Michael Wueste, 10:09:47
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` Q. And do you recall which prior 10:10:07
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`and Barrett and so forth and the other 10:10:14
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`Share, I think you should see an exhibit 10:10:24
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`in there, a copy of your declaration in 10:10:27
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`this case. 10:10:30
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` Would you open that up, please? 10:10:30
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` A. Sure. Okay. 10:10:32
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` Q. So is this a complete copy of 10:10:57
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` A. I'm quickly skimming through it. 10:11:01
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` Yeah, it looks to be correct, 10:11:28
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` Q. And can you just turn to the 10:11:30
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` A. It is, yes. 10:11:37
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` Q. Did you write this declaration? 10:11:41
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` A. I did, yes. 10:11:44
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` Q. You wrote every word of it? 10:11:46
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`having some help on formatting, things 10:12:01
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`like that, which I never get right, but, 10:12:03
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`yeah, drafted myself, formed all my own 10:12:06
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` A. -- putting together sort of the 10:12:17
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`poorly formatted first draft of it myself. 10:12:19
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`BY MR. COOK: 10:12:19
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` Q. Are there any opinions in this 10:12:54
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`declaration that you disagree with? 10:12:58
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` A. No. 10:13:02
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` Q. And are all of your opinions 10:13:02
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`included in this declaration? 10:13:07
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` A. Yes. Sitting here today, yes, 10:13:12
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` Q. So this declaration is a 10:13:16
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` A. Yes, that's correct. 10:13:22
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` Q. Can you turn to page -- let's 10:13:22
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` A. Okay. 10:13:42
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` Q. On page 2, there's a section 10:13:42
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` A. That's correct, yes. And the 10:13:52
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` Q. Okay. And the Appendix B you 10:14:06
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` Could you turn to that? 10:14:14
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` A. Okay. Okay. 10:14:16
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` Q. So on page 141, we have Appendix 10:14:27
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` A. Yes, these look like additional 10:14:49
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`materials that I reviewed as part of 10:14:51
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` Q. Are there any errors in your 10:15:39
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` Q. Okay. So you -- you stand by 10:16:03
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`generally, they're suited to -- one or the 10:18:04
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`maybe paragraph 50, that -- I mention that 10:18:33
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` MR. WUESTE: Objection, form. 10:19:00
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` A. The refresh is typically 10:19:03
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` (Reporter clarification.) 10:19:11
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` A. And that sort of refreshing to 10:19:24
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`JEDEC standards, but we can go there and 10:19:36
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` When a DRAM is being refreshed, 10:19:45
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`can you read or write to it? 10:19:47
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` MR. WUESTE: Objection, form. 10:19:51
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`references talk about is, if you're doing 10:20:00
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`trying to do a burst there. 10:20:14
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` It can interfere with things so 10:20:15
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`it's something you -- you need to take 10:20:17
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`in systems. 10:20:20
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` Q. And what do you mean "interfere 10:20:22
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` A. Well, for example, I think even 10:20:26
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`the background of the '134 talks about if 10:20:28
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`you're trying to do, you know, these types 10:20:32
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` Does that mean you cannot write 10:20:55
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` MR. WUESTE: Objection, form. 10:20:59
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`of the patent talks about and so forth. 10:21:21
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`happen if you're trying to refresh an area 10:21:30
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`in DRAM? 10:21:31
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` A. Well, it sort of can have timing 10:21:37
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`implications on things or interrupt a 10:21:39
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`burst, kind of things. It's something 10:21:42
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`when you're accessing a DRAM, which is 10:22:15
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`paragraph 72, and so if you're talking 10:22:38
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`that we just talked about for data in 10:22:59
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`that's currently undergoing a burst 10:24:20
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`operation? 10:24:22
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` A. So just as it says here, you 10:24:27
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`instead of "dynamic"? 10:25:24
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`1001, which is the '134 patent. 10:25:54
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` A. Okay. Okay. 10:26:05
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`burst reads and writes; is that righ

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