`UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
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`WASHINGTON, D.C.
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`Before The Honorable MaryJoan McNamara
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`Administrative Law Judge
`INVESTIGATION NO. 337-TA-1044
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`IN THE MATTER OF
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`CERTAIN GRAPHICS SYSTEMS, COMPONENTS
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`THEREOF, AND CONSUMER PRODUCTS
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`CONTAINING THE SAME,
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`commencing at 9:00 a.m.
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`AUDIO-VISUAL DEPOSITION OF LAURENT LEFEBVRE,
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`witness called on behalf of the Respondents, LG
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`Electronics,
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`Inc., LG Electronics U.S.A.,
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`Inc. and LG
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`Electronics MobileComm U.S.A.,
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`Inc. pursuant
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`to 19
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`C.F.R. 210.27 and 210.28 and Rule 3.4.1 (Order No. 2),
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`before Lisa McDonald Valdario,
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`Registered Professional Reporter, Certified Realtime
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`Reporter, and Notary Public in and for the
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`Commonwealth of Massachusetts, at the Offices of
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`Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.,
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`APPEARANCES:
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`FISH & RICHARDSON, P.C.
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`BY: Scott Elengold, Esquire
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`Attorney for the LG Respondents
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`MCGUIRE WOODS, LLP
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`ALSO PRESENT: Marissa Demonte, video operator
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`Attorney for the Respondents,
`MediaTek and Sigma Designs,
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`MINTZ, LEVIN, COHN, FERRIS, GLOVSKY AND POPEO, P.C.
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`Inc. and ATI Technologies
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`WITNESS
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`DIRECT
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`CROSS
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`INDEX
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`LAURENT LEFEBVRE
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`BY MR. ELENGOLD
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`252733
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`EXHIBIT S5
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`No.
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`Description
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`Exhibit
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`Respondents' Notice of Deposition of
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`Laurent Lefebvre
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`Exhibit
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`Respondents' First Notice of Deposition
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`to Complainants Advanced Micro Devices,
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`and ATI Technologies ULC
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`Exhibit
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`R400 Architecture Proposal ver 0.1,
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`AMD1044_ 0175470 to 485
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`Exhibit
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`Transcript of testimony of Mr. Lefebvre
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`from 11/13/15, AMD1044 12459 to 12617
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`Exhibit
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`Transcript of testimony of Mr. Lefebvre
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`from 11/9/16, AMD1044 175035 to 175287
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`Exhibit
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`Declaration of Inventor Laurent Lefebvre
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`Regarding the Invention Date of U.S. Patent
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`No. 6,897,871
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`AMD1044 11617 to 11682
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`Exhibit
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`EX HIBItTS§
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`No.
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`Description
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`Exhibit
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`Errata sheets for 12/9/16 deposition,
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`AMD1044_ 0252728 to 252729
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`Exhibit
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`R400 August Program Review Summary,
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`AMD1044 175191 to 175196
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`R400 Sequencer Specification SEQ,
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`version 0.42, AMD1044 175216 to 175235
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`Complainants' Notice of Patent Priority
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`Dates
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`U.S. Patent No. 8,760,454
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`U.S. Patent No. 9,582,846
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`*** EXHIBITS SENT TO VERITEXT FOR DISTRIBUTION ***
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`Xenos Sequencer Specification SQ,
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`Version 3.0, AMD1044 226797 to 851
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`Complainants Advanced Micro Devices,
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`Supplemental Responses and Objections to
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`Respondents LG and Vizio's First Set of
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`Joint Interrogatories (Nos. 5-8, 12, 18, 34,
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` VIDEO OPERATOR: Good morning. We are now
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`recording and on the record. My name is Marissa
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`Demonte representing Veritext Mid Atlantic Region.
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`The date today is June 28, 2017.
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`The time is 9:00
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`a.m. This deposition is being held in the Office
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`This deposition is being taken In the Matter
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`of: Certain Graphics Systems Components Thereof,
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`The name of the witness is Laurent Lefebvre.
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`Technologies along with Adam Rizk, both of Mintz,
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`Woods on behalf of the MediaTek and Sigma
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`MR. RENAUD: Michael Renaud on behalf of the
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`Complainants, Advanced Micro Devices Inc. and ATI
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`themselves and the parties they represent, after
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`which our court reporter, Lisa Valdario, will
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`swear in t witness and we can proceed.
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`MR. ELENGOLD: Scott Elengold with Fish &
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`Richardson on behalf of the LG Respondents.
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`LAURENT LEFEBVRE
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`A witness called for examination, having been
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`duly sworn,
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`testified as follows:
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`DIRECT EXAMINATION
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`BY MR. ELENGOLD:
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`Good morning, Mr. Lefebvre.
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`Good morning.
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`and plan the future products of AMD, and also
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`Could you please state your full name for the
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`record.
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`Laurent Lefebvre.
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`today as we go, sir. What is your current home
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`address?
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`My current home address is
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`Mr. Lefebvre, what is your current employment?
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`I
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`a subsidiary of
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`AMD, as a hardware fellow.
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`What is a hardware fellow?
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`It is a title we give to engineers at AMD.
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`What is your current responsibilities in your
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`Currently, my responsibilities are to configure
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`scope the performance area and power that said
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`products would use.
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`What
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`types of products do you work with?
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`I work on GPUs, which are graphics processers,
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`APUs, which are integrated graphics processers on
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`Socs, as well as scope -- SCBUs, semi-custom
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`business unit products to be embedded in various
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`customer products.
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`MR. RENAUD:
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`protective order and I would just say to Laurent,
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`just go a little bit slower.
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`Have
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`Yes,
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`I have been deposed twice.
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`Do you remember approximately when each of those
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`depositions were taken?
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`remember the most recent deposition was taken in
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`December of last year, and the one before occurred
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`some time before that, but
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`I don't exactly recall
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`when.
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`products, as well as my previous deposition.
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`What was the subject matter of your December 2016
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`If memory serves, it was about
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`the unified shader
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`patent and some specifications on the R400
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`What was the subject matter of your previous
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`deposition?
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`MR. RENAUD: Objection.
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`So my memory is more fuzzy on that one, but it was
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`also on some form of unified shader patent.
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`directed to the sequencer itself, and my testimony
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`was also part of that deposition, and again,
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`various specifications of the R400 product.
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`Have you ever testified at a trial before?
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`No,
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`I have not.
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`Lefebvre?
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`represented by counsel here today, Mr.
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`I'm not aware of any reason.
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`MR. ELENGOLD: Objection.
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`today, yes.
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`law?
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`Yes,
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`I understand.
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`Are you aware of any reasons why you cannot give
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`truthful and complete testimony today?
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`No,
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`That is okay.
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`I understand.
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`I believe GPUs, APUs and SOC,
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`I'm just trying to bring you back to there so I
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`I would like to ask you is what is
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`That is okay.
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`And really what
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`Why don't we take them one at a time. What is
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`GPU?
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`Okay.
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`processing unit.
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`So the GPU acronym stands for graphics
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`This is typically a distinct
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`A GPU is a piece of hardware that performs
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`What is an APU?
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`APU is an internal acronym at AMD we use that
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`stands for accelerated processing unit.
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`Similar to a GPU, but
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`the GPU are integrated on a single chip, which is
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`why we call it an APU versus a GPU.
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`so GPU is dedicated to graphics processing,
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`is
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`MR. RENAUD: Objection.
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`graphics that does not contain a CPU.
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`What
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`An SOC is the fabric,
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`everything on a single piece of silicon.
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`Does an SOC contain a GPU?
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`Soc stands for system on a chip.
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`It can contain
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`Can an APU contain a GPU?
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`An APU and a GPU are different products,
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`a graphics core,
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`an APU and a GPU?
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`Can you define what you mean by chip?
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`Do you mean
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`Yes.
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`So yes,
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`they would be specific different pieces of
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`silicon.
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`And an SOC would be a different piece of silicon
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`or a different chip too?
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`an APU,
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`so it can be used by an APU, but it can
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`also be another piece of silicon if you want it to
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`be.
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`And approximately how much of your current
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`Can you define what you mean by graphics?
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`It's a
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`Sure. Why don't we come back to that, and first
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`So when did you find out you were going to
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`deposed today?
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`early 2017 receiving a call from Adam.
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`sure.
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`And that made me aware of this pending litigation,
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`and then I met with counsel several
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`Do you have an understanding of what this case is
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`MR. RENAUD: Objection.
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`You may answer so
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`long as you don't reveal any attorney/client
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`know that the R400 is part
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`Do you remember any, with
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`Objection.
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`No,
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`I do no
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`I'm sorry.
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`or what do you
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`By meeting,
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`ean by meeting?
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`EBFarlier you said you met with counsel several
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`Do you recall that?
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`Okay.
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`So I'm assuming you meant,
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`I do, yes.
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`What did you mean by that?
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`So I meant
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`So which one of the two?
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`So after your first call with,
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`I believe you said
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`Again,
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`I'm speaking from memory.
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`then a meeting in person in Montreal.
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`Do you recall who you spoke with on your second
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`From memory,
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`call.
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`I believe Mr. Rizk was present on the
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`Who is Pam Horn?
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`I don't recall who else was on these calls.
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`There were at least another person from AMD
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`AMD?
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`Yeah,
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`that person was Pam Horn.
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`I met with Mr. Rizk and one of his colleagues that
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`When was that?
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`That was, started Monday morning up until today.
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`MR. ELENGOLD:
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`Yes,
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`aware of the field, yes.
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`Okay. And do you understand that you've been
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`Yes.
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`You're prepared to testify today though on those
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`Yes.
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`What did you
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`do to prepare for today's deposition?
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`before, once in Montreal and then here in Boston
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`extensively for two days prior to this deposition,
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`as my prior depositions, my prior testimonies.
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`I
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`I had discussion with
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`AMD representatives, and reviewed some
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`presentations and the various elements that were
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`Exhibits in my previous depositions.
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`What documents did you review during your
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`meeting in Montreal?
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`In Montreal,
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`I don't recall reviewing any
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`specifications did you review?
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`they involve my depositions,
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`my testimonies and various Exhibits, and
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`presentations that were held on the AMD Perforce
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`server, PERFORCE.
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`Starting with the specifications, what
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`Again, speaking from memory here,
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`the R400 chip versions 0.4 and version 2.0. And I
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`specification that I reviewed,
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`that was it.
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`Those were the only two specifications you've
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`is that correct?
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`These are the depositions I recall being reviewed.
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`So I know for sure I reviewed those,
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`T may have
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`reviewed other documents.
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`There was a big binder.
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`At least those.
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`there were
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`You said you reviewed your depositions.
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`Is that
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`referring to the two depositions we discussed
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`earlier?
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`MR. RENAUD: Objection.
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`Yes,
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`that
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`is referring to the two depositions that
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`I did before, yes.
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`And you reviewed both transcripts this week?
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`MR. RENAUD: Objection.
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`I read both transcripts, yes.
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`You said you reviewed testimony. What
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`So as best
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`I recall again, and if you have the
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`documents we can look at
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`What
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`Can you be more precise about what you mean? Are
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`the unified shader in the R400
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`You just mentioned how the R400 implemented the
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`unified shader patent, right?
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`Do you recall that?
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`MR. RENAUD: Objection.
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`Can you give me back my answer exactly?
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`Why don't
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`Did the R400 implement
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`So again,
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`I'm not an attorney so I can't talk how
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`the patent and everything interlocks, but
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`the R400
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`product had a unified shader, yes.
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`What was the unified shader in the R400?
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`So the particular unified shader that the R400
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`Is there a name for that piece of hardware?
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`We call it the unified shader, but you know, with
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`Did you work on the unified shader in the R400?
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`In the R400,
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`shader to operate.
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`It is the block that sequences
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`how the work is split between pixels and vertices,
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`I worked on the unified shader.
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`Is the sequencer a part of the unified shader?
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`I did not get that question.
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`shader?
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`Is the sequencer a part of the unified
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`The sequencer is a block of the R400 that
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`or the programs to operate, and makes decision
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`You mentioned reviewing some Exhibits this week.
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`MR. RENAUD: Objection.
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`Yes,
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`I meant -- I was referring to some of the
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`What presentations did you review to prepare for
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`your deposition?
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`While I don't recall the specifics,
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`some of the
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`Do you recall the author of that presentation?
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`other presentations to refresh my memory and
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`topics.
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`Do you recall any details regarding any
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`presentations you reviewed to prepare for today?
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`MR. RENAUD: Objection.
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`So I mean,
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`I recall two specific presentations
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`before,
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`IKOS.
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`No,
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`I do not.
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`Were you already personally familiar with that
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`I must admit,
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`It was a
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`I might have been familiar with it
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`way back when, but when it was re-presented to me,
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`It did not ring any bells, put it
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`Do you recall the date of that presentation?
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`I stated before,
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`I don't recall the
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`so if you can find
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`I can review them with you and can give you
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`more definition as to the date.
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`How do you know they were produced?
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`Did both presentations relate to the netlist for
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`Because counsel told me that they were produced.
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`MR. RENAUD: While that answer is fine,
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`Saying what was produced,
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`if you know it, I'll allow, but just be careful.
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`Okay.
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` Any other presentation you recall reviewing?
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`presentations that you recall reviewing in
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`Again, you have the documents so we can review
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`I'm talking
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`I recall one presentation was about
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`telling what Netlist 3 was, and the other
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`when it was ported to IKOS.
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`Again, do you mean new presentations or
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`Exhibits?
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`presentations that were part of the previous
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` Both. Any presentations that you recall reviewing
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`in preparation for your deposition today.
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`So there was a presentation in, at least in my
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`previous testimony about
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`the one tri,
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`that was part of the Exhibits that
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`I recall, and
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`Again,
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`You can
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`Any new presentations other than those two netlist
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`preparation for your deposition today?
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`There were a wealth of PDF documents -- not PDF,
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`power points presentations on the table that I
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`looked at, but
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`I don't recall the specifics on
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`them unfortunately.
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`So I know there were more,
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`Did you review the patents in preparation for your
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`MR. RENAUD: Objection.
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`I recall it because it was very
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`Yeah, we can go back to the record again.
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`I did browse through
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`two patents in preparation for this deposition.
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`Do you recall any details about
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`those two patents
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`They were both unified shader patents on which I
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`was listed as an inventor, and they had numbers on
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`them distincting them but, you know,
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`if you bring
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`I'm sure I can tell you which ones and
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`confirm that they were the patents I reviewed.
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`Did you review any other documents that we haven't
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`today?
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`Like I said,
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`there were a wealth of documents that
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`I recall one of them was the IKOS
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`User Manual.
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`thick. And there might be more.
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`Like I said, it
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`was a lot of documents that were browsed through.
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`Did you speak with any AMD or ATI people to
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`prepare for your deposition today?
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`I recall having phone calls with a few people from
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`AMD. Yes.
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`Who did you speak with from AMD?
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`I
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`remember David Christie and a few other people
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`They are not
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`I understand that they were
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`noformation on behalf of AMD, and
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`but
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`I don't recall the specific names.
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`t people I work with very often.
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`rson you remember speaking with in
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`for your deposition today at AMD is
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`doing in that role though.
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`David Christie,
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`is that correct?
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`MR. RENAUD: Objection.
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`Yes, and but
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`Pam Ho