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`IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
`TEXARKANA DIVISION
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`MAXELL, LTD.,
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`v.
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`APPLE INC.,
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`Plaintiff,
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`Defendant.
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`Case No. 5:19-cv-00036-RWS
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`JURY TRIAL DEMANDED
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`DECLARATION OF CLARK BAKEWELL IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFF
`MAXELL, LTD.’S OPPOSITION TO APPLE INC.’S AMENDED
`MOTION TO TRANSFER VENUE PURSUANT TO 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a)
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`I, Clark Bakewell, declare as follows.
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`1.
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`I am an attorney with the law firm of Mayer Brown LLP. I am admitted to the bar
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`of the State of Maryland. I am also admitted Pro Hac Vice to practice in the Eastern District of
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`Texas. I represent Plaintiff Maxell, Ltd. in the above-captioned action.
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`2.
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`I am submitting this declaration on behalf of Maxell in support of its Opposition
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`to Apple Inc.’s Amended Motion to Transfer Venue Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1404 (Dkt. No. 57).
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`3.
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`Attached as Exhibit 01 hereto is a true and correct copy of the November 2, 2012
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`hearing transcript from Virnetx, Inc. v. Apple Inc., No. 6:10-cv-417 (E.D. Tex.) at pages 36-39.
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`4.
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`Attached as Exhibit 02 hereto is a true and correct copy of the September 1, 2016
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`Fortune article titled Where Apple Has Quietly Built Its Biggest Campus accessed at
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`https://fortune.com/2016/09/01/apple-austin-campus/.
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`5.
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`Attached as Exhibit 03 hereto is a true and correct copy of the April 29, 2016
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`Statesman article titled Documents: Apple has created over 2,000 Austin jobs since 2012
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`accessed
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`at
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`https://www.statesman.com/news/20160429/documents-apple-has-created-over-
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`2000-austin-jobs-since-2012.
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`6.
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`Attached as Exhibit 04 hereto is a true and correct copy of the November 20, 2016
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`New York Times article titled How Apple Empowers, and Employs, the American Working Class
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`accessed
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`at
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`https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/21/technology/how-apple-empowers-and-
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`employs-the-american-working-class.html.
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`7.
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`Attached as Exhibit 05 hereto is a true and correct copy of the September 4, 2016
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`Statesman article titled In Austin, Apple quietly booming, transforming tech sector’s culture
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`accessed
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`at
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`https://www.statesman.com/news/20160904/in-austin-apple-quietly-booming-
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`transforming-tech-sectors-culture.
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`8.
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`Attached as Exhibit 06 hereto is a true and correct copy of the January 9, 2019
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`deposition transcript of Bodie P. Nash in the matter of Uniloc USA, Inc. v. Apple Inc. at pages 8,
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`59-60, and 133-134.
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`9.
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`Attached as Exhibit 07 hereto is a true and correct copy of the January 8, 2019
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`deposition transcript of Kayla Christie in the matter of Uniloc USA, Inc. v. Apple Inc. at pages 8,
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`30, and 101-102.
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`10.
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`Attached as Exhibit 08 hereto is a true and correct copy of the January 26, 2015
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`ZDNet article titled Apple to rely on Samsung chips for iPhone, iPad into 2015 accessed at
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`https://www.zdnet.com/article/apple-still-depending-on-samsung-for-iphone-chips-as/.
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`11.
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`Attached as Exhibit 09 hereto is a true and correct copy of a list of Broadcom,
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`Inc.’s locations accessed at https://www.broadcom.com/company/contact#locations on August 5,
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`2019.
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`12.
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`Attached as Exhibit 10 hereto is a true and correct copy of a list of Flextronics’
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`locations accessed at https://flex.com/connect/global-locations on August 22, 2019.
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`13.
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`Attached as Exhibit 11 hereto is a true and correct copy of a list of Toshiba
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`Memory America, Inc.’s locations accessed at
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`https://www.toshiba.com/tma/sales/offices.jsp?country=us&state=TX on August 5, 2019.
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`14.
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`Attached as Exhibit 12 hereto is a true and correct copy of a list of Qorvo, Inc.’s
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`locations accessed at https://www.qorvo.com/careers/locations on August 5, 2019.
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`15.
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`Attached as Exhibit 13 hereto is a true and correct copy of a list of NXP
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`Semiconductors N.V.’s locations accessed at https://www.nxp.com/about/about-nxp/about-
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`nxp/worldwide-locations/nxp-in-the-united-states:USA on August 22, 2019.
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`16.
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`Attached as Exhibit 14 hereto is a true and correct copy of a list of Cirrus Logic,
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`Inc.’s locations accessed at https://www.cirrus.com/careers/locations/ on August 22, 2019.
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`17.
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`Attached as Exhibit 15 hereto is a true and correct copy of a list of Synopsys,
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`Inc.’s
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`locations accessed at https://www.synopsys.com/company/contact-synopsys/office-
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`locations.html on August 22, 2018.
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`18.
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`Attached as Exhibit 16 hereto is a true and correct copy of a list of
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`STMicroelectronics, Inc.’s locations accessed at https://www.st.com/content/st_com/en/contact-
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`us.html on August 5, 2019.
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`19.
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`Attached as Exhibit 17 hereto is a true and correct copy of a list of Qualcomm,
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`Inc.’s locations accessed at
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`https://www.qualcomm.com/company/facilities/offices?country=USA®ion=TX on August
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`15, 2019.
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`20.
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`Attached as Exhibit 18 hereto is a true and correct copy of an Intel in Texas
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`webpage titled Intel in Texas accessed at https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/corporate-
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`responsibility/intel-in-texas.html on August 15, 2019.
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`21.
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`Attached as Exhibit 19 hereto is a true and correct copy of Apple Inc.’s First
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`Amended Trial Witness List in the matter of Core Wireless Licensing S.A.R.L. v. Apple Inc., No.
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`5:15-cv-5008 (N.D. Cal.), dated November 28, 2016.
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`22.
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`Attached as Exhibit 20 hereto is a true and correct copy of Apple Inc.’s Amended
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`Notice of Filing of Designations of Depositions and Discovery Responses, Witness List, and
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`Exhibit List in the matter of Golden Bridge Technology Inc. v. Apple Inc., No. 5:12-cv-04882
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`(N.D. Cal.), dated May 6, 2014, along with attached witness list.
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`23.
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`Attached as Exhibit 21 hereto is a true and correct copy of Core Wireless
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`Licensing S.A.R.L.’s Sur-Reply in Support of its Opposition to Apple’s Motion to Transfer
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`Venue in the matter of Core Wireless Licensing S.A.R.L. v. Apple Inc., (E.D. Tex.), dated August
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`3, 2015.
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`24.
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`Attached as Exhibit 22 hereto is a true and correct copy of Apple Inc.’s Notice of
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`Lodgment in the matter of Core Wireless Licensing S.A.R.L. v. Apple Inc., No. 5:15-cv-5008
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`(N.D. Cal.), dated December 10, 2016.
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`25.
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`Attached as Exhibit 23 hereto is a true and correct copy of the trial minutes in the
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`matter of Golden Bridge Technology Inc. v. Apple Inc., No. 5:12-cv-04882 (N.D. Cal.), dated
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`June 2, 2014 through June 16, 2014.
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`26.
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`Attached as Exhibit 24 hereto is a true and correct copy of a list of Hitachi, Ltd.’s
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`locations accessed at https://www.hitachi-hightech.com/us/about/corporate/location/index.html
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`on August 22, 2019.
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`27.
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`Attached as Exhibit 25 hereto is a true and correct copy of the March 28, 2018
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`Vox article titled Tim Cook explains why ‘it’s not true’ that the iPhone ‘isn’t built in the United
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`States’ accessed at https://www.vox.com/2018/3/28/17172204/tim-cook-revolution-apple-ceo-
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`iphone-china-united-states-manufacturing.
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`28.
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`Attached as Exhibit 26 hereto is a true and correct copy of Maxell’s Preliminary
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`Infringement Contentions in the present matter of U.S. Patent No. 10,212,586, served June 12,
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`2019.
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`29.
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`Attached as Exhibit 27 hereto is a true and correct copy of “Federal Court
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`Management Statistics–Profiles,” dated March 31, 2019 and published by the Administrative
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`Office of the U.S. Courts and accessed at https://www.uscourts.gov/federal-court-management-
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`statistics-march-2019.
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`30.
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`Attached as Exhibit 28 hereto is a true and correct copy of the December 14, 2018
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`Curbed Austin article titled How Austin landed the Apple deal accessed at
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`https://austin.curbed.com/2018/12/14/18141017/austin-apple-incentives-taxes-city-state-county.
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`31.
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`Attached as Exhibit 29 hereto is a true and correct copy of the December 18, 2013
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`Statesman article titled Apple confirms Mac Pro production has started in Austin accessed at
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`https://www.statesman.com/article/20131218/business/312189722.
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`32.
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`Attached as Exhibit 30 hereto is a true and correct copy of the April 26, 2019
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`Engadget article titled Intel is trying to sell its smartphone-modem business accessed at
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`https://www.engadget.com/2019/04/26/intel-is-trying-to-sell-its-smartphone-modem-
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`business/?guccounter=1.
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`33.
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`Attached as Exhibit 31 hereto is a true and correct copy of the May 5, 2019
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`PhoneArena.com article titled 2019 iPhones to feature new antenna structure that improves
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`indoor navigation accessed at https://www.phonearena.com/news/Apple-iPhone-2019-updated-
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`antenna-indoor-navigation_id115787.
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`34.
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`Attached as Exhibit 32 hereto is a true and correct copy of a list of Murata
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`Manufacturing
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`Co.,
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`Ltd.’s
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`locations
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`accessed
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`at
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`https://www.murata.com/en-
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`us/about/company/muratalocations/americas/meatx on August 22, 2019.
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`35.
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`Attached as Exhibit 33 hereto is a true and correct copy of the August 29, 2014
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`Reuters article titled Apple working with NXP for pay-by-touch technology in new iPhone: FT
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`accessed at https://www.reuters.com/article/us-apple-iphone-nxp-semicondtrs/apple-working-
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`with-nxp-for-pay-by-touch-technology-in-new-iphone-ft-idUSKBN0GT0IB20140829.
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`36.
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`Attached as Exhibit 34 hereto is a true and correct copy of the November 13, 2018
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`Reuters article titled Qorvo joins other Apple suppliers in cutting forecast accessed at
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`https://www.reuters.com/article/us-qorvo-outlook/qorvo-joins-other-apple-suppliers-in-cutting-
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`forecast-idUSKCN1NI1U8.
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`37.
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`Attached as Exhibit 35 hereto is a true and correct copy of the April 17, 2019
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`CNET article titled Apple, Qualcomm will bring you a 5G iPhone – just not this year accessed at
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`https://www.cnet.com/news/apple-qualcomm-will-bring-you-a-5g-iphone-just-not-this-year/.
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`38.
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`Attached as Exhibit 36 hereto is a true and correct copy of the September 6, 2017
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`AppleInsider article titled Samsung is sole supplier of costly ‘iPhone 8’ OLED, putting Apple in
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`‘urgent need’ of alternatives accessed at https://appleinsider.com/articles/17/09/06/samsung-is-
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`sole-supplier-of-costly-iphone-8-oled-putting-apple-in-urgent-need-of-alternatives.
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`39.
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`Attached as Exhibit 37 hereto is a true and correct copy of a list of Samsung
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`Display Co., Ltd.’s locations accessed at
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`https://www.samsungdisplay.com/eng/intro/loc_global.jsp on August 22, 2019.
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`40.
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`Attached as Exhibit 38 hereto is a true and correct copy of the July 18, 2017
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`Washington Post article titled Samsung to manufacture iPhone chips for Apple again, report says
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`accessed
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`at
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`https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/innovations/wp/2017/07/18/samsung-to-
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`manufacture-iphone-chips-for-apple-again-report-says/.
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`41.
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`Attached as Exhibit 39 hereto is a true and correct copy of the May 27, 2017
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`Madison article titled Here’s Why the Best is Yet to Come for Skyworks Solutions, Inc. accessed
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`at
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`https://madison.com/business/investment/markets-and-stocks/here-s-why-the-best-is-yet-to-
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`come-for/article_48805796-fed1-5994-af75-e23916feb21d.html.
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`42.
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`Attached as Exhibit 40 hereto is a true and correct copy of the June 1, 2017
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`AppleInsider article titled Sony prioritizing Apple’s Supply of iPhone cameras, cutting back on
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`other vendors accessed at https://appleinsider.com/articles/17/06/01/sony-prioritizing-apples-
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`supply-of-iphone-cameras-cutting-back-on-other-vendors.
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`43.
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`Attached as Exhibit 41 hereto is a true and correct copy of the November 9, 2017
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`ZDNet article titled iPhone X: This is how much it costs to make one, in components accessed at
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`https://www.zdnet.com/article/iphone-x-this-is-how-much-it-costs-to-make-in-components/.
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`44.
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`Attached as Exhibit 42 hereto is a true and correct copy of the January 24, 2019
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`Reuters article titled Chip results augur more tech gloom as slowing China weighs accessed at
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`https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-chips-outlook/chip-results-augur-more-tech-gloom-as-
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`slowing-china-weighs-idUSKCN1PI0YC.
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`45.
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`Attached as Exhibit 43 hereto is a true and correct copy of a list of Texas
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`Instrument, Inc.’s locations accessed at
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`http://www.ti.com/corp/docs/investor_relations/contact_us.html on August 22, 2019.
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`46.
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`Attached as Exhibit 44 hereto is a true and correct copy of the September 21,
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`2018 Reuters article titled As new iPhones go on sale, studies reveal chips from Intel and
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`Toshiba accessed at
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`https://www.reuters.com/article/us-apple-iphones-teardown/as-new-
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`iphones-go-on-sale-studies-reveal-chips-from-intel-and-toshiba-idUSKCN1M11NS.
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`47.
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`Attached as Exhibit 45 hereto is a true and correct copy of the September 6, 2018
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`Bloomberg article titled iPhone’s Wi-Fi Module Maker Sees Earnings Improvement in 2019
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`accessed
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`at
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`https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-09-06/iphone-s-wi-fi-module-
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`maker-sees-earnings-improvement-in-2019.
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`48.
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`Attached as Exhibit 46 hereto is a true and correct copy of the June 5, 2018
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`CNBC article titled Broadcom will generate $10 in revenue from every new iPhone, JP Morgan
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`estimates accessed at https://www.cnbc.com/2018/06/05/broadcom-will-generate-10-in-revenue-
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`from-every-new-iphone-jp-morgan-estimates.html.
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`49.
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`Attached as Exhibit 47 hereto is a true and correct copy of excerpts from the
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`September 17, 2018 TechInsights article titled Apple iPhone X Teardown accessed at
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`https://www.techinsights.com/blog/apple-iphone-x-teardown.
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`50.
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`Attached as Exhibit 48 hereto is a true and correct copy of the July 31, 2019
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`Statesman article titled Austin chipmaker Cirrus Logic swings to profit in most recent quarter
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`accessed at https://www.statesman.com/news/20190731/austin-chipmaker-cirrus-logic-swings-
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`to-profit-in-most-recent-quarter.
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`51.
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`Attached as Exhibit 49 hereto is a true and correct copy of the March 6, 2019
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`AppleInsider article titled Dialog Semiconductor expects growth after $600M Apple chip deal
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`concludes accessed at https://appleinsider.com/articles/19/03/06/dialog-semiconductor-expects-
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`growth-after-600m-apple-chip-deal-concludes.
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`I hereby declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing statements are true
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`and accurate to the best of my knowledge, information, and belief.
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