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`IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
`WACO DIVISION
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`DEMARAY LLC,
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`Plaintiff,
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`v.
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`INTEL CORPORATION,
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`Defendant.
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`DEMARAY LLC,
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`Plaintiff,
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`v.
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`SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD (A
`KOREAN COMPANY), SAMSUNG
`ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC.,
`SAMSUNG SEMICONDUCTOR, INC., and
`SAMSUNG AUSTIN SEMICONDUCTOR,
`LLC,
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`Defendants.
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`Case No. 6:20-cv-00634-ADA
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`JURY TRIAL DEMANDED
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`Case No. 6:20-cv-00636-ADA
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`JURY TRIAL DEMANDED
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`JOINT CLAIM CONSTRUCTION STATEMENT
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`Pursuant to the Court’s Order Governing Proceedings – Patent Case, Plaintiff Demaray
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`LLC, Defendant Intel Corporation and Defendants Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Samsung
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`Electronics America, Inc., Samsung Semiconductor, Inc., and Samsung Austin Semiconductor,
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`LLC (collectively, “Defendants”) respectfully submit this joint claim construction statement in the
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`above-captioned cases. The claim terms identified below are found in U.S. Patent Nos. 7,381,657
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`(the “’657 Patent”) and 7,544,276 (the “’276 Patent”).
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`I.
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`DISPUTED CONSTRUCTIONS
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`Claim Term
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`“Substrate”
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`(’657 Patent, cls. 1,
`2, 7, 11; ’276
`Patent, cls. 1, 2, 6,
`10)
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`“A method of
`depositing a film
`on an insulating
`substrate,
`comprising”
`(’657 Patent, cl. 1)
`“Providing pulsed
`DC power”
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`(’657 Patent, cls. 1,
`2, 11)
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`“Pulsed DC power
`supply”
`(’276 Patent, cls. 1,
`6)
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`“Narrow band
`rejection filter”
`(’657 Patent, cls. 1,
`2, 20; ’276 Patent,
`cls. 1, 6)
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`Plaintiff’s Proposal
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`Proposed
`By
`Defendants Plain and ordinary meaning,
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`or “material that provides the
`surface on which something
`is deposited or inscribed, for
`example a silicon wafer used
`to manufacture integrated
`circuits”
`Defendants Preamble is not limiting
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`Defendants Plain and ordinary meaning,
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`or “pulsed DC power”
`means “direct current power
`that oscillates between
`positive and negative
`voltages”
`Defendants Plain and ordinary meaning,
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`or “supply for providing
`[pulsed DC power]”
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`Defendants Plain and ordinary meaning,
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`or “filter which rejects a
`narrow band of frequencies”
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`“Reconditioning
`the target”
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`Defendants Plain and ordinary meaning,
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`Defendants’ Proposal
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`“base support structure”
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`or “base support structure
`that provides the surface on
`which something is
`deposited, for example the
`entirety of a wafer and all
`layers on that wafer”
`Preamble is limiting.
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`“insulating substrate” means
`“insulating [substrate]”
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`“providing DC power in the
`form of a square wave at a
`set frequency, reverse time,
`and amplitude”
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`“power supply, which
`provides DC power in the
`form of a square wave at a
`set frequency, reverse time,
`and amplitude”
`“filter which rejects a narrow
`band of frequencies (but
`passes [substantially] all
`frequencies outside of the
`narrow band)”
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`or “filter that rejects a
`narrow band of frequencies
`centered on one RF bias
`frequency”
`“conditioning the target
`between depositions”
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`Plaintiff
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`or “cleaning and
`conditioning the target”
`(a): “mode of operation in
`which the surface of the
`target is substantially
`metallic”
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`(b): “mode of operation in
`which the rate of the thin
`film formation on the surface
`of the target equals or
`exceeds the rate of sputter
`removal of the surface of the
`target”
`Defendants Plain and ordinary meaning,
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`or “substantially constant”
`means “within about 10°C”
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`(’657 Patent, cl. 1)
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`(a) “Metallic
`mode”
`(’657 Patent, cls. 1,
`2)
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`(b) “Poison mode”
`(’657 Patent, cls. 1,
`2)
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`“the temperature
`of the substrate
`substantially
`constant”
`(’657 Patent, cl. 7;
`’276 Patent, cl. 10)
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`Dated: April 1, 2021
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`Plain and ordinary meaning
`for each
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`“the substrate temperature to
`be within about 10 °C of the
`set temperature”
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`/s/ C. Maclain Wells
` By: C. Maclain Wells
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`Richard D. Milvenan
`State Bar No. 14171800
`Travis C. Barton
`State Bar No. 00790276
`MCGINNIS LOCHRIDGE LLP
`600 Congress Ave., Suite 2100
`Austin, Texas 78701
`Telephone: (512) 495-6005
`Facsimile: (512) 505-6305
`rmilvenan@mcginnislaw.com
`tcbarton@mcginnislaw.com
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`Morgan Chu (pro hac vice)
`Benjamin W. Hattenbach (pro hac vice)
`Annita Zhong (pro hac vice)
`C. Maclain Wells (pro hac vice)
`IRELL & MANELLA LLP
`1800 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 900
`Los Angeles, California 90067
`Telephone: (310) 277-1010
`Facsimile: (310) 203-7199
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`mchu@irell.com
`bhattenbach@irell.com
`azhong@irell.com
`mwells@irell.com
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`Darish Huynh (pro hac vice)
`IRELL & MANELLA LLP
`840 Newport Center Drive, Suite 400
`Newport Beach, CA 92660
`Telephone: (949) 760-0991
`Facsimile: (949) 760-5200
`dhuynh@irell.com
`Attorneys for Demaray LLC
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`Dated: April 1, 2021
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`By: /s/ Philip Ou
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`Brian C. Nash
`Texas Bar No. 24051103
`Brian.nash@pillsburylaw.com
`PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW
`PITTMAN LLP
`401 Congress Ave., Suite 1700
`Austin, Texas 78701-3797
`Phone: (512) 580-9629
`Fax: (512) 580-9601
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`Yar R. Chaikovsky
`yarchaikovsky@paulhastings.com
`Philip Ou
`philipou@paulhastings.com
`Allan M. Soobert
`allansoobert@paulhastings.com
`Joseph J. Rumpler, II
`josephrumpler@paulhastings.com
`PAUL HASTINGS LLP
`1117 S. California Avenue
`Palo Alto, California 94304-1106
`Telephone:
`1(650) 320-1800
`Facsimile:
`1(650) 320-1900
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`John M. Desmarais (pro hac vice)
`jdesmarais@desmaraisllp.com
`Yung-Hoon Ha (pro hac vice)
`yha@desmaraisllp.com
`Cosmin Maier (pro hac vice)
`cmaier@desmaraisllp.com
`Christian Dorman (pro hac vice)
`cdorman@desmaraisllp.com
`DESMARAIS LLP
`230 Park Avenue, 26th Floor
`New York, NY 10169
`Tel: (212) 351-3400
`Fax: (212) 351-3401
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`Attorney for Samsung Defendants
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`Dated: April 1, 2021
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`By: /s/ Philip Ou
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`J. Stephen Ravel
`Texas State Bar No. 16584975
`steve.ravel@kellyhart.com
`KELLY HART & HALLMAN LLP
`303 Colorado, Suite 2000
`Austin, Texas 78701
`Tel: (512) 495-6429
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`Yar R. Chaikovsky
`yarchaikovsky@paulhastings.com
`Philip Ou
`philipou@paulhastings.com
`Allan M. Soobert
`allansoobert@paulhastings.com
`Joseph J. Rumpler, II
`josephrumpler@paulhastings.com
`PAUL HASTINGS LLP
`1117 S. California Avenue
`Palo Alto, California 94304-1106
`Telephone:
`1(650) 320-1800
`Facsimile:
`1(650) 320-1900
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`Sonal N. Mehta (pro hac vice)
`Sonal.Mehta@wilmerhale.com
`WILMER CUTLER PICKERING HALE AND
`DORR LLP
`2600 El Camino Real, Suite 400
`Palo Alto, CA 94306
`Tel.: (650) 858-6000
`Fax: (650) 858-6100
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`Claire M. Specht (pro hac vice)
`Claire.Specht@wilmerhale.com
`WILMER CUTLER PICKERING HALE AND
`DORR LLP
`60 State Street
`Boston, MA 02109
`Tel.: (617) 526-6000
`Fax: (617) 526-5000
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`Attorneys for Intel Corporation
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`The undersigned certifies that on April 1, 2021 all counsel of record who are deemed to
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`have consented to electronic service are being served with a copy of this document via the
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`Court’s CM/ECF system.
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`By: /s/ C. Maclain Wells
`C. Maclain Wells
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