Patent Assignment Record from Nuvoton Technology Corp. Japan to Advanced Integrated Circuit Process LLC, Reel: 068118 Frame: 0314-0317, United States Patent and Trademark Office (July 30, 2024) | Oct 28, 2025 | EXHIBIT | PETITIONER |
United States District Courts – National Judicial Caseload Profile, 12-Month Period Ending Mar. 31, 2025, U.S. Courts (2025), available at https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/fcms_na_distprofile0331.2025 | Oct 28, 2025 | EXHIBIT | PETITIONER |
Summary of Judge Gilstrap Patent Trials Between October 22, 2024 and October 22, 2025 | Oct 28, 2025 | EXHIBIT | PETITIONER |
Docket for 2:23-cv-00274 (E.D. Tex.) | Oct 28, 2025 | EXHIBIT | PETITIONER |
Docket for 2:23-cv-0379 (E.D. Tex.) | Oct 28, 2025 | EXHIBIT | PETITIONER |
Docket for 2:24-cv-00034 (E.D. Tex.) | Oct 28, 2025 | EXHIBIT | PETITIONER |
Docket for 2:24-cv-00047 (E.D. Tex.) | Oct 28, 2025 | EXHIBIT | PETITIONER |
Docket for 2:24-cv-00049 (E.D. Tex.) | Oct 28, 2025 | EXHIBIT | PETITIONER |
Jeremy Bowman, Nasdaq, This 1 Number May Ensure TSMC’s Market Dominance, The Motley Fool (Aug. 17, 2024) (last visited October 22, 2025), available at https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/1-number-may-ensure-tsmcs-market-dominance | Oct 28, 2025 | EXHIBIT | PETITIONER |
CNBC Transcript: United States Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick Speaks with CNBC’s Brian Sullivan on “The Exchange” Today, CNBC (Apr. 29. 2025) (last visited October 22, 2025), available at https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/29/cnbc-transcript-united-states-commerce-secretary-howard-lutnick-speaks-with-cnbcs-brian-sullivan-on-the-exchange-today.html | Oct 28, 2025 | EXHIBIT | PETITIONER |
Trump on China Putting - America First (Robert C. O’Brien editor) | Oct 28, 2025 | EXHIBIT | PETITIONER |
Remarks: Donald Trump Announces an Economic Investment in the United States - March 3, 2025, available at https://rollcall.com/factbase/trump/transcript/donald-trump-remarks-economic-investment-united-states-march-3-2025/#2 | Oct 28, 2025 | EXHIBIT | PETITIONER |
Speech: Donald Trump Addresses an Republican Dinner in Washington - April 8, 2025, available at https://rollcall.com/factbase/trump/transcript/donald-trump-speech-nrcc-republican-dinner-april-8-2025/#161 | Oct 28, 2025 | EXHIBIT | PETITIONER |
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Eric Lee, How Taiwan Underwrites the US Defense Industrial Complex, The Diplomat (Nov. 9, 2021) (last visited July 14, 2025), available at https://thediplomat.com/2021/11/how-taiwan-underwrites-the-us-defense-industrial-complex/ | Oct 28, 2025 | EXHIBIT | PETITIONER |
Silvia Pellegrino, What is TSMC?, Tech Monitor (Jan. 2, 2023) (last visited July 14, 2025), available at https://www.techmonitor.ai/what-is/what-is-tsmc/?cf-view | Oct 28, 2025 | EXHIBIT | PETITIONER |
Patent Owner’s Response and Objections to Petitioner’s First Request for Production of Documents (Contains Material Marked Highly Confidential – Attorneys’ Eyes Only) | Oct 28, 2025 | EXHIBIT | PETITIONER |
U.S. Patent No. 7,067,919 to Watanabe et al. (“Watanabe’919”) | Oct 28, 2025 | EXHIBIT | PETITIONER |
U.S. Patent No. 6,958,542 to Hasunuma et al. (“Hasunuma’542”) | Oct 28, 2025 | EXHIBIT | PETITIONER |
JP4047324 file wrapper – excerpts and Certified Translation of excerpts and Certification of Translation | Oct 28, 2025 | EXHIBIT | PETITIONER |
16/12nm Technology | Oct 28, 2025 | EXHIBIT | PETITIONER |
Prosecution History 7,439,623 | Oct 28, 2025 | EXHIBIT | PETITIONER |
Petition for Inter Partes Review IPR2025-01212 | Oct 28, 2025 | EXHIBIT | PETITIONER |
Removing Barriers to American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence, Presidential Actions, The White House (Jan. 23, 2025) (last visited July 14, 2025), available at https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidentialactions/2025/01/removing-barriers-to-american-leadership-inartificial-intelligence/ | Oct 28, 2025 | EXHIBIT | PETITIONER |
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TSMC Expands Collaboration with Ansys by Integrating AI Technology to Accelerate 3D-IC Design, Ansys (Sept. 25, 2024) (last visited July 14, 2025), available at https://investors.ansys.com/news-releases/news-releasedetails/tsmc-expands-collaboration-ansys-integrating-ai-technology | Oct 28, 2025 | EXHIBIT | PETITIONER |
Cadence and TSMC Advance AI and 3D-IC Chip Design with Certified Design Solutions for TSMC’s A16 and N2P Process Technologies, Cadence (Apr. 23, 2025) (last visited July 14, 2025), available at https://www.cadence.com/en_US/home/company/newsroom/pressreleases/pr/2025/cadence-and-tsmc-advance-ai-and-3d-ic-chipdesign-with-certified.html | Oct 28, 2025 | EXHIBIT | PETITIONER |
Silent Giant TSMC Returns to the Peak of its Powers as the AI Boom Continues, Yahoo! finance (June 12, 2025), available at https://finance.yahoo.com/news/silent-giant-tsmc-returns-peak230300515.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3 cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAGbNeBi6fbz4 U1LAPZACoSOpXFKhZ2d8Aeym1OTBUscShGSwm5cDQL_KD bidYk16TkPx7YtIzsB2YbOGeGdO4PchwSBFYrk3fTg3HWrMVsPIL1q7mWa7ZR5e6BG0tbKASjEzPE-8raiT0KakQ2cXTjpdVs4xTGUvCoXUGlVbDT | Oct 28, 2025 | EXHIBIT | PETITIONER |
Alex He, In the Global AI Chips Race, China Is Playing Catch-Up (September 18, 2024) | Oct 28, 2025 | EXHIBIT | PETITIONER |
Jeff Klearman, Decoding TSMC’s Contribution to the AI and 5G Ecosystem (November 20, 2024), available at https://graniteshares.com/institutional/us/en-us/research/decoding-tsmc-s-contribution-to-the-ai-and-5g-ecosystem | Oct 28, 2025 | EXHIBIT | PETITIONER |
Charlotte Trueman, Mayo Clinic to use Cerebras chips for medical AI models (January 9, 2024), available at https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/mayo-clinic-to-use-cerebas-chips-for-medical-ai-models/ | Oct 28, 2025 | EXHIBIT | PETITIONER |
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Petitioner's Updated Exhibit List | Oct 28, 2025 | PAPER | PETITIONER |
Petitioner’s Opposition to Patent Owner’s Discretionary Denial Request | Oct 28, 2025 | PAPER | PETITIONER |
Petitioner’s Unopposed Motion to Seal | Oct 28, 2025 | PAPER | PETITIONER |
Patent Owner's Unopposed Motion for Entry of Protective Order | Oct 17, 2025 | PAPER | PATENT OWNER |
Email Correspondence | Oct 16, 2025 | EXHIBIT | BOARD |
Email Correspondence | Oct 16, 2025 | EXHIBIT | BOARD |
Motion for Entry of Protective Order | Sep 29, 2025 | PAPER | PATENT OWNER |
Motion to Seal | Sep 29, 2025 | PAPER | PATENT OWNER |
EX2026 - Patent Purchase Agreement (SEALED) | Sep 29, 2025 | EXHIBIT | PATENT OWNER |
PO Discretionary Denial Brief | Sep 29, 2025 | PAPER | PATENT OWNER |
EX2001 - AICP v. TSMC Complaint EDTX | Sep 29, 2025 | EXHIBIT | PATENT OWNER |
EX2002 – AICP v. TSMC Docket Sheet | Sep 29, 2025 | EXHIBIT | PATENT OWNER |
EX2003 – 2nd Amended DCO DKT 60 | Sep 29, 2025 | EXHIBIT | PATENT OWNER |
EX2004 -DCO DKT 46 | Sep 29, 2025 | EXHIBIT | PATENT OWNER |
EX2005 – 1st Amended DCO DKT 53 | Sep 29, 2025 | EXHIBIT | PATENT OWNER |
EX2006 – AICP Notice of Compliance DKT 45 | Sep 29, 2025 | EXHIBIT | PATENT OWNER |
EX2008 – Declaration of Kemper Diehl | Sep 29, 2025 | EXHIBIT | PATENT OWNER |
EX2009 -Protective Order DKT 62 | Sep 29, 2025 | EXHIBIT | PATENT OWNER |
EX2010 – TSMC Motion to Stay Pending IPR DKT 47 | Sep 29, 2025 | EXHIBIT | PATENT OWNER |
EX2011 – Order Denying w/o Prejudice TSMC’s Motion to Stay Pending IPR DKT 71 | Sep 29, 2025 | EXHIBIT | PATENT OWNER |
EX2012 - Docket Navigator Time-to-Trial Stats | Sep 29, 2025 | EXHIBIT | PATENT OWNER |
EX2013 – Lex Machina Time-to-Trial Stats | Sep 29, 2025 | EXHIBIT | PATENT OWNER |
EX2014 – USPTO Memorandum | Sep 29, 2025 | EXHIBIT | PATENT OWNER |
EX2016 – U.S. Patent No. 7,439,623 | Sep 29, 2025 | EXHIBIT | PATENT OWNER |
EX2017 – U.S. Patent No. 8,329,572 | Sep 29, 2025 | EXHIBIT | PATENT OWNER |
EX2018 – U.S. Patent No. 8,884,373 | Sep 29, 2025 | EXHIBIT | PATENT OWNER |
EX2020 – Excerpt of TSMC’s Petition for IPR in IPR2025-01211 (‘623) | Sep 29, 2025 | EXHIBIT | PATENT OWNER |
EX2021 - Excerpt of TSMC’s Petition for IPR in IPR2025-01212 (‘623) | Sep 29, 2025 | EXHIBIT | PATENT OWNER |
EX2022 - Excerpt of TSMC’s Petition for IPR in IPR2025-01302 (‘373) | Sep 29, 2025 | EXHIBIT | PATENT OWNER |
EX2023 - Excerpt of TSMC’s Petition for IPR in IPR2025-01305 (‘572) | Sep 29, 2025 | EXHIBIT | PATENT OWNER |
EX2024 – PO’s Reply to Petitioner’s Opposition to Discretionary Denial in IPR2025-00682 | Sep 29, 2025 | EXHIBIT | PATENT OWNER |
EX2025 – PO’s Reply to Petitioner’s Opposition to Discretionary Denial in IPR2025-00828 | Sep 29, 2025 | EXHIBIT | PATENT OWNER |
EX2027 – 3rd Amended DCO DKT 73 | Sep 29, 2025 | EXHIBIT | PATENT OWNER |
STIPULATION: 7-31-2025 Letter from K. Wheatley (counsel for TSMC) to J. Nelson et al. (counsel for AICP) | Aug 21, 2025 | EXHIBIT | PETITIONER |
Petitioner's Updated Exhibit List | Aug 21, 2025 | PAPER | PETITIONER |
Patent Owner's Power of Attorney | Aug 5, 2025 | PAPER | PATENT OWNER |
Patent Owner's Mandatory Notice | Aug 5, 2025 | PAPER | PATENT OWNER |
Notice: Notice filing date accorded | Jul 28, 2025 | PAPER | BOARD |
U.S. Patent No. 7,632,751 | Jul 15, 2025 | EXHIBIT | PETITIONER |
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Declaration of Dr. Reinhold Dauskardt | Jul 15, 2025 | EXHIBIT | PETITIONER |
Petitioner's Power of Attorney | Jul 15, 2025 | PAPER | PETITIONER |