Source: s3://data.kl3m.ai/documents/govinfo/USCOURTS/USCOURTS-cand-3_04-cv-01268/USCOURTS-cand-3_04-cv-01268-17/pdf.json

Nature of Suit Code: 830
Nature of Suit: Patent
Cause of Action: 35:271 Patent Infringement

---

United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

UNIRAM TECHNOLOGY, INC.,

Plaintiff(s),

 vs.

MONOLITHIC SYSTEM TECHNOLOGY,

INC, et al.,

Defendant(s). /

No. C 04-1268 VRW (MEJ)

ORDER APPOINTING SPECIAL

MASTER

ORDER RE: PRODUCTION OF

TAPEOUT FILES

On June 16, 2006, the undersigned issued a Report and Recommendation in which it

recommended that Chief Judge Walker, presiding judge in this matter, grant the undersigned

authority to appoint a special master for purposes of supervising discovery related to defendant

Monolithic System Technology, Inc.'s ("TSMC") customers' tapeout files. The Court also ordered

the parties to meet and confer for the purpose of selecting a special master. Doc. #187.

On July 13, 2006, the parties filed notice that they agreed to use Lou Bruccerli. On July 24,

Chief Judge Walker granted the undersigned authority to appoint a special master. Accordingly, the

Court hereby APPOINTS Lou Bruccerli as special master in this case for supervision of discovery

regarding TSMC's tapeout files. The parties shall comply with the following guidelines:

1) Tapeouts shall be displayed under the supervision of Mr. Bruccerli on a secure, nonnetworked computer at the office of TSMC's counsel. TSMC's customers may be present

when Uniram Technology views their individual tapeouts.

2) TSMC shall produce complete memory portions, including ECC, and representative samples

Case 3:04-cv-01268-VRW Document 197 Filed 07/31/06 Page 1 of 2
United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 2

of the non-ECC, non-memory portions. The representative samples shall contain examples

of all types of transistors found in the circuit with the same frequency. TSMC shall not

claim that the representative samples do not constitute a "logic circuit."

3) The parties shall bear the costs of the special master and any disputes between Uniram,

TSMC, and TSMC's customers shall be resolved by Mr. Bruccerli. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 31, 2006 

MARIA-ELENA JAMES

United States Magistrate Judge

Case 3:04-cv-01268-VRW Document 197 Filed 07/31/06 Page 2 of 2