Free Declaration in Opposition - District Court of California - California

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H A R O L D J. M C E L H I N N Y (CA SBN 66781) HMCELHINNY@MOFO. COM MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP 425 MARKET S R E TET SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA 94105-2482 TELEPHONE: 415.268.7000 FACSIMILE: 415.268.7522 M A R C D A V I D PETERS (CA SBN 211725) MDPETERS@MOFO. COM D A V I D M . A L B A N (CA SBN 238955) [email protected] MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP 755 PAGE MILL ROAD PALO ALTO, C A 94304-1018 TELEPHONE: 650-813-5600 FACSIMILE: 650-494-0792 ATTORNEYS F R DEFENDANT O A D V A N C E D M I C R O - F A B R I C A T I O N EQUIPMENT INC. ASIA

U N I T E D STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF C A L I F O R N I A SAN JOSE D I V I S I O N

APPLIED M A T E R I A L S , INC., PLAINTIFF, V.

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19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 DEFENDANTS. ADVANCED MICRO-FABRICATION EQUIPMENT ( S H A N G H A I ) CO., LTD., ADVANCED MICRO-FABRICATION EQUIPMENT, INC., ASIA, A D V A N C E D M I C R O - F A B R I C A T I O N EQUIPMENT, INC.,

DECLARATION OF A I H U A ("STEVE") C H E N I N SUPPORT OF ADVANCED MICROFABRICATION EQUIPMENT ASIA'S M O T I O N T O DISMISS DATE: TIME: COURTROOM: FEBRUARY 25, 2008 9:00 A.M. 8, 4TH FLOOR

DECLARATION OF AIHUA ("STEVE") CHEN I N SUPPORT OF ADVANCED MICRO-FABRICATION EQUIPMENT ASIA'S MOTION To DISMISS

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I, A i h u a ( " S t e v e " ) C h e n , do declare as f o l l o w s : 1. I a m a D i r e c t o r and E x e c u t i v e V i c e President o f A d v a n c e d M i c r o - F a b r i c a t i o n

E q u i p m e n t Inc. A s i a ( " A M E C A s i a " ) . 2. A M E C A s i a is a p r i v a t e l y - h e l d c o m p a n y incorporated i n the C a y m a n Islands.

A M E C A s i a is a j o i n t venture o w n e r o f A d v a n c e d M i c r o - F a b r i c a t i o n E q u i p m e n t Inc. C h i n a ( " A M E C C h i n a " ) , a cooperative j o i n t venture b e t w e e n A M E C A s i a and Shanghai V e n t u r e s C a p i t a l C o . , L t d . , o r g a n i z e d under the l a w s o f the People's R e p u b l i c . A M E C A s i a is also the parent c o m p a n y o f A d v a n c e d M i c r o - F a b r i c a t i o n E q u i p m e n t International Pte. L t d . ( " A M E C I n t e r n a t i o n a l " ) , a c o m p a n y organized under the l a w s o f Singapore, w h i c h m a i n t a i n s various r e g i o n a l o f f i c e s and subsidiaries around A s i a . 3. A M E C A s i a ' s management is located i n Shanghai, C h i n a . A M E C A s i a operates

p r i m a r i l y as a h o l d i n g c o m p a n y o f A M E C C h i n a and A M E C International. A M E C A s i a does not i t s e l f design, m a n u f a c t u r e , sell or m a r k e t a n y products. 4. A M E C A s i a does not have a n y offices or f a c i l i t i e s w i t h i n C a l i f o r n i a . It does not

o w n or lease a n y p r o p e r t y i n C a l i f o r n i a . It has n o t s o l d or shipped products to customers located i n California. 5. A M E C A s i a ' s contacts i n the State o f C a l i f o r n i a are m i n i m a l . A M E C A s i a

m a i n t a i n s a b a n k account w i t h S i l i c o n V a l l e y B a n k , w h i c h is used to facilitate the p a y m e n t o f certain a d m i n i s t r a t i v e costs w h e r e p a y m e n t i n dollars is r e q u i r e d (e.g., t r a v e l expenses f o r certain employees, consultant fees, and certain legal fees). T h e balance o n A M E C A s i a ' s account averages a p p r o x i m a t e l y $250,000. 6. A M E C A s i a pays no C a l i f o r n i a state taxes, pays n o federal taxes, and is not

licensed to do business i n the State o f C a l i f o r n i a . 7. I understand that the t e r r i t o r y o f the N o r t h e r n D i s t r i c t o f C a l i f o r n i a encompasses

the f o l l o w i n g counties o f the State o f C a l i f o r n i a : A l a m e d a , C o n t r a Costa, D e l N o r t e , H u m b o l d t , L a k e , M a r i n , M e n d o c i n o , M o n t e r e y , N a p a , San B e n i t o , San Francisco, San M a t e o , Santa Clara, Santa C r u z , and Sonoma.

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I DECLARE UNDER PENALTY OF PERJURY THAT TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE THE FOREGOING I S TRUE AND CORRECT. EXECUTED ON JANUARY!^, 2008, IN SHANGHAI, CHINA.

J

*IHUA ("STEVE") CHEN

DECLARATION OF AIHUA ("STEVE") CHEN IN SUPPORT OF ADVANCED MICRO-FABRICATION EQUIPMENT ASIA'S MOTION T O DISMISS

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G E N E R A L O R D E R 45 A T T E S T A T I O N I , MARC PETERS, AM THE E C F USER WHOSE I D AND PASSWORD ARE BEING USED TO FILE THE DECLARATION OF AIHUA ("STEVE") CHEN I N SUPPORT OF ADVANCED MICRO-FABRICATION EQUIPMENT INC. ASIA'S MOTION TO DISMISS. IN COMPLIANCE WITH GENERAL ORDER 45, X . B . , I HEREBY ATTEST THAT AIHUA ("STEVE") CHEN HAS CONCURRED IN THIS FILING.

/ S / MARC DAVID PETERS MARC DAVID PETERS

DECLARATION OF AIHUA ("STEVE") CHEN IN SUPPORT OF ADVANCED MICRO-FABRICATION EQUIPMENT ASIA'S MOTION T O DISMISS

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