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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
FAIRCHILD SEMICONDUCT OR )
CORPORATION, INTERSIL AMERICAS, )
INC., and INTERSIL CORPORATION, )
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Plaintiffs, ) C.A. N0. 07-187-JJF
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v. )
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POWER INTEGRATIONS, INC., )
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Defendant. )
RULE 16 SCHEDULING ORDER
The parties having satisfied their obligations under Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(f), IT IS
ORDERED that:
l. Scheduling. The parties have agreed to the following dates:
E Due Date
Hearing on Power Integrations’ Motion to October 5, 2007
Dismiss
Initial Disclosures October 19, 2007
Last day to {ile joint statement on claim November 30, 2007
construction
Last da to {ile O enin Mar/cman briefs December 14, 2007
Last da to tile Res onsive Markmcm briefs Janu ll, 2007
Close of Fact Discove March 28, 2008
Last day to tile motions to Amend Pleadings to March 28, 2008
add claims or arties
Last day to serve opening expert reports on April 18, 2008
issues for which the parties bear the burden of
roof
Last da to serve res onsive ex ert r orts Ma 14, 2008
Close of ex ert discove June 11, 2008
Last da to file dis ositive motions June 27, 2008

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2. Discovery Event Limitations.
(a) Interrogatories: Maximum of 30 interrogatories, including
contention interrogatories, for each side.
(b) Depositionsz Maximum of 100 hours of depositions per side,
excluding expert depositions. Depositions shall not commence until Rule 26 initial disclosures
are completed. This paragraph shall not prevent the earlier deposition of an individual having
knowledge of a party’s document storage and retention policies, a custodian of records, and/or a
document retention coordinator as contemplated by this Court’s electronic discovery guidelines.
This order shall not preclude the parties from altering the provisions of paragraphs 2(a)-(b) by
agreement.
3. Dispositive Motions. Any case dispositive motions, pursuant to the
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, shall be served and filed in accordance with Delaware Local
Rules. No case dispositive motion may be tiled more than ten (10) days from the above date
without leave ofthe Court.
4. Applications by Motion.
(a) Any applications to the Court shall be by written motion filed with
the Clerk of the Court in compliance with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and the Local
Rules of Civil Practice for the United States District Court for the District of Delaware
(Amended Effective January l, l995). Any non-dispositive motion shall contain the statement
required by D. Del. LR 7.l.l and be made in accordance with the Cotn‘t’s December 15, 2006
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Order on Procedures for Filing Non-dispositive motions in Patent Cases. Parties may file
stipulated and unopposed Orders with the Clerk of the Court for the Cotu·t’s review and signing.
The Court will not consider applications and requests submitted by letter or in a form other than
a motion.
(b) No facsimile transmissions will be accepted.
(c) No telephone calls shall be made to Chambers.
(d) Any party with a true emergency matter requiring the assistance of
the Court shall e-mail Chambers at: [email protected]. The e-mail shall provide a short
statement describing the emergency.
5. Protective Order. The parties have adopted the protective order entered
in the case currently pending between Power Integrations and Fairchild in this district, C.A. No.
04~137l—JJF.
FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. ASHBY & GEDDES
/s/ William J Marsden, Jr. /s/ John G. Dag
William J. Marsden, Jr., (LD. #2247) Steven J. Balick (I.D. #2114)
919 N. Market Street, Suite 1100 John G. Day (LD. #2403)
P.O. Box l 1 14 Lauren E. Maguire (I.D. #4261)
Wilmington, DE 19899-1114 500 Delaware Avenue, S"` Floor
Telephone: (302) 652-5070 P.O. Box 1150
[email protected] Wilmington, DE 19899
Telephone: 302-654- l 888
Attorneys for Power Integrations, Inc. sbalick@,ashby-geddes.com
[email protected]
h·[email protected]
Attorneys for Fairchild Semiconductor
Corporation, Intersil Americas, Inc., and
Intersil Corporation
SO ORDERED this l I day of , ;-5; ·¢-2007.
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