Invensas Corporation v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al, No. 2:17-cv-00670 (E.D. Tex. Oct. 26, 2018)

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This lawsuit concerns U.S. Patents 6,054,336, 6,232,231, 6,566,167, 6,825,554, and 6,849,946, which relate to various methods of manufacturing semiconductor devices. The ’231 and ’946 Patents concern methods of providing a substantially planar semiconductor topography, which facilitates the formation of high-resolution features in such devices. ’231 Patent at 1:28–48 (discussing problems associated with insufficiently planar topogra- phy during the manufacturing process); ’946 Patent at 1:32–52 (same).