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Silicon Valley Bank

Loan and Security Agreement

Borrower:     Maxwell Technologies, Inc.

Address:        9244 Balboa Avenue
                       San Diego, CA 92123

Date:              February 4, 2004

THIS LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT is entered into on the above date between
SILICON VALLEY BANK (“Silicon”), whose address is 3003 Tasman Drive, Santa
Clara, California 95054 and the borrower(s) named above (jointly and severally,
the “Borrower”), whose chief executive office is located at the above address
(“Borrower’s Address”).  The Schedule to this Agreement (the “Schedule”) shall
for all purposes be deemed to be a part of this Agreement, and the same is an
integral part of this Agreement.  (Definitions of certain terms used in this
Agreement are set forth in Section 8 below.)

1.     LOANS.

       1.1   Loans.  Silicon will make loans to Borrower (the “Loans”) up to the
amounts (the “Credit Limit”) shown on the Schedule, provided no Default or Event
of Default has occurred and is continuing, and subject to deduction of Reserves
for accrued interest and such other Reserves as Silicon deems proper from time
to time in its good faith business judgment.

       1.2   Interest.  All Loans and all other monetary Obligations shall bear
interest at the rate shown on the Schedule, except where expressly set forth to
the contrary in this Agreement.  Interest shall be payable monthly, on the last
day of the month.  Interest may, in Silicon’s discretion, be charged to
Borrower’s loan account, and the same shall thereafter bear interest at the same
rate as the other Loans.  Silicon may, in its discretion, charge interest to
Borrower’s Deposit Accounts maintained with Silicon.  Regardless of the amount
of Obligations that may be outstanding from time to time, Borrower shall pay
Silicon minimum monthly interest during the term of this Agreement in the amount
set forth on the Schedule (the “Minimum Monthly Interest”).

       1.3   Overadvances.  If at any time or for any reason the total of all
outstanding Loans and all other monetary Obligations exceeds the Credit Limit
(an “Overadvance”), Borrower shall immediately pay the amount of the excess to
Silicon, without notice or demand.  Without limiting Borrower’s obligation to
repay to Silicon the amount of any Overadvance, Borrower agrees to pay Silicon
interest on the outstanding amount of any Overadvance, on demand, at the Default
Rate.

       1.4   Fees.  Borrower shall pay Silicon the fees shown on the Schedule,
which are in addition to all interest and other sums payable to Silicon and are
not refundable.

       1.5   Loan Requests.  To obtain a Loan, Borrower shall make a request to
Silicon by facsimile or telephone.  Loan requests received after 12:00 Noon will
not be considered by Silicon until the next Business Day.  Silicon may rely on
any telephone request for a Loan given by a person whom Silicon believes is an
authorized representative of Borrower, and Borrower will indemnify Silicon for
any loss Silicon suffers as a result of that reliance.

       1.6   Letters of Credit.  At the request of Borrower, Silicon may, in its
good faith business judgment, issue or arrange for the issuance of letters of
credit for the account of Borrower, in each case in form and substance
satisfactory to Silicon in its sole discretion (collectively, “Letters of
Credit”).  The aggregate face amount of all Letters of Credit from time to time
outstanding shall not exceed the amount shown on the Schedule (the “Letter of
Credit Sublimit”), and shall be reserved against Loans which would otherwise be
available hereunder, and in the event at any time there are insufficient Loans
available to Borrower for such reserve, Borrower shall deposit and maintain with
Silicon cash collateral in an amount at all times equal to such deficiency,
which shall be held as Collateral for all purposes of this Agreement.  Borrower
shall pay all bank charges (including charges of Silicon) for the issuance of
Letters of Credit, together with such additional fee as

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Silicon’s letter of credit department shall charge in connection with the
issuance of the Letters of Credit.  Any payment by Silicon under or in
connection with a Letter of Credit shall constitute a Loan hereunder on the date
such payment is made.  Each Letter of Credit shall have an expiry date no later
than thirty days prior to the Maturity Date.  Borrower hereby agrees to
indemnify and hold Silicon harmless from any loss, cost, expense, or liability,
including payments made by Silicon, expenses, and reasonable attorneys’ fees
incurred by Silicon arising out of or in connection with any Letters of Credit. 
Borrower agrees to be bound by the regulations and interpretations of the issuer
of any Letters of Credit guarantied by Silicon and opened for Borrower’s account
or by Silicon’s interpretations of any Letter of Credit issued by Silicon for
Borrower’s account, and Borrower understands and agrees that Silicon shall not
be liable for any error, negligence, or mistake, whether of omission or
commission, in following Borrower’s instructions or those contained in the
Letters of Credit or any modifications, amendments, or supplements thereto,
Borrower understands that Letters of Credit may require Silicon to indemnify the
issuing bank for certain costs or liabilities arising out of claims by Borrower
against such issuing bank.  Borrower hereby agrees to indemnify and hold Silicon
harmless with respect to any loss, cost, expense, or liability incurred by
Silicon under any Letter of Credit as a result of Silicon’s indemnification of
any such issuing bank.  The provisions of this Loan Agreement, as it pertains to
Letters of Credit, and any other Loan Documents relating to Letters of Credit
are cumulative.

2.     SECURITY INTEREST.  To secure the payment and performance of all of the
Obligations when due, Borrower hereby grants to Silicon a security interest in
all of the following (collectively, the “Collateral”):  all right, title and
interest of Borrower in and to all of the following, whether now owned or
hereafter arising or acquired and wherever located:  all Accounts; all
Inventory; all Equipment; all Deposit Accounts; all General Intangibles
(including without limitation all Intellectual Property); all Investment
Property; all Other Property; and any and all claims, rights and interests in
any of the above, and all guaranties and security for any of the above, and all
substitutions and replacements for, additions, accessions, attachments,
accessories, and improvements to, and proceeds (including proceeds of any
insurance policies, proceeds of proceeds and claims against third parties) of,
any and all of the above, and all Borrower’s books relating to any and all of
the above.

3.     REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS OF BORROWER.

        In order to induce Silicon to enter into this Agreement and to make
Loans, Borrower represents and warrants to Silicon as follows, and Borrower
covenants that the following representations will continue to be true, and that
Borrower will at all times comply with all of the following covenants,
throughout the term of this Agreement and until all Obligations have been paid
and performed in full:

       3.1   Corporate Existence and Authority.  Borrower is and will continue
to be, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of
the jurisdiction of its incorporation.  Borrower is and will continue to be
qualified and licensed to do business in all jurisdictions in which any failure
to do so would result in a Material Adverse Change.  The execution, delivery and
performance by Borrower of this Agreement, and all other documents contemplated
hereby (i) have been duly and validly authorized, (ii) are enforceable against
Borrower in accordance with their terms (except as enforcement may be limited by
equitable principles and by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium
or similar laws relating to creditors’ rights generally), and (iii) do not
violate Borrower’s articles or certificate of incorporation, or Borrower’s
by-laws, or any law or any material agreement or instrument which is binding
upon Borrower or its property, and (iv) do not constitute grounds for
acceleration of any material indebtedness or obligation under any agreement or
instrument which is binding upon Borrower or its property.

       3.2   Name; Trade Names and Styles.  The name of Borrower set forth in
the heading to this Agreement is its correct name.  Listed in the
Representations are all prior names of Borrower and all of Borrower’s present
and prior trade names.  Borrower shall give Silicon 30 days’ prior written
notice before changing its name or doing business under any other name. 
Borrower has complied, and will in the future comply, in all material respects,
with all laws relating to the conduct of business under a fictitious business
name, except where the failure to so comply would not reasonably be expected to
result in a Material Adverse Change.

       3.3   Place of Business; Location of Collateral.  The address set forth
in the heading to this Agreement is Borrower’s chief executive office.  In
addition, Borrower has places of business and Collateral is located only at the
locations set forth in the Representations.  Borrower will give Silicon at least
30 days prior written notice before opening any additional place of business,
changing its chief executive office, or moving any of the Collateral to a
location other than Borrower’s Address or one of the locations set forth in the
Representations, except that Borrower may maintain sales offices in the ordinary
course of business at which not more than a total of $10,000 fair market value
of Equipment is located.

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       3.4   Title to Collateral; Perfection; Permitted Liens.

        (a)   Borrower is now, and will at all times in the future be, the sole
owner of all the Collateral, except for items of Equipment which are leased to
Borrower.  The Collateral now is and will remain free and clear of any and all
liens, charges, security interests, encumbrances and adverse claims, except for
Permitted Liens.  Silicon now has, and will continue to have, a first-priority
perfected and enforceable security interest in all of the Collateral, subject
only to the Permitted Liens, and Borrower will at all times defend Silicon and
the Collateral against all claims of others.

        (b)   Borrower has set forth in the Representations all of Borrower’s
Deposit Accounts, and Borrower will give Silicon five Business Days advance
written notice before establishing any new Deposit Accounts and will cause the
institution where any such new Deposit Account is maintained to execute and
deliver to Silicon a control agreement in form sufficient to perfect Silicon’s
security interest in the Deposit Account and otherwise satisfactory to Silicon
in its good faith business judgment.  Nothing herein limits any requirements
which may be set forth in the Schedule as to where Deposit Accounts will be
maintained.

        (c)   In the event that Borrower shall at any time after the date hereof
have any commercial tort claims against others, which it is asserting or intends
to assert, and in which the potential recovery exceeds $100,000, Borrower shall
promptly notify Silicon thereof in writing and provide Silicon with such
information regarding the same as Silicon shall request (unless providing such
information would waive the Borrower’s attorney-client privilege).  Such
notification to Silicon shall constitute a grant of a security interest in the
commercial tort claim and all proceeds thereof to Silicon, and Borrower shall
execute and deliver all such documents and take all such actions as Silicon
shall request in connection therewith.

        (d)   None of the Collateral now is or will be affixed to any real
property in such a manner, or with such intent, as to become a fixture. 
Borrower is not and will not become a lessee under any real property lease
pursuant to which the lessor may obtain any rights in any of the Collateral and
no such lease now prohibits, restrains, impairs or will prohibit, restrain or
impair Borrower’s right to remove any Collateral from the leased premises. 
Whenever any Collateral is located upon premises in which any third party has an
interest, Borrower shall, whenever requested by Silicon, use its best efforts to
cause such third party to execute and deliver to Silicon, in form acceptable to
Silicon, such waivers and subordinations as Silicon shall specify in its good
faith business judgment.  Borrower will keep in full force and effect, and will
comply with all material terms of, any lease of real property where any of the
Collateral now or in the future may be located.

       3.5   Maintenance of Collateral.  Borrower will maintain the Collateral
in good working condition (ordinary wear and tear excepted), and Borrower will
not use the Collateral for any unlawful purpose.  Borrower will immediately
advise Silicon in writing of any material loss or damage to the Collateral.

       3.6   Books and Records.  Borrower has maintained and will maintain at
Borrower’s Address complete and accurate books and records, comprising an
accounting system in accordance with GAAP.

       3.7   Financial Condition, Statements and Reports.  All financial
statements now or in the future delivered to Silicon have been, and will be,
prepared in conformity with GAAP and now and in the future will fairly present
the results of operations and financial condition of Borrower, in accordance
with GAAP, at the times and for the periods therein stated.  Between the last
date covered by any such statement provided to Silicon and the date hereof,
there has been no Material Adverse Change.

       3.8   Returns and Payments; Pension Contributions.  Borrower has timely
filed, and will timely file, all required tax returns and reports, and Borrower
has timely paid, and will timely pay, all foreign, federal, state and local
taxes, assessments, deposits and contributions now or in the future owed by
Borrower.  Borrower may, however, defer payment of any contested taxes, provided
that Borrower (i) in good faith contests Borrower’s obligation to pay the taxes
by appropriate proceedings promptly and diligently instituted and conducted,
(ii) notifies Silicon in writing of the commencement of, and any material
development in, the proceedings, and (iii) posts bonds or takes any other steps
required to keep the contested taxes from becoming a lien upon any of the
Collateral.  Borrower is unaware of any claims or adjustments proposed for any
of Borrower’s prior tax years which could result in additional taxes becoming
due and payable by Borrower.  Borrower has paid, and shall continue to pay all
amounts necessary to fund all present and future pension, profit sharing and
deferred com­pensation plans in accordance with their terms, and Borrower has
not and will not withdraw from participation in, permit partial or complete
termination of, or permit the occurrence of any other event with respect to, any
such plan which could reasonably be expected to result in any liability of
Borrower, including any liability to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or
its successors or any other governmental agency.

       3.9   Compliance with Law.  Borrower has, to the best of its knowledge,
complied, and will comply, in all material respects, with all provisions of all
foreign, federal, state and local laws and regulations applicable to Borrower,
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not limited to, those relating to Borrower’s ownership of real or personal
property, the conduct and licensing of Borrower’s business, and all
environmental matters.

       3.10  Litigation.  There is no claim, suit, litigation, proceeding or
investigation pending or (to best of Borrower’s knowledge) threatened against or
affecting Borrower in any court or before any governmental agency (or any basis
therefor known to Borrower) which could reasonably be expected to result, either
separately or in the aggregate, in any Material Adverse Change.  Borrower will
promptly inform Silicon in writing of any claim, proceeding, litigation or
investigation in the future threatened or instituted against Borrower involving
any single claim of $100,000 or more, or involving $250,000 or more in the
aggregate.

       3.11  Use of Proceeds.  All proceeds of all Loans shall be used solely
for lawful business purposes.  Borrower is not purchasing or carrying any
“margin stock” (as defined in Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System) and no part of the proceeds of any Loan will be used to
purchase or carry any “margin stock” or to extend credit to others for the
purpose of purchasing or carrying any “margin stock.”

4.     ACCOUNTS.

       4.1   Representations Relating to Accounts.  Borrower represents and
warrants to Silicon as follows:  Each Account with respect to which Loans are
requested by Borrower shall, on the date each Loan is requested and made, (i)
represent an undisputed bona fide existing unconditional obligation of the
Account Debtor created by the sale, delivery, and acceptance of goods or the
rendition of services, or the non-exclusive licensing of Intellectual Property,
in the ordinary course of Borrower’s business, and (ii) meet the Minimum
Eligibility Requirements set forth in Section 8 below.

       4.2   Representations Relating to Documents and Legal Compliance. 
Borrower represents and warrants to Silicon as follows:  All statements made and
all unpaid balances appearing in all invoices, instruments and other documents
evidencing the Accounts are and shall be true and correct and all such invoices,
instruments and other documents and all of Borrower’s books and records are and
shall be genuine and in all respects what they purport to be.  All sales and
other transactions underlying or giving rise to each Account shall comply in all
material respects with all applicable laws and governmental rules and
regulations.  To the best of Borrower’s knowledge, all signatures and
endorsements on all documents, instruments, and agreements relating to all
Accounts are and shall be genuine, and all such documents, instruments and
agreements are and shall be legally enforceable in accordance with their terms.

       4.3   Schedules and Documents relating to Accounts.  Borrower shall
deliver to Silicon transaction reports and schedules of collections, as provided
in the Schedule, on Silicon’s standard forms; provided, however, that Borrower’s
failure to execute and deliver the same shall not affect or limit Silicon’s
security interest and other rights in all of Borrower’s Accounts, nor shall
Silicon’s failure to advance or lend against a specific Account affect or limit
Silicon’s security interest and other rights therein.  If requested by Silicon,
Borrower shall furnish Silicon with copies (or, at Silicon’s request, originals)
of all contracts, orders, invoices, and other similar documents, and all
shipping instructions, delivery receipts, bills of lading, and other evidence of
delivery, for any goods the sale or disposition of which gave rise to such
Accounts, and Borrower warrants the genuineness of all of the foregoing. 
Borrower shall also furnish to Silicon an aged accounts receivable trial balance
as provided in the Schedule.  In addition, Borrower shall deliver to Silicon, on
its request, the originals of all instruments, chattel paper, security
agreements, guarantees and other documents and property evidencing or securing
any Accounts, in the same form as received, with all necessary indorsements, and
copies of all credit memos.

       4.4   Collection of Accounts.  Borrower shall have the right to collect
all Accounts, unless and until a Default or an Event of Default has occurred and
is continuing.  Whether or not an Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing, Borrower shall hold all payments on, and proceeds of, Accounts in
trust for Silicon, and Borrower shall immediately deliver all such payments and
proceeds to Silicon in their original form, duly endorsed, to be applied to the
Obligations in such order as Silicon shall determine.  Silicon may, in its good
faith business judgment, require that all proceeds of Collateral be deposited by
Borrower into a lockbox account, or such other “blocked account” as Silicon may
specify, pursuant to a blocked account agreement in such form as Silicon may
specify in its good faith business judgment.

       4.5   Remittance of Proceeds.  All proceeds arising from the disposition
of any Collateral shall be delivered, in kind, by Borrower to Silicon in the
original form in which received by Borrower not later than the following
Business Day after receipt by Borrower, to be applied to the Obligations in such
order as Silicon shall determine; provided that, if no Default or Event of
Default has occurred and is continuing, Borrower shall not be obligated to remit
to Silicon the proceeds of the sale of worn out or obsolete Equipment disposed
of by Borrower in good faith in an arm’s length transaction for an aggregate
purchase price of $50,000 or less (for all such transactions in any fiscal
year).  Borrower agrees that it will not commingle proceeds of Collateral with
any of Borrower’s other funds or property, but will hold such proceeds separate
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such other funds and property and in an express trust for Silicon.  Nothing in
this Section limits the restrictions on disposition of Collateral set forth
elsewhere in this Agreement.

       4.6   Disputes.  Borrower shall notify Silicon promptly of all disputes
or claims relating to Accounts.  Borrower shall not forgive (completely or
partially), compromise or settle any Account for less than payment in full, or
agree to do any of the foregoing, except that Borrower may do so, provided
that:  (i) Borrower does so in good faith, in a commercially reasonable manner,
in the ordinary course of business, and in arm’s length transactions, which are
reported to Silicon on the regular reports provided to Silicon; (ii) no Default
or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing; and (iii) taking into
account all such discounts, settlements and forgiveness, the total outstanding
Loans will not exceed the Credit Limit.

       4.7   Returns.  Provided no Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing, if any Account Debtor returns any Inventory to Borrower, Borrower
shall promptly determine the reason for such return and promptly issue a credit
memorandum to the Account Debtor in the appropriate amount.  In the event any
attempted return occurs after the occurrence and during the continuance of any
Event of Default, Borrower shall hold the returned Inventory in trust for
Silicon, and immediately notify Silicon of the return of the Inventory.

       4.8   Verification.  Silicon may, from time to time, verify directly with
the respective Account Debtors the validity, amount and other matters relating
to the Accounts, by means of mail, telephone or otherwise, either in the name of
Borrower or Silicon or such other name as Silicon may choose.

       4.9   No Liability.  Silicon shall not be responsible or liable for any
shortage or discrepancy in, damage to, or loss or destruction of, any goods, the
sale or other disposition of which gives rise to an Account, or for any error,
act, omission, or delay of any kind occurring in the settlement, failure to
settle, collection or failure to collect any Account, or for settling any
Account in good faith for less than the full amount thereof, nor shall Silicon
be deemed to be responsible for any of Borrower’s obligations under any contract
or agreement giving rise to an Account.  Nothing herein shall, however, relieve
Silicon from liability for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct.

5.     ADDITIONAL DUTIES OF BORROWER.

       5.1   Financial and Other Covenants.  Borrower shall at all times comply
with the financial and other covenants set forth in the Schedule.

       5.2   Insurance.  Borrower shall, at all times insure all of the tangible
personal property Collateral and carry such other business insurance, with
insurers reasonably acceptable to Silicon, in such form and amounts as Silicon
may reasonably require and that are customary and in accordance with standard
practices for Borrower’s industry and locations, and Borrower shall provide
evidence of such insurance to Silicon.  All such insurance policies shall name
Silicon as an additional loss payee, and shall contain a lenders loss payee
endorsement in form reasonably acceptable to Silicon.  Upon receipt of the
proceeds of any such insurance, Silicon shall apply such proceeds in reduction
of the Obligations as Silicon shall determine in its good faith business
judgment, except that, provided no Default or Event of Default has occurred and
is continuing, Silicon shall release to Borrower insurance proceeds with respect
to Equipment totaling less than $100,000, which shall be utilized by Borrower
for the replacement of the Equipment with respect to which the insurance
proceeds were paid.  Silicon may require reasonable assurance that the insurance
proceeds so released will be so used.  If Borrower fails to provide or pay for
any insurance, Silicon may, but is not obligated to, obtain the same at
Borrower’s expense.  Borrower shall promptly deliver to Silicon copies of all
material reports made to insurance companies.

       5.3   Reports.  Borrower, at its expense, shall provide Silicon with the
written reports set forth in the Schedule, and such other written reports with
respect to Borrower (including budgets, sales projections, operating plans and
other financial documentation), as Silicon shall from time to time specify in
its good faith business judgment.

       5.4   Access to Collateral, Books and Records.  At reasonable times, and
on one Business Day’s notice, Silicon, or its agents, shall have the right to
inspect the Collateral, and the right to audit and copy Borrower’s books and
records.  The parties contemplate that such audits will be performed no more
frequently than quarterly, but nothing herein restricts Silicon’s right to
conduct such audits more frequently if (i) Silicon believes that it is advisable
to do so in Silicon’s good faith business judgment, or (ii) Silicon believes in
good faith that an event of default or an event which, with notice or passage of
time or both would constitute an event of default, has occurred and is
continuing.  Silicon shall take reasonable steps to keep confidential all
information obtained in any such inspection or audit, but Silicon shall have the
right to disclose any such information to its auditors, regulatory agencies, and
attorneys, and pursuant to any subpoena or other legal process.  The foregoing
inspections and audits shall be at Borrower’s expense and the charge therefor
shall be $750 per person per day (or such higher amount as shall represent
Silicon’s then current standard charge for the same), plus reasonable
out-of-pocket expenses.  In the event Borrower and Silicon schedule an audit
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reschedules the audit with less than 10 days written notice to Silicon, then
(without limiting any of Silicon’s rights or remedies), Borrower shall pay
Silicon a cancellation fee of $1,000 plus any out-of-pocket expenses incurred by
Silicon, to compensate Silicon for the anticipated costs and expenses of the
cancellation.

       5.5   Negative Covenants.  Except as may be permitted in the Schedule,
Borrower shall not, without Silicon’s prior written consent (which shall be a
matter of its good faith business judgment), do any of the following:  (i) merge
or consolidate with another corporation or entity; (ii) acquire any assets,
except in the ordinary course of business; (iii) enter into any other
transaction outside the ordinary course of business; (iv) sell or transfer any
Collateral, except for the sale of finished Inventory in the ordinary course of
Borrower’s business, and except for the sale of obsolete or unneeded Equipment
in the ordinary course of business; (v) store any Inventory or other Collateral
with any warehouseman or other third party; (vi) sell any Inventory on a
sale-or-return, guaranteed sale, consignment, or other contingent basis; (vii)
make any loans of any money or other assets; (viii) incur any debts, outside the
ordinary course of business, which would result in a Material Adverse Change;
(ix) guarantee or otherwise become liable with respect to the obligations of
another party or entity; (x) pay or declare any dividends on Borrower’s stock
(except for dividends payable solely in stock of Borrower); (xi) redeem, retire,
purchase or otherwise acquire, directly or indirectly, any of Borrower’s stock;
(xii) make any change in Borrower’s capital structure which would result in a
Material Adverse Change; or (xiii) engage, directly or indirectly, in any
business other than the businesses currently engaged in by Borrower or
reasonably related thereto; or (xiv) dissolve or elect to dissolve. 
Transactions permitted by the foregoing provisions of this Section are only
permitted if no Default or Event of Default would occur as a result of such
transaction.

       5.6   Litigation Cooperation.  Should any third-party suit or proceeding
be instituted by or against Silicon with respect to any Collateral or relating
to Borrower, Borrower shall, without expense to Silicon, at reasonable times and
upon reasonable notice make available Borrower and its officers, employees and
agents and Borrower’s books and records, to the extent that Silicon may deem
them reasonably necessary in order to prosecute or defend any such suit or
proceeding.

       5.7   Further Assurances.  Borrower agrees, at its expense, on request by
Silicon, to execute all documents and take all actions, as Silicon, may, in its
good faith business judgment, deem necessary or useful in order to perfect and
maintain Silicon’s perfected first-priority security interest in the Collateral
(subject to Permitted Liens), and in order to fully consummate the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.

6.     TERM.

       6.1   Maturity Date.  This Agreement shall continue in effect until the
maturity date set forth on the Schedule (the “Maturity Date”), subject to
Section 6.3 below.

       6.2   Early Termination.  This Agreement may be terminated prior to the
Maturity Date as follows:  (i) by Borrower, effective three Business Days after
written notice of termination is given to Silicon; or (ii) by Silicon at any
time after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default,
without notice, effective immediately.  If this Agreement is terminated by
Borrower or by Silicon under this Section 6.2, Borrower shall pay to Silicon a
termination fee in an amount equal to two percent (2.0%) of the Overall Credit
Limit (as defined in the Schedule), provided that the total termination fee
under this Loan Agreement and under the Exim Agreement (as defined in the
Schedule) shall not exceed two percent (2.0%) of the Overall Credit Limit, and,
provided that no termination fee shall be charged if the credit facility
hereunder is replaced with a new facility from another division of Silicon
Valley Bank.  The termination fee shall be due and payable on the effective date
of termination and thereafter shall bear interest at a rate equal to the highest
rate applicable to any of the Obligations.

       6.3   Payment of Obligations.  On the Maturity Date or on any earlier
effective date of termination, Borrower shall pay and perform in full all
Obligations, whether evidenced by installment notes or otherwise, and whether or
not all or any part of such Obligations are otherwise then due and payable. 
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, if on the Maturity Date, or on
any earlier effective date of termination, there are any outstanding Letters of
Credit issued by Silicon or issued by another institution based upon an
application, guarantee, indemnity or similar agreement on the part of Silicon,
then on such date Borrower shall provide to Silicon cash collateral in an amount
equal to 105% of the face amount of all such Letters of Credit plus all
interest, fees and cost due or to become due in connection therewith (as
estimated by Silicon in its good faith business judgment), to secure all of the
Obligations relating to said Letters of Credit, pursuant to Silicon’s then
standard form cash pledge agreement.  Notwithstanding any termination of this
Agreement, all of Silicon’s security interests in all of the Collateral and all
of the terms and provisions of this Agreement shall continue in full force and
effect until all Obligations have been paid and performed in full; provided that
Silicon may, in its sole discretion, refuse to make any further Loans after
termination.  No termination shall in any way affect or impair any right or
remedy of Silicon, nor shall any such termination relieve Borrower of any
Obligation to Silicon, until all of the Obligations have been paid and performed
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payment and performance in full of all the Obligations and termination of this
Agreement, Silicon shall promptly terminate its financing statements with
respect to the Borrower and deliver to Borrower such other documents as may be
required to fully terminate Silicon’s security interests.

7.     EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES.

       7.1   Events of Default.  The occurrence of any of the following events
shall constitute an “Event of Default” under this Agreement, and Borrower shall
give Silicon immediate written notice thereof:  (a) Any warranty,
representation, statement, report or certificate made or delivered to Silicon by
Borrower or any of Borrower’s officers, employees or agents, now or in the
future, shall be untrue or misleading in a material respect when made or deemed
to be made; or (b) Borrower shall fail to pay when due any Loan or any interest
thereon or any other monetary Obligation; or (c) the total Loans and other
Obligations outstanding at any time shall exceed the Credit Limit; or (d)
Borrower shall fail to comply with any of the financial covenants set forth in
the Schedule, or shall fail to perform any other non-monetary Obligation which
by its nature cannot be cured, or shall fail to permit Silicon to conduct an
inspection or audit as specified in Section 5.4 hereof; or (e) Borrower shall
fail to perform any other non-monetary Obligation, which failure is not cured
within five Business Days after the date due; or (f) any levy, assessment,
attachment, seizure, lien or encumbrance (other than a Permitted Lien) is made
on all or any part of the Collateral which is not cured within 10 days after the
occurrence of the same; or (g) any default or event of default occurs under any
obligation secured by a Permitted Lien, which is not cured within any applicable
cure period or waived in writing by the holder of the Permitted Lien; or (h)
Borrower breaches any material contract or obligation, which has resulted or may
reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change; or (i)
Dissolution, termination of existence, insolvency or business failure of
Borrower; or appointment of a receiver, trustee or custodian, for all or any
part of the property of, assignment for the benefit of creditors by, or the
commencement of any proceeding by Borrower under any reorganization, bankruptcy,
insolvency, arrangement, readjustment of debt, dissolution or liquidation law or
statute of any jurisdiction, now or in the future in effect; or j) the
commencement of any proceeding against Borrower or any guarantor of any of the
Obligations under any reorganization, bankruptcy, insolvency, arrangement,
readjustment of debt, dissolution or liquidation law or statute of any
jurisdiction, now or in the future in effect, which is not cured by the
dismissal thereof within 30 days after the date commenced; or (k) revocation or
termination of, or limitation or denial of liability upon, any guaranty of the
Obligations or any attempt to do any of the foregoing, or commencement of
proceedings by any guarantor of any of the Obligations under any bankruptcy or
insolvency law; or (1) revocation or termination of, or limitation or denial of
liability upon, any pledge of any certificate of deposit, securities or other
property or asset of any kind pledged by any third party to secure any or all of
the Obligations, or any attempt to do any of the foregoing, or commencement of
proceedings by or against any such third party under any bankruptcy or
insolvency law; or (m) Borrower makes any payment on account of any indebtedness
or obligation which has been subordinated to the Obligations other than as
permitted in the applicable subordination agreement, or if any Person who has
subordinated such indebtedness or obligations terminates or in any way limits
his subordination agreement; or (n) there shall be a change in the record or
beneficial ownership of an aggregate of more than 20% of the outstanding shares
of stock of Borrower, in one or more transactions, compared to the ownership of
outstanding shares of stock of Borrower in effect on the date hereof, without
the prior written consent of Silicon; or (o) Borrower shall generally not pay
its debts as they become due, or Borrower shall conceal, remove or transfer any
part of its property, with intent to hinder, delay or defraud its creditors, or
make or suffer any transfer of any of its property which may be fraudulent under
any bankruptcy, fraudulent conveyance or similar law; or (p) a Material Adverse
Change shall occur.  Silicon may cease making any Loans hereunder during any of
the above cure periods, and thereafter if an Event of Default has occurred and
is continuing.

       7.2   Remedies.  Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any
Event of Default, and at any time thereafter, Silicon, at its option, and
without notice or demand of any kind (all of which are hereby expressly waived
by Borrower), may do any one or more of the following:  (a) Cease making Loans
or otherwise extending credit to Borrower under this Agreement or any other Loan
Document; (b) Accelerate and declare all or any part of the Obligations to be
immediately due, payable, and performable, notwithstanding any deferred or
installment payments allowed by any instrument evidencing or relating to any
Obligation; (c) Take possession of any or all of the Collateral wherever it may
be found, and for that purpose Borrower hereby authorizes Silicon without
judicial process to enter onto any of Borrower’s premises without interference
to search for, take possession of, keep, store, or remove any of the Collateral,
and remain on the premises or cause a custodian to remain on the premises in
exclusive control thereof, without charge for so long as Silicon deems it
necessary, in its good faith business judgment, in order to complete the
enforcement of its rights under this Agreement or any other agreement; provided,
however, that should Silicon seek to take possession of any of the Collateral by
court process, Borrower hereby irrevocably waives:  (i) any bond and any surety
or security relating thereto required by any statute, court rule or otherwise as
an incident to such possession; (ii) any demand for possession prior to the
commencement of any suit or action to recover possession thereof; and (iii) any
requirement that Silicon retain possession of, and not dispose of, any such
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after trial or final judgment; (d) Require Borrower to assemble any or all of
the Collateral and make it available to Silicon at places designated by Silicon
which are reasonably convenient to Silicon and Borrower, and to remove the
Collateral to such locations as Silicon may deem advisable; (e) Complete the
processing, manufacturing or repair of any Collateral prior to a disposition
thereof and, for such purpose and for the purpose of removal, Silicon shall have
the right to use Borrower’s premises, vehicles, hoists, lifts, cranes, and other
Equipment and all other property without charge; (f) Sell, lease or otherwise
dispose of any of the Collateral, in its condition at the time Silicon obtains
possession of it or after further manufacturing, processing or repair, at one or
more public and/or private sales, in lots or in bulk, for cash, exchange or
other property, or on credit, and to adjourn any such sale from time to time
without notice other than oral announcement at the time scheduled for sale. 
Silicon shall have the right to conduct such disposition on Borrower’s premises
without charge, for such time or times as Silicon deems reasonable, or on
Silicon’s premises, or elsewhere and the Collateral need not be located at the
place of disposition.  Silicon may directly or through any affiliated company
purchase or lease any Collateral at any such public disposition, and if
permissible under applicable law, at any private disposition.  Any sale or other
disposition of Collateral shall not relieve Borrower of any liability Borrower
may have if any Collateral is defective as to title or physical condition or
otherwise at the time of sale; (g) Demand payment of, and collect any Accounts
and General Intangibles comprising Collateral and, in connection therewith,
Borrower irrevocably authorizes Silicon to endorse or sign Borrower’s name on
all collections, receipts, instruments and other documents, to take possession
of and open mail addressed to Borrower and remove therefrom payments made with
respect to any item of the Collateral or proceeds thereof, and, in Silicon’s
good faith business judgment, to grant extensions of time to pay, compromise
claims and settle Accounts and the like for less than face value; (h) Offset
against any sums in any of Borrower’s general, special or other Deposit Accounts
with Silicon against any or all of the Obligations; and (i) Demand and receive
possession of any of Borrower’s federal and state income tax returns and the
books and records utilized in the preparation thereof or referring thereto.  All
reasonable attorneys’ fees, expenses, costs, liabilities and obligations
incurred by Silicon with respect to the foregoing shall be added to and become
part of the Obligations, shall be due on demand, and shall bear interest at a
rate equal to the highest interest rate applicable to any of the Obligations. 
Without limiting any of Silicon’s rights and remedies, from and after the
occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, the interest rate
applicable to the Obligations shall be increased by an additional four percent
per annum (the “Default Rate”).

       7.3   Standards for Determining Commercial Reasonableness.  Borrower and
Silicon agree that a sale or other disposition (collectively, “sale”) of any
Collateral which complies with the following standards will conclusively be
deemed to be commercially reasonable:  (i) Notice of the sale is given to
Borrower at least ten days prior to the sale, and, in the case of a public sale,
notice of the sale is published at least five days before the sale in a
newspaper of general circulation in the county where the sale is to be
conducted; (ii) Notice of the sale describes the collateral in general,
non-specific terms; (iii) The sale is conducted at a place designated by
Silicon, with or without the Collateral being present; (iv) The sale commences
at any time between 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 pm; (v) Payment of the purchase price in
cash or by cashier’s check or wire transfer is required; (vi) With respect to
any sale of any of the Collateral, Silicon may (but is not obligated to) direct
any prospective purchaser to ascertain directly from Borrower any and all
information concerning the same.  Silicon shall be free to employ other methods
of noticing and selling the Collateral, in its discretion, if they are
commercially reasonable.

       7.4   Power of Attorney.  Upon the occurrence and during the continuance
of any Event of Default, without limiting Silicon’s other rights and remedies,
Borrower grants to Silicon an irrevocable power of attorney coupled with an
interest, authorizing and permitting Silicon (acting through any of its
employees, attorneys or agents) at any time, at its option, but without
obligation, with or without notice to Borrower, and at Borrower’s expense, to do
any or all of the following, in Borrower’s name or otherwise, but Silicon agrees
that if it exercises any right hereunder, it will do so in good faith and in a
commercially reasonable manner:  (a) Execute on behalf of Borrower any documents
that Silicon may, in its good faith business judgment, deem advisable in order
to perfect and maintain Silicon’s security interest in the Collateral, or in
order to exercise a right of Borrower or Silicon, or in order to fully
consummate all the transactions contemplated under this Agreement, and all other
Loan Documents; (b) Execute on behalf of Borrower, any invoices relating to any
Account, any draft against any Account Debtor and any notice to any Account
Debtor, any proof of claim in bankruptcy, any Notice of Lien, claim of
mechanic’s, materialman’s or other lien, or assignment or satisfaction of
mechanic’s, materialman’s or other lien; (c) Take control in any manner of any
cash or non-cash items of payment or proceeds of Collateral; endorse the name of
Borrower upon any instruments, or documents, evidence of payment or Collateral
that may come into Silicon’s possession; (d) Endorse all checks and other forms
of remittances received by Silicon; (e) Pay, contest or settle any lien, charge,
encumbrance, security interest and adverse claim in or to any of the Collateral,
or any judgment based thereon, or otherwise take any action to terminate or
discharge the same; (f) Grant extensions of time to pay, compromise claims and
settle Accounts and General Intangibles for less than face value and execute all
releases and other documents in connection therewith; (g) Pay any sums required
on account of Borrower’s taxes or to secure the release of any liens therefor,
or both; (h) Settle and adjust, and give releases of, any insurance claim that
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 (i) Instruct any third party having custody or control of any books or records
belonging to, or relating to, Borrower to give Silicon the same rights of access
and other rights with respect thereto as Silicon has under this Agreement; and
j) Take any action or pay any sum required of Borrower pursuant to this
Agreement and any other Loan Documents.  Any and all reasonable sums paid and
any and all reasonable costs, expenses, liabilities, obligations and attorneys’
fees incurred by Silicon with respect to the foregoing shall be added to and
become part of the Obligations, shall be payable on demand, and shall bear
interest at a rate equal to the highest interest rate applicable to any of the
Obligations.  In no event shall Silicon’s rights under the foregoing power of
attorney or any of Silicon’s other rights under this Agreement be deemed to
indicate that Silicon is in control of the business, management or properties of
Borrower.

       7.5   Application of Proceeds.  All proceeds realized as the result of
any sale of the Collateral shall be applied by Silicon first to the reasonable
costs, expenses, liabilities, obligations and attorneys’ fees incurred by
Silicon in the exercise of its rights under this Agreement, second to the
interest due upon any of the Obligations, and third to the principal of the
Obligations, in such order as Silicon shall determine in its sole discretion. 
Any surplus shall be paid to Borrower or other persons legally entitled thereto;
Borrower shall remain liable to Silicon for any deficiency.  If, Silicon, in its
good faith business judgment, directly or indirectly enters into a deferred
payment or other credit transaction with any purchaser at any sale of
Collateral, Silicon shall have the option, exercisable at any time, in its good
faith business judgment, of either reducing the Obligations by the principal
amount of purchase price or deferring the reduction of the Obligations until the
actual receipt by Silicon of the cash therefor.

       7.6   Remedies Cumulative.  In addition to the rights and remedies set
forth in this Agreement, Silicon shall have all the other rights and remedies
accorded a secured party under the California Uniform Commercial Code and under
all other applicable laws, and under any other instrument or agreement now or in
the future entered into between Silicon and Borrower, and all of such rights and
remedies are cumulative and none is exclusive.  Exercise or partial exercise by
Silicon of one or more of its rights or remedies shall not be deemed an
election, nor bar Silicon from subsequent exercise or partial exercise of any
other rights or remedies.  The failure or delay of Silicon to exercise any
rights or remedies shall not operate as a waiver thereof, but all rights and
remedies shall continue in full force and effect until all of the Obligations
have been fully paid and performed.

8.     Definitions.  As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the
following meanings:

        “Account Debtor” means the obligor on an Account.

        “Accounts” means all present and future “accounts” as defined in the
California Uniform Commercial Code in effect on the date hereof with such
additions to such term as may hereafter be made, and includes without limitation
all accounts receivable and other sums owing to Borrower.

        “Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, a relative, partner,
shareholder, director, officer, or employee of such Person, or any parent or
subsidiary of such Person, or any Person controlling, controlled by or under
common control with such Person.

        “Business Day” means a day on which Silicon is open for business.

        “Code” means the Uniform Commercial Code as adopted and in effect in the
State of California from time to time.

        “Collateral” has the meaning set forth in Section 2 above.

        “continuing” and “during the continuance of’” when used with reference
to a Default or Event of Default means that the Default or Event of Default has
occurred and has not been either waived in writing by Silicon or cured within
any applicable cure period.

        “Default” means any event which with notice or passage of time or both,
would constitute an Event of Default.

        “Default Rate” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.2 above.

        “Deposit Accounts” means all present and future “deposit accounts” as
defined in the California Uniform Commercial Code in effect on the date hereof
with such additions to such term as may hereafter be made, and includes without
limitation all general and special bank accounts, demand accounts, checking
accounts, savings accounts and certificates of deposit.

        “Eligible Inventory” [Not Applicable]

        “Eligible Accounts” means Accounts and General Intangibles arising in
the ordinary course of Borrower’s business from the sale of goods or the
rendition of services, or the non-exclusive licensing of Intellectual Property,
which Silicon, in its good faith business judgment, shall deem eligible for
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Accounts are eligible for borrowing is a matter of Silicon’s good faith business
judgment, the following (the “Minimum Eligibility Requirements”) are the minimum
requirements for a Account to be an Eligible Account:  (i) the Account must not
be outstanding for more than 90 days from its invoice date (the “Eligibility
Period”), (ii) the Account must not represent progress billings, or be due under
a fulfillment or requirements contract with the Account Debtor, (iii) the
Account must not be subject to any contingencies (including Accounts arising
from sales on consignment, guaranteed sale or other terms pursuant to which
payment by the Account Debtor may be conditional), (iv) the Account must not be
owing from an Account Debtor with whom Borrower has any dispute (whether or not
relating to the particular Account), (v) the Account must not be owing from an
Affiliate of Borrower, (vi) the Account must not be owing from an Account Debtor
which is subject to any insolvency or bankruptcy proceeding, or whose financial
condition is not acceptable to Silicon, or which, fails or goes out of a
material portion of its business, (vii) the Account must not be owing from the
United States or any department, agency or instrumentality thereof (unless there
has been compliance, to Silicon’s satisfaction, with the United States
Assignment of Claims Act), (viii) the Account must not be owing from an Account
Debtor located outside the United States or Canada (unless pre-approved by
Silicon in its discretion in writing, or backed by a letter of credit
satisfactory to Silicon, or FCIA insured satisfactory to Silicon), (ix) the
Account must not be owing from an Account Debtor to whom Borrower is or may be
liable for goods purchased from such Account Debtor or otherwise (but, in such
case, the Account will be deemed not eligible only to the extent of any amounts
owed by Borrower to such Account Debtor).  Accounts owing from one Account
Debtor will not be deemed Eligible Accounts to the extent they exceed 25% of the
total Accounts outstanding.  In addition, if more than 50% of the Accounts owing
from an Account Debtor are outstanding for a period longer than their
Eligibility Period (without regard to unapplied credits) or are otherwise not
eligible Accounts, then all Accounts owing from that Account Debtor will be
deemed ineligible for borrowing.  Silicon may, from time to time, in its good
faith business judgment, revise the Minimum Eligibility Requirements, upon
written notice to Borrower.

        “Equipment” means all present and future “equipment” as defined in the
California Uniform Commercial Code in effect on the date hereof with such
additions to such term as may hereafter be made, and includes without limitation
all machinery, fixtures, goods, vehicles (including motor vehicles and
trailers), and any interest in any of the foregoing.

        “Event of Default” means any of the events set forth in Section 7.1 of
this Agreement.

        “GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles consistently
applied.

        “General Intangibles” means all present and future “general intangibles”
as defined in the California Uniform Commercial Code in effect on the date
hereof with such additions to such term as may hereafter be made, and includes
without limitation all Intellectual Property, payment intangibles, royalties,
contract rights, goodwill, franchise agreements, purchase orders, customer
lists, route lists, telephone numbers, domain names, claims, income tax refunds,
security and other deposits, options to purchase or sell real or personal
property, rights in all litigation presently or hereafter pending (whether in
contract, tort or otherwise), insurance policies (including without limitation
key man, property damage, and business interruption insurance), payments of
insurance and rights to payment of any kind.

        “good faith business judgment” means honesty in fact and good faith (as
defined in Section 1201 of the Code) in the exercise of Silicon’s business
judgment.

        “including” means including (but not limited to).

        “Intellectual Property” means all present and future (a) copyrights,
copyright rights, copyright applications, copyright registrations and like
protections in each work of authorship and derivative work thereof, whether
published or unpublished, (b) trade secret rights, including all rights to
unpatented inventions and know-how, and confidential information; (c) mask work
or similar rights available for the protection of semiconductor chips; (d)
patents, patent applications and like protections including without limitation
improvements, divisions, continuations, renewals, reissues, extensions and
continuations-in-part of the same; (e) trademarks, servicemarks, trade styles,
and trade names, whether or not any of the foregoing are registered, and all
applications to register and registrations of the same and like protections, and
the entire goodwill of the business of Borrower connected with and symbolized by
any such trademarks; (f) computer software and computer software products; (g)
designs and design rights; (h) technology; (i) all claims for damages by way of
past, present and future infringement of any of the rights included above; (j)
all licenses or other rights to use any property or rights of a type described
above.

        “Inventory” means all present and future “inventory” as defined in the
California Uniform Commercial Code in effect on the date hereof with such
additions to such term as may hereafter be made, and includes without limitation
all merchandise, raw materials, parts, supplies, packing and shipping materials,
work in process and finished products, including without limitation such
inventory as is temporarily out of Borrower’s custody or possession or in
transit and including any returned goods and any documents of title representing
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        “Investment Property” means all present and future investment property,
securities, stocks, bonds, debentures, debt securities, partnership interests,
limited liability company interests, options, security entitlements, securities
accounts, commodity contracts, commodity accounts, and all financial assets held
in any securities account or otherwise, and all options and warrants to purchase
any of the foregoing, wherever located, and all other securities of every kind,
whether certificated or uncertificated.

        “Loan Documents” means, collectively, this Agreement, the
Representations, and all other present and future documents, instruments and
agreements between Silicon and Borrower, including, but not limited to those
relating to this Agreement, and all amendments and modifications thereto and
replacements therefor.

        “Material Adverse Change” means any of the following:  (i) a material
adverse change in the business, operations, or financial or other condition of
the Borrower, or (ii) a material impairment of the prospect of repayment of any
portion of the Obligations; or (iii) a material impairment of the value or
priority of Silicon’s security interests in the Collateral.

        “Obligations” means all present and future Loans, advances, debts,
liabilities, obligations, guaranties, covenants, duties and indebtedness at any
time owing by Borrower to Silicon, whether evidenced by this Agreement or any
note or other instrument or document, or otherwise, whether arising from an
extension of credit, opening of a letter of credit, banker’s acceptance, loan,
guaranty, indemnification or otherwise, whether direct or indirect (including,
without limitation, those acquired by assignment and any participation by
Silicon in Borrower’s debts owing to others), absolute or contingent, due or to
become due, including, without limitation, all interest, charges, expenses,
fees, attorney’s fees, expert witness fees, audit fees, letter of credit fees,
collateral monitoring fees, closing fees, facility fees, termination fees,
minimum interest charges and any other sums chargeable to Borrower under this
Agreement or under any other Loan Documents.

        “Other Property” means the following as defined in the California
Uniform Commercial Code in effect on the date hereof with such additions to such
term as may hereafter be made, and all rights relating thereto:  all present and
future “commercial tort claims” (including without limitation any commercial
tort claims identified in the Representations), “documents”, “instruments”,
“promissory notes”, “chattel paper”, “letters of credit”, “letter-of-credit
rights”, “fixtures”, “farm products” and “money”; and all other goods and
personal property of every kind, tangible and intangible, whether or not
governed by the California Uniform Commercial Code.

        “Payment” means all checks, wire transfers and other items of payment
received by Silicon (including proceeds of Accounts and payment of the
Obligations in full) for credit to Borrower’s outstanding Loans or, if the
balance of the Loans have been reduced to zero, for credit to its Deposit
Accounts.

        “Permitted Liens” means the following:  (i) purchase money security
interests in specific items of Equipment; (ii) leases of specific items of
Equipment; (iii) liens for taxes not yet payable; (iv) additional security
interests and liens consented to in writing by Silicon, which consent may be
withheld in its good faith business judgment; (v) security interests being
terminated substantially concurrently with this Agreement; (vi) liens of
materialmen, mechanics, warehousemen, carriers, or other similar liens arising
in the ordinary course of business and securing obligations which are not
delinquent; (vii) liens incurred in connection with the extension, renewal or
refinancing of the indebtedness secured by liens of the type described above in
clauses (i) or (ii) above, provided that any extension, renewal or replacement
lien is limited to the property encumbered by the existing lien and the
principal amount of the indebtedness being extended, renewed or refinanced does
not increase; (viii) Liens in favor of customs and revenue authorities which
secure payment of customs duties in connection with the importation of goods. 
Silicon will have the right to require, as a condition to its consent under
subparagraph (iv) above, that the holder of the additional security interest or
lien sign an intercreditor agreement on Silicon’s then standard form,
acknowledge that the security interest is subordinate to the security interest
in favor of Silicon, and agree not to take any action to enforce its subordinate
security interest so long as any Obligations remain outstanding, and that
Borrower agree that any uncured default in any obligation secured by the
subordinate security interest shall also constitute an Event of Default under
this Agreement.

        “Person” means any individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, joint
venture, trust, unincorporated organization, association, corporation,
government, or any agency or political division thereof, or any other entity..

        “Representations” means the written Representations and Warranties
provided by Borrower to Silicon referred to in the Schedule.

        “Reserves” means, as of any date of determination, such amounts as
Silicon may from time to time establish and revise in its good faith business
judgment, reducing the amount of Loans, Letters of Credit and other financial
accommodations which would otherwise be available to Borrower under the lending
formula(s) provided in the Schedule:  (a) to reflect events, conditions,
contingencies or risks which, as determined by Silicon in its good faith
business judgment, do or may adversely affect (i) the Collateral or any other
property which is security for the Obligations or its value (including without
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any increase in delinquencies of Accounts), (ii) the assets, business or
prospects of Borrower or any Guarantor, or (iii) the security interests and
other rights of Silicon in the Collateral (including the enforceability,
perfection and priority thereof); or (b) to reflect Silicon’s good faith belief
that any collateral report or financial information furnished by or on behalf of
Borrower or any Guarantor to Silicon is or may have been incomplete, inaccurate
or misleading in any material respect; or (c) in respect of any state of facts
which Silicon determines in good faith constitutes an Event of Default or may,
with notice or passage of time or both, constitute an Event of Default.

        Other Terms.  All accounting terms used in this Agreement, unless
otherwise indicated, shall have the meanings given to such terms in accordance
with GAAP, consistently applied.  All other terms contained in this Agreement,
unless otherwise indicated, shall have the meanings provided by the Code, to the
extent such terms are defined therein.

9.     GENERAL PROVISIONS.

       9.1   Interest Computation; Float Charge.  In computing interest on the
Obligations, all Payments received after 12:00 Noon on any day shall be deemed
received on the next Business Day.  In addition, Silicon shall be entitled to
charge Borrower a “float” charge in an amount equal to three Business Days
interest, at the interest rate applicable to the Loans, on all Payments received
by Silicon.  Said float charge is not included in interest for purposes of
computing Minimum Monthly Interest (if any) under this Agreement.  The float
charge for each month shall be payable on the last day of the month.

       9.2   Application of Payments.  All payments with respect to the
Obligations may be applied, and in Silicon’s good faith business judgment
reversed and re-applied, to the Obligations, in such order and manner as Silicon
shall determine in its good faith business judgment.

       9.3   Charges to Accounts.  Silicon may, in its discretion, require that
Borrower pay monetary Obligations in cash to Silicon, or charge them to
Borrower’s Loan account, in which event they will bear interest at the same rate
applicable to the Loans.  Silicon may also, in its discretion, charge any
monetary Obligations to Borrower’s Deposit Accounts maintained with Silicon.

       9.4   Monthly Accountings.  Silicon shall provide Borrower monthly with
an account of advances, charges, expenses and payments made pursuant to this
Agreement.  Such account shall be deemed correct, accurate and binding on
Borrower and an account stated (except for reverses and reapplications of
payments made and corrections of errors discovered by Silicon), unless Borrower
notifies Silicon in writing to the contrary within 60 days after such account is
rendered, describing the nature of any alleged errors or omissions.

       9.5   Notices.  All notices to be given under this Agreement shall be in
writing and shall be given either personally or by reputable private delivery
service or by regular first-class mail, or certified mail return receipt
requested, addressed to Silicon or Borrower at the addresses shown in the
heading to this Agreement, or at any other address designated in writing by one
party to the other party.  Notices to Silicon shall be directed to the
Commercial Finance Division, to the attention of the Division Manager or the
Division Credit Manager.  All notices shall be deemed to have been given upon
delivery in the case of notices personally delivered, or at the expiration of
one Business Day following delivery to the private delivery service, or two
Business Days following the deposit thereof in the United States mail, with
postage prepaid.

       9.6   Severability.  Should any provision of this Agreement be held by
any court of competent jurisdiction to be void or unenforceable, such defect
shall not affect the remainder of this Agreement, which shall continue in full
force and effect.

       9.7   Integration.  This Agreement and such other written agreements,
documents and instruments as may be executed in connection herewith are the
final, entire and complete agreement between Borrower and Silicon and supersede
all prior and contemporaneous negotiations and oral representations and
agreements, all of which are merged and integrated in this Agreement.  There are
no oral understandings, representations or agreements between the parties which
are not set forth in this Agreement or in other written agreements signed by the
parties in connection herewith.

       9.8   Waivers; Indemnity.  The failure of Silicon at any time or times to
require Borrower to strictly comply with any of the provisions of this Agreement
or any other Loan Document shall not waive or diminish any right of Silicon
later to demand and receive strict compliance therewith.  Any waiver of any
default shall not waive or affect any other default, whether prior or
subsequent, and whether or not similar.  None of the provisions of this
Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be deemed to have been waived by any
act or knowledge of Silicon or its agents or employees, but only by a specific
written waiver signed by an authorized officer of Silicon and delivered to
Borrower.  Borrower waives the benefit of all statutes of limitations relating
to any of the Obligations or this Agreement or any other Loan Document, and
Borrower waives demand, protest, notice of protest and notice of default or
dishonor, notice of payment and nonpayment, release, compromise, settlement,
extension or renewal of any commercial paper, instrument, account, General
Intangible, document or guaranty at any time held by Silicon on which Borrower
is or may in any way be liable, and notice of any action taken by Silicon,
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expressly required by this Agreement.  Borrower hereby agrees to indemnify
Silicon and its affiliates, subsidiaries, parent, directors, officers,
employees, agents, and attorneys, and to hold them harmless from and against any
and all claims, debts, liabilities, demands, obligations, actions, causes of
action, penalties, costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees), of
every kind, which they may sustain or incur based upon or arising out of any of
the Obligations, or any relationship or agreement between Silicon and Borrower,
or any other matter, relating to Borrower or the Obligations; provided that this
indemnity shall not extend to damages proximately caused by the indemnitee’s own
gross negligence or willful misconduct.  Notwithstanding any provision in this
Agreement to the contrary, the indemnity agreement set forth in this Section
shall survive any termination of this Agreement and shall for all purposes
continue in full force and effect.

       9.9   No Liability for Ordinary Negligence.  Neither Silicon, nor any of
its directors, officers, employees, agents, attorneys or any other Person
affiliated with or representing Silicon shall be liable for any claims, demands,
losses or damages, of any kind whatsoever, made, claimed, incurred or suffered
by Borrower or any other party through the ordinary negligence of Silicon, or
any of its directors, officers, employees, agents, attorneys or any other Person
affiliated with or representing Silicon, but nothing herein shall relieve
Silicon from liability for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct.

       9.10  Amendment.  The terms and provisions of this Agreement may not be
waived or amended, except in a writing executed by Borrower and a duly
authorized officer of Silicon.

       9.11  Time of Essence.  Time is of the essence in the performance by
Borrower of each and every obligation under this Agreement.

       9.12  Attorneys Fees and Costs.  Borrower shall reimburse Silicon for all
reasonable attorneys’ fees and all filing, recording, search, title insurance,
appraisal, audit, and other reasonable costs incurred by Silicon, pursuant to,
or in connection with, or relating to this Agreement (whether or not a lawsuit
is filed), including, but not limited to, any reasonable attorneys’ fees and
costs Silicon incurs in order to do the following:  prepare and negotiate this
Agreement and all present and future documents relating to this Agreement;
obtain legal advice in connection with this Agreement or Borrower; enforce, or
seek to enforce, any of its rights; prosecute actions against, or defend actions
by, Account Debtors; commence, intervene in, or defend any action or proceeding;
initiate any complaint to be relieved of the automatic stay in bankruptcy; file
or prosecute any probate claim, bankruptcy claim, third-party claim, or other
claim; examine, audit, copy, and inspect any of the Collateral or any of
Borrower’s books and records; protect, obtain possession of, lease, dispose of,
or otherwise enforce Silicon’s security interest in, the Collateral; and
otherwise represent Silicon in any litigation relating to Borrower.  In
satisfying Borrower’s obligation hereunder to reimburse Silicon for attorneys
fees, Borrower may, for convenience, issue checks directly to Silicon’s
attorneys, Levy, Small & Lallas, but Borrower acknowledges and agrees that Levy,
Small & Lallas is representing only Silicon and not Borrower in connection with
this Agreement.  If either Silicon or Borrower files any lawsuit against the
other predicated on a breach of this Agreement, the prevailing party in such
action shall be entitled to recover its reasonable costs and attorneys’ fees,
including (but not limited to) reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs incurred in
the enforcement of, execution upon or defense of any order, decree, award or
judgment.  All attorneys’ fees and costs to which Silicon may be entitled
pursuant to this Paragraph shall immediately become part of Borrower’s
Obligations, shall be due on demand, and shall bear interest at a rate equal to
the highest interest rate applicable to any of the Obligations.

       9.13  Benefit of Agreement.  The provisions of this Agreement shall be
binding upon and inure to the benefit of the respective successors, assigns,
heirs, beneficiaries and representatives of Borrower and Silicon; provided,
however, that Borrower may not assign or transfer any of its rights under this
Agreement without the prior written consent of Silicon, and any prohibited
assignment shall be void.  No consent by Silicon to any assignment shall release
Borrower from its liability for the Obligations.

       9.14  Joint and Several Liability.  If Borrower consists of more than one
Person, their liability shall be joint and several, and the compromise of any
claim with, or the release of, any Borrower shall not constitute a compromise
with, or a release of, any other Borrower.

       9.15  Limitation of Actions.  Any claim or cause of action by Borrower
against Silicon, its directors, officers, employees, agents, accountants or
attorneys, based upon, arising from, or relating to this Loan Agreement, or any
other Loan Document, or any other transaction contemplated hereby or thereby or
relating hereto or thereto, or any other matter, cause or thing whatsoever,
occurred, done, omitted or suffered to be done by Silicon, its directors,
officers, employees, agents, accountants or attorneys, shall be barred unless
asserted by Borrower by the commencement of an action or proceeding in a court
of competent jurisdiction by the filing of a complaint within one year after the
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action, or any part thereof, is based, and the service of a summons and
complaint on an officer of Silicon, or on any other person authorized to accept
service on behalf of Silicon, within thirty (30) days thereafter.  Borrower
agrees that such one-year period is a reasonable and sufficient time for
Borrower to investigate and act upon any such claim or cause of action.  The
one-year period provided herein shall not be waived, tolled, or extended except
by the written consent of Silicon in its sole discretion.  This provision shall
survive any termination of this Loan Agreement or any other Loan Document.

       9.16  Paragraph Headings; Construction.  Paragraph headings are only used
in this Agreement for convenience.  Borrower and Silicon acknowledge that the
headings may not describe completely the subject matter of the applicable
paragraph, and the headings shall not be used in any manner to construe, limit,
define or interpret any term or provision of this Agreement.  This Agreement has
been fully reviewed and negotiated between the parties and no uncertainty or
ambiguity in any term or provision of this Agreement shall be construed strictly
against Silicon or Borrower under any rule of construction or otherwise.

       9.17  Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Venue.  This Agreement and all acts
and transactions hereunder and all rights and obligations of Silicon and
Borrower shall be governed by the laws of the State of California.  As a
material part of the consideration to Silicon to enter into this Agreement,
Borrower (i) agrees that all actions and proceedings relating directly or
indirectly to this Agreement shall, at Silicon’s option, be litigated in courts
located within California, and that the exclusive venue therefor shall be Santa
Clara County; (ii) consents to the jurisdiction and venue of any such court and
consents to service of process in any such action or proceeding by personal
delivery or any other method permitted by law; and (iii) waives any and all
rights Borrower may have to object to the jurisdiction of any such court, or to
transfer or change the venue of any such action or proceeding.

       9.18  Mutual Waiver of Jury Trial.  BORROWER AND SILICON EACH HEREBY
WAIVE THE RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING BASED UPON, ARISING
OUT OF, OR IN ANY WAY RELATING TO, THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER PRESENT OR FUTURE
INSTRUMENT OR AGREEMENT BETWEEN SILICON AND BORROWER, OR ANY CONDUCT, ACTS OR
OMISSIONS OF SILICON OR BORROWER OR ANY OF THEIR DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES,
AGENTS, ATTORNEYS OR ANY OTHER PERSONS AFFILIATED WITH SILICON OR BORROWER, IN
ALL OF THE FOREGOING CASES, WHETHER SOUNDING IN CONTRACT OR TORT OR OTHERWISE.

Borrower:

 

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