Exhibit 10.40

POWER INTEGRATIONS, INC.

IMMEDIATELY EXERCISABLE

NONSTATUTORY STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

(EXECUTIVE)

THIS IMMEDIATELY EXERCISABLE NONSTATUTORY STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT (the “Option
Agreement”) is made and entered into as of XXXXX, by and between Power
Integrations, Inc. and XXXXXX (the “Optionee”).

The Company has granted to the Optionee pursuant to the Power Integrations, Inc.
1997 Stock Option Plan (the “Plan”) an option to purchase certain shares of
Stock, upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Option Agreement (the
“Option”). The Option shall in all respects be subject to the terms and
conditions of the Plan.

 

1. DEFINITIONS AND CONSTRUCTION.

1.1 Definitions. Whenever used herein, the following terms shall have their
respective meanings set forth below:

(a) “Date of Option Grant” means XXXXX.

(b) “Number of Option Shares” means XXX Stock, as adjusted from time to time
pursuant to Section 9.

(c) “Exercise Price” means XXXX share of Stock, as adjusted from time to time
pursuant to Section 9.

(d) “Initial Exercise Date” means the later of the Date of Option Grant or the
date the Optionee’s Service commences.

(e) “Initial Vesting Date” means the date occurring six (6) months after (check
one):

þ    the Date of Option Grant.

¨                 , 2000.

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(f) “Vested Shares” means, on any relevant date, that portion of the Number of
Option Shares which has vested in accordance with the vesting schedule set forth
above in this Option Agreement. Provided that the Optionee’s Service has not
terminated prior to the relevant date, an initial installment of shares will
become Vested Shares on the initial “Full Vest” date set forth in Section 1.1(e)
above, and thereafter the remaining shares will become Vested Shares in
substantially equal installments, with the last such installment vesting on the
last “Full Vest” date set forth above. Notwithstanding the foregoing, vesting of
the shares subject to the Option shall be accelerated pursuant to the relevant
provisions of the Benefits Agreement (defined below).

(g) “Option Expiration Date” means the date ten (10) years after the Date of
Option Grant.

(h) “Benefits Agreement” means the Executive Officer Benefits Agreement between
the Company and the Optionee dated April 19, 2002, and any amendments thereto.

(i) “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company. If one or more
Committees have been appointed by the Board to administer the Plan, “Board” also
means such Committee(s).

(j) “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and any
applicable regulations promulgated thereunder.

(k) “Company” means Power Integrations, Inc., a Delaware corporation, or any
successor corporation thereto.

(l) “Consultant” means any person, including an advisor, engaged by a
Participating Company to render services other than as an Employee or a
Director.

(m) “Director” means a member of the Board or of the board of directors of any
other Participating Company.

(n) “Disability” means the inability of the Optionee, in the opinion of a
qualified physician acceptable to the Company, to perform the major duties of
the Optionee’s position with the Participating Company group because of the
sickness or injury of the Optionee.

(o) “Employee” means any person treated as an employee (including an officer or
a Director who is also treated as an employee) in the records of a Participating
Company; provided, however, that neither service as a Director nor payment of a
director’s fee shall be sufficient to constitute employment for purposes of the
Option Agreement.

(p) “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

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(q) “Fair Market Value” means, as of any date, the value of a share of Stock or
other property as determined by the Board, in its sole discretion, or by the
Company, in its sole discretion, if such determination is expressly allocated to
the Company herein, subject to the following:

(i) If, on such date, there is a public market for the Stock, the Fair Market
Value of a share of Stock shall be the closing sale price of a share of Stock
(or the mean of the closing bid and asked prices of a share of Stock if the
Stock is so quoted instead) as quoted on the Nasdaq National Market, the Nasdaq
Small-Cap Market or such other national or regional securities exchange or
market system constituting the primary market for the Stock, as reported in the
Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Company deems reliable. If the
relevant date does not fall on a day on which the Stock has traded on such
securities exchange or market system, the date on which the Fair Market Value
shall be established shall be the last day on which the Stock was so traded
prior to the relevant date, or such other appropriate day as shall be determined
by the Board, in its sole discretion.

(ii) If, on such date, there is no public market for the Stock, the Fair Market
Value of a share of Stock shall be as determined by the Board without regard to
any restriction other than a restriction which, by its terms, will never lapse.

(r) “Incentive Stock Option” means an Option intended to be (as set forth in the
Option Agreement) and which qualifies as an incentive stock option within the
meaning of Section 422(b) of the Code.

(s) “Insider” means an officer or a Director of the Company or any other person
whose transactions in Stock are subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

(t) “Nonstatutory Stock Option” means an Option not intended to be (as set forth
in the Option Agreement) or which does not qualify as an Incentive Stock Option.

(u) “Parent Corporation” means any present or future “parent corporation” of the
Company, as defined in Section 424(e) of the Code.

(v) “Participating Company” means the Company or any Parent Corporation or
Subsidiary Corporation.

(w) “Participating Company Group” means, at any point in time, all corporations
collectively which are then Participating Companies.

(x) “Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

(y) “Service” means the Optionee’s employment or service with the Participating
Company Group, whether in the capacity of an Employee, a Director or a
Consultant. The Optionee’s Service shall not be deemed to have terminated merely
because of a change in the capacity in which the Optionee renders Service to the
Participating Company Group or a change in the Participating Company for which
the Optionee renders such Service, provided that there is no interruption or
termination of the Optionee’s Service. Furthermore, the Optionee’s Service with
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terminated if the Optionee takes any military leave, sick leave, or other bona
fide leave of absence approved by the Company; provided, however, that if any
such leave exceeds ninety (90) days, on the ninety-first (91st) day of such
leave the Optionee’s Service shall be deemed to have terminated unless the
Optionee’s right to return to Service with the Participating Company Group is
guaranteed by statute or contract. Notwithstanding the foregoing, unless
otherwise designated by the Company or required by law, a leave of absence shall
not be treated as Service for purposes of determining the Optionee’s Vested
Ratio. The Optionee’s Service shall be deemed to have terminated either upon an
actual termination of Service or upon the corporation for which the Optionee
performs Service ceasing to be a Participating Company. Subject to the
foregoing, the Company, in its sole discretion, shall determine whether the
Optionee’s Service has terminated and the effective date of such termination.
(NOTE: If the Option is exercised more than three (3) months after the date on
which the Optionee ceased to be an Employee (other than by reason of death or a
permanent and total disability as defined in Section 22(e)(3) of the Code), the
Option will be treated as a Nonstatutory Stock Option and not as an Incentive
Stock Option to the extent required by Section 422 of the Code.)

(z) “Stock” means the common stock of the Company, as adjusted from time to time
in accordance with Section 9.

(aa) “Subsidiary Corporation” means any present or future “subsidiary
corporation” of the Company, as defined in Section 424(f) of the Code.

1.2 Construction. Captions and titles contained herein are for convenience only
and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of any provision of this
Option Agreement. Except when otherwise indicated by the context, the singular
shall include the plural and the plural shall include the singular. Use of the
term “or” is not intended to be exclusive, unless the context clearly requires
otherwise.

 

2. TAX CONSEQUENCES.

2.1 Tax Status of Option. This Option is intended to be a Nonstatutory Stock
Option and shall not be treated as an Incentive Stock Option within the meaning
of Section 422(b) of the Code.

2.2 Election Under Section 83(b) of the Code. If the Optionee exercises this
Option to purchase shares of Stock that are both nontransferable and subject to
a substantial risk of forfeiture, the Optionee understands that the Optionee
should consult with the Optionee’s tax advisor regarding the advisability of
filing with the Internal Revenue Service an election under Section 83(b) of the
Code, which must be filed no later than thirty (30) days after the date on which
the Optionee exercises the Option. Shares acquired upon exercise of the Option
are nontransferable and subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture if, for
example, (a) they are unvested and are subject to a right of the Company to
repurchase such shares at the Optionee’s original purchase price if the
Optionee’s Service terminates, (b) the Optionee is an Insider and, under certain
circumstances, exercises the Option within six (6) months of the Date of Option
Grant (if a class of equity security of the Company is registered under
Section 12 of the Exchange Act), or (c) the Optionee is subject to a restriction
on transfer to comply with “Pooling-of-Interests Accounting” rules. Failure to
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appropriate, may result in adverse tax consequences to the Optionee. The
Optionee acknowledges that the Optionee has been advised to consult with a tax
advisor prior to the exercise of the Option regarding the tax consequences to
the Optionee of the exercise of the Option. AN ELECTION UNDER SECTION 83(b) MUST
BE FILED WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE ON WHICH THE OPTIONEE PURCHASES SHARES.
THIS TIME PERIOD CANNOT BE EXTENDED. THE OPTIONEE ACKNOWLEDGES THAT TIMELY
FILING OF A SECTION 83(b) ELECTION IS THE OPTIONEE’S SOLE RESPONSIBILITY, EVEN
IF THE OPTIONEE REQUESTS THE COMPANY OR ITS REPRESENTATIVE TO FILE SUCH ELECTION
ON HIS OR HER BEHALF.

 

3. ADMINISTRATION.

All questions of interpretation concerning this Option Agreement shall be
determined by the Board. All determinations by the Board shall be final and
binding upon all persons having an interest in the Option. Any officer of a
Participating Company shall have the authority to act on behalf of the Company
with respect to any matter, right, obligation, or election which is the
responsibility of or which is allocated to the Company herein, provided the
officer has apparent authority with respect to such matter, right, obligation,
or election.

 

4. EXERCISE OF THE OPTION.

4.1 Right to Exercise. Except as otherwise provided herein, the Option shall be
exercisable on and after the Initial Exercise Date and prior to the termination
of the Option (as provided in Section 6) in an amount not to exceed the Number
of Option Shares less the number of shares previously acquired upon exercise of
the Option, subject to the Optionee’s agreement that any shares purchased upon
exercise are subject to the Company’s repurchase right set forth in Section 11.

4.2 Method of Exercise. Exercise of the Option shall be by written notice to the
Company which must state the election to exercise the Option, the number of
whole shares of Stock for which the Option is being exercised and such other
representations and agreements as to the Optionee’s investment intent with
respect to such shares as may be required pursuant to the provisions of this
Option Agreement. The written notice must be signed by the Optionee and must be
delivered in person, by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested,
by confirmed facsimile transmission, or by such other means as the Company may
permit, to the Chief Financial Officer of the Company, or other authorized
representative of the Participating Company Group, prior to the termination of
the Option as set forth in Section 6, accompanied by (i) full payment of the
aggregate Exercise Price for the number of shares of Stock being purchased and
(ii) an executed copy, if required herein, of the then current form of escrow
agreement referenced below. The Option shall be deemed to be exercised upon
receipt by the Company of such written notice, the aggregate Exercise Price,
and, if required by the Company, such executed agreement.

4.3 Payment of Exercise Price.

(a) Forms of Consideration Authorized. Except as otherwise provided below,
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which the Option is being exercised shall be made (i) in cash, by check, or cash
equivalent, (ii) by tender to the Company of whole shares of Stock owned by the
Optionee having a Fair Market Value (as determined by the Company without regard
to any restrictions on transferability applicable to such stock by reason of
federal or state securities laws or agreements with an underwriter for the
Company) not less than the aggregate Exercise Price, (iii) by means of a
Cashless Exercise, as defined in Section 4.3(c), or (iv) by any combination of
the foregoing.

(b) Tender of Stock. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Option may not be
exercised by tender to the Company of shares of Stock to the extent such tender
of Stock would constitute a violation of the provisions of any law, regulation
or agreement restricting the redemption of the Company’s stock. The Option may
not be exercised by tender to the Company of shares of Stock unless such shares
either have been owned by the Optionee for more than six (6) months or were not
acquired, directly or indirectly, from the Company.

(c) Cashless Exercise. A “Cashless Exercise” means the assignment in a form
acceptable to the Company of the proceeds of a sale or loan with respect to some
or all of the shares of Stock acquired upon the exercise of the Option pursuant
to a program or procedure approved by the Company (including, without
limitation, through an exercise complying with the provisions of Regulation T as
promulgated from time to time by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System). The Company reserves, at any and all times, the right, in the Company’s
sole and absolute discretion, to decline to approve or terminate any such
program or procedure.

4.4 Tax Withholding. At the time the Option is exercised, in whole or in part,
or at any time thereafter as requested by the Company, the Optionee hereby
authorizes withholding from payroll and any other amounts payable to the
Optionee, and otherwise agrees to make adequate provision for (including by
means of a Cashless Exercise to the extent permitted by the Company), any sums
required to satisfy the federal, state, local and foreign tax withholding
obligations of the Participating Company Group, if any, which arise in
connection with the Option, including, without limitation, obligations arising
upon (i) the exercise, in whole or in part, of the Option, (ii) the transfer, in
whole or in part, of any shares acquired upon exercise of the Option, (iii) the
operation of any law or regulation providing for the imputation of interest, or
(iv) the lapsing of any restriction with respect to any shares acquired upon
exercise of the Option. The Optionee is cautioned that the Option is not
exercisable unless the tax withholding obligations of the Participating Company
Group are satisfied. Accordingly, the Optionee may not be able to exercise the
Option when desired even though the Option is vested, and the Company shall have
no obligation to issue a certificate for such shares or release such shares from
any escrow provided for herein.

4.5 Certificate Registration. Except in the event the Exercise Price is paid by
means of a Cashless Exercise, the certificate for the shares as to which the
Option is exercised shall be registered in the name of the Optionee, or, if
applicable, in the names of the heirs of the Optionee.

4.6 Restrictions on Grant of the Option and Issuance of Shares. The grant of the
Option and the issuance of shares of Stock upon exercise of the Option shall be
subject to compliance with all applicable requirements of federal, state or
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securities. The Option may not be exercised if the issuance of shares of Stock
upon exercise would constitute a violation of any applicable federal, state or
foreign securities laws or other law or regulations or the requirements of any
stock exchange or market system upon which the Stock may then be listed. In
addition, the Option may not be exercised unless (i) a registration statement
under the Securities Act shall at the time of exercise of the Option be in
effect with respect to the shares issuable upon exercise of the Option or
(ii) in the opinion of legal counsel to the Company, the shares issuable upon
exercise of the Option may be issued in accordance with the terms of an
applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act.
THE OPTIONEE IS CAUTIONED THAT THE OPTION MAY NOT BE EXERCISED UNLESS THE
FOREGOING CONDITIONS ARE SATISFIED. ACCORDINGLY, THE OPTIONEE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO
EXERCISE THE OPTION WHEN DESIRED EVEN THOUGH THE OPTION IS VESTED. The inability
of the Company to obtain from any regulatory body having jurisdiction the
authority, if any, deemed by the Company’s legal counsel to be necessary to the
lawful issuance and sale of any shares subject to the Option shall relieve the
Company of any liability in respect of the failure to issue or sell such shares
as to which such requisite authority shall not have been obtained. As a
condition to the exercise of the Option, the Company may require the Optionee to
satisfy any qualifications that may be necessary or appropriate, to evidence
compliance with any applicable law or regulation and to make any representation
or warranty with respect thereto as may be requested by the Company.

4.7 Fractional Shares. The Company shall not be required to issue fractional
shares upon the exercise of the Option.

 

5. TRANSFERABILITY OF THE OPTION.

The Option may be exercised during the lifetime of the Optionee only by the
Optionee or the Optionee’s guardian or legal representative and may not be
assigned or transferred in any manner except by will or by the laws of descent
and distribution; provided, however, that the Option may be transferred pursuant
to a domestic relations order (as defined in Section 414(p) of the Code).
Following the death of the Optionee, the Option, to the extent provided in
Section 7, may be exercised by the Optionee’s legal representative or by any
person empowered to do so under the deceased Optionee’s will or under the then
applicable laws of descent and distribution.

 

6. TERMINATION OF THE OPTION.

The Option shall terminate and may no longer be exercised on the first to occur
of (a) the Option Expiration Date, (b) the last date for exercising the Option
following termination of the Optionee’s Service as described in Section 7, or
(c) a Change in Control to the extent provided in Section 8.

 

7. EFFECT OF TERMINATION OF SERVICE.

7.1 Option Exercisability.

(a) Disability. If the Optionee’s Service with the Participating Company Group
is terminated because of the Disability of the Optionee, the Option, to the
extent unexercised and exercisable on the date on which the Optionee’s Service
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exercised by the Optionee (or the Optionee’s guardian or legal representative)
at any time prior to the expiration of six (6) months after the date on which
the Optionee’s Service terminated (or such longer post-termination exercise
period specified in the Benefits Agreement), but in any event no later than the
Option Expiration Date.

(b) Death. If the Optionee’s Service with the Participating Company Group is
terminated because of the death of the Optionee, the Option, to the extent
unexercised and exercisable on the date on which the Optionee’s Service
terminated, may be exercised by the Optionee’s legal representative or other
person who acquired the right to exercise the Option by reason of the Optionee’s
death at any time prior to the expiration of six (6) months after the date on
which the Optionee’s Service terminated (or such longer post-termination
exercise period specified in the Benefits Agreement), but in any event no later
than the Option Expiration Date. The Optionee’s Service shall be deemed to have
terminated on account of death if the Optionee dies within three (3) months
after the Optionee’s termination of Service.

(c) Retirement Benefits. If the Optionee has met the requirements for and is
receiving “Retirement Benefits” as defined in the Benefits Agreement, the
Option, to the extent unexercised and exercisable, may be exercised for that
period of time provided in the Benefits Agreement.

(d) Other Termination of Service. Except as otherwise provided in Section 7.1(a)
through (c), the Option, to the extent unexercised and exercisable by the
Optionee on the date on which the Optionee’s Service terminated, may be
exercised by the Optionee within three (3) months (or such other longer period
of time as determined by the Board, in its sole discretion) after the date on
which the Optionee’s Service terminated, but in any event no later than the
Option Expiration Date.

7.2 Additional Limitation on Option Exercise. Notwithstanding the provisions of
Section 7.1, the Option may not be exercised after the Optionee’s termination of
Service to the extent that the shares to be acquired upon exercise of the Option
would be subject to the Unvested Share Repurchase Option as provided in
Section 11.

7.3 Extension if Exercise Prevented by Law. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if
the exercise of the Option within the applicable time periods set forth in
Section 7.1 is prevented by the provisions of Section 4.6, the Option shall
remain exercisable until three (3) months after the date the Optionee is
notified by the Company that the Option is exercisable, but in any event no
later than the Option Expiration Date.

7.4 Extension if Optionee Subject to Section 16(b). Notwithstanding the
foregoing, if a sale within the applicable time periods set forth in Section 7.1
of shares acquired upon the exercise of the Option would subject the Optionee to
suit under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act, the Option shall remain
exercisable until the earliest to occur of (i) the tenth (10th) day following
the date on which a sale of such shares by the Optionee would no longer be
subject to such suit, (ii) the one hundred and ninetieth (190th) day after the
Optionee’s termination of Service, or (iii) the Option Expiration Date.

 

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8. CHANGE IN CONTROL.

8.1 Definitions.

(a) An “Ownership Change Event” shall be deemed to have occurred if any of the
following occurs with respect to the Company:

(i) the direct or indirect sale or exchange in a single or series of related
transactions by the stockholders of the Company of more than fifty percent
(50%) of the voting stock of the Company;

(ii) a merger or consolidation in which the Company is a party; or

(iii) the sale, exchange, or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets
of the Company; or

(iv) a liquidation or dissolution of the Company.

(b) A “Change in Control” shall mean an Ownership Change Event or a series of
related Ownership Change Events (collectively, the “Transaction”) wherein the
stockholders of the Company immediately before the Transaction do not retain
immediately after the Transaction, in substantially the same proportions as
their ownership of shares of the Company’s voting stock immediately before the
Transaction, direct or indirect beneficial ownership of more than fifty percent
(50%) of the total combined voting power of the outstanding voting stock of the
Company or the corporation or corporations to which the assets of the Company
were transferred (the “Transferee Corporation(s)”), as the case may be. For
purposes of the preceding sentence, indirect beneficial ownership shall include,
without limitation, an interest resulting from ownership of the voting stock of
one or more corporations which, as a result of the Transaction, own the Company
or the Transferee Corporation(s), as the case may be, either directly or through
one or more subsidiary corporations. The Board shall have the right to determine
whether multiple sales or exchanges of the voting stock of the Company or
multiple Ownership Change Events are related, and its determination shall be
final, binding and conclusive.

8.2 Effect of Change in Control on Option. In the event of a Change in Control,
the surviving, continuing, successor, or purchasing corporation or parent
corporation thereof, as the case may be (the “Acquiring Corporation”), may
either assume the Company’s rights and obligations under the Option or
substitute for the Option a substantially equivalent option for the Acquiring
Corporation’s stock. For purposes of this Section 8.2, the Option shall be
deemed assumed if, following the Change in Control, the Option confers the right
to purchase in accordance with its terms and conditions, for each share of Stock
subject to the Option immediately prior to the Change in Control, the
consideration (whether stock, cash or other securities or property) to which a
holder of a share of Stock on the effective date of the Change in Control was
entitled. The Option shall terminate and cease to be outstanding effective as of
the date of the Change in Control to the extent that the Option is neither
assumed or substituted for by the Acquiring Corporation in connection with the
Change in Control nor exercised as of the date of the Change in Control.
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of the Option prior to the Change in Control and any consideration received
pursuant to the Change in Control with respect to such shares shall continue to
be subject to all applicable provisions of this Option Agreement except as
otherwise provided herein. Furthermore, notwithstanding the foregoing, if the
corporation the stock of which is subject to the Option immediately prior to an
Ownership Change Event described in Section 8.1(a)(i) constituting a Change in
Control is the surviving or continuing corporation and immediately after such
Ownership Change Event less than fifty percent (50%) of the total combined
voting power of its voting stock is held by another corporation or by other
corporations that are members of an affiliated group within the meaning of
Section 1504(a) of the Code without regard to the provisions of Section 1504(b)
of the Code, the Option shall not terminate unless the Board otherwise provides
in its sole discretion.

 

9. ADJUSTMENTS FOR CHANGES IN CAPITAL STRUCTURE.

In the event of any stock dividend, stock split, reverse stock split,
recapitalization, combination, reclassification, or similar change in the
capital structure of the Company, appropriate adjustments shall be made in the
number, Exercise Price and class of shares of stock subject to the Option. If a
majority of the shares which are of the same class as the shares that are
subject to the Option are exchanged for, converted into, or otherwise become
(whether or not pursuant to an Ownership Change Event) shares of another
corporation (the “New Shares”), the Board may unilaterally amend the Option to
provide that the Option is exercisable for New Shares. In the event of any such
amendment, the Number of Option Shares and the Exercise Price shall be adjusted
in a fair and equitable manner, as determined by the Board, in its sole
discretion. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any fractional share resulting from
an adjustment pursuant to this Section 9 shall be rounded up or down to the
nearest whole number, as determined by the Board, and in no event may the
Exercise Price be decreased to an amount less than the par value, if any, of the
stock subject to the Option. The adjustments determined by the Board pursuant to
this Section 9 shall be final, binding and conclusive.

 

10. RIGHTS AS A SHAREHOLDER, EMPLOYEE OR CONSULTANT.

The Optionee shall have no rights as a shareholder with respect to any shares
covered by the Option until the date of the issuance of a certificate for the
shares for which the Option has been exercised (as evidenced by the appropriate
entry on the books of the Company or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the
Company). No adjustment shall be made for dividends, distributions or other
rights for which the record date is prior to the date such certificate is
issued, except as provided in Section 9. If the Optionee is an Employee, the
Optionee understands and acknowledges that, except as otherwise provided in a
separate, written employment agreement between a Participating Company and the
Optionee, the Optionee’s employment is “at will” and is for no specified term.
Nothing in this Option Agreement shall confer upon the Optionee any right to
continue in the Service of a Participating Company or interfere in any way with
any right of the Participating Company Group to terminate the Optionee’s Service
as an Employee or Consultant, as the case may be, at any time.

 

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11. UNVESTED SHARE REPURCHASE OPTION.

11.1 Grant of Unvested Share Repurchase Option. In the event the Optionee’s
Service with the Participating Company Group is terminated for any reason or no
reason, with or without cause, or, if the Optionee, the Optionee’s legal
representative, or other holder of shares acquired upon exercise of the Option
attempts to sell, exchange, transfer, pledge, or otherwise dispose of (other
than pursuant to an Ownership Change Event) any shares acquired upon exercise of
the Option which exceed the Vested Shares as defined in Section 11.2 below (the
“Unvested Shares”), the Company shall have the right to repurchase the Unvested
Shares under the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this
Section 11 (the “Unvested Share Repurchase Option”).

11.2 Unvested Shares Defined. On any given date, the “Unvested Shares” shall
mean the number of shares of Stock acquired upon exercise of the Option which
exceed the Vested Shares determined as of such date.

11.3 Exercise of Unvested Share Repurchase Option. The Company may exercise the
Unvested Share Repurchase Option by written notice to the Optionee within sixty
(60) days after (a) termination of the Optionee’s Service (or exercise of the
Option, if later) or (b) the Company has received notice of the attempted
disposition of Unvested Shares. If the Company fails to give notice within such
sixty (60) day period, the Unvested Share Repurchase Option shall terminate
unless the Company and the Optionee have extended the time for the exercise of
the Unvested Share Repurchase Option. The Unvested Share Repurchase Option must
be exercised, if at all, for all of the Unvested Shares, except as the Company
and the Optionee otherwise agree.

11.4 Payment for Shares and Return of Shares to Company. The purchase price per
share being repurchased by the Company shall be an amount equal to the
Optionee’s original cost per share, as adjusted pursuant to Section 9 (the
“Repurchase Price”). The Company shall pay the aggregate Repurchase Price to the
Optionee in cash within thirty (30) days after the date of the written notice to
the Optionee of the Company’s exercise of the Unvested Share Repurchase Option.
For purposes of the foregoing, cancellation of any indebtedness of the Optionee
to any Participating Company shall be treated as payment to the Optionee in cash
to the extent of the unpaid principal and any accrued interest canceled. The
shares being repurchased shall be delivered to the Company by the Optionee at
the same time as the delivery of the Repurchase Price to the Optionee.

11.5 Assignment of Unvested Share Repurchase Option. The Company shall have the
right to assign the Unvested Share Repurchase Option at any time, whether or not
such option is then exercisable, to one or more persons as may be selected by
the Company.

11.6 Ownership Change Event. Upon the occurrence of an Ownership Change Event,
any and all new, substituted or additional securities or other property to which
the Optionee is entitled by reason of the Optionee’s ownership of Unvested
Shares shall be immediately subject to the Unvested Share Repurchase Option and
included in the terms “Stock” and “Unvested Shares” for all purposes of the
Unvested Share Repurchase Option with the same force and effect as the Unvested
Shares immediately prior to the Ownership Change Event.

 

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While the aggregate Repurchase Price shall remain the same after such Ownership
Change Event, the Repurchase Price per Unvested Share upon exercise of the
Unvested Share Repurchase Option following such Ownership Change Event shall be
adjusted as appropriate. For purposes of determining the Vested Ratio following
an Ownership Change Event, credited Service shall include all Service with any
corporation which is a Participating Company at the time the Service is
rendered, whether or not such corporation is a Participating Company both before
and after the Ownership Change Event.

 

12. ESCROW.

12.1 Establishment of Escrow. To ensure that shares subject to the Unvested
Share Repurchase Option will be available for repurchase, the Company may
require the Optionee to deposit the certificate evidencing the shares which the
Optionee purchases upon exercise of the Option with an agent designated by the
Company under the terms and conditions of escrow and security agreements
approved by the Company. If the Company does not require such deposit as a
condition of exercise of the Option, the Company reserves the right at any time
to require the Optionee to so deposit the certificate in escrow. Upon the
occurrence of an Ownership Change Event or a change, as described in Section 9,
in the character or amount of any of the outstanding stock of the corporation
the stock of which is subject to the provisions of this Option Agreement, any
and all new, substituted or additional securities or other property to which the
Optionee is entitled by reason of the Optionee’s ownership of shares of Stock
acquired upon exercise of the Option that remain, following such Ownership
Change Event or change described in Section 9, subject to the Unvested Share
Repurchase Option or any security interest held by the Company shall be
immediately subject to the escrow to the same extent as such shares of Stock
immediately before such event. The Company shall bear the expenses of the
escrow.

12.2 Delivery of Shares to Optionee. As soon as practicable after the expiration
of the Unvested Share Repurchase Option, but not more frequently than twice each
calendar year, the escrow agent shall deliver to the Optionee the shares and any
other property no longer subject to such restrictions.

12.3 Notices and Payments. In the event the shares and any other property held
in escrow are subject to the Company’s exercise of the Unvested Share Repurchase
Option, the notices required to be given to the Optionee shall be given to the
escrow agent, and any payment required to be given to the Optionee shall be
given to the escrow agent. Within thirty (30) days after payment by the Company,
the escrow agent shall deliver the shares and any other property which the
Company has purchased to the Company and shall deliver the payment received from
the Company to the Optionee.

 

13. STOCK DISTRIBUTIONS SUBJECT TO OPTION AGREEMENT.

If, from time to time, there is any stock dividend, stock split or other change,
as described in Section 9, in the character or amount of any of the outstanding
stock of the corporation the stock of which is subject to the provisions of this
Option Agreement, then in such event any and all new, substituted or additional
securities to which the Optionee is entitled by reason of the Optionee’s
ownership of the shares acquired upon exercise of the Option shall be

 

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immediately subject to the Unvested Share Repurchase Option with the same force
and effect as the shares subject to the Unvested Share Repurchase Option
immediately before such event.

 

14. LEGENDS.

The Company may at any time place legends referencing the Unvested Share
Repurchase Option and any applicable federal, state or foreign securities law
restrictions on all certificates representing shares of stock subject to the
provisions of this Option Agreement. The Optionee shall, at the request of the
Company, promptly present to the Company any and all certificates representing
shares acquired pursuant to the Option in the possession of the Optionee in
order to carry out the provisions of this Section.

 

15. RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER OF SHARES.

No shares acquired upon exercise of the Option may be sold, exchanged,
transferred (including, without limitation, any transfer to a nominee or agent
of the Optionee), assigned, pledged, hypothecated or otherwise disposed of,
including by operation of law, in any manner which violates any of the
provisions of this Option Agreement and, except pursuant to an Ownership Change
Event, until the date on which such shares become Vested Shares, and any such
attempted disposition shall be void. The Company shall not be required (a) to
transfer on its books any shares which will have been transferred in violation
of any of the provisions set forth in this Option Agreement or (b) to treat as
owner of such shares or to accord the right to vote as such owner or to pay
dividends to any transferee to whom such shares will have been so transferred.

 

16. BINDING EFFECT.

Subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth herein, this Option Agreement
shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their
respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns.

 

17. TERMINATION OR AMENDMENT.

The Board may terminate or amend the Plan or the Option at any time; provided,
however, that except as provided in Section 8.2 in connection with a Change in
Control, no such termination or amendment may adversely affect the Option or any
unexercised portion hereof without the consent of the Optionee unless such
termination or amendment is necessary to comply with any applicable law or
government regulation or is required to enable the Option to qualify as an
Incentive Stock Option. No amendment or addition to this Option Agreement shall
be effective unless in writing.

 

18. INTEGRATED AGREEMENT.

This Option Agreement and the Benefits Agreement together constitute the entire
understanding and agreement of the Optionee and the Participating Company Group
with respect to the subject matter contained herein and there are no agreements,
understandings, restrictions, representations, or warranties among the Optionee
and the Participating Company Group with respect to such subject matter other
than those as set forth or provided for herein. To the extent

 

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contemplated herein, the provisions of this Option Agreement shall survive any
exercise of the Option and shall remain in full force and effect.

 

19. APPLICABLE LAW.

This Option Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of California
as such laws are applied to agreements between California residents entered into
and to be performed entirely within the State of California.

POWER INTEGRATIONS, INC.

 

Balu Balakrishnan

Chief Executive Officer

Address: 5245 Hellyer Avenue

                San Jose, CA 95138

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The Optionee represents that the Optionee is familiar with the terms and
provisions of this Option Agreement, including the Unvested Share Repurchase
Option set forth in Section 11, and hereby accepts the Option subject to all of
the terms and provisions thereof. The Optionee hereby agrees to accept as
binding, conclusive and final all decisions or interpretations of the Board upon
any questions arising under this Option Agreement.

 

     OPTIONEE

Date:                                                         

                                           
                                                                             
    

Optionee Address:

                                           
                                                                             

 

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