FIRST AMENDMENT
                                       TO
                          SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
                                  by and among
                           Paradigm Technology, Inc.,
                                 NewLogic Corp.,
                  and Certain Securityholders of NewLogic Corp.
                           dated as of April 22, 1996



         THIS FIRST  AMENDMENT  (this  "Amendment")  to that certain  Securities
Purchase  Agreement  by  and  among  Paradigm   Technology,   Inc.,  a  Delaware
corporation  ("Paradigm"),  NewLogic Corp., a Delaware corporation ("NewLogic"),
and the  securityholders of NewLogic listed on Schedule A thereto (the "Purchase
Agreement")  is entered into as of the 9th day of May, 1996.  Capitalized  terms
used herein shall have the respective  meanings ascribed to them in the Purchase
Agreement.

         WHEREAS,  each securityholder of NewLogic is entitled to privacy in his
or her financial dealings vis-a-vis each other securityholder of NewLogic;

         NOW,  THEREFORE,  in  consideration  of  the  mutual  covenants  herein
contained and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is
hereby acknowledged, the parties hereby agree as follows:

         1. Upon  distribution  of the  Securities  Purchase  Agreement  to each
Securityholder,  each schedule  attached to the  Securities  Purchase  Agreement
shall be redacted such that only information relating to the NewLogic securities
held by such  Securityholder  and the Paradigm  securities or cash payment to be
exchanged therefor is provided.

         2. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Amendment,  nothing
in this Amendment shall prevent the provision of information regarding:  (1) the
exchange ratios between  NewLogic  securities and Paradigm  securities;  (2) the
exchange ratio between  NewLogic  securities and cash; and (3) the percentage of
each other  Securityholder's  NewLogic  securities  which will be exchanged  for
Paradigm securities and the percentage of each other  Securityholder's  NewLogic
securities which will be exchanged for cash in the Notice of Fairness Hearing to
be provided to each Securityholder.

         3. This  Amendment  may be  executed in several  counterparts,  each of
which shall be deemed an original,  but all of which together  shall  constitute
one and the same instrument.  Each Securityholder's  execution and delivery of a
signature  page to the Purchase  Agreement  shall signify such  Securityholder's
ratification  and  approval  of this  Amendment,  which shall be appended to the
Purchase Agreement and incorporated therein by

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this reference  at such  time  as  the  Purchase Agreement is distributed to the
Securityholders for execution.

         4. In all other respects, the Purchase Agreement is hereby ratified and
confirmed.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this First Amendment
to be executed as of the day and year first above written.

PARADIGM TECHNOLOGY, INC.                  NEWLOGIC CORP.

By:                                        By:
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Its:                                       Its:
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