07 May 1999


Bruce R. Wright
[ADDRESS]

Dear Bruce:

Your status as an employee of Spectrian  will  terminate  effective May 8, 1999.
With this termination you shall cease to have any  responsibilities or authority
to bind or commit Spectrian to any arrangement, contract or agreement.

This letter is to confirm the agreement between you and Spectrian regarding your
separation from employment.

1.   We have agreed that your employment with Spectrian will terminate effective
     May 8, 1999 (the  Termination  Date). On this date,  Spectrian will pay you
     for all of your unpaid salary earned through the Termination Date, less all
     applicable  withholdings  and  deductions.  Spectrian will also provide you
     with all employee  benefits  through,  but not after the Termination  Date,
     except as defined below.

2.   A group life insurance conversion option is available upon your request

3.   Except for any earned but unpaid salary and any moneys,  i.e.,  Spectrian's
     401(K) Plan,  you agree that prior to the execution of this letter you were
     not  entitled  to receive  any  further  payments,  including  bonuses  and
     commissions,  compensation or benefits from Spectrian.  Moreover,  the only
     payments  and benefits  that you are entitled to receive from  Spectrian in
     the future are those specified in this letter.

4.   After you have  executed this written  agreement,  assuming that you do not
     revoke  it,  Spectrian  agrees  to pay you  $250.00  per month on the first
     business day of each month  through May 8, 2000.  In return for this stream
     of  payments  and the  continued  vesting  of  options,  you  agree to make
     yourself available and serve in the capacity of consultant to Spectrian for
     the next twelve months (the Consulting  Period) beginning with May 8, 1999.
     Your duties as Consultant will be mutually agreed upon between yourself and
     the Spectrian  CEO. Any duties you perform as a consultant in excess of 2.5
     hours per month should be billed to  Spectrian in a timely  manner and will
     be reimbursed at the rate of $100.00 per hour.


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5.   Spectrian  will pay for your monthly COBRA  premiums to continue your group
     medical,  vision and dental  coverage  through COBRA until June 1, 2000, or
     until you accept full time employment,  whichever comes first.  Thereafter,
     you may be eligible to continue your medical and dental  coverage  pursuant
     to COBRA at your own expense according to the plan.

6.   Attached is a summary of your option status.  You acknowledge that the only
     stock rights or purchase  rights that you have with Spectrian are set forth
     in this paragraph. As an Officer of Spectrian,  the unvested shares of your
     option were  subject to immediate  vesting  upon a change of control.  This
     feature will continue during the Consulting  Period.  During the Consulting
     Period.  And at the  discretion of the Board of Directors,  subject to your
     reasonable  availability  as a consultant to Spectrian when required,  your
     options will  continue to vest.  All vesting will stop no later than May 8,
     2000 and you will have 180 days  from the date  vesting  stops to  exercise
     your fully vested shares.

7.   You will  continue to be eligible  for all benefits  under the  Exec-U-Care
     executive  reimbursement  program until June 1, 2000.  This program will be
     administered through COBRA Exec-U-Care.  Spectrian will pay the premium for
     this coverage during this period of time. After this time, you may continue
     this coverage at your own expense, according to the plan.

8.   In exchange for receiving the  additional  payments and benefits  described
     above,  you waive and  release  and  promise  never to assert any claims or
     causes of  action,  whether  or not now known,  against  Spectrian,  or its
     predecessors,   successors,   subsidiaries,  officers,  directors,  agents,
     employees,  and  assigns,  with  respect  to any matter  arising  out of or
     connected with your  employment  with Spectrian or the  termination of that
     employment,  including without  limitation,  claims of wrongful  discharge,
     emotional distress,  defamation, breach of contract, breach of the covenant
     of good faith and fair dealing,  any claims of discrimination based on sex,
     age, race,  disability,  national origin, or on any other basis under title
     VII of the Civil  Rights  Act of 1964,  as  amended,  the  California  Fair
     Employment  and Housing Act, the Age  Discrimination  in Employment  Act of
     1967, and all other laws and regulations relating to employment.  Provided,
     however, nothing herein waives your right to indemnification from Spectrian
     pursuant to Labor Code 2802.

9.   You  expressly  waive and  release  any and all rights and  benefits  under
     Section 1542 of the Civil Code of the State of  California,  which reads as
     follows:  "A general  release  does not extend to claims which the creditor
     does not know or suspect to exist in his favor at the time of executing the
     release,  which  if  known  by  him,  must  have  materially  affected  his
     settlement with the debtor".


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10.  Spectrian expects you to return to Spectrian any Spectrian property in your
     possession on or before May 8, 1999.

11.  You  will  sign  and  agree  to  abide  by,  at all  times  in the  future,
     Spectrian's  Non-Disclosure  Agreement,  a copy of which is  attached.  You
     understand and agree that the obligations  contained in this Non-Disclosure
     agreement  are a material  inducement  to  Spectrian  for the  payments and
     benefits  provided to you,  pursuant to this  agreement  and for the breach
     thereof,  the Company  will be  entitled to pursue its legal and  equitable
     remedies against you.

12.  If any provision of this agreement is found to be  unenforceable,  it shall
     not affect the enforceability of the remaining provisions and the remaining
     provisions shall be enforced to the extent permitted by law.

13.  You agree that except as expressly provided in this letter,  this agreement
     renders  null  and  void  any  and all  prior  agreements  between  you and
     Spectrian.

14.  This  agreement  shall be deemed to have been  entered into in the State of
     California and shall be construed and  interpreted  in accordance  with the
     laws  of  that  state.  Any  controversy   involving  the  construction  or
     application of any terms, covenants or conditions of this agreement, or any
     claim  arising out of or relating to this  agreement or the breach  thereof
     will be submitted to and settled by final and binding  arbitration in Santa
     Clara County, California.

15.  You may have at least  twenty-one  days after receipt of this letter within
     which  to  review  and  consider,  discuss  with an  attorney  of your  own
     choosing, and decide to execute or not execute this Agreement. Furthermore,
     you have seven days after you sign this letter  within which you may revoke
     this  agreement.  In order to revoke this  agreement,  you must  deliver to
     Garrett  Garrettson,  Chief Executive Officer on or before seven days after
     you  sign  this  letter,  a  letter  stating  that  you are  revoking  this
     agreement.  This agreement shall not become effective or enforceable  until
     after the expiration of seven days following the date you sign this letter.


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Please indicate your agreement with the above terms by signing below.



____________________________________
Garrett Garrettson
President and Chief Executive Officer



________________________________________________________________________________
My  agreement  with  the  above  terms  is  signified  by  my  signature  below.
Furthermore,  I acknowledge that I have read and understand the foregoing letter
and that I sign this release of all claims  voluntarily,  with full appreciation
that I am forever foreclosed from pursuing any of the rights I have waived.



Signed: _______________________________                Dated: __________________
        Bruce R. Wright