Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement



 Exhibit 10.17 
 EIGHTH AMENDMENT TO 
 LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT 

THIS EIGHTH AMENDMENT TO LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”) is entered into this 23rd day of January 2012
(“Closing Date”), by and between SILICON VALLEY BANK (“Bank”) and IWATT INC., a California corporation (“Borrower”). 
 RECITALS 
 A. Bank and Borrower have entered into
that certain Loan and Security Agreement dated as of November 25, 2008 (as the same may from time to time be amended, modified, supplemented or restated, the “Loan Agreement”). 

B. Bank has extended credit to Borrower for the purposes permitted in the Loan Agreement. 

C. Borrower has requested that Bank amend the Loan Agreement to (i) extend the Revolving Line Maturity Date and
(ii) make certain other revisions to the Loan Agreement as more fully set forth herein. 
 D. Although Bank is under
no obligation to do so, Bank is willing to (i) extend the Revolving Line Maturity Date and (ii) make certain other revisions to the Loan Agreement, all on the terms and conditions set forth in this Amendment, so long as Borrower complies
with the terms, covenants and conditions set forth in this Amendment in a timely manner. 
 AGREEMENT

 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing recitals and other
good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound, the parties hereto agree as follows: 
 1. Definitions. Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Amendment, including its preamble and recitals, shall have the meanings given to them in the Loan Agreement. 

2. Amendments to Loan Agreement. 
 2.1 Section 2.3 (Payment of Interest on the Credit Extensions). Section 2.3(a)(i) of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended by deleting it in its entirety and replacing it with the
following: 
 (i) Advances. Subject to Section 2.3(b), the principal amount outstanding under the
Revolving Line shall accrue interest at a floating per annum, rate equal to the WSJ Rate, plus one and one quarter of one percent (1.25%), which interest shall be payable monthly in accordance with Section 2.3(g) below. 







 2.2 Section 2.4 (Fees). Section 2.4 of the Loan Agreement is hereby
amended by adding Section 2.4(f) to the Loan Agreement immediately after Section 2.4(e) of the Loan Agreement as follows: 
 (f) 2012 Commitment Fee. A fully earned, non-refundable commitment fee of Sixty Thousand Dollars ($60,000) (the “2012 Commitment Fee”) of which, (i) Thirty Thousand Dollars
($30,000), shall be paid on the Supplemental Closing Date and (ii) Thirty Thousand Dollars ($30,000), shall be paid not later than the first anniversary of the Supplemental Closing Date; 

2.3 Section 6.2 (Financial Statements, Reports, Certificates). Section 6.2(a)(vii) of the Loan Agreement is
hereby amended by deleting it in its entirety and replacing it with the following: 
 (vii) as soon as available,
but no later than one hundred eighty (180) days after the last day of Borrower’s fiscal year, audited consolidated financial statements prepared under GAAP, consistently applied, together with an unqualified opinion on the financial
statements from an independent certified public accounting firm acceptable to Bank in its reasonable discretion. Notwithstanding the requirements of the foregoing to the contrary, Borrower shall deliver to Bank its consolidated financial statements
for fiscal year ended December 31, 2010 on or before December 31, 2012. 
 2.4 Section 6.9 (Financial
Covenants). Section 6.9(a) of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended by deleting it in its entirety and replacing it with the following: 
 (a) Minimum EBITDA. A minimum EBITDA for the trailing three (3) month period then ended of not less than the following amounts at the following times: 

 

					
	 Three (3) Month Period Ending
	  	Minimum EBITDA	 
		
	 December 31, 2011
	  	$	300,000	  
		
	 January 31, 2012
	  	$	700,000	  
		
	 February 29, 2012
	  	$	700,000	  
		
	 March 31, 2012
	  	$	700,000	  
		
	 April 30, 2012
	  	$	1,100,000	  
		
	 May 31, 2012
	  	$	1,100,000	  
		
	 June 30, 2012
	  	$	1,100,000	  
		
	 July 31, 2012 and at all times thereafter
	  	$	1,250,000	  


  
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 2.5 Section 13 (Definitions). 

(a) The following terms and their respective definitions set forth in Section 13.1 of the Loan Agreement are hereby amended by deleting
each in its entirety and replacing each with the following: 
 “Borrowing Base” is seventy-five
percent (75%) of Eligible Accounts, as determined by Bank from Borrower’s most recent Transaction Report; provided, however, that Bank may decrease the foregoing percentage in its good faith business judgment based on events, conditions,
contingencies, or risks which, as determined by Bank, may adversely affect Collateral. 
 “Maximum Dollar
Amount” is Eleven Million Dollars ($11,000,000). 
 “Revolving Line Maturity Date” is
November 24, 2013. 
 (b) Clause (c) of the definition of Eligible Accounts set forth in Section 13.1 of the Loan
Agreement is hereby amended by deleting it in its entirety and replacing it with the following: 
 (c) Accounts
owing from an Account Debtor which does not have its principal place of business in the United States unless such Accounts are otherwise Eligible Accounts and (i) covered in full by credit insurance satisfactory to Bank, less any deductible,
(ii) supported by letter(s) of credit acceptable to Bank, (iii) that constitute Eligible Pre-Qualified Foreign Accounts, provided, further, that continuing eligibility and the determination of which Accounts are eligible hereunder is a
matter of Bank discretion in each instance and may be changed at any time with notice to Borrower, or (iv) that Bank otherwise approves of in writing; 
 (c) The following terms and their respective definitions are hereby added in alphabetical order to Section 13.1 of the Loan Agreement as follows: 

“2012 Commitment Fee” is defined in Section 2.4(f) of this Agreement. 

“EBITDA” shall mean (a) Net Income, plus (b) Interest Expense, plus (c) to the extent
deducted in the calculation of Net Income, depreciation expense and amortization expense, plus (d) income tax expense, plus (e) an amount equal to the amount of all non-cash expenses as agreed to by Borrower and Bank (including, but not
limited to, stock compensation paid by Borrower), minus (f) non-cash income of Borrower for any period as at any date of determination. 
 “Eligible Pre-Qualified Foreign Accounts” are Accounts for which the Account Debtor does not have its principal place of business in the United States and which (a) otherwise satisfy the
definition of Eligible Accounts and (b) are owing from Foxlink, ASEC International Corp, LG Innotek Co., Ltd., RF Tech Co., Ltd., Cytech, Frontek, or Haem Co Ltd. 

  
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 “Interest Expense” means for any fiscal period, interest
expense (whether cash or non-cash) determined in accordance with GAAP for the relevant period ending on such date, including, in any event, interest expense with respect to any Credit Extension and other Indebtedness of Borrower and its
Subsidiaries, including, without limitation or duplication, all commissions, discounts, or related amortization and other fees and charges with respect to letters of credit and bankers’ acceptance financing and the net costs associated with
interest rate swap, cap, and similar arrangements, and the interest portion of any deferred payment obligation (including leases of all types). 
 “Net Income” means, as calculated on a consolidated basis for Borrower and its Subsidiaries for any period as at any date of determination, the net profit (or loss), after provision for
taxes, of Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such period taken as a single accounting period. 

“Supplemental Closing Date” is January 23, 2012. 

“WSJ Rate” is the “prime rate” of interest, as published from time to time by The Wall Street
Journal in the “Money Rates” section of its Western Edition newspaper. In the event The Wall Street Journal or such rate is no longer published or available, Bank shall select a comparable rate. 

3. Compliance Certificate. From and after the Closing Date, Exhibit B of the Loan Agreement is replaced in its
entirety with Exhibit B attached hereto and all references in the Loan Agreement to the Compliance Certificate shall be deemed to refer to Exhibit B attached hereto. 

4. Limitation of Amendments. 
 4.1 The amendments set forth in Sections 2 and 3 above, are effective for the purposes set forth herein and shall be limited precisely as written and shall not be deemed to (a) be a consent to
any amendment, waiver or modification of any other term or condition of any Loan Document, or (b) otherwise prejudice any right or remedy which Bank may now have or may have in the future under or in connection with any Loan Document.

 4.2 This Amendment shall be construed in connection with and as part of the Loan Documents and all terms, conditions,
representations, warranties, covenants and agreements set forth in the Loan Documents, except as herein amended, are hereby ratified and confirmed and shall remain in full force and effect. 

4.3 In addition to those Events of Default specifically enumerated in the Loan Documents, the failure to comply with the terms of
any covenant or agreement contained herein shall constitute an Event of Default and shall entitle the Bank to exercise all rights and remedies provided to the Bank under the terms of any of the other Loan Documents as a result of the occurrence of
the same. 

  
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 5. Representations and Warranties. To induce Bank to enter into this Amendment,
Borrower hereby represents and warrants to Bank as follows: 
 5.1 Immediately after giving effect to this Amendment
(a) the representations and warranties contained in the Loan Documents are true, accurate and complete in all material respects as of the date hereof (except to the extent such representations and warranties relate to an earlier date, in which
case they are true and correct in all material respects as of such date), and (b) no Event of Default, has occurred and is continuing; 
 5.2 Borrower has the power and authority to execute and deliver this Amendment and to perform its obligations under the Loan Agreement, as amended by this Amendment; 

5.3 The Borrower’s Articles of Incorporation (as amended on August 21, 2009) and Bylaws previously delivered to Bank are
true, accurate and complete and have not been amended, supplemented or restated and are and continue to be in full force and effect; 
 5.4 The execution and delivery by Borrower of this Amendment and the performance by Borrower of its obligations under the Loan Agreement, as amended by this Amendment, have been duly authorized;

 5.5 The execution and delivery by Borrower of this Amendment and the performance by Borrower of its obligations under
the Loan Agreement, as amended by this Amendment, do not and will not contravene (a) any law or regulation binding on or affecting Borrower, (b) any contractual restriction with a Person binding on Borrower, (c) any order, judgment or
decree of any court or other governmental or public body or authority, or subdivision thereof, binding on Borrower, or (d) the organizational documents of Borrower; 
 5.6 The execution and delivery by Borrower of this Amendment and the performance by Borrower of its obligations under the Loan Agreement, as amended by this Amendment, do not require any order,
consent, approval, license, authorization or validation of, or filing, recording or registration with, or exemption by any governmental or public body or authority, or subdivision thereof, binding on Borrower, except as already has been obtained or
made; and 
 5.7 This Amendment has been duly executed and delivered by Borrower and is the binding obligation of
Borrower, enforceable against Borrower in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, liquidation, moratorium or other similar laws of general application and equitable
principles relating to or affecting creditors’ rights. 
 6. Prior Agreement. The Loan Documents are hereby ratified
and reaffirmed and shall remain in full force and effect. This Amendment is not a novation and the terms and conditions of this Amendment shall be in addition to and supplemental to all terms and conditions set forth in the Loan Documents. In the
event of any conflict or inconsistency between this Amendment and the terms of such documents, the terms of this Amendment shall be controlling, but such document shall not otherwise be affected or the rights therein impaired. 

7. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and all of such counterparts taken together shall be
deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. 

  
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 8. Effectiveness. This Amendment shall be deemed effective upon (a) the due
execution and delivery to Bank of this Amendment by each party hereto, (b) Borrower’s payment of the first installment of the 2012 Commitment Fee of Thirty Thousand Dollars ($30,000), and (c) payment of all Bank’s legal fees and
expenses in connection with the preparation and negotiation of this Amendment and the other Loan Documents. 
 [Signature Page
Follows.] 

  
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the
parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first written above. 
  

					
	BANK
	
	SILICON VALLEY BANK
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Carley Brandt

		 	Name:	 	Carley Brandt
		 	Title:	 	Relationship Manager
	
	BORROWER
	
	IWATT INC.
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Ronald Edgerton

		 	Name:	 	Ronald Edgerton
		 	Title:	 	President & CEO
		
		 	 /s/ James V. McCanna

		 	James V. McCanna
		 	Vice President & CFO








 EXHIBIT B 

COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE 
  

							
	TO:	 	SILICON VALLEY BANK	 		  	Date:                     
	FROM:	 	 IWATT INC.
	 		  	

 The undersigned authorized officer of iWatt, Inc. (“Borrower”) certifies that under the terms and
conditions of the Loan and Security Agreement between Borrower and Bank (the “Agreement”), (1) Borrower is in complete compliance for the period ending
                     with all required covenants except as noted below, (2) there are no Events of Default, (3) all representations
and warranties in the Agreement are true and correct in all material respects on this date except as noted below; provided, however, that such materiality qualifier shall not be applicable to any representations and warranties that already are
qualified or modified by materiality in the text thereof; and provided, further that those representations and warranties expressly referring to a specific date shall be true, accurate and complete in all material respects as of such date,
(4) Borrower, and each of its Subsidiaries, has timely filed all required tax returns and reports, and Borrower has timely paid all foreign, federal, state and local taxes, assessments, deposits and contributions owed by Borrower except as
otherwise permitted pursuant to the terms of Section 5.9 of the Agreement, and (5) no Liens have been levied or claims made against Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries relating to unpaid employee payroll or benefits of which Borrower has
not previously provided written notification to Bank. Attached are the required documents supporting the certification. The undersigned certifies that these are prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied from one period to the next except
as explained in an accompanying letter or footnotes. The undersigned acknowledges that no borrowings may be requested at any time or date of determination that Borrower is not in compliance with any of the terms of the Agreement, and that compliance
is determined not just at the date this certificate is delivered. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings given them in the Agreement. 
 Please indicate compliance status by circling Yes/No under “Complies” column. 
  

					
	 Reporting Covenant
	  	 Required
	  	 Complies

			
	Monthly financial statements with Compliance Certificate	  	Monthly within 30 days	  	Yes    No
			
	Annual financial statement (CPA Audited) + CC (Waiver)	  	FYE within 180 days (FYE 2010 due not later than 12/31/12)	  	Yes    No
			
	10-Q, 10-K and 8-K (if applicable)	  	Within 5 days after filing with SEC	  	Yes    No
			
	Financial Projections	  	Annually within 30 days after start of Fiscal Year	  	Yes    No
			
	A/R & A/P Agings, Reconciliations, Deferred Revenue Report	  	Monthly within 30 days	  	Yes    No
			
	Transaction Report	  	Bi-Weekly and with each Advance, or Monthly within 30 days while on Streamline	  	Yes    No

 The following Intellectual Property was registered (or a registration application submitted) after the Effective Date (if
no registrations, state “None”) 
  
  

 
  








													
	 Financial Covenant
	  	 Required
	 	  	 Actual
	 	  	 Complies
	 
				
	 Maintain on a Monthly Basis:
	  				  				  			
	 Minimum EBITDA
	  				  				  			
	 December 31, 2011
	  	$	300,000	  	  				  			
	 January 31, 2012
	  	$	700,000	  	  	$	            	  	  	 	Yes    No	  
	 February 29, 2012
	  	$	700,000	  	  	$	            	  	  	 	Yes    No	  
	 March 31, 2012
	  	$	700,000	  	  	$	            	  	  	 	Yes    No	  
	 April 30, 2012
	  	$	1,100,000	  	  	$	            	  	  	 	Yes    No	  
	 May 31, 2012
	  	$	1,100,000	  	  	$	            	  	  	 	Yes    No	  
	 June 30, 2012
	  	$	1,100,000	  	  	$	            	  	  	 	Yes    No	  
	 July 31, 2012 and at all times thereafter
	  	$	1,250,000	  	  	$	            	  	  	 	Yes    No	  

 The following financial covenant analyses and information set forth in Schedule 1 attached hereto are
true and accurate as of the date of this Certificate. 
 The following are the exceptions with respect to the certification
above: (If no exceptions exist, state "No exceptions to note.”) 
  

 
  

 
  

 

 



			
	IWATT INC.
		
	By:	 	  

	Name:
	Title:

 


			
	BANK USE ONLY
		
	Received by:	 	  

		 	AUTHORIZED SIGNER  


			
		
	Date:	 	  



			
		
	Verified:	 	  

		 	AUTHORIZED SIGNER  


			
		
	Date:	 	  



					
		
	Compliance Status:	 	Yes    No    

 
 








 Schedule 1 to Compliance Certificate 

Financial Covenants of Borrower 
 In the event of a conflict between this Schedule and the Loan Agreement, the terms of the Loan Agreement shall govern. 
 Dated:                      

 

	I.	Minimum EBITDA (Section 6.9(a)) 

  

			
	Required:	  	A minimum EBITDA for the trailing three (3) month period then ended of not less than the following amounts at the following times:

  

					
	 Three (3) Month Period Ending
	  	Minimum EBITDA	 
	 December 31, 2011
	  	$	300,000	  
	 January 31, 2012
	  	$	700,000	  
	 February 29, 2012
	  	$	700,000	  
	 March 31, 2012
	  	$	700,000	  
	 April 30, 2012
	  	$	1,100,000	  
	 May 31, 2012
	  	$	1,100,000	  
	 June 30, 2012
	  	$	1,100,000	  
	 July 31, 2012 and at all times thereafter
	  	$	1,250,000	  

  

			
	Actual:	  	$                    

  

					
	A.	  	 Net Income (or loss)
	  	$            
			
	B.	  	 Interest Expense
	  	$            
			
	C.	  	 To the extent deducted in the determination of Net Income, depreciation expense, plus amortization expense
	  	$            
			
	D.	  	 All non-cash expenses
	  	$            
			
	E.	  	 Income tax expense
	  	$            
			
	F.	  	 All non-cash income
	  	$            
			
	G.	  	 EBITDA (line A, plus line B, plus line C, plus line D, plus line E, minus line
F)
	  	$            

 Is line G equal to or greater than the required amount? 

 

					
	             No, not in compliance	 		  	             Yes, in compliance