**Exhibit 10.4**

 

**CERTAIN INFORMATION (INDICATED BY “[***]”) IN THIS EXHIBIT HASBEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGECOMMISSION.  CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT HASBEEN REQUESTED WITH RESPECT TO THE OMITTED PORTIONS.**

 

TOSHIBA

 

Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc.

2950 Orchard Parkway, San Jose, CA 95131

 

**Design and Production Agreement**

 

**Amendment #1**

 

**Netlist Inc.**

 

ThisDesign and Production Agreement Amendment effective May 22, 2009 (the “EffectiveDate”) is between Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc., with aprincipal place of business at 19900 MacArthur Boulevard, Suite 400, Irvine,CA 92612 (“TAEC”) and Netlist Inc. with a place of business at 51 Discovery, Suite 150Irvine, CA 92618 (“Customer”) and sets out the terms and conditions under whichTAEC will design the product identified herein for Customer.

 

**1.****                                     ****ProjectName**

 

RegisterASIC

 

**2.****                                     ****Summary**

 

ThisAmendment #1 to the Register ASIC Design and Production Agreement, dated July 31,2008, (TAEC#27N1242613) is hereby amended to remove the Major ProjectMilestones in section 4. Schedule and replace with the following Major ProjectMilestones as follows:

 

**4.****                                     ****Schedule**

 

**MajorProject Milestones**

 
| **Event** | ** ** | **Target Date/Completed** |
|-----------|------------|--------------------------------|
| **[***]** | ** ** | **[***]**                      |
| **[***]** | ** ** | **[***]**                      |
| **[***]** | ** ** | **[***]**                      |
| **[***]** | ** ** | **[***]**                      |
| **[***]** | ** ** | **[***]**                      |
| **[***]** | ** ** | **[***]**                      |
| **[***]** | ** ** | **[***]**                      |
| **[***]** | ** ** | **[***]**                      |
| **[***]** | ** ** | **[***]**                      |
| **[***]** | ** ** | **[***]**                      |
| **[***]** | ** ** | **[***]**                      |
| **[***]** | ** ** | **[***]**                      |

 

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Exceptas modified herein, all other terms and conditions of the Design and ProductionAgreement shall remain in full force and effect per their terms.

 

 
| **Toshiba  America Electronic Components, Inc.**              | ** ** | **NetList  Inc.**                                 |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|---------------------------------------------------|
| ** **                                                         | ** ** | ** **                                        |
| */s/  Takeshi Iwamoto*                                             | * *   | */s/  James P. Perrott*                           |
| Signature                                                          |       | Signature                                         |
|                                                               |       |                                              |
|                                                               |       | James P. Perrott, SVP  Sales & Marketing |
| Takeshi Iwamoto VP,  Customer SoC & Foundry Business Unit |       | Printed Name and Title                            |
| Printed Name and Title                                             |       |                                              |
|                                                               |       | 5-22-09                                           |
| 5-22-09                                                            |       | Date                                              |
| Date                                                               |       |                                              |

 

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