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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.22
                                                CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUESTED

                            BASIC PURCHASE AGREEMENT
                   IN THE FOLLOWING REFERRED TO AS "Agreement"

                                     BETWEEN
          INFINION Technologies AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, BERLIN AND MUNCHEN
            - IN THE FOLLOWING REFERRED TO AS "INFINION" or "BUYER" -

                                       AND

          WHITEOAK SEMICONDUCTOR PARTNERSHIP, HENRICO COUNTY, VIRGINIA
            - IN THE FOLLOWING REFERRED TO AS "WhiteOak" or "BUYER" -

                                       AND

                   PROMOS TECHNOLOGIES INC., HSINCHU, TAIWAIN
              - IN THE FOLLOWING REFERRED TO AS "ProMOS" or "BUYER"

                                       AND

                     FormFactor INC., LIVERMORE, CALIFORNIA
                  - IN THE FOLLOWING REFERRED TO AS "VENDOR" -

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1.      PURPOSE OF THIS AGREEMENT

This Agreement will serve as the basis for purchase of Multi-DUT Memory Probe
Cards by INFiNION, Whiteoak, and ProMOS from FormFactor, Inc. (the "Purpose").
In the case of ProMOS, this Agreement will terminate (with respect to ProMOS
only), if ProMOS ceases to manufacture semiconductor products solely for
INFiNION. Except for the use of the parties' names in their individual sense in
Sections 13.4, and 15.3 of this Agreement, all references to "INFiNION" or
"BUYER" in this Agreement and the Appendices attached hereto apply equally to
INFiNION, Whiteoak, and ProMOS (except for the different termination provisions
for ProMOS, described above). This Agreement will be an integral part of any
purchase orders for probe cards, and as such will be attached to all purchase
orders issued by BUYER for VENDOR's * * * and * * *DUT * * * and * * * probe
cards and associated services, hereinafter referred to as "Products."

1.1     Subject of this Agreement is the procurement of Products.

1.2     The Product(s) will be delivered in accordance with the purchase
        order(s) issued by BUYER and accepted by VENDOR (such accepted purchase
        order(s) hereinafter referred to as "Individual Contract(s)"). Such
        Individual Contracts shall specify only the quantity, price, and time of
        delivery. All other terms of Individual Contracts shall be contained in
        this Agreement.

1.3     All technical documentation required to operate and maintain the
        Product(s) shall be provided and shipped with the Products.

2.      INDIVIDUAL CONTRACT (PURCHASE ORDER)

2.1     BUYER shall furnish purchase orders to VENDOR.

2.2     VENDOR shall have the right to accept, reject or modify purchase orders.
        VENDOR shall accept, reject or modify the orders and communicate such
        action to the responsible purchasing department at BUYER within ***
        after receipt thereof. BUYER has the right to cancel the purchase order
        or Individual Contract without cost in the case of VENDOR's
        non-fulfillment of the said *** time frame, but such cancellation
        must be communicated no later than *** after VENDOR's late
        acceptance of the purchase order. In the event VENDOR modifies a
        purchase order, the Individual Contract shall not be valid until BUYER
        communicates acceptance of the modified purchase order.

2.3     The conditions of this Agreement shall apply to all purchase orders of
        BUYER regarding the Products and to any confirmation of verbal or
        written purchase order or order modification by BUYER even if they do
        not refer to it expressly.

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2.4     If subsequent to the acceptance of any purchase order BUYER requires an
        earlier or later delivery date than as agreed, the parties shall use all
        commercially reasonable efforts to find an acceptable solution for both
        sides.

2.5     No purchase order or Individual Contract may be canceled within * * *
        days of the delivery date. * * * before the end of each quarter, BUYER
        shall provide to VENDOR a * * * month forecast for its purchases of
        Product(s) per APPENDIX 2.

3.      DELIVERY

3.1     Delivery shall be effected free carrier (FCA) Livermore, CA (place of
        manufacture) in accordance with the INCOTERMS 1990. The freight carrier
        will be *** if not agreed otherwise. VENDOR will inform the freight
        carrier of the delivery date 7 days prior to the delivery at the latest.

3.2     The date for delivery of a Product is determined in the Individual
        Contract. All penalty-free changes of accepted delivery dates are only
        valid if these changes are requested by the responsible BUYER purchasing
        department. VENDOR-required changes in delivery dates shall be subject
        to the penalties described in Section 3.3 of this Agreement.

3.3     If the delivery of the Product is delayed from the accepted VENDOR
        delivery date, BUYER is entitled to claim a penalty against the purchase
        price in the amount of * * *% of the purchase price per * * * or part
        thereof, up to a maximum of * * *% of the purchase price. This penalty
        shall begin to accrue * * * after the accepted delivery date. First
        article designs and NRE shall be exempt from this penalty.

3.4     VENDOR will adhere to all export regulations regulating its acts in
        performance of this Agreement. Commercial documentation of deliveries
        are absolutely necessary and will accord to legal regulations of the
        countries of origin and receipt, minimal requirements are commercial
        invoice and packing list. If the conditions of legal export regulations
        are not observed by VENDOR the freight carrier is entitled to refuse
        transportation of the Product(s).

4.      PACKAGING

4.1     Unless otherwise stated by BUYER in the individual case, the packaging
        shall protect the contractual Product(s) from such vibrations, shocks,
        temperature, temperature differences, humidity, pressure and radiation,
        as can be reasonably anticipated during shipment, in an adequate manner.
        The inner packaging shall fulfill the clean-room requirements applicable
        at BUYER and the outer packaging shall be labeled in such a way that the
        instructions for transport and the BUYER Internal Equipment Code (which
        is stated in the purchase order) of the shipment are clearly visible.

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4.2     The VENDOR shall provide the freight carrier with all necessary
        information about the following subjects within 2 weeks of VENDOR's
        acceptance of the Individual Contract:

        -  place of origin

        -  dimensions and weight

        -  possible export limitations and restrictions

        -  dangerous materials

        -  sources of danger

        -  technical particulars, which have to be taken into consideration
           during transport

        -  delivery date

        -  INFiNION Equipment Code

4.3     The stack-up of the packages shall be possible. Every package has to
        have an exact pack-list including a pro forma invoice for custom purpose
        only.

4.4     The deliveries of spare parts and back orders have to be marked as such.

4.5     Lashing and securing of the cargo must be effected by VENDOR in a manner
        that a safe transportation is guaranteed. VENDOR is liable for any
        damage incurred due to unfit or insecure packing, even in case of
        arranging a subcontractor.

5.      FINAL ACCEPTANCE

5.1     The parties agree that the Product shall meet the Specifications defined
        in APPENDIX 8.

5.2     The Product shall be considered accepted by BUYER once the Product and
        required technical documentation has been completely delivered, the
        Specifications have been demonstrated by completion of the Product
        Acceptance Checklist (APPENDIX 9), and all import and/or export
        requirements have been met by the VENDOR. BUYER shall complete the
        Product Acceptance Checklist within * * * of receipt of the Product, or
        the Product shall be considered accepted.

6.      PRICES, TERMS OF PAYMENT, DELIVERY TIMES

6.1     The prices for the Product(s) are based on agreed INCOTERMS, will be
        indicated in the Individual Contract, and will include all services to
        be rendered pursuant to the Individual Contract.

6.2     VENDOR offers volume based pricing for BUYER (as described in APPENDIX
        1).

6.3     The payments are to be made within * * * following the date of invoice
        and without any deductions. All payments are in U.S. Dollars.

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6.4     VENDOR offers guaranteed 1st article and re-order delivery lead times as
        described in APPENDIX 3.

7.      WARRANTY

7.1     Warranty: ***

7.2     Covered by Warranty:

        7.2.1  Electrical or mechanical failure of any component of the Product
               when operated under normal conditions as described in the Product
               specification.
        7.2.2  Wear due to excessive cleaning when adhering to VENDOR-approved
               cleaning protocol

7.3     Not Covered by Warranty:

        7.3.1  Damage due to overdrive in excess of specifications.
        7.3.2  Damage due to improper handling.
        7.3.3  Any damage caused by Metrology tools.
        7.3.4  Any damage caused by loose contaminants or particulates.
        7.3.5  Damage due to failure to follow VENDOR-approved cleaning
               procedures.
        7.3.6  Operation outside specified temperature range.
        7.3.7  Electrical current in excess of specifications.
        7.3.8  Damage due to prober malfunction.

7.4     Sole Remedy: Should the Product fail to conform to the above warranty
        during the Warranty Period, BUYER'S sole remedy and VENDOR's sole
        obligation will be * * *:

               -----------------------------------
                FAILURE POINT              * * *
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                * * * touchdowns           * * *%
               -----------------------------------
                * * * touchdowns           * * *
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7.5     Touchdown Calculation: ***

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7.6     Warranty Claims Process: If it is determined that the failure of the
        Product is covered by the limited warranty, VENDOR will * * *.

        If VENDOR determines that any returned Product is not defective, VENDOR
        will provide a written statement setting forth VENDOR's conclusion that
        the returned Product was not defective. VENDOR will return the Product
        to BUYER at BUYER'S expense, freight collect and BUYER agrees to pay
        VENDOR's reasonable cost of handling and testing.

7.7     TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE WARRANTY AND REMEDIES SET
        FORTH ABOVE ARE IN LIEU OF ALL OTHERS, AND VENDOR EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS
        ANY AND ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY,
        INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF NONINFRINGEMENT,
        FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR MERCHANTABILITY. NO PERSON IS
        AUTHORIZED TO MAKE ANY OTHER WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION CONCERNING THE
        PERFORMANCE OF THE PRODUCTS OTHER THAN AS PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION 7.

8.      CHANGES IN THE PRODUCTS

8.1     Changes in the agreed Specifications or the outer design of the
        Product(s), which are requested by BUYER, shall be performed by VENDOR
        within a reasonable time if VENDOR agrees to perform such changes. If
        such changes to Specifications will affect delivery dates or prices of
        the Product(s), VENDOR shall inform BUYER thereof, and such
        Specification changes will be made only after BUYER consents to the
        changed delivery dates and prices.

8.2     VENDOR-initiated changes in the configuration or the Specification of
        the Product(s) can be made only after consent of BUYER. These changes
        shall be made in the form of an order which is submitted to VENDOR as a
        supplement to the order number.

9.      SPARE PARTS

        VENDOR agrees to keep spare parts on stock as described in APPENDIX 4.

10.     TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

10.1    At the request of BUYER, VENDOR shall assist with reasonable technical
        assistance in use of the Product(s).

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10.2    For this purpose a sufficient number of adequate qualified personnel (as
        described in APPENDIX 5) has to be provided in time.

11.     RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, NEW PRODUCTS AVAILABILITY, MANAGEMENT MEETINGS

11.1    VENDOR agrees to share it's * * * with BUYER on a regularly scheduled
        basis. BUYER agrees to provide inputs to the VENDOR for consideration in
        * * *.

11.2    VENDOR agrees to offer information regarding it's * * *, as described in
        APPENDIX 6.

11.3    BUYER and VENDOR agree to participate in regularly scheduled management
        meetings to discuss * * *, and other important business and technical
        issues.

12.     CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION

12.1    For the purpose of this Agreement "Confidential Information" shall mean
        any information and data, including but not limited to any kind of
        business, commercial or technical information and data disclosed between
        the Parties in connection with this Agreement, irrespective of the
        medium in which such information or data is embedded, and which is -
        when disclosed orally or visually - identified as Confidential
        Information prior to disclosure, summarized in writing by the disclosing
        Party, and given to the receiving Party in such summary form within
        thirty (30) days of the subject oral or visual disclosure. In case of
        disagreement, the receiving Party must make any objections to the
        contents of the summary in writing within thirty (30) days of receipt.
        Confidential Information shall include any copies or abstracts made
        thereof as well as any modules, samples, prototypes or parts thereof.

12.2    All Confidential Information exchanged between the Parties pursuant to
        this Agreement:

        12.2.1   shall be used exclusively for the Purpose of this Agreement,
                 and the receiving Party shall be permitted to use Confidential
                 Information disclosed to it pursuant to this Agreement only for
                 such sole Purpose, unless otherwise expressly agreed to in
                 writing by the disclosing Party;

        12.2.2   shall not be distributed, disclosed, or disseminated in any way
                 or form by the receiving Party to anyone except its own or its
                 Subsidiaries' employees, who have a reasonable need to know
                 said Confidential Information for the Purpose and who are bound
                 to confidentiality by their employment agreements or otherwise.
                 Subsidiary shall mean any company in which the receiving Party
                 owns more than fifty percent (50%) of such company's voting
                 capital;

        12.2.3   shall be treated by the receiving Party with the same degree of
                 care to avoid disclosure to any third party as is used with
                 respect to the receiving Party's own information of like
                 importance which is to be kept confidential;

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        12.2.4   shall remain the property of the disclosing Party.

12.3    The obligations of paragraphs 12.2-12.2.4 shall not apply, however, to
        any information which:

        12.3.1   the receiving Party can demonstrate is already in the public
                 domain or becomes available to the public through no breach by
                 the receiving Party of this Agreement;

        12.3.2   was rightfully in the receiving Party's possession prior to
                 receipt from the disclosing Party as proven by its written
                 records;

        12.3.3   is independently developed by the receiving Party as proven by
                 its written records;

        12.3.4   is approved for release by written agreement of the disclosing
                 Party;

        12.3.5   is required to be disclosed by law or the rules of any
                 governmental organization; provided, however, that when a
                 receiving Party becomes aware of an obligation to disclose
                 Confidential Information to such governmental organization,
                 that Party shall promptly notify the disclosing Party of such
                 obligation, so that the disclosing party may seek a protective
                 order or otherwise take action to resist such disclosure.

12.4    Either Party shall have the right to refuse to accept any information
        under this Agreement prior to any disclosure and nothing herein shall
        obligate either Party to disclose any particular information.

12.5    It is understood that no license or right of use under any patent or
        patentable right, copyright, trademark or other proprietary right is
        granted or conveyed by this Section 12 of this Agreement. The disclosure
        of Confidential Information and materials shall not result in any
        obligation to grant the receiving Party rights therein.

12.6.   Confidential Information provided to either Party pursuant to this
        Agreement shall upon respective request of the disclosing Party either
        be returned to the disclosing Party or be destroyed by the receiving
        Party after termination of this Agreement. Such request shall be
        notified in writing by the disclosing Party to the receiving Party
        within ninety (90) days after termination of this Agreement. In case of
        destruction, the receiving Party shall confirm in writing such
        destruction to the disclosing Party.

13.     TERM

13.1    This Agreement becomes effective upon signing by all parties and shall
        run for a * * * period unless all parties agree to extend. * * *

13.2    BUYER is entitled to terminate any Individual Contract relating to this
        Agreement at any time. This is possible without cost for BUYER until
        * * * days prior to the accepted delivery date of

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        the Product(s). Within such * * * day period, if BUYER terminates an
        Individual Contract, the amount payable to VENDOR under the terminated
        Individual Contract may be * * *, provided that: (i) * * *; and, (ii)
        * * *. Otherwise, all Individual Contracts are * * *.

13.3    Any BUYER may terminate this Agreement (with respect to itself only) if
        VENDOR breaches any material term or condition of this Agreement and
        fails to cure such breach within thirty (30) days following receipt of
        written notice from the non-breaching BUYER. VENDOR may terminate this
        Agreement (with respect to the breaching BUYER only) if any BUYER
        breaches any material term or condition of this Agreement and fails to
        cure such breach within thirty (30) days following receipt of written
        notice from VENDOR.

13.4    This Agreement will terminate, with respect to ProMOS only, if ProMOS
        ceases to manufacture semiconductor products exclusively for INFiNION.

13.5    In the event of termination Sections 7, 12, 14, 15, 16 and 17 shall
        remain effective,

14.     ASSIGNMENT

14.1    Any party may assign its rights and obligations under this Agreement to
        any Company which is a member of that party's Group of Companies in the
        sense of Articles 15 et seq. of the German Stock Corporation Act,
        provided that such party notifies all other parties in writing, the
        assignee agrees in writing to be bound by all terms of this Agreement,
        and such party agrees to remain responsible for the performance by the
        assignee of all provisions of this Agreement, including but not limited
        to the protection of VENDOR's Confidential Information.

15.     ARBITRATION

15.1    All disputes arising out of or in connection with this Agreement or
        individual purchase contracts entered hereunder, including any questions
        regarding their existence, validity or termination, but excluding any
        disputes arising from any party's breach or alleged breach of Section 12
        of this Agreement, shall be finally settled under the Rules of
        Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce in Paris by three
        arbitrators in accordance with the said Rules.

15.2    Each party shall nominate one arbitrator for confirmation by the
        competent authority under the applicable Rules (Appointing Authority)
        (except that in the case of a dispute between more than one BUYER, on
        one side, and VENDOR on the other, the BUYERS shall nominate one
        arbitrator between them). Both arbitrators shall agree on the third
        arbitrator within 30 days. Should the two arbitrators fail, within the
        above time limit, to reach agreement on the third arbitrator, he shall
        be appointed by the Appointing Authority. If there are two or more
        defendants, any nomination of an arbitrator by or on behalf of such
        defendants must be by joint agreement between them. If such defendants
        fail, within the time limit fixed by the

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        Appointing Authority, to agree on such joint nomination, the proceedings
        against each of them must be separated.

15.3    The seat of arbitration shall be London, unless the dispute to be
        arbitrated is between WhiteOak and FormFactor, in which case the seat of
        arbitration shall be New York. The procedural law of this place shall
        apply where the rules are silent.

15.4    The language to be used in the arbitration proceeding shall be English.

16.     APPLICABLE LAW

        This Agreement and individual purchase contracts signed between the
        parties hereunder shall be governed by and construed in accordance with
        the law in force in Germany. The application of the United Nations
        Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods of April 11,
        1980 shall apply.

17.     GENERAL PROVISIONS

17.1    Except for Individual Contracts consistent with Section 1.2, this
        Agreement (together with the Appendices hereto) constitutes the complete
        and exclusive agreement between the parties pertaining to the subject
        matter hereof, and supersedes in their entirety any and all written or
        oral agreements previously existing between the parties with respect to
        such subject matter. Additional agreements and contractual changes must
        be made in writing in order to become effective.

17.2    If individual provisions of this Agreement are or are held to be
        invalid, the validity of the remaining provisions is not affected. In
        this case, the parties or the arbitration panel shall replace the
        invalid provision by a corresponding and appropriate valid provision.

17.3    TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, EXCEPT FOR VIOLATIONS OF SECTION
        12 OF THIS AGREEMENT AND CASES OF GROSS NEGLIGENCE AND INTENTIONAL ACTS,
        IN NO EVENT WILL ANY PARTY BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOST REVENUES, DATA, OR
        PROFITS, OR SPECIAL, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES WITH
        RESPECT TO ANY CLAIMS THAT MAY ARISE OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS
        AGREEMENT OR THE TERMINATION THEREOF, EVEN IF SUCH PARTY HAS BEEN
        ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

17.4    VENDOR shall not be responsible for any failure to perform due to
        unforeseen circumstances or to causes beyond VENDOR's reasonable
        control, including but not limited to acts of God, war, riot, embargoes,
        acts of civil or military authorities, fire, floods, accidents, strikes,
        failure to obtain export licenses or shortages of transportation,
        facilities, fuel, energy, labor or materials. In the event of any such
        delay, VENDOR may defer the delivery date of orders for Products for a
        period equal to the time of such delay.

17.5    All parties agree to comply with all applicable international, national,
        state, regional and local laws and regulations in performing their
        duties hereunder and in any of their dealings with respect to the
        technical information and technology disclosed hereunder or direct
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        thereof. In addition to such compliance and in particular:

        (i)    BUYER agrees that it will not reexport or release the software or
               technology it receives from VENDOR to any party involved in
               sensitive or unsafeguarded nuclear activities, or activities
               related to chemical or biological weapons or missiles unless
               authorized by the U.S. Export Administration Regulations or a
               license from the U.S. Department of Commerce ("DOC"); and,

        (ii)   Without limiting the generality of Sections 17.5 and 17.5(i)
               immediately above, BUYER agrees that it will not reexport or
               release any technical information or technology it receives from
               VENDOR, including under License Exception TSR, 15 C.F.R. Section
               740.6, to a national of the countries named in Section 17.5(iv)
               below without a license exception or a license from DOC; and,

        (iii)  Without limiting the generality of Sections 17.5 and 17.5(i)
               above, BUYER agrees that it will not export the direct product of
               the technical information or technology it receives from VENDOR,
               including under License Exception TSR, to a country named in
               Section 17.5(iv) below without a license exception or a license
               from DOC if such foreign produced direct product is subject to
               national security controls as identified on the Commerce Control
               List, 15 C.F.R. Supp. No. 1 to Part 774.

        (iv)   Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Cuba,
               China (PRC), Estonia, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan,
               Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Libya, Lithuania, Moldova, Mongolia,
               North Korea, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Serbia, Sudan, Syria,
               Tajikstan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan and Vietnam.

17.6    The sale of Products hereunder by VENDOR does not convey any license to
        BUYER under any patent, copyright, trade secret, trademark or other
        intellectual property right with respect to which VENDOR can grant
        licenses. BUYER agrees not to reverse engineer, disassemble or modify
        ("Reverse Engineer") any Product or any portion thereof without the
        express written permission of VENDOR. The parties acknowledge that under
        EU Directives or applicable local law, persons may have a legal right to
        Reverse Engineer certain interface information under certain limited
        conditions. In the event BUYER believes it has such a legal right to so
        Reverse Engineer any Product, or proposes to perform any Reverse
        Engineering of any Product, BUYER agrees to immediately notify VENDOR in
        writing of such belief, and/or of any proposed Reverse Engineering, and
        BUYER agrees to allow VENDOR a reasonable opportunity after VENDOR's
        receipt and acknowledgment of such notice to provide BUYER with
        sufficient interface information under reasonable terms before it
        performs any Reverse Engineering. Unless or until BUYER so notifies
        VENDOR, BUYER agrees that it has no legal right to Reverse Engineer any
        Product, and expressly waives any such rights it may have in any
        jurisdiction. VENDOR expressly reserves all of its rights with respect
        to any patent, copyright, trade secret, trademark and/or other
        proprietary rights.

17.7    Notwithstanding Section 7.7, subject to Section 17.3 of this Agreement,
        and subject to subsections 17.7.1 through 17.7.4 below, VENDOR will
        defend, indemnify and hold BUYER harmless from any actual loss, damages,
        liabilities and costs (including but not limited to reasonable
        attorney's fees and litigation costs), based upon a third party claim
        that BUYER's use of the Products sold hereunder, or any part thereof,
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        trade secret, or an infringement of any copyright, issued U.S. patent,
        issued German Patent, issued Taiwanese patent, or issued European patent
        enforceable in Germany. VENDOR's obligations under these Sections 17.7
        through 17.7.4 ("VENDOR's Indemnity") shall arise only if (A) BUYER
        promptly notifies VENDOR when any such claim is made, (B) BUYER is not
        in default of this Agreement, (C) BUYER gives VENDOR sole control of the
        defense and settlement of any such claim, and (D) BUYER furnishes such
        information and assistance as VENDOR may reasonably request in
        connection with the defense, settlement or compromise of such claim.

        17.7.1   Mitigation: In the event BUYER'S use of a Product is, or in
                 VENDOR'S opinion is likely to be, successfully attacked as a
                 result of the type of infringement or misappropriation
                 specified in Section 17.7 above, VENDOR shall , at its sole
                 option and expense, either: (A) procure for BUYER the right to
                 continue using such Products under the terms of this Agreement;
                 or (B) replace or modify such Products so that they are
                 non-infringing and substantially equivalent in function to the
                 enjoined Products; or (C) if options (A) and (B) above cannot
                 be accomplished despite the reasonable efforts of VENDOR, then
                 VENDOR or BUYER may both (i) terminate BUYER's rights and
                 VENDOR's obligations under this Agreement with respect to such
                 Products, and (2) VENDOR shall refund to BUYER the net revenue
                 VENDOR received from BUYER for such Products conditioned upon
                 BUYER's return of the Product to VENDOR.

        17.7.2   Exclusions: VENDOR will have no obligations under Sections 17.7
                 and 17.7.1 above to the extent an infringement or
                 misappropriation arises from: (A) modifications to the Products
                 that were not authorized by VENDOR; (B) Product specifications
                 requested by BUYER; (C) the use of the Products in combination
                 with products not provided by VENDOR, unless (i) VENDOR has
                 offered or promoted the Products to BUYER for use in such
                 combination, and (ii) there is no non-infringing such
                 combination or equivalent combination; or (D) the use of the
                 Products in a process, unless (i) VENDOR has offered or
                 promoted the Products to BUYER for use in such process, and
                 (ii) there is no non-infringing use of the Products in such
                 process or in an equivalent process.

        17.7.3   Sole Remedy: EXCEPT FOR VENDOR'S OBLIGATIONS OF COOPERATION
                 FOUND IN CLAUSES 17.8(i) THROUGH 17.8(iv) BELOW, THE
                 OBLIGATIONS IN SECTIONS 17.7 THROUGH 17.7.2 ABOVE ARE VENDOR'S
                 SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE OBLIGATIONS, AND BUYER'S SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE
                 REMEDIES, WITH RESPECT TO INFRINGEMENT OR MISAPPROPRIATION OF
                 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS. FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF DOUBT, THERE
                 IS NO WARRANTY, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, OF THE Products'
                 NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND, IN THE EVENT OF ANY CLAIMED
                 INFRINGEMENT, VENDOR HAS ONLY THE DUTY TO INDEMNIFY BUYER AS
                 EXPRESSED AND LIMITED IN THIS VENDOR's Indemnity.

        17.7.4   Cumulative Cap on Liability: IN NO CASE SHALL VENDOR'S
                 CUMULATIVE LIABILITY UNDER THIS VENDOR's Indemnity EXCEED AN
                 AMOUNT EQUAL TO * * *.

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17.8    Subject to Section 17.3 of this Agreement, BUYER will defend, indemnify
        and hold VENDOR harmless from any actual loss, damages, liabilities and
        costs (including but not limited to reasonable attorney's fees and
        litigation costs) based upon a third party claim: (A) that any product
        sold by BUYER and processed with Products is defective in design or
        manufacture; (B) subject additionally to Sections 17.8.1 and 17.8.2
        below, and except for infringements for which VENDOR must indemnify
        BUYER under Sections 17.7 through 17.7.4 above, that BUYER's use of the
        Products sold hereunder constitutes a misappropriation of any trade
        secret, or an infringement of any copyright, issued U.S. patent, issued
        German patent, issued Taiwanese patent, or issued European patent
        enforceable in Germany; or (C) that BUYER has breached its obligations
        under Section 17.5 above. BUYER's obligations under these Sections 17.8
        through 17.8.2 ("BUYER's Indemnity") shall arise only if (i) VENDOR
        promptly notifies BUYER when any such claim is made, (ii) VENDOR is not
        in default of this Agreement, (iii) VENDOR gives BUYER sole control of
        the defense and settlement of any such claim, and (iv) VENDOR furnishes
        such information and assistance as BUYER may reasonably request in
        connection with the defense, settlement or compromise of such claim.

        17.8.1   Sole Remedy: EXCEPT FOR BUYER'S OBLIGATIONS OF COOPERATION
                 FOUND IN CLAUSES 17.7(A)-(D) ABOVE, THE OBLIGATIONS IN THIS
                 BUYER's Indemnity ARE BUYER'S SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE OBLIGATIONS,
                 AND VENDORS'S SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDIES, WITH RESPECT TO
                 INFRINGEMENT OR MISAPPROPRIATION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
                 RIGHTS. FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF DOUBT, THERE IS NO WARRANTY,
                 EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, THAT BUYER'S USE OF THE Products WILL NOT
                 INFRINGE A THIRD PARTY'S INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, AND, IN THE
                 EVENT OF ANY CLAIMED INFRINGEMENT, BUYER HAS ONLY THE DUTY TO
                 INDEMNIFY AS EXPRESSED AND LIMITED IN THIS BUYER's Indemnity.

        17.8.2   Cumulative Cap on Liability: IN NO CASE SHALL BUYER'S
                 CUMULATIVE LIABILITY UNDER THIS BUYER's Indemnity EXCEED AN
                 AMOUNT EQUAL TO THE * * *, BUT FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF DOUBT,
                 PAYMENTS UNDER THIS BUYER'S INDEMNITY SHALL BE IN ADDITION TO
                 ANY PAYMENTS FOR PRODUCTS.

17.9    All amounts payable under this Agreement are exclusive of all sales,
        use, value-added, withholding, and other taxes and duties. BUYER will
        pay all taxes and duties assessed in connection with this Agreement and
        its performance by any authority within or outside of the U.S., except
        for taxes payable on VENDOR's net income. BUYER will promptly reimburse
        VENDOR for any and all taxes or duties that VENDOR may be required to
        pay in connection with this Agreement or its performance.

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17.10   This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which
        will be an original as regards any Party whose signature appears thereon
        and all of which together will constitute one and the same instrument.
        This Agreement will become binding when one or more counterparts hereof,
        individually or taken together, bear the signatures of all Parties
        reflected hereon as signatories. VENDOR will send back the signed BUYER
        versions to the responsible BUYERS' Purchasing Departments within two
        weeks of signing the Agreement. BUYERS will send back the signed VENDOR
        version to VENDOR (attention: Peter Mathews) within two weeks of their
        receipt of the signed BUYER versions from VENDOR.

Date:   5/5/99                       Date:   April 27, 1999
      -------------------------            ----------------------------------
FormFactor, Inc.                     INFiNION TECHNOLOGIES AG

By:  /s/ [Illegible]                 By:  /s/ Reischl     /s/ Sabine Nitzsche
    ---------------------------          ---------------------------------------
                                                 Reischl         Nitzsche
                                     Date:
                                           -------------------------------------

                                     Whiteoak Semiconductor Partnership

    (Signature Page to Basic
       Purchase Agreement
              Between                By:  /s/ [Illegible]
                                         ---------------------------------------
                                                 Seifert
  INFiNION, WhiteOak, ProMOS and
           FormFactor)               Date:  July 09, 1999
                                           -------------------------------------

                                     ProMOS Technologies, Inc.

                                     By: /s/ Mason Chung
                                         ---------------------------------------

APPENDIX 1      Volume based pricing for BUYERS
APPENDIX 2      Quarterly updated Forecast
APPENDIX 3      Guaranteed 1st article delivery lead times
APPENDIX 4      On stock spare parts
APPENDIX 5      Adequate qualified personnel has to be provided in time
APPENDIX 6      VENDOR-offered access to new Wafer Probe products
APPENDIX 7      INTENTIONALLY OMITTED
APPENDIX 8      Product Specifications
APPENDIX 9      Product Acceptance Checklist
APPENDIX 10     Non-Disclosure and Restricted Use Agreement
APPENDIX 11     * * *
APPENDIX 12     * * *

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                                                                      Appendix 1

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                                Product Pricing

Pricing Terms:

        1.  The pricing for the * * * shall be $* * *. Pricing for the * * *
            shall be $* * * if delivered in the 1st 6 months of 1999. Pricing
            for the * * * or * * * -DUT for 2nd 6 months of 1999 shall be
            determined by mutual agreement in 2nd calendar quarter of 1999.

        2.  SIEMENS agrees * * *

        3.  SIEMENS agrees * * *

        4.  SIEMENS agrees * * *. VENDOR agrees to provide * * *.

        5.  All * * * DUT probecards shipped to SIEMENS in the lst half of
            calendar 1999 shall be priced at $* * *each. Both parties agree to
            negotiate new pricing for the * * * DUT cards in the 2nd calendar
            quarter of 1999.

        6.  VENDOR shall have the right to publicly announce the existence of
            this Agreement. SIEMENS shall have the right to approve the wording
            of this announcement.

        7.  SIEMENS agrees to provide a good-faith forecast of its demand for
            the following * * * month periods * * * before the end of each
            quarter.

        8.  SIEMENS agrees to release all purchase orders at least * * * days in
            advance of required shipment date.

        9.  VENDOR may adjust the * * * if it provides 90 days written notice to
            SIEMENS and provides * * * to SIEMENS.

       10.  The * * * shall be charged at the standard list price of $* * *. If
            VENDOR is able to * * * lower prices may apply and will be quoted as
            required. VENDOR will provide to SIEMENS a * * *.

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                                                                      Appendix 3
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                 First Article and Re-Order Delivery Lead-times

Subject to the terms of this Agreement, VENDOR agrees to offer SIEMENS the
following First Article Standard Lead Times

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DESIGN START                  1ST ARTICLE     RE-ORDER 1     RE-ORDER 2
------------                  -----------     ----------     ----------
<S>                           <C>             <C>            <C>
Q4-1998                       * * *           * * *          * * *

Q1-1999                       * * *           * * *          * * *

Q2-1999                       * * *           * * *          * * *

Re-Order 1:  * * *
Re-Order 2:  * * *
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EXPEDITED DELIVERY:

1st Article: Should SIEMENS request an expedited delivery, VENDOR will make
commercially reasonable efforts to meet expedited lead times * * *, subject to a
* * * premium for expedited NRE and 1st article probecards.

Re-Order: Should SIEMENS request an expedited delivery, VENDOR will make
commercially reasonable efforts to meet expedited lead times * * *, subject to a
* * * premium for expedited NRE and 1st article probecards.

NOTES:

1.  Lead-time is defined as * * *.

2.  Lead-time quoted is subject to * * *.

3.  Should design changes be received after beginning of the design process,
    SIEMENS may be subject to additional charges and modified delivery
    schedules. Such changes would be by mutual agreement and would be taken on a
    case by case basis.

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                              On Stock Spare Parts

PROBECARD SPARE PART TERMS:

1.  VENDOR will stock spare parts on those designs for which SIEMENS takes
    delivery of * * * equivalent probecards (the "SPARE PARTS"), and will
    provide a limited number of them as replacements free of charge to SIEMENS,
    as described below and subject to the terms and conditions of this
    Agreement.

2.  All Spare Parts remain the property of VENDOR unless purchased by SIEMENS or
    transferred to SIEMENS at VENDOR's direction.

3.  Spares Parts will be used only to replace damaged parts not covered by the
    VENDOR Warranty. For example, if a card is damaged due to SIEMENS handling
    error, the card is not covered by the FormFactor Warranty (see Appendix 7).
    SIEMENS could, however, choose to replace this card with a Spare Part per
    this Appendix.

4.  For those designs of which VENDOR is obliged to stock Spare Parts under
    Paragraph 1 above, VENDOR shall stock at least * * *% (rounded to the next
    highest whole number) of the number of probecards delivered to SIEMENS, at
    no additional charge to SIEMENS.

5.  In order to receive a Spare Part, SIEMENS must return the damaged part
    within * * * and complete a Spare Part Request Form. From the time SIEMENS
    notifies VENDOR of the need for a Spare Part, VENDOR agrees to have the
    Spare Part shipped to SIEMENS * * * subject to the receipt and approval of
    the Spare Card Request Form.

6.  VENDOR shall have the option to substitute spare probe heads for spare
    cards.

7.  VENDOR shall have the option to include Spare Parts with the last scheduled
    shipment to SIEMENS (see example below).

8.  Spare Parts for SIEMENS shall be stored at HTT Dresden. Spare Parts for
    ProMOS shall be stored at Spirox-Taiwan. Spare Parts for Whiteoak shall be
    stored at FormFactor - Livermore.

ON-STOCK SPARE PARTS EXAMPLE:

Dresden orders * * * probecards. Delivery is * * * units in December, * * *
units in January and * * * units in February for a total of * * * cards. VENDOR
would ship * * * units to Dresden in December and hold * * *% or * * * locally
(HTT-Dresden). VENDOR will ship an additional * * * units in January and hold
another * * * units locally (for a total of * * *). In February, VENDOR will
ship an additional * * * units (* * * new cards, * * * from local spares).

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                                Support Structure

Subject to the terms of this Agreement, VENDOR shall provide technical support
and assistance to SIEMENS through a combination of telephone support, periodic
visits from qualified factory personnel, and qualified local personnel, as
described below:

Telephone Support:

If required, VENDOR shall schedule a weekly conference call with each SIEMENS
site to communicate and discuss important technical issues. Additionally, VENDOR
will designate a factory-based technical support person for all SIEMENS sites.
This technical support person will be available during normal California
business hours (8am/5pm Pacific Standard Time) and will carry a Nationwide Pager
for emergency support.

Support from Factory Personnel:

VENDOR will visit each SIEMENS site, as required, to provide reasonable
technical support. Such support shall include training, trouble-shooting, and
assistance in various projects or experiments. Visits by Factory Personnel may
be substituted by local personnel as appropriate.

Support from Local Personnel:

VENDOR shall put in place and maintain, at its own cost, local support personnel
for each SIEMENS site. At VENDORS discretion, Local support personnel shall be
either employees of VENDOR or affiliates of VENDOR. Local personnel shall be
situated within reasonable driving distance from each SIEMENS site.

Each local support person shall be required to complete a VENDOR training
certification course. Training and certification shall take place annually.
VENDOR local support shall be allowed reasonable access to the test areas within
SIEMENS sites to assist in technical issues.

The following Personnel shall be available to SIEMENS sites:

Whiteoak:    VENDOR East Coast Field Applications Engineer
Dresden:     HTT-Dresden
Munich:      HTT-Dresden, HTT-Munich
ProMOS:      Spirox-Taiwan

VENDOR reserves the right to replace local personnel with 30 days notice to
SIEMENS.

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                               New VENDOR Products

Subject to the terms of this Agreement, VENDOR agrees to provide information in
its discretion * * *.

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                                                                      Appendix 8
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                        FORMFACTOR PRODUCT SPECIFICATION

1.  Part Number Marking

Marking has to be readable from front of prober. The letters have to be min. 3
mm in height. The marking has to be water resistant, alcohol resistant and
unsmearable.

Text: As specified in chip specific documentation

2.  Board/Layout

2.1     Number of probes:                  As specified in chip specific
                                           documentation
2.2     Tester type:                       * * *
2.3     Material of the board/stiffness    * * *
                                           This shall be verified by FFI
                                           modeling
2.4     Pad layout                         As specified in chip specific
                                           documentation
2.5     Board layout                       As specified in chip specific
                                           documentation layout and transit time
                                           documents have to be available for
                                           Siemens, * * *
2.6     Thickness of the board:            * * *
2.7     Probe height:                      * * *

3.  Specification of the probes

3.1     Probe material:                    * * *
3.2     Probe tip shape:                   * * *
3.3     Probe tip size:                    * * *
                                           * * *
3.4     Max. probe length:                 * * *
3.5     Planarity:                         * * *

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                                                                      Appendix 8
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3.6       X/Y accuracy:                    * * *
3.7       Rotation of the board            * * *
3.8       Probe force                      * * *
3.9       Scrub length                     * * *
3.10      Scrub width                      * * *
3.11      Cleaning                         * * *
3.12      Life time                        * * *
                                           See FormFactor Warrantee for details

4.  ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES

* * *
4.1       Contact resistance                                     see 4.3
4.2       Isolation resistance between any needle                * * *
4.3       Resistance between needle tip and pogo pin             * * *

4.4       Test frequency without "significant" influence on the signal

5.  THERMAL STABILITY

* * *

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                         PROBECARD ACCEPTANCE CHECKLIST

Product ID:
               --------------                                     --------------
                                                                           Date:
Manufacturer:                    Probecard No.
               --------------             DUT:                    --------------
Device:
               --------------                                     --------------
OPTICAL CHECK

Probe tips                                                         [ ] ok
Solder Pads                                                        [ ] ok
Added Facilities                                                   [ ] ok

PRECISION POINT CHECK

                         Max        Min      Mean         Units
                       --------  --------  --------       -----
                                                                    [ ]  ok

X position                                                (mu)m     [ ]  ok
                       --------  --------  --------
Y position                                                (mu)m     [ ]  ok
                       --------  --------  --------
Planarity                                                 (mu)m     [ ]  ok
                       --------  --------  --------
Alignment                                                 (mu)m     [ ]  ok
                       --------  --------  --------
Leakage                                                   nA        [ ]  ok
                       --------  --------  --------
Scrub Length                                              (mu)m     [ ]  ok
                       --------  --------  --------
Scrub Diameter                                            (mu)m     [ ]  ok
                       --------  --------  --------
Scrub Angle                                               (Degree)  [ ]  ok
                       --------  --------  --------
Contact Resistance                                        (Omega)   [ ]  ok
                       --------  --------  --------
Probe Force                                               gm        [ ]  ok
                       --------  --------  --------
Capacitators                                                        [ ]  ok
                       --------  --------  --------

TESTER CHECK

Contact Loop                                                        [ ]  ok
Difference first/last contact                                       [ ]  ok
Probemark inspection                                                [ ]  ok
Hardcode                                                            [ ]  ok

Reference measurements           Tester
                                                   ----------------
                                 Board
                                                   ----------------
                                 Probecard
                                                   ----------------
                                 Lot
                                                   ----------------
                                 Yield comparison                    %YB
                                                   ----------------

CHECK RESULT
                 --------------------------------------------------------------

Rework:                           YES             NO
Return:                           YES             NO
Release:                          YES             NO

Name: _____________________________ Signature: _________________________________

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                   NON-DISCLOSURE AND RESTRICTED USE AGREEMENT

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                   NON-DISCLOSURE AND RESTRICTED USE AGREEMENT

                                 by and between

                       FormFactor Inc., Livermore, CA USA
                    - hereinafter referred to as "Siemens" -

              - both hereafter referred to as "Party" or "Parties"

                                     * * *

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                                                                   Attachment 11
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                                     * * *

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                                                                   Attachment 12
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                                     * * *

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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.23
                                                CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUESTED

                                FORM FACTOR, INC.

                 AUTHORIZED INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTOR AGREEMENT

        This Authorized International Distributor Agreement ("Agreement"),
effective as of June 1, 2000 ("Effective Date"), is made between Form Factor,
Inc., a Delaware corporation with its principal place of business at 2140
Research Drive, Livermore, CA 94550, ("Company"), and Spirox Corporation, a
Taiwan Corporation with its principal place of business at 6F-1, No. 69, Tze You
Road, Hsinchu City, Taiwan, R.O.C. ("Distributor").

                                    RECITALS

        A.     Company manufactures and distributes certain computer hardware
               products, including the products listed in Exhibit A ("Company
               Products"). This Agreement pertains only to "Company Products" as
               listed in Exhibit A and not to any other products manufactured or
               distributed by Company.

        B.     Distributor has 14 years of experience in distributor business in
               Taiwan, has particular expertise in working with Taiwan-based
               companies, and desires to be a distributor for Company's Product
               and Services.

        C.     Company and Distributor desire that Distributor be authorized to
               act as Company's sole independent distributor of Company Products
               under the terms and conditions set forth below.

        NOW, THEREFORE, Company and Distributor agree as follows:

        1.     Appointment as Authorized Company Distributor.

               (a) Appointment. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, Company
appoints Distributor, and Distributor accepts such appointment, as the sole
independent distributor of Company Products as set forth in Exhibit A in and
limited to the territory set forth in Exhibit B (the "Territory"). Nothing in
this Agreement shall prohibit Company from making sales of Company Products
directly into the Territory, or permitting an entity that manufactures
semiconductor test equipment with which Company Products are used, from selling
Company Products directly into the Territory.

               (b) Company's Reserved Rights. Company reserves the rights from
time to time, in its sole discretion and without liability to Distributor, to
change, or to add to or delete from the list of, Company Products by written
notice to the Distributor at least thirty (30) days prior to the effective date
of the change, addition, or deletion.

               (c) Additional Distributors. With respect to the appointment of
additional distributors in the Territory, Company agrees that, provided
Distributor is meeting its obligations

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hereunder and is not in breach of this Agreement, Company will not appoint a
second distributor in the Territory. Further, in the event that Company
reasonably believes Distributor is not meeting its obligations set forth
hereunder, prior to the appointment of any second distributor in the Territory,
Company will identify the inadequacies of Distributor's efforts and permit
Distributor thirty (30) days within which to cure the inadequacies. During the
30-day cure period, and thereafter assuming the deficiency(ies) were cured,
Company will not appoint any such second distributor.

        2.     Obligations of Distributor.

               (a) Promotion Efforts. Distributor will use its best efforts to
(i) vigorously promote the distribution of Company Products in the Territory in
accordance with the terms and policies of Company as announced from time to
time; and (ii) satisfy those reasonable criteria and policies with respect to
Distributor's obligations under this Agreement communicated in writing to
Distributor by Company from time to time, including but not limited to Company's
style guide.

               (b) Adaptation For Local Market. Distributor will be responsible
for translating, at its expense, all Company manuals, advertising and
promotional materials used in connection with Company Products into the
language(s) of the Territory if so instructed by Company in writing. Distributor
will consult with Company as to what changes need to be made to Company written
materials pursuant to this Section 2(b), and will obtain Company's prior written
consent to each such change to Company related written materials.

               (c) Inventory. Distributor will maintain an inventory of Company
Products and warehousing facilities in the Territory sufficient to serve
adequately the needs of its customers on a timely basis.

               (d) Personnel, Training and Support. Distributor will retain
personnel and institute and maintain programs sufficient to meet the standards
and obligations set forth in Exhibit C.

               (e) Distributor Financial Condition. Distributor will maintain
and employ in connection with Distributor's business under this Agreement such
working capital and net worth as may be required in Company's reasonable opinion
to enable Distributor to carry out and perform all of Distributor's obligations
and responsibilities under this Agreement. From time to time, on reasonable
notice by Company, Distributor will furnish to Company a complete set of audited
financial statements, including a balance sheet, income statement and cash flow
statement, on an annual basis, and a copy of the summary financial documents
that Distributor routinely prepares in its ordinary course of business on a
quarterly basis. In the event that Distributor becomes a public company, the
foregoing financial condition disclosure requirement shall be replaced by the
requirement that Distributor provide to Company copies of all financial
documents Distributor publicly files.

                                       -2-
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               (f) Company Packaging. Except as provided in section 2(b),
Distributor will distribute Company Products with all packaging, warranties and
disclaimers intact as shipped from Company.

               (g) No Competing Products. Except for Company Products,
Distributor will not represent or distribute during the term of this Agreement
any * * *-device or greater in-parallel (* * *) probe card products, or any
probing technology that competes with Company Products. Distributor warrants
that Exhibit D lists all of the manufacturers and distributors, and their
respective products, that Distributor represents or distributes as of the date
of full execution of this Agreement.

               (h) Distributor Covenants. Distributor will:

                      (i)    conduct business in a manner that reflects
                             favorably at all times on Company Products and the
                             good name, good will and reputation of Company;

                      (ii)   avoid deceptive, misleading or unethical practices
                             that are or might be detrimental to Company,
                             Company Products or the public;

                      (iii)  make no false or misleading representations with
                             regard to Company or Company Products;

                      (iv)   not publish or employ, or cooperate in the
                             publication or employment of, any misleading or
                             deceptive advertising material with regard to
                             Company or Company Products;

                      (v)    make no representations, warranties or guarantees
                             to customers or to the trade with respect to the
                             specifications, features or capabilities of Company
                             Products that are inconsistent with the literature
                             distributed by Company;

                      (vi)   not enter into any contract or engage in any
                             practice detrimental to the interests of Company in
                             Company Products; and

                      (vii)  not sell Company Products to entities outside of
                             the Territory, or to an entity which it knows or
                             reasonably should know will resell or transfer the
                             Company Products outside of the Territory.

               (i) Compliance with Law. Distributor will comply with all
applicable international, national, state, regional and local laws and
regulations in performing its duties hereunder and in any of its dealings with
respect to Company Products.

               (j) Compliance with U.S. Export Laws. Distributor agrees to
comply with all applicable international, national, state, regional and local
laws and regulations in performing its duties hereunder and in any of its
dealings with respect to the technical information and technology disclosed
hereunder or direct products thereof. In addition to such compliance and in
particular:

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                      (i)    Distributor agrees that it will not reexport or
                             release the software or technology it receives from
                             Company to any party involved in sensitive or
                             unsafeguarded nuclear activities, or activities
                             related to chemical or biological weapons or
                             missiles unless authorized by the U.S. Export
                             Administration Regulations or a license from the
                             U.S. Department of Commerce ("DOC"); and,

                      (ii)   Without limiting the generality of Sections 2(m)
                             and 2(m)(i) immediately above, Distributor agrees
                             that it will not reexport or release any technical
                             information or technology it receives from Company,
                             including under License Exception TSR, 15 C.F.R.
                             Section 740.6, to a national of the countries named
                             in Section 2(m)(iv) below without a license
                             exception or a license from DOC; and,

                      (iii)  Without limiting the generality of Sections 2(m)
                             and 2(m)(i) above, Distributor agrees that it will
                             not export the direct product of the technical
                             information or technology it receives from Company,
                             including under License Exception TSR, to a country
                             named in Section 2(m)(iv) below without a license
                             exception or a license from DOC if such foreign
                             produced direct product is subject to national
                             security controls as identified on the Commerce
                             Control List, 15 C.F.R. Supp. No. 1 to Part 774.

                      (iv)   Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria,
                             Cambodia, Cuba, Estonia, Georgia, Iran, Iraq,
                             Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Libya,
                             Lithuania, Moldova, Mongolia, North Korea, Romania,
                             Russia, Rwanda, Sudan, Syria, Tajikstan,
                             Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan and Vietnam.

               (k) Governmental Approval. If any approval with respect to this
Agreement, or the notification or registration thereof, will be required at any
time during the term of this Agreement, with respect to giving legal effect to
this Agreement in the Territory, or with respect to compliance with exchange
regulations or other requirements so as to assure the right of remittance abroad
of U.S. dollars pursuant to Section 5(e) hereof or otherwise, Distributor will
immediately take whatever steps may be necessary in this respect, and any
charges incurred in connection therewith will be for the account of Distributor.
Distributor will keep Company currently informed of its efforts in this
connection. Company will be under no obligation to ship Company Products to
Distributor hereunder until Distributor has provided Company with satisfactory
evidence that such approval, notification or registration is not required or
that it has been obtained.

               (l) Market Conditions. Distributor will advise Company promptly
concerning any market information that comes to Distributor's attention
respecting Company, Company Products, Company's market position or the continued
competitiveness of Company Products in the marketplace. Distributor will confer
with Company on a monthly basis concerning matters relating to market
conditions, sales forecasting and product planning relating to Company Products.
Distributor will also advise Company in writing on no less frequently than a
monthly basis as to competing products and technologies, and potentially
competing products and technologies.

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               (m) Costs and Expenses. Except as expressly provided herein or
agreed to in writing by Company and Distributor, Distributor will pay all costs
and expenses incurred in the performance of Distributor's obligations under this
Agreement.

        3.     Inspections, Records and Reporting.

               (a) Reports. Within 3 days of the end of each month, Distributor
will provide to Company a written report showing, for the time periods Company
reasonably requests, (i) Distributor's shipments of Company Products by dollar
volume, both in the aggregate and for such categories as Company may designate
from time to time, (ii) forecasts of Distributor's anticipated orders by Company
Product, (iii) Distributor's current inventory levels of Company Products, in
the aggregate and by Company Product and (iv) all purchase orders from
Distributor's customers of Company Products.

               (b) Notification. Distributor will: (i) notify Company in writing
of any claim or proceeding involving Company Products within ten (10) days after
Distributor learns of such claim or proceeding; (ii) report to Company all
claimed or suspected product defects within 72 hours of Distributor's notice
thereof; and (iii) notify Company in writing not more than thirty (30) days
after any change in the management of Distributor or any transfer of more than
twenty-five percent (25%) of Distributor's voting control or a transfer of
substantially all its assets.

        4.     Order Procedure.

               (a) Company Acceptance. All orders for Company Products placed by
Distributor to Company shall be in writing and shall be subject to acceptance in
writing by Company.

               (b) Controlling Terms. The terms and conditions of this Agreement
and of the applicable Company Invoice or confirmation will apply to each order
accepted or shipped by Company hereunder. The provisions of Distributor's form
of purchase order or other business forms will not apply to any order
notwithstanding Company's acknowledgment or acceptance of such order.

               (c) Cancellation. This Section 4(c) shall govern any and all
cancellation of orders accepted by Company. While Distributor is not obligated
to provide to Company a binding forecast for Company Products, this Section 4(c)
is intended to encourage Distributor to place orders at least * * * (* * *)
weeks before any scheduled delivery date for unforecasted orders and at least
* * * (* * *) weeks before any scheduled delivery date for forecasted orders.

                      (i)    Company reserves the right to cancel any orders
                             placed by Distributor and accepted by Company as
                             set forth above, or to refuse or delay shipment
                             thereof, if Distributor (x) fails to make

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                             any payment as provided in this Agreement (through
                             no fault of Company), or (y) otherwise fails to
                             comply with any of the material terms and
                             conditions of this Agreement, including by way of
                             example but not of limitation, Sections 2, 3 and 5.
                             No such cancellation, refusal or delay will be
                             deemed a termination (unless Company so advises
                             Distributor) or breach of this Agreement by
                             Company.

                      (ii)   Company's acceptance of an order from Distributor,
                             consistent with Section 4(a), Distributor's
                             cancellation of such order, in whole or in part, is
                             subject to the non-refundable payment obligation(s)
                             of this Section 4(c)(ii). For orders involving new
                             designs for Products ("First Article Order"), if
                             the cancellation is (i) * * * prior to the
                             scheduled delivery date ("Delivery Date"), then
                             Distributor will have no cancellation payment
                             obligation, except for * * *, (ii) * * * prior to
                             the Delivery Date, then Distributor shall pay * * *
                             percent (* * * %) of the First Article Order, plus
                             * * *, (iii) * * * prior to the Delivery Date, then
                             Distributor shall pay * * * percent (* * * %) of
                             the First Article Order plus * * *, and (iv) * * *
                             prior to the Delivery Date, then Distributor shall
                             pay * * * percent (* * * %) of the First Article
                             Order plus * * *. All * * * submitted by Company to
                             Distributor should be in the amounts that are
                             reasonable and actual, and in no circumstance
                             exceeding the amount specified in the original
                             order. For orders involving repeat orders (i.e.,
                             Company Products identical to a Company Product
                             contained in a delivered and non-rejected First
                             Article Order), if the cancellation is (i) * * *
                             prior to the Delivery Date, then Distributor will
                             have no cancellation payment obligation, (ii) * * *
                             prior to the Delivery Date, then Distributor shall
                             pay * * * percent (* * * %) of the value of the
                             order, (iii) * * * prior to the Delivery Date, then
                             Distributor shall pay * * * percent (* * * %) of
                             the value of the order, and (iii) * * * prior to
                             the Delivery Date, then Distributor shall pay * * *
                             percent (* * * %) of the value of the order.

        5.     Prices and Payment.

               (a) Prices to Distributor and Commissions on Third Party Sales
Into Territory.

                      (i)    Prices. During the term of this Agreement, Company
                             shall inform Distributor of the current base prices
                             it will charge Distributor for Company Products.

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                      (ii)   Commissions on Third Party Sales Into the
                             Territory. If Company Products are sold within the
                             Territory by any third party based outside the
                             Territory ("Outside Products"), and Distributor
                             does not take title to or deliver the Outside
                             Products, Company will pay Distributor a commission
                             of at least * * * % but not more than * * * % of
                             the sales price of the Outside Products,
                             conditioned on (x) the sale into the Territory
                             occurring within * * * of the original sale by
                             Company to the third party, and (y) Distributor's
                             provision of the post-sale support described in
                             Exhibit C of this Agreement with respect to such
                             Outside Products and on the other terms and
                             conditions of this Agreement. In the event that
                             Company Products are shipped, or designated for
                             shipment, by a specific third party into the
                             Territory after the * * * time period, the * * *
                             time period shall be automatically extended to
                             * * * for all future sales by such third party.

                      (iii)  Commissions to Third Parties. If Company, in its
                             sole discretion, determines that the sale or
                             license of Company Products within the Territory is
                             the result of the combined efforts of Distributor
                             and any third party, Company may increase the base
                             price to cover commissions payable to such third
                             party in such amount as Company determines to be
                             equitable, and Company's decision to do so and the
                             manner in which it does so will be final and
                             binding on all parties involved. The base price
                             increases and commission payable will be split
                             between the ship to site, the bill to site, and the
                             design win site on a percentage to be determined by
                             the Company at the time of the order.

                      (iv)   Payments for Extraterritorial Shipments. If Company
                             Products are sold to Distributor and, then, after
                             re-sale by Distributor to its customer, shipped out
                             of the Territory for use within * * * of
                             Distributor's sale, or designated for such shipment
                             within the * * * time period, Distributor shall be
                             required to pay an amount equal to a * * * %
                             commission of the sale price to such entity as
                             designated by Company in consideration for support
                             and service of the Company Product outside of the
                             Territory. In the event that Company Products are
                             shipped, or designated for shipment, out of the
                             Territory after the * * * time period, the * * *
                             time period shall be automatically extended to
                             * * * for all future sales by Distributor to such
                             customer.

               (b) Price Increase. In the event Company increases the base price
to Distributor for any class of Company Product, the increase shall apply to any
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Company on or after the effective date of the increase. Company shall endeavor
to give Distributor as much notice as possible regarding a price increase, but
in all events at least twenty (20) days notice.

               (c) Price Decrease. In the event that Company decreases the price
to Distributor for any Company Product, the decrease shall apply to any order
received by Company on or after the effective date of the decrease.

               (d) Taxes. If any withholding or similar tax must be paid under
the laws of any country outside of the U.S. based on the payments to Company in
this Agreement, then Distributor will pay such taxes and such taxes shall be
deducted from the payments to Company. Distributor will provide Company with
written documentation, including but not limited to copies of receipts, of any
and all such taxes paid in connection with this Agreement. Distributor will pay
all sales, use and other taxes imposed by any applicable laws and regulations as
a result of the payments under this Agreement, other than taxes based upon
Company's net income.

               (e) Payment Terms. Company shall issue an invoice to Distributor
upon shipment of the Company Products ("Invoice"). All payments shall be Net
* * * (* * *) days after the date of the Invoice assuming the shipment is void
of any major fault of Company, payable in United States dollars, free of any
currency control or other restrictions to Company at the address designated by
Company. Distributor shall at all times remain obligated to make payments to
Company regardless as to whether Distributor receives payment from a third party
to whom Distributor may resell Products. Unless otherwise agreed by Company in
writing, Distributor will pay all Invoices by:

                      (i)    Wire transfer to a bank account designated by
                             Company the amount of the aggregate prices of the
                             Company Products ordered (plus any applicable
                             taxes, shipping and other charges); or,

                      (ii)   Letter of credit payment wherein Distributor shall
                             cause to be issued by a bank acceptable to Company,
                             and confirmed by a bank designated by Company, one
                             or more irrevocable letters of credit to be equal
                             to the aggregate prices of the Company Products
                             ordered (plus any applicable taxes, shipping and
                             other charges) and to provide for payment at sight
                             upon presentation of Company's Invoices and
                             receipted shipping documents evidencing delivery of
                             the invoiced Company Products to the carrier or
                             freight forwarder; or,

                      (iii)  A check drawn upon a U.S. bank; provided, however,
                             that if any such check tendered by Distributor
                             under this Section 5(e)(iii) is returned for
                             insufficient funds or dishonored in any way for any
                             reason, even without fault of Distributor, upon
                             written notice to

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                             Distributor Company may in its sole discretion void
                             this Section 5(e)(iii) and require that payment be
                             made under Sections 5(e)(i) or 5(e)(ii) only; and
                             provided, however, that the event Company in its
                             discretion voids this Section 5(e)(iii) according
                             to its terms, all other terms and conditions of
                             this Agreement shall remain in full force and
                             effect.

               (f) Credit Terms. At Company's option, shipments may be made on
Company's credit terms in effect at the time an order is accepted. Company
reserves the right at all times either generally or with respect to any specific
order by Distributor to vary, change or limit the amount or duration of credit
to be allowed to Distributor. Distributor agrees to pay for Company Products as
invoiced.

               (g) No Setoff. Distributor will not setoff or offset Company's
Invoices amounts that Distributor claims are due it. Distributor will bring any
claims or causes of action it may have in a separate action and waives any right
it may have to offset, setoff or withhold payment for Company Products delivered
by Company.

        6.     Shipment, Risk of Loss and Delivery.

               (a) Shipment. All Company Products will be shipped by Company
F.O.B. Company's Livermore, California facility. All international shipments are
FCA Company's Livermore, California facility (ICC Incoterms, 2000). Shipments
will be made to Distributor's identified warehouse facilities or freight
forwarder, subject to approval in writing by Company in advance of shipment.
Unless specified in Distributor's order, Company will select the mode of
shipment and the carrier. Distributor will be responsible for and pay all,
shipping, freight and insurance charges, which charges Company may require
Distributor to pay in advance.

               (b) Title and Risk of Loss. Title and all risk of loss of or
damage to Company Products will pass to Distributor upon delivery by Company to
the carrier, freight forwarder or Distributor, whichever first occurs.

               (c) Partial Delivery. Company may make partial shipments on
account of Distributor's orders, to be separately invoiced and paid for when
due. Delay in delivery of any installment shall not relieve Distributor of its
obligation to accept the remaining deliveries.

               (d) Delivery Schedule; Delays. Company will use commercially
reasonable best efforts to meet Distributor's requested delivery schedules for
Company Products as are mutually agreed upon between Distributor and Company,
but Company shall not be liable for any failure(s) to meet such dates. Any
request by Distributor for Company to delay a scheduled delivery shall be
subject to Company's approval, in its reasonable discretion. Company reserves
the right to refuse, cancel or delay shipment to Distributor when Distributor's
credit is impaired, when Distributor is delinquent in payments or fails to meet
other credit or financial requirements established by Company, or when
Distributor has failed to perform its obligations under this Agreement. Should
orders for Company Products exceed Company's available inventory, Company will
allocate its available inventory and make deliveries on a basis Company deems

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equitable, in its sole discretion, and without liability to Distributor on
account of the method of allocation chosen or its implementation.

        7.     Intentionally Blank.

        8.     Trademarks, Trade Names, Logos, Designations and Copyrights.

               (a) Use During Agreement. During the term of this Agreement,
Distributor is authorized by Company to use the trademarks, trade names, logos
and designations Company uses for Company Products in connection with
Distributor's promotion and distribution of Company Products. Distributor's use
of such trademarks, trade names, logos and designations will be in accordance
with Company's policies in effect from time to time, including but not limited
to trademark usage policies. All such use by Distributor, and the goodwill
arising therefrom, shall inure to the benefit of Company. Distributor agrees not
to attach any additional trademarks, trade names, logos or designations to any
Company Product. Distributor further agrees not to use any Company trademark,
trade name, logo or designation in connection with any non-Company Product.

               (b) Copyright, Patent, Trademark and other Proprietary Notices.
Distributor will include on each Company Product that it distributes, and on all
containers and storage media therefor, all trademark, copyright, patent and
other notices of proprietary rights included by Company on such Company Product.
Distributor agrees not to alter, erase, deface or overprint any such notice on
anything provided by Company. Distributor also will include the appropriate
trademark notices when referring to any Company Product in promotional
materials.

               (c) Distributor Does Not Acquire Proprietary Rights. Distributor
has paid no consideration for the use of Company's trademarks, trade names,
logos, designations, copyrights, or patents, and nothing contained in this
Agreement will give Distributor any right, title or interest in any of them.
Distributor acknowledges that Company owns and retains all trademarks, trade
names, logos, designations, copyrights, patents, and other proprietary rights in
or associated with Company Products, and agrees that it will not at any time
during or after this Agreement assert or claim any interest in or do anything
that may adversely affect the validity of any trademark, trade name, logo,
designation, copyright, or patent belonging to or licensed to Company
(including, without limitation any act or assistance to any act, which may
infringe or lead to the infringement of any of Company's proprietary rights).

               (d) No Continuing Rights. Upon expiration or termination of this
Agreement, Distributor will immediately cease all display, and use of all
Company trademarks, trade names, logos and designations and will not thereafter
use, advertise or display any trademark, trade name, logo or designation which
is, or any part of which is, similar to or confusing with any trademark, trade
name, logo or designation associated with any Company Product. The sale of
Company Products hereunder by Company does not convey any license to
Distributor, expressly or by implication, estoppel or otherwise, under any
patent, copyright, trade secret, trademark or other intellectual property right.
Company expressly reserves all of its rights with respect to such patent,
copyright, trade secret, trademark and/or other proprietary rights.

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               (e) Obligation to Protect. Distributor agrees to use reasonable
efforts to protect Company's proprietary rights and to cooperate at
Distributor's expense in Company's efforts to protect its proprietary rights.
Distributor agrees to promptly notify Company of any known or suspected breach
of Company's proprietary rights that comes to Distributor's attention.

        9.     Assignment.

               Company has entered into this Agreement with Distributor because
of Distributor's commitments in this Agreement, and further because of Company's
confidence in Distributor, which confidence is personal in nature. This
Agreement will not be assignable by either party, and Distributor may not
delegate its duties hereunder without the prior written consent of Company;
provided, however, that Company may assign this Agreement to a subsidiary or
entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with Company. The
provisions hereof shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties,
their successors and permitted assigns.

        10.    Duration and Termination of Agreement.

               (a) Term.

                      (i)    This Agreement is for a term of * * * (* * *) years
                             commencing upon the Effective Date. At the end of
                             such * * *-year period, this Agreement shall renew
                             automatically for additional * * * periods, unless
                             one party notifies the other of its intention to
                             terminate this Agreement at least sixty (60) days
                             prior to the end of the then-current term.

                      (ii)   Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section
                             10(a), or any other provisions of this Agreement,
                             this Agreement may be terminated prior to the
                             expiration of its stated term consistent with
                             Section 10(b), below.

               (b) Company Termination For Cause or Convenience. Company may
terminate this Agreement at any time prior to the expiration of its stated term
in the event that:

                      (i)    Distributor defaults in any payment due to Company
                             and such default continues unremedied for a period
                             of twenty (20) days following written notice of
                             such default.

                      (ii)   Distributor fails to perform any other obligation,
                             duty or responsibility or is in default with
                             respect to any term or condition undertaken by
                             Distributor under this Agreement and such failure
                             or

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                             default continues unremedied for a period of thirty
                             (30) days following written notice of such failure
                             or default;

                      (iii)  Distributor is merged, consolidated, sells all or
                             substantially all of its assets, or implements or
                             suffers any substantial change in management or
                             control; or

                      (iv)   Any bill or regulation granting Distributor
                             extra-contractual compensation upon termination or
                             expiration of this Agreement is introduced into or
                             passed by the legislature or other governing body
                             of the Territory.

        Additionally, Company may terminate this Agreement at any time upon
* * * days written notice to Distributor.

               (c) Automatic Termination. This Agreement terminates
automatically, with no further act or action of either party, if a receiver is
appointed for Distributor or its property, Distributor makes an assignment for
the benefit of its creditors, any proceedings are commenced by, for or against
Distributor under any bankruptcy, insolvency or debtor's relief law, or
Distributor is liquidated or dissolved.

               (d) Orders After Termination Notice. For all orders submitted by
Distributor after notice of termination, or a notice of default, but prior to
the actual effective date of the termination, the provisions of this Section
10(d) shall apply.

                      (i)    If the order was submitted by Distributor and
                             accepted in writing by Company, then Company shall
                             be obligated to meet its delivery obligations
                             consistent with Section 6, even if the agreed upon
                             delivery date falls after the date of termination;
                             provided, however, that if the notice of
                             termination, or notice of default, as the case may
                             be, was sent by Company to Distributor pursuant to
                             any of Subsections 10(b)(i), Company may require,
                             in its reasonable and sole discretion, that
                             Distributor pay in advance by a method of
                             Subsection 5(e)(i)-(iii), as selected by Company.

                      (ii)   If the order was submitted by Distributor but not
                             accepted in writing by Company, Company may accept
                             or reject all or part of the order consistent with
                             its rights under Section 4 and Subsection 10(e)(v),
                             even if the ultimately agreed upon delivery date
                             falls after the date of termination; provided,
                             however, that if the notice of termination, or
                             notice of default, as the case may be, was sent by
                             Company to Distributor pursuant to any of
                             Subsections 10(b)(i), Company may require, in its
                             reasonable and sole discretion, that

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                             Distributor pay in advance by a method of
                             Subsection 5(e)(i)-(iii), as selected by Company.

                      (iii)  If the order was submitted by Distributor after the
                             date of termination, then the provisions of Section
                             10(e) shall control.

               (e) Effect of Termination or Expiration. Upon termination or
expiration of this Agreement:

                      (i)    In the event that this Agreement is terminated by
                             Company for other than a breach by Distributor
                             under Section 10(b)(i) or (ii), Company will * * *.
                             * * *.

                      (ii)   For all orders or portions thereof which were
                             submitted to Company by Distributor prior to the
                             effective date of termination, the provisions of
                             Section 10(d) shall control. Additionally, Company
                             shall have the right to demand from Distributor
                             written assurances that Distributor will meet all
                             of its obligations under Section 2(d) with respect
                             to the Company Product for which the orders were
                             submitted and, if Distributor fails to provide
                             adequate assurances that it will meet its
                             obligations, Company may, sell Company Product
                             directly to Distributor's customers and treat
                             Distributor, after termination or expiration, as an
                             independent representative. In such an event,
                             Distributor shall be relieved of its Section 2(d)
                             obligations, and Company shall pay to Distributor a
                             commission of * * * of the actual price paid by the
                             customer to Company for such Company Products.

                      (iii)  Distributor shall cease using any Company
                             trademark, trade name, logo or designation.

                      (iv)   Within one month after termination, Distributor
                             will provide, in writing: (w) all relevant
                             information, to the extent Distributor has the
                             same, concerning all customer contacts for Company
                             Products, including but not limited to the name,
                             title, company, address, phone number and e-mail
                             address if such contacts; (x) a report on the
                             status of all pending and prospective orders at
                             customers in the Territory, including the main
                             customer contact, product requirements, delivery
                             requirements and key decision makers, as well as
                             any commitments on price, specifications, or terms;
                             (y) a list of all installed Company Product and
                             their locations, with location contacts, in the
                             Territory; and (z) any open support issues
                             regarding such installed Company Products.
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                             10 days of its provision of the information
                             described in (iv)(w)-(z), above, Distributor will
                             make any sales and support personnel Company deems
                             necessary for a smooth business transfer available
                             to meet with Company representatives for up to
                             three (3) days at Distributor's site. Distributor
                             shall instruct such personnel to fully cooperate in
                             good faith with the Company's representatives at
                             such meetings, and to fully and truthfully answer
                             all questions relevant to effecting a smooth
                             transfer of business.

                      (v)    At Company's request upon the event of any
                             expiration or termination other than termination
                             due to an uncured breach by Distributor of its
                             Exhibit C obligations, Distributor is obligated to
                             continue to meet its Exhibit C obligations for a
                             period of no less than six (6) months after such
                             termination or expiration. Notwithstanding the
                             foregoing, in the event that termination is the
                             result of an uncured breach by Distributor relating
                             to Distributor's failure to meet its Exhibit C
                             obligations, then Distributor, at its election,
                             shall either: (x) for a period of * * * (* * *)
                             months after termination continue to conduct itself
                             in accordance with the no-compete provision of
                             Section 2(g), above; or (y) pay to Company an
                             amount equal to * * * percent (* * * %) of
                             Distributor's probe card purchases from Company for
                             the * * * (* * *) months immediately preceding
                             termination.

               (f) No Damages For Termination or Expiration. NEITHER COMPANY NOR
DISTRIBUTOR SHALL BE LIABLE TO THE OTHER FOR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING
INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, ON ACCOUNT OF THE TERMINATION OR EXPIRATION
OF THIS AGREEMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SECTION 10. DISTRIBUTOR WAIVES ANY
RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO RECEIVE ANY COMPENSATION OR REPARATIONS ON TERMINATION OR
EXPIRATION OF THIS AGREEMENT UNDER THE LAW OF THE TERRITORY OR OTHERWISE, OTHER
THAN AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN THIS AGREEMENT. Neither Company nor Distributor
will be liable to the other on account of termination or expiration of this
Agreement for reimbursement or damages for the loss of goodwill, prospective
profits or anticipated income, or on account of any expenditures, investments,
leases or commitments made by either Company or Distributor or for any other
reason whatsoever based upon or growing out of such termination or expiration.
Distributor acknowledges that (i) Distributor has no expectation and has
received no assurances that any investment by Distributor in the promotion of
Company Products will be recovered or recouped or that Distributor will obtain
any anticipated amount of profits by virtue of this Agreement, and (ii)
Distributor will not have or acquire by virtue of this Agreement or otherwise
any vested, proprietary or other right in the promotion of Company Products or
in "goodwill" created by its efforts hereunder. THE PARTIES ACKNOWLEDGE THAT
THIS SECTION HAS BEEN INCLUDED AS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT FOR COMPANY TO

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request. Omissions are designated as *****. A complete version of this exhibit
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ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THAT COMPANY WOULD NOT HAVE ENTERED INTO THIS
AGREEMENT BUT FOR THE LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY AS SET FORTH HEREIN.

               (g) Survival. Company's rights and obligations and Distributor's
obligations to pay Company all amounts due hereunder, as well as Distributor's
rights and obligations under Sections 2(d) (and 2(g), if so elected by
Distributor under Section 10(e)(v)(x)), 3(b), 5(d), 5(e), 5(f), 5(g), 8, 9,
10(e), 10(f), 10(g), 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 and 17 shall survive termination or
expiration of this Agreement.

        11.    Relationship of the Parties.

               Distributor's relationship with Company during the term of this
Agreement will be that of an independent contractor. Distributor will not have,
and will not represent that it has, any power, right or authority to bind
Company, or to assume or create any obligation or responsibility, express or
implied, on behalf of Company or in Company's name, except as herein expressly
provided.

        12.    Indemnification.

               (a)    Indemnification of Distributor. Subject to Sections
                      12(b)-(d), Company will, at its expense, defend
                      Distributor and its customers against and, subject to the
                      limitations set forth herein, pay all costs and damages
                      made in settlement or awarded against Distributor or its
                      customers resulting from or based upon any third party
                      claims that the Company Products sold hereunder, or any
                      part thereof constitutes an infringement of any patent,
                      trademark, copyright or other intellectual property right.

                      (i)    Company's obligations under this Section 12(a)
                             shall arise only if Distributor promptly notifies
                             Company when any such claim is made, cooperates in
                             all regards with Company, as Company may reasonably
                             request, and does not engage in activities,
                             directly or indirectly, which frustrate or hinder
                             Company's efforts.

                      (ii)   Company has sole control of the defense and
                             settlement of any such claim, including by way of
                             example, (x) the decision to procure for
                             Distributor the right to continue use or sale of
                             the Company Products, (y) the replacement of such
                             Company Products with non-infringing products,
                             and/or (z) the modification of such Company
                             Products so that they become non-infringing.

                      (iii)  Distributor shall furnish such information and
                             assistance as Company may reasonably request in
                             connection with the defense, settlement or
                             compromise of such claim; provided, however, that
                             Company shall pay Distributor's reasonable
                             out-of-pocket costs associated therewith. If a
                             final injunction is obtained in an action

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                             based on any such claim against Distributor's
                             distribution of a Company Product or Distributor's
                             customers' use of a Company Product by reason of
                             such infringement, or if in Company's opinion such
                             an injunction is likely to be obtained, Company
                             may, at its sole option, either (x) obtain for
                             Distributor the right to continue distributing the
                             Company Product or the right for Distributor's
                             customers to continue using the Company Product,
                             (y) replace or modify the Company Product so that
                             it becomes non-infringing, or (z) if neither (x)
                             nor (y) can be reasonably effected by Company,
                             Company will reimburse Distributor the prices paid
                             for the Company Product during the twelve (12)
                             months prior to the final injunction or decision
                             (eighteen (18) months for processor products,
                             unless actual use indicates the 12-month period is
                             appropriate), pro-rated over the useful life of
                             such Company Products, provided that such Company
                             Products are returned to Company in an undamaged
                             condition, and, in its discretion, terminate this
                             Agreement.

               (b) No Combination Claims or Customer-Based Claims.
Notwithstanding subpart (a) of this Section 12, Company shall not be liable to
Distributor or its customers for any claim arising from or based upon: (i) the
combination, operation or use of any Company Product with equipment, data or
programming not supplied by Company; (ii) any alteration or modification of
Company Products; and/or (iii) a specification or design characteristic supplied
by Distributor or its customers.

               (c) Limitation. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SET FORTH THE
ENTIRE LIABILITY OF COMPANY AND THE SOLE REMEDIES OF DISTRIBUTOR WITH RESPECT TO
INFRINGEMENT AND ALLEGATIONS OF INFRINGEMENT OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS OR
OTHER PROPRIETARY RIGHTS OF ANY KIND IN CONNECTION WITH THE INSTALLATION,
OPERATION, DESIGN, DISTRIBUTION OR USE OF COMPANY PRODUCTS.

               (d) Indemnification of Company. Distributor agrees to indemnify
Company (including paying all reasonable attorneys' fees and costs of
litigation) against and hold Company harmless from, any and all claims by any
other party resulting from Distributor's acts (other than the mere marketing of
Company Products), omissions or misrepresentations, regardless of the form of
action.

        13.    Limited Warranty; Disclaimer of Warranties.

               (a) Limited Warranty. COMPANY MAKES NO WARRANTIES OR
REPRESENTATIONS AS TO PERFORMANCE OF COMPANY PRODUCTS OR AS TO SERVICE TO
DISTRIBUTOR OR TO ANY OTHER PERSON, EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN COMPANY'S LIMITED
WARRANTY ACCOMPANYING DELIVERY OF COMPANY PRODUCTS ("LIMITED COMPANY PRODUCT
WARRANTY"). COMPANY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CHANGE THE WARRANTY AND SERVICE POLICY
SET FORTH

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IN THE LIMITED COMPANY PRODUCT WARRANTY, OR OTHERWISE, AT ANY TIME, WITHOUT
FURTHER NOTICE AND WITHOUT LIABILITY TO DISTRIBUTOR OR TO ANY OTHER PERSON;
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT ANY SUCH CHANGES SHALL BE PROMPTLY COMMUNICATED TO
DISTRIBUTOR AND SHALL BE EFFECTIVE ONLY FOR FUTURE ORDERS FOR COMPANY PRODUCT
AND NOT FOR ORDERS ALREADY PLACED WITH COMPANY BY DISTRIBUTOR.

               (b) Disclaimer of Warranties. TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY
APPLICABLE LAW, AND SUBJECT ONLY TO THE LIMITED COMPANY PRODUCT WARRANTY, ALL
IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT, ARE
HEREBY EXCLUDED BY COMPANY.

               (c) Distributor Warranty. Distributor will make no warranty,
guarantee or representation, whether written or oral, on Company's behalf.

        14.    Limited Liability.

               (a) REGARDLESS WHETHER ANY REMEDY SET FORTH HEREIN OR IN
COMPANY'S LIMITED WARRANTY ACCOMPANYING DELIVERY OF COMPANY PRODUCTS FAILS OF
ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE OR OTHERWISE, COMPANY WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOST
PROFITS OR FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR
OTHER SPECIAL DAMAGES SUFFERED BY DISTRIBUTOR, ITS CUSTOMERS OR OTHERS ARISING
OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT OR COMPANY PRODUCTS, FOR ALL CAUSES OF
ACTION OF ANY KIND (INCLUDING TORT, CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY AND
BREACH OF WARRANTY), EVEN IF COMPANY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH
DAMAGES.

               (b) EXCEPT FOR LIABILITY FOR PERSONAL INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE
ARISING FROM COMPANY'S GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR WILLFUL MISCONDUCT, AND FOR CLAIMS
ARISING UNDER SECTION 12, IN NO EVENT WILL COMPANY'S TOTAL CUMULATIVE LIABILITY
IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR COMPANY PRODUCTS, FROM ALL CAUSES OF ACTION
OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING TORT, CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY AND BREACH
OF WARRANTY ASSERTED BY DISTRIBUTOR AGAINST COMPANY, EXCEED * * *. THIS
LIMITATION OF COMPANY'S LIABILITY IS CUMULATIVE, WITH ALL PAYMENTS FOR CLAIMS OR
DAMAGES IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT BEING AGGREGATED TO DETERMINE
SATISFACTION OF THE LIMIT. THE EXISTENCE OF ONE OR MORE CLAIMS WILL NOT ENLARGE
THE LIMIT. FURTHER, THE FOREGOING * * * LIMITATION SHALL NOT APPLY TO THOSE
CLAIMS BROUGHT BY DISTRIBUTOR AGAINST COMPANY IN WHICH: (I) THE CLAIM SEEKS
INDEMNIFICATION FOR * * *; AND (II) THE * * * CLAIM * * * IS

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BASED UPON * * *, AND IS NOT BASED UPON * * *; SUCH CLAIMS SHALL BE LIMITED BY
THE LESSER OF THE * * *.

               (c) Distributor agrees that the limitations of liability and
disclaimers of warranty set forth in this Agreement, including those referenced
herein, will apply regardless of whether Company has tendered delivery of
Company Products or Distributor has accepted any Company Product. Distributor
agrees to communicate all Company Product Warranties to Distributor's customers.
Distributor acknowledges that Company has entered into this Agreement in
reliance on the disclaimers of warranty and the limitations of liability set
forth in this Agreement, and that the same form an essential basis of the
bargain between the parties.

        15.    Confidentiality.

               (a) As used in this Agreement, "Confidential Information" means
all information disclosed by one party ("Discloser") to the other party
("Recipient") in tangible form that is marked "Proprietary" or "Confidential."
Oral information is Confidential Information only if designated as proprietary
or confidential by Discloser at the time of disclosure, and summarized and
identified as proprietary or confidential in a document sent to Recipient within
thirty (30) days of the disclosure.

               (b) Neither party shall disclose the other party's Confidential
Information to any third party, nor use the Confidential Information for any
purpose other than is expressly contemplated by this Agreement. Recipient shall
use the same degree of care to protect Discloser's Confidential Information as
it uses to protect its own Confidential Information, but no less than reasonable
care, to prevent unauthorized disclosure, use, or publication of Discloser's
Confidential Information. Recipient may disclose Discloser's Confidential
Information only to Recipient's employees, contractors, or other agents who have
been previously bound in writing to a non-disclosure agreement that protects the
Confidential Information. Each party agrees to notify the other immediately in
the event of an unauthorized disclosure or use of any Confidential Information.

               (c) The parties' duty to protect Confidential Information shall
survive any expiration or termination of this Agreement, and shall extend for a
period of five (5) years from the date of disclosure of the Confidential
Information.

               (d) This Agreement imposes no duty upon Recipient with respect to
information that: (i) is or becomes generally known to the public without
violation of this Agreement; (ii) was in Recipient's lawful possession prior to
its disclosure hereunder and was not obtained by Recipient either directly or
indirectly from Discloser; (iii) is lawfully disclosed to Recipient by a third
party without restriction on its disclosure; or (iv) is independently developed
by Recipient without use or reference to any of Discloser's Confidential
Information.

               (e) Recipient shall return to Discloser all Confidential
Information promptly upon expiration or termination of this Agreement, or upon
any earlier request to do so made in writing by Discloser.

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               (f) Neither party shall disclose the fact of this Agreement or
any of its terms and conditions to any third party without the other party's
prior approval in writing. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each party may
disclose the existence and content of this Agreement in confidence to its legal
counsel, accountants, bankers and financing sources as necessary in connection
with obtaining services from such third parties, provided such third parties are
bound to confidentiality no less stringent than the provisions of this
Agreement. Further, each party may disclose the existence and contents of this
Agreement as required by the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities
Exchange Commission or equivalent authority in any other relevant jurisdiction;
subject, however, to the party taking reasonable steps consistent with such
rules and regulations to minimize the scope and extent of the disclosure.

               (g) Distributor agrees to require all of its customers or
potential customers of Company Products to execute with Company the
Non-Disclosure Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit E before discussing,
describing or disclosing any non-published information concerning Company
Products with or to such customers or potential customers.

        16.    Arbitration.

               (a) Each party will make reasonable best efforts to resolve
amicably any disputes or claims under this Agreement among the parties. Except
for claims regarding either party's Intellectual Property Rights and
Confidential Information, to which this Section 16 will not apply, and subject
to Section 17(g), in the event that a resolution is not reached among the
parties within thirty (30) days after written notice by any party of the dispute
or claim, the dispute or claim shall be finally settled by binding arbitration
in Pleasanton, California. Such arbitration shall be conducted in accordance
with the rules of the American Arbitration Association ("AAA"), except where the
provisions of this Section 16 provide contrary or additional rules. Each of the
parties shall appoint one arbitrator and the two so nominated shall, in turn,
choose a third arbitrator. If the arbitrators chosen by the parties cannot agree
on the choice of the third arbitrator within a period of thirty (30) days after
their nomination, then the third arbitrator shall be appointed consistent with
the Rules of the AAA. The arbitration shall be administered out of the local San
Francisco, California office of the AAA. The award of arbitration shall be final
and binding upon both parties, and judgment on the award rendered by the
arbitrator may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. Any monetary
award shall be payable in United States dollars.

               (b) The arbitration shall be conducted in the English language.
Relevant documents in other languages shall be translated into English if the
arbitrators so direct. The law of the State of California, U.S.A., excluding the
Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods and that body of law
known as conflicts of laws, shall be the applicable substantive law. The
applicable procedural law shall be the law of the place of arbitration. The
parties agree that they will, before the hearing of any dispute, make discovery
and disclosure of all materials relevant to the subject matter of such dispute.

               (c) A written transcript in English of the hearing will be made
and furnished to the parties. Examination of witnesses by the parties and by the
arbitrators will be permitted.

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               (d) The arbitrators will decide in accordance with the terms of
this Agreement and will take into account any appropriate international trade
usages applicable to the transaction. The arbitrators will state in writing the
reasons upon which the award is based.

               (e) The award of the arbitrators will be final and binding upon
the parties. Judgment upon the award may be entered in any court having
jurisdiction. An application may be made to any such court for judicial
acceptance of the award and an order of enforcement.

        17.    General.

               (a) Waiver. The waiver by either party of any default by the
other shall not waive subsequent defaults of the same or different kind, and all
waivers must be in writing.

               (b) Notices. All notices and demands hereunder will be in writing
and will be served by personal service, mail or confirmed facsimile transmission
at the address of the receiving party set forth in this Agreement (or at such
different address as may be designated by such party by written notice to the
other party). All notices or demands by mail shall be by certified or registered
airmail, return receipt requested, and shall be deemed complete upon receipt.

               (c) Attorneys' Fees. In the event any litigation is brought by
either party in connection with this Agreement, the prevailing or substantially
prevailing party in such litigation shall be entitled to recover from the other
party all the costs, attorneys' fees and other expenses incurred by such
substantially prevailing party in the litigation.

               (d)    Execution of Agreement, Controlling Law,
Jurisdiction and Severability. It shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of California, excluding the Convention on
Contracts for the International Sale of Goods and that body of law known as
conflicts of laws. Any suit hereunder will be brought in the federal or state
courts in the Northern District of California and Distributor hereby submits to
the personal jurisdiction thereof. The English-language version of this
Agreement controls when interpreting this Agreement. Distributor consents to the
enforcement of any judgment rendered in the United States in any action between
Distributor and Company. Any and all defenses concerning the validity and
enforceability of the judgment shall be deemed waived unless first raised in a
court of competent jurisdiction in the United States.

               (e) Severability. In the event that any of the provisions of this
Agreement shall be held by a court or other tribunal of competent jurisdiction
to be unenforceable, such provision will be enforced to the maximum extent
permissible and the remaining portions of this Agreement shall remain in full
force and effect.

               (f) Force Majeure. Company shall not be responsible for any
failure to perform due to unforeseen circumstances or to causes beyond Company's
reasonable control, including but not limited to acts of God, war, riot,
embargoes, acts of civil or military authorities, fire, floods, accidents,
strikes, failure to obtain export licenses or shortages of transportation,

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facilities, fuel, energy, labor or materials. In the event of any such delay,
Company may defer the delivery date of orders for Company Products for a period
equal to the time of such delay.

               (g) Equitable Relief. Distributor acknowledges that any breach of
its obligations under this Agreement with respect to the proprietary rights or
Confidential Information of Company will cause Company irreparable injury for
which there are inadequate remedies at law, and therefore Company will be
entitled to equitable relief in addition to all other remedies provided by this
Agreement or available at law.

               (h) Entire Agreement. This Agreement, including Exhibits A
through E appended hereto, constitute the complete and exclusive agreement
between the parties pertaining to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes in
their entirety any and all written or oral agreements previously existing
between the parties with respect to such subject matter. Distributor
acknowledges that it is not entering into this Agreement on the basis of any
representations not expressly contained herein. Any modifications of this
Agreement, or special terms and conditions for a particular and unique purchase
order that are necessary and appropriate in view of the totality of the
circumstances, must be in writing and signed by both parties hereto. Any such
modification or special terms and conditions shall be binding upon Company only
if and when documented in a separate writing signed by one of Company's duly
authorized officers.

               (i) Release of Claims. Any and all claims against Company arising
under prior agreements, whether oral or in writing, between Company and
Distributor are waived and released by Distributor by acceptance of this
Agreement.

               (j) Choice of Language. The original of this Agreement has been
written in English. Distributor waives any right it may have under the law of
Distributor's Territory to have this Agreement written in the language of
Distributor's Territory.

               (k) Due Execution. The party executing this Agreement represents
and warrants that he or she has been duly authorized under Distributor's charter
documents and applicable law to execute this Agreement on behalf of Distributor.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused their respective duly
authorized officers to execute this Agreement.

COMPANY

SIGNATURE:  /s/ Peter B. Mathews
          ----------------------------------

PRINTED NAME:  Peter B. Mathews
             -------------------------------

TITLE:  VP - Sales
      --------------------------------------

DISTRIBUTOR

SIGNATURE:  /s/ David Sheu
          ----------------------------------

PRINTED NAME:  David Sheu
             -------------------------------

TITLE:  President
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 (Signature Page to FormFactor Authorized International Distributor Agreement)

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                                    EXHIBIT A

                                COMPANY PRODUCTS

                     All MicroSpring(TM) contact probe cards

COMPANY                                 DISTRIBUTOR

SIGNATURE: /s/ Peter B. Mathews         SIGNATURE: /s/ David Sheu
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                                    EXHIBIT B

                                    TERRITORY

                                TAIWAN, SINGAPORE

                                        &

                 PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (INCLUDING HONG KONG)

COMPANY                                 DISTRIBUTOR

SIGNATURE: /s/ Peter B. Mathews         SIGNATURE: /s/ David Sheu
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                                    EXHIBIT C

                       PERSONNEL AND SUPPORT REQUIREMENTS

        (1) Distributor Personnel and Staffing. Company and Distributor agree
that to ensure purchasers and potential purchasers of Company Products realize
the full and complete value of Company Products, Distributor shall dedicate a
certain minimum level of full-time resources to Company Products during the term
of this Agreement. It is understood that these Distributor individuals will work
closely with Company, including with a Company Field Marketing Manager or other
employee(s) who reside(s) in the Territory. Based upon the currently projected
level of business, Distributor shall train and maintain at least:

               (a)    * * * (* * *) full-time * * * stationed within the
                      Territory who shall be responsible for the support of (i)
                      the installed base of Company Products, (ii) preventive
                      maintenance, (iii) product support (trouble shooting),
                      (iv) reporting, and (v) installations;

               (b)    * * * (* * *) full-time * * * stationed within the
                      Territory who shall be responsible for (i) addressing
                      complex customer satisfaction issues, e.g., ***
                      that will require tester and test programming
                      experience, (ii) introducing new technologies such as
                      * * *, that will require engineering skills to set up
                      experiments, advanced troubleshooting, electrical
                      engineering, test integration, and (iii) project
                      management to develop and document plans with customers.

               (c)    * * * (* * *) full-time dedicated * * * stationed within
                      the Territory who shall be responsible for (i)
                      establishing and advancing culture, structure, alignment
                      with Company strategy and plans, and (ii) providing
                      project management support and escalation for Distributor
                      engineering resources.

               (d)    * * * (* * *) full-time * * * stationed at Company's
                      facility in Livermore, CA, who shall be the "voice" of the
                      Territory customer and be responsible for (i) establishing
                      enhancement projects, (ii) leading product margin
                      improvements, (iii) gathering information to support and
                      close Taiwan support issues on an efficient and expedited
                      basis, (iv) developing Taiwan specific products and
                      features together with Company engineering resources, and
                      (v) establishing technical/support/application strategy
                      with Company sales and marketing team.

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        It is agreed by Company and Distributor that the * * * of Section 1(d)
        need not be assigned as of the Effective Date. The need for * * * shall
        be revisited on a quarterly basis and the parties shall determine,
        through good faith discussions, when the appointment of such * * * is
        appropriate.

        (2) Technical Expertise. As a general matter, Distributor and its staff
will be conversant with the technical language conventional to Company Products
and similar products in general, and will develop sufficient knowledge of the
industry, of Company Products, and of products competitive with Company Products
(including specifications, features and benefits) so as to be able to explain in
detail to its customers the differences between Company Products and competitive
products. Without limiting the foregoing, Distributor's (i) product support
engineers shall have sufficient expertise regarding (x) Process Knowledge, i.e.,
customer interaction, installation, trouble shooting, care and handling,
auditing, maintenance/user training delivery, (y) Product Knowledge, i.e.,
fabrication processes, probe card assembly and test, probe card knowledge,
probing, mechanical/test cell, and (z) Failure Analysis; and (ii) application
support engineers shall have sufficient expertise regarding (x) applications,
***, (y) Product Knowledge, i.e., fabrication processes, probe card assembly and
test, probe card knowledge, and (z) Process Knowledge (i.e., problem solving
skills, troubleshooting, experiment design.

        (3) Training. Distributor will send the individuals described in
Sections 2(a) and (b) of this Agreement to Company's facility in Livermore, CA
for training on Company Products and services. The training will be provided
free of charge at the Company offices in Livermore. The length of the training
time will be reasonable and appropriate in Company's judgment, all such training
will be in English, and Distributor will bear all travel and living expenses for
such personnel sent to Company for training.

        (4) Service and Support. Distributor will provide prompt pre- and
post-sales service and support for all Company Products located in the
Territory. Distributor will provide necessary and useful installation assistance
and consultation on the use of Company Products, timely respond to customers'
general questions concerning use of Company Products, and assist customers in
the diagnosis and correction of problems encountered in using Company Products.
Additionally, Distributor will provide the following design assistance during
design of new versions of Company Products:

               (a)    Daily technical interface to customers and Company for
                      electrical and physical design of the probe head and PCB;

               (b)    Regular reporting of technical issues raised by the
                      customer during the design process;

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               (c)    Be responsible for completing all tasks requested by the
                      Company to obtain customer approval of the design; and

               (d)    Provide a daily interface to customer purchasing so that
                      timely orders may be obtained.

        (5) Culture and Management Style. Distributor shall:

               (a)    Endeavor to provide local problem solving by taking
                      ownership for customer problem and, whenever reasonably
                      possible, resolve problems locally;

               (b)    Engage in pro-active activities and actively support and
                      promote Company Products and solutions;

               (c)    Take the initiative to suggest improvements to Company's
                      structure and processes and shall engage in global
                      knowledge sharing within the Company technical resource
                      community; and

               (d)    Dedicate resources to enable initiative and ownership
                      beyond the next, Taiwan specific support task.

        (6) Quantifiable Metrics. In providing the support and assistance
        described in this Exhibit C, the following sets forth the agreed upon
        goals for the second half of 2001:

               (a)    * * *;

               (b)    * * * reduction by * * * % in Q4 of 2001 from the levels
                      in Q3 of 2001;

               (c)    * * * to be determined by the end of the second week of Q4
                      of 2001;

               (d)    * * *;

               (e)    Contribution of * * * per quarter to Company (shared with
                      Company's global customer base);

               (f)    * * *, as quantified by measures to be determined by the
                      end of Q4 of 2001;

               (g)    Local execution of customer support processes:

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               (h)    * * * according to fully documented process/expectations;

               (i)    Consistent doc/reporting of service incidents (DOAs,
                      SARs);

               (j)    * * * following documented process (1st pass completed in
                      Q4 of 2001) * * *;

               (k)    * * * (documented process); and

               (l)    Identification of a metric * * * by Q4 of 2001.

        (7) Updating Metrics. Company and Distributor shall meet on no less than
        a quarterly basis to address the metrics and set new metrics for the
        then-remaining term of the Agreement.

COMPANY                                 DISTRIBUTOR

SIGNATURE: /s/ Peter B. Mathews         SIGNATURE: /s/ David Sheu
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                                    EXHIBIT D

                         MANUFACTURERS AND DISTRIBUTORS

                        [insert Distributor's line card)

COMPANY                                 DISTRIBUTOR

SIGNATURE: /s/ Peter B. Mathews         SIGNATURE: /s/ David Sheu
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* * * 2 1/2 pages * * *

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                                    EXHIBIT E

                        COMPANY NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT

SEE ATTACHED NDA AND CITR

COMPANY                                 DISTRIBUTOR

SIGNATURE: /s/ Peter B. Mathews         SIGNATURE: /s/ David Sheu
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AGREEMENT DATE:   6/1/2000                   CNDA #
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                                                      (Filled In by FFI Legal)

                                FORMFACTOR, INC.

                       CORPORATE NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT

This Corporate Non-Disclosure Agreement (this "Agreement") is entered into and
made effective as of the date set forth above, by and between: FORMFACTOR, INC.,
a Delaware corporation having a principal place of business at: 5666 La Ribera
Street, Livermore, CA 94550 ("FormFactor ");
and     Spirox    , a           Taiwan           corporation, having a principal
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                       (State of Incorporation)
place of business
at      6F-1,  No.  69, Tze You Road Hsin Chu City, Tzian ROC      , ("Company")
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          (Street Address, City, State, Zip Code, Country)

FormFactor and Company (also referred to individually as a "Party" and
collectively as the "Parties") agree as follows:

1.      CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.

1.1     "Confidential Information" means any confidential or proprietary
        information, technical data, or know-how relating to the disclosing
        Party's business, including, but not limited to, that which relates to
        research, products, services, customers, markets, software,
        developments, formulas, ideas, inventions (patentable or otherwise),
        processes, designs, drawings, engineering, marketing, finances,
        customers and/or to technical, business, financial or product
        development plans, forecasts or strategies.

1.2     All Confidential Information disclosed by FormFactor and/or Company, as
        the case may be, shall be accompanied by a completed Confidential
        Information Transmittal Record ("CITR") form, a copy of which is
        appended hereto. The Parties shall execute a CITR contemporaneous with
        each disclosure of Confidential Information. The CITR shall indicate the
        disclosing Party(ies), a description of the Confidential Information
        disclosed, the names of the representatives of the Parties and the date
        when the disclosure covered by the CITR commenced. All CITRs and
        Confidential Information (or copies thereof) shall be directed to the
        attention of the "Contact Individual" identified in the signature block
        below. All information described in a CITR and marked with the legend
        "Confidential," "Proprietary" or a similar legend, will be deemed
        Confidential Information. The failure to complete a CITR contemporaneous
        with the disclosure of Confidential Information shall not be deemed to
        constitute an admission that information is, in fact, not Confidential
        Information.

1.3     All Confidential Information received from the disclosing Party will be
        in tangible form or reduced to a tangible form thereafter. A summary of
        verbal disclosures of Confidential Information shall be reduced to
        writing, marked "Confidential" and delivered to the receiving Party
        within thirty (30) days of the verbal disclosure (if not addressed in a
        CITR).

1.4     Confidential Information does not include information, technical data or
        know-how or know-how which, through extant, contemporaneously prepared
        written records:

               (a)    Is rightfully in the possession of the receiving Party at
        the time of disclosure as shown by the receiving Party's files and
        records immediately prior to the time of disclosure;

               (b)    Is or becomes part of the public knowledge or literature,
        not as a result of any inaction or action of the receiving Party:

               (c)    Is approved for release by the disclosing Party;

               (d)    Is rightfully received from a third party without any
        obligation of confidentiality; or

               (e)    Is independently developed by employees of the receiving
        Party without reliance or reference to the disclosure by the disclosing
        Party.

1.5     Each Party acknowledges and agrees that all Confidential Information is
        provided "AS IS" and without any warranty, whether express or implied,
        as to its accuracy or completeness, non-infringement or use for a
        particular purpose. Neither Party has an obligation to disclose any
        particular or specific Confidential Information, even if it falls
        generally within the scope of the materials and information described in
        Paragraph 1 of a CITR, or relates thereto.

2.      NON-DISCLOSURE OF CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.

2.1     FormFactor and Company each agree not to use the Confidential
        Information disclosed to it by the other for any purpose other than for
        its internal evaluation in relation to a potential business relationship
        with the other Party and, then, solely with respect to those specific
        activities mutually proposed or contemplated by the Parties
        ("Purposes"). FormFactor and Company will disclose the other Party's
        Confidential Information only to those of its own employees, consultants
        or independent contractors, who are required to have the information in
        order to carry out the Purpose. The Parties acknowledge and agree that
        certain Confidential Information may be of such a highly sensitive and
        proprietary nature that disclosure and use of the same shall be further
        narrowed and limited as may be described in Paragraph 3 of a CITR. All
        employees, consultants and independent contractors to whom Confidential
        Information of the party is disclosed shall have signed a Non-Disclosure
        Agreement that binds such employees, consultants or independent
        contractors to confidentiality obligations at least as restrictive as
        those set forth herein. Neither Party shall use Confidential Information
        for the benefit of any other entity or a third party, or disclose,
        publish, disseminate or copy Confidential Information or any part
        thereof, to any other person, corporation or other organization without,
        in each case, obtaining the prior written consent of the other Party.

2.2     FormFactor and Company each agree that it will take all reasonable steps
        to protect the secrecy of and avoid disclosure or use of Confidential
        Information of the other in order to prevent it from falling into the
        public domain or the possession of unauthorized persons FormFactor and
        Company each agree to notify the other in writing of any misuse or
        misappropriation of such Confidential Information of the other which may
        come to its attention. If any Party (the "Requested Party") receives
        notice of a request by any court, regulatory agency or tribunal for
        production of any Confidential Information of the other Party, the
        Requested Party shall promptly notify the other Party and shall use
        reasonable efforts to limit disclosure and to obtain confidential
        treatment or a protective order and shall allow the disclosing Party to
        participate in the proceeding If requested, the disclosing Party shall
        assist (at the Requested Party's expense) in resisting the request for
        production.

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3.      RETURN OF MATERIALS. Any materials or documents which have been
furnished by one Party to the other will be promptly returned, accompanied by
all copies of such documentation promptly upon request. Upon demand, any
materials prepared by a Party containing the Confidential Information of the
other Party shall be destroyed, and a certificate executed by an officer of the
Party confirming such destruction shall be promptly delivered.

4.      INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to
grant or does grant, either expressly or by implication, to either Party any
rights in or to the other Party's Confidential Information, except the limited
right to review such Confidential Information solely for the Purpose. FormFactor
and Company, and each of them, understand and acknowledge that no license under
any patent, copyright, trade secret or other intellectual property right is
granted to or conferred upon either Party under this CNDA, and/or based upon any
disclosure under a CITR, either expressly, by implication, inducement, estoppel
or otherwise, and that any license under such intellectual property rights must
be express and in writing. I no event shall this Agreement, or any disclosure of
Confidential Information made hereunder, obligate or require either Party to
enter into any other business relationship. The terms and conditions of any such
relationship shall be subject to separate negotiation and agreement of the
Parties.

5.      TERM. All obligations of confidentiality and restrictions on use of
Confidential Information created under and by this Agreement shall remain in
force and effect for five (5) years from the date any Confidential Information
is or was disclosed by FormFactor to Company or by Company to FormFactor, as the
case may be. All other terms and conditions of this Agreement shall survive the
termination of this Agreement.

6.      REMEDIES: Each Party agrees that its obligations hereunder are necessary
and reasonable in order to protect the other Party and the other Party's
business, and expressly agrees that monetary damages would be inadequate to
compensate the other Party for any breach of any covenants or agreement set
forth herein. Accordingly, each Party agrees and acknowledges that any such
violation or threatened violation will cause irreparable injury to the other
Party and that, in addition to any other remedies that may be available, in law,
in equity or otherwise, the other Party shall be entitled to obtain injunctive
relief against the threatened breach of this Agreement or the continuation of
any such breach, without the necessity of proving actual damages.

7.      MISCELLANEOUS.

7.1     This Agreement may not be assigned by either Party without the express
        written consent of the other Party, which may be given or withheld at
        the sole discretion of the other Party. This Agreement shall be binding
        upon and for the benefits of the undersigned Parties, and any permitted
        successors or assigns.

7.2     Each Party agrees that it will not in any form export, re-export,
        resell, ship or divert or cause to be exported, re-exported, resold,
        shipped or diverted, directly or indirectly, any Confidential
        Information to any country for which the United States Government or any
        agency thereof at the time of export or re-export requires an export
        license or other government approval without first obtaining such
        license or approval.

7.3     Failure to enforce any provision of this Agreement shall not constitute
        a waiver of any term hereof.

7.4     This Agreement shall be governed by and construed under the laws of the
        State of California, without regard to its conflict of laws principals.
        The federal and state courts within Santa Clara County, California shall
        have exclusive jurisdiction to adjudicate any dispute arising out of
        this Agreement.

7.5     This Agreement and any CITRs executed from time to time hereafter
        constitute the entire agreement, written or verbal, between the Parties
        with respect to the disclosure(s) of information described in each CITR.

7.6     This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of
        which shall be deemed an original and all of which, taken together,
        shall constitute one and the same instrument. Any counterpart signed by
        an authorized representative of a Party and delivered to the other Party
        by facsimile transmission shall be deemed an original counterpart and
        duly delivered.

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"FORMFACTOR":                                      "COMPANY":

FormFactor, Inc. a Delaware corporation
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Represented by:                                    Represented by:

Signature: /s/ Stuart L. Merkadeau                 Signature: /s/ David Sheu
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Print Name: Stuart L. Merkadeau                    Print Name: David Sheu
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Title: VP Intellectual Property                    Title: President
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               (VP level or higher)                            (Authorized Representative)

Date:                                              Date:
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Contact Individual:                                Contact Individual:
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Contact Address:                                   Contact Address:
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Contact Phone:                                     Contact Phone:
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