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Offer letter dated 10/25/2003 by and between the registrant and Colin Macnab

 EXHIBIT 10.15 
  
 October 25, 2003 
  
 Colin Macnab 
 16268 Camellia Terrace 
 Los Gatos, CA 95032 
  
 Dear Colin: 
  
 On behalf of Atheros
Communications, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), I am pleased to extend you an offer to join the Company. This letter sets forth the basic terms and conditions of your employment with the Company and supersedes any other
written or verbal offer. We would like you to begin your employment with the Company on or before October 29, 2003. This offer expires on October 28, 2003. By signing this letter, you will be agreeing to these terms. It is important that you
understand clearly both what your benefits are and what is expected of you by the Company. 
  

	1.	Salary. You will be paid an annual base salary of $240,000, less regular payroll deductions, which covers all hours worked. Generally, your salary will be reviewed annually
but the Company reserves the right to change your compensation from time to time on reasonable notice. 

  

	2.	Bonus: You will be eligible to participate in the Executive Incentive Plan. Your target annual bonus will be 25% of annual base salary, prorated for the remainder of 2003.

  

	3	Stock Option. You will receive an option to purchase 500,000 shares of the common stock of the Company. The option will vest as to 12/48ths of the shares on the first
anniversary of your hire date and 1/48th of the shares each full month thereafter. 

  

	4	Duties: Your job title will be Vice President Marketing and Business Development. Your duties generally will include developing the product vision and marketing strategy for
Atheros products. You may be assigned other duties as needed and your duties may change from time to time on reasonable notice, based on the needs of the Company and your skills, as determined by the Company. 

  

	  	As an exempt employee, you are required to exercise your specialized expertise, independent judgment and discretion to provide high-quality services. You are required to follow
office policies and procedures adopted from time to time by the Company and to take such general direction as you may be given from time to time by your superiors. The Company reserves the right to change these policies and procedures at any time.
(Also see Adjustments and Changes in Employment Status). You are required to devote your full energies, efforts and abilities to your employment, unless the Company expressly agrees otherwise provided, however, that you may serve in any capacity
with any civic, educational or charitable organization, or as a member of corporate Boards of Directors or committees thereof, so long as such services does not conflict with your duties to the Company. You are not permitted to engage in any
business activity that competes with the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company is informed that you are acting as an advisor to the entities listed on Exhibit C and the Company hereby consents to your acting in this capacity during the
term of your employment with the Company. 

  

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	5	Hours of Work. As an exempt employee, you are expected to work the number of hours required to get the job done. However, you are generally expected to be present during
normal working hours of the Company. Normal working hours will be established by the Company and may be changed as needed to meet the needs of the business. 

  

	6.	Change of Control. In the event of a Change of Control (as defined below) where your employment is terminated without Cause (as defined below) or if you resign for Good
Reason within 12 months following the Change of Control, and provided that you sign and do not revoke within the time period specified by the Company a standard release of claims in a form mutually acceptable to the Company (or its successor) and
you, then your stock options and any restricted stock shall have its vesting accelerated as to an additional amount equal to the vesting you would have received had your employment continued for an additional year after your employment is
terminated. The terms of any stock option shall include the right to exercise such stock options for a period of up to one year following the termination of your employment should said termination occur prior to the company completing an IPO. You
acknowledge that in the event you were to exercise such options after three months following the termination of your employment, such options would not be eligible for ISO status. . 

  

	  	“Change of Control” shall mean: (a) merger, acquisition or similar transaction or series of related transactions in which the Company is not the surviving entity,
except for a transaction the principal purpose of which is to change the state in which the Company is incorporated, (b) the sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, or (c) a reorganization or
merger of the Company with or into any other Company which will result in the Company’s stockholders immediately prior to such transaction not holding, as a result of such transaction, at least 50% of the voting power of the surviving or
continuing entity or the entity controlling the surviving or continuing entity;. 

  

	  	“Cause” means (a) intentional and material dishonesty in the performance of your duties for the Company; (b) conduct (including conviction of or plea of nolo
contendere to a felony) which has a direct and material adverse effect on the Company or its reputation; (c) material failure to perform your reasonable duties or comply with your obligations under this Agreement or the Company’s Confidential
Information and Invention Assignment Agreement after receipt of written notice specifying the failure, if you do not remedy that failure within 10 business days of receipt of written notice from the Company, which notice will state that failure to
remedy such conduct may result in termination for Cause or (d) an incurable material breach of the Company’s Confidential Information and Invention Assignment Agreement, including, without limitation, theft or other misappropriation of the
Company’s proprietary information.” Nothing in this section shall alter the at-will nature of employment or provide an obligation express or implied for the payment of severance except as expressly provided herein.

  

	  	“Good Reason” means, without your express written consent, (i) a material reduction of your duties, position or responsibilities, provided, however that any
reduction in position occurring in connection with a “Change of Control” of the Company shall not constitute “Good Reason”; (ii) a reduction by the Company in your annual base salary as in effect immediately prior to such
reduction other than a reduction that is applicable to all executives of the Company (iii) your relocation to a facility or a location more than 50 miles from your then present location . (iv) any material breach of this agreement by the Company.

  

	7.	 Severance: If the Company terminates your employment other than for “Cause” or you resign for “Good Reason” as defined above, and
provided that you sign and do not revoke within the time period specified by the Company a standard release of claims in a form mutually acceptable to the Company and you, then you will be paid a lump-sum severance at such time equal to six months
of your then annual base salary. The terms of any stock option shall include the right to exercise such stock options for a period of up to one year following the termination of your employment should said termination occur prior to the Company
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you were to exercise such options after three months following the termination of your employment, such options would not be eligible for ISO status. In
addition, if you properly elect to continue the Company’s group health plan coverage under COBRA, the Company will continue your health coverage for you and your enrolled dependents at no cost to you for six months following the effective date
of termination. You will be able to continue your health benefits beyond six months at your own expense as allowed under the Company’s health plans. 

  

	8.	Adjustments and Changes in Employment Status. You understand that the Company reserves the right to make personnel decisions regarding your employment, including but not
limited to decisions regarding any promotion, salary adjustment, transfer or disciplinary action, up to and including termination, consistent with the needs of the business. 

  

	9.	Proprietary Information Agreement. You will be required to sign and abide by the terms of the enclosed proprietary information agreement, which is incorporated into this
agreement by reference as Exhibit A. 

  

	10.	Immigration Documentation. Please be advised that your employment is contingent on your ability to prove your identity and authorization to work in the U.S. for the Company.
You must comply with the Immigration and Naturalization Service’s employment verification requirements. 

  

	11.	Representation and Warranty of Employee. You represent and warrant to the Company that the performance of your duties will not violate any agreements with or trade secrets of
any other person or entity. 

  

	12.	Employee Benefits. You will be eligible for paid vacation, sick leave and holidays. You will be provided with health insurance benefits and dental insurance benefits, as
provided in our benefit plans. These benefits may change from time to time. You will be covered by workers’ compensation insurance and State Disability Insurance, as required by state law. 

  

	13.	Term of Employment. Your employment with the Company is “at-will.” In other words, either you or the Company can terminate your employment at any time for any
reason, with or without cause and with or without notice. 

  

	14.	Dispute Resolution Procedure. I agree that prior to my employment with the Company, I must sign and agree to the Arbitration Agreement attached as Exhibit B to this
Agreement. 

  

	15.	Integrated Agreement. Please note that this Agreement, along with the attached Employee’s Proprietary Information and Inventions Agreement (Exhibit A) and the
Arbitration Agreement (Exhibit B), supersedes any prior agreements, representations or promises of any kind, whether written, oral, express or implied between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matters herein. It constitutes the full,
complete and exclusive agreement between you and the Company with respect to the subject matters herein. This agreement cannot be changed unless in writing, signed by you and the Vice President of Administration and Controller.

  

	16.	Severability. If any term of this Agreement is held to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remainder of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall in
no way be affected; and, the parties shall use their best efforts to find an alternative way to achieve the same result. 

  

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 We look forward to your joining our organization. In order to confirm your agreement with and acceptance
of these terms, please sign one copy of this letter and return it to me. The other copy is for your records. If there is any matter in this letter which you wish to discuss further, please do not hesitate to speak to me. 
  

	 	 	 	 	 Very truly yours,

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 ATHEROS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

					
	 	 	 	 	 	 	By:	 	 /s/ Sharon Thompson

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 Title:
	 	 Director Human Resources

	
	
  

	 I agree to the terms of employment set forth in this Agreement.

			
	 /s/ Colin Macnab

	 	 	 	 10th October 2003

	 Colin Macnab
	 	 	 	 Date

  

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 EXHIBIT A 
  

EMPLOYEE’S PROPRIETARY INFORMATION AND INVENTIONS AGREEMENT 
  

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 EXHIBIT C 
  

	 Amalfi Semiconductor
	  	 475 Alberto Way, Suite 200, Los Gatos, CA, 95032-5405

	 Kiwi Networks
	  	 1684 Dell Ave., Campbell, CA 95008

	 Alta Network
	  	 Los Gatos, CA

  

 6Transition Agreement dated 3/21/2003

 EXHIBIT 10.16 
  
 TRANSITION AGREEMENT 
  
 THIS TRANSITION AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of March 21, 2003 (the “Effective Date”), by and between
ATHEROS COMMUNICATIONS, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) and RICHARD A. REDELFS (“Executive”), 
  
 W I T N E S S E T H: 
  
 WHEREAS, Executive has determined, and the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) has accepted, that it is in the best interests of the
Company and its stockholders for Executive to resign as the Company’s and the Company’s subsidiaries’ President and Chief Executive Officer and to serve in an employee position as Vice-Chairman of the Board through May 2, 2003; and

  
 WHEREAS, Executive and the Company wish to terminate and
supersede the provisions of the Summary of Terms of Employment dated October, 1999, by and between Executive and the Company (“Summary of Employment Terms”); and 
  
 WHEREAS, the parties hereto wish to enter into this Agreement to provide for an orderly transition of Executive’s
responsibilities: 
  
 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the
mutual promises and covenants herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows: 
  
 1. Resignation as Officer and Employee. 
  
 As of
the Effective Date, Executive has (a) voluntarily and irrevocably resigned as (i) the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, (ii) the President and Chief Executive Officer of each of the Company’s three subsidiaries (Atheros
Communications KK, Atheros India, LLC and Atheros Communications International LLC) and (iii) a trustee of the Company’s 401(k) Plan and Trust, and (b) accepted the position of Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors, an employee position, to
serve in that capacity until May 2, 2003 (“Employment Termination Date”). Thereafter, Executive may continue to serve as a non-employee member of the Board at the pleasure of the Board in accordance with and subject to the applicable
provisions of the Company’s By-Laws and Delaware General Corporation Law; provided, however, that he will tender his resignation if the Board requests anytime after August 2, 2003. 
  
 2. Payments to Executive. 
  
 (a) Upon the Employment Termination Date, the Company shall pay to Executive any accrued, unpaid salary and vacation pay, and the pro rata portion of the
bonus payment under the Company’s bonus program for performance in 2003 that will have accrued as of the Employment Termination Date, which pro rata bonus amount Executive and the Company hereby agree is $25,068, subject to applicable
withholding taxes. Executive shall not be entitled to any other payments from the Company except as specifically provided herein. 
  

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 (b) Executive shall be entitled to a bonus payment under the Company’s bonus program for performance
in 2002 equal to $25,000, subject to applicable withholding taxes. 
  
 (c) Upon the Employment Termination Date, and subject to the provisions of Section 3, Executive shall be entitled to severance payments equal to one year’s base salary of $250,000, payable over six months in accordance with the
Company’s usual payroll practices and subject to applicable withholding taxes. 
  
 (d) Upon the Employment Termination Date, all of the 2,200,000 shares purchased by Executive pursuant to the option granted by the Company on November 5, 1999 (the “1999 Option”), shall become fully vested
and the Company’s right of repurchase with respect thereto shall lapse. 
  
 (e) Upon the Employment Termination Date, all of the shares subject to the option granted to Executive by the Company on August 8, 2001 (the “2001 Option”), that would have vested on or before the date that
is twelve (12) months after the Employment Termination Date (or 100,000 shares) (the “Vested Shares”), shall become fully vested and the Company’s right of repurchase with respect thereto shall lapse. As of the Employment Termination
Date, the 2001 Option shall terminate with respect to the remaining 300,000 shares and may never be exercised with respect to any shares other than the Vested Shares. 
  
 (f) Subject to the provisions of Section 3, the 2001 Option shall remain exercisable with respect to the Vested Shares for
five (5) years following the Employment Termination Date. 
  
 (g)
The full recourse promissory note in the principal amount of $108,900, plus accrued interest, dated February 11, 2000 (the “Note”), that was delivered by Executive to the Company in connection with Executive’s exercise of the 1999
Option shall become payable six (6) months after the Employment Termination Date; provided, however, that subject to the provisions of Section 3, and provided further that the Company will not incur an adverse charge for financial reporting
purposes, the Company shall agree to extend the due date of the Note to the earlier of the date that is three (3) years after the Employment Termination Date, or the date that the Company is acquired in a merger or acquisition in which fifty percent
(50%) or more of the Company’s outstanding voting stock is transferred to holders different from those who held the stock immediately prior to such acquisition or merger, or all or substantially all of the assets of the Company are sold or
otherwise transferred. 
  
 (h) Subject to the provisions of
Section 3, the Company will reimburse the group health continuation coverage premiums for Executive and the Executive’s eligible dependents under COBRA for twelve (12) months following the Employment Termination Date, provided that Executive
remains eligible for such continuation coverage and that Executive is solely responsible for electing such coverage within the required time period. 
  

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 3. Conditions To Benefits. The rights of Executive to the consideration described in Sections 2(c), (f),
(g) and (h), as applicable, are subject to continued satisfaction of the following conditions, which require that Executive shall not have done or do any of the following: 
  
 (a) Diverted or attempted to divert, directly or indirectly, any business of the Company, or induced, or attempted to
induce, any customers of the Company not to purchase goods or services from the Company; provided, however, that in the event Executive becomes an officer, employee or director of any direct, indirect or potential customer of the Company (each, for
purposes of this Section 3(a), a “Customer”) other than Intel Corporation following the Employment Termination Date, any action by Executive in his capacity as an officer, employee or director, as the case may be, of that Customer that
results in that Customer’s decision not to purchase goods or services from the Company shall not constitute a breach of this Section 3(a). 
  
 (b) Initiate contact with any person for the purpose of inducing or attempting to induce, directly or indirectly, any person to leave his or her
employment or consulting relationship with the Company, or not accept an employment or consulting relationship with the Company (in each case, through assistance to professional recruiters or potential employers, or direct solicitation or
otherwise). 
  
 (c) Materially breached his confidentiality and
assignment of invention obligations under the Executive’s Proprietary Information and Inventions Agreement, or materially breached any provision of this Agreement. 
  
 (d) Initiated, filed, financed, participated as a named plaintiff in or aided any action or other proceeding against the
Company or any of its officers, directors or employees (including without limitation any class action or derivative action) based upon any claims, liens, demands, causes of action, obligations, damages or liabilities, other than (i) the submission
to arbitration of a claim for payments or benefits due under this Agreement pursuant to the provisions of Section 5 and (ii) as compelled by lawfully issued and served subpoena or as otherwise required by law (collectively, any “Legal
Request”); provided, however, that Executive must provide the Company with immediate notice of such Legal Request by forwarding a copy of such Legal Request to the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and at least one member of the Board of
Directors who is not the Company’s Chief Executive Officer. 
  
 (e) Initiated, filed, financed, participated in or materially aided any proxy fight or tender offer initiated against the Company, or sought to be reinstated as an officer. 
  
 (f) Disparaged the Company, or its officers, directors, employees or products, which shall include, but not be limited to,
writing disparaging articles or making disparaging statements to the Company’s customers or suppliers. 
  
 The Board shall determine reasonably and in good faith whether Executive has committed any of the acts or made any of the omissions described in this
Section 3. If the Board determines that Executive has committed any of the acts or omissions described in this Section 3, the Board shall notify Executive in writing, stating the particular action(s) or omission(s). If the act or omission is capable
of being cured, Executive shall have thirty (30) days after receipt of the notice to cure the particular action or omission. If Executive effects a cure to the satisfaction of the Board, exercised in their good faith business judgment, the Board
shall provide written notice of the rescission of the notice, and it shall be of no further force or effect. If the act or omission is not capable of being cured or is not cured, the severance benefits shall terminate as of the date of such breach.

  

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 The parties agree that if any dispute between Executive and the Company arises over whether any of the
conditions in this Section 3 have been met, then the Company shall place any payments otherwise due to Executive, to the extent the Company’s obligation is in dispute, in escrow with the arbitrator selected pursuant to Section 5 during the term
of any such dispute. 
  
 In the event of any breach by Executive
of the conditions set forth in Section 3, (i) all of Executive’s obligations under the Note shall accelerate and become immediately due and payable (but not earlier than such obligations would have otherwise been due and payable under the terms
of the Note absent this paragraph), and Executive shall be deemed to have acknowledged and reaffirmed that the Note is a full recourse obligation and that he is personally liable to pay the entire principal amount, plus accrued interest, under the
Note, as modified hereunder, and that he has no defenses to enforceability of the Note or to his personal liability thereunder; (ii) Executive’s right to exercise the 2001 Option with respect to Vested Shares pursuant to Section 2(f) shall
terminate, and (iii) the Company’s obligation to pay severance and reimburse COBRA premiums pursuant to Sections 2(c) and (h) shall terminate. 
  
 It shall be a further condition to the Company’s obligation to provide the consideration described in Sections 2(b) through (h) that Executive
deliver and not revoke the release described in Section 6 (the “Release”). Accordingly, the Company shall have no obligation to provide the consideration described in Sections 2(b) through (h) until the expiration of seven days after
Executive signs and delivers (and does not revoke) such release (the “Release Effective Date”). 
  
 4. Executive’s Representations. 
  
 Executive hereby represents and warrants to the Company that he has fully reviewed this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, and that he fully understands this Agreement and such transactions. In
connection with this review, Executive has had an opportunity to consult with legal counsel and with financial and other advisors of his choosing and, if he has decided not to do so, such choice was his voluntary decision. The terms of this
Agreement are voluntarily accepted by Executive without duress or coercion. 
  
 5. Dispute Resolution. Any disputes arising out of, or relating to, Executive’s employment with the Company, this Agreement, or the making, performance, or interpretation of it, including any determination by the Company
that Executive has breached his obligations under this Agreement, and any dispute arising out of or relating to the Release or the Note, shall be, to the maximum extent permitted by law, arbitrated in accordance with the following procedure:

  
 (a) Any and all claims shall be submitted to final and binding
arbitration before the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) in the city closest to Executive’s last place of work at the Company where the AAA has an office. Such arbitration shall be in accordance with the AAA’s then current
version of the National Rules for the Resolution of Employment Disputes. The arbitrator shall be selected in accordance with the AAA’s selection procedures in effect at the time. Either party may initiate arbitration proceedings by filing a
demand for arbitration with the appropriate AAA office. 
  
 (b)
The arbitrator shall have the authority to grant any relief authorized by law. 
  

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 (c) The arbitrator shall have exclusive authority to resolve all claims covered by this Section 5. Any
issues involving the arbitrability of a dispute shall be governed by the Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. § 1 et seq. 
  
 (d) The Company will pay all arbitration fees, deposits and administrative costs assessed by the AAA; except that Executive may be required to pay
administrative fees to the AAA not to exceed the amount of the then-current filing fee for a civil action filed in the court of general jurisdiction in the state where Executive was last employed by the Company. The arbitrator shall have power to
award attorneys’ fees, expert witness fees and costs according to statute, or according to a separate written agreement between the parties, or the National Rules for the Resolution of Employment Disputes of the AAA, but shall have no other
power to award attorneys’ fees, costs or expert witness fees. 
  
 (e) The claims covered by the above include, but are not limited to, all claims covered by the Agreement, or the making, performance, or interpretation of it, including any determination by the Company that Executive has breached his
obligations under this Agreement, and any dispute arising out of or relating to the Release or the Note, claims for wrongful termination, unpaid wages or compensation, breach of contract, torts, violation of public policy, claims for harassment or
discrimination (including, but not limited to, race, sex, religion, national origin, age, marital status, medical condition, disability, or sexual orientation), claims for benefits (except where an employee benefit or pension plan specifies a
procedure for resolving claims different from this one), claims for physical or mental harm or distress, or any other employment-related claims under any federal, state or other governmental law, statute, regulation or ordinance, including, but not
limited to, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1965, the Americans With Disabilities Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, and any other statutes or laws relating to an employee’s
relationship with the employer, and claims related to the Executive’s Proprietary Information and Inventions Agreement. However, claims for workers’ compensation benefits and unemployment compensation benefits are not covered by this
arbitration agreement, and such claims may be presented to the appropriate court or government agency. 
  
 (f) Notwithstanding this agreement to arbitrate, neither party waives the right to seek through judicial process, preliminary injunctive relief to
preserve the status quo or prevent irreparable injury before the matter can be heard in arbitration. 
  
 (g) The arbitrator shall issue a written arbitration decision stating the arbitrator’s essential findings and conclusions upon which any award is
based. A party’s right for review of the decision is limited to grounds provided under applicable law. 
  
 (h) The parties agree that the arbitration shall be final and binding and any arbitration award shall be enforceable in any court having jurisdiction to
enforce this arbitration agreement. 
  
 (i) BY AGREEING TO THIS
BINDING ARBITRATION PROVISION, BOTH THE COMPANY AND EXECUTIVE GIVE UP ALL RIGHTS TO TRIAL BY JURY, EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED HEREIN. 
  

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 6. Release. 
  
 (a) Following the Employment Termination Date, in consideration of the benefits to be provided to Executive pursuant to the Agreement, the sufficiency of
which Executive acknowledges, Executive shall deliver to the Company a general release, on behalf of himself, his family members and his and their heirs and successors, assigns, attorneys and agents, pursuant to which Executive releases and forever
discharges the Company, as well as its officers, attorneys, directors, employees, stockholders and agents, and their successors and assigns, and its employee pension benefit or welfare benefit plans and current and former trustees and administrators
of such plans (collectively “Company Releasees”) from any and all claims, contracts, liabilities, damages, expenses and causes of action, whether in law or in equity, known or unknown, which may have existed or which may now exist from the
beginning of time to the Release Effective Date against one or more of the Company Releasees (collectively “Executive Claims”), to the extent such Executive Claims relate in any way directly or indirectly, in whole or in part to:
Executive’s resignation as President and Chief Executive Officer or Vice Chairman of the Board pursuant to Section 2 of the Agreement, the fact that Executive is or was an employee, officer, director, stockholder or agent of the Company; any
services performed by Executive for the Company; Executive’s employment or non-employment by the Company; any alleged harassment or disparagement suffered by Executive during his employment at the Company; any status, term or condition of such
employment; any physical or mental harm or distress arising from such termination, employment or non-employment; any claims based upon federal, state or local laws prohibiting employment discrimination, including but not limited to claims of
discrimination under the Fair Employment and Housing Act, Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, or
the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974; breach of contract or any other legal basis. The Release shall also include release of any claims for age discrimination under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, as amended
(“ADEA”). The ADEA requires that Executive be advised to consult with an attorney before Executive waives any claim under the ADEA. In addition, the ADEA provides Executive with at least 21 days to decide whether to waive claims under the
ADEA and seven days after Executive signs the Release to revoke that waiver. 
  
 (b) Executive understands that various federal, state and local laws prohibit age, sex, national origin, race and other forms of employment discrimination and that these laws are enforced through the U.S. Equal
Employment Opportunity Commission, and similar state and local agencies. Executive understands that if he believed that his treatment by the Company had violated any of these laws, he could consult with these agencies and file a charge with them.
Instead, Executive has voluntarily decided to accept the Company’s offer in the Agreement and to waive and release any and all claims he may have under such laws. 
  
 (c) Executive shall expressly waive and relinquish any and all rights that Executive may have under Section 1542 of the
California Civil Code, which reads as follows: 
  
 A GENERAL
RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM 

  

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MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR.” 
  

7. Successors. 
  
 (a) This Agreement is personal to Executive and without the prior written consent of the Company shall not be assignable by Executive otherwise than by
will or the laws of descent and distribution. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by Executive’s legal representatives. 
  
 (b) This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Company and its successors and assigns. 
  
 8. Miscellaneous. 
  
 (a) This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California without
reference to principles of conflict of laws. The captions of this Agreement are not part of the provisions hereof and shall have no force or effect. This Agreement may not be amended or modified otherwise than by a written agreement executed by the
parties or their respective successors and legal representatives. 
  
 (b) All notices and other communications hereunder shall be given by hand delivery to the other party or by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed as follows: 
  
 If to Executive: 
 at Executive’s current address shown on the records of the Company 
  
 If to the Company: 
 Atheros Communications, Inc. 
 529 Almanor Avenue 
 Sunnyvale, CA 94085 
 Attention: Chief Executive Officer 
  
 or to such other address as either party shall have furnished to the other in writing in
accordance herewith. Notice and communications shall be effective when actually received by the addressee. 
  
 (c) The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this
Agreement. 
  
 (d) The Company may withhold from any amounts
payable under this Agreement such Federal, state, local or foreign taxes as shall be required to be withheld pursuant to applicable law or regulation. 
  
 (e) Executive’s or the Company’s failure to insist on strict compliance with any provision of this Agreement or the failure to assert any right
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have hereunder shall not be deemed to be a waiver of such provision or right or any other provision or right of this Agreement. 
  
 (f) This Agreement, including the Release, constitutes the entire agreement
of the parties relating to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous negotiations, correspondence, understandings and agreements of the parties relating to the subject matter hereof, including without limitation the
Summary of Employment Terms by and between the Company and Executive, which, as of the Effective Date, shall be terminated and be of no further force or effect; provided, however, that Executive’s Proprietary Information and Inventions
Agreement shall remain in full force and effect, and the Note and related security and pledge agreements, and stock option and related agreements pursuant to which Executive’s options were granted or exercised, as the same may be modified by
this Agreement, shall remain in full force and effect. 
  
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Executive and the Company have executed this Agreement effective as of the Effective
Date. 
  

	EXECUTIVE
	
	/s/ Richard A. Redelfs      
	

	Richard A. Redelfs

  

	COMPANY
		
	By	 	/s/ Andy Rappaport      
	 	

	 	 	 Andy Rappaport
 Member of the Board of Directors

  

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