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Exhibit 10.30

TERAFORCE TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

AMENDED AND RESTATED STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

	1.	 	PURPOSE.

     The purposes of the Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) are to enable
TeraForce Technology Corporation (the “Company”) and its Subsidiaries, if any,
to attract and retain directors and key employees and to provide them with
additional incentive to advance the interests of the Company. For the purposes
of the Plan, the term “Subsidiary” means any corporation or other entity in
which the Company has, directly or indirectly, an equity interest representing
50% or more of the capital stock thereof or equity interests therein.

	2.	 	ADMINISTRATION.

     (a)      The Plan shall be administered by a committee (the “Committee”)
appointed by the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) and consisting
of not less than two members of the Board.

     (b)      The Committee shall interpret the Plan and prescribe such rules,
regulations and procedures in connection with the Plan as it shall deem to be
necessary and advisable for the administration of the Plan.

     (c)      Notwithstanding any provision contained in this Plan, the Board of
Directors shall have the authority, in addition to the authority that the Board
may delegate to the Committee, to issue stock options, and to award restricted
stock, restricted stock units, performance units and bonus stock, in compliance
with the terms of this Plan as the Board of Directors shall in its discretion
determine to be necessary or appropriate.

	3.	 	ELIGIBILITY.

     (a)      Officers and employees of the Company or any Subsidiary shall be
eligible to be granted incentive stock options (with respect to officers and
key employees), and officers, consultants, and employees of the company or any
subsidiary shall be eligible to receive non-qualified stock options
(collectively “stock options”) and to receive restricted stock, restricted
stock units, performance units or bonus stock awards as described herein.

     (b)      Non-employee directors of the Company shall be eligible to be granted
non-qualified stock options and to receive restricted stock, restricted stock
units, performance units or bonus stock awards as described herein.

	4.	 	SHARES AVAILABLE.

     The aggregate number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock, $.01 par
value (“Common Stock”), which may be issued and as to which grants or awards of
stock options,
restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance units or bonus stock may
be made under the Plan is the greater of (i)

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21,000,000 shares and (ii) a
number of shares equal to 12% of the number of Fully Diluted Shares outstanding
from time to time, subject to adjustment and substitution as set forth in
Section 8. Fully Diluted Shares shall mean the a number equal to the sum of (a)
the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding, (b) the number of shares of
Common Stock reserved for issuance upon the conversion of convertible preferred
stock, (c) the number of shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance upon the
conversion of convertible debt and (d) the number of shares of Common Stock
reserved for issuance upon the exercise of warrants. Not more than 3,000,000
shares of Common Stock shall be available for restricted stock or restricted
stock units and not more than 5,000,000 shares of Common Stock will be
available for incentive stock options as defined in Section 5 (a) herein. If
any stock option granted under the Plan is canceled by mutual consent or
terminates or expires for any reason without having been exercised in full, the
number of shares subject thereto shall again be available for purposes of the
Plan. If shares of Common Stock or the right to receive shares of Common Stock
are forfeited to the Company pursuant to the restrictions applicable to
restricted stock or restricted stock units awarded under the Plan, the shares
so forfeited or covered by such right shall not again be available for the
purposes of the Plan. To the extent any award of performance units is not
earned or is paid in cash rather than shares, the number of shares covered
thereby shall again be available for purposes of the Plan. The shares which may
be issued under the Plan may be either authorized but unissued shares or
treasury shares or partly each, as shall be determined from time to time by the
Board.

	5.	 	GRANTS AND AWARDS.

     (a)      The Committee shall have authority, in its discretion, to grant
incentive stock options pursuant to Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code
(the “Code”) and nonqualified stock options, and to award restricted stock,
restricted stock units, performance units and bonus stock, provided such grants
or awards are otherwise made in compliance with the provisions of this Plan.

     Notwithstanding any other provision contained in the Plan or in any stock
option agreement, the aggregate fair market value, determined on the date of
grant, of the shares with respect to which incentive stock options are
exercisable for the first time by an employee during any calendar year under
all plans of the corporation employing such employee, any parent or subsidiary
corporation of such corporation and any predecessor corporation of any such
corporation shall not exceed $100,000; provided, however, that all or any
portion of a stock option which cannot be exercised because of such limitation
shall be treated as a non-qualified option.

     (b)      With respect to non-employee directors, the Board or the Committee
shall be authorized to grant non-qualified stock options and to award
restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance units, and bonus stock in
such amounts and on such terms as the Board or the Committee may in its
discretion determine, provided such grants or awards are otherwise made in
compliance with the provisions of this Plan.

     (c)      The maximum number of shares covered by all grants or awards in any
fiscal year of the Company to any participant shall not exceed 2,000,000 shares
(subject to adjustment and substitution as set forth in Section 8).

     (d)     If a grantee of a stock option, restricted stock or performance unit
engages in the operation or management of a business (whether as owner,
partner, officer, director, employee or
otherwise and whether during or after termination of employment or
directorship) which is in competition with the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries, the Committee may immediately terminate all outstanding stock
options held by the grantee, declare forfeited all restricted stock or
restricted stock units held by the grantee as to which the restrictions have
not yet lapsed and terminate all outstanding performance unit

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awards held by
the grantee for which the applicable Performance Period has not been completed;
provided, however, that this sentence shall not apply if the exercise period of
a stock option following termination of employment or directorship has been
extended as provided in Section 9(c), if the lapse of the restrictions
applicable to restricted shares or restricted share units has been accelerated
as provided in Section 9(d), or if a performance unit has been deemed to have
been earned as provided in Section 9 (e). Whether a grantee has engaged in the
operation or management of a business which is in competition with the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries shall be determined by the Committee in its
discretion, and any such determination shall be final and binding.

	6. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF STOCK OPTIONS.

     Stock options granted under the Plan shall be subject to the following
terms and conditions:

     (a)      The purchase price at which each incentive stock option may be
exercised (the “option price”) shall not be less than one hundred percent
(100%) of the fair market value per share of Common Stock covered by the
incentive stock option on the date of grant; provided, however, that in the
case of an incentive stock option granted to an employee who, immediately prior
to such grant, owns stock possessing more than ten percent (10%) of the total
combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or a Subsidiary (a
“Ten Percent Employee”), the option price shall not be less than one hundred
ten percent (110%) of such fair market value on the date of grant. For
purposes of this Section 6(a), an individual (i) shall be considered as owning
not only shares of stock owned individually but also all shares of stock that
are at the time owned, directly or indirectly by or for the spouse, ancestors,
lineal descendants and brothers and sisters (whether by the whole or half
blood) of such individual and (ii) shall be considered as owning
proportionately any shares owned, directly or indirectly, by or for any
company, partnership, estate or trust in which such individual is a
stockholder, partner or beneficiary.

     (b)      The option price for each non-qualified stock option shall be
determined by the Committee but may not be less than 75% (seventy-five percent)
of the fair market value of the Common Stock on the date the non-qualified
stock option is granted.

     (c)      The option price for each stock option shall be paid in full upon
exercise and shall be payable in cash in United States dollars (including
check, bank draft or money order), which may include cash forwarded through a
broker or other agent sponsored exercise or financing program; provided,
however, that in lieu of such cash the person exercising the stock option may
pay the option price in whole or in part by delivering to the Company Common
Stock having a fair market value on the date of exercise of the stock option
equal to the option price for the shares being purchased; except that any
portion of the option price representing a fraction of a share shall in any
event be paid in cash. Notwithstanding any procedure of a broker or other
agent sponsored exercise or financing program, if the option price is paid in
cash, the exercise of the stock option shall not be deemed to occur and no
Common Stock will be issued until the Company has received full payment in cash
(including check, bank draft or money order) for the option price from the
broker or other agent. The date of exercise of a stock option shall be
determined under procedures established by the Committee, and as of the date of
exercise the person exercising the stock option shall be considered for all
purposes to be the owner of the
shares with respect to which the stock option has been exercised. Payment of
the option price with shares shall not increase the number of shares of Common
Stock available for issuance under the Plan.

     (d)     No stock option shall be exercisable during the first six months of
its term, except that this limitation on exercise shall not apply if Section
9(b) becomes applicable or if the issuance or grant of the stock option has
been approved by the Board. No stock option shall be exercisable after the
expiration of ten years (five years in the case of an incentive stock option
granted to a Ten Percent

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Employee) from the date of grant. To the extent it is
exercisable, a stock option may be exercised at any time in whole or in part.

     (e)      The Committee shall have the power to set the time or times within
which each option shall be exercisable, and to accelerate the time or times of
exercise. Unless the stock option agreement otherwise provides, the option
shall become exercisable on a cumulative basis as to 33-1/3% of the total
number of shares covered thereby on each of the first, second, and third
anniversary dates of the date of grant of the option.

     (f)      No stock option shall be transferable by the grantee otherwise than by
will, or if the grantee dies intestate, by the laws of descent and distribution
of the state of domicile of the grantee at the time of death. All stock
options shall be exercisable during the lifetime of the grantee only by the
grantee.

     (g)      Unless the Committee, in its discretion, shall otherwise determine:

               (i)      If the employment or directorship of a grantee who is not disabled
within the meaning of Section 422 (c) (6) of the Code (a “Disabled Grantee”) is
voluntarily terminated with the consent of the Company or a Subsidiary or a
grantee retires under any retirement plan of the Company or a Subsidiary, any
then outstanding incentive stock option held by such grantee shall be
exercisable by the grantee (but only to the extent exercisable by the grantee
immediately prior to such termination) at any time prior to the expiration date
of such incentive stock option or within three months after the date of such
termination, whichever is the shorter period;

               (ii)      If the employment or directorship of a grantee who is not a Disabled
Grantee is voluntarily terminated with the consent of the Company or a
Subsidiary or a grantee retires under any retirement plan of the Company or a
Subsidiary, any then outstanding nonqualified stock option held by such grantee
shall be exercisable by the grantee (but only to the extent exercisable by the
grantee immediately prior to such termination) at any time prior to the
expiration date of such non-qualified stock option or within one year after the
date of such termination, whichever is the shorter period;

               (iii)      If the employment or directorship of a grantee who is a Disabled
Grantee is voluntarily terminated with the consent of the Company or a
Subsidiary, any then outstanding stock option held by such grantee shall be
exercisable by the grantee in full (whether or not so exercisable by the
grantee immediately prior to such termination) by the grantee at any time prior
to the expiration date of such stock option or within one year after the date
of such termination, whichever is the shorter period;

               (iv)      Following the death of a grantee during employment or while serving
as a director, any outstanding stock option held by the grantee at the time of
death shall be exercisable in full (whether or not so exercisable by the
grantee immediately prior to the death of the grantee) by the person entitled
to do so under the will of the grantee, or, if the grantee shall
fail to make testamentary disposition of the stock option or shall die
intestate, by the legal representative of the grantee at any time prior to the
expiration date of such stock option or within one year after the date of
death, whichever is the shorter period;

               (v)      Following the death of a grantee after termination of employment or
directorship during a period within which a stock option is exercisable, any
outstanding stock option held by the grantee at the time of death shall be
exercisable by such person entitled to do so under the will of the grantee or
by such legal representative (but only to the extent the stock option was
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grantee immediately prior to the death of the grantee) at
any time prior to the expiration date of such stock option or within one year
after the date of death, whichever is the shorter period; and

               (vi)      Unless the exercise period of a stock option following termination of
employment or directorship has been extended as provided in Section 9(c), if
the employment or directorship of a grantee terminates for any reason other
than voluntary termination with the consent of the Company or a Subsidiary,
retirement under any retirement plan of the Company or a Subsidiary or death,
all outstanding stock options held by the grantee at the time of such
termination shall automatically terminate.

     (h)      In each subparagraph of Section 6(g), whether termination of
employment or directorship is a voluntary termination with the consent of the
Company or a Subsidiary and whether a grantee is a Disabled Grantee shall be
determined in each case by the Committee in its discretion and any such
determination by the Committee shall be final and binding.

     (i)      All stock options shall be confirmed by an agreement, which shall be
executed on behalf of the Company by an executive officer authorized by the
Committee and by the grantee, and shall contain such provisions, restrictions
and conditions as are not inconsistent with this Plan but need not be
identical. The provisions of this Plan shall be deemed to be set forth in full
or incorporated by reference in each such agreement.

     (j)      The term “fair market value” for all purposes of the Plan shall mean
the market price of the Common Stock, determined by the Committee as follows:

               (i)      If the Common Stock is traded on a stock exchange, then the Fair
Market Value shall be equal to the closing price reported by the applicable
composite transactions report for such date;

               (ii)      If the Common Stock is traded in the Nasdaq Stock Market and is
classified as a national market issue, then the Fair Market Value shall be
equal to the last transaction price quoted by the Nasdaq National Market system
for such date;

               (iii)      If the Common Stock is traded in the Nasdaq Stock Market, but is not
classified as a national market issue, then the Fair Market Value shall be
equal to the mean between the last reported representative bid and asked prices
quoted by the Nasdaq system for such date; and

               (iv)      If none of the foregoing provisions is applicable, then the Fair
Market Value shall be determined by the Committee in good faith on such basis
as it deems appropriate.

     (k)      The obligation of the Company to issue shares of Common Stock under
the Plan shall be subject to (i) the effectiveness of a registration statement
under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, with respect to such shares, if deemed necessary or
appropriate by counsel for the Company, (ii) the condition that the shares
shall have been listed (or authorized for listing upon official notice of
issuance) upon each stock exchange, if any, on which the Common Stock may then
be listed and (iii) all other applicable laws, regulations, rules and orders
which may then be in effect.

     (l)      Subject to the foregoing provisions of this Section and the other
provisions of the Plan, any stock option granted under the Plan may be
exercised at such times and in such amounts and be subject to such restrictions
and other terms and conditions, if any, as shall be determined, in its
discretion, by the Committee and set forth in the agreement referred to in
Section 6(i), or an amendment thereto.

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     (m)      The Company may, at the time any distribution is made under the Plan,
whether in cash or in Common Stock, or at the time any stock option is
exercised, withhold from such distribution or Common Stock issuable upon the
exercise of a stock option, any amount necessary to satisfy federal, state or
local tax withholding requirements with respect to such distribution or
exercise of such stock option. Such withholding may be satisfied, at the
Company’s option, either by cash or the Company’s withholding of shares of
Common Stock. Agreements may contain withholding provisions applicable only to
participants who are subject to the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (the “1934 Act”), Section 16 (“Section 16 Persons”).

7.      TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF RESTRICTED STOCK, RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT, PERFORMANCE
UNIT AND BONUS STOCK AWARDS.

     (a)      Restricted Stock and Units. Restricted stock or restricted stock unit
awards shall be evidenced by a written agreement in the form prescribed by the
Committee in its discretion, which shall set forth the number of shares of
restricted Common Stock or restricted stock units entitling the holder to
receive Common Stock awarded, the restrictions imposed thereon (including,
without limitation, restrictions on the right of the grantee to sell, assign,
transfer or encumber such shares or units while such shares or units are
subject to other restrictions imposed under this Section 7), the duration of
such restrictions, events (which may, in the discretion of the Committee,
include performance based events) the occurrence of which would cause a
forfeiture of restricted Stock or restricted share units and such other terms
and conditions as the Committee in its discretion deems appropriate.
Restricted stock or restricted stock unit awards shall be effective only upon
execution of the applicable restricted stock or restricted stock unit agreement
on behalf of the Company by the Chief Executive Officer (if other than the
President), the President or any Vice President, and by the grantee.

     Restricted stock or restricted stock units may be issued for no
consideration other than for services to be rendered or for such consideration
as shall be determined at the time of award by the Committee.

     Except as otherwise specified by the Committee at the time of award of
restricted stock or restricted stock units, restricted stock or restricted
stock units issued shall vest (i.e., become nonforfeitable,) as follows: 33
1/3% on the date of the first anniversary of the date of issuance of the
restricted stock or restricted stock units and an additional 33 1/3% on each
anniversary date thereafter. If prior to full vesting of the restricted stock
or restricted stock units the employment or directorship of the holder thereof
is voluntarily terminated with the consent of the Company or Subsidiary or the
holder retires under any retirement plan of the Company or a Subsidiary or dies
during employment or directorship, the Committee may in its absolute discretion
determine to vest all or any part of the restricted stock or restricted stock
units except as otherwise provided in
Section 9(e). If the employment or directorship of the holder of restricted
stock or restricted stock units terminates for any reason other than voluntary
termination with the consent of the Company or a Subsidiary, retirement under
any retirement plan of the Company or a Subsidiary or death, all unvested
restricted stock or restricted stock units shall be forfeited. Whether the
termination of employment or directorship is a voluntary termination with the
consent of the Company or a Subsidiary shall be determined by the Committee in
its discretion, and a determination by the Committee on any matter with respect
to restricted stock or restricted stock units shall be final and binding on
both the Company and the holder of restricted stock or restricted stock units.

     Following a restricted stock award and prior to the lapse or termination
of the applicable restrictions, the Committee shall deposit share certificates
for such restricted stock in escrow (which may be an escrow in the custody of
an officer of the Company). Upon the lapse or termination of the

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applicable
restrictions (and not before such time), the grantee shall be issued or
transferred share certificates for such restricted stock. From the date a
restricted share award is effective, the grantee shall be a stockholder with
respect to all the shares represented by such certificates and shall have all
the rights of a stockholder with respect to all such shares, including the
right to vote such shares and to receive all dividends and other distributions
paid with respect to such shares, subject only to the restrictions imposed by
the Committee. The grantee of restricted share units shall not have any rights
as a stockholder until the delivery to the grantee of shares on lapse of the
restrictions imposed.

     (b)      Performance Units. The Committee may award performance units which
shall be earned by an awardee based on the level of performance over a
specified period of time by the Company, a Subsidiary or Subsidiaries, any
branch, department or other portion thereof or the awardee individually, as
determined by the Committee. For the purposes of the grant of performance
units, the following definitions shall apply:

               (i)      “Performance unit” shall mean an award, expressed in dollars or shares
of Common Stock of, granted to an awardee with respect to a Performance Period.
Awards expressed in dollars may be established as fixed dollar amounts, as a
percentage of salary, as a percentage of a pool based on earnings of the
Company, a Subsidiary or Subsidiaries or any branch, department or other
portion thereof or in any other manner determined by the Committee in its
discretion, provided that the amount thereof shall be capable of being
determined as a fixed dollar amount as of the close of the Performance Period.

               (ii)      “Performance Period” shall mean an accounting period of the Company
or a Subsidiary of not less than one year, as determined by the Committee in
its discretion.

               (iii)      “Performance Target” shall mean that level of performance
established by the Committee which must be met in order for the performance
unit to be fully earned. The Performance Target may be expressed in terms of
earnings per share, return on assets, asset growth, ratio of capital to assets
or such other level or levels of accomplishment by the Company, a Subsidiary or
Subsidiaries, any branch, department or other portion thereof or the awardee
individually as may be established or revised from time to time by the
Committee.

               (iv)      “Minimum Target” shall mean a minimal level of performance
established by the Committee which must be met before any part of the
performance unit is earned. The Minimum Target may be the same as or less than
the Performance Target in the discretion of the Committee.

     An awardee shall earn the performance unit in full by meeting the
Performance Target for the Performance Period. If the Minimum Target has not
been attained at the end of the Performance Period, no part of the performance
unit shall have been earned by the awardee. If the Minimum Target is attained
but the Performance Target is not attained, the portion of the performance unit
earned by the awardee shall be determined on the basis of a formula established
by the Committee.

     Payment of earned performance units shall be made to awardees following
the close of the Performance Period as soon as practicable after the time the
amount payable is determined by the Committee. Payment in respect of earned
performance units, whether expressed in dollars or shares, may be made in cash,
in Common Stock, or partly in cash and partly in Common Stock, as determined by
the Committee at the time of payment. For this purpose, performance units
expressed in dollars shall be converted to shares, and performance units
expressed in shares shall be converted to dollars, based on the fair market
value of the Common Stock, as of the date the amount payable is determined by
the Committee.

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     If prior to the close of the Performance Period the awardee of performance
units is voluntarily terminated with the consent of the Company or a Subsidiary
or the awardee retires under any retirement plan of the Company or a Subsidiary
or the awardee dies during employment or directorship, the Committee may in its
absolute discretion determine to pay all or any part of the performance unit
based upon the extent to which the Committee determines the Performance Target
or Minimum Target has been achieved as of the date of termination of
employment, or directorship, retirement or death, the period of time remaining
until the close of the Performance Period and/or such other factors as the
Committee may deem relevant. If the Committee in its discretion determines
that all or any part of the performance unit shall be paid, payment shall be
made to the awardee or his or her estate as promptly as practicable following
such determination and may be made in cash, in Common Stock, or partly in cash
and partly in Common Stock, as determined by the Committee at the time of
payment. For this purpose, performance units expressed in dollars shall be
converted to shares, and performance units expressed in shares shall be
converted to dollars, based on the fair market value of the Common Stock as of
the date the amount payable is determined by the Committee.

     Except as otherwise provided in Section 9(e), if the employment or
directorship of an awardee of performance units terminates prior to the close
of a Performance Period for any reason other than voluntary termination with
the consent of the Company or a Subsidiary or retirement under any retirement
plan of the Company or a Subsidiary or death, the performance units of the
awardee shall be deemed not to have been earned, and no portion of such
performance units may be paid. Whether termination of employment or
directorship is a voluntary termination with the consent of the Company or a
Subsidiary shall be determined, in its discretion, by the Committee. Any
determination by the Committee on any matter with respect to performance units
shall be final and binding on both the Company and the awardee.

     Performance unit awards shall be evidenced by a written agreement in the
form prescribed by the Committee which shall set forth the amount or manner of
determining the amount of the performance unit, the Performance Period, the
Performance Target and any Minimum Target and such other terms and conditions
as the Committee in its discretion deems appropriate. Performance unit awards
shall be effective only upon execution of the applicable performance unit
agreement on behalf of the Company by the Chief Executive Officer (if other
than the President), the President or any Vice President, and by the awardee.

     (c)      Bonus Stock. The Committee shall have the authority in its discretion
to award shares of bonus Common Stock to eligible individuals from time to time
in recognition of the contribution of the awardee to the performance of the
Company, a Subsidiary or Subsidiaries, or any branch, department or other
portion thereof, in recognition of the awardee’s individual performance or on
the basis of such other factors as the Committee may deem relevant.

	8.	 	ADJUSTMENT AND SUBSTITUTION OF SHARES.

     If a dividend or other distribution shall be declared upon the Common
Stock payable in Common Stock, the number of shares of Common Stock then
subject to any outstanding stock options, restricted stock units or performance
unit awards and the number of shares of Common Stock which may be issued under
the Plan but are not then subject to outstanding stock options or awards shall
be adjusted by adding thereto the number of shares of Common Stock which would
have been distributable thereon if such shares had been outstanding on the date
fixed for determining the stockholders entitled to receive such stock dividend
or distribution. Common Stock so distributed with respect to any restricted
stock held in escrow shall be held by the Company in escrow and shall be
subject to the same restrictions as are applicable to the restricted stock on
which they were distributed.

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     If the outstanding Common Stock shall be changed into or exchangeable for
a different number or kind of shares of stock or other securities of the
Company or another company, whether through reorganization, reclassification,
recapitalization, stock splitup, combination of shares, merger or
consolidation, then there shall be substituted for each share of the Common
Stock subject to any then outstanding stock option, restricted stock unit or
performance unit award, and for each share of the Common Stock which may be
issued under the Plan but which is not then subject to any outstanding stock
option or award, the number and kind of shares of stock or other securities
into which each outstanding share of the Common Stock shall be so changed or
for which each such share shall be exchangeable. Unless otherwise determined
by the Committee in its discretion, any such stock or securities, as well as
any cash or other property, into or for which any shares of restricted stock
held in escrow shall be changed or exchangeable in any such transaction shall
also be held by the Company in escrow and shall be subject to the same
restrictions as are applicable to the shares of restricted stock in respect of
which such stock, securities, cash or other property was issued or distributed.

     In case of any adjustment or substitution as provided for in this Section
8, the aggregate option price for all shares subject to each then outstanding
stock option prior to such adjustment or substitution shall be the aggregate
option price for all shares of stock or other securities (including any
fraction) to which such shares shall have been adjusted or which shall have
been substituted for such shares. Any new option price per share shall be
carried to at least three decimal places with the last decimal place rounded
upwards to the nearest whole number.

     No adjustment or substitution provided for in this Section 8 shall require
the Company to issue or sell a fraction of a share or other security.
Accordingly, all fractional shares or other securities which result from any
such adjustment or substitution shall be eliminated and not carried forward to
any subsequent adjustment or substitution. Owners of shares of restricted
stock held in escrow shall be treated in the same manner as owners of Common
Stock not held in escrow with respect to fractional shares created by an
adjustment or substitution of shares, except that, unless otherwise determined
by the Committee in its discretion, any cash or other property paid in lieu of
a fractional share shall be subject to restrictions similar to those applicable
to the restricted stock exchanged therefor.

     If any such adjustment or substitution provided for in this Section 8
requires the approval of stockholders in order to enable the Company to grant
incentive stock options, then no such adjustment or substitution shall be made
without the required stockholder approval. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in
the case of incentive stock options, if the effect of any such adjustment or
substitution would be to cause the stock option to fail to continue to qualify
as an incentive stock option or to cause a modification, extension or renewal
of such stock option within the meaning of Section 424 of the Code, the
Committee may elect that such adjustment or substitution not be made but rather
shall use reasonable efforts to effect such other adjustment of each then
outstanding stock option as the Committee, in its discretion, shall deem
equitable and which will not result in any disqualification, modification,
extension or renewal (within the meaning of Section 424 of the Code) of such
incentive stock option.

	9.	 	ADDITIONAL RIGHTS IN CERTAIN EVENTS.

     (a)      Definitions. For purposes of this Section 9, the following terms
shall have the following meanings:

               (i)      The term “Person” shall be used as that term is used in Sections 13(d)
and 14(d) of the 1934 Act.

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               (ii)      Beneficial ownership shall be determined as provided in Rule 13d3
under the 1934 Act as in effect on the effective date of the Plan.

               (iii)      “Voting Stock” shall mean all securities of a corporation entitling
the holders thereof to vote in an annual election of directors (without
consideration of the rights of any class of stock other than the Common Stock
to elect directors by a separate class vote); and a specified percentage of
“Voting Power” of a company shall mean such number of shares of Voting Stock as
shall enable the holders thereof to cast such percentage of all the votes which
could be cast in an annual election of directors (without consideration of the
rights of any class of stock other than the Common Stock to elect directors by
a separate class vote).

               (iv)      “Tender Offer” shall mean a tender offer or exchange offer to acquire
securities of the Company (other than such an offer made by the Company or any
Subsidiary), whether or not such offer is approved or opposed by the Board.

               (v)      “Section 9 Event” shall mean the date upon which any of the following
events occurs:

                         (A)      The Company acquires actual knowledge that any Person has acquired the
Beneficial Ownership, directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company
entitling such Person to 20% or more of the Voting Power of the Company, other
than the Company, a Subsidiary or any employee benefit plan(s) sponsored by the
Company, or a Person approved by the Board that has acquired 20% or more but
less than 50% of the Voting Power of the Company; or

                         (B)      A Tender Offer is made to acquire securities of the Company entitling
the holders thereof to 20% or more of the Voting Power of the Company; or

                         (C)      A solicitation subject to Rule 14a11 under the 1934 Act (or any
successor Rule) relating to the election or removal of 50% or more of the
members of any class of the Board shall be made by any person other than the
Company; or

                         (D)      The stockholders of the Company shall approve a merger, consolidation,
share exchange, division or sale or other disposition of assets of the Company
as a result of which the stockholders of the Company immediately prior to such
transaction shall not hold, directly or indirectly, immediately following such
transaction a majority of the Voting Power of (i) in the case of a merger or
consolidation, the surviving or resulting corporation, (ii) in the case of a
share exchange, the acquiring corporation or (iii) in the case of a division or
a sale or other disposition of assets, each surviving, resulting or acquiring
corporation which, immediately following the transaction, holds more than 20%
of the consolidated assets of the Company immediately prior to the transaction;
provided, however, that (i) if securities beneficially owned by a grantee are
included in determining the Beneficial Ownership of a Person referred to in
Section 9(a)(v)(A), (ii) a grantee is required to be named pursuant to Item 2
of the Schedule 14DI (or any similar successor filing requirement) required to
be filed by the bidder making a Tender Offer referred to in Section 9(a)(v)(B),
or (iii) if a grantee is a “participant” as defined in Rule 14a11 under the
1934 Act (or any successor Rule) in a solicitation (other than a solicitation
by the Company) referred to in Section 9(a)(v)(C), then no Section 9 Event with
respect to such grantee shall be deemed to have occurred by reason of such
event.

     (b)      Acceleration of the Exercise Date of Stock Options. Unless the
agreement referred to in Section 6(i), or an amendment thereto, shall otherwise
provide, notwithstanding any other provision contained in the Plan, in case any
Section 9 Event occurs all outstanding stock options (other than those

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held by
a person referred to in the proviso to Section 9(a) (v) ) shall become
immediately and fully exercisable whether or not otherwise exercisable by their
terms.

     (c)      Extension of the Expiration Date of Stock Options. Unless the
agreement referred to in Section 6(i), or an amendment thereto, shall otherwise
provide, notwithstanding any other provision contained in the Plan, all stock
options held by a grantee (other than a grantee referred to in the proviso to
Section 9(a)(v)) whose employment or directorship with the Company or a
Subsidiary terminates within one year of any Section 9 Event for any reason
other than voluntary termination with the consent of the Company or a
Subsidiary, retirement under any retirement plan of the Company or a Subsidiary
or death shall be exercisable for a period of three months from the date of
such termination of employment or directorship, but in no event after the
expiration date of the stock option.

     (d)      Lapse of Restrictions on Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Unit
Awards. If any Section 9 Event occurs prior to the scheduled lapse of all
restrictions applicable to restricted stock or restricted stock unit awards
under the Plan (other than those held by a person referred to in the proviso to
Section 9(a) (v)), all such restrictions shall lapse upon the occurrence of any
such Section 9 Event regardless of the scheduled lapse of such restrictions.

     (e)      Payment of Performance Units. If any Section 9 Event occurs prior to
the end of any Performance Period, all performance units awarded with respect
to such Performance Period (other than those held by a person referred to in
the proviso to Section 9(a)(v)) shall be deemed to have been fully earned as of
the date of such Section 9 Event, regardless of the attainment or
non-attainment of the Performance Target or any Minimum Target, and shall be
paid to the awardees thereof as promptly as practicable thereafter. If the
performance unit is not expressed as a fixed amount in dollars or shares, the
Committee may provide in the performance unit agreement for the amount to be
paid in the case of a Section 9 Event.

	10.	 	EFFECT OF THE PLAN ON THE RIGHTS OF EMPLOYEES AND EMPLOYER.

     Neither the adoption of the Plan nor any action of the Board or the
Committee pursuant to the Plan shall be deemed to give any employee or
consultant any right to be granted a stock option or to be awarded restricted
stock, restricted stock units, performance units or bonus stock under the Plan.
Nothing in the Plan, in any stock option, in any restricted stock, restricted
stock unit, performance unit or bonus share award under the Plan or in any
agreement providing for any of the foregoing shall confer any right to any
employee to continue in the employ of the Company or any Subsidiary or
interfere in any way with the rights of the Company or any Subsidiary to
terminate the employment of any employee at any time.

	11.	 	AMENDMENT.

     (a)      The right to alter and amend the Plan at any time and from time to
time and the right to revoke or terminate the Plan are hereby specifically
reserved to the Board; provided that no such alteration or amendment of the
Plan shall, without stockholder approval (i) increase by more than 10% the
total number of shares which may be issued under the Plan to Section 16
Persons, (ii) materially increase the benefits accruing under the Plan to
Section 16 Persons, (iii) materially modify the requirements as to eligibility
for participation in the Plan by Section 16 Persons, (iv) make any changes in
the class of employees eligible to receive incentive stock options under the
Plan, or (v) increase the number of shares with respect to which incentive
stock options may be granted under the Plan. Approval of the Plan by the
stockholders of the Company pursuant to Section 12 shall also be deemed to
constitute approval of any amendments to Section 6(f) that are designed to take
advantage of changes in income tax or securities laws or regulations adopted
for the purpose of reducing or eliminating restrictions on transferability of

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options. No alteration, amendment, revocation or termination of the Plan
shall, without the written consent of the holder of a stock option, restricted
stock, restricted stock units, performance units or bonus stock theretofore
awarded under the Plan, adversely affect the rights of such holder with respect
thereto.

     (b)      It is the Company’s intent that the Plan comply in all respects with
Rule 16b-3 of the 1934 Act, and any regulations promulgated thereunder. If any
provision of the Plan is later found not to be in compliance with the Rule, the
provision shall be deemed null and void. All grants and exercises of stock
options under the Plan shall be executed in accordance with the requirements of
Section 16 of the 1934 Act, as amended and any regulations promulgated
thereunder. To the extent that any of the provisions contained herein do not
conform with Rule 16b-3 of the 1934 Act or any amendments thereto or any
successor regulation, then the Committee may make such modifications so as to
conform the Plan and any stock options granted thereunder or the Rule’s
requirements.

	12.	 	EFFECTIVE DATE AND DURATION OF PLAN.

     The effective date and date of adoption of the Plan shall be the date of
approval of the Plan by the Stockholders. No stock option may be granted, and
no restricted stock, restricted stock units, bonus stock or performance units
payable in Common Stock may be awarded under the Plan subsequent to December
13, 2005.

	13.	 	INDEMNIFICATION.

     In addition to such other rights of indemnification as they may have as
directors, the members of the Committee administering the Plan shall be
indemnified by the
Company against the reasonable expenses, including attorneys’ fees actually and
necessarily incurred in connection with the defense of any action, suit or
proceeding, or in connection with any appeal therein, to which they or any of
them may be a party by reason of any action taken or failure to act under or in
connection with the Plan or any rights granted thereunder, and against all
amounts paid by them in settlement thereof (provided such settlement is
approved by independent legal counsel selected by the Company) or paid by them
in satisfaction of a judgment in any such action, suit or proceeding that such
member is liable for negligence or misconduct in the performance of such
member’s duties; provided that within 60 days after institution of any such
action, suit or proceeding, the member shall in writing offer the Company the
opportunity, at its own expense, to handle and defend the same.

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Exhibit 10.31

	 	 	 
	

	 	Note Modification Agreement

This agreement is dated as of March 16, 2004 (the “Agreement Date”), to be
effective as of          
(the “Effective Date”), by and between TeraForce Technology Corporation alone,
and its successors (the “Borrower”) and Bank One, NA, with its main office in
Chicago, IL (the “Bank”).

WHEREAS, the Borrower executed a Line of Credit Note as evidence of
indebtedness in the original face amount of Two Million Seven Hundred Thousand
and 00/100 Dollars ($2,700,000.00), dated September 27, 2002 owing by the
Borrower to the Bank, as same may have been amended or modified from time to
time, which face amount was increased to Four Million Two Hundred Thousand and
00/100 Dollars ($4,200,000.00) by subsequent modification, dated June 2, 2003,
(“Note”), which Note has at all times been, and is now, continuously and
without interruption outstanding in favor of the Bank; and,

WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested and the Bank has agreed that the Note be
modified to the limited extent as hereinafter set forth;

NOW THEREFORE, in mutual consideration of the agreements contained herein and
for other good and valuable consideration, the parties agree as follows:

1. ACCURACY OF RECITALS. The Borrower acknowledges the accuracy of the Recitals
stated above.

2. MODIFICATION OF NOTE.

          2.1 From and after the Effective Date, a portion of the provision in the
Note captioned Promise to Pay is hereby amended as
follows:

	 	 	 	The date on which the entire balance of unpaid principal plus accrued
interest shall be due and payable immediately is hereby changed from June
27, 2004 to April 30, 2005.

          2.2 From and after the Effective Date, the following paragraph is hereby
added to the Note under the provision captioned

Promise to Pay:

	 	 	 	Notwithstanding any other provision in this Note, the maximum principal
amount available under this Note shall reduce to the following amount(s)
on and after the following date(s): Three Million Nine Hundred Thousand
and 00/100 Dollars ($3,900,000.00) on June 30, 2004; Three Million Six
Hundred Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($3,600,000.00) on December 31, 2004.
The Borrower shall, on or before each such date, make such principal
payments as are needed to reduce the outstanding principal balance under
this Note as of each such date to an amount not exceeding the applicable
maximum principal amount.

          2.3 Each of the Related Documents is modified to provide that it shall be
a default or an event of default thereunder if the
Borrower shall fail to comply with any of the covenants of the Borrower
herein or if any representation or warranty by the Borrower
or by any guarantor herein is materially incomplete, incorrect, or
misleading as of the date hereof. As used in this agreement, the
“Related Documents” shall include the Note and all loan agreements, credit
agreements, reimbursement agreements, security
agreements, mortgages, deeds of trust, pledge agreements, assignments,
guaranties, or any other instrument or document executed in
connection with the Note or in connection with any other obligations of the Borrower to the Bank.

          2.4 Each reference in the Related Documents to any of the Related Documents shall be a reference to such document as
modified herein.

3. RATIFICATION OF RELATED DOCUMENTS AND COLLATERAL. The Related Documents are
ratified and reaffirmed
by the Borrower and shall remain in full force and effect as they may be
modified herein. All real or personal property described as
security in the Related Documents shall remain as security for the Note and the
obligations of the Borrower in the Related Documents.

4. BORROWER REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. The Borrower represents and
warrants to the Bank:

          4.1 No default or event of default under any of the Related Documents as
modified hereby, nor any event, that, with the giving of notice or the passage
of time or both, would be a default or an event of default under the Related
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          4.2 There has been no material adverse change in the financial conditions
of the Borrower or any other person whose
financial statement has been delivered to the Bank in connection with the
Note from the most recent financial statement received by
the Bank.

          4.3 Each and all representations and warranties of the Borrower in the Related Documents are accurate on the date hereof.

          4.4 The Borrower has no claims, counterclaims, defenses, or setoffs with respect to the loan evidenced by the Note or with
respect to the Related Documents as modified herein.

          4.5 The Note and the Related Documents as modified herein are the legal, valid, and binding obligations of the Borrower,
enforceable against the Borrower in accordance with their terms.

          4.6 The Borrower, other than any Borrower who is a natural person, is validly existing under the laws of the State of its
formation or organization. The Borrower has the requisite power and
authority to execute and deliver this agreement and to perform
the obligations described in the Related Documents as modified herein. The
execution and delivery of this agreement and the
performance of the obligations described in the Related Documents as
modified herein have been duly authorized by all requisite
action by or on behalf of the Borrower. This agreement has been duly
executed and delivered by or on behalf of the Borrower.

5. BORROWER COVENANTS. The Borrower covenants with the Bank:

          5.1 The Borrower shall execute, deliver, and provide to the Bank such
additional agreements, documents, and instruments as
reasonably required by the Bank to effectuate the intent of this agreement.

          5.2 The Borrower fully, finally, and forever releases and discharges the Bank and its successors, assigns, directors, officers,
employees, agents, and representatives from any and all causes of action,
claims, debts, demands, and liabilities, of whatever kind or
nature, in law or equity, of the Borrower, whether now known or unknown to
the Borrower, (i) in respect of the loan evidenced by the
Note and the Related Documents, or of the actions or omissions of the Bank
in any manner related to the loan evidenced by the Note
or the Related Documents and (ii) arising from events occurring prior to the date of this agreement.

          5.3 The Borrower shall pay to the Bank:

                    5.3.1 All the internal and external costs and expenses incurred by the
Bank in connection with this agreement (including, without limitation, inside
and outside attorneys, appraisal, appraisal review, processing, title, filing,
and recording costs, expenses, and fees).

6. EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF AGREEMENT BY THE BANK, The Bank shall not be bound
by this agreement until
(i) the Bank has executed this agreement and (ii) the Borrower performed all of
the obligations of the Borrower under this agreement
to be performed contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this
agreement.

7. INTEGRATION, ENTIRE AGREEMENT, CHANGE, DISCHARGE, TERMINATION, OR WAIVER.
The Note and the
Related Documents as modified herein contain the complete understanding and
agreement of the Borrower and the Bank in respect of
the loan and supersede all prior representations, warranties, agreements,
arrangements, understandings, and negotiations. No provision
of the Note or the Related Documents as modified herein may be changed,
discharged, supplemented, terminated, or waived except in
a writing signed by the party against whom it is being enforced.

8.
GOVERNING LAW AND VENUE. This agreement is delivered in the State of Texas
and governed by Texas law (without
giving effect to its laws of conflicts). The Borrower agrees that any legal
action or proceeding with respect to any of its obligations
under the Note or this agreement may be brought by the Bank in any state or
federal court located in the State of Texas, as the Bank in
its sole discretion may elect. By the execution and delivery of this agreement,
the Borrower submits to and accepts, for itself and in
respect of its property, generally and unconditionally, the non-exclusive
jurisdiction of those courts. The Borrower waives any claim
that the State of Texas is not a convenient forum or the proper venue for any
such suit, action or proceeding. This agreement binds the
Borrower and its successors, and benefits the Bank, its successors and assigns.
The Borrower shall not, however, have the right to
assign the Borrower’s rights under tins agreement or any interest therein,
without the prior written consent of the Bank.

9. COUNTERPART EXECUTION. This agreement may be executed in multiple
counterparts, each of which, when so executed,
shall be deemed an original, but all such counterparts, taken together, shall
constitute one and the same agreement.

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10. NOT A NOVATION. This agreement is a modification only and not a novation.
In addition to all amounts hereafter due under the Note and the Related
Documents as they may be modified herein, all accrued interest evidenced by the
Note being modified by this agreement and all accrued amounts due and payable
under the Related Documents shall continue to be due and payable until paid.
Except for the above-quoted modification(s), the Note, any Related Documents,
and all the terms and conditions thereof, shall be and remain in full force and
effect with the changes herein deemed to be incorporated therein. This
agreement is to be considered attached to the Note and made a part thereof.
This agreement shall not release or affect the liability of any guarantor,
surety or endorser of the Note or release any owner of collateral securing the
Note. The validity, priority and enforceability of the Note shall not be
impaired hereby. References to the Related Documents and to other agreements
shall not affect or impair the absolute and unconditional obligation of the
Borrower to pay the principal and interest on the Note when due. The Bank
reserves all rights against all patties to the Note.

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	Borrower:
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Address:	 	1240 E. Campbell Road	 	TeraForce Technology Corporation
	

	 	Richardson, TX 75081	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	

	 	 	 	By:	 	/s/ Robert P. Capps
	

	 	 	 	 	 	

	 
	 	 	 	 	 	Robert P. Capps     
                                            
Exec. Vice Pres.

	

	 	 	 	 	 	

	

	 	 	 	 	 	Printed Name                                                      Title
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	

	 	 	 	Date Signed: 3-18-04

BANK’S ACCEPTANCE

The foregoing agreement is hereby agreed to and acknowledged.

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	Bank:
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	Bank One, NA, with its main office in Chicago, IL
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	

	 	 	 	By:	 	/s/ Bradly C. Peters
	

	 	 	 	 	 	

	 
	 	 	 	 	 	Bradly C.
Peters                                                  Asst.
Vice Pres.
	

	 	 	 	 	 	

	

	 	 	 	 	 	Printed Name                                                      Title
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	

	 	 	 	Date
Signed: 3-18-04

Christy Murphy TX 000001011065291

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