Document:

Exhibit 10.5

 

 

NEWPORT FAB, LLC CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT

 

between:

 

CONEXANT SYSTEMS, INC.,

a Delaware corporation

 

and

 

NEWPORT FAB, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company.

 

 

Dated as of February 23, 2002

 

 

 

 

Confidential treatment is being requested for portions
of this document.  This copy of the document filed as an exhibit
omits the confidential information subject to the confidentiality
request.  Omissions are designated by the symbol [...***...].  A
complete version of this document has been filed separately with the Securities
and Exchange Commission.

 

 

NEWPORT FAB, LLC CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT

 

THIS NEWPORT FAB, LLC CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT (this
“Agreement”) is entered into as of February 23,
2002, by and between:  CONEXANT SYSTEMS,
INC., a Delaware corporation (“Conexant”);
and NEWPORT FAB, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“the Company”). Certain capitalized terms
used in this Agreement are defined in Exhibit A.

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, Conexant currently
conducts, and historically has conducted, semiconductor wafer fabrication and
manufacturing operations at Conexant’s Newport Beach California facilities (the
“Wafer Fabrication Operations”),
which operations include (i) the semiconductor wafer fabrication and
probing operations located at the facilities surrounding, or physically housed,
either in part or in whole, in Buildings 501, 503 and 505 located at 4311
Jamboree Road, Newport Beach, California (buildings 503 and 505 being referred
to collectively as the “El Capitan Buildings”)
and (ii) certain research and development, design support service and
other support operations (“Wafer Fabrication Support
Operations”); and

 

WHEREAS, Conexant wishes to
contribute to the Company and the Company wishes Conexant to contribute to the
Company certain assets related to the Wafer Fabrication Operations, in exchange
for all the membership and other ownership interests in the Company (the “Membership Interests”).

 

AGREEMENT

 

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties to
this Agreement, intending to be legally bound, agree as follows:

 

1.                                      CONTRIBUTION
OF ASSETS; RELATED TRANSACTIONS.

 

1.1                               Contributions
by Conexant.

 

(a)                                  Conexant
shall contribute, assign, transfer, convey and deliver to the Company, and the
Company shall accept from Conexant, at the Closing (as defined in Section 1.4),
good and valid title to the Contributed Assets, free and clear of any
Encumbrances, other than Permitted Encumbrances, on the terms and subject to
the conditions set forth in this Agreement. For purposes of this Agreement, “Contributed Assets” shall mean all
right, title, and interest of Conexant in and to only the following assets and
properties:

 

(i)                                    except
as set forth on Schedule 1.1(a)(i)(1), all equipment, machinery,
computers, tools, trade fixtures, improvements (including waste treatment and
pollution control systems, raised floors, walls, HEPA filters, exhaust
ductwork, gas and liquid lines, etc.) supplies, materials, furniture, and other
tangible personal property used or held for use in the conduct of the Wafer
Fabrication Operations and that are physically located within the blue shaded
areas on the floor plan building schematics for Buildings 503 and 505 located
at 4311 Jamboree Road, Newport Beach, California attached hereto as Schedule 1.1(a)(i)(2) (the
“Identified WFO  Property”),
and all furniture, personal computers, calculators and other

 

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personal
property used by or held for use by the Transferred Employees (the “Transferred Employees’ Property”);

 

(ii)                                all
equipment, machinery, computers, tools, fixtures, supplies, materials,
furniture, and other tangible property related to the Wafer Fabrication Support
Operations that are specifically listed on Schedule 1.1.(a)(ii) (together
with the Identified WFO Property and the Transferred Employees’ Property, the “Tangible Personal Property”);

 

(iii)                            the
Inventory owned by Conexant as of the Closing Date (as defined in Section 1.4);

 

(iv)                               the
spare parts used in the Wafer Fabrication Operations and owned by Conexant as
of the Closing Date;

 

(v)                                   all
contracts listed on Schedule 1.1(a)(v), including any purchase orders
related to such contracts (the “Transferred
Contracts”);

 

(vi)                               except
as set forth on Schedule 1.1(a)(vi)(1) and except for any patent and
patent applications not listed on Schedule 1.1(a)(vi)(1) that are
primarily related to the Product Technology (collectively, the “Excluded Patent Rights”), the patent
and patent applications set forth on Schedule 1.1(a)(vi)(2) and all
other patents, patent applications and worldwide patent rights to all invention
disclosures (which invention disclosures have been submitted to Conexant in
writing as of the date of the Closing) primarily related to the Process
Technology (collectively, the “Transferred Patents”).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Excluded Patent Rights shall not include any
patents, patent applications or disclosures set forth on Schedule 1.1(a)(vi)(2);

 

(vii)                           the
know-how, trade secrets and other intellectual property primarily related to
the Process Technology, including, without limitation, the know how, trade
secrets, and other intellectual property rights described on Schedule 1.1(a)(vii) (collectively,
the “Transferred
Know-How”);

 

(viii)                       all
Governmental Authorizations primarily relating to the operation of the Wafer Fabrication
Operations, to the extent such Governmental Authorizations are transferable by
Conexant in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
(the “Transferred Permits”);

 

(ix)                              all
claims, causes of action and rights of set-off relating to any of the
Contributed Assets, other than claims, causes of action and rights of set-off
for infringement, misappropriation or violation of the Transferred Intellectual
Property that occurred prior to the Closing Date; and

 

(x)                                  (a) all
records and lists of Conexant primarily relating to the Wafer Fabrication
Operations and the assets described in clauses (i) through (ix) of
this Section 1.1, including without limitation all records and lists
pertaining to all external customers and suppliers of and to the Wafer
Fabrication Operations, (b) all product, business, and marketing plans of
Conexant primarily pertaining to the Wafer Fabrication Operations, (c) all
books, ledgers, files, reports, plans, drawings, and operating records related
primarily to the Wafer

 

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Fabrication
Operations or the assets described in clauses (i) through (ix) of
this Section 1.1, and (d) to the extent permitted by applicable Legal
Requirements, personnel records for all Transferred Employees (collectively,
the “Books and Records”); provided that
Conexant shall be entitled to retain a copy of such Books and Records for
internal use.

 

(b)                                  Notwithstanding
anything in this Agreement to the contrary, (i) all assets of Conexant not
specifically identified as a Contributed Asset under Section 1.1(a) (including
but not limited to those assets set forth in Schedule 1.1(a)(i)(1) and
all assets physically located in the unshaded areas on the floor plan building
schematics for Buildings 503 and 505 located at 4311 Jamboree Road, Newport
Beach, California, attached hereto as Schedule 1.1(a)(i)(2)) above and (ii) the
assets listed on Schedule 1.1(b) and the assets physically located in
the unshaded area on the floor plan attached to Schedule 1.1(b) (the
assets listed on Schedule 1.1(b) being referred to as the “Specified Excluded Assets”)
shall not be contributed or transferred hereunder, shall be excluded from the
definition of Contributed Assets and shall remain the property of Conexant.

 

(c)                                  Following
the Closing, and for a period of eighteen (18) months thereafter, the parties
shall cooperate with each other to identify any assets that were (i) not
designated as part of the Contributed Assets at the Closing but which relate
primarily to the Wafer Fabrication Operations (the “Nontransferred
WFO Assets”), and (ii) designated as part of the
Contributed Assets but which do not relate to the Wafer Fabrication Operations
and which should not have been transferred to the Company (the “Transferred Conexant Assets”). To
the extent that any Transferred Conexant Assets are identified and the Company
is legally and contractually permitted to transfer such assets, then the
Company shall, at the cost and expense of Conexant, promptly take all actions
to transfer the Transferred Conexant Assets to Conexant. In the event that the
Company is required to obtain the consent or approval of any Person prior to
the transfer of any Transferred Conexant Assets, then the Company shall, at
Conexant’s expense, use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain such approval
or consent, and upon obtaining such approval or consent, shall promptly
transfer such Transferred Conexant Assets to Conexant. To the extent any
Nontransferred WFO Assets are identified and Conexant is legally and
contractually permitted to transfer such assets, Conexant shall, at no cost to
the Company, promptly take all actions to transfer such Nontransferred WFO
Assets to the Company. In the event Conexant is required to obtain the consent
or approval of any Person prior to the transfer of any Nontransferred WFO
Asset, then Conexant shall, at its own expense, use its commercially reasonable
efforts to promptly obtain such approval or consent, and upon obtaining such
approval or consent, shall promptly transfer such Nontransferred WFO Asset to
the Company. In the event Conexant is unable to obtain such approval or
consent, then Conexant and the Company shall discuss in good faith an
appropriate resolution for the disposition of such Nontransferred WFO Asset. In
the event Conexant and the Company are unable within a reasonable period of
time to agree upon an appropriate resolution with respect to the transfer of
any Transferred Conexant Asset or Nontransferred WFO Asset as the case may be,
then such dispute shall be resolved in accordance with the arbitration
procedures set forth in Section 2.7. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
Conexant shall not be obligated to transfer to the Company any Nontransferred
WFO Asset unless the Company shall make arrangements to provide Conexant with
the benefit of such asset to the extent such asset is used in Conexant’s other
operations. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary,
nothing herein shall be deemed to constitute an agreement to assign any
Transferred Contract or any right or privilege arising

 

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thereunder
if an attempted assignment thereof, without the consent of the other party or
parties thereto, would constitute a breach thereof unless such consent has been
obtained.

 

1.2                               Consideration
for Contributed Assets.

 

(a)                                  As
consideration for the contribution of the Contributed Assets by Conexant to the
Company set forth in Section 1.1 above, the Company shall:

 

(i)                                    at
the Closing, issue to Conexant 100% of the Membership Interests in the Company;
and

 

(ii)                                at
the Closing, assume the Assumed Liabilities (as defined in Section 1.2(b))
and be responsible for their timely discharge or satisfaction.

 

(b)                                  For
purposes of this Agreement “Assumed Liabilities”
shall mean only the following liabilities:

 

(i)                                    all
Liabilities arising under or out of the Transferred Contracts (other than
Liabilities arising out of breaches or violations by Conexant occurring prior
to the Closing Date) for performance of or payments to be made under the
Transferred Contracts that accrue in respect of events following the Closing
Date; provided however, that any payment
obligations arising under the Transferred Contracts for products or services
received by Conexant prior to the Closing Date shall not be deemed an Assumed
Liability, and Conexant shall remain liable for any such payments;

 

(ii)                                all
employment related liabilities set forth on Schedule 1.2(b)(ii);

 

(iii)                            all
Liabilities arising, accruing or occurring under or out of that certain Labor
Agreement, effective May 1, 1998 between Conexant and Local Union No. 2295
of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (the “Collective Bargaining Agreement”) on
or after May 1, 2002 to the extent provided in the Employee Matters
Agreement;

 

(iv)                               all
Liabilities other than Excluded Liabilities arising on or after the Closing
Date out of the ownership or use of the Contributed Assets or the conduct of
the Wafer Fabrication Operations by the Company on or after the Closing Date;

 

(v)                                   all
Liabilities related to the capital expenditures and other acquisition
commitments identified on Schedule 1.2(b)(v);

 

(c)                                  Except
as specifically set forth in Section 1.2(b), the Company shall not assume
any Liabilities of Conexant, whether arising out of the Wafer Fabrication
Operations or otherwise (the “Excluded Liabilities”),
including without limitation any liabilities related to or arising from
employment, employee benefits and employee benefit plans, the ownership of the
Contributed Assets, Taxes, compliance with Legal Requirements, or any breaches
or violations under the Transferred Contracts, in each case, accruing, arising
out of, or relating to events and occurrences prior to the Closing.

 

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1.3                               Sales
Taxes.  Conexant shall be responsible
for, and shall pay and reimburse the Company, and/or its Affiliates, as
applicable, for, any sales taxes, use taxes, transfer taxes, documentary
charges, recording fees, stamp taxes or similar taxes, charges, fees or expenses
(collectively “Sales and Transfer Taxes”)
that may become payable in connection with the contribution of the Contributed
Assets, assumption of the Assumed Liabilities, and issuance of the Membership
Interests as contemplated hereby. The Company and Conexant shall cooperate with
each other in timely making all filings, returns, report and forms as may be
required in connection with the payment of all Sales and Transfer Taxes,
including but not limited to delivering all instruments and certificates as are
necessary to minimize such Sales and Transfer Taxes and enable the other to
timely comply with the filing of any Tax Return that relates to Sales and
Transfer Taxes.

 

1.4                               Closing.

 

(a)                                  The
closing of the transactions contemplated by Sections 1.1, 1.2 and 1.3 and the
other transactions contemplated hereby (the “Closing”)
shall take place at the offices of Cooley Godward LLP, located at 4401 Eastgate
Mall, San Diego, California, at 9:00 a.m. (Pacific Standard Time)
concurrently with the execution of this Agreement. For purposes of this
Agreement, “Closing Date” shall mean the
date as of which the Closing actually takes place.

 

(b)                                  At
the Closing:

 

(i)                                    Conexant
shall execute and deliver to the Company such bills of sale, endorsements,
assignments and other documents as may be necessary or appropriate to assign,
convey, transfer and deliver to the Company the Contributed Assets;

 

(ii)                                Conexant
and the Company shall execute and deliver to each other the Assignment and
Assumption Agreement in a form reasonably acceptable to Conexant and the
Company (the “Assignment and Assumption Agreement”);
and

 

(iii)                            the
Company shall issue to Conexant certificates evidencing the Membership
Interests contemplated by Section 1.2(a)(i).

 

2.                                      MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS.

 

2.1                               Further
Assurances.  Each party hereto shall execute and/or cause to be
delivered to each other party hereto such instruments and other documents, and
shall take such other actions, as such other party may reasonably request
(prior to, at or after the Closing) for the purpose of carrying out or
evidencing any of the transactions.

 

2.2                               Governing
Law.  This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with, and
governed in all respects by, the internal laws of the State of Delaware
(without giving effect to principles of conflicts of laws).

 

2.3                               Successors
and Assigns; Parties in Interest.  This Agreement shall be
binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Company and Conexant, and the
respective successors and assigns (if any) of the foregoing.

 

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2.4                               Remedies
Cumulative; Specific Performance.  The rights and remedies of the
parties hereto shall be cumulative (and not alternative). The parties hereto
agree that: (a) in the event of any breach or threatened breach by any
party of any covenant, obligation, or other provision of this Agreement
applicable to such party, the other party shall be entitled (in addition to any
other remedy that may be available) to (i) a decree or order of specific
performance or mandamus to enforce the observance and performance of such
covenant, obligation or other provision, and (ii) an injunction
restraining such breach or threatened breach; and (b) such other party
shall not be required to provide any bond or other security in connection with
any such decree, order or injunction or in connection with any related action
or Proceeding.

 

2.5                               Waiver.

 

(a)                                  No
failure on the part of any Person to exercise any power, right, privilege or
remedy under this Agreement, and no delay on the part of any Person in
exercising any power, right, privilege or remedy under this Agreement, shall
operate as a waiver of such power, right, privilege or remedy; and no single or
partial exercise of any such power, right, privilege or remedy shall preclude
any other or further exercise thereof or of any other power, right, privilege
or remedy.

 

(b)                                  No
Person shall be deemed to have waived any claim arising out of this Agreement,
or any power, right, privilege or remedy under this Agreement, unless the
waiver of such claim, power, right, privilege or remedy is expressly set forth
in a written instrument duly executed and delivered on behalf of such Person;
and any such waiver shall not be applicable or have any effect except in the
specific instance in which it is given.

 

2.6                               Construction.

 

(a)                                  For
purposes of this Agreement, whenever the context requires:  the singular number shall include the plural,
and vice versa; the masculine gender shall include the feminine and neuter
genders; the feminine gender shall include the masculine and neuter genders;
and the neuter gender shall include the masculine and feminine genders.

 

(b)                                  The
parties hereto agree that any rule of construction to the effect that
ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party shall not be applied
in the construction or interpretation of this Agreement.

 

(c)                                  All
monetary amounts referenced herein are denominated in United States Dollars.

 

(d)                                  As
used in this Agreement, the words “include” and “including,” and variations
thereof, shall not be deemed to be terms of limitation, but rather shall be
deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation.”

 

(e)                                  Except
as otherwise indicated, all references in this Agreement to “Sections” and “Exhibits”
are intended to refer to Sections of this Agreement and Exhibits to this
Agreement.

 

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2.7                               Dispute
Resolution; Arbitration.

 

(a)                                  The
parties hereto will act in good faith and use commercially reasonable efforts
to promptly resolve any claim, dispute, controversy or disagreement arising out
of or relating to or in connection with this Agreement or the breach,
termination or validity hereof (each a “Dispute”)
between the parties or any of their respective subsidiaries or affiliates under
or related to this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

(b)                                  Upon
the written request (a “Request”)
of any party, the relevant parties shall commence good faith negotiations with
the goal of resolving the Dispute on a mutually satisfactory basis. If the Dispute
has not been resolved to the satisfaction of all relevant parties within
fifteen (15) calendar days after the date on which the Request is delivered,
the Dispute shall immediately be referred to senior officers of each relevant
party. The senior officers of each party (e.g., chief
executive officer and/or chief financial officer or senior or executive vice
president) shall meet immediately, and in no case later than 30 calendar days
after the date on which the Request is delivered, for a minimum of two business
days with a mutually selected mediator and attempt in good faith to negotiate a
resolution of the Dispute. If the parties are unable to resolve the Dispute
within 35 calendar days after the date on which the Request is delivered, then
any relevant party may submit the Dispute to arbitration as the exclusive means
of resolving it in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section.

 

(c)                                  Except
as otherwise specified in this Section, any Dispute not resolved through the
procedure set forth above shall be finally settled by arbitration in accordance
with the Rules and Procedures of the American Arbitration Association (the
“Arbitration Rules”), which are
deemed to be incorporated by reference herein except as otherwise modified
herein.

 

(d)                                  The
arbitration situs shall be Wilmington, Delaware, and the laws of the State of
Delaware shall be applied.

 

(e)                                  In
the event of an arbitration involving two parties, there shall be one
arbitrator who shall be jointly nominated by such parties. In the event of an
arbitration involving more than two parties, there shall be three arbitrators
who shall be jointly nominated by the parties. If the parties fail to so
nominate the arbitrators within 30 days from the date when the Dispute is
submitted to arbitration pursuant to this Section, at the request of any party,
the arbitrator(s) shall be appointed in accordance with the Arbitration Rules.

 

(f)                                    The
arbitration hearing shall commence no later than 30 days following the appointment
of the sole arbitrator or after the appointment of the last of the three
arbitrators, as the case may be, and the final award shall be rendered no later
than 30 calendar days following the close of the hearing.

 

(g)                                 Consistent
with the expedited nature of arbitration, each party will, upon the written
request of the other party, provide the other with copies of documents relevant
to the issue raised by any claim or counterclaim. Other discovery may be
ordered by the panel to the extent the panel deems additional discovery
relevant and appropriate, and any dispute regarding discovery, relevance or
scope thereof, shall be determined by the panel, which determination shall be
conclusive.

 

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(h)                                 By
agreeing to arbitration, the parties do not intend to deprive any court of its
jurisdiction to issue a pre-arbitral injunction, pre-arbitral attachment,
injunctive or other equitable relief or an order in aid of arbitration
proceedings and the enforcement of any award. Without prejudice to such provisional
remedies in aid of arbitration as may be available under the jurisdiction of a
national court, the arbitral tribunal shall have full authority to grant provisional
remedies and to award damages for the failure of any party to respect the
arbitral tribunal’s orders to that effect.

 

(i)                                    The
award shall be final and binding upon the parties, and shall be the sole and
exclusive remedy between the parties regarding any claims, counterclaims,
issues, or accounting presented to the arbitral tribunal in connection with the
Dispute. Judgment upon any award may be entered in any court having competent
jurisdiction thereof.

 

(j)                                    The
costs of the arbitration shall be borne as determined in accordance with the
Arbitration Rules; provided, however,
that to the extent a party is non-prevailing or unsuccessful on a claim in an
arbitration proceeding under this Section, as determined by the arbitrator(s),
that party shall pay the prevailing or successful party’s costs and expenses
incurred in connection with the arbitration of that Dispute, including
attorneys’ fees and arbitration expenses, whether or not such Dispute is
prosecuted to award or judgment.

 

(k)                                Subject
to the receipt of any applicable governmental approval, any monetary award
shall be made and promptly payable in U.S. dollars if due in U.S. dollars, free
of any deduction or offset, and the arbitral tribunal shall be authorized in
its discretion to grant pre-award and post-award interest at commercial rates. The
arbitral tribunal shall have the authority to award any remedy or relief
proposed by the claimants or respondents pursuant to this Agreement, including
without limitation, a declaratory judgment, specific performance of any
obligation created under this Agreement or the issuance of an injunction.

 

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The parties to this Agreement have caused this Agreement to be executed
and delivered as of the date first above written.

 

	
   

  	
  CONEXANT SYSTEMS, INC.,

  
	
   

  	
  a Delaware corporation

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  By:

  	
  \s\ Dwight Decker

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  Name: Dwight Decker

  
	
   

  	
  Title: Chief Executive
  Officer

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  NEWPORT FAB, LLC

  
	
   

  	
  a Delaware limited liability company

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  By:

  	
  \s\ Scott Silcock

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  Name: Scott Silcock

  
	
   

  	
  Title: Director of
  Operations

  

 

 

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EXHIBIT A

 

CERTAIN DEFINITIONS

 

For purposes of the Agreement (including this Exhibit A):

 

“Affiliate” shall
mean, with respect to any Entity, any other Entity controlled by, controlling,
or under common control with such first Entity.

 

“Agreement”
shall mean the Asset Contribution Agreement to which this Exhibit A
is attached (including the Conexant Disclosure Schedule and the Carlyle
Disclosure Schedule), as it may be amended from time to time.

 

“Contract”
shall mean any written agreement, contract, instrument, note, guaranty,
indemnity, representation, warranty, deed, assignment, power of attorney,
certificate, purchase order, work order, insurance policy, benefit plan or
commitment of any nature.

 

“Encumbrance”
shall mean any lien, pledge, hypothecation, mortgage, security interest,
encumbrance, claim, lease, license, Order, imperfection of title, condition or
restriction  (including any restriction
on the transfer of any asset, any restriction on the receipt of any income
derived from any asset, any restriction on the use of any asset and any
restriction on the possession, exercise or transfer of any other attribute of
ownership of any asset).

 

“Entity”
shall mean any corporation (including any non-profit corporation), general
partnership, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, joint venture,
estate, trust, cooperative, foundation, society, political party, union,
company (including any limited liability company or joint stock company), firm
or other enterprise, association, organization or entity.

 

“Governmental Authorization”
shall mean any permit, license, certificate, franchise, approval, consent,
certification, designation, registration, qualification or authorization issued
or granted by any Governmental Body.

 

“Governmental Body”
shall mean any: (a) nation, principality, state, commonwealth, province,
territory, county, municipality, district or other jurisdiction; (b) federal,
state, local, municipal or foreign government (including any agency,
department, bureau, division, court, or other administrative or judicial body
thereof); or (c) governmental or quasi-governmental authority of any
nature.

 

“Intellectual
Property” shall mean any and all worldwide (a) rights
associated with works of authorship, including copyrights, moral rights, and
mask works; (b) trademark and trade name rights and similar rights; (c) trade
secret rights; (d) patents and patent rights; (e) other proprietary
rights in know-how, inventions, ideas, algorithms, formula, methods, processes,
techniques, proprietary information, software, semiconductor devices, and other
types of technology; and (f) all registrations, applications, renewals,
extensions, combinations, divisions, or reissues of the foregoing.

 

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“Inventory” shall mean those items of raw materials and work-in-process
used to manufacture semiconductor wafers at the Newport Beach Fab Facility or
otherwise related to the Wafer Fabrication Operations.

 

“Legal Requirement”
shall mean any federal, state, foreign, local or municipal law, statute,
legislation, constitution, ordinance, code, edict, rule, regulation, ruling,
directive, pronouncement, or interpretation issued, enacted, adopted, passed,
approved, promulgated, made, implemented or otherwise put into effect by or
under the authority of any Governmental Body.

 

“Liability”
shall mean any debt, obligation, duty or liability of any nature (including any
unknown, undisclosed, unmatured, unaccrued, unasserted, contingent, indirect,
conditional, implied, vicarious, derivative, joint, several or secondary
liability).

 

“Newport Beach Fab Facility”
shall mean Conexant’s semiconductor wafer manufacturing facility located in
buildings 501, 503 and 505 at 4311 Jamboree Road, Newport Beach, California,
together with any other real property used in the Wafer Fabrication Operations.

 

“Order”
shall mean any order, judgment, injunction, edict, decree, ruling,
pronouncement, determination, decision, opinion, verdict, sentence, subpoena,
writ or award issued, made, entered, rendered or otherwise put into effect by
or under the authority of any 
Governmental Body or any arbitrator or arbitration panel.

 

“Permitted Encumbrance”
shall mean (i) any Encumbrance for Taxes not yet due and payable or which
are being contested in good faith through appropriate proceedings for which
adequate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP on the
financial statements, (ii) any Encumbrance with respect to leased
equipment that exists under the express terms of any equipment lease included
in the Contributed Assets, and (iii) liens of landlords and liens of
carriers, warehousemen, mechanics and materialmen and other like liens arising
in the ordinary course of business for sums not yet due and payable or which
are being contested in good faith through appropriate proceedings for which
adequate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP on the
financial statements.

 

“Person”
shall mean any individual, Entity or Governmental Body.

 

“Proceeding”
shall mean any action, suit, litigation, arbitration, or investigation
(including any civil, criminal or administrative) commenced, brought, conducted
or heard by or before, or otherwise involving, any Governmental Body or any
arbitrator or arbitration panel.

 

“Process Technology” shall mean: (a) a non-device-specific step
or sequence of steps carried out in the Newport Beach Fab Facility used to
fabricate wafers, including, without limitation, technology relating to (i) the
use, development or application of new materials in building devices, such as
conductors, dielectrics, semiconductors, organics, or inorganics; (ii) the
process of materials deposition (either fixed or sacrificial) by CVD, PVD,
APCVD, or ALCVD; (iii) transformation of materials, including thermal
treatment, chemical or plasma exposure, and implantation; (iv) the
patterning of materials using organic or inorganic masking layers including
multi-stacked materials and various chemistries or plasmas; (v) the removal
of materials,

 

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whether partially or completely, by dry etch,
plasma etch or wet etch or (vi) the cleaning of the wafer to remove
unwanted materials by wet cleans, dry cleans, and plasma cleans; (b) an
improvement or new design of the manufacturing tools used in the Newport Beach
Fab Facility to enhance throughput and yield; and (c) layout optimization
carried out in the Newport Beach Fab Facility to enhance yield and performance
by design for manufacturing rules, optical proximity correction, and other
photo techniques. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Process Technology shall not
include either Product Technology or technology specifically relating to the
GaAs processes used in Conexant’s Newbury Park fabrication facility.

 

“Product Technology”
shall mean (a) the design, structure, architecture and layout of
semiconductor devices or components thereof (such as, for example, “IP cores”
(as such term is commonly understood in the semiconductor industry) and
individual circuits or circuit elements); (b) software or firmware
embedded in or used in conjunction with a semiconductor device; (c) combinations
of semiconductor devices and the design or layout of such combinations; (d) semiconductor
packaging technology; (e) algorithms, functions, methods, and processes
performed by or embodied in semiconductor devices, components or combinations
thereof, or software or firmware embedded therein or used in conjunction
therewith; and (f) products designed, developed, implemented, marketed or
sold (in the past, present or future) by Conexant’s product line businesses,
including the broadband business, Mindspeed business, wireless business and
personal imaging business.

 

“Representatives”
shall mean officers, directors, employees, shareholders, agents, attorneys,
accountants, advisors and representatives.

 

“Tax” shall
mean any tax (including any income tax, franchise tax, capital gains tax,
estimated tax, gross receipts tax, value-added tax, surtax, excise tax, ad
valorem tax, transfer tax, stamp tax, sales tax, use tax, property tax,
business tax, occupation tax, inventory tax, occupancy tax, withholding tax or
payroll tax), levy, assessment, tariff, impost, imposition, toll, duty
(including any customs duty), deficiency or fee, and any related charge or
amount (including any fine, penalty or interest), that is, has been or may in
the future be (a) imposed, assessed or collected by or under the authority
of any Governmental Body, or (b) payable pursuant to any tax-sharing agreement
or similar Contract.

 

“Tax Return”
shall mean any return, declaration, report, claim for refund, or information
return or statement relating to Taxes, including any schedule or
attachment thereto, and including any amendment thereof.

 

“Transferred Employees” shall
mean those employees of Conexant who become employees of the Company.

 

“Transferred Intellectual
Property” shall mean collectively the Transferred Patents
and the Transferred Know-How.

 

A-3

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

	
   

  	
   

  	
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  1.

  	
  CONTRIBUTION
  OF ASSETS; RELATED TRANSACTIONS

  	
  1

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  1.1

  	
  Contributions
  by Conexant

  	
  1

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  1.2

  	
  Consideration
  for Contributed Assets

  	
  4

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  1.3

  	
  Sales
  Taxes

  	
  5

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  1.4

  	
  Closing

  	
  5

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  2.

  	
  MISCELLANEOUS
  PROVISIONS

  	
  5

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  2.1

  	
  Further
  Assurances

  	
  5

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  2.2

  	
  Governing
  Law

  	
  5

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  2.3

  	
  Successors
  and Assigns; Parties in Interest

  	
  5

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  2.4

  	
  Remedies
  Cumulative; Specific Performance

  	
  6

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  2.5

  	
  Waiver

  	
  6

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  2.6

  	
  Construction

  	
  6

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  2.7

  	
  Dispute
  Resolution; Arbitration

  	
  7

  

 

i

 

DISCLOSURE SCHEDULE

to

NEWPORT FAB, LLC CONTRIBUTION
AGREEMENT

Dated as of February 23, 2002

by and among

CONEXANT SYSTEMS, INC. and NEWPORT
FAB, LLC

 

This disclosure schedule (“Disclosure Schedule”)
is being furnished by Conexant Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Conexant”) to Newport
Fab, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Newport Fab”), in connection with the
execution and delivery of that certain Newport Fab, LLC Contribution Agreement
dated as of February 23, 2002 by and between Conexant and Newport Fab (the
“Agreement”).
Unless the context otherwise requires, all capitalized terms used in this
Disclosure Schedule shall have the respective meanings assigned to them in
the Agreement.

 

No reference to or disclosure of any item or other
matter in this Disclosure Schedule shall be construed as an admission or
indication that such item or other matter is material or that such item or
other matter is required to be referred to or disclosed in this Disclosure
Schedule. No disclosure in this Disclosure Schedule relating to any
possible breach or violation of any agreement, law or regulation shall be
construed as an admission or indication that any such breach or violation
exists or has actually occurred.

 

This Disclosure Schedule and the information and
disclosures contained in this Disclosure Schedule are intended only to
qualify and limit the representations, warranties and covenants of Conexant
contained in the Agreement and shall not be deemed to expand in any way the
scope or effect of any such representation, warranties or covenants.

 

The bold-faced headings contained in this Disclosure Schedule are
included for convenience only, and are not intended to limit the effect of the
disclosures contained in this Disclosure Schedule or to expand the scope
of the information required to be disclosed in this Disclosure Schedule.

 

 

SCHEDULE 1.1(a)(i)(1)

 

EXCLUDED ASSETS

 

See attached spreadsheet titled Excluded Asset
Summary.

 

 

Schedule 1.1(a)(i)(1)

Newport Beach Wafer Fab

Excluded Detailed Asset Listing (Probe Floor Only)

 

	
  Co

  	
   

  	
  CC

  	
   

  	
  Cost Cent

  	
   

  	
  Hyperion C

  	
   

  	
  Asset No.

  	
   

  	
  Location

  	
   

  	
  Class

  	
   

  	
  Class Des.

  	
   

  	
  Asset Description

  	
   

  	
  Cap Date

  	
   

  	
  Curr.net bk.val

  
	
  [...***...]

  

 

 

SCHEDULE 1.1(a)(i)(2)

 

MAP

 

See attached map.

 

 

[Map]

 

 

SCHEDULE 1.1(a)(ii)

 

TANGIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY

 

See attached spreadsheet titled Tangible Personal
Property.

 

 

Newport Beach Wafer Fab

Assets Located Outside of El Capitan (503) and the Pad (505)

 

	
  Co.

  	
   

  	
  CC

  	
   

  	
  Asset No.

  	
   

  	
  Location

  	
   

  	
  Class

  	
   

  	
  Class

  Description

  	
   

  	
  Asset

  Description

  	
   

  	
  Cap. Date

  	
   

  
	
  [...***... 4
  pages omitted]

  	
   

  

 

 

SCHEDULE 1.1(a)(v)

 

	
  Document

  	
   

  	
  Parties

  	
   

  	
  Date

  
	
  Surplus Material Sales Agreement

  	
   

  	
  [...***...]

  

  Conexant Systems, Inc. (“Consignor”)

  	
   

  	
  11/27/01 (Effective Date)

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Bulk Gas Purchase Agreement

  (P.O. No. C2CJ-737000) (as amended)

  

  Purchase Order No.

  NB 18420404

  

  Purchase Order No. NB18420232

  	
   

  	
  [...***...]

  

  Rockwell International Corporation (“Buyer”)

  	
   

  	
  8/27/91

  (Effective 1/24/92)

  

  Letter Am. No. 1 10/19/98

  

  P.O. #NB 18420404 10/31/00

  

  P.O. #NB 18420232 10/31/00

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Support Services Agreement (as amended)

  

  Purchase Order No. NB363182,

  Change Order #3

  	
   

  	
  [...***...]

  

  Conexant Systems, Inc. (“Buyer”)

  	
   

  	
  11/5/98

  

  Letter Am. 2/4/99

  Purchase Order 10/10/00

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Nitrogen/Oxygen Supply Agreement No. BN98140030
  (as amended)

  

  Purchase Order #NB98140030

  

  Purchase Order #NB98140030,

  Change Order # 1

  	
   

  	
  [...***...]

  

  Conexant Systems, Inc. (“Buyer”)

  	
   

  	
  12/01/98

  

  Am. No. 19/17/00

  

  P.O. #NB 98140030 12/1/98

  P.O. #NB 98140030,

  Change Order # 1: 9/17/00

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Specialty Gas Supply Agreement

  	
   

  	
  [...***...]

  

  Conexant Systems, Inc. (“Buyer”)

  	
   

  	
  1/15/01

  

 

1

 

	
  Document

  	
   

  	
  Parties

  	
   

  	
  Date

  
	
  Bailment Agreement

  No. E200400016

  

  (Attachment 3 to P.O.

  NB08330111

  

  Purchase Order No.

  NB08330111

  	
   

  	
  [...***...]

  

  Conexant Systems, Inc. (“Bailee”)

  	
   

  	
  3/2/00

  

  Purchase Order 2/29/00

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  License to Purchase and Use the Electraclean
  Cleaning Solution

  	
   

  	
  [...***...]

  

  Conexant Systems, Inc. (“Conexant”)

  	
   

  	
  7/27/00

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Commercial Terms Agreement No. C203124

  

  Purchase Order #NB28650030

  

  Purchase Order #NB28600001

  	
   

  	
  [...***...]

  

  Conexant Systems, Inc. (“Buyer”)

  	
   

  	
  11/1/01 (Effective Date)

  

  P.O. #NB 28650030 10/16/01

  

  P.O. #NB 28600001 10/6/01

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Total Parts Management Agreement

  	
   

  	
  [...***...]

  

  Conexant Systems, Inc. (“Buyer”)

  	
   

  	
  5/24/00

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Purchase Order No. NB 18240007

  	
   

  	
  [...***...]

  

  Conexant Systems, Inc. (“Buyer”)

  	
   

  	
  Change Order #1

  7/13/01

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Conexant/[...***...] Master Business Agreement Revision
  A.1

  	
   

  	
  [...***...]

  

  Conexant Systems, Inc. (“Conexant”)

  	
   

  	
  10/17/00

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Service and Maintenance Agreement

  

  Purchase Order #

  NB 18600047

  	
   

  	
  [...***...]

  

  Conexant Systems, Inc. (“Buyer”)

  	
   

  	
  10/10/01

  

  Purchase Order 10/02/01

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Purchase Order #

  NB98240013

  	
   

  	
  [...***...]

  

  Conexant Systems, Inc.

  	
   

  	
  12/8/98

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Purchase Order # NB98240013,

  Change Order #6

  	
   

  	
  [...***...]

  

  Conexant Systems, Inc.

  	
   

  	
  10/10/01

  

 

2

 

	
  Document

  	
   

  	
  Parties

  	
   

  	
  Date

  
	
  Purchase Order #NB28600006

  

  Quotation #3715E

  	
   

  	
  [...***...]

  

  Conexant Systems, Inc. (“Conexant”)

  	
   

  	
  10/10/01

  

  Quotation 9/26/01

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  [...***...] and Conexant Systems, Inc. Maintenance
  Agreement

  

  Purchase Order #

  NB 18600046

  	
   

  	
  Conexant Systems, Inc. (“Conexant”)

  	
   

  	
  10/10/01

  

  Purchase Order 9/28/01

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Support Services Agreement

  

  Purchase Order #

  NB07140159,

  Change Order # 1

  	
   

  	
  [...***...]

  

  Conexant Systems (“Buyer”)

  	
   

  	
  10/1/99

  

  Purchase Order 12/16/99

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Support Services Agreement

  

  Service Contract

  Agreement (Quotation No.

  112098-TRK

  ROCKSERCON)

  	
   

  	
  [...***...]

  

  Rockwell Semiconductor Systems
  (Conexant Systems, Inc.) (“Buyer”)

  	
   

  	
  1/11/99

  

  Service Contract 11/20/98

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Purchase Order #

  NB28600050

  	
   

  	
  [...***...]

  

  Conexant Systems, Inc. (“Customer”)

  	
   

  	
  10/02/01

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Support Services Agreement

  	
   

  	
  [...***...]

  

  Rockwell Semiconductor Systems
  (“Buyer”)

  	
   

  	
  12/9/98

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Purchase Order 

  #NB98000503

  

  Support Services Agreement No. NB98000503 

  (Attach 1 to P.O. #NB98000503)

  

  Firm Fixed-Price Commercial Terms and Conditions (Attach 2 to 

  P.O. #NB9800503)

  	
   

  	
  [...***...]

  

  Conexant Systems, Inc. (“Buyer”)

  	
   

  	
  7/8/99

  

  Support Services
  Agreement 7/1/99

  

 

3

 

	
  Document

  	
   

  	
  Parties

  	
   

  	
  Date

  
	
  Purchase Order 

  NB08240014, 

  Change Order #2

  	
   

  	
  [...***...]

  

  Conexant Systems, Inc. (“Buyer”)

  	
   

  	
  5/30/01

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Master Lease Agreement (as amended)

  

  Interim Equipment Schedule No. 1

  

  Electronic Test Equipment Schedule No. 1

  

  Amendment to Schedule No. 1

  

  Certificate of Acceptance

  	
   

  	
  [...***...]

  

  Conexant Systems, Inc. (“Lessee”)

  	
   

  	
  3/3/00

  

  Interim Equipment Schedule 7/25/00

  

  Electronic Test & Equipment Schedule 7/25/00

  

  Am. to Schedule # 1 12/19/00

  

  Acceptance Certificate 12/19/00

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Household Goods Agreement for United States and
  Canada No. 8209-94 (as amended)

  	
   

  	
  [...***...]

  

  Rockwell International
  Corporation (“Shipper”)

  	
   

  	
  2/26/94

  

  Am. No. 2

  2/26/96

  

  Am. No. 3

  3/15/96

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Software License Agreement

  	
   

  	
  [...***...]

  	
   

  	
  Not executed

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Purchase Order 

  #NB98240015, Change

  Order # 1

  	
   

  	
  [...***...]

  

  Conexant Systems, Inc. (“Buyer”)

  	
   

  	
  11/7/00

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Purchase Order 

  #NB98320081

  	
   

  	
  [...***...]

  

  Conexant Systems, Inc.

  	
   

  	
  6/22/99

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Purchase Order 

  #NB28660105

  

  Firm Fixed-Price 

  Commercial Terms and Conditions (Attach. 1)

  	
   

  	
  [...***...]

  

  Conexant Systems, Inc. (“Buyer”)

  	
   

  	
  12/5/01

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Purchase Order No. NBO8500470

  	
   

  	
  [...***...]

  

  Conexant Systems, Inc. (“Buyer”)

  	
   

  	
  5/25/00

  

 

4

 

	
  Document

  	
   

  	
  Parties

  	
   

  	
  Date

  
	
  Standard Non-Disclosure Agreement

  

  Confidential Information Transmittal Record

  

  Support Services Agreement

  	
   

  	
  [...***...]

  

  Conexant Systems, Inc.

  

  [...***...]

  	
   

  	
  12/14/99

  

  12/14/99

  

  9/20/01

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Support Services 

  Agreement No. 

  NB98240087

  

  Purchase Order

  #NB98240087

  

  Purchase Order

  #NB98240087, Change

  Order #6

  	
   

  	
  [...***...]

  

  Conexant Systems, Inc. (“Buyer”)

  	
   

  	
  4/6/99

  

  P.O. #NB 

  98240087 

  4/6/99

  

  P.O. #NB 

  98240087, Change Order #6: 5/7/01

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Purchase Order 

  #NB28600019

  	
   

  	
  [...***...]

  

  Conexant Systems, Inc. (“Buyer”)

  	
   

  	
  10/24/01

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Purchase Order

  #NB8660073

  	
   

  	
  [...***...]

  

  Conexant Systems, Inc.

  	
   

  	
  11/12/01

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Quotation # 9496- RI regarding renewal of [...***...]
  Software Support Contract

  	
   

  	
  [...***...]

  

  Conexant Systems

  	
   

  	
  9/28/01

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Field Service Maintenance Support Agreement (“FSMS
  Agreement’)

  

  Framework Order No. NBF9800013 Quotation # CS-3629

  	
   

  	
  [...***...]

  

  Conexant Systems, Inc. (“Buyer”)

  	
   

  	
  9/6/01

  

  Framework Order 9/28/01

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Purchase Order 

  #NB 18600048

  	
   

  	
  [...***...]

  

  Conexant Systems, Inc. (“Conexant”)

  	
   

  	
  10/2/01

  

 

5

 

	
  Document

  	
   

  	
  Parties

  	
   

  	
  Date

  
	
  Memorandum of.
  Understanding No. 2001-01927

  	
   

  	
  [...***...]

  

  Conexant Systems, Inc. (“Buyer”)

  	
   

  	
  9/6/01

  

  Framework Order 9/28/01

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Purchase Order

  #NB18200399

  	
   

  	
  [...***...]

  

  Conexant Systems, Inc.

  	
   

  	
  2/19/01

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Process Development and
  Evaluation Agreement No. 2001-00809

  	
   

  	
  [...***...]

  

  Conexant Systems, Inc. (“Conexant”)

  	
   

  	
  1/31/01

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Purchase Order 

  #NB 18600045, 

  Change Order # 1

  

  Service Quotation 

  #SC-1700, Rev. B

  
Service Contract 

  Service Quotation 

  #SC-1699

  	
   

  	
  [...***...]

  

  Conexant Systems, Inc. (“Buyer”)

  	
   

  	
  10/09/01

  

  Quotation #SC-1700, Rev. B Service Contract 9/14/01

  

  Quotation #SC-1699 9/14/01

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Purchase Order 

  NB98240021, 

  Change Order # 5

  	
   

  	
  [...***...]

  

  Conexant Systems, Inc. (“Buyer”)

  	
   

  	
  6/29/01

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Purchase Order
  N1308330052, Change Order #1

  	
   

  	
  [...***...]

  

  Conexant Systems, Inc. (“Buyer”)

  	
   

  	
  12/6/99

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Equipment Lease Agreement

  

  Purchase Order

  #NB28600049

  	
   

  	
  [...***...]

  

  Conexant Systems, Inc. (“Lessee”)

  	
   

  	
  9/28/01

  

  Purchase Order 

  10/2/01

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Strategic Technology

  Alliance and Exclusive

  Supply Agreement

  	
   

  	
  [...***...]

  

  Conexant Systems, Inc. (“Conexant”)

  	
   

  	
  8/22/01

  (Effective Date)

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Asset Purchase Agreement

  	
   

  	
  [...***...]

  

  Conexant Systems, Inc. (“Conexant”)

  	
   

  	
  8/7/01

  

 

6

 

	
  Document

  	
   

  	
  Parties

  	
   

  	
  Date

  
	
  Conexant Laundry Service
  Agreement

  (Revision 1/24/00)

  

  Purchase Order

  #NB07140350

  	
   

  	
  [...***...]

  

  Conexant Systems, Inc.

  	
   

  	
  1/24/00

  

  Purchase Order

  3/31/00

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Wafer Qualification and
  Purchase Agreement No. 2001-01182

  	
   

  	
  [...***...]

  

  Conexant Systems, Inc. (“Conexant”)

  	
   

  	
  6/5/01

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Wafer Purchase Agreement

  	
   

  	
  [...***...]

  

  Conexant Systems, Inc. (“Conexant”)

  	
   

  	
  8/24/01 (Effective Date)

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  License Agreement 

  (Attach No. I to P.O. NB98060016)

  

  Purchase Order No.
NB98060016

  	
   

  	
  [...***...]

  

  Rockwell Semiconductor Systems, Inc. (“Rockwell”)

  

  [...***...]

  

  Conexant Systems, Inc. (“Buyer”)

  	
   

  	
  10/30/98

  

  Purchase Order 10/20/98

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Funds-In Agreement 

  No. SNL-00FI-0170120 

  (as amended)

  

  Purchase Order 

  #NB08320092

  	
   

  	
  [...***...]

  

  Conexant, Inc. (“Sponsor”)

  	
   

  	
  6/2/00

  

  Am. No. 1 

  12/19/00

  
Am. No. 2 

  3/30/01

  
Purchase Order 5/31/00

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Conexant Systems, Inc.

  [...***...]

  

  Rental Contract No. NP08140087
  (Attach 

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PATENTS, APPLICATIONS AND DISCLOSURES
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Patents, Applications and Disclosures
Being Transferred to Company

 

	
  Docket Number

  	
   

  	
  Serial #/

  Patent #

  	
   

  	
  Title

  	
   

  	
  Inventory

  	
   

  	
  Filing Date

  	
   

  	
  Status

  
	
  00CXT001T

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Ultra-Low-K Materials and Fabrication for High
  Performance Ics

  	
   

  	
  Bin Zhao; Maureen R. Brongo; QZ Liu

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Unfiled – Assigned 11/22/99

  
	
  00CXT0058T

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Vapor Phase Doping as a Technique to Form Extrinsic
  Base and Base Contact

  	
   

  	
  Pankaj N. Joshl

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Innovation

  
	
  00CXT0088T/

  	
   

  	
  4698417

  	
   

  	
  Production of Oxy-Metallo-Organic Polymer

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Granted

  
	
  00CXT0222T

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Circuit/Layout Technique for Realizing a High Gain,
  Low Noise Gate Controlled Lateral PNP Bipolar Transistor in a Standard CMOS
  Process

  	
   

  	
  Chih-Chelh King; Matloubian, Mishel; Sandeep D’Souza;
  Surya S Bhattacharya

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Unfiled – On Hold 10/00.Assigned 4/6/00

  
	
  00CXT0253T

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Pad Aluminum Metal Fuses in Dual Damascene Copper
  Flow

  	
   

  	
  Arjun KarRoy

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Unfiled – On Hold 10/00.Assigned 5/31/00

  
	
  00CXT0269TRCE

  	
   

  	
  09/002,326

  	
   

  	
  Damascene Metalization Process and Structure

  	
   

  	
  Bin Zhao

  	
   

  	
  1/2/1998

  	
   

  	
  Licensed to Sematech

  
	
  00CXT0271T

  	
   

  	
  6309922

  	
   

  	
  Method for Fabrication of On-Chip Inductors and
  Related Structure

  	
   

  	
  Bin Zhao; David Howard; QZ Liu

  	
   

  	
  7/28/2000

  	
   

  	
  Issued to Sematech

  
	
  00CXT0271T-DIV

  	
   

  	
  09/754,806

  	
   

  	
  Method for Fabrication of On-Chip Inductors and
  Related Structure

  	
   

  	
  Bin Zhao; David Howard; QZ Liu

  	
   

  	
  1/2/2001

  	
   

  	
  Divisional Pending

  
	
  00CXT0280T

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Deep Trench Isolation Integration Scheme Using
  Highly Anisotropic and Selective Pad TEOS Hardmask Dry Removal

  	
   

  	
  Kevin Q. YinKlaus Schuegraf

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Approved to file 8/1/00

  
	
  00CXT0313T

  	
   

  	
  09/668,790

  	
   

  	
  Method for Increasing Inductance of On-Chip
  Inductors and Related Structure

  	
   

  	
  David Howard; QZ Liu

  	
   

  	
  9/22/2000

  	
   

  	
  Pending

  
	
  00CXT0314T

  	
   

  	
  09/649,442

  	
   

  	
  Method for Fabrication of High Inductance Inductors
  and Related Structure

  	
   

  	
  David Howard; QZ Liu

  	
   

  	
  8/25/2000

  	
   

  	
  Pending – PCT Pending

  
	
  00CXT0324T

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  An Improved Fabrication Method for Dual Damascene
  Interconnects

  	
   

  	
  Bin Zhao

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Unfiled – On Hold 10/00.Assigned 8/25/00

  
	
  00CXT0344T

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Highly Conductive Interconnects and Fabrication

  	
   

  	
  Bin Zhao; Maureen R. Brongo; QZ Liu

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Unfiled – On Hold 10/00.Assigned 8/21/00

  
	
  00CXT0345T

  	
   

  	
  09/658,483

  	
   

  	
  Method for Fabricating On-chip Inductors and Relates
  structure

  	
   

  	
  Bin Zhao; David Howard; QZ Lin

  	
   

  	
  9/8/2000

  	
   

  	
  Pending

  
	
  00CXT0564T

  	
   

  	
  09/653,982

  	
   

  	
  Method for Reducing Base Resistance and Related
  Structure

  	
   

  	
  Marco Racanelli

  	
   

  	
  9/1/2000

  	
   

  	
  Pending

  

 

 

	
  00CXT0565T

  	
   

  	
  09/721,551

  	
   

  	
  Method for controlling Critical Dimension in a
  Polycrystalline Silicon Emitter and Related Structure

  	
   

  	
  Klaus Schnegraf

  	
   

  	
  11/17/2000

  	
   

  	
  Pending

  
	
  00CXT0568T

  	
   

  	
  09/677,707

  	
   

  	
  Structure for Reduction of Base and Emitter
  Resistance and Related Method

  	
   

  	
  Marco Racanelli

  	
   

  	
  9/30/2000

  	
   

  	
  Pending

  
	
  00CXT0571T

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Doped Poly With Buffer Layer for Emitter Poly
  Application

  	
   

  	
  Klaus Schuegraf

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Approved to file 8/1/00

  
	
  00CXT0572T

  	
   

  	
  09/677,708

  	
   

  	
  Method for Reducing Contamination Prior to Epitaxial
  Growth and Related Structure

  	
   

  	
  David L. Chapek; Klaus Schuegraf

  	
   

  	
  9/30/2000

  	
   

  	
  Pending

  
	
  00CXT0576T

  	
   

  	
  09/833,953

  	
   

  	
  Low Cost High Value Resistor Formation

  	
   

  	
  Marco Racanelli

  	
   

  	
  4/11/2001

  	
   

  	
  Pending

  
	
  00CXT0577T

  	
   

  	
  09/667,274

  	
   

  	
  Method for Independence Control of Poly in a
  non-selective SiGe Epitaxial Process

  	
   

  	
  Greg D U’Rea

  	
   

  	
  9/22/2000

  	
   

  	
  Pending/Allowed

  
	
  00CXT0578T

  	
   

  	
  09/667,660

  	
   

  	
  Method for Elimination Contaminants Prior to Epitaxy
  and Related Structure

  	
   

  	
  Greg D U’Rea

  	
   

  	
  9/22/2000

  	
   

  	
  Pending

  
	
  00CXT0580T

  	
   

  	
  09/721,128

  	
   

  	
  Method for Fabricating Interfacial Oxide in a
  Transistor and Related Structure

  	
   

  	
  Klaus Schuegraf; Pankaj N Joshi

  	
   

  	
  11/17/2000

  	
   

  	
  Pending

  
	
  00CXT0587T

  	
   

  	
  09/811,321

  	
   

  	
  High-Performance, High-Breakdown, Super Narrow
  Emitter Finger SiGe

  	
   

  	
  Klaus Schuegraf; Paul Kempf; Peter Asbeck; Peter J
  Zampardi

  	
   

  	
  3/17/2001

  	
   

  	
  Pending

  
	
  00CXT0597T

  	
   

  	
  09/851,228

  	
   

  	
  Method for Shaping CMOS Region to Avoid Formation of
  Polysilicon Stringers

  	
   

  	
  Marco Racanelli; Klaus Schuegraf

  	
   

  	
  5/8/2001

  	
   

  	
  Pending

  
	
  00CXT0598T

  	
   

  	
  09/852,183

  	
   

  	
  Method To Improve Npn Performance by Reducing
  Parasitic Base-Emitter Capacitance

  	
   

  	
  Klaus Schuegraf

  	
   

  	
  5/9/2001

  	
   

  	
  Pending

  
	
  00CXT0599T

  	
   

  	
  09/850,028

  	
   

  	
  Method to Improve Cbe by patterning CMOS Spacer
  Around Npn Device

  	
   

  	
  Klaus Schuegraf

  	
   

  	
  5/7/2001

  	
   

  	
  Pending

  
	
  00CXT0600T

  	
   

  	
  09/853,735

  	
   

  	
  Method to Form Lateral PnP Device with SiGe Epi
  Process

  	
   

  	
  Klaus Schuegraf

  	
   

  	
  5/10/2001

  	
   

  	
  Pending

  
	
  00CXT0675T

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Damascene Trench Capacitor for Mixed-Signal/RF IC
  Applications

  	
   

  	
  Bin Zhao

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Unfiled – Assigned 1/31/01

  
	
  00CXT0678T

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Embedded Damascene Inductors

  	
   

  	
  Bin Zhao; Maureen R Brongo

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Approved to file 9/14/00;

  
	
  00CXT0688T

  	
   

  	
  09/721,244

  	
   

  	
  Method for Fabricating Self-Aligned Emitter in a
  Bipolar Transistor

  	
   

  	
  Marco Racanelli

  	
   

  	
  11/22/2000

  	
   

  	
  Pending

  
	
  00CXT0694T

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Fabrication of High Density MIM Capacitor for
  Mixed-Signal/RF Circuits

  	
   

  	
  Bin Zhao; Maureen R Brongo

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Unfiled – Assigned 1/31/01

  

 

 

	
  00CXT0730T

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Method of forming inductors with Stacked Metal and
  Continuously Slotted via Layers

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  00CXT0734T

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  New Layout of On-Chip Inductors to Minimize Coupling
  Loss to Substrates at High Frequencies

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Closed and Combined with 00CXT0678T

  
	
  00CXT0824T

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Techniques to Reduce the Electroplated Metal
  Overburden in Inlaid Metal Processes; Selective Plating

  	
   

  	
  David Howard

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Innovation

  
	
  01CXT0008T

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  A Process for Doping the Intrinsic Base of a SIGe
  NPN Transistor by Using Vapor Phase Doping Source

  	
   

  	
  Pankaj N. Joshi

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Innovation

  
	
  O1CXT0009T

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Methods for Incorporating P Type Dopants in a SiGe
  NPN by Ex-situ Processes

  	
   

  	
  Klaos Schuegraf; David L. Chapek; David Howard

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Innovation

  
	
  01CXT0025T-PRO

  	
   

  	
  60/276,277

  	
   

  	
  Method of Integrating Metal Resistor into a Subtractive
  Aluminum Metallization Flow

  	
   

  	
  KarRoy, Arjun; David Howard; Q Z Liu

  	
   

  	
  3/15/2001

  	
   

  	
  Pending-provisional

  
	
  01CXT0027T

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Method of Fabricating Thin Film Resistors for
  High-Speed Electronic Circuits

  	
   

  	
  Q.Z. Liu; David Howard

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Innovation

  
	
  01CXT0031T

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Lateral PNP Structure with Hole Burrier Layer on
  Emitter for Improving Beta

  	
   

  	
  Jiw Zheng Peihua YeMarco Racanelli

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Innovation

  
	
  01CXT0046T

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Technique to Achieve Thick ILD and Thick Vias for
  Metal Isolation from VLSI Wafer Substrates

  	
   

  	
  David Howard

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Innovation

  
	
  01CXT0090T

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  High Performance Varactors for Wireless Applications

  	
   

  	
  Chun Hu

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Innovation

  
	
  01CXT0105T

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  A Method of Nitride Spacer Etch for Submicron BiCMOS
  Application

  	
   

  	
  Kevin Q. Yin

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Innovation

  
	
  01CXT0146T

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Highly Scalable Self-Aligned Bipolar Transistor

  	
   

  	
  Amol Kalburge; Kevin Q. Yin; Klaus Schuegraf

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Assigned-unfiled

  
	
  01CXT0175T

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Selective Epitaxial SiGe HBT Emitter

  	
   

  	
  Greg U’Rea; Marco Racanelli; Klaus Schuegraf

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Assigned-unfiled

  
	
  01CXT0194T

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Method of Fabricating Self-Aligned Bipolar/BiCXMOS
  Semiconductor Devices

  	
   

  	
  Frank F. Wang

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Innovation

  
	
  01CXT0221T

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Strain Compensated SiGeC drift field transistor

  	
   

  	
  Marco Racanelli; Greg U’Rea; Klaus Schuegraf

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Assigned/Unfiled

  

 

 

	
  01CXT0244T

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Design and Integration of SiGeC Into a SiGe Drift
  Field NPN Transistor

  	
   

  	
  Marco Racanelli; Greg U’Rea; Klaus Schuegraf

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Assigned/unfilled

  
	
  01CXT0269T

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Two-step HF Last Cleaning Method

  	
   

  	
  Klaus Schuegraf; Greg D. U’Rea; David L. Chapek

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Approved to File

  
	
  01CXT0271T

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Method of forming L-shaped ‘oxide-nitride-oxide”
  spacer on CMOS for SiGe BiCMOS Application

  	
   

  	
  Klaus Schuegraf

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Closed

  
	
  01CXT0273T

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Temp Insensitive Resistors for Semiconductors

  	
   

  	
  Marco Racanelli; Chun Hu; Bruce Shen

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Approved to File

  
	
  01CXT0277T

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Method to Improve Alignment Tolerance for Self-Aligned
  SiGe NPN Device

  	
   

  	
  Klaus Schuegraf

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Approved to File

  
	
  01CXT0278T

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Method to Improve Emitter Dimension Control for
  Self-Aligned SiGe/SiGeC NPN Device

  	
   

  	
  Klaus Schuegraf

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Assigned-unfiled

  
	
  01CXT0280T

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Structure for Selective Emitter for Self-Aligned
  SiGe/SiGeC NPN

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Closed/Combined w/01CXT0175T

  
	
  01CXT0281T

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Emitter bandgap Engineering to Reduce Operating
  Voltages for Silicon NPN Devices

  	
   

  	
  Klaus Schuegraf

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Closed (11/28/01)

  
	
  01CXT0284T

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  A Method of Forming CMOS Nitride Spacer for SiGe BiCMOS
  Applications

  	
   

  	
  Kevin Q. Yin; Amol Kalburge; Klaus Schuegraf

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Approved to File

  
	
  77E095/5

  	
   

  	
  4506437

  	
   

  	
  Proc.f/Fabricationo/HiDensty VLSI Crets Having
  Self-Aligned Gtes & Contcts f/Fets &

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Granted

  
	
  77E095/6

  	
   

  	
  4477962

  	
   

  	
  Proc.f/Fabrication o/HiDensty VLSI Crets Having
  Self-Aligned Gtes & Contcts F/Fets &

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Granted

  
	
  78E073/2

  	
   

  	
  4459937

  	
   

  	
  High Rate Resist Polymereization Method

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Granted

  
	
  79E030/1

  	
   

  	
  4396479

  	
   

  	
  Ion Etching Process w/Minimized Redeposition

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Granted

  
	
  82E032/

  	
   

  	
  4507852

  	
   

  	
  Method f/Making a Reliable Ohmic Contact Between Two
  Layers of Integrated Circuit Metallizations

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Granted

  
	
  83E090/

  	
   

  	
  4639142

  	
   

  	
  Dimension Monitoring Technique for Semiconductor
  Fabrication

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Granted

  
	
  86E018/

  	
   

  	
  467867

  	
   

  	
  Planarization Process f/Double Metal MOS Using
  Spin-On Glass as Sacrificial Layer

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Granted

  

 

 

	
  88E060/

  	
   

  	
  5017199

  	
   

  	
  Spent Solvent Recovery in Circuit Processing

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Granted

  
	
  94E064

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Improved Performance CMOS Process

  	
   

  	
  Bob L. Zwingman; R A Williams; Richard A Mann

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Abandoned 3/28/99

  
	
  97RSS017

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Improved Method for Shallow Trench Formation

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Innovation

  
	
  97RSS109

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Interconnect with Embedded Low Dielectric Constant
  Insulators for Semiconductor IC Manufacturing

  	
   

  	
  Bin Zhao; Maureen R Brongo

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Closed

  
	
  97RSS256

  	
   

  	
  618672

  	
   

  	
  Interconnect with Low Dielectric Constant Insulators
  for Semiconductor Integrated Circuit Manufacturing

  	
   

  	
  Bin Zhao; Maureen R Bronzo

  	
   

  	
  2/13/2001

  	
   

  	
  Issued

  
	
  97RSS256 DIV

  	
   

  	
  09/317,536

  	
   

  	
  Interconnect with Low Dielectric Constant insulators
  for Semiconductor Integrated Circuit Manufacturing

  	
   

  	
  Bin Zhao; Maureen R Brongo

  	
   

  	
  5/24/1999

  	
   

  	
  Pending

  
	
  97RSS330

  	
   

  	
  09/210,965

  	
   

  	
  PECVD Inorganic Dielectric Layer for Photo
  Anti-Reflection Coating or Hard mask or Etch Stop for Metal or Oxide Etch or
  use it as a CMP Stop

  	
   

  	
  Maureen R Brongo; Shao-Wen Hsia

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Abandoned 11/14/00

  
	
  97RSS340

  	
   

  	
  629361

  	
   

  	
  High Resolution In-Situ Inorganic ARC/Metal Etch
  Process

  	
   

  	
  Maureen R Brongo; Michael J Berg; Shao-Wen Hsia

  	
   

  	
  9/18/2001

  	
   

  	
  Issued – Taiwan, Japan Singapore pending

  
	
  97RSS340 DIV-1

  	
   

  	
  6328848

  	
   

  	
  Apparatus for High-Resolution IN-Situ Plasma Etching
  of Inorganic and Metal Films

  	
   

  	
  Maureen R Brongo; Michael J Berg; Shao-Wen Hsia

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Issued

  
	
  97RSS357

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Methods and Apparatus for Manufacturing
  Semiconductors

  	
   

  	
  Lee Chung; Abhijit B Joshi; Kwong

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Abandoned 12/11/00

  
	
  97RSS358

  	
   

  	
  6180976

  	
   

  	
  Damascene Bottom Plate Metal-Insulator-Metal
  Capacitor

  	
   

  	
  KarRoy, Arjun

  	
   

  	
  1/30/2001

  	
   

  	
  Issued

  
	
  97RSS358 DIV

  	
   

  	
  09/772,726

  	
   

  	
  Thin-Film Capacitors and Methods for Forming the
  Same

  	
   

  	
  Arjun Kar Roy

  	
   

  	
  1/30/2001

  	
   

  	
  Divisional Pending

  
	
  97RSS359

  	
   

  	
  6245663

  	
   

  	
  IC Interconnect Structures and Methods for Making
  Same

  	
   

  	
  Bin Zhao; Maureen R Brongo

  	
   

  	
  6/30/2001

  	
   

  	
  Issued

  
	
  97RSS378

  	
   

  	
  6255192

  	
   

  	
  Improved Method for Barrier Layer Deposition or
  Selective Metallization of Trenches and Vias

  	
   

  	
  Dornisch, Deiter

  	
   

  	
  7/3/2001

  	
   

  	
  Issued – EP & JP pending

  
	
  97RSS402

  	
   

  	
  6119368

  	
   

  	
  Apparatus for Reducing Cool Chamber particles

  	
   

  	
  Sean P. Masterson

  	
   

  	
  9/19/2000

  	
   

  	
  Issued

  

 

 

	
  97RSS433

  	
   

  	
  6211561

  	
   

  	
  Interconnect Structure and Method Employing Air Gaps
  Between Metal lines and Between Metal Layers

  	
   

  	
  Bin Zhao

  	
   

  	
  4/3/2001

  	
   

  	
  Issued

  
	
  97RSS433

  	
   

  	
  6211561

  	
   

  	
  Interconnect Structure and Method Employing Air Gaps
  Between Metal lines and Between Metal Layers

  	
   

  	
  Bin Zhao

  	
   

  	
  4/3/2001

  	
   

  	
  Issued

  
	
  97RSS433DIV

  	
   

  	
  09/686,323

  	
   

  	
  Interconnect Structure and Method Employing Air Gaps
  Between Metal lines and Between Metal Layers

  	
   

  	
  Bin Zhao

  	
   

  	
  10/9/2000

  	
   

  	
  Divisional Pending

  
	
  97RSS434

  	
   

  	
  09/665.422

  	
   

  	
  A Damascene Interconnect Structure and Fabrication
  Method Having Air Gaps Between Metal Lines and Metal Layers

  	
   

  	
  Bin Zhao; Maureen R Brongo

  	
   

  	
  9/20/2000

  	
   

  	
  Pending

  
	
  97RSS515

  	
   

  	
  09/162,579

  	
   

  	
  Dummy Fill Cell for Reducing Layer-to-Layer
  Interaction

  	
   

  	
  Bob L Zwingman; Abhijit B Joshi

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Abandoned 5/21/01

  
	
  97RSS527

  	
   

  	
  6239026

  	
   

  	
  Nitride-Etch Stop for Poisoned Unlanded Vias

  	
   

  	
  David Feller; Qz Lui

  	
   

  	
  5/29/2001

  	
   

  	
  Issued

  
	
  97RSS543

  	
   

  	
  6143593

  	
   

  	
  Elevated Channel MOSFET

  	
   

  	
  Carlos J Augusto

  	
   

  	
  11/7/2000

  	
   

  	
  Issued – EP pending

  
	
  97RSS543 RCE

  	
   

  	
  09/616,233

  	
   

  	
  Elevated Channel Mosfet

  	
   

  	
  Carlos J Augusto

  	
   

  	
  7/14/2000

  	
   

  	
  RCE Pending

  
	
  97RSS546

  	
   

  	
  6251568

  	
   

  	
  Advanced Dry Strip of Sub-Quarter MicroInterconnect

  	
   

  	
  Shao-Wen Hsia; Peter Y Huang

  	
   

  	
  6/26/2001

  	
   

  	
  Issued

  
	
  98RSS036

  	
   

  	
  09/149,910

  	
   

  	
  Dual Damascene Interconnect Structures Employing
  Low-K Dielectric Materials

  	
   

  	
  Bin Zhao; Maureen R Brongo

  	
   

  	
  9/9/1998

  	
   

  	
  Pending – EP pending

  
	
  98RSS039

  	
   

  	
  09/224,339

  	
   

  	
  Structures and Fabrication of Dual Damascene
  Interconnect with Improved Reliability

  	
   

  	
  Bin Zhao

  	
   

  	
  12/31/1998

  	
   

  	
  Pending – Final

  
	
  98RSS063

  	
   

  	
  6284623

  	
   

  	
  Control of STI Narrow Width Effect with Nitride
  Undercut Etch and Self-Aligned Corner Implant

  	
   

  	
  Ping Zhang; Richard A Mann

  	
   

  	
  9/4/2001

  	
   

  	
  Issued

  
	
  98RSS098

  	
   

  	
  09/247/201

  	
   

  	
  Innovative Flourine-Based Dry Strip Process Flow On
  Sub-Quarter-Micron

  	
   

  	
  Peter Huang; Shao-Wen Hsia

  	
   

  	
  2/9/1999

  	
   

  	
  Pending

  
	
  98RSS217

  	
   

  	
  09/370,508

  	
   

  	
  Anti-Reflective Coating and Process Using an
  Anti-Reflective Coating

  	
   

  	
  Hong J Wu; Kevin Q Yin; Surya S Bhattacharya; Umesh
  ShRma; Xiaoming Li

  	
   

  	
  8/6/1999

  	
   

  	
  Pending

  
	
  98RSS237

  	
   

  	
  09/369,982

  	
   

  	
  Semiconductor Device Having a Passivation Layer and
  Method for its Fabrication

  	
   

  	
  Umesh Sharma; Marrina Mei

  	
   

  	
  8/6/1999

  	
   

  	
  Pending

  
	
  98RSS240

  	
   

  	
  6071809

  	
   

  	
  High Performance Dual-Damascene Interconnect
  Structures

  	
   

  	
  Bin Zhao

  	
   

  	
  6/62000

  	
   

  	
  Issued – EP and Taiwan pending

  

 

 

	
  98RSS265

  	
   

  	
  6271127

  	
   

  	
  Method and Apparatus for Dual Damascene Process

  	
   

  	
  Bin Zhao; David Feiler; Maureen R Brongo; Q S Liu

  	
   

  	
  8/7/2001

  	
   

  	
  Issued

  
	
  99RSS011

  	
   

  	
  6280794

  	
   

  	
  Method for Producing Intermetal Dielectric Material
  for Ultra Large Scale Integration Devices

  	
   

  	
  Bin Zhao; King-Ning Tu; Yuhuan Zu

  	
   

  	
  8/28/2001

  	
   

  	
  Issued

  
	
  99RSS059

  	
   

  	
  6225681

  	
   

  	
  Microelectric Interconnect Structures and Methods
  for Forming the Same

  	
   

  	
  Craig Davidson; S. Chungpaiboonpatana

  	
   

  	
  5/1/2001

  	
   

  	
  Issued – TW pending

  
	
  99RSS075

  	
   

  	
  6207551

  	
   

  	
  Method and Apparatus Using Formic Acid Vapor as
  Reducing Agent for Copper Wirebonding

  	
   

  	
  Craig Davidson; S. Chungpaiboonpatana

  	
   

  	
  3/27/2001

  	
   

  	
  Issued

  
	
  99RSS110

  	
   

  	
  09/721,342

  	
   

  	
  Method for Fabrication of an MIM Capacitor and
  Related Structure

  	
   

  	
  Phil Sherman; Arjun KarRoy; Marco Racanelli

  	
   

  	
  11/22/2000

  	
   

  	
  Pending

  
	
  99RSS110

  	
   

  	
  09/721,342

  	
   

  	
  Method for Fabrication of an MIM Capacitor and
  Related Structure

  	
   

  	
  Arjun KarRoy; Marco Racanelli; Phil N Sherman

  	
   

  	
  11/22/2000

  	
   

  	
  Pending

  
	
  99RSS126

  	
   

  	
  09/411/807

  	
   

  	
  Stepper Alignment Mark Design for Metal Layers When
  CMP Process is Used

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  99RSS131

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  High Density Capacitor Formation

  	
   

  	
  Marco Racanelli; Zhe Zhang

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Assigned 6/00 Unfiled –

  
	
  99RSS140

  	
   

  	
  09/590,462

  	
   

  	
  Double-Implant High Performance Varactor and Method
  for Manufacturing Same

  	
   

  	
  Chun Hu; Marco Racanelli; Phil N Sherman

  	
   

  	
  6/9/2000

  	
   

  	
  Pending

  
	
  99RSS145

  	
   

  	
  09/594,851

  	
   

  	
  Selective Air Dielectric Technology for High
  Performance Interconnects

  	
   

  	
  Bin Zhao

  	
   

  	
  6/15/2000

  	
   

  	
  Pending

  
	
  99RSS145-DIV

  	
   

  	
  09/967,115

  	
   

  	
  Selective Air Dielectric Technology for High
  Performance Interconnects

  	
   

  	
  Bin Zhao

  	
   

  	
  9/28/2001

  	
   

  	
  Pending

  
	
  99RSS156

  	
   

  	
  09/575,055

  	
   

  	
  A Novel Cu/Low-k Process for Mixed Signal Circuits

  	
   

  	
  Bin Zhao; David Feiler; Maureen R Brongo; Phil N
  Sherman; Q Z Liu

  	
   

  	
  5/19/2000

  	
   

  	
  Pending

  
	
  99RSS184

  	
   

  	
  09/512,396

  	
   

  	
  Fabrication Method and Structures for Damascene
  Interconnects

  	
   

  	
  Bin Zhao

  	
   

  	
  2/24/2000

  	
   

  	
  Pending – PCT and Taiwan pending

  
	
  99RSS235

  	
   

  	
  6251796

  	
   

  	
  TaN Film as a Dielectric Material

  	
   

  	
  David T Young; Hadi Abdul-Ridha; Maureen R Brongo

  	
   

  	
  6/26/2001

  	
   

  	
  Issued

  
	
  99RSS235DIV

  	
   

  	
  09/61,489

  	
   

  	
  TaN Film as a Dielectric Material

  	
   

  	
  David T Young; Hadi Abdul-Ridha; Maureen R Brongo

  	
   

  	
  1/12/2001

  	
   

  	
  Divisional Pending

  
	
  99RSS248

  	
   

  	
  09/578,229

  	
   

  	
  Structure and Method for Fabrication of an Improved
  Capacitor

  	
   

  	
  Arjun KarRoy; Phil N Sherman

  	
   

  	
  5/24/2000

  	
   

  	
  Pending – PCT Pending

  

 

 

	
  99RSS287

  	
   

  	
  09/569,890

  	
   

  	
  Method for Fabrication of Damascene Interconnects
  and Related Structures

  	
   

  	
  Lawrence Camilletti; Q Z Liu

  	
   

  	
  5/11/2000

  	
   

  	
  Pending

  
	
  99RSS302

  	
   

  	
  09/430,729

  	
   

  	
  Improved Tungsten Plug for Deep-Submicron Contact
  and Vias

  	
   

  	
  David T Young; Hadi Abdul-Ridha; Maureen R Brongo;
  Shao-Wen Hsia

  	
   

  	
  10/29/1999

  	
   

  	
  Pending – NOA dated 7/17/01 – IF paid 10/17/01

  
	
  99RSS303

  	
   

  	
  09/583,593

  	
   

  	
  Method and Apparatus for Improving a Dark Field
  Inspection Environment

  	
   

  	
  Hao Zhou; Travis L Smith; William D Jimenez

  	
   

  	
  5/31/2000

  	
   

  	
  Pending

  
	
  99RSS344

  	
   

  	
  09/606,778

  	
   

  	
  Technique for Reducing 1/F Noise in Mosfets

  	
   

  	
  Anridduha B Joshi; Li-Ming Hwang; Sandeep D’Souza;
  Surya S Bhattacharya

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Divisional – to be filed (12/6/01)

  
	
  99RSS349

  	
   

  	
  619870

  	
   

  	
  Cu Pads Structures for Cu Chips

  	
   

  	
  Bin Zhao

  	
   

  	
  3/6/2001

  	
   

  	
  Issued–PCT and Taiwan pending

  
	
  99RSS349 CON

  	
   

  	
  09/716,350

  	
   

  	
  Bonding pad and Support Structure and Method for
  their Fabrication

  	
   

  	
  Bin Zhao

  	
   

  	
  11/20/2000

  	
   

  	
  Pending PCT Pending

  
	
  99RSS416

  	
   

  	
  09/559,292

  	
   

  	
  Fabrication Method and Structures of Low-K Damascene
  Interconnects

  	
   

  	
  Bin Zhao; Q.Z. Liu

  	
   

  	
  4/25/2000

  	
   

  	
  Pending

  
	
  99RSS442

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  High Throughput Trench Fill with Improved Surface
  Morphology and Reduced Voiding

  	
   

  	
  Marco Racanelli; Michael A Todd

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Unfiled–

  
	
  99RSS451

  	
   

  	
  09/497,360

  	
   

  	
  Pre-Clean Chamber

  	
   

  	
  Sean P Masterson

  	
   

  	
  2/3/2000

  	
   

  	
  Pending –

  
	
  99RSS452

  	
   

  	
  09/498,169

  	
   

  	
  Wafer Detection Apparatus

  	
   

  	
  Sean P Masterson

  	
   

  	
  2/4/2000

  	
   

  	
  Pending

  

 

 

SCHEDULE 1.1(a)(vii)

 

KNOW-HOW

 

The Transferred Know How shall include such
proprietary, non-public information including the processes, formulae, designs,
methods, techniques, procedures, concepts, developments, technologies and
improvements, whether or not patented, that are primarily related to, but not
limited to, (i) the types of processes listed in Table A attached to
this Schedule 1.1(a)(vii) that have been or are being produced or
that have been or are under development, and (ii) the circuit blocks
listed in Table B attached to this Schedule 1.1(a)(vii). For the
purpose of clarity, the Transferred Know How shall exclude all know how, trade
secrets and other intellectual property rights primarily related to the Product
Technology.

 

 

Table A

 

	
  Process

  	
   

  	
  Document

  
	
  [...***...]

  

 

 

Table B

 

	
  Type

  	
   

  	
  Description

  	
   

  	
  Process

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  [...***...]

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  

 

 

SCHEDULE 1.1(b)

 

Excluded Assets

 

 

Excluded
assets.xls

 

Newport Beach
Wafer Fab

Schedule 1.1(b)

Includes CIP

 

	
  Co.

  	
   

  	
  CC

  	
   

  	
  Asset No.

  	
   

  	
  Location

  	
   

  	
  Class

  	
   

  	
  Class Description

  	
   

  	
  Asset Description

  	
   

  
	
  [...***...]

  	
   

  

 

 

[Map]

 

 

SCHEDULE 1.2(b)(ii)

 

Employment Related Liabilities to be
Assumed by the Joint Venture

 

Employment
Related Liabilities

 

	
  Title

  	
   

  	
  Amount(1)

  	
   

  	
  Cut-Off Date

  	
   

  	
  Description

  	
   

  
	
  Vacation

  	
   

  	
  1,747,708

  	
   

  	
  5/1/02

  	
   

  	
  Employees’ balances as of cut-off date

  	
   

  
	
  Sick

  	
   

  	
  262,470

  	
   

  	
  5/1/02

  	
   

  	
  Employees’ balances as of cut-off date

  	
   

  
	
  CSSIP (Collins
  Significant Service Plan)

  	
   

  	
  515,600

  	
   

  	
  5/1/02

  	
   

  	
  Total liability as of
  cut-off date (balance is all union employees)

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  2,525,778

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  

 

(1)                                  Actual
amounts will be computed as of May 1, 2002.

 

 

SCHEDULE 1.2(b)(v)

 

ASSUMED LIABILITIES RELATED TO
CAPITAL EXPENDITURES AND

 

OTHER ACQUISITION COMMITMENTS

 

	
  DESCRIPTION

  	
   

  	
  DOLLAR AMOUNT OF LIABILITY

  	
   

  
	
  AMAT
  SiGe Deposition Tool
Installed & accepted Currently on bailment, payable on Oct. 1,
  2002

  	
   

  	
  $

  	
  2,155,000QuickLinks
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Exhibit 10.6    
    

 
 

IP LICENSE AGREEMENT    
    

between:

SPECIALTYSEMI, INC.,

a Delaware corporation; 

and 

CONEXANT SYSTEMS, INC.,

a Delaware corporation 

Dated as of March 12, 2002 

  

    

IP LICENSE AGREEMENT  

        THIS IP LICENSE AGREEMENT (this "Agreement") is entered into as of
March 12, 2002 (the "Effective Date") by and between Conexant Systems, Inc., a Delaware
corporation ("Conexant"), and Specialtysemi, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the  "Company"). 

RECITALS  

        A.    As
contemplated by the Asset Contribution Agreement by and between Conexant, the Company, and Carlyle Capital Investors, L.L.C. dated February 23, 2002 (the  "Contribution Agreement"), the
Company has been formed to operate a semiconductor wafer fabrication facility currently located in Newport Beach,
California, and to carry out the business of providing semiconductor wafer fabrication and related services to Conexant and third parties. 

        B.    The
Parties desire that Conexant license certain intellectual property and technology to the Company for use by the Company in conducting this business, as set forth in
this Agreement. 

        NOW, THEREFORE, the Parties, intending to be legally bound, agree as follows: 

AGREEMENT  

1.    DEFINITIONS.    Capitalized terms not expressly
defined elsewhere in this Agreement have the following meanings: 

        1.1   "Affiliate" of a Party means any entity that at any time during the term
of this Agreement controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with such Party, where control means direct or indirect ownership of fifty percent (50%) or more of the outstanding voting
stock or other equity interests ordinarily having voting rights. 

        1.2   "Company Facilities" means all current and future semiconductor
fabrication facilities owned or operated by the Company or any current or future Affiliate of the Company. 

        1.3   "Conexant Spin-off" means any entity that is a successor of
any portion of the business of Conexant resulting from a spin-off, sale, or divestiture of such business, regardless of whether Conexant retains an equity or ownership interest in such
entity. Without limiting the foregoing, the Parties agree and acknowledge that Mindspeed Technologies and Conexant's wireless business (which is referred to within Conexant as "LeaderCo") are, or upon
the date of divestiture will be, Conexant Spin-offs. 

        1.4   "Customer" means a third party that engages the Company to fabricate
semiconductor wafers or devices for purchase by such third party. For purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding the foregoing, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation, United Microelectronics
Corporation, and Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing Ltd. shall not be considered Customers. 

        1.5   "Design Kits" has the meaning given to such term in the Contribution
Agreement. 

        1.6   "Intellectual Property Rights" means any and all worldwide
(a) rights associated with works of authorship, including copyrights, moral rights, and mask works; (b) trade secret rights; (c) patents and patent rights; (d) other
proprietary rights in know-how, inventions, ideas, algorithms, formulae, methods, processes, techniques, proprietary information, software, semiconductor devices, and other types of
technology; and (e) all registrations, applications, renewals, extensions, combinations, divisions, or reissues of the foregoing. As used in this Agreement, however, the term "Intellectual
Property Rights" does not include trademark, trade name, or similar rights. 

        1.7   "Lemelson Agreement" means the Automotive Supplier Agreement between
Rockwell International Corporation and the Lemelson Medical, Education and Research Foundation dated December 31, 1998. 

        1.8   "Lemelson Licensed Field" means semiconductor products, services rendered
in connection therewith, and scientific research or development relating thereto. 

 

        1.9   "Lemelson Licensed Patents" means all patents licensed to Conexant in the
Lemelson Agreement. 

        1.10 "Licensed Materials" means any and all documents, information,
know-how, and materials related to the Process Technology, the ownership of which is not being (or has not been) assigned to the Company pursuant to the Contribution Agreement. 

        1.11 "Licensed Patents" means the patents listed on  Exhibit A, any and all patents issuing from the patent applications listed on Exhibit A,
and all continuations, continuations-in-part, counterparts (U.S. and foreign), divisionals, re-examinations, and reissues of such patents and patent applications. 

        1.12 "Party" means either Conexant or the Company, as the context requires,
and "Parties"means Conexant and the Company collectively. 

        1.13 "Process Technology" has the meaning given to such term in the
Contribution Agreement. 

        1.14 "Product Technology" has the meaning given to such term in the
Contribution Agreement. 

        1.15 "Rockwell Agreement" means the Distribution Agreement between Conexant
and Rockwell International Corporation dated December 31, 1998. 

        1.16 "Secondary Source" means a foundry engaged by a Customer to supply the
"overflow" quantity of semiconductor wafers or devices when the Company, due to capacity limitations, can only partially supply the Customer's needs for such semiconductor wafers or devices. In order
for a foundry to be considered a Customer's Secondary Source for a given semiconductor wafer or device, the Company must also be supplying the Customer with such semiconductor wafer or device. 

        1.17 "Wafer Fabrication Operations" has the meaning given to such term in the
Contribution Agreement. 

2.    PATENT LICENSE    

        2.1    License Grant.    Subject to the limitations expressly stated in this Agreement, Conexant hereby grants to the
Company a non-exclusive, worldwide, irrevocable, royalty-free and fully-paid license under the Licensed Patents to use the Process Technology (and perform the
associated methods and processes) at the Company Facilities in order to make, offer to sell, and sell semiconductor wafers and devices. This license will remain in effect until the expiration of the
last Licensed Patent to expire. 

        2.2    Assignments and Sublicensing.    Except as provided below and in Section 12.9, the Company may not
assign, sublicense, or otherwise transfer any of its rights under the license granted in Section 2.1 without the express, prior written consent of Conexant, which Conexant may grant or deny in
its discretion (it being understood that implied sublicenses arising under the "exhaustion" or "first sale" doctrine or similar legal principles are still allowed). The Company may grant sublicenses
under the license granted in Section 2.1 to Affiliates of the Company and in connection with the sale of all or any part of any business, business unit, division, or operation of the Company.
Before granting any such sublicense, the Company will ensure that the sublicensee has signed a binding written agreement containing, at a minimum, the terms set forth in  Exhibit B, and at
Conexant's request, the Company will provide a copy of each such sublicense agreement. The Company may sublicense the rights
granted in Section 2.1 to a third party for the purpose of enabling such third party to be a Secondary Source only with Conexant's express, prior written consent, which Conexant may grant or
deny in its discretion. 

3.    PROCESS TECHNOLOGY MATERIALS LICENSE    

        3.1    License Grant.    Subject to the limitations expressly stated in this Agreement, Conexant hereby grants to the
Company a non-exclusive, worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free and fully-paid license, under all of Conexant's applicable Intellectual Property Rights
(other than patent rights), to use the Licensed Materials (and, as necessary, to reproduce, modify, and create derivative 

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works
of the documents, software, and other copyrighted materials included in the Licensed Materials) at the Company Facilities in order to use and improve the Process Technology to develop, improve,
make, offer to sell, and sell semiconductor wafers and devices. 

        3.2    Assignments and Sublicensing.    Except as provided below and in Section 12.9, the Company may not
assign, sublicense, or otherwise transfer any of its rights under the license granted in Section 3.1 without the express, prior written consent of Conexant, which Conexant may grant or deny in
its discretion (it being understood that implied sublicenses arising under the "exhaustion" or "first sale" doctrine or similar legal principles are still allowed). The Company may grant sublicenses
under the license granted in Section 3.1 to Affiliates of the Company and in connection with the sale of all or any part of any business, business unit, division, or operation of the Company.
Before granting any such sublicense, the Company will ensure that the sublicensee has signed a binding written agreement containing, at a minimum, the terms set forth in  Exhibit B, and at
Conexant's request, the Company will provide a copy of each such sublicense agreement. The Company may sublicense the rights
granted in Section 3.1 to a third party for the purpose of enabling such third party to be a Secondary Source only with Conexant's express, prior written consent, which Conexant may grant or
deny in its discretion. 

4.    DESIGN KITS LICENSE    

        4.1    License Grant.    Subject to the limitations expressly stated in this Agreement, Conexant hereby grants to the
Company a non-exclusive, worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free and fully-paid license, under all of Conexant's applicable Intellectual Property Rights
(other than patent rights), to (a) internally use, reproduce, modify, and create derivative works of the Design Kits for the sole purpose of providing design services to the Company's customers
(provided that in doing so, the Company does not use any proprietary or confidential documents, information, or materials furnished to the Company by Conexant or a Conexant Spin-off under
separate agreements concerning the manufacturing of products by the Company for Conexant or a Conexant Spin-off or the provision of fabrication, testing, assembly, packaging, or similar
services by the Company for Conexant or a Conexant Spin-off); (b) distribute Design Kits to Customers and prospective Customers; and (c) grant to Customers and prospective
Customers the right to use such Design Kits for the sole purpose of designing semiconductor wafers and devices that are to be fabricated either by the Company (as the primary source), or by any
Secondary Sources. Except as expressly set forth in the foregoing sentence, Company will not distribute, sublicense, or otherwise grant to any third party any rights with respect to the Design Kits. 

        4.2    Assignments and Sublicensing.    Except as expressly provided in Section 4.1 or in Section 12.9,
the Company may not assign, sublicense, or otherwise transfer any of its rights under the license granted in Section 4.1 without the express, prior written consent of Conexant, which Conexant
may grant or deny in its discretion. The Company may grant sublicenses under the license granted in Section 4.1 to Affiliates of the Company and in connection with the sale of all or any part
of any business, business unit, division, or operation of the Company. Before granting any such sublicense, the Company will ensure that the sublicensee has signed a binding written agreement
containing, at a minimum, the terms set forth in Exhibit B, and at Conexant's request, the Company will provide a copy of each such sublicense
agreement. Any purported assignment or sublicense in violation of the foregoing will be null and void. 

        4.3    Third Party Software Licenses.    The Company understands and acknowledges that licenses to certain third-party
software included in the Design Kits are necessary in order to use the Design Kits, and that Conexant is not purporting to assign or sublicense any rights to such third-party software. The Company
agrees that it is responsible for obtaining all such third-party software licenses at its own expense and that it will obtain all such third-party software licenses. 

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5.    ROCKWELL SUBLICENSE    

        5.1    Sublicense Grant.    Subject to the limitations expressly stated in this Agreement and any applicable
limitations in the Rockwell Agreement, Conexant hereby grants to the Company a non-exclusive, worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free and fully-paid
sublicense, under all Intellectual Property Rights licensed to Conexant under section 3.11(a) of the Rockwell Agreement that are related to the Wafer Fabrication Operations, to make, have made,
use, import, sell, or otherwise dispose of products or to practice any process in connection therewith. The sublicense granted in this Section 5.1 will remain in effect until the termination or
expiration of the license granted to Conexant in section 3.11(a) of the Rockwell Agreement. 

        5.2    Assignments and Sublicensing.    The Company may assign and sublicense its rights under the sublicense granted
in Section 5.1 to the maximum extent allowed under the terms of the Rockwell Agreement. 

6.    LEMELSON SUBLICENSE    

        6.1    Sublicense Grant.    Subject to all applicable limitations in the Lemelson Agreement, Conexant hereby grants to
the Company a non-exclusive, worldwide, irrevocable,
royalty-free and fully-paid sublicense, under the Lemelson Licensed Patents: 

         (i)    to practice any and all inventions claimed therein either in support of or directly in the manufacture (including repair and
maintenance) of
products or providing services in the Lemelson Licensed Field and only in the Lemelson Licensed Field; 

        (ii)   to make, have made, use, sell, and lease any and all products, apparatus, methods, and services in and only in the Lemelson Licensed
Field; 

         (iii) to import into and export from any country of the world, all products and apparatus in and only in the Lemelson Licensed Field embodying the
inventions of the Lemelson Licensed Patents; and 

         (iv)  to use any and all methods and processes described and claimed therein for any and all licensed purpose, 

in
each case to the maximum extent allowed under the terms of the Lemelson Agreement. 

        6.2    Assignments and Sublicensing.    The Company may assign and sublicense its rights under the sublicense granted
in Section 6.1 to the maximum extent allowed under the terms of the Lemelson Agreement. 

7.    RESERVATION OF RIGHTS; LIMITATIONS    

        7.1    Ownership.    Conexant retains all rights (including ownership rights) in the Licensed Patents, Licensed
Materials, and Design Kits not expressly licensed to the Company in this Agreement. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed, by implication or otherwise, to transfer to the Company title to, or
any ownership interest in, the Licensed Patents, Licensed Materials, or Design Kits or any trademarks of Conexant, Conexant Affiliates, or Conexant Spin-offs. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to grant the Company any license under any Conexant patent or patent application that is not listed on  Exhibit A and is not
a continuation, continuation-in-part, counterpart, divisional, re-examination, or
reissue of any patent or patent application listed on Exhibit A. 

        7.2    Product Technology Limitation.    Except as expressly provided in Section 4.1, and notwithstanding
anything else to the contrary in this Agreement, the licenses and sublicenses granted to the Company in this Agreement do not include, and nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as granting the
Company, any right to incorporate any of Conexant's Product Technology in any 

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semiconductor
wafer, device, or other product or to use, reproduce, modify, or distribute any of Conexant's Product Technology in any other way. 

8.    CONFIDENTIALITY    

        8.1    Confidentiality Obligations.    The Parties acknowledge that any nonpublic information disclosed or provided by
one Party to another Party in connection with this Agreement will be subject to the Confidentiality Agreement between the Parties of even date herewith. Furthermore, the Parties agree that the Design
Kits and Licensed Materials are Confidential Information (as defined in such Confidentiality Agreement) of Conexant (it being understood that the designation of the Design Kits and Licensed Materials
as Confidential Information of Conexant will in no way limit the rights expressly licensed to the Company in this Agreement). 

        8.2    Terms of Agreement.    Neither Party will disclose any terms of this Agreement to anyone other than to
Affiliates, actual and prospective financing sources, actual and prospective investors, actual and prospective purchasers of all or substantially all of the assets of a Party or any business of such
Party, attorneys, accountants, and other professional advisors under a duty of confidentiality (or, in the case of Conexant, to Conexant Spin-offs), except as required by law or pursuant
to a mutually agreeable press release or to a third party under a duty of confidentiality in connection with a proposed sale of all or part of such Party's business. 

9.    [RESERVED]    

10.    DISCLAIMERS    

        10.1    General.    CONEXANT MAKES NO WARRANTIES IN THIS AGREEMENT WITH RESPECT TO ANY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
LICENSED OR SUBLICENSED TO THE COMPANY IN THIS AGREEMENT, AND DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES (OTHER THAN THE EXPRESS WARRANTIES IN THE CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT), INCLUDING ANY
IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. 

        10.2    Specific.    Without limiting the generality of Section 10.1, nothing in this Agreement shall be
construed as giving rise to: 

	(a)
	a warranty or representation as to the validity or scope of any Intellectual Property Right licensed to the Company in the Agreement;
or

	(b)
	a warranty or representation that any manufacture, sale, or use of any products will not infringe the intellectual property rights of
others; or

	(c)
	an agreement to bring suit against third parties for infringement of any patent; or

	(d)
	an obligation to furnish any technical information or know-how to the Company. 

        10.3    Clarification.    Nothing in this Section 10 will impair any rights or remedies of either Party under
the Contribution Agreement. 

11.    LIMITATION OF LIABILITY    

        11.1    Consequential Damages.    EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN THIS AGREEMENT, IN NO EVENT WILL EITHER
PARTY BE LIABLE TO THE OTHER PARTY FOR LOST PROFITS OR FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES ARISING FROM THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS AGREEMENT, REGARDLESS OF THE
TYPE OF CLAIM AND EVEN IF THAT PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. 

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        11.2    Liability Limit.    EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN THIS AGREEMENT, IN NO EVENT WILL EITHER PARTY'S AGGREGATE,
CUMULATIVE LIABILITY TO THE OTHER PARTY
ARISING FROM OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, INCLUDING ANY APPLICABLE PENALTIES, EXCEED FIVE MILLION U.S. DOLLARS (US $5,000,000). THIS LIMITATION OF LIABILITY IS CUMULATIVE WITH ALL PAYMENTS
BEING AGGREGATED TO DETERMINE SATISFACTION OF THE LIMIT. THE EXISTENCE OF ONE OR MORE CLAIMS OR SUITS WILL NOT ENLARGE THE LIMIT. 

        11.3    Exceptions.    SECTIONS 11.1 AND 11.2 WILL NOT APPLY TO ANY BREACH OF SECTIONS 2.2, 3.2, 4.2, OR 7.2. NOTHING
IN THIS SECTION 11 SHALL BE CONSTRUED AS LIMITING EITHER PARTY'S RIGHTS OR REMEDIES UNDER THE CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT. 

12.    GENERAL    

        12.1    Agency.    Under this Agreement (i) each Party will be deemed to be an independent contractor and not
an agent, joint venturer, or representative of the other Party; (ii) neither Party may create any obligations or responsibilities on behalf of or in the name of the other Party; and
(iii) neither Party will hold itself out to be a partner, employee, franchisee, representative, servant, or agent of the other Party. 

        12.2    Governing Law; Venue and Jurisdiction.    This Agreement will be governed by, subject to, and construed in
accordance with the internal laws of the State of Delaware, as such laws apply to contracts between Delaware residents performed entirely within Delaware. The Parties agree that the United Nations
Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods will not apply to this Agreement. 

        12.3    Dispute Resolution.    The Parties will act in good faith and use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly
resolve any claim, dispute, controversy or disagreement arising out of or relating to or in connection with this Agreement or the breach, termination or validity hereof (each a  "Dispute") between the Parties under or related to this Agreement or any of the transactions
contemplated hereby. 

        (a)   Upon the written request (a "Request") of a Party, the other Party shall
commence good faith negotiations with the goal of resolving the Dispute on a mutually satisfactory basis. If the Dispute has not been resolved to the satisfaction of the Parties within
fifteen (15) days after the date on which the Request is delivered, the Dispute shall immediately be referred to senior officers of each Party. The senior officers of each Party
(e.g., chief executive officer and/or chief executive officer of international business) shall meet immediately, and in no case later than
thirty (30) days after the date on which the Request is delivered, for a minimum of two (2) Business Days with a mutually selected mediator and attempt in good faith to negotiate a
resolution of the Dispute. If the Parties are unable to resolve the Dispute within thirty-five (35) days after the date on which the Request is delivered, then any relevant Party may submit the
Dispute to arbitration as the exclusive means of resolving it in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 12.3. 

        (b)   Except as otherwise specified in this Section 12.3, any Dispute not resolved through the procedure set forth above
shall be finally settled by arbitration in accordance with the International Rules and Procedures of the American Arbitration Association (the "Arbitration
Rules"), which are deemed to be incorporated by reference herein except as otherwise modified herein. 

        (c)   The arbitration situs shall be Wilmington, Delaware, and the laws of the State of Delaware shall be applied. 

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        (d)   In the event of arbitration, there shall be one arbitrator who shall be jointly nominated by the Parties. If the Parties
fail to so nominate the arbitrator within thirty (30) days from the date on which the Dispute is submitted to arbitration pursuant to this Section 12.3, at the request of any Party, the
arbitrator shall be appointed in accordance with the Arbitration Rules. 

        (e)   The arbitration hearing shall commence no later than ninety (90) days following the appointment of the sole
arbitrator, and the final award shall be rendered no later than thirty (30) days following the close of the hearing. 

        (f)    Consistent with the expedited nature of arbitration, each Party will, upon the written request of the other Party,
provide the other with copies of documents relevant to the issue raised by any claim or counterclaim. Other discovery may be ordered by the arbitrator to the extent the arbitrator deems additional
discovery relevant and appropriate, and any dispute regarding discovery, relevance or scope thereof, shall be determined by the arbitrator, which determination shall be conclusive. 

        (g)   By agreeing to arbitration, the Parties do not intend to deprive any court of its jurisdiction to issue a
pre-arbitral injunction, pre-arbitral attachment, injunctive or other equitable relief or an order in aid of arbitration proceedings and the enforcement of any award. Without
prejudice to such provisional remedies in aid of arbitration as may be available under the jurisdiction of a national court, the arbitral tribunal shall have full authority to grant provisional
remedies and to award damages for the failure of any party to respect the arbitral tribunal's orders to that effect. 

        (h)   The award shall be final and binding upon the Parties, and shall be the sole and exclusive remedy between the Parties
regarding any claims, counterclaims, issues, or accounting presented to the arbitral tribunal in connection with the Dispute. Judgment upon any award may be entered in any court having competent
jurisdiction thereof. 

        (i)    The costs of the arbitration shall be borne as determined in accordance with the Arbitration Rules;  provided,
 however, that to the extent a Party is non-prevailing or unsuccessful on a claim in an arbitration proceeding under this
Section 12.3 as determined by the arbitrator, that Party shall pay the prevailing or successful Party's costs and expenses incurred in connection with the arbitration of that Dispute, including
attorneys' fees and arbitration expenses, whether or not such Dispute is prosecuted to award or judgment. 

        (j)    Subject to the receipt of any applicable governmental approval, any monetary award shall be made and promptly payable in
U.S. dollars, if due in U.S. dollars, free of any deduction or offset, and the arbitral tribunal shall be authorized in its discretion to grant pre-award and post-award
interest at commercial rates. The arbitral tribunal shall have the authority to award any remedy or relief proposed by the claimants or respondents pursuant to this Agreement, including without
limitation, a declaratory judgment, specific performance of any obligation created under this Agreement or the issuance of an injunction. 

        (k)   Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 12.3, either Party may seek injunctive relief in any
court of competent jurisdiction as it deems necessary to protect its Intellectual Property Rights. 

        12.4    Sublicenses.    The Company agrees that will not exceed the scope of the sublicenses granted to it in this
Agreement. 

        12.5    Export Laws.    The Company agrees that it will not, in the course of exercising the rights licensed or
sublicensed to it in this Agreement, export or reexport, resell, ship, or divert or cause to be exported or reexported, resold, shipped, or diverted directly or indirectly any software, documentation,
or technical data incorporating any software to any country for which the government (or any agency thereof) of the United States, or any foreign sovereign government with competent jurisdiction
requires an export license or other governmental approval without first obtaining such license or approval. 

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        12.6    Bankruptcy.    The Parties acknowledge and agree that this Agreement is a contract under which the Company is
a licensee of a right to intellectual property as provided in Section 365(n) of Title 11, United States Code. 

        12.7    Amendment; Later Agreement.    This Agreement may not be amended, modified, or supplemented by the Parties in
any manner, except by an instrument in writing signed by Conexant and Company and specifically reciting that it amends this Agreement. No purchase order or acknowledgement will amend
this Agreement. All matters designated herein as subject to agreement of the Parties must be agreed upon in a writing signed by authorized representatives of both Parties for such agreement to be
effective. 

        12.8    Notices.    Any notice, consent, approval, or other communication intended to have legal effect to be given
under this Agreement must be in writing and will be delivered (as elected by the Party giving such notice): (i) personally; (ii) by postage prepaid registered or certified airmail,
return receipt requested; (iii) by express courier service; or (iv) by facsimile with a confirmation copy deposited prepaid with an express courier service. Unless otherwise provided
herein, all notices will be deemed to have been duly given on: (y) the date of receipt (or if delivery is refused, the date of such refusal) if delivered personally, by mail, or by express
courier; or (z) one (1) business day after receipt by telecopy if the telecopy was accompanied by the mailing of the notice via mail or courier service. Each Party may change its address
for purposes hereof on not less than three (3) days' prior notice to the other Party. Notice hereunder will be sent to the following addresses (with a copy to the legal department): 

	If to Conexant, to:	 	If to the Company, to:
	

Conexant Systems, Inc.

4311 Jamboree Road

Newport Beach, CA 92660

Attn: General Counsel

Facsimile: (949) 483-9576	
 	

Carlyle Capital Investors, L.L.C.

c/o The Carlyle Group

101 S. Tryon Street, 25th Floor

Charlotte, N.C., 28280

Attn: Claudius E. Watts, IV

Facsimile: (704) 632-0299
	

with a copy to:	
 	

with a copy to:
	

Cooley Godward LLP

4401 Eastgate Mall

San Diego, CA 92121

Attn: Carl R. Sanchez, Esq.

Facsimile: (858) 550-6420	
 	

Latham & Watkins

555 11th Street N.W., Ste 1000

Washington, D.C., 20004-1304

Attn: Raymond B. Grochowski, Esq.

Facsimile: (202) 637-2201

        12.9    Assignment.    Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, neither Party shall assign or
transfer this Agreement or all or any part of its rights or obligations hereunder, by operation of law or otherwise, without the prior written consent of the other Party. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, either Party may assign this Agreement, in whole or in part, without the consent of the other Party: to (i) any Affiliate; (ii) a successor in the event of a merger or
acquisition of all or substantially all of the assets of such Party; or (iii) a successor of any portion of the business of a Party resulting from a divestiture of such business; provided that
such assignee shall agree in writing to be bound by the terms and conditions contained herein. In addition to the foregoing, each Party may assign all of its rights to any person providing financing
to such Party as collateral security for such financing, provided that no such assignment shall relieve such Party from any of its obligations hereunder and such assignee shall agree in writing to be
bound by the terms and conditions contained herein. In no event, however, may either Party assign any intellectual property licenses or rights granted in this Agreement to a bankruptcy trustee or in
connection with bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings, and each Party agrees that it will not assign any rights under this Agreement to its Affiliates, or grant sublicenses to its 

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Affiliates,
as part of a sham transaction intended to circumvent the general prohibition on assigning rights or granting sublicenses to third parties. Any unauthorized assignment or transfer shall be
null and void. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure solely to the benefit of each Party and its successors and permitted assigns. 

        12.10    Waiver.    If a Party fails to insist on performance of any of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, or
fails to exercise any of its rights or privileges under this Agreement, such failure will not constitute a waiver of such terms, conditions, rights, or privileges. 

        12.11    Severability.    If the application of any provision or provisions of this Agreement to any particular facts
or circumstances is held to be invalid or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, then: (i) the validity and enforceability of such provision or provisions as applied to any other
particular facts or circumstances and the validity of other provisions of this Agreement will not in any way be affected or impaired thereby; and (ii) such provision or provisions will be
reformed without further action by the Parties and only to the extent necessary to make such provision or provisions valid and enforceable when applied to such particular facts and circumstances. 

        12.12    Counterparts and Facsimile.    This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which
when so executed and delivered will be deemed an original, and such counterparts together will constitute one and the same instrument. The Parties intend that each Party will receive a duplicate
original of the counterpart copy or copies executed by it. For purposes hereof, a facsimile copy of this Agreement, including the signature pages hereto, will be deemed to be an original. 

        12.13    Rules of Construction.    As used in this Agreement, all terms used in the singular will be deemed to include
the plural, and vice versa, as the context may require. The words "hereof," "herein," and "hereunder" refer to this Agreement as a whole, including the attached exhibits, as the same may from time to
time be amended or supplemented, and not to any subdivision in this Agreement. When used in this Agreement, unless otherwise expressly stated, "including" means "including, without limitation" and
"discretion" means sole discretion. Unless otherwise expressly stated, when a Party's approval or consent is required under this Agreement, such Party may grant or withhold its approval or consent in
its discretion. References to "Section" or "Exhibit" will be to the applicable section or exhibit of this Agreement. Descriptive headings are inserted for convenience only and will not be utilized in
interpreting this Agreement. This Agreement has been negotiated by the Parties and reviewed by their respective counsel and will be fairly interpreted in accordance with its terms and without any
strict construction in favor of or against either Party. 

        12.14    Entire Agreement.    As to the subject matter hereof: (i) this Agreement, including its exhibits, sets
forth the entire agreement between Conexant and Company; (ii) no promise, inducement, understanding, or agreement not expressly contained herein has been made; and (iii) this Agreement
merges and supersedes any and all previous agreements, understandings, and negotiations between the Parties. The foregoing shall not be construed to amend or in any way modify the Contribution
Agreement or the rights and remedies of the parties thereto. 

        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement as of the Effective Date by the undersigned duly authorized representatives
of each Party. 

	CONEXANT SYSTEMS, INC.	 	SPECIALTYSEMI, INC.
	

By:	
 	

/s/  DWIGHT DECKER      	
 	

By:	
 	

/s/  CLAUDIUS E. WATTS IV      
	 	 	
	 	 	 	

	Name:	 	Dwight Decker	 	Name:	 	Claudius E. Watts IV
	 	 	
	 	 	 	

	Title:	 	Chief Executive Officer	 	Title:	 	President
	 	 	
	 	 	 	

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EXHIBIT A

LICENSED PATENTS  

See
attached 

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EXHIBIT B  

 MINIMUM TERMS  

A.    When
the sublicensee is a Company Affiliate or a purchaser of all or any part of any Company business, business unit, division, or operation: 

	1.
	The
sublicensee may use the Process Technology, Design Kits, and Licensed Materials subject to the sublicense only at Company Facilities (in the case of sublicenses to Company
Affiliates) or facilities owned or operated by the purchaser or its Affiliates (in the case of sublicenses to a purchaser of all or any part of any Company business unit, division, or operation).

	2.
	The
sublicensee may grant further sublicenses with respect to the Process Technology, Design Kits, and Licensed Materials only to its Affiliates and in connection with the sale of all
or any part of any of its business units, divisions, or operations. Before granting any such sublicense, the sublicensee must ensure that the sub-sublicensee has signed a binding written
agreement containing, at a minimum, the terms set forth in part A of this Exhibit B. At the request of the Company or Conexant, the
sublicensee will provide a copy of each such sublicense agreement.

	3.
	The
sublicensee may not disclose, provide, or otherwise make the Licensed Materials or Design Kits (or any portion thereof that has not become generally available to the public through
no fault of the sublicensee, that was not provided to the sublicensee by a third party free of any confidentiality duties or obligations, or that the sublicensee can prove was independently developed
by employees or contractors of the sublicensee without reference to the Licensed Materials or Design Kits) available to any third party (except that the sublicensee may distribute the Design Kits to
Customers and prospective Customers to the same extent, and subject to the same conditions and limitations, as the Company can distribute the Design Kits to Customers under Section 4).

	4.
	The
sublicensee must limit access to the Licensed Materials and Design Kits to those of its employees who have a need to know, who have confidentiality obligations no less restrictive
than those set forth herein, and who have been informed of the confidential nature of Licensed Materials and Design Kits.

	5.
	The
sublicensee must protect the Licensed Materials and Design Kits from unauthorized use, access, or disclosure in the same manner as it protects its own Confidential Information of a
similar nature, and in no event with less than reasonable care.

	6.
	When
the sublicensee no longer has a valid license to use the Licensed Materials or Design Kits (or any portion thereof), the sublicensee must return to the Company or destroy (or in
the case of electronic files permanently erase) all software, information, data, documents, and materials included in the Licensed Materials or Design Kits (or such portion thereof), except that the
sublicensee may retain one archival copy solely for evidentiary purposes.

	7.
	The
sublicensee must comply with the limitations on the use, distribution, and sublicensing of the Design Kits set forth in Section 4 of this Agreement. 

B.    When
the sublicensee is a Customer or Prospective Customer (only for sublicenses to the Design Kits): 

	1.
	The
Customer's or Prospective Customer's use of the Design Kits is limited designing semiconductor wafers and devices that are to be fabricated either by the Company (as the primary
source), or by any Secondary Sources.

	2.
	The
Customer or Prospective Customer is not allowed to distribute or sublicense use of the Design Kits to any third party. 

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	3.
	The
Customer or Prospective Customer is allowed to reproduce the software, information, data, documents, and materials included in the Design Kits only to the extent reasonably
necessary to use the Design Kits in accordance with paragraph #1 and to manufacture (or have manufactured), market, distribute, and sell the products designed by the Customer or Prospective Customer
with the Design Kits.

	4.
	The
Customer or Prospective Customer may not disclose, provide, or otherwise make the Design Kits (or any portion thereof that has not become generally available to the public through
no fault of the Customer or Prospective Customer, that was not provided to the Customer or Prospective Customer by a third party free of any confidentiality duties or obligations, or that the Customer
or Prospective Customer can prove was independently developed by employees or contractors of the Customer or Prospective Customer without reference to the Design Kits) available to any third party.

	5.
	The
Customer or Prospective Customer must limit access to the Design Kits to those of its employees who have a need to know, who have confidentiality obligations no less restrictive
than those set forth herein, and who have been informed of the confidential nature of Design Kits.

	6.
	The
Customer or Prospective Customer must protect the Design Kits from unauthorized use, access, or disclosure in the same manner as it protects its own Confidential Information of a
similar nature, and in no event with less than reasonable care.

	7.
	When
the Customer or Prospective Customer no longer has a valid license to use the Design Kits (or any portion thereof), the Customer or Prospective Customer must return to the Company
or destroy (or in the case of electronic files permanently erase) all software, information, data, documents, and materials included in the Design Kits (or such portion thereof), except that the
Customer or Prospective Customer may retain one archival copy solely for evidentiary purposes. 

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Exhibit 10.6

IP LICENSE AGREEMENT

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