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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.12

Ref CJM/NW

4 June 2003

Nigel Wheeler
President and CEO

Private and Confidential

Dear Nigel

Following our recent discussions I am pleased to confirm that the Board of
Directors would like you to continue as an Executive Director on the Board of
Trikon Technologies Inc. in the new position of Vice Chairman. Until the 30th
June 2003, while you ensure a smooth transition with Dr Kiwan, you will continue
on your present salary. Thereafter you will receive (pound)60, 000 pa, paid
monthly, for acting as Vice Chairman and providing consultancy services to the
Board of Directors for a period of two years. The terms of employment as Vice
Chairman are outlined below.

     1.   You will remain a Board Member of Trikon Technologies Inc., in the
          position of Vice Chairman.

     2.   We would like you to work for the Board of Directors on a consultancy
          basis. This should take up approximately two days per month, when
          required. In addition to your Executive Director's salary, you will
          retain your company car, fuel benefit, home telephone benefit, family
          private health care insurance, and life assurance at four times annual
          salary. As the company has already paid the premium, you will receive
          life assurance based upon your existing salary until the policy
          renewal date, March 2004. Thereafter, your life assurance will be
          based upon your new, lower, salary. Widows and orphans pension
          insurance will also continue, based upon your existing salary, until
          March 2004.

          Either party can terminate this arrangement by giving 3 months prior
notice.

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     3.   Whilst remaining a Board member of Trikon Technologies Inc., or whilst
          acting as a consultant to the Board, you shall not
          (a)  Be involved in the start-up of a directly competitive business
               Or
          (b)  Accept a position with a directly competitive business
               Or
          (c)  Act as a consultant to a directly competitive business

     A competitive business is defined as one that sells or supplies products or
     services similar to those available from Trikon Technologies, i.e. products
     sold using chemical vapour deposition, physical vapour deposition, or etch
     processes.

     4.   Your existing stock options will continue and you will be granted a
          further 50,000 stock options immediately. If, for your own reasons,
          you decide to resign from all your offices with Trikon Technologies
          but continue to serve the company as a director or consultant, there
          will be no termination of employment with respect to your existing
          share options as long as you remain a director or consultant to Trikon
          Technologies.

          If the company serves you notice of termination of employment, the
          Board will accelerate the vesting of all your share options so that
          you are able to exercise all your share options. Additionally, if
          during your notice of termination of employment there is no window for
          you to trade your share options, the company will continue to employ
          you as a consultant until such a time that you are able to trade the
          share options.

This agreement supersedes any existing agreement or contract relating to your
employment by the company.

Once again, thank you for your efforts on behalf of Trikon Technologies.

Yours sincerely

C.D. Dobson
Chairman

I accept the above conditions of service.

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A.N. Wheeler
Date_____________________________EXHIBIT 10.1

                              EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

      THIS AGREEMENT is made this the 1st day of July, 2003, by and between
Breda Telephone Corp., an Iowa Corporation, hereinafter referred to as "Breda",
and Bob Boeckman, the Chief Operations Officer and Co-Chief Executive Officer,
hereinafter referred to as "Bob".

      WHEREAS, Bob is presently employed by Breda pursuant to an Employment
Agreement dated the 1st day of April, 2002, and

      WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to terminate that agreement and enter
into a new agreement based on the terms and conditions set forth below.

      NOW, therefore in consideration of the mutual covenants and obligations
hereinafter set forth, the parties agree as follows:

      1. Termination of Old Employment Agreement. The parties hereto agree that
the old Employment Agreement shall be terminated concurrently with the execution
of this agreement and shall be of no further force or effect. The parties hereto
waive and release all rights that they may have under the old Employment
Agreement as of the date hereof.

      2. Employment and Duties. Breda employs Bob in the capacity as Chief
Operations Officer and Co-Chief Executive Officer, subject to the control of the
Board of Directors. Bob shall perform such other and additional duties as shall
be assigned to him from time to time by such Board of Directors.

      3. Compensation. During the term of this agreement, Breda shall pay Bob a
salary and bonus as follows:

            (a)   Salary. Bob's yearly salary for the year beginning the 1st day
                  of January, 2003, to the 31st day of December, 2003, shall be
                  $87,500.00. Bob's yearly salary for the year beginning the 1st
                  day of January, 2004, to the 31st day of December, 2004, shall
                  be $90,000.00. Bob's yearly salary for the year beginning the
                  1st day of January, 2005, to the 31st day of December, 2005,
                  shall be $92,500.00. Bob's yearly salary will be payable in
                  accordance with Breda's regular payroll procedures.

            (b)   Bonus. The system for determining a bonus for Bob has been
                  established by the Board of Directors. For the year beginning
                  the 1st day of January, 2003, and ending the 31st day of
                  December, 2003, a copy of the procedure is attached hereto and
                  marked as "Attachment A", and made a part hereof. The final
                  determination as to the amount of the bonus rests solely in
                  the discretion of the Board of Directors. However, the Board
                  does hereby agree that the methodology and procedures will
                  follow the general guidelines as outlined in the "Attachment
                  A".

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            (c)   Additional Bonus. The year beginning the 1st day of January,
                  2004, and ending the 31st day of December, 2004, and for the
                  year beginning the 1st day of January, 2005, and ending the
                  31st day of December, 2005, the amount of bonus that Bob can
                  earn will increase by 5% to 25% of his annual salary. This
                  additional bonus will be determined by measuring (i) cash flow
                  generated from operations; and (ii) value added calculations.

      4. Other Employee Benefits. Bob shall be entitled to all employee benefits
extended, from time to time, to all full time employees of Breda.

      5. Extent of Service. Bob shall devote his entire attention and energy to
the business and affairs of Breda, and should not be engaged in any other
business activity, whether or not such business activity is a pursuit for gain,
profit or other pecuniary advantage, unless Breda consents to Bob's involvement
in such business activity. This restriction shall not be construed as preventing
Bob from investing his assets in a form or manner that would not require Bob's
services in the operation of any of the company in which such investments are
made.

      6. Term. The term of this agreement shall be for three years, beginning on
the 1st day of January, 2003, and ending on the 31st day of December, 2005.

      7. Termination Without Cause. Breda may terminate this agreement at any
time, without cause, by giving thirty (30) days written notice to Bob. In that
event, if requested by Breda, Bob shall continue to render his services and
shall be paid his regular compensation up to the date of termination. In
addition, Bob shall be paid on the date of termination the severance allowance
equal to the amount remaining to be paid under this contract.

      Bob may terminate this agreement, at any time, by giving sixty (60) days
notice to Breda. In that event, Breda shall pay Bob his compensation up to the
date of termination. Bob shall not be entitled to any severance payment and will
not be considered for any performance upon his voluntary termination.

      8. Termination for Cause. Breda may terminate this agreement for cause
upon five (5) days written notice to Bob stating the reason for said
termination. Matters which would be considered terminable for cause would
include, but not be limited to:

            (a)   Fraud or theft;

            (b)   Falsifying records;

            (c)   Refusal to carry out a specific order of the Board of
                  Directors;

            (d)   Abuse, discrimination, or harassment of another employee;

            (e)   Unauthorized dissemination of records or information;

            (f)   Divulging confidential information;

            (g)   Possession of illegal drugs or weapons while on Breda
                  property;

            (h)   Conviction of a crime, the nature of which would be calculated
                  to render an employee undesirable as a co-manager and
                  detrimental to the best interest of the company; and

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            (i)   Using or possessing intoxicants or narcotics of any kind while
                  on company premises or being at work under the influence of
                  such substances.

      9. Illness or disability. If Bob is absent from his employment by reason
of illness or other incapacity for more than twenty-six (26) consecutive weeks,
Breda may, after such twenty-six (26) consecutive weeks, but only if Bob then
fails to return to active employment with Breda, terminate Bob's employment by
furnishing him with notice of termination. Breda shall pay Bob compensation
during any period of illness or incapacity in accordance with Breda's sick pay
policy then in effect.

      10. Death. If Bob's employment terminates by reason of his death, Breda
shall only be obligated to make the payments required under its pension plan.

      11. Restrictive Covenants. During the term of this agreement, and for a
period of one (1) year hereafter, Bob shall not, either as an individual or on
his own account, or as a partner, joint venture, employee, agent, officer,
director or shareholder, directly or indirectly (a) enter into or engage in any
business competitive with that of Breda within fifty (50) mile area in which
Breda is then doing business; and (b) solicit or attempt to solicit any of
Breda's customers with the intent or purpose to perform services for such
customers which are the same or similar to those provided to the customer by
Breda, or to sell to such customers goods which are the same or similar to those
provided to customers by Breda.

      12. Confidential Information. Bob acknowledges and agrees that all
information of a technical or business nature, such as know how, trade secrets,
business plans, data, processes, techniques, customer information, inventions,
discoveries and devices, acquired by Bob in the course of his employment under
this agreement, is valuable, proprietary information of Breda. Bob agrees that
such confidential information whether in written, verbal or model form shall not
be disclosed to anyone outside of the employment of Breda, without Breda's
written consent.

      13. Return of Documents. Upon the termination of Bob's employment with or
without cause, Bob shall immediately return and deliver to Breda and shall not
retain any originals or copies of any books, papers, price lists, customer
contacts, bids, customer lists, files, notebooks or any other documents
containing any of the confidential information or otherwise relating to Bob's
performance of duties under this agreement. Bob further acknowledges and agrees
that all such documents are Breda's sole and exclusive property.

      14. Expenses. Bob is authorized to incur only such expenses for promoting
and continuing Breda's business as Breda may from time to time deem reasonable
and appropriate. Breda will reimburse Bob for all such expenses upon Bob's
presentation of receipts and an itemized accounting therefore.

      15. Construction of Agreement. This agreement shall be interpreted,
constructed and governed by and under the laws of the State of Iowa. If any
provision or clause of this agreement or the application thereof to either party
is held to be invalid by a court of competent

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jurisdiction, then such provision shall be severed therefrom and such invalidity
shall not effect any other provision of this agreement.

            (a)   In the event that the provisions of paragraph 11 shall ever be
                  deemed to exceed the time or geographical limits permitted by
                  applicable law, then such provision shall be reformed to the
                  maximum time and geographical limits permitted by applicable
                  law.

            (b)   The representations, warranties, covenants and agreements of
                  the parties shall be revived continuously during the Term, or
                  in consideration of the compensation paid to Bob, and shall
                  survive the termination of this agreement.

            (c)   This agreement contains the entire agreement between the
                  parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof, and
                  there are no understandings, representations or warranties of
                  any kind between the parties except as expressly set forth
                  herein.

            (d)   Neither this agreement nor any right or obligation of Bob
                  hereunder may be assigned by Bob without the prior written
                  consent of Breda.

            (e)   Subject thereto, this agreement and the covenants and
                  conditions herein contained shall enure to the benefit of and
                  shall be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective
                  successors and permitted assigns.

                                                BREDA TELEPHONE CORP.

  7/1/03                                         /S/ Clifford Neumayer
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Date                                            By Clifford Neumayer, President

  7/1/03                                         /S/ Bob Boeckman
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Date                                            Bob Boeckman

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                                 "Attachment A"
                            Performance Bonus Rating
                              Calendar Year Results

Title:                COO / Co-CEO
Period in Review:     January 1, 2003 to December 31, 2003, with bonuses
                      certified by May 1, 2003
Eligibility:          COO / Co-CEO on payroll through December 31st of each year
Initial Reviewers:    Board of Directors Compensation Committee
Approval:             Full Board of Directors
Payout Timing:        Following Annual Stockholders' Meeting

                          Company Performance Measures

Key Stakeholders:                                Below     As Expected   Above
                                                (0 pts.)     (1 pts.)   (2 pts.)

Prioritize time to be more responsive to
business and management decisions               _______    __________   ________

Develop COO and CFO position to take more
responsibility for day-to day operation         _______    __________   ________

Employees                                       _______    __________   ________

Board of Directors

Maintain operating revenue                      _______    __________   ________

Pursuit of new products, services and
opportunities                                   _______    __________   ________

Develop company wide goals                      _______    __________   ________

                                                 Below     As Expected   Above
                                                (0 pts.)     (3 pts.)   (6 pts.)
Develop successful program for Carroll
which will include successful launching
of Voice in Carroll Project                     _______    __________   ________

Total Performance Bonus                         _______    __________   ________
Max Bonus Potential                               0%          10%          20%

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Comments:_______________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________

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Key Manager Annual Performance Bonus recommendation for the year of _________,
by the Compensation Committee Directors (signatures / dates below).

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