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Second Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement

 Exhibit 10.78 
 SECOND AMENDMENT 
 TO 

LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT (EX-IM LOAN FACILITY) 
 This SECOND AMENDMENT to Loan and Security Agreement (Ex-Im Loan Facility) (this “Amendment”) is entered into this 31st day of December, 2011, by and between SILICON VALLEY BANK
(“Bank”) and RAMTRON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (“Borrower”), whose address is 1850 Ramtron Drive, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80921. 

RECITALS 
 A. Bank and Borrower have entered into that certain Loan and Security Agreement dated as of July 6, 2011, as amended by that certain First Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement (Ex-Im Loan
Facility) (as the same may from time to time be amended, modified, supplemented or restated, the “Loan Agreement”). Bank has extended credit to Borrower for the purposes permitted in the Loan Agreement. 

B. Borrower has requested that Bank extend the EX-IM Maturity Date and Bank is willing to extend the EX-IM Maturity Date, so long
as Borrower complies with the terms, covenants and conditions set forth in this Amendment, including the reduction of the EX-IM Committed Line 
 AGREEMENT 
 NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing recitals and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 1. Definitions. Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Amendment shall have the meanings given to them
in the Loan Agreement. 
 2. Amendments to Loan Agreement. 

2.1 Section 13 (Definitions). The following term and its definition set forth in Section 13.1 of the Loan Agreement is
hereby amended and restated to read as follows: 
 “EX-IM Committed Line” is an EX-IM Advance
or EX-IM Advances of up to Five Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($5,500,000). 
 “EX-IM Maturity
Date” is January 31, 2012. 
 3. Limitation of Amendments. 

3.1 The amendments set forth in Section 2, above, are effective for the purposes set forth herein and shall be limited
precisely as written and shall not be deemed to (a) be a consent to any amendment, waiver or modification of any other term or condition of any Loan Document, or (b) otherwise prejudice any right or remedy which Bank may now have or may
have in the future under or in connection with any Loan Document. 

 3.2 This Amendment shall be construed in connection with and as part of the Loan
Documents and all terms, conditions, representations, warranties, covenants and agreements set forth in the Loan Documents, except as herein amended, are hereby ratified and confirmed and shall remain in full force and effect. 

4. Representations and Warranties. To induce Bank to enter into this Amendment, Borrower hereby represents and warrants to
Bank as follows: 
 4.1 Immediately after giving effect to this Amendment (a) the representations and warranties
contained in the Loan Documents are true, accurate and complete in all material respects as of the date hereof (except to the extent such representations and warranties relate to an earlier date, in which case they are true and correct as of such
date), and (b) no Event of Default other than the Existing Defaults has occurred and is continuing; 
 4.2 Borrower
has the power and authority to execute and deliver this Amendment and to perform its obligations under the Loan Agreement, as amended by this Amendment; 
 4.3 The organizational documents of Borrower delivered to Bank on the Closing Date remain true, accurate and complete and have not been amended, supplemented or restated and are and continue to be
in full force and effect; 
 4.4 The execution and delivery by Borrower of this Amendment and the performance by Borrower
of its obligations under the Loan Agreement, as amended by this Amendment, have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of Borrower; 
 4.5 The execution and delivery by Borrower of this Amendment and the performance by Borrower of its obligations under the Loan Agreement, as amended by this Amendment, do not and will not
contravene (a) any law or regulation binding on or affecting Borrower, (b) any contractual restriction with a Person binding on Borrower, (c) any order, judgment or decree of any court or other governmental or public body or
authority, or subdivision thereof, binding on Borrower, or (d) the organizational documents of Borrower; 
 4.6 The
execution and delivery by Borrower of this Amendment and the performance by Borrower of its obligations under the Loan Agreement, as amended by this Amendment, do not require any order, consent, approval, license, authorization or validation of, or
filing, recording or registration with, or exemption by any governmental or public body or authority, or subdivision thereof, binding on either Borrower, except as already has been obtained or made; and 

4.7 This Amendment has been duly executed and delivered by Borrower and is the binding obligation of Borrower, enforceable against
Borrower in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, liquidation, moratorium or other similar laws of general application and equitable principles relating to or affecting
creditors’ rights. 

  
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 5. Prior Agreement. Except as expressly provided for in this Amendment,
the Loan Documents are hereby ratified and reaffirmed and shall remain in full force and effect. This Amendment is not a novation and the terms and conditions of this Amendment shall be in addition to and supplemental to all terms and conditions set
forth in the Loan Documents. In the event of any conflict or inconsistency between this Amendment and the terms of such documents, the terms of this Amendment shall be controlling, but such document shall not otherwise be affected or the rights
therein impaired. 
 6. Integration. This Amendment and the Loan Documents represent the entire agreement about
this subject matter and supersede prior negotiations or agreements. All prior agreements, understandings, representations, warranties, and negotiations between the parties about the subject matter of this Amendment and the Loan Documents merge into
this Amendment and the Loan Documents. 
 7. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any number of
counterparts and all of such counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. 
 8.
Effectiveness. This Amendment shall be deemed effective upon the due execution and delivery to Bank of this Amendment by each party hereto, delivery of the attached acknowledgements executed by the Guarantor, payment of a $2,605 extension
fee, and payment of all legal expenses of Bank related to this Amendment. 
 9. Governing Law. This Amendment and the
rights and obligations of the parties hereto shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California. Section 11 of the Loan Agreement applies to this Amendment as if set forth herein. 

[Signature page follows.] 

  
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto
have caused this Amendment to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first written above. 
  

									
	BANK	 		 	BORROWER
			
	Silicon Valley Bank	 		 	Ramtron International Corporation
					
	By:	 	 /s/ Chris Ennis
	 		 	By:	 	 /s/ Gery E. Richards

	Name:	 	 Chris Ennis
	 		 	Name:	 	 Gery E. Richards

	Title:	 	 Relationship Manager
	 		 	Title:	 	 Interim CFO and Controller

 Schedule 1 
 ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF AMENDMENT 
 AND REAFFIRMATION OF GUARANTY

 Section 1. Guarantor hereby acknowledges and confirms that it has reviewed and approved the terms and
conditions of the Second Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement (Ex-Im Loan Facility) dated as of even date herewith (the “Amendment”). 
 Section 2. Guarantor hereby consents to the Amendment and agrees that the Guaranty relating to the Obligations of Borrower under the Loan Agreement shall continue in full force and effect,
shall be valid and enforceable and shall not be impaired or otherwise affected by the execution of the Amendment or any other document or instrument delivered in connection herewith. 

Section 3. Guarantor represents and warrants that, after giving effect to the Amendment, all representations and warranties
contained in the Guaranty are true, accurate and complete as if made the date hereof. 
 Dated as of December 30, 2011 

 

							
	GUARANTOR	 		 	Ramtron Canada Inc.
				
		 		 	By:	 	 /s/ Eric A. Balzer

		 		 	Name:	 	 Eric A. Balzer

		 		 	Title:	 	 Chief Executive Officer

  

 Schedule 2 
 ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF AMENDMENT 
 AND REAFFIRMATION OF SECURITY AGREEMENT

 Section 1. Pledgor hereby acknowledges and confirms that it has reviewed and approved the terms and
conditions of the Second Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement (Ex-Im Loan Facility) dated as of even date herewith (the “Amendment”). 
 Section 2. Pledgor hereby consents to the Amendment and agrees that the Security Agreement securing the Obligations of Borrower under the Loan Agreement shall continue in full force and
effect, shall be valid and enforceable and shall not be impaired or otherwise affected by the execution of the Amendment or any other document or instrument delivered in connection herewith. 

Section 3. Pledgor represents and warrants that, after giving effect to the Amendment, all representations and warranties
contained in the Security Agreement are true, accurate and complete as if made the date hereof. 
 Dated as of December 30, 2011

  

							
	GUARANTOR	 		 	Ramtron Canada Inc.
				
		 		 	By:	 	 /s/ Eric A. Balzer

		 		 	Name:	 	 Eric A. Balzer

		 		 	Title:	 	 Chief Executive OfficerRelease Agreement

 Exhibit 10.79 
 RELEASE AGREEMENT 
 This Release Agreement (this “Release”),
dated as of December 30, 2011, is between SILICON VALLEY BANK (“Bank”) and RAMTRON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (“Borrower”), whose address is 1850 Ramtron Drive, Colorado Springs, Colorado
80921. 
 Recitals 
  

	 	A.	Bank and Borrower have entered into that certain Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement dated as of August 18, 2009 (as the same has been and may from
time to time be amended, modified, supplemented or restated, the “Loan Agreement”). 

  

	 	B.	In addition Bank and Borrower have entered into that certain Loan and Security Agreement (Ex-Im) dated as of July 6, 2011 (as the same has been or may from time to
time be amended, modified, supplemented or restated, the “Ex-Im Loan Agreement” and with the Loan Agreement, the “Loan Agreements”). 

  

	 	C.	Pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of certain letters of credit, the Borrower has taken out certain letters of credit relating to the assets set forth on
Exhibit A (the “Released Assets”). 

  

	 	D.	The Borrower has requested that the Lender release its liens on the Released Assets. 

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants, conditions and agreements hereinafter set forth, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 1. General Release by Lender. Subject to the terms hereof, including without limitation the conditions set forth in
Section 2 below and in reliance on the representations and warranties of the Borrower set forth in Section 3 below, the Lender hereby releases its security interest in all right, title and interest in and to the Released Assets. In
furtherance of the foregoing, the Lender agrees to file or deliver such Uniform Commercial Code partial release filing statements necessary to effect the release of the Released Assets. 

2. Conditions Precedent. The releases set forth in Sections 1 shall not be effective until each of the following conditions have
been satisfied, in the reasonable judgment of the Lender: 
  

	 	(a)	The Borrower and the Guarantor shall have executed and delivered this Agreement. 

 

	 	(b)	Each of the representations and warranties set forth below shall be true and correct in all material respects. 

 4. Representations and Warranties. The Borrower hereby certifies to the Lender that
as of the date of this Agreement all of the Borrower’s representations and warranties contained in each of the Loan Agreements are true, accurate and complete, and no “Default” or “Event of Default” has occurred under (and
as defined in) either Loan Agreement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Borrower represents and warrants that the execution and delivery of this Agreement has been authorized by all necessary action on the part of Borrower, that
the person executing this Agreement on behalf of the Borrower is duly authorized to do so and that this Agreement constitutes the legal, valid, binding and enforceable obligation of the Borrower. 

5. Fees and Expenses. Borrower shall pay all of the expenses incurred by the Lender in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, including, without limitation, the fees and disbursements of the Lender’s attorneys and their staff, and any recording and filing fees, charges and expenses including any filing or registration costs relating to
the actions contemplated by Section 1 hereof. 
 6. Continuation of the Credit Agreement and Loan Documents. Except
as specified in this Agreement, the provisions of the Loan Agreements shall remain in full force and effect. 
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Borrower and the Lender have executed this Release Agreement as of
the date first above written. 
  

			
	 RAMTRON INTERNATIONAL
 CORPORATION

		
	By:	 	 /s/ Gery E. Richards

	Name:	 	 Gery E. Richards

	Title:	 	 Interim CFO and Controller

	
	SILICON VALLEY BANK
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Chris Ennis

	Name:	 	 Chris Ennis

	Title:	 	 Relationship Manager

  
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 Acknowledgment and Consent by Guarantor: 

Each of the undersigned hereby (i) acknowledges the accuracy of the Recitals in the foregoing Agreement, (ii) consents to all
matters in the foregoing Agreement, (iii) reaffirms each guaranty executed by the undersigned, and any other agreements, documents and instruments securing or otherwise related thereto (collectively, the “Guarantor Documents”), and
(iv) acknowledges that the Guarantor Documents continue in full force and effect, remain unchanged and are valid, binding and enforceable in accordance with their respective terms. All capitalized terms above not otherwise defined have the
meanings given them in the foregoing Agreement. 
 Ramtron Canada Inc. 

 

			
	By:	 	 /s/ Eric A. Balzer

	Name:	 	 Eric A. Balzer

	Title:	 	 Chief Executive Officer

  
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 EXHIBIT A 

Released Assets 
 ULVAC
Ceraus ZX-1000 Sputtering System (Serial Number: ME00-1701-0) 
 Nextest Magnum PV Tester (Serial Number: 846877) 

Solubit Characterization System (Serial Number: 15E9D1D) 
 Multitest 9928 Quad Site Handler (Serial Number: 0111106678) 
 Accretech TSK Prober (Serial
Number: 34007LF)

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