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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.10

                               CIRRUS LOGIC, INC.

                              EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

     This Agreement is entered into effective as of February 27, 2002, (the
"Effective Date") by and between Cirrus Logic, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
"Company") and David French (the "Employee").

     WHEREAS, the Company desires to employ the Employee on a full-time basis in
the capacity of President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and the
Employee desires to accept such employment; and

     WHEREAS, the parties desire and agree to enter into an employment
relationship by means of this Agreement;

     NOW THEREFORE in consideration of the promises and mutual covenants herein
contained, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, it is mutually covenanted and
agreed by and among the parties as follows:

     1.   Position and Duties. The Employee shall be employed as President and
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          Chief Executive Officer of the Company, reporting to the Company's
          Board of Directors and assuming and discharging such responsibilities
          as are commensurate with the Employee's position. In performing his
          basic duties, the Employee shall work at the Company's principal
          business office located in Austin, Texas. The Employee acknowledges
          that frequent travel will be necessary in carrying out his duties
          hereunder. The Employee shall perform his duties faithfully and to the
          best of his ability and shall devote his full business time and effort
          to the performance of his duties hereunder.

     2.   Compensation.
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          (a)  Base Salary. For all services to be rendered by the Employee to
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               the Company while this Agreement is in effect, the Employee shall
               receive an annual base salary equal to $450,000 (the "Base
               Salary"), payable bi-weekly in accordance with the Company's
               normal payroll practices.

          (b)  Executive Variable Compensation Program. The Employee shall be
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               eligible to participate in the Company's Executive Variable
               Compensation Program ("VCP"). The Employee's target payout under
               the VCP shall be one hundred fifty percent (150%) of his Base
               Salary.

          (c)  Restricted Stock. The outstanding $750,000 loan secured by
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               Employee's 90,000 shares of the Company's common stock will
               become due and payable 180 days following the Employee's
               termination of employment with the Company for any reason.

          (d)  Relocation: Moving Expenses. Upon termination of the Employee's
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               employment with the Company for any reason, the unpaid principal
               amount of the outstanding $721,899 relocation loan shall bear
               interest at the then "applicable federal rate" (as defined in
               Section 1274(d) of the Internal Revenue Code (or any successor
               provision). The relocation loan will become due and payable 180
               days following the Employee's termination of employment with the
               Company for any reason.

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          (e)  Termination by Reason of Death or Disability. In the event of
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               Employee's death during the term of this Agreement, the Company
               shall pay the Employee's estate all salary, bonuses and unpaid
               vacation accrued as of the date of Employee's death and any other
               benefits payable under the Company's then existing benefit plans
               and policies in accordance with such plans and policies in effect
               on the date of death and in accordance with applicable law. In
               the event that, during the term of this Agreement, Employee is
               unable to perform his job due to death or disability (as
               determined under the Company's long-term disability insurance
               program) for six months in any 12-month period, the Company may,
               at its option, terminate the Employee's employment with the
               Company, pursuant to Section 5 below, and such termination shall
               entitle the Employee to all salary, bonuses and unpaid vacation
               accrued as of the date of such termination and any other benefits
               payable under the Company's then existing benefit plans and
               policies in accordance with such plans and policies in effect on
               the date of such termination and in accordance with applicable
               law. Notwithstanding Section 2(d) above, in the event Employee's
               employment is terminated as a result of his death or disability,
               the Company will forgive his relocation loan, subject to his or
               his estate's prompt payment to the Company of any applicable
               income and withholding taxes.

     3.   Other Benefits. The Employee and his legal dependents shall be
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          entitled to participate in the employee benefit plans and programs of
          the Company, if any, to the extent that his position, tenure, salary,
          age health and other qualifications make the Employee and his legal
          dependents eligible to participate in such plans or programs, subject
          to the rules and regulations applicable thereto. The Company reserves
          the right to cancel or change the benefit plans and programs it offers
          to its employees at any time. Employee will be eligible for vacation
          and sick leave in accordance with the policies in effect during the
          term of this Agreement and will receive such other benefits as the
          Company generally provides to its other employee of comparable
          position and experience.

     4.   Expenses. The Company shall reimburse the Employee for reasonable
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          travel, entertainment or other expenses incurred by the Employee in
          the furtherance of or in connection with the performance of the
          Employee's duties hereunder, in accordance with the Company's expense
          reimbursement policy as in effect from time to time.

     5.   Termination. In the event (i) the Company terminates the Employee's
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          employment other than for Cause, or (ii) any successor to the Company
          fails or refuses to assume this Agreement in accordance with Section 7
          below, the Employee shall be entitled to receive a single, lump-sum
          severance payment within fifteen (15) days of termination equal to the
          Employee's then current annual base salary. In addition, the Company
          shall pay to the Employee a lump-sum payment in an amount equivalent
          to the reasonably estimated costs the Employee may incur to extend for
          a period of twelve (12) months under the COBRA continuation laws the
          Employee's group medical and dental plans coverage in effect on the
          date of such termination. In addition, in the event the Company
          terminates the Employee's employment other than for Cause, the
          Employee's outstanding stock options will remain exercisable for a
          180-day period following such termination and will vest as follows:
          (i) all of the Employee's outstanding and unvested options that were
          granted prior to February 27, 2002 will fully vest, and (ii) fifty
          percent (50%) of the Employee's outstanding and unvested options that
          were granted on or after February 27, 2002, will fully vest, except
          that, in the event the Employee's employment is terminated by the
          Company other than for Cause or the Employee terminates his employment
          for Good Reason in each case within one year

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          following a Change in Control, all of the Employee's outstanding and
          unvested options that were granted on or after February 27, 2002, will
          fully vest. In the event the Company decides to terminate the
          Employee's employment other than for Cause, the Company will provide
          employee with six (6) months prior written notice of such decision.
          For purposes of this Agreement only, a "Change in Control" of the
          Company will be deemed to occur when the Company stockholders approve
          a transaction (e.g., an acquisition, merger or consolidation) the
          result of which is that the voting securities of the Company
          immediately prior to such a transaction represent less than 80% of the
          combined voting power of the resulting entity, or the
          liquidation/dissolution/sale of all or substantially all of the assets
          or business of the Company. For purposes of this Agreement only, "Good
          Reason" shall mean any act of the Company that materially and
          adversely diminishes the Employee's duties or responsibilities,
          provided that in the event of any such act that the Employee shall
          notify the Company in writing of such act and the Company shall have
          thirty (30) days to remedy such act from its receipt of such notice.
          For purposes of this Agreement only, the term "Cause" shall mean (i)
          gross negligence or willful misconduct in the performance of duties to
          the Company after one written warning detailing the concerns and
          offering the Employee opportunities to cure; (ii) material and willful
          violation of any federal or state law; (iii) commission of any act of
          fraud with respect to the Company; (iv) conviction of a felony or any
          crime causing material harm to the standing and reputation of the
          Company; or (v) intentional and improper disclosure of the Company's
          confidential or proprietary information. For purposes of this
          Agreement, the determination of Cause shall be determined by the Board
          in its sole and absolute discretion.

     6.   Right of Advice of Counsel. The Employee acknowledges that he has
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          consulted with counsel and is fully aware of his rights and
          obligations under this Agreement and of the tax consequences thereof.

     7.   Successors.
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          (a)  Company's Successors. Any successor to the Company (whether
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               direct or indirect and whether by purchase, lease, merger,
               consolidation, liquidation or otherwise) to all or substantially
               all of the Company's business and/or assets shall assume the
               obligations under this Agreement and agree expressly to perform
               the obligations under this Agreement in the same manner and to
               the same extent as the Company would be required to perform such
               obligations in the absence of a succession. For all purposes
               under the Agreement, the term "Company", shall include any
               successor to the Company's business and/or assets which executes
               and delivers the assumption agreement described in this
               subsection (a) or which becomes bound by the terms of this
               Agreement by operation of law.

          (b)  Employee's Successors. Without the written consent of the
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               Company, the Employee shall not assign or transfer this Agreement
               or any right or obligation under this Agreement to any other
               person or entity. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the terms of
               this Agreement and all rights of the Employee hereunder shall
               inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, the Employee's
               personal or legal representatives, executors, administrators,
               successors, heirs distributees, devisees and legatees.

     8.   Notice Clause.
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          (a)  Manner. Any notice hereby required or permitted to be given shall
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               be sufficiently given if in writing and upon mailing by
               registered or certified mail,

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               postage prepaid, to either party at the address of such party or
               such other address as shall have been designated by written
               notice by such party to other party.

          (b)  Effectiveness. Any notice of other communication required or
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               permitted to be given under this Agreement will be deemed given
               on the day when delivered in person, or the third business day
               after the day on which such notice was mailed in accordance with
               Section 8(a).

     9.   Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
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          accordance with the internal substantive laws, but not the choice of
          law rules, of the State of Texas.

     10.  Severability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of
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          this Agreement, or any terms hereof, shall not affect the validity or
          enforceability of any other provision or term of this Agreement.

     11.  Integration. Execept as otherwise expressly provided other wise
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          herein, this Agreement represents the entire agreement and
          understanding between the parties as to the subject matter herein and
          supersedes all prior or contemporaneous agreements, whether written or
          oral. No waiver, alteration, or modification of any of the provisions
          of this Agreement shall be binding unless in writing and signed by
          duly authorized representatives of the parties hereto.

     12.  Taxes. All payments made pursuant to this Agreement shall be subject
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          to withholding of applicable income and employment taxes.

     13.  Indemnificaiton. In the event Employee is made, or threatened to be
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          made, a party to any legal action or proceeding, whether civil or
          criminal, by reason of the fact that Employee is or was a director or
          officer of the Company or serves or served any other corporation fifty
          percent (50%) or more owned or controlled by the Company in any
          capacity at the Company's request, Employee shall be indemnified by
          the Company, and the Company shall pay Employee's related expenses
          when and as incurred, all to the fullest extent permitted by law.

     14.  Arbitration. Except for proceedings seeking injunctive relief,
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          including, without limitation, allegations of misappropriation of
          trade secrets, copyright or patent infringements, or breach of any
          anti-competition provisions of the Agreement, any controversy or claim
          arising out of or in relation to this Agreement, or the breach
          thereof, shall be settled by arbitration in accordance with the
          commercial arbitration rules of the American Arbitration Association
          ("AAA"), and judgement upon the award rendered by the arbitrator may
          be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. Arbitration of
          this Agreement shall include all claims, regardless of whether the
          dispute arises during the term of the Agreement, at the time of
          termination or thereafter. Either party may initiate the arbitration
          proceedings, for which the provision is herein made, by notifying the
          opposing party, in writing, of its demand to arbitrate. In any such
          arbitration there shall be appointed one arbitrator who shall be
          selected in accordance with the AAA Commercial Arbitration Rules. The
          place of arbitration shall be Austin, Texas. The parties agree that
          the award of the arbitrator shall be the sole and exclusive remedy
          between them regarding any claims, counterclaims, issues or
          accountings presented or plead to the arbitrator; that the arbitrator
          shall be the final judge of both law and fact in arbitration of
          disputes arising out of or relating to this Agreement, including the
          interpretation of the terms of this Agreement. The parties further
          agree it shall be the sole and exclusive duty of the arbitrator to
          determine the arbitrability of issues in dispute and that neither
          party shall have recourse to the court of such a determination.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties has executed this Agreement, in the
     case of the Company by a duly authorized officer, as of the day and year
     first above written.

                                 CIRRUS LOGIC, INC.

                                 By:      /s/ Steven D. Overly
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                                 Title: Sr. VP, Administration & General Counsel
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                                 DAVID FRENCH

                                     /s/ David French
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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.11

                               CIRRUS LOGIC, INC.
                            EXECUTIVE INCENTIVE PLAN
                             Effective April 1, 2001

1.   Purpose.
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     The purpose of the Cirrus Logic, Inc. Executive Incentive Plan (the "EIP")
     is to provide eligible executive employees of Cirrus Logic, Inc., a
     Delaware corporation ("Cirrus Logic") with incentives to increase
     shareholder value through the achievement of annual goals relating to the
     Company's Return On Capital and Operating Profit Per Share Growth.

2.   Definitions.
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     As used herein, the following definitions shall apply:

     (A)  "Base Salary" means an Employee's annual rate of base salary,
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          exclusive of bonuses, incentive pay, commissions, and all other forms
          of compensation. Base Salary for a given Plan Cycle shall be
          calculated based on Participants' Base Salary in effect on the first
          day of a Plan Cycle, except that, for the first Plan Cycle, Base
          Salary shall be the Participant's Base Salary in effect on April 1,
          2001.

     (B)  "Board" means the Board of Directors of Cirrus Logic.
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     (C)  "Cause" means (i) gross negligence or willful misconduct in the
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          performance of duties to the Company after one written warning
          detailing the concerns and offering the Employee opportunities to
          cure; (ii) material and willful violation of any federal or state law;
          (iii) commission of any act of fraud with respect to the Company; (iv)
          conviction of a felony or any crime causing material harm to the
          standing and reputation of the Company; or (v) intentional and
          improper disclosure of the Company's confidential or proprietary
          information.

     (D)  "Change in Control" means (i) the sale, lease, conveyance or other
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          disposition of all or substantially all of the Company's assets as an
          entirety or substantially as an entirety to any person, entity or
          group or persons acting in concert; (ii) any "person" (as such term is
          used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
          1934, as amended) becoming the "beneficial owner" (as defined in Rule
          13d-3 under said Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the
          Company representing 50% or more of the total voting power represented
          by the Company's then outstanding voting securities; or (iii) a merger
          or consolidation of the Company with any other corporation, other than
          a merger or consolidation that would result in the voting securities
          of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to
          represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into
          voting securities of the surviving entity or its parent) at least 50%
          of the voting power

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          represented by the voting securities of the Company or such surviving
          entity (or parent) outstanding immediately after such merger or
          consolidation.

     (E)  "Committee" means the Compensation Committee of the Board.
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     (F)  "Company" means Cirrus Logic and its wholly owned subsidiaries and
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          affiliates, and each of their respective successors.

     (G)  "Continuously Employed" or "Continuous Employment" means the
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          Employee's continuous and uninterrupted full-time employment with the
          Company except for approved absences and other interruptions approved
          by the Committee or pursuant to a formal written Company policy.

     (H)  "Disability" means total and permanent disability as defined in
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          accordance with the Company's Long-Term Disability Plan.

     (I)  "Effective Date" means April 1, 2001, the effective date of the EIP.
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          The Board of Directors approved the EIP on April 25, 2001.

     (J)  "Employee" means a natural person who is employed by the Company and
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          who is treated as an employee by the Company for tax purposes.

     (K)  "EIP Multiplier" means the multiplier derived from the calculation set
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          forth in Schedule B to this EIP.

     (L)  "Individual Incentive Payment" means the amount calculated for each
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          Participant in Section 5 for each Plan Cycle.

     (M)  "Operating Profit" will be measured as the Company's consolidated GAAP
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          operating income (revenue minus cost of goods sold (COGS) minus
          research and development (R&D) minus selling, general and
          administrative (SG&A), excluding VCP and EIP accruals and any
          non-recurring items). Non-recurring items include any unusual or
          infrequent accounting items included in GAAP operating profits such
          as:

          (i)  gains on sales of assets not otherwise included in revenue

          (ii) losses on sales of assets, restructuring charges, merger-related
               costs including amortization or impairment of acquisition-related
               intangible assets, asset write-offs, write-downs, and impairments
               whether or not included in COGS, SG&A or R&D expenses.

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          The Committee will determine whether to include or exclude
          unusual/non-recurring items as part of Operating Profit. These items
          will be resolved by the Committee at the time of the relevant event.

     (N)  "Operating Profit Per Share Growth" or "OPPS Growth" means the
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          percentage increase calculated by taking the operating profit per
          share of common stock of Cirrus Logic in a fiscal year and dividing it
          by the "Operating Profit Per Share" in the previous fiscal year.
          "Operating Profit Per Share" for a given year will be measured by
          dividing Operating Profit by the weighted average diluted shares of
          common stock of Cirrus Logic outstanding for that year. The
          calculation of OPPS Growth will be exclusive of Magnetic Storage
          operating profit.

     (O)  "Participant" means the Employees identified on Schedule C.
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     (P)  "Plan Cycle" means a three-year period beginning on April 1 of each
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          year. The first Plan Cycle shall be deemed to have begun on April 1,
          2000.

     (Q)  "Return On Capital" means Operating Profit divided by the "Average
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          Capital Employed" for that year. "Capital Employed" is defined as
          Total Assets less Current Liabilities as determined in accordance with
          GAAP. "Average Capital Employed" is determined by taking the beginning
          capital employed for a year, adding the ending capital employed, and
          dividing the resulting sum by two.

     (R)  "Target Incentive Amount" means, for each Participant, the product of
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          (a) the Participant's Base Salary times (b) the Participant's Target
          Incentive Factor.

     (S)  "Target Incentive Factor" means the applicable Target Incentive Factor
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          set forth in Schedule A to this EIP.

3.   Administration of the EIP.
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     (A)  Administration. The Program shall be administered by the Committee.
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     (B)  Powers of the Committee. Subject to the provisions of the EIP and to
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          the specific duties, if any, delegated by the Board, the Committee
          shall have the authority, in its discretion, to construe and interpret
          the terms of the EIP and to make all other determinations deemed
          necessary or advisable for administering the EIP.

     (B)  Effect of Committee's Decisions. The Committee's decisions,
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          determinations and interpretations shall be final and binding on all
          Participants.

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4.   Eligibility.
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     Except as set forth in Section 7 below, Participants must be Continuously
     Employed by the Company beginning on the first day and continuing through
     the last day of each Plan Cycle in order to participate in the EIP for that
     Plan Cycle, except that Participants employed by the Company on April 1,
     2001 shall be entitled to participate fully in the first Plan Cycle
     regardless of whether they were employed by the Company on April 1, 2000.

5.   Determination of Payments.
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     The amount payable to each Participant for each Plan Cycle shall be
     calculated by multiplying the Participant's Target Incentive Amount by the
     EIP Multiplier for that Plan Cycle.

6.   Payout Schedule.
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     (A)  Payout Timing. Individual Incentive Payments shall become payable and
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          be paid in full as soon as practicable after the end of each Plan
          Cycle.

     (B)  Continuous Status. Notwithstanding anything in the EIP to the
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          contrary, except as provided in Section 7(A) below in the case of
          death, Disability or termination by the Company for other than Cause,
          a Participant must be Continuously Employed as of the last day of a
          Plan Cycle in order to receive an Individual Incentive Payment for a
          given Plan Cycle. In the event a Participant's Continuous Employment
          with the Company terminates for any reason other than death,
          Disability or termination by the Company for other than Cause, any
          unpaid portion of the Participant's Individual Incentive Payment shall
          be forfeited.

     (C)  Withholding. Any amounts payable hereunder shall be subject to
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          applicable tax and other payroll withholding in accordance with the
          Company's policies and programs and applicable law.

7.   Miscellaneous Provisions.
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     (A)  Terminations. In the event of a Participant's death, Disability or
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          termination by the Company for other than Cause, the Participant or
          his or her estate (as applicable) will receive a pro rata Individual
          Incentive Payment, based upon the number of calendar months completed
          in respect of each then outstanding Plan Cycle multiplied by an EIP
          Multiplier of 1.0, for all then outstanding Plan Cycles in which the
          Employee was

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          a Participant. Any such payment shall be made within ten (10) days of
          the Participant's death, Disability or termination by the Company for
          other than Cause.

     (B)  Unsecured Creditor. It is understood and agreed that the Company has
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          only a contractual obligation to make payments of Individual Incentive
          Payments under this EIP; that such payments are to be satisfied out of
          general corporate funds that are subject to the claims of the
          Company's creditors.

     (C)  Change in Control. In the event of a Change in Control, the EIP will
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          be assumed or comparably replaced by the Company's successor. If the
          successor fails or refuses to assume or comparably replace the EIP,
          each Participant will receive a pro rata Individual Incentive Payment,
          based upon the number of calendar months completed in respect of each
          then outstanding Plan Cycle multiplied by an EIP Multiplier of 1.0,
          for all then outstanding Plan Cycles in which the Employee was a
          Participant. Any such payment shall be made within ten (10) days of a
          Change in Control.

     (D)  New Participants. Upon approval of the Committee, new Participants may
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          be eligible to participate on a pro rata basis in any Plan Cycle in
          which the first year of the three year cycle has not been completed
          and fully in subsequent Plan Cycles the first day of which begins
          after the date the Committee approves his or her participation. New
          Participants are ineligible to participate in prior Plan Cycles that
          began prior to the fiscal year of Cirrus Logic in which the Employee
          first becomes a Participant.

     (E)  Reclassification. In the event that an Employee who is a Participant
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          is reclassified or demoted (for reasons other than Cause) to a
          position which would not then qualify such individual as a
          Participant, the Employee will nevertheless remain eligible to
          participate in all Plan Cycles in which the Employee was originally a
          Participant, provided that he or she remains in Continuous Employment.
          The Employee shall be ineligible, however, to participate in any new
          Plan Cycles, unless the Committee determines otherwise in its sole
          discretion.

8.   Limitations.
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     Neither the EIP nor any Individual Incentive Payment shall confer upon a
     Participant any right with respect to continuing the Participant's
     employment relationship with the Company, nor shall it interfere in any way
     with the Participant's right or the Company's right to terminate such
     employment at any time, with or without Cause.

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9.   Amendment and Termination.
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     The Committee shall have the power to amend, suspend or terminate the EIP
     at any time, provided that no such amendment or termination shall adversely
     impair a Participant's rights with respect to the any Plan Cycles that have
     already commenced.

10.  Governing Law.
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     The Program shall be governed by the internal substantive laws, and not the
     choice of law rules, of the State of Texas.

11.  No Right of Assignment.
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     No Participant shall have any right to assign, alienate, or otherwise
     transfer his or her rights, if any, under the EIP. Any purported
     assignment, alienation or transfer by a Participant of his or her rights
     under the EIP shall be null and void ab initio and of no force or effect.

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