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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.53

                              TERMINATION AGREEMENT

         THIS TERMINATION AGREEMENT ("Termination Agreement") is made and
entered into as of March 13, 2003, by and among SMBC LEASING AND FINANCE, INC.,
a Delaware corporation, formerly known as Sumitomo Bank Leasing and Finance,
Inc. ("Lessor"), the various financial institutions identified herein (the
"Lenders"), THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA (the "Documentation Agent"), SUMITOMO MITSUI
BANKING CORPORATION, a Japanese banking corporation, formerly known as The
Sumitomo Bank, Limited ("Agent"), SYMANTEC CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation
("Lessee"), and DELRINA CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation ("Delrina").

         A.       Lessor, the Lenders, the Documentation Agent and Agent have
entered into that certain Amended and Restated Participation Agreement, dated as
of February 9, 1999 (the "Participation Agreement"), and Lessor and Lessee have
entered into that certain Amended and Restated Master Lease and Deed of Trust,
dated as of February 9, 1999 (as amended, supplemented and restated, the "Master
Lease") (the obligations of Lessee thereunder, collectively, the "Facility").
Pursuant to Article XV of the Master Lease, Lessee has elected to purchase the
Leased Assets as defined in the Master Lease for the Lease Balance (the
"Purchase Option Price"). Set forth in Section 1 below is the calculation of the
Purchase Option Price to be paid by Lessee to Lessor, calculated as of March 13,
2003 (the "Purchase Date"), in order to satisfy all outstanding obligations of
the Lessee under the Facility and purchase the Leased Assets (including the
Projects as defined below). Capitalized terms used yet not defined herein have
the meanings ascribed to them in Appendix A to the Participation Agreement.

         B.       The parties have previously entered into various agreements in
connection with certain real property located in Santa Clara County, California
(the "Projects").

         C.       The parties desire to terminate the lease arrangement, and
convey the Leased Assets to Lessee, subject to the terms and conditions set
forth in this Termination Agreement.

         NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants set forth herein,
Lessor, the Lenders, the Documentation Agent, Agent, Lessee and Delrina hereby
agree as follows:

         1.       Payment. The following is the amount required to be paid by
Lessee to the Agent, calculated as of the Purchase Date, in order to purchase
the Leased Assets for the Lease Balance and discharge all outstanding
obligations of Lessee under the Facility:

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Lease Balance (per Project):                                    $   32,068,791.68      $   46,948,773.58

Rent through Purchase Date (per Project):                       $       81,596.37      $      127,359.67

Total Purchase Option Price through Purchase Date               $   32,150,388.05      $   47,076,133.25
(per Project):

TOTAL AGGREGATE PURCHASE OPTION PRICE
THROUGH PURCHASE DATE                                                                  $   79,226,521.30
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In addition to the payment described in Paragraph 1 above, the sum an additional
amount required to be paid by Lessee for costs, fees and expenses incurred in
connection herewith (including breakfunding fees), all as more particularly set
forth on the settlement statement prepared for the escrow set up for the
transactions contemplated by this Termination Agreement ("Escrow"), by First
American Title Insurance Company.

The total Purchase Option Price for the Leased Assets as well as the costs, fees
and expenses shown above shall be wired as follows:

         First American Trust Company, Santa Ana Branch
         421 N. Main Street, Santa Ana, CA 92701
         ABA No. 122241255
         Credit: First American Title Company Trust Account
         Acct No. 12110
         Reference: Escrow No. NCS-16334-SF
         Office No. F011-10
         Escrow Officer: Kimberleigh Toci
         Please call (415) 837-2274 to provide the Fed wire confirmation number

         2.       Termination of Agreements. Effective as of close of Escrow,
each of the following agreements, as amended from time to time (each an
"Agreement" and collectively the "Agreements"), is hereby terminated and the
parties thereto released subject to the provisions of Paragraph 4 below:

                  (a)      The Participation Agreement;

                  (b)      The Master Lease;

                  (c)      Amended and Restated Loan Agreement, dated as of
         February 9, 1999, among Lessor, Lenders, Document Agent and Agent;

                  (d)      Amended and Restated Assignment of Lease and Rent,
         dated as of February 8, 1999 between Lessor and Agent and any
         amendments or supplements thereto;

                  (e)      Amended and Restated Pledge Agreement, dated as of
         February 9, 1999, by Lessee and Delrina in favor of Agent, and
         Donaldsen, Lufkin & Jenrett Securities Corporation, as collateral
         agent;

                  (f)      Amended and Restated Guaranty, dated as of February
         9, 1999, by Lessee in favor of Lenders and Agent; and

                  (g)      Construction Agency Agreement, dated as of February
         9, 1999, between Lessor and Lessee.

         3.       Assignment of Intangible Assets and Personal Property.
Effective as of close of Escrow, any intangible assets or personal property
assigned or transferred to Lessor and used in conjunction with the Leased Assets
are hereby assigned, conveyed and transferred to Lessee.

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         4.       Release of Liability. Effective as of close of Escrow, Lessor,
the Lenders, the Documentation Agent and Agent do each hereby release Lessee and
Delrina, their subsidiaries, related and affiliated corporations from each and
all of their obligations and any claims and demands of every kind and nature,
known and unknown, suspected and unsuspected, disclosed and undisclosed, arising
out of or in connection with the Agreements after the date hereof; provided,
however, notwithstanding this Termination Agreement and the Memorandum of
Termination of an even date herewith, none of Lessor, the Lenders, the
Documentation Agent nor Agent waives or releases Lessee and Delrina, their
subsidiaries, related and affiliated corporations from any obligations, claims
or demands arising from indemnifications or liabilities contained in any of the
Agreements released above, which, by their respective terms, expressly survive
the termination of the relevant Agreement.

         5.       Execution of Additional Documents. Lessor, the Lenders, the
Documentation Agent and Agent each agree, at Lessee's sole cost and expense, to
promptly execute such additional documents and instruments as are necessary or
desirable to evidence the releases and terminations set forth in Paragraphs 2
and 3 above or to otherwise terminate the interests of the Lessor, the Lenders,
the Documentation Agent and Agent in assets associated with the Leased Assets.

         6.       Entire Agreement. It is understood and acknowledged that there
are no oral agreements between the parties hereto affecting this Termination
Agreement and this Termination Agreement supersedes and cancels any and all
previous negotiations, arrangements, brochures, agreements and understandings,
if any, between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter thereof,
and none thereof shall be used to interpret or construe this Termination
Agreement. This Termination Agreement and the associated termination documents,
contain all of the terms, covenants, conditions, warranties and agreements of
the parties relating in any manner to the termination of the Transaction
Documents and shall be considered to be the only agreements between the parties
hereto and their representatives and agents. None of the terms, covenants,
conditions or provisions of this Termination Agreement can be modified, deleted
or added to except in writing signed by the parties hereto. All negotiations and
oral agreements acceptable to both parties have been merged into and are
included herein. There are no other representations or warranties between the
parties, and all reliance with respect to representations is based totally upon
the representations and agreements contained in this Termination Agreement.

         7.       Counterparts. This Termination Agreement may be executed in
one or more counterparts each of which shall be deemed an original but all of
which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Signature copies
may be detached from the counterparts and attached to a single copy of this
Termination Agreement physically to form one document. A facsimile counterpart
signature delivered to each party shall be deemed an original for the purpose of
the execution of this Termination Agreement.

         8.       Legal Effect. This Termination Agreement shall benefit and
bind Lessor, the Lenders, the Documentation Agent, Agent, and Lessee and their
respective successors, assigns, heirs and personal representatives. This
Termination Agreement shall be governed and construed in accordance with the
laws of the State of California.

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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Lessor, the Lenders, the Documentation Agent, Agent
and Lessee have caused this Termination Agreement to be executed by their
respective duly authorized officers as of the day and year first written above.

LESSOR:                                 SMBC LEASING AND FINANCE, INC.,
                                        a Delaware corporation

                                        By: ________________________________
                                           Name: ___________________________
                                           Its: ____________________________

LENDERS:                                THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, a
                                        ____________________________

                                        By: ________________________________
                                           Name: ___________________________
                                           Its: ____________________________

                                        COOPERATIEVE CENTRALE
                                        REAIFEISEN-BOERENLEENBANK B.A.,
                                        "Rabobank Nederland," New York Branch, a
                                        ___________________________

                                        By: ________________________________
                                           Name: ___________________________
                                           Its: ____________________________

                                        By: ________________________________
                                           Name: ___________________________
                                           Its: ____________________________

DOCUMENTATION AGENT:                    THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, a
                                        ____________________________

                                        By: _______________________________
                                           Name: __________________________
                                           Its: ___________________________

AGENT:                                  SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING
                                        CORPORATION, a Japanese banking
                                        corporation

                                        By: ________________________________
                                           Name: ___________________________
                                           Its: ____________________________

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LESSEE:                                 SYMANTEC CORPORATION, a Delaware
                                        corporation

                                        By: ________________________________
                                           Name: ___________________________
                                           Its: ____________________________

DELRINA:                                DELRINA CORPORATION, a Delaware
                                        corporation

                                        By: ________________________________
                                           Name: ___________________________
                                           Its: ____________________________

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                                                                     Exhibit 4.1

                                    RESTATED
                          CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
                                       OF
                          MINDSPEED TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

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                Pursuant to Sections 242 and 245 of the General
                    Corporation Law of the State of Delaware
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            MINDSPEED TECHNOLOGIES, INC., a corporation organized and existing
under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the "Corporation"),
does hereby certify as follows:

FIRST: The name of the Corporation is Mindspeed Technologies, Inc.

SECOND: The original Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation was filed
with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on July 30, 2001.

THIRD: The Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation is hereby amended in
its entirety and restated and integrated into a single instrument to read in
full as set forth in the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the
Corporation attached hereto as Exhibit A and made a part hereof.

FOURTH: The Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation shall
become effective at 8:30 a.m., Eastern Daylight Time, on June 6, 2003.

FIFTH: The Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation was proposed
by the Board of Directors of the Corporation and was duly adopted in accordance
with Section 228 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware by the
sole shareholder of the Corporation in the manner prescribed by Section 242 of
the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

SIXTH: The Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation was duly
adopted in accordance with the provisions of Section 245 of the General
Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.
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            IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this certificate to
be signed by its officer thereunto duly authorized this 5th day of June, 2003.

                                              MINDSPEED TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

                                              By: /s/ RAOUF Y. HALIM
                                                 -------------------------------
                                                 Name:   Raouf Y. Halim
                                                 Title:  Chief Executive Officer

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                                                                       Exhibit A
                                    RESTATED
                          CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
                                       OF
                          MINDSPEED TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

FIRST: The name of the Corporation is

                          Mindspeed Technologies, Inc.

SECOND: The Corporation's registered office in the State of Delaware is located
at Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, in the City of Wilmington,
County of New Castle, Delaware 19801. The name and address of its registered
agent is The Corporation Trust Company, Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange
Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801.

THIRD: The nature of the business, or objects or purposes to be transacted,
promoted or carried on, are: To engage in any lawful act or activity for which
corporations may be organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of
Delaware.

FOURTH: The total number of shares of all classes of stock which the Corporation
shall have the authority to issue is 525,000,000, of which 25,000,000 shares of
the par value of $.01 each are to be of a class designated Preferred Stock and
500,000,000 shares of the par value of $.01 each are to be of a class designated
Common Stock.

            In this Article Fourth, any reference to a section or paragraph,
without further attribution, within a provision relating to a particular class
of stock is intended to refer solely to the specified section or paragraph of
the other provisions relating to the same class of stock.

COMMON STOCK

            The Common Stock shall have the following voting powers,
designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional and other
special rights, and qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof:

            1. DIVIDENDS. Whenever the full dividends upon any outstanding
      Preferred Stock for all past dividend periods shall have been paid and the
      full dividends thereon for the then current respective dividend periods
      shall have been paid, or declared and a sum sufficient for the respective
      payments thereof set apart, the holders of shares of the Common Stock
      shall be entitled to receive such dividends and distributions in equal
      amounts per share, payable in cash or otherwise, as may
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      be declared thereon by the Board of Directors from time to time out of
      assets or funds of the Corporation legally available therefor.

            2. RIGHTS ON LIQUIDATION. In the event of any liquidation,
      dissolution or winding-up of the Corporation, whether voluntary or
      involuntary, after the payment or setting apart for payment to the holders
      of any outstanding Preferred Stock of the full preferential amounts to
      which such holders are entitled as herein provided or referred to, all of
      the remaining assets of the Corporation shall belong to and be
      distributable in equal amounts per share to the holders of the Common
      Stock. For purposes of this paragraph 2, a consolidation or merger of the
      Corporation with any other corporation, or the sale, transfer or lease of
      all or substantially all its assets shall not constitute or be deemed a
      liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Corporation.

            3. VOTING. Except as otherwise provided by the laws of the State of
      Delaware or by this Article Fourth, each share of Common Stock shall
      entitle the holder thereof to one vote.

PREFERRED STOCK

            The Preferred Stock may be issued from time to time in one or more
series. The Board of Directors is hereby authorized to provide for the issuance
of shares of Preferred Stock in series and, by filing a certificate pursuant to
the applicable law of the State of Delaware (hereinafter referred to as a
"Preferred Stock Designation"), to establish from time to time the number of
shares to be included in each such series, and to fix the designation, powers,
preferences and rights of the shares of each such series and the qualifications,
limitations and restrictions thereof. The authority of the Board of Directors
with respect to each series shall include, but not be limited to, determination
of the following:

            (a) the designation of the series, which may be by distinguishing
      number, letter or title;

            (b) the number of shares of the series, which number the Board of
      Directors may thereafter (except where otherwise provided in the Preferred
      Stock Designation) increase or decrease (but not below the number of
      shares thereof then outstanding);

            (c) whether dividends, if any, shall be cumulative or noncumulative
      and the dividend rate of the series;

            (d) the dates at which dividends, if any, shall be payable;

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            (e) the redemption rights and price or prices, if any, for shares of
      the series;

            (f) the terms and amount of any sinking fund provided for the
      purchase or redemption of shares of the series;

            (g) the amounts payable on shares of the series in the event of any
      voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the
      affairs of the Corporation;

            (h) whether the shares of the series shall be convertible into
      shares of any other class or series, or any other security, of the
      Corporation or any other corporation, and, if so, the specification of
      such other class or series or such other security, the conversion price or
      prices or rate or rates, any adjustments thereof, the date or dates as of
      which such shares shall be convertible and all other terms and conditions
      upon which such conversion may be made;

            (i) restrictions on the issuance of shares of the same series or of
      any other class or series; and

            (j) the voting rights, if any, of the holders of shares of the
      series.

            Except as may be provided in this Certificate of Incorporation or in
a Preferred Stock Designation, the Common Stock shall have the exclusive right
to vote for the election of directors and for all other purposes, and holders of
Preferred Stock shall not be entitled to receive notice of any meeting of
shareholders at which they are not entitled to vote. The number of authorized
shares of Preferred Stock may be increased or decreased (but not below the
number of shares thereof then outstanding) by the affirmative vote of the
holders of a majority of the outstanding Common Stock, without a vote of the
holders of the Preferred Stock, or of any series thereof, unless a vote of any
such holders is required pursuant to this Certificate of Incorporation or any
Preferred Stock Designation.

            The Corporation shall be entitled to treat the person in whose name
any share of its stock is registered as the owner thereof for all purposes and
shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to, or interest in,
such share on the part of any other person, whether or not the Corporation shall
have notice thereof, except as expressly provided by applicable law.

SERIES A JUNIOR PARTICIPATING PREFERRED STOCK

            1. DESIGNATION AND AMOUNT. A series of Preferred Stock, with a par
value of $.01 per share, is hereby created and shall be designated as "Series A
Junior Participating Preferred

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Stock" (the "Series A Preferred Stock") and the number of shares constituting
the Series A Preferred Stock shall be 2,500,000. Such number of shares may be
increased or decreased by resolution of the Board of Directors; provided, that
no decrease shall reduce the number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock to a
number less than the number of shares then outstanding plus the number of shares
reserved for issuance upon the exercise of outstanding options, rights or
warrants or upon the conversion of any outstanding securities issued by the
Corporation convertible into Series A Preferred Stock.

            2. DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS.

            2.1. Subject to the rights of the holders of any shares of any
series of Preferred Stock (or any similar stock) ranking prior and superior to
the Series A Preferred Stock with respect to dividends, the holders of shares of
Series A Preferred Stock, in preference to the holders of Common Stock and of
any other junior stock of the Corporation, shall be entitled to receive, when,
as and if declared by the Board of Directors out of funds legally available for
the purpose, quarterly dividends payable in cash on the second Monday of March,
June, September and December in each year (each such date being referred to
herein as a "Quarterly Dividend Payment Date"), commencing on the first
Quarterly Dividend Payment Date after the first issuance of a share or fraction
of a share of Series A Preferred Stock, in an amount per share (rounded to the
nearest cent) equal to the greater of (a) $1 or (b) subject to the provision for
adjustment hereinafter set forth, 100 times the aggregate per share amount of
all cash dividends, and 100 times the aggregate per share amount (payable in
kind) of all non-cash dividends or other distributions, other than a dividend
payable in shares of Common Stock or a subdivision of the outstanding shares of
Common Stock (by reclassification or otherwise), declared on the Common Stock
since the immediately preceding Quarterly Dividend Payment Date or, with respect
to the first Quarterly Dividend Payment Date, since the first issuance of any
share or fraction of a share of Series A Preferred Stock. In the event the
Corporation shall at any time declare or pay any dividend on the Common Stock
payable in shares of Common Stock, or effect a subdivision or combination or
consolidation of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (by reclassification or
otherwise than by payment of a dividend in shares of Common Stock) into a
greater or lesser number of shares of Common Stock, then in each such case the
amount to which holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock were entitled
immediately prior to such event under clause (b) of the preceding sentence shall
be adjusted by multiplying such amount by a fraction, the numerator of which is
the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event
and the denominator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock that were
outstanding immediately prior to such event.

            2.2. The Corporation shall declare a dividend or distribution on the
Series A Preferred Stock as provided in paragraph 2.1 immediately after it
declares a dividend or distribution on the Common Stock (other than a dividend
payable in shares of Common

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Stock); provided that, in the event no dividend or distribution shall have been
declared on the Common Stock during the period between any Quarterly Dividend
Payment Date and the next subsequent Quarterly Dividend Payment Date, a dividend
of $1 per share on the Series A Preferred Stock shall nevertheless be payable on
such subsequent Quarterly Dividend Payment Date.

            2.3. Dividends shall begin to accrue and be cumulative on
outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock from the Quarterly Dividend
Payment Date next preceding the date of issue of such shares, unless the date of
issue of such shares is prior to the record date for the first Quarterly
Dividend Payment Date, in which case dividends on such shares shall begin to
accrue from the date of issue of such shares, or unless the date of issue is a
Quarterly Dividend Payment Date or is a date after the record date for the
determination of holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock entitled to
receive a quarterly dividend and before such Quarterly Dividend Payment Date, in
either of which events such dividends shall begin to accrue and be cumulative
from such Quarterly Dividend Payment Date. Accrued but unpaid dividends shall
not bear interest. Dividends paid on the shares of Series A Preferred Stock in
an amount less than the total amount of such dividends at the time accrued and
payable on such shares shall be allocated pro rata on a share-by-share basis
among all such shares at the time outstanding. The Board of Directors may fix a
record date for the determination of holders of shares of Series A Preferred
Stock entitled to receive payment of a dividend or distribution declared
thereon, which record date shall be not more than 60 days prior to the date
fixed for the payment thereof.

            3. VOTING RIGHTS. The holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock
shall have the following voting rights:

            3.1. Subject to the provision for adjustment hereinafter set forth,
each share of Series A Preferred Stock shall entitle the holder thereof to 100
votes on all matters submitted to a vote of the shareholders of the Corporation.
In the event the Corporation shall at any time declare or pay any dividend on
the Common Stock payable in shares of Common Stock, or effect a subdivision or
combination or consolidation of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (by
reclassification or otherwise than by payment of a dividend in shares of Common
Stock) into a greater or lesser number of shares of Common Stock, then in each
such case the number of votes per share to which holders of shares of Series A
Preferred Stock were entitled immediately prior to such event shall be adjusted
by multiplying such number by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number
of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event and the
denominator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock that were
outstanding immediately prior to such event.

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            3.2. Except as otherwise provided herein, in any other Preferred
Stock Designation creating a series of Preferred Stock or any similar stock, or
by law, the holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock and the holders of
shares of Common Stock and any other capital stock of the Corporation having
general voting rights shall vote together as one class on all matters submitted
to a vote of shareholders of the Corporation.

            3.3. Except as set forth herein, or as otherwise provided by law,
holders of Series A Preferred Stock shall have no special voting rights and
their consent shall not be required (except to the extent they are entitled to
vote with holders of Common Stock as set forth herein) for taking any corporate
action.

            4. CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS.

            4.1. Whenever quarterly dividends or other dividends or
distributions payable on the Series A Preferred Stock as provided in paragraph 2
are in arrears, thereafter and until all accrued and unpaid dividends and
distributions, whether or not declared, on shares of Series A Preferred Stock
outstanding shall have been paid in full, the Corporation shall not:

            (a) declare or pay dividends, or make any other distributions, on
      any shares of stock ranking junior (either as to dividends or upon
      liquidation, dissolution or winding up) to the Series A Preferred Stock;

            (b) declare or pay dividends, or make any other distributions, on
      any shares of stock ranking on a parity (either as to dividends or upon
      liquidation, dissolution or winding up) with the Series A Preferred Stock,
      except dividends paid ratably on the Series A Preferred Stock and all such
      parity stock on which dividends are payable or in arrears in proportion to
      the total amounts to which the holders of all such shares are then
      entitled;

            (c) redeem or purchase or otherwise acquire for consideration shares
      of any stock ranking junior (either as to dividends or upon liquidation,
      dissolution or winding up) to the Series A Preferred Stock, provided that
      the Corporation may at any time redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire
      shares of any such junior stock in exchange for shares of any stock of the
      Corporation ranking junior (either as to dividends or upon dissolution,
      liquidation or winding up) to the Series A Preferred Stock; or

            (d) redeem or purchase or otherwise acquire for consideration any
      shares of Series A Preferred Stock, or any shares of stock ranking on a
      parity with the Series A Preferred Stock, except in accordance with a
      purchase offer made in writing or

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      by publication (as determined by the Board of Directors) to all holders of
      such shares upon such terms as the Board of Directors, after consideration
      of the respective annual dividend rates and other relative rights and
      preferences of the respective series and classes, shall determine in good
      faith will result in fair and equitable treatment among the respective
      series or classes.

            4.2. The Corporation shall not permit any subsidiary of the
Corporation to purchase or otherwise acquire for consideration any shares of
stock of the Corporation unless the Corporation could, under subparagraph (c) of
paragraph 4.1, purchase or otherwise acquire such shares at such time and in
such manner.

            5. REACQUIRED SHARES. Any shares of Series A Preferred Stock
purchased or otherwise acquired by the Corporation in any manner whatsoever
shall be retired and cancelled promptly after the acquisition thereof. All such
shares shall upon their cancellation become authorized but unissued shares of
Preferred Stock and may be reissued as part of a new series of Preferred Stock
subject to the conditions and restrictions on issuance set forth herein or in
any other Preferred Stock Designation creating a series of Preferred Stock or
any similar stock or as otherwise required by law.

            6. LIQUIDATION, DISSOLUTION OR WINDING UP. Upon any liquidation,
dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, no distribution shall be made (i)
to the holders of shares of stock ranking junior (either as to dividends or upon
liquidation, dissolution or winding up) to the Series A Preferred Stock unless,
prior thereto, the holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall have
received $100 per share, plus an amount equal to accrued and unpaid dividends
and distributions thereon, whether or not declared, to the date of such payment,
provided that the holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be
entitled to receive an aggregate amount per share, subject to the provision for
adjustment hereinafter set forth, equal to 100 times the aggregate amount to be
distributed per share to holders of shares of Common Stock, or (ii) to the
holders of shares of stock ranking on a parity (either as to dividends or upon
liquidation, dissolution or winding up) with the Series A Preferred Stock,
except distributions made ratably on the Series A Preferred Stock and all such
parity stock in proportion to the total amounts to which the holders of all such
shares are entitled upon such liquidation, dissolution or winding up. In the
event the Corporation shall at any time declare or pay any dividend on the
Common Stock payable in shares of Common Stock, or effect a subdivision or
combination or consolidation of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (by
reclassification or otherwise than by payment of a dividend in shares of Common
Stock) into a greater or lesser number of shares of Common Stock, then in each
such case the aggregate amount to which holders of shares of Series A Preferred
Stock were entitled immediately prior to such event under the proviso in clause
(i) of the preceding sentence shall be adjusted by multiplying such amount by a
fraction, the numerator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock
outstanding immediately after such event and the

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denominator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock that were
outstanding immediately prior to such event.

            7. CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, ETC. In case the Corporation shall enter
into any consolidation, merger, combination or other transaction in which the
shares of Common Stock are exchanged for or changed into other stock or
securities, cash and/or any other property, then in any such case each share of
Series A Preferred Stock shall at the same time be similarly exchanged or
changed into an amount per share, subject to the provision for adjustment
hereinafter set forth, equal to 100 times the aggregate amount of stock,
securities, cash and/or any other property (payable in kind), as the case may
be, into which or for which each share of Common Stock is changed or exchanged.
In the event the Corporation shall at any time declare or pay any dividend on
the Common Stock payable in shares of Common Stock, or effect a subdivision or
combination or consolidation of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (by
reclassification or otherwise than by payment of a dividend in shares of Common
Stock) into a greater or lesser number of shares of Common Stock, then in each
such case the amount set forth in the preceding sentence with respect to the
exchange or change of shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be adjusted by
multiplying such amount by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of
shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event and the
denominator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock that were
outstanding immediately prior to such event.

            8. NO REDEMPTION. The shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall not
be redeemable.

            9. RANK. The Series A Preferred Stock shall rank, with respect to
the payment of dividends and the distribution of assets, junior to all series of
any other class of the Corporation's Preferred Stock.

            10. AMENDMENT. The Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation
shall not be amended in any manner which would materially alter or change the
powers, preferences or special rights of the Series A Preferred Stock so as to
affect them adversely without the affirmative vote of the holders of at least
two-thirds of the outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock, voting
together as a single class.

FIFTH: The Corporation is to have perpetual existence.

SIXTH: The private property of the shareholders of the Corporation shall not be
subject to the payment of corporate debts to any extent whatever.

SEVENTH: Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock
to elect additional directors under specified circumstances, the number of
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Corporation shall be fixed from time to time exclusively by the Board of
Directors pursuant to a resolution adopted by a majority of the whole Board. A
director need not be a shareholder. The election of directors of the Corporation
need not be by ballot unless the bylaws so require.

            The directors, other than those who may be elected by the holders of
any series of Preferred Stock or any other series or class of stock, as provided
herein or in any Preferred Stock Designation, shall be divided into three
classes, as nearly equal in number as possible. One class of directors shall be
initially elected for a term expiring at the annual meeting of shareholders to
be held in 2004, another class shall be initially elected for a term expiring at
the annual meeting of shareholders to be held in 2005, and another class shall
be initially elected for a term expiring at the annual meeting of shareholders
to be held in 2006. Members of each class shall hold office until their
successors are duly elected and qualified. At each annual meeting of the
shareholders of the Corporation, commencing with the 2004 annual meeting, the
successors of the class of directors whose term expires at that meeting shall be
elected by a plurality vote of all votes cast for the election of directors at
such meeting to hold office for a term expiring at the annual meeting of
shareholders held in the third year following the year of their election.

            Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred
Stock, and unless the Board of Directors otherwise determines, newly created
directorships resulting from any increase in the authorized number of directors
or any vacancies on the Board of Directors resulting from death, resignation,
retirement, disqualification, removal from office or other cause may be filled
only by a majority vote of the directors then in office, though less than a
quorum, and directors so chosen shall hold office for a term expiring at the
annual meeting of shareholders at which the term of office of the class to which
they have been elected expires and until such director's successor shall have
been duly elected and qualified. No decrease in the number of authorized
directors constituting the whole Board of Directors shall shorten the term of
any incumbent director.

            Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred
Stock or any other series or class of stock, as provided herein or in any
Preferred Stock Designation, to elect additional directors under specific
circumstances, any director may be removed from office at any time, but only for
cause and only by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 80 percent of
the voting power of the then outstanding capital stock of the Corporation (the
"Capital Stock") entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (the
"Voting Stock"), voting together as a single class.

            No director of the Corporation shall be liable to the Corporation or
its shareholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a
director, except for liability (i) for any breach of the director's duty of
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shareholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve
intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) under Section 174 of
the Delaware General Corporation Law or (iv) for any transaction from which the
director derived an improper personal benefit. This paragraph shall not
eliminate or limit the liability of a director for any act or omission occurring
prior to the effective date of its adoption. No repeal or modification of this
paragraph, directly or by adoption of an inconsistent provision of this
Certificate of Incorporation, by the shareholders of the Corporation shall be
effective with respect to any cause of action, suit, claim or other matter that,
but for this paragraph, would accrue or arise prior to such repeal or
modification.

EIGHTH: Unless otherwise determined by the Board of Directors, no holder of
stock of the Corporation shall, as such holder, have any right to purchase or
subscribe for any stock of any class which the Corporation may issue or sell,
whether or not exchangeable for any stock of the Corporation of any class or
classes and whether out of unissued shares authorized by the Certificate of
Incorporation of the Corporation as originally filed or by any amendment thereof
or out of shares of stock of the Corporation acquired by it after the issue
thereof.

NINTH: In anticipation that the Corporation and Conexant Systems, Inc.
("Conexant") may engage in the same or similar activities or lines of business
and have an interest in the same areas of corporate opportunities, and in
recognition of the benefits to be derived by the Corporation through its
continued contractual, corporate and business relations with Conexant (including
possible service of officers and directors of Conexant as officers and directors
of the Corporation), the provisions of this Article Ninth are set forth to
regulate and define the conduct of certain affairs of the Corporation as they
may involve Conexant and its officers and directors, and the powers, rights,
duties and liabilities of the Corporation and its officers, directors and
shareholders in connection therewith.

            Conexant shall have the right to, and shall have no duty to refrain
from, engaging in the same or similar activities or lines of business as the
Corporation, and neither Conexant nor any officer or director thereof (except as
provided in the following paragraph) shall be liable to the Corporation or its
shareholders for the breach of any fiduciary duty by reason of any such
activities of Conexant. In the event that Conexant acquires knowledge of a
potential transaction or matter which may be a corporate opportunity for both
Conexant and the Corporation, Conexant shall have no duty to communicate or
offer such corporate opportunity to the Corporation and shall not be liable to
the Corporation or its shareholders for breach of any fiduciary duty as a
shareholder of the Corporation by reason of the fact that Conexant pursues or
acquires such corporate opportunity for itself, directs such corporate
opportunity to another person, or does not communicate information regarding
such corporate opportunity to the Corporation.

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            In the event that a director or officer of the Corporation who is
also a director or officer of Conexant acquires knowledge of a potential
transaction or matter which may be a corporate opportunity for both the
Corporation and Conexant, such director or officer of the Corporation (i) shall
have fully satisfied and fulfilled the fiduciary duty of such director or
officer to the Corporation and its shareholders with respect to such corporate
opportunity, (ii) shall not be liable to the Corporation or its shareholders for
breach of any fiduciary duty by reason of the fact that Conexant pursues or
acquires such corporate opportunity for itself or directs such corporate
opportunity to another person or does not communicate information regarding such
corporate opportunity to the Corporation, (iii) shall be deemed to have acted in
good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believes to be in and not
opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, and (iv) shall be deemed not
to have breached his or her duty of loyalty to the Corporation or its
shareholders and not to have derived an improper benefit therefrom, if such
director or officer acts in a manner consistent with the following policy:

            (a) a corporate opportunity offered to any person who is a director
      but not an officer of the Corporation and who is also an officer (whether
      or not a director) of Conexant shall belong to Conexant, unless such
      opportunity is expressly offered to such person primarily in his or her
      capacity as a director of the Corporation, in which case such opportunity
      shall belong to the Corporation;

            (b) a corporate opportunity offered to any person who is an officer
      (whether or not a director) of the Corporation and who is also a director
      but not an officer of Conexant shall belong to the Corporation, unless
      such opportunity is expressly offered to such person primarily in his or
      her capacity as a director of Conexant, in which case such opportunity
      shall belong to Conexant;

            (c) a corporate opportunity offered to any other person who is
      either an officer of both the Corporation and Conexant or a director of
      both the Corporation and Conexant shall belong to the Corporation if such
      opportunity is expressly offered to such person primarily in his or her
      capacity as an officer or director of the Corporation, and otherwise, such
      opportunity shall belong to Conexant; and

            (d) any corporate opportunity that belongs to Conexant or to the
      Corporation pursuant to the foregoing policy shall not be pursued by the
      other, or directed by the other to another person or entity, unless and
      until Conexant or the Corporation, as the case may be, determines not to
      pursue the opportunity and so informs the other party. Notwithstanding the
      foregoing sentence, if the party to whom the corporate opportunity belongs
      does not within a reasonable period of time, begin to pursue, or
      thereafter continue to pursue, such opportunity diligently and in good
      faith, the

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      other party may then pursue such opportunity, or direct it to another
      person or entity.

            Any person purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest in shares
of the Capital Stock of the Corporation shall be deemed to have notice of and to
have consented to the provisions of this Article Ninth.

            For purposes of this Article Ninth only: (i) the term "Corporation"
shall mean the Corporation and all corporations, partnerships, joint ventures,
associations and other entities in which the Corporation beneficially owns
(directly or indirectly) 50% or more of the outstanding voting stock, voting
power, partnership interests or similar voting interests, and (ii) the term
"Conexant" shall mean Conexant and all corporations, partnerships, joint
ventures, associations and other entities (other than the Corporation) in which
Conexant beneficially owns (directly or indirectly) 50% or more of the
outstanding voting stock, voting power, partnership interests or similar voting
interests.

            Notwithstanding anything contained in this Certificate of
Incorporation to the contrary, the affirmative vote of 80% of the voting power
of the then outstanding Voting Stock, voting together as a single class, shall
be required to amend or repeal this Article Ninth or adopt any provision
inconsistent with this Article Ninth. Neither the amendment or repeal of this
Article Ninth nor the adoption of any provision of this Certificate of
Incorporation inconsistent with this Article Ninth shall eliminate or reduce the
effect of this Article Ninth in respect of any matter occurring, or any cause of
action, suit or claim that, but for this Article Ninth, would accrue or arise,
prior to such amendment, repeal or adoption.

TENTH: In anticipation that (i) Conexant will have continued contractual,
corporate and business relations with the Corporation, and in anticipation that
the Corporation and Conexant may enter into contracts or otherwise transact
business with each other and that the Corporation may derive benefits therefrom
and (ii) the Corporation may from time to time enter into contractual, corporate
or business relations with one or more of its directors, or one or more
corporations, partnerships, associations or other organizations in which one or
more of its directors have a financial interest (collectively, "Related
Entities"), the provisions of this Article Tenth are set forth to regulate and
define certain contractual relations of the Corporation as they may involve
Conexant, Related Entities and their respective officers and directors, and the
powers, rights, duties and liabilities of the Corporation and its officers,
directors and shareholders in connection therewith. The provisions of this
Article Tenth are in addition to, and not in limitation of, the provisions of
the Delaware General Corporation Law and the other provisions of this
Certificate of Incorporation. Any contract or business relation which does not
comply with the procedures set forth in this Article Tenth shall not by reason
thereof be deemed void or voidable or result in any breach of fiduciary duty or
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good faith or in the best interests of the Corporation or derivation of any
improper personal benefit, but shall be governed by the provisions of this
Certificate of Incorporation, the bylaws of the Corporation, the Delaware
General Corporation Law and other applicable law.

            No contract, agreement, arrangement or transaction (or any
amendment, modification or termination thereof) between the Corporation and
Conexant or between the Corporation and one or more of the directors or officers
of the Corporation, Conexant or any Related Entities or between the Corporation
and any Related Entity shall be void or voidable solely for the reason that
Conexant, any Related Entity or any one or more of the officers or directors of
the Corporation, Conexant or any Related Entity are parties thereto, or solely
because any such directors or officers are present at or participate in the
meeting of the Board of Directors or committee thereof which authorizes the
contract, agreement, arrangement or transaction (or the amendment, modification
or termination thereof), or solely because his, her or their votes are counted
for such purpose, and Conexant, any Related Entity and such directors and
officers (1) shall have fully satisfied and fulfilled their fiduciary duties, if
any, to the Corporation and its shareholders with respect thereto, (2) shall not
be liable to the Corporation or its shareholders for any breach of fiduciary
duty by reason of the entering into, performance or consummation of any such
contract, agreement, arrangement or transaction (or amendment, modification or
termination thereof), (3) shall be deemed to have acted in good faith and in a
manner such persons reasonably believed to be in and not opposed to the best
interests of the Corporation and (4) shall be deemed not to have breached their
duties of loyalty, if any, to the Corporation and its shareholders and not to
have derived an improper personal benefit therefrom, if:

            (a) the material facts as to the contract, agreement, arrangement or
      transaction (or the amendment, modification or termination thereof) are
      disclosed or are known to the Board of Directors or the committee thereof
      which authorizes the contract, agreement, arrangement or transaction (or
      the amendment, modification or termination thereof), and the Board of
      Directors or such committee in good faith authorizes the contract,
      agreement, arrangement or transaction (or the amendment, modification or
      termination thereof) by the affirmative vote of a majority of the
      disinterested directors, even though the disinterested directors be less
      than a quorum;

            (b) the material facts as to the contract, agreement, arrangement or
      transaction (or the amendment, modification or termination thereof) are
      disclosed or are known to the holders of Voting Stock entitled to vote
      thereon, and the contract, agreement, arrangement, or transaction (or the
      amendment, modification or termination thereof) is specifically approved
      in good faith by vote of the holders of a majority

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      of the then outstanding Voting Stock not owned by Conexant, the
      Corporation, or a Related Entity, as the case may be; or

            (c) such contract, agreement, arrangement or transaction (or the
      amendment, modification or termination thereof) is fair as to the
      Corporation as of the time it is authorized, approved or ratified by the
      Board of Directors, a committee thereof or the shareholders of the
      Corporation.

ELEVENTH: Whenever a compromise or arrangement is proposed between the
Corporation and its creditors or any class of them and/or between the
Corporation and its shareholders or any class of them, any court of equitable
jurisdiction within the State of Delaware may, on the application in a summary
way of the Corporation or of any creditor or shareholder thereof, or on the
application of any receiver or receivers appointed for the Corporation under the
provisions of Section 291 of Title 8 of the Delaware Code or on the application
of trustees in dissolution or of any receiver or receivers appointed for the
Corporation under the provisions of Section 279 of Title 8 of the Delaware Code
order a meeting of the creditors or class of creditors, and/or of the
shareholders or class of shareholders of the Corporation, as the case may be, to
be summoned in such manner as the said court directs. If a majority in number
representing three-fourths in value of the creditors or class of creditors,
and/or of the shareholders or class of shareholders, of the Corporation, as the
case may be, agree to any compromise or arrangement and to any reorganization of
the Corporation as consequence of such compromise or arrangement, the said
compromise or arrangement and the said reorganization shall, if sanctioned by
the court to which the said application has been made, be binding on all the
creditors or class of creditors, and/or on all the shareholders or class of
shareholders, of the Corporation, as the case may be, and also on the
Corporation.

TWELFTH:

            1. AMENDMENT OF CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION. From time to time any
of the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation may be amended, altered or
repealed, and other provisions authorized by the statutes of the State of
Delaware at the time in force may be added or inserted in the manner at the time
prescribed by said statutes, and all rights at any time conferred upon the
shareholders of the Corporation by its Certificate of Incorporation are granted
subject to the provisions of this Article Twelfth. Notwithstanding anything
contained in this Certificate of Incorporation to the contrary, the affirmative
vote of the holders of at least 80% of the voting power of the then outstanding
Voting Stock, voting together as a single class, shall be required to amend or
repeal Article Seventh, this Article Twelfth or Article Fourteenth or adopt any
provision inconsistent with any of the foregoing articles.

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            2. BYLAWS. The Board of Directors is expressly authorized to make,
alter, amend and repeal the bylaws of the Corporation, in any manner not
inconsistent with the laws of the State of Delaware or of the Certificate of
Incorporation of the Corporation, subject to the power of the holders of the
Capital Stock to amend or repeal the bylaws made by the Board of Directors;
provided, that any such amendment or repeal by shareholders shall require the
affirmative vote of the holders of at least 80% of the voting power of the then
outstanding Voting Stock, voting together as a single class.

THIRTEENTH: The shareholder vote required to approve Business Combinations (as
hereinafter defined) shall be as set forth in this Article Thirteenth.

            1. HIGHER VOTE FOR BUSINESS COMBINATIONS. In addition to any
affirmative vote required by law, this Certificate of Incorporation or the
bylaws of the Corporation, and except as otherwise expressly provided in Section
2 of this Article Thirteenth, a Business Combination shall not be consummated
without the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 80% of the voting power
of the then outstanding shares of the Voting Stock, voting together as a single
class. Such affirmative vote shall be required notwithstanding the fact that no
vote may be required, or that a lesser percentage or separate class vote may be
specified, by law or in any agreement with any national securities exchange or
otherwise.

            2. WHEN HIGHER VOTE IS NOT REQUIRED. The provisions of Section 1 of
this Article Thirteenth shall not be applicable to a Business Combination if the
conditions specified in either of the following paragraphs A or B are met.

            A. APPROVAL BY CONTINUING DIRECTORS. The Business Combination shall
      have been approved by at least two-thirds of the Continuing Directors (as
      hereinafter defined), whether such approval is made prior to or subsequent
      to the date on which the Interested Shareholder (as hereinafter defined)
      became an Interested Shareholder (the "Determination Date").

            B. PRICE AND PROCEDURE REQUIREMENTS. Each of the seven conditions
      specified in the following subparagraphs (i) through (vii) shall have been
      met:

                  (i) The aggregate amount of the cash and the Fair Market Value
            (as hereinafter defined) as of the date of the consummation of the
            Business Combination (the "Consummation Date") of any consideration
            other than cash to be received per share by holders of Common Stock
            in such Business Combination shall be an amount at least equal to
            the higher amount determined under clauses (a) and (b) below (the
            requirements of this paragraph B(i) shall be applicable with respect
            to all shares of Common Stock

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            outstanding, whether or not the Interested Shareholder has
            previously acquired any shares of the Common Stock):

                        (a) the highest per share price (including any brokerage
                  commissions, transfer taxes and soliciting dealers' fees) paid
                  by or on behalf of the Interested Shareholder for any shares
                  of Common Stock acquired beneficially by it (1) within the
                  two-year period immediately prior to the first public
                  announcement of the proposal of the Business Combination (the
                  "Announcement Date") or (2) in the transaction in which it
                  became an Interested Shareholder, whichever is higher, plus
                  interest compounded annually from the Determination Date
                  through the Consummation Date at the base rate of interest of
                  JPMorgan Chase Bank (or of such other major bank headquartered
                  in New York City selected by at least two-thirds of the
                  Continuing Directors) from time to time in effect in New York
                  City, less the aggregate amount of any cash dividends paid,
                  and the Fair Market Value of any dividends paid in other than
                  cash, per share of Common Stock from the Determination Date
                  through the Consummation Date in an amount up to but not
                  exceeding the amount of such interest payable per share of
                  Common Stock; and

                        (b) the Fair Market Value per share of Common Stock on
                  the Announcement Date or on the Determination Date, whichever
                  is higher.

                  (ii) The aggregate amount of the cash and the Fair Market
            Value as of the Consummation Date of any consideration other than
            cash to be received per share by holders of shares of any class or
            series of outstanding Capital Stock, other than the Common Stock, in
            such Business Combination shall be an amount at least equal to the
            highest amount determined under clauses (a), (b) and (c) below (the
            requirements of this paragraph B(ii) shall be applicable with
            respect to all shares of every class or series of outstanding
            Capital Stock, other than the Common Stock, whether or not the
            Interested Shareholder has previously acquired any shares of a
            particular class or series of Capital Stock):

                        (a) the highest per share price (including any brokerage
                  commissions, transfer taxes and soliciting dealers' fees) paid
                  by or on behalf of the Interested Shareholder for any shares
                  of such class or series of Capital Stock acquired beneficially
                  by it (1) within the two-year period immediately prior to the
                  Announcement Date or (2) in the transaction in which it became
                  an Interested Shareholder, whichever is higher, plus interest
                  compounded annually from the Determination Date through the
                  Consummation Date at the base rate of interest of JPMorgan
                  Chase Bank (or of such other major bank headquartered in New
                  York City selected by

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                  at least two-thirds of the Continuing Directors) from time to
                  time in effect in New York City, less the aggregate amount of
                  any cash dividends paid, and the Fair Market Value of any
                  dividends paid in other than cash, per share of such class or
                  series of Capital Stock from the Determination Date through
                  the Consummation Date in an amount up to but not exceeding the
                  amount of such interest payable per share of such class or
                  series of Capital Stock; and

                        (b) the Fair Market Value per share of such class or
                  series of Capital Stock on the Announcement Date or on the
                  Determination Date, whichever is higher; and

                        (c) the highest preferential amount per share to which
                  the holders of shares of such class or series of Capital Stock
                  would be entitled in the event of any voluntary or involuntary
                  liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the
                  Corporation, regardless of whether the Business Combination to
                  be consummated constitutes such an event.

                  (iii) The consideration to be received by holders of a
            particular class or series of outstanding Capital Stock (including
            Common Stock) shall be in cash or in the same form as previously has
            been paid by or on behalf of the Interested Shareholder in its
            direct or indirect acquisition of beneficial ownership of shares of
            such class or series of Capital Stock. If the consideration so paid
            for shares of any class or series of Capital Stock varied as to
            form, the form of consideration for such class or series of Capital
            Stock shall be either cash or the form used to acquire beneficial
            ownership of the largest number of shares of such class or series of
            Capital Stock previously acquired by the Interested Shareholder.

                  (iv) After such Interested Shareholder has become an
            Interested Shareholder and prior to the consummation of such
            Business Combination, such Interested Shareholder shall not have
            become the beneficial owner of any additional shares of Capital
            Stock except as part of the transaction that results in such
            Interested Shareholder becoming an Interested Shareholder and except
            in a transaction that, after giving effect thereto, would not result
            in any increase in the Interested Shareholder's percentage
            beneficial ownership of any class or series of Capital Stock; and,
            except as approved by at least two-thirds of the Continuing
            Directors: (a) there shall have been no failure to declare and pay
            at the regular date therefor any full quarterly dividends (whether
            or not cumulative) payable in accordance with the terms of any
            outstanding Capital Stock; (b) there shall have been no reduction in
            the annual rate of dividends paid on the Common Stock (except as
            necessary to reflect

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            any stock split, stock dividend or subdivision of the Common Stock);
            and (c) there shall have been an increase in the annual rate of
            dividends paid on the Common Stock as necessary to reflect any
            reclassification (including any reverse stock split),
            recapitalization, reorganization or any similar transaction which
            has the effect of reducing the number of outstanding shares of
            Common Stock.

                  (v) After such Interested Shareholder has become an Interested
            Shareholder, such Interested Shareholder shall not have received the
            benefit, directly or indirectly (except proportionately as a
            shareholder of the Corporation), of any loans, advances, guarantees,
            pledges or other financial assistance or any tax credits or other
            tax advantages provided by the Corporation, whether in anticipation
            of or in connection with such Business Combination or otherwise.

                  (vi) A proxy or information statement describing the proposed
            Business Combination and complying with the requirements of the
            Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and
            regulations thereunder (or any subsequent provisions replacing such
            Act, rules or regulations) shall be mailed to all shareholders of
            the Corporation at least 30 days prior to the consummation of such
            Business Combination (whether or not such proxy or information
            statement is required to be mailed pursuant to such Act or
            subsequent provisions). The proxy or information statement shall
            contain on the first page thereof, in a prominent place, any
            statement as to the advisability of the Business Combination that
            the Continuing Directors, or any of them, may choose to make and, if
            deemed advisable by at least two-thirds of the Continuing Directors,
            the opinion of an investment banking firm selected for and on behalf
            of the Corporation by at least two-thirds of the Continuing
            Directors as to the fairness of the terms of the Business
            Combination from a financial point of view to the holders of the
            outstanding shares of Capital Stock other than the Interested
            Shareholder and its Affiliates or Associates (each as hereinafter
            defined).

                  (vii) Such Interested Shareholder shall not have made any
            material change in the Corporation's business or equity capital
            structure without the approval of at least two-thirds of the
            Continuing Directors.

            Any Business Combination to which Section 1 of this Article
      Thirteenth shall not apply by reason of this Section 2 shall require only
      such affirmative vote as is required by law, any other provision of this
      Certificate of Incorporation, the bylaws of the Corporation or any
      agreement with any national securities exchange.

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            3. CERTAIN DEFINITIONS. For the purposes of this Article Thirteenth:

            A. A "Business Combination" shall mean:

                  (i) any merger or consolidation of the Corporation or any
            Subsidiary (as hereinafter defined) with (i) any Interested
            Shareholder or (ii) any other corporation (whether or not itself an
            Interested Shareholder) which is, or after such merger or
            consolidation would be, an Affiliate or Associate of an Interested
            Shareholder; or

                  (ii) any sale, lease, exchange, mortgage, pledge, transfer or
            other disposition (in one transaction or a series of transactions)
            to or with any Interested Shareholder or any Affiliate or Associate
            of any Interested Shareholder involving any assets or securities of
            the Corporation, any Subsidiary or any Interested Shareholder or any
            Affiliate or Associate of any Interested Shareholder having an
            aggregate Fair Market Value of $25,000,000 or more; or

                  (iii) the adoption of any plan or proposal for the liquidation
            or dissolution of the Corporation proposed by or on behalf of any
            Interested Shareholder or any Affiliate or Associate of any
            Interested Shareholder; or

                  (iv) any reclassification of securities (including any reverse
            stock split), or recapitalization of the Corporation, or any merger
            or consolidation of the Corporation with any of its Subsidiaries or
            any other transaction (whether or not with or into or otherwise
            involving an Interested Shareholder) that has the effect, directly
            or indirectly, of increasing the proportionate share of any class or
            series of Capital Stock, or any securities convertible into Capital
            Stock or into equity securities of any Subsidiary, that is
            beneficially owned by any Interested Shareholder or any Affiliate or
            Associate of any Interested Shareholder; or

                  (v) any agreement, contract, arrangement or other
            understanding providing for any one or more of the actions specified
            in clauses (i) through (iv) above.

            B. A "person" shall mean any individual, firm, corporation or other
      entity and shall include any group composed of any person and any other
      person with whom such person or any Affiliate or Associate of such person
      has any agreement, arrangement or understanding, directly or indirectly,
      for the purpose of acquiring, holding, voting or disposing of Capital
      Stock.

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            C. "Interested Shareholder" shall mean any person (other than (i)
      the Corporation or any Subsidiary, (ii) Conexant and (iii) any
      profit-sharing, employee stock ownership or other employee benefit plan of
      the Corporation, any Subsidiary or Conexant or any trustee of or fiduciary
      with respect to any such plan when acting in such capacity) who or which:

                  (i) is the beneficial owner of Voting Stock having 10% or more
            of the votes entitled to be cast by the holders of all then
            outstanding shares of Voting Stock; or

                  (ii) is an Affiliate or Associate of the Corporation and at
            any time within the two-year period immediately prior to the date in
            question was the beneficial owner of Voting Stock having 10% or more
            of the votes entitled to be cast by the holders of all then
            outstanding shares of Voting Stock; or

                  (iii) is an assignee of or has otherwise succeeded to any
            shares of Voting Stock which were at any time within the two-year
            period immediately prior to the date in question beneficially owned
            by any Interested Shareholder, if such assignment or succession
            shall have occurred in the course of a transaction or series of
            transactions not involving a public offering within the meaning of
            the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

            D. A person shall be a "beneficial owner" of any Capital Stock:

                  (i) which such person or any Affiliate or Associate of such
            person beneficially owns, directly or indirectly; or

                  (ii) which such person or any Affiliate or Associate of such
            person has, directly or indirectly, (a) the right to acquire
            (whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the
            passage of time), pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or
            understanding or upon the exercise of conversion rights, exchange
            rights, warrants or options, or otherwise, or (b) the right to vote
            pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding; or

                  (iii) which are beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by
            any other person with which such person or any Affiliate or
            Associate of such person has any agreement, arrangement or
            understanding for the purpose of acquiring, holding, voting or
            disposing of any shares of Capital Stock.

            E. For the purposes of determining whether a person is an Interested
      Shareholder pursuant to paragraph C of this Section 3, the number of
      shares of Capital Stock deemed to be outstanding shall include shares
      deemed owned by the

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      Interested Shareholder through application of paragraph D of this Section
      3 but shall not include any other shares of Capital Stock that may be
      issuable pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding, or upon
      exercise of conversion rights, warrants or options, or otherwise.

            F. "Affiliate" and "Associate" shall have the respective meanings
      ascribed to such terms in Rule 12b-2 of the General Rules and Regulations
      under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as in effect on
      June 6, 2003 (the term "registrant" in such Rule 12b-2 meaning in this
      case the Corporation).

            G. "Subsidiary" means any corporation of which a majority of any
      class of equity security is beneficially owned by the Corporation;
      provided, however, that for the purposes of the definition of Interested
      Shareholder set forth in paragraph C of this Section 3, the term
      "Subsidiary" shall mean only a corporation of which a majority of each
      class of equity security is beneficially owned by the Corporation.

            H. "Continuing Director" means any member of the Board of Directors
      of the Corporation (the "Board") who is not an Affiliate or Associate or
      representative of the Interested Shareholder and was a member of the Board
      prior to the time that the Interested Shareholder became an Interested
      Shareholder, and any successor of a Continuing Director who is not an
      Affiliate or Associate or representative of the Interested Shareholder and
      is recommended or elected to succeed a Continuing Director by at least
      two-thirds of the Continuing Directors then members of the Board.

            I. "Fair Market Value" means: (i) in the case of cash, the amount of
      such cash; (ii) in the case of stock, the highest closing sale price
      during the 30-day period immediately preceding the date in question of a
      share of such stock on the Composite Tape for New York Stock
      Exchange-Listed Stocks, or, if such stock is not quoted on the Composite
      Tape, on the New York Stock Exchange, or, if such stock is not listed on
      such Exchange, on the principal United States securities exchange
      registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, on which
      such stock is listed, or, if such stock is not listed on any such
      exchange, the highest closing bid quotation with respect to a share of
      such stock during the 30-day period immediately preceding the date in
      question on the Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. National Market System or any
      system then in use, or if no such quotations are available, the fair
      market value on the date in question of a share of such stock as
      determined in good faith by at least two-thirds of the Continuing
      Directors; and (iii) in the case of property other than cash or stock, the
      fair market value of such property on the date in question as determined
      in good faith by at least two-thirds of the Continuing Directors.

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            J. In the event of any Business Combination in which the Corporation
      survives, the phrase "consideration other than cash to be received" as
      used in paragraphs B(i) and (ii) of Section 2 of this Article Thirteenth
      shall include the shares of Common Stock and/or the shares of any other
      class or series of Capital Stock retained by the holders of such shares.

            4. POWERS OF CONTINUING DIRECTORS. Any determination as to
compliance with this Article Thirteenth, including without limitation (A)
whether a person is an Interested Shareholder, (B) the number of shares of
Capital Stock or other securities beneficially owned by any person, (C) whether
a person is an Affiliate or Associate of another, (D) whether the requirements
of paragraph B of Section 2 have been met with respect to any Business
Combination, and (E) whether the assets that are the subject of any Business
Combination have, or the consideration to be received for the issuance or
transfer of securities by the Corporation or any Subsidiary in any Business
Combination has, an aggregate Fair Market Value of $25,000,000 or more shall be
made only upon action by not less than two-thirds of the Continuing Directors of
the Corporation; and the good faith determination of at least two-thirds of the
Continuing Directors on such matters shall be conclusive and binding for all the
purposes of this Article Thirteenth.

            5. NO EFFECT ON FIDUCIARY OBLIGATIONS. Nothing contained in this
Article Thirteenth shall be construed to relieve the Board of Directors or any
Interested Shareholder from any fiduciary obligation imposed by law.

            6. AMENDMENT, REPEAL, ETC. Notwithstanding any other provisions of
this Certificate of Incorporation or the bylaws of the Corporation (and
notwithstanding the fact that a lesser percentage or separate class vote may be
specified by law, this Certificate of Incorporation or the bylaws of the
Corporation), the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 80% of the voting
power of the then outstanding shares of Voting Stock, voting together as a
single class, shall be required to amend or repeal, or adopt any provisions
inconsistent with, this Article Thirteenth; provided, however, that the
preceding provisions of this Section 6 shall not apply to any amendment to this
Article Thirteenth, and such amendment shall require only such affirmative vote
as is required by law and any other provisions of this Certificate of
Incorporation or the bylaws of the Corporation, if such amendment shall have
been approved by at least two-thirds of the members of the Board who are persons
who would be eligible to serve as Continuing Directors.

FOURTEENTH: From and after the time of the distribution of the shares of Capital
Stock of the Corporation to the holders of capital stock of Conexant, any action
required or permitted to be taken by the shareholders shall be taken only at an
annual or special meeting of such shareholders and not by consent in writing.
Special meetings of the

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shareholders for any purpose or purposes shall be called only by the Board of
Directors pursuant to a resolution adopted by a majority of the whole Board.

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