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EXHIBIT 10.H

SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC.

NON-QUALIFIED EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN

1. PURPOSE

The Skyworks Solutions, Inc. Non-Qualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan (hereinafter the “Plan”),
effective as of October 1, 2002, is intended to provide a method whereby employees of participating
organizations (as defined in Article 17) of Skyworks Solutions, Inc. (the “Company”) will have an
opportunity to acquire a proprietary interest in the Company through the purchase of shares of the
Company’s Common Stock. It is the intention of the Company that this Plan authorize the grant of
purchase rights and issuance of Common Stock which do not qualify as an “Employee Stock Purchase
Plan” under section 423 of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the
“Internal Revenue Code”).

2. ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES.

All employees of any of the participating organizations of the Company who are employed by the
Company or a participating organization at least ten (10) business days prior to the first day of
the applicable Offering Period or any Special Offering Period (each as defined below), or at such
other time on or before the first day of the applicable Offering Period or any Special Offering
Period, as determined by the Committee (the “Eligibility Date”), shall be eligible to participate
in and receive rights under this Plan to purchase Common Stock. Except as otherwise provided
herein, persons who become eligible employees after the Eligibility Date shall be eligible to
receive purchase rights on the first day of the next succeeding Offering Period on which purchase
rights are granted to eligible employees under the Plan. In no event may an employee be granted a
purchase right if such employee, immediately after the purchase right is granted, owns stock
possessing five (5%) percent or more of the total combined voting power or value of all classes of
stock of the Company or of its parent corporation or subsidiary corporation as the terms “parent
corporation” and “subsidiary corporation” are defined in Section 424(e) and (1) of the Internal
Revenue Code. For purposes of determining stock ownership under this paragraph, the rules of
Section 424(d) of the Internal Revenue Code shall apply and stock which the employee may purchase
under outstanding purchase rights shall be treated as stock owned by the employee. All employees
who participate in the Plan shall have the same rights and privileges under the Plan except for
differences which may be mandated by local law and except that employees participating in a
sub-plan adopted pursuant to Article 26 need not have the same rights and privileges as other
employees participating in the Plan. The Committee (as defined in Article 18) may impose
restrictions on eligibility and participation of employees who are officers and directors to
facilitate compliance with federal or state securities laws or foreign laws.

3. STOCK SUBJECT TO THE PLAN.

The stock subject to the purchase rights granted hereunder shall be shares of the Company’s
authorized but unissued Common Stock or shares of Common Stock reacquired by the Company, including
shares purchased in the open market. The aggregate number of shares which may be issued pursuant to
the Plan is 1,020,000 for all Offering Periods, including any Special Offering Period, subject to
increase or decrease by reason of stock split-ups, reclassifications, stock dividends, changes in
par value and the like. If any purchase right granted under the Plan shall expire or terminate for
any reason without having been exercised in full or shall cease for any reason to be exercisable in
whole or in part, the unpurchased shares subject to such purchase right shall again be available
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Offering Period, including any Special Offering Period, is insufficient to satisfy all purchase
requirements for that Offering Period, the available shares for that Offering Period shall be
apportioned among participating employees in proportion to their purchase rights.

4. OFFERING PERIODS AND STOCK PURCHASE RIGHTS.

There shall be Offering Periods and Special Offering Periods during which payroll deductions or
permitted cash contributions will be accumulated under the Plan. Each Offering Period, including
any Special Offering Period, includes only regular paydays falling within it, The Committee shall
be expressly permitted to establish the Offering Periods and the Special Offering Periods,
including the Offering Commencement Date and Offering Termination Date (as both defined below) of
any Offering Period or Special Offering Period, under the Plan; provided, however, that in no event
shall any Offering Period or Special Offering Period extend for more than twenty-four (24) months.

Subject to the foregoing, the Offering Periods shall generally commence and end as follows:

	 	 	 
	Offering Period	 	Offering Period
	Commencement Dates	 	Termination Dates
	Each February 1

Each August 1
	 	Each July 31

Each January 31

Provided, however, that (i) the Offering Commencement Date and Offering Termination Date of the
initial Offering Period under this Plan shall be October 1, 2002 and March 31, 2003, respectively,
and (ii) the Offering Commencement Date and Offering Termination Date of the Offering Period
immediately following the initial Offering Period under this Plan shall be April 1, 2003 and July
31, 2003, respectively.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that the Committee adopts a sub-plan or establishes
eligibility pursuant to Article 26 hereof for the employees of a particular organization or
location, there will be a Special Offering Period (the “Special Offering Period”) that will begin
ten (10) business days after the adoption of such a sub-plan or such establishment of eligibility
for all employees that particular organization or location who are eligible as of the date of the
Offering Commencement Date of the Special Offering Period.

The Offering Commencement Date is the first day of each Offering Period, including any Special
Offering Period. The Offering Termination Date is the applicable date on which an Offering Period
ends under this Article 4. In the case of a Special Offering Period, the Offering Termination Date
is the date which is the Offering Termination Date for the regular Offering Period in which the
Offering Commencement Date for such Special Offering Period occurs unless otherwise decided by the
Committee in its discretion.

On each Offering Commencement Date, the Company will grant to each eligible employee who is then a
participant in the Plan a purchase right to purchase on the Offering Termination Date at the
Purchase Right Exercise Price, as hereinafter provided, that number of full shares of Common Stock
reserved for the purpose of the Plan, up to a maximum of 1,000 shares, subject to increase or
decrease by reason of stock split-ups, reclassifications, stock dividends, changes in par value and
the like; provided that such employee remains eligible to participate in the Plan throughout such
Offering Period or Special Offering Period, as the ease may be. If the eligible employee’s
accumulated payroll deductions or permitted cash contributions on the Offering Termination Date
would enable the eligible employee to purchase more than 1,000 shares except for the 1,000-share

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limitation, the excess of the amount of the accumulated payroll deductions or permitted cash
contributions over the aggregate Purchase Right Exercise Price of the 1,000 shares shall be
refunded to the eligible employee by the Company as soon as administratively practicable, without
interest (except where required by local law as determined by the Committee). The Purchase Right
Exercise Price for each Offering Period, including any Special Offering Period, shall be the lesser
of (i) eighty-five percent (85%) of the fair market value of the Common Stock on the Offering
Commencement Date, or (ii) eighty-five percent (85%) of the fair market value of the Common Stock
on the Offering Termination Date, in either case rounded up to the next whole cent. in the event of
an increase or decrease in the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock through stock splits,
reclassifications, stock dividends, changes in par value and the like, an appropriate adjustment
shall be made in the number of shares and Purchase Right Exercise Price per share provided for
under the Plan, either by a proportionate increase in the number of shares and proportionate
decrease in the Purchase Right Exercise Price per share, or by a proportionate decrease in the
number of shares and a proportionate increase in the Purchase Right Exercise Price per share, as
may be required to enable an eligible employee who is then a participant in the Plan to acquire on
the Offering Termination Date that number of full shares of Common Stock as his accumulated payroll
deductions or permitted cash contributions on such date will pay for at a price equal to the lesser
of (i) eighty-five percent (85%) of the fair market value of the Common Stock on the Offering
Commencement Date, or (ii) eighty-five percent (85%) of the fair market value of the Common Stock
on the Offering Termination Date, in either case rounded up to the next whole cent, as so adjusted.

For purposes of this Plan, the term “fair market value” means, if the Common Stock is listed on a
national securities exchange or is on the (U.S.) National Association of Securities Dealers
Automated Quotation (“Nasdaq”) Global Select Market system, the closing sale price of
the Common Stock on the relevant date on such exchange or as reported on Nasdaq or, if the
Common Stock is traded in the over-the-counter securities market, but not on the Nasdaq Global
Select Market, the closing bid quotation for the Common Stock, each as published in The Wall Street
Journal, if no shares of Common Stock are traded on the Offering Commencement Date or Offering
Termination Date, the fair market value will be determined on the next regular business day on
which shares of Common Stock are traded.

For purposes of this Plan the term “business day” as used herein means a day on which there is
trading on the Nasdaq Global Select Market or such national securities exchange on which the Common
Stock is listed.

No employee shall be granted a purchase right which permits the employee to purchase Common Stock
under the Plan and any similar plans of the Company or any parent or subsidiary corporations at a
rate which exceeds $25,000 of fair market value of such stock (determined at the time such purchase
right is granted) for each calendar year in which such purchase right is outstanding at any time.
If the participant’s accumulated payroll deductions or permitted cash contributions on the Offering
Termination Date would otherwise enable the participant to purchase Common Stock in excess of the
$25,000 limitation described in this paragraph, the excess of the amount of the accumulated payroll
deductions or permitted cash contributions over the aggregate Purchase Right Exercise Price of the
shares actually purchased shall be refunded to the participant by the Company or its participating
organization as soon as administratively practicable, without interest (except where required by
local law as determined by the Committee).

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5. EXERCISE OF PURCHASE RIGHT.

Each eligible employee who continues to be a participant in the Plan on the Offering Termination
Date shall be deemed to have exercised his or her purchase right on such date and shall be deemed
to have purchased from the Company such number of full shares of Common Stock reserved for the
purpose of the Plan as his or her accumulated payroll deductions or permitted cash contributions on
such date will pay for at the Purchase Right Exercise Price subject to the 1000-share limit of the
purchase right and the $25,000 limitation described in Article 4. If a participant is not an
employee on the Offering Termination Date and throughout an Offering Period or Special Offering
Period, he or she shall not be entitled to exercise his or her purchase right under the Plan.

If a participant’s accumulated payroll deductions or permitted cash contributions in his or her
account are based on a currency other than the U.S. dollar, then on the Offering Termination Date,
the accumulated payroll deductions or permitted cash contributions in his or her account will be
converted into an equivalent value of U.S. dollars based upon the U.S. dollar-foreign currency
exchange rate in effect on that date, as reported in The Wall Street Journal, provided that such
conversion does not result in an Purchase Right Exercise Price which is, in fact, less than the
lesser of an amount equal to 85% of the fair market value of the Common Stock on the Offering
Commencement Date or 85% of the fair market value of the Common Stock on the Offering Termination
Date. The Committee shall have the right to change such conversion date, as they deem appropriate
to effectively purchase shares on any Offering Termination Date.

6. AUTHORIZATION FOR ENTERING PLAN.

An eligible employee may enter the Plan by following a written, electronic or other enrollment
process, including a payroll deduction authorization, as prescribed by the Committee. Except as may
otherwise be established by the Committee, all enrollment authorizations shall be effective only if
delivered to the designated Plan Administrator(s) (as defined in Article 1 8) in accordance with
the prescribed procedures not later than the Eligibility or such other time as determined by the
Committee. Participation may be conditioned on an eligible employee’s consent to transfer and
process personal data and on acknowledgment and agreement to Plan terms and other specified
conditions.

The Company or its participating organization will accumulate and hold for the employee’s account
the accumulated payroll deductions or cash contributions. No interest will be paid thereon (except
where required by local law as determined by the Committee). In jurisdictions in which
participating employees may contribute to the Plan through payroll deductions, they may not make
any separate cash payments into their account.

Unless an employee files a new enrollment authorization, or withdraws from the Plan, his or her
payroll deductions or cash contribution and purchases under the enrollment authorization he or she
has on file under the Plan shall continue as long as the Plan remains in effect. An employee may
increase or decrease the amount of his or her payroll deductions or permitted cash contributions as
of the next Offering Commencement Date by filing a revised payroll deduction authorization or cash
contribution election in accordance with the procedures then applicable to such actions. Except as
may otherwise be established by the Committee, all revised authorizations and elections shall be
effective only if delivered to the designated Plan Administrator(s) in accordance with the
prescribed procedures not later than ten (10) business days before the next Offering Commencement
Date.

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7. MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF PAYROLL DEDUCTIONS AND PERMITTED CASH CONTRIBUTIONS.

An employee may authorize payroll deductions or make cash contributions in an aggregate amount of
not less than one percent (1%) and not more than ten percent (10%) (in whole number percentages
only) of his or her eligible compensation. Such deductions or the amount of the cash contribution
shall be determined based on the employee’s election in effect on the payday on which such eligible
compensation is paid. An employee may not make any additional payments into such account. Except as
otherwise required by local laws, eligible compensation means the wages as defined in Section
3401(a) of the internal Revenue Code, determined without regard to any rules that limit
compensation included in wages based on the nature or location or employment or services performed,
including without limitation base pay, shift premium, overtime, gain sharing (profit sharing),
incentive compensation, bonuses and commissions and all other payments made to the employee for
services as an employee during the applicable payroll period, and excluding the value of any
qualified or non-qualified stock option or purchase right granted to the employee to the extent
such value is includible in the taxable wages, reimbursements or other expense allowances, fringe
benefits, moving expenses, deferred compensation, and welfare benefits, but determined prior to any
exclusions for any amounts deferred under Sections 125, 401(k), 402(e)(3), 402(h)(1)(B), 403(b) or
457(b) of the Internal Revenue Code or for certain contributions described in Section 457(h)(2) of
the Internal Revenue Code that are treated as Company contributions.

8. UNUSED PAYROLL DEDUCTIONS AND PERMITTED CASH CONTRIBUTIONS.

Only full shares of Common Stock may be purchased. Any balance remaining in an employee’s account
after a purchase will be reported to the employee and will be carried forward to the next Offering
Period. However, in no event will the amount of the unused payroll deductions or permitted cash
contributions carried forward from an Offering Period exceed the Purchase Right Exercise Price per
share for that Offering Period or Special Offering Period, as the case may be. If for any Offering
Period, including any Special Offering Period, the amount of unused payroll deductions or permitted
cash contributions should exceed the Purchase Right Exercise Price per share, the amount of the
excess for any participant shall be refunded to such participant as soon as administratively
practicable, without interest (except where required by local law as determined by the Committee).

9. CHANGE IN PAYROLL DEDUCTIONS OR PERMITTED CASH CONTRIBUTIONS.

Deductions or cash contributions may not be increased or decreased during an Offering Period or
Special Offering Period, as the case may be.

10. WITHDRAWAL FROM THE PLAN.

An employee may withdraw from the Plan and withdraw all but not less than all of the payroll
deductions or permitted cash contributions credited to his or her account under the Plan prior to
the Offering Termination Date by completing and filing a withdrawal notification with the
designated Plan Administrator(s) in accordance with the prescribed procedures, in which event the
Company will refund as soon as administratively practicable without interest (except where required
by local law as determined by the Committee) the entire balance of such employee’s deductions or
cash contributions __ not previously used to purchase Common Stock under the Plan. Except as may
otherwise be established by the Committee, all withdrawals shall be effective only if delivered to
the

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designated Plan Administrator(s) in accordance with the prescribed procedures not later than ten
(10) business days before the Offering Termination Date.

An employee who withdraws from the Plan is like an employee who has never entered the Plan; the
employee’s rights under the Plan will be terminated and no further payroll deductions or cash
contributions will be made. To reenter, such an employee must re-enroll pursuant to the provisions
of Article 6 before the next Offering Commencement Date which cannot, however, become effective
before the beginning of the next Offering Period or Special Offering Period following his
withdrawal.

11. ISSUANCE OF STOCK.

As soon as administratively practicable after each Offering Period, including any Special Offering
Period, the Company shall deliver (by electronic or other means) to the participant the Common
Stock purchased under the Plan, except as specified below. The Committee may permit or require that
the Common Stock shares be deposited directly with a broker or agent designated by the Committee,
and the Committee may authorize electronic or automated methods of share transfer. In addition, the
Committee may establish other procedures to ensure that the Company’s and its subsidiaries’
applicable tax withholding obligations are satisfied.

12. NO TRANSFER OR ASSIGNMENT OF EMPLOYEE’S RIGHTS.

An employee’s rights under the Plan are his or hers alone and may not be transferred or assigned
to, or availed of by, any other person. Any purchase right granted to an employee may be exercised
only by him or her, except as provided in Article 13 in the event of an employee’s death.

13. TERMINATION OF EMPLOYEE’S RIGHTS.

Except as set forth in the last paragraph of this Article 13, an employee’s rights under the Plan
will terminate when he or she ceases to be an employee because of retirement, resignation, lay-off,
discharge, death, change of status, or fails to meet the applicable requirements for eligibility in
the Plan, or for any other reason. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Article
10, a withdrawal notice will be considered as having been received from the employee on the day his
or her employment ceases, and all payroll deductions or permitted cash contributions not used to
purchase Common Stock will be refunded as soon as administratively feasible without interest
(except where required by local law as determined by the Committee).

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Article 10, if an employee’s payroll
deductions or permitted cash contributions are interrupted by any legal process, a withdrawal
notice will be considered as having been received from him or her on the day the interruption
occurs.

Upon termination of the participating employee’s employment because of death, the authorized legal
representative of the employee’s estate shall have the right to elect, by written notice given to
the Plan Administrators prior to the earlier of the expiration of the thirty (30) day period
commencing with the date of the death of the employee or the first Offering Termination Date
following the date of the death of the employee, either (i) to withdraw, without interest (except
where required by local law as determined by the Committee), all of the payroll deductions or
permitted cash contributions credited to the employee’s account under the Plan, or (ii) to exercise
the employee’s purchase right for the purchase of shares of Common Stock on the next Offering
Termination Date following the date of the employee’s death for the purchase of that number of full
shares of Common Stock

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reserved for the purpose of the Plan which the accumulated payroll deductions or permitted cash
contributions in the employee’s account at the date of the employee’s death will purchase at the
applicable Purchase Right Exercise Price (subject to the limitations set forth in Article 4), and
any excess in such account (in lieu of fractional shares) will be paid to the employee’s estate as
soon as administratively practicable, without interest (except where required by local law as
determined by the Committee). In the event that no such written notice of election shall be duly
received by the Plan Administrators, the payroll deductions or permitted cash contributions
credited to the employee’s account at the date of the employee’s death will be paid to the
employee’s estate as soon as administratively practicable, without interest (except where required
by local law as determined by the Committee).

14. TERMINATION AND AMENDMENTS TO PLAN.

The Plan may be terminated at any time by the Company’s Board of Directors. It will terminate in
any case on December 31, 2012, or if sooner, when all of the shares of Common Stock reserved for
the purposes of the Plan have been purchased. Upon such termination or any other termination of the
Plan, all payroll deductions or permitted cash contributions not used to purchase Common Stock will
be refunded without interest (except where required by local law as determined by the Committee).

The Committee or the Board of Directors may, in its sole discretion, insofar as permitted by law,
adopt amendments to the Plan from time to time,

15. LIMITATIONS OF SALE OF STOCK PURCHASED UNDER THE PLAN.

The Plan is intended to provide shares of Common Stock for investment and not for resale. The
Company does not, however, intend to restrict or influence any employee in the conduct of his or
her own affairs. An employee may, therefore, sell stock purchased under the Plan at any time the
employee chooses, subject to compliance with any applicable securities laws and subject to any
restrictions imposed under Articles 11 and 25. The employee assumes the risk of any market
fluctuations in the price of such Common Stock.

16. COMPANY’S OFFERING OF EXPENSES RELATED TO PLAN.

The Company will bear all costs of administering and carrying out the Plan.

17. PARTICIPATING ORGAMZATIONS.

The term “participating organizations” shall mean any present or future subsidiary, organization or
business unit of the Company which is designated by the Committee to participate in the Plan.

18. ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN.

The Plan shall be administered by a committee of “disinterested” directors as that term is defined
in Rule 16b-3 under the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, appointed by the Board of
Directors of the Company (the “Committee”). The Committee shall consist of not less than two
members of the Company’s Board of Directors. The Board of Directors may from time to time remove
members from, or add members to, the Committee. Vacancies on the Committee, howsoever caused, shall
be filled by the Board of Directors. No member of the Committee shall be eligible to participate in
the Plan while serving as a member of the Committee.

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The Committee shall select one of its members as Chairman, and shall hold meetings at such times
and places as it may determine. Acts by a majority of the Committee, or acts reduced to or approved
in writing by a majority of the members of the Committee, shall be the valid acts of the Committee.

The Committee shall have the authority to construe and interpret the provisions of the Plan and of
any purchase rights granted under the Plan, and to establish, amend and revoke rules and
regulations for the administration of the Plan. The Committee, in the exercise of this power, may
correct any defect, omission or inconsistency in the Plan, in a manner and to the extent it shall
deem necessary or expedient to make the Plan fully effective. The interpretation and construction
by the Committee of any provisions of the Plan or of any purchase rights granted under it shall be
final. The Committee may from time to time adopt such rules and regulations for carrying out the
Plan as it may deem best. Without limiting the foregoing, the Committee shall have the power,
subject to, and within the limitations of, the express provisions of the Plan:

	 	(i)	 	to determine when and how purchase rights to purchase shares of Common Stock shall be
granted and the provisions of each Offering Period or Special Offering Period (which need
not be identical);
	 
	 	(ii)	 	to designate from time to time which participating organization of the Company shall be
eligible to participate in the Plan;
	 
	 	(iii)	 	to determine the Offering Commencement Date and Offering Termination Date of any
Offering Period or Special Offering Period;
	 
	 	(iv)	 	to increase or decrease the maximum number of shares which may be purchased by an
eligible employee in any Offering Period or Special Offering Period;
	 
	 	(v)	 	to amend the Plan as provided in Article 14; and
	 
	 	(vi)	 	generally, to exercise such powers and to perform such acts as it deems necessary or
expedient to promote the best interest of the Company and the participating organizations.

The Committee may, insofar as permitted by applicable laws and regulations, limit participation in
the Plan, for participating organizations, to employees whose customary employment is greater than
twenty (20) hours per week and is more than five (5) months in any calendar year.

With respect to persons subject to Section 16 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, transactions under the Plan are intended to comply with all applicable conditions of Rule
1 6b-3 or its successors under said Act. To the extent any provision of the Plan or action by the
Committee fails to so comply, it shall be deemed null and void, to the extent permitted by law and
deemed advisable by the Committee.

No member of the Board of Directors or the Committee shall be liable for any action or
determination made in good faith with respect to the Plan or any purchase right granted under it.
The Company shall indemnify each member of the Board of Directors and the Committee to the fullest
extent permitted by law with respect to any claim, loss, damage or expense (including counsel fees)
arising in connection with their responsibilities under this Plan.

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The Committee may delegate to one or more individuals the day-to-day administration of the Plan.
Without limitation, subject to the terms and conditions of this Plan, the President, the Chief
Financial Officer of the Company, and any other officer of the Company or committee of officers or
employees designated by the Committee (collectively, the “Plan Administrators”), shall each be
authorized to determine the methods through which eligible employees may elect to participate,
amend their participation, or withdraw from participation in the Plan, and establish methods of
enrollment by means of a manual or electronic form of authorization or an integrated voice response
system. The Plan Administrators are further authorized to determine the matters described in
Articles 11 and 25 concerning the means of issuance of Common Stock and the procedures established
to ensure that the Company’s applicable tax withholding obligations are satisfied.

As soon as administratively practicable after the end of each Offering Period and the Special
Offering Period, the Plan Administrators shall prepare and distribute or make otherwise readily
available by electronic means or otherwise to each participating employee in the Plan information
concerning the amount of the participating employee’s accumulated payroll deductions or permitted
cash contributions as of the Offering Termination Date, the Purchase Right Exercise Price for such
Offering Period or Special Offering Period, the number of shares of Common Stock purchased by the
participating employee with the participating employee’s accumulated payroll deductions or
permitted cash contributions, and the amount of any unused payroll deductions or permitted cash
contributions either to be carried forward to the next Offering Period or returned to the
participating employee without interest or otherwise distributed or retained as required by local
law as determined by the Committee.

19. PARTICIPANTS NOT STOCKHOLDERS.

Neither the granting of a purchase right to an employee nor the deductions from his or her pay
shall make such employee a stockholder of the Company with respect to the shares covered by such
purchase right until such shares have been purchased by and issued to him or her.

20. APPLICATION OF FUNDS.

The proceeds received by the Company and the participating organization for the purchase Common
Stock pursuant to purchase rights granted under the Plan may be used for any corporate purposes,
and the Company shall not be obligated to segregate participating employees’ payroll deductions or
permitted cash contributions, unless required by applicable laws and regulations.

21. GOVERNMENTAL REGULATION.

The Company’s obligation to sell and deliver shares of the Company’s Common Stock under this Plan
is subject to the approval of any governmental authority required in connection with the
authorization, issuance or sale of such stock.

In this regard, the Board of Directors may, in its discretion, require as a condition to the
exercise of any purchase right that a Registration Statement under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933,
as amended, with respect to the shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance upon exercise of the
purchase right shall be effective, and that all other applicable provisions of U.S. state and
federal and applicable foreign law have been satisfied.

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22. TRANSFERABILITY.

Neither payroll deductions or permitted cash contributions credited to an employee’s account nor
any rights with regard to the exercise of a purchase right or to receive stock under the Plan may
be assigned, transferred, pledged, or otherwise disposed of in any way by the employee. Any such
attempted assignment, transfer, pledge, or other disposition shall be without effect, except that
the Company may treat such act as an election to withdraw funds in accordance with Article 10.

23. EFFECT OF CHANGES OF COMMON STOCK.

If the Company should subdivide or reclassify the Common Stock which has been or may be subject to
purchase rights under the Plan, or should declare thereon any dividend payable in shares of such
Common Stock, or should take any other action of a similar nature affecting such Common Stock, then
the number and class of shares of Common Stock which may thereafter be subject to purchase rights
(in the aggregate and to any individual participating employee) shall be adjusted accordingly.

24. MERGER OR CONSOLIDATION.

If the Company should at any time merge into or consolidate with another corporation, the Board of
Directors may, at its election, either (i) terminate the Plan and refund without interest (except
where required by local law as determined by the Committee) the entire balance of each
participating employee’s payroll deductions or permitted cash contributions, or (ii) entitle each
participating employee to receive on the Offering Termination Date upon the exercise of such
purchase right for each share of Common Stock as to which such purchase right shall be exercised
the securities or property to which a holder of one share of the Common Stock was entitled upon and
at the time of such merger or consolidation, and the Board of Directors shall take such steps in
connection with such merger or consolidation as the Board of Directors shall deem necessary to
assure that the provisions of this Article 24 shall thereafter be applicable, as nearly as
reasonably possible. A sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company shall be
deemed a merger or consolidation for the foregoing purposes.

25. WITHHOLDING OF ADDITIONAL TAX.

By electing to participate in the Plan, each participant acknowledges that the Company and the
participating organizations may be required to withhold taxes with respect to the amounts deducted
from the participant’s compensation and accumulated for the benefit of the participant under the
Plan, and each participant agrees that the Company and the participating organizations may deduct
additional amounts from the participant’s compensation, when amounts are added to the participant’s
account, used to purchase Common Stock or refunded, in order to satisfy such withholding
obligations. Each participant further acknowledges that when Common Stock is purchased under the
Plan the Company and the participating organizations may be required to withhold taxes with respect
to the Common Stock purchased, and each participant agrees that such taxes may be withheld from
compensation otherwise payable to such participant. It is intended that tax withholding will be
accomplished in such a manner that the full amount of payroll deductions or permitted cash
contributions elected by the participant under Article 7 will be used to purchase Common Stock.
However, if amounts sufficient to satisfy applicable tax withholding obligations have not been
withheld from compensation otherwise payable to any participant then, notwithstanding any other
provision of the Plan, the Company and the participating organizations may withhold such taxes from
the participant’s accumulated payroll deductions or permitted cash contributions and apply the net
amount to the purchase of Common Stock, unless the participant pays to the Company or the
participating organizations, prior to the Offer Termination Date, an

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amount sufficient to satisfy such withholding obligations. Each participant further acknowledges
that the Company and the participating organizations may be required to withhold taxes in
connection with the disposition of stock acquired under the Plan and agrees that the Company and
the participating organizations may take whatever actions they consider appropriate to satisfy such
withholding requirements, including deducting from compensation otherwise payable to such
participant an amount sufficient to satisfy such withholding requirements or conditioning any
disposition of Common Stock by the participant upon the payment to the Company or the participating
organizations of an amount sufficient to satisfy such withholding requirements.

26. COMMITTEE RULES FOR FOREIGN JURISDICTIONS.

The Committee may adopt rules or procedures relating to the operation and administration of the
Plan to accommodate the specific requirements of local laws and procedures. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, the Committee is specifically authorized to (and to delegate to the
Plan Administrators the authority to) adopt rules and procedures regarding handling of payroll
deductions, cash contributions, payment of interest, conversion of local currency, tax, withholding
procedures and handling of stock certificates which vary with local requirements.

The Committee may also adopt sub-plans and establish or discontinue eligibility to participate in
the Plan applicable to particular organizations or locations. The rules of such sub-plans may take
precedence over other provisions of this Plan, but unless otherwise superseded by the terms of such
sub-plan, the provisions of this Plan shall govern the operation of such sub-plan.

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EXHIBIT 10.W

January 22, 2008

Mr. David Aldrich

			
	Re:	 	Amended and Restated Change of Control / Severance Agreement

Dear Dave:

This letter sets out the severance arrangements concerning your employment with Skyworks
Solutions, Inc. (“Skyworks”).

	1.	 	Termination of Employment Related to Change of Control
	 
	1.1	 	If: (i) a Change of Control occurs while you are employed by Skyworks as Chief
Executive Officer, and (ii) your employment with Skyworks is terminated within two (2)
years after the Change of Control, by Skyworks without Cause (as defined below) or by
you for any reason, then you will receive the benefits provided in Section 1.3 below.
	 
	1.2	 	“Change of Control” means an event or occurrence set forth in any one or more of
subsections (a) through (d) below (including an event or occurrence that constitutes a
Change of Control under one of such subsections but is specifically exempted from
another such subsection):

     (a) the acquisition by an individual, entity or group (within the meaning of Section
13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange
Act”)) (a “Person”) of beneficial ownership of any capital stock of Skyworks if, after such
acquisition, such Person beneficially owns (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated
under the Exchange Act) 40% or more of either (x) the then-outstanding shares of common
stock of Skyworks (the “Outstanding Company Common Stock”) or (y) the combined voting power
of the then-outstanding securities of Skyworks entitled to vote generally in the election
of directors (the “Outstanding Company Voting Securities”); provided, however, that
for purposes of this subsection (a), the following acquisitions shall not constitute a
Change of Control: (i) any acquisition directly from Skyworks (excluding an acquisition
pursuant to the exercise, conversion or exchange of any security exercisable for,
convertible into or exchangeable for common stock or

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voting securities of Skyworks, unless the Person exercising, converting or exchanging such
security acquired such security directly from Skyworks or an underwriter or agent of
Skyworks), (ii) any acquisition by Skyworks, (iii) any acquisition by any employee benefit
plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by Skyworks or any corporation controlled by
Skyworks, or (iv) any acquisition by any corporation pursuant to a transaction which
complies with clauses (i) and (ii) of subsection (c) of this Section 1.2; or

     (b) such time as the Continuing Directors (as defined below) do not constitute a
majority of the Board of Directors of Skyworks (the “Board”)(or, if applicable, the
Board
of Directors of a successor corporation to Skyworks), where the term “Continuing
Director” means at any date a member of the Board (i) who was a member of the Board
on the date of the execution of this Agreement or (ii) who was nominated or elected
subsequent to such date by at least a majority of the directors who were Continuing
Directors at the time of such nomination or election or whose election to the Board was
recommended or endorsed by at least a majority of the directors who were Continuing
Directors at the time of such nomination or election; provided, however, that
there shall
be excluded from this clause (ii) any individual whose initial assumption of office
occurred as a result of an actual or threatened election contest with respect to the
election
or removal of directors or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or
consents, by
or on behalf of a person other than the Board; or

     (c) the consummation of a merger, consolidation, reorganization, recapitalization
or statutory share exchange involving Skyworks or a sale or other disposition of all or
substantially all of the assets of Skyworks in one or a series of transactions (a
“Business
Combination”), unless, immediately following such Business Combination, each of the
following two conditions is satisfied: (i) all or substantially all of the individuals
and
entities who were the beneficial owners of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and
Outstanding Company Voting Securities immediately prior to such Business
Combination beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the then-
outstanding shares of common stock and the combined voting power of the then-
outstanding securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors,
respectively,
of the resulting or acquiring corporation in such Business Combination (which shall
include, without limitation, a corporation which as a result of such transaction owns
Skyworks or substantially all of Skyworks’ assets either directly or through one or more
subsidiaries) (such resulting or acquiring corporation is referred to herein as the
“Acquiring Corporation”) in substantially the same proportions as their ownership,
immediately prior to such Business Combination, of the Outstanding Company Common
Stock and Outstanding Company Voting Securities, respectively; and (ii) no Person
(excluding any employee benefit plan (or related trust) maintained or sponsored by
Skyworks or by the Acquiring Corporation) beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 40%
or more of the then outstanding shares of common stock of the Acquiring Corporation, or
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entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (except to the extent that such
ownership existed prior to the Business Combination); or

     (d) approval by the stockholders of Skyworks of a complete liquidation or dissolution
of Skyworks.

	1.3	 	Subject to the provisions of Section 7, (i) on the date of any termination described in
Section 1.1 (or such later date as may be required by Section 7), Skyworks will pay you a
lump sum equal to two and one-half (21/2) times the sum of (a) your rate of annual base
salary in effect immediately prior to the Change of Control and (b) the greater of (1) the
average of your three most recent annual cash bonuses received prior to the year in which
the Change of Control occurs, whether or not includable in gross income for federal
income tax purposes, and (2) your target annual cash bonus opportunity for the year in
which the Change of Control occurs (without regard to the relative achievement of any
performance milestones which would otherwise impact payment of the target bonus); and
(ii) on the date of any termination described in Section 1.1, all of your then outstanding
Skyworks stock options shall remain exercisable for a period of thirty (30) months after
the termination date (or, if earlier, until the last day of the full option term), subject to
their other terms and conditions; and (iii) Skyworks will provide you medical benefits
substantially the same as those provided to you at the time of termination for a period of
eighteen (18) months after the date of termination.
	 
	1.4	 	If any excise tax (the “Excise Tax”) under Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 (the “Code”) is payable by you by reason of the occurrence of a change in the
ownership or effective control of Skyworks or a change in the ownership of a substantial
portion of the assets of Skyworks, determined in accordance with Section 280G(b)(2) of
the Code, then Skyworks shall pay you, in addition to the amount payable under
Section 1.3, an amount (the “Gross-Up Payment”) equal to the sum of the Excise Tax and
the amount necessary to pay all additional taxes imposed on (or economically borne by)
you (including the Excise Tax, state and federal income taxes and all applicable
employment taxes) attributable to the receipt of the Gross-Up Payment. For purposes of
the preceding sentence, all taxes attributed to the receipt of the Gross-Up Payment shall
be computed assuming the application of the maximum tax rate provided by law.
Notwithstanding anything contained in this letter to the contrary, any Gross-Up Payment
shall be paid no later than the last day of the calendar year following the calendar year in
which you remit the Excise Tax.
	 
	2.	 	Termination Without Cause or for Good Reason
	 
	2.1	 	If, while you are employed by Skyworks as Chief Executive Officer, (i) your employment with
Skyworks is terminated by Skyworks without Cause, or (ii) you terminate your employment with
Skyworks for Good Reason, then you will receive the benefits specified in Section 2.4 below.
If your employment is terminated by Skyworks for Cause or by you without Good Reason, you
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specified in Section 2.4 below. This Section 2.1 shall not apply if you are entitled to
receive the benefits set forth in Section 1.3 above.

	2.2	 	“Cause” means: (i) deliberate dishonesty significantly detrimental to the best interests of
Skyworks or any subsidiary or affiliate; (ii) conduct on your part constituting an act of
moral turpitude; (iii) willful disloyalty to Skyworks or refusal or failure to obey the
directions of the Board; (iv) incompetent performance or substantial or continuing
inattention to or neglect of duties assigned to you. Any determination of Cause must be
made by the full Board at a meeting duly called, with you present and voting and, if you
wish, with your legal counsel present.
	 
	2.3	 	“Good Reason” means (i) a material diminution in your authority, duties or responsibility
from those in effect on the date of this agreement; (ii) a material diminution in your base
salary as in effect on the date hereof or as the same may be increased from time to time;
(iii) a requirement that you report to a corporate officer or employee instead of reporting
directly to the Board; (iv) a material diminution in the budget over which the you retain
authority; (v) a material change in your office location as in effect on the date hereof; and
(vi) any material breach of this agreement by Skyworks; provided, however, that a
termination for Good Reason can occur only if (i) you have given Skyworks a notice of
the existence of a condition giving rise to Good Reason and Skyworks has not cured the
condition giving rise to Good Reason within thirty (30) days after receipt of such notice,
and (ii) such notice is given within ninety (90) days after the initial occurrence of the
condition giving rise to Good Reason and further provided that a termination for Good
Reason shall occur 30 days after such failure to cure.
	 
	2.4	 	Subject to the provisions of Section 7, (i) on the date of any termination described in the
first sentence of Section 2.1 (or such later date as may be required by Section 7),
Skyworks will pay you a lump sum equal to two (2) times the sum of (a) your rate of
annual base salary in effect immediately prior to such termination and (b) the greater of
(1) the average of your three most recent annual cash bonuses received prior to the year
in which the termination of employment occurs, whether or not includable in gross
income for federal income tax purposes, and (2) your target annual cash bonus
opportunity for the year in which the termination of employment occurs (without regard
to the relative achievement of any performance milestones which would otherwise impact
payment of the target bonus); and (ii) on the date of any termination described in the first
sentence of Section 2.1, all of your Skyworks stock options will become immediately
exercisable and, except as otherwise stated in this agreement, remain exercisable for a
period of two (2) years after the termination date, subject to their other terms and
conditions, each outstanding restricted stock award shall become immediately vested, and
each outstanding performance share award shall be deemed earned as to the number of
shares that would have been earned pursuant to the terms of such award as of the day
prior to the date of such termination, and such shares shall be issued by the Company to
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	3.	 	Voluntary Termination On or After January 1, 2010
	 
	 	 	Notwithstanding anything in this letter to the contrary, if you remain in the employ of
Skyworks until January 1,2010, you may voluntarily terminate your employment for any reason
on or after January 1,2010 (a “Voluntary Election”) and in such event you shall be entitled
to receive the benefits set forth in Section 2.4; provided however, that any benefits
provided under Section 2.4 shall be reduced by a “Voluntary Election Surcharge.” The
Voluntary Election Surcharge shall cause to be forfeited by you all tranches of stock
options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, and any other award relating to the
stock of Skyworks, which were both (a) granted to you in the eighteen (18) month period
prior to the Voluntary Election, and (b) scheduled to vest more than two (2) years from the
Voluntary Election. To obtain the benefits described in this Section 3, you must (i) provide
the Board with no fewer than ninety (90) days advance written notice of your intended
Voluntary Election and a succession plan shall be in place, and (ii) you must remain
available, in each case in the sole discretion of the Board and upon terms decided by the
Board, to continue to serve as a member of the Board and as the Chairman of one Board
committee for up to two (2) years following the Voluntary Election.
	 
	4.	 	Effect of Change of Control on Equity Awards
	 
	 	 	If a Change of Control occurs during the term of this Agreement, immediately prior to such
transaction constituting such Change of Control, (i) all of your then unvested Skyworks
stock options shall become immediately vested and exercisable; (ii) any restrictions on
each outstanding restricted stock award shall lapse and such award shall become immediately
vested; and, (iii) each outstanding performance share award shall be deemed earned as to
the greater of (a) the “Target” level of shares for such award or (b) the number of shares
that would have been earned pursuant to the terms of such award as of the day prior to the
date of such Change of Control, and such shares shall be issued by the Company to you
immediately prior to such Change of Control transaction.
	 
	5.	 	Non-Competition; Non-Solicitation
	 
	 	 	During the term of your employment with Skyworks and for the first twenty-four (24) months
after the date on which your employment with Skyworks is voluntarily or involuntarily
terminated, by yourself or by the Company, and with or without cause (the “Noncompete
Period”), you will not engage in any employment, consulting or other activity that competes
with the business of Skyworks or any subsidiary or affiliate of Skyworks (collectively,
“Skyworks and Affiliates”). You acknowledge and agree that your direct or indirect
participation in the conduct of a competing business alone or with any other person will
materially impair the business and prospects of Skyworks and Affiliates. During the
Noncompete Period, you will not (i) attempt to hire any director, officer, employee or
agent of Skyworks and Affiliates, (ii) assist in such hiring by any other person, (iii)
encourage any person to terminate his or her employment or business relationship with
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	 	 	terminate its relationship with Skyworks, or (v) obtain, or assist in obtaining, for your
own benefit (other than indirectly as an employee of Skyworks and Affiliates) any customer
of Skyworks and Affiliates. If any of the restrictions in this Section 5 are adjudicated to
be excessively broad as to scope, geographic area, time or otherwise, said restriction
shall be reduced to the extent necessary to make the restriction reasonable and shall be
binding on you as so reduced. Any provisions of this section not so reduced will remain in
full force and effect.
	 
	 	 	It is understood that during the Noncompete Period, you will make yourself available to
Skyworks and Affiliates for consultation on behalf of Skyworks and Affiliates, upon
reasonable request and at a reasonable rate of compensation and at reasonable times and
places in light of any commitment you may have to a new employer.
	 
	 	 	You understand and acknowledge that the remedies of Skyworks and Affiliates at law for
breach of any of the restrictions in this Section are inadequate and that any such breach
will cause irreparable harm to Skyworks. You therefore agree that in addition and as a
supplement to such other rights and remedies as may exist in Skyworks’ favor, Skyworks may
apply to any court having jurisdiction to enforce the specific performance of the
restrictions in this Section, and may apply for injunctive relief against any act which
would violate those restrictions.
	 
	6.	 	Death or Disability
	 
	 	 	In the event of your death at any time during your employment by Skyworks, all of your then
outstanding Company stock options, whether or not by their terms then exercisable, will
become immediately exercisable and remain exercisable for a period of one year thereafter,
subject to their other terms and conditions.
	 
	 	 	In the event of your disability at any time during your employment by Skyworks, all of your
then outstanding Company stock options, whether or not by their terms then exercisable,
will become immediately exercisable and remain exercisable so long as you remain an
employee or officer of Skyworks and for a period of one year thereafter, subject to their
other terms and conditions.
	 
	7.	 	Miscellaneous
	 
	 	 	All claims by you for benefits under the Agreement shall be directed to and determined by
the Board and shall be in writing. Any denial by the Board of a claim for benefits under
this Agreement shall be delivered to you in writing and shall set forth the specific
reasons for the denial and the specific provisions of this Agreement relied upon. The Board
shall afford a reasonable opportunity to you for a review of the decision denying a claim.
Any further dispute or controversy arising under or in connection with this Agreement shall
be settled exclusively by arbitration in Boston, Massachusetts, in accordance with the
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Judgment may be entered on the arbitrator’s award in any court having jurisdiction. Skyworks
agrees to pay as incurred, to the full extent permitted by law, all legal, accounting and
other fees and expenses which you may reasonably incur as a result of any claim or contest
(regardless of the outcome thereof) by Skyworks, you or others regarding the validity or
enforceability of, or liability under, any provision of this Agreement or any guarantee of
performance thereof (including as a result of any contest by you regarding the amount of any
payment or benefits pursuant to this Agreement), plus in each case interest on any delayed
payment at the applicable Federal rate provided for in Section 7872(f)(2)(A) of the Code.
Notwithstanding anything in this letter to the contrary, (a) the reimbursement of a fee or
expense pursuant this Section 7 shall be provided not later than the calendar year following
the calendar year in which the fee or expense was incurred, (b) the amount of fees and
expenses eligible for reimbursement during any calendar year may not affect the amount of
fees and expenses eligible for reimbursement in any other calendar year, (c) the right to
reimbursement under this Section 7 is not subject to liquidation or exchange for another
benefit and (d) the obligation of Skyworks under this Section 7 shall survive the
termination for any reason of this agreement and shall remain in effect until the applicable
statute of limitation has expired with respect to any claim or contest (regardless of the
outcome thereof) by Skyworks, you or others regarding the validity or enforceability of, or
liability under, any provision of this Agreement or any guarantee of performance thereof
(including as a result of any contest by you regarding the amount of any payment or benefits
pursuant to this Agreement).

Notwithstanding anything in this letter to the contrary, no provision of this letter will
operate to extend the term of any “above water” option beyond the earlier of (a) the term
originally stated in the applicable option grant or option agreement and (b) the 10th
anniversary of the option grant date. For this purpose, the term “above water” option
means a stock option that has a per-share exercise price that is less than the per-share
fair market value of a share underlying the option at the time of the extension.

If you are a “specified employee” as defined in Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code as of
the date of your employment termination, the commencement of the delivery of any payments
under Section 1.3 or 2.4 (whether or not pursuant to Section 3) and any other payments
under this Agreement that constitute deferred compensation payable upon separation from
service will not be paid until the first business day after the date that is six (6) months
following the date of your employment termination or, if you die during such six (6) month
period, on the first business day after the date of your death. The first payment that can
be made shall include the cumulative amount of any amounts that could not be paid during
such six (6) month period.

Except as expressly provided in this Section 7, neither you nor Skyworks shall have the
right to accelerate or to defer the delivery of the payments to be made under this
Agreement. Notwithstanding anything in this letter to the contrary, references in Sections
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	 	 	service,” as that term is used in Section 409A and related regulations. Accordingly,
payments under Sections 1.3, 2.4 or 3 of this agreement shall not be made unless a
separation from service (as that term is used in Section 409A and related regulations)
shall have occurred.
	 
	 	 	Skyworks may withhold (or cause to be withheld) from any payments made under this agreement
all federal, state, city or other taxes as shall be required to be withheld pursuant to any
law or governmental regulation or ruling.
	 
	 	 	This agreement contains the entire understanding of the parties concerning its subject
matter, and if there is any conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the terms of
any other agreement (including but not limited to an equity award held by you or the
applicable plan under which such award was issued), the terms of this Agreement shall
govern. You shall not be eligible to receive severance or similar payments under any
severance plan, program or policy maintained by the Company. This agreement may be modified
only by a written instrument executed by both parties. This agreement replaces and
supersedes all prior agreements relating to your employment or severance, including without
limitation the letter agreement between you and Alpha Industries, Inc. dated April 1, 2001
and the letter agreement between you and Skyworks dated May 26, 2005. This agreement will be
governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
	 
	8.	 	Release
	 
	 	 	Skyworks shall have no obligation to make any payments or provide any benefits pursuant to
Section 1.3, Section 2.4 or Section 3, as applicable, unless (i) you agree to sign and
deliver to the General Counsel of Skyworks a release of claims in substantially the form
attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Release”) and (ii) the Release has become non-revocable
by the sixtieth (60th) day following the date of termination of your employment.

 

 

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	9.	 	Term
	 
	 	 	This agreement, as amended and restated, shall become effective on January 22, 2008, and
shall remain in effect until the third anniversary thereof (the “Ending Date”); provided,
however, that (i) if your employment terminates prior to the Ending Date, this agreement
shall remain in effect until all of your and Skyworks’ obligations hereunder have been fully
satisfied and (ii) if a Change of Control occurs prior to the Ending Date, this agreement
shall remain in effect until the latest to occur of (a) the Ending Date; (b) the second
anniversary of the Change of Control; or, if your employment terminates prior to the
occurrence of the Ending Date or the second anniversary of the Change of Control, (c) the
date that all of your and Skyworks’ obligations hereunder have been fully satisfied.

Please sign both copies of this letter and return one to Skyworks.

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Sincerely,

	 	 	 	AGREED TO:	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	/s/ Timothy R. Furey
 

Timothy R. Furey

Chairman of the Compensation Committee

	 	 
	 	/s/ David J. Aldrich
 

David J. Aldrich
	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Date: January 22, 2008	 	 

 

 

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EXHIBIT A

Form of Release of Claims

In consideration for receiving benefits pursuant to either, as applicable, Section 1.3, Section 2.4
or Section
3 of the Change in Control/Severance Agreement dated January 22, 2008 between you and Skyworks
Solutions, Inc. (the “Company”) (the “Agreement”), you, on behalf of yourself and your
representatives, agents, estate, heirs, successors and assigns, agree to and do hereby forever
waive, release and discharge the Company, and each of its affiliated or related entities, parents,
subsidiaries, predecessors, successors, assigns, divisions, owners, stockholders, partners,
directors, officers, attorneys, insurers, benefit plans, employees and agents, whether previously
or hereinafter affiliated in any manner, as well as all persons or entities acting by, through, or
in concert with any of them (collectively, the “Released Parties”), from any and all claims,
debts, contracts, obligations, promises, controversies, agreements, liabilities, demands, wage
claims, expenses, charges of discrimination, harassment or retaliation, disputes, agreements,
damages, attorneys’ fees, or complaints of any nature whatsoever, whether or not now known,
suspected, claimed, matured or unmatured, existing or contingent, from the beginning of time until
the moment you have signed this Agreement, against the Released Parties (whether directly or
indirectly), or any of them, by reason of any act, event or omission concerning any matter, cause
or thing, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, any claims related to or
arising out of (i) your employment or its termination, (ii) any contract or agreement (express or
implied) between you and any of the Released Parties, (iii) any tort or tort-type claim, (iv) any
federal, state or governmental constitution, statute, regulation or ordinance, including but not
limited to the U.S. Constitution; Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; the Civil
Rights Act of 1991; the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended (including the
Older Workers Benefit Protection Act); the Equal Pay Act of 1963, as amended; the Americans With
Disabilities Act of 1990; the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993; the Worker Adjustment
Retraining and Notification Act; the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974; the Fair
Labor Standards Act; any applicable Executive Order Programs; any similar state or local statutes
or laws; and any other federal, state, or local civil or human rights law, (v) any public policy,
contract or tort law, or under common law, (vi) any policies, practices or procedures of the
Company, (vii) any claim for wrongful discharge, breach of contract, infliction of emotional
distress, defamation, (vii) any claim for costs, fees, or other expenses, including attorneys’
fees incurred in these matters, (viii) any impairment of your ability to obtain subsequent
employment, and (ix) any permanent or temporary disability or loss of future earnings.

For the purpose of implementing a full and complete release and discharge of the Released Parties,
you expressly acknowledge that this Agreement is intended to include and does include in its
effect, without limitation, all claims which you do not know or suspect to exist in your favor
against the Released Parties, or any of them, at the moment of execution hereof, and that this
Agreement expressly contemplates the extinguishment of all such claims.

BY SIGNING THIS GENERAL RELEASE, YOU REPRESENT AND AGREE THAT:

YOU UNDERSTAND ALL OF ITS TERMS AND KNOW THAT YOU ARE GIVING UP IMPORTANT RIGHTS, INCLUDING
BUT NOT LIMITED TO, RIGHTS UNDER THE AGE DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT ACT OF 1967, AS
AMENDED, TITLE VII OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964, AS AMENDED; THE EQUAL PAY ACT OF 1963,
THE

 

 

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AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990; AND THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF
1974, AS AMENDED;

YOU HAVE BEEN ADVISED TO CONSULT WITH AN ATTORNEY BEFORE EXECUTING IT AND YOU HAVE EITHER
DONE SO OR, AFTER CAREFUL READING AND CONSIDERATION, YOU HAVE CHOSEN NOT TO DO SO OF YOUR
OWN VOLITION;

YOU HAVE HAD AT LEAST 21 DAYS: (A) FROM THE DATE OF YOUR RECEIPT OF
THIS RELEASE SUBSTANTIALLY IN ITS FINAL FORM ON                            ,                    ; AND (B) TO CONSIDER IT AND THE CHANGES MADE SINCE THE 
                                      ,
VERSION OF THIS RELEASE AND SUCH CHANGES ARE NOT MATERIAL AND
WILL NOT RESTART THE REQUIRED 21-DAY PERIOD; AND

YOU UNDERSTAND THAT YOU HAVE SEVEN DAYS AFTER THE EXECUTION OF THIS RELEASE TO REVOKE IT
AND THAT THIS RELEASE SHALL NOT BECOME EFFECTIVE OR ENFORCEABLE UNTIL THE REVOCATION PERIOD
HAS EXPIRED.

	 	 	 	 	 
	Agreed:
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 

	 	 

Date:

Acknowledged: SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC.

	 	 	 	 	 
	By:
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 

	 	 
	 

	 	GENERAL COUNSEL	 	 

Date:

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