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Exhibit

Exhibit 10.56

31-March-2006                                                Private & Confidential

Mr. Don W. Clegg

[***]

Dear Mr. Don W, Clegg, 

This letter of employment is for the position of Senior Director, Sales and Business Development. Your job will include, but is not limited to: Strategic business development and account management; Corporate account penetration including four (4) major corporate accounts within the first 12 months; As business grows commensurate with preset sales target, lead and effectively manage sale teams; other duties as assigned. The position can be changed according to the company’s requirement with any time. We are pleased to offer you employment at the beginning annual gross of US$190,000.00 per year. We will offer you a special commission for the first 6 months in the amount of US$3,000.00 per month. Your offer is contingent upon full completion with acceptable results of the employment process, including job application, background (criminal, education, social security number), and reference checks. You will report to Alex Hsu, Senior Vice President, Sales.

In connection with the commencement of your employment, the Company will recommend that the Board of Directors grant you an option to purchase 25,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. Additional shares (up to a maximum of 5,000 additional shares) will be eligible for consideration grant by the Board of Directors based upon the securing of one major account with annual avenues of $5M within 6 months of the start date. The exercise price per share will be the fair value of the common stock on the date of grant as determined by the Board of Directors. These options will vest and become exercisable one-fourth (1/4th) by the end of the first year, and one-sixteenth (1/16th) of the remaining shares subject to the option shall vest end of each successive calendar quarter over remaining three-year period, until all the shares have vested, subject to the optionee’s continuous employment with the Company. Although the option grant date will be at the next Board meeting, vesting will be retroactive and commence with your first day of employment. The option will be an incentive stock option to the maximum extent allowed by the tax code and will be subject to the terms of the Company’s Stock Plan and the Option Agreement between you and the Company. 

You will be eligible to receive a commission program after the first 6 months; if management determines based on your performance to extend the initial 6-month period an additional 3 months (9 months in total), you will continue to receive the US$3,000 per month special bonus without commission. The commission rate is based on cash basis (invoice paid); products not included are CPUs, hard drive and memory, credit or RMA.
Amount                                           Rate
$0 to 200,000                                  0%

HEADQUARTERS
980 Rock Avenue  ∙  San Jose, CA 95131 USA  ∙   Tel: (408) 503-8000   ∙    Fax: (408) 503-8047  ∙   www.supermicro.com

$200,001 to 1,000,000                    0.5%
$1,000,001 to 2,000,000                 0.3%
$2,000,001 to 3,000,000                 0.2%
$3,000,001 +                                   To be determined

The territory and commission program many be changed at any time, based upon management decision. The salient terms and conditions governing your employment and service with Super Micro Computer, Inc. (also referred to as the Company in this document) are as follows:

1.    COMMENCEMENT of EMPLOYMENT
             Your employment with the Company will begin upon visa availability and completion, but not later than 17-April-2006.

2.     TRIAL PERIOD
You will be placed in a probationary or trial period for three months from the date of your 
commencement of employment. This trial period provides an opportunity for you as a new employee to evaluate your work situation and, in turn, provides the management an opportunity to judge your performance and suitability for continued employment. This trial period does not represent a guarantee or contract for employment for ninety days or any other period of times.

		
	3.
	       NON-DISCLOSURE OF CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION AND TRADE SECRETS

Without the prior consent of the Company or except as authorized or required in the course of the 
performance of your duties, you shall not disclose, reveal or make available, directly, or indirectly to third parties any confidential operations, processes or dealings, any trade secrets or any information concerning the business, finances, transactions, or affairs of the Company which may come to your knowledge during your employment with the Company and you shall keep with complete secret all confidential information and matters entrusted to you and shall not use or attempt to use any such information in any manner which may  injure or cause loss either directly or indirectly to the Company or its business or may be likely so to do.
This restriction shall continue to apply after your cessation of employment without limit in point of time but shall cause to apply to information or knowledge, which may come into public domain. Upon cessation of your employment with the Company, you shall turn over to the Company, all documents, data or requisites, confidential or otherwise, obtained or made by you during the course of your employment with the Company, pertaining to the business or the Company.

		
	4.
	      CONFLICT OF INTEREST

              Without the prior written consent of the Company, you shall not include, engage or interest yourself either directly or indirectly, whether for reward or gratuitously in any work or business other than in the course of the performance of your duties to the Company.

		
	5.
	       BASIS OF EMPLOYMENT

Although it is our objective to maintain a stable workforce and to provide job security to all 
employees who meet the Company’s standards of performance, the Company does not make contracts of permanent employment. Instead, the Company maintains a policy of employment-at-will, which means that both the Company and the employee remain free to terminate the working relationship without cause at any time. Employees are requested to notify the Company two weeks prior to his/her resignation.

		
	6.
	      OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS

HEADQUARTERS
980 Rock Avenue  ∙  San Jose, CA 95131 USA  ∙   Tel: (408) 503-8000   ∙    Fax: (408) 503-8047  ∙   www.supermicro.com

Your employment is also subject to your compliance with any conditions of employment and 
service governed by the Company’s policies and practices or amendments thereto as appropriate from time to time. Please refer to the Company’s Human Resources Department should you require further clarification on such policies and practices.  

		
	7.
	       EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS

The employee is provided with health, dental, and vision insurance. This insurance begins after 
thirty (30) days of employment and begins only on the first of the month. The employee pays additional coverage for employee’s family members. In addition, and depending on the Company’s quarterly profits, quarterly bonuses may be provided to all current employees.

8.     NONSOLICITATION CLAUSE
“The employee agrees not to solicit any of Super Micro Inc.’s employees for employment elsewhere during his/her employment at super Micro Computer Inc. and/or in the event of the employee’s termination or leaving Super Micro Computer Inc. for a period of eighteen months following the end of employment at Super Micro Computer Inc.”

9.     ARBITRATION
“As a condition of accepting and/or continuing employment with the Company, I agree to final and binding arbitration of Disputes between the Company, in accordance with the Arbitration of Disputes policy, and me, the terms of which are incorporated by reference herein. I understand that the Arbitration of Disputes Policy (the terms of which control in the event of a conflict) requires arbitration of all Disputes which involve the violation of my rights or the Company’s rights arising 

from my employment or the termination of employment, including but not limited to violations of rights arising from employment discrimination and/or wrongful termination of employment, breach of contract or other wrongful conduct, or breach of the Company’s policies, rights or contracts respecting confidential information and/or trade secrets. I also understand and agree that this means that I have voluntarily surrendered my rights to civil litigation and a trial by jury and any associated rights of appeal.”

Your employment is also subject to your compliance with any conditions of employment and service or the Company’s rules, regulations and practices, either written, expressed, or implied, for the duration of the assignment. You will be required to carry out such related duties and job functions as instructed from time to time by the Company or persons acting on behalf of the Company.

We take this opportunity to welcome to Super Micro Computer Inc. and trust that your association with us will be mutually beneficial and long lasting.

This offer of employment is 
fully understood in this letter and accepted                 SUPER MICRO COMPUTER INC.
by Don W. Clegg.

/s/ Don W. Clegg                                                         /s/ Marilyn Cimahosky                                       

Signature                                                                      Marilyn Cimahosky SPHR
                                                                                     Manager, Human Resources                                                    

HEADQUARTERS
980 Rock Avenue  ∙  San Jose, CA 95131 USA  ∙   Tel: (408) 503-8000   ∙    Fax: (408) 503-8047  ∙   www.supermicro.comExhibit

Exhibit 10.57

August 31, 2016

George Kao
[***]

Re:    Employment Offer

Dear George, 

We are pleased to offer you employment with Super Micro Computer, Inc. (“the Company”) in a full time position as a VP, Operations, in our facility located at San Jose, CA, where you should report to Sara Liu, Chief Administration Officer and Charles Liang, President.  This is an exempt position.  Your starting date will be November 2, 2016.   

Your starting compensation will be $290,000 annually, paid semi-monthly.  

In addition to your base salary, the Company will pay you a one-time sign-on bonus in the amount of $20,000, less deductions required by law. This sign-on bonus will be paid on the first regularly scheduled payroll date after your start date. Should the Company terminate your employment for Cause or should you choose to leave the Company voluntarily, in either case prior to the one-year anniversary of your start date, you will be required to repay the Company the full amount of the sign-on bonus paid to you upon departure. 

After you complete your first six (6) months of employment, you will become eligible to participate in the Super Micro Computer, Inc. 2016 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”).  The Company plans to recommend to the Board of Directors, in accordance with the Company’s Grant Recommendation and Vesting Schedule, that they approve an award of 6,000 Restricted Stock Units (“the Award”).  You must remain employed by the Company at the time of the Board of Directors meeting in order to be eligible for the recommended Award, and the number of Units actually recommended by the Company will depend on your performance and other business considerations at the time of the Board of Directors meeting.  Any such Award will be subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and of the Restricted Stock Units Agreement between you and the Company, the terms and conditions of which shall be controlling.  Generally speaking, each Unit represents the right to receive one (1) share of the Company’s common stock on the applicable settlement date following vesting of the Unit, with 25% of the Units awarded vesting each year over a four (4) year period of your continuous employment with the Company, provided that you have remained continuously employed by the Company as of the vesting date.

After you complete your first six (6) months of employment, the Company also plans to recommend to the Board of Directors that they grant you an option to purchase 20,000 shares of the Company’s common stock 

HEADQUARTERS
980 Rock Avenue  ∙  San Jose, CA 95131 USA  ∙   Tel: (408) 503-8000   ∙    Fax: (408) 503-8047  ∙   www.supermicro.com

(“the Option Grant”).  You must remain employed by the Company at the time of the Board of Directors meeting in order to be eligible for the recommended Option Grant, and the number of Options actually recommended by the Company will depend on your performance and other business considerations at the time of the Board of Directors meeting.  Any such Option Grant will be subject to the terms and conditions of the Company’s Stock Option Plan and the Stock Option Plan Agreement between you and the Company, the terms and conditions of which shall be controlling.  Generally speaking, however, the Options granted will be incentive stock options to the maximum extent allowed by the Internal Revenue Code, the exercise price per share will be the fair market value of the common stock on the date of the grant, as determined by the Board of Directors, and vesting will be retroactive so that your Options will vest, commencing with your first day of employment, over a four (4) year period of your continuous employment with the Company.    

You will also be eligible to participate in the employment benefits programs and plans which are generally made available to the Company’s full-time employees, as amended by the Company at its discretion from time to time.  Your first 90 days of employment are considered an Introductory Period.   

When you arrive to work, you will receive a copy of the Company’s Employee Handbook which describes our current benefits, and their eligibility requirements, in more detail.  You will be required to sign the Employee Acknowledgment and Agreements form found at the end of our Employee Handbook as a condition of your employment.  

In accordance with our At Will Employment Policy, your employment will be on an “at will” basis.  This means that either you or the Company can terminate your employment at any time, with or without prior notice, for any reason or for no reason at all.

As a condition of employment, you must agree to arbitrate any disputes arising from your employment or termination of employment in accordance with the Company’s Arbitration of Disputes Policy.  You will be required to sign the Company’s Arbitration Agreement before you start work.  

You will also be required, as a condition of employment, to sign the Company’s Employee Confidential Information, Non-Solicitation And Inventions Agreement, which generally provides that you will not disclose or misappropriate the Company’s confidential, proprietary information and trade secrets, or any other information concerning the business, finances, transactions or affairs of the Company which may come to your knowledge during your employment with the Company, to the maximum extent permissible by law.  You also must agree that you will not disclose or misuse any confidential or trade secret information belonging to any other person, including a prior employer, and before you start work you must provide us with a copy of any agreement between you and any other person or entity, including any prior employer, which deals with their confidential or trade secret information and/or which might prevent you from working for another employer, like the Company; note that this offer is contingent upon the Company’s review of any such agreement. 

This offer is contingent upon your satisfactory completion of an Employment Application and an I-9 Form employment eligibility verification, and your signing all required employment documents, including the Employee Acknowledgment and Agreements form (which includes an At Will Employment Agreement, a Confidentiality and Information Systems Agreement, and an Arbitration Agreement) and our Employee Confidential Information, Non-Solicitation And Inventions Agreement.  Employment is also contingent upon the receipt of approved results of any background check and employment reference checks.

HEADQUARTERS
980 Rock Avenue  ∙  San Jose, CA 95131 USA  ∙   Tel: (408) 503-8000   ∙    Fax: (408) 503-8047  ∙   www.supermicro.com

Please indicate your acceptance of this employment offer by signing and returning the original of this letter to me on or before September 6, 2016.  If I have not received your signed acceptance by that date, this offer will expire of its own accord.  Of course, you should keep a copy of this letter and your signed acceptance for your own records also. 

You need to attend the next available Orientation after your Starting Date.  You will be notified by HR concerning your Orientation date.

Please remember to bring proof of eligibility to work in the United States with you on your first day of employment.

We take this opportunity to welcome you to Super Micro Computer, Inc. and trust that your association with us will be mutually beneficial and rewarding.

Sincerely, 

SUPER MICRO COMPUTER, INC.

/s/ Sara Liu                                       
Sara Liu
Chief Administration Officer

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ACCEPTANCE OF EMPLOYMENT OFFER

I agree to the foregoing.

Dated: 9/2/2016                                       /s/ George Kao                                                                      
Candidate signature

HEADQUARTERS
980 Rock Avenue  ∙  San Jose, CA 95131 USA  ∙   Tel: (408) 503-8000   ∙    Fax: (408) 503-8047  ∙   www.supermicro.com

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