Document:

Exhibit
      10.18

     

    THIRD
      AMENDMENT TO LEASE

     

    THIS
      THIRD AMENDMENT TO LEASE (the "Amendment") is made of the 1st day of September,
      2006 (the "Effective Date of the Third Amendment"), by and between CONEXANT
      SYSTEMS, INC., a Delaware corporation ("Landlord"), and Newport Fab, LLC, a
      Delaware limited liability company, doing business as JAZZ SEMICONDUCTOR, LLC
      ("Tenant"), with respect to the following:

     

    RECITALS

     

    A. Landlord
      is the landlord and Tenant is the tenant pursuant to that certain written Lease
      dated March 12, 2002, by and between Landlord, as landlord, and SpecialtySemi
      Inc. ("Original Tenant"), as tenant which has been subsequently amended (the
      "Lease"). The Lease covers certain premises (the "Leased Premises") known as
      Buildings 503 and 505 and as El
      Capitan
      located
      at 4321 Jamboree Road, Newport Beach, California (collectively, the "Building").
      Tenant has succeeded to the interests of Original Tenant under the
      Lease.

     

    B. Tenant
      desires to lease from Landlord certain additional space in the Building as
      more
      particularly depicted on Attachment
      A
      hereto
      (the "Additional Space"), and Landlord is willing to consent thereto, but only
      on the terms and conditions set forth in this Amendment.

     

    AGREEMENT

     

    NOW,
      THEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION OF the foregoing Recitals and for other good and
      valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby
      acknowledged, Landlord and Tenant hereby agree as follows:

     

    1.  
Capitalized
      Terms.
      Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings
      given to such terms in the Lease.

     

    2.  
Leasing
      of Additional Space.

     

    a.  From
      and
      after the Effective Date of the Third Amendment, Landlord hereby leases to
      Tenant and Tenant hereby hires from Landlord the Additional Space for the term,
      at the rental and upon all of the conditions and agreements described
      herein.

     

    b.  Unless
      otherwise provided in this Amendment or required by the context of the Lease
      as
      amended hereby, from and after the Effective Date of this Amendment through
      the
      Lease Expiration Date, Section 1.1(v) of the Lease is hereby amended to read
      in
      its entirety as follows:

     

    The
      term
      "Leased Premises" shall mean certain interior space in the building outlined
      on
Exhibit
      "B"
      hereto
      consisting of approximately (i) 296,032 rentable square feet as of the Effective
      Date, (ii) 311,217 rentable square feet as of April 2, 2005, (iii) 311,697
      rentable square feet as of May 1, 2005 and (iv) 320,510 rentable square feet
      as
      of the Effective Date of the Third Amendment. The parties acknowledge and agree
      that the total building square footage is 330,430.

     

    c.  Exhibit
      B
      to the Lease is amended by including therein the depiction of the Additional
      Space attached to this Amendment as Attachment
      A.

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
        
        

        
          

        

      

      
        
        

      

    

     

    3.  
Commencement
      Date.
      The
      commencement date of the Lease with respect to the Additional Space is the
      Effective Date of the Third Amendment, from and after which Tenant shall observe
      or perform, with respect to the Additional Space, all obligations of Tenant
      with
      respect to the Leased Premises pursuant to the Lease as amended
      hereby.

     

    4.  
Tenant's
      Pro Rata Share.
      Section
      1.1(bb) of the Lease is here replaced in its entirety with the following: “The
      term ‘Tenant’s Pro Rata Share’ shall mean the percentage obtained by dividing
      the number of rentable square feet in the Leased Premises by the number of
      rentable square feet in the Building, at the time of calculation. As of the
      Effective Date of this Amendment, such percentage is 90% and as of May 1, 2005,
      it is 94% and as of the Effective Date of the Third Amendment, it is 97%. In
      the
      event that any portion of the Property is sold by Landlord, or the rentable
      square footage of the Leased premises or the Building is otherwise changed,
      tenant’s pro Rata Share shall be recalculated to equal the percentage described
      in the first sentence of this paragraph, so that the aggregate Tenant’s Pro Rata
      Share of all tenants, occupants, and/or licensees of the Building shall equal
      100%. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (1) ‘Tenant’s Pro Rata Share’ of property
      taxes as described in paragraph (1)(n)(i) above shall mean 100%, (2) ‘Tenant’s
      Pro Rata Share’ of any Common Area maintenance costs shall mean 84% as of May 1,
      2005 and 85.4% as of the Effective Date of the Third Amendment (3) ‘Tenant’s Pro
      Rata Share’ of electricity shall mean 87% as of November 1, 2002 and 88.4% as of
      November 15, 2004 and 89.2% as of the Effective Date of the Third Amendment
      and
      gas shall mean 89% as of August 1, 2003 and 99% as of November 15,
      2004.”

     

    5. 
Brokers.
      Tenant
      represents that no broker, agent or finder has any claim under, by or through
      Tenant for a commission or fee in connection with the Additional
      Space.

     

    6. 
Lease
      in Effect.
      Landlord and Tenant acknowledge and agree that the Lease, except as amended
      by
      this Amendment, remains unmodified and in full force and effect in accordance
      with its terms.

     

    7. 
Entire
      Agreement.
      This
      Amendment embodies the entire understanding between Landlord and Tenant with
      respect to the subject matter hereof and can be changed only by an instrument
      in
      writing executed by both Landlord and Tenant.

     

    8. 
Conflict
      of Terms.
      In the
      event that there is any conflict or inconsistency between the terms and
      conditions of the Lease and those of this Amendment, the terms and conditions
      of
      this Amendment shall control and govern the rights and obligations of the
      parties.

     

    IN
      WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have entered into this Amendment to be
      effective as of the date first above written.

     

    
      	
              LANDLORD:

              CONEXANT
                SYSTEMS, INC., a Delaware corporation 

            	
              TENANT:

              Newport
                Fab, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, dba Jazz Semiconductor,
                LLC

            
	 	 
	
              By: /s/Jacob
                L.
                Cisneros                                                
                

              Name: Jacob
                L.
                Cisneros                                                
                

              Title: Manager,
                Facilities & Corp. Real
                Estate            

            	
              By: /s/
                Nabil
                Alali                              
                

              Name: Nabil
                Alali                             
                

              Title: VP
                of
                OperationsExhibit
      10.19

    FOURTH
      AMENDMENT TO LEASE

    (El
      Capitan Building)

    

    THIS
      FOURTH AMENDMENT TO LEASE (the “Amendment”) is made as of the 26th day of
      September, 2006 (“Effective Date”), by and between Conexant
      Systems, Inc.,
      a
      Delaware corporation (“Landlord”), and Newport
      Fab, LLC,
      a
      Delaware limited liability company, doing business as Jazz
      Semiconductor
      (“Tenant”), with respect to the following:

    

     

    RECITALS

    

    A. 
Landlord
      is the landlord and Tenant is the tenant pursuant to that certain written lease
      dated March 12, 2002, by and between Landlord, as landlord, and SpecialtySemi,
      Inc. (“Original Tenant”), as tenant and amended as of October 1, 2004, November
      31, 2005 and September 1, 2006 (collectively, the “Lease”). The Lease covers
      certain premises (the “Leased Premises”) known as Buildings 503 and 505 and as
      El Capitan located at 4321 Jamboree Road, Newport Beach, California
      (collectively, the “Building”). Tenant has succeeded to the interests of
      Original Tenant under the Lease.

    

    B. 
Tenant
      and Acquicor Technology Inc. (“Parent”) are parties to that certain Agreement
      and Plan of Merger (“Merger Agreement”) dated as of September 26, 2006 pursuant
      to which Tenant shall be merged into and become a wholly-owned subsidiary of
      Parent.

    

    C. 
Landlord
      and Tenant wish to modify and amend the Lease, subject to the conditions set
      forth herein.

    

    AGREEMENT

    

    NOW,
      THEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION OF the foregoing and for other good and valuable
      consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged,
      Landlord and Tenant hereby agree as follow:

    

    1.  Capitalized
      Terms.
      Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings
      given to such terms in the Lease.

     

    2.  Modifications
      of Lease.
      Section
      15.1(b) of the Lease is hereby deleted in its entirety and is of no further
      force and effect.

     

    3.  Condition
      Precedent to Effectiveness of this Amendment.
      This
      Amendment shall not be effective unless and until the Closing, as defined in
      the
      Merger Agreement, has occurred. In the event the Merger Agreement is terminated
      for any reason without a Closing occurring, then this Amendment shall be void
      and of no effect.

     

    4.  Lease
      in Effect.
      Landlord
      and Tenant acknowledge and agree that the Lease, except as amended by this
      Amendment, remains unmodified and in full force and effect in accordance with
      its terms.

     

    
      
         

      

      
         

        
          

        

      

      
         

      

    

     

    5.  Entire
      Agreement.
      This
      Amendment embodies the entire understanding between Landlord and Tenant with
      respect to the subject matter hereof and can be changed only by an instrument
      in
      writing executed by both Landlord and Tenant.

     

    6.  Conflict
      of Terms.
      In the
      event that there is any conflict or inconsistency between the terms and
      conditions of the Lease and those of this Amendment, the terms and conditions
      of
      this Amendment shall control and govern the rights and obligations of the
      parties.

     

    IN
      WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have entered into this Amendment as of the
      Effective Date of this Amendment.

     

    

    
      	LANDLORD: 	 	TENANT: 
	 	 	 
	Conexant Systems, Inc.,
              a Delaware corporation	 	Newport Fab, LLC, a
              Delaware limited liability company, dba
              Jazz
              Semiconductor
	 	 	 
	By: /s/
              Dennis E. O’Reilly ______ 	 	By: /s/
              Shu Li_____________________ 
	Name: Dennis
              E. O'Reilly_______ 	 	Name: Shu
              Li_____________________ 
	Title:Senior
              Vice President & Chief Legal Officer  	 	Title: Chief
              Executive Officer ________

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