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Corage, Ltd. Technology Transfer Agreement

  
 Exhibit 10.5 
  
 CORAGE, LTD. TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AGREEMENT 
  
 This Technology Transfer Agreement (this “Agreement”), effective as of November 1, 2002 (the “Effective Date”), is entered into by and between DSP Group Ltd. (“DSPGL”), an Israeli corporation, and
Corage, Ltd. (“Corage”), an Israeli corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of DSPGL. 
  
 RECITALS

  
 A.  DSPGL is engaged in the business of designing, manufacturing and marketing high performance
digital signal processing integrated circuit devices for cordless telephone, computer telephony, voice-over-broadband and other products. 
  
 B.  Corage is engaged in the business of developing and licensing to third parties digital signal processing cores for the manufacture of integrated circuit devices. 
  
 C.  DSPGL owns or otherwise holds certain intellectual property rights and other assets relating to the digital signal
processing cores described on Exhibit A to this Agreement, which intellectual property rights and other assets it desires to assign to Corage, and Corage desires to receive such assignment of intellectual property rights and other assets from
DSPGL, in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth herein. 
  
 AGREEMENTS 
  
 Now, therefore, in consideration of the mutual covenants and the other terms and conditions contained herein, the Parties (as defined
below) hereby agree as follows: 
  
 ARTICLE I 
  
 DEFINITIONS 
  
 In addition to the
capitalized terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings: 
  
 SECTION 1.1.  “Additional Necessary Licensed IP” shall mean all technology, information and materials of any kind, such as designs, development kits, emulators, tools, libraries, test suites,
documentation, parts lists, board layouts, design materials, databases, know-how, methods, processes, and work in progress, each to the extent that they are necessary to continue operating the Licensing Business as currently conducted by the
licensing division of DSPGL, but are not included in the Licensing Business Assets. The parties acknowledge and agree that the Additional Necessary Licensed IP does not include the Licensed IP Modules or Process Information. 
  
 SECTION 1.2  Affiliate.    “Affiliate” of any Person shall mean a Person
that controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with such Person. As used herein, “control” of a Person means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction 

 

  
 of the management and policies of such Person, whether through ownership of voting securities or other
interests, by contract or otherwise. A Person shall be deemed an Affiliate only for so long as such control exists. Notwithstanding the foregoing, DSPGL and Corage shall not be considered Affiliates of each other, and DSPGL shall not be deemed to
control Corage. 
  
 SECTION 1.3.  Combination
Agreement.    “Combination Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the Separation Agreement. 
  
 SECTION 1.4.  Confidential Information.    “Confidential Information” shall mean the Corage Confidential Information or DSPGL Confidential Information, as
applicable. 
  
 SECTION 1.5.  Corage Confidential
Information.    “Corage Confidential Information” shall mean any and all (a) Existing Cores, Other Transferable Licensing IP, patent applications and provisional patent applications included in the Transferable
Patents, Other Transferable Assets, Third Party Licenses, Other Contracts and Employee Proprietary Information Agreements, including all technology, information and materials included in such items, and (b) other technology, information and
materials related to research, products, services, hardware or software, inventions, processes, designs, drawings, engineering or other technology which is supplied or licensed by Corage (in this capacity, the “Disclosing Party”) to DSPGL
(in this capacity, the “Receiving Party”) after the Effective Date and which is designated in writing as proprietary or confidential (or with a similar designation) or, if disclosed orally or by demonstration, is designated as confidential
or proprietary at the time of disclosure and summarized in a writing so designated within thirty (30) days of the initial disclosure. Corage Confidential Information shall not include, however, information or material which (i) is or becomes
available to the relevant public other than as a result of a wrongful act or omission by the Receiving Party, (ii) except with respect to the items described in subsection (a) above, was available to the Receiving Party (without a duty of
confidentiality owed to the Disclosing Party with respect to such information or material) prior to its receipt from the Disclosing Party, (iii) becomes available to the Receiving Party from a Person not otherwise bound by a confidentiality
agreement with the Disclosing Party with respect to such information or material, or (iv) except with respect to the items described in subsection (a) above, was independently developed by the Receiving Party. 
  
 SECTION 1.6.  Corage Employees.    “Corage Employees” shall have the meaning
set forth in the Separation Agreement. 
  
 SECTION 1.7.  Corage Licensed
Products.    “Corage Licensed Products” shall mean digital signal processing cores designed and developed by or for Corage, its successors or assigns, and its or their Affiliates, that consist principally of an
Existing Core and that also incorporate one or more of the Licensed Chip Modules, where such Licensed Chip Modules are bundled with, and are used with, such Existing Core. 
  
 SECTION 1.8.  Ceva Inc. Technology Transfer Agreement.    “Ceva Inc. Technology Transfer Agreement” shall mean
the Ceva Inc. Technology Transfer Agreement of even date herewith by and between Ceva, Inc. and DSP Group Inc. 

 
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 SECTION 1.9.  Disclosing
Party.    “Disclosing Party” shall have the meaning set forth in Sections 1.5 and 1.10, as applicable. 
  
 SECTION 1.10.  DSPGL Confidential Information.    “DSPGL Confidential Information” shall mean any and all (a) Licensed IP Modules and Process Information and all
technology, information and materials included in such items, and (b) other technology, information and materials related to research, products, services, hardware or software, inventions, processes, designs, drawings, engineering or other
technology which is supplied or licensed by DSPGL (in this capacity, the “Disclosing Party”) to Corage (in this capacity, the “Receiving Party”) after the Effective Date and which is designated in writing as proprietary or
confidential (or with a similar designation) or, if disclosed orally or by demonstration, is designated as confidential or proprietary at the time of disclosure and summarized in a writing so designated within thirty (30) days of the initial
disclosure. DSPGL Confidential Information shall not include, however, information or material which (i) is or becomes available to the relevant public other than as a result of a wrongful act or omission by the Receiving Party, (ii) except with
respect to the items described in subsection (a) above, was available to the Receiving Party (without a duty of confidentiality owed to the Disclosing Party with respect to such information or material) prior to its receipt from the Disclosing
Party, (iii) becomes available to the Receiving Party from a Person not otherwise bound by a confidentiality agreement with the Disclosing Party with respect to such information or material, or (iv) except with respect to the items described in
subsection (a) above, was independently developed by the Receiving Party. 
  
 SECTION
1.11.  DSPGL Products.    “DSPGL Products” shall mean any products now or hereafter manufactured, sold or otherwise distributed by, for or under license from DSPGL, its successors and assigns, or its or
their current or future Affiliates. 
  
 SECTION 1.12.  Effective
Date.    “Effective Date” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble. 
  
 SECTION 1.13.  Existing Cores.    “Existing Cores” shall mean the digital signal processing cores set forth on Exhibit A to this Agreement, including the designs
that constitute such cores. 
  
 SECTION 1.14.  Governmental
Authority.    “Governmental Authority” shall mean any federal, state, local, foreign or international court, government, department, commission, board, bureau, agency, official or other regulatory, administrative or
governmental authority. 
  
 SECTION 1.15.  Licensed Chip
Modules.    “Licensed Chip Modules” shall mean the chip modules set forth in item G.2 of Exhibit G to this Agreement. 
  
 SECTION 1.16.  Licensed IP Modules.    “Licensed IP Modules” shall mean the Licensed Chip Modules and the Licensed Software Modules.

  
 SECTION 1.17.  Licensed Software Modules.    “Licensed
Software Modules” shall mean (a) the software modules set forth in item G.1 of Exhibit G to this Agreement, and (b) the database set forth in item G.3 of Exhibit G to this Agreement. 
  
 SECTION 1.18.  Licensing Business.    “Licensing Business” shall have the
meaning set forth in the Separation Agreement. 

 
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 SECTION 1.19.  Licensing Business Assets.    “Licensing Business
Assets” shall have the meaning set forth in the Separation Agreement. 
  
 SECTION
1.20.  Other Contracts.    “Other Contracts” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.2. 
  
 SECTION 1.21.  Other Intangible Property Rights.    “Other Intangible Property Rights” shall mean copyrights, rights in mask works
(including, but not limited to, the rights protected under 17 U.S.C. §§ 901-914 or any successor statute), trade secrets, and other rights with respect to confidential or proprietary information, database rights, and other intellectual
property rights, but specifically excluding (a) patents and patent applications, (b) trademarks, service marks and trade names, and registrations of, and applications to register, trademarks, service marks and trade names, and other rights with
respect to source or origin, (c) Internet domain names and registrations thereof, and (d) rights with respect to the items in clauses (a) through (c). 
  
 SECTION 1.22.  Other Transferable Assets.    “Other Transferable Assets” shall have the meaning set forth in Article IV. 

 
 SECTION 1.23.  Other Transferable Licensing IP.    “Other Transferable
Licensing IP” shall mean the development kits, emulators, tools, libraries, test suites, documentation, parts lists, board layouts, design materials, databases, work in progress, and other technology and materials set forth in items B.3 through
B.7 of Exhibit B to this Agreement. 
  
 SECTION 1.24.  Party or
Parties.    “Party” or “Parties” shall mean DSPGL and/or Corage, including their permitted successors and assigns. 
  
 SECTION 1.25.  Person.    “Person” shall mean an individual, a general or limited partnership, a corporation, a trust, a joint venture, an
unincorporated organization, a limited liability entity, any other entity and any Governmental Authority. 
  
 SECTION 1.26.  Process Information.    “Process Information” shall mean the information set forth in item G.4 of Exhibit G to this Agreement. 

 
 SECTION 1.27.  Products Business.    “Products Business” shall
have the meaning set forth in the Separation Agreement. 
  
 SECTION 1.28.  Receiving
Party.    “Receiving Party” shall have the meaning set forth in Sections 1.5 and 1.10, as applicable. 
  
 SECTION 1.29.  Representative.    “Representative” shall mean with respect to a Person, any and all directors, officers, employees, representatives, or agents of
such Person. 
  
 SECTION 1.30.  Separation
Agreement.    “Separation Agreement” shall mean the Separation Agreement of even date herewith by and among DSP Group Inc., DSPGL, Ceva, Inc., DSP Ceva, Inc. and Corage. 
  
 SECTION 1.31.  Third Party or Third Parties.    “Third Party” or “Third
Parties” shall mean any entity other than a Party or an Affiliate of a Party. 

 
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 SECTION 1.32.  Third Party Licenses.    “Third Party
Licenses” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.1. 
  
 SECTION
1.33.  Transferable Domain Names.    “Transferable Domain Names” shall mean the Internet domain names set forth in part B.2.3 of Exhibit B to this Agreement, including the registrations of such
domain names and any rights under contract (including agreements with domain name registrars) for registrations of such domain names. 
  
 SECTION 1.34.  Transferable Licensing IP.    “Transferable Licensing IP” shall mean (a) the Transferable Domain Names, Transferable Marks and Transferable
Patents, and (b) the Other Intangible Property Rights in and to (i) the Existing Cores and (ii) the Other Transferable Licensing IP. 
  
 Section 1.35.  Transferable Marks.    “Transferable Marks” shall mean the trademarks, service marks and trade names set forth in parts B.2.1 and B.2.2 of Exhibit B to
this Agreement, including any registrations of, and applications to register, such trademarks, service marks and trade names. 
  
 Section 1.36.  Transferable Patents.    “Transferable Patents” shall mean all patents, patent applications and provisional patent applications (including any patents issuing in respect
of such patent applications and provisional patent applications) set forth in part B.1 of Exhibit B to this Agreement, together with any continuations, continuations-in-part, reissues, divisionals and renewals of any such patents and patent
applications and any foreign counterparts thereof. 
  
 Section 1.37.  Transferring
Entities.    “Transferring Entities” shall mean DSPGL and all of its Affiliates immediately prior to the Effective Date, other than DSP Group Inc., Corage, Ltd., Ceva, Inc. and their subsidiaries. 

 
 ARTICLE II 
  
 TRANSFER OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS 
  
 SECTION
2.1.  Assignment.    Except only for the rights retained by, or granted back to, DSPGL (for itself, its successors and assigns, and its and their current and future Affiliates) elsewhere in this Agreement, DSPGL,
on behalf of itself and the Transferring Entities, hereby irrevocably assigns, sells, transfers and sets over to Corage, and its successors and assigns, all right, title and interest of the Transferring Entities throughout the world in and to the
Transferable Licensing IP, including, but not limited to, all benefits, privileges, causes of action, and remedies relating to the Transferable Licensing IP, whether before or hereafter accrued, including, without limitation, the exclusive rights to
(a) apply for and maintain all registrations, applications, renewals and/or extensions therefor, (b) bring actions (at law, in equity or the Other Contracts (together with the Other Contracts under the Ceva Inc. Technology Transfer Agreement)
include all of the licenses under which the Transferring Entities and DSP Group Inc. have obtained from third parties designs, development kits, emulators, tools, libraries, test suites, documentation, parts lists, board layouts, design materials,
databases, know-how, methods, processes and work in progress used principally in the Licensing otherwise) for all past, present and/or future infringements or misappropriations thereof, (c) settle and retain proceeds from any such actions, and (d)
grant licenses or other interests therein to any Person. The foregoing includes (and DSPGL, on behalf of itself and the Transferring Entities, hereby irrevocably assigns, sells, transfers and sets over to Corage, and its successors and assigns) the
goodwill and reputation of the business connected with and symbolized by the Transferable Marks. Corage hereby accepts such assignment and assumes (and shall pay, 

 
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 perform and discharge when due) all obligations with respect to such Transferable Licensing IP accruing from and after the Effective Date.

  
 SECTION 2.2.  Retention of Certain Rights. 
  
 (a)  Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and notwithstanding Section 2.1, DSPGL retains for itself, its
successors and assigns, and its and their current and future Affiliates (and Corage hereby grants to DSPGL, its successors and assigns, and its and their current and future Affiliates), a nonexclusive, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, worldwide
right and license to prepare derivative works of and otherwise modify, make, reproduce, sell and otherwise distribute, transmit, import, and otherwise use and exploit the Transferable Licensing IP (except for the Transferable Domain Names and
Transferable Marks) solely in connection with the design, development, testing, manufacture, sale and other distribution, support, and other use and exploitation of DSPGL Products, including the right and license to prepare derivative works of and
otherwise modify, make, reproduce, sell and otherwise distribute, transmit, import, and otherwise use and exploit any DSPGL Products based on, incorporating or otherwise using all or any portion of the Transferable Licensing IP. Subject to the
limitations set forth Section 2.2(b) below, the rights and licenses set forth in this Section 2.2(a) include (i) the right to disclose the Transferable Licensing IP, provided that such disclosure is solely for use and exploitation in connection with
DSPGL Products and in accordance with the confidentiality obligations set forth in this Agreement, and (ii) a license under the Transferable Patents to make, use and sell DSPGL Products. Subject to the limitations set forth in Section 2.2(b) below,
the rights and licenses set forth in this Section 2.2(a) also include the right to grant licenses and/or sublicenses (with the rights of the licensees and/or sublicensees to grant further sublicenses) of any of the foregoing rights and licenses,
provided that the licenses and/or sublicenses of (A) the Existing Cores are limited to use and exploitation as part of DSPGL Products that offer material functions and features in addition to the Existing Cores themselves, and (B) the Other
Transferable Licensing IP are limited to use and exploitation in connection with DSPGL Products. 
  
 (b)  Notwithstanding any rights retained by or granted to DSPGL or any other Transferring Entity in this Agreement or otherwise, DSPGL shall not, and shall ensure that each Transferring Entity shall not, under any
circumstances grant any licenses or sublicenses of the Existing Cores (or disclose the designs of the Existing Cores constituting Corage Confidential Information) to any third party, during the Noncompetition Period (as that term is defined in the
Separation Agreement) other than in connection with the contracted design or manufacture of DSPGL Products by third parties for DSPGL, its successors and assigns, and its and their current and future Affiliates, provided that DSPGL, its successors
and assigns, and its and their current and future Affiliates shall not provide any such designs of the Existing Cores to any such third party that has not previously executed a license/sublicense and/or confidentiality agreement on terms and
conditions generally imposed by DSPGL for its own comparable materials, and provided further, that such licenses/sublicenses shall cover only the technology or information reasonably required by such contract designer or manufacturer in order to
manufacture or design, as applicable, the DSPGL Products for DSPGL, its successors and assigns, and its and their current and future Affiliates. 

 
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 (c)  During the Noncompetition Period, if DSPGL desires to license and/or sublicense the Existing Cores to a
customer or potential customer in a manner prohibited by Section 2.2(b), Corage will, at its option, either (i) negotiate in good faith with DSPGL a non-exclusive, commercial license permitting such license and/or sublicense on terms and conditions
and at pricing comparable to those Corage makes generally available to other customers of such Existing Cores, or (ii) negotiate in good faith with such customer or potential customer such license and/or sublicense on terms and conditions and at
pricing comparable to those Corage makes generally available to other customers of such Existing Cores. 
  
 SECTION 2.3.  License of Transferable Marks.    Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Corage hereby grants to DSPGL, its successors and assigns, and its and their
current and future Affiliates, a nonexclusive, perpetual, royalty-free, worldwide license to use the Transferable Marks solely in connection with DSPGL Products that incorporate, are based on or otherwise use the Transferable Licensing IP to which
such Transferable Marks relate, including the marketing, advertising, packaging, sales and distribution of such DSPGL Products. DSPGL agrees that all goodwill arising out of the use of the Transferable Marks by DSPGL, its successors and assigns, and
its and their current and future Affiliates will inure exclusively to the benefit of Corage. DSPGL agrees to use the appropriate trademark legend (either “TM” or circled “R”) with the first prominent use of the Transferable Marks
in any marketing, advertising and packaging materials, to indicate Corage’s ownership of the Transferable Marks in accordance with the practices DSPGL generally uses to identify the owners of third-party marks that DSPGL is authorized to use,
and, in connection with the use of the Transferable Marks, to conform substantially with other written trademark usage guidelines of Corage notified to DSPGL which Corage imposes on its licensees generally (and with which Corage itself complies),
provided that DSPGL, its successors and assigns, and its and their current and future Affiliates will have a reasonable opportunity to comply with any new or modified usage guidelines. DSPGL agrees to provide samples of such materials using the
Transferable Marks to Corage for its inspection upon Corage’s reasonable request, and DSPGL shall use commercially reasonable efforts to remedy any defect in its use of the Transferable Marks. If DSPGL fails to remedy any such defect within
sixty (60) days of receiving Corage’s written notice describing such defect in detail, Corage will have the right, upon written notice to DSPGL, to suspend DSPGL’s license set forth in this Section 2.3 with respect to the DSPGL materials
that contain such defect until such defect is remedied. 
  
 SECTION
2.4.  Support.    Corage shall make available (or cause to be made available) to DSPGL, its successors and assigns, and its and their current and future Affiliates, maintenance and support services for the
Existing Cores and the Other Transferable Licensing IP solely to support the use and exploitation thereof authorized by this Agreement. Such maintenance and support services shall be of a scope and at rates comparable to those of and at which Corage
makes (or causes to be made) similar maintenance and support services available to its customers generally or, if it does not make such services available to its customers generally, it shall do so at market rates. For purposes of the determination
of rates and other terms and conditions for the maintenance and support services, DSPGL, its successor and assigns, and its and their Affiliates shall be treated as a single customer. The maintenance and support services provided under this Section
2.4 shall include: 

 
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 (a)  providing error corrections and other modifications to the Existing Cores and Other
Transferable Licensing IP, telephone and email support, and assistance in diagnosis and remedying of errors and defects in the Existing Cores and the Other Transferable Licensing IP, each in accordance with Corage’s standard support policies
and practices; and 
  
 (b)  providing updates, upgrades, new versions and successors to the
Existing Cores and Other Transferable Licensing IP, provided that Corage shall have no obligation under this Section 2.4(b) until the Parties enter into a maintenance and support services agreement expressly covering such updates, upgrades, new
versions or successor versions. The Parties shall negotiate the terms and conditions of a maintenance and support services agreement which is reasonably acceptable to both Parties. 
  
 ARTICLE III 
  
 EMPLOYEE PROPRIETARY
INFORMATION AGREEMENTS 
  
 DSPGL, on behalf of itself and the Transferring Entities, hereby transfers and assigns
to Corage, and Corage hereby accepts such transfer and assumes, all of the rights and obligations of the Transferring Entities under all agreements entered into by the Corage Employees with the Transferring Entities, or any of them, relating to
confidentiality, assignment of inventions and similar matters (“Employee Proprietary Information Agreements”), which agreements shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with their terms, provided that DSPGL shall retain its
rights under the Employee Proprietary Information Agreements to the extent required to bring actions (at law, in equity or otherwise) for any breach of such Employee Proprietary Information Agreements relating to acts or omissions prior to the
Effective Date by the Corage Employees who become employees of Corage. The Parties shall reasonably cooperate in connection with any action against any of the Corage Employees. 
  
 ARTICLE IV 
  
 TRANSFER OF OTHER TRANSFERABLE
ASSETS 
  
 DSPGL, on behalf of itself and the Transferring Entities, hereby irrevocably assigns and transfers to
Corage, and its successors and assigns, all of the right, title and interest of the Transferring Entities in and to the tangible assets, licenses and permits of its Licensing Business as described on Exhibit D to this Agreement and such other
equipment, furniture and furnishings as are used principally by the Licensing Business (“Other Transferable Assets”), and Corage and its successors and assigns hereby accept such assignment and transfer, and assume (and shall pay, perform
and discharge when due) all obligations in respect to such Other Transferable Assets accruing from and after the Effective Date. 
  
 ARTICLE V 
  
 TRANSFER OF CERTAIN RELATED RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS 
  
 SECTION 5.1.  Assignment and Assumption of License Agreements.    DSPGL, on behalf of
itself and the Transferring Entities, hereby assigns and delegates to Corage all of the rights and obligations of the Transferring Entities under all agreements under which the Transferring Entities, or any of them, have granted licenses of the
Existing Cores to Third Parties, as described on Exhibit E to this Agreement (the “Third Party Licenses”), including all rights to 

 
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 royalties, license fees and other amounts payable thereunder, and Corage hereby accepts such assignment and delegation, and assumes (and shall
pay, perform and discharge when due) all obligations under the Third Party Licenses accruing from and after the Effective Date. DSPGL represents and warrants to Corage that the Transferring Entities and DSP Group Inc. have not granted to any Third
Party any licenses of the Existing Cores except pursuant to the Third Party Licenses described on Exhibit E to this Agreement. 
  
 SECTION 5.2.  Assignment and Assumption of Other Contracts.    DSPGL, on behalf of itself and the Transferring Entities, hereby assigns and delegates to Corage all of the
rights and obligations of the Transferring Entities under the other contracts relating to the Transferable Licensing IP, Corage Employees and/or the Other Transferable Assets described on Exhibit F to this Agreement (the “Other
Contracts”), and Corage hereby accepts such assignment and assumes (and shall pay, perform and discharge when due) all obligations under the Other Contracts accruing from and after the Effective Date. 
  
 ARTICLE VI 
  
 LICENSE TO CORAGE OF CERTAIN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY 
  
 SECTION
6.1.  Licensed Software Modules.    Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, DSPGL, on behalf of itself and the Transferring Entities, hereby grants to Corage, its successors and assigns, and its
and their current and future Affiliates a nonexclusive, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, worldwide right and license, under the intellectual property rights of the Transferring Entities in and to the Licensed Software Modules and Licensed Chip
Modules, to prepare derivative works of and otherwise modify, reproduce, and otherwise use such Licensed Software Modules and Licensed Chip Modules solely for internal use by Corage, its successors and assigns, and its and their current and future
Affiliates, for research and development (e.g., testing, benchmarking, etc.) of its and their own respective products. The parties agree to discuss in good faith broadening the scope of the license granted in this Section 6.1 to allow Corage to sell
and otherwise distribute particular Licensed Software Modules and Licensed Chip Modules on a case-by-case basis upon mutually agreeable terms and conditions. 
  
 SECTION 6.2.  VP140 License.    The Parties will negotiate in good faith an agreement under which VoicePump, Inc., a subsidiary of DSP Group Inc.,
will grant to Corage the right to sublicense to third-party semiconductor makers the right to develop and make semiconductor products based on the design of VoicePump’s VP140 chip in exchange for a share of revenue (as defined by the mutual
agreement of the Parties) derived by Corage from such sublicenses in an amount equal to twenty-five percent (25%). 
  
 SECTION 6.3.  Process Information.    Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, DSPGL, on behalf of the Transferring Entities, hereby grants to Corage, its successors
and assigns, and its and their current and future Affiliates a nonexclusive, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, worldwide right and license, under the intellectual property rights of the Transferring Entities in and to the Process Information, to
prepare derivative works of and otherwise modify, reproduce, and otherwise use such Process Information solely for internal use by Corage, its successors and assigns, and its and their current and future Affiliates, for the design and development of
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 SECTION 6.4.  Additional Necessary Licensed IP. 
  
 (a)  To the extent, if any, that there is any Additional Necessary Licensed IP (e.g., development tools necessary for
implementing the Existing Cores), DSPGL, on behalf of itself and the Transferring Entities, hereby grants to Corage, its successors and assigns, and its and their current and future Affiliates a nonexclusive, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free,
worldwide right and license, under the intellectual property rights of the Transferring Entities in and to such Additional Necessary Licensed IP, to prepare derivative works of and otherwise modify, make, reproduce, sell and otherwise distribute,
transmit, import, and otherwise use and exploit such Additional Necessary Licensed IP to the extent necessary to continue operating the Licensing Business as currently conducted and currently contemplated to be conducted by the licensing division of
DSPGL. Such right and license includes (i) the right to disclose such Additional Necessary Licensed IP, provided that such disclosure is in accordance with the confidentiality obligations set forth in this Agreement, and (ii) the right to grant
licenses and/or sublicenses (with the rights of the licensees and/or sublicensees to grant further sublicenses) of all or any of the foregoing rights, in each case, to the extent necessary to continue operating the Licensing Business as currently
conducted and currently contemplated to be conducted by the licensing division of DSPGL. Such Additional Necessary Licensed IP, if any, will be identified by Corage during the two (2) year period commencing on the Effective Date, and DSPGL shall,
from time to time upon the request of Corage during such two (2) year period and without further consideration, deliver to Corage, as applicable, copies of any tangible embodiments of any such Additional Necessary Licensed IP which DSPGL has not
previously delivered to Corage pursuant to this Agreement. 
  
 (b)  In addition, to the extent, if any,
that any patents owned or licensed (with the right to sublicense) by the Transferring Entities as of the Effective Date or any patents issuing in respect of applications owned or licensed (with the right to sublicense) by the Transferring Entities
as of the Effective Date are necessary to the continued development, distribution and licensing of the Existing Cores and Other Transferable Licensing IP as currently carried out and currently contemplated to be carried out by the licensing division
of DSPGL, DSPGL, on behalf of itself and the Transferring Entities, hereby grants to Corage, its successors and assigns, and its and their current and future Affiliates, a non-exclusive, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, worldwide right and
license to make, use and sell such Existing Cores and Other Transferable IP (provided that (i) any sublicense to Corage, its successors and assigns, and its and their current and future Affiliates of any patents licensed to the Transferring Entities
shall be subject to any restrictions and other terms and conditions of the license to the Transferring Entities or under which the Transferring Entities have the right to grant such sublicense and, without limitation of the generality of the
foregoing, shall be subject to Corage’s making any payments required by the sublicense or the exercise of rights thereunder, and (ii) Corage, its successors and assigns, and its and their current and future Affiliates indemnify and hold
harmless (and shall indemnify and hold harmless) the Transferring Entities from any damages or other liabilities resulting from or relating to any breach of any terms and conditions of the license or sublicense by Corage, its successors and assigns,
and its and their current and future Affiliates). 

 
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 ARTICLE VII 
  
 CONSIDERATION 
  
 In partial consideration of the assignments and licenses set forth
herein, as of the Effective Date Corage has issued and/or will issue to DSPGL shares of its Common Stock in accordance with the Separation Agreement. 
  
 ARTICLE VIII 
  
 CONFIDENTIALITY 
  
 SECTION 8.1.  Disclosure Limitation.    Each Party (as Receiving Party) shall use the
same care and measures to protect the confidentiality of the Confidential Information of the other Party (as Disclosing Party) as the Receiving Party uses for its own confidential or proprietary information or material of a similar nature, but no
less than a reasonable degree of care. Such measures shall include instructing and requiring all recipients of Confidential Information to maintain the confidentiality of such Confidential Information and restricting disclosure of such Confidential
Information to those Representatives of the Receiving Party and its Affiliates, its and their contractors, suppliers and licensees, and other authorized third parties who have a “need to know” consistent with the purposes for which such
Confidential Information is disclosed. The Receiving Party further agrees not to remove or destroy any proprietary rights or confidentiality legends or markings placed upon any documentation or other materials. Nothing in the foregoing will preclude
the Receiving Party from performing its obligations or exercising its rights under this Agreement, including, without limitation, any disclosure inherent in any commercial activities authorized by this Agreement. 
  
 SECTION 8.2.  Permitted Disclosures.    Notwithstanding Section 8.1, the Receiving
Party may disclose the Disclosing Party’s Confidential Information in the event that the Receiving Party is required (by the disclosure requirements of any rule, regulation, or form of any Governmental Authority or by interrogatories, requests
for information or documents by any Governmental Authority or other Person in legal proceedings, subpoenas, civil investigative demands, or other similar processes) to disclose such Confidential Information, provided that the Receiving Party so
required shall provide the Disclosing Party with prompt written notice of any such requirement so that the Disclosing Party may object to production and seek a protective order or other appropriate remedy, and/or waive compliance with the provisions
of this Agreement. If the Disclosing Party objects to production and seeks a protective order or other appropriate remedy, the Receiving Party shall exercise commercially reasonable efforts (at the sole expense of the Disclosing Party) to cooperate,
including, without limitation, by cooperating with the Disclosing Party to obtain an appropriate protective order or other reasonable assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded such Confidential Information. 
  
 ARTICLE IX 
  
 WARRANTY AND DISCLAIMERS 
  
 SECTION
9.1.  Authority.    Each of DSPGL and Corage hereby represents and warrants to the other that it has the corporate authority to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement, and its execution,
delivery and performance of this Agreement have been duly and validly authorized. 

 
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 SECTION 9.2.  Sufficiency.    DSPGL, on behalf of itself and the
Transferring Entities, hereby represents and warrants to Corage that:  
  
 (a)  the
Transferable Licensing IP (together with the Transferable Licensing IP under the Ceva Inc. Technology Transfer Agreement) constitutes all of the intellectual property assets of the Transferring Entities and DSP Group Inc. that are used principally
in the Licensing Business (as opposed to the Products Business) as currently conducted by the licensing division of the Transferring Entities and DSP Group Inc.;  
  
 (b)  the assignments, licenses and other rights granted by the Transferring Entities to Corage under this Agreement (together with the
assignments, licenses and other rights granted by DSP Group Inc. to Ceva Inc. under the Ceva Inc. Technology Transfer Agreement) accord to Corage and Ceva Inc. the rights (as between the Transferring Entities and DSP Group Inc., on one hand, and
Corage and Ceva Inc., on the other hand) with respect to the intellectual property assets of the Transferring Entities and DSP Group Inc. that are necessary for continued operation of the Licensing Business as currently conducted by the licensing
division of the Transferring Entities and DSP Group Inc.;  
  
 (c)  the assignment
and delivery of the Existing Cores, Other Transferable Licensing IP, Transferable Domain Names, Transferable Marks, Transferable Patents, and Other Transferable Assets to Corage pursuant to this Agreement (together with the assignment and delivery
of such assets to Ceva, Inc. pursuant to the Ceva Inc. Technology Transfer Agreement) has vested or will vest good title to such assets free and clear of all material liens, mortgages, pledges, security interests, prior assignments and similar
encumbrances; and  
  
  
 (d)  the Other
Contracts (together with the Other Contracts under the Ceva Inc. Technology Transfer Agreement) include all of the licenses under which the Transferring Entities and DSP Group Inc. have obtained from third parties designs, development kits,
emulators, tools, libraries, test suites, documentation, parts lists, board layouts, design materials, databases, know-how, methods, processes and work in progress used principally in the Licensing Business (as opposed to the Products Business) as
currently conducted by the licensing division of Transferring Entities and DSP Group Inc.  
  
 (e) DSPGL’s sole and exclusive liability, and Corage’s sole and exclusive remedy, for any breach by DSPGL of the warranties set forth in this Section 9.2 will be that (i) the DSPGL will assign or license, and will cause the
Transferring Entities to assign or license, to Corage, at no cost to Corage, any omitted assets to the extent necessary for DSPGL to achieve compliance with such warranties or DSPGL will obtain, or will cause the Transferring Entities to obtain, for
Corage, at no cost to Corage, a reasonable substitute to such omitted assets, and (ii) if DSPGL fails to achieve such compliance within a reasonable period of time following receipt of notice of such breach from Corage, DSPGL will pay the direct
damages resulting from such breach. The rights and remedies set forth herein shall not be cumulative with those for breach of Section 11.2(b). 
  
 Section 9.3.  Limitation of Warranties.    EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN THIS ARTICLE IX, ALL OF THE ASSETS, RIGHTS, TECHNOLOGY, AND OTHER INFORMATION AND
MATERIALS ASSIGNED, LICENSED OR OTHERWISE 

 
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 CONVEYED IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT ARE PROVIDED “AS IS.” NEITHER PARTY MAKES, AND NEITHER PARTY RECEIVES, ANY OTHER
WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY, OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD-PARTY RIGHTS. WITHOUT LIMITATION OF THE GENERALITY OF THE
FOREGOING, NEITHER PARTY MAKES, OR SHALL BE DEEMED TO MAKE, ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY THAT THE USE OR EXPLOITATION OF ANY PRODUCT WILL BE FREE FROM INFRINGEMENT OF ANY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHT OTHER THAN THE RIGHTS EXPRESSLY GRANTED HEREIN.
THE FOREGOING WILL NOT SUPERSEDE OR LIMIT IN ANY WAY ANY REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES EXPRESSLY MADE BY THE PARTIES IN THE SEPARATION AGREEMENT OR THE COMBINATION AGREEMENT. 
  
 ARTICLE X 
  
 LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

  
 NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING HEREIN TO THE CONTRARY, NEITHER PARTY SHALL HAVE ANY LIABILITY WHATSOEVER FOR ANY
INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE, OR SPECIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, OR ANY LOSS OF REVENUE OR PROFITS, LOSS OF BUSINESS, OR LOSS OF DATA, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF (OR THE CORAGE INC.
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AGREEMENT OR THE PROVISIONS OF THE SEPARATION AGREEMENT RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE CORAGE INC. TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AGREEMENT), HOWEVER CAUSED AND REGARDLESS OF THE THEORY OF LIABILITY (INCLUDING CONTRACT, TORT, OR
OTHERWISE), EVEN IF INFORMED IN ADVANCE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. IN ADDITION, IN NO EVENT WILL THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF EITHER PARTY AND ITS AFFILIATES (INCLUDING, IN THE CASE OF DSPGL, DSP GROUP, INC.) ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO
THIS AGREEMENT OR THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF (OR THE CORAGE INC. TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AGREEMENT OR THE PROVISIONS OF THE SEPARATION AGREEMENT RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE CORAGE INC. TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AGREEMENT) CUMULATIVELY EXCEED TEN MILLION
US DOLLARS ($10,000,000). THE FOREGOING WILL NOT SUPERSEDE OR LIMIT IN ANY WAY THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES UNDER THE COMBINATION AGREEMENT. 
  
 ARTICLE XI 
  
 OTHER AGREEMENTS 
  
 SECTION 11.1.  No Rights to Updates.    Except as otherwise expressly provided in this
Agreement, (a) the assets, rights, technology, and other information and materials assigned, licensed or otherwise conveyed by each Party under this Agreement, including the Existing Cores, the Other Transferable Licensing IP, the Licensed IP
Modules and the Process Information, are assigned, licensed and otherwise conveyed as such assets, rights, technology, and other information and materials exist as of the Effective Date, and (b) each Party retains all 

 
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 right, title and interest in and to any modifications made by or for such Party, and shall have no obligation to provide such modifications to
the other Party. In addition, neither Party assumes any obligations other than those expressly set forth in this Agreement. Without limitation of the generality of the foregoing, neither Party is obligated to provide any consulting or technical
assistance except as otherwise provided herein. 
  
 SECTION 11.2.  Further
Assurances. 
  
 (a)  At any time and from time to time after the Effective Date, at the request of a
Party, the other Party shall execute and deliver such written instruments and extend such other cooperation as may be necessary in the reasonable opinion of the other Party to effect, evidence, record or perfect any of the assignments, transfers,
licenses and other rights (including retentions thereof) set forth in this Agreement, including execution and acknowledgement of assignments and other instruments. 
  
 (b)  To the extent that DSPGL or any Transferring Entity retains ownership of any assets or intellectual property rights used principally in the Licensing
Business (as opposed to the Products Business), but which are not included in the Licensing Business Assets, at the request of Corage during the two (2) year period commencing on the Effective Date, DSPGL, on behalf of itself and the Transferring
Entities, covenants and agrees to transfer such assets and intellectual property rights to Corage without any additional consideration, provided that such additional assets or intellectual property rights shall be subject to all the rights of DSPGL,
its successors and assigns, and its and their current and future Affiliates set forth herein, including, without limitation, those set forth in Sections 2.2, 2.3 and 2.4. The rights and remedies for breach of this Section 11.2(b) shall be only those
set forth in Section 9.2 and shall not be cumulative with any other rights or remedies. 
  
 SECTION
11.3.  No Obligation to Obtain New Rights.    Corage acknowledges that, from and after the Effective Date, except only as set forth above in Section 11.2 and Article VIII, DSPGL has no obligation to preserve,
protect, obtain or enforce any rights in the Transferable Licensing IP, including, without limitation, any obligation to register any copyright, to file or prosecute any patent application, or to bring actions for infringement or misappropriation of
any Transferable Licensing IP. Neither this Agreement nor the conduct of either Party under this Agreement imposes or shall be deemed to impose any such obligation, by implication, estoppel, inference, or otherwise. 
  
 SECTION 11.4.  Maintenance of Transferable Licensing IP.    As of the Effective Date,
Corage shall have the sole responsibility to execute and deliver such documents, pay such maintenance and other fees, and take such other measures as may be necessary or desirable to preserve, protect, obtain or enforce the Transferable Licensing IP
and Corage’s rights therein, including, without limitation, prosecution and maintenance of any Transferable Patents, registration and maintenance of any Transferable Marks and Transferable Domain Names, and registration, renewal and recordation
of any Other Intangible Property Rights, provided that DSPGL shall assist Corage in connection with the foregoing in accordance with Section 11.2 without any additional consideration but subject to reimbursement of expenses. 

 
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 SECTION 11.5.  Delivery.    Upon the Effective Date, DSPGL shall
deliver to Corage (a) the tangible Other Transferable Assets, and (b) to the extent in DSPGL’s possession, copies of tangible embodiments of the Transferring Entities of the Transferable Licensing IP, Third Party Licenses, employment agreements
of Transferred Employees, intangible Other Transferable Assets, and Other Contracts. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Party may retain copies of any assets, technology, and other information and materials assigned, licensed or otherwise conveyed
to the other Party under this Agreement (except for tangible Other Transferable Assets as to which no copies can be made), solely to the extent necessary for such Party to exercise the rights expressly granted to such Party under this Agreement, and
subject to the rights and obligations with respect thereto as set forth in this Agreement. 
  
 SECTION
11.6.  Residuals.    Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, each Party may use residual information for any purpose, including without limitation use in development, manufacture, promotion, sale and
maintenance of its products and services; provided that this right to residual information does not represent a license under any patents or copyrights of the other Party. The term “residual information” means any information that is
retained in the unaided memories of a Party’s personnel who have had access to the other Party’s Confidential Information in accordance with this Agreement. An individual’s memory is unaided if the individual has not intentionally
memorized the Confidential Information for the purpose of retaining and subsequently using or disclosing it. This Section 11.6 does not imply any exception to, or limitation of, the obligations of the Parties under Section 6.3 of the Separation
Agreement. 
  
 SECTION 11.7.  Interpretation of Rights.    The
Parties acknowledge and agree that (a) any right of a Party granted or referenced herein includes the right (i) to have such right exercised for the benefit of such Party (e.g., the right to make includes the right to have made, the right to
reproduce includes to right to have reproduced, etc.), and (ii) to make offers of such right (e.g., a right to sell includes the right to offer to sell), and (b) the right to distribute includes the right to distribute through multiple layers of
distribution. In addition, the Parties acknowledge and agree that (1) an Affiliate of a Party shall have the right to exercise a right or license granted to such Affiliate hereunder only to the extent such Party so authorizes, and such Affiliate
must be subject to (and agree to) any terms and conditions of this Agreement applicable to such right or license (e.g., limitations on use or confidentiality obligations with respect to the subject matter of such right or license), and (2) a
successor or assign of DSPGL or Corage shall have the right to exercise the rights and licenses granted to such successor or assign hereunder only if such successor or assign is subject to (and agrees to be bound by) all of the terms and conditions
of this Agreement, to the same extent as DSPGL or Corage, in accordance with Section 12.8. 
  
 SECTION
11.8.  Subject to Third Party Rights.    Notwithstanding anything else in this Agreement, neither Party shall be obligated to assign, license or otherwise convey, or be deemed to assign, license or otherwise
convey, any assets, rights, technology, or other information or materials owned by, or subject to the rights of, a Third Party, or any agreement with a Third Party, if and to the extent such Party does not have the right so to assign, license or
convey, provided that such Party shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the consent of the Third Party to any assignment, license or other conveyance contemplated by this Agreement at no charge to the assignee or licensee, as applicable
(such efforts will include payment of any fees to the Third Party required to effect the assignment, license or conveyance). Each Party 

 
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 acknowledges and agrees that all assignments, licenses and other conveyances made hereunder are subject to the Third Party Licenses granted
before the Effective Date. 
  
 SECTION 11.9.  No Obligation to Bring or Defend Legal
Actions.    Neither Party shall have any obligation hereunder to bring any claim or action against any third party for infringement or misappropriation of any of the intellectual property rights assigned or licensed
hereunder, or to defend any claim or action brought by a third party with respect to any such intellectual property rights (including, without limitation, a claim or action with respect to the validity or enforceability of any such rights).

  
 SECTION 11.10.  No Other Rights.    The assignments, licenses
and other conveyances of rights are only those expressly set forth in this Agreement. Neither Party assigns, licenses or otherwise conveys (or shall be deemed to assign, license or otherwise convey) any rights (whether by implication, estoppel,
inference or otherwise, or by any conduct of a Party under this Agreement) other than as expressly set forth in this Agreement. 
  
 ARTICLE XII 
  
 MISCELLANEOUS 
  
 SECTION 12.1.  Relationship of Parties.    Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be deemed to constitute either
Party or any of its Affiliates the partner, agent, or legal representative of the other Party or its Affiliates or to create any fiduciary relationship for any purpose whatsoever. Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Agreement, nothing
in this Agreement shall confer on either Party or any of its Affiliates any authority to act for, bind, or create or assume any obligation or responsibility on behalf of the other Party or its Affiliates. 
  
 SECTION 12.2.  Notices.    All notices provided pursuant to this Agreement shall be
delivered by personal delivery, overnight courier, or facsimile, and shall be deemed effective on the date on which delivery to the intended recipient of the notice was accomplished. Such notices shall be delivered to the following addresses:

  
 
	 If to DSPGL:
 	 	 If to Corage:
 
	 
	  	 	  
	 Chief Financial Officer
 	 	 Chief Executive Officer
 
	 DSP Group Ltd.
 	 	 Corage, Ltd
 
	 5 Shenkar Street
 	 	 5 Shenkar Street
 
	 Herzeliya 46120 Israel
 	 	 Herzeliya Pituach, 46120 Israel
 
	 Fax: 972-9-954-1513
 	 	 Fax: 972-9-954-1513
 

 
  
 SECTION 12.3.  Choice of
Law.    This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware (other than as to its laws of arbitration which shall be governed under the Arbitration Act (as
defined in the Separation Agreement) or other applicable federal law pursuant to Section 8.10 of the Separation Agreement), irrespective of the choice of laws principles of the State of Delaware, as to all matters, including matters of validity,
construction, effect, enforceability, performance and remedies. Any dispute by either Party arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall be finally 

 
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 settled in accordance with the procedures and terms set forth in Article VIII of the Separation Agreement. 
  
 SECTION 12.4.  Entire Agreement.    This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement
between the Parties pertaining to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all previous communications, agreements, and understandings between the Parties relating to the subject matter hereof. Neither Party has entered into this Agreement in
reliance upon any representation, warranty, or undertaking of the other Party that is not set out or referred to in this Agreement. If there is a conflict between this Agreement and the Separation and Distribution Agreement, the terms of this
Agreement will govern 
  
 SECTION
12.5.  Severability.    Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Agreement shall be
held to be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective only to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provision or the remaining provisions of this Agreement.

  
 SECTION 12.6.  Headings.    The section or other headings
herein are inserted only for convenience and ease of reference and are not to be considered in the construction or interpretation of any provision of this Agreement. Unless otherwise stated, references to Sections herein are references to Sections
hereof. 
  
 SECTION 12.7.  Amendments; Waivers.    This Agreement
may be amended, and the taking of any action required hereunder may be waived, by the written consent of each Party at the time such amendment or waiver is sought. No such waiver shall operate as a waiver of, or estoppel with respect to, any other
action. No failure to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right, remedy, or power hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, or power hereunder preclude any other or further exercise
thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, or power provided herein or by law or at equity. The waiver of the time for performance of any act or condition hereunder does not constitute a waiver of the act or condition itself. 

 
 SECTION 12.8.  Successors; No Assignment.    Each Party agrees that it will
not assign, sell, delegate, or otherwise transfer, whether voluntarily or involuntarily, any right or obligation under this Agreement, provided, however, that either Party (“Assigning Party”) may assign, sell, delegate and otherwise
transfer this Agreement, together with all of the Assigning Party’s rights and obligations hereunder without such approval in connection with a merger, reorganization, reincorporation into another state, or sale of all, or substantially all, of
such Party’s business and assets relating to this Agreement, if the assignee agrees to be bound by all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement to the same extent as the Assigning Party. For the purposes of this Section 12.8, the Parties
hereby consent to the transactions contemplated by the Combination Agreement to occur on the Effective Date, provided that any successor to Corage is subject to (and has agreed in writing to assume) any and all obligations, limitations, and
liabilities applicable to Corage set forth in this Agreement. Any purported assignment, sale, delegation or other transfer in violation of this Section 12.8 shall be null and void. Subject to the foregoing limits on assignment and delegation, this
Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the Parties and their respective successors and assigns. 

 
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 SECTION 12.9.  Counterparts.    This Agreement may be executed in any
number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which shall constitute one and the same Agreement. 
  
 SECTION 12.10.  Recovery of Costs and Attorney’s Fees.    In any legal action, or other proceeding brought to enforce or interpret the terms of this Agreement, the
substantially prevailing Party shall be entitled to reasonable attorney’s fees and any other costs incurred in that proceeding in addition to any other relief to which it is entitled. 
  
 SECTION 12.11.  Third Party Beneficiaries.    The provisions of this Agreement are solely for the benefit of the Parties
(including their permitted successors and assigns), and not for the benefit of any Third Party. 

 
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be executed by
their duly authorized Representatives as of the day and year first written above. 
  
 
	 DSP GROUP LTD 
 
	 
	 By:
 	 	 /s/    Eliyahu Ayalon
 

	 
	  	 	 Name:
 	 	 Eliyahu Ayalon
 

	 
	  	 	 Title:
 	 	 Chief Executive Officer
 

 
  
 
	 CORAGE, LTD. 
 
	 
	 By:
 	 	 /s/     Moshe Zelnik
 

	 
	  	 	 Name:
 	 	 Moshe Zelnik
 

	 
	  	 	 Title:
 	 	 Vice President Finance
 

 

 
 19Tax Indemnification and Allocation Agreement

  
 Exhibit 10.6 
  
 TAX INDEMNIFICATION AND ALLOCATION AGREEMENT 
  
 This Tax Indemnification and Allocation Agreement (the “Agreement”) is entered into as of November 1, 2002, by and between DSP Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“DSPGI”), and Ceva, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (“Ceva”). (DSPGI and Ceva are sometimes collectively referred to herein as the “Companies”). 
  
 RECITALS 
  
 A.    DSPGI is the common parent of an affiliated group of
corporations, which includes Ceva. The members of the affiliated group have heretofore joined in filing consolidated Federal Income Tax returns. 
  
 B.    DSPGI and Ceva have entered into the Separation Agreement (defined below) providing for the Separation and Distribution, each as fully described in such Agreement.

  
 C.    After the stock of Ceva is distributed to DSPGI’s shareholders pursuant to the
Distribution, Ceva and its subsidiaries will no longer be members of the affiliated group of which DSPGI is the common parent. 
  
 D.    DSPGI and Ceva desire to provide for and agree upon the allocation between them of liabilities for Taxes (as defined herein) arising prior to, as a result of, and subsequent to the actions contemplated by
the Separation Agreement and the entitlement to refunds thereof, allocate responsibility and provide for cooperation in connection with the filing of returns in respect of Taxes, and provide for certain other matters relating to Taxes. 

 
 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements hereinafter set forth, the receipt and sufficiency of
which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows: 
  
 SECTION 1.  Definition
of Terms. 
  
 For purposes of this Agreement (including the recitals hereof), the following terms have the
following meanings: 
  
 “Affiliate” means any entity that directly or indirectly is
“controlled” by the person or entity in question. “Control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a person, whether through ownership of
voting securities, by contract or otherwise. Except as otherwise provided herein, the term Affiliate shall refer to Affiliates of a person as determined immediately after the Distribution. The term “Affiliate” includes a Subsidiary of an
entity. 
  
 “Agreement” shall mean this Tax Indemnification and Allocation Agreement.

 

  
 “Code” means the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended, or any successor law. 
  
 “Companies” means DSPGI and Ceva, collectively, and
“Company” means any one of DSPGI and Ceva. 
  
 “Consolidated or Combined Income
Tax” means any Income Tax computed by reference to the assets or activities of a Group. 
  
 “Consolidated or Combined State Income Tax” means any State Income Tax computed by reference to the assets or activities of a Group. 
  
 “Consolidated or Combined Foreign Income Tax” means any Foreign Income Tax computed by reference to the assets or activities of a Group.

  
 “Consolidated Tax Liability” means, with respect to any DSPGI Federal Consolidated
Return, the tax liability of the group as that term is used in Treasury Regulation Section 1.1552–1(a)(1) (including applicable interest, additions to the tax, additional amounts and penalties as provided in the Code), provided that such tax
liability shall be treated as including any alternative minimum tax liability under Code Section 55. 
  
 “Ceva Group” means Ceva and its Subsidiaries and wholly-owned limited liability companies as determined immediately after the Distribution Date. 
  
 “DSPGI Federal Consolidated Return” means any United States Federal Tax Return for the affiliated group (as that term is defined in Code Section
1504) that includes DSPGI as the common parent and any member of the Ceva Group. 
  
 “DSPGI
Group” means DSPGI and its Subsidiaries and wholly owned limited liability companies, excluding any entity that is a member of the Ceva Group. 
  
 “Distribution” shall have the meaning set forth in the Separation Agreement. 
  
 “Distribution Date” means the Distribution Date as that term is defined in the Separation Agreement. 
  
 “Federal Income Tax” means any Tax imposed by Subtitle A or F of the Code. 
  
 “Foreign Income Tax” means any Tax imposed by any foreign country or any possession of the United States, or by
any political subdivision of any foreign country or United States possession, which is an income tax as defined in Treasury Regulation Section 1.901–2. 
  
 “Group” means the DSPGI Group or the Ceva Group, as the context requires. 
  
 “Income Tax” means any Federal Income Tax, State Income Tax, or Foreign Income Tax. 
  

 
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 “Payment Date” means (i) with respect to any DSPGI
Federal Consolidated Return, the due date for any required installment of estimated taxes determined under Code Section 6655, the due date (determined without regard to extensions) for filing the return determined under Code Section 6072, and the
date the return is filed, and (ii) with respect to any Tax Return for any Consolidated or Combined State Income Tax, the corresponding dates determined under the applicable Tax Law. 
  
 “Post-Distribution Period” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.4(b). 
  
 “Post-Distribution Tax Return” means any Tax Return for any Tax Period beginning after the Distribution Date. 
  
 “Pre-Distribution Period” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.4(b). 
  
 “Pre-Distribution Tax Return” means any Tax Return for any Tax Period beginning on or before the Distribution
Date. 
  
 “Prime Rate” means the rate which
                     (or any successor thereto or other money center commercial bank agreed to by DSPGI and Ceva) announces from time to time as its
prime lending rate, as in effect from time to time. 
  
 “Responsible Company” means, with
respect to any Tax Return, the Company having responsibility for preparing and filing such Tax Return under this Agreement. 
  
 “Separate Company Tax” means any Tax computed by reference to the assets and activities of a member or members of a single Group. 
  
 “Separation Agreement” means the Separation Agreement by and among DSP Group Inc., DSP Group Ltd., Ceva, Inc., DSP Ceva Inc. and Corage, Ltd.
Dated November 1, 2002 
  
 “State Income Tax” means any Tax imposed by any State of the
United States or by any political subdivision of any such State which is imposed on or measured by net income, including state and local franchise or similar Taxes measured by net income. 
  
 “Subsequent Tax Opinion/Ruling” shall have the meaning set forth in the Separation Agreement. 
  
 “Subsidiary” shall have the meaning set forth in Treasury Regulations section 1.1502–1(c). 

 
 “Tax” or “Taxes” means any income, gross income, gross receipts, profits, capital stock,
franchise, withholding, payroll, social security, workers compensation, unemployment, disability, property, ad valorem, stamp, excise, severance, occupation, service, sales, use, license, lease, transfer, import, export, value added, alternative
minimum, estimated or other tax of any kind (including any fee, assessment, or other charge in the nature of or in lieu of any tax) imposed by any governmental entity or 

 
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 political subdivision thereof, and any interest, penalties, additions to tax, or
additional amounts in respect of the foregoing. 
  
 “Tax Authority” means, with respect to
any Tax, the governmental entity, or political subdivision thereof that imposes such Tax, and the agency (if any) charged with the collection of such Tax for such entity or subdivision. 
  
 “Tax Item” means, with respect to any Income Tax, any item of income, gain, loss, deduction, and credit. 
  
 “Tax Law” means the law of any governmental entity or political subdivision thereof relating to any Tax.

  
 “Tax Period” means, with respect to any Tax, the period for which the Tax is reported
as provided under the Code or other applicable Tax Law. 
  
 “Tax Records” means Tax
Returns, Tax Return workpapers, documentation relating to any Tax contests, and any other books of account or records required to be maintained under the Code or other applicable Tax Laws or under any record retention agreement with any Tax
Authority. 
  
 “Tax Return” means any report of Taxes due, any claims for refund of Taxes
paid, any information return with respect to Taxes, or any other similar report, statement, declaration, or document required to be filed under the Code or other Tax Law, including any attachments, exhibits, or other materials submitted with any of
the foregoing, and including any amendments or supplements to any of the foregoing. 
  
 “Tax
Rulings” shall have the meaning set forth in the Separation Agreement. 
  
 “Treasury
Regulations” means the regulations promulgated from time to time under the Code as in effect for the relevant Tax Period. 
  
 SECTION 2.  Allocation of Tax Liabilities. 
  
 2.1  General Rule. 
  
 (a)  DSPGI
Liability.    DSPGI shall be liable for Taxes not specifically allocated to Ceva under this Section 2. DSPGI shall indemnify and hold harmless the Ceva Group from and against any liability for Taxes for which DSPGI is liable
under this Section 2.1(a). 
  
 (b)  Ceva Liability.    Ceva
shall be liable for, and shall indemnify and hold harmless the DSPGI Group from and against, any liability for Taxes that are allocated to Ceva under this Agreement. 

 
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 2.2  Allocation of United States Federal Income Tax.

  
 (a)  Pre-Distribution Period.    DSPGI shall be liable for,
and shall hold the Ceva Group harmless for, any Federal Income Tax relating to the DSPGI Federal Consolidated Return for all Tax Periods ending on or before the Distribution Date and for the Pre-Distribution Period. DSPGI is entitled to any refunds
of Federal Income Tax for Tax Periods ending on or before the Distribution Date and for the Pre-Distribution Period. 
  
 (b)  Post-Distribution Period.    The DSPGI Group and the Ceva Group shall each be liable for, and shall indemnify the other against, its respective liability for Federal Income Taxes for
the Post-Distribution Period and for all Tax Periods beginning on or after the Distribution Date. 
  
 2.3  Allocation of State and Foreign Income Taxes. 
  
 (a)  Separate Company Taxes.    In the case of any State Income Tax or Foreign Income Tax which is a Separate Company Tax: 
  
 (i)  Pre-Distribution Period.    DSPGI shall be liable for, and shall indemnify the Ceva Group against, any Separate
Company Tax for all Tax Periods ending on or before the Distribution Date and for the Pre-Distribution Period. DSPGI is entitled to any refunds of Separate Company Taxes for Tax Periods ending on or before the Distribution Date and for the
Pre-Distribution Period. 
  
 (ii)  Post-Distribution
Period.    Ceva shall be liable for, and shall hold the DSPGI Group harmless against, any Separate Company Taxes imposed on any member of the Ceva Group for the Post-Distribution Period and for any Tax Periods beginning after
the Distribution Date. DSPGI shall be liable for, and shall hold the Ceva Group harmless against, any Separate Company Taxes of any member of the DSPGI Group for the Post-Distribution Period and for any Tax Periods beginning after the Distribution
Date. 
  
 (b)  Allocation of Consolidated or Combined Income
Taxes.    In the case of any State Income Tax or Foreign Income Tax which is a Consolidated or Combined Income Tax: 
  
 (i)  Pre-Distribution Period.    DSPGI shall be liable for, and shall hold Ceva Group harmless for, any State Income Tax or Foreign Income Tax relating to
Consolidated or Combined Returns for all Tax Periods ending on or before the Distribution Date and for the Pre-Distribution Period. DSPGI is entitled to any refunds of Tax attributable to Tax Periods ending on or before the Distribution Date and for
the Pre-Distribution Period. 
  
 (ii)  Post-Distribution
Period.    The DSPGI Group and the Ceva Group shall each be liable for, and shall indemnify the other against, its respective liability for Consolidated or Combined State Income Taxes and Consolidated or 

 
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 Combined Foreign Income Taxes for any Tax Period beginning after the Distribution
Date and for the Post-Distribution Period. 
  
 2.4  Other Taxes; Allocation. 

 
 (a)  Other Taxes.    All Taxes other than those specifically allocated
pursuant to Sections 2.2 and 2.3 shall be allocated based on the legal entity on which the legal incidence of the Tax is imposed. As between the parties to this Agreement, Ceva shall be liable for all Taxes imposed on any member of the Ceva Group.
The Companies believe that there is no Tax not specifically allocated pursuant to Sections 2.2 and 2.3 which is legally imposed on more than one legal entity (e.g., joint and several liability); however, if there is any such Tax, it shall be
allocated in accordance with past practices as reasonably determined by the affected Companies, or in the absence of such practices, in accordance with any allocation method agreed upon by the affected Companies. 
  
 (b) Allocation of Straddle Periods.    In the case of any Tax Period beginning on or before the
Distribution Date and ending after the Distribution Date (a “Straddle Period”), Tax Items shall be apportioned between the portion of the Straddle Period ending on the Distribution Date (the “Pre-Distribution Period”) and the
portion of the Straddle Period beginning after the Distribution Date (the “Post-Distribution Period”) in accordance with the principles in Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-76(b) using a closing-of-the-books method. However, Tax Items
(other than extraordinary items within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-76(b)(2)(ii)(C)) for the month including the Distribution Date will be allocated to the Pre-Distribution Period and the Post-Distribution Period using the
principles of the ratable allocation method of Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-76(b)(2)(iii). In determining the apportionment of Tax Items between the Pre-Distribution Period and the Post-Distribution Period, any Tax Items arising as a result of
the Separation or the Distribution shall be treated as extraordinary items described in Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-76(b)(2)(ii)(C) and shall be allocated to the Pre-Distribution Period. 
  

2.5  Indemnification Payments.    If any Company (the “Payor”) is required to pay to a Tax Authority a Tax that is
properly allocated to another Company (the “Responsible Party”) under this Agreement, the Responsible Party shall reimburse the Payor within ninety (90) days of delivery by the Payor to the Responsible Party of an invoice for the amount
due, accompanied by evidence of payment and a statement detailing the Taxes paid and describing in reasonable detail the particulars relating thereto. The reimbursement shall include interest on the Tax payment computed at the Prime Rate based on
the number of days from the date of the payment to the Tax Authority to the date of reimbursement under this Section 2.5. 
  
 2.6  Limitation.    Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, to the extent that responsibility for Taxes is allocated among DSPGI and Ceva by the Separation Agreement, the Separation
Agreement shall govern and this Agreement shall not govern. 

 
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 SECTION 3.  Preparation and Filing of Tax
Returns. 
  
 3.1  General.    Except as otherwise provided in this Section
3, Tax Returns shall be prepared and filed when due (including extensions) by the person obligated to file such Tax Returns under the Code or applicable Tax Law. The Companies shall provide, and shall cause their Affiliates to provide, assistance
and cooperate with one another in accordance with Section 4 with respect to the preparation and filing of Tax Returns, including providing information required to be provided in Section 4. 
  
 3.2  DSPGI’s Responsibility.    DSPGI has the exclusive obligation and right to prepare and file, or to cause to be prepared and
filed: 
  
 (a) DSPGI Federal Consolidated Returns for all Tax Periods; 
  
 (b) DSPGI Consolidated or Combined State Income Tax Returns for all Tax Periods and DSPGI Consolidated or Combined Foreign
Income Tax Returns for all Tax Periods; and 
  
 (c) Tax Returns for State Income Taxes and Foreign
Income Taxes that are Separate Company Taxes for members of the DSPGI Group (excluding for this purpose members of the Ceva Group). 
  
 3.3  Ceva’s Responsibility.    Ceva shall prepare and file, or shall cause to be prepared and filed, all Tax Returns required to be filed by or with respect to the Ceva or members of
the Ceva Group other than those Tax Returns which DSPGI is required to prepare and file under Section 3.2. 
  
 3.4   Tax Accounting Practices. 
  
 (a)  General.    Except as otherwise provided in this Section 3.4, any Pre-Distribution Tax Return, and any Post-Distribution Tax Return to the extent Tax Items reported on such Tax Return might
reasonably affect Tax Items reported on any Pre-Distribution Tax Return, shall be prepared in accordance with past Tax accounting practices used with respect to the Tax Returns in question (unless such past practices are no longer permissible under
the Code or other applicable Tax Law). To the extent any Tax Items are not covered by past practices (or in the event such past practices are no longer permissible under the Code or other applicable Tax Law), such Tax Items shall be reported in
accordance with reasonable Tax accounting practices selected by DSPGI or Ceva depending on whose Tax Liability under Section 2 is affected thereby. If the Tax liability of both DSPGI and Ceva under Section 2 would be affected by the reporting of the
Tax Item, the parties shall negotiate in good faith to determine the reporting of the Tax Item. Any dispute regarding the proper tax treatment of the Tax Item shall be referred for resolution pursuant to Section 6.2, sufficiently in advance of the
filing date of such Tax Return (including extensions) to permit timely filing of the return. 
  
 (b)  Reporting of Separation and Distribution Tax Items.    The tax treatment reported on any Tax Return of Tax Items relating to the Separation and Distribution shall be consistent with the
treatment of such item in the Tax Rulings or any Subsequent Tax 

 
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 Tax Opinion/Ruling (unless such treatment is not permissible under the Code). To the extent there is a Tax Item relating
to the Separation or Distribution which is not covered by the Tax Rulings or any Subsequent Tax Opinion/Ruling, the Companies shall agree on the tax treatment of any such Tax Item reported on any Tax Return. For this purpose, the tax treatment of
such Tax Items on a Tax Return shall be determined by the Responsible Company with respect to such Tax Return and shall be agreed to by the other Company unless either (i) there is no reasonable basis as defined under Section 6662 of the Code for
such tax treatment, or (ii) such tax treatment would have a material impact on the other Company or the Tax Rulings or any Subsequent Tax Opinion/Ruling. Such Tax Return shall be submitted for review pursuant to Section 3.5(a), and any dispute
regarding such proper tax treatment shall be referred for resolution pursuant to Section 6.2, sufficiently in advance of the filing date of such Tax Return (including extensions) to permit timely filing of the return. 
  
 3.5  Right to Review Tax Returns. 
  
 (a)  General.    The Responsible Company with respect to any Tax Return shall make such Tax Return and related
workpapers available for review by the other Company, if requested, to the extent (i) such Tax Return relates to Taxes for which the requesting party may be liable, (ii) such Tax Return relates to Taxes for which the requesting party may be liable
in whole or in part or for any additional Taxes owing as a result of adjustments to the amount of Taxes reported on such Tax Return, or (iii) the requesting party reasonably determines that it must inspect such Tax Return to confirm compliance with
the terms of this Agreement. The Responsible Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to make such Tax Return available for review as required under this paragraph sufficiently in advance of the due date for filing such Tax Returns to
provide the requesting party with a meaningful opportunity to analyze and comment on such Tax Returns and have such Tax Returns modified before filing, taking into account the person responsible for payment of the tax (if any) reported on such Tax
Return and the materiality of the amount of Tax liability with respect to such Tax Return. The Companies shall attempt in good faith to resolve any issues arising out of the review of such Tax Returns. Issues that cannot be resolved in the Companies
shall be resolved in the manner set forth in Section 6.2. 
  
 (b)  Execution of Returns
Prepared by Other Party.    In the case of any Tax Return which is required to be prepared and filed by one Company under this Agreement and which is required by law to be signed by another Company (or by its authorized
representative), the Company which is legally required to sign such Tax Return shall not be required to sign such Tax Return under this Agreement if there is no reasonable basis for the tax treatment of any material items reported on the Tax Return.

  
 SECTION 4.  Assistance and Cooperation. 
  
 4.1  General.    After the Distribution Date, each of the Companies shall cooperate (and cause their
respective Affiliates to cooperate) with each other and with each other’s agents, including legal counsel and accounting firms, in connection with Tax matters relating to the Companies and their Affiliates including (i) preparation and filing
of Tax 

 
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 Returns, (ii) determining the liability for and amount of any Taxes due (including estimated Taxes) or
the right to and amount of any refund of Taxes, (iii) examinations of Tax Returns, and (iv) any administrative or judicial proceeding in respect of Taxes assessed or proposed to be assessed. Such cooperation shall include making all information and
documents in their possession relating to the other Company and their Affiliates available to such other Company as provided in Section 5. Each of the Companies shall also make available to each other, as reasonably requested and available,
personnel (including officers, directors, employees and agents of the Companies or their respective Affiliates) responsible for preparing, maintaining, and interpreting information and documents relevant to Taxes, and personnel reasonably required
as witnesses or for purposes of providing information or documents in connection with any administrative or judicial proceedings relating to Taxes. Any information or documents provided under this Section 4 shall be kept confidential by the Company
receiving the information or documents, except as may otherwise be necessary in connection with the filing of Tax Returns or in connection with any administrative or judicial proceedings relating to Taxes. 
  
 4.2  Income Tax Return Information.    Each Company will provide to the other Company information and
documents relating to their respective Groups required by the other Company to prepare Tax Returns. The Responsible Company shall determine a reasonable compliance schedule in accordance with past practice. Any additional information or documents
the Responsible Company requires to prepare such Tax Returns will be provided in accordance with past practices, if any, or as the Responsible Company reasonably requests and in sufficient time for the Responsible Company to file such Tax Returns on
a timely basis. 
  
 SECTION 5.  Tax Records. 
  
 5.1  Retention of Tax Records.    Each Company shall preserve and keep all Tax Records for so long as
the contents thereof may become material in the administration of any matter under the Code or other applicable Tax Law, but in any event until the later of (i) the expiration of any applicable statutes of limitation, and (ii) seven years after the
Distribution Date. If, prior to the expiration of the applicable statute of limitation and such seven-year period, a Company reasonably determines that any Tax Records which it is required to preserve and keep under this Section 5 are no longer
material in the administration of any matter under the Code or other applicable Tax Law, such Company may dispose of such records upon 90 days prior notice to the other Company. Such notice shall include a list of the records to be disposed of
describing in reasonable detail each file, book, or other records being disposed. The notified Company shall have the opportunity, at its cost and expense, to copy or remove, within such 90-day period, all or any part of such Tax Records.

  
 5.2  Access to Tax Records.    The Companies and their respective Affiliates
shall make available to each other for inspection and copying during normal business hours upon reasonable notice all Tax Records in their possession to the extent reasonably required by the other Company in connection with the preparation of Tax
Returns, audits, litigation, or the resolution of items under this Agreement. 

 
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 SECTION 6.  Tax Disputes. 

 
 6.1  Tax Disputes Relating to the Separation and Distribution.    Notwithstanding anything
herein to the contrary, Article IV of the Separation Agreement shall govern and shall be the exclusive remedy with respect to any Tax dispute related to the Separation and Distribution. 
  
 6.2  Other Tax Disputes.    To the extent that there is any dispute between the Companies relating to this Agreement (other than a
dispute governed by Section 6.1 hereof), the provisions of Article VIII of the Separation Agreement shall govern the resolution of such dispute. 
  
 SECTION 7.  Effective Date. 
  
 This Agreement shall be effective on the Distribution Date. 
  
 SECTION
8.  Interest Under This Agreement. 
  
 Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, to the
extent one Company (“indemnitor”) makes a payment of interest to another Company (“Indemnitee”) under this Agreement with respect to the period from the date that the indemnitee made a payment of Tax to a Tax Authority to the
date that the indemnitor reimbursed the indemnitee for such Tax payment, the interest payment shall be treated as interest expense to the indemnitor (deductible to the extent provided by law) and as interest income by the indemnitee (includable in
income to the extent provided by law). The amount of the payment shall not be adjusted to take into account any associated Tax benefit to the indemnitor or increase in Tax to the indemnitee. 
  
 SECTION 9.  Late Payments. 
  
 Any amount owed by one party to another party under this Agreement which is not paid when due shall bear interest at the Prime Rate plus two percent, compounded semiannually, from the due date of the payment to the date
paid. To the extent interest required to be paid under this Section 9 duplicates interest required to be paid under any other provision of this Agreement, interest shall be computed at the higher of the interest rate provided under this Section 9 or
the interest rate provided under such other provision. 
  
 SECTION 10.  Expenses.

  
 Except as provided in Section 11, each party and its Affiliates shall bear their own expenses incurred in
connection with preparation of Tax Returns, Tax Contests, and other matters related to Taxes under the provisions of this Agreement. 
  
 SECTION 11.  General Provisions. 
  
 11.1  Addresses and Notices.    Any notice, demand, claim, or other communication under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have 

 
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 been given upon the delivery or mailing hereof, as the case may be, if delivered personally or sent by certified mail, return receipt requested,
postage prepaid, to the parties at the following addresses (or at such other address as a party may specify by notice to the other): 
  
 
	 If to DSPGI, to:
 	 	 DSP Group Inc.
 
	 
	  	 	 3120 Scott Boulevard
 
	 
	  	 	 Santa Clara, CA 95054
 
	 
	  	 	 Attn: Chief Financial Officer, DSP Group Inc.
 

 
  
 
	 If to Ceva, to:
 	 	 Ceva, Inc.
 
	 
	  	 	 2033 Gateway Place, Suite 150
 
	 
	  	 	 San Jose, CA 95110
 
	 
	  	 	 Attn: Chief Financial Officer, Ceva, Inc.
 

 
  
 11.2  Binding Effect.    This
Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their successors and assigns. 
  
 11.3  Waiver.    No failure by any party to insist upon the strict performance of any obligation under this Agreement or to exercise any right or remedy under this Agreement shall constitute
waiver of any such obligation, right, or remedy or any other obligation, rights, or remedies under this Agreement. 
  
 11.4  Invalidity of Provisions.    If any provision of this Agreement is or becomes invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality, and enforceability of the remaining
provisions contained herein shall not be affected thereby. 
  
 11.5  Further
Action.    The parties shall execute and deliver all documents, provide all information, and take or refrain from taking action as may be necessary or appropriate to achieve the purposes of this Agreement, including the
execution and delivery to the other parties and their Affiliates and representatives of such powers of attorney or other authorizing documentation as is reasonably necessary or. 
  
 11.6  Integration.    This Agreement and the other agreements, including the Separation Agreement, being entered into concurrently
herewith, constitute the entire agreement among the parties pertaining to the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings pertaining thereto. 
  
 11.7  Construction.    The language in all parts of this Agreement shall in all cases be construed according to its fair meaning and
shall not be strictly construed for or against any party. 
  
 11.8  No Double Recovery
Subrogation.    No provision of this Agreement shall be construed to provide an indemnity or other recovery for any costs, damages, or other amounts for which the damaged party has been fully compensated under any other

 
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 provision of this Agreement or under any other agreement or action at law or equity. Unless expressly required in this Agreement, a party shall
not be required to exhaust all remedies available under other agreements or at law or equity before recovering under the remedies provided in this Agreement. Subject to any limitations provided in this Agreement, the indemnifying party shall be
subrogated to all rights of the indemnified party for recovery from any third party. 
  
 11.9  Counterparts.    This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same
instrument. 
  
 11.10  Governing Law.    This Agreement shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware applicable to contracts executed in and to be performed in that State. 
  
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties has caused this Agreement to be executed on its behalf by its officers thereunto duly authorized, all as of the day and year first written above. 
  
 
	 DSP GROUP, INC. 
 

 
 
	 
	 By:
 	 	     /s/    Eliyahu Ayalon
 

 
 
	 
	   Name:
 	 	 Eliyahu Ayalon
 

	 
	   Title:
 	 	 Chief Executive Officer
 

 
  
 
	 CEVA, INC. 
 
	 
	 By:
 	 	 /s/    Gideon Wertheizer
 

 
 
	 
	   Name:
 	 	 Gideon Wertheizer
 

	 
	   Title:
 	 	 President
 

 

 
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