Document:

EX-10.1

CONFIDENTIAL SEVERANCE AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE

DDi Corp. (“DDi”) and Bruce McMaster (“Employee”) hereby agree to end the employment
relationship between the Employee and DDi and each of its subsidiaries and affiliated companies
(all referred to here as the “Company”) on the following basis:

1. Employee’s employment with the Company ended at 5 P.M. on October 31, 2005 (the
“Termination Date”). Effective on the Termination Date, Employee resigned from all positions as an
officer and employee of DDi and as a member of DDi’s board of directors and committees thereto, as
well as from all officer and director positions at any and all direct and indirect subsidiaries of
DDi.

2. Employee acknowledges that he has been paid his regular base salary through the Termination
Date, and for any earned but unused vacation days. Employee will cooperate fully with an amicable
and professional transition of accounts and/or responsibilities. In addition, Employee will return
to the Company all files, records, credit cards, keys, equipment, and any other Company property or
documents maintained by him for the Company’s use or benefit.

3. Employee represents that he is signing this Agreement voluntarily and with a full
understanding of and agreement with its terms, for the purpose of receiving special pay from the
Company beyond that provided by normal Company policy.

4. In consideration for and in reliance on Employee’s promises and releases in this Agreement,
and upon the effectiveness of this Agreement in accordance with Paragraph 11 hereof, Employee will
be entitled to the following benefits:

	 	a.	 	On the six-month anniversary of the Termination Date, the
Company will pay Employee $1,010,000 (the “Severance Amount”), which is equal
to his base salary for a period of 24 months. The Severance Amount will be
subject to payroll and withholding taxes according to the Company’s normal
payroll practices. The net Severance Amount (after tax withholding) shall be
applied by the Company to the outstanding principal and interest due and owing
pursuant to that certain Secured Promissory Note and Pledge Agreement dated as
of November 30, 2001 between Employee and the Company (the “Note”).

	 	b.	 	For the period beginning on the six month anniversary of the
Termination Date and ending on the 24 month anniversary of the Termination Date
(the “Severance Period”), the Company will make COBRA payments on behalf of
Employee in connection with medical coverage under the Company’s group medical
insurance (it being understood that the Company may change the terms of its
medical insurance plans in its discretion). In addition, on the six-month
anniversary of the Termination Date, the Company will reimburse Employee for
any COBRA payments made by the Employee during the first six months following
the Termination Date.

	 	c.	 	Under the terms of the Second Amendment to Restricted Stock
Agreement dated as of June 1, 2005 between Employee and the Company, 181,250
shares of currently unvested restricted stock issued to Employee under the DDi
Corp. 2003 Management Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) will be deemed to be
fully vested on the Termination Date.

	 	d.	 	Under the terms of the Amendment to Non-Qualified Stock Option
Agreement dated as of June 1, 2005 between Employee and the Company, the
following unvested stock options granted to Employee under the Plan will be
deemed to be fully vested on the Termination Date: (a) 49,900 Tranche A1
Options (exercise price of $0.49/share); and (b) 112,275 Tranche A4 Options
(exercise price of $0.001/share).

	 	e.	 	The Company will accelerate the vesting of the following
unvested stock options granted to Employee under the Plan, so that all such
stock options will be deemed to be fully vested on the Termination Date: (a)
49,900 Tranche A1 Options (exercise price of $0.49/share); (b) 49,900 Tranche
A2 Options (exercise price of $5.00/share); and (c) 49,900 Tranche A3 options
(exercise price of $5.75/share).

	 	f.	 	The Company will extend the post-termination exercise period
for all unexercised stock options granted to Employee under the Plan so that
all such stock options will be exercisable for the period ending 180 days
following the Termination Date.

Employee agrees that he is not entitled to receive, and will not claim, any right, benefit, or
compensation other than what is expressly set forth in this Agreement, and hereby expressly waives
any claim to any compensation, benefit, or payment which is not expressly referenced in this
Agreement.

5. In exchange for the special pay provided in Paragraph 4, Employee promises

	 	a.	 	to keep this Agreement and its contents in complete confidence
and not to disclose the fact or terms of this Agreement or the fact or amount of
the special payment(s) to any person, including any past, present, or
prospective employee of the Company;

	 	b.	 	not to disparage the Company or its products, services, or
management;

	 	c.	 	not to use or disclose any confidential information, trade
secrets, or financial, personnel, or client information which he learned while
employed by the Company;

	 	d.	 	to make such arrangements the Company may require for the
satisfaction of any applicable federal, state, local or foreign withholding tax
obligations that may arise in connection with this Agreement, including in
connection with the vesting of Employee’s restricted stock and stock options
under Paragraph 4 of this Agreement; and

	 	e.	 	to abide by the terms of that certain Non-Solicitation Agreement
dated as of December 12, 2003 between Employee and the Company; provided,
however, that Employee and the Company agree that, for purposes of such
agreement, the term “Confidential Information” shall mean all information
disclosed or obtained by Employee in connection with his employment with the
Company, (i) which has been created, discovered, developed or otherwise become
known to the Company, its customers, or suppliers, and/or in which proprietary
rights have been assigned or otherwise provided to the Company, and (ii) which
has commercial value in the businesses in which the Company and its customers
and suppliers are engaged, including but not limited to: business plans,
records, and affairs; customer files and lists (including, but not limited to,
customers of the Company on whom Employee called or with whom Employee became
acquainted during the term of his employment); special customer matters; sales
practices; methods and techniques; merchandising concepts, strategies and plans;
sources of supply and vendors; special business relationships with vendors,
agents, and brokers; promotional materials and information; financial matters;
mergers; acquisitions; equipment, technologies and processes; selective
personnel matters; inventions; developments; product specifications; procedures;
pricing information; intellectual property; technical data; software programs;
finances; operations and production costs; ideas; plans technology; brokers or
other entities which refer customers to the Company; proposals; market analysis;
technical services; incentives; customer needs; customer risks or risk factors;
customer purchasing patterns; customer renewal or expiration data; customer
concerns; Company pricing and profit margins; Company’s commissions and/or fees;
insurer information unique to or tailored to Company; and other information
which Company has developed at significant expenditure of time, effort and/or
expense; provided further, however, that Confidential Information does not
include information (a) generally available to the public, (b) contained in an
issued patent, or (c) generally known to persons in the printed circuit board
business.

In the event of a breach of any provision of this Agreement by Employee, including this Paragraph
5, then (a) Employee shall forfeit, and the Company shall be released from paying the payments
under Paragraph 4, above, or, if the breach occurs after the payment has been made, the Company
shall, without excluding other remedies available to the Company, be entitled to an award in the
amount of the payment made by the Company to Employee; and (b) the full principal and interest due
on the Note shall be deemed to continue to be outstanding.

6. Employee does hereby, for himself and his heirs, successors and assigns, release, acquit
and forever discharge DDi, its subsidiaries and affiliated companies, and their respective
officers, directors, managers, employees, representatives, agents, related entities, successors,
and assigns (the “Released Parties”), of and from any and all claims, actions, charges, complaints,
causes of action, rights, demands, debts, damages, or accountings of whatever nature, known or
unknown, which he or his heirs may have against such persons or entities based on any actions or
events which occurred prior to his Termination Date, including but not limited to those related to,
or arising from, Employee’s employment with the Company or the ending thereof; provided, however,
that notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing, this release shall not relieve DDi
from its obligation to indemnify and hold harmless Employee pursuant to the provisions of Article
IX of DDi’s Certificate of Incorporation (as amended) including, without limitation, in connection
with the securities action captioned Raymond Ferrari, et al. v. Joseph P. Gisch, et al., currently
pending in the United States District Court for the Central District of California, CV-03-7063.
This release includes any and all claims for violation of any law prohibiting discrimination;
claims for violation of any law governing payment of wages, including commissions; tort claims; and
claims for breach of any express or implied contract or covenant.

In exchange for material portions of the special payment(s) provided in Paragraph 4 and in
accordance with the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act, Employee hereby knowingly and voluntarily
waives and releases all rights and claims, known and unknown, arising under the Age Discrimination
In Employment Act of 1967, as amended, which he might otherwise have had against any of the
Released Parties based on any act or omission which occurred on or before the date this Agreement
is signed by Employee.

7. It is further understood and agreed that as a condition of this Agreement, Employee is
waiving any rights he might have under Section 1542 of the Civil Code of the State of California,
which reads as follows:

“A General Release does not extend to claims which a creditor does not know or
suspect to exist in his favor at the time of executing the Release, which if known by
him must have materially affected his settlement with the debtor.”

8. This Agreement contains all of the terms, promises, representations, and understandings
made between the parties and supersedes any previous representations, understandings, or
agreements, except for any agreement by Employee regarding confidentiality and/or protection of
Company information, property, or trade secrets, which agreement(s) shall continue in full force
and effect. This Agreement may not be changed or modified in any way, except in a writing signed
by an authorized representative of the Company and Employee.

9. Employee understands that he is waiving legal rights by signing this Agreement, and has
consulted with an attorney and/or other persons to the full extent he wanted to do so before
signing this Agreement. Employee acknowledges that (a) the Company has not made any
representations to him about, and that he has not relied upon any statement in this Agreement with
respect to, any individual tax consequences that may arise by virtue of the special payment
provided under this Agreement and/or his sale of shares and stock options, including, but not
limited to, the applicability of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code, and (b) he has
consulted or will consult with his own tax advisors as to any such tax consequences.

10. Employee is hereby advised that he (a) may consult with an attorney prior to signing this
Agreement, and (b) has 21 days in which to consider and accept this Agreement by signing this
Agreement, which should then be promptly returned to the Company’s General Counsel at the Company.
In addition, Employee is advised that he has a period of 7 days following his signing of this
Agreement in which he may revoke the Agreement. If Employee timely revokes this Agreement, he will
not receive the special pay under Paragraph 4. If Employee does not advise the Company (by a
writing received by the Company’s General Counsel at the Company within such 7-day period) of his
intent to revoke the Agreement, the Agreement will become effective and enforceable upon the
expiration of the 7 days (“Effective Date”).

11. This Agreement will be interpreted, enforced and governed by and under the laws of the
State of California. Any dispute regarding the validity or terms of this Agreement or any aspects
of Employee’s employment with the Company, including termination, or any other dispute between
these parties shall be resolved by an arbitrator selected in accordance with the employment
arbitration rules of the Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Services (“JAMS”), or such other
arbitration service to which Employee and Company may agree, as the exclusive remedy for any such
dispute, and in lieu of any court action, which is hereby waived. The only exception to this
promise to arbitrate is a claim by either party for injunctive relief pending arbitration. The
arbitration will be held in the city in which Employee last worked, unless the parties agree
otherwise.

12. This Confidential Severance Agreement and General Release is signed this 27th day of
January, 2006.

	 	 	 
	“Employee”

	 	/S/ BRUCE McMASTER
	
 
	 	 
	
 
	 	Bruce McMaster
	 
	 	 
	“Company”

	 	DDi CORP.

By: /S/ KURT E. SCHEUERMAN
	
 
	 	 
	
 
	 	Name: Kurt E. Scheuerman
	
 
	 	 
	
 
	 	Title: Vice President and General Counsel
	
 
	 	 
	
 
	 	Dated: February 9, 2006EX-10.1

Non-employee Director Deferred Compensation Plan

Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.

Adopted February 10, 2006 to Be

Effective July 21, 2004

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Article 1 . Establishment, Purpose, and Duration.

	1.1	 	Establishment of the Plan. Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. hereby formally establishes
a deferred compensation plan to be known as the “Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. Non-employee
Director Deferred Compensation Plan”, as set forth in this document.

Upon approval by the Board of Directors of the Company on February 10, 2006, the Plan shall
be effective as of July 21, 2004, and shall remain in effect as provided in Section 1.3
herein.

	1.2	 	Purpose of the Plan. The purpose of the Plan is to advance the interests of the Company and
its stockholders by enabling Non-employee Directors to receive additional Shares of Common
Stock, Restricted Stock Units, and/or Deferred Stock Units in lieu of all or a portion of the
Compensation they receive or upon the Initial Public Offering. The Plan permits a
Non-employee director to defer portions of his or her cash, stock or other awards granted
under the Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. Omnibus Incentive Plan of 2004 or other incentive
plans of Freescale in accordance with the terms of such plans.

	1.3	 	Duration of the Plan. The Plan shall commence as of July 21, 2004 and shall remain in effect,
subject to the right of the Board of Directors to terminate the Plan at any time pursuant to
Article 14, until July 21, 2014.

Article 2 . Definitions.

Whenever used in the Plan, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below and, when
the defined meaning is intended, the initial letter of the word is capitalized:

	 	(a)	 	“Beneficiary” or “Beneficiaries” shall mean the person or persons, including a
trustee, personal representative or other fiduciary, last designated in writing by a
Participant in accordance with procedures established by the Committee to receive the
benefits specified hereunder in the event of the Participant’s death. No beneficiary
designation shall become effective until it is filed with the Committee. Any
designation shall be revocable at any time through a written instrument filed by the
Participant with the Committee with or without the consent of the previous Beneficiary.
No designation of a Beneficiary other than the Participant’s spouse shall be valid
unless consented to in writing by such spouse. A Participant’s designation of a former
spouse as a Beneficiary shall be ineffective upon the divorce of the Participant and
such former spouse, unless, after the divorce, the Participant renews such Beneficiary
designation. If there is no such designation, or if there is no surviving designated
Beneficiary, then the Participant’s surviving spouse shall be the Beneficiary. If
there is no surviving spouse to receive any benefits payable in accordance with the
preceding sentence, the duly appointed and currently acting personal representative of
the Participant’s estate (which shall include either the Participant’s probate estate
or living trust) shall be the Beneficiary. In any case where there is no such personal
representative of the Participant’s estate duly appointed and acting in that capacity
within 90 days after the Participant’s death (or such extended period as the Committee
determines is reasonably necessary to allow such personal representative to be
appointed, but not to exceed 180 days after the Participant’s death), then Beneficiary
shall mean the person or persons who can verify by affidavit or court order to the
satisfaction of the Committee that they are legally entitled to receive the benefits
specified hereunder. In the event any amount is payable under the Plan to a minor,
payment shall not be made to the minor, but instead shall be paid (a) to that person’s
living parent(s) to act as custodian, (b) if that person’s parents are then divorced,
and one parent is the sole custodial parent, to such custodial parent, or (c) if no
parent of that person is then living, to a custodian selected by the Committee to hold
the funds for the minor under the Uniform Transfers or Gifts to Minors Act in effect in
the jurisdiction in which the minor resides. If no parent is living and the Committee
decides not to select another custodian to hold the funds for the minor, then payment
shall be made to the duly appointed and currently acting guardian of the estate for the
minor or, if no guardian of the estate for the minor is duly appointed and currently
acting within 60 days after the date the amount becomes payable, payment shall be
deposited with the court having jurisdiction over the estate of the minor. Payment by
the Company pursuant to any unrevoked Beneficiary designation, or to the Participant’s
estate if no such designation exists, of all benefits owed hereunder shall terminate
any and all liability of the Company.

	 	(b)	 	“Board” or “Board of Directors” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

	 	(c)	 	“Change in Control” shall mean, prior to January 1, 2005, the occurrence of any
of the following events: (i) any “person” or “group” (as such terms are used in section
13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) is or becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined
in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the
Company representing 20% or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then
outstanding securities (other than (1) a Permitted Holder or (2) an acquisition
directly from the Company), (ii) there shall be consummated (A) any consolidation,
merger, or reorganization of the Company in which the Company is not the surviving or
continuing corporation or pursuant to which Shares of Common Stock would be converted
into or exchanged for cash, securities or other property, other than a consolidation,
merger, or reorganization of Company in which the holders of Common Stock of all
classes of the Company immediately prior to the merger have, directly or indirectly, an
ownership interest in securities representing a majority of the combined voting power
of the outstanding voting securities of the surviving corporation immediately after the
transaction, or (B) any sale, lease, exchange, or other transfer (in one transaction or
a series of related transactions) of all, or substantially all, of the assets of the
Company other than any such transaction with entities in which the holders of the
Company’s then outstanding Common Stock of all classes, directly or indirectly, have an
ownership interest in securities representing a majority of the combined voting power
of the outstanding voting securities of such entities immediately after the
transaction, (iii) the stockholders of the Company approve any plan or proposal for the
liquidation or dissolution of the Company, (iv) as the result of, or in connection
with, any cash tender offer, exchange offer, merger, or other business combination,
sale of assets, proxy or consent solicitation (other than by the Board), contested
election or substantial stock accumulation (a “Control Transaction”), the members of
the Board immediately prior to the first public announcement relating to such Control
Transaction shall thereafter cease to constitute a majority of the Board, or (v) during
such time as Motorola, Inc. (“Motorola”) continues to own Company securities
representing a majority of the combined voting power of the then outstanding Company
securities, a “Change in Control” (as defined in this Plan) of Motorola shall occur.
The distribution of the Company’s securities by Motorola to its stockholders or any
other disposition of such securities to a third party by Motorola will not constitute a
Change in Control.

Effective January 1, 2005, “Change in Control” shall mean the occurrence of a
“change in the ownership or effective control” of the Company or a “change in the
ownership of a substantial portion of the assets” of the Company on or after January
1, 2005, as such terms are defined in Section 409A of the Code.

	 	(d)	 	“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.

	 	(e)	 	“Committee” means the Compensation and Leadership Committee of the Board of
Directors of the Company or any other committee appointed by the Board to administer
the Plan.

	 	(f)	 	“Common Stock” means a share of Class A common stock of the Company, $.01 par
value per share.

	 	(g)	 	“Company” means Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and any
successor by merger, consolidation, or otherwise.

	 	(h)	 	“Compensation” means all remuneration payable to a Non-employee Director for
services to the Company as a Non-employee Director, other than reimbursement for
expenses, and shall include retainer fees for service on the Board, fees for serving as
chairman of a committee of the Board, fees for attendance at meetings of the Board and
any committees thereof, compensation for work performed in connection with service on a
committee of the Board or at the request of the Board, any committee thereof or a
member of the Company’s Chief Executive Office or the Chairman of the Board, and any
other kind or category of fees or payments which may be put into effect in the future.

	 	(i)	 	“Deferral Account” shall mean the bookkeeping account or accounts maintained by
the Committee pursuant to Section 8.1 for each Participant that are credited with
amounts equal to (1) the Participant’s Deferrals and (2) earnings and losses under
Section 8.2.

	 	(j)	 	“Deferral Election” means an “Election to Defer” form completed by a
Participant and filed with the Committee that indicates the amount of his or her
Compensation that is or will be deferred under the Plan.

	 	(k)	 	“Deferrals” means, individually or collectively, amounts deferred under this
Plan.

	 	(l)	 	“Deferred Stock Unit” represents an obligation of the Company to issue a Share
of Common Stock to a Non-employee Director in the future.

	 	(m)	 	“Disabled” means a Participant is (a) unable to engage in any substantial
gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment
which can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous
period of not less than 12 months, or (b) is, by reason of any medically determinable
physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or can be
expected to last for a continuous period of not less than twelve (12) months, receiving
income replacement benefits for a period of not less than three (3) months under an
accident and health plan covering employees of the Participant’s employer.

	 	(n)	 	“Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from
time to time.

	 	(o)	 	“Fair Market Value” shall mean the closing price per share of Common Stock as
reported on the New York Stock Exchange—Composite Transactions on the day before the
date of valuation; provided, however, if the New York Stock Exchange is not open for
trading on such day or if Common Stock does not trade on such day, the closing price
for the last day on which Common Stock did so trade shall be used.

	 	(p)	 	“Fund” or “Funds” shall mean one or more of the investment funds selected by
the Committee.

	 	(q)	 	“Initial Public Offering” means Motorola’s offer to sell all or a portion of
the Company’s Common Stock to the public on July 21, 2004.

	 	(r)	 	“Non-employee Director” means a member of the Board who is not an employee of
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

	 	(s)	 	“Participant” means a Non-employee Director of the Company who has an
outstanding Deferral under the Plan.

	 	(t)	 	“Permitted Holder” shall mean the Company or an employee benefit plan of the
Company or a corporation controlled by the Company, and prior to December 2, 2004,
Motorola and any person or group acquiring Company securities directly from Motorola.

	 	(u)	 	“Restricted Stock Unit” shall represent an obligation of the Company to issue a
Share of Common Stock to a Non-employee Director in the future, which is subject to a
substantial risk of forfeiture and to restrictions on its sale or other transfer.

	 	(v)	 	“Share” means a share of Common Stock.

	 	(w)	 	“Subsidiary” means any corporation, partnership, joint venture or other
business entity in which a fifty percent (50%) or greater interest is, at the time,
directly or indirectly, owned by the Company or by one or more Subsidiaries or by the
Company and one or more Subsidiaries.

	 	(x)	 	“Trust” shall mean the Freescale Semiconductor Non-employee Director Deferred
Compensation Plan Trust, if any.

	 	(y)	 	“Trustee” shall mean the trustee of the Trust.

	 	(z)	 	“Unforeseeable Emergency” means a severe financial hardship to the Participant
or beneficiary resulting from an illness or accident of the Participant, the
Participant’s spouse, or a dependent (as defined in section 152(a) of the Code), loss
of the Participant’s property due to casualty, or other similar extraordinary and
unforeseeable circumstances arising as a result of events beyond the control of the
Participant.

Article 3 . Administration.

The Committee shall administer the Plan. The Committee shall, subject to the provisions of the
Plan, have all powers necessary to accomplish its purposes, including, but not by way of
limitation, the following:

	 	(a)	 	to construe and interpret the Plan;

	 	(b)	 	to establish vesting conditions for Restricted Stock Units and Deferred Stock
Units;

	 	(c)	 	to adopt, amend and revoke such rules and regulations for the administration of
the Plan as it may deem desirable and as are not inconsistent with the terms hereof;

	 	(d)	 	to select the Funds;

	 	(e)	 	to compute and certify to the amounts payable to Participants and their
Beneficiaries;

	 	(f)	 	to maintain all records that may be necessary for the administration of the
Plan;

	 	(g)	 	to provide for the disclosure of all information and the filing or provision of
all reports and statements to Participants, Beneficiaries or governmental agencies as
shall be required by law;

	 	(h)	 	to delegate its powers and duties;

	 	(i)	 	to appoint a Plan administrator or any other agent, and to delegate to them
such powers and duties in connection with the administration of the Plan as the
Committee may from time to time prescribe; and

	 	(j)	 	to take all other actions necessary for the administration of the Plan.

Any decisions of the Committee in the administration of the Plan shall be final and conclusive. The
Committee may authorize any one or more of its members or the secretary of the Committee or any
officer, appointed vice president or employee of the Company to execute and deliver documents on
behalf of the Committee. No member of the Committee shall be liable for anything done or omitted to
be done by him or her or by any other member of the Committee in connection with the Plan, except
for his or her own willful misconduct or as expressly provided by statute.

Article 4 . Participation.

Each Non-employee Director shall participate in the Plan.

	 	 	 
	Article 5. Deferral of Compensation.
	5.1

	 	Deferral of Compensation.

	 	(a)	 	Each Non-employee Director shall have a portion of his or her annual
Compensation paid in Common Stock, or, prior to January 3, 2005, Restricted Stock Units
(“Mandatory Non-cash Compensation”). In addition, each Non-employee Director shall
receive, at the time of the Initial Public Offering, a grant of Restricted Stock Units
(“IPO Restricted Stock Unit Grant”). Each Non-employee Director shall have the right to
elect to have all or a portion of the Mandatory Non-cash Compensation and/or the IPO
Restricted Stock Unit Grant otherwise payable in Shares upon vesting of the Restricted
Stock Units to be paid in Common Stock, Deferred Stock Units, or a combination thereof.
Each Non-employee Director shall also have the right to elect to have all or a portion
of his or her Compensation otherwise payable in cash to be paid in Common Stock,
Deferred Stock Units, or a combination thereof (“Discretionary Non-cash Compensation”).
Each Non-employee Director shall have the right to elect the time or times at which all
or a portion of his or her Deferred Stock Units shall be payable in Shares.

	 	(b)	 	Effective January 1, 2007, each Non-employee Director shall also have the right
to elect to have all or a portion of his or her Compensation otherwise payable in cash
or Common Stock to be deferred and invested in units or shares of the Funds in the
proportions selected by the Participant in accordance with procedures established by
the Committee. Each Non-employee Director shall have the right to elect the time or
times at which such Deferrals shall be payable in cash.

	5.2	 	Deferral Elections. Subject to Section 5.2(d), all Deferral Elections made shall be
irrevocable, shall be made on an “Election to Defer Form,” as prescribed by the Committee from
time to time and shall comply with the following requirements:

	 	(a)	 	The Deferral Election shall be in writing and shall specify a percentage or
dollar amount of the Mandatory Non-cash Compensation, the IPO Restricted Stock Unit
Grant, and/or the Discretionary Non-cash Compensation to be paid in Common Stock or
Deferred Stock Units, or a combination thereof, or the amount of his or her
Compensation that will be deferred and invested pursuant to Section 5.1(b), as well as
the time or times at which a Non-employee Director has elected to have his or her
Deferred Stock Units be paid in Shares or his or deferred compensation paid in cash.

	 	(b)	 	The Deferral Election shall be made prior to the beginning of the calendar year
in which such Compensation would otherwise be earned (except that new Non-employee
Directors shall make such Deferral Election within thirty (30) days of their original
election to the Board and Non-employee Directors shall make such Deferral Election
within thirty (30) days of the Effective Date of the Plan and only then with respect to
Compensation earned subsequent to the Deferral Election).

	 	(c)	 	The Deferral Election shall become effective on the date of receipt by the
Company.

	 	(d)	 	Any Deferral Election shall continue in effect until a written election to
revoke or change such Deferral Election is received by the Company except that a
written election to revoke or change such Deferral Election must be made prior to the
beginning of the calendar year for which such Deferral Election is to be effective.

	 	(e)	 	Any Non-employee Director who fails to timely execute and file a Deferral
Election with the Committee shall not be permitted to defer receipt of any portion of
his or her Compensation for such calendar year beyond the date the Compensation is
otherwise payable in cash or Shares.

	5.3	 	Subsequent Deferral Elections. This Plan permits a subsequent Deferral Election to delay the
distribution of Compensation; however, such subsequent Deferral Election to delay the
distribution of Compensation shall comply with the following requirements:

	 	(a)	 	Such subsequent Deferral Election may not take effect until at least twelve
(12) months after the date on which the subsequent Deferral Election is made;

	 	(b)	 	In the case of a subsequent Deferral Election related to a distribution of
Compensation not described in Sections 10.2(b), 10.2(c) or 10.2(f), such subsequent
Deferral Election must be for a period of not less than 5 years from the date such
distribution would otherwise have been made;

	 	(c)	 	Any subsequent Deferral Election related to a distribution pursuant to Section
10.2(d) shall not be made less than twelve (12) months prior to the date of the first
scheduled payment under such distribution; and

	 	(d)	 	Only one subsequent Deferral Election to delay any distribution shall be
permitted under this Plan.

Article 6 . Restricted Stock Units/Deferred Stock Units.

Each Non-employee Director who receives Restricted Stock Units or Deferred Stock Units shall
execute and deliver to the Company an agreement evidencing acceptance of the terms, conditions and
restrictions applicable to such Restricted Stock Units and/or Deferred Stock Units.

If the Company pays a cash dividend with respect to the Common Stock at any time while Restricted
Stock Units or Deferred Stock Units are credited to a Non-employee Director’s account, at the
Committee’s discretion, (i) there shall be paid to the Non-employee Director an amount equal to the
cash dividend the Director would have received had he or she been the actual owner of shares of
Common Stock equal to the number of Restricted Stock Units and/or Deferred Stock Units then
credited to the Director’s account or (ii) there shall be credited to the Non-employee Director’s
account additional Restricted Stock Units or Deferred Stock Units equal to (A) the cash dividend
the Director would have received had he or she been the actual owner of shares of Common Stock
equal to the number of Restricted Stock Units or Deferred Stock Units then credited to the
Director’s account, divided by (B) the Fair Market Value of one share of Common Stock on the
dividend payment date.

The Company’s obligation with respect to Restricted Stock Units and Deferred Stock Units shall not
be funded or secured in any manner, nor shall a Non-employee Director’s right to receive payment be
assignable or transferable, voluntarily or involuntarily, except as expressly provided herein.

A Non-employee Director shall not be entitled to any voting or other stockholder rights as a result
of the credit of Restricted Stock Units or Deferred Stock Units to the Director’s account until
certificates representing Shares of Common Stock are delivered to the Director (or his or her
designated beneficiary or estate) hereunder.

Article 7 . Investment Election.

	7.1	 	Election. To the extent a Participant does not elect to receive Deferred Stock Units or
Common Stock, such Participant shall designate, on his or her Deferral Election or other form
provided by the Committee, the Funds in which the Participant’s Deferral Account will be
deemed to be invested for purposes of determining the amount of earnings or losses to be
credited or debited to that Deferral Account. In making the designation, the Participant may
specify that all or any portion of his Deferral Account be deemed to be invested in one or
more Funds listed on the Deferral Form in the manner set forth on the Deferral Form. A
Participant may change investment designations by filing a new election with the Committee by
a date specified by the Committee. If a Participant fails to designate a Fund for all or a
portion of the Participant’s Deferral Account, he or she shall be deemed to have elected the
money market type of investment fund.

	7.2	 	Funds. The Committee may select from time to time, in its sole and absolute discretion, any
commercially available investments to replace then existing Funds. Once the Committee has
provided Participants with information on the replacement Funds, a Participant must
re-designate his Funds in accordance with procedures established by the Committee at the time
of re-designation. If a Participant fails to re-designate a Fund for all or a portion of the
Participant’s Deferral Account, he or she shall be deemed to have elected the money market
type of investment fund. Additionally, the Committee may reduce the total number and types of
Funds available to Participants in its sole and absolute discretion at any time and from time
to time.

	7.3	 	No Right to Designate Investment. Although the Participant may designate the Funds to be
used to determine the amount of earnings or losses with respect to the Participant’s Deferral
Account, the Committee shall not be bound to invest any amounts in a Participant’s Deferral
Account in the designated Funds. The Funds are to be used only for purposes of crediting or
debiting the Deferral Account with deemed earning or losses thereon, and such crediting or
debiting shall not be considered or construed in any manner as an actual investment in any
such Fund.

Article 8 . Accounting and Trust.

	8.1	 	Deferral Accounts. Each Plan Year, the Committee shall establish and maintain a separate
Deferral Account for each Participant. The Committee may establish more than one Deferral
Account for each Participant for each Plan Year for different types of income deferred. Each
Participant’s Deferral Account may be further divided into separate subaccounts (“investment
fund subaccounts”), each of which corresponds to a Fund elected by the Participant. A
Participant’s Deferral Account shall be credited as follows:

	 	(a)	 	On the fifth business day after amounts are withheld and deferred from a
Participant’s Compensation, the investment fund subaccounts of the Participant’s
Deferral Account shall be credited with an amount equal to the portion of Compensation
deferred and deemed to be invested in a certain Fund in accordance with the designation
specified on the Deferral Form or subsequent designation or re-designation as specified
in Section 7.1 or 7.2.

	 	(b)	 	At the end of each business day, each investment fund subaccount of a
Participant’s Deferral Account shall be credited with earnings or losses in an amount
equal to the earnings or losses that would have resulted if the balance then credited
to such investment fund subaccount had been invested in the investment fund designated
by the Participant in accordance with Section 7.1 or 7.2.

	 	(c)	 	In the event that a Participant elects for any portion of a given Plan Year’s
Deferred Compensation to have an in-service Withdrawal Date, all such amounts shall be
accounted for in a manner which allows separate accounting for that portion of Deferred
Compensation and earnings and losses associated with such Plan Year’s Deferred
Compensation.

	8.2	 	Crediting of Earnings and Losses. Crediting of earnings and losses with respect to a
Participant’s Deferral Account shall terminate and the account will be valued on the last day
of the quarter immediately preceding the quarter in which a lump sum payment is scheduled, or
on the last day of the quarter immediately preceding the quarter in which the first
installment payment is scheduled and on the anniversary date thereof in each succeeding
calendar year with respect to the remaining installments.

	8.3	 	Trust Funding. The Company may create a Trust to fund the Plan. In the event a Trust is
created, the Company shall cause the Trust to be funded each year with an amount equal to the
amount deferred by each Participant. Although the principal of the Trust and any earnings
thereon shall be held separate and apart from other funds of the Company and shall be used
exclusively for the uses and purposes of Participants and Beneficiaries as set forth therein,
neither the Participants nor their Beneficiaries shall have any preferred claim on, or any
beneficial ownership in, any assets of the Trust prior to the time such assets are paid to the
Participants or Beneficiaries as benefits and all rights created under this Plan and the Trust
shall be unsecured contractual rights of Participants and Beneficiaries against the Company.
Any assets held in the Trust will be subject to the claims of the Company’s general creditors
under federal, state, or foreign law in the event of insolvency as defined in the Trust.
Except as specifically provided in the Trust, the assets of the Plan and Trust shall never
inure to the benefit of the Company and the same shall be held for the exclusive purpose of
providing benefits to Participants and their Beneficiaries. Moreover, the Trust shall comply
with the rules relating to Funding as contained in Section 409A of the Code.

Article 9 . Issuance of Common Stock.

If a Non-employee Director elects to receive Common Stock in lieu of all or a portion of his or her
Discretionary Non-cash Compensation, there shall be issued to such Director as soon as practicable
with respect to which such election applies a number of Shares of Common Stock equal to the amount
of such Discretionary Non-cash Compensation divided by the Fair Market Value of one Share of Common
Stock on the date of the award. If a Non-employee Director elects to receive Common Stock upon
vesting of all or a portion of his or her Mandatory Non-cash Compensation or IPO Restricted Stock
Unit Grant, there shall be issued to such Director as soon as practicable with respect to which
such election applies a number of Shares of Common Stock equal to the number of Shares subject to
the Mandatory Non-cash Compensation or IPO Restricted Stock Unit Grant. Upon the date a
Non-employee Director elects to receive Common Stock in payment of his or her Deferred Stock Units,
there shall be issued to such Director as soon as practicable with respect to which such election
applies a number of Shares of Common Stock equal to the number of such Deferred Stock Units then
payable. To the extent that the application of the foregoing formula or payment of such Mandatory
Non-cash Compensation or Deferred Stock Units would result in a fractional Share of Common Stock
being issuable, cash based on the Fair Market Value of a corresponding fractional Share of Common
Stock will be paid to the Non-employee Director in lieu of such fractional Share.

Article 10 . Distributions.

	10.1	 	Form of Distribution. All distributions of Deferrals in the form of Restricted Stock Units,
Deferred Stock Units or Common Stock shall be in the form of Common Stock (except fractional
 shares), and all other forms of Deferrals shall be in the form of cash.

	10.2	 	Distributions Pursuant to Deferral Elections. Compensation deferred under the Plan may not
be distributed earlier than:

	 	(a)	 	Separation from service (as determined for purposes of Section 409A of the
Code);

	 	(b)	 	The date the Participant becomes Disabled;

	 	(c)	 	Death;

	 	(d)	 	A specified time (or pursuant to a fixed schedule) specified in the Election to
Defer as of the date of the Deferral of such Compensation;

	 	(e)	 	A Change in Control, but only to the extent permitted under Section 409A of the
Code; or

	 	(f)	 	The occurrence of an Unforeseeable Emergency.

	10.3	 	Unforeseeable Emergency. The Board shall have the authority to alter the timing or manner of
payment of deferred amounts in the event that a Participant establishes, to the satisfaction
of the Board, the occurrence of an Unforeseeable Emergency. In such event, the amount(s)
distributed with respect to such Unforeseeable Emergency cannot exceed the amounts necessary
to satisfy such Unforeseeable Emergency plus amounts necessary to pay taxes reasonably
anticipated as a result of such distribution(s), after taking into account the extent to which
such hardship is or may be relieved through reimbursement or compensation by insurance or
otherwise or by liquidation of the Participant’s assets (to the extent the liquidation of such
assets would not itself cause severe financial hardship). Furthermore, to the extent the Board
agrees an Unforeseeable Emergency has occurred for a Participant, the Board may, in its sole
discretion:

	 	(a)	 	authorize the cessation of Deferrals by such Participant under the Plan; or

	 	(b)	 	provide that, subject to the above requirements, all, or a portion, of any
previous Deferrals by the Participant shall immediately be paid in a lump-sum payment;
or

	 	(c)	 	provide for such other payment schedule as deemed appropriate by the Board
under the circumstances.

The occurrence of an Unforeseeable Emergency shall be judged and determined by the Board.
The Board’s decision with respect to whether an Unforeseeable Emergency has occurred and the
manner in which, if at all, the payment of Deferrals to the Participant shall be altered or
modified, shall be final, conclusive, and not subject to approval or appeal.

	10.4	 	Disability.

	 	(a)	 	A Participant may elect one or both of the following forms of distribution for
his or her Deferral(s) distributable by reason of the Participant becoming Disabled:
(i) a single lump sum distribution of Common Stock and/or cash, as applicable, or (ii)
a distribution in approximately equal annual installments of Common Stock and/or cash,
as applicable, over a period of either five (5) or ten (10) years. The Deferral(s) of a
Participant who fails or refuses to elect a method of distribution upon becoming
Disabled shall be paid in a single lump sum distribution of Common Stock and/or cash,
as applicable.

	 	(b)	 	A distribution payable by reason of a Participant becoming Disabled shall be
paid (in the case of a single distribution of Common Stock and/or cash, as applicable)
or commence to be paid (in the case of annual installments of Common Stock and/or cash,
as applicable) as soon as practicable following the date the Participant becomes
Disabled.

	10.5	 	Death.

	 	(a)	 	A Participant may elect one or both of the following forms of distribution for
his or her Deferral(s) distributable by reason of the Participant’s death: (i) a single
lump sum distribution of Common Stock and/or cash, as applicable, or (ii) a
distribution in approximately equal annual installments of Common Stock and/or cash, as
applicable, over a period of either five (5) or ten (10) years. The Deferral(s) of a
Participant who fails or refuses to elect a method of distribution upon death shall be
paid in a single lump sum distribution of Common Stock and/or cash, as applicable.

	 	(b)	 	If a Participant dies after he has commenced receiving distributions but before
a complete distribution of his or her Deferral(s) under the Plan has occurred, the
Participant’s undistributed Deferrals shall commence to be distributed to his or her
beneficiary under the distribution method for death elected by the Participant as soon
as administratively possible following receipt by the Committee of satisfactory notice
and confirmation of the Participant’s death. The Deferral(s) of a Participant who fails
or refuses to elect a method of distribution upon death following commencement of
distributions but before a complete distribution of his or her Deferrals shall be paid
in a single distribution of Common Stock.

	10.6	 	Inability to Locate Participant. In the event that the Committee is unable to locate a
Participant or Beneficiary within two years following a Withdrawal Date, the amount allocated
to the Participant’s Deferral Account shall be forfeited. If, after such forfeiture, the
Participant or Beneficiary later claims such benefit, such benefit shall be reinstated without
interest or earnings from the date of forfeiture.

Article 11 . Change in Control.

Upon the occurrence of a Change in Control, to the extent permitted under Section 409A of the Code,
each Non-employee Director shall be paid 100% of his Deferrals under the Plan in the form of Common
Stock and/or cash, as applicable, as soon as practicable following the Change in Control.

Article 12 . Source of Shares of Common Stock Issuable Under the Plan.

The Shares of Common Stock payable under the Plan shall be paid from Shares reserved or available
for issuance under the Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. Omnibus Incentive Plan of 2004.

Article 13 . Amendment.

The Plan may be amended at any time and from time to time by resolution of the Board as the Board
shall deem advisable. No amendment of the Plan shall materially and adversely affect any right of
any Participant with respect to any Deferrals theretofore credited without such Participant’s
written consent, unless legislation is enacted or the Secretary of the U.S. Treasury adopts
regulations that require an amendment that may adversely affect any right of any Participant with
respect to any Deferrals theretofore credited.

Article 14 . Termination.

The Plan shall terminate upon the earlier of the following dates or events to occur: (a) upon the
adoption of a resolution of the Board terminating the Plan; or (b) ten (10) years from the date the
Plan was initially approved and adopted by the Board. No termination of the Plan shall materially
and/or adversely affect any of the rights or obligations of any Non-employee Director without his
or her consent with respect to any Shares of Common Stock theretofore paid for and issuable, any
Restricted Stock Units, Deferred Stock Units and/or other Deferral theretofore credited under the
Plan.

Article 15 . Miscellaneous Provisions.

	 	(a)	 	Neither the Plan nor any action taken hereunder shall be construed as giving
any Non-employee Director any right to be retained in the service of the Company.

	 	(b)	 	A Participant’s rights and interest under the Plan may not be assigned or
transferred, hypothecated or encumbered in whole or in part either directly or by
operation of law or otherwise (except in the event of a Participant’s death, by will or
the laws of descent and distribution), including, but not by way of limitation,
execution, levy, garnishment, attachment, pledge, bankruptcy or in any other manner,
and no such right or interest of any Participant in the Plan shall be subject to any
obligation or liability of such Participant.

	 	(c)	 	No Shares of Common Stock shall be issued hereunder unless counsel for the
Company shall be satisfied that such issuance will be in compliance with applicable
federal, state, local and foreign securities, securities exchange and other applicable
laws and requirements.

	 	(d)	 	The expenses of the Plan shall be borne by the Company.

	 	(e)	 	The Plan shall be unfunded. The Company shall not be required to establish any
special or separate fund or reserve or to make any other segregation of assets to
assure the issuance of Shares hereunder.

	 	(f)	 	By accepting any Common Stock, Restricted Stock Units or Deferred Stock Units
hereunder, each Participant and each person claiming under or through him or her shall
be conclusively deemed to have indicated his or her acceptance and ratification of, and
consent to, any action taken under the Plan by the Company or the Committee.

	 	(g)	 	The appropriate officers of the Company shall cause to be filed any
registration statement required by the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any
reports, returns or other information regarding any shares of Common Stock issued
pursuant hereto as may be required by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, or any
other applicable statute, rule or regulation.

	 	(h)	 	The provisions of this Plan shall be governed by and construed in accordance
with the laws of the State of Delaware.

	 	(i)	 	Headings are given to the sections of this Plan solely as a convenience to
facilitate reference. Such headings, numbering and paragraphing shall not in any case
be deemed in any way material or relevant to the construction of this Plan or any
provisions thereof. The use of the singular shall also include within its meaning the
plural, where appropriate, and vice versa.

Article 16 . Section 409A.

The Plan is intended to meet the requirements of Section 409A of the Code and may be administered
in a manner that is intended to meet those requirements and shall be construed and interpreted in
accordance with such intent. To the extent that an award or payment, or the settlement or deferral
thereof, is subject to Section 409A of the Code, except as the Committee otherwise determines in
writing, the award shall be granted, paid, settled or deferred in a manner that will meet the
requirements of Section 409A of the Code, including regulations or other guidance issued with
respect thereto, such that the grant, payment, settlement or deferral shall not be subject to the
excise tax applicable under Section 409A of the Code. Any provision of the Plan that would cause
the award or the payment, settlement or deferral thereof to fail to satisfy Section 409A of the
Code shall be amended (in a manner that as closely as practicable achieves the original intent of
the Plan) to comply with Section 409A of the Code on a timely basis, which may be made on a
retroactive basis, in accordance with regulations and other guidance issued under Section 409A of
the Code.

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