Document:

2000 Equity Incentive Plan, dated September 7, 2000

 EXHIBIT 10.9 
  
 EXAR CORPORATION 
  
 2000 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN 
  
 Adopted September 7, 2000 
 Amended
and Restated Effective December 6, 2000 
 Amended and Restated Effective January 26, 2001 
 Amended and Restated Effective June 21, 2001 
 Amended and Restated Effective March 21, 2002 
 Amended and Restated Effective March 20, 2003 
 Stockholder Approval Not Required 
  
 1. Purposes. 
  
 The persons eligible to receive Stock Awards are the Employees and Consultants of the Company. The purpose of the Plan is to provide a means by which
eligible recipients of Stock Awards may be given an opportunity to benefit from increases in value of the stock of the Company through the granting of (i) Nonstatutory Stock Options, (ii) stock bonuses and (iii) rights to purchase restricted stock,
all as described below. The Plan is also intended to provide a means by which the Company may grant Stock Awards to persons not previously employed by the Company as an inducement essential to those persons entering employment contracts with the
Company. Such inducement grants may be made to persons who ultimately are employed by the Company as Officers. 
  
 The Company, by means of the Plan, seeks to retain the services of persons who are or will become Employees of or Consultants to the Company or an
Affiliate, and to provide incentives for such persons to exert maximum efforts for the success of the Company and its Affiliates. 
  
 The Company intends that the Stock Awards issued under the Plan shall, in the discretion of the Board or any Committee to which responsibility for
administration of the Plan has been delegated pursuant to subsection 3(c), be either (i) Options granted pursuant to Section 6 hereof or (ii) stock bonuses or rights to purchase restricted stock granted pursuant to Section 8 hereof. 
  
 2. Definitions. 
  
 (a) “Affiliate” means any parent corporation or
subsidiary corporation of the Company, whether now or hereafter existing, as those terms are defined in Sections 424(e) and (f) respectively, of the Code. 
  
 (b) “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company. 
  
 (c) “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. 
  
 (d) “Committee” means a committee or subcommittee
appointed by the Board in accordance with subsection 3(c) of the Plan. 

 (e) “Company” means Exar Corporation, a Delaware corporation. 
  
 (f) “Consultant” means any person, including an
advisor, engaged by the Company or an Affiliate to render consulting services and who is compensated for such services. 
  
 (g) “Continuous Service” means that the service of an individual to the Company, whether as an Employee, Officer, Director or
Consultant, is not interrupted or terminated. The Board or the Committee may determine, in that party’s sole discretion, whether Continuous Service shall be considered interrupted in the case of any leave of absence approved by the Board or the
Committee, including sick leave, military leave, or any other personal leave. Continuous Service shall not be deemed to have terminated merely because of a change in the capacity in which a person renders service to the Company or an Affiliate,
whether such service is as an Employee, Officer, Director or Consultant or a change in the entity for which the person renders such service, provided that there is no interruption in the person’s service relationship with the Company or an
Affiliate. 
  
 (h) “Director” means a
member of the Board. 
  
 (i) “Employee”
means any person employed by the Company or any Affiliate of the Company. Mere service as a Director or payment of a Director’s fee by the Company or an Affiliate shall not be sufficient to constitute “employment” by the Company or an
Affiliate. 
  
 (j) “Exchange Act” means
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. 
  
 (k)
“Exchange Program” means a program under which (a) an outstanding Option or Stock Award is cancelled in exchange for an award of the same or a different type (which may have a lower exercise or purchase price) and/or cash,
and/or (b) the exercise price of an outstanding Option is reduced. The terms and conditions of any Exchange Program shall be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion. 
  
 (l) “Fair Market Value” means, as of any date, the lower of (1) the last quoted per share selling
price for the Company’s Common Stock on the Nasdaq National Market on the relevant date; or (2) the arithmetic mean of the highest and lowest quoted selling prices on the Nasdaq National Market on the relevant date. If there were no sales on
such date, then “Fair Market Value” means on the nearest trading day before the lower of (1) the last quoted per share selling price for the Company’s Common Stock on the Nasdaq National Market; or (2) the arithmetic mean of the
highest and lowest quoted selling prices on the Nasdaq National Market. 
  
 Notwithstanding the preceding, for federal, state, and local income tax purposes, fair market value shall be determined by the Board (or its delegate) in accordance with uniform and nondiscriminatory standards adopted from time to time.

  
 (m) “Non-Employee Director” means a
Director who either (i) is not a current Employee or Officer of the Company or its parent or subsidiary, does not receive compensation (directly or indirectly) from the Company or its parent or subsidiary for services rendered as a consultant or in
any capacity other than as a Director (except for an amount as to which disclosure would not be required under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K promulgated pursuant to the Securities Act (“Regulation S-K”)), does not possess an interest in
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would be required under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K, and is not engaged in a business relationship as to which disclosure would be required under Item
404(b) of Regulation S-K; or (ii) is otherwise considered a “non-employee director” for purposes of Rule 16b-3. 
  
 (n) “Nonstatutory Stock Option” means a stock option not intended to qualify as an incentive stock option within the meaning of
Section 422 of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder. 
  
 (o) “Officer” means a person who possesses the authority of an “officer” as that term is used in Rule 4460(i)(1)(A) of the Rules of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. For purposes of the
Plan, a person in the position of “Vice President” or higher shall be classified as an “Officer” unless the Board or Committee expressly finds that such person does not possess the authority of an “officer” as that term
is used in Rule 4460(i)(1)(A) of the Rules of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. 
  
 (p) “Option” means a Nonstatutory Stock Option granted pursuant to the Plan. 
  
 (q) “Option Agreement” means a written agreement
between the Company and an Optionholder evidencing the terms and conditions of an individual Option grant. Each Option Agreement shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan. 
  
 (r) “Optionholder” means a person to whom an Option is granted pursuant to the Plan or, if
applicable, such other person who holds an outstanding Option. 
  
 (s) “Plan” means this 2000 Equity Incentive Plan. 
  
 (t) “Rule 16b-3” means Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act or any successor to Rule 16b-3, as in effect with respect to the Company at the time discretion is being exercised regarding the Plan.

  
 (u) “Securities Act” means the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended. 
  
 (v) “Stock
Award” means any right granted under the Plan, including any Option, any stock bonus, and any right to purchase restricted stock. 
  
 (w) “Stock Award Agreement” means a written agreement between the Company and a holder of a Stock Award evidencing the terms and
conditions of an individual Stock Award grant. Each Stock Award Agreement shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan. 
  
 3. Administration. 
  
 (a) The Plan shall be administered by the Board unless and until the Board delegates administration to a Committee, as provided in subsection 3(c).

  
 (b) The Board shall have the power, subject to, and
within the limitations of, the express provisions of the Plan: 
  

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 (1) To determine from time to time which of the persons eligible under the Plan shall be granted
Stock Awards; when and how each Stock Award shall be granted; whether a Stock Award will be an Option, a stock bonus, a right to purchase restricted stock, or a combination of the foregoing; the provisions of each Stock Award granted (which need not
be identical), including the time or times when a person shall be permitted to receive stock pursuant to a Stock Award; and the number of shares with respect to which a Stock Award shall be granted to each such person. 
  
 (2) To construe and interpret the Plan and Stock Awards granted under
it, and to establish, amend and revoke rules and regulations for its administration. The Board, in the exercise of this power, may correct any defect, omission or inconsistency in the Plan or in any Stock Award Agreement, in a manner and to the
extent it shall deem necessary or expedient to make the Plan fully effective. 
  
 (3) To amend the Plan or a Stock Award as provided in Section 13. 
  
 (4) To terminate or suspend the Plan as provided in Section 14. 
  
 (5) To implement, at any time and from time to time, one or more Exchange Programs. 
  
 (6) Generally, to exercise such powers and to perform such acts as
the Board deems necessary or expedient to promote the best interests of the Company which are not in conflict with the provisions of the Plan. 
  
 (c) The Board may delegate administration of the Plan to a committee of the Board composed of two (2) or more members (the “Committee”),
all of the members of which Committee may be, in the discretion of the Board, Non-Employee Directors. If administration is delegated to a Committee, the Committee shall have, in connection with the administration of the Plan, the powers theretofore
possessed by the Board, including the power to delegate to a subcommittee any of the administrative powers the Committee is authorized to exercise (and references in this Plan to the Board shall thereafter be to the Committee or such a
subcommittee), subject, however, to such resolutions, not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan, as may be adopted from time to time by the Board. The Board may abolish the Committee at any time and revest in the Board the administration of
the Plan. In addition, notwithstanding anything in this Section 3 to the contrary, the Board or the Committee may delegate to a subcommittee of one or more members of the Board the authority to grant Stock Awards to eligible persons who are not then
subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act. 
  
 4. Shares
Subject To The Plan. 
  
 (a) Subject to the provisions
of Section 12 relating to adjustments upon changes in stock, the stock that may be issued pursuant to Stock Awards shall not exceed in the aggregate five million seven hundred thousand (5,700,000) shares of the Company’s Common Stock. If any
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been exercised in full, the stock not acquired under such Stock Award shall revert to and again become available for issuance under the Plan. 
  
 (b) The stock subject to the Plan may be unissued shares or reacquired
shares, bought on the market or otherwise. 
  
 5. Eligibility.

  
 (a) Stock Awards may be granted only to Employees
or Consultants. 
  
 (b) The aggregate number of shares
issued pursuant to Stock Awards granted to Officers shall not exceed forty percent (40%) of the number of shares reserved for issuance under the Plan, as determined at the time of each such issuance to an Officer, except that there shall be excluded
from this calculation shares issued to Officers not previously employed by the Company pursuant to Stock Awards granted as an inducement essential to such individuals entering into employment relationships with the Company. 
  
 (c) A Consultant shall not be eligible for the grant of a Stock Award
if, at the time of grant, a Form S-8 Registration Statement under the Securities Act (“Form S-8”) is not available to register either the offer or the sale of the Company’s securities to such Consultant because of the nature of the
services that the Consultant is providing to the Company, or because the Consultant is not a natural person, or as otherwise provided by the rules governing the use of Form S-8, unless the Company determines both (i) that such grant (A) shall be
registered in another manner under the Securities Act (e.g., on a Form S-3 Registration Statement) or (B) does not require registration under the Securities Act in order to comply with the requirements of the Securities Act, if applicable, and (ii)
that such grant complies with the securities laws of all other relevant jurisdictions. 
  
 6. Option Provisions. 
  
 Each Option shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as the Board shall deem appropriate. The provisions of separate Options need not be identical, but each Option shall include (through incorporation of provisions
hereof by reference in the Option or otherwise) the substance of each of the following provisions: 
  
 (a) Term. No Option shall be exercisable after the expiration of ten (10) years from the date it was granted. 
  
 (b) Price. Except as otherwise provided in Section 7 of the Plan, the
exercise price of each Option shall be not less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value of the stock subject to the Option on the date of grant. 
  
 (c) Consideration. The purchase price of stock acquired pursuant to an Option shall be paid, to the extent permitted
by applicable statutes and regulations, either (i) in cash at the time the Option is exercised, or (ii) at the discretion of the Board or the Committee, at the time of the grant of the Option, (A) by delivery to the Company of other common stock of
the Company, (B) according to a deferred payment arrangement (however, in the event the Company is then incorporated in the state of Delaware, then payment of the common stock’s “par value” as defined in 

  

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the Delaware General Corporation Law shall not be made by deferred payment), or other arrangement (which may include, without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, the use of other common stock of the Company) with the person to whom the Option is granted or to whom the Option is transferred pursuant to subsection 6(d) or (C) in any other form of legal consideration that may be acceptable to the
Board. Unless otherwise specifically provided in the Option, the purchase price of common stock of the Company acquired pursuant to an Option that is paid by delivery to the Company of other Company common stock acquired directly or indirectly from
the Company, shall be paid only by shares of common stock of the Company that have been held for more than six (6) months (or such longer or shorter period of time required to avoid a charge to earnings for financial accounting purposes). In the
case of any deferred payment arrangement, interest shall be compounded at least annually and shall be charged at the minimum rate of interest necessary to avoid the treatment as interest, under any applicable provisions of the Code, of any amounts
other than amounts stated to be interest under the deferred payment arrangement. 
  
 (d) Transferability. An Option shall not be transferable except by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, and shall be exercisable during the lifetime of the person to whom the Option is granted only
by such person; provided, however, that an Option may be transferred to the extent provided in the Option Agreement. The person to whom the Option is granted may, but need not, designate, by delivering written notice of the same to the Company (in a
form acceptable to the Company) during such person’s lifetime, a third party who, in the event of the death of the Optionholder, shall thereafter be entitled to exercise the Option and receive any and all proceeds thereof. If no such
designation is made during the Optionholder’s lifetime, the estate or the person to whom the Option is transferred by will or by the laws of descent and distribution shall, in the event of the death of the Optionholder, thereafter be entitled
to exercise the Option and receive any and all proceeds thereof. 
  
 (e) Vesting. The total number of shares of stock subject to an Option may, but need not, be allotted in periodic installments (which may, but need not, be equal). From time to time during each of such installment periods, the Option
may become exercisable (“vest”) with respect to some or all of the shares allotted to that period, and may be exercised with respect to some or all of the shares allotted to such period and/or any prior period as to which the Option was
not fully exercised. During the remainder of the term of the Option (if its term extends beyond the end of the installment periods), the Option may be exercised from time to time with respect to any shares then remaining subject to the Option. The
provisions of this subsection 6(e) are subject to any Option provisions governing the minimum number of shares as to which an Option may be exercised. 
  
 (f) Termination of Employment or Relationship as a Director or Consultant. In the event an Optionholder’s Continuous Service terminates (other
than upon the Optionholder’s death or disability), the Optionholder may exercise the Option (to the extent that the Optionholder was entitled to exercise it as of the date of termination) but only within such period of time ending on the
earlier of (i) the date three (3) months following the termination of the Optionholder’s Continuous Service (or such longer or shorter period as specified in the Option Agreement), or (ii) the expiration of the term of the Option as set forth
in the Option Agreement; provided, however, if the Optionholder is terminated for cause, then the Option shall terminate on the date Optionholder’s Continuous Service ceases. If, at the date of termination, the Optionholder is not entitled to
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shall revert to and again become available for issuance under the Plan. If, after termination, the Optionholder does not exercise the Option within the time
specified in the Option Agreement, the Option shall terminate, and the shares covered by such Option shall revert to and again become available for issuance under the Plan. 
  
 An Optionholder’s Option Agreement may also provide that if the exercise of the Option following the termination of the
Optionholder’s Continuous Service (other than upon the Optionholder’s death or disability) would result in liability under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act, then the Option shall terminate on the earlier of (i) the expiration of the term
of the Option set forth in the Option Agreement, or (ii) the tenth (10th) day after the last date on which such exercise would result in such liability under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act. Finally, an Optionholder’s Option Agreement may
also provide that if the exercise of the Option following the termination of the Optionholder’s Continuous Service (other than upon the Optionholder’s death or disability) would be prohibited at any time solely because the issuance of
shares would violate the registration requirements under the Securities Act, then the Option shall terminate on the earlier of (i) the expiration of the term of the Option set forth in the first paragraph of this subsection 6(f), or (ii) the
expiration of a period of three (3) months after the termination of the Optionholder’s Continuous Service during which the exercise of the Option would not be in violation of such registration requirements. 
  
 (g) Disability of Optionholder. In the event an Optionholder’s
Continuous Service terminates as a result of the Optionholder’s disability, the Optionholder may exercise the Option (to the extent that the Optionholder was entitled to exercise it as of the date of termination), but only within such period of
time ending on the earlier of (i) the date twelve (12) months following such termination (or such longer or shorter period specified in the Option Agreement), or (ii) the expiration of the term of the Option as set forth in the Option Agreement. If,
at the date of termination, the Optionholder is not entitled to exercise the entire Option, the shares covered by the unexercisable portion of the Option shall revert to and again become available for issuance under the Plan. If, after termination,
the Optionholder does not exercise the Option within the time specified herein, the Option shall terminate, and the shares covered by such Option shall revert to and again become available for issuance under the Plan. 
  
 (h) Death of Optionholder. In the event of the death of an
Optionholder during, or within a period specified in the Option Agreement after the termination of, the Optionholder’s Continuous Service, the Option may be exercised (to the extent the Optionholder was entitled to exercise the Option as of the
date of death) by the Optionholder’s estate, by a person who acquired the right to exercise the Option by bequest or inheritance or by a person designated to exercise the Option upon the Optionholder’s death pursuant to subsection 6(d),
but only within the period ending on the earlier of (i) the date eighteen (18) months following the date of death (or such longer or shorter period specified in the Option Agreement), or (ii) the expiration of the term of such Option as set forth in
the Option Agreement. If, at the time of death, the Optionholder was not entitled to exercise the entire Option, the shares covered by the unexercisable portion of the Option shall revert to and again become available for issuance under the Plan.
If, after death, the Option is not exercised within the time specified herein, the Option shall terminate, and the shares covered by such Option shall revert to and again become available for issuance under the Plan. 
  

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 7. Deferred Salary Grants. 
  
 (a) Any Employee who is selected by the Board or Committee (“Deferral Participant”) may elect to apply a
portion of his or her base salary, in an amount equal to at least five thousand dollars ($5,000) but in no event more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), to the acquisition of an Option to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock
pursuant to the terms of this Section 7 (“Deferred Salary Option”). Such election is irrevocable and must be filed with the Company prior to the commencement of the calendar year in which the base salary to be deferred is earned.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, a newly hired, elected or appointed Deferral Participant may file an irrevocable election with the Company within thirty (30) days of the date the Deferral Participant commences employment with the Company. 

 
 Each Deferral Participant who files such a timely election shall
automatically be granted an Option under this Section 7 on (i) the first trading day in January of the calendar year for which the deferral election is to be in effect; or (ii) for a newly hired Deferral Participant, the first trading day of the
month following the month the Deferral Participant files such election. 
  
 (b) The number of shares of Company common stock subject to a Deferred Salary Option shall be determined pursuant to the following formula (rounded down to the nearest whole number): 
  
 X= A / (B x 66- 2/3%), where 
 X is the number of Option
shares, 
 A is the maximum amount of base salary subject to the deferral election, and 
 B is the Fair Market Value per share of the common stock on the Option grant date. 
  
 (c) The purchase price per share of common stock of the Company for the shares to be purchased pursuant to the
exercise of any Deferred Salary Option shall be thirty three and one third percent (33- 1/3%) of the fair market
value of the Company’s common stock on the date such Deferred Salary Option is granted. 
  
 (d) Each Deferred Salary Option shall vest (become exercisable) equally over the twelve (12) month period that is the calendar year in which salary
is deferred, and shall terminate on the earlier of (i) ten (10) years from the date the Option was granted, or (ii) three (3) years following termination of the Deferral Participant’s employment with the Company or an Affiliate. If the Deferred
Salary Option is not exercised during the applicable period, it shall be deemed to have been forfeited and of no further force or effect. 
  
 8. Terms Of Stock Bonuses And Purchases Of Restricted Stock. 
  
 Each stock bonus or restricted stock purchase agreement shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as
the Board or the Committee shall deem appropriate. The terms and conditions of stock bonus or restricted stock purchase agreements may change from time to time, and the terms and conditions of separate agreements need not be identical, but each
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hereof by reference in the agreement or otherwise) the substance of each of the following provisions as appropriate: 
  
 (a) Purchase Price. The purchase price under each restricted stock
purchase agreement shall be such amount as the Board or Committee shall determine and designate in such Stock Award Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board or the Committee may determine that eligible participants in the Plan may be
awarded stock pursuant to a stock bonus agreement in consideration for past services actually rendered to the Company or for its benefit. 
  
 (b) Transferability. No rights under a stock bonus or restricted stock purchase agreement shall be transferable by any participant under the Plan,
either voluntarily or by operation of law, except where such assignment is required by law or expressly authorized by the terms of the applicable Stock Award Agreement. 
  
 (c) Consideration. The purchase price of stock acquired pursuant to a stock purchase agreement shall be paid either:
(i) in cash at the time of purchase; (ii) at the discretion of the Board or the Committee, according to a deferred payment arrangement or other arrangement with the person to whom the stock is sold; or (iii) in any other form of legal consideration
that may be acceptable to the Board or the Committee in its discretion. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board or the Committee to which administration of the Plan has been delegated may award stock pursuant to a stock bonus agreement in
consideration for past services actually rendered to the Company or for its benefit. 
  
 (d) Vesting. Shares of stock sold or awarded under the Plan may, but need not, be subject to a repurchase option in favor of the Company in accordance with a vesting schedule to be determined by the Board or
the Committee. 
  
 (e) Termination of Employment or
Relationship as a Director or Consultant. In the event an Optionholder’s Continuous Service terminates, the Company may repurchase or otherwise reacquire any or all of the shares of stock held by that person which have not vested as of the
date of termination under the terms of the stock bonus or restricted stock purchase agreement between the Company and such person. 
  
 9. Covenants Of The Company. 
  
 (a) During the terms of the Stock Awards, the Company shall keep available at all times the number of shares of stock required to satisfy such
Stock Awards up to the number of shares of stock authorized under the Plan. 
  
 (b) The Company shall seek to obtain from each regulatory commission or agency having jurisdiction over the Plan such authority as may be required to issue and sell shares of stock upon exercise of the Stock
Award; provided, however, that this undertaking shall not require the Company to register under the Securities Act either the Plan, any Stock Award granted under the Plan or any stock issued or issuable pursuant to any such Stock Award. If, after
reasonable efforts, the Company is unable to obtain from any such regulatory commission or agency the authority which counsel for the Company deems necessary for the lawful issuance and sale of stock under the 

  

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Plan, the Company shall be relieved from any liability for failure to issue and sell stock upon exercise of such Stock Awards unless and until such authority
is obtained. 
  
 10. Use Of Proceeds From Stock.

  
 Proceeds from the sale of stock pursuant to Stock Awards
shall constitute general funds of the Company. 
  
 11.
Miscellaneous. 
  
 (a) The Board shall have the power
to accelerate the time at which a Stock Award may first be exercised or the time during which a Stock Award or any part thereof will vest, notwithstanding the provisions in the Stock Award stating the time at which it may first be exercised or the
time during which it will vest. 
  
 (b) No Employee,
Director or Consultant or any person to whom a Stock Award is transferred under subsection 6(d) or 8(b) shall be deemed to be the holder of, or to have any of the rights of a holder with respect to, any shares subject to such Stock Award unless and
until such person has satisfied all requirements for exercise of the Stock Award pursuant to its terms. 
  
 (c) Nothing in the Plan or any instrument executed or Stock Award granted pursuant thereto shall confer upon any Employee or Consultant or other
holder of Stock Awards any right to continue to serve the Company or any Affiliate in the capacity in effect at the time the Stock Award was granted or shall affect the right of the Company or any Affiliate to terminate (i) the employment of any
Employee with or without cause, or (ii) the service of a Consultant subject to the terms of such Consultant’s agreement with the Company or any Affiliate. In the event that a holder of Stock Awards is permitted or otherwise entitled to take a
leave of absence, the Board or Committee shall have the unilateral right to (i) determine whether such leave of absence will be treated as a termination of employment or relationship as consultant for purposes of the Plan and corresponding
provisions of any outstanding Stock Awards, and (ii) suspend or otherwise delay the time or times at which the shares subject to the Stock Awards would otherwise vest. The status of any person as an eligible Employee or Consultant shall not be
construed as a commitment that any Stock Award will be granted under the Plan to such eligible Employee or Consultant, or to eligible Employees or Consultants generally. 
  
 (d) Payments and other benefits received by an Optionholder under the Plan or under an Option granted pursuant to the
Plan shall not be deemed a part of an Optionholder’s regular, recurring compensation for purposes of the termination, indemnity or severance pay law of any country and shall not be included in, nor have any effect on, the determination of
benefits under any other employee benefit plan, contract or similar arrangement provided by the Company or a Group Company, unless expressly so provided by such other plan, contract or arrangement, or unless the Board expressly determines that an
Option or portion of an Option should be included to reflect competitive compensation practices or to recognize that an Option has been granted in lieu of a portion of competitive cash compensation. 
  

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 (e) The Company may require any person to whom a Stock Award is granted, or any person to whom a
Stock Award is transferred pursuant to subsection 6(d) or 8(b), as a condition of exercising or acquiring stock under any Stock Award, (1) to give written assurances satisfactory to the Company as to such person’s knowledge and experience in
financial and business matters and/or to employ a purchaser representative reasonably satisfactory to the Company who is knowledgeable and experienced in financial and business matters, and that he or she is capable of evaluating, alone or together
with the purchaser representative, the merits and risks of exercising the Stock Award; and (2) to give written assurances satisfactory to the Company stating that such person is acquiring the stock subject to the Stock Award for such person’s
own account and not with any present intention of selling or otherwise distributing the stock. The foregoing requirements, and any assurances given pursuant to such requirements, shall be inoperative if (i) the issuance of the shares upon the
exercise of the Option has been registered under a then currently effective registration statement under the Securities Act, or (ii) as to any particular requirement, a determination is made by counsel for the Company that such requirement need not
be met in the circumstances under the then applicable securities laws. 
  
 (f) To the extent provided by the terms of a Stock Award Agreement, the person to whom a Stock Award is granted may satisfy any federal, state or local tax withholding obligation relating to the exercise or acquisition of stock under
a Stock Award by any of the following means or by a combination of such means: (1) tendering a cash payment; (2) authorizing the Company to withhold shares from the shares of the common stock otherwise issuable to the participant as a result of the
exercise or acquisition of stock under the Stock Award; or (3) delivering to the Company owned and unencumbered shares of Company common stock. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not be authorized to withhold shares of Common Stock at
rates in excess of the minimum statutory withholding rates for federal and state tax purposes, including payroll taxes. 
  
 12. Adjustments Upon Changes In Stock. 
  
 (a) If any change is made in the stock subject to the Plan, or subject to any Stock Award (through merger, consolidation, reorganization,
recapitalization, reincorporation, stock dividend, dividend in property other than cash, stock split, liquidating dividend, combination of shares, exchange of shares, change in corporate structure or other transaction not involving the receipt of
consideration by the Company), the Plan shall automatically be adjusted as appropriate in the type(s) and maximum number of securities subject to the Plan pursuant to subsection 4(a) and the outstanding Stock Awards will be appropriately adjusted in
the type(s) and number of securities and price per share of stock subject to such outstanding Stock Awards. (The conversion of any convertible securities of the Company shall not be treated as a “transaction not involving the receipt of
consideration by the Company.”) 
  
 (b) In the event
of (1) a dissolution or liquidation of the Company; (2) a merger or consolidation in which the Company is not the surviving corporation; (3) a reverse merger in which the Company is the surviving corporation but the shares of the Company’s
common stock outstanding immediately preceding the merger are converted by virtue of the merger into other property, whether in the form of securities, cash or otherwise; or (4) any other capital reorganization in which more than fifty percent (50%)
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incorporation of the Company, then all outstanding Stock Awards shall become vested and exercisable in full for a period of at least ten (10) days.
Outstanding Stock Awards that have not been exercised prior to such event shall terminate on the date of such event unless assumed by a successor corporation. 
  

13. Amendment Of The Plan And Stock Awards. 
  
 (a) The Board at any time, and from time to time, may amend the Plan. However, except as provided in Section 12 relating to adjustments upon
changes in stock, no amendment shall be effective unless approved by the stockholders of the Company to the extent stockholder approval is necessary for the Plan to satisfy the requirements of Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act or any Nasdaq securities
exchange listing requirement(s). 
  
 (b) Rights and
obligations under any Stock Award granted before amendment of the Plan shall not be impaired by any amendment of the Plan unless (i) the Company requests the consent of the person to whom the Stock Award was granted and (ii) such person consents in
writing. 
  
 (c) The Board at any time, and from time to
time, may amend the terms of any one or more Stock Award; provided, however, that the rights and obligations under any Stock Award shall not be impaired by any such amendment unless (i) the Company requests the consent of the person to whom the
Stock Award was granted and (ii) such person consents in writing. 
  
 14. Termination Or Suspension Of The Plan. 
  
 (a) The Board may suspend or terminate the Plan at any time. No Stock Awards may be granted under the Plan while the Plan is suspended or after it is terminated. 
  
 (b) Rights and obligations under any Stock Award granted while the Plan is in effect shall not be impaired by
suspension or termination of the Plan, except with the written consent of the person to whom the Stock Award was granted. 
  
 15. Effective Date Of Plan. 
  
 The Plan shall become effective on the date on which it is adopted by the Board. 
  

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 EXHIBIT 10.10 
  
 EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT 
  
 This EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is entered into as of the 12th day of June, 2003 (the
“Effective Date”), by and between EXAR CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and DONALD L. CIFFONE, JR. (“Executive”). This Agreement is an amendment and restatement of the Executive Employment Agreement
dated December 6, 2000 between Executive and the Company, as amended and restated on June 21, 2001 and March 28, 2003. 
  
 WHEREAS, the Company desires to continue to employ Executive to provide executive management services to the Company and wishes to provide
Executive with certain compensation and benefits in return for Executive’s continued services; and 
  
 WHEREAS, Executive wishes to continue to be employed by the Company and provide executive management services to the Company in return for certain
compensation and benefits; 
  
 NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of the mutual promises and covenants contained herein, it is hereby agreed by and between the parties hereto as follows: 
  
 ARTICLE 1 
  
 DEFINITIONS 
  
 For purposes of the Agreement, the following terms are defined as follows: 
  
 1.1 “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company. 
  
 1.2 “Cause” means misconduct, including: (i) conviction of any felony or any crime involving moral turpitude or dishonesty; (ii)
participation in a fraud or act of dishonesty against the Company; (iii) willful breach of the Company’s policies; (iv) intentional damage to the Company’s property; (v) a material breach of the Proprietary Rights and Nondisclosure
Agreement dated October 21, 1996, between the Company and Executive; or (vi) conduct which in the good faith and reasonable determination of the Board demonstrates unacceptable job performance or unfitness to serve. Physical or mental disability
shall not constitute “Cause.” 
  
 1.3 “Change of
Control” means (i) a merger or consolidation in which the Company is not the surviving corporation; (ii) a reverse merger in which the Company is the surviving corporation but the shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding
immediately preceding the merger are converted by virtue of the merger into other property, whether in the form of securities, cash or otherwise; (iv) any other capital reorganization in which more than fifty percent (50%) of the shares of the
Company entitled to vote are exchanged, excluding in each case a capital reorganization in which the sole purpose is to change the state of incorporation of the Company, and in each case Executive is not offered a similar executive level position
with the surviving entity. 

 1.4 “Change of Control Plan” means the Exar Corporation Executive Officers’ Change
of Control Severance Benefit Plan, adopted effective as of June 24, 1999 by the Company for the benefit of certain of its eligible executive employees. 
  
 1.5 “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. 
  
 1.6 “Common Stock” means the common stock of the Company. 
  
 1.7 “Company” means Exar Corporation, a Delaware
corporation, or, following a Change of Control, the surviving entity resulting from such transaction. 
  
 1.8 “Executive Incentive Program” means the Executive Incentive Compensation Program maintained by the Company for the benefit of its
eligible executive employees. 
  
 1.9 “Fiscal
Year” means the twelve (12) month period ending on each March 31. 
  
 1.10 “Good Reason” means any one of the following events which occurs within thirteen (13) months after the effective date of a Change of Control: (i) any reduction of Executive’s rate of total
compensation (including base salary and stock options); (ii) any material reduction in the package of welfare benefit plans, taken as a whole, provided to Executive (except that the terms of benefits, including without limitation employee
contributions, may be changed to the extent required by third party providers) or any action by the Company that would materially adversely affect Executive’s participation or materially reduce Executive’s benefits under any of such plans;
(iii) any material change in Executive’s responsibilities, duties, authority, title, reporting relationship or offices resulting in any diminution of position (including, but not limited to, a change of responsibility from company-wide
responsibility to division-level responsibility); (iv) request that Executive relocate to a worksite that is both more than thirty-five (35) miles from Executive’s prior worksite and more than thirty-five (35) miles from Executive’s
personal residence (as of the Effective Date), unless Executive accepts such relocation opportunity; (v) failure or refusal of a successor to the Company to assume the Company’s obligations under this Agreement; or (vii) material breach by the
Company or any successor to the Company of any of the material provisions of this Agreement. 
  
 1.11 “Part-Time Employment Agreement” means the Part-Time Employment Agreement entered into by and between the Company and Executive, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A-1. Service
under the Part-Time Employment Agreement shall commence as of the termination of Executive’s employment as President and Chief Executive Officer with the Company, provided that such termination is not for Cause, and further provided that such
termination is not covered by Section 4.2 hereof. 
  
 1.12
“Second Part-Time Employment Agreement” means the Part-Time Employment Agreement entered into by and between the Company and Executive, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A-2. 
  
 ARTICLE 2 
  
 EMPLOYMENT BY THE COMPANY 
  

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 2.1 Position and Duties. Subject to the terms set forth herein, the Company agrees to continue to
employ Executive in the position of President and Chief Executive Officer, and Executive hereby accepts such employment. Executive shall serve in an executive capacity, shall continue to perform such duties as are customarily associated with the
position of President and Chief Executive Officer and such other duties as are assigned to Executive by the Board, and shall report solely and directly to the Board. During the term of this Agreement, Executive shall devote his best efforts and
substantially all of his business time and attention (except for vacation periods as set forth herein and reasonable periods of illness or other incapacities permitted by the Company’s general employment policies or as otherwise set forth in
this Agreement) solely to the business of the Company. 
  
 2.2
Term. The term of this Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date and shall continue until the earlier of (i) the termination of Executive’s employment with the Company or (ii) March 31, 2005 (the “Termination Date”).
Within a reasonable period of time prior to September 30, 2004, provided that Executive’s employment has not then terminated, Executive and the Company shall commence negotiations in order to determine, no later than September 30, 2004, whether
to renew this Agreement immediately following its scheduled termination date on March 31, 2005 or to continue Executive’s employment without a written agreement; provided, however, that a failure to renew this Agreement shall in no way prevent
either the continuation of this Agreement through March 31, 2005 or the continuation of the employment relationship beyond such date without a written agreement. Executive’s service under the Part-Time Employment Agreement shall commence as of
the termination of Executive’s employment with the Company, provided that his employment is not terminated for Cause, and further provided that such termination is not covered by Section 4.2 hereof. 
  
 2.3 Employment at Will. Executive’s employment is at will, and
both the Company and Executive shall have the right to terminate, with written notice, Executive’s employment with the Company at any time, and for any reason, with or without Cause. If Executive’s employment with the Company is
terminated, Executive shall be eligible to receive severance benefits only to the extent provided in Article 4 of this Agreement. 
  
 2.4 Employment Policies. The employment relationship between the parties shall also be governed by the general employment policies and practices of
the Company, including those relating to protection of confidential information and assignment of inventions, except that to the extent that the terms of this Agreement differ from or are in conflict with the Company’s general employment
policies or practices, this Agreement shall control. 
  
 2.5
Second Part-Time Employment Agreement. It is anticipated that Executive will continue as Chairman of the Board in a non-executive capacity following the Termination Date (although the Company may terminate Executive as Chairman of the Board
at any time, before or after the Termination Date). If Executive’s services as Chairman of the Board do not continue following the Termination Date or terminate at any time after the Termination Date and prior to the Company’s 2007 Annual
Meeting of Stockholders, then, at Executive’s option, either (a) Executive shall continue to serve as a director of the Company until the expiration of his term, or (b) Executive shall immediately resign from the Board of Directors and
Executive’s services under the Second Part-Time Employment Agreement shall commence as of the Termination Date or such termination 
  

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 date, as the case may be; provided, however, that Executive’s services under the Second Part-Time Employment
Agreement shall not commence if Executive’s employment or services as Chairman of the Board shall have been terminated at any time prior to the Termination Date, at any time after the Termination Date by the Company for Cause or by the
Executive for any reason or on account of Executive’s death or disability. 
  
 2.6 Travel. Executive shall have complete discretion in deciding when he shall travel for Company matters. 
  
 ARTICLE 3 
  
 COMPENSATION 
  
 3.1 Base Salary. Executive shall receive for continued employment with the Company, during the term of this Agreement, a base salary at an annual (July 1 – June 30) rate of six hundred fifteen thousand
dollars ($615,000), payable in equal installments on the regular payroll dates of the Company, which payroll dates shall occur at least twice monthly, subject to applicable tax withholding. Such base salary (the “Annual Base Salary”) shall
be subject to increase as determined by the Board during the annual focal review period. 
  
 3.2 Incentive Compensation Payment. During the term of this Agreement, Executive shall be eligible to receive an annual target incentive compensation payment for each Fiscal Year, beginning with the Fiscal Year
ending March 31, 2002, and continuing through and including the Fiscal Year ending March 31, 2005, the amount of which incentive compensation payment shall be determined pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Company’s Executive Incentive
Program based on a target award percentage equal to seventy-five percent (75%). 
  
 3.3 Stock Option Grant. The Board (i) granted to Executive on December 6, 2000 (the “Earlier Effective Date”) an option to purchase three hundred thousand (300,000) shares of Common Stock with an
exercise price to be determined by the Board equal to the fair market value of Common Stock on the Earlier Effective Date, which option shall vest on each monthly anniversary date of the Earlier Effective Date as to 1/36 of the shares of Common
Stock, (ii) granted and shall grant on each April 1 following the Earlier Effective Date, beginning with April 1, 2001, and continuing through and including April 1, 2004, an option to purchase one hundred thousand (100,000) shares of Common Stock
with an exercise price to be determined by the Board equal to the fair market value of Common Stock on the relevant April 1, which option shall vest on each monthly anniversary date of the relevant April 1 as to 1/36 of the shares of Common Stock
subject to the option, and (iii) shall grant on April 1, 2003 an additional option to purchase one hundred thousand (100,000) shares of Common Stock with an exercise price to be determined by the Board equal to the fair market value of Common Stock
on April 1, 2003, which option shall vest on each monthly anniversary date of April 1, 2003 as to 1/36 of the shares of Common Stock subject to the option. Grants pursuant to the preceding clauses (ii) and (iii) shall be subject to appropriate
adjustment in the event of a change to the Company’s Common Stock without the receipt of consideration by the Company (through merger, consolidation, reorganization, recapitalization, reincorporation, stock dividend, dividend in property other
than cash, stock split, liquidating 
  

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 dividend, combination of shares, exchange of shares, change in corporate structure or other transactions not involving
the receipt of consideration by the Company). Options granted pursuant to this Section 3.3 shall be granted under, and shall be subject to the terms of, the Company’s 2000 Equity Incentive Plan and Executive’s Stock Option Agreement
thereunder. 
  
 3.4 Professional Services. The Company
shall, during the term of this Agreement, reimburse Executive in an amount not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000) per Fiscal Year for documented costs incurred by Executive for obtaining professional services, including, but not limited to,
legal, tax planning, accounting and investment services. 
  
 3.5
Standard Company Benefits. During the term of this Agreement, Executive shall be entitled to all rights and benefits for which he is eligible under the terms and conditions of the standard Company benefits and compensation practices that may
be in effect from time to time and are provided by the Company to its executive employees generally, including health, disability, life and accidental death insurance coverage. In addition, Executive shall be entitled to receive the following
benefits during the term of this Agreement: 
  
 (a) the
Company shall provide Executive with four (4) weeks’ paid vacation for each Fiscal Year (plus paid holidays), which Executive may take in accordance with the Company’s standard policy regarding vacation time; 
  
 (b) the Company shall provide Executive with life insurance coverage
pursuant to a term life insurance policy with a benefit amount equal to one million dollars ($1,000,000). 
  
 (c) the Company shall provide Executive with a monthly automobile allowance equal to three thousand dollars ($3,000); and 
  
 (d) the Company, pursuant to the terms and conditions of the
Company’s Executive Health Plan, shall reimburse Executive up to ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for each Fiscal Year for the documented cost of covered medical expenses, without the need for any contribution by Executive. 
  
 After the Termination Date and while Executive serves as a part-time employee
pursuant to the Second Part-Time Employment Agreement, Executive shall be entitled to (i) the benefits described in the first sentence of this Section 3.5 and (ii) continued coverage under the life insurance policy described in Section 3.5(b),
provided that Executive shall be obligated to pay the premiums on such policy at any time after the Termination Date. 
  
 3.6 Employment Beyond Termination Date of this Agreement. Sections 3.4 and 3.5 shall continue to apply to Executive for so long as he is employed
by the Company on a full-time basis, whether or not pursuant to this Agreement. 
  
 ARTICLE 4 
  
 SEVERANCE
AND CHANGE OF CONTROL BENEFITS 
  

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 4.1 Severance Benefits for Certain Terminations Without Regard to Change of Control. If
Executive’s employment as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company is terminated by the Company without Cause during the term of this Agreement and prior to the effective date of a Change of Control, Executive shall, within thirty
(30) days following the date on which the Release described in Section 4.3 becomes effective in accordance with its terms, receive the following severance benefits: (i) a lump sum payment equal to the sum of Executive’s Annual Base Salary as in
effect during the last regularly scheduled payroll period immediately preceding the termination of Executive’s employment as President and Chief Executive Officer plus an additional amount equal to (A) if Executive’s employment is
terminated prior to October 1, the greater of the incentive compensation payment actually paid to Executive under the Executive Incentive Program for the last Fiscal Year ending with or prior to the termination date of Executive’s employment as
President and Chief Executive Officer or the target incentive compensation payment for such last Fiscal Year, or (B) if Executive’s employment as President and Chief Executive Officer is terminated on or after October 1, the greater of the
target incentive compensation payment that Executive could become entitled to receive under the Executive Incentive Program for the Fiscal Year in which Executive’s employment as President and Chief Executive Officer is terminated or the
incentive compensation payment actually paid to Executive under the Executive Incentive Program for the last Fiscal Year ending with or prior to the termination date of Executive’s employment as President and Chief Executive Officer, such lump
sum payment to be subject to applicable tax withholding; and (ii) Executive shall be credited with twelve (12) months of additional vesting under all unvested outstanding options to purchase Common Stock then held by Executive, and all options held
by Executive shall be exercisable for up to fifteen (15) months following the termination of Executive’s employment. For purposes of clause (ii) in the preceding sentence, Executive shall receive the option vesting credit and continued option
exercisability therein provided only if Executive has executed the Part-Time Employment Agreement, and in the event of termination of the Part-Time Employment Agreement for any reason, such vesting credit shall cease and continued option
exercisability shall be determined solely in accordance with the terms of grant of the then outstanding vested options. 
  
 4.2 Severance Benefits for Certain Terminations Within Thirteen (13) Months Following Change of Control. 
  
 (a) Severance Benefits. If Executive’s employment is
terminated by the Company without Cause or by the Executive for Good Reason, in either case within thirteen (13) months following the effective date of a Change of Control and during the term of this Agreement, Executive shall, within thirty (30)
days following the date on which the Release described in Section 4.3 becomes effective in accordance with its terms, receive the following severance benefits: (i) a lump sum payment equal to two (2) times the sum of Executive’s Annual Base
Salary as in effect during the last regularly scheduled payroll period immediately preceding the termination date of Executive’s employment plus an additional amount equal to (A) if Executive’s employment is terminated prior to October 1,
the greater of the incentive compensation payment actually paid to Executive under the Executive Incentive Program for the last Fiscal Year ending with or prior to the termination date of Executive’s employment or the target incentive
compensation payment for such last Fiscal Year, or (B) if Executive’s employment is terminated on or after October 1, the greater of the target incentive compensation payment that Executive could become entitled to receive under the Executive
Incentive Program for the Fiscal Year in which Executive’s employment is terminated or 
  

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 the incentive compensation payment actually paid to Executive under the Executive Incentive Program for the last Fiscal
Year ending with or prior to the termination date of Executive’s employment, such lump sum payment to be subject to applicable tax withholding; and (ii) the vesting and exercisability of all unvested outstanding options to purchase Common Stock
then held by Executive shall be fully accelerated. 
  
 (b)
Tax Gross-Up Payment. In the event it shall be determined, either by the Company or by a final determination of the Internal Revenue Service, that any payment, distribution or benefit by or from the Company to or for the benefit of
Executive pursuant to Section 4.2(a) or otherwise (the “Payment”) would cause Executive to become subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code (the “Excise Tax”), then the Company shall pay to or for the benefit
of Executive, within the later of ninety (90) days of the termination date of Executive’s employment or ninety (90) days of the date of determination referred to above, an additional amount (the “Gross-Up Payment”) in an amount that
shall fund the payment by Executive of any Excise Tax on the Payment, as well as any income taxes imposed on the Gross-Up Payment, any Excise Tax imposed on the Gross-Up Payment and any interest or penalties imposed with respect to taxes on the
Gross-Up Payment or any Excise Tax. For purposes of determining the amount of the Gross-Up Payment, Executive shall be deemed to pay federal, state and local income taxes at the highest nominal marginal rate of such federal, state and local income
taxation in the calendar year in which the Gross-Up Payment is due, net of the maximum reduction in federal income taxes which could be obtained from deduction of such state and local taxes. In the event that the Excise Tax is subsequently
determined to be less than the amount taken into account to determine the amount of the Gross-Up Payment, then Executive shall repay to the Company at that time the portion of the Gross-Up Payment attributable to such reduction (plus an amount equal
to any tax reduction, whether of the Excise Tax, any applicable income tax, or any applicable employment tax, which Executive has received as a result of such initial repayment). In the event that the Excise Tax is subsequently determined, whether
by the Company or by a final determination of the Internal Revenue Service, to be more than the amount taken into account to determine the amount of the Gross-Up Payment, then the Company shall pay to Executive an additional amount, which shall be
determined using the same methods as were used for calculating the Gross-Up Payment, with respect to such excess. For purposes of this Section 4(b), a determination of the Internal Revenue Service as to the amount of Excise Tax for which an
Executive is liable shall not be treated as final until the time that either (i) the Company agrees to acquiesce to the determination of the Internal Revenue Service or (ii) the determination of the Internal Revenue Service has been upheld in a
court of competent jurisdiction and the Company decides not to appeal such judicial decision or such decision is not appealable. If the Company chooses to contest the determination of the Internal Revenue Service, then all costs, attorneys’
fees, charges assessed and other expenses shall be borne and paid when due by the Company. 
  
 4.3 Release. Upon the occurrence of a termination that would entitle Executive to receive severance benefits pursuant to Sections 4.1 or 4.2 that are conditioned upon the execution of an effective release, and
prior to the receipt of such severance benefits, Executive shall execute a release (the “Release”) in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B or Exhibit C, as appropriate. Such Release shall specifically relate to all of Executive’s
rights and claims in existence at the time of such execution and shall confirm Executive’s obligations under the Company’s standard form of proprietary information agreement. It is understood that Executive has a certain period to consider

  

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 whether to execute such Release, and Executive may revoke such Release within seven (7) days after execution. In the
event Executive does not execute such Release within the applicable period, or if Executive revokes such Release within the subsequent seven (7) day period, none of the aforesaid benefits shall be payable under this Agreement. 
  
 4.4 Mitigation. Executive shall not be required to mitigate damages or
the amount of any payment provided under this Agreement by seeking other employment or otherwise, nor shall the amount of any payment provided for under this Agreement be reduced by any compensation earned by Executive as a result of employment by
another employer or otherwise. 
  
 4.5 Other Terminations.
Only terminations of employment described in the foregoing provisions of this Article 4 shall entitle Executive to severance benefits pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. Accordingly, terminations for any reason not so described (such as,
without limitation, on account of Executive’s disability or death) shall not entitle Executive to such severance benefits; provided, however, that the provisions of this Article 4 shall continue to apply to Executive with respect to
terminations of employment with the Company described in Sections 4.1 and 4.2 even if, at the time of such termination, Executive is not employed pursuant to this Agreement. 
  
 ARTICLE 5 
  
 OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES 
  
 During the term of Executive’s employment by the Company and continuing through the term of the Part-Time Employment Agreement or the Second
Part-Time Employment Agreement, as the case may be, except on behalf of the Company, Executive shall not directly or indirectly, whether as an officer, director, employee, stockholder, partner, proprietor, associate, representative, consultant, or
in any capacity whatsoever engage in, become financially interested in, be employed by or have any business connection with any other person, corporation, firm, partnership or other entity whatsoever that was known by Executive to compete directly
with the Company, throughout the world, in any line of business engaged in (or planned to be engaged in) by the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive may own, as a passive investor, securities of any competitor corporation, so long as
Executive’s direct holdings in any one such corporation shall not in the aggregate constitute more than 1% of the voting stock of such corporation. In addition, Executive may, with approval of the Board, serve as a director on the boards of
directors of other corporations and business entities so long as such corporations or business entities do not compete directly with the Company, in any area of the world, in any line of business engaged in (or planned to be engaged in) by the
Company, and so long as such service does not materially interfere with the performance of Executive’s duties hereunder. Executive also may engage in civic and not-for-profit activities so long as such activities do not materially interfere
with the performance of Executive’s duties hereunder. 
  
 ARTICLE 6 
  
 NONINTERFERENCE 
  

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 While employed by the Company in a full or part-time capacity, and for one (1) year immediately following
the date on which Executive terminates employment or otherwise ceases providing services to the Company, Executive agrees not to interfere with the business of the Company by soliciting or attempting to solicit any employee of the Company to
terminate such employee’s employment in order to become an employee of or a consultant or independent contractor to or for any person, corporation, firm, partnership or other entity whatsoever. Executive’s duties under this Article 6 shall
survive termination of Executive’s employment with the Company and the termination of this Agreement. 
  
 ARTICLE 7 
  
 GENERAL PROVISIONS 
  
 7.1 Notices. Subject
to the remaining provisions of this Section 7.1, any notices provided hereunder must be in writing and shall be deemed effective upon the earlier of personal delivery (including personal delivery by telex) or the third day after mailing by first
class mail, to the Company at its primary office location and to Executive at Executive’s address as listed on the Company payroll. Any termination by the Company, whether or not for Cause, or by Executive for Good Reason, shall be communicated
by a Notice of Termination to the other party hereto given by hand delivery or by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, if to the Executive, then to Executive at his address as set forth in the Company’s
records, and, if to the Company, to Exar Corporation, 48720 Kato Road, Fremont, California 94538 Attention: Law Department. For purposes of this Agreement, a Notice of Termination means a written notice which (i) indicates the specific termination
provision in the Agreement relied upon and (ii) if the termination date of Executive’s employment is other than the date of receipt of such notice, specifies such termination date (which date shall be not more than fifteen (15) days after the
giving of such notice). The failure by the Company or Executive to set forth in the Notice of Termination any fact or circumstance which contributes to a showing of Cause or of Good Reason shall not waive any right of the Company or of Executive,
respectively, or preclude the Company or Executive, respectively, from asserting such fact or circumstance in enforcing its or his rights under this Agreement. 
  

7.2 Severability. Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement will be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under
applicable law, but if any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect under any applicable law or rule in any jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability will not affect any other
provision or any other jurisdiction, but this Agreement will be reformed, construed and enforced in such jurisdiction as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions had never been contained herein. 
  
 7.3 Waiver. If either party should waive any breach of any provisions
of this Agreement, they shall not thereby be deemed to have waived any preceding or succeeding breach of the same or any other provision of this Agreement, unless such waiver is agreed to in writing by both parties. 
  
 7.4 Complete Agreement. As of the Effective Date, this Agreement
wholly supersedes and renders without further force or effect the Employment Agreement between Executive and the 
  

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 Company dated December 6, 2000, as amended on June 21, 2001, the letters dated September 9, 1996 and September 10, 1996
from the Company to Executive (which letters set forth, respectively, the terms of Executive’s employment by the Company and Executive’s severance benefits following either a Change of Control or the termination of his employment without
cause), the Change of Control Plan, to the extent that it may apply to Executive, and all other agreements relating to compensation and benefits between the Company and Executive, constitutes the entire agreement between Executive and the Company
and is the complete, final, and exclusive embodiment of their agreement with regard to this subject matter. This Agreement is entered into without reliance on any promise or representation other than those expressly contained herein or therein, and
it cannot be modified or amended except in a writing signed by Executive and by an officer of the Company. 
  
 7.5 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in separate counterparts, any one of which need not contain signatures of more than one party, but
all of which taken together will constitute one and the same Agreement. 
  
 7.6 Headings. The headings of the sections hereof are inserted for convenience only and shall not be deemed to constitute a part hereof nor to affect the meaning thereof. 
  
 7.7 Successors and Assigns. This Agreement is intended to bind and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by
Executive and the Company, and their respective successors, assigns, heirs, executors and administrators, except that (i) Executive may not assign any of Executive’s duties hereunder and Executive may not assign any of Executive’s rights
hereunder, without the written consent of the Company, which shall not be withheld unreasonably and (ii) the Company may assign its rights and duties hereunder only to a parent or subsidiary of the Company or to a corporation or other entity that
will become the Company’s successor in interest due to a merger, consolidation, acquisition or similar transaction. 
  
 7.8 Arbitration. Unless otherwise prohibited by law or specified below, all disputes, claims and causes of action, in law or equity, arising from
or relating to this Agreement or its enforcement, performance, breach, or interpretation shall be resolved solely and exclusively by final and binding arbitration held in Santa Clara County, California through Judicial Arbitration & Mediation
Services/Endispute (“JAMS”) under the then existing JAMS arbitration rules. However, nothing in this Section is intended to prevent either party from obtaining injunctive relief in court to prevent irreparable harm pending the conclusion
of any such arbitration. Each party in any such arbitration shall be responsible for its own attorneys’ fees, costs and necessary disbursement; provided, however, that if one party refuses to arbitrate and the other party seeks to compel
arbitration by court order, if such other party prevails, it shall be entitled to recover reasonable attorneys’ fees, costs and necessary disbursements. Pursuant to California Civil Code Section 1717, each party warrants that it was represented
by counsel in the negotiation and execution of this Agreement, including the attorneys’ fees provision herein. 
  
 7.9 Attorneys’ Fees. If either party hereto brings any action to enforce rights hereunder, each party in any such action shall be responsible
for its own attorneys’ fees and costs incurred in connection with such action. 
  

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 7.10 Choice of Law. All questions concerning the construction, validity and interpretation of this
Agreement will be governed by the law of the State of California without regard to its principles of conflicts of law. 
  
  

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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above
written. 
  

	 EXAR CORPORATION
  

	 By:
	 	  

		
	 Date:
	 	  

  

	 Accepted and Agreed This
      Day of June, 2003
  

	  

	Donald L. Ciffone, Jr.

  

	 Exhibit A-1
	    	Part-Time Employment Agreement
	 Exhibit A-2
	    	Second Part-Time Employment Agreement
	 Exhibit B
	    	Release (Individual Termination)
	 Exhibit C
	    	Release (Group Termination)

 EXHIBIT A-1 
  
 PART-TIME EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT 
  
  

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 PART-TIME EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT 
  
 This PART-TIME EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is made as of the day of 200_, by and between EXAR
CORPORATION, including its affiliates and wholly owned subsidiaries, a Delaware corporation, with its principal place of business at 48720 Kato Road, Fremont, California 94538 (the “Company”), and DONALD L. CIFFONE, JR., an individual
residing at (the “Employee”). 
  
 FOR AND IN
CONSIDERATION of the mutual promises and conditions set forth below, the Company and Employee agree as follows: 
  

	 	1.	 	SERVICES 

  
 The Company agrees to retain Employee for the term specified in Section 2 to render services to the Company in the field of Employee’s expertise for the purpose of providing executive management services.
Employee shall exercise his best skill and judgment in performing such services under this Agreement. 
  

	 	2.	 	TERM 

  
 The Effective Date of this Agreement shall be the date on which Employee’s employment as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company is terminated pursuant to the Executive Employment Agreement entered
into as of December 6, 2000 between the Company and Executive and as subsequently amended (the “Employment Agreement”); provided, however, that the Effective Date shall not occur and this Agreement shall have no force or effect in the
event that Employee’s employment with the Company is terminated by the Company for Cause, as such term is defined in the Employment Agreement, or on account of Employee’s death or disability. Employee’s service under this Agreement
shall continue until the one (1) year anniversary of the Effective Date, unless terminated earlier as provided in Section 5, although the parties hereto may agree in writing to extend the term of Employee’s service under this Agreement.
Employee’s commencement and continuation of service under this Agreement shall constitute continuous service with the Company for purposes of continued vesting and exercisability of any outstanding Company stock options or Company restricted
stock held by Employee as of the Effective Date. 
  

	 	3.	 	COMPENSATION 

  
 The Company will pay Employee compensation for his employment in an amount equal to one thousand dollars ($1,000) per month during the term of this
Agreement. Payment to Employee shall be mailed to his address, as listed in Section 10. Employee acknowledges that, except as expressly provided in this Agreement or Article 4 of the Employment Agreement (to the extent applicable), Employee will not
receive from the Company any additional compensation (including, but not limited to, salary or bonuses) or benefits including, but not limited to, severance, stock, stock options and retirement benefits. After the Effective Date, Employee will not
accrue any additional vacation under Company’s vacation policy. 

	 	4.	 	OBLIGATIONS 

  
 During the term of this Agreement, you will devote up to a maximum of four (4) hours per month to the Company (or any affiliated company) as the
Company’s Chief Executive Officer may direct. 
  

	 	5.	 	TERMINATION 

  
 (a) Either party may, at its option, terminate this Agreement if the other party: (i) defaults in the performance of a material obligation hereunder,
provided such default has not been corrected within thirty (30)—days after receipt of notice describing such default; (ii) becomes a party to any proceeding involving his or its bankruptcy or other insolvency; or (iii) ceases to be actively
engaged in business or financially incapable of fulfilling its obligations under this Agreement. 
  
 (b) This Agreement shall terminate automatically upon Executive’s commencement of services under the Second Part-Time Employment Agreement (as
defined in the Employment Agreement). 
  
 (c) Nothing contained
herein shall limit any other remedies that either party may have for the default of the other party under this Agreement. 
  

	 	6.	 	CONFIDENTIALITY 

  
 The nature of the work performed and any information belonging to the Company or any third party with which Employee may become familiar will be treated
as confidential and may not be disclosed without the written consent of the Company, except as provided herein. Employee agrees to keep in strictest confidence all information relating to the business affairs of the Company which may be acquired in
connection with or as a result of this Agreement. During the term of this Agreement and at any time thereafter, without the prior written consent of the Company, Employee will not publish, communicate, divulge, disclose or use any of such
information which has been designated as secret, confidential or proprietary, or from the surrounding circumstances of which ought to be treated as secret or confidential. 
  

	 	7.	 	NON-SOLICITATION/HIRE 

  
 During the term of this Agreement, and for one (1) year following the date on which Employee’s services under this Agreement are terminated, Employee
agrees not to interfere with the business of the Company by soliciting or attempting to solicit any employee of the Company, to terminate such employee’s employment in order to become an employee of or a consultant or independent contractor to
or for any person, corporation, firm, partnership or other entity whatsoever. Employee’s duties under this Section 7 shall survive termination of Employee’s services for the Company and the termination of this Agreement. 
  

	 	8.	 	NONCOMPETE 

  
 During the term of this Agreement, except on behalf of the Company, Employee shall not directly or indirectly, whether as an officer, director, employee,
stockholder, partner, proprietor, 
  

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 associate, representative, consultant, or in any capacity whatsoever engage in, become financially interested in, be
employed by or have any business connection with any other person, corporation, firm, partnership or other entity whatsoever that was known by Employee to compete directly with the Company, throughout the world, in any line of business engaged in
(or planned to be engaged in) by the Company. Notwithstanding the previous sentence, Employee may own, as a passive investor, securities of any competitor corporation, so long as Employee’s direct holdings in any one such corporation shall not
in the aggregate constitute more than 1% of the voting stock of such corporation. In addition, Employee may, with approval of the Board of Directors of the Company, serve as a director on the boards of directors of other corporations and business
entities so long as such corporations or business entities do not compete directly with the Company; in any area of the world, in any line of business engaged in (or planned to be engaged in) by the Company, and so long as such service does not
materially interfere with the performance of Employee’s duties hereunder. 
  

	 	9.	 	TAXES 

  
 All payments under this Agreement or otherwise shall be subject to withholding for any income taxes or other taxes or required withholdings. 
  

	 	10.	 	NOTICES 

  
 Any notice or other communication required to be given under the terms of this Agreement shall be deemed to have been given upon personal delivery or upon
the lapse of three (3) days following deposit for delivery by certified or registered United States mail, postage fully prepaid and addressed to the party at the Company’s or Employee’s respective address as shown herein (or at such other
address to which one party gives the other by the same means of notice). 
  
 Notice and payment to Employee shall be sent to the following address: 
  

	  

 
	  

 
	  

 
	  

 

 Notice to the Company shall be sent to the following address: 
  
 EXAR CORPORATION 
 48720 Kato Road 
 Fremont, California 94538 
 Attn: Legal Department 
  

	11.	 	GENERAL 

  
 (a) This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings between them relating to
the subject matter hereunder (with the exception of the Employment Agreement, certain provisions of which, by their terms, may continue in effect during the term of this Agreement), and no modification of this Agreement shall be binding on either
party unless it is in writing and signed by both parties. 
  

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 (b) The rights and obligations of the parties to this Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of California. The parties hereto subject themselves to the jurisdiction of the state and federal courts of the State of California residing within the County of Alameda with respect to any dispute, disagreement
or claim arising hereunder, and agree that any such dispute, disagreement or claim shall be exclusively resolved by such California state or federal court. 
  
 (c) The prevailing party in any legal, arbitration or dispute resolution action brought by one party against the other regarding the performance,
interpretation, enforcement or with respect to any matter arising out of or in connection with this Agreement shall be entitled, in addition to any other rights and remedies it may have, to reimbursement for its expenses incurred thereby, including
court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees. 
  
 (d) Neither
party shall assign this Agreement or any rights hereunder without the prior written consent of the other. Subject to this restriction, this Agreement shall benefit and bind the successors and assigns of the parties. 
  
 The parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date
first above written. 
  

	 EXAR CORPORATION
  
	  	 DONALD L. CIFFONE, JR.
  

	 By:
	  	  

	  	 By:
	  	  

	 Title:
	  	  

	  	 Title:
	  	  

	 Date:
	  	  

	  	 Date:
	  	  

  

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 EXHIBIT A-2 
  
 SECOND PART-TIME EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT 
  
  

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 SECOND PART-TIME EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT 
  
 This SECOND PART-TIME EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is made as of the      day
of 200_, by and between EXAR CORPORATION, including its affiliates and wholly owned subsidiaries, a Delaware corporation, with its principal place of business at 48720 Kato Road, Fremont, California 94538 (the “Company”), and DONALD L.
CIFFONE, JR., an individual residing at (the “Employee”). 
  
 FOR AND IN CONSIDERATION of the mutual promises and conditions set forth below, the Company and Employee agree as follows: 
  

	 	1.	 	SERVICES 

  
 The Company agrees to retain Employee for the term specified in Section 2 to render services to the Company in the field of Employee’s expertise for
the purpose of providing executive management services. Employee shall exercise his best skill and judgment in performing such services under this Agreement. 
  

	 	2.	 	TERM 

  
 Employee’s service under this Agreement shall continue until the Company’s 2007 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, unless terminated earlier as provided in Section 5, although the parties hereto may agree in
writing to extend the term of Employee’s service under this Agreement. Employee’s commencement and continuation of service under this Agreement shall constitute continuous service with the Company for purposes of continued vesting and
exercisability of any outstanding Company stock options or Company restricted stock held by Employee as of the effective date hereof (“Effective Date”). 
  

	 	3.	 	COMPENSATION 

  
 The Company will pay Employee compensation for his employment in an amount equal to ten thousand dollars ($10,000) per month during the term of this
Agreement. Payment to Employee shall be mailed to his address, as listed in Section 10. Employee acknowledges that, except as expressly provided in this Agreement or Section 3.5 or Article 4 of the Employment Agreement (to the extent applicable),
Employee will not receive from the Company any additional compensation (including, but not limited to, salary or bonuses) or benefits including, but not limited to, severance, stock, stock options and retirement benefits. After the Effective Date,
Employee will not accrue any additional vacation under Company’s vacation policy. 
  

	 	4.	 	OBLIGATIONS 

  
 During the term of this Agreement, you will devote up to a maximum of eight (8) hours per week to the Company (or any affiliated company) as the
Company’s Chief Executive Officer may direct. 
  

	 	5.	 	TERMINATION 

 (a) Either party may, at its option, terminate this Agreement if the other party: (i) defaults in the
performance of a material obligation hereunder, provided such default has not been corrected within thirty (30)—days after receipt of notice describing such default; (ii) becomes a party to any proceeding involving his or its bankruptcy or
other insolvency; or (iii) ceases to be actively engaged in business or financially incapable of fulfilling its obligations under this Agreement. 
  
 (b) Nothing contained herein shall limit any other remedies that either party may have for the default of the other party under this Agreement.

  

	 	6.	 	CONFIDENTIALITY 

  
 The nature of the work performed and any information belonging to the Company or any third party with which Employee may become familiar will be treated
as confidential and may not be disclosed without the written consent of the Company, except as provided herein. Employee agrees to keep in strictest confidence all information relating to the business affairs of the Company which may be acquired in
connection with or as a result of this Agreement. During the term of this Agreement and at any time thereafter, without the prior written consent of the Company, Employee will not publish, communicate, divulge, disclose or use any of such
information which has been designated as secret, confidential or proprietary, or from the surrounding circumstances of which ought to be treated as secret or confidential. 
  

	 	7.	 	NON-SOLICITATION/HIRE 

  
 During the term of this Agreement, and for one (1) year following the date on which Employee’s services under this Agreement are terminated, Employee
agrees not to interfere with the business of the Company by soliciting or attempting to solicit any employee of the Company, to terminate such employee’s employment in order to become an employee of or a consultant or independent contractor to
or for any person, corporation, firm, partnership or other entity whatsoever. Employee’s duties under this Section 7 shall survive termination of Employee’s services for the Company and the termination of this Agreement. 
  

	 	8.	 	NONCOMPETE 

  
 During the term of this Agreement, except on behalf of the Company, Employee shall not directly or indirectly, whether as an officer, director, employee,
stockholder, partner, proprietor, associate, representative, consultant, or in any capacity whatsoever engage in, become financially interested in, be employed by or have any business connection with any other person, corporation, firm, partnership
or other entity whatsoever that was known by Employee to compete directly with the Company, throughout the world, in any line of business engaged in (or planned to be engaged in) by the Company. Notwithstanding the previous sentence, Employee may
own, as a passive investor, securities of any competitor corporation, so long as Employee’s direct holdings in any one such corporation shall not in the aggregate constitute more than 1% of the voting stock of such corporation. In addition,
Employee may, with approval of the Board of Directors of the Company, serve as a director on the boards of directors of other corporations and business entities so long as such corporations or business entities do not compete directly with the
Company; in any area of the 
  

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 world, in any line of business engaged in (or planned to be engaged in) by the Company, and so long as such service does
not materially interfere with the performance of Employee’s duties hereunder. 
  

	 	9.	 	TAXES 

  
 All payments under this Agreement or otherwise shall be subject to withholding for any income taxes or other taxes or required withholdings. 
  

	 	10.	 	NOTICES 

  
 Any notice or other communication required to be given under the terms of this Agreement shall be deemed to have been given upon personal delivery or upon
the lapse of three (3) days following deposit for delivery by certified or registered United States mail, postage fully prepaid and addressed to the party at the Company’s or Employee’s respective address as shown herein (or at such other
address to which one party gives the other by the same means of notice). 
  
 Notice and payment to Employee shall be sent to the following address: 
  

	  

 
	  

 
	  

 
	  

 

  
 Notice to the Company
shall be sent to the following address: 
  
 EXAR
CORPORATION 
 48720 Kato Road 
 Fremont, California 94538 
 Attn: Legal Department 
  

	 	11.	 	GENERAL 

  
 (a) This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings between them relating to
the subject matter hereunder (with the exception of the Employment Agreement, certain provisions of which, by their terms, may continue in effect during the term of this Agreement), and no modification of this Agreement shall be binding on either
party unless it is in writing and signed by both parties. 
  
 (b)
The rights and obligations of the parties to this Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California. The parties hereto subject themselves to the jurisdiction of the state and federal courts of the
State of California residing within the County of Alameda with respect to any dispute, disagreement or claim arising hereunder, and agree that any such dispute, disagreement or claim shall be exclusively resolved by such California state or federal
court. 
  
 (c) The prevailing party in any legal, arbitration or
dispute resolution action brought by one party against the other regarding the performance, interpretation, enforcement or 

  

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with respect to any matter arising out of or in connection with this Agreement shall be entitled, in addition to any other rights and remedies it may have,
to reimbursement for its expenses incurred thereby, including court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees. 
  
 (d) Neither party shall assign this Agreement or any rights hereunder without the prior written consent of the other. Subject to this restriction, this
Agreement shall benefit and bind the successors and assigns of the parties. 
  
 The parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first above written. 
  

	 EXAR CORPORATION
  
	  	 DONALD L. CIFFONE, JR.
  

	 By:
	  	  

	  	 By:
	  	  

	 Title:
	  	  

	  	 Title:
	  	  

	 Date:
	  	  

	  	 Date:
	  	  

  

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 EXHIBIT B 
  

RELEASE 
 (INDIVIDUAL TERMINATION)

  
 Certain capitalized terms used in this Release are defined
in the Executive Employment Agreement (the “Agreement”) which I have executed and of which this Release is a part. 
  
 I acknowledge that I have read and understand Section 1542 of the California Civil Code which reads as follows: “A general release does not extend
to claims which the 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.” I hereby expressly waive and relinquish
all rights and benefits under that Section and any law of any jurisdiction of similar effect with respect to my release of any claims I may have against the Company. 
  
 Except as otherwise set forth in this Release, in consideration of benefits I will receive under the Agreement, I hereby
release, acquit and forever discharge the Company, its parents and subsidiaries, and their officers, directors, agents, servants, employees, shareholders, successors, assigns and affiliates, of and from any and all claims, liabilities, demands,
causes of action, costs, expenses, attorneys’ fees, damages, indemnities and obligations of every kind and nature, in law, equity, or otherwise, known and unknown, suspected and unsuspected, disclosed and undisclosed (other than any claim for
indemnification I may have as a result of any third party action against me based on my employment with the Company or any claim to severance benefits pursuant to the terms of the Agreement), arising out of or in any way related to agreements,
events, acts or conduct at any time prior to and including the date I execute this Release, including, but not limited to: all such claims and demands directly or indirectly arising out of or in any way connected with my employment with the Company
or the termination of that employment, including, but not limited to, claims of intentional and negligent infliction of emotional distress, any and all tort claims for personal injury, claims or demands related to salary, bonuses, commissions,
stock, stock options, or any other ownership interests in the Company, vacation pay, fringe benefits, expense reimbursements, severance pay, or any other form of compensation; claims pursuant to any federal, state or local law or cause of action
including, but not limited to, the federal Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; the federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended (“ADEA”); the federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended; the
federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990; the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, as amended; tort law; contract law; statutory law; common law; wrongful discharge; discrimination; fraud; defamation; emotional distress; and breach of
the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing; provided however, that nothing in this paragraph shall be construed in any way to release the Company from its obligation to indemnify me pursuant to the Company’s indemnification
obligation pursuant to agreement or applicable law. 
  
 I
acknowledge that I am knowingly and voluntarily waiving and releasing any rights I may have under the ADEA. I also acknowledge that the consideration given under the Agreement for the waiver and release in the preceding paragraph hereof is in
addition to anything of value to which I was already entitled. I further acknowledge that I have been advised by this writing, as required by 

 the ADEA, that: (A) my waiver and release do not apply to any rights or claims that may arise on or after the date I
execute this Release; (B) I have the right to consult with an attorney prior to executing this Release; (C) I have twenty-one (21) days to consider this Release (although I may choose to voluntarily execute this Release earlier); (D) I have seven
(7) days following my execution of this Release to revoke the Release; and (E) this Release shall not be effective until the date upon which the revocation period has expired, which shall be the eighth (8th) day after this Release is executed by me.

  

	 DONALD L. CIFFONE, JR.

	
	

	 Date: 
	 	  

  
  
  

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 EXHIBIT C 
  

RELEASE 
 (GROUP TERMINATION)

  
 Certain capitalized terms used in this Release are defined
in the Executive Employment Agreement (the “Agreement”) which I have executed and of which this Release is a part. 
  
 I acknowledge that I have read and understand Section 1542 of the California Civil Code which reads as follows: “A general release does not extend
-to claims which the 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:” I hereby expressly waive and relinquish
all rights and benefits under that Section and any law of any jurisdiction of-similar effect with respect to my release of any claims I may have against the Company. 
  
 Except as otherwise set forth in this Release, in consideration of benefits I will receive under the Agreement, I hereby
release, acquit and forever discharge the Company, its parents, and subsidiaries, and their officers, directors, agents, servants, employees, shareholders, successors, assigns and affiliates, of and from any and all claims, liabilities, demands,
causes of action, costs, expenses, attorneys’ fees, damages, indemnities and obligations of every kind and nature, in law, equity, or otherwise, known and unknown, suspected and unsuspected, disclosed and undisclosed (other than any claim for
indemnification I may have as a result of any third party action against me based on any employment with the Company or any claim to severance benefits pursuant to the terms of the Agreement), arising out of or in any way related to agreements,
events, acts or conduct at any time prior to and including the date I execute this Release, including, but not limited to: all such claims and demands directly or indirectly arising out of or in any way connected with my employment with the Company
or the termination of that employment, including, but not limited to, claims of intentional and negligent infliction of emotional distress, any and all tort claims for. personal injury, claims or demands related to salary, bonuses, commissions,
stock, stock options, or any other ownership interests in the Company, vacation pay, fringe benefits, expense reimbursements, severance pay, or any other form of compensation; claims pursuant to any federal, state or local law or cause of action
including, but not limited to, the federal Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; the federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended (“AREA”); the federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended; the
federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990; the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, as amended; tort law; contract law; statutory law; common law; wrongful discharge; discrimination; fraud; defamation; emotional distress; and breach of
the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing; provided, however, that nothing in this paragraph shall be construed in any way to release the Company from its obligation to indemnify me pursuant to the Company’s indemnification
obligation pursuant to agreement or applicable law. 
  
 I
acknowledge that I am knowingly and voluntarily waiving and releasing any rights I may have under the ADEA. I also acknowledge that the consideration given under the Agreement for the waiver and release in the preceding paragraph hereof is in
addition to anything of value to which I was already entitled. I further acknowledge that I have been advised by this writing, as required by 

 the AREA, that: (A) my waiver and release do not apply to any rights or claims that may arise on or after the date I
execute this Release; (B) I have the right to consult with an attorney prior to executing this Release; (C) I have forty-five (45) days to consider this Release (although I may choose to voluntarily execute this Release earlier); (D) I have seven
(7) days following my execution of this Release to revoke the Release; (E) this Release shall not be effective until the date upon which the revocation period has expired, which shall be the eighth day (8th) after this Release is executed by me; and
(F) I have received with this Release a detailed list of the job titles and ages of all employees who were terminated in this group termination and the ages of all employees of the Company in the same job classification or organizational unit who
were not terminated. 
  

	 DONALD L. CIFFONE, JR.

	
	

	 Date: 
	 	  

  

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