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Exhibit 10.29

April 30, 2004

Dale Brown

Dear Dale:

Silicon Image, Inc. (the “Company”) is pleased to confirm our offer to you in the position
of Corporate Controller reporting to Bob Gargus starting May 5, 2004. The terms of our offer and
the benefits currently provided by the Company are as follows:

	1.  	Your starting base salary will be $185,000.00 per year and will be subject to annual review.
In addition, you will be eligible to participate in the Silicon Image company-wide bonus
program with an incentive target of 20% of base salary (pro-rated for completed service), as
well as regular health insurance and other employee benefit plans established by the Company
for its employees from time to time.
	 
	2.  	As an employee of the Company you will have access to certain Company confidential
information and you may, during the course of your employment, develop certain information or
inventions which will be the property of the Company. During the period that you render
services to the Company, you agree to not engage in any employment, business or activity that
is in any way competitive with the business or proposed business of the Company. You will
disclose to the Company in writing any other gainful employment, business or activity that you
are currently associated with or participate in that competes with the Company. To protect
the interest of the Company, you will need to sign the Company’s standard “Employee Inventions
and Confidentiality Agreement” as a condition of your employment. We wish to impress upon you
that we do not wish you to bring any confidential or proprietary material of any former
employer or to violate any other obligations you may have to your former employer. You
represent that your signing of this offer letter, agreement(s) concerning stock options
granted to you under the Plan (as defined below) and the Company’s Employee Invention
Assignment and Confidentiality Agreement and your commencement of employment with the Company
will not violate any agreement currently in place between yourself and current or past
employers.
	 
	3.  	Management will recommend that the Board of Directors approve a grant to you of stock options
for 80,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock. The vesting schedule for all options will be
at a rate of 25% after the first 12 months of employment, and thereafter, at 2.083% after each
full succeeding month you are employed by the Company. However, the grant of such options by
the Company is subject to the Board’s approval and this promise to recommend such approval is
not a promise of compensation, and is not intended to create any obligation on the part of the

 

 

	   	Company. Further details on the Company’s Option Plan and any specific grant to you will be provided
upon approval of such grant by the Board.
	 
	4.  	This offer of employment is made to you in confidence, and we ask that you not disclose its
terms to anyone outside your immediate family. If you do disclose any of its terms to such a
family member, please caution him or her that such information is confidential and must not be
disclosed to anyone.
	 
	5.  	While we look forward to a long and profitable relationship, should you decide to accept our
offer, you will be an at-will employee of the Company, which means the employment relationship
can be terminated by either of us for any reason or no reason, at any time and without notice.
Any statements or representations to the contrary (and, indeed, any statements contradicting
any provision in this letter) should be regarded by you as ineffective. Further, your
participation in any stock option or benefit program is not to be regarded as assuring you of
continuing employment for any particular period of time.
	 
	6.  	Please note that because of employer regulations adopted in the Immigration Reform and
Control Act of 1986, within three business days of starting your new position you will need to
present documentation demonstrating that you have authorization to work in the United States.
If you have questions about this requirement, which applies to U.S. citizens and non-U.S.
citizens alike, you may contact our Human Resource department.
	 
	7.  	Please also note that due to United States export control laws, the Company may need to make
inquiries into your citizenship if you will have probable or actual contact with certain
technology and/or source code. Should the Company determine that you will have probable or
actual contact with certain technology and/or source code, and should you be a citizen of an
embargoed country under United States export control laws, this may have a material effect on
the terms and conditions of your employment with the Company.
	 
	8.  	You and the Company agree to submit to mandatory and exclusive binding arbitration any
controversy or claim arising out of, or relating to, this Agreement or any breach hereof,
provided, however, that the parties retain their right to, and shall not be prohibited,
limited or in any other way restricted from, seeking or obtaining equitable relief from a
court having jurisdiction over the parties. Such arbitration shall be conducted through the
American Arbitration Association in the State of California, Santa Clara County, before a
single arbitrator, in accordance with the National Rules for the Resolution of Employment
Disputes of the American Arbitration Association in effect at that time. The arbitrator must
decide all disputes in accordance with California law and shall have power to decide all
matters, including arbitrability. You will bear only those costs of arbitration you would
otherwise bear had you brought a covered claim in court. When the arbitrator has issued a
decision, judgment on that decision may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof.
We each understand and agree that we are waiving a trial by jury.

 

 

	9.  	This offer will remain valid until Wednesday May 5, 2004. If you decide to accept our offer
please sign the enclosed copy of this letter in the space indicated and return it to the Human
Resource department. Your signature will acknowledge that you have read and understood and
agreed to the terms and conditions of this offer and the attached documents. Should you have
anything else that you wish to discuss, please do not hesitate to call.

     We look forward to the opportunity to welcome you to Silicon Image, Inc.

     Sincerely,

     /s/ Bob Gargus

     Bob Gargus

     Chief Financial Officer

My signature below indicates acceptance of the terms and conditions of this offer and
acknowledgement that I have read and understood the terms and conditions of this offer.

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	

	 	/s/ Dale Brown
	 	     5/3/04
	 	5/5/04
	

	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	

	 	Dale Brown
	 	     Date
	 	Start Dateexv10w30

 

Exhibit 10.30

1060 East. Arques Ave.

Sunnyvale, California 94085

Ph: (408) 616-4000

August 17, 2004

Robert G. Gargus

     Re: Amended and Restated Employment Agreement

Dear Bob:

     Silicon Image, Inc. (the “Company”) is pleased to confirm our offer of continued employment to
you. This Amended and Restated Employment Agreement (this “Agreement”) supersedes the employment
letter agreement between you and the Company, dated October 31, 2001 (“Letter Agreement”) and sets
forth the current terms of your employment with the Company.

     1. Position: You will continue in the position of Chief Financial Officer and Vice
President of Finance and Administration of the Company with the same duties, responsibilities and
reporting requirements that are currently existing with this position. Your duties are to be
performed in substantially the same manner as they have been performed to date including, but not
limited to, your diligence in efforts and the amount of time you spend completing tasks related to
the position.

     2. Salary: Your annual base salary will continue to be $250,000.08 per year and will
be subject to annual review.

     3. Employment Benefits. You will continue to be eligible to participate in the
employee benefit plans and executive compensation programs maintained by the Company applicable to
other employees and key executives of the Company, including, without limitation, retirement plans,
savings or profit-sharing plans, deferred compensation plans, supplemental retirement or
excess-benefit plans, stock option, stock purchase, incentive or other life, disability, health,
accident and other insurance programs, and similar plans or programs. You will be eligible for the
applicable number of days of paid PTO per year, per the PTO policy. In addition, you will continue
to be eligible to participate in each bonus plan (“Bonus Plan”) that is in effect, if any, while
you hold the position set forth in paragraph 1 above (the “Position”). Notwithstanding any
provision in any Bonus Plan that requires that you be in the Position at the time that Payments
(“Payments”) are made in order to be eligible for Payments, you will be eligible to receive any
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Position even if you are
not in the Position at the time that payments are made; provided, however,
that any such Payments will be paid to you at the same time as Payments are made to other
participants in such Bonus Plan and that such Payments will be prorated in relation to the amount
of time that you are in the Position.

     4. Separation Date. Subject to the Company’s ability to and your ability to terminate
your employment relationship with the Company for any reason at any time, your employment will be
terminated effective as of the earlier of occurrence of either of the following (a) the
commencement of employment with the Company of a new Chief Executive Officer and new Chief
Financial Officer or (b) your voluntary termination of employment any time after June 30, 2005.
“Separation Date” shall mean the earlier occurrence of either (a) or (b) in the sentence
immediately prior.

     5. Separation Compensation. In exchange for your signing the severance agreement and
release of claims attached hereto as Addendum A (the “Release”) and the Consulting Agreement (as
defined below), the Company agrees that: (a) the Company will retain you as a consultant pursuant
to the Consulting Agreement (as defined below) during the six month period following the Separation
Date (the “Separation Period”); (b) during the Separation Period the Company will pay you monthly
severance equal to your current salary level of $20,833.34 per month (the “Monthly Severance”),
less applicable withholding taxes provided however, that the Company has no duty to continue to pay
you the Monthly Severance in the event that you engage in New Employment (as defined below),
provided the Company will pay you a prorated portion of any Monthly Severance up to the date of
commencement of New Employment; and (c) on the Separation Date, the Company will accelerate the
vesting of your outstanding options to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock such that you
will become immediately vested in the number of shares that would have vested in the six months
following the last date of the month in which the Separation Date occurs (“Accelerated Vesting”),
but in no event for more than the number of shares subject to a particular option grant provided
however, that you will not be entitled to further vesting or acceleration of your options to
purchase shares of the Company’s common stock after the Accelerated Vesting on the Separation Date.
You may exercise your options to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock that may have
vested as of the Separation Date at any time before the ninetieth day following the Separation
Date. For purposes of this Agreement “New Employment” shall mean being paid to work by an employer
or firm other than the Company (whether as an employee or consultant) for 20 or more hours per
week.

     In exchange, by signing below, you agree: (a) to, upon your termination, execute and not to
revoke the Release; (b) to provide consulting services to the Company during the Separation Period
pursuant to the Consulting Agreement dated August 17, 2004 by and between you and the Company (the
“Consulting Agreement”); and (c) that, at any point in time following the end of your obligation to
provide consulting services under the Consulting Agreement, you will assist the Company as
reasonably necessary with any reviews, investigations or examinations of the Company’s financial
and accounting results, policies, practices and other matters during your period of employment with
the Company; and (d) acknowledge that you are receiving the separation compensation outlined in
this section in consideration for waiving your right to claims referred to in this Agreement and in
the Letter Agreement. In addition, except as expressly set forth in this paragraph and except your
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following the Separation Date, you will no longer be eligible to participate in benefit plans
and programs for the Company’s employees (including without limitation paid vacation, retirement
plans, bonus plans, the employee stock purchase plan and other compensation plans).

     6. Voluntary Termination Prior to Separation Date. In the event of your voluntary
termination prior to the Separation Date, you will not be entitled to receive any cash severance
benefits, nor any acceleration of vesting of your options to purchase the Company’s shares nor
other separation compensation (including that set forth in paragraph 5 hereof).

     7. Involuntary Termination Prior to Separation Date. In the event of your termination
by the Company without Cause prior to the Separation Date, you will be entitled to the separation
compensation set forth in Paragraph 5 hereof as the sole remedy for such termination. In the event
of your termination by the Company for Cause (as defined below) prior to the Separation Date, you
will not be entitled to any cash severance benefits, nor any acceleration of vesting of your
options to purchase the Company’s shares nor any other separation compensation (including that set
forth is Paragraph 5 hereof). “Cause” means (a) any material breach by you of this Agreement or
the Confidentiality Agreement (as defined below) or any other written agreement between you and the
Company, if such breach causes harm to the Company; (b) any negligence or willful misconduct by you
in your performance of duties to the Company that causes harm to the Company, including (without
limitation) repeated failure to follow the directions of the Board of Directors; (c) your repeated
failure to diligently follow the lawful directions of the Board of Directors of the Company or your
repeated failure to diligently perform your duties in a reasonable manner pursuant to this
agreement; (d) your commission of a felony under the laws of the United States or and by state
thereof; (e) your commission of any act of fraud, embezzlement or dishonesty or breach of fiduciary
duties; (f) your abuse of alcohol or controlled substances that has a detrimental effect upon your
performance of your duties under this agreement; or (g) a good faith determination by the Company’s
Board of Directors that your performance is unsatisfactory; provided however, that in the case of
(b), (c) and (g), the Company must provide you with written notice and give you fifteen (15) days
to cure your performance, behavior or conduct. A termination without Cause shall mean a
termination for any reason other than those listed in clauses (a)-(g) of the preceding sentence or
death or disability.

     8. At-will Employment. You will continue to serve as an at-will employee of the
Company, which means that your employment relationship with the Company can be terminated by you or
the Company for any reason at any time. Further, your participation in any stock option or benefit
program is not to be regarded as assuring you of continuing employment for any particular period of
time.

     9. Non-Solicitation. For twelve months following your termination of employment with
the Company, you agree that you shall not, directly or indirectly, either for your own benefit or
for the benefit of any company, entity, or other person, solicit, recruit, encourage or induce any
employees, directors, consultants, contractors or subcontractors of the Company to leave the employ
of, cease performing work for, or perform work that competes with, the Company. “Employees” are
those who were employees of the Company within twelve months preceding your termination of
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     10. Attorneys’ Fees. If any action is brought to enforce the terms of this Agreement,
the prevailing party will be entitled to recover its reasonable attorneys’ fees, costs and expenses
from the other party, in addition to any other relief to which the prevailing party may be
entitled.

     11. Confidentiality. You acknowledge that as an executive employee of the Company you
had access to Company confidential and proprietary information, and that you are bound by law and
the terms of your Employee Invention Assignment and Confidentiality Agreement (“Confidentiality
Agreement”) with the Company to maintain the confidentiality of that information even after the
termination of your employment, and may not use it, divulge it to others or allow others to use it.
Any breach of this provision shall be deemed a material breach of this Agreement.

     12. Entire Agreement. This Agreement, the Release, the Consulting Agreement and the
Confidentiality Agreement and any stock option agreements or stock option grant documents that
currently exist between you and the Company constitute the entire understanding and agreement of
the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior and
contemporaneous agreements or understandings, inducements or conditions, express or implied,
written or oral, between the parties with respect to such subject matter, including without
limitation the Letter Agreement. You acknowledge that neither the Company nor its agents or
attorneys have made any promise, representation or warranty whatsoever, either express or implied,
written or oral, which is not contained in this Agreement for the purpose of inducing you to
execute the Agreement, and you acknowledge that you have executed this Agreement in reliance only
upon such promises, representations and warranties as are contained herein.

     13. Modification. It is expressly agreed that this Agreement may not be altered,
amended, modified, or otherwise changed in any respect except by another written agreement that
specifically refers to this Agreement, executed by authorized representatives of each of the
parties to this Agreement.

     14. Time to Consider and Voluntary Execution of this Agreement. We hereby advise you
to consult with your own attorney concerning the terms of this Agreement and the Release. You
agree that you are voluntarily entering into this Agreement and it will be effective upon your
signing this document. The Release will be effective upon the execution of the Release and the
expiration of the seven (7) day revocation period following such execution. You acknowledge that
the separation compensation provided for in Section 5 of this Agreement will be paid only after the
Release is effective.

     15. General. This Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the
laws of the State of California, excluding that body of law pertaining to conflict of laws. Any
legal action or proceeding arising under this Agreement will be brought exclusively in the federal
or state courts located in the Northern District of California and the parties hereby consent to
the personal jurisdiction and venue therein. If any provision of this Agreement is determined by
any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such
provision will be enforced to the maximum extent possible given the intent of the parties hereto.
If such provision cannot be so enforced, such provision shall be stricken from this Agreement

 

 

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and the remainder of this Agreement shall be enforced as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable
provision had (to the extent not enforceable) never been contained in the Agreement.

     If you agree to abide by the terms outlined in this Agreement, please sign the attached copy
and return it to me. We look forward to the opportunity to continue working together.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	Sincerely,

 	 
	 	/s/ David Lee
 	 
	 	David Lee 	 
	 	CEO and Chairman of the Board

Silicon Image, Inc. 	 
	 

I have read, understand and agree to the terms set forth above:

	 	 	 	 	 
	/s/ Robert G. Gargus

	 	Date:    8/17/04
	 	 
	

	 	
	 	 
	Robert G. Gargus

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