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                                                                     Exhibit 4.4

                                 Lease Contract

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Lessor: Sichuan Chengdu Export Processing Zone Investment Development Company
Limited (hereafter named as "Party A"), a corporation of the Chengdu Hi-Tech
Zone

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Lessee: PSI Technologies (Chengdu) Company Limited (proposed name) (hereinafter
named as "Party B")

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In accordance with the "Investment & Cooperation Agreement" signed between PSI
Technologies Inc (who invests in Party B through PSi Technologies China Holdings
Co. Ltd.) and the Management Committee of the Chengdu Hi-tech Development Zone
(who is in charge of Party A) on December 7, 2003, based on the principles of
honesty and equality, after friendly discussion, and in accordance with relevant
regulations as stipulated in the "PRC Contract Law", Party A and Party B hereby
sign this Contract regarding the leasing of the standard factory buildings
(Building A and Building B as described in the "Investment & Cooperation
Agreement") of Party A by Party B as follows

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1.   Location of the Buildings:

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     a)   The Buildings refer to the No.4 and No.5 standard factory buildings
          (i.e. Building A and Building B as described in the "Investment
          Cooperation Agreement") which locate in Sichuan Chengdu Export
          Processing Zone, #1, New Century West Road, Tianfu Avenue, Chengdu
          City. (Per attached drawing.)

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2.   Description of the Buildings:

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     a)   The total construction area of the Buildings are 5184 square meters,
          among which there are 2592 square meters for each of No. 4 and No.5
          standard factory building.

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     b)   The Land on which the Buildings are located totals 8,235 square meters
          in area.

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     c)   If there is any difference between the agreed construction area and
          the actual construction area, the actual construction area shall
          control. In the event the actual construction area is smaller than the
          agreed construction area, the rates payable by Party B to Party A
          shall be adjusted correspondingly.

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     d)   The property has been installed with seven (7) connections such as
          water, power, gas, drainage, sewage, telecommunications, Internet and
          other accessory facilities.

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3.   Period of Leasing:

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     a)   Period of leasing is 36 months, from January 1st of 2004 to December
          31st of 2006.

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     b)   Should Party B decide to renew the Lease Contract when the lease
          period expires, Party B should give a written notice to Party A sixty
          (60) days in advance, and Party A should give 1st priority to Party B
          to renew the Lease Contract under the same conditions; Should Party B
          decide to terminate the Lease Contract before the lease period
          expires, Party B may do so without liability provided written notice
          is given to Party A sixty (60) days in advance, so that Party A can
          arrange for the Buildings to be leased to other parties.

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     c)   During the term of lease, Party B has the right to purchase the No.4
          and No.5 standard factory buildings (i.e. Building A and Building B as
          described in the "Investment Cooperation Agreement") with a total area
          of 5,184 square

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          meters or 2,592 square meters individually, and the land use right of
          land parcels with total area of 8,235 square meters.. The purchase
          price for either No. 4 or No. 5 standard factory building (Building A
          and Building B as described in the Investment Cooperation Agreement)
          is RMB880 per square meter and for the land use rights is RMB80 per
          square meter. The use right of the land is for a period of not less
          than 50 years.

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4.   Lease Fee and Payment:

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     a)   Lease Fee of No.4 standard factory building: RMB8 per square meter per
          month. Total of RMB20736 per month.

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     b)   Lease Fee of No.5 standard factory building: RMB8 per square meter per
          month. Total of RMB20736 per month. However, before Party B finishes
          installing equipment in this building (upon written confirmation by
          both Party A and Party B), the lease fee of this factory building is
          RMB4 per square meter per month, total of RMB10,368 per month.

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     c)   Time of Paying the Lease Fee: Within the first 5 days of the first
          month of each 3 months (which can be either cash or check. If it is
          check, it should have been registered with the bank to be payable.)

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     d)   If Party B delays the payment of lease fee, a fine of 0.05% of the
          total amount of the payable lease fee will be charged per day.

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     e)   If Party B raises an official request to purchase the Buildings at any
          time within the 36-month lease period, the lease fee which has been
          paid to Party A will be transferred in full as purchase payment.

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5.   Deposit System:

     a)   Party B will pay RMB20,000 as the Lease Deposit to Party A within 5
          days upon the signing of this Contract.

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     b)   The execution of item 5a) is the condition of the effectiveness of
          this Contract.

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     c)   The Lease Deposit will be transferred as Lease Fee when Party B pays
          the 1st installment of Lease Fee. The 1st installment of Lease Fee is
          RMB73,312 (equivalent to RMB20,736 X 3 lease fee for No. 4 building +
          RMB10,368 X 3 lease fee for No. 5 building - RMB20,000 lease deposit)

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6.   Delivery of the Buildings

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     a)   Party A will deliver the Buildings and Land to Party B within 5 days
          upon Party B's payment of the Lease Deposit, in a state acceptable to
          Party B. Further, the Buildings and Land will be free and clear from
          all occupants and garbage at the expense of Party A. Party B should
          check the attached facilities of the Buildings, and proceed with a
          formal transfer procedure with Party A.

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7.   Maintenance and Management of the Buildings

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     a)   Within the Lease Period, the maintenance of the Buildings will be
          jointly managed by both the Leaser and the Lessee. The main structure
          of the factory buildings, the building surface, the doors and windows,
          and the original facilities and pipes inside the factory buildings
          will be maintained and repaired by Party A according to a schedule and
          standard acceptable to Party B. If any malfunction occurs, Party B
          shall inform Party A to repair without undue delay and in any event no
          later than 5 working days, and the total costs and expenses shall be
          borne by Party A; however, if the malfunction is caused by Party B's
          inappropriate usage or damage, then Party

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          B will be responsible to repair and bear the repairing expenses. In
          the event Party A fails to repair the malfunction within the specified
          time period, Party B may deduct the expenses incurred by it in
          repairing the malfunction from the lease fee payable to Party A.

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8.   Property Management:

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     a)   Party B shall follow relevant regulations (per Attachment I) of Party
          A, and pay Property Management Fee to Party A. Property Management Fee
          will be RMB1 per month per square meter construction area, total of
          RMB5,184 per month. Time of paying the Property Management Fee should
          be the same as the time and schedule of paying the Lease Fee. However,
          before equipment is installed into the No.5 standard factory building
          (Building B), Party A shall not charge Party B for its Property
          Management Fee. In exchange for the Property Management Fee, Party A
          commits to provide garbage disposal and outside factory security
          services to Party B.

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     b)   Party B shall pay water and electricity fees per the actual
          consumption to the water and electricity supply companies every month.

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9.   Purpose of the Buildings:

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     The Buildings are only used for the processing of Party B's products within
     the approved scope of business, and its offices.

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10.  Warranties:

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     a)   Party A hereby guarantees that it has full authorizations, power and
          rights to

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          lease or sell the Buildings and Lands and the use right of the Land to
          Party B. In addition, it has full rights and authorizations to
          execute, deliver and perform this Contract.

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     b)   Party A guarantees that no litigation, arbitration, disputes or other
          legal administrative procedures is pending or threatening, which is
          related to all the pieces of Land or Buildings leased or sold to Party
          B. Nor is there any mortgage created in favor of any bank, company or
          person, or lease or any other interest held by any third parties
          attached to the Buildings and the Lands.

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     c)   Party A shall assume and pay all taxes and fees with respect to Party
          B's acquisition and lease of the use right of every piece of Land.

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     d)   Unless otherwise expressly provided for herein, Party B may use the
          buildings and Land freely and legally without any other additional
          charges or taxes, unless in the case of taxes as mandated by relevant
          regulations or laws.

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     e)   Party A, as the legitimate holder and leaser of the Buildings, shall
          not unreasonable interfere or exclude the rights of Party B under this
          Contract when Party A excises its right to the Buildings and Land,
          including but not limited to:

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          (i)  Without prior written consent from Party B, Party A shall not
               transfer or lease to any third party the Buildings and Land.

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          (ii) Without written prior consent from Party B, Party A shall not
               mortgage all or any part of the Buildings and Land for the
               interest of itself or any other third party.

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11.  Rights and Responsibilities of both Parties:

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     a)   Party A has a responsibility to keep confidentiality of the business
          secrets of Party B. Before obtaining the prior written consent of
          Party B, Party A shall not disclose them to anybody.

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     b)   Party B has right to establish new buildings, structures and install
          facilities equipment on the Land without an increase in the lease fee,
          provided that the cost for construction of the new buildings shall be
          borne by Party B.

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     c)   Party A shall handle all legal procedures with respect to
          verification, change or extension of the Real Estate Property Right
          Certificate and Certificate for Use of State-owned Land during the
          lease term.

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     d)   Party A is responsible for filing the Contract with relevant PRC
          authorities at its cost.

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     e)   Provided that Party B pays the rent and performs and observes the
          terms and conditions herein contained, Party B shall peaceably hold
          and enjoy the leased Buildings throughout the Lease Period without any
          interruption by Party A or any other person except as required by the
          law of the People's Republic of China.

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     f)   Should Party B need to refurnish the Buildings, Party B shall firstly
          request to Party A. After sending the Refurnishing Plan and obtaining
          the approval from Party A, Party B can refurnish. Party A shall not
          refuse such request of Party B if without an appropriate reason. When
          the refurnishing team enters the site, the refurbishing team shall pay
          RMB5,000 as Guarantee Fee to Party A. This Guarantee Fee will be
          refunded in full by Party A to the team if the refurnishing team does
          not damage any of Party B's assets and Party A's building structure
          and layout. Rubbishes of the refurnishing will be placed in a
          designated place as Party A will assign. After the refurnishing
          project, Party B shall clean and ship away the rubbishes, or ask Party
          A to clean and ship away the rubbishes with a Cleaning and Shipping
          Fee.

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     g)   When Party B returns the Buildings to Party A upon the expiry of the
          Lease Period, if Party A requests for returning the Buildings per
          their original condition, Party B shall return them per their original
          condition, except for normal tear and wear. If Party A requests that
          some furnishing facilities are irremovable and belong to Party A,
          Party B agrees that no fee will be charged.

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     h)   Should Party B decide to set up any advertisement board or other
          popularizing boards on the Buildings, Party B shall firstly apply to
          Party A and obtain Party A's approval.

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     i)   Party B has the right to deduct from the Lease Fee any subsidy or
          rebate (such as the power subsidy fee rebate and the training fee
          subsidy) committed by the Management Committee of the Chengdu Hi-Tech
          Zone ("CDHT") to PSi Technologies, Inc. ("PSi") in the Investment &
          Cooperation Agreement signed between CDHT and PSi on December 7, 2003
          and any of its amendments, additions, deletions or subsequent
          Contracts as may be agreed between both parties.

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12.  Renege Responsibility:

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     a)   Party A shall provide a copy of its Property Management Regulations
          and other related regulations to Party B prior to the execution of
          this Contract for Party B's review. If Party B finds anything
          unreasonable or abnormal in such regulations, the Parties shall agree
          to make any amendments thereto before execution of this Contract. Any
          amended and restated regulation as agreed upon by the Parties shall
          have the binding force upon the Parties. Further, Party A shall inform
          Party B of any and all future amendments,

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          additions or deletions to the Property Management Regulations
          subsequent to the execution and effectiveness of this Contract, at
          least 30 days prior to the effectiveness of such amendment, addition
          or deletion. If Party B does not follow Party A's Property Management
          Regulations which Party A considers a serious violation or causes
          negative effect to the management of the whole region, Party A shall
          formally inform Party B in writing of its violation and allow Party B
          to rectify the violation within 30 days from the receipt of the formal
          notice. If after the 30-day period, Party B does not rectify the
          violation, then Party A has the right to apply to the Court to dismiss
          this Contract and ask for compensation from Party B.

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     b)   Unless as provided in this Contract, if either Party A or Party B
          fails to perform its obligations hereunder, it shall constitute a
          breach of this Contract and the defaulting party shall undertake the
          liabilities for such breach. The parties agree that the party in
          breach shall pay the other party the direct loss and damage. If party
          A is in any breach of this Contract and does not rectify within 7
          days, then Party B is entitled to withhold or deduct the rent as well
          as management fees, or terminate this Contract immediately upon a
          written notice to Party A.

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     c)   If Party A delays to deliver the Buildings for use by Party B
          according to this Contract, Party A shall pay a fine of 1% of the
          total amount of half-year lease fee and property management fee for
          each day of such delay.

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13.  Electricity Supply:

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     a)   Party A shall provide electricity for Party B's office, lighting, and
          facilities as agreed to ensure the normal operation of Party B's
          business.

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     b)   Should Party B decide to buy a transformer from power bureau to add
          its power supply, Party A shall ensure the completion of the
          construction of such transformer within 30 days upon Party B's
          obtaining the approval of power bureau.

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     c)   Party A will provide an electricity capacity of 300 kva with the
          necessary cables shall connect it with the red-line border of the land
          for the startup period of Party B for 1 year from the date on which
          Party B starts its business operating.

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     d)   Party A will, at Party B's option, provide an additional 200 kva
          transformer. However, the cost of necessary cables shall be borne by
          Party B.

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     e)   Party A will be responsible for the coordination of 13% tax refund of
          the water and electricity fees for the processing of the exported
          products of Party B.

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          f) Party A will provide a power subsidy of 10% based on the actual
          power consumption expenses (gross amount before tax rebate) to Party B
          for the first five (5) years from the date of issuance of Party B's
          business license; the rate subsidy will be changed to 5% for the
          following five (5) years afterwards. Such subsidy will be payable
          within one (1) month from the payment of the bill to the power bureau.
          In the event the subsidy has not been paid within the one (1) month
          period, Party B shall deduct the outstanding subsidy from the lease
          payment or purchase price of the land and buildings. Such deduction
          shall not form part of the calculation for the purchase amount of the
          land and factory, as specified in Article 3C and 4E.

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14.  Force Majeure

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If because of any event of force majeure, including without limitation,
explosion, fire lightning strike, earthquake, hurricane, war, riot, civil
disturbance or strike, or the enactment, rescission or amendment of any law,
regulation, rule or decree of any Chinese Government authority, a party is
unable to continue to operate or otherwise perform its obligations hereunder for
a period of more than thirty (30) days, then the other party may terminate this
Contract by thirty (30) days prior written notice to the first party, provided
that the cause for termination has not been remedied within the thirty (30) day
period of notice. Upon such termination, Lessee shall be entitled to a refund of
the rent for the remainder of the then current rental period, for which Lessee
has already paid, and both Leaser and Lessee shall be released from all further
obligations in connection with this Contract, save those in connection with
which amounts were due and owing and not yet paid prior to the event of force
majeure.

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15.  Applicable Law

The formation of this Contract, its validity, interpretation, execution and
settlement of any disputes arising hereunder shall be governed by and construed
in accordance with the laws of the People's Republic of China.

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16.  Dispute Resolution

In the case of disputes arising over this Contract or any matters related
hereto, the parties shall negotiate in good faith to resolve such disputes. If
such negotiation fails within a 60-day period, the parties shall submit the
dispute to an arbitration panel in Singapore for arbitration in accordance with
the Arbitration Rules of the United Nations Commission on International Trade
Law (UNCITRAL) in effect at the time of the dispute. The decision of the
arbitrage body is final and shall be binding on the parties hereto.

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17.  General Provisions

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     (a)  Effectiveness

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          This Contract shall become effective upon seal and signature of both
          Parties and payment of the lease deposit.

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     (b)  Non-Assignability

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          This Contract and the rights and obligations hereunder shall not be
          assignable by either Party without the prior written consent of the
          other Party, except that a party may assign this Contract to the
          successor of all or substantially all of its business assets or an
          Affiliated Company without such consent.

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          For the purposes of this Contract, an Affiliated Company shall mean
          any legal entity that either Party may delegate and/or assign all or
          part of the performance of its rights and obligations hereunder,
          wherein at least fifty one (51) percent of the voting shares (or
          similar voting rights), now or hereunder owned or controlled, directly
          or indirectly by Party B or Party A, as the case may be, or in which
          Party B or Party A, as the case may be, otherwise has the ability to
          direct the management, but such legal entity shall be considered to be
          an Affiliated Company only for so long as such control exists.

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     (c)  Most Favorable Treatment

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          Party A undertakes to make its best efforts to help Part B to obtain
          the most favorable treatment in PRC as a wholly owned foreign
          enterprise in Hi-Tech Zone during the term of this Contract, while
          realizing that relevant PRC laws and regulations may be amended from
          time to time.

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     (d)  Entire Contract

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          This Contract shall constitute the entire Contract between the parties
          hereto, with the exception of the Investment & Cooperation Agreement
          signed by the Management Committee of the Chengdu Hi-Tech Zone and PSi
          Technologies, Inc., and any and all amendments, additions or deletions
          as may be agreed by CDHT or PSi, which forms the basis of this lease
          contract.

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     (e)  Validity of the Contract

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          If any provisions contained herein become illegal under PRC laws
          during the term of this Contract, the parties shall, through friendly
          negotiations, reach supplemental Contracts. The invalidity, nullity
          and unenforceability of any provision hereof shall not influence or
          prejudice the validity, effectiveness and enforceability of other
          provisions hereof.

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     (f)  Termination

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          Party B has right to terminate this Contract without liability upon
          the provision of a sixty (60) day prior written notice to Party A,
          notwithstanding any provision or article in this Contract.

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18.  Copies of Contract

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     a)   There are total four (4) copies of this Contract. Each Party shall
          keep two (2) copies, which are equally authentic.

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     b)   The Attachment of this Contract (after being approved and signed by
          both Parties) and Additional Contract are equally authentic as this
          Contract.

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Party A (with stamp): Sichuan Chengdu Export Processing Zone Investment
Development Co., Ltd.

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Representative (signature):

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Phone: 8532 1798

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Address: No.1, New Century West Road, Tianfu Avenue, Chengdu City

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Date:

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Party B (with stamp): PSI Technologies (Chengdu) Co.Ltd

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Representative: William J. Meder (signature):

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Phone: 85331234

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Address: No.1, New Century West Road, Tianfu Avenue, Chengdu City

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Date:

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                                                                     EXHIBIT 4.5

                            NON-COMPETITION AGREEMENT

         This NON-COMPETITION AGREEMENT dated as of November 4, 1997 (this
"Agreement") is made and entered into by and among PSi Technologies, Inc., a
corporation organized and existing under the laws of the Philippines (the
"Company"), RFM Corporation, a corporation organized and existing under the laws
of the Philippines ("RFM"), Arthur J. Young. Jr., an individual residing at No.
43 Cabildo Street, Urdaneta Village, Makati City, Philippines ("Young") and ML
IBK Positions, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of
Delaware ("Buyer").

         WHEREAS, this Agreement is being entered into simultaneously with the
closing of Buyer's acquisition of certain shares of the Company from RFM and
United Development Corporation, a corporation organized and existing under the
laws of the Philippines ("UDC," and together with RFM, the "Sellers"), pursuant
to a Stock Purchase Agreement dated November 4, 1997 (the "Stock Purchase
Agreement") among Buyer, Sellers and the Company; and

         WHEREAS, Buyer would not consummate the transactions contemplated by
the Stock Purchase Agreement but for, among other things, the covenants and
agreements of Young contained herein;

         NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants and agreements set
forth in this Agreement and for other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto
agree as follows:

     1.  Covenant Against Competition. Young acknowledges that (i) the principal
business of the Company is the packaging and testing of, and other activities
related to, power semiconductors which are used in the regulation, conversion
and distribution of electricity (collectively, the "Business"), (ii) the Company
is one of a limited number of persons throughout the world which has developed
such Business; (iii) the Business is, in large part, international in scope and
the Company's customers, potential customers and competitors are located
throughout the world; and (iv) Young's work for the Company has given and will
continue to give him access to the confidential affairs and proprietary
information of the Company. Accordingly, Young covenants and agrees that:

         (a) Young shall not, in the Philippines, Asia-Pacific region or
elsewhere directly or indirectly, for a period commencing on the date of this
Agreement and terminating on the day which (x) if Young's employment with the
company pursuant to the Compensation Package Agreement for Young, dated July 1,
1996 or any successor Compensation Package Agreement for Young put in place by
RFM expires, is one (1) year following such expiration or (y) Young's employment
is terminated, is two (2) years following such termination, (1)

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engage in the Business for the account of Young or that of any person (other
than the Company) (2) render any services related to the Business to any person
(other than the Company) engaged in the Business; or (3) become interested in
any such person (other than the Company) as a partner, shareholder, principal,
agent, trustee, consultant or in any other relationship or capacity: provided,
however, that notwithstanding the above, Young may own, directly or indirectly,
solely as an investment, securities of any such person which are traded on any
national securities exchange if Young (x) is not a controlling person of, or a
member of a group which controls, such person and (y) does not, directly or
indirectly, own on percent (1%) or more of any class of securities of such
person.

         (b) During the term of his employment with the Company and thereafter,
Young shall keep secret and retain in strictest confidence, and shall not use
for his benefit or the benefit of others, except in connection with the business
and affairs of the Company and its affiliates, all confidential matters relating
to the Business and to the Company and it affiliates learned by Young heretofore
or hereafter, directly or indirectly, from the company and its affiliates,
including any information concerning the business affairs, customers, clients,
sources of supply and customer lists of the Company and its affiliates (the
"Confidential Company Information") and shall not disclose them to anyone except
with the Company's express written consent provided that this obligation shall
not apply to Confidential Company Information which (1) is at the time of
receipt or thereafter becomes publicly known, through no act of Young in breach
of this Agreement or (2) is received from a third party not under an obligation
to keep such information confidential and without breach of this Agreement.
These rights are in addition to and without limitation to those rights and
remedies available under common law for protection of the types of such
confidential information which constitute "trade secrets" as construed under
controlling law.

         (c) At all times after the term of his employment with the Company,
Young shall not, directly or indirectly, knowing solicit or encourage to leave
the employment of the Company or its affiliates, any employee of the Company or
any of its affiliates or hire any employee who has left the employment of the
Company or any of its affiliates within one year of the termination of such
employee's employment with the company or any of its affiliates.

         (d) All memoranda, notes list. Records and other documents (and all
copies thereof) constituting Confidential Company Information or compiled by
Young or made available to Young concerning the Business or the Company or any
of its affiliates shall be the Company's property, shall be kept confidential in
accordance with the provisions of this Section 1, and shall be delivered to the
Company at any time on request.

         (e) The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that any remedy at law for
any breach of the provisions of this Section 1 would be inadequate, and Young
hereby consent to the granting by any court of an injunction or other equitable
relief, without the necessity of actual monetary loss being proved, in order
that the breach or threatened breach of such provisions may be effectively
restrained.

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     2.  Entire Agreement. This Agreement supersedes all prior discussions and
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agreements between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and
contains the sole and entire agreement between the parties hereto with respect
to the subject matter hereof.

     3.  Waiver. Any term or condition of this Agreement may be waived at any
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time by the party that is entitled to the benefit thereof, but no such waiver
shall be effective unless set forth in a written instrument duly executed by or
on behalf of the party waiving such term or condition. No waiver by any party of
any term or condition of this agreement, in any one or more instances, shall be
deemed to be or construed as a waiver of the same or any other term or condition
of this Agreement on any future occasion. All remedies, either under this
Agreement or by applicable law or otherwise afforded, will be cumulative and not
alternative.

     4.  Amendment. This Agreement may be amended, supplemented or modified only
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by a written instrument duly executed by or on behalf of each party hereto.

     5.  No Assignment; Binding Effect. Neither this Agreement nor any right,
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interest or obligation hereunder may be assigned by any party hereto without the
prior written consent of the other party hereto and any attempt to do so will be
void. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, Buyer may assign any or all of its
rights, interests and obligations hereunder to any of it affiliates without the
consent of (but with notice to) Seller. This Agreement is binding upon, inures
to the benefit of and is enforceable by the parties hereto and their respective
successors and permitted assigns.

     6.  Headings. The headings used in this Agreement have been inserted for
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convenience of reference only and do not define or limit the provisions hereof.

     7.  Invalid Provisions. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be
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illegal, invalid or unenforceable under any present or future applicable law,
and if the rights of obligations of any party hereto under this Agreement will
not be materially and adversely affected thereby, (a) such provision will be
fully severable, (b) this Agreement will be construed and enforced as if such
illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision had never comprised a part hereof,
(c) the remaining provisions of this Agreement will remain in full force and
effect and will not be affected by the illegal, invalid or unenforceable
provision or by its severance herefrom and (d) in lieu of such illegal, invalid
or unenforceable provision, there will be added automatically as part of this
Agreement a legal, valid and enforceable provision as similar in terms to such
illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision as may be possible.

     8.  Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
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accordance with the laws of the Philippines without regard to the conflict of
law principles thereof.

     9.  Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of
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counterparts, each of which will be deemed an original, but all of which
together will constitute one and the same instrument.

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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered
by a duly authorized officer of each party hereto as of the date first written
above.

                                          /s/ Arthur J. Young, Jr.
                                          ---------------------------
                                          Arthur J. Young, Jr.

                                          RFM CORPORATION

                                          By: /s/ Felicisimo Nacino, Jr.
                                              Name:
                                              Title:

                                          PSi TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

                                          By:_/s/ Arthur J. Young, Jr.
                                             Name:
                                             Title:

                                          ML IBK POSITIONS, INC.

                                          By: /s/ Eva Policar-Bautista
                                              Name:
                                              Title:

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                                 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES)
MAKATI CITY                ) S.S.

         BEFORE ME, a Notary Public for and in Makati City, this 4/th/ day of
November, 1997, personally appeared:

   Names                   Comm. Tax Cert. No./          Date/Place Issued
                               Passport No.
-----------               ----------------------       ---------------------
Felicisimo  Nacino, Jr.         1696648                1-10-97/Mandaluyong City
Arthur J. Young                 EM275217               2-02-93/Manila
Eva Policar-Bautista            5151937                2-04-97/Quezon City

all of whom are known to me and by me known to be the same persons who executed
the foregoing Non-competition Agreement and who severally acknowledged to me
that the same is their own free and voluntary act and deed and the free and
voluntary act and deed of the entities which they respectively represent.

         WITNESS MY HAND AND SEAL on the date and place first above written.

Doc. No. _____
Page No. _____
Book No. _____
Series of 1997.

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