MASTER TECHNOLOGY LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR MIPS CORES
FOR
MIPS CORES
THIS
MASTER TECHNOLOGY LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR MIPS CORES including Exhibits
hereto (the "Agreement"
or "Master
Agreement")
is made to be effective as of January 9, 2001 (the "Effective
Date")
by and between MIPS Technologies International AG, a Swiss corporation,
with its principal place of business at Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 0, 0000
Xxxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx, ("MIPS")
and Wintegra Ltd., an Israeli corporation, with its principal place
of
business at Xxxx Xxxxxx 0, Xxxx asia St., Xx xxxxx Industrial Park
43654
ISRAEL, P. O. B. 3048 ("Licensee").
BACKGROUND
MIPS
designs, develops and licenses intellectual property based on a
Reduced
Instruction Set Computer ("RISC")
technology known as the "MIPS Architecture," including certain
processor
core designs known as the "MIPS Cores" Licensee desires to license
certain
MIPS Core(s) described in MIPS Core Technology Schedule(s) in the
form
attached hereto as Exhibit A
(each a "Technology
Schedule")
to be executed by the parties and appended to this Master Agreement
from
time to time and MIPS is willing to license said MIPS Core(s),
all on the
terms and conditions set forth herein.
In
consideration of the mutual promises contained herein, the parties
agree
as follows:
1. DEFINITIONS.
1.1 "Authorized
Foundry"
means with respect to a particular Licensed MIPS Core, the foundry(ies)
identified in the applicable Technology Schedule.
1.2 "Intellectual
Property Rights"
means the collective intellectual property rights now held or
hereafter
created or acquired by a party, whether arising under the laws
of the
United States or any jurisdiction worldwide, for (i) all classes or
types of patents, including, without limitation, utility models,
utility
patents and design patents, patent applications and disclosures;
(ii) all copyrights and moral rights in both published and
unpublished works and all registrations and applications therefor;
(iii) all mask works and all registrations and applications
therefore; and (iv) all inventions, know-how, trade secrets, and
confidential technical and non-technical information.
1.3 "Licensee
Application"
means with respect to a particular Licensed MIPS Core, the application
for
which the Licensee Chips are targeted as identified on the applicable
Technology Schedule.
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1.4 "Licensee
Chip"
means a single die that is packaged and that incorporates at least
one
instantiation of a Licensed Hard Core Implementation of a Licensed
MIPS
Core, which chip (i) is designed by Licensee for the applicable
Licensee Application; and (ii) contains substantial functionality in
addition to the functionality of the Licensed Hard Core Implementation.
A
Licensee Chip shall not be a stand-alone CPU.
1.5 "Licensed
MIPS Core"
shall mean a MIPS Core licensed by MIPS to Licensee pursuant to,
and
described in, a Technology Schedule entered into by the parties
pursuant to the terms of this Master Agreement.
1.6 "Licensed
Hard Core Implementation"
means an implementation of a Licensed MIPS Core, in non-synthesizable,
layout (GDSII or other mutually agreed upon) format, targeting a
semiconductor manufacturing process technology used by an Authorized
Foundry, which has passed the Compatibility Verification
Process.
1.7 "MIPS
Core"
means any functional block of integrated circuits that implement,
in whole
or in part, MIPS Technology.
1.8 "MIPS
Deliverable"
means any deliverable identified in a Technology Schedule to be
delivered by MIPS or that is otherwise delivered by MIPS to Licensee
under
the applicable Technology Schedule. The MIPS Deliverables may be
further
divided into "Restricted Confidential Deliverables," including without
limitation the Synthesizable Licensed MIPS Core, "Internal Confidential
Deliverables, "External Confidential Deliverables" and "Commercial
Deliverables" as set forth in the applicable Technology
Schedule.
1.9 "MIPS
ISA"
means any processor instruction set architecture ("ISA")
and associated privileged resource architecture first developed by
or for
MIPS or its predecessor entities.
1.10 "MIPS
Technology"
means MIPS ISAs, MIPS application specific extensions ("ASEs"),
MIPS Cores, MIPS Deliverables, any other MIPS Confidential Information,
and any Intellectual Property Rights associated with the
foregoing.
1.11 "Net
Revenue"
means the gross revenue from the sale of each Licensee Chip accounted
for
in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and
after
deduction for discounts, returns, freight, insurance, taxes, and
duties,
if any, which are separately identified on the invoice. Such gross
revenue
shall include the fair market value of all non-monetary consideration
such
as services or technology licenses received by Licensee, and shall
be no
less than the amount which would be negotiated for such gross revenue
in
an arm's-length transaction.
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1.12 "Confidential
Information"
means (a) the MIPS Technology, (b) any and all other information
which is disclosed by MIPS to Licensee orally, electronically, visually,
or in a document or other tangible form and which is identified as
confidential and/or proprietary, (c) any test results, error data, or
other reports, including "Log Results" made by Licensee in connection
with
the license rights granted under this Agreement or any Technology
Schedule, (d) any notes, extracts, analyses or materials prepared by
Licensee which are copies of the Confidential Information or from
which
the substance of the Confidential Information can be inferred or
otherwise
understood, and (e) the terms, conditions, and existence of this
Agreement
and any Technology Schedules "Confidential Information" shall not
include
information received from MIPS which Licensee can clearly establish
by
written evidence (i) is or becomes rightfully known by Licensee
through disclosure from a third party without an obligation to maintain
its confidentiality; (ii) is or becomes generally known to the public
through no fault of Licensee; or (iii) is independently developed by
Licensee without use of the Confidential Information. MIPS does not
desire
to receive Licensee's confidential information under the terms of
this
Agreement or any Technology Schedule. Therefore, unless otherwise
agreed
in a separate written non-disclosure agreement executed between the
parties, any information which Licensee supplies to MIPS shall not
be
subject to an obligation of confidence by MIPS and MIPS shall not
be
liable for any use or disclosure thereof, except for liability that
may
arise out of the infringement of valid patents.
1.13 "Synthesizable
Licensed MIPS Core"
means a RTL model of a Licensed MIPS Core, which can be synthesized
into a
gate level netlist.
1.14 A
Licensee Chip is "Taped
Out"
and the "Tapeout"
of such Licensee Chip occurs when the GDSII or an equivalent format
representation of such Licensee Chip is completed.
2. LICENSE
GRANTS.
2.1 License
Grant.
Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the applicable
Technology Schedule, MIPS grants to Licensee a non-exclusive, worldwide,
non-transferable right and license under MIPS Intellectual Property
Rights
in the MIPS Deliverables to:
2.1.1 internally
develop or have developed by third parties approved in writing by
MIPS, a
Licensed Hard Core Implementation from the Synthesizable Licensed
MIPS
Core delivered by MIPS under the applicable Technology
Schedule;
2.1.2 internally
design the Licensed Hard Core Implementation developed pursuant
to
Subsection 2.1.1 into Licensee Chips;
2.1.3 have
made the Licensed Hard Core Implementation as incorporated in
Licensee
Chips pursuant to Subsection 2.1.2
at the Authorized Foundry to whose process the Licensed Hard
Core
Implementation is targeted;
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2.1.4 use,
import, offer for sale, and sell or otherwise distribute the Licensed
Hard
Core Implementation as incorporated in Licensee Chips only as provided
in
the applicable Technology, Schedule;
2.1.5 use,
copy, modify, reproduce and have reproduced, create derivative works
from,
and sell or otherwise distribute the Commercial Deliverables identified
in
the applicable Technology Schedule and derivative works thereof only
in conjunction with distribution or sale of the applicable Licensee
Chips
provided that all Commercial Deliverables and derivative works thereof
contain all copyright and other proprietary notices contained in
the
original Commercial Deliverables provided by MIPS to Licensee and
are
complete and accurate.
2.1.6 provide
External Confidential Deliverables identified in the applicable Technology
Schedule under an appropriate nondisclosure agreement to Licensee's
customers only for the purposes of developing and testing the customer's
systems which will incorporate a Licensee Chip and as otherwise
specifically permitted in the applicable Technology Schedule, subject
to
any restrictions identified in the applicable Technology
Schedule.
2.2 Third
Parties.
For purposes of Subsections 2.1.1 and 2.1.2, "internally" shall
include the use of individuals working at Licensee's facilities who
are
not Licensee's employees provided that such individuals work under
the
direct supervision of a Licensee employee and that no more than five
(5)
of such individuals work for the same third party unless approved
in
writing by MIPS. Licensee's rights to use third parties to internally
develop and internally design under Subsections 2.1.1 and 2.1.2 and
to use
authorized third parties to "have developed" and to "have made" under
Subsections 2.1.1 and 2.1.3 are conditioned upon each third party
agreeing
in writing to be bound by obligations with respect to Confidential
Information that are at least as protective as those contained in
this
Agreement and each third party supplying the contracted work solely
to
Licensee. Licensee's deliverables incorporating MIPS Confidential
Information to each Authorized Foundry shall be limited to (i) GDSII
files of the entire Licensee Chip and (ii) production scan test
vectors for the entire Licensee Chip which have been generated by
automatic test program generation (ATPG) tools. If Licensee desires
to
provide deliverables to an Authorized Foundry other than those listed
above which incorporate MIPS Confidential Information, prior written
approval from MIPS shall be obtained. Any required written approval
from
MIPS to use a third panty may be obtained either in a Technology
Schedule or in a separate document (the form attached as Exhibit C
is
to be used for this purpose). If any third party breaches its obligations
with respect to Confidential Information referred to in this
Section 2, and Licensee fails to use its reasonable efforts to remedy
the breach and prevent further breaches by the third party and such
failure materially jeopardizes MIPS rights and interests in and to
any
MIPS Technology, Licensee agrees that such bleach shall be treated
as a
material breach of this Agreement and any applicable Technology
Schedule by Licensee which is incapable of remedy thus entitling MIPS
to terminate this Agreement and any applicable Technology Schedule in
accordance with the provisions of Section 14 and MIPS may, at its
election and in addition to any other remedies that it may have,
undertake
enforcement directly against the breaching third party. Licensee
shall
hold MIPS harmless from and indemnify MIPS against any and all losses,
liabilities, costs, damages, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys'
fees), arising out of or in connection with such
breach.
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2.3 No
Sublicenses.
Licensee shall not have the right to sublicense the rights granted
hereunder to any third party.
2.4 Limitation
on License.
All Intellectual Property Rights and other proprietary rights of
MIPS not
expressly granted to Licensee in this Agreement or the applicable
Technology Schedule are expressly reserved by MIPS. Other than the
licenses specifically granted to Licensee in Section 2.1, Licensee
may not use the MIPS Deliverables for any other purpose. No right
is
granted under Section 2.1 to modify or create derivative works of the
Synthesizable Licensed MIPS Core except to configure it in accordance
with
the options set forth in the Implementor's Guide for the applicable
Licensed MIPS Core (the "Configured
Synthesizable Licensed MIPS Core")
and as strictly necessary to create Licensed Hard Core Implementations,
provided the sequential behavior of the Licensed Hard Core Implementation
is identical to the sequential behavior of the Configured Synthesizable
Licensed MIPS Core on a cycle-by-cycle basis. Licensee shall not
offer for
sale, sell or distribute Synthesizable Licensed MIPS Cores or Licensed
Hard Core Implementations, or any portion thereof, except when
incorporated in the applicable Licensee Chips.
2.5 No
Reverse Engineering.
Licensee may not reverse engineer any MIPS Deliverables not delivered
in
source format (the "binary
materials")
nor may Licensee decompile, disassemble, or otherwise reduce the
binary
materials or any component thereof to human-readable or non-binary
form.
3. DELIVERY.
3.1 Delivery.
MIPS will deliver the MIPS Deliverables by electronic means to
Licensee in
accordance with the delivery schedule set forth in the applicable
Technology Schedule or by other means as appropriate. For purposes
of this
Agreement, electronic delivery may be accomplished by electronically
transmitting deliverables or by making deliverables available for
download
by Licensee from a protected download site.
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3.2 Use
of Deliverables.
Licensee shall use the most recent version of each MIPS Deliverable
available from MIPS prior to the commencement of the design of each
Licensee Chip (which commencement shall be no earlier than twenty-four
(24) months prior to first commercial shipment of such Licensee Chip),
or
any subsequently available version of such MIPS Deliverable, in the
design
and development of such chip. Licensee shall notify MIPS (the form
attached as Exhibit C
is
to be used for this purpose) upon the commencement of the design
of each
Licensee Chip. Provided Licensee complies with this Section 3.2 in
the design of a Licensee Chip, the MIPS Deliverables shall be covered
by
MIPS indemnification as set forth in Section 12.1 with respect to
that Licensee Chip.
4. COMPATIBILITY
VERIFICATION PROCESS.
Licensee
shall ensure that each Licensed Hard Core Implementation passes the
Compatibility Verification Process identified in Exhibit B
attached hereto before the commencement of commercial production
of each
Licensee Chip incorporating such Licensed Hard Core
Implementation.
5. PAYMENTS.
5.1 License
Fees.
For the rights granted in Section 2 with respect no each Licensed
MIPS Core, Licensee shall pay MIPS the license fees set forth in
the
applicable Technology Schedule in accordance with the schedule
provided therein and Licensee shall provide MIPS with the requisite
purchase order as soon as practicable after execution of each Technology
Schedule.
5.2 Royalties.
For the rights granted in Section 2 with respect to each Licensed
MIPS Core, Licensee shall pay MIPS the royalties set forth in the
applicable Technology Schedule. Royalties with respect to Licensee
Chips
shall accrue when Licensee ships the Licensee Chips to its customers.
Licensee shall pay all royalties within thirty (30) days after the
end of
the calendar quarter in which they accrue, and the parties agree
that no
amounts shall be withheld from such royalty payments by Licensee
for bad
debt.
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5.3 Support
and Maintenance.
For the rights granted in Section 9.1 with respect to each Licensed
MIPS Core, Licensee shall pay MIPS the support and maintenance fees
set
forth in the applicable Technology Schedule and Licensee shall
provide MIPS with the requisite purchase order as soon as practicable
after execution of each Technology Schedule and thereafter at least
thirty (30) days prior to each applicable payment due date.
5.4 Late
Payment Fees.
All late payments shall be subject to a late payment penalty calculated
at
the rate of one and one-half percent (1.5%) per month or the maximum
allowable by law, whichever is less.
5.5 Wire
Transfer Account; Taxes.
All payments shall be made in U.S. dollars by wire transfer to: UBS
XX,
Xxxxxxxx, 0000 Xxxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx, Bank Swift Code: XXXXXXXX00X,
Account Name & Number: MIPS Technologies International AG,
287-806489 02 V, or such other account as MIPS may identify in writing
from time to time. All payments by Licensee shall be made free and
clear
of, and without reduction for, any and all taxes, including, without
limitation, sales, use, value added, withholding or similar taxes,
excluding taxes which are imposed on the income of MIPS. Fees payable
to
MIPS are subject to applicable local and state sales and use taxes.
The
rate of conversion of royalties that accrue in currencies other than
U.S.
dollars shall be the rate quoted by the largest foreign exchange
bank in
Licensee's country of incorporation as of the last business day of
the
calendar quarter during which such royalties accrue. If necessary,
Licensee shall withhold from amounts otherwise payable to MIPS, and
pay,
on MIPS' behalf, income taxes required by applicable law to be withheld
by
Licensee and Licensee shall provide MIPS with tax receipts to establish
that all such taxes have been paid and are available to MIPS for
credit
for Swiss income tax purposes or as otherwise available to
MIPS.
5.6 Royalty
Reports.
Within thirty (30) days after the end of each calendar quarter, Licensee
shall furnish to MIPS a statement for each Technology
Schedule entered into under this Agreement, in suitable form, which
identifies the applicable Technology Schedule and provides the names
and part numbers of all Licensee Chips shipped during the quarter
under
that Technology Schedule, the number of units of each Licensee Chip
shipped during the quarter under that Technology Schedule, the Net
Revenue
associated with each such Licensee Chip shipped during the quarter,
whenever applicable, the number of instantiations of each Licensed
Hard
Core Implementation that are in each such Licensee Chip, whenever
applicable, a non-binding forecast detailing the number of Licensee
Chips
to be manufactured under that Technology Schedule in the next six (6)
months, and the amount, method of calculation, and any other data
necessary for calculation of the royalty payable under that Technology
Schedule for such calendar quarter. All royalty reports should be
sent to MIPS at the address first set forth above, Attention:
Xx. Xxxxx (Fax: 00 00 000 00 00) and a copy should be sent to MIPS
Technologies, Inc., 0000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx
00000,
U.S.A., Attention: Controller, Fax: 000-000-0000.
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5.7 Books
and Records.
Licensee shall keep complete and accurate records which support the
license fees, royalties, other payments and reports provided to MIPS
pursuant to Sections 5.1, 5.2, 5.3 and 5.6 respectively. These
records shall be retained for a period of at least three (3) years
from
the date of the applicable payment or report, notwithstanding the
expiration or other termination of this Agreement or of any Technology
Schedule. MIPS' designated accounting firm shall have the right to
examine
and audit, not more than once a year unless the preceding audit revealed
a
material discrepancy, and during normal business hours, all such
records
and such other records and accounts as may contain, under recognized
accounting practices, information bearing upon the amount of license
fees,
royalties and other payments payable to MIPS under this Agreement
and any
Technology Schedule. Prompt adjustments shall be made by Licensee
or MIPS
to compensate for any errors and/or omissions disclosed by such
examination or audit which result in an underpayment or overpayment
of
license fees, royalties and/or other payments hereunder, including
payment
of applicable late payment fees. Should the amount of any underpayment
exceed five percent (5%) of the total license fees, royalties and
other
payments due for the period under audit, Licensee shall pay for the
cost
of the audit.
6. MARKETING
RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS.
6.1 Licensee
Rights and Obligations.
Licensee shall:
6.1.1 have
the right to participate in cooperative marketing activities in accordance
with the terms of the separate Trademark License Agreement entered
into by
the parties and attached as Exhibit D
to
this Master Agreement (the "Trademark
License Agreement");
6.1.2 consult
with MIPS regarding any advertising or trade practice which might
adversely affect the good name, trademarks, goodwill, or reputation
of
MIPS;
6.1.3 obtain
and maintain all necessary government licenses, permits and approvals
when
necessary or advisable for implementation of this Agreement and any
Technology Schedule, and comply with all applicable laws and regulations;
and
6.1.4 report
all errors in the MIPS Deliverables experienced by Licensee in sufficient
detail to allow MIPS to identify and recreate such
errors.
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6.2 Press
Release(s).
The parties agree to jointly issue a mutually agreed upon press release
(the date of which shall also be mutually agreed) announcing the
existence
of this Agreement and each Technology Schedule promptly after its
execution. Thereafter, each party may issue press releases or other
promotional materials which (i) identify Licensee as a MIPS licensee,
(ii) identify the Licensed MIPS Core(s) licensed to Licensee, and/or
(iii) identify the Licensee Chip(s) as incorporating such Licensed
MIPS Core(s). Licensee will use commercially reasonable efforts to
promote
its use of MIPS Technology in its products.
6.3 Trademarks.
No rights to use MIPS trademarks are granted under this Agreement.
All
such rights shall be granted pursuant to the separate Trademark License
Agreement.
7. OWNERSHIP
AND PROPRIETARY NOTICES.
7.1 MIPS
Technology.
Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Agreement, MIPS
reserves
all right, title and interest in and to the MIPS Technology and other
designs, data, documentation, technology, and/or know-how developed
by or
for MIPS.
7.2 Commercial
Documentation.
MIPS shall own all right, title and interest in and to the Commercial
Deliverables provided by MIPS to Licensee. Licensee shall own all
right,
title and interest in and to the modifications and derivative works
of the
Commercial Deliverables created by Licensee, subject to MIPS' rights
in
the underlying original Commercial Deliverables.
7.3 Proprietary
Notices.
To the extent requited by law, Licensee agrees to place MIPS' respective
copyright, mask work or patent notices on Licensee's materials as
specified by MIPS from time to time in order for MIPS to protect
its
Intellectual Property Rights.
7.4 Rights
in Data.
Licensee acknowledges that all software and software related items
licensed by MIPS to Licensee pursuant to this Agreement and any Technology
Schedule are "Commercial Computer Software" or "Commercial Computer
Software Documentation" as defined in FAR 12 212 for civilian agencies
and
DFARS 227 7202 for military agencies, and that in the event that
Licensee
is permitted under this Agreement to provide such items to the U.S.
government, such items shall be provided under terms at least as
restrictive as the terms of this Agreement and the applicable Technology
Schedule.
8. COVENANT
TO FACILITATE DEVELOPMENT WITH MIPS TECHNOLOGY.
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The
Parties agree to the terms and conditions set forth in Exhibit
E.
9. SUPPORT,
MAINTENANCE AND PROGRAM MANAGEMENT.
9.1 Maintenance
and Support of Licensee.
MIPS will provide the maintenance and support services in connection
with
the MIPS Deliverables as set forth in the applicable Technology Schedule.
If Licensee requests additional support, MIPS shall use reasonable
efforts
to provide additional support and assistance to Licensee with respect
to
the MIPS Deliverables in accordance with the reasonable availability
of
MIPS employees at MIPS' then-current standard fees, terms and conditions.
Licensee acknowledges that there may be periods when MIPS employees
are
not available to provide support. MIPS shall have no responsibility
or
obligation to provide any maintenance or support with respect to
any MIPS
Deliverables that have been modified by Licensee except as permitted
under
Section 2.4 of this Agreement.
9.2 Support
of Licensee Customers.
Licensee shall be responsible for all support to customers of Licensee
Chips. Licensee shall ensure that all questions with respect to any
Licensee Chip are addressed to and answered by Licensee, and Licensee
will
not represent that MIPS is available to answer any questions from
such
customers directly.
9.3 Program
Management.
Each party shall identify individual employee(s) (its "Program
Manager(s)")
under each Technology Schedule who shall be responsible for interfacing
with the other party, especially in connection with the provision
of MIPS
Deliverables and support and maintenance, under that Technology Schedule.
The Program Manager(s) for each party shall be knowledgeable about
such
party's products and design and manufacturing activities and possess
adequate communication skills to keep the other party fully informed
relative to such party's performance under this Agreement and the
applicable Technology Schedule. Each party shall notify the other
in
writing of any successor Program Manager(s).
10. CONFIDENTIAL
INFORMATION.
10.1 Use
of Confidential Information.
Licensee agrees:
10.1.1 to
use the Confidential Information only as necessary to exercise its
rights
or fulfill its obligations under this Agreement or any Technology
Schedule;
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10.1.2 to
implement reasonable procedures to prohibit the disclosure, unauthorized
duplication, misuse or removal of Confidential Information;
and
10.1.3 not
to disclose Confidential Information employees not having a need
to know
or to any third party (except that Licensee may, in appropriate
circumstances and subject to a nondisclosure agreement with terms
and
conditions at least as protective as the terms of this Section 10,
disclose Confidential Information to Licensee's contractors and customers,
solely as permitted under Section 2 of this Agreement).
10.2 Standard
of Care.
Without limiting the foregoing, Licensee shall at all times protect
the
Confidential Information with at least the same standard of care
as it
exercises to protect its own confidential information of like importance,
but in no event less than reasonable care. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
Licensee acknowledges and agrees that the Synthesizable Licensed
MIPS
Core, Verification Test Suite and any MIPS Deliverables identified
as
Restricted Confidential Deliverables on the applicable Technology
Schedule (collectively "Restricted
Confidential Deliverables")
are furnished to Licensee on an enhanced confidential and trade secret
basis and Licensee agrees to take additional steps to prevent unauthorized
disclosure thereof, including but not limited to, the
following:
10.2.1 Except
as set forth in Subsection 10.2.2.5 below, Licensee will use the
Restricted Confidential Deliverables only select buildings at a site
approved by MIPS, which buildings shall have restricted access twenty-four
(24) hours a day, and Licensee shall not use the Restricted Confidential
Deliverables in any other buildings or at any other site without
MIPS'
prior written consent;
10.2.2 For
Restricted Confidential Deliverables that are capable of being stored
on a
computer, the following restrictions apply:
10.2.2.1 Restricted
Confidential Deliverables may be placed on file server(s) only if
access
to such server(s) is restricted to a known set of computer systems
(the
"Systems").
Except as necessary to carry out Subsection 10.2.2.5 below, the Systems
will be located exclusively in the select buildings identified in
Subsection 10.2.1 above;
10.2.2.2 Restricted
Confidential Deliverables shall be protected using, at a minimum,
native
operating system permissions capabilities to restrict all access
(including read access) to a known and specific group of users, each
of
whom has a need to use as set out in Subsection 10.2.4 below. Moreover,
such users shall use commercially reasonable password security, and
"log
or off" or "lock access" to their Systems when not in use;
10.2.2.3 Restricted
Confidential Deliverables may be backed up only to a medium which
is also
protected as requited for Restricted Confidential
Deliverables;
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10.2.2.4 Except
as provided in this Subsection 10.2.2.4, the Systems will not allow
access
to a privileged account (e.g., a "root," "supervisor" or "administrative"
account) that would allow bypassing of access control mechanisms
as set
out in Subsection 10.2.2.2 above. If such privileged accounts must
exist
for normal maintenance or administrative purposes, these accounts
will be
restricted to a small set of Licensee's employees who will be subject
to
the terms of Subsection 10.2.4 below; and
10.2.2.5 Licensee
shall prevent remote access to the Restricted Confidential Deliverables
from other locations by any party other than Licensee's employees
that
would otherwise have access and/or MIPS. Should files move to another
system, whether or not remote, the same access limitations shall
apply.
10.2.3 Licensee
agrees so allow reasonable access for MIPS representatives to all
buildings, rooms
and computers including passwords) where the Restricted Confidential
Deliverables are kept, during normal business hours, to ensure that
Licensee is complying with its obligations with respect to such
information.
10.2.4 Licensee
agrees to restrict access to the Restricted Confidential Deliverables
solely to those of its employees who have a need to use the information
for performing its duties and exercising its rights under this Agreement.
As used in this Agreement "access" means having the capability to
view,
copy, display, print, transfer, or otherwise manipulate or have exposure
to any form of the information. Licensee agrees to maintain a list
(which
may be an electronic log) of all individuals who at any time actually
have
access to or have had access to the Restricted Confidential Deliverables
or any portion thereof, including those individuals having privileged
accounts as permitted under Subsection 10.2.2.4. Licensee agrees
to comply
with the requests of MIPS, from time to time, to provide MIPS with
information required to determine whether specified individuals did
or did
not have access to the Restricted Confidential Deliverables or any
portion
thereof.
10.3 Confidentiality
of Agreement.
Except as expressly provided herein, each party agrees that the terms
and
conditions of this Agreement and any Technology Schedule shall be
treated
as confidential and that neither party will disclose the terms or
conditions of this Agreement or any Technology Schedule to any third
party without the prior written consent of the other party, provided,
however, that each party may disclose the terms and conditions of
this
Agreement, to the extent necessary: (a) as required by any court or
other governmental body; (b) as otherwise required by law;
(c) in confidence to legal counsel of the parties, accountants, and
other professional advisors; (d) in confidence, to banks, investors
and other financing sources and their advisors; (e) in connection
with the enforcement of this Agreement or rights under this Agreement;
or
(f) in confidence, in connection with an actual or prospective merger
or acquisition or similar transaction. With respect to disclosure
required
by a court, governmental order or otherwise required by law, the
party
required to disclose shall provide prior notification of such impending
disclosure to the other party and use all reasonable efforts to preserve
the confidentiality of the terms of this Agreement and any Technology
Schedule in complying with such required disclosure, including obtaining
a
protective order to the extent reasonably
possible.
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11. DISCLAIMER
OF WARRANTIES.
MIPS
MAKES NO WARRANTIES AND DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS,
STATUTORY, IMPLIED OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE,
NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS, REGARDING THE LICENSED MIPS
CORES,
LICENSED HARD CORE IMPLEMENTATIONS, LICENSEE CHIPS, AND MIPS
TECHNOLOGY.
12. INDEMNIFICATION.
12.1 Indemnification
by MIPS.
12.1.1 Subject
to the limitations set forth in this Agreement, MIPS shall defend,
indemnify and hold Licensee harmless against any action
brought against Licensee as a result of a claim based on infringement
of
an Intellectual Property Right of a third party in the United States,
Japan or the countries contained in the European Union as of the
Effective
Date of this Agreement by the MIPS Deliverables in the form provided
by
MIPS to Licensee hereunder; provided that Licensee: (A) promptly
notifies MIPS in writing of any such claim, and (B) reasonably
cooperates with MIPS, at MIPS' expense, in defending or settling
such
claim. MIPS shall have sole control of the defense and all related
settlement negotiations, provided however that Licensee shall have
the
right to be represented by its own attorney at its expense. This
indemnity
does not extend to:
(a) a
claim based upon an infringement or alleged infringement of any
Intellectual Property Right of a third party by:
(i) the
manufacturing process used to manufacture Licensee Chips,
(ii) any
modification or enhancement to any MIPS Deliverable made by or for
Licensee or made by MIPS at Licensee's request,
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(iii) the
use of a version of MIPS Deliverables in the design of a Licensee
Chip
that is not covered for indemnification under Section 3.2 with
respect to that Licensee Chip,
(iv) the
use of any Licensed Hard Core Implementation, Licensee Chip or MIPS
Deliverables outside the scope of the licenses hereunder or in combination
with other technology, equipment or software not provided by
MIPS;
(b) a
claim arising from any
false or misleading representation made by Licensee or its agents
regarding any MIPS Technology, Licensed MIPS Core, Licensed Hard
Core
Implementation, and/or Licensee Chip, or otherwise arising from the
marketing or distribution practices adopted by Licensee or its agents
in
connection with Licensee Chips.
12.1.2 If
in MIPS'
reasonable judgment, the use and/or licensing of any MIPS Deliverable,
a
Licensed Hard Core Implementation, or any portion thereof, and/or
the use,
manufacture or sale of Licensee Chips, is likely to be found to infringe
the Intellectual Property Rights of a third party, MIPS may, at its
option, either (x) procure the right to allow Licensee to continue
the allegedly infringing activity; (y) replace or modify the affected
MIPS Deliverables so that they become non-infringing; or (z) if (x)
or (y) is not commercially practicable, or Licensee does not cease
use of
any MIPS Deliverable which was modified or replaced or cease the
use,
manufacture or sale of any Licensee Chip which may be infringing
the
Intellectual Property Rights of a third party, then MIPS may provide
written notice to Licensee identifying the allegedly infringing MIPS
Deliverable or the allegedly infringing activity and terminate Licensee's
license with respect thereto. In the event Licensee requests that
the
license with respect to any allegedly infringing MIPS Deliverable
or
allegedly infringing activity remain in effect, such license would
remain
in effect for so long as Licensee procures any necessary licenses
from
third parties and indemnifies MIPS for all costs and damages incurred
by
MIPS with respect to Licensee's continued use of the allegedly infringing
MIPS Deliverable or the allegedly infringing activity. Upon MIPS
performance of (x), (y) or (z) above, the liability of MIPS for such
alleged infringement shall terminate with respect to all damages
arising
from such alleged infringement after the date of MIPS'
performance.
12.1.3 THIS
SECTION 12.1 STATES MIPS' ENTIRE LIABILITY FOR
INFRINGEMENT.
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12.2 Indemnification
by Licensee.
Subject to the limitations set forth in this Agreement, Licensee
shall
defend, indemnify and hold MIPS harmless against any action brought
against MIPS as a result of:
(a) a
claim based upon an infringement or alleged infringement of any
Intellectual Property Right of a third party by:
(i) the
manufacturing process used to manufacture Licensee Chips,
(ii) any
modification or enhancement to any MIPS Deliverable made by or for
Licensee or made
by MIPS at Licensee's request,
(iii) the
use of a version of MIPS Deliverables in the design of a Licensee
Chip
that is not covered for indemnification under Section 3.2 with
respect to that Licensee Chip, or
(iv) the
use of any Licensed Hard Core Implementation, Licensee Chip or MIPS
Deliverables outside the scope of the licenses hereunder or in combination
with other technology, equipment or software not provided by MIPS;
or
(b) a
claim arising from any false or misleading representation made by
License:
or its agents regarding any MIPS Technology, Licensed MIPS Core,
Licensed
Hard Core Implementation, and/or Licensee Chip, or otherwise arising
from
the marketing or distribution practices adopted by Licensee or its
agents
in connection with Licensee Chips; provided that MIPS: (A) promptly
notifies Licensee in writing of any such claim, and (B) reasonably
cooperates with Licensee, at Licensee's expense, in defending or
settling
such claim. Licensee shall have sole control of the defense and all
related settlement negotiations, provided however that Licensee may
not
enter into any settlement providing for any restriction on MIPS or
any
MIPS Technology without MIPS' consent, and provided further that
MIPS
shall have the right to be represented by its own attorney at its
expense.
Except as otherwise expressly set forth in section 12.1.2 above, THIS
SECTION 12.2 STATES LICENSEE'S ENTIRE LIABILITY FOR
INFRINGEMENT.
13. LIMITATION
OF LIABILITY.
EXCEPT
FOR BREACHES OF SECTION 2 ("LICENSE
GRANTS")
AND SECTION 10 ("CONFIDENTIAL
INFORMATION"),
NEITHER PARTY SHALL BE LIABLE TO THE OTHER FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT,
CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES OF ANY KIND OR NATURE
ARISING
OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT, WHETHER SUCH
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LIABILITY
IS ASSERTED ON THE BASIS OF CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE
OR STRICT
LIABILITY), OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF THE PARTY HAS BEEN WARNED OF THE
POSSIBILITY OF ANY SUCH LOSS OR DAMAGE IN ADVANCE. IN NO EVENT SHALL
MIPS'
TOTAL LIABILITY UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, INCLUDING ITS LIABILITY UNDER
SECTION 12.1 ("INDEMNIFICATION
BY MIPS"),
EXCEED THE LESSER OF THE LICENSE FEES PAID FOR THE LICENSED MIPS
CORE THAT
1S THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THE CLAIMS OR $1,000,000.00. NOTWITHSTANDING
ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY IN THIS AGREEMENT, IN NO EVENT SHALL MIPS
BE
LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES RELATING TO OR RESULTING FROM THE USE OF MIPS
TECHNOLOGY IN PRODUCTS USED FOR AVIATION, MEDICAL, NUCLEAR OR ULTRA
HAZARDOUS PURPOSES OR FOR ANY DAMAGES OWED TO THIRD PARTIES RELATING
TO
TECHNOLOGY NOT PROVIDED BY MIPS. LIABILITY FOR DAMAGES SHALL BE LIMITED
AND EXCLUDED AS SET FORTH HEREIN, EVEN IF ANY EXCLUSIVE REMEDY PROVIDED
FOR IN THIS AGREEMENT FAILS OF ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE.
14. TERM
AND TERMINATION.
14.1 Term.
The term of this Agreement shall begin on the Effective Date and,
unless
earlier terminated as provided below, shall continue until all Technology
Schedules entered under its terms have terminated or expired. The
term of
any Technology Schedule will be as set forth in the Technology
Schedule.
14.2 Termination
of the Master Agreement.
Either party may terminate this Master Agreement effective immediately
upon written notice to the other party for any reason with or without
cause of any nature, thereby terminating the right to enter into
any
future Technology Schedules under the terms of the Master Agreement.
The
terms of the Master Agreement shall remain in effect with respect
to any
Technology Schedule that has not yet terminated or expired until
said
Technology Schedule terminates or expires.
14.3 Termination
of a Technology Schedule.
Either party may terminate a Technology Schedule effective immediately
and
without liability upon written notice to the other party if the other
party:
(a) voluntarily
petitions in bankruptcy or otherwise seeks protection under
any law for the protection of debtors;
(b) has
a proceeding instituted against it under any provision of the United
States ("U.S.")
Federal Bankruptcy Code or equivalent legislation of any jurisdiction
which is not dismissed within ninety (90) days, or is adjudged a
bankrupt,
ceases or suspends business, or makes an assignment of the majority
of its
assets for the benefit of its
creditors;
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(c) materially
breaches any obligation under this Agreement or a Technology Schedule
which breach is not capable of remedy; or
(d) materially
breaches any obligation under this Agreement or a Technology Schedule
which breach is capable of remedy but which is not remedied within
thirty
(30) days after written notice specifying the breach (the "Default
Notice"),
unless the breach specified in the Default Notice reasonably requires
more
than thirty (30) days to correct (specifically excluding any failure
to
pay money or unauthorized disclosures of Confidential Information),
and
the party has begun substantial corrective action to remedy the default
within such thirty (30) days period and diligently pursues such action,
in
which event, termination shall not be effective unless ninety (90)
days
has expired from the date of the Default Notice without such corrective
action being completed and the default remedied.
14.4 Effect
of Termination on Licenses.
All licenses granted with respect to a Technology Schedule shall
terminate as of the effective date of termination or expiration of
that
Technology Schedule, except that, provided that Licensee is not in
breach
of the Agreement or of the Technology Schedule and continues to pay
royalties as specified in Section 5, Licensee shall have the right to
continue having manufactured, distributing and selling Licensee Chips
which were commercially distributed prior to the effective dent of
termination or expiration of that Technology Schedule.
14.5 Return
of Confidential Information and Payment.
In the event of termination or expiration of this Agreement or any
Technology Schedule, Licensee shall promptly return to MIPS all
Confidential Information not required for the exercise of any continuing
rights under 14.4 and shall pay to MIPS any and all amounts due and
owing
under this Agreement or the Technology Schedule.
14.6 Survival
of Remedies.
Any termination hereunder shall be in addition to any other remedy
either
party may have at law or in equity.
14.7 Survival.
The provisions of Sections 1, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14.4, 14.5,
14.6, 14.7, and 15 shall survive any termination or expiration of
this
Agreement. The provisions of Section 2 shall survive only to the
extent set forth in Section 14.4.
15. GENERAL
TERMS AND CONDITIONS.
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15.1 Notices.
Any notice required or permitted by this Agreement shall be in
writing and
shall be delivered to the party's address first set forth above
to the
attention of President with a copy to General Counsel and will
be
effective upon receipt. Each party may change its address by notice
given
in accordance with this Section.
15.2 Export.
In recognition of U.S. and non-U.S. export control laws and regulations,
Licensee agrees that it will not export, or transfer for the purpose
of
reexport, any product, technical data received hereunder or the product
produced by use of such technical data, including processes and services
(the "Exported
Product"),
in violation of any U.S. or non-U.S. regulation, treaty, Executive
Order,
law, statute, amendment or supplement thereto. Further, Licensee
will not
export the Exported Product to any prohibited or embargoed country
or to
any denied, blocked, or designated person or entity as mentioned
in any
such U.S. or non-U.S. regulation, treaty, Executive Order, law, statute,
amendment or supplement thereto. Unless an authorized representative
of
MIPS has informed Licensee in writing to the contrary, it is the
responsibility of the Licensee, at Licensee's expense, to obtain
all
approvals and consents from any governmental or quasi-governmental
entity
prior to any export or reexport of the Exported Product for any
reason.
15.3 Governing
Law and Forum Selection.
This Agreement shall be governed by California law excluding its
choice of
law rules. With the exception of MIPS' rights to enforce its intellectual
property rights and the confidentiality obligations under this Agreement
or any Technology Schedule, all disputes arising out of this Agreement
shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the state
and
federal courts located in Santa Xxxxx County, California, and the
parties
consent to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction and venue of these
courts. The parties expressly disclaim the application of the United
Nations Convention on the International Sale of Goods to this
Agreement.
15.4 Waiver
or Delay.
Any express waiver or the failure to exercise promptly any right
under
this Agreement will not create a continuing waiver or any expectation
of
non-enforcement.
15.5 Assignment.
Licensee shall not assign or transfer any of its rights or obligations
under this Agreement without MIPS' prior written consent which shall
not
be unreasonably withheld, and any attempt to do so will be null and
void.
This prohibition against assignment (whether effected voluntarily
or by
operation of law) without prior written consent shall apply even
in the
event of merger, reorganization, or when a third party purchases
all or
substantially all of Licensee's assets. Subject to the foregoing,
this
Agreement will be binding upon and will inure to the benefit of the
parties and their respective permitted successors and
assigns.
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15.6 Captions.
All Section captions and headings are for reference only and shall
not be considered in interpreting or construing this
Agreement.
15.7 Construction.
This Agreement has been negotiated by the parties, each of which
has been
represented by counsel. This Agreement will be fairly interpreted
in
accordance with its terms, without any strict construction in favor
of or
against either party.
15.8 English
Language.
The original of this Agreement has been written its English, and
such
version shall be the governing version of the Agreement. Each party
waives
any right it may have, if any, under any law or regulation to have
this
Agreement written in a language other than English.
15.9 Severabilty.
If any provision of this Agreement is declared invalid, illegal,
or
unenforceable by any tribunal, then such provision shall be deemed
automatically adjusted to conform to the requirements for validity
as
declared at such time and, as so adjusted, shall be deemed a provision
of
this Agreement as though originally included herein. In the event
that the
provision deemed invalid, illegal or unenforceable is of such a nature
that it cannot be so adjusted, the provision shall be deemed deleted
from
this Agreement as though the provision had never been included herein.
If
any provision or portion of this Agreement is held to be unenforceable
or
invalid, the parties agree to negotiate, in good faith, a substitute
valid
provision which most nearly effects the parties' intent in entering
into
this Agreement. In either case, the remaining provisions of this
Agreement
shall remain in full force and effect. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING,
IT
IS EXPRESSLY UNDERSTOOD AND AGREED THAT EACH AND EVERY PROVISION
OF THIS
AGREEMENT WHICH PROVIDES FOR A LIMITATION OF LIABILITY, DISCLAIMER
OF
WARRANTY OR EXCLUSION OF DAMAGES IS INTENDED BY THE PARTIES TO BE
SEVERABLE AND INDEPENDENT OF ANY OTHER SUCH PROVISION. FURTHER, IN
THE
EVENT THAT ANY REMEDY HEREUNDER IS DETERMINED TO HAVE FAILED OF ITS
ESSENTIAL PURPOSE, ALL LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY AND EXCLUSIONS OF
DAMAGES
SHALL REMAIN IN EFFECT
15.10 Independent
Contractor.
The parties are each independent contractors and neither party shall
be,
nor represent itself to be, the franchiser, joint venturer, franchisee,
partner, broker, employee, servant, agent, or legal representative
of the
other party for any purpose whatsoever.
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15.11 Injunctive
Relief.
The parties acknowledge that any breach of the provisions of
Sections 2 or 10 of this Agreement may cause irreparable harm and
significant injury to an extent that may be extremely difficult to
ascertain. Accordingly, each party agrees that the other party will
have,
in addition to any other rights or remedies available to it at law
or in
equity, the right to seek injunctive relief to enjoin any breach
or
violation of such sections.
15.12 Force
Majeure.
A
party is not liable under this Agreement for non-performance (other
than
failure to make payments then owing) caused by events or conditions
beyond
that parties control, if the party makes reasonable efforts to
perform.
15.13 Counterparts.
This Agreement and each Technology Schedule may be executed in one or
more counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original, but
taken
together shall constitute one and the same document. A facsimile
signature
shall have the same force and effect as an original
signature.
15.14 Precedence.
In the event of an inconsistency or conflict between the terms and
conditions of this Agreement and any term or condition of a Technology
Schedule, the term or condition of the Technology Schedule shall
prevail and govern with respect to the MIPS Technology licensed pursuant
to that Technology Schedule
15.15 Entire
Agreement.
This Agreement (including its Exhibits) and any Technology Schedules
executed from time to time, contain and constitute the sole, complete
and
entire agreement and understanding of the parties concerning the
matters
contained herein and therein, and may not be altered, modified or
changed
in any manner except by a writing duly executed by the parties (and
for
the sake of clarification, any terms and conditions of any purchase
order
issued under this Agreement and/or any Technology Schedule thereunder
shall be superseded in full by the terms and conditions of this Agreement
and applicable Technology Schedule(s)). No statements, promises or
representations have been made by any party to another, or are relied
upon, and no consideration has been or is offered, promised, expected
or
held out, other than as stated in this Agreement and any Technology
Schedule, and no party is relying on any representations other than
those
expressly set forth herein and therein. All prior or contemporaneous
discussions and negotiations, whether oral or written, have been,
and are,
merged and integrated into, and superseded by, this
Agreement.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, each party has caused this Agreement to be executed by its
duly
authorized representative:
MIPS TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL AG | WINTEGRA LTD. ("LICENSEE") | |||
By: | /s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx | By: | /s/ Xxxx Xxx-Xxx |
Print Name: | Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx | Print Name: | Xxxx Xxx-Xxx |
Title: | Director | Title: | CEO |
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EXHIBIT
A
TEMPLATE
FOR
MIPS
CORE TECHNOLOGY SCHEDULES
Each
MIPS
Core Technology Schedule shall be in the following format:
MIPS
CORE TECHNOLOGY SCHEDULE
for
the
[Insert
MIPS Core being licensed] Core
Licensee
desires to license from MIPS and MIPS is willing to license to Licensee the
intellectual property associated with the MIPS Core described below subject
to
the terms and conditions of the Master Technology License Agreement for MIPS
Cores between MIPS and Licensee made to be effective as of January 9, 2001
(the "Agreement"
or
"Master
Agreement")
and
this MIPS Core Technology Schedule (the "Technology
Schedule")
to be
effective as of ________, 200_ (the "Schedule
Effective Date").
All
of the terms and conditions of the Master Agreement are incorporated herein
and
shall apply to this Technology Schedule. Unless otherwise indicated, all
capitalized terms shall have the meanings assigned in the Master
Agreement:
1. |
Licensed
MIPS Core:
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Description of Licensed MIPS Core: |
2. |
MIPS
Deliverables
(including the confidentiality level and delivery schedule for each
MIPS
Deliverable):
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3. |
Authorized
Foundry:
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4. |
Licensee
Application:
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5. |
Distribution
Rights:
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6. |
License
Fees:
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6.1 |
The
Initial Fees:
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6.2 |
Additional
Per Use Fees:
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7. |
Royalties:
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8. |
Support
and Maintenance Fees:
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9. |
Support
and Maintenance Services:
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10. |
Term:
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11. |
Program
Managers:
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For
Licensee:
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For
MIPS:
Notice
of
changes in the above addresses or contacts shall be given in writing in
accordance with Section 15.1 of the Agreement.
12. |
Joint
Press Announcement:
Licensee and MIPS shall jointly announce the existence of the license to
the Licensed MIPS Core specified in this Technology Schedule promptly
after the Schedule Effective Date. Any such joint announcement shall
be
mutually agreed upon.
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13. |
Additional
Terms:
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, each party has caused this Technology Schedule to be executed
by its duly authorized representative:
MIPS TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL AG | WINTEGRA LTD. ("LICENSEE") | |||
By: | By: |
Print Name: | Print Name: |
Title: | Title: |
Date: | Date: |
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EXHIBIT
B
MIPS
Compatibility Verification Process
1. Verification
Test Suite.
Licensee must verify each Licensed Hard Core Implementation developed
by
Licensee pursuant to the license described in Section 2.1 of this
Agreement on each process to be used for volume manufacture. For
each such
Licensed Hard Core Implementation, Licensee shall run the latest
verification test suite ("VTS"
or "Verification
Test Suite")
provided by MIPS under the applicable Technology Schedule, without
any
modification to the VTS, in accordance with the process set forth
in
Section 2 and/or in Section 3 of this Exhibit B.
2. Verification
of Licensed Hard Core Implementation Using Final Netlist
(a) For
each Licensed Hard Core Implementation which Licensee desires to
verify
pursuant to this Section 2 of this Exhibit B,
Licensee shall run the VTS on the final production version of the
layout
netlist for such Licensed Hard Core Implementation ("Final
Netlist"),
instantiated within a test bench provided by MIPS (the "Verification
Test Bench").
The Final Netlist instantiated within the Verification Test Bench
is
referred to herein as the "Netlist Verification Environment." Licensee
shall deliver to MIPS a copy of the log results from running the
VTS on
the Netlist Verification Environment and any other resulting data
("Netlist
Log Results").
(b) In
addition to the Netlist Log Results delivered pursuant to
Section 2(a), Licensee shall provide MIPS with a copy of the Netlist
Verification Environment and any other data required for MIPS to
recreate
the running of the VTS on the Netlist Verification Environment
(collectively, the "Netlist
Test Deliverables").
(c) Within
thirty (30) days of MIPS' receipt of the Netlist Test Deliverables,
MIPS
shall review the Netlist Log Results, and, at its option, may run
the
applicable VTS on the Netlist Verification Environment delivered
by
Licensee and may notify Licensee in writing that the Licensed Hard
Core
Implementation has passed the compatibility verification process,
or that
the Licensed Hard Core Implementation has not passed together with
details
of the failure. In the event that MIPS does not provide such written
notification to Licensee within such thirty (30) day period, the
Licensed
Hard Core Implementation will be deemed to have passed the compatibility
verification process. MIPS will give notice that a Licensed Hard
Core
Implementation has passed only when the Netlist Log Results and MIPS
log
results (if any) indicate
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that
no errors have been detected or MIPS agrees to waive any errors
detected.
3. Verification
of Licensed Hard Core Implementation Using a Test Chip.
(a) For
each Licensed Hard Core Implementation which Licensee desires to
verify
pursuant to this Section 3 of this Exhibit B,
Licensee shall run the VTS on test chips of the Licensed Hard Core
Implementation which comply with specifications provided by MIPS
under the
applicable Technology Schedule ("Test
Chips")
on a test board approved by MIPS ("Test
Board").
A Test Chip on a Test Board is referred to herein as the "Test Chip
Verification Environment." Licensee shall deliver to MIPS a copy
of the
log resulting from running the VTS on the Test Chip Verification
Environment and any other resulting data ("Test
Chip Log Results")
together with a mutually agreed upon number of fully functional Test
Chips
(but, in any event, at least ten (10) Test Chips) which may be used
by
MIPS without restriction.
(b) In
addition to the Test Chip Log Results and Test Chips delivered pursuant
to
Section 3(a), Licensee shall provide MIPS with a copy of the Test
Chip Verification Environment and any other data required for MIPS
to
recreate the running of the VTS on the Test Chip Verification Environment
(collectively, the "Test
Chip Test Deliverables").
(c) Within
thirty (30) days of MIPS' receipt of the Test Chip Test Deliverables,
MIPS
shall review the Test Chip Log Results, and at its option, may run
the
applicable VTS on the Test Chip Verification Environment delivered
by
Licensee and may notify Licensee in writing that the Licensed Hard
Core
Implementation has passed the compatibility verification process,
or that
the Licensed Hard Core Implementation has not passed together with
details
of the failure. In the event that MIPS does not provide such written
notification to Licensee within such thirty (30) day period, the
Licensed
Hard Core Implementation will be deemed to have passed the compatibility
verification process. MIPS will give notice that a Licensed Hard
Core
Implementation has passed only when the Test Chip Log Results and
MIPS'
log results (if any) indicate that no errors have been detected or
MIPS
agrees to waive any errors
detected.
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4. Tests
on Licensee Chips.
Licensee shall run the VTS, or shall perform Licensee's normal and
reasonable test procedure for Licensee Chips ("Normal
Licensee Test Procedure"),
on each unit of each Licensee Chip that is manufactured for Licensee.
Licensee will notify MIPS of the details of the Normal Licensee Test
Procedure, and will reasonably consider comments from MIPS about
such
procedure.
5. Prohibitions
on Use of the VTS and Verification Environment.
The VTS, Netlist Verification Environment and Test Chip Verification
Environment, or any portion or derivative thereof, may not be used
to test
or verify core designs other than Licensed Hard Core Implementations
developed in accordance with this Agreement and the applicable Technology
Schedule.
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EXHIBIT
C
Approval/Notice
Form
TO:
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MIPS Technologies International AG |
FROM:
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("MIPS")
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AT:
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("Licensee") | |||
ATTN: | Program Manager | FAX NO | |||
FAX NO: | (000) 000-0000 |
(Please
provide fax number to which MIPS should
respond)
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The
Licensee identified above requests approval from MIPS in accordance with the
terms and conditions of the Master Technology License Agreement for MIPS Cores
effective as of January 9, 2001 by and between MIPS and Licensee (the
"Master
Agreement")
to use
the third party identified below for the purpose identified below or hereby
provides notice to MIPS as set forth below:
o
That
the
following third party shall be approved as an Authorized Foundry
for
purposes of the MIPS Core Technology Schedule for the ______________
Core,
effective as of ____________, 200__ entered into by MIPS and Licensee
pursuant to the terms of the Master Agreement:
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o
That
the
following third party shall be approved as a contractor to be used
by
Licensee in exercising its
o
"have developed" rights under Subsection 2.1.1 of the Master Agreement,
or
o
"internally develop" or "internally design" rights under Subsection
2.1.1
or 2.1.2
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o
That
the following Licensee Chip has been commenced as of ____________,
200__
using the version of MIPS Deliverables as set forth
below:
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Foundry
Name
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as permitted under Section 2.2 with respect to the MIPS Core licensed | Licensee Chip: | ||||||
Address: | to Licensee pursuant to the MIPS Core Technology Schedule for the | |||||||
__________ Core, effective as of ________________, 200__ | Licensed MIPS Core: | |||||||
entered into by MIPS and Licensee pursuant to the terms of the | ||||||||
Master
Agreement:
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Version of MIPS Deliverables: | |||||||
Country: | ||||||||
Third
Party Contractor
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Version | |||||||
Contact Name | Address: | |||||||
Tel/Fax: | ||||||||
Email: | Country: | |||||||
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APPROVED
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MIPS TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL AG | |||||
By: |
Name: |
Title: |
Date: |
16
EXHIBIT
D
TRADEMARK
LICENSE AGREEMENT
This
Trademark License Agreement ("Agreement")
is entered into to be effective as of January 9,2001 (the
"Effective
Date")
by and between MIPS Technologies International AG, a Swiss corporation,
with its principal place of business at Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 0, 0000
Xxxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx ("MIPS")
and Wintegra Ltd, an Israeli corporation, with its principal place
of
business at Xxxx Xxxxxx 0, Xxxxx asia St Xx xxxxx Industrial Park
43654
ISRAEL, P O B 3048 ("Licensee")
BACKGROUND
MIPS
and Licensee have entered into a Master Technology License Agreement
for
MIPS Cores effective on even date herewith ("Master
Agreement").
This Trademark License Agreement is incorporated into the Master
Agreement
as an exhibit thereto MIPS is the owner of various registered and
unregistered trademarks, logos and brand names associated with MIPS
("MIPS
Marks")
Licensee would like to use, pursuant to the terms and conditions
of this
Trademark License Agreement (including the Attachment hereto), certain
MIPS Marks in connection with Licensee Products (as defined
below)
In
consideration of the premises and the mutual promises and covenants
contained herein and in the Master Agreement, the parties agree as
follows:
1. Definitions
All
capitalized terms not separately defined in this Trademark License
Agreement have the meanings set forth in the Master
Agreement.
"Licensed
Xxxx(s)"
shall mean, subject to Section 6.2, the MIPS Marks set forth in
Attachment 1 hereto, which may be amended from time to time by mutual
written agreement.
"Licensee
Product"
shall mean any Licensee Chip as defined in the Master Agreement,
when
manufactured, marketed and distributed in accordance with the Master
Agreement
"Promotional
Materials"
shall mean promotional materials, including but not limited to
(i) labels on external packaging or otherwise, (ii) sales
literature and other collateral material, (iii) product data sheets
and other technical documentation, and (iv) advertising,
communications and public relations materials.
"Territory"
shall mean worldwide, except as modified pursuant to
Section 2.2.
''Usage
Guidelines"
shall mean MIPS' then-current Corporate Identity and Trademark Usage
Guidelines, which may be obtained by Licensee from MIPS' marketing
department or MIPS' web site.
2. Grant
of License
2.1 Grant.
Subject to the terms and conditions of this Trademark License Agreement,
MIPS hereby grants to Licensee the right and license to use the Licensed
Marks, solely its accordance with the Usage Guidelines and solely
within
the Territory, on Licensee Products and in Promotional Materials
relating
to Licensee Products
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2.2 Territory.
MIPS may eliminate any country from the Territory if MIPS determines
in
its sole judgment that use of any Licensed Xxxx in such country may
subject MIPS to legal liability, or may put MIPS' rights in the Licensed
Xxxx(s) at risk in such country, and Licensee shall promptly commence
actions to cease all use, and thereafter shall expeditiously cease
all
use, of the Licensed Marks in such country upon written notice from
MIPS.
2.3 Exclusivity.
The license set forth in Section 2 1 shall be exclusive with respect
to those Licensed Marks, if any, listed in Section 1 of Attachment 1,
and shall be nonexclusive with respect to all other Licensed
Marks.
2.4 Sublicenses.
Licensee may sublicense, to its customers or to third party manufacturers
of Licensee Products that Licensee is permitted to use under the
Master
Agreement, only those Licensed Marks which are expressly identified
in
Attachment 1 as sublicensable. All such sublicenses shall require
the
sublicensee to fully comply with the terms and conditions of this
Agreement (excluding Section 3), and shall identify MIPS as a third
party beneficiary of the sublicense agreement.
2.5 Limitations.
Except as set forth in Section 2 4, Licensee shall have no right to
sublicense the Licensed Marks Except as expressly set forth in this
Trademark License Agreement, MIPS reserves all rights in the MIPS
Marks
Licensee's license to use the Licensed Marks applies only to the
Licensed
Marks exactly as set forth in Attachment 1, and does not extend to
any
modified or derived versions of the Licensed Marks, including but
not
limited to sequentially larger or smaller, or otherwise related,
numbers.
2.6 Specimens.
Licensee agree to supply MIPS with specimens of Licensee's uses of
the
Licensed Marks, upon MIPS' reasonable request in connection with
MIPS'
maintenance and protection of Licensed Marks.
3. Market
Research and Joint or Cooperative Promotion
3.1 Market
Research.
During the term of this Trademark License Agreement, Licensee will
share
with MIPS any information with respect to the Licensed Marks that
it
obtains through market research or otherwise and reasonably believes
may
affect MIPS' business strategy with respect to the subject matter
of the
Master Agreement or this Trademark License Agreement.
3.2 Identification
of Licensee Products.
Licensee agrees to identify each Licensee Product as "MIPS-based™" in
Licensee's Promotional Materials for such Licensee Product.
3.3 Joint
or Cooperative Promotion.
Each party shall designate an employee as its "Co-Marketing Program
Manager." The initial Co-Marketing Program Managers for each party
are
identified in Attachment 1. Each party will notify the other party in
writing of successors to its initial Co-Marketing Program Manager.
The
Co-Marketing Program Managers shall discuss, share information regarding,
and be responsible for coordinating, joint or cooperative promotional
activities upon mutual agreement between Licensee and
MIPS:
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(i) the
development and implementation of mutually beneficial co-branding
and
co-marketing programs to promote the Licensed Marks and the Licensee
Products; and
(ii) the
identification and exploitation of opportunities to undertake such
joint
or cooperative promotional activities, including without limitation
the
discussion of pending announcements for each Licensee Product, at
each of
the following phases of the worldwide market introduction process
for such
Licensee Product: assessment of product positioning in the market,
readiness of product, development of an integrated communication
strategy
and plan, creation of an introduction plan, and actual introduction
of the
Licensee Product.
To
further the promotion of the Licensed Marks and the Licensee Products,
Licensee may provide to MIPS copies of Licensee's Promotional Materials
for the Licensee Products. MIPS will make a good faith effort to
review
such materials.
4. Quality
Control and Product Standards.
Licensee agrees that the Licensee Products and associated Promotional
Materials shall conform to a high standard in the industry, and shall
be
of such appearance and quality as to protect the prestige of the
Licensed
Marks and the goodwill pertaining thereto; that Licensee Products
will be
manufactured and distributed in accordance with all applicable laws
and
regulations and without violating the rights of any third parties;
and
that Licensee Products will not reflect adversely on the good name
of
MIPS. Licensee shall use the Licensed Marks in connection with Licensee
Products only if the Licensee Products meet or exceed the standards
of
performance and quality historically set by Licensee or its affiliates
for
similar goods and services. In the event that MIPS at any time finds
that
any Licensee Products provided under the Licensed Marks, or any
advertisements or promotions thereof, are not in accordance with
standards
of quality acceptable to MIPS, are misleading or deceptive, or in
any way
reflect negatively on the image of MIPS, then upon written notification
by
MIPS, senior management of MIPS and Licensee shall meet and discuss
the
deficiencies identified by MIPS, and Licensee shall thereafter rectify
such deficiencies in a manner agreed upon by the senior management
of both
parties.
5. Rights
To MIPS Marks.
Licensee acknowledges that, as between the parties, all rights throughout
the world associated with the MIPS Marks, including the Licensed
Marks,
and all goodwill attached thereto, belong exclusively to MIPS. Licensee
agrees that the MIPS Marks are the sole and exclusive property of
MIPS,
and that any and all uses by Licensee of the Licensed Marks shall
inure to
the benefit of MIPS. Upon MIPS' reasonable request and at MIPS' expense,
Licensee agrees to assist MIPS in recording this Trademark License
Agreement with appropriate governmental authorities. Licensee shall
not,
during or after the term of this Trademark License Agreement, act
in any
manner which would impair MIPS' ownership of the MIPS Marks.
6. Term
and Termination
6.1 Term.
The term of this Trademark License Agreement shall commence on the
Effective Date and shall terminate upon the expiration or termination
of
the Master Agreement, unless this Trademark License Agreement is
terminated sooner for material breach or otherwise as provided
herein.
6.2 Termination.
If either party fails to perform or violates any material obligation
under
this Trademark License Agreement, then, upon thirty (30) days written
notice to the breaching party specifying such default (the "Default
Notice"),
the non-breaching party may terminate this Trademark License Agreement
with respect to all Licensed Marks, or with respect to the specific
Licensed Marks affected by the default, without liability, unless
the
breach specified in the Default Notice has been cured within the
thirty
(30) day period.
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6.3 Survival.
Sections 1, 5, 6 3, 8 and 9 shall survive the expiration or
termination of this Agreement. In addition, in the event that this
Trademark License Agreement terminates upon the expiration or termination
of the Master Agreement, the provisions of this Trademark License
Agreement shall survive with respect to a Licensee Product if and
to the
extent that the surviving terms of the Master Agreement permit Licensee
to
continue to market and distribute such Licensee Product.
7. Trademark
Enforcement.
Licensee agrees to notify MIPS of any unauthorized use of any Licensed
Xxxx promptly after it comes to Licensee's attention, and to assist
MIPS,
at MIPS' reasonable request and expense, in prosecuting any claim
against
any third party involving the Licensed Marks. Licensee shall, at
MIPS'
request and expense, reasonably assist MIPS in MIPS' efforts to secure
registration and/or enforcement of any Licensed Xxxx.
8. Disclaimer.
MIPS DOES NOT MAKE ANY WARRANTIES UNDER THIS TRADEMARK LICENSE AGREEMENT,
AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS, STATUTORY,
OR
IMPLIED, REGARDING THE MIPS MARKS OR THE LICENSED MARKS, INCLUDING
WITHOUT
LIMITATION THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR
A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND NONINFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY
RIGHTS.
9. General
Terms and Conditions
9.1 Incorporation
by Reference.
The provisions of Sections 15.1 through 15.15 of the Master Agreement
are hereby incorporated into, and made a part of, this Trademark
License
Agreement
9.2 Entire
Agreement.
This Trademark License Agreement, including any Attachment hereto,
constitutes the entire agreement of the parties concerning its subject
matter, and may not be modified except by a writing duly executed
by both
parties. All prior discussions, drafts and negotiations regarding
such
subject matter are merged and integrated into, and superseded by,
this
Trademark License Agreement. In the event of any inconsistency between
the
terms of the Master Agreement (including all exhibits and attachments
thereto) and the terms of this Trademark License Agreement with regard
to
the subject matter of this Trademark License Agreement, the terms
of this
Trademark License Agreement shall control.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Trademark License Agreement
to be executed by their duly authorized officers to be effective as of the
Effective Date.
MIPS TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL AG | WINTEGRA LTD. ("LICENSEE") | |||
By: | /s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx | By: | /s/ Xxxx Xxx-Xxx |
Print Name: | Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx | Print Name: | Xxxx Xxx-Xxx |
Title: | Director | Title: | CEO |
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ATTACHMENT 1
To
the
Trademark License Agreement
Licensed
Marks
1. | Exclusive: | |||
Licensed Mail: | Sublicensable? | |||
None | NIA | |||
2. | Nonexclusive | |||
Licensed Xxxx | Sublicensable? | |||
MIPS-based™ | No | |||
MIPS64™ | No | |||
5Kc™ | No |
Co-Marketing
Program Managers
For MIPS: | Xxx Xxxxxxxx
Director
of Corporate Communications
MIPS
Technologies, Inc
0000
Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxxx
Xxxx, XX 00000
Phone:
(000) 000-0000
Fax:
(000) 000-0000
E-mail:
xxxxxxxx@xxxx.xxx
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For Licensee:
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Yoram
Yeivin
Vice
President of Engineering
Wintegra
Ltd
Xxxx
Xxxxxx 0 Xxxx asia St
Xx
xxxxx Industrial Park 00000 XXXXXX
P
O
B 3048
Phone:
000 (00) 000-0000
Fax:
000 (00) 000-0000
E-mail:
yoram@wintegra com
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EXHIBIT E
Covenant
to Facilitate Development with MIPS Technology
To
preserve MIPS' ability to continue to update, enhance, develop and commercialize
the MIPS Technology, Licensee hereby perpetually and irrevocably (both during
and after the term of this Agreement) agrees that Licensee and its affiliates
will not enforce or assert their Intellectual Property Rights in any
modifications or derivative works of the Licensed MIPS Core developed pursuant
to the license described in Section 2 against, in connection with, or in a
manner which in any way limits, hampers or prevents, the use, design,
development, modification, enhancement, testing, copying, and licensing or
other
distribution, by MIPS or its distributors, resellers, OEMs, agents, customers,
licensees (through multiple tiers of licensing and sublicensing) or end users
in
any country, of (i) MIPS Cores, MIPS ISAs and other MIPS Technology, tools,
physical implementations of MIPS Core designs and MIPS ISAs, and (ii) other
products incorporating or using MIPS Technology. The parties acknowledge and
agree that the foregoing covenant will not apply to Licensee's enforcement
of
its intellectual property rights in Licensee's proprietary circuit and other
technology incorporated in Licensee Chips, provided that such technology's
functionality is independent of the MIPS Core incorporated in such Licensee
Chips, and provided that such technology was developed independently by Licensee
without use of the MIPS Technology. By way of example and for clarification,
the
parties agree that a technology's functionality (as defined, for example in
Licensee's patents) is independent of a MIPS Core if such functionality does
not
require the unique characteristics of a MIPS Core (e.g. its operation, behavior,
interfaces, protocols, etc.) but rather may be used equally and without
modification with processor cores that do not implement the MIPS Architecture
in
whole or in part, and that nothing in this covenant prevents Licensee from
suing
any third party that violates (whether willfully or otherwise) Licensee's
patents with respect to Licensee's technology not covered by this covenant.
The
parties further acknowledge and agree that the foregoing covenant will not
apply
to licensees of MIPS Cores, MIPS ISAs or other MIPS Technology or products
if
such licensees have not signed a covenant which extends to Licensee and which
is
substantially similar to MIPS' then-current standard covenant for the MIPS
Core,
MIPS ISA or other MIPS Technology or products licensed by such licensee.
Licensee agrees that this Exhibit E
is not
confidential, and may be freely disclosed by MIPS to third parties.
AGREED AND ACCEPTED: | ||||
Licensee: | ||||
By: |
Print Name: |
Title: | CEO |
Date: |
21
MIPS
CORE TECHNOLOGY SCHEDULE
for
the
MIPS64™
5Kc™ Core
Licensee
desires to license from MIPS and MIPS is willing to license to Licensee the
intellectual property associated with the MIPS Core described below subject
to
the terms and conditions of the Master Technology License Agreement for MIPS
Cores between MIPS and Licensee made to be effective as of January 9, 2001
(the "Agreement"
or
"Master
Agreement")
and
this MIPS Core Technology Schedule (the "Technology
Schedule")
to be
effective as of January 9, 2001 (the "Schedule
Effective Date").
All
of the terms and conditions of the Master Agreement are incorporated herein
and
shall apply to this Technology Schedule. Unless otherwise indicated, all
capitalized terms shall have the meanings assigned in the Master
Agreement.
1. Licensed
MIPS Core:
MIPS64™
5Kc™ Core
Description
of Licensed MIPS Core: The MIPS64 5Kc processor core has the following
characteristics:
-
Based on MIPS64™ architecture
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-
Memory Management Unit (MMU) with Translation
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-
MIPS64™ Compatible Instruction Set
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Look-Aside
Buffer (TLB)
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-
Functional components:
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-
Bus interface unit
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-
Register file
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-
Power management
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-
ALU & shifter
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-
EJTAG unit
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-
Branch Control Unit
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-
Maximum cache sizes: 64K Instruction, 64K Data
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-
Fast Multiply/divide unit
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-
Direct mapped, 2,3,4-way set associative
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-
Cache control unit
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-
16x16, 16x32, 32x32, 64x64 multiply operations
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-
Co-Processor Interface
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-
64-bit data busses
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2. MIPS
Deliverables
(including the confidentiality level and delivery schedule for each MIPS
Deliverable:
Deliverables
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Document
or Part Number
|
Restricted
Confidential
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Internal
Confidential
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External
Confidential
|
Commercial
|
Delivery
|
Documentation
|
||||||
MIPS64
5Kc Processor Core Implementers Guide
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MD00044
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√
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Within
1 week after signing
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|||
MIPS64
5Kc Processor Core
Software
User's Manual
|
MD00055
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√
1
|
Within
1 week after signing
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|||
MIPS64
5Kc Processor Core
Integrator's
Guide
|
MD00056
|
√
|
Within
1 week after signing
|
|||
MIPS64
5Kc Core Data Sheet
|
MD00014
|
√
|
Within
1 week after signing
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Design
Data
|
||||||
Verilog
RTL for 5Kc Core
|
√
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Within
1 week after signing
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1
Synthesis
Support
|
||||||
Scripts
for setting cache sizes and types, register file types, EJTAG options,
scan control, RAM implementation, and clock tree
implementation
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√
|
Within
1 week after signing
|
||||
Synopsis
Design Compiler shell scripts
|
√
|
Within
1 week after signing
|
||||
Scan
insertion and ATPG scripts
|
√
|
Within
1 week after signing
|
||||
Simulation
Models
|
||||||
Encrypted
cycle-accurate (VMC) simulation model
|
√
|
Within
1 week after signing
|
||||
Simulation
Support
|
||||||
Simulation
scripts
|
√
|
Within
1 week after signing
|
||||
Simulation
and verification test bench RTL
|
√
|
Within
1 week after signing
|
||||
Verification
Suite
|
||||||
Memory
image and trace files for 5Kc Core
|
√
|
Within
1 week after signing
|
||||
Build
and run scripts for 5Kc Core
|
√
|
Within
1 week after signing
|
||||
Timing
Analysis
|
||||||
Primetime
scripts for pre-layout STA
|
√
|
Within
1 week after signing
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1Licensee’s
customer may not modify or distribute
3. Authorized
Foundry:
The
following foundry is the Authorized Foundry:
Taiwan
Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Limited (TSMC)
United
Microelectronics Corporation (UMC)
International
Business Machines Corporation (IBM)
Upon
written approval fro MIPS (Exhibit C to the Master Agreement may be used
for this purpose), additional foundries may be added as an “Authorized Foundry”
from time to time during the term of this Technology Schedule.
4. Licensee
Application:
Licensee Chips are being designed for the following applications: networking
chips.
5. Distribution
Rights:
Licensee may distribute Licensee Chips as packaged integrated circuits
only.
6. License
Fees:
2
6.1 The
Initial Fees:
Upon
execution of this Technology Schedule, Licensee shall owe MIPS a nonrefundable
initial
license fee of [†]
in
consideration for acquiring the license rights set forth in Section 2 of
the Master Agreement for (a) the first Licensee Chip developed under this
Technology Schedule and (b) two other Licensee Chips developed using the
same die as for the first Licensee Chip which have been packaged and bonded
differently (provided such two other Licensee Chips disable certain
functionalities and/or features and shall not add any new functionalities and/or
features), which fee may be paid under the following payment
schedule: [†]
on
or
before February 15, 2001, [†] on
or
before June 1, 2001, and [†] on
or
before December 1, 2001. Licensee shall provide MIPS with the requisite
purchase order in the amount of said initial license fee as soon as practicable
after execution of this Technology Schedule.
6.2 Additional
Per Use Fees:
Licensee shall pay MIPS a nonrefundable additional per use license fee
of [†]
in
consideration for acquiring the license rights set forth in Section 2 of
the Master Agreement for (a) each New Licensee Chip (as defined below)
developed under this Technology Schedule and (b) for each such New
Licensee Chip, two other Licensee Chips developed using the same die as such
New
Licensee Chip which have been packaged and bonded differently (provided such
two
other Licensee Chips disable certain functionalities and/or features and shall
not add any new functionalities and/or features) (each a "Per
Use Fee"),
which
Per Use Fee shall be due and payable upon the commencement of the design of
each
such New Licensee Chip. In the event Licensee desires to develop more than
two
other Licensee Chips using the same die as for the first Licensee Chip or each
New Licensee Chip by packaging and/or bonding the die differently, then Licensee
shall pay MIPS a nonrefundable additional per use license fee of [†] for
such
rights with respect to each such additional Licensee Chip (each a "Bonding
Per Use Fee").
Each
Bonding Per Use Fee shall be due and payable upon the commencement of the
manufacture of the applicable Licensee Chip, and Licensee shall provide MIPS
with the requisite purchase order in the amount of the Bonding Per Use Fee
as
soon as practicable after the commencement thereof. A Licensee Chip shall be
considered to be a "New Licensee Chip" unless it is (i) the first Licensee
Chip developed under this Technology Schedule referred to in
Paragraph 6.1 above (or the two other Licensee Chips developed using the
same die as for the first Licensee Chip as provided in Paragraph 6.1
above), (ii) a Licensee Chip for which a Per Use Fee or Bonding Per Use Fee
has been paid (which for the sake of clarity, includes two other Licensee Chips
developed using the same die as a New Licensee Chip as provided above), or
(iii) has been derived from a Licensee Chip which has previously been
commenced by making only error corrections, bug fixes or process geometry
shrinks, where the features and functionality do not change.
7. Royalties:
Licensee shall pay MIPS a nonrefundable royalty equal to [†] of
the
Net Revenue for each unit of a Licensee Chip shipped by Licensee to Licensee's
customer for which royalty has accrued in accordance with the Master Agreement
and pursuant to this Technology Schedule (provided, however, that the
royalty paid for each unit of a Licensee Chip shall in no event be less than
the
minimum royalty per MIPS Core set forth below), which royalty shall vary
depending upon the cumulative volume of Licensee Chips shipped by Licensee
as
described in the chart below:
[†]
Information redacted
pursuant to a confidential treatment request by Wintegra, Inc. under 17 CFR
§§
200.80(b)(4) and 230.406 and submitted separately with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.
3
Product
|
Volume
Units (in Units of Licensee
Chips
Shipped)
|
Minimum
Royalty Per MIPS
Core
(“Floor”)
|
MIPS64
5Kc
|
[†]
|
[†]
|
[†]
|
[†]
|
|
[†]
|
[†]
|
provided,
however,
that no
royalty shall accrue on Licensee Chips in which the Licensed MIPS Core under
this Technology Schedule has been disabled by Licensee using hardware, such
that
the Licensed MIPS Core is not operable and cannot be made operable by Licensee
or any third party; but
provided further,
however,
that
for any and all such Licensee Chips, Licensee shall use different and clearly
distinguished names and numbers, and Licensee shall in addition include in
any
royalty reports or other applicable reports provided to MIPS under
Section 5 of the Master Agreement, the volume, part name(s) and all other
relevant information for such Licensee Chips reasonably sufficient to enable
MIPS to track and audit license fees under Paragraph 6.1 and 6.2 and
royalties under this Paragraph 7 for any and all Licensee Chips.
8. Support
and Maintenance Fees:
Licensee shall pay MIPS a nonrefundable support and maintenance fee of [†] for
each
twelve (12) month period commencing on the first anniversary of the Schedule
Effective Date, which fee shall be due and payable fifteen (15) days prior
to
each anniversary of the Schedule Effective Date. Licensee shall provide MIPS
with the requisite purchase order in the amount of said support and maintenance
fee at least thirty (30) days prior to each applicable payment due
date.
9. Support
and Maintenance Services:
MIPS
will provide support and maintenance services in connection with the MIPS
Deliverables during the term of this Technology Schedule, provided that Licensee
has paid each annual support and maintenance fee referred to in Section 8 above.
In connection with such services, MIPS commits to provide support to Licensee
from the MIPS Denmark Development Center through a single point of contact
in
Copenhagen, Denmark. Attachment A
to this
Technology Schedule details MIPS' support and maintenance
obligations.
10. Term:
The
term of this Technology Schedule shall begin on the Schedule Effective Date
and,
unless earlier terminated, shall continue for a period of five (5)
years.
11. Program
Managers:
[†]
Information redacted
pursuant to a confidential treatment request by Wintegra, Inc. under 17 CFR
§§
200.80(b)(4) and 230.406 and submitted separately with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.
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For Licensee: |
Yoram
Yeivin
Vice
President of Engineering
Wintegra
Ltd.
Xxxx
Xxxxxx 0 Xxxx asia Xx.
Xx
xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxx 00000 XXXXXX
P.O.B.
3048
Phone:
000 (00) 000-0000
Fax:
Oil (00) 000-0000
E-mail:
xxxxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx
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For
MIPS:
|
Babak
Tahari
North
America/Asia Support Manager
MIPS
Technologies, Inc.
0000
Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxxx
Xxxx, XX 00000
Phone:
(000) 000-0000
Fax:
(000) 000-0000
E-Mail:
xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
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Notice
of
changes in the above addresses or contacts shall be given in writing in
accordance with Section 15.1 of the Agreement.
12. Joint
Press Announcement:
Licensee and MIPS shall jointly announce the existence of the license to the
Licensed MIPS Core specified in this Technology Schedule promptly (or on a
date mutually agreed) after the Schedule Effective Date. Any such joint
announcement and the date of such joint announcement shall be mutually agreed
upon.
13. Additional
Terms:
13.1 Export
Information:
For
your reference, the U.S. Bureau of Export Administration ("BXA")
categorizes products created using MIPS Deliverables as "Category 4" products
(such category includes high performance computers, assemblies, microprocessors,
software and technology) and determines the need for export licenses by, among
other things, the composite theoretical performance ("CTP")
of a
computer, measured by millions of theoretical operations per second
("MTOPS").
The
BXA currently views exports (and transfers and uses for reexport) to countries
based in part on the "Tier" in which such countries fall, with Tier 1 countries
being the most favorable and Tier 4 countries being the least favorable. As
of
the Schedule Effective Date, if used in computers with a CTP of up to 6,500
MTOPS and not capable of a CTP exceeding 6,500 MTOPS in aggregation, Category
4
products may be shipped without an export license (utilizing the license
exception CTP) to any country except Tier 4 countries (which require export
licenses or special government approval). In addition, Category 4 products
are subject to specific rules implemented by the BXA depending on the "Tier"
of
the countries in question. Further, some end-users and purchasing entities
and
persons have been determined by the BXA to require an export license if they
are
the destination of a Category 4 product by export or by transfer or use for
reexport. Other applicable governing bodies promulgate additional laws, rules
and regulations and will amend and/or supplement them over time.
13.2 Option
to Purchase Hard Core from Licensee:
In
consideration for the rights granted under this Technology Schedule, Licensee
agrees that MIPS shall have the right and option during the term of this
Technology Schedule, to acquire from Licensee a Licensed Hard Core
Implementation of the Licensed MIPS Core together with the nonexclusive,
worldwide, nontransferable, royalty-free fully paid up right and license to
the
Licensed Hard Core Implementation, including all Intellectual Property Rights
therein, and the right to use, copy, have copied, modify, have modified, create
derivative works thereof and to license such Licensed Hard Core Implementation
or any derivative work thereof to MIPS licensees for any purpose upon payment
by
MIPS to Licensee, in the amount of [†].
Licensee acknowledges and agrees that Licensee is responsible for obtaining
all
permissions, licenses, and consents necessary from any third party in order
to
develop the Licensed Hard Core Implementation and license it to MIPS as
described in this Section 13.2; provided, however, that in connection with
such license, (a) Licensee shall provide MIPS with a complete list of the
identities and contact information of all third parties whose intellectual
property is incorporated in the Licensed Hard Core Implementation no later
than
the first Tapeout of such Licensed Hard Core Implementation, and (b) MIPS shall
be responsible for obtaining all permissions, licenses and consents necessary
from the third parties so identified by Licensee in order to effectuate the
license with respect to such third party intellectual property. The deliverables
for the Licensed Hard Core Implementation shall meet design specifications
and
comply with process technology data and rules and shall be similar in scope
as
those provided by MIPS to its licensees for such hard core
implementations.
[†] Information redacted pursuant to a confidential treatment request by Wintegra, Inc. under 17 CFR §§ 200.80(b)(4) and 230.406 and submitted separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, each party has caused this Technology Schedule to be executed
by its duly authorized representative:
MIPS TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL AG ("MIPS") | WINTEGRA LTD. ("LICENSEE") | |||
By: | /s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx | By: | /s/ Xxxx Xxx-Xxx |
Print Name: | Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx | Print Name: | Xxxx Xxx-Xxx |
Title: | Director | Title: | CEO |
Date: | January 10, 2001 | Date: | January 10, 2001 |
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ATTACHMENT
A
to
the
Technology Schedule for the MIPS64 5Kc Core
MIPS
Support and Maintenance Program
Maintenance
of Licensed MIPS Core:
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MIPS
will provide updates made generally available by MIPS to similar
licensees
of the Licensed MIPS Core, and to the MIPS Deliverables listed
in the
Technology Schedule.
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MIPS
will provide bug fixes made generally available by MIPS to similar
licensees of the Licensed MIPS Core, and to the MIPS Deliverables
listed
in the Technology Schedule,
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Updates
and bug fixes will be distributed when generally available from MIPS.
At
MIPS sole discretion, a limited number of updates and/or bug fixes
may be
distributed prior to general availability in order to assure the
quality
and applicability of the update and/or bug
fix.
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Technical
Support:
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MIPS
will assign a Technical Support Program Manager as the contact person
for
technical support for the Licensed MIPS Core and the MIPS Deliverables
listed in the Technology Schedule.
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MIPS
will provide guidance on system environment and methodology for using
the
Licensed MIPS Core and the MIPS Deliverables listed in the Technology
Schedule.
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¨
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MIPS
will address questions regarding interfaces to the Licensed MIPS
Core and
compatibility verification testing of the Licensed MIPS
Core.
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As
part of the first year maintenance and support, a two (2) day training
course will be provided to Licensee for up to eight (8) Licensee
employees
focusing on the architecture and hardware interface with the Licensed
MIPS
Core. The training will take place at MIPS'
facility.
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Additional
training courses are available from MIPS. If Licensee desires a standard
training program, Licensee will be charged MIPS' then standard training
rates and may obtain such additional training courses via submission
of a
Purchase Order referencing this Technology Schedule that is signed by
Licensee and approved by MIPS. If Licensee desires a custom training
program, Licensee may obtain such additional training course via
a
Statement of Work signed by both parties pursuant to a separate Master
Professional Services Agreement entered into by the
parties.
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MIPS
will provide Technical Support via telephone and/or email, and support
will be directed to the Licensee contact
person.
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¨
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MIPS
will provide phone and email support on the MIPS Deliverables listed
in
the Technology Schedule. Bundled support is limited to forty (40)
hours
for each year of maintenance and support
services.
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Additional
support hours are available from MIPS in blocks of 100 hours as a
value-added engineering services consulting package delivered on
a time
and materials basis and will be charged at MIPS' then standard support
rates. Licensee may obtain such additional support via submission
of a
Purchase Order referencing this Technology Schedule that is signed
by
Licensee and approved by MIPS.
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As
part of the first year maintenance and support, one (1) reference
board
will be provided to Licensee when made available by
MIPS.
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Additional
reference boards may be available from MIPS or MIPS' supplier. If
available from MIPS, Licensee may obtain such additional reference
boards
via submission of a Purchase Order referencing this Technology Schedule
that is signed by Licensee and approved by
MIPS.
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MIPS
will address questions and provide support for the reference board,
board
firmware and documentation provided by MIPS, but will not be responsible
for support of any Third Party software or documentation. MIPS does
not
explicitly or implicitly warrant, maintain or support any Third Party
products, services, software, operating systems or solutions and
Licensee
must obtain any support for Third Party deliverables directly from
the
Third Party.
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Technical
Support time will be charged per hour per Technical Support Incident.
An
Incident is defined as a single Technical Support event that may
take
several Licensee contacts to resolve. A single Licensee report request
may
result in multiple Incidents.
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MIPS
will respond to Technical Support requests within 24 hours of request.
24-hour response shall be limited to regular working days (weekends
and US
and Denmark business holidays are excluded). Response time is not
the time
required to resolve the problem.
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MIPS
will provide a case number for all Technical Support
Incidents.
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MIPS
will provide weekly status updates to the Licensee for all Technical
Support Incidents open for over five (5) working
days.
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Escalation
of Technical Support Incidents open more than ten (10) business days
is
available at the Licensee's request. The Licensee may request review
and
escalation of the unresolved Incident through the MIPS' Program Managers),
or through MIPS' Director of Support and Services. Licensee and MIPS
shall
work to resolve the escalated Incident. Licensee acknowledges the
complex
technical nature of CPU cores and understands that some support requests,
by their nature, take indeterminate time to
resolve.
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All
Technical Support requests are logged in a support database used
for
Technical Support quality
assurance.
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Quality
Assurance:
The
Technical Program Manager will hold a customer support review meeting at least
once a month in order to review performance, and address issues that have been
raised, subject to the forty (40) hours bundle as referenced in the Technical
Support section above. MIPS shall agree to additional meetings, or waiver of
these meetings, at Licensee's reasonable request, and MIPS will not unreasonably
withhold its approval of these requests. Attendees will be the MIPS' Program
Manager(s), the Licensee's Program Manager(s) and such other Licensee and MIPS
representative(s) as the Program Manager(s) deem appropriate. Feedback coming
from the Licensee with respect to Licensee's experience of working with MIPS
and
MIPS Technology may be presented to MIPS senior management. Engineering
Services:
Engineering
Services:
Services
not provided by Maintenance and Technical Support are available from MIPS'
Engineering Services organization. Licensee may procure such services either
pursuant to a separate Master Professional Services Agreement under which MIPS
and Licensee may enter into Statements of Work (SOWs), Maintenance Schedules
and/or Training Schedules from time to time or, when appropriate, pursuant
to a
separate Purchase Order signed by Licensee and approved by MIPS. MIPS may
provide the following services at the Engineering Services rates in effect
when
the SOW, Maintenance Schedule, Training Schedule and/or Purchase Order are
mutually agreed upon. Examples of these services are:
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Support
in tailoring of the MIPS Deliverables to the Licensee's own design
flow.
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Support
of the Licensee during the core hardening stage of
development.
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Support
in the integration and interface of the core within the Licensee's
System
on Chip.
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MIPS
software expert guidance which may include assistance with
:
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Optimization
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Exception
handlers
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Memory
Mapping Issues
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Boot
code
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EJTAG
usage
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Help
in the "bring-up" of Licensee's SOC in Licensee's system
board.
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Guidance
in MIPS core related issues during the system level verification
phase of
development
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In
order
to obtain a quote for any Engineering Services, please contact your MIPS Program
Manager(s) or send email to: xxxxxxx@xxxx.xxx.
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