Qimonda AG Confidential Materials Omitted and Filed Separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential Portions denoted by [***]. Twelfth Amendment to (110nm) License and (90/70nm) Technical Cooperation Agreement Dated 13 November 2002
Exhibit 4(i)(T)
Qimonda AG
Confidential Materials Omitted and Filed Separately with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
Confidential Portions denoted by [***].
Confidential Materials Omitted and Filed Separately with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
Confidential Portions denoted by [***].
Twelfth Amendment to
(110nm) License and (90/70nm) Technical Cooperation Agreement Dated 13
November 2002
(110nm) License and (90/70nm) Technical Cooperation Agreement Dated 13
November 2002
This amendment (“Amendment”) is entered into by and between
Nanya Technology Corporation, a company legally established under the laws of the Republic of China
and having its head office at Hwa-Ya Technology Park 000, Xxxxxxx 0xx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx of China (hereinafter “Nanya”),
and
Qimonda AG, a company legally established under the laws of Germany and having its head office at
Xxxxxx-Xxxxxxxxx-Xxxx 000, 00000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx (hereinafter “QAG”),
(individually “Party”; collectively “Parties”).
WHEREAS, Nanya and Infineon Technologies AG (hereinafter “Infineon”) entered into a (110 nm)
License and (90/70 nm) Technical Cooperation Agreement on 13 November, 2002 (hereinafter ”TCA”),
which was assigned from Infineon to QAG on 1st May 2006; and
WHEREAS, Nanya and Infineon have entered into a 9th Amendment to (110 nm) License and
(90/70 nm) Technical Cooperation Agreement hereinafter “9th Amendment to TCA” which
was assigned from Infineon to QAG on 1st May 2006 to add one more DDR3 interface based Contract
Product (the “1G H70”) into the existing Technical Cooperation Projects; and
WHEREAS, the Parties have the joint understanding that the 1G H70 developement shall start with a
pre-development phase performed by Nanya and under the contribution of relevant basic development
technology of QAG,
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual covenants contained herein, Nanya and
QAG agree as follows:
1. Development Location for the 1G H70
Following shall replace Article 6 of the 9th Amendment to TCA:
“The Management Coordinators have mutually decided, that all pre-development activities for the
1G H70 as defined in Exhibit 8.4.2 performed solely by Nanya will be performed at Nanya-Texas.
The joint development activities for the 1G H70 will be performed within the design center of QAG in Munich ”QAG-Munich”. The Parties’ foregoing joint development activities for the 1G H70 shall be performed under the terms and conditions of the TCA.
The joint development activities for the 1G H70 will be performed within the design center of QAG in Munich ”QAG-Munich”. The Parties’ foregoing joint development activities for the 1G H70 shall be performed under the terms and conditions of the TCA.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the test activities of the 1G H70 will be performed in
QAG-Munich, QAG’s design center in Raleigh ”QAG-Raleigh”, Nanya Taiwan
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and Nanya —Texas concurrently.”
2. Calculation of the Development cost of the 1G H70
Following sentences shall be added to Article 4 of the 9th Amendment to TCA :
“iv) Notwithstanding the provision under Article 2 of the 9th Amendment to TCA to
the contrary, Nanya shall solely bear any and all costs and expenses related to the
pre-development activities as specified under Exhibit 8.4.2 and QAG shall solely bear any and
all costs and expenses related to the activities as specified under Exhibit 8.4.3. QAG shall
solely provide the basic development activities as specified under Exhibit 8.4.3. Nanya´s
pre-development activities under Exhibit 8.4.2 as well as the basic development activities of
QAG under Exhibit 8.4.3 are considered to be Background Technology and/or Background Patents.
Notwithstanding the foregoing provision i) to iii) and the provision under Article 2 of the
9th Amendment to TCA to the contrary, the respective efforts of both Parties as
specified under Exhibit 8.4.2 for Nanya and under Exhibit 8.4.3 for QAG are considered to be
balanced.”
3. Review of the Pre-Development Activities
Both Parties agree to jointly review the performance of the pre-development activities as specified under Exhibit 8.4.2 each month during Nanya’s performance for such activities. The foregoing review shall be held in QAG-Munich and Nanya-Texas alternately or through the video conference upon mutually agreed by the Project Managers.
Both Parties agree to jointly review the performance of the pre-development activities as specified under Exhibit 8.4.2 each month during Nanya’s performance for such activities. The foregoing review shall be held in QAG-Munich and Nanya-Texas alternately or through the video conference upon mutually agreed by the Project Managers.
4. Milestone Plan
Replace Exhibit 8.4.1 with regard to the milestone plan for the 1G H70 by the new Exhibit 8.4.1
as attached to this Amendment.
5. Miscellaneous
Unless explicitly amended hereunder, all of the other provisions of the TCA and its amendments
thereof shall remain intact and unchanged.
6. Effective Date
This Amendment shall be retroactively effective from 1st May 2006 upon execution by
the respective duly authorized representatives of the Parties.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Amendment to be executed in duplicate by their
respective duly authorized representatives as follows.
Nanya Technology Corporation | Qimonda AG | |||||||||
By:
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/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxx | By: | /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx | |||||||
Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxx Title: Senior Vice President Date: September 20, 2006 |
Name: Xxxxx Xxxxx Title: Senior Vice President Date: September 20, 2006 |
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By: |
/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx | |||||||||
Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx Title: Vice President |
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Date: September 18, 2006 |
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Exhibit 8.4.1: Schedules for Development Projects (Key Milestones)
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Exhibit 8.4.2 : Pre-development activities to be solely performed by Nanya:
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Exhibit 8.4.3 : Basic development activities to be solely performed by QAG
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