CONTRACT MANUFACTURING AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT
4.18
This
Agreement (the “Agreement”) is made as of June
24, 2008 (the “Effective
Date”) between Voltaire Ltd. located at 0 Xxxxxxxxx Xx., Xxxx. A
-Herzliya (hereafter referred to as “Voltaire”) and Zicon Ltd.
located 0 Xxxxx Xx – Petah Tikva (hereafter referred to as “Zicon”).
FACTS
Zicon is
experienced in contract manufacturing and provides services for
Networking/Telecom OEM’s in Israel and worldwide.
Zicon
meets the highest quality standards including ISO 9000 standards and other
standards as described herein and provides on a full turnkey basis a complete
range of manufacturing services supporting prototype development to volume
production.
Voltaire
develops, produces and markets technologies and solutions in the InfiniBand
area.
Voltaire has
undertaken and may undertake further long –term commitments of supplying circuit
boards, subsystems, and complete systems to major OEM’s and others.
The
parties desire to cooperate, where Zicon shall provide Voltaire on a
non-exclusive basis as a subcontractor a complete range of contract
manufacturing services starting from R&D and prototypes and moving into
volume production.
NOW,
THEREFORE, for valuable consideration, including the mutual promises and
covenants set forth in this Agreement, the receipt and sufficiency of which is
hereby acknowledged by each Party, the Parties agree as set forth
below.
1.
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DEFINITIONS
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The
following terms shall have the following respective meanings:
1.1
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BOM shall mean the Xxxx of
Materials approved by Voltaire for a given Product, which may be changed
by Voltaire from time to time by written notice to Zicon. The BOM shall
include a list of all components, mechanics, PCB, cables, connectors,
modules, sub-assemblies, and other items that are assembled in the
Product, with their corresponding list of Voltaire’s approved vendors'
list (the "AVL"),
which may be changed by Voltaire from time to time by written notice to
Zicon, their corresponding part numbers, and their reference
designators.
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1.2
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BOM Cost shall mean the BOM cost of
purchasing the Materials in quoted volumes as approved by Voltaire from
suppliers listed in the AVL including Materials supplied by and purchased
from Voltaire, as shall be determined by Voltaire. The BOM Cost shall
include only the price list for purchasing the Materials, and shall
include any indirect purchasing cost, including but not limited to any
shipping cost (that are part of the agreed handling xxxx-up (except for
unusual shipping cost of new PCB’s or Mechanical parts). The
BOM Cost will be reviewed on a quarterly
basis.
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1.3
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Confidential Information
shall mean all information that is provided by either Party to the
other in connection with this Agreement, in written, oral or any other
form, including all information that was required to be kept confidential
under the NDA previously signed by the Parties. Confidential
Information shall also include the Manufacturing Data, the Specifications,
the Procedures, the Rolling Forecast, the BOM, the BOM Cost, the Product
Purchase Orders, and the Material Purchase Orders, the Final Testing
Results, failure reports, the Product Production Files and any information
related to this Agreement that is managed by Zicon’s enterprise resource
planning (ERP) system.
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Confidential
Information shall not include information that:
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a.
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Is
or becomes generally known or available by publication (other than non
authorized publication by the Receiving Party or on its behalf),
commercial use or description in an issued or published U.S. or non-U.S.
patent or application or otherwise through no breach of this Agreement by
the Receiving Party;
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b.
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Has
become known and has been reduced to tangible form by the Receiving Party
prior to the time of disclosure and is not subject to
restriction;
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c.
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Is
lawfully obtained from a third party who has the right to make such
disclosure; or
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d.
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Is
authorized for specific disclosure by the Disclosing Party in writing and
for the purpose of such authorized disclosure
only.
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1.4
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Contract Manufacturing Services
shall mean a complete set of manufacturing services to be provided
by Zicon to Voltaire under this Agreement for the manufacturing of a given
Product on a full turn key basis according to Voltaire Product Production
Files. Contract Manufacturing Services shall support Voltaire from R&D
and prototype phase, through pre-production phase, to
volume production phase.
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Contract
Manufacturing Services shall include, among others:
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a.
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Updating
and maintenance of Product & Production Files in accordance with
Voltaire's instructions as set forth
herein.
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b.
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Component
engineering, supply chain and logistics management, material requirements
planning, inventory management and
purchasing.
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c.
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Inspection,
production control, assembly, and manufacturing of Product
Units.
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d.
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Quality
assurance as shall be instructed by Voltaire from time to time, including
JTAG, ICT, AOI and final testing
(ATE).
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e.
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Configuration
support, product change, upgrade and repair, reports as requested by
Voltaire, computing and information system update and
access.
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f.
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Product packaging and
shipping.
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1.5
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Day(s) shall mean
calendar day(s).
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1.6
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Defective Product Unit(s)
shall mean any purchased Product Unit
that:
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a.
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Fails
to meet any part of the Specifications and/or Procedures for any reason,
unless conforms to a change ordered by Voltaire,
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b.
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Is
defective in its
appearance,
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c.
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Fails
to meet any of Zicon's warranties in Section 9
herein.
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1.7
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Epidemic Failure means
the occurrence of the same manufacturing failure of the Product to meet
the Specifications in at least 10% of Product Units of all affected batch
or batches.
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1.8
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Materials shall mean all
the materials incorporated in a given Product as specified and approved by
Voltaire in the relevant BOM and/or Specifications. The Materials shall
include components, mechanics, PCB, cables, connectors, modules,
assemblies, and other items.
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1.9
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Material Purchase Order
shall mean the purchase order issued by Zicon for purchasing the
Materials under this Agreement.
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1.10
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Nonstandard Item shall
mean any specific Material included in a given Product to be defined by
Voltaire, from time to time, as a Nonstandard Item. Nonstandard Items may
include, among others, single source vendor/supplier items, high-cost
items, long-lead-time items, customized items, or others. Examples for
Nonstandard Items are: FPGA components, ASIC components, customized
VCXO’s, Power Supply, enclosures,
etc.
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1.11
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Party shall mean either
of Voltaire or Zicon, as the context indicates; and “Parties” shall mean
both of Voltaire and Zicon.
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1.12
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Procedures shall mean
the procedures specified by Voltaire for manufacturing and testing the
Product Units of a given Product at the development phase, the
pre-production phase, and production phase. The procedures may
be standard (IPC 610 II or other) and as added in Exhibit D and/or
nonstandard (as may be required by Voltaire’s customers) and Voltaire may
modify or change the Procedures by written notice to Zicon, effective as
of the date of such notice, at any time and for any given Product. The
Procedures may include assembly procedures, quality assurance and control
procedures, ECR (Engineering changes request), ECO ( Engineering changes
order), and final testing
procedures.
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1.13
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Product(s) shall mean
any of Voltaire’s products to be non-exclusively manufactured under this
Agreement as solely determined by Voltaire from time to time. A Product
may be a board, a sub-system, a complete system, or other all as
determined by Voltaire. A Product may be a development phase
prototype, a pre-production phase product, and/or a volume production
product, all as determined by
Voltaire.
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1.14
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Product Delivery Date
shall mean the date for delivering the Product Unit(s) as specified
by Voltaire in the Product Purchase
Order.
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1.15
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Product Purchase Order
shall mean the purchase order
issued by Voltaire for the manufacturing, testing and the delivery of
Product Unit(s).
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1.16
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Product Production Files
for a given Product shall mean all
information of any nature, including all information that has been
generated and/or updated by Zicon under this Agreement, that may be
reasonably useful in the development, manufacture and the testing of the
Product in accordance with the Procedures along with clear instructions
for manufacturing and testing the Product sufficient to permit the
successfully manufacture and test the Product. Product Files shall also
include the AVL, all hardware and mechanical designs including the Product
and any related custom mechanics or electronics used for the manufacturing
and the testing of the Product, the Specifications, the BOM, the
Procedures, all testing files, configuration management, Engineering
Change Requests, Engineering Change Orders, and manufacturing and
engineering notes related to the Product manufacturing and testing,
failure reports, statistics, etc.
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1.17
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Product Unit Price shall
mean the unit price specified in the Product Purchase Order to be paid by
Voltaire to Zicon for a given Product Unit that has been successfully
manufactured, complies with the Procedures and the Specifications, and has
been delivered by Zicon and accepted by Voltaire to Voltaire’s Dock. The
Product Unit Price includes shipping cost for delivery to Voltaire's Dock
but excludes additional shipping cost for delivery at places other than
Voltaire’s Dock.
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1.18
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Product Unit(s) shall
mean units of the Product(s). Product Units shall also include all related
prototypes, development phase samples, and pre-production
units.
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1.19
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Product Purchase Order Date
shall mean the date of issuing a Product Purchase Order by
Voltaire.
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1.20
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Specifications shall
mean the specification for each Product as determined by Voltaire,
including detailed testing requirements and set-ups, as may be changed
from time to time by Voltaire.
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1.21
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Standard Item shall mean
any Material included in a given Product according to the Specifications
(for example a component) excluding the Nonstandard Items defined by
Voltaire for the Product.
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1.22
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Voltaire’s Dock shall
mean a location or a set of locations in Israel as shall be determined
from time to time by Voltaire.
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2.
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CONTRACT MANUFACTURING
SERVICES
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2.1
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Zicon
shall provide Voltaire the Contract Manufacturing Services for any
Product, as determined by Voltaire from time to time. Zicon
shall not subcontract the Contract Manufacturing Services or any part
thereof to any third party without Voltaire's prior consent in
writing.
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2.2
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Zicon
shall assign a Customer Support Manager that shall be responsible of
managing Voltaire’s Contract Manufacturing Services and shall be the
contact person for Voltaire.
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2.3
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During
the terms of this Agreement, Zicon shall allow Voltaire representatives
and employees to work on Zicon’s manufacturing site for self conducting
some final testing for the Products and/or for any other purpose related
to the Contract Manufacturing Services as to be determined by Voltaire.
Zicon shall allocate exclusively to Voltaire a reasonable space and other
agreed upon resources that are useful in the manufacturing of the
Products. Voltaire shall be entitled to reject Products as a result of
such tests or to ask that changes will be made to any production process
(through proper ECO).
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2.4
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Zicon’s
sole compensation for al its undertaking and services provided under this
Agreement shall be incorporated in the Purchase Order Price. Zicon shall
not be entitled to any other compensation, and Voltaire has no obligation
to any compensation except for the payments for delivered Product Units or
any other services as agreed by the parties and covered by a PO of
Voltaire .
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2.5
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Zicon
shall assign to the manufacture of each Product personnel in such number
and skills adequate to meet its obligations hereunder. Such personnel
shall be adequately trained and qualified for the job, including regarding
the use of all applicable manufacturing and test equipment (including the
Equipment) in accordance with the Specifications and Procedures and all
relevant industry standards.
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3.
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PRODUCT UNIT(S)
PURCHASE ORDER(S)
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3.1
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Zicon
shall supply Voltaire Product Units that conform to the Specifications,
the Procedures, and to all other requirements of this
Agreement.
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3.2
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The
Product Units to be supplied under this Agreement shall be ordered by
Product Purchase Orders to be issued by Voltaire from time to time at its
sole and absolute discretion.
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3.3
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From
time to time, Voltaire shall issue to Zicon Product Purchase
Orders.
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3.4
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Zicon
shall acknowledge receipt and confirm acceptance of Product Purchase
Orders, or object to Product Purchase Orders (only to the extent that such
Product Purchase orders contradict with this Agreement) within three (3)
working Days of receiving such a Product Purchase Order . All other terms
of the Product Purchase Order, including the Product Delivery Date, , and
the Unit Price should be confirmed within seven working (7)
days.
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3.5
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The
Product Purchase Orders issued by Voltaire may contain, among others, the
following information:
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(a)
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Complete
list of the Products covered by the Product Purchase
Order;
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(b)
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Model
number;
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(c)
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Quantities;
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(d)
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Delivery
Date; The delivery date should be no longer than the longest LT of the
components of applicable product plus 4 weeks. Zicon shall reduce the lead
time where feasible;
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(e)
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Products'
Unit Price;
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(f)
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All
other information and instructions deemed necessary by
Voltaire.
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3.6
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Upon
notice to Zicon, Voltaire may increase or decrease quantities, alter
deliveries or cancel any Purchase Order or any part thereof, by giving
Zicon written notice, within the limitations listed in Table
A.
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3.7
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Voltaire
reserves the option to cancel any Purchase Order or part thereof which
incurs a delivery delay of twenty (20) days or more from the delivery date
confirmed by Zicon, , without being subjected to any penalty or liability
for the unshipped balance, and without derogating from any of its other
rights. In calculating any delivery delay the Parties shall not take into
account delays caused solely by Voltaire, including ECOs and/of Force
Major.
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Table A : Product Purchase
Order Rescheduling and Changes
Number of Days prior
to originally scheduled
Delivery Date
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Permissible Rescheduling and Volume Changes for Product
Purchase Orders
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0 –
14 Days
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No
cancellations are allowed. Quantities may be increased without limitation,
however delivery for increased quantities must be agreed by Zicon who
shall make best efforts to supply.Products Purchase Orders maybe deferred
for any reason for a period of 30 days. Re-scheduling can be done only
once.
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15
– 60
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Quantities
may be increased without limitation. Delivery for increased quantities
must be agreed by Zicon who shall make best efforts to
supply.
No
limitation for cancellations, deferral or re-scheduling. In this case
Zicon will have the rights to require compensation for items which
purchase orders could not be cancelled or postponed. In addition ,Voltaire
will compensate Zicon as follows: The relative part WIP that was done
until such cancellation (as can be evidenced by written
documentation). No compensation will be paid for any WIP which
may be used by Zicon for any other activity.
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More
than 61 Days
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Quantities
may be increased without limitation.
No
limitation for cancellation, deferral or re-scheduling (excluding with
respect to NCNR (non cancellable non returnable items) LLI (long lead-time
items) and items with cancellation window above 55 days, which were
confirmed by Voltaire - in which case Voltaire will only compensate Zicon
for the relative part WIP that was done until cancellation (as can be
evidenced by written
documentation)).
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a)
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Zicon
shall exercise its best efforts to meet any accelerated deliveries and
increase of quantities.
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b)
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Zicon
shall allocate production capacity for Voltaire based upon the aggregate
volume of Product Units to be produced each month according to the issued
Product Purchase Orders and the rescheduling and volume changes as
described in Table
A.
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c)
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Zicon
shall honor production volume increase or other changes all as described
in Table
A.
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d)
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Zicon
shall also honor any Product mix as requested by Voltaire..Additional
charges that Zicon may incur as a result of changes requested by Voltaire
will be presented to Voltaire and covered by Product Purchase
Orders.
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4.
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MATERIALS, SUPPLIERS
and VENDORS
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4.1
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Zicon
shall use only Materials as specified by the relevant BOM for the
manufacture of each Product.
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4.2
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Zicon
shall not use any used, refurbished nor reconditioned
Materials.
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4.3
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Zicon
shall use only Materials that are manufactured by suppliers listed in the
AVL at the agreed BOM Cost.
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4.4
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In
cases where Zicon purchases any Materials directly from foreign approved
suppliers listed in the AVL that have a local agent in Israel, the
purchasing shall be such that the local agent shall be also involved,
unless otherwise directed by Voltaire; all subject to the BOM
Cost.
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4.5
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Zicon
shall purchase all the Materials from suppliers under the terms of
corresponding supply agreements, which shall be approved by Voltaire and
shall include sufficient back-to-back provisions in order to allow Zicon
to meet its undertaking hereunder (including with respect to last-buy of
Materials, lead times, quantities of production,
etc.).
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4.6
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The
supply agreements shall be such that all suppliers’ obligations with
respect to Zicon shall be also with respect to Voltaire. Zicon shall
receive no other benefit from the suppliers, either directly or
indirectly, either affecting the BOM Cost or not, except for the actual
purchasing of the Materials for the
Products.
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4.7
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Zicon
shall use for the manufacturing and testing of the Products only
subcontractors that are listed in the AVL. All obligations of such
subcontractors shall be also with respect to
Voltaire.
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4.8
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Zicon
may recommend Voltaire to consider the use of alternative Material items,
but shall not use any such Material item before Voltaire’s written
approval.
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4.9
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Zicon
shall inform Voltaire in writing regarding any relevant information it has
received in connection with the Materials including especially phase out
announcements, obsolescence, quality issues, and any other information
which may be useful to Voltaire and/or has any impact on the manufacturing
and the functionality of the Products promptly upon receiving any such
information. Without derogating any of Zicon’s obligations with respect to
the manufacturing and the delivery of the Product Units in accordance to
the Product Purchase Orders, Zicon shall do its best effort to include in
its agreements with the Material suppliers a last buy option that shall
allow Zicon to order and purchase large volumes before supplier’s
discontinuing or phase out in order to meet its obligations
hereunder.
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4.10
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Zicon
shall not issue purchase orders for Materials on an NCNR (non
cancellable-non returnable) basis, LLI (long lead-time) items and items
with cancellation window above 55 days without Voltaire’s prior written
approval.
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4.11
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Voltaire
has the right to fully audit Zicon’s Material Purchase Orders and prices
related to Voltaire’s Products.
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4.12
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Zicon
shall provide the documents relevant to sub-section (k) above and prices
to Voltaire on a regular basis or within seven (7) Days of receiving a
Voltaire specific request.
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5.
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MATERIAL ORDER
METHODOLOGY
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5.1
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Without
derogating any of Zicon’s obligations with respect to the manufacturing
and the delivery of the Product Units in accordance to the Product
Purchase Orders, Zicon shall purchase all Materials for any Product
following the order methodology specified in this
Agreement.
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5.2
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The
volume of the Materials to be purchased shall be determined by Voltaire
Purchase Orders.
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5.3
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Zicon
shall be responsible for the storage and management of all maintained
inventories and shall maintain all customary quality standards, including
in accordance with the Specifications and
Procedures.
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Material Order
Methodology – Table B
Material
Purchase
Order
Time prior
to Delivery
Date
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Standard
Items
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PCB
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Metal
Items
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PCB Assembly
(Labor)
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Top assembly
& Final
Integration
(Labor)
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1 month
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Order
100% (Issued Product Purchase Orders)
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Order
100% (Issued Product Purchase Orders)
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Order
100% (Issued Product Purchase Orders)
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Order
100% (Issued Product Purchase Orders)
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Order
100% (Issued Product Purchase Orders)
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2 months
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Order
100% (Issued Product Purchase Orders)
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Order
100% (Issued Product Purchase Orders)
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Order
100% (Issued Product Purchase Orders)
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NA
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NA
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a)
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The
purchase by Zicon of all Standard Items for all Products shall be
according to the material order methodology as specified in Table
B, unless otherwise directed by Voltaire. Table B specifies volumes
and times for Material orders.
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b)
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The
purchase of all Nonstandard Items shall be as specified by Voltaire for
each Nonstandard Item.
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c)
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For
any Product, including but not limited development phase prototypes,
Voltaire has the right to determine the Material order volumes/times, and
to make any change in the Material order volumes/times with respect to the
material order methodology of Table
B.
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d)
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Voltaire
will pay for dead materials (i.e. which are no longer used in Voltaire’s
BOM due to ECO or EOL), as communicated by Voltaire from time to
time.
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6.
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BOM COST and PRODUCT
UNIT PRICE
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6.1
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Zicon
shall purchase the Materials inventory at the BOM Cost of Voltaire’s
approved volumes.
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6.2
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The
BOM Cost may be revised by Voltaire on a quarterly
basis.
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6.3
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Voltaire
may change the BOM Cost with respect to specified
volumes.
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6.4
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The
Product Unit Price to be paid by Voltaire to Zicon shall be set up
according to Exhibits
A and B.
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6.5
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For
NPI (New Product Introduction) - the Product Unit Price for Product Units
prototypes during the development phase (the number of Products Units as
shall be determined by Voltaire for each Product) will be set up according
to Exhibit
B.
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6.6
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Mellanox
items supplied by Voltaire to Zicon, will be subject to a * %
handling xxxx up.
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When
transfer cost will be zero (o), the handling xxxx up will be * %.
7.
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PAYMENTS, PACKAGING,
and SHIPPING
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7.1
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Zicon
shall ship the Product Units as specified in the Product Purchase Order
and according to Voltaire instructions within the state of
Israel.
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7.2
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Zicon
shall report to Voltaire about Product Units ready for shipping listing
part numbers and serial numbers.
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7.3
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If
Zicon cannot deliver the Product Units on schedule, then Zicon shall as
soon as it becomes aware of the delay, inform Voltaire thereof in writing
stating the reason for the delay, and propose a new delivery date which
Voltaire may accept or reject and cancel the Product Purchase Order or any
part thereof. A shipment delay of less than fifteen (15) days shall not be
deemed a breach of this Agreement if Zicon employed best efforts to avoid
such a delay.
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7.4
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Zicon
shall pack the Product Units according to the Specifications, including
but not limited to logo marking, bar code marking, labeling of any type,
and the use of custom packaging.
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7.5
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Zicon
shall invoices to Voltaire only after the delivery of the Products
Units.
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7.6
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Voltaire
shall pay Zicon within * from invoice
date.
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7.7
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In
all cases where the terms in Voltaire’s Product Purchase Orders and
Zicon’s invoices are in conflict or are inconsistent with the terms in
this Agreement the terms of this Agreement will
prevail.
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7.8
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Voltaire
will accept only Product Units that meet the Specifications and have been
manufactured and delivered according to the Procedures as specified in the
Product Purchase Orders and BOMs.
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7.9
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Invoice
payments by Voltaire for any given Product Units does not imply acceptance
by Voltaire, and Voltaire shall be fully credited for payments done for
Product Units that were not accepted. Zicon will have 5 working days for
repair/replace the D.O.A items.
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7.10
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Without
derogating from any of Voltaire’s rights and any of Zicon’s obligations
under the terms of this Agreement, Voltaire has the right (but not the
obligation) to perform, prior to any shipment or following receipt,
acceptance or Out of Box tests of the Products at Zicon’s premises or
otherwise, in accordance with Voltaire's internal testing procedures, in
order to make sure that the Products meet the Specifications and all other
requirements under this Agreement.
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7.11
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Zicon
assumes all risks of loss and liabilities arising from the storage,
handling and shipment of Products Units until such time as such Products
Units are delivered to Voltaire's Dock on a daily basis. For the sake of
clarity, shipment of Products Units to Voltaire’s Dock at Zicon premises,
with packing list by Zicon and signed by Voltaire’s personnel, shall
constitute a shipment to Voltaire. It is also agreed the Zicon shall bear
the shipment costs of the Product Units to Voltaire’s Doc in the central
are of Israel.
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7.12
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Voltaire
will assist Zicon in the testing and debugging of products for which ATE
is not available. Zicon will not be responsible or liable for Products
that cannot be debugged by
Voltaire.
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8.
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WARRANTY
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8.1
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Zicon
warrants that (i) all Product Units of any type, that are manufactured by
Zicon, will comply to the Specifications and to the Procedures and will be
free from defects in Materials, workmanship, and in appearance for a
period of twelve (12) months from the date of acceptance thereof by
Voltaire. For any components and materials in the Product Units which are
manufactured or provided by third parties under BOM, Zicon will provide
the warranty on a back-to-back
basis.
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8.2
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Without
any derogation of Voltaire rights, Zicon shall repair or replace (at the
discretion of Voltaire) free of charge (including inland freight) any
Defective Product Unit for a period of one
(1) year from the time the Product Unit is received by
Voltaire.
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8.3
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Warranty
of a repaired or a replaced Product Unit will be six
(6) months or the balance of the original 1 year warranty from
receipt of the repaired or a replaced Product Unit by Voltaire, the longer
among them. Zicon shall repair or replace free of charge any reinstalled
Product Unit that is under
warranty.
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8.4
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Voltaire
shall give notice to Zicon of discovering a Defective Product Unit and
request a Returned Materials Authorization (“RMA”) number from
Zicon.
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8.5
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Zicon
will repair or replace defective product (RMA) within (14-20) Days from
the time the defective product arrives at Zicon, except if necessary
information or devices (supplied by Voltaire) for the RMA are not provided
by Voltaire - in which case repair or replacement will be made when the
information is provided.
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8.6
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This
warranty shall not apply to Product Units
that:
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(i) Have
been subjected to abuse, accident, and negligence in use or storage by Voltaire
or its customers.
(ii) Have
been altered or modified by any person other than Zicon or a Zicon’s
representative.
(iii) Are
defective due to Voltaire’s design, engineering or outcome of the Production
File or Xxxx of Material supplied by Voltaire.
8.7
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In
addition to the warranties specified above, Zicon warrants all Product
Units against Epidemic Failure for a period of two years after acceptance
of that Product by Voltaire, according to the following: If at any time
during the term of this Agreement, an Epidemic Failure
occurs, or significant number of Product Units that complied
with all the Specifications and the Procedures at the time of delivery,
reflect a common failure to meet any part of the Specifications that
has appeared after the time of delivery, Zicon shall:
(a) promptly provide a root cause analysis of the problem with
the assistance of Voltaire; (b) provide Voltaire within 5 business day
with a corrective action plan to repair or replace the failing Product
Units as well as all other Product Units, such plan to be coordinated with
Voltaire. Zicon shall be responsible for execution of the plan approved by
Voltaire for the repair or replacement of the failing Product Units; (c)
Zicon shall implement the corrective action plan; (d) after the corrective
plan action is fully implemented, the parties will determine whether the
root cause falls within the design of the Products Units or not. If yes,
then Voltaire will bear the costs of the corrective action plan. In all
other cases, then Zicon shall bear the costs of the corrective action
plan. All the associated costs for quick repair shall be borne by Zicon.
In the event of dispute with regard to the root cause of the Epidemic
Failure, the parties will submit the question to an agreed upon technical
arbitrator.
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8.8
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EXCEPT
AS SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT AND AS MAY BE SPECIFICALLY EXPRESSED
ELSEWHERE IN WRITING BY ZICON, ZICON MAKES NO WARRANTY WITH RESPECT TO THE
PRODUCT UNITS MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE.
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8.9
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Notwithstanding
any termination of this Agreement, Zicon shall honor all Product Purchase
Orders received prior to the termination as well as all other Purchase
Orders that have been accepted by Zicon in writing.
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8.10
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Zicon shall also repair, and/or
modify, and/or replace upon Voltaire’s sole direction any Product Unit for
which this warranty doesn’t apply. The foregoing shall be governed by the
RMA agreement.
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8.11
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Zicon
will develop and keep current a formal Disaster Plan that details Zicon’s
strategies for response to and recovery from a broad spectrum of potential
physical or financial disasters that could disrupt operations and timely
delivery of Product or Services required pursuant to this
Agreement.
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9.
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ENGINEERING
CHANGES
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9.1
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Engineering
Changes Proposed by Zicon
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(a) Zicon
may propose to Voltaire engineering changes for a given Product.
(b) In
such case, Zicon shall supply Voltaire a written description of the expected
effect of the changes Product Unit Price, and Product delivery
date.
(c) Voltaire
may disapprove the proposed changes or approve them, at its sole and absolute
discretion, by issuing a confirmed Engineering Change Order.
(d) Zicon
will not make any change in the Products before the ECO approval by
Voltaire.
9.2
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Enggineering
Changes Requested by Voltaire
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(a) Voltaire
may request Zicon, by issuing an Engineering Change Order (an "ECO"), a change in the
Product.
(b) Such
an ECO shall include a description of the proposed change sufficient to permit
Zicon to evaluate its impact on the BOM Cost, Product Unit Price, and Product
delivery date.
(c) Zicon
shall advise Voltaire of the impact of incorporating the requested Engineering
Change Order within a maximum of two to three working days from the time the
order is received in reasonable detail so to enable Voltaire to asses such
evaluation (not including estimated costs for new items which are not available
with Zicon; Voltaire will provide prices for A items).
(d) Zicon's
evaluation in accordance with sub-section (g) above shall be evaluated by
Voltaire, and upon Voltaire's agreement to such evaluation, the Engineering
Change Order requested by Voltaire shall be incorporated immediately upon
receiving Voltaire written confirmation to execute the change.
(e) Voltaire
will be allowed to implement 10 ECO at * for each quarter. Additional ECO’s
within a given quarter will be charged at * $/each ECO. Material that
turns into dead stock as a result of an ECO will be charged at cost + * %.
Workmanship cost caused by the implementation of an ECO on WIP will be covered
by Voltaire.
*
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Omitted
pursuant to a confidential treatment request. The confidential portion has
been filed separately with the
SEC.
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10.
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QUALITY
CONTROL
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10.1
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Zicon
warrants that Voltaire’s Product Units will be manufactured with the
highest quality using strict quality control procedures. Further more,
Zicon commits to meet the Specifications, all of Voltaire’s quality
control standards and Procedures, as shall be transmitted to Zicon by
Voltaire from time to time.
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10.2
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Zicon
shall present, upon request, to Voltaire’s authorized representative,
proof of the execution of the Procedures including quality control data on
defect rates, types of failures
etc.
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10.3
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Voltaire
will have the right to perform on site quality control inspection and
testing of manufactured Product
Units.
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10.4
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The
inspection and testing by Voltaire (if performed) doesn’t derogate from
any of Zicon obligations under this
Agreement.
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10.5
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If,
during the course of Voltaire inspection, faults, deficiencies or
discrepancies with the Product Production Files, the Specifications and/or
the Procedures, are found Zicon should repair them within five (5) working
days and provide corrective action to prevent this from happening
again.
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10.6
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Within
7 days following the end of each calendar quarter during the term of this
Agreement and upon Voltaire reasonable demand at any other time, Zicon
shall provide to Voltaire a written report containing such information as
shall be reasonably required by Voltaire (e.g. the number of Products
manufactured during such calendar quarter, the yield, status of inventory
maintained, information regarding quality control, problems and setbacks,
etc.). Zicon will use best efforts to increase the yield rate for each
Product.
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10.7
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Upon
reasonable notice to Zicon, Voltaire shall have the right to make an
examination and audit, during normal business hours, of records and
accounts as may contain information relating to the fulfillment by Zicon
of its obligations under this Agreement and/or to access the site at which
Zicon is manufacturing the Products, for inspecting and examining the
manufacturing process.
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11.
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ZICON
QUALIFICATION
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11.1
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Zicon
shall manufacture or have manufactured the Products at all times in
facilities that are ISO 9002 certified. Zicon represents that it works
according to IPC, and that Zicon personnel in production involved with
Voltaire projects will be IPC-610/ II certified, and to any additional
industry quality standard to assure the highest level of quality of
Products produced.
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11.2
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Zicon
shall fully participate in any Voltaire’ review process for qualification,
all as directed by Voltaire.
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11.3
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The
criteria and requirements for qualification (including standards) shall be
set up by Voltaire, and may be modified by Voltaire during the terms of
this Agreement, all as directed by
Voltaire.
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11.4
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Zicon
warrants that, where indicated by Voltaire in the applicable Product
Production File, it will comply with Rohs directive as designated in the
Product Production File. Zicon represents and warrants that it has the
expertise, knowledge and experience to perform its services under this
Agreement in accordance with said
directives.
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12.
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OWNERSHIP and PRODUCT
PRODUCTION FILES
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12.1
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Voltaire
is the sole owner of all the Production Files and the Products and all
rights of any nature related to the Products, including without
limitations, the Procedures, the Specifications, the BOM, the Product
Production Files, designs, software, reports, drawing, intellectual
properties, any accompanying documentation, any improvements to any of the
foregoing, and in any other materials, hardware, software or equipment
which may be developed by Zicon in connection with this Agreement, and any
intellectual property rights which is or shall be disclosed to Zicon or
anyone on its behalf by Voltaire or made by Zicon and/or any of its
employees, consultants or any acting on its behalf in connection with this
Agreement is and shall be the sole and exclusive property of Voltaire. In
the event that Zicon is considered to be the owner of any intellectual
property rights generated in connection with this Agreement, under any
law, Zicon shall immediately assign such rights back to
Voltaire.
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12.2
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Zicon
hereby represents and warrants that no third party intellectual property
rights are required to be used in the performance of the Contract
Manufacturing Services, unless Zicon has secured the rights to use such
rights in the fulfillment of its undertakings
herein.
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13.
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TERM and
TERMINATION
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13.1
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The
initial terms of this Agreement shall be for one year, commencing on the
Effective Date and shall be automatically renewed from year to year
thereafter each for one year term, unless earlier terminated by the
parties as follows:
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(a) By
either party upon written notice to the other party received not less than three
(3) months.
(b) By
either Party at any time upon the occurrence of any one or more of the following
events of default:
(i) Failure
of the other party to perform any significant payment obligation or covenant and
to cure such failure within thirty (30) days of receipt of written notice from
the non-defaulting party of each failure;
(ii) Failure
of the other party to perform any performance obligation of covenant and to cure
such failure within thirty (30) days after receipt of written notice from the
non-defaulting part of such failure;
(iii) The
seeking of an order for relief under the bankruptcy laws of the Israel or
similar laws of any other jurisdiction, a composition with or assignment for the
benefit of creditors, or the dissolution or liquidation of the other party;
provided that such proceedings are not cancelled within 60 days from their
commencement.
13.2
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In
an event that Voltaire wishes to terminate this agreement Voltaire’s
termination liability shall be limited to the
following:
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(a) Payment
for all Product Units delivered to Voltaire and in transit, plus finished
Product Units in Inventory prior to date of termination. Notwithstanding the
above, Zicon shall be entitled for such payments only for fully operational and
tested Product Units that were manufactured for issued Product Purchase Orders
and which are not Defective Product Units.
(b) Payment
for all “work-in process” (WIP) units which were in process prior to receipt of
notice of cancellation and that could not be completed within the date of
termination all as evidenced by written documentation.
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(c) Voltaire
may request Zicon to complete and deliver all Product Units included in
work-in-process. Notwithstanding the above, Zicon shall be entitled
for such payments only for Product Units that were manufactured for issued
Product Purchase Orders all as set up in Paragraph 3.
(d) Payment
for the in house and on order Materials plus xxxx up according to Exhibit A and B as may be
amended from time to time upon mutual consent of both parties, which have been
ordered in accordance with this Agreement and cannot be canceled and no
alternate application or usage could be found.
(e) Payment
of an amount for any restocking charges,” xxxx-backs” and cancellation charges
received by Zicon from suppliers for Materials ordered (and approved by
Voltaire). Supportive documentation shall be presented.
(f) All
not used inventory (where no alternative can be found) due to MOQ ( Minimum
order quantity )/MPQ ( Minimum package quantity ) ECO's ( Engineering
change order ) and stock purchased according to Table B.
13.2
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Zicon
shall use its best efforts to minimize cancellation charges including by
returning inventory for credit, to
cancel Materials on order, to find
alternative applications and to minimize all work-in-process
and finished Product Units to support the final production
schedule.
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13.3
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Upon
payment of the charges outlined above, all Product Units, work-in-process,
and Materials in house, in transit, or on order shall be delivered to, and
become the property of Voltaire.
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13.4
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Zicon
shall allow Voltaire, during the period of three (3) months before and
three (3) months after termination of this agreement to order whatever
quantity of Product Units and Materials Voltaire chooses, as long as all
aspects of the Product Purchase Order conform to the requirements of this
Agreement.
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13.5
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Upon
termination of this Agreement Zicon shall transfer to Voltaire the updated
Product Production Files that are in its possession as well any documents
delivered to Zicon during the course of the Agreement and any paid for
Products Units and Materials.
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13.6
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Zicon
shall honor all Purchase Orders received prior to termination as well as
all other Purchase Orders that have been accepted by
Zicon.
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13.7
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Zicon’s
termination liability shall also include payments to all suppliers,
subcontractors, etc. for all the Materials/workmanship, etc. in
transit/progress and/or
delivered/finished.
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14.
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INDEMNIFICATION
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14.1
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Zicon
shall indemnify and hold Voltaire harmless against any and all
liabilities, costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys fees,
based, connected or arising in any way on (i) any material breach of
Zicon’s representations and warranties contained in sections 8 and 11) or
(ii) any claim of direct damage of any kind, including to property of any
kind, or injuries to persons related directly or
indirectly to the Product Units, Materials, Product
workmanship, the manner in which Zicon manufactures the Products and/or
undertakes the Contract Manufacturing Services, including but not limited
to failures of the Product Units to comply with the
Specifications and/or the Procedures, and any negligence of Zicon in its
performance or obligations under this Agreement. The total indemnification
under this Section 14.1 shall be limited to an amount of $1,000,000 or the
amounts paid by Voltaire to Zicon for the specific product which is the
subject matter of the claim during the period of 6 months immediately
preceding such claim (whichever is
higher).
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14.2
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Zicon
shall indemnify and hold Voltaire harmless against any and all
liabilities, costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys fees,
based, connected or arising in any way on any claim that any action or
omission of Zicon hereunder, including the manner in which Zicon
manufactures the Products and/or undertake its Contract Manufacturing
Services infringes any copyright, including patents, trademarks, trade
secrets or other intellectual property right of any person other than
Voltaire.
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14.3
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Zicon
shall issue and maintain during the term of this Agreement an insurance
policy covering all of its liabilities, costs, and expenses, according to
the insurance requirements detailed in exhibit. Zicon shall present
Voltaire this policy within 90 days of the Effective Date. The coverage
under the insurance policy will be in addition to the indemnification
obligation under sections 14.1 and
14.2.
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14.4
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Voltaire
shall indemnify and hold Zicon harmless against any and all
liabilities, costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys fees
(unless Voltaire chose to handle the defense), based, connected or arising
in any way on any claim of Products design infringes any copyright,
including patents, trademark, trade secret or other
intellectual property right of any person other than Zicon, provided that
Zicon shall inform Voltaire immediately after it is aware of any claim or
potential claim and allow Voltaire to handle the defense or compromise,
and that Zicon shall reasonably assist Voltaire in any such
proceedings, but Voltaire shall not be obligated under this
indemnification obligation to the extent any such infringement actually
arises from(i) any modification of a Product not authorized by
Voltaire; or (ii) a combination or use of any Product with any software,
product or device if such infringement would not have arisen but for such
use or combination; or (iii) any actions or omissions by Zicon not in
accordance with the Specifications and Procedures. The total
indemnification obligations of Voltaire shall be limited to an amount of
$1,000,000 or the amounts paid by Voltaire to Zicon for the specific
product which is the subject matter of the claim during the period of 6
months immediately preceding such claim (whichever is
higher).
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14.5
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Each
Party shall, promptly upon becoming aware of any claim that may give rise
to indemnification hereunder, notify the other Party and make itself
available for a conference with the other Party for purposes of assisting
the other Party with the evaluation and ultimate disposition of any such
matter.
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14.6
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Voltaire
shall have the right to engage counsel to manage the defense or compromise
in any claim in which Voltaire is a defendant, and Voltaire shall be
responsible for the expenses of its counsel. Zicon shall inform Voltaire
immediately after it is aware of any such claim or potential claim and
reasonably assist Voltaire in any such
proceedings.
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14.7
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NO
PARTY HERETO SHALL BE LIABLE TO THE OTHER FOR ANY SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL
OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES CAUSED FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE,
STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE.
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15.
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CONFIDENTIALITY and
LOYALTY
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15.1
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During
the term of this Agreement, Zicon will receive, generate, or hold in its
possession Confidential Information of Voltaire. Zicon shall use the
Confidential Information solely for the purposes of this Agreement and no
other.
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15.2
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Zicon shall
use the standard of care that it applies to its own information similar in
nature to the Confidential Information but no less than a commercially
reasonable standard of care, to avoid disclosure or inappropriate use of
the Voltaire’s Confidential Information, and to maintain the Confidential
Information in confidence, including, where necessary, obtaining written
confidentiality agreements with persons, such as employees, consultants
and subcontractors, having access to such information, and avoidance of
any transmission of Voltaire’s Confidential Information on the public
internet or any publicly accessible electronic network or data
source. Zicon’s obligation to maintain information in
confidence shall survive the termination of this
Agreement.
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15.3
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If
Zicon becomes aware of any breach of this Article or the fact that
Voltaire’s Confidential Information has come into possession of an
unauthorized person, Zicon becoming so aware shall promptly provide
Voltaire with all information it has regarding such breach or improper
possession.
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15.4
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Zicon
shall not allow any other individual or entity to, use, copy, disclose,
exploit, transfer or otherwise breach the confidentiality of Voltaire’s
Confidential Information for any purpose except as specifically authorized
by this Agreement. Notwithstanding the prior sentence, Zicon
may disclose Confidential Information to any substantially wholly owned
subsidiary as long as Zicon has a valid business reason for such
disclosure and the receiving entity agrees to be bound by the terms of
this Agreement with respect to protecting such Confidential
Information.
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15.5
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If
so required pursuant to a governmental or judicial order and if it has
given Voltaire immediate notice of the order, Zicon may, no earlier than
the third day prior to the deadline permitted to provide information in
response to the order and subject to no revocation or countering order
having been issued, release Confidential Information only to the extent
specifically provided for in the
order.
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15.6
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The
existence of this Agreement shall not be disclosed by either
party to any other parties without a prior written permission
of the other party. In particular, Zicon shall not communicate that the
Parties are embarking on the co-operation in which Zicon provides contract
manufacturing services to Voltaire.
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15.7
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The
parties shall refrain from all acts that could damage the good
name, business, or reputation of the other party. Zicon guarantees to
protect and guard against all damage to equipment, facilities, Product
Production Files, and any other article that is in it possession according
to this agreement.
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15.8
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Zicon
shall not receive any work from and/or for any
competitor of Voltaire or a business unit, or division therein
that is engaged with the development and manufacturing of InfiniBand
Products which competes with Voltaire products as provided from time to
time by Voltaire (“Competitor”) without getting Voltaire’s written
approval, and shall take special measures to prevent any discloser of
Confidential Information and any of
Zicon’s undertakings under this
Agreement.
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15.9
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Voltaire
and Zicon commit not to engage employee one from
another.
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15.10
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The
terms of this Section 15 shall continue to be valid and in effect
throughout the term of this Agreement and shall survive its termination or
expiration for any reason whatsoever for a period of seven years
thereafter.
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16.
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VOLTAIRE TESTING
EQUIPMENT (ATE)
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16.1
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Zicon
shall use Voltaire’s test equipment for testing the Products in accordance
with Voltaire’s requirements (the "Equipment").
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16.2
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Voltaire
shall train Zicon’s employees how to undertake the testing and use the
Equipment. Technical support for the Equipment will be provided by
Voltaire.
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16.3
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Zicon
shall maintain the Equipment in reasonable condition (subject to
reasonable wear and tear) and to be operative and
shall use it exclusively for the purposes of this
Agreement.
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16.4
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The
Equipment shall be kept separate from other materials or tools and shall
be clearly recorded and identified as the property of
Voltaire.
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16.5
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Voltaire
shall include the Equipment in its insurance policy, it being understood
that the foregoing shall not derogate from Zicon’s duty of care for the
Equipment.
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16.6
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In
case of any damage to the Equipment while in the possession of Zicon, not
due to its regular use, Zicon shall compensate
Voltaire.
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16.7
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Upon
the termination of this Agreement for any reason, Zicon will return the
Equipment to Voltaire.
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17.
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MISCELLANEOUS
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17.1
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Entire
Agreement. This Agreement and the Exhibits attached shall constitute the
entire Agreement between the Parties with respect to the transactions
contemplated hereby and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings
between the Parties relating to such
transactions.
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17.2
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Order
of Precedence.Voltaire and Zicon shall comply with all terms and
conditions stated in the Agreement.. In the event of inconsistency with
respect to Product Purchase Order(s), the order of precedence shall be as
follows: (a) This Agreement; (b) Voltaire’s Purchase
Order(s).
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17.3
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Exhibits.
The Exhibits listed below are considered to be part this
Agreement:
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Exhibit
A: Production
Pricing and Costing Mechanism for each Product
Exhibit
B: NPI Pricing
and Costing Mechanism for each Product
Exhibit C
: Insurance requirements
Exhibit
D: Engineering & Quality
17.4
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No
modification, termination, extension, renewal or waiver of any provisions
of this Agreement shall be binding upon either party unless made in
writing and signed by an authorized officer of each of the
parties.
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17.5
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Severability.
In case any one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement
shall for any reason be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in
any respect, except in those instances where removal or elimination of
such invalid, illegal, or unenforceable provision or provisions would
result in a failure of consideration under this Agreement, such
invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other
provision hereof, and this Agreement shall be construed as if such
invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision had never been contained
herein.
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17.6
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Descriptive
Headings. The descriptive headings of the Sections and items of this
Agreement are inserted for convenience only shall not control of affect
the meaning or construction of any of the provisions
herein.
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17.7
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Assignment.
This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the
parties and their respective successors and permitted
assignees. Neither party hereto shall in any way sell,
transfer, assign. or otherwise dispose of any of the rights, privileges,
duties and obligations granted or imposed upon it under this Agreement
without the prior written consent of the other Party, provided that
Voltaire is entitled to assign this Agreement to a purchaser of its assets
or shares, a successor or surviving company in a merger transaction,
etc.
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17.8
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This
Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of
the state of Israel.
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17.9
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Each
Party represents that the performance of its undertakings hereunder shall
not create a breach of any other agreement to which it is a party or of
any law or regulation.
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17.10
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Each
Party shall comply with all applicable local and foreign laws, rules,
regulations and orders in connection with its activities under the
Agreement including, without limitation, regulations applicable to
manufacture, sale, and export, labor and environmental laws. Each Party
shall obtain all necessary license, permits and government approvals with
respect to its activities
hereunder.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have duly executed this Agreement on the date first
above written.
By:
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/s/
Xxxxxx Xxxxx
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By:
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/s/
Xxxx Xxxxx
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V.P.
Marketing
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Title:
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C.O.O.
& G.M. Israel
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Date:
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24/6/08
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Date:
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24
June 2008
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Exhibit A – Production Pricing and Costing
Mechanism for each Product
The
Product Unit Price specified in the Product Purchase Order shall be calculated
for a given BOM Cost as follows:
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1.
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Handling
xxxx-up –
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1.1.
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Documentation,
Logistics, Purchasing, Importing, Shipping, Quality Control, Raw Material
and Finished Goods warehouses – * % of the BOM
Cost.
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2.
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Profit
– * % of the BOM Cost.
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3.
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Fixed
Burden – Warranty, Insurance and finance: * % of the BOM
Cost.
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4.
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Rejects
– * % of the standard component
cost.
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5.
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Labor cost –
Shall be determined according to labor types and associated costs defined
in Table
C The labor timing for each Product shall be determined after the
successful completion of the preproduction
phase.
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6.
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Only
labor costs presented in Table
C shall be considered in the determination of the Product Unit
Price. The labor time used for any Product Purchase Order, issued before
the successful completion of the pre-production phase, shall be in
accordance with Table
D.
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7.
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The
labor cost rates shall be reduced such that * with similar type of
workmanship.
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Production Pricing – Table
C
Labor Type
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Maximum Labor Cost
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Assembly SMT
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$
* per SMT component
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Assembly TH
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$
* per TH component
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ICT tests
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$
* per hour
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JTAG tests
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$
* per labor hour
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Flying Probe tests
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$
* per labor hour
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Mechanical Assembly
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$
* per labor hour
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Programming Cost
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$
* per labor hour
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Final Tests
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$
* per labor hour
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QA and Packaging
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$
* per labor hour
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Handling Xxxx-up (*) (**)
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* %
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(*) In
cases where Voltaire sells or supplies Materials to Zicon, there will be * %
handling xxxx up.
(**)
Zicon shall sell to Voltaire raw available component inventory, on as needed
basis, at the purchased price plus * %.
Exhibit B – NPI
Production Pricing and Costing Mechanism for each Product
*
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Omitted
pursuant to a confidential treatment request. The confidential portion has
been filed separately with the
SEC.
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NPI Pricing –
Table D
Labor Type
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Maximum Labor Cost
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Assembly SMT
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$
* per SMT component
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Assembly TH
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$
* per TH component
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ICT tests
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$
* per hour
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JTAG tests
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$
* per labor hour
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Flying Probe tests
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$
* per labor hour
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Mechanical Assembly
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$
* per labor hour
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Programming Cost
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$
* per labor hour
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Final Tests
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$
* per labor hour
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QA and Packaging
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$
* per labor hour
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Handling Xxxx-up (*) (**)
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* %
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Exhibit C :
Insurance
*
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Omitted
pursuant to a confidential treatment request. The confidential portion has
been filed separately with the SEC.
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Appendix D –Engineering
& Quality
ENGINEERING/Quality
(To Follow)
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