MICROSEMI CORPORATION
PURCHASE ORDER TERMS AND CONDITIONS
APPLICABLE ONLY WHEN MICROSEMI IS P URCHAS ING P RODUCTS OR SERVICES
Form Rev. 3.5 Page 1 of 3
1. ACCEPTANCE: The purchase order, together with these terms
and conditions, a s may be changed by Micr osemi ( defined below) from time
to time,
and any attachments and exhibits (collectively the “Purchase
Order” ), constitutes the entire a nd exclus ive agreement between M icrosemi
Corporation and any of its direct and indirect subsidiaries (each referred to
as “Microsemi”) and the supplier identified in the Purchase Order
(“Supplier”). Acceptance of this Purchase Order by Supplier is expressly
limited to the terms and conditions contained in the Purchase Order. Any
additional or different terms and conditions stated by Supplier in any
proposal on Supplier’s acknowledgement form or otherwise are deemed to
be a ma ter ial a lter ati on of thi s Purcha s e Or der a nd a re her eby objec t ed to b y
Microsemi and shall be inapplicable to this Purchase Order unless
specifically agreed to in writing by Microsemi signed by an officer of
Microsemi. Microsemi’s failure to object to provisions contained in any
communication from Supplier shall not be deemed a waiver of any of the
provis ions c onta ined her ein. Supp lier s hall issue a n ord er acknowledgement
within three (3) days from receipt of this Purchase Order, which shall
include a scheduled da te of delivery.
2. PAYMENT: Unles s otherwis e agreed t o in writing signe d by an
authorized representative of Microsemi, payment to Supplier will be made
seventy-five (75) da ys from the la ter of the da te such invoice i s rec eived by
Mic ros emi or the da t e of r ec eipt by Micr osemi of t he pr oduc ts or services t o
which such invoice applies. Payment of any invoice shall not constitute
acceptance of the products or services or a waiver of any right to test or
insp ect the produc ts and s hall be sub ject to adjus tment in t he eve nt Sup pli er
fail s to meet the requirements of this Purcha se Order.
3. PRICES: Unl ess ot herw is e sp ec i fied on the f ac e of thi s P urc ha se
Order, prices include all applicable taxes except sales taxes, which are
separ a tel y shown w he n a ppl icab l e. Supp l ier war ra nts that t he pri c es cha r ged
for the products or services will be as low as the lowest prices charged by
the Supplier to any customer purchasing similar goods or services. Prices
shall not be higher than those last quoted or charged to Microsemi unless
otherwise agreed to in a signed writing.
4. PACKING AND SHIPMENT: All products shall be packed b y
Supplier in suitable containers for protection in shipment and storage. No
charge sha ll be ma de for pac kaging or storage. P roduct s must be pa cked and
shipped in accordance with good commercial practices to secure lowest
possible freight or express charges. Supplier shall mark on containers
shipping instructions and information, order number, item and account
number, shipment date, and names and addresses of Microsemi and
Supplier. Shipment of products shall be F.O.B. Unless otherwis e specified
in this Purchase Order, the F.O.B point shall be to Microsemi’s location
designated in this Purchase Order. Supplier shall bear all risk of loss or
damage to the products and title shall not shift to Microsemi until delivery
of the products to Microsemi’ s location.
5. DELIVERY: Time is of the essence for this Purchase Order.
Failure by Supplier to meet delivery dates specified in this Purchase Order
shall constitute a material breach of the Pur chas e O rder a nd M icr osemi may,
in its sole discretion: (i) cancel the Purchase Order in whole or in part; (ii)
extend the time for delivery; and/or (iii) require Supplier to ship all or part
of the products by prepa id air f reight at Suppli er’s expense until Sup plier’s
deliveries are in accordance with the requirements of the Purchase Order.
Supplier agrees to pay Microsemi any penalty and/or damages imposed
upon or incurred by Microsemi resulting from Supplier’s failure to deliver
the products or services on the specified delivery dates. Microsemi may
return or store at Supplier’s expense any products delivered more than ten
(10) days in a dvance of the deli ver y date s pec ified f or such p roduct s, unless
otherwise agreed to in writing.
6. CHANGES: Microsemi shall not accept any changes to this
Purchase Order, including but not limited to specifications, processes, key
supp liers, or changes i n Supplier ’s manufa cturi ng locati on, unless agreed to
in advance in a writing signed by an authorized representative of
Microsemi. Microsemi may make changes in the specifications and
drawings on any item at any time. Any delays or additional costs incurred
by Supplier as a result of such changes shall be subject to an equitable
adjustment of price and delivery sched ule.
7. RESCHEDULE AND CANCELLATION: Microsemi may
resc hedule, c anc el or c hange a ll or any par t of a Purchas e Order at any ti me
for convenience upon written notice to Supplier. Upon receipt of
Mic rosemi’ s notic e, Suppl ier shall cea se all wor k under t he Pur chase Order .
Microsemi shall only be liable to Supplier for services satisfactorily
performed to the date of termination for custom products (but not standard
products) and products or services delivered and accepted by Microsemi.
Suppl ier shal l present t o Microsem i in writ ing any cla im for rei mbursement
withi n twent y (20 ) da ys of Sup pli er’s receip t of M icros emi’s w rit ten noti ce.
Supplier shall mitigate its claim to the fullest extent possible, and Supplier
grants Microsemi the right to audit Supplier’s books and records related to
such reimbursement claim. Cancellation or termination by Microsemi will
not constitute a waiver or release of any rights and reme dies of M icr osemi.
8. INSPECTION: All products are subject to final inspection and
approval at Microsemi’s location or other place designated by Microsemi.
Microsemi’s failure to accept or reject products or detect defects during
inspection does not relieve Supplier of its responsibilities to provide
products in accor dance wit h Purchas e Order r equirements.
9. CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION: Any information that
Microsemi discloses to Supplier, including but not limited to, prints,
designs , produc t develop ment pl ans, ma rketi ng plans, busines s informa tion,
vendor lists, trade secrets, drawings, schematics, technical specifications,
manufac tur ing tec hniques , f orecas ts, fi nanc ial i nformati on, cus tomer li sts or
other documents in connection with this Purchase Order, shall be deemed
Microsemi confidential, proprietary information. Supplier shall keep
confidential and otherwise protect from disclosure such information.
Supplier shall use all information only in the performance of and for the
purpose of the Purchase Order. Supplier shall protect the information by
using t he same degree of car e, but no l ess tha n a reas onabl e degree of car e,
to prevent the unauthorized use, disclosure, dissemination or publication of
the inf ormation a s Suppli er uses to p rotect i ts own compa rable conf idential
and proprietary information. Upon Microsemi’s request, and in any event
upon the completion or cancellation of the Purchase Order, Supplier shall
promptly return to Microsemi all information. Supplier represents that its
employees are contractually obligated not to disclose information obtained
by Supplier’s employees in the course of their employment and agree that
only those employees who have a “need to know” for the purpose of this
Purc has e Or der s ha ll ha ve ac cess t o such i nf ormat i on. Mic r osemi s ha ll at all
times be the sole and exclusive owner of its confidential information. All
tools , equipment, dies, dra wings or ot her materi als pai d for or fur nished by
Microsemi under the Purchase Order shall be and remain the sole property
of Microsemi.
10. WARRANTY: Supplier warrants that all products and/or
services that are furnished hereunder: (i) are free from faulty workmanship
or the use of defective materials; (ii) conform to the specifications,
drawi ngs, sa mple or ot her descr iptions f urnished or sp ecified b y Mic rosemi
or furnished by Supplier and accepted by Microsemi; (iii) do not infringe
any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other intellectual property
rights or proprietary rights of any third party; (iv) will be of merchantable
quality and will be fit for their ordinary intended purpose as well as any
special purpose specified by Microsemi; (v) are new and have not been
previously used. Supplier also warrants that it has good title to the items,
free from all encumbrances. These warranties will survive any inspection,
delivery, acceptance, or payment by Microsemi for the products and/or
services and are in addition to, and shall not be construed as restricting or
limit ing any war ra nties of Suppli er, expr ess or impli ed, that are provid ed by
law or exist by operation of law. In addition to the warranties above,
Supplier shall extend all warranties that it receives from its vendors to
Mic rosemi a nd M icrosemi’s c ustomers .
MICROSEMI CORPORATION
PURCHASE ORDER TERMS AND CONDITIONS
APPLICABLE ONLY WHEN MICROSEMI IS P URCHAS ING P RODUCTS OR SERVICES
Form Rev. 3.5 Page 2 of 3
In addition to the foregoing warranties, Supplier warrants the products
against epidemic failure. An epidemic failure shall mean a substantially
similar repetitive root cause, failure, mode or defect that occurs in such
products indicating a common systemic failure and resulting in a two
percent (2%) or greater failure of Supplier’s products during the three year
period following delivery of the products to Microsemi. The party that
discovers the epidemic failure shall notify the other promptly; provided,
however, that in t he event Sup plier dis covers a failure tha t creates a ris k of
injury or death, Supplier will notify Microsemi without delay and will also
provide Microsemi with written notice within twelve (12) hours of any
notification made by Supplier to any governmental body responsible for
regula tion of pr oduct safet y. Supp lier and Mic rosemi shall establish, within
ten (10) days not ice b y either pa rty up on discovery of such epide mic failure,
a mutually agreed upon emergency procedure to resolve and replace all
defective products. Any and all costs associated with the emergency
proc edure a re to b e bor ne solel y b y Suppl ier. Suppl ier al so agr ees t o inform
Microsemi in writing of any other epidemic failures occurring in products
sold t o Supplier's other customers.
11. TERMINATION: Microsemi may terminate this order at any
time b y notice i n writing t o Supplier. In such e vent Mi crosemi sha ll not b e
liable for any termination, cancellation, charge back or restocking charges
and in no event shall Microsemi be liable for any loss of profits on the
Purchase Or der or por tion thereof so terminated.
12. OBSOLESCENCE: If production of any products or the
perf or manc e of a n y ser vic es i s to b e dis c onti nue d a t a n y ti me wi thi n o ne (1 )
year after final delivery of such products or performance of such services
under any order, Supplier shall give Microsemi at least 180 days prior
written notice of such discontinuance, during which Supplier shall accept
orders from Mi cros emi for reasonabl e quantity of such product s or services.
13. INDEMNITY: Supplier shall, at Microsemi’s option, defend
Microsemi (and its agents, employees, officers and directors) against each
and every demand, claim, assertion of liability or other legal action arising
or alleged to arise, directly or indirectly out of: (i) the possession, use, sale
handling or consumption of any goods sold or delivered by Supplier
purs uant to this Purc hase Or der; (ii) any ac t, omission or failure to perform
the obl iga t ions or req ui reme nts her eun der of Sup p li er or i mpos ed b y l a w; or
(iii) with respect to the products provided by Supplier hereunder, one or
more of the following situations arising from or related thereto: (a) any
damages, sickness, injury or death to persons; (b) damages or injury to
property, whether of Microsemi’s or otherwise; (c) inaccurate, incomplete
or false labeling or description; (d) defects in quantity or quality; or (e)
breach of any warranty, express or implied, whether included herein or
otherwi s e, a nd, wit h r esp ec t t o ( i) , (i i ) a nd ( iii ) ab ove, Supp l ier s ha ll assum e
legal responsibility for, indemnify and hold Microsemi free and harmless
(and its agents, employees, officers and directors) against any and all loss,
damage, fines, liabilities, costs and expenses (including, but not limited to
att orney fees, cour t costs, and reasona ble invest igative and dis covery c osts)
and other sums which Microsemi (or its agents, employees, officers or
directors) may reasonably pay or may become obligated to pay on account
of each and every such demand, claim, assertion of liability or action.
Microsemi agrees to notify Supplier promptly in writing in the event any
such claim, demand, assertion of liability or action, is brought to
Microsemi’s attention.
14. PATENT INDEMNITY: Supplier shall defend any suit or
proc eeding broug ht agains t Microse mi ins ofar as such suit or proceedi ng is
based on a claim that any products manufactured and/or supplied by
Supplier to Microsemi constitute direct or indirect infringement of any
patent, and Supplier shall pay all damages, including attorney’s fees, and
costs finally awarded therein against Microsemi. If the products
manufactured and/or supplied by Supplier to Microsemi shall be held to
infringe any patent, and Microsemi shall be enjoined from using the same,
Supplier will exert all reasonable efforts, at Microsemi’s option and at
Supplier’s expense to: (i) procure for Microsemi the right to use such
produc t s fr ee of any li ab i lit y for p atent inf r inge ment ; (ii) r eplac e s uch goods
with a non-infringing substitute otherwise complying substantially with all
requirements of this Purchase Order; or (iii) refund the purchase price and
any costs associated therew ith.
15. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY: Notwithstanding anything
herein, or in any other document applicable to any transaction between
Supplier and Microsemi, both parties ac knowledge that (A) in no e vent s hall
Microsemi be liable for any loss of revenue, profit or for indirect, special,
incidental, consequential or punitive damages to person or property arising
out of or connected with the Purchase Order; and (B) in no event shall
Mic rosemi’ s liab ilit y in connect ion herewi th or resul ting f rom (i) t he sale or
use of any product supplied by Supplier or (ii) any services performed by
Supplier hereunder, exceed the amounts paid to Supplier by Microsemi
under the applicable Purchase Order in the six (6) months preceding the
action(s) which are the sub ject of and directly affected by such cla ims.
16. REMEDIES: If Supplier breaches its warranties as specified
herein, Suppli er shall, at Micros emi’s opti on, repair or replace a ny products
which are returned by Microsemi during the applicable warranty period set
forth herein, or refund to Microsemi monies paid by Microsemi for such
products or services. Supplier shall reimburse Microsemi for any expenses
or costs associated with such return, including transportation charges.
17. APPLICABLE LAW : This Purchase O rder shall be governed by
and cons trued under t he laws of the state of California without ref erence to
its conflict of laws rules or any other rules that would result in the
application of a different body of law.
18. ALTERNATE DISPUTE RESOLUTION: Any dispute
between Microsemi and Supplier arising from or related to this Purchase
Order or the subject matter hereof, including its validity, construction or
performanc e thereu nder, shall be ex clus ively resolved throug h arb itration by
a mutually acceptable impartial and neutral arbitrator appointed by the
Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Services (JAMS) in accordance with its
rules and procedures. If the parties are not able to agree on an arbitrator
within ten (10) days of the date of request for mediation is served, then
JAMS shall appoint an arbitrator. Notice of arbitration shall be served and
filed with the JAMS main offices in Irvine, California. Each party shall be
responsible for all costs associated with the preparation and representation
by attorneys, or any other persons retained thereby, to assist in connection
with any such Arbitration. However, all costs charged by the mutually
agreed upon arbitration entity shall be equally shared by the parties. The
part y seek ing medi a ti on and/ or ar b itr at ion a s provid ed herei n agr ees th a t the
venue for any such mediation and arbitration shall be selected by the other
party and that such venue must be Los Angeles, California; whereby the
applicable law and provisions of the Evidence Code of the State selected
thereby shall be applicable and shall govern the validity, construction and
performanc e of this Purcha se Order.
19. FORECAST: Any Microsemi forecasts furnished under a
Purchase Order are presented in good faith and are nonbinding on
Microsemi. Microsemi shall only be liable for actual Purchase Order
releases ma de by Micr osemi.
20. WAIVER: Eac h shipment made u nder any Pur chase Or der shall
be tr eated as a s eparate sal e and transac tion, but in the event of a ny defaul t
by Supplier, if Microsemi elects to continue to accept shipments, its action
shal l not c onst itut e a wa iver of any def aul t by S upp lier or in a ny wa y a ffect
Microsemi’s legal remedies for any such default. If any provision of the
Purchase Order is found to be illegal or otherwise unenforceable by any
court or other judicial or administrative body, the other provisions of this
Purchase Order shall not be affected hereby and shall remain in full force
and effect.
21. COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS: Supplier agrees and warrants
that it shall comply, at its own expense, with all federal, state, and local