SALES ORDER TERMS AND CONDITIONS
APPLICABLE ONLY WHEN MICROSEMI IS SELLING PRODUCTS
Form Rev. 2.7 Page 2 of 3
11. WARRANTY. The warranties set forth in this paragraph are
given in l ieu of a nd expr es s ly dis cla i m any and al l other wa rra nti es, exp res s,
implied or statutory, including but not limited to any implied warranties of
mercha ntabilit y or fi tness for a parti cular purp ose, non-infr ingement a nd of
any other warranty obligation on the part of Seller, except as expressly set
forth immediately below. Seller warrants the goods and services against
faulty workmanship or the use of defective materials; for a period set forth
herein below; and that at the time of delivery, Seller has title to the goods
free and clear of any and all liens and encumbrances. These warranties are
the only warranties made by Seller and can be amended only by a written
instrument signed by an officer of Seller at its corporate headquarters in
Aliso Viejo, California. Seller’s warranties shall irrevocably expire
immediately after the following periods from date of shipment: All
Unassembled Semiconductor Devices (Die or Wafer Form) - thirty (30)
days; Assembled Semiconductor Devices and Electronic Components or
Systems - one ( 1) year ; repa ired or rep lac ement p a rts for Elec troni c Syst ems
– 90 days; services – thirty (30) days. Seller provides no warranty for (i)
Softwa r e (T he term “Software” as used i n t hes e terms a nd condi ti ons means
computer programs in machine readable code, provided on magnetic tape,
disk, semiconductor device or other storage media and includes all
docume ntati on used to des crib e, mai ntain and us e such pr ograms a s well a s
any improvements, revisions, updates and enhancements provided at the
opti on of S eller from ti me t o time) or Sof twa re de velop ment s ystems whic h
are s uppl ied fr ee of cha rge to fa ci lita te Buyer’s use of as soc iated goods, (ii)
prototypes of goods, (iii) evaluation boards for goods or (iv) goods subject
to development or experimental work, all of which being supplied “as is,
with all defects.” Continue d use or poss ession of t he goods af ter expira tion
of the a pplicable wa rranty peri od stated above sha ll be concl usive evidence
that the warranty is fulfilled to the full satisfaction of Buyer. Any
mechanical alteration of the goods or/including any repair or attempted
repair, additional testing or screening shall void any warranty obligation,
implied or statutory, unles s suc h screening was a pproved b y Seller. Seller ’s
warranties as herein above set forth shall not be enlarged, diminished or
aff ected by, a nd no obli gati on or li ab ilit y shall aris e or grow out of, Sell er’s
renderi ng of t echni cal advic e or ser vice in c onnec tion wi th B uyer’s or der of
the goods furnished hereunder .
12. PATENT INDEMNITY. (a) Buyer shall indemnify, defend and
hold harmless Seller against any expense and loss resulting from: (i) any
clai m of actua l or all eged infringe ment or cont ributor y infr ingement of any
U.S or Canadian patent, copyright mask work, or other industrial or
intellectual property rights of any other person granted or used at the time
arising from compliance by Seller with Buyer’s designs, specifications or
inst ruct i ons; (ii ) any cla i m of ac t ual or a l leged i nfr i ngeme nt whi c h rel a tes t o
the use or sa le of an y of the goods or the pr ovis ion of an y of the ser vic es i n
a mann er or for a purpose n ot specified by Sell er or to a ny modifi cation of
the goods or services unauthorized by Seller or to the use or sale of any
goods, eq uip ment, de vic e, ma chi ne pr oc ess w hic h i ncl udes a ny of t he goods
so supplied; or (iii) any infringement occurring after Buyer has received
notice of such claim or other communication alleging the infringement
unless Seller has given written permission for such continuing
infringement. (b) The sale or supply of goods and services by Seller shall
neither convey nor grant, except as otherwise provided above, any right,
title, interest or license, by implication, estoppel, or otherwise, under any
patent, copyright, mask work, or other industrial or intellectual property
rights covering combinations of the goods with other goods, equipment,
devices or machines or processes in which any of the goods may be used.
(c) Due to the complexity of manufacturing techniques for electronic
compon ents and of the intellect ual prop erty rights pert aining thereto, Seller
is not able to declare that its goods do not infr inge the int ellectual pr opert y
right s of thi rd par ties. In t he event tha t a thi rd part y makes a claim al leging
that goods delivered to Buyer infringe such third party’s intellectual
property rights, Seller may at its option (but shall not be obligated to)
defend t he clai m or seek a c ompromise. If any goods become th e subjec t of
an unfavora ble judgm ent, Seller may, at its option, modify the goods in suc h
a way as t o a void inf ringe ment. If s uch a solut ion sha ll b e impr ac ticab le for
economic and/or technical reasons, Seller may demand the return of the
goods sup pli ed and s ha ll r eimb urs e the B u yer up to a maximum eq ua l t o t he
amount p aid b y the Buyer for the goods dee med to inf ringe and s o returne d
the les ser of the val ue for use to dat e or book value. If the i nfringement by
either party’s goods is alleged prior to completion of deli very of the goods
under the contract of sale, Seller may decline to make further shipments
without being in breach of the contract of sale. The above provisions
const itut e the enti re undert ak ing of Sell er towa rds Buyer in the e vent of any
intellectual property right claim of a third party with regard to goods
supplied by Seller.
13. DISCLAIMER OF LIABI LITY. (a) In no event shal l Seller be
liab le for any loss of use, revenue, p rofit, or f or any direct, i ndirect, spec ial
or consequential damages arising out of, connected with, or resulting from
the sa le, s uppl y and use of go ods and s ervices. ( b) If an una uthori zed retur n
is i nitiat ed by the Bu yer, Sell er wi ll not be li able for any frei ght or handli ng
charges incurred. The goods sold hereunder have been subject to limited
testing and should not be used in conjunction with mission-critical
equipment or applications. Any performance specifications are believed to
be reliable but are not verified, and Buyer must conduct and complete all
performance and other testing of the goods, alone and together with, or
installed in, any end-goods. Buyer shall not rely on any data and
performance specifications or parameters provided by Seller. It is the
Buyer’s responsibility to independently determine suitability of any goods
and to test and verify the same. The information provided by Seller covering
any goods a nd services hereunder is provid ed “as is , where is” and wi th all
faults, and the entire risk associated with such information is entirely with
the Buyer.
14. SELLER’S DISCLAIMER FOR LIFE SUPPORT
APPLICATIONS. Exc ept a s otherwi se spec ificall y agreed wi th Buyer in a
writing signed b y an officer of Seller based at its corporate headquarters in
Aliso Viejo, CA, Seller’s goods are not designed, intended, or author ized for
use as components in systems intended for surgical implant into the body, in
other applications intended to support or sustain life, or for any other
application in which the failure of the Seller’s product could create a
situation where personal injury or death may occur (collectively, “Life
Support Applicat ions”).
15. BUYER’S INDEMNITY FOR LIFE SUPPORT
APPLICATIONS. Buyer agrees to indemnify and hold Seller, and its
offi cers, employees , sub sidi aries , aff iliat es, a gents, sales repres entati ves a nd
distributors harmless against all claims, costs, damages and expenses, and
attorneys’ fees and costs arising, directly or directly, out of any claims of
personal injury, death or otherwise associated with the use of the goods in
Life Support Applications, even if such claim includes allegations that
Seller was negligent regarding the d esign or ma nufac ture of the goods.
16. DESIGNS AND TRADE SECRETS. Any drawings, data,
designs, software progr ams or ot her technic al informati on supp lied b y Sell er
to Buyer i n connecti on with the sa le of goods or p rovis ion of services shall
remain Seller’s property and be held in confidence by Buyer. Such
information shall not be reproduced or disclosed to others without Seller’s
pri or written cons ent in each p articula r instanc e from an off icer of Sel ler at
its corporate headquarters in Al iso Viejo, California.
17. ASSIGNMENT. Buyer shall not assign this Agreement, any
contract of sale, any purchase order, any interest therein or any rights
thereunder without the prior written consent of Seller from an officer of
Seller at it s corporate headq uart ers in Aliso Viejo, California.
18. MODIFICATION. This Agreement may not be changed,
modified or amended, except in a writing signed by an officer of Seller
based a t its c orpor ate headq uar ters in Al iso Vi ejo, CA . For p ur pos es of this
Agreement and, by wa y of example only, a n y q uote, p urc ha s e order , change
order, order acknowledgment, invoice or any other document created in
connection with this Agreement, the Parties hereby agree that the Uniform
Electronic Transactions Act (1999), and any iteration or version thereof or
any State-enacted equivalents or variations thereto shall have no effect on
this Agreement and unequi vocally disclaim the applicab il ity of the same.