MICROSEMI CORPORATION
SALES ORDER TERMS AND CONDITIONS
APPLICABLE ONLY WHEN MICROSEMI IS SELLING PRODUCTS
Form Rev. 2.7 Page 1 of 3
1. GENERAL. (a) These Terms and Con dit ions , as may be changed
by Seller (defined below) from time to time, constitute an integral part of
any offer to s el l, or any sal e, made b y Micr os emi Cor por a tion a s wel l as any
of its direct and indirect subsidiaries (each a “Seller) to sell or supply
goods and services to any person or entity (“Buyer”) and shall govern the
sale a nd sup ply of t he goo ds and services. Any addit ional or di ffer ent t erms
or conditions proposed by Buyer in any purchase order or otherwise are
hereby rejected. B uyers a ccepta nce of al l of the terms and condi tions herein
is an express condition to the formation of any contract of sale between
Buyer and Seller. (b) No order by Buyer, regardles s of whether a deposit ha s
been accepted, shall be binding upon Seller until a credit review has been
completed and the order has been accepted by an officer of Seller at its
corporate headquarters in Aliso Viejo, California, regardless of Sellers
point of manufacture or point of shipment. (c) If a contract is not earlier
formed by mutual agreement in wiring signed by an officer of Seller based
at its corporate headquarters in Aliso Viejo, CA., acceptance of any goods
and services shall be deemed acceptance of the terms and conditions stated
herein.
2. PRICES. (a) Unless otherwise stated in writing signed by an
officer of Seller based at its corporate headquarters in Aliso Viejo, CA, all
pric es quot ed by Sell er a r e b as ed o n U. S. dol la r s, Inc oter ms 2 01 0 EXW (Ex
Works) basis (Buyer shall be liable to pay Sellers charges for transport,
packaging and insurance), and are effective for thirty (30) days from the
date of quotat ion. (b) Tra nsporta tion sha ll be by com mon ca rri er, at Buyers
risk and expense, wi th the cha rges t herefore add ed to the qu oted prices. (c)
Should Buyer p ostp one the deliver y date, Seller shall have the right to adjust
the pr ice of the undelivere d goods and services t o Sellers price at the time
of shi pment of t he goods and p erformanc e of servic es. (d) Unless ot herwise
agreed to in writing signed by an officer of Seller based out of Sellers
corp ora te hea dq ua rter s in Al is o Viejo, CA, Sell er res er ves the r ight t o adjus t
its prices for any goods scheduled for shipment more than sixty (60) days
after Sellers acceptance of Buyers order. (e) All of Sellers published
prices or quoted prices are subjec t to c hange wit hout notice.
3. TAXES. Any sales, use or manufacturers tax which may be
imposed upon the sale or use of goods and services, or any property tax
levied after readiness to ship, or any excise tax, license or similar fee
requi red under t his tr ansact ion, shall be in a ddition to t he quote d pric es and
shall be paid by Buyer. If Buyer is exempt from any taxes, Buyer shall
furnish to Seller an appropriate tax exemption certificate, in a form
acceptable to the taxing authority or authorities having jurisdiction over
such tax mat ters.
4. DOMESTIC TERMS OF PAYMENT. (a) Unless otherwise
agreed t o in writ ing signed b y an off icer of Seller bas ed out of it s corpora te
headquarters in Aliso Viejo, CA., the payment terms on orders for
shipments made to the continental United States are net thirty(30) days
from the date of invoice. All charges are payable in U.S. dollars. (b) A
servic e charge of 1 1/ 2 percent per mont h, not to exceed t he maximum rate
allowed by law, may be charged on any portion of Buyers outstanding
balance that is not paid within thir ty (30) days after invoice date.
5. TERMS OF SHIPMENT. All shipments are made Incoterms
EXW (Ex Works), according to Incoterms 2010 as issued by the
International Chamber of Commerce. Shipments are made in a
commer ciall y reasonab le manner a s determin ed by the Sel ler. Ti tle and r isk
of loss or damage shall pass to Buyer at the Ex Works named site. Partial
and/or instal lment ship ments are author ized and s hall be pa id for when due.
Shipment schedules are approximate and Seller will use commercially
reas ona ble ef f orts to comp let e shi pment a s indi cat ed. Sub-assembl ies for the
equipment may be shipped from different Ex Works named sites and
integrated during installation.
6. PURCHASE PRICE SECURITY INTEREST. (a) It is agreed
by Buyer and Seller that, as to the goods which are the subject of any
contract of sale and all accessions thereto and proceeds thereof, a purchase
money security interest shall attach with Seller as secured party, and with
resp ect to goods whi ch are r esold in any form b y Buyer, Sel ler shal l be the
assignee of any security interest which Buyer retains or obtains in such
goods until Buyer ha s made payment in full therefore in acc ordance wi th the
terms her e of. ( b) Buyer s hal l be i n defa ult ( i) if it fai ls t o mak e a ny paym ent
as provided for herein; (ii) if bankruptcy, receivership or insolvency
proceedings are instituted by or against Buyer; or (iii) if Buyer makes any
assignment for the benefit of creditors. (c) Upon Buyers default, Seller
shal l have all t he rights and remedi es of a s ecured cr editor as well as t hose
of a seller of goods, under the Uniform Commercial Code and any other
applicable law, including but not limited to, the right to take possession of
the goods. (d) Seller may remedy any default and may waive any default
without waiving the default remedied or without waiving any prior or
subsequent default. (e) Buyer agrees to cooperate fully and assist Seller in
perfecting and/or continuing Sellers security interest and to execute such
documents and accomplish such filings and/or recordings thereof as Seller
may deem necessary for the protection of Sellers interest in the goods. (f)
The making of any contract of sale by Buyer and Seller shall be
consummated by their signing thereof and this security interest shall be
deemed in full forc e and effect.
7. TERMINATION AND CANCELLATION. (a) Except for
Purchase Orders for goods and services of Seller’s subsidiary known as
Micros emi Freq uency and Ti me Co r p orat ion (“FTD”) , B uyer ma y termi nat e
a Purchase Order in whole or, from time to time, in part upon sixty (60)
days advance written notice for standard goods and one hundred twenty
(120) days advance written notice for custom goods. In any such event
Buyer shall be liable for termination charges, which shall include a price
adjus tment based on the qua ntity o f goods ac tually deli vered, and all cos ts,
direc t or i ndir ec t, i ncur r ed or c o mmit ted f or a n y sa les c ontr a ct t ogether wi th
anticipated profits, purchase orders placed for goods of FTD may not be
canceled. (b ) Unl ess ot herw is e a greed upon i n a wri t ing s i gned by an o f fic er
of Seller based out of Seller's corporate headquarters in Aliso Viejo, CA,
Seller may cancel all quantities not shipped to Buyer within twelve (12)
months of Purchase Order date. In the event that Seller does not ship all
quantities or comp lete d elivery of services because of any action or requi site
inaction on the part of Buyer and elects to cancel any quantity not so
shipped, Buyer shall be l iable for termination charges as provided herein. ( c)
If in Sellers sole and absolute discretion, Buyers financial condition does
not justify the terms of payment specified herein, Seller may, without any
liability to Seller, cancel any sales contract for goods a nd s er vic es or req uir e
Buyer to immediately pay for all goods and services which have been
delivered and pay in advance for all goods and services to be delivered.
8. NON-WAIVER OF DEFAULT. In the event of any default by
Buyer, Seller may decline to supply further services or make further
shipments of goods . If Sel ler elec t s to cont inue t o mak e shi p ments or sup pl y
goods and services, Sellers action shall not constitute a waiver of any
default by Buyer or in any way affect Sellers legal remedies for any such
default.
9. U.S. GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS. If t he goo ds and s ervic es
to be furnished under any sales contract between the Buyer and the Seller
are to be used in the performance of a U.S. Government contract or
subcontract, any U.S. Government procurement regulations shall not be
incorporated herein by reference (except as may be specified in a separate
document signed by an officer of Seller based in Sellers corporate offices
in Aliso Viejo, CA). Unless otherwise specifically agreed upon in writing,
certified cost or pricing data will not be provided and CAS, Defective
Pricing, and Audit requirements will not apply for goods and services
purchased her eunder.
10. CONTINGENCIES. Sell er i s not lia ble, either wholly or i n part ,
for nonperformance or a delay in performance due to force majeure or
contingencies or causes beyond the reasonable control of Seller, including
but not limited to, shortage of labor, fuel, raw material or machinery or
technical or yield failure. Seller may, in its sole and absolute discretion,
allocate production and deliveries in the event of shortage of goods.
MICROSEMI CORPORATION
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. Sellers 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 Softwareas 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 Buyers 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 ers
renderi ng of t echni cal advic e or ser vice in c onnec tion wi th B uyers 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 Buyers 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 partys 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. SELLERS 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, Sellers 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 Sellers product could create a
situation where personal injury or death may occur (collectively, Life
Support Applicat ions”).
15. BUYERS 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
attorneysfees 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 Sellers property and be held in confidence by Buyer. Such
information shall not be reproduced or disclosed to others without Sellers
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.