TELEFUNKEN SEMICONDUCTORS (TSG) TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE
1. ACCEPTANCE
THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS CONTAINED HEREIN APPLY TO ALL PURCHASE ORDERS ENTERED INTO BY TSG ANY ADDITIONAL, DIFFERENT, OR CONFLICTING TERMS OR CONDITIONS ON BUYER’S PURCHASE ORDER, SPECIFICATIONS, OR OTHER DOCUMENTS ISSUED BY BUYER SHALL BE WHOLLY INAPPLICABLE AND SHALL NOT BE BINDING IN ANY WAY ON TSG ACCEPTANCE OF BUYER’S OFFER IS EXPRESSLY MADE CONDITIONAL ON BUYER’S ASSENT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS CONTAINED HEREIN. NO WAIVER OR AMENDMENT OF ANY OF THE PROVISIONS CONTAINED IN THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SHALL BE BINDING ON TSG UNLESS MADE IN A WRITING EXPRESSLY STATING THAT IT IS SUCH A WAIVER OR AMENDMENT AND SIGNED BY AN OFFICER OF TSG.
2. PRICES
The prices for products and services covered hereunder shall be those agreed upon between the parties; provided, however, that if such prices are based on the purchase of a particular quantity of Products any Buyer fails to purchase such quantity of products, TSG shall have the right (in addition to any other remedies available at law) to collect from Buyer the difference between the price paid by Buyer for the products purchased and the price for such products commensurate with thx quantity actually purchased by Buyer. If the price of fuel, metals, raw materials, or other production costs increase significantly, TSG shall have the right and Buyer shall have the obligation to renegotiate prices on all products. Unless otherwise agreed upon between the parties, the prices stated herein do not include any taxes or customs duties. Buyer shall pay, in addition to the prises stated, the amount of any present or future taxes and/or customs duties applicable to the sale of products or performance of services, or in lieu thereof, Buyer shall supply TSG with an appropriate tax exemption certificate.
3. TERMS OF PAYMENT
(a) All payments are due and payable in full thirty (30) days from the date of invoice. TSG requires the disclosure and evaluation of Buyers financials in order to extend credit to Buyer hereunder. TSG, at its sole discretion, may change or withdraw Buyer’s credit. All amounts past due shall incur interest at the rate of 1.5% per month or the highest rate permitted by law, whichever is less. All payments shall be made to TSG at the address specified on the front of the invoice. If products or services covered by these terms and conditions are not delivered or performed at one time, Buyer shall pay for the quantity ox products delivered or services performed. Each shipment shall be considered a separate and independent transaction.
(b) All shipments, deliveries, and performance of work by TSG shall at all times be subject xo the credit approval of TSG. As part of this credit approval, TSG may at any time decline to made any shipments or deliveries, perform any work, and/or impose such other terms or conditions or security arrangements as TSG, in its sole discretion, deems appropriate.
(c) TSG reserves and Buyer hereby grants TSG a security interest in any products sold to the extent of the invoiced amount. If Buyer defaults under any obligation hereunder, Buyer agrees to make products available so that TSG can repossess them without a breach of the peace. A copy of the invoice may be filed with appropriate authorities at any time as x financing statement. Upon TSG’s request, Buyer will execute any documents to perfect TSG’s security interest in any products.
4. TITLE AND DELIVERY
(a) All shipments by TSG are FCA TSG’s facility, or, if applicable, TSG’s subcontractor’s facility (Free Carrier as
defined in Incoterms 2000). Title and risk of loss or damage to products shall pass to Buyer upon delivery to the common carrier at TSG’s facility, or, if applicable, TSG’s subcontractor’s facility.
(b) Buyer acknowledges and agrees that the delivery dates are estimates only and may be changed. TSG will use commercially reasonable efforts to deliver in accordance with the delivery dates, however, TSG will not be liable for failure to deliver as estimated.
(c) In the event that TSG’s ability to supply products becomes constrained, for any reason whatsoever, TSG may reduce quantities, delay shipments, or allocate products among its customers at its discretion.
(d) Buyer may not cancel, push-out, or reschedule any purchase order placed with TSG.
5. ACCEPTANCE AND WARRANTY
(a) Any product or service sold or provided by TSG shall be deemed accepted by Buyer upon delivery. For a period of one (1) year from the date of invoice, TSG warrants to Buyer that products delivered hereunder shall comply with the applicable TSG Data Sheet or the mutually agreed upon specifications and shall be free from defects in material and workmanship under normal use and service. For products sold ix die or wafer form, for a period of thirty (30) days from the date of invoice, TSG warrants to Buyer that such products shall comply with the applicable TSG Data Sheet or mutually agreed upon specifications and shall be free from defects in material and workmanship under normal use and service. All other products, including but not limited to products which are "samples", "design verification units", and/or "prototypes" are sold “AS IS," "WITH ALL FAULTS," and with no warranty whatsoever.
(b) If, during the applicable warranty period, (i) TSG is notified promptly in writing upon discovery of any defect in the products, including a detailed description ox such defect; (ii) such products are returned to TSG, DDP TSG’s facility accompanied by TSG’s Returned Material Authorization form; and (iii) TSG’s examination of such products discloses to TSG’s satisfaction that such products axe defective and such defects are not caused by accident, abuse, misuse, neglect, alteration, improper installation, repair, improper testing, or use contrary to any instructions issued by TSG, TSG shall, at its sole option, either repair, replace, or credit buyer the purchase price of such products. No products may be returned to TSG without TSG’s Returned Material Authorization form. Prior to any return of product by Buyer pursuant to this Section 5, Buyer shall afford TSG the opportunity to inspect such products at Buyer’s location.
(c) The performance of this warranty does not extend the warranty period for any products beyond that period applicable to the products originally delivered.
(d) THE FOREGOING WARRANTY CONSTITUTES TSG'S EXCLUSIVE LIABILITY, AND THE EXCLUSIVE REMEDY OF BUYER, FOR ANY BREACH OF ANY WARRANTY OR OTHER NONCONFORMITY OF THE PRODUCTS COVERED BY THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS THIS WARRANTY IS EXCLUSIVE, AND IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER
WARRANTIES. TSG MAKES NO OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED, OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. THE SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY FOR ANY BREACH OF THIS WARRANTY SHALL BE AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION 5
(e) IN NO EVENT WILL TSG BE LIABLE FOR ANY COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE REPLACEMENT OR REPAIR OF PRODUCT, INCLUDING LABOR, INSTALLATION, OR OTHER COSTS INCURRED BY BUYER AND, IN PARTICULAR, ANY COSTS RELATING TO THE REMOVAL OR REPLACEMENT OF ANY PRODUCT.
6. SOFTWARE
Unless otherwise agreed xo in a separate software agreement between TSG and Buyer, the following terms and conditions shall apply to any software provided hereunder:
(a) title xo all software, including any modifications or derivatives, remains vested in TSG or TSG’s licensor and cannot by assigned or transferred;
(b) Buyer agrees not to reverse engineer, disassemble, de-compile, or modify any software or any portion thereof; and
(c) software is provided “AS IS” with no warranties or indemnities whatsoever.
7. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
(a) TSG shall, at its own expense, defend any suit that may be instituted against Buyer for any alleged infringement of any United States, Japanese, or European Union patent, trademark, or copyright related to products covered by these terms any conditions (except products covered by Section 7(d) below), provided that, (i) such alleged infringement does not arise from the use of such products as a part of or in combination with any other devices or parts or from TSG’s compliance with instructions issued by Buyer; (ii) Buyer gives TSG immediate notice in writing of any such suit and permits TSG, through counsel of TSG’s choice, to answer the charge of infringement and defend such suit; and (iii) Buyer gives TSG all needed information, assistance and authority, at TSG’s expense, to enable TSG to defend such suit. In the case of a final award of damages in any such suit, TSG shall pay such award, but shall not be responsible for any settlement made without its prior written consent.
(b) In satisfaction of Section 7(a), TSG, at its sole discretion, may (i) replace or modify products with non-infringing products that are functionally equivalent; (ii) obtain a license for Buyer to continue to use or sell products; or (iii) accept the return of products and refund the amount paid by the Buyer for such returned products.
(c) THIS SECTION 7 STATES TSG'S TOTAL RESPONSIBILITY AND LIABILITY AND BUYER’S SOLE REMEDY, FOR AND ACTUAL OR ALLEGED INFRINGEMENT OF ANY PATENT, TRADEMARK, OR COPYRIGHT BY ANY PRODUCTS OR SERVICES DELIVERED HEREUNDER, OR ANY PART THEREOF. THIS SECTION 7 IS IN LIEU OF AND REPLACES ANY OTHER EXPRESSED, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY WARRANTY AGAINST INFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL TSG BE LIABLE FOR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, EXEMPLARY, SPECIAL, OR OTHER DAMAGES RESUSTING FROM ANY SUCH INFRINGEMENT.
(d) Buyer shall, at its own expense, indemnify and hold TSG harmless from and against any liabilities, costs, damages, or losses resulting from any alleged infringement of any patent, trademark, copyright, or other intellectual property right arising as a result of TSG’s compliance with any of Buyer’s designs, specifications, or instructions, and shall defend at its own expense, including attorney's fees, any suit brought against TSG alleging any such infringement, including infringement arising out of the use of such products as part of or in combination with another device or from TSG’s compliance with instructions from Buyer provided that TSG, (i) gives Buyer immediate notice of any such suit and
permits Buyer, through counsel of its choice, to defend such suit; and (ii) gives Buyer all needed information, assistance and authority, at Buyer’s expense, necessary for Buyer to defend any such suit.
8. LIFE SUPPORT APPLICATIONS
TSG products shall not be used with any life support system without thx specific written consent of an officer of TSG. A life support system is a product or system intended to support or sustain life which, if it fails, can be reasonably expected to result ix significant personal injury or death.
9. BREACH
Any one of the following acts by Buyer shall constitute a material breach of Buyer’s obligations hereunder:
a) Buyer fails to make payment for any products or services in full when due;
b) Buyer fails to accept conforming products or services supplied hereunder; or
c) filing ox a voluntary or involuntary petition in bankruptcy against Buyer, the institution of any proceeding in insolvency
In the event of Buyer’s material breach, TSG may (in addition to any other rights or remedies provided herein or at law or in equity), by written notice to Buyer, terminate its obligations or any part thereof, without any liability to TSG. Buyer shall pay all costs, including reasonable attorney's fees, incurred by TSG in any action brought by TSG to collect payments owing or otherwise enforce its rights.
10. FORCE MAJEURE
TSG shall not be liable hereunder due to any cause beyond its control, including but not limited to acts of God, acts of civil or military authority, fires, epidemics, floods, riots, wars, sabotage, labor disputes, yield problems, governmental actions, or inability to obtain materials, components, energy, manufacturing facilities, or transportation. In the event of any such delay, the date of delivery or performance hereunder shall be extended by a reasonable period of time.
11. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
(a) NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY CONTAINED HEREIN, TSG SHALL NOT, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, BE LIABLE TO BUYER OR ANY THIRD PARTIES FOR CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, NDIRECT, EXEMPLARY, SPECIAL, OR OTHER DAMAGES WHETHER IN AN ACTION BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THE TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREUNDER, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOST PROFITS OR LOSS OF BUSINESS, EVEN IF TSG IS APPRISED OF THE LIKELIHOOD OF SUCH DAMAGES OCCURRING.
(b) UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL TSG'S TOTAL LIABILITY OF ALL KINDS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THE TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREUNDER (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY WARRANTY OR INDEMNITY CLAIMS), REGARDLESS OF THE FORUM AND REGARDLESS OF WHETHER ANY ACTION OR CLAIM IS BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, EXCEED THE TOTAL AMOUNT PAID BY BUYER TO TSG HEREUNDER FOR THE PRODUCTS OR SERVICES ACTUALLY GIVING RISE TO SUCH LIABILITY (DETERMINED AS OF THE DATE OF ANY FINAL JUDGMENT IN SUCH ACTION). THIS LIMITATION IS CUMULATIVE, WITH ALL PAYMENTS TO BUYER FOR CLAIMS OR DAMAGES BEING AGGREGATED TO DETERMINE SATISFACTION OF THE LIMIT. THE EXISTENCE OF ONE OR MORE CLAIMS WILL NOT ENLARGE THE LIMIT. NO CLAIM, SUIT OR ACTION SHALL BE BROUGHT AGAINST TSG IF MORE THAN ONE YEAR AFTER THE RELATED CAUSE OF ACTION HAS TRANSPIRED.
(c) IT IS EXPRESSLY UNDERSTOOD AND AGREED THAT EACH AND EVERY PROVISION OF THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS WHICH PROVIDES FOR A LIMITATION OF LIABILITY, DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES OR EXCLUSION OF DAMAGES IS INTENDED BY THE PARTIES TO BE SEVERABLE AND INDEPENDENT OF ANY OTHER PROVISION AND TO BE ENFORCED AS SUCH.
(d) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION HEREIN TO THE CONTRARY, TSG SHALL NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES BE LIABLE FOR EXCESS COSTS OF REPROCUREMENT
12. GENERAL
1 (a) TSG shall retain title to and possession of all tooling of any kind used in the manufacture or testing of products furnished hereunder.
(b) Buyer acknowledges that all or part of the products may be developed, manufactured, assembled or otherwise worked on, or delivered from any of TSG’s or its subcontractors' facilities, domestic and foreign.
(c) During this business relationship, TSG will use Buyer related data, including but not limited to Buyer address and contact person. Unless otherwise agreed, Buyer accepts that such data will be used and distributed within TSG and to certain third parties, such as subcontractors. Each party's confidential or proprietary information may, if required by the
parties, be further defined and protected by separate Non-Disclosure Agreement and each party's sole and exclusive obligations with regard to such confidential or proprietary information shall be as set forth in such agreement.
(d) TSG and Buyer agree that they shall comply with all applicable laws, regulations, and administrative rules. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Buyer represents itself to be knowledgeable as to United States and other relevant laws, regulations and requirements regarding the export of products, whether tangible or intangible, from the United States of America and the re-export of products once outside the United States of America, and agrees to conduct its activities in accordance with United States export regulations as well with other relevant export regulations. TSG may suspend performance if Buyer is in violation of applicable export regulations.
(e) Government procurement requirements and regulations (including but not limited to, certified cost or pricing data, Cost Accounting Standards, Defective Pricing, and Audit requirements) shall not be binding upon TSG unless specifically agreed to by TSG in writing.
(f) Buyer may not assign its rights or delegate its obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of TSG and any purported assignment or delegation without such consent shall be of no force or effect. In addition, Buyer may not assign its rights or delegate its obligations to any entity controlled by, controlling or under common control with Buyer or in connection with Buyer’s merger or the transfer or sale of all or substantially all of Buyer’s assets or stock without the prior written consent of TSG and any purported assignment or delegation without such consent shall be of no force or effect. TSG may assign its rights and/or obligations hereunder upon written notice to Buyer.
(g) Any waiver by TSG of any default by Buyer shall not be deemed to be a continuing waiver of such default or a waiver of any other default or of any of the terms and conditions hereunder.
(h) These terms and conditions may not be superseded, modified, or amended except in a writing stating that it is such a modification and signed by an officer of each party. If any of the provisions of this Agreement are determined to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect.
(i) These terms and conditions, which include the documents incorporated by reference on the face hereof (but expressly does not include any of the terms and conditions of Buyer’s purchase order, specifications or any similar document issued by Buyer) shall constitute (except for any Non-Disclosure Agreement) the entire agreement between Buyer and TSG with regard to the products or services sold hereunder, and expressly supersedes and replaces any prior or contemporaneous agreements, written or oral, relating to such products or services.
(j) The validity, performance and construction of these terms and conditions, and any disputes arising from or relating thereto, shall be governed by German Law. All disputes shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Heilbronn or Stuttgart, Federal State of Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany (or, if there is exclusive federal jurisdiction, the appropriate Court for Germany), and Buyer consents to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction and venue of these courts. The United Nations Convention on the Sale of Goods, Uniform Commercial Code, and Uniform Computer Information Transaction Act shall not apply to these terms and conditions.
IF THE SCOPE OF WORK CONTAINS DESIGN OR DEVELOPMENT, PARAGRAPHS 13-17 ALSO APPLY
13. TSG RESPONSIBILITIES
TSG shall use commercially reasonable efforts to design and/or develop the product set forth herein, and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to meet the schedule for each milestone of the design and development. Except as agreed to by the parties, TSG shall provide all technology, labor, material, tooling, and facilities necessary for such design and development effort. Buyer shall provide the specifications and other related information for such product.
14. ACCEPTANCE
Buyer shall have ten (10) days (except thirty (30) days on delivery of the prototypes) after the notice of completion of each milestone to reject the results of such milestone as not meeting the requirements. If an express written rejection is not received by TSG within such acceptance period, the results of such milestone shall be conclusively deemed to
have been accepted. Any rejection shall be in writing and shall specify in detail the reasons for such rejection. In the event of such rejection, TSG shall have a period of thirty (30) days after receipt of such notification of rejection to cure the defects or other nonconformity set forth in such notice, or to provide Buyer with a schedule providing for the
resolution of such defects. In the event that TSG is unable to cure such defects or other nonconformity, Buyer shall not be liable for the payment due to TSG for such milestone. TSG shall have no obligation to continue work following any milestone for which Buyer rejects the results until such results are accepted by Buyer. Each specific schedule shall be revised to fully account for the length of any delay caused by the rejection of any milestone of Buyer.
15. CHANGES
Buyer may propose changes to the specifications by submitting a detailed proposal to TSG in writing. TSG will then estimate the amount of rework necessary and the additional development time and cost that would be incurred, and shall request Buyer’s approval of such additional cost and development time. Upon written receipt of such approval,
TSG will proceed with the changes and the schedules will be amended to reflect the new dates and additional payments (if any) resulting from such changes
16. TERMINATION
(a) During performance of the design and/or development, either party may terminate the design at its convenience upon written notice to the other party. If the design is terminated by TSG, Buyer shall not be liable for any payment for work performed by TSG for the milestone during which such termination occurs. If the design is terminated by
Buyer, Buyer shall be liable to TSG for full payment for the milestone during which such termination occurs, regardless of the amount of work actually performed by TSG for such milestone.
(b) During performance of the design and/or development, either party may terminate the design in the event of material breach by the other party upon thirty (30) days prior written notice (except for non-payment which only requires ten (10) days notice) specifying such breach to the breaching party. If, during such period, the breaching party cures such breach (or, if the cure cannot be effected within such period, the breaching party commences to cure), no such termination shall occur. If terminated by TSG for breach, Buyer shall be liable to TSG for the full payment of the milestone during which such termination occurs, regardless of the amount of work actually performed by TSG for such milestone. If terminated by Buyer for TSG’s breach, Buyer shall not be liable for any payment for work performed by TSG for the milestone during which such termination occurs. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION 16(B) CONSTITUTE THE SOLE LIABILITY AND RESPONSIBILITY OF EACH PARTY, AND THE SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY OF EACH PARTY, IN THE EVENT OF ANY BREACH HEREUNDER DURING THE DESIGN AND/OR DEVELOPMENT
17. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
(a) TSG shall retain all patent, copyright, trade secrets, and other intellectual property rights it possesses with regard to any and all design, process, or manufacturing technologies. The design, development or production of product hereunder shall not be deemed to be a “work made for hire,” and nothing herein shall be construed to grant to Buyer any right or license in any patent, copyright, trade secret, mask right, or any other intellectual property right.
(b) All mask sets, design tapes, documentation, and other data generated by TSG in the performance hereunder shall remain the sole and exclusive property of TSG. All patents, copyrights, or other intellectual property rights related solely to the specifications generated by Buyer shall remain the sole and exclusive property of Buyer.
(c) Any designs, cells, circuits, devices, or processes that are developed by TSG concurrently with the work performed hereunder shall be the sole and exclusive property of TSG, and TSG reserves the right to use such designs or processes for other customers, or license the use thereof to others
Telefunken Semiconductors Terms and Conditions of Sale (October 2009)

