INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECURITY AGREEMENT

        This Intellectual Property Security Agreement is entered into as of June 26, 2002 by and between SILICON VALLEY BANK (“Secured Party”) and TEGAL CORPORATION (“Grantor”).

RECITALS

        A. Secured Party and Borrower are entering into that certain Loan and Security Agreement by dated of even date herewith (as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, the “Loan Agreement”; capitalized terms used herein which are not defined, have the meanings set forth in the Loan Agreement).

        B. Pursuant to the terms of the Loan Agreement, Grantor has granted to Secured Party a security interest in all of Grantor’s right, title and interest, whether presently existing or hereafter acquired, in, to all Intellectual Property and all other Collateral.

        NOW, THEREFORE, as collateral security for the payment and performance when due of all of the Obligations, Grantor hereby grants, represents, warrants, covenants and agrees as follows:

AGREEMENT

        1. Grant of Security Interest. To secure all of the Obligations, Grantor grants and pledges to Secured Party a security interest in all of Grantor’s right, title and interest in, to and under its Intellectual Property (as defined in the Loan Agreement), including without limitation the following:

                (a) All of present and future United States registered copyrights and copyright registrations, including, without limitation, the registered copyrights, maskworks, software, computer programs and other works of authorship subject to United States copyright protection listed in Exhibit A-1 to this Agreement (and including all of the exclusive rights afforded a copyright registrant in the United States under 17 U.S.C. §106 and any exclusive rights which may in the future arise by act of Congress or otherwise) and all present and future applications for copyright registrations (including applications for copyright registrations of derivative works and compilations) (collectively, the “Registered Copyrights”), and any and all royalties, payments, and other amounts payable to Borrower in connection with the Registered Copyrights, together with all renewals and extensions of the Registered Copyrights, the right to recover for all past, present, and future infringements of the Registered Copyrights, and all computer programs, computer databases, computer program flow diagrams, source codes, object codes and all tangible property embodying or incorporating the Registered Copyrights, and all other rights of every kind whatsoever accruing thereunder or pertaining thereto.

                (b) All present and future copyrights, maskworks, software, computer programs and other works of authorship subject to (or capable of becoming subject to) United States copyright protection which are not registered in the United States Copyright Office (the “Unregistered Copyrights”), whether now owned or hereafter acquired, including without limitation the Unregistered Copyrights listed in Exhibit A-2 to this Agreement, and any and all royalties, payments, and other amounts payable to Borrower in connection with the Unregistered Copyrights, together with all renewals and extensions of the Unregistered Copyrights, the right to recover for all past, present, and future infringements of the Unregistered Copyrights, and all computer programs, computer databases, computer program flow diagrams, source codes, object codes and all tangible property embodying or incorporating the Unregistered Copyrights, and all other rights of every kind whatsoever accruing thereunder or pertaining thereto. The Registered Copyrights and the Unregistered Copyrights collectively are referred to herein as the “Copyrights.”


                (c) All right, title and interest in and to any and all present and future license agreements with respect to the Copyrights.

                (d) All present and future accounts, accounts receivable, royalties, and other rights to payment arising from, in connection with or relating to the Copyrights.

                (e) All patents, patent applications and like protections including, without limitation, improvements, divisions, continuations, renewals, reissues, extensions and continuations-in-part of the same, including without limitation the patents and patent applications set forth on Exhibit B attached hereto (collectively, the “Patents”);

                (f) All trademark and servicemark rights, whether registered or not, applications to register and registrations of the same and like protections, and the entire goodwill of the business of Borrower connected with and symbolized by such trademarks, including without limitation those set forth on Exhibit C attached hereto (collectively, the “Trademarks”);

                (g) Any and all claims for damages by way of past, present and future infringements of any of the rights included above, with the right, but not the obligation, to sue for and collect such damages for said use or infringement of the rights identified above;

                (h) All licenses or other rights to use any of the Copyrights, Patents or Trademarks, and all license fees and royalties arising from such use to the extent permitted by such license or rights;

                (i) All amendments, extensions, renewals and extensions of any of the Copyrights, Trademarks or Patents; and

                (j) All proceeds and products of the foregoing, including without limitation all payments under insurance or any indemnity or warranty payable in respect of any of the foregoing, and all license royalties and proceeds of infringement suits, and all rights corresponding to the foregoing throughout the world and all re-issues, divisions continuations, renewals, extensions and continuations-in-part of the foregoing.

        2.     Loan Agreement. This security interest is granted in conjunction with the security interest granted to Secured Party under the Loan Agreement. The rights and remedies of Secured Party with respect to the security interest granted hereby are in addition to those set forth in the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and those which are now or hereafter available to Secured Party as a matter of law or equity. Each right, power and remedy of Secured Party provided for herein or in the Loan Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity shall be cumulative and concurrent and shall be in addition to every right, power or remedy provided for herein and the exercise by Secured Party of any one or more of the rights, powers or remedies provided for in this Agreement, the Loan Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity, shall not preclude the simultaneous or later exercise by any person, including Secured Party, of any or all other rights, powers or remedies.


        3.     Covenants and Warranties. Borrower represents, warrants, covenants and agrees as follows:

              (a) Subject to Section 8 (4) of the Schedule to the Loan Agreement, all of Borrower’s present and future maskworks, software, computer programs and other works of authorship subject to (or capable of becoming subject to) United States copyright protection, the sale, licensing or other disposition of which results in royalties receivable, license fees receivable, accounts receivable or other sums owing to Borrower (collectively, “Accounts”), have been and shall be registered with the United States Copyright Office prior to the date Borrower requests or accepts any Loan from Secured Party with respect to such Accounts and prior to the date Borrower includes any such Accounts in any accounts receivable aging, borrowing base report or certificate or other similar report provided to Secured Party, and Borrower shall provide to Secured Party copies of all such registrations promptly upon the receipt of the same.

              (b) Borrower shall undertake all reasonable measures to cause its employees, agents and independent contractors to assign to Borrower all rights of authorship to any copyrighted material in which Borrower has or may subsequently acquire any right or interest.

              (c) Borrower shall promptly advise Secured Party of any Trademark, Patent or Copyright not specified in this Agreement, which is hereafter acquired by Borrower.

              (d) Subject to Section 8 (4) of the Schedule to the Loan Agreement, Borrower shall promptly register the most recent version of any of Borrower’s Copyrights, which are not already so registered, and which are referred to in Section 3(a) above or which are material to its business, and shall, from time to time, execute and file such other instruments, and take such further actions as Secured Party may reasonably request from time to time to perfect or continue the perfection of Secured Party’s interest in the Collateral.

       4. General. If any action relating to this Agreement is brought by either party hereto against the other party, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover reasonable attorneys fees, costs and disbursements. This Agreement may be amended only by a written instrument signed by both parties hereto. To the extent that any provision of this Agreement conflicts with any provision of the Loan Agreement, the provision giving Secured Party greater rights or remedies shall govern, it being understood that the purpose of this Agreement is to add to, and not detract from, the rights granted to Secured Party under the Loan Agreement. This Agreement, the Loan Agreement, and the other Loan Documents comprise the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the matters addressed in this Agreement. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of California, without regard for choice of law provisions. Borrower and Secured Party consent to the nonexclusive jurisdiction of any state or federal court located in Santa Clara County, California.


       5.  WAIVER OF RIGHT TO JURY TRIAL. SECURED PARTY AND BORROWER EACH HEREBY WAIVE THE RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING BASED UPON, ARISING OUT OF, OR IN ANY WAY RELATING TO: (I) THIS AGREEMENT; OR (II) ANY OTHER PRESENT OR FUTURE INSTRUMENT OR AGREEMENT BETWEEN SECURED PARTY AND BORROWER; OR (III) ANY CONDUCT, ACTS OR OMISSIONS OF SECURED PARTY OR BORROWER OR ANY OF THEIR DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, ATTORNEYS OR ANY OTHER PERSONS AFFILIATED WITH SECURED PARTY OR BORROWER; IN EACH OF THE FOREGOING CASES, WHETHER SOUNDING IN CONTRACT OR TORT OR OTHERWISE.

        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have cause this Intellectual Property Security Agreement to be duly executed by its officers thereunto duly authorized as of the first date written above.

Address of Grantor: Grantor:
2201 South McDowell Blvd.
Petaluma, CA 94954

TEGAL CORPORATION
   
Executed 6/26/02 By /s/ Michael L. Parodi                                                       
  Title Chairman, President & CEO                                        
  Name: Michael L. Parodi                                                       
   
Address of Secured Party: Secured Party:
   
3003 Tasman Drive
Santa Clara, California 95054
SILICON VALLEY BANK
Executed 6/26/02 By /s/ Patrick J. O'Donnell                                                   
  Title Vice President                                                               
   

EXHIBIT A-1

REGISTERED COPYRIGHTS
 (including copyrights that are the subject of an application for registration)

 

Description

Registration/
Application
Number
Registration/
Application
Date

V4.02C (PT/20) 26-041-006 U1   TX-4-222-674      

MCFTASK.SRC  TX-4-222-675 

MCFTASK.SRC  TX-4-222-676 

V4.02G (PT/9) 26-041-016 U1  TX-4-222-677 

RFTASK.SRC  TX-4-222-678 

MFCTASK.SRC  TX-4-222-679 

901e plasma production etcher: system manual: vol. 1-2  TX-4-222-689 

T901e plasma production etcher: system manual: vol. 1-2  TX-4-222-690 

T903e plasma production etcher: system manual: vol. 1-2  TX-4-222-691 

903e plasma production etcher: system manual: vol. 1-2  TX-4-222-692 

9XX SECs user's manual  TX-5-340-216 


EXHIBIT A-2

UNREGISTERED COPYRIGHTS

None.


September 25, 1996

EXHIBIT B

PATENTS

Description

Registration/
Application
Number
Registration/
Application
Date

See attached list.


 

EXHIBIT C

TRADEMARKS



Description Registration/
Application
Number
Registration/
Application
Date

Mark: TEGAL COMPLETE CUSTOMER SATISFACTION   1,493,986   6/28/1988  

Mark: TEGAL  --  -- 

Mark: TEGAL  1,494,896  7/5/1988 

Mark:
TEGAL AND AN UPWARD ARROW CONTAINED IN AN UNENCLOSED BOX
  858993  6/23/1998 

Mark:
TEGAL AND AN UPWARD ARROW CONTAINED IN AN UNENCLOSED BOX
  2,495,626  10/9/2001 

Mark: 903G  76/201,864  1/30/2001 

Mark: 901G  76/201,857  1/30/2001 

Mark: i901  76/201,866  1/30/2001 

Mark: i903  76/201,861  1/30/2001 

Mark: 980  76/201,858  1/30/2001 

Mark: 981  76/201,854  1/30/2001 

Mark: 983  76/201,862  1/30/2001 

Mark: SPECTRA  --  1/15/2002