INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS, INC. (IEEE)


SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT

IMPORTANT - READ CAREFULLY - THIS AGREEMENT DEFINES YOUR RIGHTS TO USE THIS ENCLOSED SOFTWARE PRODUCT. OPENING THIS SEALED PACKAGE OR USING THIS SOFTWARE CONSTITUTES YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT AND ALL RIGHTS THEREIN.

This software is owned by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc., ("Licensor") and licensed to you as Licensee ("Licensee"). If you do not agree to the following terms and conditions, return this product to Licensor and all amounts paid by you (if any) will be refunded. Failure to return this product to Licensor within thirty (30) days of its delivery to you will be deemed to constitute acceptance.

License

Licensor grants to you a non-transferable, non-exclusive license to copy into and use on a single personal computer the accompanying data file(s) in electronic format, hereinafter referred to as the "Software." Neither the Software nor any accompanying documentation may be copied in whole or in part, except for a backup or archival copy that bears all copyright notices and any other identifying or restrictive legends appearing on the Software as received. Except as expressly permitted herein, you may not copy, distribute, modify or make derivative works based on the Software nor may this Software or any backup copy or archival copy of this Software be placed on an electronic network without prior written consent of Licensor. Requests for reproduction, distribution or use in a multiple-user environment should be directed to the IEEE Standards Department, Copyrights and Permissions, 445 Hoes Lane, P.O. Box 1331, Piscataway, New Jersey 08855-1331, USA.

Limited Warranty

LICENSOR SHALL REPLACE ANY DEFECTIVE MEDIA CONTAINING THE SOFTWARE IF SUCH DEFECTIVE MEDIA IS RETURNED TO LICENSOR WITHIN THIRTY (30) DAYS AFTER DELIVERY. THE FOREGOING WARRANTY IS THE SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE WARRANTY AND IS GIVEN IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, THE SOFTWARE IS BEING LICENSED TO YOU "AS IS," AND LICENSOR DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SOFTWARE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS OR THAT THE OPERATION OF THE SOFTWARE WILL BE ERROR-FREE. THE SOFTWARE IS BASED ON THE VHDL INTERACTIVE TUTORIAL, COPYRIGHT © 1996 BY THE INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS, INC. AND IEEE STD 1076-1993 IEEE STANDARD VHDL LANGUAGE REFERENCE MANUAL, COPYRIGHT © 1994 BY THE INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS, INC. IN THE EVENT OF A DISCREPANCY BETWEEN THE PUBLISHED IEEE STD 1076-1993 AND THE PORTIONS OF IT CONTAINED IN THIS SOFTWARE, THE PUBLISHED HARD COPY IS THE REFEREE DOCUMENT.

Liability

In no event shall Licensor, its employees, agents, suppliers, or contractors be liable for any damages of any kind or character, including without limitation any compensatory, incidental, direct, indirect, special, punitive or consequential damages, loss of use, loss of data, loss of income or profit, loss of or damage to property, claims of third parties, or other losses of any kind or character or attorneys' fees in connection with a claim relating to this Agreement or the performance of the Software. In the event that liability is nevertheless imposed on Licensor, its employees, agents, suppliers or contractors, the liability shall not exceed the fee paid for this Software.

In no event shall Licensor have any liability whatsoever with respect to a backup copy of the Software made by you as permitted in this Agreement.

Termination

This License shall automatically terminate in the event of a breach of the terms of this Agreement.Upon termination, you will be required to return to Licensor the software, the backup or archive copy and any accompanying documentation, and remove any copy residing on your hard drive.

General Terms

This Agreement is not assignable or transferable. The rights under this Agreement or any License granted hereunder may not be assigned, sublicensed or otherwise transferred by Licensee without the prior written consent of Licensor. This is the entire agreement between the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and may only be modified in writing signed by each party. This Agreement supersedes any proposal or prior agreement, oral or written, and any other communications between the parties relating to the subject matter of this Agreement. This Agreement is governed under the laws of the State of New York. Any questions or comments regarding this Agreement or the Software should be directed to: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc., 445 Hoes Lane, P.O. Box 1331, Piscataway, New Jersey 08855-1331, Attention: Standards Press.