SILICON IMAGE INC
EXHIBIT 10.01
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<DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Exhibit&nbsp;10.01</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><U><B>SALES COMPENSATION PLAN</B></U><BR>
<B>SALES COMPENSATION PLAN FOR VICE PRESIDENT OF WORLDWIDE SALES<BR>
FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The current Vice President of Worldwide Sales (the VP of Worldwide Sales<I>) </I>of Silicon Image,
Inc. will receive a cash payment based on the percentage of achievement of the quota goal for the
fiscal year ending December&nbsp;31, 2008, as set forth in the table below.
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<TABLE style="font-size: 10pt" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="16%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="55%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Percent</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Amount of</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Percent of</B></TD>
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<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Achievement of</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Cash Incentive</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Incentive Target</B></TD>
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<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Planned Revenue</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Payment</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Amount</B></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">70%
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">101,920</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">70.00</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">%</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">75%
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">109,200</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">75.00</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">%</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">80%
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">116,480</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">80.00</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">%</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">85%
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">123,760</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">85.00</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">%</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">90%
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">131,040</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">90.00</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">%</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">95%
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">138,320</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">95.00</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">%</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">100%
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">145,600</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">100.00</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">%</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">101%
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">160,100</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">109.96</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">%</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">102%
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">179,600</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">123.35</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">%</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">103%
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">204,100</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">140.18</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">%</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">104%
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">233,600</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">160.44</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">%</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">105%
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">268,100</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">184.13</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">%</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">106%
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">307,600</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">211.26</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">%</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">107%
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">352,100</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">241.83</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">%</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">108%
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">401,600</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">275.82</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">%</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">109%
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">456,100</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">313.26</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">%</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">110%
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">515,600</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">354.12</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">%</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">111%
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">580,100</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">398.42</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">%</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">112%
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">649,600</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">446.15</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">%</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">113%
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">724,100</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">497.32</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">%</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">114%
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">803,600</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">551.92</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">%</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">115%
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">888,100</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">609.96</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">%</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">116%
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">977,600</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">671.43</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">%</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">117%
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">1,072,100</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">736.33</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">%</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">118%
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">1,171,600</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">804.67</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">%</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">119%
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">1,276,100</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">876.44</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">%</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">120%
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">1,385,600</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">951.65</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">%</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;No amounts are payable if the VP of Worldwide Sales achieves less than seventy percent (70%)
of his quota goal. A cash incentive payment in the amount of $101,920 is payable to the VP of
Worldwide Sales upon achievement of seventy percent (70%) of his quota goal. An incremental cash
incentive payment is payable to the VP of Worldwide Sales in the amount of $1,456 for each
incremental percentage point of his quota goal achieved between seventy percent (70%) and one
hundred percent (100%). Thereafter, an incremental cash incentive payment is payable in the amount
of $14,500 for each incremental percentage point of his quota goal achieved between one hundred
percent (100%) and one hundred one percent (101%). An incremental cash incentive payment is payable
in the amount of $5,000 for each incremental percentage point of his quota goal achieved over one
hundred seven percent (101%). The amount of cash incentive payment payable under this Plan is not
capped. Actual amounts between the percentage point shown in the table above will be calculated on
pro-rata basis.
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