AMIS HOLDINGS INC - 10-Q Quarterly Report

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q


þ		QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
		OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended

March 27, 2004


o		TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
		OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to

Commission file number 000-50397

AMIS Holdings, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		51-0309588 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

2300 Buckskin Road
Pocatello, ID 83201

(Address of principal executive offices)

(208) 233-4690

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days:

Yes x No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act):

Yes o No x

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.


Class	Outstanding at April 27, 2004
Common stock, $0.01 par value		82,331,105

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This quarterly report includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements relate to our future results, prospects, developments and business strategies.

These forward-looking statements are identifiable by their use of terms and phrases such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “predict,” “project,” “will” and similar terms and phrases, including references to assumptions. These statements are contained in the section entitled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” including the sub-section “Factors That May Affect Our Business and Future Results”.

These forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results to be materially different. These factors include, but are not limited to, the following:

• changes in general economic and business conditions and in the semiconductor industry in particular;

• changes in the conditions affecting our target markets;

• changes in the pricing of our products;

• changes in political, social and economic conditions and local regulations, particularly outside of the United States;

• changes in technology and development of new technology;

• reductions in sales to any significant customers;

• changes in the mix of products sold, industry capacity or competition;

• changes in competitive conditions;

• disruptions of established supply channels;

• manufacturing capacity underutilization or constraints; and

• the availability, terms and deployment of capital.

The factors listed above, together with other potential risks, are more specifically described under “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Factors that May Affect Our Business and Future Results.” If one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or if underlying assumptions prove incorrect, our actual results may vary materially from those expected, estimated or projected.

We do not undertake to update our forward-looking statements or risk factors to reflect future events or circumstances.

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PART I: FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1: Financial Statements

AMIS HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS


	March 27, 2004			December 31,
	(unaudited)			2003
	(In thousands, except share data)
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	116,714		$	119,063
Accounts receivable, less allowances of $3,413 and $2,930, respectively		82,276			73,585
Inventories		41,557			45,599
Receivable from affiliate		1,791			1,909
Deferred tax assets		8,733			8,987
Research and development grant receivable		6,579			6,734
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		11,763			12,134

Total current assets		269,413			268,011
Property, plant and equipment, net		206,161			205,909
Deferred financing costs, net		8,025			8,324
Goodwill, net		1,211			1,211
Other intangibles, net		8,923			9,718
Deferred tax assets		38,593			38,627
Prepaid pension asset		12,286			13,103
Restricted cash		4,200			4,200
Other		980			985

Total assets	$	549,792		$	550,088

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	32,101		$	34,753
Accrued expenses		21,487			24,973
Accrued employee compensation		22,451			29,212
Income taxes payable		2,826			1,088
Current portion of long-term debt		1,250			1,250

Total current liabilities		80,115			91,276
Long-term debt, less current portion		253,437			253,437
Other long-term liabilities		360			360

Total liabilities		333,912			345,073
Commitments and Contingencies
Stockholders’ Equity:
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 150,000,000 shares authorized, 82,300,651 and 81,956,422 shares issued and outstanding as of March 27, 2004 and December 31, 2003, respectively		823			820
Additional paid-in capital		511,044			510,691
Accumulated deficit		(309,498	)		(323,021	)
Deferred stock-based compensation		(443	)		(475	)
Accumulated other comprehensive income		13,954			17,000

Total stockholders’ equity		215,880			205,015

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	549,792		$	550,088

See accompanying notes.

AMIS HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS


	Three Months Ended
	March 27,			March 29,
	2004			2003
	(In thousands, except per share data)
Revenue	$	128,280		$	102,829
Cost of revenue		69,463			60,489

		58,817			42,340
Operating expenses:
Research and development		19,590			17,974
Marketing and selling		10,440			8,542
General and administrative		6,550			5,954

		36,580			32,470

Operating income		22,237			9,870
Other income (expense):
Interest income		330			390
Interest expense		(4,789	)		(5,265	)
Other expense, net		(372	)		(3,745	)

		(4,831	)		(8,620	)

Income before income taxes		17,406			1,250
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes		3,883			(532	)

Net income		13,523			1,782
Preferred stock dividends		—			15,790

Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders	$	13,523		$	(14,008	)

Basic net income (loss) per common share	$	0.16		$	(0.30	)

Diluted net income (loss) per common share	$	0.16		$	(0.30	)

Weighted average number of shares used in calculating basic net income (loss) per common share		82,127			46,655

Weighted average number of shares used in calculating diluted net income (loss) per common share		86,349			46,655

See accompanying notes.

AMIS HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS


	Three Months Ended
	March 27,			March 29,
	2004			2003
	(In thousands)
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income	$	13,523		$	1,782
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		10,204			12,160
Amortization of deferred financing costs		299			334
Stock-based compensation expense		154			140
Write-off of deferred financing charges and loss on settlement of derivatives		—			4,468
Provision for (benefit from) deferred income taxes		101			(629	)
Income statement impact of change in value of derivatives		—			(24	)
Interest on stockholder notes receivable		—			(81	)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable		(10,246	)		(5,780	)
Inventories		3,289			4,916
Prepaid expenses and other assets		913			4,449
Accounts payable		(1,989	)		1,982
Accrued expenses and other liabilities		(1,328	)		2,979
Accrued employee compensation		(6,129	)		(1,629	)

Net cash provided by operating activities		8,791			25,067
Cash flows from investing activities
Purchases of property, plant, and equipment		(9,661	)		(1,885	)

Net cash used in investing activities		(9,661	)		(1,885	)
Cash flows from financing activities
Payments on long-term debt		—			(120,100	)
Proceeds from issuance of senior subordinated notes		—			200,000
Payment to settle derivatives		—			(788	)
Deferred financing costs		—			(7,253	)
Exercise of stock options		234			11
Redemption of preferred stock		—			(80,764	)

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		234			(8,894	)

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents		(1,713	)		(135	)

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		(2,349	)		14,153
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		119,063			62,184

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	116,714		$	76,337

See accompanying notes.

AMIS HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March 27, 2004

Note 1: Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies

In the opinion of management of AMIS Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”), the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments (consisting solely of normal recurring adjustments) necessary to present fairly the financial information included therein. This financial data should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2003 contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K.

The results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations that may be expected for any other period or the fiscal year ending on December 31, 2004. The current interim period ended on March 27, 2004.

Basis of Presentation

The financial statements have been prepared on a consolidated basis in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for complete financial statements. The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of AMIS Holdings, Inc. and its majority controlled and owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Reclassifications

Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.

Stock-Based Compensation

The Company has elected to follow the intrinsic value-based method prescribed by Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees,” (APB 25) and related interpretations in accounting for its employee stock options rather than adopting the alternative fair value accounting provided for under SFAS No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation” (SFAS 123).

Stock compensation expense for options and/or warrants granted to non-employees has been determined in accordance with SFAS 123 and the Emerging Issues Task Force consensus on Issue No. 96-18, “Accounting for Equity Instruments that are Issued to Other than Employees for Acquiring, or in Conjunction with Selling Goods or Services” (EITF 96-18).

The following table provides pro forma information for the periods ended March 27, 2004 and March 29, 2003 that illustrates the net income, net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders, and net income (loss) per common share as if the fair value method had been adopted under SFAS No. 123 (in thousands, except per share data).


	Three Months Ended
	March 27, 2004			March 29, 2003
Net income as reported	$	13,523		$	1,782
Less: Stock-based compensation expense determined under the fair value method, net of related tax effects		(272	)		(56	)
Add: Stock-based compensation expense included in determination of net income as reported, net of related income tax effects		77			—

Pro forma net income		13,328			1,726
Preferred stock dividend as reported		—			(15,790	)

Pro forma net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders	$	13,328		$	(14,064	)

Net income (loss) per common share:
Basic as reported	$	0.16		$	(0.30	)
Diluted as reported	$	0.16		$	(0.30	)
Pro forma basic	$	0.16		$	(0.30	)
Pro forma diluted	$	0.15		$	(0.30	)

During the period ended March 27, 2004, upon exercise of stock options, 344,229 shares of common stock were issued.

New Accounting Pronouncements

The Company has reviewed all recently issued accounting standards that have not yet been adopted, in order to determine their potential effect, if any, on the results of operations or financial position of the Company. Based on that review, the Company does not currently believe that any of these recent accounting pronouncements will have a significant effect on its current or future financial position, results of operations, cash flows or disclosures.

2. Inventories

Inventories consist of the following (in thousands):


			December 31,
	March 27, 2004		2003
Raw materials	$	4,654	$	5,307
Work-in-process		26,367		27,213
Finished goods		10,536		13,079

	$	41,557	$	45,599

3. Net Income (Loss) per Common Share

Basic income (loss) per common share is based on the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted income (loss) per share also includes the effect of stock options and warrants outstanding during the period if such stock options and warrants are dilutive.

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted net loss per common share (in thousands, except for per share data):


	Three Months Ended
	March 27, 2004		March 29, 2003
Numerator (Basic and Dilutive):
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders	$	13,523	$	(14,008	)
Denominator:
Weighted average shares outstanding-basic		82,127		46,655
Stock options and warrants (treasury stock method)		4,222		—

Weighted average shares outstanding-diluted		86,349		46,655

Options to purchase 461,737 and 5,410,478 shares of common stock and warrants to purchase 4,603,032 and 9,184,851 shares of common stock were outstanding at March 27, 2004 and March 29, 2003, respectively, but were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share as the effect would be antidilutive.

4. Income Taxes

Income taxes are recorded based on the liability method, which requires recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities based on differences between financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities measured using enacted tax rates and laws that are expected to be in effect when the differences are expected to reverse. A valuation allowance is recorded to reduce the Company’s deferred tax asset to an amount determined to be more likely than not to be realized, based on management’s analyses of past operating results, future reversals of existing taxable temporary differences and projected taxable income, including tax strategies available to generate future taxable income. Based on the operating results of the first quarter of 2004 and management’s projections of taxable income for the remainder of 2004, the Company reversed approximately $1.6 million of valuation allowance during the first quarter of 2004. Management’s analyses of future taxable income are subject to a wide range of variables, many of which involve estimates and therefore the Company’s deferred tax asset may not be ultimately realized.

5. Long-Term Debt

The Company and AMI Semiconductor, Inc. (AMIS) maintain senior secured credit facilities (the facilities) consisting of a $125,000,000 term loan and a revolving credit facility of $90,000,000. The term loan requires a principal payment of $321,500, together with accrued and unpaid interest, on the last day of March, June, September and December, with the balance due on September 26, 2008. The interest rate on the term loan at March 27, 2004 was 3.59%. The revolving credit facility ($20,000,000 of which may be in the form of letters of credit) is available for working capital and general corporate purposes. As of March 27, 2004, no amount was drawn on the revolving credit facility.

The facilities require the Company to maintain a consolidated interest coverage ratio and a maximum senior leverage ratio and contain certain other nonfinancial covenants, all as defined within the credit agreement, as amended. The facilities also generally restrict payment of dividends to parties outside of the consolidated entity. The Company was in compliance with these covenants as of March 27, 2004.

AMIS also has $130,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 10 ¾% senior subordinated notes maturing on February 1, 2013 (senior subordinated notes). Interest on the senior subordinated notes is payable semi-annually on February 1 and August 1. The indenture governing the senior subordinated notes contains covenants that, among other things, (i) limit AMIS’ ability and certain of its subsidiaries’ ability to incur additional indebtedness, (ii) pay dividends on AMIS’ capital stock or redeem, repurchase or retire AMIS’ capital stock or subordinated indebtedness, (iii) make investments, (iv) engage in certain transactions with affiliates, (v) sell assets, including capital stock of subsidiaries, and (vi) consolidate, merge or transfer assets.

6. Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Comprehensive income for the three month period ended March 27, 2004 was approximately $10,477,000. This includes a loss of $3,046,000 all of which related to changes in the cumulative translation adjustment. Comprehensive income for the three month period ended March 29, 2003 was approximately $3,352,000. Of this amount, a gain of approximately $528,000 related to the change in the fair value of certain interest rate swap hedging derivatives that were held at that time and a gain of approximately $1,042,000 related to changes in the cumulative translation adjustment.

7. Restructuring and Impairment Charges

Pursuant to FASB Statement 146, “Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities,” in 2003, and EITF Issue No. 94-3, “Liability Recognition for Certain Employee Termination Benefits and Other Costs to Exit an Activity (including Certain Costs Incurred in a Restructuring),” in 2002 and 2001, senior management and the Board of Directors approved plans to restructure certain of the Company’s operations. All expenses associated with these plans were included as restructuring and impairment charges in the periods incurred.

The 2003 plan involved the termination of certain management and other employees as well as certain sales representative firms in the United States. Internal sales employees will replace these sales representative firms. In total, 32 employees, from various departments within the Company, were terminated as part of this program. All terminated employees were notified in the period in which the charge was recorded. Expenses related to the plan totaled approximately $1,713,000, which included $653,000 related to the accelerated vesting on certain options making them immediately exercisable upon termination. As of December 31, 2003, approximately $692,000 of these severance costs have not yet been paid and were included in accrued expenses. As of March 27, 2004, all amounts related to this plan had been paid.

The 2002 plan involved the curtailment of redundant functions between the U.S. and Belgian entities resulting from the acquisition of the Belgian entity in June 2002 (the MSB acquisition). In total 90 people employed by the Company prior to the MSB acquisition were terminated in connection with this restructuring program. The Company recorded related restructuring expense of approximately $457,000, all of which had been paid as of December 31, 2003. Additionally, relationships with certain sales representative firms in Europe were terminated because their duties were transferred to MSB. The expense associated with these terminations was approximately $478,000, all of which had been paid as of December 31, 2003.

The 2001 plan involved the closure of certain offices and the termination of certain management and other employees. As of December 31, 2003, and March 27, 2004, the remaining accrual for this plan, representing lease termination costs, of approximately $164,000, and $131,000, respectively, was included in accrued expenses on the accompanying balance sheets. The remaining lease termination costs will be paid over the remaining lease terms, which end in July 2005.

Following is a summary of the restructuring accrual relating to the 2003, 2002 and 2001 plans (in thousands):


				Lease
	Severance			Termination
	Costs			Costs			Total
Balance at December 31, 2003	$	692		$	164		$	856
Paid in 2004		(692	)		(33	)		(725	)

Balance at March 27, 2004	$	—		$	131		$	131

8. Transactions with Related Parties

In 2000, the Company entered into advisory agreements with affiliates of Citigroup Venture Capital Equity Partners, L.P. (CVC) and Francisco Partners, L.P. (Francisco Partners) (the Sponsors) pursuant to which the Sponsors may provide financial, advisory and consulting services to the Company. For the three-month period ended March 29, 2003, expenses totaling approximately $500,000 were recorded related to these advisory agreements. During 2003, the Company entered into amendments to these advisory agreements whereby the annual advisory fees payable under these agreements ceased.

9. Segment Reporting

The Company has three reportable segments: Integrated Mixed Signal Products, Mixed Signal Foundry Services and Structured Digital Products. Each segment comprises product families with similar requirements for design, development and marketing.

Information about segments (in thousands):


	Integrated		Mixed Signal		Structured
	Mixed Signal		Foundry		Digital		Total
Three months ended March 27, 2004:
Net revenue from external customers	$	68,675	$	31,651	$	27,954	$	128,280
Segment operating income		12,804		5,197		4,236		22,237
Three months ended March 29, 2003:
Net revenue from external customers		56,831		26,001		19,997		102,829
Segment operating income		3,859		4,097		1,914		9,870

AMIS Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet

March 27, 2004 (unaudited)


								AMI		AMI		AMI		Non-
								Semiconductor,		Acquisition		Acquisition II		Guarantor
	Consolidated		Eliminations			AMIS Holdings, Inc.		Inc.		LLC		LLC		Subsidiaries
	(In thousands)
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	116,714	$	—		$	10,638	$	42,731	$	—	$	—	$	63,345
Accounts receivable, net		82,276		—			—		39,919		—		—		42,357
Intercompany accounts receivable		—		(20,214	)		852		19,240		—		122		—
Inventories		41,557		—			—		21,801		—		—		19,756
Deferred tax assets		8,733		—			—		4,149		—		—		4,584
Receivable from affiliate		1,791		—			—		1,791		—		—		—
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		18,342		3			39		7,118		—		—		11,182

Total current assets		269,413		(20,211	)		11,529		136,749		—		122		141,224
Property, plant and equipment, net		206,161		—			—		169,364		—		—		36,797
Investment in subsidiaries		—		(561,711	)		289,154		148,771		117,271		6,515		—
Deferred financing costs, net		8,025		—			—		8,025		—		—		—
Goodwill and other intangibles, net		10,134		—			—		3,006		—		—		7,128
Deferred tax assets		38,593		—			5,557		32,236		—		—		800
Pension asset		12,286		—			—		—		—		—		12,286
Restricted cash		4,200		—			4,200		—		—		—		—
Other		980		—			—		685		—		—		295

Total assets	$	549,792	$	(581,922	)	$	310,440	$	498,836	$	117,271	$	6,637	$	198,530

AMIS Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet (continued)


										AMI			AMI		AMI		Non-
							AMIS			Semiconductor,			Acquisition		Acquisition II		Guarantor
	Consolidated			Eliminations			Holdings, Inc.			Inc.			LLC		LLC		Subsidiaries
										(In thousands)
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	32,101		$	—		$	—		$	14,409		$	—	$	—	$	17,692
Intercompany accounts payable		—			(20,214	)		94,799			(77,112	)		—		—		2,527
Accrued expenses		21,487			(236	)		—			11,719			—		—		10,004
Accrued employee compensation		22,451			—			—			5,587			—		—		16,864
Income taxes payable		2,826			—			—			32			—		1		2,793
Current portion of long-term debt		1,250			—			—			1,250			—		—		—

Total current liabilities		80,115			(20,450	)		94,799			(44,115	)		—		1		49,880
Other long-term liabilities		360			—			—			360			—		—		—
Long-term debt		253,437			—			—			253,437			—		—		—

Total liabilities		333,912			(20,450	)		(94,799	)		(209,682	)		—		1		49,880
Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)
Common stock		823			(3,717	)		823			—			—		—		3,717
Additional paid-in capital		511,044			(387,952	)		511,044			229,561			71,357		4,062		82,972
Retained earnings (accumulated deficiency)		(309,498	)		(130,079	)		(309,737	)		45,639			34,629		1,946		48,104
Deferred stock-based compensation		(443	)		—			(443	)		—			—		—		—
Accumulated other comprehensive income		13,954			(39,724	)		13,954			13,954			11,285		628		13,857

Total stockholders’ equity (deficit)		215,880			(561,472	)		215,641			289,154			117,271		6,636		148,650

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity (deficit)	$	549,792		$	(581,922	)	$	310,440		$	498,836		$	117,271	$	6,637	$	198,530

AMIS Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet

December 31, 2003


										AMI		AMI		Non-
						AMIS		AMI Semiconductor,		Acquisition		Acquisition II		Guarantor
	Consolidated		Eliminations			Holdings, Inc.		Inc.		LLC		LLC		Subsidiaries
								(In thousands)
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	119,063	$	—		$	10,407	$	49,446	$	—	$	—	$	59,210
Accounts receivable, net		73,585		—			—		33,474		—		—		40,111
Intercompany accounts receivable		—		(16,150	)		696		13,420		—		118		1,916
Inventories		45,599		—			—		23,860		—		—		21,739
Deferred tax assets		8,987		—			—		4,163		—		—		4,824
Receivable from affiliate		1,909		—			—		1,909		—		—		—
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		18,868		(51	)		—		7,778		—		—		11,141

Total current assets		268,011		(16,201	)		11,103		134,050		—		118		138,941
Property, plant and equipment, net		205,909		—			—		168,322		—		—		37,587
Investment in subsidiaries		—		(542,701	)		278,619		144,505		113,283		6,294		—
Deferred financing costs, net		8,324		—			—		8,324		—		—		—
Goodwill and other intangibles, net		10,929		—			—		3,628		—		—		7,301
Deferred tax assets		38,627		—			5,534		33,737		—		—		(644	)
Pension asset		13,103		—			—		—		—		—		13,103
Restricted cash		4,200		—			4,200		—		—		—		—
Other		985		—			—		685				—		300

Total assets	$	550,088	$	(558,902	)	$	299,456	$	493,251	$	113,283	$	6,412	$	196,588

AMIS Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet (continued)


													AMI		AMI		Non-
							AMIS			AMI			Acquisition		Acquisition II		Guarantor
	Consolidated			Eliminations			Holdings, Inc.			Semiconductor, Inc.			LLC		LLC		Subsidiaries
										(In thousands)
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	34,753		$	—		$	—		$	14,752		$	—	$	—	$	20,001
Intercompany accounts payable		—			(16,171	)		94,680			(78,509	)		—		—		—
Accrued expenses		24,973			(270	)		—			14,783			—		—		10,460
Accrued employee compensation		29,212			—			—			8,553			—		—		20,659
Income taxes payable		1,088			—			—			6			—		—		1,082
Current portion of long-term debt		1,250			—			—			1,250			—		—		—

Total current liabilities		91,276			(16,441	)		94,680			(39,165	)		—		—		52,202
Other long-term liabilities		360			—			—			360			—		—		—
Long-term debt		253,437			—			—			253,437			—		—		—

Total liabilities		345,073			(16,441	)		94,680			214,632			—		—		52,202
Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)
Common stock		820			(3,717	)		820			—			—		—		3,717
Additional paid-in capital		510,691			(387,952	)		510,691			229,561			71,357		4,062		82,972
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)		(323,021	)		(101,732	)		(323,260	)		32,058			27,838		1,566		40,509
Deferred stock-based compensation		(475	)		—			(475	)		—			—		—		—
Accumulated other comprehensive income		17,000			(49,060	)		17,000			17,000			14,088		784		17,188

Total stockholders’ equity (deficit)		205,015			(542,461	)		204,776			278,619			113,283		6,412		144,386

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity (deficit)	$	550,088		$	(558,902	)	$	299,456		$	493,251		$	113,283	$	6,412	$	196,588

AMIS Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations

Three Months Ended March 27, 2004 (unaudited)


													AMI		AMI		Non-
							AMIS			AMI			Acquisition		Acquisition		Guarantor
	Consolidated			Eliminations			Holdings, Inc.			Semiconductor, Inc.			LLC		II LLC		Subsidiaries
										(In thousands)
Revenue	$	128,280		$	(15,722	)	$	—		$	77,241		$	—	$	—	$	66,761
Cost of revenue		69,463			(14,291	)		—			41,223			—		—		42,531

		58,817			(1,431	)		—			36,018			—		—		24,230
Operating expenses:
Research and development		19,590			(632	)		—			12,080			—		—		8,142
Marketing and selling		10,440			(785	)		—			6,928			—		—		4,297
General and administrative		6,550			(19	)		85			4,428			—		—		2,056

		36,580			(1,436	)		85			23,436			—		—		14,495

Operating income (loss)		22,237			5			(85	)		12,582			—		—		9,735
Other income (expense):
Interest income (expense), net		(4,459	)		—			4			(4,708	)		—		4		241
Other income (expense), net		(372	)		(5	)		—			(350	)		—		—		(17	)
Equity earnings in subsidiaries		—			(28,347	)		13,581			7,598			6,791		377		—

		(4,831	)		(28,352	)		13,585			2,540			6,791		381		224

Income (loss) before income taxes		17,406			(28,347	)		13,500			15,122			6,791		381		9,959
Provision (benefit) for income taxes		3,883			—			(23	)		1,541			—		1		2,364

Net income (loss)	$	13,523		$	(28,347	)	$	13,523		$	13,581		$	6,791	$	380	$	7,595

AMIS Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations

Three Months Ended March 29, 2003 (unaudited)


															AMI		Non-
							AMIS			AMI			AMI		Acquisition		Guarantor
	Consolidated			Eliminations			Holdings, Inc.			Semiconductor, Inc.			Acquisition LLC		II LLC		Subsidiaries
										(In thousands)
Revenue	$	102,829		$	(4,079	)	$	—		$	61,321		$	—	$	—	$	45,587
Cost of revenue		60,489			(2,335	)		—			33,063			—		—		29,761

		42,340			(1,744	)		—			28,258			—		—		15,826
Operating expenses:
Research and development		17,974			(322	)		—			12,173			—		—		6,123
Marketing and selling		8,542			(1,419	)		—			6,805			—		—		3,156
General and administrative		5,954			—			576			4,331			—		—		1,047

		32,470			(1,741	)		576			23,309			—		—		10,326

Operating income (loss)		9,870			(3	)		(576	)		4,949			—		—		5,500
Other income (expense):
Interest income (expense), net		(4,875	)		(10	)		86			(5,133	)		—		3		179
Other income (expense), net		(3,745	)		12			—			(4,135	)		—		—		378
Equity earnings in subsidiaries		—			(11,848	)		2,071			4,905			4,616		256		—

		(8,620	)		(11,846	)		2,157			(4,363	)		4,616		259		557

Income (loss) before income taxes		1,250			(11,849	)		1,581			586			4,616		259		6,057
Provision (benefit) for income taxes		(532	)		—			(201	)		(1,485	)		—		—		1,154

Net income (loss)	$	1,782		$	(11,849	)	$	1,782		$	2,071		$	4,616	$	259	$	4,903

AMIS Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows

Three Months Ended March 27, 2004 (unaudited)


												AMI		AMI
						AMIS			AMI			Acquisition		Acquisition		Non-Guarantor
	Consolidated			Eliminations		Holdings, Inc.			Semiconductor, Inc.			LLC		II LLC		Subsidiaries
									(In thousands)
Net cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities	$	8,791		$	—	$	(3	)	$	943		$	—	$	—	$	7,851
Net cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of property, plant, and equipment		(9,661	)		—		—			(7,658	)		—		—		(2,003	)

Net cash used in investing activities		(9,661	)		—		—			(7,658	)		—		—		(2,003	)
Net cash flows from financing activities:
Exercise of stock options for common and preferred stock		234			—		234			—			—		—		—

Net cash provided by financing activities:		234			—		234			—			—		—		—

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents		(1,713	)		—		—			—			—		—		(1,713	)

Net change in cash and cash equivalents		(2,349	)		—		231			(6,715	)		—		—		4,135
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		119,063			—		10,407			49,446			—		—		59,210

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	116,714		$	—	$	10,638		$	42,731		$	—	$	—	$	63,345

AMIS Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows

Three Months Ended March 29, 2003 (unaudited)


												AMI		AMI
						AMIS			AMI			Acquisition		Acquisition		Non-Guarantor
	Consolidated			Eliminations		Holdings, Inc.			Semiconductor, Inc.			LLC		II LLC		Subsidiaries
									(In thousands)
Net cash flows provided by operating activities	$	25,067		$	—	$	4		$	19,996		$	—	$	—	$	5,067
Net cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of property, plant, and equipment		(1,885	)		—		—			(425	)		—		—		(1,460	)
Investment in subsidiaries		—			—		80,764			(80,764	)		—		—		—

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities		(1,885	)		—		80,764			(81,189	)		—		—		(1,460	)
Net cash flows from financing activities
Payments on long-term debt		(120,100	)		—		—			(120,100	)		—		—		—
Proceeds from issuance of senior subordinated notes		200,000			—		—			200,000			—		—		—
Redemption of preferred stock		(80,764	)		—		(80,764	)		—			—		—		—
Deferred financing costs		(7,253	)		—		—			(7,253	)		—		—		—
Payment to settle derivatives		(788	)		—		—			(788	)		—		—		—
Exercise of stock options for common and preferred stock		11			—		11			—			—		—		—

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities:		(8,894	)		—		(80,753	)		71,859			—		—		—

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents		(135	)		—		—			—			—		—		(135	)

Net change in cash and cash equivalents		14,153			—		15			10,666			—		—		3,472
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		62,184			—		1,910			35,274			—		—		25,000

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	76,337		$	—	$	1,925		$	45,940		$	—	$	—	$	28,472

Item 2: Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The following discussion should be read in conjunction with, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to, the Interim Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements included elsewhere herein. Except for the historical information contained herein, the discussions in this section contain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially from those discussed below. See “-Factors That May Affect Our Business and Future Results” for a discussion of these risks and uncertainties. Unless the context otherwise requires, references to “we,” “our,” “us” and “the company” refer to AMIS Holdings, Inc. and consolidated subsidiaries; and references to “AMI Semiconductor” and “AMIS” refer to AMI Semiconductor, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the company.

Overview

We are a leader in the design and manufacture of customer specific integrated analog mixed signal semiconductor products. We focus on the automotive, medical and industrial markets, which have many products with significant real world, or analog, interface requirements. We have organized our business into three operating segments: integrated mixed signal products, mixed signal foundry services and structured digital products. Integrated mixed signal products combine analog and digital functions on a single chip to form a customer defined system-level solution. We also provide outsourced mixed signal foundry services for other semiconductor designers and manufacturers. Mixed signal foundry services provide us with an opportunity to further penetrate our target markets with our products and increase the utilization of our fabrication facilities. Structured digital products, which involve the conversion of higher cost programmable digital logic integrated circuits into lower cost digital custom integrated circuits, provide us with growth opportunities and digital design expertise which we use to support the design of system solutions for customers in our target markets.

When evaluating our business, we generally look at financial measures such as revenue and operating income. We also use internal tracking measures, such as three-year revenue from design wins and the capacity utilization of our fabrication facilities. We are seeing the rewards of our focus on winning designs that should strengthen our financial position in the future. We are also increasing our capacity utilization rate. This is a measure of the degree to which our manufacturing assets are being used, thus sharing the fixed costs of these items across multiple products. As capacity utilization increases, our facilities become more efficient, and as a result, our gross profit margin increases. We anticipate that our capacity utilization will not decline in the foreseeable future. However, if at some point our capacity utilization begins to decrease (as is normal during an industry downturn), then our gross margins could be negatively affected.

Results of Operations

Three month period ended March 27, 2004 compared to the three month period ended March 29, 2003

Revenue

Revenue for the first quarter of 2004 increased 24.8% to $128.3 million from $102.8 million in the first quarter of 2003. This increase relates to the improvement of the overall semiconductor market. We have also made significant strides in increasing our revenue in our target automotive, medical and industrial end markets. In addition, we have experienced significant growth from the communications end market between these periods.

Integrated mixed signal revenue of $68.7 million for the first quarter of 2004 was up 21% over first quarter of 2003 revenue of $56.8 million. The volume of product shipped to customers in the automotive, industrial and communications end markets increased substantially between these periods.

Mixed signal foundry services revenue grew to $31.7 million for the first quarter of 2004, an increase of 21.9% over first quarter of 2003 revenue of $26.0 million. This growth was largely due to revenue from an STMicroelectronics take-or-pay contract. This take-or-pay contract will expire in June 2004. During the second half of 2004, we are expecting revenue from STMicroelectronics to be less than it will be in the

first half of the year.

Structured digital products revenue was $27.9 million for the first quarter of 2004, an increase of 39.5% over first quarter 2003 revenue of $20.0 million. Increased volume of products shipped to the communications end market, as well as revenue from our XPressArray™ products, helped to increase the structured digital products revenue for this period.

As a percentage of total revenue in the first quarter of 2004, North America, Europe and Asia was 41.1%, 41.8% and 17.1%, respectively, compared with 42.3%, 41.5% and 16.2%, respectively, in the first quarter of 2003.

Gross Profit

Cost of revenue consists primarily of purchased materials, labor and overhead (including depreciation) associated with the design and manufacture of products sold. Costs related to non-recurring engineering fees are included in cost of revenue to the extent that they are reimbursed by our customers under a development arrangement. Costs associated with unfunded non-recurring engineering are classified as research and development because we typically retain ownership of the proprietary rights to intellectual property that has been developed in connection with non-recurring engineering work. Gross profit increased to $58.8 million, or 45.8% as a percentage of revenue, in the first quarter of 2004 from $42.3 million, or 41.1% as a percentage of revenue, in the first quarter of 2003. The increase in gross profit is a result of our increased revenue level in addition to our fab capacity utilization improvement and a shift in the product mix between the periods.

Operating Expenses

Research and development expenses consist primarily of activities related to process engineering, cost of design tools, investments in development libraries, technology license agreements and product development activities. Research and development expenses increased to $19.6 million, or 15.3% of revenue, in the first quarter of 2004 from $18.0 million, or 17.5% of revenue, in the first quarter of 2003. This increase is primarily attributable to expenses related to design activity and the associated non-customer funded development expenses.

Marketing and selling expenses consist primarily of commissions to sales representatives, salaries and commissions of sales and marketing personnel and advertising and communication costs. Marketing and selling expenses increased to $10.4 million, or 8.1% of revenue, in the first quarter of 2004 compared to $8.5 million, or 8.3% of revenue, for the first quarter 2003. This increase is due to sales commissions associated with the higher revenue level.

General and administrative expenses consist primarily of salaries of our administrative staff, and professional and advisory fees for various consulting projects. General and administrative expenses increased to $6.6 million, or 5.1% of revenue, in the first quarter of 2004 compared to $6.0 million, or 5.8% of revenue, for the first quarter 2003. This increase in general and administrative expenses is primarily due to professional fees associated with various consulting projects, as well as higher costs related to being a public company, partially offset by the $2.0 million per quarter decrease in amortization related to the non-compete agreement that was entered into with our former parent at the time of the recapitalization in December 2000 and which was written off in June 2003.

Operating Income

Operating income increased approximately $12.3 million to approximately $22.2 million for the first quarter of 2004 compared with operating income of $9.9 million for the first quarter of 2003. The primary factors affecting operating income have been discussed above and include improved revenue levels, improved utilization of our fabrication facilities and operational efficiency gains.

Integrated mixed signal products operating income increased approximately $8.6 million to $12.5 million from $3.9 million in the first quarter of 2004 compared to the first quarter of 2003. This increase is attributable to increased revenue, including an increase in customer funded development

projects, as well as improved utilization of our fabrication facilities and synergies realized from the completion of the integration of the MSB acquisition.

Mixed signal foundry services operating income increased approximately $1.9 million to $6.0 million in the first quarter of 2004 from $4.1 million in the first quarter of 2003. This increase is attributable to increased revenue, improved utilization of our fabrication facilities and resulting higher margins.

Structured digital products operating income increased approximately $1.9 million to $3.8 million in the first quarter of 2004 from $1.9 million in the first quarter of 2003. This increase is attributable to increased revenue and an improvement in the product mix toward higher gross margin communications products, as well as improved utilization of our fabrication facilities.

Net Interest Expense

Net interest expense for the first quarter of 2004 decreased by $0.4 million compared to net interest expense during the same period in 2003. The lower interest expense was primarily attributable to the decreased debt levels associated with the $70 million of senior subordinated notes redeemed in November 2003.

Income Taxes

Income tax expense was $3.9 million on pre-tax income of $17.4 million for the first quarter of 2004 compared with a benefit of $0.5 million on pre-tax income of $1.8 million for the first quarter of 2003. We operate in multiple tax jurisdictions. In certain jurisdictions with higher statutory tax rates, we recorded a pre-tax loss in the first quarter of 2003 resulting in a tax benefit; whereas, in other jurisdictions with lower tax rates, we recorded pre-tax income resulting in a tax provision for the first quarter of 2003. On a net basis, the tax benefit recorded more than offset the tax provision recorded for the first quarter of 2003, resulting in a net tax benefit on pre-tax income. In the case of certain foreign jurisdictions, no provision for U.S. income taxes has been recorded on the income from those jurisdictions because we consider these amounts to be permanently invested in the foreign entities. Additionally, we have a valuation allowance to reduce our deferred tax assets to amounts that are more likely than not to be realized. Based on the operating results for the first quarter of 2004 and our projections of taxable income for the remainder of 2004, we reversed approximately $1.6 million of valuation allowance during the first quarter of 2004. We will continue to evaluate the need to increase or decrease the valuation allowance on our deferred tax asset based on the anticipated pre-tax operating results of future periods.

Backlog

Our backlog was $144.2 million as of March 27, 2004 compared to backlog of $128.4 million as of December 31, 2003. Backlog is typically recorded only upon receipt of a written purchase order from a customer. Reported backlog represents products scheduled to be delivered within six months. Backlog is influenced by several factors including market demand, pricing, customer order patterns and changes in product lead times. Backlog may fluctuate from booking to time of delivery to reflect changes in customer needs or industry conditions. Once manufacturing has commenced, orders generally are not cancelable. In addition, because customers already have invested significant time working with us (typically from six to 24 months before production of a custom semiconductor) and have incurred the non-recurring engineering fee in full before production begins, they generally have given careful consideration to the orders they place, and generally do not cancel orders. However, there is no guarantee that backlog will ultimately be realized as revenue.

Backlog should not be taken as an indicator of our anticipated revenue for any particular future period. Line items recorded in backlog may not result in revenue within six months for several reasons, including: (a) certain customer orders within backlog may not be able to be recognized as revenue within six months (i.e., we, for various reasons, may be unable to ship the product within the specified time frame promised); (b) certain customer order delivery dates may be delayed to a subsequent period by our customers; and (c) certain customer orders may even be cancelled at our customers’ request. These items have often been offset, and exceeded by, both (a) new customer orders that are booked subsequent to the backlog reporting date and delivered to the customer within six months and (b) customer orders with anticipated delivery dates outside six months and subsequently shipped sooner than originally anticipated. The amount of

revenue recognized in excess of backlog during any six-month period varies and depends greatly on overall capacity in the semiconductor industry and capacity in our manufacturing facilities. We do not routinely monitor the extent of backlog cancelled, pushed out for later delivery or accelerated for earlier delivery.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Our principal capital requirements are to fund working capital needs, meet required debt payments, including debt service payments on the senior subordinated notes and the senior credit facilities as amended, complete planned maintenance of equipment and equip our fabrication facilities. We anticipate that operating cash flow, together with available borrowings under our revolving credit facility, will be sufficient to meet working capital, interest payment requirements on our debt obligations and capital expenditures for at least the next twelve months. Although we believe these resources may also meet our liquidity needs beyond that period, the adequacy of these resources will depend on our growth, semiconductor industry conditions and the capital expenditures necessary to support capacity and technology improvements.

As of March 27, 2004, we had total debt of $254.7 million, consisting of $130.0 million of senior subordinated notes and a $124.7 million term loan.

We generated $8.8 million in cash from operating activities in the first three months of 2004 compared to $25.1 million in cash from operating activities in the first three months of 2003. This decrease was primarily due to changes in working capital items, including an increase in accounts receivable and a decrease in accounts payable, and other accrued expenses, offset by an increase in net income.

Significant uses of cash can be divided into investing activities and financing activities. During the first three months of 2004 and 2003, we invested in capital equipment in the amounts of $9.7 million and $1.9 million, respectively. See “Capital Expenditures” below.

During the first three months of 2004, we generated net cash from financing activities of $0.2 million from the issuance of common stock upon exercise of stock options. During the first quarter of 2003, we used net cash from financing activities of $8.9 million. During the first quarter of 2003, we issued our senior subordinated notes for $200.0 million in cash, we paid $7.3 million for financing costs related to the senior subordinated notes and we repaid debt under our senior credit facilities of $120.1 million. We also redeemed all of our Series C Senior Preferred Stock outstanding for $80.8 million.

Capital Expenditures

During the first three months of 2004, we spent $9.7 million for capital expenditures compared with $1.9 million during the same period in 2003. Capital expenditures for 2004 will be heavily weighted in the first half of the year as we focus on expanding capacity in our U.S. eight-inch fabrication facility. Total capital expenditures for 2004 are expected to be approximately 6% to 7% of revenue for the year. Our annual capital expenditures are limited by the terms of the senior credit facilities. We believe we have adequate capacity under the senior credit facilities to make planned capital expenditures.

Restructuring and Impairment Charges

Pursuant to FASB Statement 146, “Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities,” in 2003, and EITF Issue No. 94-3, “Liability Recognition for Certain Employee Termination Benefits and Other Costs to Exit an Activity (including Certain Costs Incurred in a Restructuring),” in 2002 and 2001, senior management and the Board of Directors approved plans to restructure certain of our operations. All expenses associated with these plans were included as restructuring and impairment charges in the periods incurred.

The 2003 plan involves the termination of certain management and other employees as well as certain sales representative firms in the United States. Internal sales employees will replace these sales representative firms. In total, 32 employees, from various departments, were terminated as part of this program. All terminated employees were notified in the period in which the charge was recorded. Expenses related to the plan totaled approximately $1.7 million, which includes $0.7 million related to the accelerated vesting on certain options making them immediately exercisable upon termination. As of

December 31, 2003, approximately $0.7 million of these termination costs were included in accrued expenses. As of March 27, 2004, all amounts related to this plan had been paid.

The 2002 plan involved the curtailment of redundant functions between the U.S. and Belgian entities resulting from the acquisition Belgian entity in June 2002 (the MSB acquisition). In total 90 people employed by us prior to the MSB acquisition were terminated in connection with this restructuring program. We recorded related restructuring expense of approximately $0.5 million, all of which had been paid as of December 31, 2003. Additionally, relationships with certain sales representative firms in Europe were terminated because their duties were transferred to MSB. The expense associated with these terminations was approximately $0.5 million, all of which had been paid as of December 31, 2003.

The 2001 plan involved the closure of certain offices and the termination of certain management and other employees. As of December 31, 2003, and March 27, 2004, the remaining accrual for this plan, representing lease termination costs, of approximately $0.2 million, and $0.1 million, respectively, was included in accrued expenses on the accompanying balance sheets. The remaining lease termination costs will be paid over the remaining lease terms, which end in July 2005.

Following is a summary of the restructuring accrual relating to the 2003, 2002 and 2001 plans (in millions):


				Lease
	Severance			Termination
	Costs			Costs			Total
Balance at December 31, 2003	$	0.7		$	0.2		$	0.9
Paid in 2004		(0.7	)		(0.1	)		(0.8	)

Balance at March 27, 2004	$	—		$	0.1		$	0.1

Critical Accounting Policies

The preparation of our financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires our management to make estimates and judgments that affect our reported amounts of assets and liabilities, revenue and expenses and related disclosures. We have identified revenue recognition, inventories, property, plant and equipment, intangible assets, goodwill, income taxes and stock options as areas involving critical accounting policies and the most significant judgments and estimates.

We evaluate our estimates and judgments on an ongoing basis. We base our estimates on historical experience and on assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. Our experience and assumptions form the basis for our judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may vary from what we anticipate and different assumptions or estimates about the future could change our reported results. We believe the following accounting policies are the most critical to us, in that they are important to the portrayal of our financial statements and they require the most difficult, subjective or complex judgments in the preparation of our financial statements.

Revenue Recognition

Several criteria must be met before we can recognize revenue from our products and revenue relating to engineering design and product development. We must apply our judgment in determining when revenue recognition criteria are met.

We recognize revenue from products sold directly to end customers when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, the price is fixed and determinable, shipment is made and collectability is reasonably assured. In certain situations, we ship products through freight forwarders where title does not pass until product is shipped from the freight forwarder. In other situations, by contract, title does not pass until the product is received by the customer. In both cases, revenue and related gross profit are not recognized until title passes to the customer. Estimates of product returns and allowances, based on actual historical experience, are recorded at the time revenue is recognized and are deducted from revenue.

Revenue from contracts to perform engineering design and product development are recognized as milestones are achieved, which approximates the percentage-of-completion method. Costs associated with such contracts are expensed as incurred. A typical milestone billing structure is 40% at the start of the project, 40% at the creation of the reticle set and 20% upon delivery of the prototypes.

Since up to 40% of revenue is billed and recognized at the start of the design development work and, therefore, could result in the acceleration of revenue recognition, we analyze those billings and the status of in-process design development projects at the end of each reporting period in order to determine that the milestone billings approximate percentage-of-completion on an aggregate basis. We compare each project’s stage with the total level of effort required to complete the project, which we believe is representative of the cost-to-cost method of determining percentage-of-completion. Based on this analysis, the relatively short-term nature of our design development process and the billing and recognition of 20% of the project revenue after design development work is complete (which effectively defers 20% of the revenue recognition to the end of the contract), we believe our milestone method approximates the percentage-of-completion method in all material respects.

Our engineering design and product development contracts generally involve pre-determined amounts of revenue. We review each contract that is still in process at the end of each reporting period and estimate the cost of each activity yet to be performed under that contract. This cost determination involves our judgment and the uncertainties inherent in the design and development of integrated circuits. If we determine that our costs associated with a particular development contract exceed the revenue associated with such contract, we estimate the amount of the loss and establish a corresponding reserve.

Inventories

We initiate production of a majority of our semiconductors once we have received an order from a customer. Based on forecasted demand from specific customers, we may build up to two weeks of finished goods inventory. As a result, we generally do not carry a significant inventory of finished goods. However, we purchase and maintain raw materials at sufficient levels to meet lead times based on forecasted demand. If forecasted demand exceeds actual demand, we may need to provide an allowance for excess or obsolete quantities on hand. We provide an allowance for inventories on hand that are in excess of six months of forecasted demand. Forecasted demand is determined based on historical sales or inventory usage, expected future sales or using backlog and other projections and the nature of the inventories. We also review other inventories for indicators of impairment and provide an allowance as deemed necessary. We also provide an allowance for obsolete inventory, which is written off at the time of disposal.

We state inventories at the lower of cost (using the first-in, first-out method) or market.

Property, Plant and Equipment and Intangible Assets

We regularly evaluate the carrying amounts of long-lived assets, including property, plant and equipment and intangible assets, as well as the related amortization periods, to determine whether adjustments to these amounts or to the useful lives are required based on current circumstances or events. The evaluation, which involves significant management judgment, is based on various analyses including cash flow and profitability projections. To the extent such projections indicate that future undiscounted cash flows are not sufficient to recover the carrying amounts of the related long-lived assets, the carrying amount of the underlying assets will be reduced, with the reduction charged to expense so that the carrying amount is equal to fair value, primarily determined based on future discounted cash flows. To the extent such evaluation indicates that the useful lives of property, plant and equipment are different than originally estimated, the amount of future depreciation expense is modified such that the remaining net book value is depreciated over the revised remaining useful life.

Goodwill

Under the guidelines of Financial Accounting Standards (FAS) 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets,” we assess goodwill at least annually for impairment using fair value measurement techniques. Specifically, goodwill impairment is determined using a two-step process. The first step is to identify potential impairment by comparing the fair value of a reporting unit to which the goodwill is assigned with the unit’s net book value (or carrying amount), including goodwill. If the fair value of the reporting unit exceeds its carrying amount, there is no deemed impairment of goodwill and the second step of the impairment test is unnecessary. However, if the carrying amount of the reporting unit exceeds its fair value,

the second step of the goodwill impairment test is performed to measure the amount of goodwill impairment loss, if any. The second step compares the implied fair value of the reporting unit’s goodwill with the carrying amount of that goodwill. If the carrying amount of the reporting unit’s goodwill exceeds the implied fair value of that goodwill, an impairment loss is recognized in an amount equal to that excess. The implied fair value of goodwill is determined in the same manner as the amount of goodwill recognized in a business combination. That is, the fair value of the reporting unit is allocated to all of the assets and liabilities of that unit (including any unrecognized intangible assets) as if the reporting unit had been acquired in a business combination and the fair value of the reporting unit was the purchase price paid to acquire the reporting unit. We completed the first step of the annual impairment test in 2003 and determined that the fair value of our reporting units exceeded their carrying values including goodwill; therefore, no impairment charge was taken and there was no need to proceed to the second step of the goodwill impairment test.

Determining the fair value of a reporting unit under the first step of the goodwill impairment test and determining the fair value of individual assets and liabilities of a reporting unit (including unrecognized intangible assets) under the second step of the goodwill impairment test is judgmental in nature and often involves the use of significant estimates and assumptions. These estimates and assumptions could have a significant impact on whether an impairment charge is recognized, including the magnitude of any such charge. To assist in the process of determining goodwill impairment, we may obtain appraisals from independent valuation firms. In addition to the use of independent valuation firms, we perform internal valuation analyses and consider other market information that is publicly available. Estimates of fair value are primarily determined using discounted cash flows and market comparisons of recent transactions. These approaches use significant estimates and assumptions including the amount and timing of projected future cash flows, discount rates reflecting the risk inherent in the future cash flows, perpetual growth rates, determination of appropriate market comparables and the determination of whether a premium or discount should be applied to these comparables.

Income Taxes

Income taxes are recorded based on the liability method, which requires recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities based on differences between financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities measured using enacted tax rates and laws that are expected to be in effect when the differences are expected to reverse. A valuation allowance is recorded to reduce our deferred tax asset to an amount we determine is more likely than not to be realized, based on our analyses of past operating results, future reversals of existing taxable temporary differences and projected taxable income, including tax strategies available to generate future taxable income. Our analyses of future taxable income are subject to a wide range of variables, many of which involve our estimates and therefore our deferred tax asset may not be ultimately realized. Under the “change of ownership” provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, utilization of our net operating loss carryforwards may be subject to an annual limitation.

Stock-Based Compensation

We have elected to follow the intrinsic value-based method prescribed by Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees” (APB 25) and related interpretations in accounting for employee stock options rather than adopting the alternative fair value accounting provided under SFAS No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation.” Therefore, we do not record any compensation expense for stock options we grant to our employees where the exercise price equals the fair market value of the stock on the date of grant and the exercise price, number of shares eligible for issuance under the options and vesting period are fixed. Deferred stock-based compensation is recorded when stock options are granted to employees at exercise prices less than the estimated fair value of the underlying common stock on the grant date. Historically, we generally determined the estimated fair value of our common stock based on independent valuations. We recorded deferred stock-based compensation of approximately $519,000 in 2003, prior to our initial public offering. Such deferred compensation is amortized to expense over the vesting period of the related options. We comply with the disclosure requirements of SFAS No. 123 and SFAS No. 148, which require that we disclose our pro forma net income or loss and net income or loss per common share as if we had expensed the fair value of the options in determining net income or loss. In calculating such fair value, there are certain assumptions that we use, as disclosed in note 14 to our consolidated financial statements, included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

We have reviewed all recently issued accounting standards that have not yet been adopted in order to determine their potential effect, if any, on our results of operations and financial position. Based on that review, we do not currently believe that any of these recent accounting pronouncements will have a significant effect on our current or future financial position, results of operations, cash flows or disclosures.

Contractual Obligations and Contingent Liabilities and Commitments

Other than operating leases for certain equipment and real estate, purchase agreements for certain chemicals, raw materials and services at fixed prices, or similar instruments, we have no significant off-balance sheet transactions and we are not a guarantor of any other entities’ debt or other financial obligations. As of March 27, 2004, there were no significant changes to our contractual obligations and contingent liabilities and commitments from those disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Factors that May Affect our Business and Future Results

The risks and uncertainties described below are not the only ones we face. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or that we currently believe to be immaterial may also adversely affect our business.

Risks Relating to Our Company and the Semiconductor Industry

The cyclical nature of the semiconductor industry may limit our ability to maintain or increase revenue and profit levels.

The semiconductor industry is cyclical and our ability to respond to downturns is limited. The semiconductor industry experienced the effects of a significant downturn that began in late 2000 and ended in 2003. Our business was impacted by this downturn. Our financial performance was negatively affected by various factors, including general reductions in inventory levels by customers and excess production capacity. We cannot predict when another downturn will begin or to what extent business conditions will change in the future.

During industry downturns or otherwise, we may need to record impairment or restructuring charges. In 2003, we incurred a non-cash impairment charge of $20.0 million related to the write-off of a non-compete provision of an agreement with Nippon Mining and its subsidiary and $1.7 million in restructuring charges related to employee severance and the termination of relationships with certain sales representative firms. In the future, we may need to record additional impairment charges or further restructure our business and incur additional restructuring charges.

Due to our relatively fixed cost structure, our margins will be adversely affected if we experience a significant decline in customer orders.

We make significant decisions, including determining the levels of business that we will seek and accept, production schedules, component procurement commitments, personnel needs and other resource requirements, based on our estimates of customer requirements. The short-term nature of commitments by many of our customers and the possibility of rapid changes in demand for their products reduces our ability to accurately estimate future customer requirements. On occasion, customers may require rapid increases in production, which can challenge our resources, reduce margins or harm our relationships with our customers. We may not have sufficient capacity at any given time to meet our customers’ demands. Conversely, downturns in the semiconductor industry, such as the downturn that commenced late in 2000 and ended in 2003, can and have caused our customers to significantly reduce the amount of products ordered from us. Significant rapid reductions in customer orders have caused our wafer fabrication capacity to be under-utilized. Because many of our costs and operating expenses are relatively fixed, a reduction in customer demand has an adverse effect on our gross margins and operating income. Reduction of customer demand also causes a decrease in our backlog. There is also a higher risk that our trade receivables will be uncollectible during industry downturns.

A significant portion of our revenue comes from a relatively limited number of customers and devices.

If we lose major customers or if customers cease to place orders for our high volume devices, our financial results will be adversely affected. While we served more than 300 customers in the first quarter of 2004, sales to our 13 largest customers represented 50.2% of our revenue during this period. The identities of our principal customers have varied from year to year and our principal customers may not continue to purchase products and services from us at current levels, or at all. In addition, while we sold over 1,300 different products in the first quarter of 2004, the 74 top selling devices represented 50.0% of our revenue during this period. The devices generating the greatest revenue have varied from year to year and our customers may not continue to place orders for such devices from us at current levels, or at all. Significant reductions in sales to any of these customers, the loss of major customers or the curtailment of orders for our high volume devices within a short period of time would adversely affect our business.

Our customers may cancel their orders, change production quantities or delay production.

We generally do not obtain firm, long-term purchase commitments from our customers. Customers may cancel their orders, change production quantities or delay production for a number of reasons. Cancellations, reductions or delays by a significant customer or by a group of customers, which we have experienced as a result of the recent downturn in the semiconductor industry, have adversely affected and may continue to adversely affect our results of operations. In addition, while we do not obtain long-term purchase commitments, we generally agree to the pricing of a particular product for the entire lifecycle of the product, which can extend over a number of years. If we underestimate our costs when determining the pricing, our margins and results of operations will be adversely affected.

We depend on our key personnel.

Our success depends to a large extent upon the continued services of our chief executive officer, Christine King, and our other key executives, managers and skilled personnel, particularly our design engineers. Generally our employees are not bound by employment or non-competition agreements and we cannot assure you that we will retain our key executives and employees. We may or may not be able to continue to attract, retain and motivate qualified personnel necessary for our business. Loss of the services of, or failure to recruit, skilled personnel could be significantly detrimental to our product development programs or otherwise have a material adverse effect on our business.

We depend on successful technological advances for growth.

Our industry is subject to rapid technological change as customers and competitors create new and innovative products and technologies. We may not be able to access leading edge process technologies or to license or otherwise obtain essential intellectual property required by our customers. If we are unable to continue manufacturing technologically advanced products on a cost-effective basis, our business would be adversely affected.

We depend on growth in the end markets that use our products.

Our continued success will depend in large part on the growth of various industries that use semiconductors, including our target automotive, medical and industrial markets, as well as the communications, military and computing markets, and on general economic growth. Factors affecting these markets as a whole could seriously harm our customers and, as a result, harm us. These factors include:

• recessionary periods or periods of reduced growth in our customers’ markets;

• the inability of our customers to adapt to rapidly changing technology and evolving industry standards;

• the potential that our customers’ products may become obsolete or the failure of our customers’ products to gain widespread commercial acceptance; and

• the possibility of reduced consumer demand for our customers’ products.

The declining average selling price of communications equipment places significant pressure on the prices of the components that are used in this equipment. If the average selling prices of communications equipment continue to decrease, the pricing pressure on components we produce may reduce our revenue and our gross profit margin.

Our industry is highly competitive.

The semiconductor industry is highly competitive and includes hundreds of companies, a number of which have achieved substantial market share. Current and prospective customers for our custom products evaluate our capabilities against the merits of our direct competitors, as well as the merits of continuing to use standard or semi-standard products. Some of our competitors have substantially greater market share, manufacturing, financial, research and development and marketing resources than we do. We also compete with emerging companies that are attempting to sell their products in specialized markets. We expect to experience continuing competitive pressures in our markets from existing competitors and new entrants. Our ability to compete successfully depends on a number of other factors, including the following:

• our ability to offer cost-effective products on a timely basis using our technologies;

• our ability to accurately identify emerging technological trends and demand for product features and performance characteristics;

• product introductions by our competitors;

• our ability to adopt or adapt to emerging industry standards;

• the number and nature of our competitors in a given market; and

• general market and economic conditions.

Many of these factors are outside of our control. In addition, in recent years, many participants in the industry have substantially expanded their manufacturing capacity. If overall demand for semiconductors should decrease, this increased capacity could result in substantial pricing pressure, which could adversely affect our operating results. Because our products are typically designed for a specific customer and are not commodity products, we did not decrease our prices as significantly as many other companies in the semiconductor industry to try to maintain or increase customer orders during the downturn in the semiconductor industry from 2000 through 2003. However, we cannot assure you that we will not face increased pricing pressure in the future.

We may incur costs to engage in future acquisitions of companies or technologies and the anticipated benefits of those acquisitions may never be realized.

In June 2002 we completed the MSB acquisition and in September 2002 we purchased the Micro Power Products Division of Microsemi Corporation. We may in the future make additional acquisitions of complementary companies or technologies. Any future acquisitions would be accompanied by risks, including the following:

• potential inability to maximize our financial or strategic position, which could result in impairment charges if the acquired company or assets are later worth less than the amount paid for them in the acquisition;

• difficulties in assimilating the operations and products of an acquired business or in realizing projected efficiencies, cost savings and revenue synergies;

• entry into markets or countries in which we may have limited or no experience;

• potential increases in our indebtedness and contingent liabilities and potential unknown liabilities associated with any such acquisition;

• diversion of management’s attention due to transition or integration issues;

• difficulties in managing multiple geographic locations;

• cultural impediments that could prevent establishment of good employee relations, difficulties in retaining key personnel of the acquired business and potential litigation from terminated employees; and

• difficulties in maintaining uniform standards, controls and procedures and information systems.

We cannot guarantee that we will be able to successfully integrate any company or technologies that we might acquire in the future and our failure to do so could harm our business. The benefits of an acquisition may take considerable time to develop and we cannot guarantee that any acquisition will in fact produce the intended benefits.

In addition, our senior credit facilities and our senior subordinated notes may prohibit us from making acquisitions that we may otherwise wish to pursue.

Risks Relating to Our International Operations

Our international sales and operations expose us to various political and economic risks.

As a percentage of total revenue, our historical revenue outside of North America was approximately 59%, 59%, 44% and 17% in the first quarter 2004, and the years 2003, 2002 and 2001, respectively. We expect sales to customers located in Europe and Asia to comprise an increasing portion of our business. Our manufacturing operations are located in the United States and Belgium, our test facilities and outsourced primary packagers are located in Asia and we maintain design centers in Germany and the Czech Republic and sales offices in other locations in Europe and Asia. International sales and operations are subject to a variety of risks, including:

• greater difficulty in staffing and managing foreign operations;

• greater risk of uncollectible accounts;

• longer collection cycles;

• logistical and communications challenges;

• potential adverse changes in laws and regulatory practices, including export license requirements, trade barriers, tariffs and tax laws;

• changes in labor conditions;

• burdens and costs of compliance with a variety of foreign laws;

• political and economic instability;

• increases in duties and taxation;

• greater difficulty in protecting intellectual property; and

• general economic and political conditions in these foreign markets.

We are subject to risks associated with currency fluctuations.

A significant portion of our revenue and costs are denominated in foreign currencies, including the euro and, to a lesser extent, the Philippine Peso and the Japanese Yen. Euro-denominated revenue represented approximately 36% in 2003 and 36% in the first quarter 2004 of our revenue. As a result, changes in the exchange rates of these foreign currencies to the U.S. dollar will affect our revenue, cost of revenue and operating margins and could result in exchange losses. The impact of future exchange rate fluctuations on our results of operations cannot be accurately predicted. In the future, we may engage in exchange rate hedging activities in an effort to mitigate the impact of exchange rate fluctuations. However, we cannot assure you that any hedging transactions we may enter into will be effective or will not result in foreign exchange hedging losses.

Our exposure to foreign labor laws due to our operational presence in Europe.

We had 909 employees in Europe as of March 27, 2004, most of whom were in Belgium. The employees located in Belgium are represented by unions and have collective bargaining arrangements at the national, industry and company levels. In connection with any future reductions in work force we may implement, we would be required to, among other things, negotiate with these unions and make severance payments to employees upon their termination. In addition, these unions may implement work stoppages or delays in the event they do not consent to severance packages proposed for future reductions in work force or for any other reason. Furthermore, our substantial operations in Europe subject us to compliance with labor laws and customs that are generally more employee favorable than in the United States. As a result, it may not be possible for us to quickly or affordably implement workforce reductions in Europe.

Risks Relating to Manufacturing

Our success depends on high utilization of our manufacturing capacity.

An important factor in our success is the extent to which we are able to utilize the available capacity in our fabrication and test facilities. Utilization rates can be negatively affected by periods of industry over-capacity, low levels of customer orders, operating inefficiencies, mechanical failures and disruption of operations due to expansion or relocation of operations and fire or other natural disasters. In addition, when the agreement with STMicroelectronics terminates in June 2004 or if STMicroelectronics fails to meet its take-or-pay obligation under the agreement, utilization of our fabs could decline. Because many of our costs are fixed, a reduction in capacity utilization, together with other factors such as yield and product mix, could adversely affect our operating results. The downturn in the semiconductor industry from 2000 to 2003 resulted in a decline in the capacity utilization at our wafer fabrication facilities. If we enter another downturn, our wafer fabrication capacity may be under-utilized and our inability to quickly reduce fixed costs, such as depreciation and other fixed operating expenses necessary to operate our wafer manufacturing facilities, would harm our operating results.

We could be adversely affected by manufacturing interruptions and reduced yields.

The fabrication of our integrated circuits is a highly complex and precise process, requiring production in a tightly controlled, clean room environment. Minute impurities, difficulties in the fabrication process, defects in the masks used to print circuits on a wafer or other factors can cause a substantial percentage of wafers to be rejected or numerous die on each wafer to be nonfunctional. We may experience problems in achieving acceptable yields in the manufacture of semiconductors, particularly in connection with the production of a new product, the adoption of a new manufacturing process or any expansion of our manufacturing capacity and related transitions. The interruption of manufacturing, including power interruptions or the failure to achieve acceptable manufacturing yields at any of our wafer fabrication facilities, would adversely affect our business.

We are dependent on successful alliance and outsourcing relationships.

We have formed alliances with other wafer fabrication foundries to supplement capacity and gain access to more advanced digital process technologies. If we experience problems with our alliance partners, we may face a shortage of finished products available for sale. We believe that in the future we will increasingly rely upon outsourced wafer manufacturing to supplement our capacity and technology. If our alliance partners, or any other foundries with which we form an alliance, experience wafer yield problems

or delivery delays, which are common in our industry, or are unable to produce silicon wafers that meet our specifications with acceptable yields, our operating results could be adversely affected.

We rely on packaging subcontractors.

Most of our products are assembled in packages prior to shipment. The packaging of semiconductors is a complex process requiring, among other things, a high degree of technical skill and advanced equipment. We outsource our semiconductor packaging to subcontractors, most of which are located in Southeast Asia. In particular, we rely heavily on a single packager for packaging. We depend on these subcontractors to package our devices with acceptable quality and yield levels. If our semiconductor packagers experience problems in packaging our semiconductor devices or experience prolonged quality or yield problems, our operating results would be adversely affected.

We depend on successful parts and materials procurement for our manufacturing processes.

We use a wide range of parts and materials in the production of our semiconductors, including silicon, processing chemicals, processing gases, precious metals and electronic and mechanical components. We procure materials and electronic and mechanical components from domestic and foreign sources and original equipment manufacturers. However, there is no assurance that, if we have difficulty in supply due to an unforeseen catastrophe, worldwide shortage or other reason, alternative suppliers will be available or that these suppliers will provide materials or electronic or mechanical components in a timely manner or on favorable terms. If we cannot obtain adequate materials in a timely manner or on favorable terms, our business and financial results would be adversely affected.

We may need to raise additional capital that may not be available.

Semiconductor companies that maintain their own fabrication facilities have substantial capital requirements. We made capital expenditures of $9.7 million in the first quarter of 2004 and $1.9 million in the first quarter of 2003. These expenditures were used to expand capacity in our eight inch fabrication facility in 2004 and replace equipment and expand our test and design capabilities in both years. In the future, we intend to continue to make capital investments to support business growth and achieve manufacturing cost reductions and improved yields. We may seek additional financing to fund further expansion of our wafer fabrication capacity or to fund other projects. The timing and amount of such capital requirements cannot be precisely determined at this time and will depend on a number of factors, including demand for products, product mix, changes in semiconductor industry conditions and competitive factors. Additional financing may not be available when needed or, if available, may not be available on satisfactory terms.

Our ability to compete successfully and achieve future growth will depend, in part, on our ability to protect our proprietary technology, as well as our ability to operate without infringing the proprietary rights of others.

As of March 27, 2004, we held 75 U.S. patents and 111 foreign patents. We also had over 50 patent applications in progress. At the end of 2004, approximately 16% of the patents we currently have in place will be expiring. We do not expect this to have a material impact on our results, as these technologies are not revenue producing and we will be able to continue using the technologies associated with these patents. We intend to continue to file patent applications when appropriate to protect our proprietary technologies. The process of seeking patent protection takes a long time and is expensive. We cannot assure you that patents will issue from pending or future applications or that, if patents issue, they will not be challenged, invalidated or circumvented, or that the rights granted under the patents will provide us with meaningful protection or any commercial advantage. In addition, we cannot assure you that other countries in which we market our services will protect our intellectual property rights to the same extent as the United States.

Our ability to compete successfully depends on our ability to operate without infringing the proprietary rights of others. We have no means of knowing what patent applications have been filed in the United States until they are published. In January 2003, Ricoh Company, Ltd. filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware a complaint against us and other parties alleging infringement of a patent owned by Ricoh. The case was transferred to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Delaware in

August 2003 and was subsequently transferred to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Ricoh is seeking an injunction and damages in an unspecified amount relating to such alleged infringement. The patents relate to certain methodologies for the automated design of custom semiconductors. Based on information available to us to date, our belief is that the asserted claims are without merit or, if meritorious, that we will be indemnified (with respect to damages) for these claims by Synopsys, Inc. and resolution of this matter will not have a material adverse effect on our future financial results or financial condition.

In addition, the semiconductor industry is characterized by frequent litigation regarding patent and other intellectual property rights. As is typical in the semiconductor industry, we have from time to time received communications from third parties asserting rights under patents that cover certain of our technologies and alleging infringement of certain intellectual property rights of others. We expect to receive similar communications in the future. In the event that any third party had a valid claim against us or our customers, we could be required to:

• discontinue using certain process technologies which could cause us to stop manufacturing certain semiconductors;

• pay substantial monetary damages;

• seek to develop non-infringing technologies, which may not be feasible; or

• seek to acquire licenses to the infringed technology which may not be available on commercially reasonable terms, if at all.

In the event that any third party causes us or any of our customers to discontinue using certain process technologies, such an outcome could have an adverse effect on us as we would be required to design around such technologies, which could be costly and time consuming.

Litigation, which could result in substantial costs to us and diversion of our resources, may also be necessary to enforce our patents or other intellectual property rights or to defend us against claimed infringement of the rights of others. If we fail to obtain a necessary license or if litigation relating to patent infringement or any other intellectual property matter occurs, our business could be adversely affected.

We could incur material costs to comply with environmental laws.

Increasingly stringent environmental regulations restrict the amount and types of pollutants that can be released into the environment from our operations. We have incurred and will in the future incur costs, including capital expenditures, to comply with these regulations. Significant regulatory changes or increased public attention to the impact of semiconductor operations on the environment may result in more stringent regulations, further increasing our costs or requiring changes in the way we make our products. For example, Belgium is expected to enact national legislation regulating emissions of greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide. However, because we cannot predict the scope or timing of such requirements, we are unable to evaluate the ultimate cost of compliance with this legislation.

In addition, because we use hazardous and other regulated materials in our manufacturing processes, we are subject to risks of accidental spills or other sources of contamination, which could result in injury to the environment, personal injury claims and civil and criminal fines, any of which could be material to our cash flow or earnings. For example, we currently are remediating contamination at one of our former manufacturing sites pursuant to a government order. The discovery of additional contamination at this site or other sites where we currently have or historically have had operations could result in material cleanup costs.

Risks Relating to Our Substantial Debt

Our substantial consolidated indebtedness could adversely affect our financial health and the value of your investment in our common stock.

AMI Semiconductor, our wholly owned subsidiary through which we conduct all our business operations, has a substantial amount of indebtedness, most of which is guaranteed by us. We are a holding company with no business operations and no significant assets other than our ownership of AMI Semiconductor’s capital stock. As of March 27, 2004, our long-term consolidated indebtedness was approximately $254.7 million and our total consolidated debt as a percentage of total capitalization was 54%. Subject to the restrictions in the senior credit facilities and the senior subordinated notes, we and our subsidiaries may incur certain additional indebtedness from time to time.

Our substantial consolidated indebtedness could have important consequences to you. For example, our substantial indebtedness:

• will require our operating subsidiaries to dedicate a substantial portion of cash flow from operations to payments in respect of indebtedness, thereby reducing the availability of cash flow to fund working capital, capital expenditures, research and development efforts and other general corporate purposes;

• could increase the amount of our consolidated interest expense because some of our borrowings are at variable rates of interest, which, if interest rates increase, could result in higher interest expense;

• will increase our vulnerability to adverse general economic or industry conditions;

• could limit our flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes in our business or the industry in which we operate;

• could restrict us from making strategic acquisitions, introducing new technologies or exploiting business opportunities;

• could place us at a competitive disadvantage compared to our competitors that have less debt; and

• could limit, along with the financial and other restrictive covenants in our indebtedness, among other things, our ability to borrow additional funds or dispose of assets.

To service our consolidated indebtedness, we will require a significant amount of cash.

Our ability to generate cash depends on many factors beyond our control. Our ability to make payments on our consolidated indebtedness and to fund working capital requirements, capital expenditures and research and development efforts will depend on our ability to generate cash in the future. Our historical financial results have been, and we expect our future financial results will be, subject to substantial fluctuation based upon a wide variety of factors, many of which are not within our control. These factors include:

• the cyclical nature of both the semiconductor industry and the markets for our products;

• fluctuations in manufacturing yields;

• the timing of introduction of new products;

• the timing of customer orders;

• changes in the mix of products sold and the end markets into which they are sold;

• the extent of utilization of manufacturing capacity;

• the length of the lifecycle of the semiconductors we are manufacturing;

• availability of supplies and raw materials;

• price competition and other competitive factors; and

• work stoppages, especially at our fabs in Belgium.

Unfavorable changes in any of these factors could harm our operating results and our ability to generate cash to service our indebtedness. If we are unable to service our debt using our operating cash flow, we will be required to pursue one or more alternative strategies, such as selling assets, refinancing or restructuring our indebtedness or selling equity securities, each of which could adversely affect the market price of our common stock. However, we cannot assure you that any alternative strategies will be feasible at the time or prove adequate. Also, certain of these strategies would require the consent of our senior secured lenders.

Restrictions imposed by the senior credit facilities and the senior subordinated notes limit our ability to take certain actions.

We cannot assure you that the operating and financial restrictions and covenants in our debt instruments, including the senior credit facilities and the senior subordinated notes, will not adversely affect our ability to finance our future operations or capital needs or engage in other business activities that may be in our interest. The senior credit facility requires us to maintain certain financial ratios which become more restrictive over time. Our ability to comply with these ratios may be affected by events beyond our control. In 2002, the lenders under our senior credit facility and we agreed to certain amendments, including changes to our financial covenants and restrictions on our capital expenditures. We also sought and obtained certain waivers and consents under our senior credit facilities. We may be required to seek waivers or consents in the future. We cannot be sure that these waivers or consents will be granted. A breach of any of the covenants or our inability to comply with the required financial ratios could result in a default under our senior credit facilities. In the event of any default under the senior credit facilities, the lenders under our senior credit facilities will not be required to lend any additional amounts to us and could elect to declare all outstanding borrowings, together with accrued interest and other fees, to be due and payable, and require us to apply all of our available cash to repay these borrowings. If we are unable to repay any such borrowings when due, the lenders could proceed against their collateral, which consists of substantially all of our assets, including 65% of the outstanding stock of certain of our foreign subsidiaries. If the indebtedness under our senior credit facilities were to be accelerated, there can be no assurance that our assets would be sufficient to repay such indebtedness in full.

In addition, the indenture governing the senior subordinated notes contains covenants that, among other things, limit our ability to incur additional indebtedness, pay dividends on our capital stock or redeem, repurchase or retire our capital stock or subordinated indebtedness, make investments, engage in transactions with affiliates, sell assets, including capital stock of subsidiaries, and consolidate, merge or transfer assets.

Risks Related to our Common Stock

The price of our common stock may be volatile and subject to wide fluctuations.

The market price of the securities of technology companies has been especially volatile. Thus, the market price of our common stock may be subject to wide fluctuations. If our revenue does not increase or increases less than we anticipate, or if operating or capital expenditures exceed our estimates and cannot be adjusted accordingly, or if some other event adversely affects us, the market price of our common stock could decline. In addition, if the market for semiconductor-related stocks or the stock market in general experiences a loss in investor confidence or otherwise falls, the market price of our common stock could fall for reasons unrelated to our business, results of operations or financial condition. The market price of our common stock also might decline in reaction to events that affect other companies in our industry, even if these events do not directly affect us. In the past, companies that have experienced volatility in the market price of their stock have been the subject of securities class action litigation. If we were to become the subject of securities class action litigation, it could result in substantial costs and a diversion of management’s attention and resources.

We may experience significant period-to-period quarterly and annual fluctuations in our revenue and operating results, which may result in volatility in our stock price.

We may experience significant period-to-period fluctuations in our revenue and operating results in the future due to a number of factors and any such variations may cause our stock price to fluctuate. It is likely that in some future period our operating results will be below the expectations of securities analysts or investors. If this occurs, our stock price could drop significantly.

A number of factors, in addition to those cited in other risk factors, may contribute to fluctuations in our revenue and operating results, including:

• the timing and volume of orders from our customers;

• the rate of acceptance of our products by our customers, including the acceptance of design wins;

• the demand for and lifecycles of equipment incorporating our products;

• the rate of adoption of integrated mixed signal products in the end markets we target;

• deferrals of customer orders in anticipation of new products or product enhancements from us or our competitors or other providers of integrated circuits;

• changes in product mix; and

• the rate at which new markets emerge for products we are currently developing or for which our design expertise can be utilized to develop products for these new markets.

We are a holding company that depends on dividends from our subsidiaries to meet our cash requirements and we do not anticipate paying any dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future.

We are a holding company with no business operations. Our only significant asset is the outstanding capital stock of AMI Semiconductor, our wholly owned subsidiary through which we conduct all our business operations, and certain other assets. We will not be able to pay cash dividends on our common stock without receiving dividends or other distributions from AMI Semiconductor. Furthermore, AMI Semiconductor is restricted by the senior credit facilities and the senior subordinated notes from paying dividends or making distributions to us. In any event, we currently expect that our earnings and cash flow will be retained for use in our operations and to service our debt obligations. Even if we determined to pay a dividend on or make a distribution in respect of our common stock, we cannot assure you that our subsidiaries will generate sufficient cash flow to pay a dividend or distribute funds to us or that applicable state law and contractual restrictions will permit such dividends or distributions.

Our principal stockholders exert substantial influence over us and may exercise their control in a manner adverse to your interests.

As of March 27, 2004, affiliates of Francisco Partners, Citigroup Venture Capital Equity Partners, or CVC, and Nippon Mining together beneficially owned 53,499,753 shares, or approximately 65.0%, of our outstanding common stock. These stockholders are party to a shareholders’ agreement, pursuant to which these stockholders have the power to direct our affairs and will be able to determine the outcome of all matters required to be submitted to stockholders for approval, including the election of a majority of our directors, any merger, consolidation or sale of all or substantially all of our assets and amendment of our certificate of incorporation. Because a limited number of persons control us, transactions could be difficult or impossible to complete without the support of those persons. It is possible that these persons will exercise control over us in a manner adverse to your interests.

Delaware law and provisions of our charter documents could discourage potential acquisition proposals and could delay, deter or prevent a change in control.

The anti-takeover provisions of Delaware law impose various impediments to the ability of a third party to acquire control of us, even if a change in control would be beneficial to our existing stockholders.

Additionally, provisions of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and by-laws could deter, delay or prevent a third party from acquiring us, even if doing so would benefit our stockholders. These provisions include:

• a requirement that special meetings of stockholders may be called only by our board of directors, the chairman of the board (if any), the president or the secretary;

• advance notice requirements for stockholder proposals and nominations; and

• the authority of the board to issue, without stockholder approval, preferred stock with such terms as the board may determine.

Item 3: Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Market risk represents the risk of changes in value of a financial instrument, derivative or non-derivative, caused by fluctuations in interest rates, foreign exchange rates and equity prices. Changes in these factors could cause fluctuations in the results of our operations and cash flows. In the ordinary course of business, we are exposed to foreign currency and interest rate risks. These risks primarily relate to the sale of products and services to foreign customers and changes in interest rates on our long-term debt.

A substantial portion of our annual sales and operating costs are denominated in euros. Additionally, we have foreign currency exposure arising from the translation or remeasurement of our foreign subsidiaries’ financial statements into U.S. dollars. The primary currencies to which we are exposed to fluctuations include the Euro, the Japanese Yen and the Philippine Peso. If the U.S. dollar increases in value against these foreign currencies, the value in U.S. dollars of the assets and liabilities originally recorded in these foreign currencies will decrease. Conversely, if the U.S. dollar decreases in value against these foreign currencies, the value in U.S. dollars of the assets and liabilities originally recorded in these foreign currencies will increase. Thus, increases and decreases in the value of the U.S. dollar relative to these foreign currencies have a direct impact on the value in U.S. dollars of our foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities, even if the value of these items has not changed in their original currency. As of March 27, 2004, approximately 69% of our consolidated net assets were attributable to subsidiaries that prepare their financial statements in foreign currencies. As such, a 10% change in the U.S. dollar exchange rates in effect as of March 27, 2004 would cause a change in consolidated net assets of approximately $10 million.

We currently do not hedge our foreign currency exchange rate exposure.

Our exposure to interest rate risk consists of floating rate debt based on the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) plus an adjustable margin under our credit agreement. A change of 10% in the interest rate would cause a change of approximately $0.5 million in interest expense.

In January 2003, we issued $200.0 million of fixed rate 103/4% Senior Subordinated Notes. As of March 27, 2004, $130 million of this issuance was outstanding. Because our interest rate is fixed, changes in market interest rates do not impact our interest expense.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

(a) Our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, after evaluating the effectiveness of the Company’s “disclosure controls and procedures” (as defined in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”) Rules 13a-15(e) or 15d-15(e)) as of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report, have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures required by paragraph (b) of Exchange Act Rules 13a-15 or 15d-15.

(b) Changes in internal control over financial reporting. There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting identified in connection with the evaluation required by paragraph (d) of Exchange Act Rules 13a-15 or 15d-15 that occurred during our last fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II: OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1: Legal Proceedings

We were named as a defendant in a complaint filed on January 21, 2003, by Ricoh Company, Ltd. in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware alleging infringement of a patent owned by Ricoh. Ricoh is seeking an injunction and damages in an unspecified amount relating to such alleged infringement. The patents relate to certain methodologies for the automated design of custom semiconductors. Although the basis for infringement is not clear at this time, the allegations are premised, at least in part, on the use of software we licensed from Synopsys, Inc. Synopsys has agreed to assume the sole and exclusive control of our defense relating to our use of the Synopsys software pursuant to the indemnity provisions of the Synopsys software license agreement, subject to the exceptions and limitations contained in the agreement. Synopsys will bear the cost of the defense as long as it is controlling the defense. However, it is possible that we may become aware of circumstances, or circumstances may develop, that result in our defense falling outside the scope of the indemnity provisions of the Synopsys software license agreement, in which case we would resume control of our defense and bear its cost, or share the cost of the defense with Synopsys and any other similarly situated parties. On August 29, 2003 the United States District Court for the District of Delaware granted the defendants motion to transfer the case to the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, where Synopsys currently has an action for declaratory judgment pending against Ricoh. On February 10, 2004, we and the other named defendants in this case filed a motion to dismiss the complaint on the basis that it failed to state a cause of action. Ricoh opposed our motion and moved to amend its complaint to clarify the bases on which it was claiming that the patent infringement occurred. A hearing was held on April 6, 2004 and the judge subsequently denied our motion to dismiss. We filed our answer to the amended complaint on April 26. Discovery in the case is on-going. Based on information available to us to date, our preliminary belief is that the asserted claims against us are without merit or, if meritorious, that we will be indemnified (with respect to damages) for such claims by Synopsys, and resolution of this matter will not have a material adverse effect on our future financial results or financial condition. However, if Ricoh is successful, we could be subject to an injunction or substantial damages or we could be required to obtain a license from Ricoh, if available.

In addition, the semiconductor industry is characterized by frequent litigation regarding patent and other intellectual property rights. As is typical in the semiconductor industry, we have from time to time received communications from third parties asserting rights under patents that cover certain of our technologies and alleging infringement of certain intellectual property rights of others. We expect to receive similar communications in the future. In the event that any third party were to make a valid claim against us or our customers, we could be required to:

From time to time we are a party to various litigation matters incidental to the conduct of our business. There is no pending or threatened legal proceeding to which we are a party that, in the opinion of management, is likely to have a material adverse effect on our future financial results or financial condition.

Item 2: Changes in Securities and Use of Proceeds

Not applicable.

Item 3: Defaults Upon Senior Securities

Not applicable.

Item 4: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

Not applicable.

Item 5: Other Information

Not applicable.

Item 6: Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

(a) Exhibits

31.1 Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

31.2 Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

32 Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

(b) Reports on Form 8-K

On January 8, 2004, the Company furnished a current report on Form 8-K which announced that Colin Slade joined the Company’s Board of Directors. A copy of the Company’s press release announcing Colin Slade joining the Board of Directors was attached and incorporated therein by reference.

On February 12, 2004, the Company furnished a current report on Form 8-K which announced the Company’s financial results as of and for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2003 and certain other information. A copy of the Company’s press release announcing the results and certain other information was attached and incorporated therein by reference.


	AMIS HOLDINGS, INC.
	By:	/s/ Christine King
Dated: April 30, 2004		Christine King
		President and Chief Executive Officer



	By:	/s/ Michael Salvati
Dated: April 30, 2004		Michael Salvati
		Chief Financial Officer

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Forward Looking Statements	iii
PART I: FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1: Financial Statements		1
Item 2: Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations		17
Item 3: Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk		34
Item 4: Controls and Procedures		34
PART II: OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1: Legal Proceedings		35
Item 2: Changes in Securities and Use of Proceeds		35
Item 3: Defaults Upon Senior Securities		36
Item 4: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders		36
Item 5: Other Information		36
Item 6: Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K		36
EXHIBIT 31.1
EXHIBIT 31.2
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•		changes in general economic and business conditions and in the semiconductor industry in particular;

•		changes in the conditions affecting our target markets;

•		changes in the pricing of our products;

•		changes in political, social and economic conditions and local regulations, particularly outside of the United States;

•		changes in technology and development of new technology;

•		reductions in sales to any significant customers;

•		changes in the mix of products sold, industry capacity or competition;

•		changes in competitive conditions;

•		disruptions of established supply channels;

•		manufacturing capacity underutilization or constraints; and

•		the availability, terms and deployment of capital.

•		recessionary periods or periods of reduced growth in our customers’ markets;

•		the inability of our customers to adapt to rapidly changing technology and evolving industry standards;

•		the potential that our customers’ products may become obsolete or the failure of our customers’ products to gain widespread commercial acceptance; and

•		our ability to offer cost-effective products on a timely basis using our technologies;

•		our ability to accurately identify emerging technological trends and demand for product features and performance characteristics;

•		product introductions by our competitors;

•		our ability to adopt or adapt to emerging industry standards;

•		the number and nature of our competitors in a given market; and

•		general market and economic conditions.

•		potential inability to maximize our financial or strategic position, which could result in impairment charges if the acquired company or assets are later worth less than the amount paid for them in the acquisition;

•		difficulties in assimilating the operations and products of an acquired business or in realizing projected efficiencies, cost savings and revenue synergies;

•		entry into markets or countries in which we may have limited or no experience;

•		potential increases in our indebtedness and contingent liabilities and potential unknown liabilities associated with any such acquisition;

•		diversion of management’s attention due to transition or integration issues;

•		difficulties in managing multiple geographic locations;

•		cultural impediments that could prevent establishment of good employee relations, difficulties in retaining key personnel of the acquired business and potential litigation from terminated employees; and

•		difficulties in maintaining uniform standards, controls and procedures and information systems.

•		greater difficulty in staffing and managing foreign operations;

•		greater risk of uncollectible accounts;

•		longer collection cycles;

•		logistical and communications challenges;

•		potential adverse changes in laws and regulatory practices, including export license requirements, trade barriers, tariffs and tax laws;

•		changes in labor conditions;

•		burdens and costs of compliance with a variety of foreign laws;

•		political and economic instability;

•		increases in duties and taxation;

•		greater difficulty in protecting intellectual property; and

•		general economic and political conditions in these foreign markets.

•		discontinue using certain process technologies which could cause us to stop manufacturing certain semiconductors;

•		pay substantial monetary damages;

•		seek to develop non-infringing technologies, which may not be feasible; or

•		seek to acquire licenses to the infringed technology which may not be available on commercially reasonable terms, if at all.

•		will require our operating subsidiaries to dedicate a substantial portion of cash flow from operations to payments in respect of indebtedness, thereby reducing the availability of cash flow to fund working capital, capital expenditures, research and development efforts and other general corporate purposes;

•		could increase the amount of our consolidated interest expense because some of our borrowings are at variable rates of interest, which, if interest rates increase, could result in higher interest expense;

•		will increase our vulnerability to adverse general economic or industry conditions;

•		could limit our flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes in our business or the industry in which we operate;

•		could restrict us from making strategic acquisitions, introducing new technologies or exploiting business opportunities;

•		could place us at a competitive disadvantage compared to our competitors that have less debt; and

•		could limit, along with the financial and other restrictive covenants in our indebtedness, among other things, our ability to borrow additional funds or dispose of assets.

•		the cyclical nature of both the semiconductor industry and the markets for our products;

•		fluctuations in manufacturing yields;

•		the timing of introduction of new products;

•		the timing of customer orders;

•		changes in the mix of products sold and the end markets into which they are sold;

•		the extent of utilization of manufacturing capacity;

•		the length of the lifecycle of the semiconductors we are manufacturing;

•		availability of supplies and raw materials;

•		price competition and other competitive factors; and

•		work stoppages, especially at our fabs in Belgium.

•		the timing and volume of orders from our customers;

•		the rate of acceptance of our products by our customers, including the acceptance of design wins;

•		the demand for and lifecycles of equipment incorporating our products;

•		the rate of adoption of integrated mixed signal products in the end markets we target;

•		deferrals of customer orders in anticipation of new products or product enhancements from us or our competitors or other providers of integrated circuits;

•		changes in product mix; and

•		the rate at which new markets emerge for products we are currently developing or for which our design expertise can be utilized to develop products for these new markets.

•		a requirement that special meetings of stockholders may be called only by our board of directors, the chairman of the board (if any), the president or the secretary;

•		advance notice requirements for stockholder proposals and nominations; and

•		the authority of the board to issue, without stockholder approval, preferred stock with such terms as the board may determine.

(a)		Our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, after evaluating the effectiveness of the Company’s “disclosure controls and procedures” (as defined in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”) Rules 13a-15(e) or 15d-15(e)) as of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report, have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures required by paragraph (b) of Exchange Act Rules 13a-15 or 15d-15.

(b)		Changes in internal control over financial reporting. There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting identified in connection with the evaluation required by paragraph (d) of Exchange Act Rules 13a-15 or 15d-15 that occurred during our last fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

31.1		Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

31.2		Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

32		Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002