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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

(Mark One)

ý

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

 

 

 

 

For the quarterly period ended June 28, 2003 or

 

 

 

 

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   0-18548

 

Xilinx, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

77-0188631

(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

 

 

 

2100 Logic Drive, San Jose, California

 

95124

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

 

 

(408) 559-7778

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

 

N/A

(Former name, former address, and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

 

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 (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes  ý         No  o

 

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

Yes  ý     No  o

 

Shares outstanding of the Registrant’s common stock:

 

Class

 

Shares Outstanding at August 1, 2003

 

 

 

Common Stock, $.01 par value

 

340,852,811

 

 



 

Part I.                                      Financial Information

 

Item 1.                                   Financial Statements

 

XILINX, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

 

June 28,
2003

 

June 29,
2002

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net revenues

 

$

313,287

 

$

289,853

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Costs and expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of revenues

 

125,099

 

120,336

 

Research and development

 

59,542

 

56,776

 

Selling, general and administrative

 

62,013

 

58,897

 

Amortization of other intangibles

 

3,535

 

3,722

 

Litigation settlements

 

6,400

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total costs and expenses

 

256,589

 

239,731

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating income

 

56,698

 

50,122

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest and other income, net

 

4,957

 

5,291

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

 

61,655

 

55,413

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Provision for income taxes

 

15,414

 

14,407

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

46,241

 

$

41,006

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income per share:

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

0.14

 

$

0.12

 

Diluted

 

$

0.13

 

$

0.12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares used in per share calculations:

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

339,761

 

336,518

 

Diluted

 

351,780

 

351,858

 

 

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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XILINX, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

(In thousands, except par value amounts)

 

June 28,
2003

 

March 29,
2003

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

(1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

343,357

 

$

213,995

 

Short-term investments

 

485,805

 

461,600

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

137,010

 

197,690

 

Inventories

 

115,338

 

111,504

 

Deferred tax assets

 

149,825

 

150,147

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

57,258

 

40,346

 

Total current assets

 

1,288,593

 

1,175,282

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property, plant and equipment, at cost

 

610,310

 

612,150

 

Accumulated depreciation and amortization

 

(232,612

)

(229,167

)

Net property, plant and equipment

 

377,698

 

382,983

 

Long-term investments

 

413,099

 

434,369

 

Investment in United Microelectronics Corp.

 

231,159

 

209,293

 

Goodwill

 

100,724

 

100,724

 

Other intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of $63,326 and $59,752 as of June 28, 2003 and March 29, 2003, respectively

 

15,117

 

18,690

 

Other assets

 

96,806

 

100,335

 

Total Assets

 

$

2,523,196

 

$

2,421,676

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

50,121

 

$

41,739

 

Accrued payroll and related liabilities

 

52,420

 

48,736

 

Income taxes payable

 

120,253

 

85,198

 

Deferred income on shipments to distributors

 

114,878

 

120,831

 

Other accrued liabilities

 

22,678

 

17,330

 

Total current liabilities

 

360,350

 

313,834

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred tax liabilities

 

135,076

 

157,103

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ equity:

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock, $.01 par value (none issued)

 

 

 

Common stock, $.01 par value

 

3,403

 

3,390

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

760,105

 

744,166

 

Retained earnings

 

1,265,013

 

1,218,579

 

Treasury stock, at cost

 

(1,289

)

(541

)

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

 

538

 

(14,855

)

Total stockholders’ equity

 

2,027,770

 

1,950,739

 

Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

 

$

2,523,196

 

$

2,421,676

 

 


(1)          Derived from audited financial statements

 

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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XILINX, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

(In thousands)

 

June 28,
2003

 

June 29,
2002

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

46,241

 

$

41,006

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

18,582

 

18,682

 

Amortization of deferred compensation

 

1,131

 

2,084

 

Net gain on sale of available-for-sale securities

 

(2,040

)

(1,071

)

Litigation settlements

 

6,400

 

 

Tax benefit from exercise of stock options

 

10,261

 

7,986

 

Changes in assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

60,680

 

(19,389

)

Inventories

 

(3,834

)

(1,878

)

Deferred income taxes

 

(3,240

)

(3,067

)

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

(16,957

)

(30,223

)

Other assets

 

4,071

 

(673

)

Accounts payable

 

8,382

 

42,000

 

Accrued liabilities

 

2,653

 

8,382

 

Income taxes payable

 

5,091

 

8,670

 

Deferred income on shipments to distributors

 

(5,953

)

1,735

 

Total adjustments

 

85,227

 

33,238

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

131,468

 

74,244

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Purchases of available-for-sale securities

 

(461,864

)

(329,826

)

Proceeds from sale or maturity of available-for-sale securities

 

464,332

 

270,019

 

Purchases of property, plant and equipment

 

(8,604

)

(10,880

)

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(6,136

)

(70,687

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Acquisition of treasury stock

 

(9,383

)

(27,967

)

Proceeds from issuance of common stock

 

13,413

 

9,401

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

 

4,030

 

(18,566

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

 

129,362

 

(15,009

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

 

213,995

 

230,336

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

 

$

343,357

 

$

215,327

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental schedule of non-cash activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Issuance of treasury stock under employee stock plans

 

$

8,635

 

$

21,628

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:

 

 

 

 

 

Income taxes paid

 

$

3,844

 

$

1,324

 

 

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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XILINX, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

 

1.               Organization and Basis of Presentation

 

The accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X, and should be read in conjunction with the Xilinx, Inc. (Xilinx or the Company) consolidated financial statements filed on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 29, 2003.  The interim financial statements reflect all adjustments which are, in the opinion of management, of a normal, recurring nature necessary to present fairly the statements of financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the interim periods presented.  The results of operations for the interim periods shown in this report are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the fiscal year ending April 3, 2004 or any future period.

 

The Company uses a 52- to 53-week fiscal year ending on the Saturday nearest March 31.  Fiscal 2004 will be a 53-week year ending on April 3, 2004 and the third quarter will include 14 weeks.  The quarters ended June 28, 2003 and June 29, 2002 each included 13 weeks.

 

2.               Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

In November 2002, the Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) reached a consensus on Issue No 00-21, “Revenue Arrangements with Multiple Deliverables,” (EITF 00-21).  EITF 00-21 provides guidance on how to account for arrangements that involve the delivery or performance of multiple products, services and/or rights to use assets.  The provisions of EITF 00-21 will apply to revenue arrangements entered into in fiscal periods beginning after June 15, 2003.  The Company believes that the adoption of this standard will not have a material impact on its financial condition or results of operations.

 

In January 2003, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Interpretation No. 46, “Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities” (FIN 46).  FIN 46 requires consolidation of variable interest entities (VIE) by the entity’s primary beneficiary if the entity’s equity investors do not have characteristics of a controlling financial interest or sufficient equity at risk.  FIN 46 is effective for all new VIEs after January 31, 2003.  FIN 46 must be applied beginning July 1, 2003, to VIEs existing prior to February 1, 2003.  Xilinx is continuing to review its investment portfolio of early stage entities to determine whether any of its investee companies are VIEs.  Xilinx does not expect to identify any VIEs that must be consolidated.  The Company has not invested in any VIEs after January 31, 2003.

 

In April 2003, the FASB issued SFAS No. 149, “Amendment of Statement 133 on Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities” which amends and clarifies accounting for derivative instruments and hedging activities under SFAS No. 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities” (SFAS 149).  SFAS 149 provides guidance relating to decisions made (a) as part of the Derivatives Implementation Group process, (b) in connection with other FASB projects dealing with financial instruments and (c) regarding implementation issues raised in the application of the definition of a derivative and the characteristics of a derivative that contains financing components.  SFAS 149 is effective for contracts entered into or modified and for hedging relationships designated after June 30, 2003.  The adoption of SFAS 149 is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s financial condition or results of operations.

 

In May 2003, the FASB issued SFAS No. 150, “Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments and Characteristics of both Liabilities and Equity” (SFAS 150) which requires freestanding financial instruments such as mandatorily redeemable shares, forward purchase contracts and written put options to be reported as liabilities by their issuers as well as related new disclosure requirements.  The provisions of SFAS 150 are effective for instruments entered into or modified after May 31, 2003 and pre-existing instruments as of the beginning of the first interim period that commences after June 15, 2003.  The adoption of SFAS 150 is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s financial condition or results of operations.

 

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3.               Stock-Based Compensation

 

The Company accounts for stock-based compensation under Accounting Principles Board’s Opinion No. 25 (APB 25), “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees” and related interpretations, using the intrinsic value method.  Under APB 25, the Company does not recognize compensation expense upon the issuance of its stock options because the exercise price equals the market price of the underlying stock on the grant date.  In addition, the Company has adopted the disclosure requirements of FASB SFAS No. 123 “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation” (SFAS 123), as amended by SFAS No. 148 “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation-Transition and Disclosure” (SFAS 148).

 

As required by SFAS 148, the following table shows the estimated effect on net income and net income per share if the Company had applied the fair value recognition provisions of SFAS 123 to stock-based compensation:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

 

June 28,
2003

 

June 29,
2002

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income as reported

 

$

46,241

 

$

41,006

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deduct: Stock-based employee compensation expense determined under fair value method for all awards, net of tax

 

(25,480

)

(31,064

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pro forma net income

 

$

20,761

 

$

9,942

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income per share:

 

 

 

 

 

Basic-as reported

 

$

0.14

 

$

0.12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic-pro forma

 

$

0.06

 

$

0.03

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted-as reported

 

$

0.13

 

$

0.12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted-pro forma

 

$

0.06

 

$

0.03

 

 

The fair value of stock options and stock purchase plan rights under the stock option plans and employee stock purchase plan was estimated as of the grant date using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The Black-Scholes model was originally developed for use in estimating the fair value of traded options and requires the input of highly subjective assumptions including expected stock price volatility.  The Company’s stock options and stock purchase plan rights have characteristics significantly different from those of traded options, and changes in the subjective input assumptions can materially affect the fair value estimate. The per share weighted-average fair value of the stock options granted during the first quarter of fiscal 2004 and 2003 was $13.06 and $24.42, respectively.  The per share weighted-average fair value of stock purchase rights granted under the Stock Purchase Plan during the first quarter of fiscal 2004 and 2003 was $6.83 and $15.47, respectively. The fair value of stock options and stock purchase plan rights granted in the first quarter of fiscal 2004 and 2003 were estimated at the date of grant assuming no expected dividends and the following weighted average assumptions:

 

 

 

Stock Options

 

Stock Purchase Plan Rights

 

 

 

June 28,
2003

 

June 29,
2002

 

June 28,
2003

 

June 29,
2002

 

Expected life of options (years)

 

4.00

 

4.00

 

0.50

 

0.50

 

Expected stock price volatility

 

0.74

 

0.78

 

0.83

 

0.79

 

Risk-free interest rate

 

2.1

%

3.0

%

1.2

%

1.4

%

 

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4.               Significant Customers

 

As of June 28, 2003, two distributors, the Memec Group and Avnet, Inc., accounted for 60% and 25% of total accounts receivable, respectively.   The Memec Group accounted for 48% and 44% of worldwide net revenues in the first quarters of fiscal 2004 and 2003, respectively.  Avnet, Inc. accounted for 31% of worldwide net revenues in the first quarters of fiscal 2004 and 2003.

 

5.               Inventories

 

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost (first-in, first-out), or market (estimated net realizable value).   Inventories at June 28, 2003 and March 29, 2003 are as follows:

 

(In thousands)

 

June 28,
2003

 

March 29,
2003

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Raw materials

 

$

6,818

 

$

7,339

 

Work-in-process

 

69,005

 

65,852

 

Finished goods

 

39,515

 

38,313

 

 

 

$

115,338

 

$

111,504

 

 

6.               Net Income Per Share

 

The computation of basic net income per share for all periods presented is derived from the information on the face of the condensed consolidated statements of income, and there are no reconciling items in the numerator used to compute diluted net income per share.  The total shares used in the denominator of the diluted net income per share calculation includes 12.0 million and 15.3 million common equivalent shares attributable to outstanding stock options for the first quarters of fiscal years 2004 and 2003, respectively, that are not included in basic net income per share.

 

Outstanding out-of-the-money stock options to purchase approximately 22.1 million and 16.4 million shares, for the first quarters of fiscal year 2004 and 2003, respectively, under the Company’s stock option plans were not included in the treasury stock calculation to derive diluted net income per share as they would be antidilutive.    These options could be dilutive in the future.

 

7.               Comprehensive Income

 

The components of comprehensive income are as follows:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

(In thousands)

 

June 28,
2003

 

June 29,
2002

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

46,241

 

$

41,006

 

Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale securities, net of tax

 

15,957

 

(31,376

)

Reclassification adjustment for gains on available-for-sale securities, net of tax, included in earnings

 

(1,039

)

(510

)

Net change in cumulative translation adjustment

 

475

 

397

 

Comprehensive  income

 

$

61,634

 

$

9,517

 

 

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The components of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) at June 28, 2003 and March 29, 2003 are as follows:

 

(In thousands)

 

June 28,
2003

 

March 29,
2003

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized loss on available-for-sale securities, net of tax

 

$

(66

)

$

(14,984

)

Cumulative translation adjustment

 

604

 

129

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

 

$

538

 

$

(14,855

)

 

The change in the unrealized loss on available-for-sale securities, net of tax, primarily reflects the increase in value of the United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) investment since March 29, 2003 (see Note 10).  In addition, the value of the Company’s short-term and long-term investments increased by $3.4 million during the quarter ended June 28, 2003.  In accordance with SFAS 115, the Company increased the value of the investments by $3.4 million, increased deferred tax liabilities by $1.4 million and increased accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) by $2.0 million.

 

8.               Common Stock Repurchase Program

 

The Board of Directors has approved stock repurchase programs enabling the Company to repurchase its common stock.  In June 2002, the Board authorized the repurchase of an additional $100 million of common stock.  During the quarter ended June 28, 2003, 351 thousand shares of common stock were repurchased for $9.4 million, and 322 thousand shares were reissued during the period for stock option exercises and stock purchase plan requirements.  Through June 28, 2003, the Company had repurchased $45.9 million of the $100 million of common stock approved for repurchase under the current program.  As of June 28, 2003, the Company held 50 thousand shares of treasury stock in conjunction with the stock repurchase program.

 

9.               Commitments

 

Xilinx leases some of its facilities and office buildings under operating leases that expire at various dates primarily through December 2014.  Approximate future minimum lease payments under operating leases are as follows:

 

Years ended March 31,

 

(In thousands)

 

2004 (June 29, 2003 to March 31, 2004)

 

$

3,562

 

2005

 

2,775

 

2006

 

2,048

 

2007

 

1,462

 

2008

 

1,127

 

Thereafter

 

2,835

 

 

 

$

13,809

 

 

Most of the Company’s leases contain renewal options.  Rent expense under all operating leases was approximately $816 thousand and $653 thousand for the three months ended June 28, 2003 and June 29, 2002, respectively.

 

10.         Investment in United Microelectronics Corporation

 

At June 28, 2003, the carrying value of the Company’s equity investment in UMC shares totaled $231.2 million on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet. The Company accounts for the unrestricted portion of its investment in UMC (approximately 87% at June 28, 2003) as available-for-sale marketable securities in

 

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accordance with SFAS 115.  The restricted portion of the investment in UMC (approximately 13% of the Company’s holdings at June 28, 2003) is accounted for as a cost method investment.  The following table summarizes the cost basis and carrying values of the restricted and unrestricted portions of the investment in UMC.  As shown in the table, the value of the Company’s total UMC investment increased by $21.9 million during the quarter ended June 28, 2003.

 

 

 

June 28, 2003

 

March 29, 2003

 

(In millions)

 

Cost

 

Carrying
Value

 

Cost

 

Carrying
Value

 

Unrestricted investment

 

$

208.9

 

$

201.1

 

$

208.9

 

$

179.2

 

Restricted investment

 

30.1

 

30.1

 

30.1

 

30.1

 

Total

 

$

239.0

 

$

231.2

 

$

239.0

 

$

209.3

 

 

Under SFAS 115, the Company increased the value of its UMC investment by $21.9 million, recognized a deferred tax liability of $9.0 million and increased accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) by $12.9 million. The Company continues to evaluate the UMC investment quarterly to determine whether there has been an other-than-temporary impairment.  The Company deems the decline in value of its total investment in UMC to be temporary in nature.  In future periods, the Company may record a loss when an other-than-temporary impairment is determined or record a gain or loss when it sells its UMC shares.

 

11.         Product Warranty and Indemnification

 

Xilinx warrants its products against defects in materials and workmanship for varying lengths of time.  The Company provides an accrual for known product issues and an accrual for an estimate of incurred but unidentified product issues based on historical activity.  The warranty accrual and the related expense for known product issues were not significant as of and for the first quarter of fiscal 2004 and 2003.  In addition, due to product testing and the short time between product shipment and the detection and correction of product failures, the Company’s warranty costs have not been significant.

 

Some of the Company’s product sales contain provisions that indemnify the user of the Company’s product from damages and costs resulting from claims alleging the Company’s product infringes the intellectual property rights of a third party, subject to certain exclusions of indemnity in situations where the infringement would not exist without the combination with another product or modifications by anyone other than Xilinx.  In terms of remedies, at Xilinx’s discretion, the Company will obtain a license so the product is non-infringing, modify the product so it is non-infringing, or refund the purchase price.  Xilinx has historically received only a limited number of requests for indemnification under these provisions and has not been requested to make significant payments pursuant to these provisions.  Accordingly, the Company has not recorded a liability related to these indemnification provisions.

 

12.         Litigation Settlements/Contingencies

 

In July 2000, the Company purchased a 200,000 square foot facility and 40 acres of land adjacent to the existing Longmont, Colorado facility for future expansion.  The Company has occupied and leases a portion of the property and is actively marketing remaining portions of the property for short-term lease.  Because the property is occupied and forms a basis of the Company’s long-term facilities use plan, it is recorded within property and equipment on the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets.  The current high commercial real estate vacancy rates and declining lease rates in the property’s market area indicate the potential for impairment of the property.  While no impairment has been recognized on the property because, based on management’s analysis the property is recoverable, future circumstances and events could cause the Company to record an impairment charge.

 

The Company filed petitions with the U.S. Tax Court on March 26, 2001 and January 14, 2003 in response to assertions by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) that the Company owed additional tax for fiscal years 1996 through 1999 (see Note 13).  Other than these petitions, Xilinx knows of no legal proceedings contemplated by any governmental authority or agency against the Company.

 

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In March 2002, Aldec, Inc. (Aldec) filed a complaint in the United States District Court, Northern District of California, alleging copyright infringement and breach of contract by the Company arising from the expiration of a license agreement for certain Aldec software. Aldec sought a temporary restraining order (TRO) simultaneous with the filing of its complaint. The Court denied the request for a TRO. On May 7, 2002, Aldec filed an amended complaint seeking a preliminary injunction, permanent injunctive relief and unspecified damages.  On June 13, 2002, the Court issued an order staying litigation on Aldec’s claims, and compelling arbitration for this controversy.  An arbitration hearing was held the week of February 24, 2003.  In June 2003, the arbitrator preliminarily awarded Aldec an amount that is immaterial to the Company’s results of operations or its financial condition.  In addition, the arbitrator’s interim award included attorneys’ fees to each party based on claims for which they prevailed in the arbitration.  In a subsequent ruling in late July 2003, the arbitrator amended his earlier ruling and has now denied an award of attorneys' fees to either party.  The Company has not yet decided whether to appeal the arbitrator’s decision.

 

Subsequent to fiscal year 2003, the Company allowed sales representative agreements with three related European entities, Rep’tronic S.A., Rep’tronic España, and Acsis S.r.l., a Rep’tronic Company (collectively Rep’tronic) to expire pursuant to their terms. In May 2003, Rep’tronic filed lawsuits in the High Court of Ireland against the Company claiming compensation arising from termination of an alleged commercial agency between Rep’tronic and the Company.

 

As a result of both the Aldec and Rep’tronic cases, the Company accrued a charge of $6.4 million during the first quarter of fiscal year 2004.

 

Except as stated above, there are no pending legal proceedings of a material nature to which the Company is a party or of which any of its property is the subject.

 

13.         Income Taxes

 

The Company recorded a tax provision of $15.4 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2004 as compared to $14.4 million in the same prior year period, representing effective tax rates of 25% and 26%, respectively.  In the first quarter of fiscal 2004, the reduction in the effective tax rate is due to growth of international revenues when compared to the prior year.

 

The Company filed a petition with the U.S. Tax Court on March 26, 2001 in response to assertions by the IRS that the Company owed additional tax for fiscal years 1996 through 1998.  The Company is in discussions with the Appeals Office of the IRS to resolve and settle the issues.  Two issues have been settled with the Appeals Office and the Company is exploring possibilities for settlement of additional issues.  One of the unresolved issues relates to whether the value of compensatory stock options must be included in the cost sharing agreement with Xilinx Ireland.  The Company and the IRS filed cross motions for summary judgment in 2002 relating to this stock option cost sharing issue.  In March 2003, the IRS changed its position concerning the treatment of stock options in cost sharing agreements.  The IRS now excludes stock options granted prior to the beginning of the cost sharing agreement with Xilinx Ireland.  The IRS change in position significantly reduces the amount originally at issue on the treatment of stock options in cost sharing agreements, which is the subject of the summary judgment motions. In May 2003, the Court ordered the IRS to respond to the Company’s responses and the IRS filed its response in June 2003. It is premature to comment further on the likely outcome of any issues that have not been settled to date. The Company believes it has meritorious defenses to the proposed adjustments and sufficient taxes have been provided.

 

In October 2002, the IRS issued a notice of deficiency for fiscal year 1999 asserting additional tax due of $27.2 million plus a penalty of $5.4 million.  The notice of deficiency was based on three issues that were also asserted in the previous notice of deficiency for fiscal years 1996 through 1998.  On January 14, 2003, the Company filed a petition with the U.S. Tax Court in response to the October 2002 notice of deficiency. On April 16, 2003 the IRS filed an amended answer to the petition.  The Company believes it has meritorious defenses to the proposed adjustments for fiscal year 1999 and sufficient taxes have been provided.

 

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

 

The statements in this Management’s Discussion and Analysis that are forward looking involve numerous risks and uncertainties and are based on current expectations. The reader should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements for many reasons, including those risks discussed under “Factors Affecting Future Results” and elsewhere in this document.  Forward looking statements can often be identified by the use of forward looking words, such as “may,” “will,” “could,” “should,” “expect,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “continue,” “plan,” “intend,” “project” or other similar words.

 

Results of Operations: First quarter of fiscal 2004 compared to the first quarter of fiscal 2003

 

Net Revenues

 

We classify our product offerings into three categories: New, Mainstream and Base Products.  These three product categories are adjusted on a periodic basis to better reflect advances in technology.  The most recent adjustment was on March 30, 2003.  Amounts for the prior period presented have been reclassified to conform to the new categorization.  New Products include our most recent product offerings and include the Spartan-IIETM, Spartan-3TM, Virtex-IITM, Virtex-II ProTM, Virtex-II EasyPathTM and CoolRunner-IITM product lines.  Mainstream Products include the XC4000XL, XC4000XLA, XC4000XV, Spartan-IITM, SpartanXLTM, XC9500XL, XC9500XV, CoolRunnerTM, Virtex-ETM and VirtexTM product lines.  Base Products consist of our mature product families and  include the XC3000, XC3100, XC4000, XC5200, XC9500, XC4000E, XC4000EX and SpartanTM families.  Support Products make up the remainder of our product offerings and include configuration solutions (serial PROMs), software, IP cores, customer training, design services and support.

 

Net revenues of $313.3 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2004 represented an 8% increase from the comparable prior year period of $289.9 million due primarily to strong customer demand for our New Products.

 

New Products grew 77% and represented 26% of total net revenues in the first quarter of fiscal 2004 compared with 16% in the first quarter of fiscal 2003.  The significant increase in New Products revenue was due to the strong market acceptance of these products across a broad base of end markets including communications and consumer-oriented applications.

 

Mainstream and Base Products decreased 7% and represented 67% of total net revenues in the first quarter of fiscal 2004 compared with 78% in the first quarter of fiscal 2003.  The gradual decline in net revenues of Mainstream and Base Products is the result of mature products moving toward the end of their product life cycles, customer migration to new products and lower cost alternatives and the general weakness in the wireless communications market.

 

Support Products increased by 16% and represented 7% and 6% of total net revenues in the first quarters of fiscal 2004 and 2003, respectively.  Net revenues by product categories for the three-month periods ended June 28, 2003 and June 29, 2002 were as follows:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Three Months Ended

 

(in millions)

 

June 28,
2003

 

%

 

June 29,
2002

 

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New Products

 

$

83.3

 

26

%

$

47.1

 

16

%

Mainstream Products

 

168.2

 

54

 

182.6

 

63

 

Base Products

 

40.6

 

13

 

41.9

 

15

 

Support Products

 

21.2

 

7

 

18.3

 

6

 

Total net revenues

 

$

313.3

 

100

%

$

289.9

 

100

%

 

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North American revenues declined 11% and represented 43% of total net revenues in the first quarter of fiscal 2004 compared with 53% in the first quarter of fiscal 2003.  The decreased revenue in North America was primarily attributable to continued weakness in the communications market and transfer of manufacturing by North American original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to Asia Pacific.

 

International revenues grew 30% and represented 57% of total net revenues in the first quarter of fiscal 2004 compared with 47% in the first quarter of fiscal 2003.  During the first quarter of fiscal 2004, net revenues in Europe increased due to the strength in storage, industrial and automotive applications.  For the first quarter of fiscal 2004, revenues for Japan and Asia Pacific/Rest of World increased primarily due to increasing acceptance of programmable logic in consumer-oriented applications and the transfer of manufacturing by North American and European OEMs to Asia Pacific.  Net revenues by geography for the three-month periods ended June 28, 2003 and June 29, 2002 were as follows:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Three Months Ended

 

(in millions)

 

June 28,
2003

 

%

 

June 29,
2002

 

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

North America

 

$

135.1

 

43

%

$

152.5

 

53

%

Europe

 

70.4

 

23

 

62.5

 

22

 

Japan

 

50.5

 

16

 

39.3

 

13

 

Asia Pacific/Rest of World

 

57.3

 

18

 

35.6

 

12

 

Total net revenues

 

$

313.3

 

100

%

$

289.9

 

100

%

 

Our end market revenue data is derived from our understanding of our end customers' primary markets.  We classify our revenue by end market in three categories: Communications, Storage and Servers and Consumer, Industrial and Other.

 

Communications decreased 11% and represented 50% of total net revenues in the first quarter of fiscal 2004 compared with 61% in the first quarter of fiscal 2003 reflecting overall economic decline in networking and telecommunications markets.  Storage and Servers increased 9% and represented 19% of total net revenues in the first quarter of 2004 and 2003.  Storage and Servers category had strong growth over the past few quarters as several customer programs had been ramping up into production.  Lastly, Consumer, Industrial and Other increased 67% and represented 31% of total net revenues in the first quarter of fiscal 2004 compared with 20% in the first quarter of fiscal 2003.  The growth in this category was driven by digital consumer, defense, instrumentation and automotive applications.  Our new low cost programmable logic solutions have made considerable inroads into the Consumer, Industrial and Other end markets.  Net revenues by end markets for the three-month periods ended June 28, 2003 and June 29, 2002 were as follows:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

June 28,
2003

 

June 29,
2002

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Communications

 

50

%

61

%

Storage and Servers

 

19

 

19

 

Consumer, Industrial and Other

 

31

 

20

 

Total net revenues

 

100

%

100

%

 

In order to compete effectively, we pass manufacturing cost reductions on to our customers in the form of reduced prices to the extent that we can maintain acceptable margins.  Price erosion is common in the semiconductor industry, as advances in both product architecture and manufacturing process technology permit continual reductions in unit cost.  We have historically been able to offset much of the revenue decline of our mature products with increased revenues from newer products.

 

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Gross Margin

 

Gross margin was $188.2 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2004, or 60.1% of net revenues.  Gross margin for the comparable period of fiscal 2003 was $169.5 million or 58.5% of net revenues.  Gross margin percentages for the first quarter of fiscal 2004 benefited from higher revenue, improved yields, lower manufacturing costs and ongoing migration to 300-millimeter wafer technology.

 

Gross margin may be adversely affected in the future due to product mix shifts, pricing pressure, manufacturing yield issues and inventory write-downs.  We expect to mitigate this risk by continuing to migrate the technology from 200 millimeter to 300-millimeter wafers, improve yields and shift to the more advanced 130 and 90-nanometer process technologies.

 

Research and Development

 

Research and development (R&D) expenses were $59.5 million and $56.8 million for the first quarters of fiscal 2004 and 2003, respectively. R&D expenses for the first quarters of fiscal 2004 and 2003 include non-cash deferred stock compensation of $1.1 million and $2.1 million, respectively, associated with the November 2000 acquisition of RocketChips, Inc. (RocketChips).  Excluding RocketChips’ deferred stock compensation, R&D expenses were $58.4 million and $54.7 million, or 19% of net revenues for both periods.

 

The increase in R&D expenses over the prior year’s first quarter was primarily related to process technology and development of next generation products.  We will continue to invest in R&D efforts in a wide variety of areas such as 130 and 90-nanometer process technologies, 300-millimeter yield improvement, IP Cores and the development of new design and layout software.

 

Selling, General and Administrative

 

Selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expenses were $62.0 million and $58.9 million for the first quarters of fiscal 2004 and 2003, respectively, or 20% of net revenues for both periods.  The increase in SG&A expenses was primarily attributable to increased marketing activities and expenses related to increased resources in key markets.

 

Amortization of Other Intangibles

 

Amortization expense for all intangible assets for the first quarters of fiscal 2004 and 2003, respectively, was $3.6 million and $4.2 million, respectively.  Of these amounts, $3.5 million and $3.7 million for fiscal 2004 and 2003, respectively, related to the amortization of intangible assets arising from the RocketChips’ acquisition.

 

Investment in United Microelectronics Corporation

 

At June 28, 2003, the carrying value of our equity investment in UMC shares totaled $231.2 million on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet. We account for the unrestricted portion of our investment in UMC (approximately 87% at June 28, 2003) as available-for-sale marketable securities in accordance with SFAS 115.  The restricted portion of the investment in UMC (approximately 13% of the Company’s holdings at June 28, 2003) is accounted for as a cost method investment.  The following table summarizes the cost basis and carrying values of the restricted and unrestricted portions of the investment in UMC.  As shown in the table, the value of our total UMC investment increased by $21.9 million during the quarter ended June 28, 2003.

 

 

 

June 28, 2003

 

March 29, 2003

 

(In millions)

 

Cost

 

Carrying
Value

 

Cost

 

Carrying
Value

 

Unrestricted investment

 

$

208.9

 

$

201.1

 

$

208.9

 

$

179.2

 

Restricted investment

 

30.1

 

30.1

 

30.1

 

30.1

 

Total

 

$

239.0

 

$

231.2

 

$

239.0

 

$

209.3

 

 

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Under SFAS 115, we increased the value of our UMC investment by $21.9 million, recognized a deferred tax liability of $9.0 million and increased accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) by $12.9 million. We continue to evaluate the UMC investment quarterly to determine whether there has been an other-than-temporary impairment.  We deem the decline in value of our total investment in UMC to be temporary in nature.  In future periods, we may record a loss when an other-than-temporary impairment is determined or record a gain or loss when we sell our UMC shares

 

Interest and Other Income, Net

 

Interest and other income, net was $5.0 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2004 as compared to $5.3 million in the prior year quarter.  Lower interest rates in fiscal 2004 largely offset the benefit of higher average cash and investment balances.

 

Provision for Income Taxes

 

We recorded a tax provision of $15.4 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2004 as compared to $14.4 million in the same prior year period, representing effective tax rates of 25% and 26%, respectively.  In the first quarter of fiscal 2004, the reduction in the effective tax rate is due to growth of international revenues when compared to the prior year.

 

The Company filed petitions with the U.S. Tax Court on March 26, 2001 and January 14, 2003 in response to assertions by the IRS that the Company owed additional tax for fiscal years 1996 through 1999.  See Note 13 to our consolidated financial statements, included in Part 1. “Financial Information.”

 

Financial Condition, Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

We have used a combination of cash flows from operations and equity financing to support ongoing business activities, acquire critical technologies and make investments in complementary technologies, purchase facilities and capital equipment, purchase securities, repurchase our Common Stock under our stock repurchase program and finance inventories and accounts receivable.  Additionally, our investment in UMC is available for future sale, subject to restrictions.

 

We generated positive cash flows from operations during the first three months of fiscal 2004.  As of June 28, 2003, we had cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments of $829.2 million and working capital of $928.2 million.  Cash provided by operations of $131.5 million for the first three months of fiscal 2004 was $57.3 million higher than the $74.2 million generated during the first three months of fiscal 2003.  The positive cash flow from operations in fiscal 2004 resulted primarily from net income adjusted for non-cash related items, a decrease in accounts receivable and an increase in accounts payable.  These items were partially offset by an increase in prepaid expenses and other current assets.

 

The combination of cash and cash equivalents and short-term and long-term investments at June 28, 2003 totaled $1.24 billion compared with $1.11 billion at March 29, 2003.  Net cash used in investing activities of $6.1 million during the first three months of fiscal 2004 included $8.6 million for purchases of property, plant and equipment offset by net proceeds of $2.5 million from the sale or maturity of available-for-sale securities.  During the first quarter of fiscal 2003, net cash used in investing activities of $70.7 million included net purchases of available-for-sale-securities of $59.8 million and $10.9 million of property, plant and equipment purchases.

 

Net cash provided by financing activities was $4.0 million in the first three months of fiscal 2004 and consisted of $13.4 million of proceeds from the issuance of common stock under employee stock plans partially offset by $9.4 million for the acquisition of treasury stock.  For the comparable fiscal 2003 period, net cash used in financing activities of $18.6 million included $28.0 million for the acquisition of treasury stock, partially offset by $9.4 million of proceeds from the issuance of common stock under employee stock plans.

 

Stockholders’ equity increased $77.0 million during the first three months of fiscal 2004. The increase was attributable to the  $46.2 million in net income for the three months ended June 28, 2003, $14.9 million in unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities, net of deferred taxes, primarily from our investment in UMC stock, the

 

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issuance of common stock under employee stock plans of $13.4 million, $1.1 million in deferred compensation related to the RocketChips acquisition, and the related tax benefits associated with stock option exercises and the employee stock purchase plan and cumulative translation adjustment totaling $10.8 million.  The increase was partially offset by $9.4 million for the acquisition of treasury stock.

 

We anticipate that existing sources of liquidity and cash flows from operations will be sufficient to satisfy our cash needs for the foreseeable future. We will continue to evaluate opportunities for investments to obtain additional wafer capacity, procurement of additional capital equipment and facilities, development of new products, and potential acquisitions of technologies or businesses that could complement our business.  We may use available cash or other sources of funding for such purposes.

 

Commitments

 

Approximate future minimum lease payments under operating leases are as follows:

 

Years ended March 31,

 

(In thousands)

 

2004 (June 29, 2003 to March 31, 2004)

 

$

3,562

 

2005

 

2,775

 

2006

 

2,048

 

2007

 

1,462

 

2008

 

1,127

 

Thereafter

 

2,835

 

 

 

$

13,809

 

 

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

 

The methods, estimates and judgments we use in applying our most critical accounting policies have a significant impact on the results we report in our financial statements.  The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has defined the most critical accounting policies as those that are most important to the portrayal of our financial condition and results of operations and require us to make our most difficult and subjective judgments, often as a result of the need to make estimates of matters that are inherently uncertain.  Based on this definition, our most critical policies include: valuation of financial instruments, which impacts gains (losses) on equity securities when we record impairments; revenue recognition, which impacts the recording of revenues; valuation of inventories, which impacts cost of revenues and gross margin; the assessment of recoverability of long-lived assets including goodwill and other intangible assets, which impacts write-offs of goodwill and other intangibles, and income taxes, which impacts the allocation of income and application of appropriate tax rates.  Below, we discuss these policies further, as well as the estimates and judgments involved.  We also have other key accounting policies that are not as subjective, and therefore, their application would not require us to make estimates or judgments that are as difficult.

 

Valuation of Financial Instruments

 

The Company’s short-term and long-term investments include marketable equity and debt securities.  The Company also has an equity investment in UMC, a public semiconductor wafer manufacturing company, of $231.2 million at June 28, 2003.  In determining if and when a decline in market value below cost of these investments is other-than-temporary, as required by FASB Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 115, “Accounting for Certain Debt and Equity Securities” (SFAS 115), the Company evaluates the market conditions, offering prices, trends of earnings, price multiples, and other key measures for our investments in marketable equity securities and debt instruments.  When such a decline in value is deemed to be other-than-temporary, the Company recognizes an impairment loss in the current period operating results to the extent of the decline.

 

Revenue Recognition

 

Sales to distributors are made under agreements providing distributor price adjustments and rights of return under certain circumstances.  Revenue and costs relating to distributor sales are deferred until products are sold by the distributors to customers.  Accounts receivable from distributors are recognized and inventory is relieved upon shipment as title

 

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to inventories generally transfers upon shipment at which point we have a legally enforceable right to collection under normal payment terms.  Revenue recognition depends on notification from the distributor that product has been sold to the end customer.  Reported information includes product price, quantity and end customer shipment information, as well as Xilinx monthly inventory on hand. Inventory numbers are subsequently reconciled to deferred revenue balances.  Xilinx maintains system controls to validate the data and verify that the reported information is materially accurate.

 

We record an allowance for pricing adjustments by reducing accounts receivable to appropriately reflect the net sales price we expect to collect from our distributors under agreements providing them with distributor price adjustments.  The effects of distributor price adjustments are also recorded as a reduction to deferred income on shipments to distributors reflecting the amount of revenue expected to be realized when distributors sell through product purchased from the Company.

 

Revenue from sales to our direct customers is recognized upon shipment provided that persuasive evidence of a sales arrangement exists, the price is fixed, title has transferred, collection of resulting receivables is reasonably assured, there are no customer acceptance requirements and there are no remaining significant obligations.  For each of the periods presented, there were no formal acceptance provisions with our end customers.

 

Revenue from software term licenses is deferred and recognized as revenue over the term of the licenses, generally one year.  Revenue from support services is recognized when the service is provided.

 

Allowances for end customer sales returns are recorded based on historical experience and for any specific known pending customer returns or allowances.

 

Inventories

 

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost (determined using the first-in, first-out method), or market.  The Company’s standard cost policy is to continuously review and set standard costs at current manufacturing costs.  Predicting future manufacturing yields and wafer price reductions is difficult and actual results could differ materially, impacting gross margins.  The Company mitigates this risk, in part, through a formal pricing strategy that it incorporates into future product pricing decisions.  Our manufacturing overhead standards for product costs are calculated assuming full absorption of projected spending over projected volumes.  Given the cyclicality of the market and the obsolescence of technology and shorter product life cycles, the Company writes down inventory to net realizable value based on backlog and forecasted demand.  The decision to write down inventory is based on estimated future demand for our products within specific time horizons, which is nine months.  The estimates of future demand that we use in the valuation of inventory are the basis for our revenue forecast, which is also consistent with our short-term manufacturing plan.  If our demand forecast for specific products is greater than actual demand and we fail to reduce manufacturing output accordingly, we could be required to record additional inventory write-downs, as we did in fiscal 2001 and 2002, which would have a negative impact on gross margins. We continually track the inventories that were written down during fiscal 2001 and 2002 to ensure that they were scrapped or eliminated and not sold to a customer. As of the end of fiscal 2003, the inventory that was written down in fiscal 2001 and 2002 had been completely scrapped or donated to universities for research purposes.  None of this previously written down inventory was sold.  There were no significant inventory write-downs in the first quarters of fiscal 2003 or 2004.  The Company’s reserve policy for new products is to reserve all inventory until the devices are production released.

 

Long-Lived Assets Including Goodwill

 

We adopted SFAS No. 141, “Business Combinations” (SFAS 141) and No. 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets” (SFAS 142) effective the beginning of the first quarter of fiscal 2003.  Accordingly, for fiscal 2003 and future years, we no longer amortize goodwill from acquisitions, but will continue to amortize other acquisition-related intangibles.  Consequently, we expect amortization of intangibles to be approximately $9.7 million for fiscal 2004 compared with $15.3 million for fiscal 2003 and down from $49.0 million of amortization of goodwill and other acquisition related intangibles in fiscal 2002.

 

We completed the annual goodwill impairment review for the RocketChips acquisition, which represents the Company’s only unamortized goodwill,  during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2003, and found no impairment.  At June

 

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28, 2003, the net book value of acquisition related intangibles for the RocketChips’ acquisition totaled $115.6 million, comprised of unamortized goodwill of $100.7 million and other acquisition related intangibles of $14.9 million.  According to our accounting policy under the new rules, we will perform a similar review annually or earlier if indicators of potential impairment exist.  We are required to test goodwill for impairment at the reporting unit level for which purpose we have previously determined that we operate in one reportable segment containing one reporting unit.  We evaluate the carrying value of long-lived assets and acquired intangibles including goodwill on an annual basis, or more frequently if impairment indicators arise.  When indicators of impairment exist and assets are held for use, we estimate future undiscounted cash flows attributable to the assets.  In the event such cash flows are not expected to be sufficient to recover the recorded value of the assets, the assets are written down to their estimated fair values based on the expected discounted future cash flows attributable to the assets.  When assets are removed from operations and held for sale, we estimate impairment losses as the excess of the carrying value of the assets over their fair value.  The estimates we have used are consistent with the plans and estimates that we are using to manage the underlying businesses.  If we fail to deliver new products, if the products fail to gain expected market acceptance, or if market conditions in the telecommunications businesses fail to improve, our revenue and cost forecasts may not be achieved, and we may incur charges for impairment of goodwill.

 

Income Taxes

 

Xilinx is a multinational corporation operating in multiple tax jurisdictions.  Xilinx must determine the allocation of income to each of these jurisdictions based on estimates and assumptions, and apply the appropriate tax rates for these jurisdictions.  Xilinx undergoes routine audits by taxing authorities regarding the timing and amount of deductions and the allocation of income among various tax jurisdictions.  Tax audits often require an extended period of time to resolve and may result in income tax adjustments if changes to the allocation are required between jurisdictions with different tax rates.

 

In determining income for financial statement purposes, we must make certain estimates and judgments. These estimates and judgments occur in the calculation of certain tax liabilities and in the determination of the recoverability of certain of the deferred tax assets, which arise from temporary differences between the tax and financial statement recognition of revenue and expense.

 

We must assess the likelihood that we will be able to recover our deferred tax assets. If recovery is not likely, we must increase our provision for taxes by recording a reserve, in the form of a valuation allowance, for the deferred tax assets that we estimate will not ultimately be recoverable. As of June 28, 2003, we believe that all of our recorded deferred tax assets will ultimately be recovered. However, should there be a change in our ability to recover our deferred tax assets, our tax provision would increase in the period in which we determine that the recovery is not probable.

 

Employee Stock Options

 

Our stock option program is a broad-based, long-term retention program that is intended to attract and retain talented employees and align stockholder and employee interests. All of our employees participate in the plan.

 

Employee and Executive Option Grants
Year-to-Date as of June 28, 2003 and Full Year Fiscal 2003 and 2002

 

 

 

2004 YTD

 

2003

 

2002

 

Net grants during the period as a % of outstanding shares

 

2.0

%

1.4

%

2.6

%

Grants to listed officers during the period as a % of total options granted

 

9.7

%

8.0

%

8.6

%

Grants to listed officers during the period as a % of outstanding shares

 

0.2

%

0.1

%

0.2

%

Cumulative options held by listed officers as a % of total outstanding options

 

13.2

%

13.8

%

14.0

%

 

Note: Listed officers are defined by the SEC for the proxy as the CEO and each of the four other most highly compensated executive officers.

 

All stock option grants are made after a review by, and with the approval of, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors. All members of the Compensation Committee are independent directors, as defined in the

 

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applicable rules for issuers traded on the NASDAQ National Market. See the “Report Of The Compensation Committee On Executive Compensation” appearing in the Company’s proxy statement dated June 17, 2003 for further information concerning the policies and procedures of the Company and the Compensation Committee regarding the use of stock options.

 

General Option Information

 

 

 

 

 

Options Outstanding

 

(shares in thousands)

 

Shares
Available for
Options

 

Number of
Shares

 

Weighted
Average
Exercise Price

 

March 31, 2002

 

15,160

 

56,769

 

$

23.45

 

Additional shares reserved

 

13,209

 

 

 

Granted

 

(5,538

)

5,538

 

34.02

 

Exercised

 

 

(3,594

)

8.06

 

Forfeited

 

802

 

(802

)

43.58

 

March 31, 2003

 

23,633

 

57,911

 

25.14

 

Additional shares reserved

 

13,448

 

 

 

Granted

 

(7,239

)

7,239

 

23.67

 

Exercised

 

 

(1,600

)

18.11

 

Forfeited

 

268

 

(268

)

45.21

 

June 28, 2003

 

30,110

 

63,282

 

$

23.00

 

 

During the first three months of fiscal 2004, we granted options to purchase approximately 7.2 million shares of our stock to our employees. The net options granted after forfeitures represented 2.0% of our total outstanding shares of approximately 339 million as of the beginning of fiscal 2004. For additional information about our employee stock option plan activity for fiscal years 2001 through 2003, please refer to the Company’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 29, 2003.

 

In-the-Money and Out-of-the-Money Option Information

As of June 28, 2003

 

(shares in thousands)

 

Exercisable
Shares

 

Unexercisable
Shares

 

Total
Shares

 

Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price

 

In-the-Money

 

32,815

 

8,467

 

41,282

 

$

11.86

 

Out-of-the-Money (1)

 

12,480

 

9,520

 

22,000

 

$

49.20

 

Total Options Outstanding

 

45,295

 

17,987

 

63,282

 

$

22.15

 

 


(1)               Out-of the-money options are those options with an exercise price equal to or above the closing price of $25.39 per share at June 28, 2003.

 

As of June 28, 2003, the total outstanding options held by the five most highly compensated executive officers amounted to 13.2% of the approximately 63.3 million outstanding options held by all employees.

 

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Options Granted to Listed Officers
Year-to-Date as of June 28, 2003
Individual Grants

 

 

 

Number of
Securities
Underlying
Options Per
Grant

 

Percent of
Total
Options
Granted to
Employees
Year-to-
Date

 

Exercise of
Base Price
($/Share)

 

Expiration
Date

 



Potential Realizable Value
at Assumed Annual Rates of
Stock Price Appreciation for
Option Term

 

5%

 

10%

Willem P. Roelandts

 

300,000

 

4.1

%

$

23.49

 

04/01/13

 

$

6,015,106

 

$

11,861,383

 

Richard W. Sevcik

 

150,000

 

2.1

%

$

23.49

 

04/01/13

 

$

3,007,553

 

$

5,930,691

 

Kris Chellam

 

100,000

 

1.4

%

$

23.49

 

04/01/13

 

$

2,005,035

 

$

3,953,794

 

Steven D. Haynes

 

100,000

 

1.4

%

$

23.49

 

04/01/13

 

$

2,005,035

 

$

3,953,794

 

Sandeep Vij

 

55,000

 

0.8

%

$

23.49

 

04/01/13

 

$

1,102,769

 

$

2,174,587

 

 

Note:  Listed officers are defined by the SEC for the proxy as the CEO and each of the four other most highly compensated executive officers.

 

For the first three months of fiscal 2004, options granted to the five most highly compensated executive officers amounted to 9.7% of the grants made to all employees.  Options granted to the top five officers as a percentage of the total options granted to all employees vary from year to year.  For additional information about the compensation of our executive officers and stock option grants to our top five executive officers, please refer to our proxy statement dated June 17, 2003.

 

Options Exercises and Remaining Holdings of Listed Officers

Year-to-Date As of June 28, 2003

Individual Grants

 

 

 

Shares
Acquired
on Exercise

 

Value
Realized

 

Number of Securities
Underlying Unexercised
Options at June 28, 2003

 

Value of Unexcercised In-the-
Money Options at
June 28, 2003 (1)

 

Exercisable

 

Unexercisable

 

Exercisable

 

Unexercisable

Total Listed Officers

 

510,000

 

$

9,356,085

 

6,710,280

 

1,481,487

 

$

81,174,238

 

$

1,283,814

 

 

Note:  Listed officers are defined by the SEC for the proxy as the CEO and each of the four other most highly compensated executive officers.


(1)          Option values based on stock price of $25.39 per share at June 28, 2003

 

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Information as of June 28, 2003 regarding equity compensation plans approved and not approved by stockholders is summarized in the following table:

 

 

 

A

 

B

 

C

 

Plan Category

 

Number of Securities
to be Issued upon
Exercise of
Outstanding Options,
Warrants and Rights

 

Weighted-average
Exercise Price of
Outstanding Options,
Warrants and Rights

 

Number of Securities
Remaining Available
for Future Issuance
under Equity
Compensation Plans
(excluding securities
reflected in Column A)

 

Equity Compensation Plans Approved by Security Holders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1988 Stock Option Plan

 

18,556,936

 

$

8.51

 

0

 

1997 Stock Plan

 

44,262,128

 

$

32.44

 

27,915,000

 

1990 Employee Stock Purchase Plan

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

5,714,091

 

Total-Approved Plans

 

62,819,064

 

$

25.37

 

33,629,091

 

Equity Compensation Plans NOT Approved by Security Holders (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental Stock Option Plan

 

5,000

 

$

41.98

 

2,195,000

 

Total-All Plans

 

62,824,064

 

$

25.37

 

35,824,091

 

 


(1)          In November 2000, the Company acquired RocketChips.  Under the terms of the merger, the Company assumed all of the stock options previously issued to RocketChips’ employees pursuant to four different stock option plans.  A total of approximately 807,000 options were assumed by the Company.  Of this amount, a total of 458,377 options, with an average weighted exercise price of $15.27, remained outstanding as of June 28, 2003.  These options are excluded from the above table.

 

Factors Affecting Future Results

 

The following risk factors and other information included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q should be carefully considered.  The risks and uncertainties described below are not the only ones the Company faces.  Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to the Company or that the Company’s management currently deems immaterial also may impair its business operations.  If any of the risks described below were to occur, our business, financial condition, operating results and cash flows would be materially adversely affected.

 

The semiconductor industry is characterized by rapid technological change, intense competition and cyclical market patterns which contribute to create factors that may affect our future operating results including:

 

                  limited visibility of demand for products, especially new products;

                  fluctuations in demand for our products and services, such as has occurred in the last three years, particularly with respect to telecommunications service providers;

                  price and product competition in the semiconductor industry, which can change rapidly due to technological innovation;

                  increased dependence on turns orders (orders received and shipped within the same fiscal quarter);

                  reduced capital spending by telecommunications service providers and others;

                  major customers converting to Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASIC) designs from Xilinx’s programmable logic devices (PLDs);

                  weaker demand for our products or those of our customers due to a prolonged period of economic uncertainty;

                  erosion of average selling prices;

                  negative impact on gross margins due to product mix shifts;

                  excess inventory within the supply chain including overbuilding of OEM products;

                  additional excess and obsolete inventories and corresponding write-downs due to a significant deterioration in demand;

 

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                  lower gross margins due to higher overhead absorption costs and reduced manufacturing efficiency improvements;

                  an unexpected increase in demand could result in longer lead times causing delays in customer production schedules;

                  failure to retain or attract specialized technical/management personnel; and,

                  changes in accounting rules, such as recording expenses for employee stock option grants.

 

Our results of operations are affected by several factors.  These factors include general economic conditions, those conditions specific to technology companies and to the semiconductor industry in particular, decreases in average selling prices over the life of particular products and the timing of new product introductions (by us, our competitors and others).  In addition, our results of operations are affected by the ability to manufacture sufficient quantities of a given product in a timely manner, the timely implementation of new manufacturing technologies, the ability to safeguard patents and intellectual property from competitors, the impact of new technologies which result in rapid escalation of demand for some products in the face of equally steep declines in demand for others, and the inability to predict the success of our customers’ products in their markets.  Market demand for our products, particularly for those most recently introduced, can be difficult to predict, especially in light of customers’ demands to shorten product lead times and minimize inventory levels. Unpredictable market demand could lead to revenue variability if we were unable to provide sufficient quantities of specified products or if our customers’ reduced demand causes them to slow orders of our products.  Changes in our product mix could adversely affect gross margins.  In addition, any difficulty in achieving targeted wafer production yields could adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.  An unexpected increase in demand could result in longer lead times causing delays in customer production schedules.  We attempt to identify changes in market conditions as soon as possible; however, the dynamics of the market make prediction of and timely reaction to such events difficult.  For example, the overbuilding in the telecommunications industry resulted in a reduction in capital spending causing a slowdown in orders for our products.  Due to these and other factors, our past results, including those described in this report, are much less reliable predictors of the future than with companies in many older, more stable and mature industries.  Based on the factors noted herein, we may experience substantial fluctuations in future operating results.

 

Potential Effect of Global Economic and Political Conditions

 

Sales and operations outside of the United States subject us to the risks associated with conducting business in foreign economic and regulatory environments.  Our financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected by unfavorable economic conditions in countries in which we do significant business and by changes in foreign currency exchange rates affecting those countries.  For example, we have sales and operations in Asia Pacific and Japan.  Past economic weakness in these markets adversely affected revenues, and such conditions may occur in the future.  Sales to all direct OEMs and distributors are denominated in U.S. dollars.  While the recent movement of the Euro and Yen against the U.S. dollar had no material impact to our business, increased volatility could impact our European and Japanese customers.  Currency instability may increase credit risks for some of our customers and may impair our customers’ ability to repay existing obligations.  Increased currency volatility could also positively or negatively impact our foreign currency denominated costs.  Any or all of these factors could adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations in the future.

 

Our financial condition and results of operations are becoming increasingly dependent on the global economy.  Any instability in worldwide economic environments, such as experienced after the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, could lead to a contraction of capital spending by our customers.  Additional risks to us include U.S. military actions, economic sanctions imposed by the U.S. government, government regulation of exports, imposition of tariffs and other potential trade barriers, reduced protection for intellectual property rights in some countries and generally longer receivable collection periods.  Moreover, our financial condition and results of operations could be affected in the event of political conflicts in Taiwan where our main wafer provider, UMC, as well as a significant number of suppliers to the semiconductor industry, end customers and contract manufacturers who provide manufacturing services worldwide, are located.

 

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Dependence on New Products

 

Our success depends in large part on our ability to develop and introduce new products that address customer requirements and compete effectively on the basis of price, density, functionality and performance.  The success of new product introductions is dependent upon several factors, including:

 

                  timely completion of new product designs;

                  ability to generate new design wins;

                  ability to engage in key relationships with companies that provide synergistic products and services;

                  ability to utilize advanced manufacturing process technologies including a transition to 300 millimeter wafers as well as to circuit geometries on 130 nanometers and smaller;

                  achieving acceptable yields;

                  ability to obtain adequate production capacity from our wafer foundries and assembly subcontractors;

                  ability to obtain advanced packaging;

                  availability of supporting software design tools;

                  utilization of predefined cores of logic;

                  industry acceptance; and,

                  successful deployment of systems by our customers.

 

We cannot assure you that our product development efforts will be successful, that our new products will achieve industry acceptance or that we will achieve the necessary volume of production that would lead to further per unit cost reductions.  Revenues relating to our mature products are expected to decline in the future.  As a result, we will be increasingly dependent on revenues derived from design wins for our newer products as well as anticipated cost reductions in the manufacture of our current products.  We rely primarily on obtaining yield improvements and corresponding cost reductions in the manufacture of existing products and on introducing new products that incorporate advanced features and other price/performance factors that enable us to increase revenues while maintaining consistent margins.  To the extent that such cost reductions and new product introductions do not occur in a timely manner, or to the extent that our products do not achieve market acceptance at prices with higher margins, our financial condition and results of operations could be materially adversely affected.

 

Dependence on Independent Manufacturers and Subcontractors

 

We do not manufacture our own silicon wafers. Presently, all of our wafers are manufactured in Taiwan by UMC, in Japan by Seiko and in the United States by IBM.  Terms with respect to the volume and timing of wafer production and the pricing of wafers produced by the semiconductor foundries are determined by periodic negotiations between Xilinx and these wafer foundries. We are dependent on these foundries, especially UMC which supplies over 70% of our wafers, to produce wafers with competitive performance and cost attributes which include transitioning to advanced manufacturing process technologies, producing wafers at acceptable yields and delivering them in a timely manner.  While the timeliness, yield and quality of wafer deliveries have met our requirements to date, we cannot guarantee that the foundries that supply our wafers will not experience future manufacturing problems, including delays in the realization of advanced manufacturing process technologies.

 

UMC’s foundries in Taiwan and Seiko’s foundries in Japan as well as many of our operations in California are centered in areas that have been seismically active in the recent past.  Should there be a major earthquake in our suppliers’ or our operating locations in the future, our operations, including our manufacturing activities, may be disrupted.  This type of disruption could result in our inability to ship products in a timely manner, thereby materially adversely affecting our financial condition and results of operations. Additionally, disruption of operations at these foundries for any reason, including other natural disasters such as fires or floods, as well as disruptions in access to adequate supplies of electricity, natural gas or water could cause delays in shipments of our products, and could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations.  We are also dependent on subcontractors located in the Asia Pacific region to provide semiconductor assembly, test and shipment services. Any prolonged inability to obtain wafers or assembly, test or shipment services with competitive performance and cost attributes, adequate yields or timely delivery, or any other circumstance that would require us to seek alternative

 

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sources of supply, could delay shipments and have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

 

Potential Effect of Changes to Current Export/Import Laws and Regulations

 

Our business is also subject to the risks associated with the imposition of legislation and regulations relating specifically to the import or export of semiconductor products.  We cannot predict whether quotas, duties, taxes or other charges or restrictions will be imposed by the United States or other countries upon the import or export of our products in the future or what effect, if any, such actions would have on our financial condition and results of operations.

 

Volatility of the Securities of High Technology Companies

 

The securities of many high technology companies have historically been subject to extreme price and volume fluctuations, which may adversely affect the market price of our common stock and the value of our investment in UMC.

 

Competition

 

Our PLDs compete in the logic industry, an industry that is intensely competitive and characterized by rapid technological change, increasing levels of integration, product obsolescence and continuous price erosion.  We expect increased competition from our primary PLD competitors, Altera Corporation (Altera) and Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (Lattice), from the ASIC market, which has been an ongoing competitor since the inception of Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs), and from new companies that may enter the traditional programmable logic market segment. We believe that important competitive factors in the logic industry include:

 

                  product pricing;

                  product performance, reliability, power consumption and density;

                  field upgradability;

                  adaptability of products to specific applications;

                  ease of use and functionality of software design tools;

                  functionality of predefined cores of logic; and,

                  ability to provide timely customer service and support.

 

Our strategy for expansion in the logic market segment includes continued introduction of new product architectures that address high-volume, low-cost applications as well as high-performance, high-density applications.  In addition, we anticipate continued price reductions proportionate with our ability to lower the manufacturing cost for established products.  However, we cannot assure you that we will be successful in achieving these strategies.

 

Our major sources of competition are the following:

 

                  providers of high-density programmable logic products characterized by FPGA-type architectures;

                  providers of high-volume and low-cost FPGAs as programmable replacements for standard cell or custom gate array based ASICs and application specific standard products (ASSPs);

                  providers of ASICs and ASSPs that are beginning to embed incremental amounts of programmable logic within their products;

                  providers of high-speed, low-density Complex Programmable Logic Devices (CPLDs);

                  manufacturers of standard cell and custom gate arrays;

                  manufacturers of products with embedded processors;

                  manufacturers of products with embedded multi-gigabit transceivers; and,

                  other providers of new or emerging programmable logic products.

 

We compete with high-density programmable logic suppliers on the basis of device performance, the ability to deliver complete solutions to customers, device power consumption and customer support by taking advantage of the primary characteristics of our PLD product offerings, which include: flexibility; high-speed implementation;

 

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quick time-to-market and system-level capabilities.  We compete with ASIC manufacturers on the basis of lower design costs, shorter development schedules, reduced inventory risk and field upgradability. The primary attributes of ASICs are high density, high speed and low production costs in high volumes.  We continue to develop lower cost architectures intended to narrow the gap between current ASIC production costs (in high volumes) and PLD production costs.  As PLDs have increased in density and performance and decreased in cost due to the advanced manufacturing processes, they have become more directly competitive with ASICs.  With our Spartan family, which is our low cost programmable alternative to ASICs, we seek to grow by directly competing with other companies in the ASIC segment.  Many of the companies in the ASIC segment have substantially greater financial, technical, and marketing resources than we have.  Consequently, there can be no assurance that we will be successful in competing in the markets historically served by ASICs.  Competition among PLD suppliers and manufacturers of new or emerging programmable logic products is based primarily on price, performance, design, customer support, software utility and the ability to deliver complete solutions to customers. Several companies, both large and small, have introduced products that compete with ours or have announced their intention to enter the PLD segment.  To the extent that our efforts to compete are not successful, our financial condition and results of operations could be materially adversely affected.

 

The benefits of programmable logic have attracted a number of competitors to the logic market segment.  We recognize that different applications require different programmable technologies, and we are developing architectures, processes and products to meet these varying customer needs.  Recognizing the increasing importance of standard software solutions, we have developed common software design tools that support the full range of IC products.  We believe that automation and ease of design are significant competitive factors in the PLD segment.

 

We could also face competition from our licensees.  Under a license from us, Lucent Technologies (Lucent) had rights to manufacture and market our XC3000 FPGA products and also to employ that technology to provide additional high-density FPGA products.  In 2001, Lucent assigned its rights to Agere Systems Inc. (Agere).  Agere has subsequently sold a portion of its programmable logic business to Lattice.  Under the terms of the Xilinx license grant, no rights of Agere are transferable to Lattice.

 

Seiko has rights to manufacture some of our older products and market them in Japan and Europe, but is not currently doing so.   We granted a license to use certain of our patents to Advanced Micro Devices (AMD).  AMD produced certain PLDs under that license through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Vantis.  In June 1999, AMD sold the Vantis subsidiary to Lattice.  In conjunction with Xilinx’s settlement of the patent litigation with Altera in July 2001, both companies entered into a royalty-free patent cross license agreement.

 

Intellectual Property

 

We rely upon patent, copyright, trade secret, mask work and trademark laws to protect our intellectual property.  We cannot assure you that such intellectual property rights can be successfully asserted in the future or will not be invalidated, circumvented or challenged.  From time to time, third parties, including our competitors, have asserted patent, copyright and other intellectual property rights to technologies that are important to us.  We cannot assure you that third parties will not assert infringement claims against us in the future, that assertions by third parties will not result in costly litigation or that we would prevail in such litigation or be able to license any valid and infringed patents from third parties on commercially reasonable terms.  Litigation, regardless of its outcome, could result in substantial costs and diversion of our resources.  Any infringement claim or other litigation against us or by us could materially adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.

 

Litigation

 

We are currently engaged in several legal matters.  See Part II, Item 1.   “Legal Proceedings.”

 

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Item 3.                                   Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

 

Interest Rate Risk

 

Our exposure to interest rate risk relates primarily to our investment portfolio.  Our primary aim with our investment portfolio is to invest available cash while preserving principal and meeting liquidity needs.  The portfolio includes tax-advantaged municipal bonds, tax-advantaged auction rate preferred municipal bonds, commercial paper and U.S. Treasury securities.  In accordance with our investment policy, we place investments with high credit quality issuers and limit the amount of credit exposure to any one issuer.  These securities are subject to interest rate risk and will decrease in value if market interest rates increase.  A hypothetical 10% increase or decrease in market interest rates compared to interest rates at June 28, 2003 and June 29, 2002 would not materially affect the fair value of our available-for-sale securities and the impact on our investment portfolio would be less than $5 million for each fiscal year.

 

Foreign Currency Risk

 

Sales to all direct OEMs and distributors are denominated in U.S. dollars.

 

Gains and losses on foreign currency forward contracts that are designated and effective as hedges of anticipated transactions, for which a firm commitment has been attained, are deferred and included in the basis of the transaction in the same period that the underlying transaction is settled.  Gains and losses on any instruments not meeting the above criteria are recognized in income or expenses in the consolidated statement of income in the current period.

 

We will enter into forward currency exchange contracts to hedge our overseas monthly operating expenses when deemed appropriate.

 

Our investments in several subsidiaries and in the UMC securities are recorded in currencies other than the U.S. dollar.  As these foreign currency denominated investments are translated at each quarter end during consolidation, fluctuations of exchange rates between the foreign currency and the U.S. dollar increase or decrease the value of those investments.  These fluctuations are recorded within stockholders’ equity as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss).  Also, as our subsidiaries maintain investments denominated in other than local currencies, exchange rate fluctuations will occur.  A hypothetical 10% favorable or unfavorable change in foreign currency exchange rates compared to rates at June 28, 2003 and June 29, 2002 would not materially affect our financial position or results of operations.

 

Item 4.                                   Controls and Procedures

 

We maintain a system of disclosure controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC rules and forms.  These controls and procedures are also designed to ensure that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO), as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.  Internal controls are procedures designed to provide reasonable assurance that: transactions are properly authorized; assets are safeguarded against unauthorized or improper use; and transactions are properly recorded and reported, to permit the preparation of our financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.

 

A control system, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the control system’s objectives will be met.  Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the Company have been detected.  These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty, and that breakdowns can occur because of simple error or

 

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mistake.  Controls can also be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by management override of the controls.  The design of any system of controls is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions. Over time, controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions or deterioration in the degree of compliance with its policies or procedures.  Because of the inherent limitations in a cost-effective control system, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected.

 

Within the 90 days prior to the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (Controls Evaluation Date), we evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures, under the supervision and with the participation of management, including our CEO and CFO.  Based upon that evaluation, our CEO and CFO concluded that, while no cost-effective control system will preclude all errors and irregularities, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective to provide reasonable assurance that the financial statements and other disclosures in our SEC reports are reliable.

 

We continuously evaluate our internal controls and make changes to improve them. From the Controls Evaluation Date to the date of the filing of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, there have been no significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

 

Part II.  Other Information

 

Item 1.                                           Legal Proceedings

 

We filed a petition with the U.S. Tax Court on March 26, 2001, in response to assertions by the IRS that the Company owed additional tax for fiscal years 1996 through 1998.  We are in discussions with the Appeals Office of the IRS to resolve and settle the issues.  Two issues have been settled with the Appeals Office and we are continuing to explore possibilities for settlement of additional issues.  The issue of whether the value of compensatory stock options must be included in the cost sharing agreement with Xilinx Ireland is still unresolved, with the Company filing a motion for summary judgment in February 2002, and the IRS filing a cross motion for summary judgment in March 2002.  In June 2002, we filed our Notice of Objection to the IRS cross motion and filed a supplemental motion for summary judgment with respect to the issue.  In September and November 2002, the parties filed responses.  In March 2003, the IRS changed its position concerning the treatment of stock options in cost sharing agreements.  The IRS now excludes stock options granted prior to the beginning of the cost sharing agreement with Xilinx Ireland.  The IRS change in position significantly reduces the amount originally at issue on the treatment of stock options in cost sharing agreements, which is the subject of the summary judgment motions.  In May 2003, the Court ordered the IRS to respond to the Company’s responses and the IRS filed its response in June 2003.  It is premature to comment further on the likely outcome of any issues that have not been settled to date.  We believe we have meritorious defenses to the proposed adjustments and sufficient taxes have been provided.

 

In October 2002, the IRS issued a notice of deficiency for fiscal year 1999 asserting additional tax due of $27.2 million plus a penalty of $5.4 million.  The notice of deficiency was based on three issues that were also asserted in the previous notice of deficiency for fiscal years 1996 through 1998.  On January 14, 2003, the Company filed a petition with the U.S. Tax Court in response to the October 2002 notice of deficiency. On April 16, 2003 the IRS filed an amended answer to the petition.  We believe we have meritorious defenses to the proposed adjustments for fiscal year 1999 and sufficient taxes have been provided.

 

Other than as stated above, we know of no legal proceedings contemplated by any governmental authority or agency against the Company.

 

In March 2002, Aldec filed a complaint in the United States District Court, Northern District of California, alleging copyright infringement and breach of contract by the Company arising from the expiration of a license agreement for certain Aldec software.  Aldec sought a temporary restraining order (TRO) simultaneous with the filing of its complaint. The Court denied the request for a TRO.  On May 7, 2002, Aldec filed an amended complaint seeking a preliminary injunction, permanent injunctive relief and unspecified damages.  On June 13, 2002, the Court issued an

 

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order staying litigation on Aldec’s claims, and compelling arbitration for this controversy.  An arbitration hearing was held the week of February 24, 2003.   In June 2003, the arbitrator preliminarily awarded Aldec an amount that is immaterial to the Company’s results of operations or its financial condition.  In addition, the arbitrator’s interim award included attorneys’ fees to each party based on claims for which they prevailed in the arbitration.  In a subsequent ruling in late July 2003, the arbitrator amended his earlier ruling and has now denied an award of attorneys' fees to either party.  The Company has not yet decided whether to appeal the arbitrator’s decision.

 

Subsequent to fiscal year 2003, the Company allowed sales representative agreements with three related European entities, Rep’tronic S.A., Rep’tronic España, and Acsis S.r.l., a Rep’tronic Company (collectively Rep’tronic) to expire pursuant to their terms. In May 2003, Rep’tronic filed lawsuits in the High Court of Ireland against the Company claiming compensation arising from termination of an alleged commercial agency between Rep’tronic and the Company.

 

As a result of both the Aldec and Rep’tronic cases, the Company accrued a charge of $6.4 million during the first quarter of fiscal year 2004.

 

Except as stated above, there are no pending legal proceedings of a material nature to which we are a party or of which any of our property is the subject.

 

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

32.1 Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

32.2 Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

(b)                Reports on Form 8-K

 

On April 17, 2003, Xilinx filed a report on Form 8-K announcing the Company’s earnings for both the fiscal quarter ended and fiscal year ended March 29, 2003, as presented in a press release dated April 17, 2003.

 

Items 2, 3, 4 and 5 are not applicable and have been omitted.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

 

XILINX, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date:  August 12, 2003

/s/ Kris Chellam

 

 

Kris Chellam

 

 

Senior Vice President of Finance
and Chief Financial Officer
(as principal accounting and financial
officer and on behalf of Registrant)

 

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