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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 10-K
(Mark One)
| þ | ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009
Or
| ¨ | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the transition period from to
000-30419
(Commission File Number)
ON Semiconductor Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 36-3840979 | |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
5005 E. McDowell Road
Phoenix, AZ 85008
(602) 244-6600
(Address and telephone number, including area code, of principal executive offices)
Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of Each Class |
Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered | |
| Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC (NASDAQ Global Select Market) |
Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes þ No ¨
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes ¨ No þ
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 þ No ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes ¨ No ¨
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
| Large accelerated filer þ |
Accelerated filer ¨ | |||
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(Do not check if a smaller reporting company) | Smaller reporting company ¨ |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ¨ No þ
The aggregate market value of voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates of the registrant was $2,156,334,598 as of July 2, 2009, based on the closing sale price of such stock on the NASDAQ Global Select Market on that date. Shares held by executive officers, directors and persons owning directly or indirectly more than 10% of the outstanding common stock (as applicable) have been excluded from the preceding number because such persons may be deemed to be affiliates of the registrant.
The number of shares of the registrant’s common stock outstanding at February 19, 2010 was 427,691,133
Documents Incorporated by Reference
Portions of the registrant’s Proxy Statement relating to its 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be filed pursuant to Regulation 14A within 120 days after the registrant’s year ended December 31, 2009 are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Form 10-K.
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ON SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
FORM 10-K
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ON Semiconductor Corporation and its subsidiaries (“we,” “us,” “our,” “ON Semiconductor,” or the “Company”) are a premier global supplier of power, analog, digital signal processing, mixed signal, advanced logic, data management semiconductors, memory and standard semiconductor components and integrated circuits. We design, manufacture and market an extensive portfolio of semiconductor components that address the design needs of sophisticated electronic systems and products. Our power management semiconductor components control, convert, protect and monitor the supply of power to the different elements within a wide variety of electronic devices. Our custom application specific integrated circuits use analog, digital signal processing, mixed-signal and advanced logic capabilities to act as the brain behind many of our automotive, medical, military, aerospace, consumer and industrial customers’ unique products. Our data management semiconductor components provide high-performance clock management and data flow management for precision computing and communications systems. Our standard semiconductor components serve as “building block” components within virtually all electronic devices. These various products fall into the logic, analog, discrete and memory categories used by the World Semiconductor Trade Statistics (“WSTS”) group.
We serve a broad base of end-user markets, including power supply, automotive, communications, computer, consumer, medical, industrial, mobile phone and military/aerospace. Applications for our products in these markets include portable electronics, computers, game stations, servers, automotive and industrial automation control systems, routers, switches, storage-area networks and automated test equipment.
Our extensive portfolio of devices enables us to offer advanced integrated circuits and the “building block” components that deliver system level functionality and design solutions. Our product portfolio consists of approximately 42,000 products in 2009 and we shipped approximately 28.8 billion units in 2009 as compared to 33.3 billion units in 2008. We specialize in micro packages, which offer increased performance characteristics while reducing the critical board space inside today’s ever shrinking electronic devices. We believe that our ability to offer a broad range of products provides our customers with single source purchasing on a cost-effective and timely basis.
In January 2009, we announced a change in our organizational structure and previously-reported information has been recast to reflect current organizational structure. We are organized into four operating segments, which also represent four reporting segments: automotive and power group, standard products, computing and consumer products and digital and mixed-signal product group. Each of our major product lines has been assigned to a segment, as illustrated in the table below, based on our operating strategy. Because many products are sold into different end markets, the total revenue reported for a segment is not indicative of actual sales in the end market associated with that segment, but rather is the sum of the revenues from the product lines assigned to that segment. From time to time we reassess the alignment of our product families and devices to our operating segments and may move product families or individual devices from one operating segment to another.
| Automotive & Power Group |
Computing & Consumer Products |
Digital & Mixed-Signal Products Group |
Standard Products | |||
| MOSFETs | DC-DC Conversion | Medical | Bipolar Power | |||
| Analog Automotive | Analog Switches | Integrated Sensor Products (“ISP”) |
Thyristor | |||
| Auto Power | AC-DC Conversion | Military & Aerospace | Small Signal | |||
| LDO & Vregs | Low Voltage | Industrial | Zener | |||
| Mixed Signal Automotive | Standard Logic | Communications & High Voltage |
Protection | |||
| Power Switching | High Frequency | Rectifier | ||||
| Signal & Interface | Foundry and Manufacturing Services |
Filters | ||||
| Memory Products | ||||||
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We have approximately 448 direct customers worldwide, and we also service approximately 275 significant original equipment manufacturers indirectly through our distributor and electronic manufacturing service provider customers. Our direct and indirect customers include: (1) leading original equipment manufacturers in a broad variety of industries, such as Motorola, Delta, Hewlett-Packard, Hella, Schneider, GE, Samsung, Continental Automotive Systems, Siemens, Honeywell, Apple, Dell, Foxconn, Nokia, Intel, and Sony; (2) electronic manufacturing service providers, such as Flextronics, Celestica, Jabil and (3) global distributors, such as Arrow, Avnet, EBV Elektronik, Future, Solomon Enterprise and World Peace.
We currently have major design operations in Arizona, Rhode Island, Idaho, California, Texas, Oregon, China, Romania, Switzerland, the Czech Republic, Korea, Belgium, Canada, Germany, India, Ireland, and France, and we currently operate manufacturing facilities in Arizona, Oregon, Idaho, Belgium, China, the Czech Republic, Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Thailand. On February 4, 2009, we announced plans to close our remaining Arizona manufacturing facility adjacent to our headquarters offices for cost savings purposes. The remaining unused property and buildings associated with our headquarters offices are currently being marketed for sale or lease. We will maintain our headquarters offices and any remaining manufacturing facilities on the portions of the property that are not for sale.
Company Highlights During 2009
During the year ended December 31, 2009, despite the ongoing impact of a global recession, ON Semiconductor had multiple accomplishments. Some of the highlights include the following:
| • | Continue positive operating cash inflows; |
| • | Being at the lowest net debt position in our history; |
| • | Completing the systems integrations from acquisitions of AMIS Holdings, Inc., (“AMIS”) and Catalyst Semiconductor, Inc. (“Catalyst”); |
| • | Acquiring PulseCore Holdings (Cayman), Inc. (“PulseCore”); |
| • | Returning to full production only a year after global economic collapse; and |
| • | Receiving various awards from our customers, including: |
| • | Supply Support award from Huawei Technologies |
| • | Supplier of the Year by Broadcom |
| • | Top Supplier by Longcheer |
| • | Top 10 DC to DC 2009 Award — Electronic Products China for NCP1034 High Voltage PWM Controller |
| • | 2009 Strategic Supplier Award — Hisense Electric Company Limited |
| • | Pinnacle Award for Supplier Excellence — Delphi |
| • | ZTE Best Global Partner 2008-2009 (for the fourth consecutive year). |
Company History and Capital Structure
Prior to August 1999, we were a wholly-owned subsidiary of Motorola, Inc. (“Motorola”) and operated as the Semiconductor Components Group of Motorola’s Semiconductor Products sector. On August 4, 1999, we were recapitalized (the “recapitalization”) and certain related transactions were effected pursuant to an agreement among us, our principal domestic operating subsidiary, Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC (“SCI LLC”), Motorola and affiliates of Texas Pacific Group (“TPG”). During 2007, TPG sold all of its remaining shares of our common stock and ceased being our principal stock holder. We continue to hold and operate, through direct and indirect subsidiaries, substantially all the assets and operations that we did when we were Motorola’s Semiconductor Components Group of the Semiconductor Components Group of Motorola’s Semiconductor Products Sector.
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Since our 1999 recapitalization, we have had relatively high levels of long-term debt as compared to our principal competitors. During 2003, we began undertaking measures to reduce our long-term debt and related interest costs. As a result of these continuing measures, we reduced our total debt from $1,302.9 million as of December 31, 2003 to $933.5 million as of December 31, 2009. We also reduced our interest expense from $151.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2003 to $64.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2009. See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” Note 8: “Long-Term Debt” and Note 10: “Equity” of the notes to our audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this report for further details on these financing activities that led to our reduced debt levels and annual interest expense.
Recent Company Mergers and Acquisitions
On May 15, 2006, we, through our principal domestic operating subsidiary, SCI LLC, purchased LSI Logic Corporation’s (“LSI”) Gresham, Oregon wafer fabrication facility, including real property, tangible personal property, certain intangible assets, other specific manufacturing equipment and related information. The assets purchased included an approximately 83 acre campus with an estimated 500,000 square feet of building space of which approximately 98,000 square feet is clean room. We hired substantially all of the manufacturing and engineering employees working at the Gresham wafer fabrication facility at the time of the purchase.
On December 31, 2007, we purchased from Analog Devices, Inc. and its subsidiaries (“ADI”) certain assets, including property, plant and equipment and intellectual property rights related to ADI’s voltage regulation and thermal monitoring products for its computing applications business (“PTC Business”) for a total acquisition cost of $148.0 million of cash. As a result of the acquisition, we have benefited from the technical expertise, customer relationships and power management know-how of the PTC Business and its employees. This acquisition expands our overall computing power management business and increased our notebook power management market share.
On March 17, 2008, we completed the purchase of AMIS, whereby AMIS became our wholly-owned subsidiary. At the effective time of the merger, each issued and outstanding share of common stock of AMIS was converted into 1.15 shares of our common stock, which resulted in the issuance of approximately 103.2 million shares of our common stock upon the consummation of the merger. The aggregate purchase price was approximately $939.7 million, which included common stock, restricted stock units (“RSUs”), options and warrants issued and estimated direct transaction costs. We believe the combination has enhanced and will continue to enhance shareholder value by (1) accelerating our transformation from a discrete supplier to a key supplier with scale; (2) strengthening our end-market presence, facilitating our entry into new markets and deepening customer relationships; (3) obtaining significant scale and cash flow generation; and (4) achieving cost savings by leveraging our operational excellence and increasing the activity in our Gresham, Oregon wafer fabrication facility.
On October 10, 2008, we completed the purchase of Catalyst whereby Catalyst became our wholly-owned subsidiary. At the effective time of the merger, each issued and outstanding share of common stock of Catalyst was converted into 0.706 shares of our common stock, which resulted in the issuance of approximately 10.9 million shares of our common stock upon the consummation of the merger. The aggregate purchase price was approximately $120.1 million, which includes common stock, RSU’s, options and warrants issued and estimated direct transaction costs. We believe the combination has enhanced and will continue to enhance shareholder value by (1) accelerating our higher margin analog products for the digital consumer market; (2) providing entry into the EEPROM business; (3) leveraging scale to drive growth in the business; and (4) achieving cost savings by leveraging our operational excellence and increasing the activity in our Gresham, Oregon wafer fabrication facility.
On November 4, 2009, we completed the purchase of PulseCore Holdings (Cayman) Inc. (“PulseCore”), whereby PulseCore became our wholly-owned subsidiary. The aggregate purchase price of this all cash transaction was approximately $17 million. PulseCore’s previous owners and other stakeholders also have the ability to receive additional proceeds through an earnout if PulseCore is able to meet certain revenue and gross margin objectives in 2010 and 2011. The acquisition of PulseCore expands our high gross margin clock and
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circuit protection offerings for the consumer, wireless and computing end-market customers. PulseCore’s capabilities in standard and custom high-speed and low power analog and mixed signal solutions for EMI (electromagnetic interference) reduction also enhance our overall EMI filtering and circuit protection portfolios. In addition, PulseCore’s history in India represents our first foray of design activity in that country.
On January 27, 2010, we completed the purchase of California Micro Devices Corporation (“CMD”), whereby CMD became our wholly-owned subsidiary. The acquisition was structured as a two-step transaction pursuant to which we acquired approximately 90.5% of CMD’s outstanding common stock via a tender offer followed by a “short form” merger under Delaware law. At the effective time of the merger, each share of CMD’s common stock not purchased in the tender offer (other than shares that were properly cancelled and extinguished and shares held by stockholders who validly exercise their appraisal rights under Delaware law) was converted into the right to receive merger consideration of $4.70 per share. The aggregate purchase price of this all cash transaction was approximately $110.0 million. We believe that the combination will significantly strengthen our offering of application specific integrated passive (ASIP) devices to protect products in the wireless, computing and consumer electronics end-markets. In addition, CMD’s expertise in protection solutions for the high brightness LED (HBLED) market, as well as their strengths in LC-based EMI (electromagnetic interference) filtering and low capacitance ESD (electrostatic discharge) protection, complement our existing portfolio of protection and lighting solutions.
See Note 5: “Acquisitions” of the notes to our audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this report for further discussion of some of these acquisitions.
The following table provides information regarding our primary operating segments:
| Automotive & Power Group |
Computing & Consumer Products |
Digital & Mixed-Signal Products Group |
Standard Products | |||||
| Revenues |
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| 2009 |
$400.9 million | $409.0 million | $393.0 million | $566.0 million | ||||
| 2008 |
$486.3 million | $519.8 million | $462.8 million | $585.9 million | ||||
| 2007 |
$390.4 million | $433.4 million | $168.8 million | $573.6 million | ||||
| Primary product function |
Power management and sensor interface for advanced automotive systems. |
Power management for VCORE, DDR Memory and chipsets. |
Custom solutions, ranging from ultra-low power to high voltage offerings, serving a broad range of markets and customer needs. |
Power switching, signal conditioning and protection in a broad range of products. | ||||
| Types of product |
Mixed-signal and high voltage sensor interface, LDOs, power drivers, transceivers, integrated systems; Voltage regulators; Ignition IGBTs, Low, medium and high voltage MOSFETs |
VCORE controllers, DDR memory controllers, Audio and Video ICs, AC-DC conversion ICs |
ASIC and ASSP solutions using analog, digital signal processing, mixed-signal, and advanced logic capabilities; image sensor products including contact image sensors and light sensors; FPGA conversions; clock management and PLLs; electromagnetic interference (EMI) protection and optimization products. |
ESD protection, TVS Zeners, EMI filtering, MicroIntegration™, small signal transistors, bipolar power transistors, small signal diodes, zener diodes thyristors, rectifiers, LED drivers, configurable analog and non-volatile memory products. | ||||
| Representative original equipment manufacturers customers and end users | Continental Automotive | Flextronics | Boston Scientific | Samsung | ||||
| Hella KG | Celestica | Honeywell | Delta | |||||
| Flextronics | Seagate | General Electric | Flextronics | |||||
| Delphi | Sony Ericsson | Starkey Laboratories | LG | |||||
| Seagate | Samsung | Alcatel-Lucent | Apple | |||||
| Jabil | Jabil | Schneider / Merlin Gerin | Jabil | |||||
| Valeo | Motorola | Raytheon | Motorola | |||||
| Motorola | LG | Huawei | Continental Automotive | |||||
| Huawei Technology | Delta | ZTE | Seagate | |||||
| Magneti Marelli | Delphi | Indigo Systems / FLIR | Sony Ericsson | |||||
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Automotive and Power Group. We are a well recognized global supplier of power management analog products, power MOSFETs and mixed-signal sensor interface products for the automotive, computing and portable markets. We have a diverse portfolio in a variety of major product categories, which include; automotive-grade low-dropout (LDO) voltage regulators, automotive-grade drivers, automotive-grade ignition IGBTs and MOSFETs, and power MOSFETs, LDOs and voltage regulators for computing, portable and automotive applications. The proliferation of electronic content in automobiles (the value of the electronic content now exceeds that of the metal in many cars) has induced tremendous stress on the existing 12 volt electrical infrastructure. Power efficiency and exceptionally low power drain modes have now become a critical automotive issue as more and more electronic features exist. In addition, computing remains a vibrant market as energy efficient VRM solutions are developed for netbook, notebook and desktop devices.
Computing and Consumer Products. As computing platforms, both desktop and portable, evolve from data-processing systems (database manipulation, word processing and spreadsheets) to signal processing systems (audio, video, and wireless communications) the core processors need to be more and more powerful. More powerful processors in turn require more efficient power supplies and more efficient use of power on the motherboard and subsequent peripherals. The Computing & Consumer Products Group is focused on delivering power efficient analog IC solutions for power management in VCORE, DDR, and chipsets for audio, video, and graphics processing subsystems. Additionally, we provide efficient AC to DC conversion solutions for the power supplies in computing and consumer applications. We believe our success in these markets is attributable to our superior technology, and manufacturing and supply chain capabilities, which are needed to serve this high-volume market.
Digital and Mixed-Signal Products Group. The Digital and Mixed-Signal Products Group designs and develops analog, mixed-signal and advanced logic application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) and application-specific standard product (ASSP) solutions for the Medical, Military/Aerospace, Consumer and Industrial markets.
Our Medical Products business develops integrated circuits used in defibrillators, pacemakers, neurostimulators, hearing health applications, glucose meters and patient monitoring products as well as consumer and industrial audio products. These offerings leverage our ultra-low-power digital signal processing (DSP) and SRAM expertise and mixed-signal, software, algorithm and system design capabilities to provide best-in-class power efficiency.
The Custom Industrial and Timing Products business is focused on mixed-signal ASICs and ASSPs for industrial, medical imaging, computing and consumer applications as well as clock and timing management products for industrial, communications and consumer applications. Our PureEdge TM phase lock loop (PLL) family includes low noise jitter clock synthesizers and clock modules that are targeted at replacing traditional crystal oscillators. The recent acquisition of PulseCore Semiconductor further enhances this portfolio by adding new capabilities in active electromagnetic interference (EMI) protection and optimization utilizing advanced spread-spectrum clocking technology.
Our Digital ASIC, Mil/Aero and Image Sensors business specializes in mid-range (above 90nm) standard-cell ASICs and FPGA conversions for the military/aerospace, communications, computing and consumer markets. The business also develops CMOS linear image sensors and ambient light sensors for industrial and consumer applications.
Finally, our Custom Foundry business leverages ON Semiconductor’s broad range of manufacturing, IC design, package and silicon technology offerings to provide flexible, turnkey foundry solutions and manufacturing services for fabless semiconductor companies and original equipment manufacturers.
Standard Products Group. We serve a broad base of end-user markets, including consumer electronics, computing, wireless and wired communications, automotive electronics, industrial electronics and medical via
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four major discrete semiconductor technology categories, diodes and transistors, configurable analog products, LED drivers and non-volatile memories (EEPROMs).
The wide array of discrete and integrated semiconductor products that we offer within these categories perform multiple application functions including power switching, signal conditioning, circuit protection, signal amplification or voltage reference functions among others. The consumer trends that are driving growth within our end user markets are primarily the demand for greater functionality in small handheld devices, faster data transmission rates in all communications applications and higher efficiency in all power applications. The new technologies being developed to support these market trends include lower capacitance protection and integrated signal conditioning products to support faster data transmission rates, micro packages for multiple handheld applications and switching and rectification technologies that allow for high efficiency energy usage and conversion.
We offer serial EEPROM products in a wide range of densities for data parameter storage in a very wide range of electronic products across multiple market segments. Our LED drivers are used in color LCD screen applications to ensure uniform brightness and color purity while minimizing power consumption in cell phones, digital cameras, MP3 music players, portable gaming consoles, personal digital assistants, industrial instrumentation, automotive instrument clusters and home appliances. Our configurable analog products include our Quantum Charge Programmable™ microcontroller supervisors and precision analog voltage references designed with patented post-packaging programmability to provide customers with custom voltage programming for a very wide range of industrial and consumer electronic products. Additional configurable analog products include microcontroller supervisors with on-board EEPROM to ensure safe, sustained operation of electronic products and allow them to recover more efficiently from power disruptions; Digitally Programmable Potentiometers™ (“DPP”), which replace mechanical potentiometers used to fine tune and trim electronic circuitry in a variety of applications like interactive game consoles, digital cameras and optical transceivers; DC-to-DC converters and low drop-out regulators for battery-powered products; and bus products used in a wide range of electronic products to connect the digital control bus to the external user interface.
We have been doing business with 47 of our 50 largest customers for more than five years. Sales agreements with customers are renewable periodically and contain certain terms and conditions with respect to payment, delivery, warranty and supply but do not require minimum purchase commitments. Most of our original equipment manufacturer customers negotiate pricing terms with us on an annual basis near the end of the calendar year, while our other customers, including electronic manufacturer service providers, and generally negotiate pricing terms with us on a quarterly basis. Our products are ultimately purchased for use in a variety of end markets, including computing, automotive electronics, consumer electronics, industrial electronics, wireless communications, networking, military aerospace and medical. Sales to customers of 10% or more of revenues were as follows: Avnet 11% in 2009, 2008, 2007, and in 2006 and Avnet 13% and Motorola 10% in 2005.
We generally warrant that products sold to our customers will, at the time of shipment, be free from defects in workmanship and materials and conform to our approved specifications. Subject to certain exceptions, our standard warranty extends for a period that is the greater of (i) three years from the date of shipment or (ii) the period of time specified in the customer’s standard warranty (provided that the customer’s standard warranty is stated in writing and extended to purchasers at no additional charge). Generally, our customers may cancel orders 30 days prior to shipment without incurring a significant penalty. For additional information regarding agreements with our customers, see “Backlog” below.
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The following table sets forth our principal end-user markets, the estimated percentage (based in part on information provided by our distributors and electronic manufacturing service providers) of our revenues generated from each end-user market during 2009, sample applications for our products and representative original equipment manufacturer customers and end users.
| Computing | Consumer Electronics |
Automotive Electronics |
Industrial Electronics |
Wireless Communications |
Networking | Military and Aerospace |
Medical | |||||||||
| Approximate percentage of our 2009 revenues | 26% | 16% | 18% | 15% | 13% | 5% | 3% | 4% | ||||||||
| Sample applications |
•Computer |
•DVD players, |
•4 wheel |
•Industrial |
•Cellular |
•Routers and |
•Cockpit |
•Medical | ||||||||
| •Disk drives | •Home security systems |
•Airbags | •Lamp ballasts (power systems for fluorescent lights) |
•Pagers | •Fiber optic networking |
•Guidance systems |
•Cardiac Rhythm Management | |||||||||
| •PC motherboards |
•Photocopiers | •Antilock braking systems |
•Large household appliances |
•Wireless modems and wireless local area networks |
•Cellular base stations and infrastructure |
•Munitions | •Glucose Monitoring | |||||||||
| •Notebook power supplies |
•Scanners | •Automatic door locks and windows |
•Electric motor controllers |
•Ethernet cards and other network controllers |
•Infrared imaging |
•Hearing aids and Cochlear implants | ||||||||||
| •Small household appliances |
•Automatic transmissions |
•Power supplies for manufacturing equipment |
•High speed modems (cable, xDSL and ISDN) |
•Portable Communication Devices |
•Defibrillators | |||||||||||
| •Smartcards | •Automotive entertainment systems |
•Surge protectors |
•PBX telephone systems |
•Aircraft Networking and Compute Engines |
•Neurostimulators | |||||||||||
| •TVs, VCRs and other audio-visual equipment |
•Engine management and ignition systems |
•Thermostats for industrial and consumer applications |
•Network controllers |
•Aircraft Communication |
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| •Power supplies for consumer electronics |
•Fuel injection systems |
•Automatic test equipment |
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| •GPS and other navigation systems |
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| •LIN/CAN multiplexing |
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| Computing | Consumer Electronics |
Automotive Electronics |
Industrial Electronics |
Wireless Communications |
Networking | Military and Aerospace |
Medical | |||||||||
| Representative original equipment manufacturer customers and end user | ||||||||||||||||
| DELTA ELEC INT’L LTD |
MICROSOFT | HELLA KG | DELTA ELEC INT’L LTD |
SAMSUNG ELEC CO. |
ALCATEL | RAYTHEON CO | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC | |||||||||
| SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY |
SAMSUNG ELEC CO. |
CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS |
INDIVIDUAL COMPANIES |
SONY ERICSSON | ZTE HONG KONG LTD |
AEROFLEX | STARKEY LABORATORIES | |||||||||
| HEWLETT PACKARD CO |
LG ELECTRONICS | CAS-FORMER SIEMENS VDO |
KIONIX INC | LG ELECTRONICS | CISCO | ROCKWELL COLLINS |
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO | |||||||||
| EMERSON ELECTRIC CO |
ECHOSTAR | DELPHI | FLIR SYSTEMS | HUAWEI TECH CO., LTD. |
ERICSSON | ITT CORPORATION |
ST JUDE MEDICAL | |||||||||
| SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC |
XEROX CORP | CAS-FORMER MOTOROLA AUTOMOTIVE |
EMERSON ELECTRIC CO |
MOTOROLA | NOKIA SIEMENS NETWORKS |
STELLAR MICROELECTRONICS |
MEDTRONIC | |||||||||
| DELL COMPUTER |
SCIENTIFIC ATLANTA |
VISTEON | SIEMENS INDUSTRIAL |
ZTE HONG KONG LTD |
NORTEL NETWORKS |
SOFRADIR | CARDIAC PACEMAKERS INC | |||||||||
| LG ELECTRONICS |
SONY CORP | BOSCH GMBH | HONEYWELL INC |
AMKOR TECHNOLOGY INC |
DELTA ELEC INT’L LTD |
HONEYWELL INC | ELA MEDICAL | |||||||||
| SAMSUNG ELEC CO. |
PHILIPS | VALEO | TYCO INTERNATIONAL |
KYOCERA | FOXCONN | L-3 COMMUNICATIONS |
INTRICON CORP. | |||||||||
| SURFACE MOUNT TECHNOLOGY |
WHIRLPOOL CORP | TRW INC | BELIMO AUTOMATION AG |
V.TECH | ADTRAN INC |
BRITISH AEROSPACE |
PHILIPS | |||||||||
| LITE-ON ELECTRONICS, INC AP |
SAGEM COMMUNICATIONS |
MAGNETI MARELLI |
LANDIS & GYR AG |
GIGASET COMMUNICATIONS |
TELLABS INC |
DRS | ABBOTT LABS | |||||||||
Original Equipment Manufacturers. Direct sales to original equipment manufacturers accounted for approximately 47% of our revenues in 2009, 49% of our revenues in 2008 and 39% of our revenues in 2007. These customers include a variety of companies in the electronics industry such as Motorola, Delta, Hewlett-Packard, Samsung, Siemens, Nokia, Intel, and Sony, and in the automotive industry include Continental Automotive Systems, Delphi, TRW and Visteon. We focus on three types of original equipment manufacturers: multi-nationals, selected regional accounts and target market customers. Large multi-nationals and selected regional accounts, which are significant in specific markets, are our core original equipment manufacturer customers. The target market customers in the communications, power management and standard analog and the high frequency clock and data management markets are original equipment manufacturers that are on the leading edge of specific technologies and provide direction for technology and new product development. Generally, our original equipment manufacturer customers do not have the right to return our products other than pursuant to the provisions of our standard warranty.
Distributors. Sales to distributors accounted for approximately 42% of our revenues in 2009, 40% of our revenues in 2008 and 50% of our revenues in 2007. Our distributors, which include Arrow, Avnet, EBV Elektronik, Future, and World Peace, resell to mid-sized and smaller original equipment manufacturers and to electronic manufacturing service providers and other companies. Sales to distributors are typically made pursuant to agreements that provide return rights with respect to discontinued or slow-moving products. Under certain agreements, distributors are allowed to return any product that we have removed from our price book. In addition, agreements with our distributors typically contain standard stock rotation provisions permitting limited levels of product returns. However, since we defer recognition of revenue and gross profit on sales to distributors until the distributor resells the product, due to our inability to reasonably estimate up front the effect of the returns and allowances with these distributors, sales returns have minimal impact on our results of operations.
Electronic Manufacturing Service Providers. Direct sales to electronic manufacturing service providers accounted for approximately 11% of our revenues in 2009, 11% of our revenues in 2008 and 10% of our revenues in 2007. Our largest electronic manufacturing service customers are Flextronics, Jabil and Celestica. These customers are manufacturers who typically provide contract manufacturing services for original equipment manufacturers. Originally, these companies were involved primarily in the assembly of printed circuit boards, but they now typically provide design, supply management and manufacturing solutions as well. Many original equipment manufacturers now outsource a large part of their manufacturing to electronic manufacturing service providers in order to focus on their core competencies. We are pursuing a number of strategies to penetrate this increasingly important marketplace.
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See Part II, Item 7 “Management Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and Note 17 “Segment Information” of the notes to our audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this report for revenues by geographic locations.
We operate our manufacturing facilities either directly or through a joint venture. Seven of these facilities are front-end wafer sites located in Belgium, the Czech Republic, Japan, Malaysia, and the United States, and five of such facilities are back-end assembly and test sites located in China, Malaysia, Philippines and Thailand. In addition to these manufacturing and assembly operations, our facility in Roznov, Czech Republic manufactures silicon wafers that are used by a number of our facilities.
The table below sets forth information with respect to the manufacturing facilities we operate either directly or through our joint venture, as well as the reporting segments that use these facilities. The sizes of the locations represent the approximate gross square footage of each site’s building and include, among other things, manufacturing, laboratory, warehousing, office, utility, support and unused areas.
| Location |
Products |
Size (sq. ft.) | ||
| Front-end Facilities: |
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| Phoenix, Arizona |
Automotive and Power Group, Computing and Consumer Products, Digital and Mixed-Signal Product Group and Standard Products | 1,260,000 | ||
| Gresham, Oregon |
LSI Foundry of VLSI Digital Logical Products and Computing Products | 518,000 | ||
| Pocatello, Idaho, |
Digital and Mixed-Signal Product Group | 443,000 | ||
| Roznov, Czech Republic |
Automotive and Power Group, Computing and Consumer Products and Digital and Mixed-Signal Product Group | 237,000 | ||
| Aizu, Japan |
Automotive and Power Group, Computing and Consumer Products, Digital and Mixed-Signal Product Group and Standard Products | 289,500 | ||
| Oudenaarde, Belgium |
Digital and Mixed-Signal Product Group and Automotive and Power Group | 167,900 | ||
| Seremban, Malaysia |
Automotive and Power Group, Digital and Mixed-Signal Product Group and Standard Products | 81,200 | ||
| Back-end Facilities: |
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| Leshan, China |
Automotive and Power Group, Digital and Mixed-Signal Product Group and Standard Products | 363,000 | ||
| Seremban, Malaysia |
Automotive and Power Group, Computing and Consumer Products, Digital and Mixed-Signal Product Group and Standard Products | 309,300 | ||
| Calamba, Philippines |
Digital and Mixed-Signal Product Group and Automotive and Power Group | 200,600 | ||
| Carmona, Philippines |
Automotive and Power Group, Computing and Consumer Products, Digital and Mixed-Signal Product Group and Standard Products | 222,500 | ||
| Bangkok, Thailand |
Memory | 9,000 | ||
| Other Facilities: |
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| Roznov, Czech Republic |
Automotive and Power Group, Computing and Consumer Products and Digital and Mixed-Signal Product Group | 405,300 | ||
| Santa Clara, California |
Memory | 42,000 |
We operate an assembly and test operations facility in Leshan, China. This facility is owned by a joint venture company, Leshan-Phoenix Semiconductor Company Limited (“Leshan”), of which we own a majority of the outstanding equity interests. Our investment in Leshan has been consolidated in our financial statements. Our joint venture partner, Leshan Radio Company Ltd, is formerly a state-owned enterprise. Pursuant to the joint venture agreement, requests for production capacity are made to the board of directors of Leshan by each
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shareholder of the joint venture. Each request represents a purchase commitment by the requesting shareholder, provided that the shareholder may elect to pay the cost associated with the unused capacity (which is generally equal to the fixed cost of the capacity) in lieu of satisfying the commitment. We committed to purchase 73 % of Leshan’s production capacity in 2009, 75% in 2008 and 81% in 2007 and are currently committed to purchase approximately 70% of Leshan’s expected production capacity in 2010. In 2009, we incurred $2.7 million in underutilization charges. In 2008, we incurred $0.8 million in underutilization charges. In 2007 we did not incur any underutilization charges. As part of our manufacturing agreements with Leshan, we supply die used in the production process.
The Leshan facility is one of our lowest cost manufacturing operations. In June 2002, we obtained approval from the Chinese government for the Leshan joint venture to invest up to $231 million in semiconductor operations, which is in addition to the $278 million originally approved. In 2004, we committed to make capital contributions of approximately $25 million to this joint venture by 2012, subject to market conditions. We have the ability to time these expenditures at our discretion to meet market demand.
We also use third-party contractors for some of our manufacturing activities, primarily for wafer fabrication and the assembly and testing of finished goods. Our agreements with these contract manufacturers typically require us to forecast product needs and commit to purchase services consistent with these forecasts. In some cases, longer-term commitments are required in the early stages of the relationship. These contract manufacturers, including Unisem, ASE, KEC, MagnaChip, Phenitec, Amkor and PSI, accounted for approximately 25%, 31% and 22% of our manufacturing costs in 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively.
Our manufacturing processes use many raw materials, including silicon wafers, gold, copper lead frames, mold compound, ceramic packages and various chemicals and gases. We obtain our raw materials and supplies from a large number of sources generally on a just-in-time basis, and material agreements with our suppliers that impose minimum or continuing supply obligations are reflected in our table showing commitments, contingencies and indemnities in Part II, Item 7 “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” included elsewhere in this report. From time to time, suppliers may extend lead times, limit supplies or increase prices due to capacity constraints or other factors. Although we believe that supplies of the raw materials we use are currently and will continue to be available, shortages could occur in various essential materials due to interruption of supply or increased demand in the industry.
Sales, Marketing and Distribution
As of December 31, 2009, our global sales and marketing organization consisted of approximately 622 professionals operating out of approximately 39 offices which serve customers in 69 countries. We support our customers through logistics organizations and just-in-time warehouses. Global and regional distribution channels further support our customers’ needs for quick response and service. We offer efficient, cost-effective internet-based applications support from our laboratories in the Czech Republic, China and the United States. Through on-line connectivity, applications developed in one region of the world are now instantaneously available to all other regions. We continue to monitor our freight and logistical support operations for potential cost savings.
Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights and Other Intellectual Property Rights
We market our products under our registered trademark ON Semiconductor® and our ON logo. We own rights to a number of patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets and other intellectual property directly related to and important to our business. In connection with our 1999 recapitalization, Motorola assigned, licensed or sublicensed to us, as the case may be, certain intellectual property to support and continue the operation of our business. As of January 15, 2010, we had approximately 1076 U.S. and foreign patents and approximately 1063 patent applications pending worldwide. Our patents have expiration dates ranging from 2010 to 2029. None of
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our patents that expire in the near future materially affect our business. Additionally, we have rights to more than 325 registered and common law trademarks. Our policy is to protect our products and processes by asserting our intellectual property rights where appropriate and prudent and by obtaining patents, copyrights and other intellectual property rights used in connection with our business when practicable and appropriate.
As part of the recapitalization, Motorola assigned to us approximately 295 U.S. patents and patent applications, approximately 292 foreign patents and patent applications, rights to over 50 trademarks (not including the Motorola name) previously used in connection with our products, rights in know-how relating to at least 39 semiconductor fabrication processes and rights in specified copyrightable materials. In addition, Motorola licensed on a nonexclusive, royalty-free basis other patent, trademark, copyright and know-how rights used in connection with our then existing products and products contemplated in our long-range plans. We have perpetual, royalty-free, worldwide rights under Motorola’s patent portfolio and other intellectual property, existing as of the date of our recapitalization or created in the five years thereafter (the five-year period existing only with respect to patents), as necessary to manufacture, market and sell our then existing and long range plan product lines. Additionally, Motorola provided us with a limited indemnity umbrella to protect us from certain infringement claims by third parties who had granted Motorola licenses as of the date of our recapitalization, which assisted us in developing our own patent position and licensing program. Through these arrangements, we have the right to use a significant amount of Motorola-owned technology used in connection with the products we currently offer.
Our revenues have been affected by the cyclical nature of the semiconductor industry and the seasonal trends of related end markets. In 2007, the pattern was one of a seasonally soft first half of the year with a stronger second half of the year as our products have increasingly become more consumer driven. In 2008 and 2009, this pattern was interrupted by the global recession, which affected us throughout the year. It is unclear when the past pattern will return after global economic conditions settle and return to more predictable patterns.
Our trade sales are made primarily pursuant to standard purchase orders or customer agreements that are predominately booked as far as 26 weeks in advance of delivery. Generally, prices and quantities are fixed at the time of booking. Backlog as of a given date consists of existing orders and forecasted demands from our Electronic Data Interface customers, in each case scheduled to be shipped over the 13-week period following such date. Backlog is influenced by several factors including market demand, pricing and customer order patterns in reaction to product lead times. Because we record revenues on a “sell-through” basis, backlog comprised of orders from distributors will not result in revenues until the distributors sell the products ordered. During 2009, our backlog at the beginning of each quarter represented between 76% and 94% of actual revenues during such quarter. As manufacturing capacity utilization in the industry increases, customers tend to order products further in advance and, as a result, backlog at the beginning of a period as a percentage of revenues during such period is likely to increase.
In the semiconductor industry, backlog quantities and shipment schedules under outstanding purchase orders are frequently revised to reflect changes in customer needs. Agreements calling for the sale of specific quantities are either contractually subject to quantity revisions or, as a matter of industry practice, are often not enforced. Therefore, a significant portion of our order backlog may be cancelable. For these reasons, the amount of backlog as of any particular date may not be an accurate indicator of future results.
We sell products to key customers pursuant to contracts that allow us to schedule production capacity in advance and allow the customers to manage their inventory levels consistent with just-in-time principles while shortening the cycle times required for producing ordered products. However, these contracts are typically amended to reflect changes in customer demands and periodic price renegotiations.
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The semiconductor industry, particularly the market for general-purpose semiconductor products like ours, is highly competitive. Although only a few companies compete with us in all of our product lines, we face significant competition within each of our product lines from major international semiconductor companies, as well as smaller companies focused on specific market niches. Because our components are often building block semiconductors that in some cases can be integrated into more complex integrated circuits, we also face competition from manufacturers of integrated circuits, application-specific integrated circuits and fully customized integrated circuits, as well as customers who develop their own integrated circuit products. (See Part I, Item 1A “Risk Factors — Trends, Risks and Uncertainties Related to Our Business” located elsewhere in this report.)
Below we discuss the effects of competition on our four primary operating segments:
Automotive and Power Group
The principal methods of competition in the Automotive and Power Group are new product innovation, technical performance, quality, service and price. Our competitive strengths in this group are our strong technology and design capability, breadth of product portfolio, industry recognition as a reliable supplier, and our existing market share in the automotive and computing market segments. Our significant competitors in these market segments include Elmos Semiconductor, Fairchild Semiconductor International Inc., Freescale Semiconductor Inc., Infineon Techno, National Semiconductor Corporation, STMicroelectronics N.V.and Texas Instruments Incorporated When compared to us, several of these competitors are larger in scale and size, have substantially greater financial and engineering resources with which to pursue development, engineering, manufacturing, marketing and distribution of their products and may generally be better situated to withstand adverse economic or market conditions. One specific competitive challenge this group faces is our small market share with certain Japanese automotive customers that tend to favor local suppliers for their new product designs. If we are not identified as a vendor in the product design phase, in most cases it is difficult to convince the manufacturer of the product to substitute our components during the production phase.
Computing and Consumer Products
The principal methods of competition in the Computing and Consumer Products Group are technical performance, total solution cost of ownership, quality and assurance of supply. Our architectures for AC to DC conversion offer a competitive total cost of ownership and power efficient performance position to compete. Our architecture for our microprocessor and DDR memory controllers offers a competitive cost-of-ownership and performance position to compete in the computing and consumer game console market. In addition, the breadth of our portfolio in other support functions such as DC-DC converters, over voltage protection IC’s, video and audio ICs, and standard analog and logic IC’s give us the opportunity to serve multiple requirements and allow customers to control their vendor lists more easily. Our significant competitors in this market include Intersil Corporation, Maxim Integrated Products Inc, Texas Instruments Incorporated, STMicroelectronics N.V.and Power Integration. When compared to us, several of these competitors are larger in scale and size, have substantially greater financial and other resources with which to pursue development, engineering, manufacturing, marketing and distribution of their products and may generally be better situated to withstand adverse economic or market conditions.
Digital and Mixed-Signal Product Group
The principal methods of competition in the Digital and Mixed-Signal Product Group, are with other customer-specific semiconductor vendors based on design experience, manufacturing capability, depth and quality of intellectual property, ability to service customer needs from the design phase to the shipping of a completed product, length of design cycle, longevity of technology support and experience of sales and technical support personnel.
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Our ability to compete successfully depends on internal and external variables, both inside and outside of our control. These variables include, but are not limited to, the timeliness with which we can develop new products and technologies, product performance and quality, manufacturing yields and availability, customer service, pricing, industry trends and general economic trends.
Our Medical and Custom Industrial businesses face direct competition from large diversified semiconductor suppliers that supply custom and semi-custom ICs, such as STMicroelectronics N.V. and Texas Instruments Incorporated. The business also faces direct competition from smaller end-market-focused mixed-signal suppliers, such as Elmos Semiconductor and ZMD AG. Direct competition also comes from our target customers themselves, who may have internal IC design resources dedicated to supporting the parent. Our Timing Products business faces direct competition from clock suppliers such as Cypress Semiconductor Corporation and Integrated Device Technology, Inc., and our Digital ASIC business face threats from FPGA vendors such as Xilinx, Inc. and Altera Corporation as well as digital ASIC suppliers like Open-Silicon, Inc. and e-Silicon Corporation. Our primary foundry competition includes X-FAB Semiconductor Foundries AG, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd, and MagnaChip Semiconductor LLC.
We also face indirect competition from ASSP suppliers such as Microchip Technology, Inc., whose mixed-signal microcontroller products capture low-end mixed-signal ASIC opportunities. Indirect competition also comes from analog standard products such as Maxim Integrated Products, Inc., Analog Devices, Inc. and Linear Technology Corporation whose technical performance or off-the-shelf availability is better than what we can offer.
Standard Products Group
Our competitive strengths are in our market leading protection & filtering products, the breadth of our portfolio, high quality, our low cost structure, and our supply chain management which ensures supply to key customers. In addition, our strengths include our strong intellectual property (IP) portfolio and our ability to leverage IP blocks across the Company to develop high value-added application-specific standard products (ASSPs).
The principal methods of competing in our discrete semiconductor products are through new product and package innovations with enhanced performance over existing products. Of particular importance are our over voltage protection and filtering portfolios (ESD Protection, TVS Zeners), power switching and rectification and our constant current regulators (CCRs), where we enjoy significant performance advantages over our competition. Our significant competitors include Diodes Incorporated, NXP B.V., Rohm Co., Ltd., TSPS Corporation, Infineon Technologies AG, Vishay Intertechnology, Inc., Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc, STMicroelectronics N.V., and Semtech Corporation.
The principal methods of competition in the configurable analog products, LED drivers and EEPROMs spaces are product performance and new product innovations, where we are specifically focusing on integrating IP (e.g. EEPROM, digital potentiometer, voltage reference blocks) as building blocks to create high value-added ASSPs. Our significant competitors include Atmel Corporation, STMicroelectronics N.V., Microchip Technology Incorporated, Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc., Intersil Corporation, Linear Technology Corporation, Maxim Integrated Products, Inc., National Semiconductor Corporation and Texas Instruments Incorporated.
Company-sponsored research and development costs in 2009, 2008 and 2007 were $198.8 million (11.2% of revenue), $233.9 million (11.4% of revenue) and $133.0 million (8.5% of revenues), respectively. Our new product development efforts continue to be focused on building solutions in power management that appeal to customers in focused market segments and across multiple high growth applications. During 2009, research and
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development costs decreased due to a decrease in costs related to employee wages and salaries as a result of mandatory time off and overall cost-savings plans, including headcount reductions in response to the global economic decline, a portion of proceeds received from the settlement of two lawsuits in our favor for patent infringements, partially offset by increased stock compensation expense.
Our manufacturing operations are subject to environmental and worker health and safety laws and regulations. These laws and regulations include those relating to emissions and discharges into the air and water; the management and disposal of hazardous substances; the release of hazardous substances into the environment at or from our facilities and at other sites; and the investigation and remediation of resulting contamination.
Our manufacturing facility in Phoenix, Arizona is located on property that is a “Superfund” site, a property listed on the National Priorities List and subject to clean-up activities under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act. Motorola is actively involved in the cleanup of on-site solvent contaminated soil and groundwater and off-site contaminated groundwater pursuant to consent decrees with the State of Arizona. As part of our 1999 recapitalization, Motorola has retained responsibility for this contamination and has agreed to indemnify us with respect to remediation costs and other costs or liabilities related to this matter. The remaining unused property and buildings are currently being marketed for sale or lease.
Our manufacturing facility in the Czech Republic has ongoing remediation projects to respond to releases of hazardous substances that occurred during the years that this facility was operated by government-owned entities. The remediation project consist primarily of monitoring groundwater wells located on-site and off-site with additional action plans developed to respond in the event activity levels are exceeded. The government of the Czech Republic has agreed to indemnify us and the respective subsidiaries, subject to specified limitations, for remediation costs associated with this historical contamination. Based upon the information available, we do not believe that total future remediation costs to us will be material.
Our design center in East Greenwich, Rhode Island is located on property that has localized soil contamination. When we purchased the East Greenwich facility, we entered into a Settlement Agreement and Covenant Not To Sue with the State of Rhode Island. This agreement requires that remedial actions be undertaken and a quarterly groundwater monitoring program be initiated by the former owners of the property. Based on the information available, we do not believe that any costs to us in connection with this matter will be material.
As a result of the acquisition of AMIS, we are a “primary responsible party” to an environmental remediation and cleanup at AMIS’s former corporate headquarters in Santa Clara, California. Costs incurred by AMIS include implementation of the clean-up plan, operations and maintenance of remediation systems, and other project management costs. However, AMIS’s former parent company, a subsidiary of Nippon Mining contractually agreed to indemnify AMIS and us for any obligation relating to environmental remediation and cleanup at this location. In accordance with Statement of Position (SOP) No. 96-1, “Environmental Remediation Liabilities,” which is included in ASC 410 Asset Retirement and Environmental Obligations, we have not offset the receivable from Nippon Mining’s subsidiary against the estimated liability on the consolidated balance sheets. Therefore, a receivable from Nippon Mining’s subsidiary is recorded on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2009 related to this matter. We do not believe that the liability and receivable amounts are material to our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flow.
We believe that our operations are in material compliance with applicable environmental and health and safety laws and regulations. We do not expect the cost of compliance with existing environmental and health and safety laws and regulations, and liability for currently known environmental conditions, to have a material adverse effect on our business or prospects. It is possible, however, that future developments, including changes in laws and regulations, government policies, customer specification, personnel and physical property conditions, including currently undiscovered contamination, could lead to material costs.
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As of December 31, 2009, we had approximately 12,887 employees worldwide. We do not currently have any collective bargaining arrangements with our employees, except for those arrangements, such as workers councils, that are obligatory for all employees or all employers in a particular industry under applicable foreign law. Of the total number of our employees as of December 31, 2009, approximately 10,367 were engaged in manufacturing and information services, approximately 779 were engaged in our sales and marketing organization which includes customer service, approximately 415 were engaged in administration and approximately 1,326 were engaged in research and development.
Executive Officers of the Registrant
Certain information concerning our executive officers as of February 13, 2010 is set forth below.
| Name |
Age | Position | ||
| Keith D. Jackson |
54 | President, Chief Executive Officer and Director* | ||
| Donald A. Colvin |
56 | Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer* | ||
| Robert Charles Mahoney |
60 | Executive Vice President, Sales and Marketing* | ||
| William John Nelson, Ph.D. |
55 | Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer and Chief Environmental Officer* | ||
| George H. Cave |
52 | Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Compliance & Ethics Officer and Secretary* | ||
| William M. Hall |
54 | Senior Vice President and General Manager, Standard Products Group* | ||
| William A. Schromm |
51 | Senior Vice President and General Manager, Computing and Consumer Group* | ||
| Michael A. Williams |
43 | Senior Vice President and General Manager, Automotive and Power Group* | ||
| Bob Klosterboer |
49 | Senior Vice President and General Manager, Digital and Mixed Signal Product Group* |
| * | Executive Officers of both ON Semiconductor and SCI LLC. |
Keith D. Jackson. Mr. Jackson was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of ON Semiconductor and SCI LLC and became a Director of ON Semiconductor in November 2002. Mr. Jackson has over 30 years of semiconductor industry experience. Before joining our Company, he served as Executive Vice President and General Manager, for the Analog, Mixed Signal, and Configurable Products Group, beginning in 1998, and more recently, was selected to head the Integrated Circuits Group for Fairchild Semiconductor Corp. From 1996 to 1998, he served as President and member of the board of directors of Tritech Microelectronics in Singapore, a manufacturer of analog and mixed signal products. From 1986 to 1996, Mr. Jackson worked for National Semiconductor, most recently as Vice President and General Manager of the Analog and Mixed Signal division. He also held engineering positions at Texas Instruments, Incorporated from 1973 to 1986. Mr. Jackson currently serves on the board of directors of the Semiconductor Industry Association.
Donald A. Colvin. Mr. Colvin joined ON Semiconductor and SCI LLC as the Senior Financial Director in March 2003. Effective April 2, 2003, he became the Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. In May 2006, he became an Executive Vice President. He came from Atmel Corporation, a manufacturer of advanced semiconductors, where he served as Vice President Finance and Chief Financial Officer, beginning in 1998. Mr. Colvin served as Chief Financial Officer of a subsidiary of Atmel from 1995 to 1998. From 1985 to 1995, he held various positions with European Silicon Structures, most recently as Chief Financial Officer. He held various financial positions with Motorola Semiconductors Europe from 1977 to 1985. Mr. Colvin holds a B.A. in Economics and an M.B.A. from the University of Strathclyde, Scotland. From May 2007 to the present, Mr. Colvin has served as a member of the board of directors of Applied Micro Circuits Corporation.
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Robert Charles Mahoney. Mr. Mahoney joined the Company in November 2002 and has served in various positions, most recently in June 2006, he was appointed as Executive Vice President for Global Sales and Marketing for ON Semiconductor and SCI LLC. Mr. Mahoney has over 20 years of semiconductor industry experience in sales and sales management. From May 2006 through June 2006, Mr. Mahoney served as the interim Senior Vice President of Marketing and Sales for the Company. Prior to that, he served from August 2004 through April 2006 as the Vice President of North America Sales, Computing Segment Sales and Sales Operations, and from November 2002 through August 2004 as our Vice President of Global Distribution and Electronic Manufacturing Services Industry. Before joining us, he was Vice President of World Wide Sales at Xicor Semiconductor from October 2001 until November 2002 and Vice President of Strategic Accounts at Altera Corporation from May 2000 until October 2001. During his career, he has also held sales management roles at Analog Devices, Inc. and National Semiconductor Corp.
William John Nelson, Ph.D. Dr. Nelson joined the Company in May 2007 and serves as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of ON Semiconductor and SCI LLC. In May 2009 Dr. Nelson was appointed as Chief Environmental Officer for ON Semiconductor and SCI LLC. Dr. Nelson has more than 25 years of experience in the semiconductor industry. Prior to joining ON Semiconductor, Dr. Nelson was Chief Executive Officer of 1st Silicon, where he was responsible for day-to-day operations including, worldwide manufacturing, sales, marketing and product development. From 1990 to 2002, Dr. Nelson served in several executive positions with General Instrument/General Semiconductor, including Chief Operations Officer and President of the company’s Asia-Pacific operation. Dr. Nelson’s industry experience also includes key positions at General Instrument, Unitrode, Fairchild Semiconductor and Analog Devices. Dr. Nelson earned both a Bachelor of Science degree with honors and a PhD in physics from the University of Ulster, Northern Ireland.
George H. Cave. Mr. Cave has served as our General Counsel and Assistant Secretary for ON Semiconductor and SCI LLC since August 1999. He was subsequently elected Secretary in March 2000 and Vice President in May 2000. In May 2003, Mr. Cave became a Senior Vice President, and in August 2004, he was named Chief Compliance & Ethics Officer. Before his tenure with ON Semiconductor and SCI LLC, he served for two years as the Regulatory Affairs Director for Motorola’s Semiconductor Components Group in Geneva, Switzerland. Prior to that position, Mr. Cave was Senior Counsel in the Corporate Law Department of Motorola in Phoenix, Arizona for five years. Mr. Cave also serves as the Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of the American Medical College of Homeopathy.
William M. Hall. Mr. Hall joined ON Semiconductor and SCI LLC in May 2006, as Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Standard Products Group. During his career, Mr. Hall has held various marketing and product line management positions. Before joining the Company, he served as Vice President and General Manager of the Standard Products Group at Fairchild Semiconductor Corp. Between March 1997 and May 2006, he served at different times as Vice President of Business Development Analog Products Group, Standard Products Group, Interface and Logic Group as well as serving as Vice President of Corporate Marketing at Fairchild. He has also held management positions with National Semiconductor Corp. and was a RADAR design engineer with RCA.
Robert A. Klosterboer. Mr. Klosterboer joined the Company in March 2008 as Senior Vice President and General Manager, Custom and Foundry Products Group of ON Semiconductor and SCI LLC. He has more than two decades of experience in the electronics industry. During his career, Mr. Klosterboer has held various engineering, marketing and product line management positions and responsibilities. Prior to joining ON Semiconductor in 2008, Mr. Klosterboer was Senior Vice President, Automotive & Industrial Group for AMI Semiconductor, Inc. Mr. Klosterboer joined AMIS in 1982 as a test engineer and during his tenure there he also was a design engineer, a field applications engineer, a design section manager, a program development manager, and a product marketing manager. Mr. Klosterboer holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering technology from Montana State University.
William A. Schromm. Mr. Schromm has been with the Company since August 1999 and as of May 2006, serves as Senior Vice President and General Manager, Computing and Consumer Products Group for ON
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Semiconductor and SCI LLC. Mr. Schromm has over 29 years of semiconductor industry experience. During his tenure with the Company he has held various positions. From December 2005 through May 2006, he served as the Vice President and General Manager of the High Performance Analog Division and also led the Analog Products Group beginning in December 2005 until May 2006. Beginning in January 2003 he served as Vice President of the Clock and Data Management business and continued in that role with additional product responsibilities when this business became the High Performance Analog Division in August 2004. Prior to that, he served as the Vice President of Tactical Marketing from July 2001 through December 2002, after leading the Company’s Standard Logic Division since August 1999.
Michael A. Williams. Mr. Williams has been with the Company since August 1999 and has served in various capacities and effective as of May 2006, as Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Automotive and Power Group of ON Semiconductor and SCI LLC. Mr. Williams has over 20 years of semiconductor industry experience. Prior to his present position, within the Analog Products Group of the Company, he served as Vice President from February 2005 until May 2006, Director from 2002 through 2004, Product Manager from 2000 through 2002 and Technology Introduction Manager before 2000.
The present term of office for the officers named above will generally expire on the earliest of their retirement, resignation or removal. There is no family relationship among any such officers.
For certain geographic operating information, see Note 17:, “Segment Information” of the notes to our audited consolidated financial statements and Part II, Item 7 “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” in each case, as included elsewhere in this report. For information regarding other aspects of risks associated with our foreign operations, see Part I, Item 1A “Risk Factors — Trends, Risks and Uncertainties Related to Our Business” elsewhere in this report.
We make our annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and all amendments to those reports available, free of charge, in the “Investor Relations” section of our Internet website at http://www.onsemi.com as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file these materials with, or furnish these materials to, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).
You may also read or copy any materials that we file with the SEC at their Public Reference Room at 450 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20549. You may obtain additional information about the Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. Additionally, you will find these materials on the SEC Internet site at http://www.sec.gov that contains reports, proxy statements and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC.
Trends, Risks and Uncertainties
Overview
This Annual Report on Form 10-K includes “forward-looking statements,” as that term is defined in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). All statements, other than statements of historical facts, included or incorporated in this Form 10-K could be deemed forward-looking statements, particularly statements about our plans, strategies and prospects under the headings “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and “Business.” Forward-looking statements are often characterized by the use of words such as “believes,” “estimates,” “expects,” “projects,” “may,” “will,” “intends,” “plans,” or “anticipates,” or by
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discussions of strategy, plans or intentions. All forward-looking statements in this Form 10-K are made based on our current expectations and estimates, and involve risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause results or events to differ materially from those expressed in forward-looking statements. Among these factors are, as discussed more below, our revenues and operating performance, poor economic conditions and markets (including the current credit and financial conditions), the cyclical nature of the semiconductor industry, changes in demand for our products, changes in inventories at our customers and distributors, technological and product development risks, availability of raw materials, competitors’ actions, pricing and gross margin pressures, loss of key customers, order cancellations or reduced bookings, changes in manufacturing yields, control of costs and expenses, significant litigation, risks associated with acquisitions and dispositions (including the recently completed acquisition of CMD), risks associated with our substantial leverage and restrictive covenants in our debt agreements, risks associated with our international operations, the threat or occurrence of international armed conflict and terrorist activities both in the United States and internationally, risks and costs associated with regulation of corporate governance and disclosure standards (including pursuant to Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002), and risks involving environmental or other governmental regulation. Additional factors that could affect our future results or events are described from time to time in our SEC reports. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. We assume no obligation to update such information.
You should carefully consider the trends, risks and uncertainties described below and other information in this Form 10-K and subsequent reports filed with or furnished to the SEC before making any investment decision with respect to our securities. If any of the following trends, risks or uncertainties actually occurs or continues, our business, financial condition or operating results could be materially adversely affected, the trading prices of our securities could decline, and you could lose all or part of your investment. All forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement.
Trends, Risks and Uncertainties Related to Our Business
We have experienced declines in revenues and have incurred operating losses, and we may experience additional declines in revenues and incur additional operating losses in the future.
At times our historical financial results have been subject to substantial fluctuations and during those times we have experienced declines in revenues and incurred operating losses. Although, we have recently experienced some strength in our results over the course of the past couple fiscal years, reduced end-user demand, price declines, excess inventory, underutilization of our manufacturing capacity and other factors could adversely affect our business. We also currently face an environment of declining revenues, uncertain demand and pricing pressure in the markets our products address. In order to remain profitable, we must continue to successfully implement our business plan, including our cost reduction initiatives.
We operate in the highly cyclical semiconductor industry, which is subject to significant downturns and upturns.
The semiconductor industry is highly cyclical and, as a result, is subject to significant downturns and upturns. The industry has experienced significant downturns, often in connection with, or in anticipation of, maturing product cycles (for semiconductors and for the end-user products in which they are used) and declines in general economic conditions. These downturns have been characterized by diminished product demand, production overcapacity, high inventory levels and accelerated erosion of average selling prices. On the other hand, significant upturns have led to increased customer demand for our products and the risk of not being able to meet this demand in a timely and cost efficient manner. In some ways, we have experienced these conditions in our business in the past and may experience these in the future. We cannot accurately predict the timing of the current and future downturns and upturns in the semiconductor industry and how severe and prolonged these conditions might be. These future conditions in the semiconductor industry could seriously impact our revenues and harm our business, financial condition and results of operations.
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Current economic conditions, including those related to the credit markets, may adversely affect our industry, business and results of operations.
The United States and global economy is currently undergoing a period of slowdown and unprecedented volatility, and the future economic environment may continue to be less favorable for the foreseeable future. This slowdown has and could further lead to reduced consumer and commercial spending in the foreseeable future. In addition, the semiconductor industry has traditionally been highly cyclical and has often experienced significant downturns in connection with, or in anticipation of, declines in general economic conditions. Reduced spending has and may continue to drive us and our competitors to reduce product pricing, which would have a negative impact on gross profit. A continued softening in the economy may adversely and materially affect our industry, business and results of operations and we can not accurately predict how severe and prolonged any downturn might be. Moreover, reduced revenues as a result of a softening of the economy may also reduce our working capital and interfere with our short term and long term strategies.
Furthermore, the United States and global credit markets continue to experience unprecedented contraction. As a result of the tightened credit markets, we may not be able to obtain additional financing on favorable terms, or at all. If one or more of the financial institutions that support our existing credit facilities fails, we may not be able to find a replacement, which would negatively impact our ability to borrow under our credit facilities. In addition, if the current pressures on credit continue or worsen, we may not be able to refinance, if necessary, our outstanding debt when due, which could have a material adverse effect on our business. While we believe we have adequate sources of liquidity to meet our anticipated requirements for working capital, debt service and capital expenditures for the immediate future, if our operating results falter and our cash flow or capital resources prove inadequate, or if interest rates increase significantly, we could face liquidity problems that could materially and adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition.
In addition, the ongoing global financial and economic crisis affecting the financial and other markets could impact our business in a number of other ways, including:
| • | Uncertainty about current and future economic conditions may cause our customers and consumers in general to defer purchases. |
| • | The inability of customers to obtain sufficient credit to finance purchases of our products and meet their payment obligations to us could adversely impact our financial results. |
| • | Our ability to adequately service our customers depends on our ability to obtain timely and adequate delivery of quality materials, parts and components from our suppliers. If certain key suppliers were to become capacity constrained or insolvent as a result of the financial crisis, it could result in a reduction or interruption in supplies or a significant increase in the price of supplies and adversely impact our financial results. In addition, credit constraints at key suppliers could result in acceleration of payment due from us which might adversely affect our cash flow. |
| • | In light of existing economic conditions, certain of our customers may need us to extend additional credit commitments and a continuation of the current credit crisis could require us to make difficult decisions between increasing our level of customer financing or potentially losing sales to these customers. |
We may continue to make strategic acquisitions of other companies or businesses and these acquisitions introduce significant risks and uncertainties, including risks related to integrating the acquired businesses, incurring additional debt, assuming contingent liabilities or diluting our existing stockholders.
In order to position ourselves to take advantage of growth opportunities, we have made, and may continue to make, strategic acquisitions, mergers and alliances that involve significant risks and uncertainties. Successful acquisitions and alliances in the semiconductor industry are difficult to accomplish because they require, among other things, efficient integration and aligning of product offerings and manufacturing operations and coordination of sales and marketing and research and development efforts. We face risks resulting from the
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expansion of our operations through acquisitions, including but not limited to, (1) the difficulty of integrating, aligning and coordinating organization, which will likely be geographically separated and involve separate technologies and corporate cultures; (2) our existing or prospective customers may delay or defer their purchasing or other decisions as we integrate new businesses and companies into our business, or they may seek to change their existing business relationships; (3) challenges in achieving strategic objectives, cost savings and other benefits from acquisitions; (4) the risk that our markets do not evolve as anticipated and that the technologies acquired do not prove to be those needed to be successful in those markets; (5) the risks of entering new markets in which we have limited experience; (6) difficulties in expanding information technology systems and other business processes to accommodate the acquired businesses; (7) risks associated with integrating financial reporting and internal control systems including in the case of companies that we may acquire from time to time which are lacking in financial reporting and internal control systems; and (8) negative pressure on gross margins resulting from the stepped-up valuation of a target’s inventory. Current and prospective employees could experience uncertainty about their future with us, and as a result, we could lose key employees. These uncertainties may also impair our ability to recruit or motivate key personnel. In connection with a transaction, key employees of acquired businesses may receive substantial value in the form of change-in-control agreements, acceleration of stock options and the lifting of restrictions on other equity-based compensation rights. The integration of newly acquired businesses such as PulseCore and CMD will also require a significant amount of time and attention from management. The diversion of management attention away from ongoing operations and key research and development, marketing or sales efforts could adversely affect ongoing operations and business relationships. In connection with an acquisition, it is possible that we may anticipate tax savings through integration of the newly acquired business into our business and rationalization of a combined infrastructure. As with any estimate, it is possible that the estimates of the potential cost savings could turn out to be incorrect. Moreover, there can be no assurance that integration will result in the realization of the full benefits of synergies, cost savings, innovation and operational efficiencies or that these benefits will be achieved within a reasonable period of time.
We review goodwill associated with our acquisitions for impairment on an annual basis (See “Note 3: Significant Accounting Policies — Goodwill” to the Notes to our consolidated audited financial statements located elsewhere in this Form 10-K for additional information). In the past we recorded goodwill impairment charges related to our acquisitions of AMIS, Cherry Semiconductor Corporation (“Cherry”) and the PTC Business. Factors we consider important that could trigger a subsequent impairment to goodwill include significant underperformance relative to historical or projected future operating results, significant changes in the manner of the use of our assets or the strategy for our overall business and significant negative industry or economic trends. If current economic conditions worsen causing decreased revenues and/or increased costs, we may have further material goodwill impairments.
In addition, we may also issue equity securities to pay for future acquisitions or alliances, which could be dilutive to existing stockholders. We may also incur debt or assume contingent liabilities in connection with acquisitions and alliances, which could harm our operating results.
Our gross profit is dependent on a number of factors, including our level of capacity utilization.
Semiconductor manufacturing requires significant capital investment, leading to high fixed costs, including depreciation expense. If we are unable to utilize our manufacturing and testing facilities at a high level, the fixed costs associated with these facilities will not be fully absorbed, resulting in higher average unit costs and lower gross profits. As a percentage of total revenues, gross profit was 35.1% for 2009 compared to 36.3% for 2008, and 37.7% for 2007. Gross profit declined in 2009 primarily due to decreases in prices and the effects of lower volume during the period, partially offset by cost savings from profitability enhancement programs. In 2008, the gross profit percentage declined primarily due to the sale of inventory that was written up to fair value in connection with the acquisitions of ADI, AMIS and Catalyst, as well as the decrease in average selling prices, partially offset by cost reduction activities. In 2007, the gross profit percentage declined because the decrease in average selling prices was not fully offset by cost reduction activities. Increased competition and other factors, including current economic factors, may lead to price erosion, lower revenues and lower margins for us in the future.
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The failure to implement, as well as the completion and impact of, our profitability enhancement programs and cost reductions could adversely affect our business.
From time to time, we have implemented various cost reduction initiatives in response to, among other things, significant downturns in our industry. These initiatives have included accelerating our manufacturing moves into lower cost regions, transitioning higher-cost external supply to internal manufacturing, working with our material suppliers to further lower costs, personnel reductions, reductions in employee compensation, and temporary shutdowns of facilities with mandatory vacation and aggressively streamlining our overhead. In the past, we have recorded net restructuring charges to cover costs associated with our cost reduction initiatives. These costs were primarily comprised of employee separation costs and asset impairments as well as gains on the sale of assets and insurance recoveries.
On January 31, 2009, we announced that we intended to accelerate our stand-alone cost reduction programs including a continued focus on the consolidation of our manufacturing operations. During the first quarter of 2009, we commenced certain actions to reduce overall spending levels, which continued through the second quarter of 2009. In addition, during the third quarter of 2009, we announced that employees will be required to take two weeks of paid vacation during the fourth quarter of 2009. For additional information regarding our profitability enhancement programs and cost reduction measures, see “Part II — Item 7: Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Cost Savings and Restructuring Activities” included elsewhere in this Form 10-K.
We cannot assure you that future cost reduction initiatives will be successfully implemented, or will materially impact our profitability. Because our restructuring activities involve changes to many aspects of our business, the cost reductions could adversely impact productivity and sales to an extent we have not anticipated. Even if we fully execute and implement these activities and they generate the anticipated cost savings, there may be other unforeseeable and unintended factors or consequences that could adversely impact our profitability and business, including unintended employee attrition.
If we are unable to implement our business strategy, our revenues and profitability may be adversely affected.
Our future financial performance and success are largely dependent on our ability to implement our business strategy successfully. Our present business strategy to build upon our position as a global supplier of power and data management semiconductors and standard semiconductor components includes, without limitation, plans to: (1) continue to aggressively manage, maintain and refine our product portfolio; (2) continue to develop leading edge customer support services; (3) further expand our just-in-time delivery capabilities; (4) increase our die manufacturing capacity in a cost-effective manner; (5) further reduce the number of our product platforms and process flows; (6) rationalize our manufacturing operations; (7) relocate manufacturing operations or outsource to lower cost regions; (8) reduce selling and administrative expenses; (9) manage capital expenditures to forecasted production demands; (10) actively manage working capital; (11) develop new products in a more efficient manner; and (12) focus on the development of power management and standard analog and high frequency clock and data management products. We cannot assure you that we will successfully implement our business strategy or that implementing our strategy will sustain or improve our results of operations. In particular, we cannot assure you that we will be able to build our position in markets with high growth potential, increase our volume or revenue, rationalize our manufacturing operations or reduce our costs and expenses.
Our business strategy is based on our assumptions about the future demand for our current products and the new products and applications that we are developing and on our ability to produce our products profitably. Each of these factors depends on our ability, among other things, to finance our operating and product development activities, maintain high quality and efficient manufacturing operations, relocate and close manufacturing facilities and reduce operating expenses as part of our ongoing cost restructuring with minimal disruption to our operations, access quality raw materials and contract manufacturing services in a cost-effective and timely manner, protect our intellectual property portfolio and attract and retain highly-skilled technical, managerial, marketing and finance personnel. Several of these and other factors that could affect our ability to implement our
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business strategy, such as risks associated with international operations, the threat or occurrence of armed international conflict and terrorist activities, increased competition, legal developments and general economic conditions, are beyond our control. In addition, circumstances beyond our control and changes in our business or industry may require us to change our business strategy.
We may be unable to make the substantial research and development investments required to remain competitive in our business.
The semiconductor industry requires substantial investment in research and development in order to develop and bring to market new and enhanced technologies and products. We are committed to maintaining spending on new product development in order to stay competitive in our markets. We cannot assure you that we will have sufficient resources to maintain the level of investment in research and development that is required to remain competitive.
An inability to introduce new products could adversely affect us, and changing technologies or consumption patterns could reduce the demand for our products.
Rapidly changing technologies and industry standards, along with frequent new product introductions, characterize the industries that are currently the primary end-users of semiconductors. As these industries evolve and introduce new products, our success will depend on our ability to predict and adapt to these changes in a timely and cost-effective manner by designing, developing, manufacturing, marketing and providing customer support for our own new products and technologies.
We cannot assure you that we will be able to identify changes in the product markets and requirements of our customers and end-users and adapt to such changes in a timely and cost-effective manner. Nor can we assure you that products or technologies that may be developed in the future by our competitors and others will not render our products or technologies obsolete or noncompetitive. A fundamental shift in technologies or consumption patterns in our existing product markets or the product markets of our customers or end-users could have a material adverse effect on our business or prospects.
Uncertainties involving the ordering and shipment of, and payment for, our products could adversely affect our business.
Our sales are typically made pursuant to individual purchase orders or customer agreements and we generally do not have long-term supply arrangements with our customers. Generally, our customers may cancel orders 30 days prior to shipment without incurring a significant penalty. We routinely purchase inventory based on customers’ estimates of demand for their products, which is difficult to predict. This difficulty may be compounded when we sell to original equipment manufacturers indirectly through distributors or contract manufacturers, or both, as our forecasts for demand are then based on estimates provided by multiple parties. In addition, our customers may change their inventory practices on short notice for any reason. Furthermore, short customer lead times are standard in the industry due to overcapacity. The cancellation or deferral of product orders, the return of previously sold products or overproduction due to the failure of anticipated orders to materialize could result in excess obsolete inventory, which could result in write-downs of inventory or the incurrence of significant cancellation penalties under our arrangements with our raw materials and equipment suppliers.
Competition in our industry could prevent us from maintaining our revenues and from raising prices to offset increases in costs.
The semiconductor industry, particularly the market for semiconductor components, is highly competitive. As a result of the continuing economic downturn, competition in the markets in which we operate has intensified, as manufacturers of semiconductor components have offered reduced prices in order to combat production
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overcapacity and high inventory levels. Although only a few companies compete with us in all of our product lines, we face significant competition within each of our product lines from major international semiconductor companies as well as smaller companies focused on specific market niches. In addition, companies not currently in direct competition with us may introduce competing products in the future.
The semiconductor components industry has also been undergoing significant restructuring and consolidations that could adversely affect our competitiveness. Many of our competitors, particularly larger competitors resulting from consolidations, may have certain advantages over us, including substantially greater financial and other resources with which to withstand adverse economic or market conditions and pursue development, engineering, manufacturing, marketing and distribution of their products; longer independent operating histories; presence in key markets; patent protection; and greater name recognition.
Because our components are often building block semiconductors that, in some cases, are integrated into more complex integrated circuits, we also face competition from manufacturers of integrated circuits, application-specific integrated circuits and fully customized integrated circuits, as well as customers who develop their own integrated circuit products.
We compete in different product lines to various degrees on the basis of price, quality, technical performance, product features, product system compatibility, customized design, strategic relationships with customers, new product innovation, availability, delivery timing and reliability and customer sales and technical support. Gross margins in the industry vary by geographic region depending on local demand for the products in which semiconductors are used, such as personal computers, industrial and telecommunications equipment, consumer electronics and automotive goods. Our ability to compete successfully depends on elements both within and outside of our control, including industry and general economic trends.
Unless we maintain manufacturing efficiency, our future profitability could be adversely affected.
Manufacturing semiconductor components involves highly complex processes that require advanced equipment. We and our competitors continuously modify these processes in an effort to improve yields and product performance. Impurities or other difficulties in the manufacturing process can lower yields. Our manufacturing efficiency will be an important factor in our future profitability, and we cannot assure you that we will be able to maintain our manufacturing efficiency or increase manufacturing efficiency to the same extent as our competitors.
From time to time, we have experienced difficulty in beginning production at new facilities, transferring production to other facilities or in effecting transitions to new manufacturing processes that have caused us to suffer delays in product deliveries or reduced yields. We cannot assure you that we will not experience manufacturing problems in achieving acceptable yields or experience product delivery delays in the future as a result of, among other things, capacity constraints, construction delays, transferring production to other facilities, upgrading or expanding existing facilities or changing our process technologies, any of which could result in a loss of future revenues. Our results of operations could also be adversely affected by the increase in fixed costs and operating expenses related to increases in production capacity, if revenues do not increase proportionately.
We could be required to incur significant capital expenditures for manufacturing and information technology and equipment to remain competitive, the failure, inadequacy or delayed implementation of which could harm our ability to effectively operate our business.
Semiconductor manufacturing has historically required a constant upgrading of process technology to remain competitive, as new and enhanced semiconductor processes are developed which permit smaller, more efficient and more powerful semiconductor devices. We maintain certain of our own manufacturing, assembly and test facilities, which have required and will continue to require significant investments in manufacturing technology and equipment. We have made substantial capital expenditures and installed significant production capacity to support new technologies and increased production volume.
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We also may incur significant costs to implement new manufacturing and information technologies to increase our productivity and efficiency. Any such implementation, however, can be negatively impacted by failures or inadequacies of the new manufacturing or information technology and unforeseen delays in its implementation, any of which may require us to spend additional resources to correct these problems or, in some instances, to conclude that the new technology implementation should be abandoned. In the case of abandonment, we may have to recognize losses for amounts previously expended in connection with such implementation that have been capitalized on our balance sheet.
On January 7, 2009, in connection with several cost reduction measures, we announced our intent to reduce 2009 capital expenditures. Actual expenditures were $55.3 million down from normalized yearly levels of approximately $130 to $140 million. This reduction, and any future reductions, may affect our ability to remain competitive or maintain efficiency and productivity. Ultimately, we may be forced to increase our future capital expenditures to meet our operational needs in, among other areas, manufacturing, information technology and equipment. We cannot assure you that we will have sufficient capital resources to make necessary investments in the areas discussed above or other areas we have not identified.
If we were to lose one of our large customers our revenues and profitability could be adversely affected.
Product sales to our ten largest customers have traditionally accounted for a significant amount of our business. Many of our customers operate in cyclical industries, and, in the past, we have experienced significant fluctuations from period to period in the volume of our products ordered. Generally, our agreements with our customers impose no minimum or continuing obligations to purchase our products. We cannot assure you that any of our customers will not significantly reduce orders or seek price reductions in the future or that the loss of one or more of our customers would not have a material adverse effect on our business or prospects.
The loss of our sources of raw materials or manufacturing services, or increases in the prices of such goods or services, could adversely affect our operations and productivity.
Our results of operations could be adversely affected if we are unable to obtain adequate supplies of raw materials in a timely manner or if the costs of our raw materials increase significantly or their quality deteriorates. Our manufacturing processes rely on many raw materials, including polysilicon, silicon wafers, gold, copper lead frames, mold compound, ceramic packages and various chemicals and gases. Generally, our agreements with suppliers impose no minimum or continuing supply obligations, and we obtain our raw materials and supplies from a large number of sources on a just-in-time basis. From time to time, suppliers may extend lead times, limit supplies or increase prices due to capacity constraints or other factors. Although we believe that our current supplies of raw materials are adequate, shortages could occur in various essential materials due to interruption of supply or increased demand in the industry.
In addition, for some of our products, we are dependent upon a limited number of highly specialized suppliers for required components and materials. The number of qualified alternative suppliers for these kinds of technologies is extremely limited. We cannot assure you that we will not lose our suppliers for these key technologies or that our suppliers will be able to meet performance and quality specifications or delivery schedules. Disruption or termination of our limited supply sources for these components and materials could delay our shipments of products utilizing these technologies and damage relationships with current and prospective customers.
We also use third-party contractors for some of our manufacturing activities, primarily for wafer fabrication and the assembly and testing of final goods. Our agreements with these manufacturers typically require us to forecast product needs and commit to purchase services consistent with these forecasts, and in some cases require longer-term commitments in the early stages of the relationship. Our operations could be materially adversely affected if these contractual relationships were disrupted or terminated, the cost of such services increased significantly, the quality of the services provided deteriorated or our forecasts proved to be materially incorrect.
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Our international operations subject us to risks inherent in doing business on an international level that could adversely impact our results of operations.
A significant amount of our total revenue is derived from the Americas, the Asia/Pacific region and Europe (including the Middle East). Similarly, we maintain significant operations in these regions. In addition, we rely on a number of contract manufacturers whose operations are primarily located in the Asia/Pacific region. We cannot assure you that we will be successful in overcoming the risks that relate to or arise from operating in international markets. Risks inherent in doing business on an international level include, among others, the following:
| • | economic and political instability (including as a result of the threat or occurrence of armed international conflict or terrorist attacks); |
| • | changes in regulatory requirements, tariffs, customs, duties and other trade barriers; |
| • | transportation delays; |
| • | power supply shortages and shutdowns; |
| • | difficulties in staffing and managing foreign operations, exposure to foreign labor laws and other employment and labor issues; |
| • | currency convertibility and repatriation; |
| • | taxation of our earnings and the earnings of our personnel; and |
| • | other risks relating to the administration of or changes in, or new interpretations of, the laws, regulations and policies of the jurisdictions in which we conduct our business. |
In the last few fiscal years, we have benefited from relatively low effective tax rates because most of our income has been earned and reinvested in jurisdictions outside the U.S. Recently-proposed income tax regulations in the United States could, under our existing tax structure, significantly increase our effective tax rate and ultimately reduce our cash flow from operations and otherwise have a material adverse effect on our financial condition.
Other activities outside the United States are subject to additional risks associated with fluctuating currency values and exchange rates, hard currency shortages and controls on currency exchange. For instance, while our sales are primarily denominated in U.S. dollars, worldwide semiconductor pricing is influenced by currency rate fluctuations.
If we fail to attract and retain highly skilled personnel, our results of operations and competitive position could deteriorate.
Our success depends upon our ability to attract and retain highly-skilled technical, managerial, marketing and financial personnel. The market for personnel with such qualifications is highly competitive. For example, analog component designers are difficult to attract and retain, and the failure to attract and retain analog component designers could compromise our ability to keep pace with our competitors in the market for analog components. In addition, in January 2009, we announced certain cost reductions that included the freezing of salaries and elimination of bonuses, mandatory unpaid time off, factory shutdowns and reduction in personnel. These measures, as well as any future cost reduction measures, could negatively affect morale and lead to unintended employee attrition at all levels of our organization. Moreover, we have not entered into employment agreements with all of our key personnel. As employee incentives, we issue common stock options that generally have exercise prices at the market value at time of the grant and that are subject to vesting over time. We have also issued restricted stock units with time-based vesting and performance based awards. Any difficulty relating to obtaining stockholder approval of new or amendments to equity compensation plans could limit our ability to issue these types of awards. Moreover, our stock price at times has declined substantially, reducing the effectiveness of certain of these incentives. Loss of the services of, or failure to effectively recruit, qualified personnel, including senior managers and design engineers, could have a material adverse effect on our business.
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We use a significant amount of intellectual property in our business. Some of that intellectual property is currently subject to disputes with third parties, and litigation could arise in the future. If we are unable to protect the intellectual property we use, our business could be adversely affected.
We rely on patents, trade secrets, trademarks, mask works and copyrights to protect our products and technologies. Some of our products and technologies are not covered by any patents or pending patent applications and we cannot assure you that:
| • | any of the substantial number of U.S. and foreign patents and pending patent applications that we employ in our business, including those that Motorola assigned, licensed or sublicensed to us in connection with our 1999 recapitalization, will not lapse or be invalidated, circumvented, challenged, abandoned or licensed to others; |
| • | the license rights granted by Motorola in connection with our recapitalization will provide competitive advantages to us; |
| • | the license rights granted by ADI in connection with the PTC Business will provide competitive advantage to us; |
| • | the license rights granted by LSI in connection with our acquisition of its Gresham, Oregon semiconductor manufacturing facility will provide competitive advantage to us; |
| • | any of our pending or future patent applications will be issued or have the coverage originally sought; |
| • | any of the trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, know-how or mask works that Motorola has assigned, licensed or sublicensed to us in connection with our recapitalization will not lapse or be invalidated, circumvented, challenged, abandoned or licensed to others; or |
| • | any of our pending or future trademark, copyright, or mask work applications will be issued or have the coverage originally sought. |
In addition, our competitors or others may develop products or technologies that are similar or superior to our products or technologies, duplicate our products or technologies or design around our protected technologies. Effective patent, trademark, copyright and trade secret protection may be unavailable, limited or not applied for in the United States and in foreign countries.
Also, we may from time to time in the future be notified of claims that we may be infringing third-party patents or other intellectual property rights. If necessary or desirable, we may seek licenses under such patents or intellectual property rights. However, we cannot assure you that we will obtain such licenses or that the terms of any offered licenses will be acceptable to us. The failure to obtain a license from a third party for technologies we use could cause us to incur substantial liabilities or to suspend the manufacture or shipment of products or our use of processes requiring the technologies. Litigation could cause us to incur significant expense, by adversely affecting sales of the challenged product or technologies and diverting the efforts of our technical and management personnel, whether or not such litigation is resolved in our favor. In the event of an adverse outcome in any such litigation, we may be required to:
| • | pay substantial damages; |
| • | cease the manufacture, use, sale or importation of infringing products; |
| • | expend significant resources to develop or acquire non-infringing technologies; |
| • | discontinue the use of processes; or |
| • | obtain licenses to the infringing technologies. |
We cannot assure you that we would be successful in any such development or acquisition or that any such licenses would be available to us on reasonable terms. Any such development, acquisition or license could require the expenditure of substantial time and other resources.
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We will also seek to protect our proprietary technologies, including technologies that may not be patented or patentable, in part by confidentiality agreements and, if applicable, inventors’ rights agreements with our collaborators, advisors, employees and consultants. We cannot assure you that these agreements will not be breached, that we will have adequate remedies for any breach or that persons or institutions will not assert rights to intellectual property arising out of our research.
We may not be able to enforce or protect our intellectual property rights, which may harm our ability to compete and adversely affect our business.
Our ability to enforce our patents, copyrights, software licenses and other intellectual property is subject to general litigation risks, as well as uncertainty as to the enforceability of our intellectual property rights in various countries. When we seek to enforce our rights, we are often subject to claims that the intellectual property right is invalid, is otherwise not enforceable or is licensed to the party against whom we are asserting a claim. In addition, our assertion of intellectual property rights often results in the other party seeking to assert alleged intellectual property rights of its own against us, which may adversely impact our business. An unfavorable ruling in these sorts of matters could include money damages or, in cases for which injunctive relief is sought, an injunction prohibiting us from manufacturing or selling one or more products, which could in turn negatively affect our business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. We can provide no assurances as to the outcome of these claims asserted by other parties with respect to their alleged intellectual property rights.
We are subject to litigation risks, including securities class action litigation, which may be costly to defend and the outcome of which is uncertain.
All industries, including the semiconductor industry, are subject to legal claims, with and without merit, including securities class action litigation that may be particularly costly and which may divert the attention of our management and our resources in general. We are involved in a variety of legal matters, most of which we consider routine matters that arise in the normal course of business. These routine matters typically fall into broad categories such as those involving suppliers and customers, employment and labor, and intellectual property. We believe it is unlikely that the final outcome of these legal claims will have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows. However, defense and settlement costs can be substantial, even with respect to claims that have no merit. Due to the inherent uncertainty of the litigation process, the resolution of any particular legal claim or proceeding could have a material effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.
As mentioned above, from time to time, we have been, or may in the future be, involved in securities litigation. We can provide no assurance as to the outcome of any securities litigation matter in which we are party. These types of matters are costly to defend and even if resolved in our favor, could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flow. Such litigation could also substantially divert the attention of our management and our resources in general. Uncertainties resulting from the initiation and continuation of securities litigation could harm our ability to compete in the marketplace. Because the price of our common stock has been, and may continue to be, volatile, we can provide no assurance that additional securities litigation will not be filed against us in the future. See Part I, Item 3, “Legal Proceedings” of this report for more information on our legal proceedings, including our pending securities class action litigation.
In addition, our acquisitions have subjected us to additional litigation, including our acquisition of CMD. In December 2009 and in January 2010, three purported class action lawsuits were filed in Delaware and California against us, CMD and its directors. On January 19, 2010, the parties entered into a memorandum of understanding to settle the three lawsuits, subject to court approval and a final settlement agreement. See Part I, Item 3, “Legal Proceedings” of this report for more information on these lawsuits. There can be no assurance that the result of these proceedings or any future proceedings that may arise out of our acquisition of CMD will not materially harm our business or adversely effect the integration of CMD into our corporate structure.
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We are exposed to increased costs and risks associated with complying with increasing and new regulation of corporate governance and disclosure standards, including Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
Like most publicly-traded companies, we incur significant cost and spend a significant amount of management time and internal resources to comply with changing laws, regulations and standards relating to corporate governance and public disclosure, including under Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, which requires management’s annual review and evaluation of our internal control over financial reporting and attestations of the effectiveness of these systems by our management and by our independent registered public accounting firm. As we continue to make strategic acquisitions, mergers and alliances, the integration of these businesses increases the complexity of our systems of controls. While we devote significant resources and time to comply with the internal control over financial reporting requirements under Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, we cannot be certain that these measures will ensure that we design, implement and maintain adequate control over our financial process and reporting in the future. We have not been able to ascertain the impact that the integration of CMD will have in the future on our ability to maintain internal control over financial reporting. There can be no assurance that our independent registered public accounting firm will not identify a material weakness in the combined company’s internal control over financial reporting in the future. If internal controls over financial reporting are materially deficient, we may experience a loss of public confidence, which could have a material adverse effect on its business and stock price.
See Part II, Item 9A “Controls and Procedures” of this report for information on disclosure controls and procedures and internal controls over financial reporting.
Environmental and other regulatory matters could adversely affect our ability to conduct our business and could require expenditures that could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition.
Our manufacturing operations are subject to various environmental laws and regulations relating to the management, disposal and remediation of hazardous substances and the emission and discharge of pollutants into the air, water and ground. Our operations are also subject to laws and regulations relating to workplace safety and worker health, which, among other things, regulate employee exposure to hazardous substances. Motorola has agreed to indemnify us for environmental and health and safety liabilities related to the conduct or operations of our business or Motorola’s ownership, occupancy or use of real property occurring prior to the closing of our 1999 recapitalization. We also have purchased environmental insurance to cover certain claims related to historical contamination and future releases of hazardous substances. However, we cannot assure you that such indemnification arrangements and insurance policy will cover all material environmental costs. In addition, the nature of our operations exposes us to the continuing risk of environmental and health and safety liabilities related to events or activities occurring after our recapitalization.
Based on information currently available to us, we believe that the future cost of compliance with existing environmental and health and safety laws and regulations, and any liability for currently known environmental conditions, will not have a material adverse effect on our business or prospects. However, we cannot predict:
| • | changes in environmental or health and safety laws or regulations; |
| • | the manner in which environmental or health and safety laws or regulations will be enforced, administered or interpreted; |
| • | our ability to enforce and collect under indemnity agreements and insurance policies relating to environmental liabilities; or |
| • | the cost of compliance with future environmental or health and safety laws or regulations or the costs associated with any future environmental claims, including the cost of clean-up of currently unknown environmental conditions. |
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Warranty claims, product liability claims and product recalls could harm our business, results of operations and financial condition.
We face an inherent business risk of exposure to warranty and product liability claims in the event that our products fail to perform as expected or such failure of our products results, or is alleged to result, in bodily injury or property damage (or both). In particular, through our AMIS subsidiary, we are subject to warranty and product liability claims relating to the medical market that are disproportional to the revenue we receive from our customers who incorporate our products into their goods or products. In addition, if any of our designed products are or are alleged to be defective, we may be required to participate in their recall. As suppliers become more integrally involved in the electrical design, original equipment manufacturers are increasingly expecting them to warrant their products and are increasingly looking to them for contributions when faced with product liability claims or recalls. A successful warranty or product liability claim against us in excess of our available insurance coverage and established reserves, or a requirement that we participate in a product recall, would have adverse effects (that could be material) on our business, results of operations and financial condition.
Trends, Risks and Uncertainties Relating to Our Indebtedness
Our substantial debt could impair our financial condition and adversely affect our ability to operate our business.
We are highly leveraged and have substantial debt service obligations. In addition, we may incur additional debt in the future, subject to certain limitations contained in our debt instruments. The degree to which we are leveraged could have important consequences to our potential and current investors, including:
| • | our ability to obtain additional financing in the future for working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions, general corporate purposes or other purposes may be impaired; |
| • | a significant portion of our cash flow from operations must be dedicated to the payment of interest and principal on our debt, which reduces the funds available to us for our operations; |
| • | some of our debt is and will continue to be at variable rates of interest, which may result in higher interest expense in the event of increases in market interest rates; |
| • | our debt agreements contain, and any agreements to refinance our debt likely will contain, financial and restrictive covenants, and our failure to comply with them may result in an event of default which, if not cured or waived, could have a material adverse effect on us; |
| • | our level of indebtedness will increase our vulnerability to general economic downturns and adverse industry conditions; |
| • | as our long-term debt ages, we may need to reclassify or repay such debt or seek additional financing (see Part II, Item 7 “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” of this report under “Commercial Commitments, Contractual Obligations and Indemnities” of the “Liquidity and Capital Resources” section); |
| • | our debt service obligations could limit our flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes in our business and the semiconductor industry; and |
| • | our substantial leverage could place us at a competitive disadvantage vis-à-vis our competitors who have less leverage relative to their overall capital structures. |
We may incur more debt and may require additional capital in the future to service this new debt, which could exacerbate the risks described above.
We may be able to incur substantial additional indebtedness in the future. The agreements relating to our outstanding indebtedness currently limit us along with our subsidiaries from incurring additional indebtedness. While we expect to have sufficient cash and cash equivalents for the next 12 months, if we incur additional debt,
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the related risks that we now face could intensify and it is possible that we may need to raise additional capital to service this new debt and to fund our future activities. Moreover, some of the debt we may incur may be secured by the same collateral securing certain of our existing indebtedness. Ultimately, we may not be able to obtain additional funding on favorable terms, or at all, and we may need to curtail our operations significantly, reduce planned capital expenditures and research and development, or be forced to obtain funds through arrangements that management did not anticipate, including disposing of our assets and relinquishing rights to certain technologies or other activities that may impair our ability to remain competitive.
The agreements relating to our indebtedness may restrict our current and future operations, particularly our ability to respond to changes or to take some actions.
Our debt agreements contain, and any future debt agreements may include, a number of restrictive covenants that impose significant operating and financial restrictions on, among other things, our ability to:
| • | incur additional debt, including guarantees; |
| • | incur liens; |
| • | sell or otherwise dispose of assets; |
| • | make investments, loans or advances; |
| • | make some acquisitions; |
| • | engage in mergers or consolidations; |
| • | make capital expenditures; |
| • | pay dividends, redeem capital stock or make certain other restricted payments or investments; |
| • | pay dividends from Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC to ON Semiconductor Corporation; |
| • | engage in certain sale and leaseback transactions; |
| • | enter into new lines of business; |
| • | issue some types of preferred stock; and |
| • | enter into transactions with our affiliates. |
Any future debt could contain financial and other covenants more restrictive than those that are currently applicable.
Our failure to comply with the agreements relating to our outstanding indebtedness, including as a result of events beyond our control, could result in an event of default, that could materially and adversely affect our operating results and our financial condition.
If there were an event of default under any of the agreements relating to our outstanding indebtedness the holders of the defaulted debt could cause all amounts outstanding with respect to that debt to be due and payable immediately. We cannot assure you that our assets or cash flow would be sufficient to fully repay borrowings under our outstanding debt instruments, either upon maturity or if accelerated upon an event of default or, if we were required to repurchase any of our debt securities upon a change of control, that we would be able to refinance or restructure the payments on those debt securities. Further, if we are unable to repay, refinance or restructure our indebtedness under our secured debt, the holders of such debt could proceed against the collateral securing that indebtedness. In addition, any event of default or declaration of acceleration under one debt instrument could also result in an event of default under one or more of our other debt instruments.
We may not be able to generate sufficient cash flow to meet our debt service obligations.
Our ability to generate sufficient cash flow from operations to make scheduled payments on our debt obligations will depend on our future financial performance, which will be affected by a range of economic,
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competitive and business factors, many of which are outside of our control. If we do not generate sufficient cash flow from operations and proceeds from sales of assets in the ordinary course of business to satisfy our debt obligations, we may have to undertake alternative financing plans, such as refinancing or restructuring our debt, selling additional assets, reducing or delaying capital investments or seeking to raise additional capital. The terms of our financing agreements contain limitations on our ability to incur additional indebtedness. We cannot assure you that any refinancing would be possible, that any assets could be sold, or, if sold, of the timing of the sales and the amount of proceeds realized from those sales, or that additional financing could be obtained on acceptable terms, if at all, or would be permitted under the terms of our various debt instruments then in effect. Our inability to generate sufficient cash flow to satisfy our debt obligations, or to refinance our obligations on commercially reasonable terms, would have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations, as well as on our ability to satisfy our debt obligations.
Trends, Risks and Uncertainties Relating to Our Common Stock
Fluctuations in our quarterly operating results may cause our stock price to decline.
Given the nature of the markets in which we participate, we cannot reliably predict future revenues and profitability, and unexpected changes may cause us to adjust our operations. A large portion of our costs are fixed, due in part to our significant sales, research and development and manufacturing costs. Thus, small declines in revenues could negatively affect our operating results in any given quarter. Factors that could affect our quarterly operating results include:
| • | the timing and size of orders from our customers, including cancellations and reschedulings; |
| • | the timing of introduction of new products; |
| • | the gain or loss of significant customers, including as a result of industry consolidation; |
| • | seasonality in some of our target markets; |
| • | changes in the mix of products we sell; |
| • | changes in demand by the end-users of our customers’ products; |
| • | market acceptance of our current and future products; |
| • | variability of our customers’ product life cycles; |
| • | changes in manufacturing yields or other factors affecting the cost of goods sold, such as the cost and availability of raw materials and the extent of utilization of manufacturing capacity; |
| • | changes in the prices of our products, which can be affected by the level of our customers’ and end-users’ demand, technological change, product obsolescence, competition or other factors; |
| • | cancellations, changes or delays of deliveries to us by our third-party manufacturers, including as a result of the availability of manufacturing capacity and the proposed terms of manufacturing arrangements; |
| • | our liquidity and access to capital; and |
| • | our research and development activities and the funding thereof. |
Our stock price may be volatile, which could result in substantial losses for investors in our securities.
The stock markets in general, and the markets for high technology stocks in particular, have experienced extreme volatility that has often been unrelated to the operating performance of particular companies. These broad market fluctuations may adversely affect the trading price of our common stock.
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The market price of the common stock may also fluctuate significantly in response to the following factors, some of which are beyond our control:
| • | variations in our quarterly operating results; |
| • | changes in securities analysts’ estimates of our financial performance; |
| • | changes in market valuations of similar companies; |
| • | announcements by us or our competitors of significant contracts, acquisitions, strategic partnerships, joint ventures, capital commitments, new products or product enhancements; |
| • | loss of a major customer or failure to complete significant transactions; and |
| • | additions or departures of key personnel. |
The trading price of our common stock since our initial public offering has had a significant variance and we can not accurately predict every potential risk that may materially and adversely affect our stock price.
Provisions in our charter documents may delay or prevent the acquisition of our company, which could decrease the value of our stock.
Our certificate of incorporation and bylaws contain provisions that could make it harder for a third party to acquire us without the consent of our board of directors. These provisions:
| • | create a board of directors with staggered terms; |
| • | permit only our board of directors or the chairman of our board of directors to call special meetings of stockholders; |
| • | establish advance notice requirements for submitting nominations for election to the board of directors and for proposing matters that can be acted upon by stockholders at a meeting; |
| • | prohibit stockholder action by written consent; |
| • | authorize the issuance of “blank check” preferred stock, which is preferred stock with voting or other rights or preferences that could impede a takeover attempt and that our board of directors can create and issue without prior stockholder approval; and |
| • | require the approval by holders of at least 66 2/ 3% of our outstanding common stock to amend any of these provisions in our certificate of incorporation or bylaws. |
Although we believe these provisions make a higher third-party bid more likely by requiring potential acquirers to negotiate with our board of directors, these provisions apply even if an initial offer may be considered beneficial by some stockholders.
Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments
None.
In the United States, our corporate headquarters as well as manufacturing, design center, and research and development operations are located in approximately 1.26 million square feet of building space on property that we own in Phoenix, Arizona. We also lease properties around the world for use as sales offices, design centers, research and development labs, warehouses, logistic centers, trading offices and manufacturing support. The size and/or location of these properties change from time to time based on business requirements. We operate distribution centers, which are leased or contracted through a third party, in locations throughout Asia, Europe
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and the Americas. We own our manufacturing facilities in the United States, Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines, the Czech Republic, Thailand and Belgium. These facilities are primarily manufacturing operations, but also include office, utility, laboratory, warehouse and unused space. Additionally, we own research and development facilities located in Romania, Canada and East Greenwich, Rode Island. Our joint venture in Leshan, China also owns manufacturing, warehouse, laboratory, office and unused space.
As part of our 1999 recapitalization, Motorola conveyed to us the surface rights to a portion of the land located at our Phoenix facility, excluding the subsurface rights, and conveyed buildings located at the Phoenix facility. These buildings do not include any treatment facilities relating to Motorola’s environmental clean-up operations at the Phoenix facility. We executed a declaration of covenants, easements and restrictions with Motorola providing access easements for the parties and granting us options to purchase or to lease the subsurface rights of the land. Our remaining unused property and buildings at our Phoenix, Arizona site are currently being marketed for sale or lease. We will continue to use the Phoenix facility as our corporate headquarters. As previously announced on our Form 8-Ks filed with the SEC on January 9, 2009 and on February 4, 2009, as one of the cost reduction measures, we will be closing our remaining Phoenix wafer fabrication facility and transferring production to other sites within the Company’s infrastructure.
We believe that our facilities around the world, whether owned or leased, are well maintained. We believe that we have sufficient access to productive capacity to meet our needs for the majority of the products in our business lines for the foreseeable future. However, significant upturns have led to increased customer demand for our products and the risk of not being able to meet this demand in a timely and cost efficient manner.
We have pledged substantially all of our tangible and intangible assets and similar assets of each of our existing and subsequently acquired or organized domestic subsidiaries (but no more than 65% of the capital stock of foreign subsidiaries held by them) to secure our senior bank facilities.
See Part I, Item 1 “Manufacturing Operations” included elsewhere in this report for further details on our properties.
We currently are involved in a variety of legal matters that arise in the normal course of business. Based on information currently available, management does not believe that the ultimate resolution of these matters, including the matters described or referred to in the next paragraphs will have a material effect on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. However, because of the nature and inherent uncertainties of litigation, should the outcome of these actions be unfavorable, our business, consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows could be materially and adversely affected.
Securities Class Action Litigation
During the period July 5, 2001 through July 27, 2001, we were named as a defendant in three shareholder class action lawsuits that were filed in federal court in New York City against us and certain of our former officers, current and former directors and the underwriters of our initial public offering. The lawsuits allege violations of the federal securities laws and have been docketed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York (“District Court”) as: Abrams v. ON Semiconductor Corp., et al., C.A. No 01-CV-6114; Breuer v. ON Semiconductor Corp., et al., C.A. No. 01-CV-6287; and Cohen v. ON Semiconductor Corp., et al., C.A. No. 01-CV-6942. On April 19, 2002, the plaintiffs filed a single consolidated amended complaint that supersedes the individual complaints originally filed. The amended complaint alleges, among other things, that the underwriters of our initial public offering improperly required their customers to pay the underwriters’ excessive commissions and to agree to buy additional shares of our common stock in the aftermarket as conditions of receiving shares in our initial public offering. The amended complaint further alleges that these supposed practices of the underwriters should have been disclosed in our initial public offering prospectus and registration statement. The amended complaint alleges violations of both the registration and antifraud provisions
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of the federal securities laws and seeks unspecified damages. We understand that various other plaintiffs have filed substantially similar class action cases against approximately 300 other publicly-traded companies and their public offering underwriters in New York City, which have all been transferred, along with the case against us, to a single federal district court judge for purposes of coordinated case management. We believe that the claims against us are without merit and have defended, and intend to continue to defend, the litigation vigorously. The litigation process is inherently uncertain, however, and we cannot guarantee that the outcome of these claims will be favorable for us.
On July 15, 2002, together with the other issuer defendants, we filed a collective motion to dismiss the consolidated, amended complaints against the issuers on various legal grounds common to all or most of the issuer defendants. The underwriters also filed separate motions to dismiss the claims against them. In addition, the parties have stipulated to the voluntary dismissal without prejudice of our individual former officers and current and former directors who were named as defendants in our litigation, and they are no longer parties to the litigation. On February 19, 2003, the District Court issued its ruling on the motions to dismiss filed by the underwriter and issuer defendants. In that ruling the District Court granted in part and denied in part those motions. As to the claims brought against us under the antifraud provisions of the securities laws, the District Court dismissed all of these claims with prejudice, and refused to allow plaintiffs the opportunity to re-plead these claims. As to the claims brought under the registration provisions of the securities laws, which do not require that intent to defraud be pleaded, the District Court denied the motion to dismiss these claims as to us and as to substantially all of the other issuer defendants as well. The District Court also denied the underwriter defendants’ motion to dismiss in all respects.
In June 2003, upon the determination of a special independent committee of our Board of Directors, we elected to participate in a proposed settlement with the plaintiffs in this litigation. Had it been approved by the District Court, this proposed settlement would have resulted in the dismissal, with prejudice, of all claims in the litigation against us and against any of the other issuer defendants who elected to participate in the proposed settlement, together with the current or former officers and directors of participating issuers who were named as individual defendants. This proposed issuer settlement was conditioned on, among other things, a ruling by the District Court that the claims against us and against the other issuers who had agreed to the settlement would be certified for class action treatment for purposes of the proposed settlement, such that all investors included in the proposed classes in these cases would be bound by the terms of the settlement unless an investor opted to be excluded from the settlement in a timely and appropriate fashion.
On December 5, 2006, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (“Court of Appeals”) issued a decision in In re Initial Public Offering Securities Litigation that six purported class action lawsuits containing allegations substantially similar to those asserted against us could not be certified as class actions due, in part, to the Court of Appeals’ determination that individual issues of reliance and knowledge would predominate over issues common to the proposed classes. On January 8, 2007, the plaintiffs filed a petition seeking rehearing en banc of this ruling. On April 6, 2007, the Court of Appeals denied the plaintiffs’ petition for rehearing of the Court of Appeals’ December 5, 2006 ruling. The Court of Appeals, however, noted that the plaintiffs remained free to ask the District Court to certify classes different from the ones originally proposed which might meet the standards for class certification that the Court of Appeals articulated in its December 5, 2006 decision. In light of the Court of Appeals’ December 5, 2006 decision regarding certification of the plaintiffs’ claims, the District Court entered an order on June 25, 2007 terminating the proposed settlement between the plaintiffs and the issuers, including us.
On August 14, 2007, the plaintiffs filed amended complaints in the six focus cases. The issuer defendants and the underwriter defendants separately moved to dismiss the claims against them in the amended complaints in the six focus cases. On March 26, 2008, the District Court issued an order in which it denied in substantial part the options to dismiss the amended complaints in the six focus cases.
On February 25, 2009, the parties advised the District Court that they have reached an agreement-in-principle to settle the litigation in its entirety. A stipulation of settlement was filed with the District
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Court on April 2, 2009. On June 9, 2009, the District Court preliminarily approved the proposed global settlement. Notice was provided to the class, and a settlement fairness hearing, at which members of the class had an opportunity to object to the proposed settlement, was held on September 10, 2009. On October 6, 2009, the District Court issued an order granting final approval to the settlement. Several appeals have been filed objecting to the definition of the settlement class and fairness of the settlement, and those appeals remain pending. The settlement calls for a total payment of $586 million from all defendants, including underwriters, of which $100 million is allocated to the approximately 300 issuer defendants. Under the settlement, our insurers are to pay the full amount of settlement share allocated to us, and we would bear no financial liability. We, as well as the officer and director defendants (current and former) who were previously dismissed from the action pursuant to tolling agreements, are to receive complete dismissals from the case. While we can make no assurances or guarantees as to the outcome of these proceedings, based upon our current knowledge, we believe that the final result of this action will have no material effect on our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
Other Litigation
On January 27, 2010, we completed our acquisition of all of the outstanding shares of common stock of CMD through a cash tender offer of $4.70 per share which was then followed by the merger of Purchaser (defined below) and CMD, in accordance with the December 14, 2009 definitive merger agreement (“Merger Agreement”) which we previously announced we had entered into with CMD (“Transaction”). Shortly after we signed the Merger Agreement and announced the tender offer, we were named as a defendant in three purported class action lawsuits, described below, filed in California and Delaware against us, CMD, CMD’s Board of Directors and Pac-10 Acquisition Corporation, a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of ours (“Purchaser”).
On December 14, 2009, a purported class action lawsuit was filed in the Superior Court of Santa Clara County, California captioned Robert Varrenti, et al. v. Robert Dickinson, Edward Ross, John Sprague, David Wittrock, David Sear, Jon Castor, John Fichthorn, J. Michael Gullard, Kenneth Potashner, California Micro Devices, ON Semiconductor Corporation and Pac-10 Acquisition Corporation (No. 109CV159469). On December 29, 2009, the plaintiff filed an amended complaint. On December 21, 2009, a second purported class action lawsuit was filed in the Court of Chancery in the State of Delaware captioned Annamarie Medeiros et al. v. California Micro Devices, Jon S. Castor, Robert V. Dickinson, Edward C. Ross, John Fichthorn, J. Michael Gullard, Kenneth Potashner, David L. Wittrock, Pac-10 Acquisition Corporation and ON Semiconductor Corporation (No. 5159) On January 4, 2010, a third purported class action lawsuit was filed in the Court of Chancery in the State of Delaware captioned Sanjay Israni, et al. v. California Micro Devices, Robert V. Dickinson, Edward C. Ross, Jon S. Castor, John Fichthorn, J. Michael Gullard, Kenneth Potashner, David L. Wittrock, ON Semiconductor Corporation and Pac-10 Acquisition Corporation (No. 5181). All three lawsuits contain similar allegations, stating generally that the proposed Transaction is the product of a breach of fiduciary duties by CMD’s Board of Directors by failing to adequately discharge their duties in negotiating and agreeing to the Transaction and that we and the Purchaser assisted in that breach. All three lawsuits requested an injunction enjoining the consummation of the Transaction. The Israni complaint also included a request for damages.
On January 19, 2010, the parties entered into a memorandum of understanding “(MOU”) to settle the three lawsuits, subject to court approval and a final settlement agreement. Under the MOU, CMD agreed to make available to shareholders certain additional information, which has been completed, and CMD or its insurer, agreed to pay plaintiffs’ counsel for fees and expenses not to exceed $495,000. We expect CMD’s insurer to pay $245,000 of this total amount. This payment did not affect the amount of consideration paid to the stockholders of CMD in connection with the Transaction. See the MOU document at Exhibit 10.1 to CMD’s Form 8-K filed with the SEC on January 20, 2010, and see a summary of the MOU in our Amendment No. 3 to Schedule TO filed with the SEC on January 20, 2010, which summary is incorporated by reference herein.
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The defendants maintain that the lawsuits are completely without merit. Nevertheless, the defendants agreed to the settlement contemplated in the MOU in order to avoid costly litigation, eliminate the risk of delaying the closing of the Transaction, and because the only effect of the settlement on CMD stockholders was to provide additional disclosure. While we can make no assurances or guarantees as to the outcome of these proceedings, based upon our current knowledge, we believe that the final result of this action will have no material effect on our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
Intellectual Property Matters
We face risk to exposure from claims of infringement of the intellectual property rights of others. In the ordinary course of business, we receive letters asserting that our products or components breach another party’s rights. These threats may seek that we make royalty payments, that we stop use of such rights, or other remedies.
Prior to the acquisition of AMIS by us on March 17, 2008, in January 2003, Ricoh Company, Ltd. (“Ricoh”) filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware a complaint against AMIS and other parties (including Synopsys, Inc. (“Synopsys”), alleging infringement of a patent owned by Ricoh. AMIS promptly tendered the defense of this claim to Synopsys, and Synopsys agreed to assume the defense of the case on AMIS’ behalf to the extent that the Synopsys software that AMIS licensed from Synopsys is alleged to constitute the basis of Ricoh’s claim of infringement. The case has been transferred to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Ricoh is seeking an injunction and damages in an unspecified amount relating to such alleged infringement. The patents relate to certain methodologies for the automated design of custom semiconductors. The case was scheduled to go to trial in March 2007; however, in December 2006, the court issued an order staying the case pending a re-examination proceeding filed by Synopsys before the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (“PTO”) challenging the validity of the patent claims at issue in this case. Since that time, Synopsis filed a total of three re-examination petitions with the PTO challenging the validity of the claims at issue which the PTO granted and consolidated all three re-examinations into one proceeding before a single examiner. The re-examination proceeding was completed in September 2008, and the PTO examiner issued a final rejection of all claims in the asserted patent over prior art. Ricoh has appealed that final rejection to the PTO Board of Appeals, which has yet to schedule a hearing date. In April 2008, the court lifted the stay despite the ongoing re-examination proceeding in the PTO. In September 2008, the court granted defendants request to refile a summary judgment motion on non-infringement that had been vacated as moot when the stay was imposed in December 2006. On March 6, 2009, the judge issued a ruling denying the summary judgment motion without prejudice because of a factual dispute over a patent claim element. After an exchange of briefs by the parties related to the disputed claim element, the judge held a further hearing on the matter on June 12, 2009. On October 23, 2009 the judge issued his ruling on the disputed claim element. Based on the judge’s claim element ruling, Synopsis filed another motion for summary judgment on non-infringement on January 8, 2010. A hearing on that motion is scheduled for March 8, 2010. We believe that the asserted claims are without merit, and even if meritorious, that we will be indemnified against damages by Synopsys, and that resolution of this matter will not have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.
See Part 1, Item 1 “Government Regulation” of this report for information on certain environmental matters.
See also Part IV, Item 15 “Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules,” Note 15: “Commitments and Contingencies” of the notes to the consolidated audited financial statements of this Form 10-K for contingencies relating to other legal proceedings and other matters.
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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| Item 5. | Market for Registrant’s Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities |
Our common stock is traded on the Nasdaq Global Select Market and is traded under the symbol “ONNN” on the Nasdaq National Market. The following table sets forth the high and low sales prices for our common stock for the fiscal periods indicated as reported by the Nasdaq Global Select Market.
Range of Sales Price
| High | Low | |||||
| 2009 |
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| First Quarter |
$ | 5.10 | $ | 3.17 | ||
| Second Quarter |
$ | 7.29 | $ | 4.47 | ||
| Third Quarter |
$ | 9.12 | $ | 6.30 | ||
| Fourth Quarter |
$ | 9.01 | $ | 6.32 | ||
| 2008 |
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| First Quarter |
$ | 9.06 | $ | 4.86 | ||
| Second Quarter |
$ | 10.85 | $ | 5.46 | ||
| Third Quarter |
$ | 10.72 | $ | 6.50 | ||
| Fourth Quarter |
$ | 6.89 | $ | 2.35 | ||
As of February 19, 2010, there were approximately 296 holders of record of our common stock and 427,691,133 shares of common stock outstanding.
We have neither declared nor paid any cash dividends on our common stock since our initial public offering, and we do not presently intend to do so. Our future dividend policy with respect to our common stock will depend upon our earnings, capital requirements, financial condition, debt restrictions and other factors deemed relevant by our Board of Directors. Our senior bank facilities restrict our ability to pay cash dividends to our common stockholders.
Equity Compensation Plan Table
Information concerning equity compensation plans is included in Part III, Item 12 “Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters,” found elsewhere in this report.
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| Item 6. | Selected Financial Data |
The following table sets forth certain of our selected financial data for the periods indicated. The statement of operations and balance sheet data set forth below for the years ended and as of December 31, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006 and 2005 are derived from our audited consolidated financial statements. The five-year selected consolidated financial data has been retrospectively adjusted as required as a result of the Company’s adoption of FASB amendments related to 1) accounting for convertible debt instruments that may be settled in cash upon conversion and 2) non-controlling interests in consolidated financial statements. You should read this information in conjunction with “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and our audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this report.
| Year ended December 31, | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2009 (3) | 2008 (3) | 2007 (3) | 2006 (3) | 2005 | ||||||||||||||
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| Statement of Operations data: |
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| Revenues |
$ | 1,768.9 | $ | 2,054.8 | $ | 1,566.2 | $ | 1,531.8 | $ | 1,260.6 | ||||||||
| Restructuring, asset impairments and other, net (1) |
24.9 | 26.2 | 3.0 | (6.9 | ) | 3.3 | ||||||||||||
| Goodwill impairment charges (4) |
— | 544.5 | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) attributable to ON Semiconductor Corporation |
61.0 | (428.9 | ) | 203.6 | 251.1 | 78.1 | ||||||||||||
| Diluted earnings (loss) per common share (2) |
$ | 0.14 | $ | (1.13 | ) | $ | 0.68 | $ | 0.73 | $ | 0.12 | |||||||
| December 31, | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | ||||||||||||||
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| Balance Sheet data: |
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| Total assets |
$ | 2,414.3 | $ | 2,354.2 | $ | 1,637.6 | $ | 1,416.5 | $ | 1,148.5 | ||||||||
| Long-term debt, less current portion |
727.6 | 901.9 | 920.3 | 901.2 | 874.5 | |||||||||||||
| Stockholders’ equity (deficit) |
1,004.6 | 855.5 | 242.7 | 42.3 | (157.0 | ) | ||||||||||||
| (1) | Restructuring, asset impairments and other, net include employee severance and other exit costs associated with our worldwide cost reduction and profitability enhancement programs, asset impairments, executive severance costs, a $2.0 million gain in 2009 associated with the sale of assets and intellectual property combined with a $2.5 million gain associated with the settlement of a legal dispute, partially offset by the write-off of net book value of property, plant, and equipment of $6.3 million, a $0.7 million gain in 2008 associated with the reversal of the capital lease obligations, partially offset by the write-off of the net book value of the software licenses that were included in property, plant, and equipment, a $5.7 million gain in 2006 associated with insurance proceeds received to replace damaged equipment in our Gresham, Oregon wafer fabrication facility, a $4.5 million gain in 2006 on the sale of a building at our corporate headquarters in Phoenix, Arizona and a manufacturing facility at our East Greenwich, Rhode Island location. |
| (2) | Diluted net income (loss) per common share for the year ended December 31, 2005 was calculated by deducting: dividends on our redeemable preferred stock of $9.2 million the accretion of the increase in redemption value of our redeemable preferred stock of $(1.0) million in 2005; the dividend from inducement shares issued upon conversion of convertible redeemable preferred stock of $20.4 million in 2005; the allocation of undistributed earnings to preferred shareholders of $9.7 million in 2005; then dividing the resulting amounts by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding (including the incremental shares issuable upon the assumed exercise of stock options and conversion of preferred stock to the extent they are not anti-dilutive) during such periods. On November 10, 2005, we entered into a Conversion and Termination Agreement with an affiliate of TPG to convert its preferred stock into approximately 49.4 million shares of our common stock. To induce the conversion, we issued approximately 3.9 million additional shares of our common stock to such affiliate of TPG. Following the conversion, none of the authorized shares of preferred stock remained outstanding. |
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| (3) | Our results of operations include $54.2 million, $33.2 million, $16.5 million and $10.2 million of stock compensation expense during the years ended December 31, 2009, December 31, 2008, December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively. |
| (4) | In 2008, we recorded $544.5 million of goodwill impairment charges relating to AMIS, our PTC Business and to Cherry goodwill on our statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2008. The impairment charge resulted from a decline in the operating results and a decline in our business outlook, primarily due to the current macroeconomic environment. We used the income approach, based on estimated future cash flows, to perform the goodwill impairment test. These estimates include assumptions about future conditions such as revenues, gross profits, operating expenses, and industry trends. |
| Item 7. Management’s | Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations |
You should read the following discussion in conjunction with our audited historical consolidated financial statements, which are included elsewhere in this Form 10-K. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations contains statements that are forward-looking. These statements are based on current expectations and assumptions that are subject to risk, uncertainties and other factors. Actual results could differ materially because of the factors discussed in Part I, Item 1A. “Risk Factors” of this Form 10-K.
Executive Overview
This section presents summary information regarding our industry, markets and operating trends only. For a full understanding of the information summarized in this overview, you should read “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in its entirety.
Industry Overview
According to WSTS, worldwide semiconductor industry sales were $220.1 billion in 2009, an decrease of 16.0% from $261.9 billion in 2008. We participate in unit and revenue surveys and use data summarized by WSTS to evaluate overall semiconductor market trends and also to track our progress against the total market in the areas we provide semiconductor components. The following table sets forth total worldwide semiconductor industry revenues and revenues in our total addressable market since 2005:
| Year Ended December 31, |
Worldwide Semiconductor Industry Sales (1) |
Percent Change |
Total Addressable Market Sales (1)(2) |
Percent Change |
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| (in billions) | (in billions) | |||||||||||
| 2009 |
$ | 220.1 | -16.0 | % | $ | 49.3 | -20.2 | % | ||||
| 2008 |
$ | 261.9 | 2.5 | % | $ | 61.8 | 86.7 | % | ||||
| 2007 |
$ | 255.6 | 3.2 | % | $ | 33.1 | 7.8 | % | ||||
| 2006 |
$ | 247.7 | 8.9 | % | $ | 30.7 | 15.8 | % | ||||
| 2005 |
$ | 227.5 | 6.8 | % | $ | 26.5 | 0.0 | % | ||||
| (1) | Based on shipment information published by WSTS, an industry research firm. WSTS collects this information based on product shipments, which is different from our revenue recognition policy as described in “Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates — Revenue Recognition” contained elsewhere in this report. We believe the data provided by WSTS is reliable, but we have not independently verified it. WSTS periodically revises its information. We assume no obligation to update such information. |
| (2) | Our total addressable market comprises the following specific WSTS product categories: (a) discrete products (all discrete semiconductors other than sensors, RF and microwave power transistors/modules, RF and microwave diodes, RF and microwave SS transistors, power FET modules, IGBT modules, SP logic and optoelectronics); (b) standard analog products (amplifiers, voltage regulators and references, comparators, |
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| ASSP consumer, ASSP computer, ASSP automotive and ASSP industrial and others); (c) standard logic products (general purpose logic and MOS general purpose logic only); (d) SP logic (consumer other, computer other peripherals, wired communications, automotive and industrial); (e) CMOS image sensors; and (f) memory. Although we categorize our products as power and data management semiconductors and standard semiconductor components, WSTS uses different product categories. |
Following the unprecedented semiconductor industry revenue declines of 2001, the semiconductor industry began to show signs of stability in 2002 and grew more robust in both 2003 and 2004. Worldwide semiconductor industry sales grew by 8.9% in 2006, 3.2% in 2007, and 2.5% in 2008. Sales in our total addressable market remained stable in 2005, reflecting increases in volume that were offset by price declines. Sales in our total addressable market grew in 2006, reflecting increases in volume that exceeded the impact of further price declines. Sales in our total addressable market grew in 2007, reflecting increases in volume that exceeded the impact of further pure declines. Sales in our total addressable market grew significantly in 2008, reflecting the expanded markets we now serve with the acquisitions of AMIS and Catalyst that exceeded the impact of any pure declines. Sales in our total addressable market reached $49.3 billion in 2009. The most recently published estimates of WSTS project a compound annual growth rate in our total addressable market of approximately 1.5% during 2010 through 2012. These projections are not ours and may not be indicative of actual results.
Recent Results
Our total revenues for the year ended December 31, 2009 were $1,768.9 million, a decrease of 13.9% from $2,054.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2008, the majority of which was due to a downturn in the global economic environment during 2009. During 2009, we reported net income of $61.0 million. During 2008, we reported a net loss of $428.1 million that included a goodwill impairment charge of $544.5 million. Our gross margin decreased by approximately 120 basis points to 35.1% in 2009 from 36.3% in 2008. The primary reason for the decrease is attributable to decreases in price and the effects of lower volume, offset by cost savings from profitability enhancement programs and a lower amount of expensing of fair market value step up of inventory.
Outlook
Based upon current booking trends, backlog levels and estimated turns levels, we anticipate that total revenues will be approximately $515.0 million to $525.0 million in the first quarter of 2010. Backlog levels at the beginning of the first quarter of 2010 were up from backlog levels at the beginning of the fourth quarter of 2009 and represent over 90% of our anticipated first quarter of 2010 revenues. We expect that average selling prices for the first quarter of 2010 will be down approximately 1% to 2% from the fourth quarter of 2009. We expect cash capital expenditures of approximately $30.0 million to $40.0 million in the first quarter of 2010.
For the first quarter of 2010, we expect gross profit as a percentage of revenues to be approximately 40.0% to 41.0%. For the first quarter of 2010, we also expect total operating expenses of approximately $132.0 million to $136.0 million, which includes amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets, restructuring and other charges of $10.0 million.
We anticipate interest expense, net of interest income, and other expenses will be approximately $19.0 to $20.0 million for the first quarter of 2010, which includes non-cash interest expense of approximately $9.0 million relating to our convertible senior subordinated notes. We expect the provision for income taxes to be approximately $4.0 million in the first quarter of 2010, with cash payments of income taxes to be approximately $4.0 million in the first quarter of 2010. We also expect share-based compensation expense of approximately $13.0 million to $14.0 million in the first quarter of 2010.
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Business Overview
We classify our products broadly as power analog, digital signal processing, mixed-signal, advanced logic, memory, data management semiconductors and standard semiconductor components. We design, manufacture and market an extensive portfolio of semiconductor components that addresses the design needs of sophisticated electronic systems and products. Our power management semiconductor components control, convert, protect and monitor the supply of power to the different elements within a wide variety of electronic devices. Our custom application specific integrated circuits use analog, digital signal processing, mixed-signal and advanced logic capabilities to act as the brain behind many of our automotive, medical, military, aerospace, consumer and industrial customers’ unique products. Our data management semiconductor components provide high-performance clock management and data flow management for precision computing and communications systems. Our standard semiconductor components serve as “building block” components within virtually all electronic devices. These various products fall into the logic, analog, discrete and memory categories used by WSTS.
Historically, the semiconductor industry has been highly cyclical. During a down cycle, unit demand and pricing have tended to fall in tandem, resulting in revenue declines. In response to such declines, manufacturers have shut down production capacity. When new applications or other factors have eventually caused demand to strengthen, production volumes have eventually stabilized and then grown again. As market unit demand has reached levels above capacity production capabilities, shortages have begun to occur, which typically has caused pricing power to swing back from customers to manufacturers, thus prompting further capacity expansion. Such expansion has typically resulted in overcapacity following a decrease in demand, which has triggered another similar cycle.
New Product Innovation
As a result of the success of our research and development initiatives, excluding the introduction of lead-free products, we introduced 247 new product families in 2009. There were 241 new product families in 2008, of which 73 were generated from acquisitions of AMIS and Catalyst, and 168 were from our existing business operations. Our new product development efforts continue to be focused on building solutions in power management that appeal to customers in focused market segments and across multiple high growth applications. As always, it is our practice to regularly re-evaluate our research and development spending, to assess the deployment of resources and to review the funding of high growth technologies regularly. We deploy people and capital with the goal of maximizing our investment in research and development in order to position ourselves for continued growth. As a result, we often invest opportunistically to refresh existing products in our commodity logic, analog, memory and discrete products. We invest in these initiatives when we believe there is a strong customer demand or opportunities to innovate our current portfolio in high growth markets and applications.
Cost Savings and Restructuring Activities
We continue to implement profitability enhancement programs to improve our cost structure and, as a result, we expect to rank, as compared to our primary competitors, among the lowest in terms of cost structure.
During the first quarter of 2009, in response to the economic downturn, we commenced certain actions to reduce overall spending levels. These actions included: a reduction in 2009 capital expenditures to $55.3 million compared to normalized levels of between $130.0 million and $140.0 million; a temporary hiring freeze; the elimination of bonus payments during 2009; three weeks of unpaid time off for senior executives in both the first and second quarters of 2009; two weeks of unpaid time off or 4 day work week (based on local legal requirements) for other employees in both the first and second quarters of 2009; no annual merit increases; and a reduction in worldwide personnel. During the second quarter of 2009 we announced a reduction, for cost savings purposes, of 21 employees in Belgium. In addition, during the third quarter of 2009, we announced, among other things, that employees were required to take one week of unpaid and one week of paid vacation in the third quarter of 2009 and were required to take two weeks of paid vacation during the fourth quarter of 2009.
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Our profitability enhancement programs will continue to focus on:
| • | consolidating manufacturing sites to improve economies of scale; |
| • | transferring production to lower cost regions; |
| • | increasing die manufacturing capacity in a cost-effective manner by moving production from 4” and 6” to 8” wafers and smaller geometrics resulting in an increase to the number of die per wafer; |
| • | reducing the number of product platforms and process flows; and |
| • | focusing production on profitable product families. |
Macroeconomic Environment
While we have recognized efficiencies from implemented restructuring activities and continue to implement profitability enhancement programs to improve our cost structure, the United States and global economy is currently undergoing a period of slowdown and unprecedented volatility, and the future economic environment may continue to be less favorable for the foreseeable future. In addition, the semiconductor industry has traditionally been highly cyclical and has often experienced significant downturns in connection with, or in anticipation of, declines in general economic conditions. These macroeconomic factors have affected our customers and suppliers which in turn has affected our business, including sales, the collection of receivables, and results of operations. Although we view many of these macroeconomic environment issues as temporary, our continuing outlook for the future will ultimately affect our future emphasis on marketing to,various industries, our future research and development efforts into new product lines and our segments in general.
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Results of Operations
The following table summarizes certain information relating to our operating results that has been derived from our audited consolidated financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007. The amounts in the following table are in millions:
| Year ended December 31, | Dollar Change | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2008 to 2009 |
2007 to 2008 |
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| Revenues |
$ | 1,768.9 | $ | 2,054.8 | $ | 1,566.2 | $ | (285.9 | ) | $ | 488.6 | |||||||||
| Cost of revenues |
1,148.2 | 1,309.3 | 975.7 | (161.1 | ) | 333.6 | ||||||||||||||
| Gross profit |
620.7 | 745.5 | 590.5 | (124.8 | ) | 155.0 | ||||||||||||||
| Operating expenses: |
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| Research and development |
198.8 | 233.9 | 133.0 | (35.1 | ) | 100.9 | ||||||||||||||
| Selling and marketing |
120.9 | 134.4 | 94.6 | (13.5 | ) | 39.8 | ||||||||||||||
| General and administrative |
104.5 | 122.4 | 82.7 | (17.9 | ) | 39.7 | ||||||||||||||
| In-process research and development |
— | 27.1 | — | (27.1 | ) | 27.1 | ||||||||||||||
| Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets |
29.0 | 22.9 | — | 6.1 | 22.9 | |||||||||||||||
| Restructuring, asset impairments and other net |
24.9 | 26.2 | 3.0 | (1.3 | ) | 23.2 | ||||||||||||||
| Goodwill impairment charges |
— | 544.5 | — | (544.5 | ) | 544.5 | ||||||||||||||
| Total operating expenses |
478.1 | 1,111.4 | 313.3 | (633.3 | ) | 798.1 | ||||||||||||||
| Operating income (loss) |
142.6 | (365.9 | ) | 277.2 | 508.5 | (643.1 | ) | |||||||||||||
| Other income (expenses): |
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| Interest expense |
(64.6 | ) | (79.9 | ) | (77.4 | ) | 15.3 | (2.5 | ) | |||||||||||
| Interest income |
0.8 | 6.9 | 13.0 | (6.1 | ) | (6.1 | ) | |||||||||||||
| Other |
(4.7 | ) | (2.9 | ) | — | (1.8 | ) | (2.9 | ) | |||||||||||
| Gain (loss) on debt prepayment |
(3.1 | ) | 3.8 | (0.1 | ) | (6.9 | ) | 3.9 | ||||||||||||
| Other income (expenses), net |
(71.6 | ) | (72.1 | ) | (64.5 | ) | 0.5 | (7.6 | ) | |||||||||||
| Income (loss) before income taxes |
71.0 | (438.0 | ) | 212.7 | 509.0 | (650.7 | ) | |||||||||||||
| Income tax (provision) benefit |
(7.7 | ) | 9.4 | (7.7 | ) | (17.1 | ) | 17.1 | ||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) |
63.3 | (428.6 | ) | 205.0 | 491.9 | (633.6 | ) | |||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) attributable to minority interests |
(2.3 | ) | (0.3 | ) | (1.4 | ) | (2.0 | ) | 1.1 | |||||||||||
| Net income (loss) attributable to ON Semiconductor Corporation |
$ | 61.0 | $ | (428.9 | ) | $ | 203.6 | 489.9 | (632.5 | ) | ||||||||||
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Revenues
Net revenues were $1,768.9 million, $2,054.8 million and $1,566.2 million in 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively. The decrease from 2008 to 2009 was due to the drop in volume and mix of 9.5% combined with a reduction in average selling prices of 5.7%, partially offset by increases in revenues from our acquisition of Catalyst of $45.8 million, or 2.6%. The increase from 2007 to 2008 was due to revenues from our October 2008 acquisition of Catalyst and our March 2008 acquisition of AMIS of approximately $467.0 million combined with a full year of revenues from our acquisition of the PTC Business from ADI combined with an increase in volume and mix of approximately 6.0%, partially offset by a reduction in average selling prices of approximately 5.0%. The revenues by reportable segment in each of these three years were as follows (dollars in millions):
| Year Ended December 31, 2009 |
As a % Revenue |
Year Ended December 31, 2008 |
As a % Revenue |
Year Ended December 31, 2007 |
As a % Revenue |
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| Automotive and Power Group |
$ | 400.9 | 22.7 | % | $ | 486.3 | 23.7 | % | $ | 390.4 | 24.9 | % | ||||||
| Computing & Consumer Group |
409.0 | 23.1 | % | 519.8 | 25.3 | % | 433.4 | 27.7 | % | |||||||||
| Digital and Mixed-Signal Product Group |
393.0 | 22.2 | % | 462.8 | 22.5 | % | 168.8 | 10.8 | % | |||||||||
| Standard Products Group |
566.0 | 32.0 | % | 585.9 | 28.5 | % | 573.6 | 36.6 | % | |||||||||
| Total revenues |
$ | 1,768.9 | $ | 2,054.8 | $ | 1,566.2 | ||||||||||||
Revenues from automotive and power group declined from 2008 to 2009 and increased from 2007 to 2008. In 2009, this decline can be attributed to a decrease in revenues from MOSFETs of 24%, LDO and voltage regulators of 21%, mixed signal automotive products from the former AMIS of 7%, analog automotive products of 15% and auto power products of 5%. In 2008, this increase was attributed to an increase in revenues from mixed signal automotive products from the former AMIS and auto power products of 15%, partially offset by decreases in revenues from MOSFETs of 5%, analog automotive products of 16% and LDO and voltage regulators of 7%.
Revenues from computing and consumer products decreased from 2008 to 2009 and increased from 2007 to 2008. The decrease from 2008 to 2009 can be attributed to a decrease in revenues from power switch products of 21%, standard logic products of 29%, low voltage power products of 25%, analog switch products of 36%, AC to DC conversion products of 14%, signal and interface products of 11% and DC to DC conversion products of 32%. The increase from 2007 to 2008 can be attributed to increased revenues from power switch products of greater than 100%, AC to DC conversion products of 8%, low voltage power products of 7% and signal and interface products of 1%, partially offset by decreases in revenues from DC to DC conversion products of 13%, analog switch products of 8% and standard logic products of 4%.
Revenues from digital and mixed-signal products group decreased from 2008 to 2009 and increased from 2007 to 2008. The decrease from 2008 to 2009 can be attributed to decreased revenues from manufacturing service products of 71%, industrial products of 20%, military and aerospace products of 14%, high frequency products of 14%, integrated sensor products of 18% and communications and high voltage products of 1%, partially offset by increases in revenues from medical products of 34% and foundry products of 4%. The increase from 2007 to 2008 can be attributed to increased revenues from the acquisition of AMIS related products of military and aerospace, industrial, foundry, medical, integrated sensor products, and communications high voltage, partially offset by decreases in revenues from manufacturing services products of 30% and high frequency products of 20%.
Revenues from standard products decreased from 2008 to 2009 and increased from 2007 to 2008. The decrease in revenues from 2008 to 2009 is primarily attributed to decreases in revenues from rectifier products of 17%, small signal products of 9%, zener products of 24%, bipolar power products of 26%, protection products of
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6% and thyristor products of 5%, partially offset by increases of revenues from our acquisition of Catalyst and filter products of 40%. The increase in revenues from 2007 to 2008 is primarily attributed to increases in revenues from protection products of 15% our acquisition of Catalyst, and rectifier products of 4%, partially offset by decreases in revenues from thyristor products of 10%, zener products of 5%, filter products of 10%, bipolar power products of 3% and small signal products of 1%.
Revenues by geographic area as a percentage of revenues were as follows:
| Year Ended December 31, 2009 |
Year Ended December 31, 2008 |
Year Ended December 31, 2007 |
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| Americas |
21.5 | % | 24.6 | % | 23.8 | % | |||
| Asia/Pacific |
62.3 | % | 57.7 | % | 61.6 | % | |||
| Europe |
16.2 | % | 17.7 | % | 14.6 | % | |||
| Total |
100.0 | % | 100.0 | % | 100.0 | % | |||
A majority of our end customers, served directly or through distribution channels, are manufacturers of electronic devices. In recent years, there has been a trend toward moving such manufacturing activities to lower cost regions, particularly in Asia. Our shift in revenues by geographic area reflects this trend in 2007 but the acquisitions of AMIS reversed the trend in 2008.
One of our customers accounted for 11% of our revenues for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007.
Gross Profit
Our gross profit was $620.7 million, $745.5 million, and $590.5 million in 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively. As a percentage of revenues, our gross profit was 35.1%, 36.3%, and 37.7% in 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively. Gross profit as a percentage of revenues decreased during 2009 compared to 2008, primarily due to decreases in prices and the effects of lower sales volume during 2009 compared to 2008, partially offset by cost savings from profitability enhancement programs and a lower amount of expensing of fair market value step up in inventory. Gross profit as a percentage of revenues decreased during 2008 compared to 2007, primarily due to the sale of inventory that was written up to fair market value in connection with the acquisitions of AMIS and the PTC Business from ADI, which had a 9.5% impact, as well as the decrease in average selling prices of 5.0%, partially offset by cost reduction activities. The gross profit by reportable segment in each of these three years were as follows (dollars in millions):
| Year Ended December 31, 2009 |
As a % Net Revenue |
Year Ended December 31, 2008 |
As a % Net Revenue |
Year Ended December 31, 2007 |
As a % Net Revenue |
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| Automotive & Power Group |
$ | 128.8 | 7.3 | % | $ | 174.2 | 8.5 | % | $ | 158.8 | 10.1 | % | |||||||||
| Computing & Consumer Group |
141.9 | 8.0 | % | 220.3 | 10.7 | % | 185.6 | 11.9 | % | ||||||||||||
| Digital & Mixed- Signal Products |
211.5 | 12.0 | % | 180.9 | 8.8 | % | 53.0 | 3.4 | % | ||||||||||||
| Standard Products Group |
173.7 | 9.8 | % | 213.8 | 10.4 | % | 214.0 | 13.7 | % | ||||||||||||
| Gross profit by segment |
655.9 | 789.2 | 611.4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Unallocated Manufacturing |
(35.2 | ) | -2.0 | % | (43.7 | ) | -2.1 | % | (20.9 | ) | -1.3 | % | |||||||||
| Total gross profit |
$ | 620.7 | 35.1 | % | $ | 745.5 | 36.3 | % | $ | 590.5 | 37.7 | % | |||||||||
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Gross profit from automotive and power group decreased from 2008 to 2009 and increased from 2007 to 2008. The decrease from 2008 to 2009 can be attributed to decreased gross profit from mixed signal automotive products of the former AMIS of 64%, MOSFETs products of 39%, analog automotive products of 39%, LDO and voltage regulator products of 36% and auto power products of 27%. The increase from 2007 to 2008 can be attributed to increased gross profit from mixed signal automotive products of the former AMIS and auto power products of 40%, partially offset by decreases in gross profit from MOSFETs products of 17%, analog automotive products of 15% and LDO and voltage regulator products of 9%.
Gross profit from the computing and consumer group decreased from 2008 to 2009 and increased from 2007 to 2008. The decrease from 2008 to 2009 can be attributed to decreased gross profit from low voltage power products of 43%, power switch products of 42%, AC to DC conversion products of 30%, standard logic products of 48%, signal and interface products of 20%, analog switch products of 38% and DC to DC conversion products of 42%. The increase from 2007 to 2008 can be attributed to increased gross profit from power switch products of greater than 100%, signal and interface products of 10%, low voltage power products of 8%, AC to DC conversion products of 5% and standard logic products of 3%, partially offset by decreases in gross profit from analog switch products of 19% and DC to DC conversion products of 21%.
Gross profit from digital and mixed-signal products increased from 2008 to 2009 and increased from 2007 to 2008. The increase in gross profit from 2008 to 2009 can be attributed to increased gross profit from medical products of 81%, foundry products of 32%, manufacturing services products of 21% and military and aerospace products of 16%, partially offset by decreases in gross profit from high frequency products of 11%, industrial products of 7%, communications and high voltage products of 6% and integrated sensor products of 2%. The increase in gross profit from 2007 to 2008 can be attributed to increased gross profit from the acquisition of AMIS products including military and aerospace products, industrial products, foundry products, medical products, communication and high voltage products and integrated sensor products, partially offset by decreases in gross profit from manufacturing services products of greater than 100% and high frequency products of 24%.
Gross profit from standard products decreased from 2008 to 2009 and remained relatively flat from 2007 to 2008. The decrease in gross profit from 2008 to 2009 can be attributed to decreases in gross profit from rectifier products of 37%, small signal products of 25%, zener products of 30%, protection products of 12%, bipolar power products of 35% and thyristor products of 9%, partially offset by increases in gross profit from products associated with our Catalyst acquisition and filter products of 12%. Gross profit from standard products remained relatively flat from 2007 to 2008. Increases in protection products of 17%, rectifier products of 11%, products from the acquisition of Catalyst and bipolar power products of 6%, offset by decreases in gross profit from small signal products of 10%, filter products of 17%, zener products of 8% and thyristor products of 4%.
Certain costs incurred during the manufacturing process are not allocated to the reportable segments. The decrease in unallocated manufacturing costs from $43.7 million in 2008 to $35.2 million in 2009 was due primarily to underutilized factory costs. The increase in unallocated manufacturing costs from $20.9 million in 2007 to $43.7 million in 2008 was due primarily to the write off of in-process research and development associated with our acquisitions of AMIS and Catalyst of $27.1 million combined with lower underutilized factory costs.
Operating Expenses
Research and development expenses were $198.8 million, $233.9 million and $133.0 million, representing 11.2%, 11.4% and 8.5% of revenues in 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively. The decrease from 2009 to 2008 was primarily attributable to a decrease in costs related to employee wages and salaries as a result of mandatory time off and overall cost-savings plans, including headcount reductions in response to the economic decline, a portion of proceeds received from the settlement of two lawsuits in our favor for patent infringement, partially offset by increased stock compensation expense. The increase from 2007 to 2008 was primarily attributable to increased expense associated with on-going research and development activities as a result of the acquisitions of Catalyst,
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AMIS and the PTC Business from ADI, as well as the development of new process technologies in our Gresham fabrication facility and the effects of foreign currency on wages.
Selling and marketing expenses were $120.9 million, $134.4 million and $94.6 million, representing 6.8%, 6.5% and 6.0% of revenues in 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively. The decrease from 2008 to 2009 was primarily attributed to decreased selling and marketing activities associated with a reduction in sales commission expenses due to the decrease in revenues, combined with a decrease in employee wages and salaries as a result of mandatory time off and reductions in headcount, partially offset by increased stock compensation expense. The increase from 2007 to 2008 was primarily attributed to increased selling and marketing activities as a result of the acquisition of AMIS combined with increased activity at our solution engineering centers in North America and Asia combined with the expansion of our sales and marketing presence in China and the effects of foreign currency on wages.
General and administrative expenses were $104.5 million, $122.4 million and $82.7 million representing 5.9%, 6.0% and 5.3% of revenues in 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively. The decrease from 2008 to 2009 was attributable to decreases in employee wages and salaries as a result of mandatory time off and reductions in headcount, partially offset by increased stock compensation expense. The increase from 2007 to 2008 was attributable to increases in stock compensation expense, general and administrative expenses associated with the acquisition of AMIS and increased costs associated with AMIS integration activities, combined with the effects of foreign currency on wages, partially offset by decreased employee performance bonuses.
Other Operating Expenses — Restructuring, Asset Impairments and Other, Net
Restructuring, asset impairments and other charges were $24.9 million, $26.2 million and $3.0 million in 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively. Our individual quarterly restructuring charges are summarized below. For more information see Note 6: “Restructuring, Asset Impairments and Other, Net” of the notes to our audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this report.
| • | $(0.7) million gain recorded in the fourth quarter of 2009, consisting of: |
| • | $2.0 million gain on the sale of intellectual property; |
| • | $0.7 million of asset impairments resulting from the fact that we have changed our plans related to the use of certain software, and management considers the cease and use of these assets as other than temporarily impaired; |
| • | $0.4 million of exit costs associated with the May 2008 announced shutdown of the manufacturing facilities in Piestany, Slovakia; and |
| • | $0.2 million of employee separation charges associated with the January 2009 worldwide employee reduction program. |
| • | $7.9 million charge recorded in the third quarter of 2009, consisting of: |
| • | $5.4 million asset impairments on the Peistany, Slovakia manufacturing facility resulting from a subsequent decline in estimated fair value of the Piestany property; |
| • | $0.5 million of employee separation charges associated with the January 2009 worldwide employee reduction program: |
| • | $1.0 million of employee separation charges associated with the 2009 design center closures; |
| • | $(0.2) million adjustment to employee separation charges associated with the May 2008 announced shutdown of the manufacturing facilities in Piestany, Slovakia; |
| • | $0.7 million in exit costs associated with the May 2008 announced shutdown of the manufacturing facilities in Piestany, Slovakia; |
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| • | $0.2 million in exit costs associated with the 2009 design center closures; and |
| • | $0.3 million in exit costs associated with the 2008 acquisition of AMIS. |
| • | $8.1 million charge recorded in the second quarter of 2009, consisting of: |
| • | $1.3 million employee separation charges associated with the May 2008 announced shut down of the manufacturing facilities in Peistany, Slovakia; |
| • | $1.7 million of employee separation charges associated with the January 2009 worldwide employee reduction program: |
| • | $3.9 million of employee separation charges associated with the 2009 Belgium workforce reduction; |
| • | $0.4 million in exit costs associated with the January 2009 worldwide employee reduction program; |
| • | $0.2 million in exit costs associated with the May 2008 announced shut down of the manufacturing facilities in Piestany, Slovakia; |
| • | $0.4 million in exit costs associated with the 2008 acquisition of AMIS; and |
| • | $0.2 million of asset impairments resulting from the fact that we have no plans to use certain assets, and management considers the cease of use of these assets as other than temporarily idled. |
| • | $9.6 million charge recorded in the first quarter of 2009, consisting of: |
| • | $10.2 million employee separation charges associated with the January 2009 worldwide employee reduction program; |
| • | $0.6 million of employee separation charges associated with the May 2008 announced shutdown of the manufacturing facilities in Piestany, Slovakia: |
| • | $0.4 million in exit costs associated with the May 2008 announced shutdown of the manufacturing facilities in Piestany, Slovakia: |
| • | $0.9 million in exit costs associated with the 2008 acquisition of AMIS; and |
| • | $2.5 million net gain associated with the settlement of two legal disputes. |
| • | $3.7 million charge recorded in the fourth quarter of 2008, consisting of: |
| • | $2.3 million of asset impairments resulting from the fact that we have changed our plans related to the use of certain software, and management considers the cease of use of these assets as other than temporarily impaired; |
| • | $0.1 million charge relating to the cancellation of contract with supplier associated with the May 2008 announced shutdown of manufacturing facilities in Piestany, Slovakia; |
| • | $0.8 million of employee separation charges associated with the May 2008 announced shutdown of the manufacturing facility in Piestany, Slovakia; and |
| • | $0.5 million of exit costs associated with the exit and clean up of wafer fabrication facility. |
| • | $2.5 million charge recorded in the third quarter of 2008, consisting of: |
| • | $1.9 million of employee separation charges: including $1.1 million of termination benefits for 24 AMIS employees due to plans to eliminate certain duplicative positions and $0.8 million for termination benefits for approximately 430 employees due to the announced shutdown of the manufacturing facilities in Piestany, Slovakia; and |
| • | $0.6 million of exits costs related to the 2008 acquisition of AMIS for charges incurred to clean up and exit an AMIS fabrication facility. |
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| • | $14.2 million charge recorded in the second quarter of 2008, consisting of: |
| • | $4.1 million of employee separation charges: including $3.6 million of employee separation charges to eliminate certain duplicative positions for 77 individuals, 19 of who were employees of AMIS prior to the acquisition; $0.2 million of employee separation charges, when plans were announced to consolidate manufacturing efforts. Production activities from our wafer manufacturing facilities in Phoenix, Arizona will be transferred to our off-shore lower cost manufacturing facilities, and $0.3 million of employee separation charges, for 6 employees when plans were announced to consolidate a portion of the operations on our Hong Kong design center; |
| • | $0.3 million of exit costs related to the 2008 acquisition of AMIS for charges incurred to terminate software licenses under certain lease agreements with external customers found to be duplicative between historical ON Semiconductor licenses and historical AMIS licenses; and |
| • | $9.8 million of asset impairments included in restructuring: of which $7.9 million related to the planned shutdown of Piestany, Slovakia manufacturing facilities. |
| • | $5.8 million charge recorded in the first quarter of 2008, consisting of: |
| • | $2.5 million of employee separation charges: including $1.7 million of employee separation charges to eliminate certain duplicative positions for 36 individuals of which 20 were employees of AMIS prior to the acquisition, and $0.8 million employee separation charges, when plans were announced to consolidate manufacturing efforts. Production activities from our wafer manufacturing facilities in Phoenix, Arizona will be transferred to our off-shore lower cost manufacturing facilities; |
| • | $1.8 million of exit costs related to the 2008 acquisition of AMIS for charges incurred to terminate software licenses under certain lease agreements with external customers found to be duplicative; |
| • | $2.2 million of asset impairments which results from the impairment of internally developed software that management does not consider a temporary cessation of use; and |
| • | $0.7 million net gain for the settlement of the capital lease obligation, related to software licenses that were included in property, plant, and equipment. |
| • | $1.0 million charge recorded in the fourth quarter of 2007, consisting of: |
| • | $1.0 million of employee separation charges for changes in management structure at our Aizu, Japan manufacturing facility and for outsourcing health care professionals at our Seremban, Malaysia manufacturing facility. |
| • | $2.0 million charge recorded in the third quarter of 2007, consisting of: |
| • | $2.0 million of employee separation charges related to the announcement of reduction of factory support functions. |
Other Operating Expense — Amortization of Acquisition-Related Intangible Assets
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets were $29.0 million, $22.9 million and zero in 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively. The increase of $6.1 million from 2008 to 2009 was primarily attributable to a full year of amortization of intangible assets associated with our acquisitions of Catalyst and AMIS. The increase of $22.9 million from 2007 to 2008 was attributable to the amortization of intangibles from our October 10, 2008 acquisition of Catalyst and our March 17, 2008 acquisition of AMIS.
Other Operating Expense — Goodwill Impairment Charges
We monitor the recoverability of goodwill recorded in connection with acquisitions, by reporting unit, annually or sooner if events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. We performed the annual impairment analysis of goodwill at the reporting unit level as of the first
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day of the fourth quarter by comparing the fair value of a reporting unit with its carrying value, including goodwill. If the fair value is less than the carrying value, the impairment to be recognized is measured by the amount by which the carrying value of the goodwill exceeds the fair value of the reporting unit goodwill. During the fourth quarter of 2008, we determined that based on current market conditions and a decline in our business outlook, primarily due to the macroeconomic environment, $544.5 million of the carrying amount of our goodwill was impaired. The goodwill allocated to the impaired reporting units was primarily from our December 31, 2007 acquisition of the PTC Business and our March 17, 2008 acquisition of AMIS. The remaining reporting units whose goodwill was not impaired had declines in business outlook, although not significant enough to trigger impairment. We recognized goodwill impairment charges of $416.3 million in the digital and mixed-signal product group segment, and $128.2 million in the computing and consumer products segment for a total charge of $544.5 million. The fair value of each reporting unit to which goodwill was assigned was estimated using the present value of estimated future cash flows. There was no impairment of goodwill for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2007.
Operating Income
Information about operating income from our reportable segments for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007 are as follows, in millions:
| Automotive & Power Group |
Computing & Consumer Group |
Digital & Mixed- Signal Product Group |
Standard Products Group |
Total | |||||||||||
| For the year ended December 31, 2009: |
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| Segment operating income |
$ | 24.5 | $ | 37.4 | $ | 70.2 | $ | 94.7 | $ | 226.8 | |||||
| For the year ended December 31, 2008: |
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| Segment operating income |
$ | 51.1 | $ | 87.4 | $ | 48.9 | $ | 121.0 | $ | 308.4 | |||||
| For the year ended December 31, 2007: |
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| Segment operating income |
$ | 82.2 | $ | 77.9 | $ | 34.6 | $ | 131.7 | $ | 326.4 | |||||
Depreciation and amortization expense is included in segment operating income. Reconciliations of segment information to financial statements follows, in millions:
| Year Ended | ||||||||||||
| December 31, 2009 |
December 31, 2008 |
December 31, 2007 |
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| Operating income for reportable segments |
$ | 226.8 | $ | 308.4 | $ | 326.4 | ||||||
| Unallocated amounts: |
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| Restructuring asset impairments and other charges, net |
(24.9 | ) | (26.2 | ) | (3.0 | ) | ||||||
| Goodwill impairment |
— | (544.5 | ) | — | ||||||||
| Other unallocated manufacturing costs |
(35.2 | ) | (43.7 | ) | (20.9 | ) | ||||||
| Other unallocated operating expenses |
(24.1 | ) | (59.9 | ) | (25.3 | ) | ||||||
| Operating income (loss) |
$ | 142.6 | $ | (365.9 | ) | $ | 277.2 | |||||
Other unallocated operating expenses decreased from $59.9 million in 2008 to $24.1 million in 2009 primarily due to no write off of in-process research and development during 2009 as compared to 2008. Other unallocated operating expenses increased from $25.3 million in 2007 to $59.9 million in 2008 primarily due to increased costs associated with the write off of in-process research and development associated with our acquisitions of $27.1 million combined with increased costs to develop new products in our Gresham wafer fabrication facility that impact all reporting segments.
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Interest Expense
Interest expense was $64.6 million, $79.9 million and $77.4 million in 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively. We recorded amortization of debt discount to interest expense of $34.9 million, $41.6 million and $38.6 million in 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively. Our average long-term debt balance (including current maturities and net of debt discount) during 2009, 2008 and 2007 was $971.6 million, $980.4 million, and $940.1 million, respectively. Our weighted-average interest rate on long-term debt (including current maturities) was 6.6%, 8.1% and 8.2% per annum in 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively. See “Liquidity and Capital Resources — Key Financing Events” for a description of our recent refinancing activities.
Gain (Loss) on Debt Repurchases
Loss on debt repurchase totaled $3.1 million in 2009. During 2009, we repurchased approximately $99.7 million of our zero coupon senior subordinated notes due 2024 for $64.8 million in cash and the issuance of 7.4 million shares of common stock, which had a value of $28.5 million based on the closing price of our common stock at the time of repurchase. We reduced unamortized debt discount by $8.7 million and recognized a $3.1 million loss on the repurchases, which included the write-off of $0.7 million in unamortized debt issuance costs. Gain on debt repurchase totaled $3.8 million in 2008. During the fourth quarter of 2008, we repurchased $60.9 million of our zero coupon convertible senior subordinated notes due 2024, for approximately $49.4 million. The $3.8 million gain on the repurchase was offset by the write-off of $0.5 million of proportionate share of the debt issuance costs associated with the zero coupon convertible notes. Loss on debt repurchases totaled $0.1 million in 2007. During the first quarter of 2007, we incurred a loss on debt repurchase of $0.1 million resulting from the prepayment of $23.9 million of our senior bank facilities. See “Liquidity and Capital Resources — Key Financing Events” for a description of our refinancing activities.
Income Tax Benefit (Provision)
Income tax benefit (provision) was $(7.7) million, $9.4 million and ($7.7) million in 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively.
The 2009 provision included $13.0 million for income and withholding taxes of certain of our foreign and U.S. operations and $3.4 of new reserves and interest on existing reserves for potential liabilities in foreign taxing jurisdictions, partially offset by a tax benefit of $8.7 million for the reversal of previously accrued income taxes for uncertain tax positions that have been effectively settled through examination.
The 2008 benefit included $2.2 million for income and withholding taxes of certain of our foreign operations and $5.4 million of new reserves for potential liabilities in foreign taxing jurisdictions, offset by the reversal of $17.0 million of previously accrued income taxes for anticipated audit issues due to the expiration of the statutes of limitations.
The 2007 provision included $9.9 million for income and withholding taxes of certain of our foreign operations and $5.1 million of new reserves for potential liabilities in foreign taxing jurisdictions, partially offset by the reversal of $7.3 million of previously accrued income taxes for anticipated audit issues.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
This section includes a discussion and analysis of our cash requirements, our off-balance sheet arrangements, our contingencies, our sources and uses of cash, our debt and debt covenants, and our management of cash.
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Cash Requirements
Contractual Obligations
Our principal outstanding contractual obligations relate to our long-term debt, operating leases, pension obligations and purchase obligations. The following table summarizes our contractual obligations at December 31, 2009 and the effect such obligations are expected to have on our liquidity and cash flow in the future (in millions):
| Payments Due by Period | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Contractual obligations (3) |
Total | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | Thereafter | ||||||||||||||
| Long-term debt (2) |
$ | 1,133.0 | $ | 230.9 | $ | 60.3 | $ | 134.4 | $ | 602.2 | $ | 101.2 | $ | 4.0 | |||||||
| Operating leases (1) |
74.8 | 20.1 | 15.9 | 12.1 | 8.6 | 4.8 | 13.3 | ||||||||||||||
| Purchase obligations (1): |
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| Capital purchase obligations |
85.7 | 82.8 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.3 | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| Foundry and inventory purchase obligations |
75.0 | 61.9 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 0.2 | — | ||||||||||||||
| Mainframe support |
2.7 | 2.3 | 0.4 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| Information technology and communication services |
29.8 | 16.4 | 9.3 | 3.7 | 0.4 | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| Other |
47.3 | 19.9 | 6.3 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 11.5 | ||||||||||||||
| Total contractual obligations |
$ | 1,448.3 | $ | 434.3 | $ | 98.0 | $ | 159.7 | $ | 618.3 | $ | 109.2 | $ | 28.8 | |||||||
| (1) | These represent our off-balance sheet arrangements (See “Liquidity and Capital Resources — Off Balance Sheet Arrangements” for description of our off-balance sheet arrangements). |
| (2) | Includes the interest portion of payments for long-term debt. |
| (3) | The table above does not include approximately $17.0 million of liability related to unrecognized tax benefits under FASB Interpretation No. 48 “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes” (“FIN 48”) included in ASC 740 Income Taxes, because we are unable to reasonably estimate the timing of settlement of uncertain tax liabilities. |
Our long-term debt includes $170.2 million outstanding under senior bank facilities, $99.4 million of zero coupon convertible senior subordinated notes due 2024 at par, $95.0 million of 1.875% convertible senior subordinated notes due 2025 at par, $484.0 million of 2.625% convertible senior subordinated notes due 2026 at par, $7.8 million of loans with three Japanese banks, $46.0 million of loans with two Chinese banks, $45.4 million outstanding loans with four Philippine banks, $23.1 million of loans with a British finance company and $78.6 million of capital lease obligations. For purposes of the contractual obligations schedule, we have shown the convertible debt at par value maturing upon the first put date. See Note 8: “Long-Term Debt” of the notes to our audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this report.
Our other long-term contractual obligations consist of estimated payments to fund liabilities that have been accrued in our consolidated balance sheet for our foreign pension plans. (See Note 12: “Employee Benefit Plans” of the notes to our audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this report.)
Our balance of cash and cash equivalents was $525.7 million at December 31, 2009. Despite recent revenue reductions, we have taken actions to lower the amount of revenues required each quarter to break even on a cash basis, as such we believe that our cash flow from operations, coupled with existing cash and cash equivalents will be adequate to fund our operating and capital needs for at least the next 12 months.
Off Balance Sheet Arrangements
In the normal course of business, we enter into various operating leases for buildings and equipment including our mainframe computer system, desk top computers, communications, foundry equipment and service agreements relating to this equipment.
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In the normal course of business, we provide standby letters of credit or other guarantee instruments to certain parties initiated by either our subsidiaries or us, as required for transactions such as material purchase commitments, agreements to mitigate collection risk, leases or customs guarantees. Our senior bank facilities include a $25.0 million revolving facility. Letters of credit totaling $1.2 million were outstanding under the revolving facility at December 31, 2009. One of our foreign exchange hedging agreements has a provision for termination if at any time the amount available under our revolving facility is less than $2.5 million. A bank guarantee issued on our behalf under a non-reusable commitment credit with the bank has an outstanding amount of $4.4 million as of December 31, 2009. The Belgian bank that issued the guarantee has the right to create a mortgage on the real property of one of our European subsidiaries in the amount of $3.0 million but had not done so as of December 31, 2009. We also have outstanding guarantees and letters of credit outside of our revolving facility and the non-reusable commitment credit totaling $13.0 million at December 31, 2009.
As part of securing financing in the normal course of business, we issued guarantees related to two of our capital lease obligations which totaled approximately $26.1 million as of December 31, 2009. In addition, SCI LLC, our primary domestic operating subsidiary, guarantees on an unsecured basis approximately $3.6 million of a loan by one of our Japanese subsidiaries. For our operating leases, we expect to make cash payments and similarly incur expenses totaling $74.8 million as payments come due. We have not recorded any liability in connection with these operating leases, letters of credit and guarantee arrangements.
Based on historical experience and information currently available, we believe that in the foreseeable future we will not be required to make payments under the standby letters of credit or guarantee arrangements.
Contingencies
We are a party to a variety of agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business pursuant to which we may be obligated to indemnify the other parties for certain liabilities that arise out of or relate to the subject matter of the agreements. Some of the agreements entered into by us require us to indemnify the other party against losses due to intellectual property infringement, property damage including environmental contamination, personal injury, failure to comply with applicable laws, our negligence or willful misconduct, or breach of representations and warranties and covenants related to such matters as title to sold assets.
We are a party to various agreements with Motorola, a former affiliate, which were entered into in connection with our separation from Motorola. Pursuant to these agreements, we have agreed to indemnify Motorola for losses due to, for example, breach of representations and warranties and covenants, damages arising from assumed liabilities or relating to allocated assets, and for specified environmental matters. Our obligations under these agreements may be limited in terms of time and/or amount and payment by us is conditioned on Motorola making a claim pursuant to the procedures specified in the particular contract, which procedures typically allow us to challenge Motorola’s claims.
We face risk of exposure to warranty and product liability claims in the event that our products fail to perform as expected or such failure of our products results, or is alleged to result, in bodily injury or property damage (or both). In addition, if any of our designed products are alleged to be defective, we may be required to participate in their recall. Depending on the significance of any particular customer and other relevant factors, we may agree to provide more favorable indemnity rights to such customers for valid warranty claims.
In connection with the acquisitions of LSI’s Gresham, Oregon wafer fabrication facility and ADI’s PTC Business, we entered into various agreements with LSI and ADI, respectively. Pursuant to certain of these agreements, we agreed to indemnify LSI and ADI, respectively for certain things limited in the most instances by time and/or monetary amounts.
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We and our subsidiaries provide for indemnification of directors, officers and other persons in accordance with limited liability agreements, certificates of incorporation, by-laws, articles of association or similar organizational documents, as the case may be. We maintain directors’ and officers’ insurance, which should enable us to recover a portion of any future amounts paid.
In addition to the above, from time to time we provide standard representations and warranties to counterparties in contracts in connection with sales of our securities and the engagement of financial advisors and also provide indemnities that protect the counterparties to these contracts in the event they suffer damages as a result of a breach of such representations and warranties or in certain other circumstances relating to the sale of securities or their engagement by us.
While our future obligations under certain agreements may contain limitations on liability for indemnification, other agreements do not contain such limitations and under such agreements it is not possible to predict the maximum potential amount of future payments due to the conditional nature of our obligations and the unique facts and circumstances involved in each particular agreement. Historically, payments made by us under any of these indemnities have not had a material effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows and we do not believe that any amounts that we may be required to pay under these indemnities in the future will be material to our business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.
See Part I, Item 3 “Legal Proceedings” of this report and Note 15: “Commitments and Contingencies” to our audited consolidated financial statements contained elsewhere in this report for possible contingencies related to legal matters and see Part I, Item 1 “Business — Government Regulation” of this report for information on certain environmental matters.
Sources and Uses of Cash
We require cash to fund our operating expenses and working capital requirements, including outlays for research and development, to make capital expenditures, strategic acquisitions and investments, to repurchase our stock and other Company securities, and to pay debt service, including principal and interest and capital lease payments. Our principal sources of liquidity are cash on hand, cash generated from operations and funds from external borrowings and equity issuances. In the near term, we expect to fund our primary cash requirements through cash generated from operations, cash and cash equivalents on hand and targeted asset sales. Additionally, as part of our business strategy, we review acquisition and divestiture opportunities and proposals on a regular basis.
We believe that the key factors that could affect our internal and external sources of cash include:
| • | factors that affect our results of operations and cash flows, including changes in demand for our products, competitive pricing pressures, effective management of our manufacturing capacity, our ability to achieve further reductions in operating expenses, the impact of our restructuring programs on our productivity and our ability to make the research and development expenditures required to remain competitive in our business; and |
| • | factors that affect our access to bank financing and the debt and equity capital markets that could impair our ability to obtain needed financing on acceptable terms or to respond to business opportunities and developments as they arise, including interest rate fluctuations, macroeconomic conditions, our ability to maintain compliance with financial covenants under our existing credit facilities and other limitations imposed by our credit facilities or arising from our substantial leverage or arising out of the sudden reduction in the general availability of lending from banks or the related increase in cost to obtain bank financing. |
Our ability to service our long-term debt including our senior subordinated notes, to remain in compliance with the various covenants and restrictions contained in our credit agreements and to fund working capital, capital expenditures and business development efforts will depend on our ability to generate cash from operating
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activities which is subject to, among other things, our future operating performance as well as to general economic, financial, competitive, legislative, regulatory and other conditions, some of which may be beyond our control.
If we fail to generate sufficient cash from operations, we may need to raise additional equity or borrow additional funds to achieve our longer term objectives. There can be no assurance that such equity or borrowings will be available or, if available, will be at rates or prices acceptable to us. The United States and global credit markets are currently experiencing an unprecedented contraction. As a result of the tightening credit markets, we may not be able to obtain additional financing on favorable terms, or at all. We believe that cash flow from operating activities coupled with existing cash and cash equivalents will be adequate to fund our operating and capital needs as well as enable us to maintain compliance with our various debt agreements through at least the next twelve months. To the extent that results or events differ from our financial projections or business plans, our liquidity may be adversely impacted.
Operations
Our operational cash flows are affected by the ability of our operations to generate cash, and our management of our assets and liabilities, including both working capital and long-term assets and liabilities. Each of these components is discussed herein:
EBITDA
As discussed in Note 8: “Long-Term Debt” to our audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this report, our debt covenants require us to stay within certain leverage ratios based on the consolidated earnings (net income) before interest expense, provisions for income taxes, depreciation and amortization expense for the last four quarters. “Consolidated EBITDA,” as defined under the documents for our senior bank facilities totaled approximately $383.7 million for the four consecutive fiscal quarters ended December 31, 2009.
If we were not in compliance with the covenants contained in our senior bank facilities, the holders of our senior bank facilities could cause all outstanding amounts as of December 31, 2009, which were comprised of $170.2 million of our term loan, to be due and payable immediately and the $1.2 million of letters of credit to be fully cash collateralized. If we were unable to repay, refinance or restructure that indebtedness, the holders could proceed against the collateral securing that indebtedness. In addition, any such event of default or declaration of acceleration could also result in an event of default under one or more of our other debt instruments and have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations and liquidity. As of December 31, 2009 approximately $727.6 million remained outstanding under other debt that may be accelerated based on this covenant.
Working Capital
Working capital fluctuates depending on end-market demand and our effective management of certain items such as receivables, inventory and payables. In times of escalating demand, our working capital requirements may increase as we purchase additional manufacturing inputs and increase production. Our working capital may also be affected by restructuring programs, which may require us to use cash for severance payments, asset transfers and contract termination costs. Our working capital, including cash, was $549.6 million at December 31, 2009. Our working capital, excluding cash and cash equivalents, was $23.9 million at December 31, 2009, and has fluctuated between $101.3 million and $13.1 million over the last eight quarter-ends.
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The components of our working capital at December 31, 2009 and 2008 are set forth below (in millions), followed by explanations for changes between 2008 and 2009 for cash, and cash equivalents and any other changes greater than $5 million:
| December 31, | Change | |||||||||
| 2009 | 2008 | |||||||||
| Current Assets |
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| Cash and cash equivalents |
$ | 525.7 | $ | 458.7 | $ | 67.0 | ||||
| Short-term investments |
45.5 | — | 45.5 | |||||||
| Receivables, net |
260.9 | 188.8 | 72.1 | |||||||
| Inventories, net |
269.9 | 335.5 | (65.6 | ) | ||||||
| Other current assets |
51.5 | 55.5 | (4.0 | ) | ||||||
| Deferred income taxes |
15.1 | 12.0 | 3.1 | |||||||
| Total current assets |
1,168.6 | 1,050.5 | 118.1 | |||||||
| Current Liabilities |
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| Accounts payable |
172.9 | 178.2 | (5.3 | ) | ||||||
| Accrued expenses |
135.5 | 138.4 | (2.9 | ) | ||||||
| Income taxes payable |
5.0 | 4.1 | 0.9 | |||||||
| Accrued interest |
0.9 | 1.3 | (0.4 | ) | ||||||
| Deferred income on sales to distributors |
98.8 | 114.1 | (15.3 | ) | ||||||
| Current portion of long-term debt |
205.9 | 107.9 | 98.0 | |||||||
| Total current liabilities |
619.0 | 544.0 | 75.0 | |||||||
| Net working capital |
$ | 549.6 | $ | 506.5 | $ | 43.1 | ||||
The increase of $67.0 million of cash and cash equivalents is primarily due to $276.9 million of cash provided by operating activities, partially offset by $126.3 million of cash used in investing activities and $83.8 million of cash used in financing activities.
The increase of $45.5 million in short-term investments is the result of investing excess cash in investments with maturities between 3 months and one year, to earn higher rates of return.
The increase of $72.1 million in receivables, net is the result of increased shipments at the end of the fourth quarter of 2009 compared to the fourth quarter of 2008.
The decrease of $65.6 million in inventories, net is the result of higher sales volume during the year ended December 31, 2009 compared to the year ended December 31, 2008.
The decrease of $5.3 million in accounts payable is the result of the effects of timing of payments during the year ended December 31, 2009 compared to the year ended December 31, 2008.
The decrease of $15.3 million in deferred income on sales to distributors is the result of a reduction in inventories at our distributors.
The increase of $98.0 million in the current portion of long-term debt was primarily due to the reclassification of the principal balance of our zero coupon convertible notes due April 2010, partially offset by the repayment of the Belgian loan and the maturity of two of our foreign loans.
Long-Term Assets and Liabilities
Our long-term assets consist primarily of property, plant and equipment, intangible assets, foreign tax receivables, pension assets and capitalized debt issuance costs.
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Our manufacturing rationalization plans have included efforts to utilize our existing manufacturing assets and supply arrangements more efficiently. We believe that near-term access to additional manufacturing capacity, during the first half of 2010 might not be readily obtained on reasonable terms due to supply constraints. Capital expenditures were $55.3 million, $95.0 million and $140.7 million in 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively. We will continue to look for opportunities to make strategic purchases in the future for additional capacity.
Our long-term liabilities, excluding long-term debt, consist of liabilities under our foreign defined benefit pension plans and tax reserves. In regard to our foreign defined benefit pension plans, generally, our annual funding of these obligations is equal to the minimum amount legally required in each jurisdiction in which the plans operate. This annual amount is dependent upon numerous actuarial assumptions. See Note 12: “Employee Benefit Plans” to our audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this report. For further discussion of our tax reserves, see Note 9: “Income Taxes” to our audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this report.
Key Financing Events
Overview
Our long-term debt includes amounts outstanding under our senior bank facilities, which contain covenants with which we were in compliance as of December 31, 2009.
During the second half of 2003, we began undertaking measures to reduce our long-term debt, reduce related interest costs and, in some cases, extend a portion of our debt maturities to continue to provide us additional operating flexibility. These measures continued in 2009. Set forth below is a summary of the key financing events affecting our capital structure during the last three years.
March 2007 Amendment to Senior Bank Facilities
In March 2007, we refinanced $175.0 million of term loan under our senior bank facilities to, among other things, reduce the interest rate from LIBOR plus 2.25% to LIBOR plus 1.75%. We also refinanced $25.0 million of revolving facility to reduce the commitment and participation fees from 0.50% to 0.375% and from 2.75% to 1.75%, respectively. The amended and restated credit agreement also extended the maturity date of the facilities by approximately four years to 2013. Additionally, we repaid in the first quarter of 2007 approximately $23.9 million of the term loan under the senior bank facilities. Also see Part IV, Item 15 “Exhibit and Financial Statement Schedules” and Note 8: “Long-Term Debt” of the notes to the consolidated audited financial statements of this Form 10-K.
October 2007 Philippine Loan
In October 2007, we entered into a five-year syndicated loan agreement with three Philippine banks to finance capital expenditures and other general corporate purposes. The loan amount of $25.0 million, which had a remaining balance of $18.7 million at December 31, 2009, bears interest payable quarterly based on 3-month LIBOR plus 1% per annum. Sixty percent of the total loan amount will be repaid in nineteen equal quarterly installments with the balance due in October 2012.
March 2008 Fixed Asset Sale Lease Back
In March 2008, the Company sold assets with a net book value of $26.2 million for $33.7 million to a leasing agency under a sale-leaseback arrangement. We deferred a gain on the transaction in the amount of $7.5 million. Concurrently, the Company acquired the assets under a capital lease agreement with a net present value of minimum lease payments of $29.3 million, which will be depreciated over the lease term of four to five years.
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March 2008 Short-Term Bridge Loan
As part of the AMIS acquisition in March 2008, we assumed the obligations under a short-term bridge loan entered into by one of our European subsidiaries. The bridge loan was with a Belgian bank for $39.3 million (based on the euro-to-dollar exchange rate in effect at that date) originally due May 31, 2008 and extended until July 31, 2008 with the proceeds to be used to finance capital expenditures and other general corporate purposes. The loan interest was paid weekly based on the one week EURO Interbank Offered Rate (“Euribor”) plus 0.5%. In June 2008, the Short-Term Bridge Loan was repaid with the proceeds from the June 2008 Belgian loan.
April 2008 Japanese Loan
In April 2008, one of our Japanese subsidiaries entered into a one-year loan agreement with a Japanese bank to finance capital expenditures and other general corporate purposes. The loan, which bore interest payable quarterly at an annual rate of 1.875% was repaid during the first quarter of 2009.
June 2008 Belgian Loan
In June 2008, one of our European subsidiaries, entered into a loan with a Belgian Bank, secured by certain assets, to pay off the March 2008 Short-Term Bridge Loan. The loan, which bore interest payable daily at the European Overnight Index Average (“EONIA”) plus 0.4% was repaid during the second quarter of 2009.
August 2008 Philippine Loan
In August 2008, one of our Philippine subsidiaries entered into a five-year loan agreement with a Philippine bank to finance capital expenditures and other general corporate purposes. The loan, which had a balance of $10.5 million as of December 31, 2009, bears interest payable quarterly based on 3-month LIBOR plus 0.75% per annum. Sixty percent of the total loan amount will be repaid in nineteen equal quarterly installments with the balance due in August 2013.
September 2008 Philippine Loan
In September 2008, one of our Philippine subsidiaries entered into a five-year loan agreement with a Philippine bank to finance capital expenditures and other general corporate purposes. The loan, which had a balance of $5.9 million as of December 31, 2009, bears interest payable quarterly based on 3-month LIBOR plus 1.25% per annum. Sixty percent of the total loan amount will be repaid in nineteen equal quarterly installments with the balance due in September 2013.
November 2008 Japanese Loan
In November 2008, one of our Japanese subsidiaries entered into a five-year loan agreement with a Japanese bank to finance general corporate purposes. The loan, which had a balance of $2.6 million as of December 31, 2009 (based on the yen-to-dollar exchange rate in effect at that date), bears interest at an annual rate of 1.875% and requires semi-annual principal payments through November 2013 of approximately $0.3 million (based on the yen-to-dollar exchange rate at December 31, 2009) along with accrued interest.
December 2008 Japanese Loan
In December 2008, one of our Japanese subsidiaries entered into a one-year loan agreement with a Japanese bank to finance general corporate purposes. The loan, which had a balance of $1.6 million as of December 31, 2009 (based on the yen-to-dollar exchange rate in effect at that date), bears interest payable monthly at an annual rate of 1-month Tokyo Interbank Offered Rate (“TIBOR”) plus 0.75%.
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June 2009 Chinese Loan
In June 2009, one of our Chinese subsidiaries entered into a short-term loan agreement with a Chinese bank to finance the purchase of raw materials. The loan, which had a balance of $7.0 million as of December 31, 2009, bears interest payable quarterly based on 3-month LIBOR plus 5.0% per annum. The full amount of the loan is due in June 2010.
July 2009 Chinese Loan
In July 2009, one of our Chinese subsidiaries entered into a short-term loan agreement with a Chinese bank to finance the purchase of raw materials. The loan, which had a balance of $7.0 million as of December 31, 2009, bears interest payable quarterly based on 3-month LIBOR plus 4.0% per annum. The full amount of the loan is due in July 2010.
July 2009 Philippine Loan
In July 2009, our Philippine subsidiary entered into a loan agreement with two Philippine banks to finance up to $14.0 million of the expansion of the Philippine manufacturing facility. The loan, which has scheduled draw downs in the next twelve months, bears interest payable quarterly based on 3-month LIBOR plus 5.75% per annum. As of December 31, 2009, $10.3 million had been drawn down and was outstanding. Sixty percent of the loan will be repaid over nineteen equal quarterly principal installments, with the balance due in July 2014.
October 2009 Chinese Loans
In October of 2009, one of our Chinese subsidiaries entered into two short-term loan agreements for a total amount of $13.0 million with a Chinese bank to finance the purchase of raw materials. The loans refinanced two loans with the same bank that matured in 2009. The loans, which had a balance of $13.0 million as of December 31, 2009, bears interest payable quarterly based on 3-month LIBOR plus 2.5% per annum. The full amount of the loans is due in October 2010.
November 2009 Chinese Loan
In November 2009, one of the Company’s Chinese subsidiaries entered into a short-term loan agreement with a Chinese bank to finance the purchase of raw materials. The loan refinanced a loan with the same bank that matured in 2009. The loan, which had a balance of $7.0 million as of December 31, 2009, bears interest payable quarterly based on 3-month LIBOR plus 3.0% per annum. The full amount of the loan is due in November 2010.
November 2009 British Loan
In November 2009, one of the Company’s European subsidiaries entered into a loan with a United Kingdom based finance company, secured by certain assets, to finance general corporate purposes. The loan, which had a balance of $23.1 million as of December 31, 2009 (based on euro-to-dollar exchange rate in effect at that date), bears interest payable monthly at 1-month LIBOR plus 1.4%. The loan amount is subject to an eligible borrowing calculation as defined in the loan agreement. The loan agreement can be cancelled by a 90-day written notification.
December 2009 Chinese Loan
In December 2009, one of the Company’s Chinese subsidiaries entered into a short-term loan agreement with a Chinese bank for working capital purposes. The loan, which had a balance of $12.0 million as of December 31, 2009, bears interest payable quarterly based on 6-month LIBOR plus 1.8% per annum. The full amount of the loan is due in December 2010.
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Debt Instruments, Guarantees and Related Covenants
The following table presents the components of long-term debt as of December 31, 2009 and 2008 (dollars in millions):
| December 31, 2009 |
December 31, 2008 |
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| Senior Bank Facilities: |
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| Term Loan, interest payable quarterly at 2.00063% and 2.2113%, respectively |
$ | 170.2 | $ | 171.9 | ||||
| Revolver |
— | |||||||
| 170.2 | 171.9 | |||||||
| Zero Coupon Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes due 2024 (1) |
96.9 | 177.7 | ||||||
| 1.875% Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes due 2025 (2) |
76.5 | 71.3 | ||||||
| 2.625% Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes due 2026 (3) |
389.0 | 369.6 | ||||||
| 2.25% Loan with Japanese bank due 2010, interest payable semi-annually |
3.6 | 7.9 | ||||||
| Loan with Philippine banks due 2010 through 2012, interest payable quarterly at 1.28438% and 5.81875%, respectively |
18.7 | 21.8 | ||||||
| Loan with Philippine bank due 2010 through 2013, interest payable quarterly at 1.00563% and 2.94625%, respectively |
10.5 | 12.1 | ||||||
| Loan with Philippine bank due 2010 through 2013, interest payable quarterly at 1.50375% and 3.17125%, respectively |
5.9 | 6.8 | ||||||
| Loan with Philippine banks due 2010 through 2014, interest payable quarterly at 6.03063% |
10.3 | — | ||||||
| Loan with Chinese bank due 2010, interest payable quarterly at 2.7825% and 2.6975%, respectively |
7.0 | 7.0 | ||||||
| Loan with Chinese bank due 2010, interest payable quarterly at 3.2725% and 2.6975%, respectively |
7.0 | 7.0 | ||||||
| Loan with Chinese bank due 2010, interest payable quarterly at 2.7825% and 2.6975%, respectively |
6.0 | 6.0 | ||||||
| Short-term loan with Chinese bank due 2010, interest payable quarterly at 5.25063% |
7.0 | — | ||||||
| Short-term loan with Chinese bank due 2010, interest payable quarterly at 4.28063% |
7.0 | — | ||||||
| Short-term loan with Chinese bank due 2010, interest payable quarterly at 2.2525% |
12.0 | — | ||||||
| Loan with Chinese bank due 2009, interest payable semi-annually at 5.455% |
— | 11.3 | ||||||
| Loan with Chinese bank due 2009, interest payable semi-annually at 5.175% |
— | 5.0 | ||||||
| Loan with Chinese bank due 2009 through 2013, interest payable semi-annually at 3.0913% |
— | 6.9 | ||||||
| Loan with Belgian bank, interest payable daily at 2.7520% |
— | 25.0 | ||||||
| Loan with British finance company, interest payable monthly at 1.75% |
23.1 | — | ||||||
| Short-term loan with Japanese bank due 2009, interest payable quarterly at 1.875% |
— | 5.5 | ||||||
| 1.875% Loan with Japanese bank due 2010 through 2013, interest payable semi-annually |
2.6 | 3.3 | ||||||
| Short-term loan with Japanese bank due 2010, interest payable monthly at 1.06% and 1.42%, respectively |
1.6 | 1.7 | ||||||
| Capital lease obligations |
78.6 | 92.0 | ||||||
| 933.5 | 1009.8 | |||||||
| Less: Current maturities |
(205.9 | ) | (107.9 | ) | ||||
| 727.6 | 901.9 | |||||||
| (1) | The Zero Coupon Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes due 2024 shall be purchased by the Company at the option of the holders of the notes on April 15, 2010, or thereafter. |
| (2) | The 1.875% Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes due 2025 shall be purchased by the Company at the option of the holders of the notes on December 15, 2012, or thereafter. |
| (3) | The 2.625% Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes due 2026 shall be purchased by the Company at the option of the holders of the notes on December 15, 2013, or thereafter. |
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We have pledged substantially all of our tangible and intangible assets and similar assets of each of our existing and subsequently acquired or organized domestic subsidiaries (but no more than 65% of the capital stock of foreign subsidiaries held by them) to secure our senior bank facilities.
SCI LLC, our primary domestic operating subsidiary, is the borrower under our senior bank facilities. ON Semiconductor and our other domestic subsidiaries fully and unconditionally guarantee on a joint and several basis the obligations of the borrower under such facilities. ON Semiconductor is the issuer, and SCI LLC is a guarantor, of our zero coupon convertible senior subordinated notes due 2024, our 1.875% convertible senior subordinated notes due 2025 and our 2.625% convertible senior subordinated notes due 2026. Our other domestic subsidiaries, with the exception of our domestic subsidiaries acquired from AMIS, Catalyst and PulseCore fully and unconditionally guarantee on a joint and several basis the obligations of the issuers of such notes. None of our non-U.S. subsidiaries guarantee the senior bank facilities or the notes.
As of December 31, 2009, we were in compliance with the various covenants and other requirements contained in the credit agreement relating to our senior bank facilities and the indentures relating to our zero coupon convertible senior subordinated notes due 2024, our 1.875% convertible senior subordinated notes due 2025 and our 2.625% convertible senior subordinated notes due 2026. We believe that we will be able to comply with the various covenants and other requirements contained in such credit agreement and the indentures through December 31, 2010.
Our debt agreements contain, and any future debt agreements may include, a number of restrictive covenants that impose significant operating and financial restrictions on among other things, our ability to:
| • | incur additional debt, including guarantees; |
| • | incur liens; |
| • | sell or otherwise dispose of assets; |
| • | make investments, loans or advances; |
| • | make some acquisitions; |
| • | engage in mergers or consolidations; |
| • | pay dividends, redeem capital stock or make certain other restricted payments or investments; |
| • | pay dividends from SCI LLC to ON Semiconductor Corporation; |
| • | engage in certain sale and leaseback transactions; |
| • | enter into new lines of business; |
| • | issue some types of preferred stock; and |
| • | enter into transactions with our affiliates. |
The maximum secured leverage ratio financial maintenance covenant in the credit agreement relating to our senior bank facilities (comprised of our term loan and our revolving facility) requires that, at the end of each fiscal quarter during which any revolving loans, swingline loans or letters of credit are outstanding under our $25 million revolving facility (other than letters of credit fully secured by cash collateral on terms to be agreed), the Secured Leverage Ratio (as defined in such credit agreement) not exceed 2.5 to 1.0, provided that if, at the end of any such fiscal quarter, the Secured Leverage Ratio exceeds 2.5 to 1.0, SCI LLC may, within 45 days after the end of such fiscal quarter, repay all loans outstanding under our revolving facility and fully cash collateralize all letters of credit thereunder, and if SCI LLC does so then no default shall be deemed to have occurred and be continuing. As long as we are not in default or provided we cure the default as outlined above, the $170.2 million outstanding as of December 31, 2009 under our term loan remains due in 2013 subject to the scheduled principal amortization. We currently have $1.2 million in outstanding letters of credit under our $25.0 million revolving facility and a Secured Leverage Ratio of approximately 0.7 to 1.0 for the four consecutive fiscal quarters ended December 31, 2009.
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Any future debt could contain financial and other covenants more restrictive than those that are currently applicable.
Cash Management
Our ability to manage cash is limited, as our primary cash inflows and outflows are dictated by the terms of
our sales and supply agreements, contractual obligations, debt instruments and legal and regulatory requirements. While we have some flexibility with respect to the timing of capital equipment purchases, we must invest in capital on a timely basis to allow us to maintain our manufacturing efficiency and support our platforms of new products.
New Accounting Pronouncements Adopted
Adoption of SFAS No. 141 (Revised 2007), “Business Combinations”
In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141 (Revised 2007), “Business Combinations” (“SFAS 141(R)”). SFAS 141 (R) is included in ASC 805 Business Combinations and establishes principles and requirements for how an acquirer in a business combination recognizes and measures in its financial statements the identifiable assets acquired, liabilities assumed, and any noncontrolling interests in the acquiree, as well as the goodwill acquired. Significant changes from previous practice resulting form SFAS 141(R) include the expansion of the definitions of a “business” and a “business combination.” For all business combinations (whether partial, full or step acquisitions), the acquirer will record 100% of all assets and liabilities of the acquired business, including goodwill, generally at their fair values; contingent consideration will be recognized at its fair value on the acquisition date and , for certain arrangements, changes in fair value will be recognized in earnings until settlement; and acquisition-related transactions and restructuring costs will be expensed rather than treated as part of the cost of the acquisition. SFAS 141(R) also establishes disclosure requirements to enable users to evaluate the nature and financial effects of the business combination. SFAS 141(R) applies prospectively to business combinations for which the acquisition date is on or after the beginning of the first annual reporting period beginning on or after December 15, 2008. We accounted for our November 4, 2009 acquisition of PulseCore in accordance with SFAS 141(R). See Note 5: “Acquisitions” of the notes to our audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Form 10-K for further discussion.
Adoption of SFAS No. 160, “Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements—an amendment of ARB No. 51”
In December 2007, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued SFAS No. 160, “Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements — an amendment of ARB No. 51” (“SFAS No. 160”). SFAS No. 160 is included in Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 810 Consolidation (“ASC 810”) and establishes new accounting and reporting standards for the noncontrolling interest in a subsidiary and for the deconsolidation of a subsidiary. Specifically, this statement requires the recognition of a noncontrolling interest (minority interest) as equity in the consolidated financial statements and separate from the parent’s equity. The amount of net income attributable to the noncontrolling interest is included in consolidated net income on the face of the income statement. This statement clarifies that changes in a parent’s ownership interest in a subsidiary that does not result in deconsolidation are equity transactions if the parent retains its controlling financial interest. In addition, this statement requires that a parent recognize a gain or loss in net income when a subsidiary is deconsolidated. Such gain or loss will be measured using the fair value of the noncontrolling equity investment on the deconsolidation date. This statement also includes expanded disclosure requirements regarding the interests of the parent and its noncontrolling interest. We adopted SFAS No. 160, now included in ASC 810, on January 1, 2009, and as a result the prior period consolidated balance sheets and statements of operations were retroactively modified to comply with its requirements (See also Note 10: “Equity” of the notes to our audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Form 10-K for further discussion).
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Adoption of FSP APB 14-1, “Accounting for Convertible Debt Instruments That May Be Settled in Cash upon Conversion (Including Partial Cash Settlement)”
As of January 1, 2009, we adopted FASB Staff Position (“FSP”) No. APB 14-1, “Accounting for Convertible Debt Instruments That May Be Settled in Cash upon Conversion (Including Partial Cash Settlement)” (“FSP APB 14-1”). FSP APB 14-1 is included in the ASC 470 Debt and is effective for our $99.4 million aggregate principal amount of Zero Coupon Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes due 2024, our $95.0 million aggregate principal amount of 1.875% Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes due 2025 and our $484.0 million aggregate principal amount of 2.625% Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes due 2026 (collectively, “Convertible Notes”). It requires retrospective application for all periods presented and requires the issuer of convertible debt instruments with cash settlement features to separately account for the liability and equity components of the instrument. The liability component was recognized at the present value of its cash flows discounted using a discount rate equivalent to our borrowing rate at the date of the issuance of the Convertible Notes for similar debt instruments without the conversion feature. The equity component, recorded as additional paid-in capital, represents the difference between the proceeds from the issuance of the Convertible Notes and the fair value of the liability as of the date of the issuance of the Convertible Notes. It also requires an accretion of the debt discount resulting from the allocation of a portion of the proceeds to equity over the expected life of the Convertible Notes, which is the first put date. The equity component, liability component and net carrying value for each of the convertible notes as of the date of issuance, as of December 31, 2008 and as of December 31, 2009 are set forth in the table below. Also included in the table for each of the Convertible Notes are the effective interest rates on the liability component, interest expense resulting from contractual interest coupons and interest expense resulting from non-cash amortization of the debt discount for the year ended December 31, 2009, as well as the first put date for each of the Convertible Notes.
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| Zero Coupon Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes Due 2024 |
1.875% Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes Due 2025 |
2.625% Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes Due 2026 |
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| (in millions, except per share data) | |||||||||
| As of the date of issuance: |
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| Equity component |
$107.3 | $36.7 | $149.3 | ||||||
| Principal amount of liability component |
260.0 | 95.0 | 484.0 | ||||||
| Unamortized discount |
(107.3 | ) | (36.7 | ) | (149.3 | ) | |||
| Net carrying amount |
$152.7 | $58.3 | $334.7 | ||||||
| As of December 31, 2008: |
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| Equity component |
$107.3 | $36.7 | $149.3 | ||||||
| Principal amount of liability component |
199.1 | 95.0 | 484.0 | ||||||
| Unamortized discount |
(21.4 | ) | (23.7 | ) | (114.4 | ) | |||
| Net carrying amount |
$177.7 | $71.3 | $369.6 | ||||||
| As of December 31, 2009: |
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| Equity component |
$107.3 | $36.7 | $149.3 | ||||||
| Principal amount of liability component |
99.4 | 95.0 | 484.0 | ||||||
| Unamortized discount |
(2.5 | ) | (18.5 | ) | (95.0 | ) | |||
| Net carrying amount |
$96.9 | $76.5 | $389.0 | ||||||
| Conversion price per share |
$9.82 | $7.00 | $10.50 | ||||||
| Common shares on which the aggregate consideration to be delivered is determined |
10.1 | 13.6 | 46.1 | ||||||
| For the year ended December 31, 2007: |
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| Effective interest rate |
8.9 | % | 9.5 | % | 8.5 | % | |||
| Interest expense resulting from: |
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| Contractual interest coupon |
$— | $1.8 | $12.7 | ||||||
| Non-cash amortization of discount |
17.9 | 4.3 | 16.4 | ||||||
| Total interest expense |
$17.9 | $6.1 | $29.1 | ||||||
| For the year ended December 31, 2008: |
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| Effective interest rate |
8.9 | % | 9.5 | % | 8.5 | % | |||
| Interest expense resulting from: |
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| Contractual interest coupon |
$— | $1.8 | $12.7 | ||||||
| Non-cash amortization of discount |
19.0 | 4.7 | 17.9 | ||||||
| Total interest expense |
$19.0 | $6.5 | $30.6 | ||||||
| For the year ended December 31, 2009: |
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| Effective interest rate |
8.9 | % | 9.5 | % | 8.5 | % | |||
| Interest expense resulting from: |
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| Contractual interest coupon |
$— | $1.8 | $12.7 | ||||||
| Non-cash amortization of discount |
10.2 | 5.2 | 19.5 | ||||||
| Total interest expense |
$10.2 | $7.0 | $32.2 | ||||||
| First put date |
April 15, 2010 | December 15, 2012 | December 15, 2013 | ||||||
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The consolidated statements of operations were retroactively modified compared to previously reported amounts as follows (in millions, except per share amounts):
| Year Ended December 31, |
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| 2008 | 2007 | |||||||
| Additional pre-tax non-cash interest expense |
$ | (41.6 | ) | $ | (38.6 | ) | ||
| Gain (loss) on debt prepayment |
$ | 3.8 | $ | (0.1 | ) | |||
| Retroactive decrease in net income and increase in accumulated deficit |
$ | (37.8 | ) | $ | (38.7 | ) | ||
| Decrease to basic net income per share |
$ | (0.10 | ) | $ | (0.13 | ) | ||
| Decrease to diluted net income per share |
$ | (0.10 | ) | $ | (0.13 | ) | ||
Although our adoption of the standard had a material effect on our consolidated statement of operations it did not have a material impact on the Company’s liquidity due to the non-cash nature of these adjustments.
Adoption SFAS No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities—an amendment of FASB Statement No. 133
Effective January 1, 2009, the Company adopted SFAS No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities — an amendment of FASB Statement No. 133” (“SFAS No. 161”), which is included in ASC 815 Derivatives and Hedging (“ASC 815”). It amends SFAS No. 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities” (“SFAS No. 133”) to require enhanced disclosures of derivative instruments and hedging activities such as the fair value of derivative instruments and presentation of their gains or losses in tabular format, as well as disclosures regarding credit risks and strategies and objectives for using derivative instruments. The adoption of this pronouncement did not have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements.
Adoption of FASB issued FSP FAS 157-4 , “Determining Fair Value When the Volume and Level of Activity for the Asset or Liability Have Significantly Decreased and Identifying Transactions That Are Not Orderly”
In April 2009, the FASB issued FSP FAS 157-4, “Determining Fair Value When the Volume and Level of Activity for the Asset or Liability Have Significantly Decreased and Identifying Transactions That Are Not Orderly” (“FSP FAS 157-4”), to address challenges in estimating fair value when the volume and level of activity for an asset or liability have significantly decreased. It is included in ASC 820 Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (“ASC 820”) and emphasizes that even if there has been a significant decrease in the volume and level of activity for the asset or liability and regardless of the valuation technique(s) used, the objective of a fair value measurement remains the same. Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction (that is, not a forced liquidation or distressed sale) between market participants at the measurement date under current market conditions. It is effective for interim and annual reporting periods ending after June 15, 2009. Our adoption of this pronouncement during the second quarter of 2009 did not have an impact on our consolidated financial statements.
Adoption of SFAS No. 157-2, “Effective Date of FASB Statement No. 157”
In February 2008, the FASB issued Staff Position FAS 157-2, Effective Date of FASB Statement No. 157, which delayed the effective date of SFAS No. 157 for all non-financial assets and non-financial liabilities, except those that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis (SFAS No. 157 is included in ASC 820 Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure). Effective January 1, 2009, we adopted the standard with respect to non-financial assets and liabilities measured on a non-recurring basis. The application of the fair value framework established by the standard to these fair value measurements did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
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Adoption of FSP FAS No. 107-1 and APB 28-1, “Interim Disclosure about Fair Value of Financial Instruments”
In April of 2009, the FASB issued FSP FAS No. 107-1 and APB 28-1, “Interim Disclosure about Fair Value of Financial Instruments” (“FSP FAS No. 107-1 and APB 28-1”), included in ASC 825 Financial Instruments and ASC 270 Interim Reporting. Effective July 3, 2009, we adopted the standard with respect to required disclosures about fair value of financial instruments for interim reporting periods of publicly traded companies as well as in annual financial statements. The application of the disclosure requirements established by the standard did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
Adoption of SFAS No. 165, “Subsequent Events”
In May 2009, the FASB issued SFAS No. 165, “Subsequent Events” (“SFAS No. 165”), included in ASC 855 Subsequent Events, which requires an entity to recognize in the financial statements the effects of all subsequent events that provide additional evidence about conditions that existed at the date of the balance sheet. For nonrecognized subsequent events that must be disclosed to keep the financial statements from being misleading, an entity will be required to disclose the nature of the event as well as an estimate of its financial effect, or a statement that such an estimate cannot be made. In addition, the standard requires an entity to disclose the date through which subsequent events have been evaluated. The standard is effective for interim or annual financial periods ending after June 15, 2009, and shall be applied prospectively. Our adoption of the standard during the quarter ended July 3, 2009 was not material to our consolidated financial statements.
Adoption of SFAS No. 168, “ The FASB Accounting Standards Codification and the Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles — A Replacement of FASB Statement No. 162”
In June 2009, the FASB issued SFAS No. 168 “The FASB Accounting Standards Codification and the Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles — A Replacement of FASB Statement No. 162” (“SFAS No. 168”). It is included in ASC 105 Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“ASC 105”) and establishes the FASB Accounting Standards Codification TM (“Codification”) as the single source of authoritative U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) recognized by the FASB to be applied by nongovernmental entities. Rules and interpretive releases of the SEC under authority of federal securities laws are also sources of authoritative U.S. GAAP for SEC registrants. The pronouncement is effective for financial statements issued for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. The Codification superseded all existing non-SEC accounting and reporting standards. All other nongrandfathered non-SEC accounting literature not included in the Codification became nonauthoritative. It will not issue new standards in the form of Statements, FASB Staff Positions, or Emerging Issues Task Force Abstracts. Instead, the FASB will issue Accounting Standards Updates, which will serve only to: (a) update the Codification; (b) provide background information about the guidance; and (c) provide the bases for conclusions on the change(s) in the Codification. Our adoption of this pronouncement during the quarter ended October 2, 2009 did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
Adoption of FSB FAS 132 (R)-1, “Employers’ Disclosures about Post-retirement Benefit Plan Assets”
In December 2008, the FASB issued FSP FAS 132 (R)-1, “Employers’ Disclosures about Post-retirement Benefit Plan Assets,” which amends SFAS No. 132, “Employers’ Disclosures about Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits” and is included in ASC 715 — Compensation — Retirement Benefits (“ASC 715”). It provides guidance on an employer’s disclosures about plan assets of a defined benefit pension or other postretirement plans. The objectives of these disclosures are to provide users of financial statements with an understanding of:
| • | how investment allocation decisions are made, including the factors that are pertinent to an understanding of investment policies and strategies; |
| • | the major categories of plan assets; |
| • | the inputs and valuation techniques used to measure the fair value of plan assets; |
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| • | the effects of fair value measurements using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) on changes in plan assets for the period; and |
| • | significant concentrations of risk with in plan assets. |
The disclosures about plan assets required by this pronouncement have been included in Note 12: “Employee Benefit Plans” of the notes to our audited Consolidated Financial Statements included elsewhere in this report.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
The accompanying discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations is based upon our audited consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Note 3: “Significant Accounting Policies” of the notes to our audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this report contains a detailed summary of our significant accounting policies. We believe certain of our accounting policies are critical to understanding our financial position and results of operations. We utilize the following critical accounting policies in the preparation of our financial statements.
Revenue. We generate revenue from sales of our semiconductor products to original equipment manufacturers, electronic manufacturing service providers and distributors. We also generate revenue, although to a much lesser extent, from manufacturing services provided to customers. Distributor revenue is recognized in various ways within the industry, some recognize revenue upon sale to the distributor, while others, like us, recognize the revenue when the sale is made to the end customer. Additionally, there can often be a lag in the data collection from distributors, which makes the calculation of revenue recognition challenging. Due to our high distributor sales, revenue recognition is a critical accounting policy. We recognize revenue on sales to original equipment manufacturers and electronic manufacturing service providers and sales of manufacturing services net of provisions for related sales returns and allowances when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, title and risk of loss pass to the customer (which is generally upon shipment), the price is fixed or determinable and collectability is reasonably assured. Title to products sold to distributors typically passes at the time of shipment by us so we record accounts receivable for the amount of the transaction, reduce our inventory for the products shipped and defer the related margin in our consolidated balance sheet. We recognize the related revenue and cost of revenues when the distributor informs us that they have resold the products to the end user. Inaccuracies in the sales or inventory data provided to us by our distributors can therefore result in inaccuracy in our reporting revenues. As a result of our inability to reliably estimate up front the effect of the returns and allowances with these distributors, we defer the related revenue and margin on sales to distributors. Although payment terms vary, most distributor agreements require payment within 30 days.
Taxes assessed by government authorities on revenue-producing transactions, including value added and excise taxes, are presented on a net basis (excluded from revenues) in the statement of operations.
Sales returns and allowances are estimated based on historical experience. Our original equipment manufacturer customers do not have the right to return our products other than pursuant to the provisions of our standard warranty. Sales to distributors, however, are typically made pursuant to agreements that provide return rights with respect to discontinued or slow-moving products. Under our general agreements, distributors are allowed to return any product that we have removed from our price book. In addition, agreements with our distributors typically contain standard stock rotation provisions permitting limited levels of product returns. However, since we defer recognition of revenue and gross profit on sales to distributors until the distributor resells the product, due to our inability to reliably estimate up front the effect of the returns and allowances with these distributors, sales returns and allowances have minimal impact on our results of operations. Provisions for discounts and rebates to customers, estimated returns and allowances, and other adjustments are provided for in the same period the related revenues are recognized, and are netted against revenues. Given that our revenues consist of a high volume of relatively similar products, our actual returns and allowances and warranty claims have not traditionally fluctuated significantly from period to period, and our returns and allowances and warranty provisions have historically been reasonably accurate.
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We generally warrant that products sold to our customers will, at the time of shipment, be free from defects in workmanship and materials and conform to our approved specifications. Our standard warranty extends for a period that is the greater of (i) three years from the date of shipment or (ii) the period of time specified in the customer’s standard warranty (provided that the customer’s standard warranty is stated in writing and extended to purchasers at no additional charge). At the time revenue is recognized, we establish an accrual for estimated warranty expenses associated with our sales, recorded as a component of cost of revenues. In addition, we also offer cash discounts to customers for payments received by us within an agreed upon time, generally 10 days after shipment. We accrue reserves for cash discounts as a reduction to accounts receivable and a reduction to revenues, based on experience with each customer.
Freight and handling costs are included in cost of revenues and are recognized as period expense during the period in which they are incurred.
Inventories. We carry our inventories not related to an acquisition at the lower of standard cost (which approximates actual cost on a first-in, first-out basis) or market and record provisions for slow moving inventories based upon a regular analysis of inventory on hand compared to historical and projected end user demand. These provisions can influence our results from operations. For example, when demand falls for a given part, all or a portion of the related inventory is reserved, impacting our cost of revenues and gross profit. If demand recovers and the parts previously reserved are sold, we will generally recognize a higher than normal margin. However, the majority of product inventory that has been previously reserved is ultimately discarded. Although we do sell some products that have previously been written down, such sales have historically been relatively consistent on a quarterly basis and the related impact on our margins has not been material.
Inventory obtained in the purchase of a business is stated at the lower of cost or market. Upon the acquisition of a company such as PulseCore, Catalyst and AMIS, we used management estimates to determine the fair value of the inventory as of the acquisition date. The methodology involves stepping up the value of acquired finished goods and work-in-process to expected sales value less variable costs to dispose. Approximately $82.2 million of the initial $86.2 million in the inventory step up for the PulseCore, Catalyst and AMIS acquisitions has been expensed to the statement of operations when the inventory was shipped to the customer, leaving $4.0 million in inventory and inventories at distributors at December 31, 2009. As this inventory is shipped to customers, it will significantly decrease the gross margin reported on those future sales until the inventory is completely sold.
Deferred Tax Valuation Allowance. We record a valuation allowance to reduce our deferred tax assets to the amount that is more likely than not to be realized. In determining the amount of the valuation allowance, we consider estimated future taxable income as well as feasible tax planning strategies in each taxing jurisdiction in which we operate. If we determine that we will not realize all or a portion of our remaining deferred tax assets, we will increase our valuation allowance with a charge to income tax expense. Conversely, if we determine that we will ultimately be able to utilize all or a portion of the deferred tax assets for which a valuation allowance has been provided, the related portion of the valuation allowance will be released to income as a credit to income tax expense. In the fourth quarter of 2001, a valuation allowance was established for our domestic deferred tax assets and a portion of our foreign deferred tax assets. Additionally, throughout 2007, 2008 and 2009, no incremental domestic deferred tax benefits were recognized. As of December 31, 2009 and 2008, gross deferred tax assets were $551.7 million and $608.8 million, respectively, and the deferred tax asset valuation allowance was $550.4 million and $606.8 million, respectively. Our ability to utilize our deferred tax assets and the continuing need for a related valuation allowance are monitored on an ongoing basis.
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets. We evaluate the recoverability of the carrying amount of our property, plant and equipment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be fully recoverable. Impairment is assessed when the undiscounted expected cash flows derived for an asset are less than its carrying amount. Impairment losses are measured as the amount by which the carrying value of an asset exceeds its fair value and are recognized in operating results. We continually apply our best judgment when applying these impairment rules to determine the timing of the impairment test, the undiscounted
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cash flows used to assess impairments and the fair value of an impaired asset. The dynamic economic environment in which we operate and the resulting assumptions used to estimate future cash flows impact the outcome of our impairment tests. In recent years, most of our assets that have been impaired consist of assets that were ultimately abandoned, sold or otherwise disposed of due to cost reduction activities and the consolidation of our manufacturing facilities. In some instances, these assets have subsequently been sold for amounts higher than their impaired value. When material, these gains are recorded in the restructuring, asset impairment and other, net line item in our consolidated statement of operations and disclosed in the footnotes to the financial statements.
Goodwill. We evaluate our goodwill for potential impairment on an annual basis or whenever events or circumstances indicate that an impairment may exist using a two-step process. The first step of the goodwill impairment test, used to identify potential impairment, compares the estimated fair value of the reporting unit containing our goodwill with the related carrying amount. If the estimated fair value of the reporting unit exceeds its carrying amount, the reporting unit’s goodwill is not considered to be impaired and the second step is unnecessary. Our methodologies used for valuing goodwill have not changed.
We have determined that our product families, which are components of our operating segments, constitute reporting units for purposes of allocating and testing goodwill, because they are one level below the operating segment, they constitute individual businesses, and our segment management regularly reviews the operating results of each product family. As of each acquisition date, all goodwill acquired was assigned to the product families that were expected to benefit from the synergies of the respective acquisition. The amount of goodwill assigned to each reporting unit was the difference between the fair value of the reporting unit and the fair value of identifiable assets and liabilities allocated to the reporting unit as of the acquisition date. We determined the fair value of each reporting unit using the income approach, which is based on the present value of estimated future cash flows using management’s assumptions and forecasts as of the acquisition date.
We perform our annual impairment analysis as of the first day of the fourth quarter of each year. During the first step of our annual impairment analysis in the fourth quarter of 2009 and 2007, we determined that the carrying amount of our goodwill for all reporting units was recoverable; however during the first step of our annual impairment analysis in the fourth quarter of 2008, we determined that the carrying value of our goodwill for eight of our product families may not be recoverable. After completing the second step of our annual impairment analysis for those eight product families, we recognized a total charge of $544.5 million, of which $128.2 million was from our computing and consumer product group and $416.3 million from our digital and mixed signal product group.
We use the income approach, based on estimated future cash flows, to perform the goodwill impairment test. These estimates include assumptions about future conditions such as future revenues, gross profits, operating expenses, and industry trends. We consider other valuation methods such as the cost approach or market approach less desirable than the income approach to perform the goodwill impairment test because there are no stand-alone companies that exclusively sell the products that are similar to those sold by our reporting units. The material assumptions used for the income approach for 2009, 2008 and 2007 were five years of projected net cash flows, a discount rate of 11.2%, 14.5% and 14.0% and a long-term growth rate of 3.5%, 3.0% and 4.6%. We considered historical rates and current market conditions when determining the discount and growth rates to use in our analyses.
The total fair value of the impaired reporting units in 2008 was $581.0 million. A one percentage point change in the discount rate would have impacted the fair value of the eight impaired reporting units tested by approximately $47.7 million. A one percentage point change in the long-term growth rate would have impacted the fair value by approximately $31.9 million. A one percent increase in the discount rate or a one percent decrease in the long-term growth rate would have required us to perform further analysis that may have resulted in an impairment charge for one or both of the reporting units with material goodwill balances that were at risk, as described below.
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Of our nine reporting units with goodwill as of the first day of the fourth quarter of 2009, there were two with material goodwill balances that were at risk of failing step one of the goodwill impairment test because the fair value of these reporting units as of the date of the last impairment test, which was the first day of the fourth quarter of 2009, was not substantially in excess of the carrying value. Information from our last impairment test for these two reporting units is as follows:
| Acquisition |
Operating Segment |
Reporting Unit |
Percentage by Which the Fair Value Exceeded the Carrying Value |
Carrying Value of Goodwill As of December 31, 2009 | ||||||
| Cherry acquisition: |
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| Automotive & Power Group |
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| Analog Automotive |
1.4 | % | $ | 17.6 | ||||||
| AMIS acquisition: |
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| Digital & Mixed-Signal Product Group |
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| Industrial |
2.2 | % | 24.0 | |||||||
| $ | 41.6 | |||||||||
Factors we consider important that could trigger a subsequent impairment review and possible impairment loss for these two reporting units include significant underperformance relative to historical or projected future operating results, significant changes in the manner of the use of our assets or the strategy for our overall business and significant negative industry or economic trends. If current economic conditions worsen causing decreased revenues and/or increased costs, we may have further material goodwill impairments.
The fair value of the remaining seven reporting units were substantially in excess of their respective carrying values as of the date of the last impairment test.
Our next annual test for impairment is expected to be performed in our fourth quarter of 2010; however, further declines in operating results and in our business outlook, primarily due to the current macroeconomic environment, may result in the need for earlier reassessments of the recoverability of our goodwill and may result in material impairment charges in future periods.
Defined Benefit Plans. We maintain pension plans covering certain of our foreign employees. For financial reporting purposes, net periodic pension costs are calculated based upon a number of actuarial assumptions, including a discount rate for plan obligations, assumed rate of return on pension plan assets and assumed rate of compensation increase for plan employees. All of these assumptions are based upon management’s judgment, considering all known trends and uncertainties. Actual results that differ from these assumptions impact the expense recognition and cash funding requirements of our pension plans. For example, as of December 31, 2009, a one percentage point change in the discount rate utilized to determine our continuing foreign pension liabilities and expense for our continuing foreign defined benefit plans would have impacted our results by approximately $8.5 million.
Valuation of Stock Compensation. The fair value of each option grant is estimated on the date of grant using a lattice-based option valuation model. The lattice model uses: 1) a constant volatility; 2) an employee exercise behavior model (based on an analysis of historical exercise behavior); and 3) the treasury yield curve to calculate the fair value of shares issued for each option grant. We continue to use the Black-Scholes option-pricing model to calculate the fair value of shares issued under the 2000 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
Contingencies. We are involved in a variety of legal matters that arise in the normal course of business. Based on the available information, we evaluate the relevant range and likelihood of potential outcomes. In accordance with SFAS No. 5, “Accounting for Contingencies,” we record the appropriate liability when the amount is deemed probable and reasonably estimable.
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Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In June 2009, the FASB issued SFAS No. 166, “Accounting for Transfers of Financial Assets—An Amendment of FASB Statement No. 140” (“SFAS No. 166”), which is included in ASC 860 Transfers and Servicing (“ASC 860”). It eliminates the concept of a qualifying special-purpose entity, creates more stringent conditions for reporting transfer of a portion of a financial asset as a sale, clarifies other sale-accounting criteria, and changes the initial measurement of a transferor’s interest in transferred financial assets. This pronouncement is effective for the first annual reporting period that begins after November 15, 2009. We are currently assessing the potential impacts, if any, on our consolidated financial statements.
In June 2009, the FASB issued SFAS No. 167, “Amendments to FASB Interpretation No. 46(R)” (“SFAS No. 167”), which is included in ASC 810. It eliminates Interpretation 46(R)’s exceptions to consolidating qualifying special-purpose entities, contains new criteria for determining the primary beneficiary, and increases the frequency of required reassessments to determine whether a company is the primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity. The pronouncement also contains a new requirement that any term, transaction, or arrangement that does not have a substantive effect on an entity’s status as a variable interest entity, a company’s power over a variable interest entity, or a company’s obligation to absorb losses or its right to receive benefits of an entity must be disregarded in applying Interpretation 46(R)’s provisions. The elimination of the qualifying special-purpose entity concept and its consolidation exceptions means more entities will be subject to consolidation assessments and reassessments. The pronouncement is effective for the first annual reporting period that begins after November 15, 2009. We are currently assessing the potential impacts, if any, on our consolidated financial statements.
In January 2010, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2010-06, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (Topic 820): Improving Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements” (“ASU 2010-06”), which amends the disclosure guidance with respect to fair value measurements. Specifically, the new guidance requires disclosure of amounts transferred in and out of Levels 1 and 2 fair value measurements, a reconciliation presented on a gross basis rather than a net basis of activity in Level 3 fair value measurements, greater disaggregation of the assets and liabilities for which fair value measurements are presented and more robust disclosure of the valuation techniques and inputs used to measure Level 2 and 3 fair value measurements. ASU 2010-06 is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2009, with the exception of the new guidance around the Level 3 activity reconciliations, which is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2010. We are currently evaluating the impacts, if any, on our consolidated financial statements.
Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
We are exposed to financial market risks, including changes in interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates. To mitigate these risks, we utilize derivative financial instruments. We do not use derivative financial instruments for speculative or trading purposes.
At December 31, 2009, our long-term debt (including current maturities) totaled $933.5 million. We have no interest rate exposure to rate changes on our fixed rate debt, which totaled $647.2 million. We do have interest rate exposure with respect to the $286.3 million outstanding balance on our variable interest rate debt. A 50 basis point increase in interest rates would impact our expected annual interest expense for the next twelve months by approximately $1.4 million. However, some of this impact would be offset by additional interest earned on our cash and cash equivalents should rates on deposits and investments also increase.
One of our foreign exchange hedging agreement has a provision for termination if at any time the amount available under our revolving facility is less than $2.5 million.
A majority of our revenue, expense and capital purchasing activities are transacted in U.S. dollars. However, as a multinational business, we also conduct certain of these activities through transactions denominated in a variety of other currencies. We use forward foreign currency contracts to hedge firm commitments and reduce
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our overall exposure to the effects of currency fluctuations on our results of operations and cash flows. Gains and losses on these foreign currency exposures would generally be offset by corresponding losses and gains on the related hedging instruments. This strategy reduces, but does not eliminate, the short-term impact of foreign currency exchange rate movements. For example, changes in exchange rates may affect the foreign currency sales price of our products and can lead to increases or decreases in sales volume to the extent that the sales price of comparable products of our competitors are less or more than the sales price of our products. Our policy prohibits speculation on financial instruments, trading in currencies for which there are no underlying exposures, or entering into trades for any currency to intentionally increase the underlying exposure.
Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
Our consolidated Financial Statements of the Company listed in the index appearing under Part IV, Item 15(a)(1) of this report and the Financial Statement Schedule listed in the index appearing under Part IV, Item 15(a)(2) of this report are filed as part of this report and are incorporated herein by reference in this Item 8.
Item 9. Changes in a Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
None.
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures. We carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)). Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of the end of the period covered in this report, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed in reports filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the required time periods and is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. There have been no other changes to our internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) that occurred during the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2009 which have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)). Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
Our management assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2009. In making this assessment, we used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”) in Internal Control — Integrated Framework. We have concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 31, 2009.
The effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2009 has been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report which appears in Part IV, Item 15 “Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules” of this report.
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Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance.
The information under the heading “Executive Officers of the Registrant” in Part 1, Item 1 of this Form 10-K is incorporated by reference into this section. Information concerning directors and persons nominated to become directors, and executive officers is incorporated by reference from the text under the captions “Management Proposals — Proposal 1 — Election of Directors,” “The Board of Directors and Corporate Governance,” and “Section 16(a) Reporting Compliance” in our Proxy Statement to be filed pursuant to Regulation 14A within 120 days after our year ended December 31, 2009 in connection with our 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (“Proxy Statement”).
Code of Business Conduct
Information concerning our Code of Business Conduct is incorporated by reference from the text under the caption “The Board of Directors and Corporate Governance — Code of Business Conduct” in our Proxy Statement.
Item 11. Executive Compensation
Information concerning executive compensation is incorporated by reference from the text under the captions “The Board of Directors and Corporate Governance — Compensation of Directors,” “Compensation of Executive Officers,” “Compensation Committee Report,” “Compensation Discussion and Analysis,” and “Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation” in our Proxy Statement.
The information incorporated by reference under the caption “Compensation Committee Report” in our Proxy Statement shall be deemed furnished, and not filed, in this Form 10-K and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, or the Exchange Act, as a result of this furnishing, except to the extent that we specifically incorporate it by reference.
| Item 12. Security | Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters |
Information concerning security ownership of certain beneficial owners and management is incorporated by reference from the text under the captions “Principal Stockholders” and “Share Ownership of Directors and Officers” in our Proxy Statement.
The following table sets forth equity compensation plan information as of December 31, 2009:
| 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 (5) |
Number of Securities Remaining Available for Future Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans (Excluding Securities Reflected in Column (a)) |
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| (a) | (b) | (c) | |||||||
| Equity Compensation Plans Approved By Stockholders (1) |
34,065,278 | (3) | $ | 7.18 | 25,667,920 | (6) | |||
| Equity Compensation Plans Not Approved By Stockholders (2) |
10,452,237 | (4) | $ | 8.29 | 1,353,474 | (7) | |||
| Total |
44,517,515 | 27,021,394 | |||||||
| (1) | Consists of ON Semiconductor Corporation 1999 Founders Plan, the ON Semiconductor Corporation 2000 Stock Incentive Plan (“SIP) and the ON Semiconductor Corporation 2000 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“ESPP”). |
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| (2) | ON Semiconductor has assumed awards in accordance with NASDAQ listing standards under the AMIS Holdings, Inc. Amended and Restated 2000 Equity Incentive Plan, which has not been approved by ON Semiconductor stock holders but which was approved by AMIS stock holders. ON Semiconductor has also assumed awards in accordance with applicable NASDAQ listing standards under the following plans, which have not been approved by ON Semiconductor stock holders but which were approved by Catalyst stockholders: the Catalyst Options Amended and Restated 2003 Stock Incentive Plan, the Catalyst 2003 Director Stock Option Plan, and the Catalyst 1998 Special Equity Incentive Plan. Also included are shares that were added to the SIP as a result of the assumption of the numbers of shares remaining available for grant under the AMIS Holdings, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan. |
| (3) | Includes 12,598,098 shares of common stock subject to RSU’s that will entitle each holder to one share of common stock for each unit that vests over the holder’s period of continued service or based on achievement of certain performance criteria. This column excludes purchase rights accruing under the ESPP that have a shareholder approved reserve of 15,000,000 shares. Under the ESPP, each eligible employee may purchase up to the lesser of (a) 500 shares of common stock or (b) the number derived by dividing $6,250 by 100% of the fair market value of one share of common stock on the first day of the offering period, as defined in the ESPP, during each three-month period at a purchase price equal to 85% fo the lesser of the fair market value of a share of stock on the first day of the period or the fair market value of a share of stock on the last day of the period. |
| (4) | Includes 2,494,461 shares of common stock subject to RSU’s assumed in connection with acquisitions that will entitle each holder to one share of common stock for each unit that vests over the holder’s period of continued service. |
| (5) | Calculated without taking into account shares of common stock subject to outstanding RSUs that will become issuable as those units vest, without any cash consideration or other payment required for such shares. |
| (6) | Includes 6,396,868 shares of common stock reserved for future issuance under the ESPP and 19,271,052 shares of common stock available for issuance under the SIP. The 1999 Founders Plan terminated on September 9, 2009. The number of securities remaining available for future issuance under the SIP increased by 12,817,623 effective January 1, 2010. This increase is not included in this table. The increase in securities remaining available for future issuance was calculated based on 3.0% of our total number of outstanding shares of common stock as of January 1, 2010. |
| (7) | Represents shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance under the SIP as a result of the assumption of the shares remaining available for grant under the AMIS Holdings, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan and the AMIS Holdings, Inc. Amended and Restated 2000 Equity Incentive Plan at the effective time of the merger. ON Semiconductor Corporation elected to assume the available shares reserved for use under the AMIS Holdings, Inc. Amended and Restated 2000 Equity Incentive Plan to grant awards following the merger to former AMIS employees and others who were not ON Semiconductor Corporation employees prior to the merger. |
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence
Information concerning certain relationships and related transactions involving us and certain others is incorporated by reference from the text under the captions “Management Proposals — Proposal 1 — Election of Directors,” “The Board of Directors and Corporate Governance,” “Compensation of Executive Officers” and “Relationships and Related Transactions” in our Proxy Statement.
Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services
Information concerning principal accounting fees and services is incorporated by reference from the text under the caption “Management Proposals — Proposal 3 — Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm — Audit and Related Fees” in our Proxy Statement.
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| Item 15. | Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules |
| (a) | The following documents are filed as part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K: |
| (1) | Consolidated Financial Statements: |
| Page | ||
| ON Semiconductor Corporation and Subsidiaries Consolidated Financial Statements: |
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| 91 | ||
| Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008 |
93 | |
| Consolidated Statement of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007 |
94 | |
| Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ Equity for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007 |
95 | |
| Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007 |
96 | |
| 97 |
| (2) | Consolidated Financial Statement Schedule: |
| Page | ||
| Schedule II — Valuation and Qualifying Accounts and Reserves |
167 |
All other schedules are omitted because they are not applicable or the required information is shown in the financial statements or related notes.
| (3) | Exhibit: |
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Exhibit Description | ||
| 2.1 | Reorganization Agreement, dated as of May 11, 1999, among Motorola, Inc., SCG Holding Corporation and Semiconductor Components Industries LLC (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 2.1 to Registration Statement No. 333-90359 filed with the Commission on November 5, 1999)† | ||
| 2.2 | (a) | Agreement and Plan of Recapitalization and Merger, as amended, dated as of May 11, 1999, among SCG Holding Corporation, Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC, Motorola, Inc., TPG Semiconductor Holdings LLC, and TPG Semiconductor Acquisition Corp. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 2.2 to Registration Statement No. 333-90359 filed with the Commission on November 5, 1999)† | |
| 2.2 | (b) | Amendment No. 1 to Agreement and Plan of Recapitalization and Merger, dated as of July 28, 1999, among SCG Holding Corporation, Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC, Motorola, Inc., TPG Semiconductor Holdings LLC, and TPG Semiconductor Acquisition Corp. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 2.3 to Registration Statement No. 333-90359 filed with the Commission on November 5, 1999)† | |
| 2.3 | Asset Purchase Agreement between LSI Logic Corporation and Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC, dated as of April 5, 2006 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s First Quarter 2006 Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on April 27, 2006)†† | ||
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| 2.4 | Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization, dated as of December 13, 2007, between ON Semiconductor Corporation (“Company” for purposes of this Exhibit Index), Orange Acquisition Corporation, Inc., and AMIS Holdings, Inc. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on December 13, 2007)† | ||
| 2.5 | (a) | Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated as of November 8, 2007, among Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC, ON Semiconductor Trading, Ltd., Analog Devices, Inc. and Analog Devices B.V. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 2.6 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Commission on February 12, 2008)† | |
| 2.5 | (b) | First Amendment to Purchase and Sale Agreement among Analog Devices, Inc. and Analog Devices B.V. and Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC, ON Semiconductor Trading, Ltd. and ON Semiconductor Ireland Research and Design Limited dated May 21, 2008 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Second Quarter 2008 Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on August 6, 2008) | |
| 2.6 | Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization, dated July 16, 2008, among ON Semiconductor Corporation, Centaur Acquisition Corporation and Catalyst Semiconductor, Inc. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on July 17, 2008)† | ||
| 2.7 | Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization, dated December 14, 2009, among ON Semiconductor Corporation, Pac-10 Acquisition Corporation, and California Micro Devices Corporation (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on December 14, 2009)† | ||
| 2.8 | Form of Tender and Voting Agreement, dated December 14, 2009, among ON Semiconductor Corporation, Pac-10 Acquisition Corporation, California Micro Devices Corporation and each of the following executive officers, directors and stockholders of California Micro Devices Corporation: Robert V. Dickinson, Kevin Berry, Kyle Baker, Daniel Hauck, Jurgen Lutz, Manuel Mere, Dr. Ed Ross, Jon S. Castor, John Fichthorn, J. Michael Gullard, Kenneth Potashner and David Wittrock (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 2.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on December 14, 2009) | ||
| 2.9 | Form of Tender and Voting Agreement, dated December 14, 2009, by and among ON Semiconductor Corporation, Pac-10 Acquisition Corporation, California Micro Devices Corporation and Dialectic Capital Management, LLC (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 2.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on December 14, 2009) | ||
| 3.1 | Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of ON Semiconductor Corporation, as further amended through March 26, 2008 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s First Quarter 2008 Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on May 7, 2008) | ||
| 3.2 | Amended and Restated Bylaws of ON Semiconductor Corporation (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on November 19, 2007) | ||
| 4.1 | Specimen of share certificate of Common Stock, par value $.01, ON Semiconductor Corporation (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Commission on March 10, 2004) | ||
| 4.2 | Investment Agreement, dated as of September 7, 2001, between TPG ON Holdings LLC and ON Semiconductor Corporation (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on September 7, 2001) | ||
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| 4.3(a) | Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of September 7, 2001, between TPG ON Holdings LLC and ON Semiconductor Corporation (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on September 7, 2001) | |
| 4.3(b) | Amendment No. 1 to Registration Rights Agreement between TPG ON Holdings LLC and ON Semiconductor Corporation, dated December 27, 2005 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.3(b) to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Commission on February 22, 2006) | |
| 4.4 | Subordination Agreement, dated as of September 7, 2001, by and between TPG ON Holdings LLC and ON Semiconductor Corporation, for the benefit of Senior Creditors (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.4 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on September 7, 2001) | |
| 4.5 | Exchange Offer and Registration Rights Agreement, dated August 4, 1999, Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC, SCG Holding Corporation, the subsidiary guarantors of SCG Holding Corporation (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.5 to Registration Statement No. 333-90359 filed with the Commission on November 5, 1999) | |
| 4.6 | Indenture regarding Zero Coupon Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes due 2024 dated as of April 6, 2004, between ON Semiconductor Corporation, Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC, SCG (Malaysia SMP) Holding Corporation, SCG (Czech) Holding Corporation, SCG (China) Holding Corporation, Semiconductor Components Industries Puerto Rico, Inc., Semiconductor Components Industries of Rhode Island, Inc., SCG International Development LLC and Semiconductor Components Industries International of Rhode Island, Inc., as guarantors and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., a national banking association, as trustee (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Second Quarter 2004 Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on August 6, 2004) | |
| 4.7 | Form of Note for Zero Coupon Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes due 2024 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.2 (Exhibit A to Exhibit 4.1) to the Company’s Second Quarter 2004 Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on August 6, 2004) | |
| 4.8 | Registration Rights Agreement for Zero Coupon Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes due 2024 dated as of April 6, 2004, between ON Semiconductor Corporation and Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, Credit Suisse First Boston LLC and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.3 to the Company’s Second Quarter 2004 Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on August 6, 2004) | |
| 4.9 | Indenture regarding the 1.875% Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes due 2025, dated as of December 21, 2005, between ON Semiconductor Corporation, Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC, SCG (Malaysia SMP) Holding Corporation, SCG (Czech) Holding Corporation, SCG (China) Holding Corporation, Semiconductor Components Industries Puerto Rico, Inc., Semiconductor Components Industries of Rhode Island, Inc., SCG International Development LLC and Semiconductor Components Industries International of Rhode Island, Inc. as guarantors and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, a New York banking corporation, as trustee (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on December 27, 2005) | |
| 4.10 | Form of Note for the 1.875% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2025 between ON Semiconductor Corporation and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.2 (Exhibit A to Exhibit 4.1) to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on December 27, 2005) | |
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| 4.11 | Registration Rights Agreement for the 1.875% Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes due 2025, dated as of December 21, 2005, between ON Semiconductor Corporation and Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on December 27, 2005) | |
| 4.12 | Indenture regarding Zero Coupon Convertible Senior Subordinated Note due 2024, Series B dated as of July 21, 2006, between ON Semiconductor Corporation, certain of its subsidiaries and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (as trustee) (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on July 26, 2006) | |
| 4.13 | Global Zero Coupon Convertible Senior Subordinated Note due 2024, Series B, dated July 21, 2006 and executed by ON Semiconductor Corporation (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on July 26, 2006) | |
| 4.14 | Form of Note for the Zero Coupon Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes due 2024, Series B (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.3 (Exhibit A to Exhibit 4.1) to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on July 26, 2006) | |
| 4.15 | Indenture regarding the 2.625% Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes due 2026, dated as of December 15, 2006, among ON Semiconductor Corporation, the Note Guarantors named therein and Deutsche Trust Company Americas (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on December 20, 2006) | |
| 4.16 | Form of Note for the 2.625% Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes due 2026 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.2 (Exhibit A to Exhibit 4.1) to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on December 20, 2006) | |
| 4.17 | Registration Rights Agreement for the 2.625% Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes due 2026, dated as of December 15, 2006, among ON Semiconductor Corporation and Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Credit Suisse (USA) LLC, Lehman Brothers Inc., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Friedman, Billings, Ramsey & Co., Inc. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on December 20, 2006) | |
| 10.1(a) | Guarantee Agreement, dated as of August 4, 1999, among SCG Holding Corporation, the subsidiary guarantors of SCG Holding Corporation that are signatories thereto, and The Chase Manhattan Bank, as collateral agent (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.3 to Registration Statement No. 333-90359 filed with the Commission on November 5, 1999) | |
| 10.1(b) | Supplement No. 1 dated as of April 3, 2000 to the Guarantee Agreement dated as of August 4, 1999, among SCG Holding Corporation, each of the subsidiaries listed on Schedule I thereto, and The Chase Manhattan Bank, as collateral agent (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1(b) to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Commission on February 22, 2006) | |
| 10.2 | Stock Purchase Agreement dated March 8, 2000 among Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC, SCG Holding Corporation and The Cherry Corporation (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.3 to Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement No. 333-30670 filed with the Commission on April 7, 2000) | |
| 10.3 | Amended and Restated Intellectual Property Agreement, dated August 4, 1999, among Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC and Motorola, Inc. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.5 to Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement No. 333-90359 filed with the Commission on January 11, 2000)†† | |
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| 10.4 | Employee Matters Agreements, as amended, dated May 11, 1999, among Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC, SCG Holding Corporation and Motorola, Inc. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.7 to Registration Statement No. 333-90359 filed with the Commission on January 11, 2000) | |
| 10.5(a) | SCG Holding Corporation 1999 Founders Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.14 to Registration Statement No. 333-90359 filed with the Commission on November 5, 1999)(2) | |
| 10.5(b) | Form of Stock Option Grant Agreement to 1999 Founders Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.9 to the Company’s Second Quarter 2004 Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on August 6, 2004)(2) | |
| 10.5(c) | Amendment to the SCG Holding Corporation 1999 Founders Stock Option Plan, dated May 16, 2007 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Second Quarter 2007 Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on August 1, 2007)(2) | |
| 10.6 | Lease for 52nd Street property, dated July 31, 1999, among Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC as Lessor, and Motorola Inc. as Lessee (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.16 to Registration Statement No. 333-90359 filed with the Commission on November 5, 1999) | |
| 10.7 | Declaration of Covenants, Easement of Restrictions and Options to Purchase and Lease, dated July 31, 1999, among Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC and Motorola, Inc. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.17 to Registration Statement No. 333-90359 filed with the Commission on November 5, 1999) | |
| 10.8(a) | Employment Agreement, dated as of October 27, 1999, between Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC and William George (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.21 to Registration Statement No. 333-90359 filed with the Commission on November 5, 1999)(2) | |
| 10.8(b) | Amendment to Employment Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2001, among ON Semiconductor Corporation, Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC and William George (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.20(b) to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Commission on March 29, 2002)(2) | |
| 10.8(c) | Amendment to Employment Agreement, dated as of August 5, 2003, among ON Semiconductor Corporation, Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC and William George (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 of the Company’s Third Quarter 2003 Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on November 7, 2003)(2) | |
| 10.8(d) | Amendment to Employment Agreement with William George, dated February 17, 2005, (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on February 18, 2005)(2) | |
| 10.8(e) | Amendment No. 4 to Employment Agreement with William George executed on September 1, 2006 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on September 8, 2006)(2) | |
| 10.9 | Non-qualified Stock Option Agreement (form of agreement for William George) (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on February 18, 2005)(2) | |
| 10.10(a) | 2000 Stock Incentive Plan as amended and restated May 19, 2004 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.7 of the Company’s Second Quarter 2004 Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on August 6, 2004)(2) | |
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| 10.10 | (b) | Amendment to the ON Semiconductor Corporation 2000 Stock Incentive Plan, dated May 16, 2007 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Second Quarter Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on August 1, 2007)(2) | |
| 10.10 | (c) | 2000 Stock Incentive Plan — non-qualified stock option agreement (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.35(d) to Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement No. 333-30670 filed with the Commission on March 24, 2000)(2) | |
| 10.10 | (d) | 2000 Stock Incentive Plan — incentive stock option agreement (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.35(c) to Registration Statement No. 333-30670 filed with the Commission on March 24, 2000)(2) | |
| 10.10 | (e) | 2000 Stock Incentive Plan — Take Ownership (ON Ownership) Grant Agreement (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.33(b) to Amendment No. 3 to Registration Statement No. 333-30670 filed with the Commission on April 25, 2000)(2) | |
| 10.10 | (f) | Non-qualified Stock Option Agreement for Senior Vice Presidents and Above (form of agreement) (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.5 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on February 16, 2005)(2) | |
| 10.10 | (g) | Non-qualified Stock Option Agreement for Directors (form of standard agreement) (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on February 16, 2005)(2) | |
| 10.10 | (h) | Non-qualified Stock Option Agreement for Directors (J. Daniel McCranie) dated as of February 10, 2005 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on February 16, 2005)(2) | |
| 10.10 | (i) | Restricted Stock Units Award Agreement under the ON Semiconductor 2000 Stock Incentive Plan (Form of Award Agreement for Directors) (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s First Quarter 2006 Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on April 27, 2006)(2) | |
| 10.10 | (j) | Restricted Stock Units Award Agreement under the ON Semiconductor 2000 Stock Incentive Plan (Form of Agreement for Certain Officers) (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Second Quarter 2006 Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on July 28, 2006)(2) | |
| 10.10 | (k) | Performance Based Restricted Stock Units Award Agreement under the ON Semiconductor 2000 Stock Incentive Plan (Form of Performance Based Award for Certain Officers (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s First Quarter 2009 Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on May 7, 2009)(2) | |
| 10.11 | ON Semiconductor Corporation 2000 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended and restated as of May 20, 2009 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-159381) filed with the Commission on May 21, 2009)(2) | ||
| 10.12 | (a) | ON Semiconductor 2002 Executive Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 of the Company’s Second Quarter 2002 Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on August 9, 2002)(2) | |
| 10.12 | (b) | ON Semiconductor 2007 Executive Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference from Appendix B of Schedule 14A filed with the Commission on April 11, 2006)(2) | |
| 10.12 | (c) | First Amendment to the ON Semiconductor 2007 Executive Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on August 22, 2007)(2) | |
| 10.13 | (a) | Employee Incentive Plan January 2002 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.2 of the Company’s Second Quarter 2002 Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on August 9, 2002)(2) | |
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| 10.13 | (b) | First Amendment to the ON Semiconductor 2002 Employee Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on August 22, 2007)(2) | |
| 10.14 | (a) | Loan Agreement between SCG Japan Ltd. and Development Bank of Japan, for loan in an amount up to $26.1 million, dated October 27, 2000 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.2 of the Company’s Second Quarter 2001 Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on August 13, 2001) | |
| 10.14 | (b) | Guaranty Agreement, executed by Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC on October 27, 2000, in connection with Loan Agreement between SCG Japan Ltd. and Development Bank of Japan, for loan in an amount up to $26.1 million (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.3 of the Company’s Second Quarter 2001 Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on August 13, 2001) | |
| 10.15 | Joint Venture Contract for Leshan-Phoenix Semiconductor Company Limited, amended and restated on April 20, 2006 between SCG (China) Holding Corporation (a subsidiary of ON Semiconductor Corporation) and Leshan Radio Company Ltd. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Second Quarter 2006 Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on July 28, 2006) | ||
| 10.16 | (a) | Employment Agreement, dated as of November 10, 2002, between ON Semiconductor Corporation and Keith Jackson (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.50(a) to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Commission on March 25, 2003)(2) | |
| 10.16 | (b) | Letter Agreement dated as of November 19, 2002, between ON Semiconductor Corporation and Keith Jackson (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.50(b) to the Company’s Form 10-K filed with the Commission on March 25, 2003)(2) | |
| 10.16 | (c) | Amendment No. 2 to Employment Agreement between ON Semiconductor Corporation and Keith Jackson dated as of March 21, 2003 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.18(c) to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Commission on February 22, 2006)(2) | |
| 10.16 | (d) | Amendment No. 3 to Employment Agreement between ON Semiconductor Corporation and Keith Jackson dated as of May 19, 2005 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 in the Company’s Second Quarter 2005 Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on August 3, 2005)(2) | |
| 10.16 | (e) | Amendment No. 4 to Employment Agreement between ON Semiconductor Corporation and Keith Jackson dated as of February 14, 2006 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on February 17, 2006)(2) | |
| 10.16 | (f) | Amendment No. 5 to Employment Agreement between ON Semiconductor Corporation and Keith Jackson executed on September 1, 2006 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on September 8, 2006)(2) | |
| 10.16 | (g) | Amendment No. 6 to Employment Agreement with Keith Jackson executed on April 23, 2008 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Second Quarter 2008 Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on August 6, 2008)(2) | |
| 10.16 | (h) | Amendment No. 7 to Employment Agreement with Keith Jackson executed on April 30, 2009 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s First Quarter 2009 Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on May 7, 2009)(2) | |
| 10.17 | (a) | Security Agreement dated as of August 4, 1999, as amended and restated as of March 3, 2003, among Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC, ON Semiconductor Corporation, the subsidiary guarantors of ON Semiconductor Corporation that are signatories thereto, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, as collateral agent for the Secured Parties (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.54 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Commission on March 25, 2003) | |
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| 10.17 | (b) | Supplement No. 1, dated as of September 23, 2003, to the Security Agreement dated as of August 4, 1999 as amended and restated as of March 3, 2003, by and among Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC, the borrower, ON Semiconductor Corporation, and the subsidiary guarantors of ON Semiconductor that are signatories thereto, in favor of JPMorgan Chase Bank, as collateral agent for certain secured parties (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.5 to the Company’s Third Quarter 2003 Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on November 7, 2003) | |
| 10.18 | (a) | Pledge Agreement, dated as of August 4, 1999, as amended and restated as of March 3, 2003, among Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC, ON Semiconductor Corporation, the subsidiary guarantors of ON Semiconductor Corporation that are signatories thereto, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, as collateral agent for the Secured Parties (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.55 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Commission on March 25, 2003) | |
| 10.18 | (b) | Amendment dated as of April 22, 2004 to (a) the Pledge Agreement dated as of August 4, 1999, as amended and restated as of March 3, 2003, among Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC (the “Borrower”), ON Semiconductor Corporation (“Holdings”), and the subsidiaries of Holdings party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank (“JPMCB”), as collateral agent for the certain secured parties, and (b) the Security Agreement dated as of August 4, 1999, as amended and restated as of March 3, 2003, among the Borrower, Holdings, the subsidiaries of Holdings party thereto and JPMCB, as collateral agent (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.5 of the Company’s Second Quarter 2004 Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on August 6, 2004) | |
| 10.19 | (a) | Employment Agreement, effective May 26, 2005, between Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC and Donald Colvin (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on May 27, 2005)(2) | |
| 10.19 | (b) | Amendment No. 1 to Employment Agreement with Donald Colvin executed on April 23, 2008 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Second Quarter 2008 Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on August 6, 2008)(2) | |
| 10.19 | (c) | Amendment No. 2 to Employment Agreement with Donald Colvin executed on April 30, 2009 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.5 to the Company’s First Quarter 2009 Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on May 7, 2009)(2) | |
| 10.20 | (a) | Amendment and Restatement Agreement, dated as of March 6, 2007, to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of August 4, 1999 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time), among ON Semiconductor Corporation, Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC, various lenders and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as administrative agent (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on March 9, 2007) | |
| 10.20 | (b) | Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of March 6, 2007, to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of August 4, 1999, (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time), among ON Semiconductor Corporation, Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC, various lenders and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as administrative agent (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on March 9, 2007) | |
| 10.20 | (c) | Reaffirmation Agreement, dated as of March 6, 2007, among ON Semiconductor Corporation, Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC, each subsidiary listed thereto, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as administrative agent (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Current Report Form 8-K filed with the Commission on March 9, 2007) | |
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| 10.21 | (a) | Loan Agreement executed on December 12, 2003, between China Construction Bank Sichuan Branch and Leshan-Phoenix Semiconductor Company LTD, for a loan in an amount up to $48 million (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.56(a) to the Company’s Form 10-K filed with the Commission on March 10, 2004 and Form 10-K/A filed with the Commission on March 22, 2004) | |
| 10.21 | (b) | Amendment No. 1 to Loan Agreement between Leshan-Phoenix Semiconductor Company Limited and China Construction Bank Sichuan Branch dated as of July 27, 2005 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.2 in the Company’s Second Quarter 2005 Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on August 3, 2005) | |
| 10.21 | (c) | Mortgage Agreement executed on December 12, 2003, between China Construction Bank, Sichuan Branch and Leshan-Phoenix Semiconductor Company Ltd. relating to the loan in an amount up to $48 million (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.56(b) to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Commission on March 10, 2004 and Form 10-K/A filed with the Commission on March 22, 2004) | |
| 10.21 | (d) | Confirmation for Extension of Tranche B Loan, in an amount up to $24 million, dated as of January 3, 2004, from China Construction Bank, Sichuan Branch to Leshan-Phoenix Semiconductor Company Ltd. Branch (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.56(c) to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Commission on March 10, 2004 and Form 10-K/A filed with the Commission on March 22, 2004) | |
| 10.22 | (a) | Employment Agreement, effective May 26, 2005, between Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC and George H. Cave (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on May 27, 2005)(2) | |
| 10.22 | (b) | Amendment No. 1 to Employment Agreement with George H. Cave executed on April 23, 2008 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.5 to the Company’s Second Quarter 2008 Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on August 6, 2008)(2) | |
| 10.22 | (c) | Amendment No. 2 to Employment Agreement with George H. Cave executed on April 30, 2009 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.8 to the Company’s First Quarter 2009 Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on May 7, 2009)(2) | |
| 10.23 | Retention Agreement executed and effective on January 4, 2006, between Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC and Robert Charles Mahoney (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.27 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Commission on February 23, 2007)(2) | ||
| 10.24 | (a) | Employment Agreement, dated as of July 11, 2006, between Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC and Robert Charles Mahoney (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on July 13, 2006)(2) | |
| 10.24 | (b) | Amendment No. 1 to Employment Agreement with Robert Charles Mahoney executed on April 29, 2008 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.12 to the Company’s First Quarter 2008 Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on May 7, 2008)(2) | |
| 10.24 | (c) | Amendment No. 2 to Employment Agreement with Robert Charles Mahoney executed on April 29, 2008 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.6 to the Company’s Second Quarter 2008 Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on August 6, 2008)(2) | |
| 10.24 | (d) | Amendment No. 3 to Employment Agreement with Robert Charles Mahoney executed on April 30, 2009 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.7 to the Company’s First Quarter 2009 Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on May 7, 2009)(2) | |
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| 10.25 | Wafer Supply and Test Services Agreement between Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC (ON Semiconductor Company’s primary operating subsidiary) and LSI Logic Corporation as of May 15, 2006 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit D to Exhibit 2.1 of the Company’s First Quarter 2006 10-Q filed with the Commission on April 27, 2006)†† | ||
| 10.26 | Summary of ON Semiconductor Corporation Non-Employee Director Compensation Arrangements (as approved by the Board of Directors on March 23, 2006) (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on March 29, 2006)(2) | ||
| 10.27 | (a) | Bill of Sale dated November 7, 2006 executed by Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC (as seller) to General Electric Capital Corporation (as buyer) (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on November 13, 2006) | |
| 10.27 | (b) | Lease Agreement dated as of November 7, 2006 between Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC (as lessee) and General Electric Capital Corporation (as lessor) (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on November 13, 2006) | |
| 10.27 | (c) | Amendment No. 1, dated as of March 11, 2008, to Lease Agreement dated as of November 7, 2006 between Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC (as lessee) and General Electric Capital Corporation (as lessor) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on March 17, 2008) | |
| 10.27 | (d) | Schedule No. 001 executed as of November 7, 2006 between Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC and General Electric Capital Corporation to the Lease Agreement (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on November 13, 2006) | |
| 10.27 | (e) | Schedule No. 002, executed as of March 11, 2008, by Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC and General Electric Capital Corporation to the Lease Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on March 17, 2008) | |
| 10.27 | (f) | Bill of Sales each dated as of March 11, 2008, executed by Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC (as seller) to General Electric Capital Corporation (as buyer) (Annex B to Schedule Nos. 0002 and 0003) and Description of Equipment (Annex A to Schedule Nos. 0002 and 0003) to Lease Agreement dated November 7, 2006 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on March 17, 2008) | |
| 10.27 | (g) | Schedule No. 003, executed as of March 11, 2008, by Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC and General Electric Capital Corporation to the Lease Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on March 17, 2008) | |
| 10.27 | (h) | Corporate Guaranty of ON Semiconductor Corporation, executed as of March 11, 2008, in favor of General Electric Capital Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on March 17, 2008) | |
| 10.28 | Purchase Agreement, dated December 27, 2006, between ON Semiconductor Corporation and TPG Semiconductor Holdings, LLC (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on December 28, 2006) | ||
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Exhibit Description | ||
| 10.29 | Agreement for Sale and Purchase, dated as of March 30, 2007, between Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC and Ridge Property Services II, LLC (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on April 5, 2007) | ||
| 10.30 | (a) | Employment Agreement, dated as of May 1, 2007, between Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC and W. John Nelson (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on May 4, 2007)(2) | |
| 10.30 | (b) | Amendment No. 1 to Employment Agreement with W. John Nelson executed on April 23, 2008 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.7 to the Company’s Second Quarter 2008 Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on August 6, 2008)(2) | |
| 10.30 | (c) | Amendment No. 2 to Employment Agreement with W. John Nelson executed on April 30, 2009 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.6 to the Company’s First Quarter 2009 Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on May 7, 2009)(2) | |
| 10.31 | Loan Agreement with Chattel Mortgage, dated October 9, 2007, between ON Semiconductor Philippines, Inc., Bank of the Philippine Islands, Metropolitan Bank & Trust Company and Security Bank Corporation (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on October 12, 2007) | ||
| 10.32 | (a) | Form of Voting Agreement (for the Chief Executive Officer of AMIS Holdings, Inc.), dated December 13, 2007, between ON Semiconductor Corporation, AMIS Holdings, Inc., and Christine King (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on December 13, 2007) | |
| 10.32 | (b) | Form of Voting Agreement (for executive officers, directors and certain other stockholders of AMIS Holdings, Inc.), dated December 13, 2007, between ON Semiconductor Corporation, directors and executive officers of AMIS Holdings, Inc., and certain significant stockholders of AMIS Holdings, Inc. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on December 13, 2007) | |
| 10.32 | (c) | Form of Parent Voting Agreement dated December 13, 2007, between ON Semiconductor Corporation, AMIS Holdings, Inc., and the stockholder of the [Corporation] (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on December 13, 2007) | |
| 10.33 | Form of Restricted Stock Units Award Agreement (For Certain U.S. Officers with Change of Control) between ON Semiconductor Corporation and a Participant in the On Semiconductor 2000 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended, (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Third Quarter 2007 Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on October 31, 2007)(2) | ||
| 10.34 | Form of Restricted Stock Units Award Agreement (Form of Time and Performance Based Award for Officers) between ON Semiconductor Corporation and a Participant in the On Semiconductor 2000 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended, (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on October 1, 2007)(2) | ||
| 10.35 | Summary of ON Semiconductor Corporation Non-Employee Director Compensation Arrangements (as approved by the Board of Directors on February 14, 2008) (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s First Quarter 2008 Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on May 7, 2008)(2) | ||
| 10.36 | Restricted Stock Award Agreement under the ON Semiconductor 2000 Stock Incentive Plan (Form of Agreement for Non-employee Directors) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.11 to the Company’s First Quarter 2008 Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on May 7, 2008)(2) | ||
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Exhibit Description | ||
| 10.37 | Amended and Restated AMIS Holdings, Inc. 2000 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10 to AMIS Holdings, Inc. Third Quarter Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on November 12, 2003)(2) | ||
| 10.38 | Form of 2000 Equity Incentive Plan Stock Option Agreement (Nonstatutory Stock Option Agreement) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to AMIS Holdings, Inc. Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on February 7, 2005)(2) | ||
| 10.39 | Form of U.S. Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to AMIS Holdings, Inc. Third Quarter Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on November 9, 2006)(2) | ||
| 10.40 | Performance Based Restricted Stock Units Award Agreement under the ON Semiconductor 2000 Stock Incentive Plan (Form of Performance Based Award for Certain Officers (for Donald Colvin)) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on May 19, 2008)(2) | ||
| 10.41 | Performance Based Restricted Stock Units Award Agreement under the ON Semiconductor 2000 Stock Incentive Plan (Form of Performance Based Award for Certain Officers (for Robert Mahoney and John Nelson)) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on May 19, 2008)(2) | ||
| 10.42 | Employment Agreement by and among Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC and Gelu Voicu, dated as of July 16, 2008 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (No. 333-153164) filed with the Commission on August 22, 2008)(2) | ||
| 10.43 | (a) | Consulting Agreement by and between Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC and Phil Hester, dated as of December 22, 2008 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.43 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Commission on February 27, 2009)(2) | |
| 10.43 | (b) | Amendment to Consulting Agreement by and between Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC and Phil Hester, dated as of April 22, 2009 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.9 to the Company’s First Quarter 2009 Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on May 7, 2009)(2) | |
| 10.44 | (a) | Employment Agreement by and between Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC and Bill Hall, dated as of April 23, 2006 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s First Quarter 2009 Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on May 7, 2009)(2) | |
| 10.44 | (b) | Amendment No. 1 to Employment Agreement by and between Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC and William M. Hall, dated as of April 23, 2008 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s First Quarter 2009 Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on May 7, 2009)(2) | |
| 14.1 | ON Semiconductor Corporation Code of Business Conduct effective as of September 14, 2009 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 14 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on September 16, 2009) | ||
| 21.1 | List of Significant Subsidiaries(1) | ||
| 23.1 | Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm — PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP(1) | ||
| 24.1 | Powers of Attorney(1) | ||
| 31.1 | Certification by CEO pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002(1) | ||
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| Exhibit No. |
Exhibit Description | |
| 31.2 | Certification by CFO pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002(1) | |
| 32 | Certification by CEO and CFO pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002(3) | |
| 99.1 | Stockholders Agreement dated as of August 4, 1999 among SCG Holding Corporation, TPG Semiconductor Holdings, LLC and Motorola, Inc. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 99.5 to Registration Statement No. 333-90359 filed with the Commission on November 5, 1999) | |
| (1) | Filed herewith. |
| (2) | Management contract or compensatory plan, contract or arrangement. |
| (3) | Furnished herewith. |
| † | Schedules or other attachments to these exhibits not filed herewith shall be furnished to the Commission upon request. |
| †† | Portions of these exhibits have been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment. |
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Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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.
| ON SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION | ||
| By: |
/S/ KEITH D. JACKSON | |
| Name: Keith D. Jackson | ||
| Title: President and Chief Executive Officer | ||
February 25, 2010
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
| Signature |
Titles |
Date | ||
| /S/ KEITH D. JACKSON Keith D. Jackson |
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer) |
February 25, 2010 | ||
| /S/ DONALD A. COLVIN Donald A. Colvin |
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) |
February 25, 2010 | ||
| * J. Daniel McCranie |
Chairman of the Board of Directors | February 25, 2010 | ||
| * Francis P. Barton |
Director | February 25, 2010 | ||
| * Curtis J. Crawford |
Director | February 25, 2010 | ||
| * Emmanuel T. Hernandez |
Director | February 25, 2010 | ||
| * | ||||