UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

(Mark One)

 

x                    Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended May 3, 2008

 

or

 

o                      Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

For the transition period from                    to                       

 

Commission file number: 0-30877

 

Marvell Technology Group Ltd.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Bermuda

 

77-0481679

(State or other jurisdiction of

 

(I.R.S. Employer

incorporation or organization)

 

Identification No.)

 

Canon’s Court, 22 Victoria Street, Hamilton HM 12, Bermuda

(441) 296-6395

(Address, including Zip Code, of principal executive offices and

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (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. x Yes o No

 

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 definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

 

Large accelerated filer x

 

Accelerated filer o

 

 

 

Non-accelerated filer o

 

Smaller reporting company o

(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

 

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). o Yes x No

 

The number of common shares of the registrant outstanding as of May 31, 2008 was 604,121,515 shares.

 

 



 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

Page

 

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

Item 1.

Financial Statements:

 

 

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of May 3, 2008 and February 2, 2008

3

 

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended May 3, 2008 and April 28, 2007

4

 

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended May 3, 2008 and April 28, 2007

5

 

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

6

Item 2.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

26

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

36

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

38

 

 

 

 

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

40

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

44

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

61

Item 3.

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

61

Item 4.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

61

Item 5.

Other Information

61

Item 6.

Exhibits

61

Signatures

62

Exhibit Index

63

 

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PART I: FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Financial Statements

 

MARVELL TECHNOLOGY GROUP LTD.

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands, except par value)

 

 

 

May 3,
2008

 

February 2,
2008

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

744,084

 

$

615,648

 

Restricted cash

 

24,500

 

 

Short-term investments

 

5,058

 

15,254

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

370,172

 

332,020

 

Inventories

 

369,959

 

419,494

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

81,250

 

105,809

 

Deferred income taxes

 

15,516

 

15,516

 

Total current assets

 

1,610,539

 

1,503,741

 

Property and equipment, net

 

421,264

 

416,241

 

Long-term investments

 

40,459

 

45,628

 

Goodwill

 

1,994,068

 

1,994,068

 

Acquired intangible assets

 

398,545

 

433,809

 

Other non-current assets

 

144,731

 

157,107

 

Total assets

 

$

4,609,606

 

$

4,550,594

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

168,073

 

$

231,135

 

Accrued liabilities

 

101,330

 

122,961

 

Accrued employee compensation

 

139,371

 

118,101

 

Income taxes payable

 

41,522

 

39,132

 

Deferred income

 

59,667

 

69,420

 

Current portion of capital lease obligations

 

1,771

 

2,463

 

Total current liabilities

 

511,734

 

583,212

 

Capital lease obligations, net of current portion

 

3,805

 

4,238

 

Non-current income taxes payable

 

112,809

 

108,543

 

Term loan obligations, long-term portion

 

389,750

 

390,750

 

Other long-term liabilities

 

53,775

 

52,332

 

Total liabilities

 

1,071,873

 

1,139,075

 

Commitments and contingencies (Note 7)

 

 

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity:

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock

 

1,206

 

1,200

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

4,158,626

 

4,100,659

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

 

(1,083

)

615

 

Accumulated deficit

 

(621,016

)

(690,955

)

Total shareholders’ equity

 

3,537,733

 

3,411,519

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

 

$

4,609,606

 

$

4,550,594

 

 

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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MARVELL TECHNOLOGY GROUP LTD.

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

May 3,
2008

 

April 28,
2007

 

Net revenue

 

$

804,075

 

$

635,050

 

Operating costs and expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of goods sold

 

388,842

 

327,417

 

Research and development and other

 

238,475

 

234,133

 

Selling and marketing

 

46,088

 

50,392

 

General and administrative

 

12,951

 

23,988

 

Amortization of acquired intangible assets

 

35,247

 

37,320

 

Total operating costs and expenses

 

721,603

 

673,250

 

Operating income (loss)

 

82,472

 

(38,200

)

Interest and other income, net

 

3,192

 

1,319

 

Interest expense

 

(7,151

)

(9,975

)

Income (loss) before income taxes

 

78,513

 

(46,856

)

Provision for income taxes

 

8,574

 

5,972

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

69,939

 

$

(52,828

)

Net income (loss) per share:

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

0.12

 

$

(0.09

)

Diluted

 

$

0.11

 

$

(0.09

)

Weighted average shares:

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

601,222

 

587,426

 

Diluted

 

624,351

 

587,426

 

 

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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MARVELL TECHNOLOGY GROUP LTD.

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In thousands)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

May 3,
2008

 

April 28,
2007

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

69,939

 

$

(52,828

)

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

28,618

 

26,530

 

Stock-based compensation

 

45,226

 

46,768

 

Amortization of acquired intangible assets

 

35,247

 

37,320

 

Fair market value adjustment to Intel inventory sold

 

(6,383

)

(33,756

)

Interest expense related to supply contract

 

 

1,560

 

Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation

 

(169

)

 

Changes in assets and liabilities, net of assets acquired and liabilities assumed in acquisitions:

 

 

 

 

 

Restricted cash

 

(24,500

)

 

Accounts receivable

 

(38,152

)

45,418

 

Inventories

 

55,918

 

(28,688

)

Prepaid expenses and other assets

 

32,466

 

11,820

 

Accounts payable

 

(63,076

)

16,985

 

Accrued liabilities and other

 

(18,807

)

(26,447

)

Accrued employee compensation

 

16,963

 

1,282

 

Income taxes payable

 

6,656

 

2,608

 

Deferred income

 

(9,753

)

5,602

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

130,193

 

54,174

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Purchases of investments

 

(10,126

)

(107,953

)

Sales and maturities of investments

 

23,793

 

8,018

 

Acquisition costs

 

 

(974

)

Purchases of technology licenses

 

 

(15,700

)

Purchases of property and equipment

 

(30,522

)

(35,282

)

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(16,855

)

(151,891

)

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from the issuance of common shares

 

17,054

 

 

Principal payments on capital lease and debt obligations

 

(2,125

)

(5,793

)

Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation

 

169

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

 

15,098

 

(5,793

)

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

 

128,436

 

(103,510

)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

 

615,648

 

568,008

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

 

$

744,084

 

$

464,498

 

 

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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MARVELL TECHNOLOGY GROUP LTD.

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Note 1. The Company and its Significant Accounting Policies

 

The Company

 

Marvell Technology Group Ltd. (the “Company”), a Bermuda company, is a leading global semiconductor provider of high-performance analog, mixed-signal, digital signal processing and embedded microprocessor integrated circuits. The Company’s diverse product portfolio includes switching, transceivers, wireless, PC connectivity, gateways, communications controllers, storage and power management solutions that serve diverse applications used in business enterprise, consumer electronics and emerging markets.

 

Basis of presentation

 

The Company’s fiscal year is the 52- or 53-week period ending on the Saturday closest to January 31. In a 52-week year, each fiscal quarter consists of 13 weeks. The additional week in a 53-week year is added to the fourth quarter, making such quarter consist of 14 weeks. Fiscal year 2009 is comprised of a 52-week period and fiscal year 2008 is comprised of a 53-week period.

 

The unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and notes required by GAAP for annual financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments consisting of normal and recurring entries considered necessary for a fair statement of the results for the interim periods have been included in the Company’s financial position as of May 3, 2008, the results of its operations for the three months ended May 3, 2008 and April 28, 2007, and its cash flows for the three months ended May 3, 2008 and April 28, 2007. The January 2008 condensed consolidated balance sheet data was derived from audited consolidated financial statements included in the Company’s 2008 Annual Report on Form 10-K but does not include all disclosures required by GAAP.

 

These condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes are unaudited and should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited financial statements and related notes for the year ended February 2, 2008 included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, as filed on March 28, 2008 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).  The results of operations for the three months ended May 3, 2008 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for any other interim period or for the full fiscal year.

 

Use of estimates

 

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP in the United States requires management to make estimates, judgments and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. On an on-going basis, the Company evaluates its estimates, including those related to uncollectible receivables, the useful lives of long-lived assets including property and equipment, investment fair values, goodwill and other intangible assets, income taxes, and contingencies. In addition, the Company uses assumptions when employing the Black-Scholes option valuation model to calculate the fair value of stock-based awards granted. The Company bases its estimates of the carrying value of certain assets and liabilities on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, when these carrying values are not readily available from other sources. Actual results could differ from these estimates.

 

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Principles of consolidation

 

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated. The functional currency of the Company and its significant subsidiaries is the United States dollar.

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

The Company considers all highly liquid investments with a maturity of three months or less from the date of purchase to be cash equivalents. Cash and cash equivalents also consist of cash on deposit with banks, money market funds and commercial deposits.

 

Investments

 

The Company’s marketable investments are classified as available-for-sale securities and are reported at fair value. Unrealized gains and losses are reported, net of tax, if any, in accumulated other comprehensive income, a component of shareholders’ equity. Realized gains and losses and declines in value judged to be other than temporary on available-for-sale securities are included in interest and other income, net.

 

The Company also has equity investments in privately-held companies. These investments are recorded at cost and are included in other non-current assets.  The Company accounts for these investments under the cost method because its ownership is less than 20% and it does not have the ability to exercise significant influence over the operations of these companies. The Company monitors these investments for impairment and makes appropriate reductions in carrying value when impairment is deemed to be other than temporary.

 

Concentration of credit risk

 

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to significant concentration of credit risk consist principally of cash equivalents, short-term investments and accounts receivable. The Company places its cash primarily in checking and money market accounts. Cash equivalents and short-term investment balances are maintained with high quality financial institutions, the composition and maturities of which are regularly monitored by management. The Company believes that the concentration of credit risk in its trade receivables with respect to its served markets, as well as the limited customer base, located primarily in the Far East, are substantially mitigated by the Company’s credit evaluation process, relatively short collection terms and the high level of credit worthiness of its customers. The Company performs ongoing credit evaluation of its customers’ financial condition and limits the amount of credit extended when deemed necessary based upon payment history and the customer’s current credit worthiness, but generally requires no collateral. The Company regularly reviews the allowance for bad debt and doubtful accounts by considering factors such as historical experience, credit quality, age of the account receivable balances and current economic conditions that may affect a customer’s ability to pay.

 

Inventories

 

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market, cost being determined under the first-in, first-out method. Appropriate consideration is given to obsolescence, excessive levels, deterioration and other factors in evaluating net realizable value.

 

Property and equipment, net

 

Property and equipment, including capital leases and leasehold improvements, are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and amortization. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets, which ranges from three to five years. Buildings are depreciated over an estimated useful life of thirty years and building improvements are depreciated over estimated useful lives of fifteen years. Land is not depreciated. Assets held under capital leases and leasehold improvements are amortized over the shorter of term of lease or their estimated useful lives.

 

Goodwill and acquired intangible assets

 

Goodwill is recorded when the consideration paid for a business acquisition exceeds the fair value of net tangible and intangible assets acquired. Acquisition-related identified intangible assets are amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated economic

 

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lives of one to seven years for purchased technology, one to eight years for core technology and four to seven years for customer contracts.

 

Goodwill is measured and tested for impairment on an annual basis or more frequently if the Company believes indicators of impairment exist. The performance of the test involves a two-step process. The first step requires comparing the fair value of the reporting unit to its net book value, including goodwill. The Company has one reporting unit. The fair value of the reporting unit is determined by taking the market capitalization of the reporting unit as determined through quoted market prices. A potential impairment exists if the fair value of the reporting unit is lower than its net book value. The second step of the process is only performed if a potential impairment exists, and it involves determining the difference between the fair value of the reporting unit’s net assets other than goodwill to the fair value of the reporting unit and if the difference is less than the net book value of goodwill, an impairment exists and is recorded. In the event that the Company determines that the value of goodwill has become impaired, the Company will record an accounting charge for the amount of impairment during the fiscal quarter in which the determination is made. The Company has not been required to perform this second step of the process since its implementation of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets” because the fair value of the reporting unit has exceeded its net book value at every measurement date.

 

Impairment of long-lived assets

 

Long-lived assets include equipment, furniture and fixtures, privately held equity investments and intangible assets. Whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of long-lived assets may not be recoverable, the Company estimates the future cash flows, undiscounted and without interest charges, expected to result from the use of those assets and their eventual cash position. If the sum of the expected future cash flows is less than the carrying amount of those assets, the Company recognizes an impairment loss based on the excess of the carrying amount over the fair value of the assets.

 

Reclassifications

 

Certain reclassifications have been made to the prior period balances in the Statements of Cash Flows in order to conform to the current period’s presentation.

 

Revenue recognition

 

The Company accounts for its revenues under the provisions of Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) No. 104, Revenue Recognition in Financial Statements. Under these provisions, the Company recognizes revenues when there is persuasive evidence of an arrangement, delivery has occurred, the fee is fixed or determinable, and collection is reasonably assured.

 

Product revenue is generally recognized upon shipment of product to customers, net of accruals for estimated sales returns and allowances. However, some of the Company’s sales are made through distributors under agreements allowing for price protection and rights of return on product unsold by the distributors. Product revenue on sales made through distributors with rights of return and price protection is deferred until the distributors sell the product to end customers. The Company’s sales to direct customers are made primarily pursuant to standard purchase orders for delivery of products. The Company generally allows customers to cancel or change purchase orders with limited notice prior to the scheduled shipment dates and from time to time it also may request a customer to accept a shipment of product before its original requested delivery date, in which case, revenue is not recognized until there is written confirmation from the customer accepting early shipment, delivery has occurred, the fee is fixed or determinable, and collection is reasonably assured. Additionally, collection is not deemed to be “reasonably assured” or fixed and determinable if customers receive extended payment terms. As a result, revenue on sales to customers with payment terms substantially greater than the Company’s normal payment terms is deferred and is recognized as revenue as the payments become due. Deferred revenue less the related cost of the inventories is reported as deferred income.

 

The provision for estimated sales returns and allowances on product sales is recorded in the same period the related revenues are recorded. These estimates are based on historical sales returns, analysis of credit memo data and other known factors. Actual returns could differ from these estimates.

 

The Company also enters into development agreements with some of its customers. Under these development agreements, product revenue is recognized under the proportionate performance method.  Revenue is recognized as related costs to complete the contract are incurred. These costs are included in research and development expense.

 

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The provisions of the Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) Issue No. 00-21, “Revenue Arrangements with Multiple Deliverables,” apply to sales arrangements with multiple arrangements that include a combination of hardware, software and /or services. For multiple element arrangements, revenue is allocated to the separate elements based on fair value. If an arrangement includes undelivered elements that are not essential to the functionality of the delivered elements, the Company defers the fair value of the undelivered elements and the residual revenue is allocated to the delivered elements. If the undelivered elements are essential to the functionality of the delivered elements, no revenue is recognized. Undelivered elements typically are software warranty and maintenance services.

 

In arrangements that include a combination of hardware and software products that are also sold separately, where software is more than incidental and essential to the functionality of the product being sold, the Company follows the guidance in EITF Issue No. 03-05, “Applicability of AICPA Statement of Position 97-2 to Non-Software Deliverables in an Arrangement Containing More-Than-Incidental Software,” accounts for the entire arrangement as a sale of software and software-related items and follows the revenue recognition criteria in SOP No. 97-2, “Software Revenue Recognition,” and related interpretations.

 

Revenue from licensed software is recognized when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists and delivery has occurred, provided that the fee is fixed or determinable and collectibility is probable. Revenue from post-contract customer support and any other future deliverables is deferred and earned over the support period or as contract elements are delivered.

 

The Company accounts for rebates in accordance with EITF Issue No. 01-9, “Accounting for Consideration Given by a Vendor to a Customer (Including a Reseller of the Vendor’s Products),” and, accordingly, records reductions to revenue for rebates in the same period that the related revenue is recorded. The amount of these reductions is based upon the terms included in the Company’s various rebate agreements.

 

Research and development and other

 

Research and development and other costs consist primarily of $233.4 million and $231.0 million of research and development costs for the three months May 3, 2008 and April 28, 2007, respectively, as well as costs related to patent investigation and filings for the three months ended May 3, 2008 and April 28, 2007 which were $5.1 million and $3.1 million, respectively.  Research and development costs are expensed as incurred.

 

Stock-based compensation

 

The Company makes share-based payment awards to its employees and directors that are fully described in Notes 8 and 9. The stock-based compensation expenses are recorded in accordance with SFAS No. 123 (revised 2004), “Share Based Payment” (SFAS 123R”).

 

Accounting for income taxes

 

The Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with SFAS No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes.” Under this method, the Company determines deferred tax assets and liabilities based upon the difference between the income tax bases of assets and liabilities and their respective financial reporting amounts at enacted tax rates in effect for the periods in which the differences are expected to reverse. The tax consequences of most events recognized in the current year’s financial statements are included in determining income taxes currently payable. However, because tax laws and financial accounting standards differ in their recognition and measurement of assets, liabilities, equity, revenues, expenses, gains and losses, differences arise between the amount of taxable income and pretax financial income for a year and between the tax bases of assets or liabilities and their reported amounts in the financial statements. Because it is assumed that the reported amounts of assets and liabilities will be recovered or settled, a difference between the tax basis of an asset or liability and its reported amount on the balance sheet will result in a taxable or a deductible amount in some future years when the related liabilities are settled or assets are recovered, hence giving rise to a deferred tax liability or asset, respectively. The Company then assesses the likelihood that its deferred tax assets will be recovered from future taxable income and to the extent the Company believes that recovery is not likely, the Company establishes a valuation allowance. The Company accounts for uncertain tax positions in accordance with FASB Interpretation No. 48 “Accounting for Uncertainty in Tax Positions” (“FIN 48”). The Company classifies accrued interest and penalties as part of the accrued FIN 48 liability and records the expense within the provision for income taxes.

 

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The application of income tax law is inherently complex. Laws and regulations in this area are voluminous and are often ambiguous. As such, the Company is required to make many subjective assumptions and judgments regarding its income tax exposures. Interpretations of and guidance surrounding income tax laws and regulations are subject to change over time. As such, changes in its subjective assumptions and judgments can materially affect amounts recognized in the consolidated balance sheets and statements of income. See Note 10 - Income Taxes of the notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for additional detail on the Company’s uncertain tax positions.

 

Warranty

 

The Company’s products are generally subject to warranty, which provides for the estimated future costs of repair, replacement or customer accommodation upon shipment of the product in the accompanying statements of operations. The Company’s products typically carry a standard 90-day warranty, with certain exceptions in which the warranty period can range from one to five years. The warranty accrual is estimated based on historical claims compared to historical revenues and assumes that the Company will have to replace products subject to a claim. For new products, the Company uses a historical percentage for the appropriate class of product.

 

Note 2. Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

In December 2007, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued SFAS No. 141 (revised 2007), “Business Combinations” (“SFAS 141R”). The objective of SFAS 141 is to improve the relevance, representational faithfulness, and comparability of the information that a company provides in its financial reports about a business combination and its effects. Under SFAS 141R, a company is required to recognize the assets acquired, liabilities assumed, contractual contingencies and any estimate or contingent consideration measured at their fair value at the acquisition date.  It further requires that research and development assets acquired in a business combination that have no alternative future use be measured at their acquisition-date fair value and then immediately charged to expense, and that acquisition-related costs be recognized separately from the acquisition and expensed as incurred.  Among other changes, this statement also requires that any “negative goodwill” be recognized in earnings as a gain attributable to the acquisition, and any deferred tax benefits resulting from a business combination be recognized in income from continuing operations in the period of the combination. SFAS 141R is effective for 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. The Company expects that SFAS 141R will have an impact on its financial position and results of operations, but the nature and magnitude of the impact will depend on the nature, terms and size of any future business combinations or adjustments to prior business combinations.

 

In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, “Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements—an amendment of ARB No. 51” (“SFAS 160”).  The objective of this Statement is to improve the relevance, comparability, and transparency of the financial information that a company provides in its consolidated financial statements. SFAS 160 requires a company to clearly identify and present ownership interests in subsidiaries held by parties other than the company in the consolidated financial statements within the equity section but separate from the company’s equity.  It also requires the amount of consolidated net income attributable to the parent and to the noncontrolling interest be clearly identified and presented on the face of the consolidated statement of income; changes in ownership interest be accounted for similarly, as equity transactions; and when a subsidiary is deconsolidated, any retained noncontrolling equity investment in the former subsidiary and the gain or loss on the deconsolidation of the subsidiary be measured at fair value. SFAS 160 is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning on or after December 15, 2008. The Company does not expect SFAS 160 will have a significant impact on its financial position and results of operations.

 

In March 2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 161 (“SFAS 161”), “Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities.” SFAS 161 amends and expands the disclosure requirements of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities” and requires qualitative disclosures about objectives and strategies for using derivatives, quantitative disclosures about fair value amounts of and gains and losses on derivative instruments, and disclosures about credit-risk-related contingent features in derivative agreements. SFAS 161 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008, with early application encouraged.  The Company will adopt SFAS 161 in the first quarter of fiscal 2010 and does not anticipate that SFAS 161 will have a significant impact on its financial position and results of operations.

 

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Note 3. Supplemental Financial Information

 

Available-for-sale investments (in thousands)

 

 

 

As of May 3, 2008

 

 

 

Amortized
Cost

 

Gross
Unrealized
Gains

 

Gross
Unrealized
Losses

 

Estimated
Fair Value

 

Short-term investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Federal, State, county and municipal debt securities

 

$

5,042

 

$

16

 

$

 

$

5,058

 

Total short-term investments

 

$

5,042

 

$

16

 

$

 

$

5,058

 

Long-term investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Auction rate securities

 

$

42,150

 

$

 

$

(1,691

)

$

40,459

 

Total long-term investments

 

$

42,150

 

$

 

$

(1,691

)

$

40,459

 

Total available-for-sale securities

 

$

47,192

 

$

16

 

$

(1,691

)

$

45,517

 

 

 

 

As of February 2, 2008

 

 

 

Amortized
Cost

 

Gross
Unrealized
Gains

 

Gross
Unrealized
Losses

 

Estimated
Fair Value

 

Short-term investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Federal, State, county and municipal debt securities

 

$

15,231

 

$

23

 

$

 

$

15,254

 

Total short-term investments

 

$

15,231

 

$

23

 

$

 

$

15,254

 

Long-term investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Auction rate securities

 

$

45,628

 

$

 

$

 

$

45,628

 

Total long-term investments

 

$

45,628

 

$

 

$

 

$

45,628

 

Total available-for-sale securities

 

$

60,859

 

$

23

 

$

 

$

60,882

 

 

As of May 3, 2008, the Company’s investment portfolio included $42.2 million in par value of auction rate securities.  Auction rate securities are usually found in the form of municipal bonds, preferred stock, pools of student loans or collateralized debt obligations with contractual maturities generally between 20 to 30 years and whose interest rates are reset every seven to thirty five days through an auction process. At the end of each reset period, investors can sell or continue to hold the securities at par. The Company’s auction rate securities are all backed by student loans originated under the Federal Family Education Loan Program, or FFELP, and are over-collateralized, insured and guaranteed by the United States Federal Department of Education.  All auction rate securities held by the Company are rated by the major independent rating agencies as either AAA or Aaa.

 

Beginning in February 2008, liquidity issues in the global credit markets resulted in failure of the auctions representing all of the auction rate securities held by the Company, as the amount of securities submitted for sale in those auctions exceed the amount of bids.  These failures are not believed to be a credit issue, but rather caused by a lack of liquidity.   Observable market prices were not available for the valuation of these investments.  Accordingly, the Company used a discounted cash flow model to estimate the fair value of the auction rate securities as of May 3, 2008.  The assumptions used in preparing the discounted cash flow model included estimates for the amount and timing of future interest and principal payments, the collateralization of underlying security investments, the credit worthiness of the issuer and the rate of return required by investors to own these securities in the current environment, including call premium and liquidity premium.  During the three-month period ended May 3, 2008, the Company recorded a temporary impairment charge of $1.7 million calculated using a discounted cash flow model, in accumulated other comprehensive income, a component of shareholders’ equity.  When evaluating whether the impairment of the investments are temporary or other than temporary, the Company reviewed factors such as the length of time and extent to which fair value has been below cost basis and the Company’s ability and intent to hold the investment for a period of time which may be sufficient for anticipated recovery in market value.

 

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While the recent auction failures limit the Company’s ability to liquidate these investments, the Company does not believe that the auction failures will materially impact its ability to fund its working capital needs, capital expenditures, or other business requirements.  The Company believes that it has the ability to hold these securities for a period longer than 12 months.  However, at the reporting date, it is not certain when liquidity will return to the markets, or if any other secondary markets will become available, the Company has continued to classify its auction rate securities in long-term investments as of May 3, 2008.

 

The Company will continue to evaluate the impact of these failed auctions on the fair value of its securities.  If the issuer of the auction rate securities is unable to successfully close future auctions or does not redeem the auction rate securities, or the United States government fails to support its guaranty of the obligations, the Company may be required to adjust the carrying value of the auction rate securities and record additional other-than-temporary impairment charges in future periods, which could materially affect its results of operations and financial condition.  Further, if the fair value of these securities is determined to be other than temporarily impaired, the Company may be required to record a loss which could materially affect its results of operations and financial condition.

 

The contractual maturities of available-for-sale debt securities at May 3, 2008 and February 2, 2008 are presented in the following table (in thousands):

 

 

 

May 3, 2008

 

February 2, 2008

 

 

 

Amortized
Cost

 

Estimated
Fair Value

 

Amortized
Cost

 

Estimated
Fair Value

 

Due in one year or less

 

$

5,042

 

$

5,058

 

$

15,231

 

$

15,254

 

Due between one and five years

 

 

 

 

 

Due over five years

 

42,150

 

40,459

 

45,628

 

45,628

 

 

 

$

47,192

 

$

45,517

 

$

60,859

 

$

60,882

 

 

The following table shows the investments’ gross unrealized losses and fair value, aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position (in thousands):

 

 

 

May 3, 2008

 

 

 

Less than
12 months

 

Total

 

 

 

Fair
Value

 

Unrealized
Loss

 

Fair
Value

 

Unrealized
Loss

 

Auction rate securities

 

$

40,459

 

$

1,691

 

$

40,459

 

$

1,691

 

Total securities

 

$

40,459

 

$

1,691

 

$

40,459

 

$

1,691

 

 

Inventories (in thousands)

 

 

 

May 3,
2008

 

February 2,
2008

 

Work-in-process

 

$

260,122

 

$

270,449

 

Finished goods

 

109,837

 

149,045

 

 

 

$

369,959

 

$

419,494

 

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets (in thousands)

 

 

 

May 3,
2008

 

February 2,
2008

 

Prepayments for foundry capacity

 

$

20,800

 

$

23,200

 

Prepayments for wafers (see Note 7)

 

 

13,938

 

Receivable from foundry

 

8,502

 

10,240

 

Other

 

51,948

 

58,431

 

 

 

$

81,250

 

$

105,809

 

 

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Property and equipment, net (in thousands)

 

 

 

May 3,

 

February 2,

 

 

 

2008

 

2008

 

Property and equipment:

 

 

 

 

 

Machinery and equipment

 

$322,939

 

$315,797

 

Computer software

 

73,601

 

72,736

 

Furniture and fixtures

 

22,591

 

22,303

 

Leasehold improvements

 

33,546

 

33,659

 

Buildings

 

108,811

 

105,091

 

Building improvements

 

44,626

 

44,340

 

Land

 

68,922

 

61,096

 

Construction in progress

 

36,382

 

32,287

 

 

 

711,418

 

687,309

 

Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization

 

(290,154

)

(271,068

)

 

 

$421,264

 

$416,241

 

 

Other non-current assets (in thousands)

 

 

 

 

May 3,
2008

 

February 2,
2008

 

 

Long term prepayments for foundry capacity

 

$

 19,200

 

$

 22,800

 

 

Equity investments in private companies

 

7,058

 

7,058

 

 

Severance fund

 

49,413

 

50,235

 

 

Technology licenses

 

22,599

 

25,209

 

 

Deferred tax assets, non-current

 

22,975

 

22,975

 

 

Other

 

23,486

 

28,830

 

 

 

 

$

144,731

 

$

157,107

 

 

Accrued liabilities (in thousands)

 

 

 

May 3,
2008

 

February 2,
2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Term loan obligations, current portion

 

$

4,000

 

$

4,000

 

Accrued royalties

 

10,312

 

8,859

 

Accrued rebates

 

12,170

 

22,756

 

Accrued legal and professional services

 

21,929

 

25,562

 

Accrued contingent consideration

 

25,000

 

27,000

 

Other

 

27,919

 

34,784

 

 

 

$

101,330

 

$

122,961

 

 

Other long-term liabilities (in thousands)

 

 

 

May 3,
2008

 

February 2,
2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accrued severance

 

$

51,537

 

$

49,819

 

Long-term facilities consolidation charge

 

1,097

 

1,326

 

Other

 

1,141

 

1,187

 

 

 

$

53,775

 

$

52,332

 

 

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Net income (loss) per share

 

The Company reports both basic net income (loss) per share, which is based upon the weighted average number of common shares outstanding excluding contingently issuable or returnable shares, and diluted net income (loss) per share, which is based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding and dilutive potential common shares. The computations of basic and diluted net income (loss) per share before change in accounting principle and basic and diluted net income (loss) per share are presented in the following table (in thousands, except per share amounts):

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

May 3,
2008

 

April 28,
2007

 

Numerator:

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

69,939

 

$

(52,828

)

Denominator:

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average shares of common shares outstanding

 

601,222

 

587,426

 

Weighted average shares — basic

 

601,222

 

587,426

 

Effect of dilutive securities- Warrants

 

1,262

 

 

Common share options and other

 

21,867

 

 

Weighted average shares — diluted

 

624,351

 

587,426

 

Net income (loss) per share

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

0.12

 

$

(0.09

)

Diluted

 

$

0.11

 

$

(0.09

)

 

Options to purchase 62,738,324 common shares at a weighted average exercise price of $20.13 have been excluded from the computation of diluted net income per share for the three months ended May 3, 2008 based on the treasury stock method calculation.  The anti-dilutive effects of warrants, common share options, restricted stock and other securities totaling 43,930,082 shares were excluded from diluted net loss per share for the three months ended April 28, 2007.

 

Comprehensive income (loss) (in thousands)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

May 3,
2008

 

April 28,
2007

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

69,939

 

$

(52,828

)

Other comprehensive income:

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized (loss) gain on available-for-sale investments and other, net of tax

 

(1,698

)

195

 

Total comprehensive income (loss)

 

$

68,241

 

$

(52,633

)

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income, as presented in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets, consists of the unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale investments and other, net of tax.

 

Note 4. Fair Value Measurements

 

Effective February 3, 2008, the Company adopted SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” (“SFAS 157”), except as it applies to the nonfinancial assets and nonfinancial liabilities subject to Financial Staff Position SFAS 157-2. SFAS 157 clarifies that fair value is an exit price, representing the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. As such, fair value is a market-based measurement that should be determined based on assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or a liability. As a basis for considering such assumptions, SFAS 157 establishes a three-tier value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in the valuation methodologies in measuring fair value:

 

Level 1 - Observable inputs that reflect quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets.

 

Level 2 - Include other inputs that are directly or indirectly observable in the marketplace.

 

Level 3 - Unobservable inputs which are supported by little or no market activity.

 

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The fair value hierarchy also requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value.

 

In accordance with SFAS 157, we measure our cash equivalents and marketable securities at fair value. Our cash equivalents and marketable securities are primarily classified within Level 1 with the exception of our investments in auction rate securities, which are classified within Level 3. Cash equivalents and marketable securities are valued primarily using quoted market prices utilizing market observable inputs.  The Company’s investments in auction rate securities are classified within Level 3 because there are no active markets for the auction rate securities and therefore the Company is unable to obtain independent valuations from market sources.  Therefore, the auction rate securities were valued using a discounted cash flow model (see Note 3).  Some of the inputs to the cash flow model are unobservable in the market. The total amount of assets measured using Level 3 valuation methodologies represented 1% of total assets as of May 3, 2008.

 

The table below sets forth, by level, our financial assets that were accounted for at fair value as of May 3, 2008.  The table does not include assets and liabilities which are measured at historical cost or any basis other than fair value (in thousands);

 

 

 

Portion of
Carrying
Value
Measured at
Fair Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

May 3,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2008

 

Level 1

 

Level 3

 

Items measured at fair value on a recurring basis:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash equivalents:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury bills

 

$

191,666

 

$

191,666

 

$

 

Money market funds

 

19,001

 

19,001

 

 

 

Short-term investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Federal, State, county and municipal debt securities

 

5,058

 

5,058

 

 

Long-term investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Auction rate securities

 

40,459

 

 

40,459

 

Total

 

$

256,184

 

$

215,725

 

$

40,459

 

 

The following table summarizes the change in fair values for Level 3 items for the quarter ended May 3, 2008

 

 

 

Level 3

 

Changes in fair value during the period ended May 3, 2008 (pre-tax):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning Balance at February 3, 2008

 

$

45,628

 

Purchases

 

10,000

 

Sales

 

(13,478

)

Unrealized loss included in other comprehensive income

 

(1,691

)

Ending Balance at May 3, 2008

 

$

40,459

 

 

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Note 5. Business Combinations

 

During fiscal 2008, the Company completed the acquisition of two unrelated private companies. One of the companies was acquired for $9.7 million and designs and develops software for optical storage applications. The second company was acquired for $13.4 million and provides IP Multimedia Subsystem middleware and applications for multi-mode cellular mobile devices. Under the purchase method of accounting, the total purchase price of these acquisitions was allocated to net tangible and intangible assets based on their fair values.  In conjunction with these acquisitions, the Company recorded acquired net tangible assets of $4.1 million, deferred tax assets of $0.9 million, deferred tax liabilities of $3.8 million, amortizable intangible assets of $9.2 million and goodwill of $12.7 million. The intangible assets are being amortized over their useful lives ranging from one to seven years.

 

Note 6. Acquired Intangible Assets

 

 

 

As of May 3, 2008

 

As of February 2, 2008

 

 

 

Gross
Carrying
Amount

 

Accumulated
Amortization

 

Net
Carrying
Amount

 

Gross
Carrying
Amount

 

Accumulated
Amortization

 

Net
Carrying
Amount

 

Purchased technology

 

$

708,398

 

$

(555,627

)

$

152,771

 

$

708,398

 

$

(538,765

)

$

169,633

 

Core technology

 

212,650

 

(72,296

)

140,354

 

212,650

 

(62,758

)

149,892

 

Trade name

 

350

 

(153

)

197

 

350

 

(130

)

220

 

Customer contracts

 

183,300

 

(78,781

)

104,519

 

183,300

 

(70,029

)

113,271

 

Supply contract

 

900

 

(673

)

227

 

900

 

(642

)

258

 

Non competition

 

700

 

(223

)

477

 

700

 

(165

)

535

 

Total intangible assets

 

$

1,106,298

 

$

(707,753

)

$

398,545

 

$

1,106,298

 

$

(672,489

)

$

433,809

 

 

Purchased technologies are amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives of one to six years.  Core technologies are amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives of one to eight years.  Trade names are amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimate useful lives of one to five years.  Customer contracts and related relationships are amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives of four to seven years.  The supply contract is amortized on a straight-line basis over its estimated useful life of four years.  Non-competition is amortized on a straight-line basis over three years.  The aggregate amortization expense of identified intangible assets was $35.2 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2009 and $37.3 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2008. Amortization expense is expected to be $102.6 million for the remaining nine months of fiscal 2009, $113.5 million in fiscal 2010, $83.3 million in fiscal 2011, $41.7 million in fiscal 2012, $35.0 million in fiscal 2013, $21.9 million in fiscal 2014 and $0.6million in fiscal 2015.

 

Note 7. Commitments and Contingencies

 

Warranty Obligations

 

The following table presents changes in the warranty accrual included in accrued liabilities during the three months ended May 3, 2008 and April 28, 2007 (in thousands):

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

May 3,
2008

 

April 28,
2007

 

Warranty accrual (included in accrued liabilities):

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning balance

 

$

2,532

 

$

2,567

 

Warranties issued

 

512

 

208

 

Settlements

 

(503

)

(241

)

Ending balance

 

$

2,541

 

$

2,534

 

 

Purchase Commitments

 

In connection with the acquisition of the communication and application processor business of Intel, the Company entered into a product supply agreement with Intel. Although the Company has met the contractual obligations under the original supply agreement and has transitioned certain products to its fabrication partners, the Company anticipates that it will continue to source certain legacy application processor cellular and handset inventory from Intel. Under terms of an amended agreement with Intel, the Company has committed to purchase a minimum number of wafers through December 2008. As of May 3, 2008, the Company had non-cancellable purchase orders outstanding of $20.6 million under this arrangement.

 

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Under the Company’s manufacturing relationships with its other foundries, cancellation of outstanding purchase orders is allowed but requires repayment of all expenses incurred through the date of cancellation. As of May 3, 2008, these foundries had incurred approximately $173.3 million of manufacturing expenses on the Company’s outstanding purchase orders.

 

On February 28, 2005 and as amended on March 31, 2005, the Company entered into an agreement with a foundry to reserve and secure foundry fabrication capacity for a fixed number of wafers at agreed upon prices for a period of five and a half years beginning on October 1, 2005. In return, the Company agreed to pay the foundry $174.2 million over a period of 18 months.  The amendment extends the term of the agreement and the agreed upon pricing terms until December 31, 2015.  As of May 3, 2008, payments totaling $174.2 million, which is included in prepaid expenses and other current assets and other non-current assets have been made and approximately $134.2 million of the prepayment has been utilized as of May 3, 2008.  At May 3, 2008, there are no outstanding commitments under the agreement.

 

As of May 3, 2008, the Company had approximately $51.5 million of other outstanding non-cancellable purchase orders for capital purchase obligations.

 

Contingencies

 

IPO Securities Litigation.  On July 31, 2001, a putative class action suit was filed against two investment banks that participated in the underwriting of the Company’s initial public offering (“IPO”) on June 29, 2000. That lawsuit, which did not name the Company or any of its officers or directors as defendants, was filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Plaintiffs allege that the underwriters received “excessive” and undisclosed commissions and entered into unlawful “tie-in” agreements with certain of their clients in violation of Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Thereafter, on September 5, 2001, a second putative class action was filed in the Southern District of New York relating to the Company’s IPO. In this second action, plaintiffs named three underwriters as defendants and also named as defendants the Company and two of its officers, one of whom is also a director. Relying on many of the same allegations contained in the initial complaint, plaintiffs allege that the defendants violated various provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Exchange Act. In both actions, plaintiffs seek, among other items, unspecified damages, pre-judgment interest and reimbursement of attorneys’ and experts’ fees. These two actions have been consolidated and coordinated with hundreds of other lawsuits filed by plaintiffs against approximately 40 underwriters and approximately 300 issuers across the United States. Defendants in the coordinated proceedings moved to dismiss the actions. In February 2003, the trial court granted the motions in part and denied them in part, thus allowing the case to proceed against the Company and the underwriters. Claims against the individual officers have been voluntarily dismissed with prejudice by agreement with plaintiffs. In June 2004, a stipulation of settlement and release of claims against the issuer defendants, including the Company, was submitted to the court for approval. On August 31, 2005, the Court preliminarily approved the settlement. In December 2006, the appellate court overturned the certification of classes in the six focus cases that were selected by the underwriter defendants and plaintiffs in the coordinated proceedings (the action involving Marvell is not one of the six cases). Because class certification was a condition of the settlement, it was unlikely that the settlement would receive final Court approval. On June 25, 2007, the Court entered an order terminating the proposed settlement based upon a stipulation among the parties to the settlement. Plaintiffs have filed amended master allegations and amended complaints in the six focus cases and have moved for class certification. Defendants’ motions to dismiss those new complaints were denied in part and granted in part. Plaintiffs have also moved for class certification in the six focus cases, which the defendants in those cases have opposed.

 

Section 16(b) Litigation.  On October 9, 2007, a purported shareholder of the Company filed a complaint for violation of Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act, which prohibits short-swing trading, against the Company’s IPO underwriters. The complaint, Vanessa Simmonds v. The Goldman Sachs Group, et al., Case No. C07-1632 filed in District Court for the Western District of Washington, seeks the recovery of short-swing profits. The Company is named as a nominal defendant. No recovery is sought from the Company. At a status conference on April 28, 2008, the District Court ruled that the defendants’ motion to dismiss opening briefs are due on July 25, 2008; the plaintiff’s opposition brief will be due on September 8, 2008; the defendants’ reply briefs are due on October 23, 2008 when the District Court will consider setting a hearing date for the motions; and all discovery is stayed pending resolution of the defendants’ motions to dismiss.

 

Jasmine Networks Litigation.  On September 12, 2001, Jasmine Networks, Inc. (“Jasmine”) filed a lawsuit in the Santa Clara County Superior Court alleging claims against three officers and the Company for improperly obtaining and using information and technologies during the course of the negotiations with its personnel regarding the potential acquisition of certain Jasmine assets by the Company. The lawsuit claims that the Company’s officers improperly obtained and used such information and technologies after

 

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the Company signed a non-disclosure agreement with Jasmine. The Company believes the claims asserted against its officers and the Company are without merit and the Company intends to defend all claims vigorously.

 

On June 21, 2005, the Company filed a cross complaint in the above disclosed action in the Santa Clara County Superior Court asserting claims against Jasmine and unnamed Jasmine officers and employees. The cross complaint was later amended to name two individual officers of Jasmine. On May 15, 2007, the Company filed a second amended cross complaint to add additional causes of action for declaratory relief against Jasmine. Among other actions, the cross complaint alleges that Jasmine and its personnel engaged in fraud in connection with their effort to sell to the Company’s technology that Jasmine and its personnel wrongfully obtained from a third party in violation of such third party’s rights. The cross complaint seeks declaratory judgment that the Company’s technology does not incorporate any of Jasmine’s alleged technology. The cross complaint seeks further declaratory judgment that Jasmine and its personnel misappropriated certain aspects of Jasmine’s alleged technology. The Company intends to prosecute the cross complaint against Jasmine and its personnel vigorously, including, but not limited to, filing certain dispositive motions regarding the ownership of the technology which is the subject of the cross complaint. On June 13, 2007, Jasmine filed a demurrer to the fifth, sixth and seventh causes of action of the Company’s second amended cross-complaint. The demurrer was heard on July 19, 2007 and denied. On August 3, 2007, Jasmine filed its answer to the second amended cross complaint. The Company thereafter filed its motion for summary adjudication on its fifth and sixth causes of action for declaratory relief seeking, among other things, a determination that Jasmine held no propriety interest in the “JSLIP” algorithm, which was one of the core technologies Jasmine asserts was misappropriated by the Company. The motion was denied on November 14, 2007. However, in its opposition, Jasmine admitted that JSLIP had been taken from the work of a third party and is embodied in patents held by the University of California and Cisco Systems. These admissions are significant with respect to both Jasmine’s assertion of trade secret rights and any damages claimed by Jasmine.

 

In addition, on December 28, 2001 and January 7, 2002, the trial court issued a preliminary injunction precluding Jasmine from using, disclosing or disseminating the contents of a privileged communication between certain officers of the Company and its counsel. The order granting injunctive relief was reversed by the California Court of Appeal, but review was granted by the California Supreme Court on a “grant and hold” basis pending the Court’s decision on a case involving closely related issues, Rico v. Mitsubishi Motors Corp. (2004) 116 Cal.App.4th 51. The effect of the California Supreme Court’s grant of review was to depublish the Court of Appeal’s decision. On December 13, 2007, the California Supreme Court ruled in the Rico v. Mitsubishi case in a manner consistent with the position asserted by the Company that attorney work product and attorney-client privileges are not waived by inadvertent disclosure of a privileged communication, and that any party receiving such information (i) is required to notify opposing counsel immediately; and (ii) may not read such document more closely than is necessary to determine it is privileged. Rico v. Mitsubishi Motors Corp. (2007) 42 Cal.4th 807. Following its decision in Rico v. Mitsubishi, on April 23, 2008, the California Supreme Court issued an order dismissing the Company’s petition for review.  As a result the decision of the Court of Appeal, which remains unpublished, became final.  The case will now proceed in the trial court, where the Company intends to vigorously assert its cross-claims and defenses.

 

CSIRO Litigation.  As of January 2007, Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (“CSIRO”) is involved in three patent litigations in the Eastern District of Texas in which it has accused a number of wireless LAN system manufacturers, including some of the Company’s customers, of infringing CSIRO’s patent, U.S. Patent No. 5,487,069 (the “‘069 Patent”).  CSIRO’s claims of infringement relate to IEEE 802.11a, 802.11g and 802.11n wireless standards. As a result of CSIRO’s claims for patent infringement, a number of the Company’s customers have sought indemnification from the Company.  In response to these demands for indemnification, the Company has acknowledged the demands and incurred costs in response to them.

 

On May 4, 2007, the Company filed an action in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas seeking a declaratory judgment against CSIRO that the ‘069 Patent is invalid and unenforceable and that the Company and its customers do not infringe the ‘069 Patent. The complaint also seeks damages and a license for the Company and its customers on reasonable and non-discriminatory terms in the event the Company’s 802.11a/g wireless LAN products are found to infringe and the ‘069 Patent is found to be valid and enforceable.

 

On July 3, 2007, the Company moved to intervene in the two actions described in the first paragraph above pending in the Eastern District of Texas, for the purposes of staying the actions as to products incorporating Marvell parts in favor of the separate action that the Company filed as described in the second paragraph above. Alternatively the Company moved to disqualify the firm of Townsend, Townsend and Crew from continuing to represent CSIRO because of a conflict of interest. CSIRO opposed these motions on August 3, 2007.

 

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On August 3, 2007, CSIRO moved to dismiss the Company’s complaint for lack of case or controversy and failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted, or, in the alternative, to stay the case pending the resolution of the pending lawsuits described in the first paragraph above. On October 24, 2007, the Court issued an order denying CSIRO’s motion to dismiss. The Court also denied the Company’s motions to stay/intervene/disqualify.  The Company appealed the Court’s denial of the motions to stay/intervene/disqualify to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.  The hearing on the Company’s appeal is expected to be heard in the summer/fall of 2008.

 

On December 5, 2007, CSIRO filed its answer to the Company’s complaint, as well as counterclaims against the Company for willful and deliberate infringement of the ‘069 Patent. CSIRO’s counterclaims included a claim for monetary damages, including triple damages based on its allegation of willful and deliberate infringement, attorneys’ fees and injunctive relief.   On April 10, 2008, the Company filed a First Amended Complaint and First Amended Reply to CSIRO’s Answer and Counterclaims.  On April 23, 2008, CSIRO filed its Answer and Counterclaims to the First Amended Complaint.  On May 12, 2008, the Company filed a Reply and Affirmative Defenses to CSIRO’s amended counterclaims.

 

On May 22, 2008, the Company filed a motion for summary judgment seeking to invalidate the ‘069 Patent on indefiniteness grounds.  The Court has not yet rendered a decision on the Company’s motion.

 

The Claim Construction hearing is set for June 26, 2008. Trial for the Company’s declaratory judgment action is set to begin on May 10, 2010. CSIRO and the Company are currently engaging in discovery and motion practice.

 

Shareholder Derivative Litigation.  Between June 22, 2006 and August 2, 2006, three purported shareholder derivative actions were filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. Each of these lawsuits names the Company as a nominal defendant and a number of the Company’s current and former directors and officers as defendants. Each lawsuit seeks to recover damages purportedly sustained by the Company in connection with its option granting processes, and seeks certain corporate governance and internal control changes. Pursuant to orders of the court dated August 17 and October 17, 2006, the three actions were consolidated as a single action, entitled In re Marvell Technology Group Ltd. Derivative Litigation. The plaintiffs filed an amended and consolidated complaint on November 1, 2006. On January 16, 2007, the Company filed a motion to dismiss the consolidated complaint for lack of standing or, in the alternative, stay proceedings.

 

On February 12, 2007, a new purported derivative action was filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. As in In re Marvell Technology Group Ltd. Derivative Litigation, this lawsuit names the Company as a nominal defendant and a number of the Company’s current and former directors and officers as defendants. It seeks to recover damages purportedly sustained by the Company in connection with its option granting processes, and seeks certain corporate governance and internal control changes. On May 1, 2007, the court entered an order consolidating this lawsuit with In re Marvell Technology Group Ltd. Derivative Litigation.

 

On May 29, 2007, the Court entered an order staying discovery in this matter pending resolution of the Company’s motion to dismiss.

 

On January 25, 2008, the Court entered a stipulated order staying proceedings so that the parties could finalize a settlement that would resolve the actions. On or about March 5, 2008, the parties entered into a memorandum of understanding that tentatively settles and resolves the actions. The terms of the memorandum of understanding include certain corporate governance enhancements and an agreement by the Company to pay up to $16 million in plaintiffs’ attorneys’ fees, an amount less than the $24.5 million that the Company received from a recent settlement with its directors’ and officers’ liability insurers. This tentative settlement of the consolidated derivative actions requires court approval before it becomes final. The Company anticipates that the parties will finalize and submit formal settlement documentation to the court in the next few months for both preliminary and final approval.

 

Class Action Securities Litigation.  Between October 5, 2006 and November 13, 2006, four putative class actions were filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California against the Company and certain of its officers and directors. The complaints allege that the Company and certain of its officers and directors violated the federal securities laws by making false and misleading statements and omissions relating to the grants of stock options. The complaints seek, on behalf of persons who purchased the Company’s common shares during the period from October 3, 2001 to October 3, 2006, unspecified damages, interest, and costs and expenses, including attorneys’ fees and disbursements. Pursuant to an order of the court dated February 2, 2007, these four putative class actions were consolidated as a single action entitled In re Marvell Technology Group Ltd. Securities Litigation. On August 16, 2007, plaintiffs filed a consolidated class action complaint. On October 18, 2007, the Company filed a motion to dismiss

 

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the consolidated class action complaint. The motion is fully briefed and was argued on February 15, 2008. The Company awaits the court’s order on this motion.

 

SEC and United States Attorney Inquiries.  In July 2006, the Company received a letter of informal inquiry from the SEC requesting certain documents relating to the Company’s stock option grants and practices. The Company also received a grand jury subpoena from the office of the United States Attorney for the Northern District of California requesting substantially similar documents. On April 20, 2007, the Company was informed that the SEC was conducting a formal investigation into this matter. On June 8, 2007 and July 3, 2007, the Company received document subpoenas from the SEC. On October 11, 2007, the Company received a “Wells Notice” from the staff of the SEC. Weili Dai, Vice President of Sales for Communications and Consumer Business of MSI, who is not an officer or director of Marvell, also received a “Wells” notice. The SEC staff also advised the Company that it is not at this time recommending enforcement action against any of the Company’s current officers or directors. The “Wells” notices indicated that the staff intended to recommend to the staff of the SEC that it bring civil actions against the recipients for injunctive relief and civil monetary penalties. The Company responded in writing to the “Wells Notice” and sought to reach a resolution of this matter before any action was filed.

 

On May 8, 2008, the Company announced that it had reached an agreement with the SEC to settle this matter.  Without admitting or denying the allegations in the SEC’s complaint, the Company agreed to settle the charges by consenting to a permanent injunction against any future violations of various provisions of the federal securities laws. The Company also will pay a civil penalty of $10 million in connection with the settlement.  On May 8, 2008, the SEC filed a complaint captioned SEC v. Marvell Technology Group, Ltd., et al., Case No. CV-08-2367-HRL, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.  The Company’s consent to entry of final judgment was also filed on May 8, 2008.  In a related agreement, Ms. Dai also entered into a settlement with the SEC.  Without admitting or denying the allegations in the SEC’s complaint, Ms. Dai consented to a permanent injunction against any future violations of various provisions of the federal securities laws, agreed not to serve as a director or officer of a public company for a period of five years, and will pay a civil penalty of $500,000.  The parties await the court’s entry of these final judgments.

 

This settlement concludes the SEC’s formal investigation of the Company with respect to the Company’s historical stock option granting practices and is pending final court approval.

 

Wi-Lan Litigation.  On December 21, 2006, Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. (“MSI”) received a letter from Wi-Lan, Inc. (“Wi-Lan”) accusing MSI of infringing four United States patents allegedly owned by Wi-Lan, and one Canadian patent also allegedly owned by Wi-Lan. On October 31, 2007, Wi-Lan sued two groups of system and chip manufacturers in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, in both cases naming MSI as a defendant and alleging patent infringement. In the first case, Wi-Lan alleges that defendants infringe two patents that allegedly relate to the 802.11 wireless standard. In the second case, Wi-Lan alleges that defendants infringe the same two patents asserted in the first case, and in addition Wi-Lan alleges that some of the defendants in the second case infringe a third patent that allegedly relates to Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (“ADSL”) technology. In the second case, MSI is not accused of infringing the ADSL patent. MSI believes it does not infringe the asserted Wi-Lan patents and will vigorously defend itself in these matters.

 

On November 5, 2007, MSI filed a complaint against Wi-Lan in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California asking the Court to find that it does not infringe three patents that Wi-Lan asserted against MSI in its December 21, 2006 letter. Two of these patents were not asserted against MSI in either of the two Texas litigations. These patents allegedly relate to Wideband Code Division Multiple Access technology. Also, MSI asks in the alternative that the Court find the patents invalid. Wi-Lan has filed a motion to dismiss, and Marvell filed its opposition to that motion on May 30, 2008.  The Company expects a ruling on that motion during the summer of 2008.  Wi-Lan has not filed its answer in this action. MSI will vigorously pursue this matter.

 

Fujitsu et al. Litigation.  On December 17, 2007, Fujitsu, Ltd., LG Electronics., Ltd., and U.S. Philips Corp., sued NETGEAR, Inc. in the United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin, alleging that NETGEAR’s 802.11 equipment infringed three United States patents allegedly owned individually by the plaintiffs.  On March 17, 2008, NETGEAR filed a third-party complaint against three companies, including Marvell Semiconductor, Inc., who allegedly supply 802.11 chips to NETGEAR.  In the third-party action, NETGEAR alleges that whatever damages and compensation it is required to pay as a result of the underlying patent infringement litigation, the alleged suppliers owe to NETGEAR.  The Company filed an answer and a motion to amend the schedule in the case on April 8, 2008.  The Court, on its own, adjusted the schedule to account for the new parties added to the litigation and moved the trial date to April 27, 2009.  The Company believes that it does not owe NETGEAR any payment resulting from NETGEAR’s use of Marvell 802.11 parts in NETGEAR products, and the Company also believes that none of the patents in suit is infringed by NETGEAR.  The Company intends to defend this litigation vigorously.

 

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General.  The Company is also party to other legal proceedings and claims arising in the normal course of business.  The legal proceedings and claims described above could result in substantial costs and could divert the attention and resources of the Company’s management. Although the legal responsibility and financial impact with respect to these proceedings and claims cannot currently be ascertained, an unfavorable outcome in such actions could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s cash flows, including potential impacts to certain covenants under its existing credit agreement. Litigation is subject to inherent uncertainties and unfavorable rulings could occur. An unfavorable ruling in litigation could require the Company to pay damages or one-time license fees or royalty payments, which could adversely impact gross margins in future periods, or could prevent the Company from manufacturing or selling some of its products or limit or restrict the type of work that employees involved in such litigation may perform for the Company. There can be no assurance that these matters will be resolved in a manner that is not adverse to the Company’s business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

 

Note 8. Stock-Based Compensation

 

The Company adopted SFAS 123R in its fiscal year beginning January 29, 2006.  SFAS 123R requires the measurement and recognition of compensation expense for all share-based awards to employees and directors, including employee stock options, restricted stock units and employee stock purchase rights based on estimated fair values.

 

The following table presents details of stock-based compensation expenses by functional line item (in thousands):

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

May 3,
2008

 

April 28,
2007

 

Cost of goods sold

 

$

3,073

 

$

3,018

 

Research and development

 

29,932

 

32,042

 

Selling and marketing

 

7,348

 

7,151

 

General and administrative

 

4,873

 

4,557

 

 

 

$

45,226

 

$

46,768

 

 

The following assumptions were used for each respective period to calculate the weighted average fair value of each option award on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model:

 

 

 

Stock Option Plans

 

ESPP

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

May 3, 2008

 

April 28, 2007

 

May 3, 2008

 

April 28, 2007

 

Volatility

 

44

%

45

%

45

%

 

Expected life (in years)

 

5.2

 

5.0

 

1.3

 

 

Risk-free interest rate

 

3.4

%

4.6

%

4.7

%

 

Dividend yield

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average fair value

 

$

4.91

 

$

7.71

 

$

6.06

 

 

 

In developing estimates used in the adoption of SFAS 123R, the Company established the expected term for employee options and awards, as well as expected forfeiture rates, based on the historical settlement experience and after giving consideration to vesting schedules.  Assumptions for option exercises and pre-vesting terminations of options were stratified by employee groups with sufficiently distinct behavior patterns.

 

Expected volatility under SFAS 123R was developed based on the average of the Company’s historical daily stock price volatility.  The risk-free interest rate assumption is based on observed interest rates appropriate for the expected terms of our stock options.

 

SFAS 123R also requires forfeitures to be estimated at the time of grant and revised, if necessary, in subsequent periods if actual forfeitures differ from initial estimates.

 

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Note 9. Shareholders’ Equity

 

Stock Plans

 

In April 1995, the Company adopted the 1995 Stock Option Plan (the “Option Plan”). The Option Plan, as amended, had 353,671,071 common shares reserved for issuance thereunder as of May 3, 2008.  Options granted under the Option Plan generally have a term of ten years and generally must be issued at prices not less than 100% and 85% for incentive and nonqualified stock options, respectively, of the fair market value of the stock on the date of grant. Incentive stock options granted to shareholders who own greater than 10% of the outstanding stock are for periods not to exceed five years and must be issued at prices not less than 110% of the fair market value of the stock on the date of grant. The options generally vest 20% one year after the vesting commencement date, and the remaining shares vest one-sixtieth per month over the remaining 48 months. Options granted under the Option Plan prior to March 1, 2000 may be exercised prior to vesting. The Company has the right to repurchase such shares at their original purchase price if the optionee is terminated from service prior to vesting. Such right expires as the options vest over a five-year period. Options granted under the Option Plan subsequent to March 1, 2000 may only be exercised upon or after vesting.

 

In August 1997, the Company adopted the 1997 Directors’ Stock Option Plan (the “Directors’ Plan”). Under the Directors’ Plan, an outside director was granted an option to purchase 30,000 common shares upon appointment to our Board of Directors. These options vested 20% one year after the vesting commencement date and remaining shares vest one-sixtieth per month over the remaining 48 months. An outside director was also granted an option to purchase 6,000 common shares on the date of each annual meeting of the shareholders. These options vested one-twelfth per month over 12 months after the fourth anniversary of the vesting commencement date. Options granted under the Directors’ Plan could be exercised prior to vesting. The Directors’ Plan was terminated in October 2007.

 

In October 2007, the Company adopted the 2007 Directors’ Stock Incentive Plan (the “2007 Directors’ Plan”). Under the 2007 Directors’ Plan, an outside director is granted an option to purchase 50,000 common shares upon appointment to our Board of Directors. These options vest 1/3rd on the one year anniversary of the date of grant and 1/3rd of the shares on each anniversary thereafter. An outside director who has served on the Board of Directors for the prior six months is also granted an option to purchase 12,000 common shares on the date of each annual meeting of the shareholders. These options vest 100% on the one year anniversary of the date of grant.

 

Under the Option Plan and the 2007 Directors’ Plan, the Company may also grant restricted stock awards, which may be subject to vesting and stock unit awards, which are denominated in shares of stock, but may be settled in cash or tradable shares of the Company’s common shares upon vesting, as determined by the Company at the time of grant.

 

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

 

In June 2000, the Company adopted the 2000 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “Purchase Plan”). The Purchase Plan, as amended, had 41,871,612 common shares reserve for issuance thereunder as of May 3, 2008.  Under the Purchase Plan, employees are granted the right to purchase common shares at a price per share that is 85% of the lesser of the fair market value of the shares at (i) the participant’s entry date into the two-year offering period, or (ii) the end of each six-month purchase period within the offering period. Participants purchase stock using payroll deductions, which may not exceed 20% of their total cash compensation.  Effective on May 30, 2007, offering and purchase periods begin on December 8 and June 8 of each year.  For the three months ended May 3, 2008, the Company recognized $9.9 million of stock-based compensation expense related to the activity under the Purchase Plan.  The Company did not issue any shares under the Purchase Plan in the three months ended May 3, 2008.  As of May 3, 2008, there was $23.7 million of unrecognized compensation cost related to the Purchase Plan.

 

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Stock option activity under the Company’s stock option plans for the three months ended May 3, 2008 is summarized below (in thousands, except per share amounts):

 

 

 

Options
Outstanding

 

Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price

 

Restricted Stock
Outstanding

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Balance at February 2, 2008

 

109,158

 

$

14.64

 

2,024

 

Options granted

 

9,134

 

$

11.29

 

2,176

 

Options forfeited/canceled/expired

 

(2,978

)

$

19.40

 

(83

)

Options exercised

 

(2,404

)

$

6.68

 

(275

)

Balance at May 3, 2008

 

112,910

 

$

14.41

 

3,842

 

Vested or expected to vest at May 3, 2008

 

104,443

 

$

13.95

 

3,500

 

Exercisable at May 3, 2008

 

63,014

 

$

10.57

 

 

 

 

Included in the preceding table are options for 1,483,800 common shares granted to certain officers at an exercise prices of $24.80 and $14.01 that will become exercisable only upon the achievement of specified annual earnings per share targets through fiscal 2010.

 

The aggregate intrinsic value and weighted average remaining contractual term of options vested and expected to vest at May 3, 2008 was $310.8 million and 6.4 years, respectively.  The aggregate intrinsic value and weighted average remaining contractual term of options exercisable at May 3, 2008 was $292.1 million and 5.1 years, respectively.  The aggregate intrinsic value is calculated based on the Company’s closing stock price for all in-the-money options as of May 3, 2008.

 

The aggregate intrinsic value and weighted average remaining contractual term of restricted stock vested and expected to vest as of May 3, 2008 was $46.7 million and 1.0 years, respectively.

 

Included in the table below is activity related to the nonvested restricted stock awards:

 

 

 

Nonvested
Restricted
Stock
Outstanding

 

Weighted
Average
Grant Date
Fair Value

 

Balance at February 2, 2008

 

2,111

 

$

16.89

 

Granted

 

2,261

 

$

11.24

 

Vested

 

(367

)

$

13.01

 

Canceled/Forfeited

 

(84

)

$

14.22

 

Balance at May 3, 2008

 

3,921

 

$

13.76

 

 

The Company’s current practice is to issue new shares to satisfy share option exercises. As of May 3, 2008, compensation costs related to nonvested awards not yet recognized amounted to $376.2 million. The unamortized compensation expense for stock options and restricted stock will be amortized on a straight-line basis and is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.5 years and 1.5 years, respectively.

 

The total tax benefit attributable to options exercised in the three months ended May 3, 2008 was $0.2 million and the excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation of $0.2 million as reported on the condensed consolidated statement of cash flows in financing activities.  Such excess tax benefits represent the reduction in income taxes otherwise payable during the period, attributable to the actual gross tax benefits in excess of the expected tax benefits for options exercised in current and prior periods.

 

Stock Award Activity

 

The Company has issued restricted stock awards to its employees under the Option Plan.  Such awards generally vest over a period of five years from the date of grant. The restricted stock awards have the voting rights of common shares and the shares underlying the restricted stock are considered issued and outstanding.  The Company expenses the cost of the restricted stock awards, which is determined to be the fair market value of the shares at the date of grant, ratably over the period during which the restrictions lapse. 

 

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The grant of restricted stock awards is deducted from the shares available for grant under the Option Plan.  Restricted stock activity under the Company’s stock option plans for the three months ended May 3, 2008 is summarized below (in thousands, except per share amounts):

 

 

 

Restricted Stock
Outstanding

 

Weighted
Average
Grant Date
Fair Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at February 3, 2008

 

87

 

$

32.20

 

Restricted stock granted

 

85

 

10.88

 

Restricted stock forfeited

 

 

 

Restricted stock vested

 

(93

)

12.73

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at May 3, 2008

 

79

 

$

32.19

 

 

Based on the closing price of the Company’s stock of $13.33 on May 2, 2008, the total pretax intrinsic value of all outstanding restricted stock was $1.0 million.

 

Note 10. Income Taxes

 

For the three months ended May 3, 2008 and April 28, 2007, the Company’s effective tax rate was an income tax expense of 10.9% and an income tax expense of (12.7)%, respectively.  The income tax provision for these periods was affected by non-tax-deductible expenses such as SFAS 123R stock-based compensation expense, amortization of acquired intangibles and accrual of unrecognized tax benefits, interest and penalties associated with FIN 48.

 

Our total unrecognized tax benefits as of May 3, 2008 and February 2, 2008 were $114.3 million and $109.7 million, respectively. During the three months ended May 3, 2008, there was a reversal of a FIN 48 reserve due to the lapse of a statute of limitations in the amount of $0.8 million which includes penalty and interest.  However, overall there was a net $4.6 million increase in unrecognized tax benefits, penalties and interest during the three months ended May 3, 2008.  The net increase was primarily due to uncertain tax positions on our international structure.  If recognized, all of the FIN 48 liabilities recorded as of the date of adoption will impact the effective tax rate.

 

In accordance with the Company’s accounting policy, the Company recognizes accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as a component of income tax provision. This policy did not change as a result of the adoption of FIN 48.

 

The Company conducts business globally and, as a result, one or more of its subsidiaries file income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction and various state and foreign jurisdictions.  The Company is subject to examination by tax authorities throughout the world, including such major jurisdictions as Singapore, Japan, Taiwan, China, India, Germany, Israel, Netherlands, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Canada, Malaysia, and the United States.  The Company is subject to foreign income tax examinations for years beginning with fiscal year 2002 and for U.S. income tax examinations beginning with fiscal year 2004.  The U.S. subsidiaries are currently under audit by the U.S. tax authorities for the fiscal years 2004, 2005 and 2006, which audit work is completed and the results are currently under review by the IRS national office.  The U.S. tax authorities are also reviewing employment taxes with regard to the re-measured stock options.  During the three months ended May 3, 2008, one of the Company’s foreign subsidiaries was notified by tax authorities that it would begin an income tax audit for fiscal years 2004, 2005 and 2006. The audit field work was completed just after May 3, 2008, with no adjustments to the 2004, 2005 and 2006 years as filed. The audit also covered the employment taxes with regard to the re-measured stock options, and the taxing authorities found that the employment taxes had been adequately provided.  The Company believes that it has adequately provided for all issues related to these examinations and the ultimate disposition of these matters is unlikely to have a material adverse affect on our consolidated financial position.

 

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Note 11. Related Party Transactions

 

During fiscal 2008, the Company incurred $0.1 million expenses from an unrelated third-party entity, ACM Aviation, Inc. (“ACM”), for charter aircraft services provided to Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. (“MSI”) for Estopia Air LLC (“Estopia Air”). The aircraft provided by ACM to the Company for such services is owned by Estopia Air. The Company’s Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Sehat Sutardja, and the Company’s Vice President of Sales for Communications and Consumer Business of MSI, Weili Dai, through their control and ownership of Estopia Air, own the aircraft provided by ACM. Expenses charged by ACM for business travel use of the aircraft are at a cost determined to be at fair market value.  There was no expense incurred in the first quarter of fiscal 2009 or 2008.

 

On August 19, 2005, the Company, through its subsidiaries MSI and Marvell International Ltd. (“Marvell International”), entered into a License and Manufacturing Services Agreement (the “License Agreement”) with C2 Microsystems, Inc. (“C2Micro”).  The License Agreement has substantially similar terms as other license and manufacturing services agreements with other third parties.  The Company recognized $1.2 million of revenue under the License Agreement with C2 Micro during the first quarter of fiscal 2009 and $30,000 of revenue during the first quarter of fiscal 2008.  As of May 3, 2008, the Company had a receivable of $0.8 million from C2Micro.  Dr. Sehat Sutardja, and Weili Dai, through their ownership and control of Estopia LLC (“Estopia”), are indirect shareholders of C2Micro.  Kuo Wei (Herbert) Chang, a member of the Company’s Board of Directors, through his ownership and control of C-Squared venture entities, is also an indirect shareholder of C2Micro.  Dr. Pantas Sutardja, the Company’s Vice President, Chief Technology Officer, Acting Chief Operating Officer and Chief Research and Development Officer, is also a shareholder of C2Micro.

 

On January 8, 2007, the Company, through Marvell International, entered into a Library/IP/Software Evaluation License Agreement (the “Evaluation License Agreement”) with VeriSilicon Holdings Co., Ltd. (“VeriSilicon”).  The Evaluation License Agreement has no consideration.  The Company also incurred $66,000 and $72,000 of royalty expense from VeriSilicon under a core license agreement assumed from its acquisition of the semiconductor design business of UTStarcom, Inc. during the first quarter of fiscal 2009 and 2008, respectively.  Weili Dai’s brother (and Dr. Sehat Sutardja’s brother-in-law) is the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of VeriSilicon.  Ms. Dai is also a shareholder of VeriSilicon.

 

On September 6, 2007, the Company, through Marvell International, entered into a Technology Evaluation Agreement (the “Evaluation Agreement”) with Vivante Corporation (“Vivante”).  The Evaluation Agreement has no consideration.  On September 28, 2007, the Company also entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) with Vivante to set forth the main principles for a good faith negotiation of a license agreement.  The MOU has no consideration.  On October 31, 2007, the Company entered into a License Agreement with Vivante.  The License Agreement has substantially similar terms as other license agreements with other third parties.  The Company recorded $0.2 million of expense during the first quarter of fiscal 2009 in connection with the License Agreement with Vivante.  Dr. Sehat Sutardja and Weili Dai, through their ownership and control of Estopia, are indirect shareholders of Vivante.  In addition, Dr. Sehat Sutardja is also a direct shareholder and Chairman of the board of directors of Vivante.  Weili Dai’s brother (and Dr. Sehat Sutardja’s brother-in-law) is the Chief Executive Officer of Vivante.  Kuo Wei (Herbert) Chang, a member of the Company’s Board of Directors, through his ownership and control of C-Squared venture entities, is also an indirect shareholder of Vivante.

 

On September 28, 2007, the Company, through Marvell International, entered into a Master Technology Agreement (the “Technology Agreement”) with Sonics, Inc. (“Sonics”), pursuant to which the Company licensed technology from Sonics.  The Technology Agreement has substantially similar terms as other license agreements with other third parties.  The Company paid $2.1 million under the Technology Agreement for the license and related maintenance during fiscal 2008.  Kuo Wei (Herbert) Chang, member of the Company’s Board of Directors and Mike Sophie, former member of the Company’s Board of Directors, both serve as members of the board of directors of Sonics and each has a direct and/or indirect ownership interest in the equity of Sonics.  There was no expense incurred in the first quarter of fiscal 2009 or 2008.

 

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

 

The statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q that are not purely historical are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A  of the Securities Exchange Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), including statements regarding our expectations, beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding the future.  Words such as “anticipates,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “seeks,” “estimates,” “can,” and similar expressions identify such forward-looking statements. These are statements that relate to future periods and include statements relating to our anticipation  that the rate of new orders and shipments will vary significantly from quarter to quarter; industry trends; our anticipation that the total amount of sales through distributors will increase in future periods; our expectation that a significant percentage of our sales will continue to come from direct sales to key customers; our expectations regarding the number of days in inventory, inventory levels and levels of accounts receivable; our expectations regarding competition; our intention to reduce product costs to offset decreases in average selling prices; our continued efforts relating to the protection of our intellectual property; our expectations regarding the amount of customer concentration in the future; our expectations regarding the amount of our future sales in Asia; our intention to continue to invest significant resources for research and development; our expectation regarding the effect of auction rate securities on our working capital needs or other requirements; our expected cost savings from the restructuring in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2008;our expected results, cash flows, and expenses, including those related to research and development, sales and marketing and general and administrative; our intention to complete acquired in-process research and development projects; our intention to make acquisitions, investments, strategic alliances and joint ventures; our expectations regarding revenue, sources of revenue and make-up of revenue; our expectations regarding the impact of legal proceedings and claims; our expectations regarding the adequacy of our capital resources to meet our capital needs; our plan to attract and retain highly skilled personnel; our expectations regarding the growth in business and operations; our expectations regarding our compliance with SEC periodic reporting requirements; our expectations regarding the impact of the restatement of our financial statements in connection with the internal review of our historic stock option granting practices; our plans regarding remediation of 2007 material weakness and expectations regarding the effectiveness of those remediation efforts; our plan regarding forward exchange contracts; and the effect of recent accounting pronouncements and changes in taxation rules. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those predicted, include but are not limited to, the impact of international conflict and continued economic volatility in either domestic or foreign markets; the outcome and impact of the litigation related to our historic stock option granting practices; our dependence upon the hard disk drive industry which is highly cyclical; our ability to scale our operations in response to changes in demand for existing or new products and services; our maintenance of an effective system of internal controls; our dependence on a small number of customers; our ability to develop new and enhanced products; our success in integrating businesses we acquire and the impact such acquisitions may have on our operating results; our ability to estimate customer demand accurately; the success of our strategic relationships with customers; our reliance on independent foundries and subcontractors for the manufacture, assembly and testing of our products; our ability to manage future growth; the development and evolution of markets for our integrated circuits; our ability to protect our intellectual property; the impact of any change in our application of the United States federal income tax laws and the loss of any beneficial tax treatment that we currently enjoy; the impact of changes in international financial and regulatory conditions; the impact of changes in management; the risk that other remediation efforts will be insufficient to address our material weakness in internal controls and the outcome pending or future litigation and legal proceedings. Additional factors, which could cause actual results to differ materially, include those set forth in the following discussion, as well as the risks discussed in Item 1A, “Risk Factors.” These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date hereof. Unless required by law, we undertake no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements.

 

Overview

 

We are a leading global semiconductor provider of high-performance analog, mixed-signal, digital signal processing and embedded microprocessor integrated circuits. Our diverse product portfolio includes switching, transceiver, wireless, PC connectivity, gateways, communications controller and storage and power management solutions that serve diverse applications used in business enterprises, consumer electronics and emerging markets. We are a fabless integrated circuit company, which means that we rely on independent, third-party contractors to perform manufacturing, assembly and test functions. This approach allows us to focus on designing, developing and marketing our products and significantly reduces the amount of capital we need to invest in manufacturing products. In February 2006, we acquired the semiconductor design business of UTStarcom, Inc. for $40.8 million, including $16.0 million subsequently recognized when milestones were achieved.  This business designs and supplies chipsets for personal handy phone applications.  In May 2006, we acquired the printer semiconductor business of Avago Technologies Limited for $288.0 million, including earnout payments of $35.0 million subsequently recognized during fiscal 2007 and fiscal 2008 based on the achievement of

 

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certain levels of revenue.  The printer semiconductor business of Avago designs and develops system-on-chip and system level solutions for both inkjet and laser jet printer systems.  In November 2006, we completed the acquisition of the communications and applications processor business of Intel Corporation for approximately $605.6 million.  The communications and applications processor business of Intel designs and develops cellular baseband processors for multi-mode, multi-band wireless handheld devices such as cellular handsets, PDAs and smartphones.  In addition, we have also completed several smaller acquisitions over the last three fiscal years.

 

We offer our customers a wide range of high-performance analog, mixed-signal, digital signal processing and embedded microprocessor integrated circuits. Our products can be utilized in a wide array of enterprise applications including hard disk drives, high-speed networking equipment, PCs, wireless local area network solutions for small office/home office and residential gateway solutions, and consumer applications such as cell phones, printers, digital cameras, MP3 devices, speakers, game consoles and PDAs.

 

 Our sales have historically been made on the basis of purchase orders rather than long-term agreements. In addition, the sales cycle for our products is long, which may cause us to experience a delay between the time we incur expenses and the time revenue is generated from these expenditures. We expect to increase our research and development, selling and marketing, and general and administrative expenditures as we seek to expand our operations. We anticipate that the rate of new orders may vary significantly from quarter to quarter. Consequently, if anticipated sales and shipments in any quarter do not occur when expected, expenses and inventory levels could be disproportionately high, and our operating results for that quarter and future quarters may be adversely affected.

 

Our fiscal year is the 52- or 53-week period ending on the Saturday closest to January 31. In a 52-week year, each fiscal quarter consists of 13 weeks. The additional week in a 53-week year is added to the fourth quarter, making such quarter consist of 14 weeks. Fiscal year 2009 is comprised of 52 weeks and fiscal year 2008 was comprised of 53 weeks.

 

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates, judgments and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Actual results could differ from these estimates, and such differences could affect the results of operations reported in future periods. For a description of our critical accounting policies and estimates, please refer to the “Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates” section of our Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended February 2, 2008. There have been no material changes in any of our accounting policies during fiscal 2009.

 

Results of Operations

 

The following table sets forth information derived from our unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations expressed as a percentage of net revenue:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

May 3,
2008

 

April 28,
2007

 

Net revenue

 

100.0

%

100.0

%

Operating costs and expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of goods sold

 

48.4

 

51.6

 

Research and development and other

 

29.6

 

36.9

 

Selling and marketing

 

5.7

 

7.9

 

General and administrative

 

1.6

 

3.8

 

Amortization of acquired intangible assets

 

4.4

 

5.9

 

Total operating costs and expenses

 

89.7

 

106.0

 

Operating income (loss)

 

10.3

 

(6.0

)

Interest and other income, net

 

0.4

 

0.2

 

Interest expense

 

(0.9

)

(1.6

)

Income (loss) before income taxes

 

9.8

 

(7.4

)

Provision for income taxes

 

1.1

 

0.9

 

Net income (loss)

 

8.7

%

(8.3

)%

 

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Three Months Ended May 3, 2008 and April 28, 2007

 

   Net Revenue

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

 

 

May 3,
2008

 

April 28,
2007

 

% Change

 

Net revenue

 

$

804,075

 

$

635,050

 

26.6

%

 

Net revenue consists primarily of product revenue from sales of our semiconductor devices, and to a much lesser extent, development revenue derived from development contracts with our customers. Net revenue is gross revenue, net of accruals for estimated sales returns, allowances and rebates. The increase in net revenue in the first quarter of fiscal 2009 compared to the first quarter of fiscal 2008 reflects an increase in volume shipments of our storage System-on-Chips (“SOCs”), cellular and handset products and wireless products.  The increase in net revenue was due to increased demand from our primary hard drive customers and the overall hard drive industry demand for notebook PC two and a half inch drives and consumer products markets, increased acceptance of our cellular and handset products and volume shipments of our wireless products in consumer applications.  Net revenue derived from development contracts increased in absolute dollars during the first quarter of fiscal 2009 as compared to the first quarter of fiscal 2008, but represented less than 10% of net revenue for each period.

 

Historically, a relatively small number of customers have accounted for a significant portion of our revenue.  For the quarter ended May 3, 2008, one customer represented more than 10% of our net revenue, for a total of 21% of our net revenue.  For the quarter ended April 28, 2007, two customers each represented more than 10% of our net revenue, for a combined total of 27% of our net revenue.  No distributors accounted for more than 10% of our net revenue in the quarters ended May 3, 2008 and April 28, 2007.

 

Because we sell our products to many OEM manufacturers who have manufacturing operations located in Asia, a significant percentage of our sales are made to customers located outside of the United States.  Sales to customers located in Asia represented 84% of our net revenue for the three months ended May 3, 2008 and April 28, 2007, respectively.  The rest of our sales are to customers located in the United States and other geographic regions.  We expect that a significant portion of our revenue will continue to be represented by sales to our customers in Asia.  Substantially all of our sales to date have been denominated in U.S. dollars.

 

Cost of Goods Sold

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

 

 

May 3,
2008

 

April 28,
2007

 

% Change

 

Cost of goods sold

 

$

388,842

 

$

327,417

 

18.8

%

% of net revenue

 

48.4

%

51.6

%

 

 

Gross margin

 

51.6

%

48.4

%

 

 

 

Cost of goods sold consists primarily of the costs of manufacturing, assembly and test of integrated circuit devices and related overhead costs, product warranty costs, royalties and compensation and associated costs relating to manufacturing support, logistics and quality assurance personnel, including stock-based compensation costs, excess and obsolescence provisions and purchase accounting adjustments.  Gross margin is calculated as net revenue less cost of goods sold as a percentage of net revenue.  The increase in gross margin for the three months ended May 3, 2008 compared to the three months ended April 28, 2007 was primarily due to increased volume and reduced costs for cellular and handset products resulting from the transition of manufacturing to our fabrication partners.  In addition, gross margins for printer ASIC and wireless products improved as we experienced lower material and manufacturing costs due to volume efficiencies and yield improvements.  Our gross margins may fluctuate in future periods due to, among other things, changes in the mix of products sold, the timing of production ramps of new products, increased pricing pressures from our customers and competitors, particularly in the consumer product markets that we are targeting, charges for obsolete or potentially excess inventory, changes in the costs charged by our manufacturing and test subcontractors, the introduction of new products with lower margins, product warranty costs and changes in the amount of development revenue recognized.

 

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Research and Development and Other

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

 

 

May 3,
2008

 

April 28,
2007

 

% Change

 

Research and development and other

 

$

238,475

 

$

234,133

 

1.9

%

% of net revenue

 

29.6

%

36.9

%

 

 

 

Research and development expense consists primarily of compensation and associated costs relating to development personnel, including stock-based compensation expenses, prototype costs, contracted development work costs, depreciation and amortization expense, patent investigation and filings fees and allocated occupancy costs for these operations.

 

The increase in research and development expense in absolute dollars in the first quarter of fiscal 2009 compared to the first quarter of fiscal 2008 was primarily due to net hiring of additional development personnel, which resulted in an increase in salary and related costs of $10.1 million.  Additionally, we incurred increased costs for depreciation and amortization expense of $3.7 million arising from purchases of property, equipment and technology licenses and an increase in allocated expenses of $2.1 million related to our expanding operations.  Partially offsetting the increases in research and development expense was decreased costs of $8.1 million for prototype and related product tape-out costs from the amounts incurred in the first quarter of fiscal 2008 related to our acquisition of the communications and applications processor business of Intel.  Additionally, stock based compensation expense decreased by $2.1 million.  Research and development related costs for the first quarter of fiscal 2009 was $233.4 million as compared to $231.0 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2008.

 

Selling and Marketing

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

 

 

May 3,
2008

 

April 28,
2007

 

% Change

 

Selling and marketing

 

$

46,088

 

$

50,392

 

(8.5

)%

% of net revenue

 

5.7

%

7.9

%

 

 

 

Selling and marketing expense consists primarily of compensation and associated costs relating to sales and marketing personnel, including stock-based compensation expenses, sales commissions, promotional and other marketing expenses, and allocated occupancy costs for these operations.  The decrease in selling and marketing expense in absolute dollars in the first quarter of fiscal 2009 compared to the first quarter of fiscal 2008 was primarily due to lower salary and related expenses due to lower overall headcount of sales and marketing personnel.  Additionally, we incurred a decrease in other marketing costs of $2.6 million and a decrease in allocated overhead costs of $0.8 million.  Partially offsetting the decrease in selling and marketing expense was an increase in commissions of $1.5 million due primarily to  increased sales.

 

General and Administrative

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

 

 

May 3,
2008

 

April 28,
2007

 

% Change

 

General and administrative

 

$

12,951

 

$

23,988

 

(46.0

)%

% of net revenue

 

1.6

%

3.8

%

 

 

 

General and administrative expense consists primarily of compensation and associated costs relating to general and administrative personnel, including stock-based compensation expenses, fees for professional services and allocated occupancy costs for these operations.  The decrease in absolute dollars in general and administrative expense in the first quarter of fiscal 2009 compared to the first quarter of fiscal 2008 was the result of $24.5 million of insurance recoveries for shareholder derivative, class action and related lawsuits received in the first quarter of fiscal 2009 partially offset by a $10.0 million settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) investigation regarding our historical stock option practices and related accounting matters.  Partially offsetting the decrease in general and administrative expense in the first quarter of fiscal 2009 compared to the first quarter of fiscal 2008 was a $2.9 million increase salary and related costs due to the net hiring of additional administrative personnel.

 

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Amortization of Acquired Intangible Assets

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

 

 

May 3,
2008

 

April 28,
2007

 

% Change

 

Amortization of acquired intangible assets

 

$35,247

 

$37,320

 

(5.6

)%

% of net revenue

 

4.4

%

5.9

%

 

 

 

In fiscal years 2007 and 2008, we made seven acquisitions in which we acquired intangible assets that are being amortized over their estimated economic lives of one to eight years.  The decrease in amortization of acquired intangible assets in the first quarter of fiscal 2009 compared to the first quarter of fiscal 2008 was due to amortization of intangible assets from certain acquisitions being fully amortized.

 

Interest and Other Income

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

 

 

May 3,
2008

 

April 28,
2007

 

% Change

 

Interest and other income

 

$3,192

 

$1,319

 

142.0

%

% of net revenue

 

0.4

%

0.2

%

 

 

 

Interest and other income consist primarily of interest earned on cash, cash equivalents and short-term investment balances and other realized and unrealized gains and losses. The increase in interest and other income for the first quarter of fiscal 2009 compared to the first quarter of fiscal 2008 is primarily due to an increase in overall cash balances during the first quarter of fiscal 2009, partially offset by a reduction in interest rates.  The amount in fiscal 2008 also reflected a $4.9 million reserve for the full impairment of an equity investment in a private company.

 

Interest Expense

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

 

 

May 3,
2008

 

April 28,
2007

 

% Change

 

Interest expense

 

$(7,151

)

$(9,975

)

(28.3

)%

% of net revenue

 

(0.9

)%

(1.6

)%

 

 

 

Interest expense consists primarily of interest paid on a term loan and capital lease obligations. The decrease in interest expense for the first quarter of fiscal 2009 compared to the first quarter of fiscal 2008 was primarily due to lower interest rates and lower capital lease interest expense.

 

Provision for Income Taxes

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

 

 

May 3,
2008

 

April 28,
2007

 

% Change

 

Provision for income taxes

 

$8,574

 

$5,972

 

43.6

%

% of net revenue

 

1.1

%

0.9

%

 

 

 

 

 

For the three months ended May 3, 2008 and April 28, 2007, our effective tax rate was an income tax expense of 10.9% and an income tax expense of  (12.7)%, respectively.   The effective tax rates are influenced by non-tax-deductible expenses, such as SFAS 123R stock based compensation expenses, amortization of acquired intangibles, and accounting for uncertain tax benefits under FIN 48.   The April 28, 2007 effective tax rate was also impacted by the pretax loss and the fact that a smaller proportion of profit was earned in low or zero tax jurisdictions.  Also, for the three months ended May 3, 2008, the effective tax rate was reduced slightly by the recognition of certain uncertain tax positions resulting from lapse of a statute of limitations.

 

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Our principal source of liquidity as of May 3, 2008 consisted of $773.6 million of cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and short-term investments of which $24.5 million will be used in a legal settlement.  Since our inception, we have financed our operations through a combination of sales of equity securities, cash generated by operations and cash assumed in acquisitions.

 

Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities

 

Net cash provided by operating activities was $130.2 million for the three months ended May 3, 2008 compared to $54.2 million for the three months ended April 28, 2007. The cash inflow from operations in the three months ended May 3, 2008 was primarily due to net income of $69.9 million and changes in working capital.  Non-cash charges for the three months ended May 3, 2008 included $35.2 million related to amortization of acquired intangible assets, $28.6 million of depreciation and amortization expense and $45.2 million of stock-based compensation.  A significant working capital change contributing to positive cash flow in the three months ended May 3, 2008 was the decrease in inventories of $55.9 million.  The decrease in inventories was primarily due to the completion of contractual obligations under the original supply agreement with Intel as well as concentrated efforts to reduce inventory levels.  The number of days in inventory increased to 87 days at the end of the first quarter of fiscal 2009 compared to 74 days at the end of the first quarter of fiscal 2008.  Also contributing to the increase in cash flows was a decrease in prepaid expenses and other assets of $32.5 million.  The decrease in prepaid expenses and other assets was primarily due to the utilization of prepaid foundry capacity and prepaid wafers.  In addition, accrued employee compensation increased $16.9 million due primarily to an increase in employee stock purchase plan contributions and the timing of accrued salary.

 

Significant working capital changes offsetting positive cash flows in the first three months of fiscal 2009 included a decrease in accounts payable of $63.1 million due to payments made on outstanding balances.  Accounts receivable increased $38.2 million due primarily to the timing of payments received from customers.  Days sales outstanding (“DSO”) increased to 41 days in the three months ended May 3, 2008 compared to 40 days for the three months ended April 28, 2007.  Many of our larger customers have regularly scheduled payment dates that fall immediately before or after our fiscal quarter-end. As a result, our accounts receivable balance and DSO may fluctuate depending on the timing of large payments made by our customers.  Restricted cash increased $24.5 million due to proceeds from settlement with our directors’ and officers’ insurance carriers with the settlement requiring the proceeds to be used towards the consolidated derivative actions settlement and any future class action securities litigation settlement.  Also contributing to an increase in cash flow from operations was a decrease in accrued liabilities and other of $18.8 million.  The decrease in accrued liabilities and other was attributable to decreases in accrued sales rebates and accrued legal fees.

 

The cash inflow from operations in the three months ended April 28, 2007 was primarily due to changes in working capital. Non-cash charges in the three months ended April 28, 2007 included $37.3 million related to amortization of acquired intangible assets, $26.5 million of depreciation and amortization expense and $46.8 million of stock-based compensation.  A significant working capital change contributing to positive cash flow in the three months ended April 28, 2007 was the decrease in accounts receivable of $45.4 million primarily due to the timing of payments received from customers. Also contributing to an increase in cash flow from operations was an increase in accounts payable of $17.0 million, due to an overall increase in operating activities.

 

Significant working capital changes offsetting positive cash flows in the three months ended April 28, 2007 included a decrease in accrued liabilities and other of $26.4 million due primarily to application of a supply contract liability related to the acquisition of communications and applications processor business of Intel and an increase in inventories of $28.7 million due to the build up of inventory to support our increasing revenue as well as inventory purchase commitments from our acquisitions.

 

Net Cash Used in Investing Activities

 

Net cash used in investing activities was $16.9 million for the three months ended May 3, 2008 and $151.9 million for the three months ended April 28, 2007.  The net cash used in investing activities in the three month ended May 3, 2008 was due to purchases of property and equipment of $30.5 million and purchases of investments of $10.1 million, partially offset by sales and maturities of investments of $23.8 million.  The net cash used in investing activities in the three months ended April 28, 2007 was due to purchases of short-term investments of $108.0 million, purchases of property and equipment of $35.3 million and purchases of technology licenses of $15.7 million, partially offset by sales and maturities of short-term investments of $8.0 million.

 

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Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities

 

Net cash provided by financing activities was $15.1 million for the three months ended May 3, 2008 while net cash used in financing activities was $5.8 million for the three months ended April 28, 2007.  In the three months ended May 3, 2008, net cash provided by financing activities was attributable to proceeds from the issuance of common shares under our stock option plans, partially offset by principal payments on capital lease and debt obligations.  In the three months ended April 28, 2007, net cash used in financing activities was attributable to principal payments on capital lease and debt obligations.  The proceeds from the issuance of common shares are primarily due to the exercises of stock options.  The increase in capital lease obligations was due to additional computer-aided design software licenses, which we acquired for use in our research and development activities.

 

Contractual Obligations and Commitments

 

In connection with the acquisition of the communications and application processor business of Intel, we entered into a product supply agreement with Intel.  Although we have met the contractual obligations under the original supply agreement and have transitioned certain products to our fabrication partners, we anticipate that we will continue to source certain legacy application processor cellular and handset inventory from Intel.  Under terms of an amendment to the supply agreement, we have committed to purchase a minimum number of wafers through December 2008.  As of May 3, 2008, we had non-cancellable purchase orders outstanding of $20.6 million.

 

Under our manufacturing relationships with our other foundries, cancellation of outstanding purchase orders is allowed but requires repayment of all expenses incurred through the date of cancellation. As of May 3, 2008, these foundries had incurred approximately $173.3 million of manufacturing expenses on our outstanding purchase orders.

 

On February 28, 2005 and as amended on March 31, 2005, we entered into an agreement with a foundry to reserve and secure foundry fabrication capacity for a fixed number of wafers at agreed upon prices for a period of five and a half years beginning on October 1, 2005.  In return, we agreed to pay the foundry $174.2 million over a period of 18 months. The amendment extends the term of the agreement and the agreed upon pricing terms until December 31, 2015.  As of May 3, 2008, payments totaling $174.2 million (included in prepaid expenses and other current assets and other noncurrent assets) had been made and approximately $134.2 million of the prepayment had been utilized as of May 3, 2008.  At May 3, 2008, there were no outstanding commitments under the agreement.

 

As of May 3, 2008, we had approximately $51.5 million of other outstanding non-cancelable purchase orders for capital purchase obligations.

 

As a result of a facility consolidation in February 2002, we obtained a sublease on one of our facilities that had a non cancellable lease.  Actual sublease income has approximated estimated sublease income, but was less than our actual lease commitment, resulting in future negative cash flow over the remaining term of the sublease.  As of May 3, 2008, cash payments of $11.8 million, net of sublease income, have been made in connection with this sublease. Approximately $1.7 million remains accrued for this facilities consolidation charge as of May 3, 2008 of which $0.6 million is current and $1.1 million is long-term, payable through 2010.

 

In May 2006, we completed the acquisition of the printer semiconductor business of Avago. Under the terms of the acquisition agreement, we paid $249.6 million in exchange for certain assets and intellectual property of Avago and were committed to two additional contingent payments in cash of $10.0 million and $25.0 million upon the achievement of certain levels of revenue. In the third quarter of fiscal 2007, we recorded contingent consideration and additional goodwill for the first contingent payment of $10.0 million.  In the third quarter of fiscal 2008, we recorded the second contingent payment of $25.0 million based on achievement of certain level of revenue during fiscal 2008.

 

We currently intend to fund our short and long-term capital requirements, as well as our liquidity needs, with existing cash, cash equivalents and short-term investment balances as well as cash generated by operations. We believe that our existing cash, cash equivalents and short-term investment balances will be sufficient to meet our working capital needs, capital requirements, investment requirements and commitments for at least the next 12 months. However, our capital requirements will depend on many factors, including our rate of sales growth, market acceptance of our products, costs of securing access to adequate manufacturing capacity, the timing and extent of research and development projects, costs of making improvements to facilities and increases in operating expenses, which are all subject to uncertainty. To the extent that our existing cash, cash equivalents and investment balances and cash generated by operations are insufficient to fund our future activities, we may need to raise additional funds through public or private debt or equity financing. We may enter into additional acquisitions or other strategic arrangements in the future, which could also

 

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require us to seek additional debt or equity financing. Additional equity financing or convertible debt financing may be dilutive to our current shareholders. Additional funds may not be available on terms favorable to us or at all.

 

As of May 3, 2008, our investment portfolio included $42.2 million in par value of auction rate securities.  Auction rate securities are usually found in the form of municipal bonds, preferred stock, pools of student loans or collateralized debt obligations with contractual maturities generally between 20 to 30 years and whose interest rates are reset every seven to thirty five days through an auction process. At the end of each reset period, investors can sell or continue to hold the securities at par.  Our auction rate securities are all backed by student loans originated under the Federal Family Education Loan Program (“FFELP”), and are over-collateralized, insured and guaranteed by the United States Federal Department of Education.  All auction rate securities held by us are rated by the major independent rating agencies as either AAA or Aaa.

 

Beginning in February 2008, liquidity issues in the global credit markets resulted in failure of the auctions representing all of the auction rate securities held by us, as the amount of securities submitted for sale in those auctions exceed the amount of bids.  The failures of the auctions are not believed to be a credit issue, but rather caused by a lack of liquidity.  Observable market prices were not available for the valuation of these investments. Accordingly, we used a discounted cash flow model to estimate the fair value of the auction rate securities as of May 3, 2008.  The assumptions used in preparing the discounted cash flow model included estimates for the amount and timing of future interest and principal payments, the collateralization of underlying security investments, the credit worthiness of the issuer and the rate of return required by investors to own these securities in the current environment, including call premium and liquidity premium.  During the three month period ended May 3, 2008, we recorded a temporary impairment charge of $1.7 million calculated using a discounted cash flow model, in accumulated other comprehensive income, a component of shareholders’ equity.  When evaluating whether the impairment of the investments are temporary or other than temporary, we reviewed factors such as the length of time and extent to which fair value has been below cost basis and our ability and intent to hold the investment for a period of time which may be sufficient for anticipated recovery in market value.

 

While the recent auction failures will limit our ability to liquidate these investments, we do not believe that the auction failures will materially impact our ability to fund our working capital needs, capital expenditures, or other business requirements.  We believe that we have the ability to hold these securities for a period longer than 12 months.  However, at the reporting date, it is not certain when liquidity will return to the markets, or if any other secondary markets will become available, we have continued to classify these auction rate securities in long-term investments as of May 3, 2008.

 

We will continue to evaluate the impact of these failed auctions on the fair value of our securities.  If the issuer of the auction rate securities is unable to successfully close future auctions or does not redeem the auction rate securities, or the United States government fails to support its guaranty of the obligations, we may be required to adjust the carrying value of the auction rate securities and record additional other-than-temporary impairment charges in future periods, which could materially affect our results of operations and financial condition.  Further, if the fair value of these securities is determined to be other than temporarily impaired, we may be required to record a loss which could materially affect our results of operations and financial condition.

 

The following table summarizes our contractual obligations as of May 3, 2008 and the effect such obligations are expected to have on our liquidity and cash flow in future periods (in thousands):

 

 

 

Payments Due by Period

 

 

 

2009

 

2010

 

2011

 

2012

 

2013

 

There-
after

 

Total

 

 

 

(remaining

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

nine months)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contractual obligations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating leases

 

$

40,731

 

$

37,176

 

$

26,983

 

$

16,237

 

$

9,371

 

$

10,094

 

$

140,592

 

Capital lease obligations

 

1,643

 

2,085

 

2,084

 

521

 

 

 

6,333

 

Purchase commitments to foundries

 

193,848

 

 

 

 

 

 

193,848

 

Capital purchase obligations

 

51,490

 

 

 

 

 

 

51,490

 

Long-term debt obligations

 

4,989

 

390,750

 

 

 

 

 

395,739

 

Total contractual cash obligations

 

$

292,701

 

$

430,011

 

$