10-K comparison

Lam Research (LRCX) 10-K risk factor changes: FY2016 vs FY2015

The 2016-06-26 10-K against the 2015-06-28 one, compared heading by heading and sentence by sentence. One of these filings carries no fiscal year tag, so its year is the calendar year of the period end.

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Lam Research Form 10-K, every itemFY2016, filed 17 August 2016, against FY2015, filed 13 August 2015FY2016 on sec.govFY2015 on sec.govRead this filingJSON

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Underlined words on a shaded ground are new in FY2016; struck-through words were in FY2015. Sentences that are wholly new or wholly gone are labelled rather than marked.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

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In addition to the other information in this Annual Report on Form 10-K [removed: (“2015] [added: (“2016] Form 10-K”), the following risk factors should be carefully considered in evaluating the Company and its business because such factors may significantly impact our business, operating results, and financial condition.

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[removed: _The] [added: The] Semiconductor Capital Equipment Industry is Subject to Variability and, as a Result, We Face Risks Related to Our Strategic Resource Allocation [removed: Decisions_][added: Decisions]

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[removed: Despite the recent reduction in cyclicality, the] [added: The] semiconductor capital equipment industry has historically been characterized by rapid changes in demand.

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Variability in our customers’ business plans may lead to changes in demand for our equipment and [removed: services] [added: services,] which could negatively impact our results.

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During periods of rapid growth or decline in demand for our products and services, we face significant challenges in maintaining adequate financial and business controls, management processes, information systems, procedures for training and managing our work force, and in appropriately sizing our supply chain infrastructure, [added: work force, and other components of our business on a timely basis.]

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[removed: _Future] [added: Future] Declines in the Semiconductor Industry, and the Overall World Economic Conditions on Which it is Significantly Dependent, Could Have a Material Adverse Impact on Our Results of Operations and Financial [removed: Condition_][added: Condition]

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Our business depends on the capital equipment expenditures of semiconductor manufacturers, which in turn depend on the current and anticipated market demand for [removed: ICs.][added: integrated circuits.]

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With the consolidation of customers within the [removed: industry] [added: industry,] the semiconductor capital equipment market may experience rapid changes in demand driven both by changes in the market generally and the plans and requirements of particular customers.

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| [removed: |] • | [removed: |] an increase in reserves on accounts receivable due to our customers’ inability to pay us; |

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| [removed: |] • | [removed: |] an increase in reserves on inventory balances due to excess or obsolete inventory as a result of our inability to sell such inventory; |

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| [removed: |] • | [removed: |] valuation allowances on deferred tax assets; |

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| [removed: |] • | [removed: |] restructuring charges; |

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| [removed: |] • | [removed: |] asset impairments including the potential impairment of goodwill and other intangible assets; |

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| [removed: |] • | [removed: |] a decline in the value of our investments; |

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| [removed: |] • | [removed: |] exposure to claims from our suppliers for payment on inventory that is ordered in anticipation of customer purchases that do not come to fruition; |

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| [removed: |] • | [removed: |] a decline in the value of certain facilities we lease to less than our residual value guarantee with the lessor; and |

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| [removed: |] • | [removed: |] challenges maintaining reliable and uninterrupted sources of supply. |

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[removed: _Our] [added: Our] Quarterly Revenues and Operating Results Are [removed: Variable_][added: Variable]

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| [removed: |] • | [removed: |] economic conditions in the electronics and semiconductor industries in general and specifically the semiconductor equipment industry; |

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| [removed: |] • | [removed: |] the size and timing of orders from customers; |

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| [removed: |] • | [removed: | Consolidation] [added: consolidation] of the customer [removed: base] [added: base, which] may result in the investment decisions of one customer or market [removed: to] having a significant effect on demand for our products or services; |

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| [removed: |] • | [removed: |] procurement shortages; |

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| [removed: |] • | [removed: |] the failure of our suppliers or outsource providers to perform their obligations in a manner consistent with our expectations; |

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| [removed: |] • | [removed: |] manufacturing difficulties; |

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| [removed: |] • | [removed: |] customer cancellations or delays in shipments, installations, and/or customer acceptances; |

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| [removed: |] • | [removed: |] the extent that customers continue to purchase and use our products and services in their business; |

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| [removed: |] • | [removed: |] our customers’ reuse of existing and installed products, to the extent that such reuse decreases their need to purchase new products or services; |

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| [removed: |] • | [removed: |] changes in average selling prices, customer mix, and product mix; |

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| [removed: |] • | [removed: |] our ability in a timely manner to develop, introduce and market new, enhanced, and competitive products; |

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| [removed: |] • | [removed: |] our competitors’ introduction of new products; |

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| [removed: |] • | [removed: |] legal or technical challenges to our products and technology; |

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| [removed: |] • | [removed: |] transportation, communication, demand, information technology or supply disruptions based on factors outside our control such as strikes, acts of God, wars, terrorist activities, and natural or man-made disasters; |

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| [removed: |] • | [removed: |] legal, tax, accounting, or regulatory changes (including but not limited to change in import/export regulations) or changes in the interpretation or enforcement of existing requirements; |

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| [removed: |] • | [removed: |] changes in our estimated effective tax rate; |

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| [removed: |] • | [removed: |] foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations; and |

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| [removed: |] • | [removed: | convertibility and] the dilutive impact of our Convertible Notes [added: (as defined below)] and related warrants on our earnings per share. |

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[removed: _We] [added: We] May Incur Impairments to Goodwill or Long-Lived [removed: Assets_][added: Assets]

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[removed: _Our] [added: Our] Leverage and Debt Service Obligations and Potential Note Conversion or Related Hedging Activities May Adversely Affect Our Financial Condition, Results of Operations and Earnings Per [removed: Share_][added: Share]

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We may, in the future, decide to borrow amounts under [removed: this facility,] [added: the revolving credit agreement,] or to enter into additional debt arrangements.

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work force, and other components of our business on a timely basis.

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As a result of the issuance of our 2020 and 2025 Senior Notes, our 2016 and 2018 Convertible Notes, and the assumption of the 2041 Convertible Notes in connection with our acquisition of Novellus Systems, Inc. (collectively the “Notes”), we have a greater amount of debt than we have maintained in the past.

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Furthermore, in March 2014, we entered into an unsecured credit agreement providing us with the ability to borrow up to $300 million (and, under certain circumstances, to increase such availability to $500 million).

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System sales constitute a significant portion of our total revenue.

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maintained by us, our outsourced providers or third parties such as vendors and contractors.

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product lines or technologies, or reduction in personnel or that our management, personnel, or systems will be adequate to support continued operations.

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covenants, other third party claims that our products when used for their intended purposes infringe the intellectual property rights of such other third parties, or other claims made against certain parties.

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Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

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[removed: _The] [added: The] following discussion of our financial condition and results of operations contains forward-looking statements, which are subject to risks, uncertainties and changes in condition, significance, value and effect.

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Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors, including but not limited to those discussed in “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this [removed: 2015] [added: 2016] Form 10-K and other documents we file from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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(See “Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” in Part I of this [removed: 2015] [added: 2016] Form [removed: 10-K)._][added: 10-K).]

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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (“MD&A”) provides a description of our results of operations and should be read in conjunction with our Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in this [removed: 2015] [added: 2016] Form 10-K.

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[removed: _Executive Summary_] [added: Executive Summary] provides a summary of the key highlights of our results of operations and our management’s assessment of material trends and uncertainties relevant to our business.

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[removed: _Results] [added: Results] of [removed: Operations_] [added: Operations] provides an analysis of operating results.

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[removed: _Critical] [added: Critical] Accounting Policies and [removed: Estimates_] [added: Estimates] discusses accounting policies that reflect the more significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of our Consolidated Financial Statements.

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[removed: _Liquidity] [added: Liquidity] and Capital [removed: Resources_] [added: Resources] provides an analysis of cash flows, contractual obligations and financial position.

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Our customers include semiconductor manufacturers that make memory, microprocessors, and other logic integrated circuits for a wide range of electronics; including [removed: cell] [added: mobile] phones, computers, tablets, [added: wearables, automotive features,] storage devices, and networking equipment.

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With a reduced number of customers, variability in their business plans [removed: may] lead to changes in demand for Lam’s equipment and services.

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[removed: Demand] [added: During the most recent fiscal year, demand] for our products [removed: was strong throughout the fiscal year] [added: improved] as semiconductor device [removed: manufacturers] [added: manufacturers, particularly non volatile memory customers,] made capacity and technology investments.

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Technology inflections in our industry, including [removed: FinFET transistors, 3D NAND,] [added: 3DNAND,] multiple patterning, [added: FINFET] and advanced packaging have led to an increase in [removed: the] [added: our served addressable market for our] deposition and etch [removed: market sizes.][added: products.]

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The following summarizes certain key [removed: annual] financial information for the periods indicated below:

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| [removed: | | June 28, 2015] [added: June 26, 2016] | | | | [removed: June 29, 2014] [added: June 28, 2015] | | | | [removed: June 30, 2013] [added: June 29, 2014] | | | | [removed: FY15] [added: FY16] vs. [removed: FY14 |] [added: FY15] | | | | | | | [removed: FY14] [added: FY15] vs. [removed: FY13] [added: FY14] | | | | | | |

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| Gross margin | [removed: |] $ | [removed: 2,284,336] [added: 2,618,922] | | | $ | [removed: 2,007,481] [added: 2,284,336] | | | $ | [removed: 1,403,059] [added: 2,007,481] | | | $ | [removed: 276,855 |] [added: 334,586] | | | [removed: 13.8%] [added: 14.6] | [added: %] | | $ | [removed: 604,422 |] [added: 276,855] | | | [removed: 43.1%] [added: 13.8] | [added: %] |

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| Total operating expenses | [removed: |] $ | [removed: 1,496,297] [added: 1,544,666] | | | $ | [removed: 1,329,812] [added: 1,496,297] | | | $ | [removed: 1,284,988] [added: 1,329,812] | | | $ | [removed: 166,485 |] [added: 48,369] | | | [removed: 12.5%] [added: 3.2] | [added: %] | | $ | [removed: 44,824 |] [added: 166,485] | | | [removed: 3.5%] [added: 12.5] | [added: %] |

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| [removed: Diluted net] [added: Net] income per [added: diluted] share | [removed: |] $ | [removed: 3.70] [added: 5.22] | | | $ | [removed: 3.62] [added: 3.70] | | | $ | [removed: 0.66] [added: 3.62] | | | $ | [removed: 0.08 |] [added: 1.52] | | | [removed: 2.2%] [added: 41.1] | [added: %] | | $ | [removed: 2.96 |] [added: 0.08] | | | [removed: 448.5%] [added: 2.2] | [added: %] |

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Fiscal year 2015 revenues increased 14% compared to fiscal year 2014, reflecting the steady increase in [added: spending on] technology [removed: inflections’ spending, as well as incremental market share gains.][added: inflections.]

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Operating expenses in fiscal year 2015 increased as compared to fiscal year 2014 primarily [removed: related to] [added: as a result of] continued investments in the next-generation research and development.

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Our cash and cash equivalents, [removed: short-term] investments, and restricted cash and investments balances totaled approximately [removed: $4.2] [added: $7.1] billion as of June [removed: 28, 2015] [added: 26, 2016] compared to [removed: $3.2] [added: $4.2] billion as of June [removed: 29, 2014.][added: 28, 2015.]

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Cash [removed: flows] [added: flow] provided from operating activities was [removed: $786 million] [added: $1.4 billion] for fiscal year [removed: 2015] [added: 2016] compared to [removed: $717] [added: $786] million for fiscal year [removed: 2014.][added: 2015.]

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Cash [removed: flows] [added: flow] provided from operating activities in fiscal [removed: 2015] [added: 2016] was primarily used for [removed: $573] [added: $451.5] million [added: of principal payments on debt instruments, $158.4 million] in treasury stock purchases, [removed: $116] [added: $190.4] million in dividends paid to our stockholders, and [removed: $198] [added: $175.3] million of capital expenditures, and are partially offset by [removed: $66] [added: $59.4] million of treasury stock reissuance and common stock issuance resulting from our employee equity-based compensation programs.

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[removed: _Results] [added: Results] of [removed: Operations_][added: Operations]

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Shipments for fiscal year 2015 were approximately $5.5 [removed: billion and increased by] [added: billion, an increase of] 20% compared to fiscal year 2014.

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Shipments for fiscal year [removed: 2014] [added: 2016] were approximately [removed: $4.6 billion and increased by 23%] [added: $5.9 billion, an increase of 8%] compared to fiscal year [removed: 2013.][added: 2015.]

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[added: The] increase in shipments during [added: the] fiscal year [removed: 2014] [added: 2016] as compared to [added: the last two] fiscal [removed: year 2013] [added: years is] related to continued strengthening of customer demand for semiconductor equipment.

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| Shipments (in millions) | [removed: |] $ | [removed: 5,472] [added: 5,901] | | | $ | [removed: 4,551] [added: 5,472] | | | $ | [removed: 3,714] [added: 4,551] | |

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| United States | [removed: |] [added: 8] | [removed: 15%] | [added: %] | | [added: 15] | [removed: 15%] | [added: %] | | [added: 15] | [removed: 20%] | [added: %] |

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| Europe | [removed: |] [added: 3] | [removed: 6%] | [added: %] | | [added: 6] | [removed: 7%] | [added: %] | | [added: 7] | [removed: 8%] | [added: %] |

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| Southeast Asia | [removed: |] [added: 11] | [removed: 5%] | [added: %] | | [added: 5] | [removed: 5%] | [added: %] | | [added: 5] | [removed: 7%] | [added: %] |

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The percentage of total semiconductor processing system shipments to each of the markets we serve were as follows for fiscal years [added: 2016,] 2015, [removed: 2014,] and [removed: 2013.][added: 2014.]

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| Memory | [removed: | | 58] [added: 68] | % | | [removed: | 60] [added: 58] | % | | [removed: | 36] [added: 60] | % |

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In October 2015, as further described in Note 19 to our Consolidated Financial Statements, we announced that we had entered into an agreement to acquire KLA-Tencor Corporation.

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| Revenue | $ | 5,885,893 | | | $ | 5,259,312 | | | $ | 4,607,309 | | | $ | 626,581 | | | 11.9 | % | | $ | 652,003 | | | 14.2 | % |

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| Gross margin as a percent of total revenue | 44.5 | | % | | 43.4 | | % | | 43.6 | | % | | 1.1 | | % | | | | | (0.2 | | )% | | | |

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| Net income | $ | 914,049 | | | $ | 655,577 | | | $ | 632,289 | | | $ | 258,472 | | | 39.4 | % | | $ | 23,288 | | | 3.7 | % |

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Fiscal year 2016 revenues increased 12% compared to fiscal year 2015, reflecting an increase in technology and capacity investments by our customers.

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Gross margin as a percentage of revenue improved 1.1%, which was primarily due to a more favorable customer and product mix.

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Operating expenses in fiscal year 2016 increased as compared to fiscal year 2015 primarily as a result of continued investments in research and development and increased employee headcount.

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Fiscal year 2016 also included KLA-Tencor acquisition related costs.

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This increase was primarily the result of approximately $2.4 billion proceeds from June 2016 senior notes issuance, net of related issuance costs combined with cash flow provided from operating activities.

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Our shipments to memory customers increased during fiscal year 2016 primarily due to higher demand from mobile, enterprise and client solid state drives.

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Foundry and logic spending decreased due to relatively lower spending levels at leading edge process nodes.

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| Revenue | | $ | 5,259,312 | | | $ | 4,607,309 | | | $ | 3,598,916 | | | $ | 652,003 | | | | 14.2% | | | $ | 1,008,393 | | | | 28.0% | |

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| Gross margin as a percent of total revenue | | | 43.4% | | | | 43.6% | | | | 39.0% | | | | \-0.2% | | | | | | | | 4.6% | | | | | |

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| Net income | | $ | 655,577 | | | $ | 632,289 | | | $ | 113,879 | | | $ | 23,288 | | | | 3.7% | | | $ | 518,410 | | | | 455.2% | |

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| Korea | | | 26% | | | | 24% | | | | 16% | |

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| Taiwan | | | 22% | | | | 21% | | | | 29% | |

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| Japan | | | 14% | | | | 13% | | | | 11% | |

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| China | | | 12% | | | | 15% | | | | 9% | |

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| Korea | | | 27% | | | | 24% | | | | 17% | |

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| China | | | 12% | | | | 14% | | | | 9% | |

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| Percent of total revenue | | | 43.4% | | | | 43.6% | | | | 39.0% | | | | \-0.2% | | | | | | | | 4.6% | | | | | |

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Additionally, the Novellus acquisition related inventory fair value impact and cost associated with rationalization of certain product configurations decreased by $78 million and $15 million, respectively, in fiscal year 2014 as compared to fiscal year 2013.

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| Percent of total revenue | | | 15.7% | | | | 15.6% | | | | 19.0% | | | | 0.1% | | | | | | | | \-3.4% | | | | | |

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The increase in R&D expense during fiscal year 2014 compared to fiscal year 2013 was primarily due to a $41 million increase in salaries and benefits related to higher headcount and higher incentive and equity compensation offset by a reduction of $7 million in supplies.

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| Percent of total revenue | | | 11.2% | | | | 13.3% | | | | 16.7% | | | | \-2.1% | | | | | | | | \-3.4% | | | | | |

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The increase in SG&A expense during fiscal year 2014 compared to fiscal year 2013 was due primarily to a net increase of $11 million in salaries, benefits and incentive compensation, $20 million increase in marketing expenses and outside services, $7 million in costs associated with rationalization of certain product configurations, $8 million of impairment of long lived assets, and a $5 million cost related to the renewal of our Fremont and Livermore buildings’ operating leases.

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This increase was offset by a $34 million reduction in integration costs and a $10 million reduction in amortization of intangible assets related to the Novellus integration.

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Other, net expenses during fiscal year 2013 included a $4 million other-than-temporary impairment of a public equity investment recognized during the March 2013 quarter.

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| Effective tax rate | | | 11.5% | | | | 12.6% | | | | \-70.8% | |

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The increase in the effective tax rate in fiscal year 2014 as compared to fiscal year 2013 was primarily due to the change in the level of income and geographic mix of income between higher and lower tax jurisdictions, U.S. income and applicable foreign withholding taxes on undistributed foreign earnings of certain of our foreign subsidiaries for 2014, reduced tax benefit in fiscal year 2014 due to the expiration of the federal research and development tax credit as of December 31, 2013, and tax benefits in fiscal year 2013 related to the recognition of previously unrecognized tax benefits due to the lapse of the statute of limitations and successful resolution of certain tax matters.

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Our fiscal years 2015 and 2014 valuation allowance of $86 million and $74 million primarily relate to California and certain foreign deferred tax assets.

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Actual results could differ significantly from those estimates.

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The significant accounting policies used in the preparation of our financial statements are described in Note 2 of our Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Some of these significant accounting policies are considered to be critical accounting policies.

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_Inventory Valuation:_ Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market using standard costs that approximate actual costs on a first-in, first-out basis.

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Finished goods are reported as inventories until the point of title transfer to the customer.

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Unless specified in the terms of sale, title generally transfers at the physical transfer of the products to the freight carriers.

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Transfer of title for shipments to Japanese customers occurs at the time of customer acceptance.

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All of our other [removed: short-term] investments are classified as available-for-sale and consequently are recorded in the Consolidated Balance Sheets at fair value with unrealized gains or losses reported as a separate component of accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax.

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The hypothetical fair values as of June [removed: 28, 2015] [added: 26, 2016] were as follows:

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We enter into foreign currency forward [added: and option] contracts to minimize the short-term impact of [removed: foreign currency] exchange rate fluctuations on certain foreign currency denominated monetary assets and liabilities, primarily third party accounts receivables, accounts payables and intercompany receivables and payables.

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To protect against the reduction in value of anticipated revenues denominated in Japanese yen and euro-denominated and Korean won-denominated expenses, we enter into foreign currency forward [added: and option] contracts that generally expire within 12 months, and no later than 24 months.

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These foreign currency [removed: forward] [added: hedge] contracts are designated as cash flow hedges and are carried on our balance sheet at fair value, with the effective portion of the contracts’ gains or losses included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) and subsequently recognized in earnings in the same period the hedged revenue and/or expense is recognized.

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The notional amount and unrealized gain of our outstanding forward [added: and option] contracts that are designated as cash flow hedges, as of June [removed: 28, 2015] [added: 26, 2016] are shown in the table below.

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The notional amount and unrealized loss of our outstanding foreign currency forward contracts that are designated as balance sheet hedges, as of June [removed: 28, 2015] [added: 26, 2016] are shown in the table below.

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| Time Deposit | $ | 904,243 | | | $ | 904,243 | | | $ | 904,243 | | | $ | 904,243 | | | $ | 904,243 | | | $ | 904,243 | | | $ | 904,243 | |

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| Municipal Notes and Bonds | 266,956 | | | | 266,857 | | | | 266,532 | | | | 265,725 | | | | 264,913 | | | | 264,101 | | | | 263,290 | | |

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| US Treasury & Agencies | 461,378 | | | | 461,378 | | | | 460,090 | | | | 456,788 | | | | 453,313 | | | | 449,837 | | | | 446,361 | | |

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| Government-Sponsored Enterprises | 32,316 | | | | 32,309 | | | | 32,201 | | | | 31,963 | | | | 31,726 | | | | 31,488 | | | | 31,250 | | |

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| Foreign Government Bonds | 42,093 | | | | 42,037 | | | | 41,789 | | | | 41,512 | | | | 41,233 | | | | 40,956 | | | | 40,678 | | |

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| Bank and Corporate Notes | 1,000,189 | | | | 996,383 | | | | 989,991 | | | | 983,341 | | | | 976,693 | | | | 970,045 | | | | 963,397 | | |

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| Mortgage Backed Securities - Residential | 17,715 | | | | 17,626 | | | | 17,458 | | | | 17,280 | | | | 17,100 | | | | 16,922 | | | | 16,743 | | |

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| Mortgage Backed Securities - Commercial | 55,947 | | | | 55,635 | | | | 55,317 | | | | 54,999 | | | | 54,681 | | | | 54,363 | | | | 54,045 | | |

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| Total | $ | 2,780,837 | | | $ | 2,776,468 | | | $ | 2,767,621 | | | $ | 2,755,851 | | | $ | 2,743,902 | | | $ | 2,731,955 | | | $ | 2,720,007 | |

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| Mutual Funds | $ | 30,241 | | | $ | 34,273 | | | $ | 36,289 | | | 40,321 | | | $ | 44,353 | | | $ | 46,369 | | | $ | 50,401 | |

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| Sell | Japanese Yen | $ | 219.1 | | | $ | (11.8 | | ) | | $ | 23.0 | | | $ | 34.5 | |

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| Buy | Euro | 36.3 | | | | 0.8 | | | | | 3.7 | | | | 5.5 | | |

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| | | | | | | $ | (10.9 | | ) | | $ | 27.6 | | | $ | 41.3 | |

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| Buy Put (1) | Japanese Yen | $ | 39.1 | | | $ | (0.4 | | ) | | $ | 0.5 | | | $ | 0.8 | |

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| Sell put (2) | Japanese Yen | 39.1 | | | | — | | | | | 0.1 | | | | 0.3 | | |

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(1) Contracts were entered into and designated as cash flow hedges under ASC 815, during the fiscal year as part of our cash flow hedge program.

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The contracts were subsequently de-designated during the year ended June 26, 2016.

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| Time Deposit | | $ | 177,567 | | | $ | 177,567 | | | $ | 177,567 | | | $ | 177,567 | | | $ | 177,567 | | | $ | 177,567 | | | $ | 177,567 | |

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| Municipal Notes and Bonds | | | 664,269 | | | | 663,950 | | | | 662,706 | | | | 659,644 | | | | 656,254 | | | | 652,863 | | | | 649,473 | |

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| US Treasury & Agencies | | | 360,447 | | | | 359,598 | | | | 356,415 | | | | 352,223 | | | | 347,915 | | | | 343,611 | | | | 339,307 | |

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| Government-Sponsored Enterprises | | | 54,961 | | | | 54,678 | | | | 54,032 | | | | 53,365 | | | | 52,696 | | | | 52,025 | | | | 51,355 | |

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| Foreign Government Bonds | | | 51,364 | | | | 51,170 | | | | 50,719 | | | | 50,206 | | | | 49,694 | | | | 49,181 | | | | 48,668 | |

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| Bank and Corporate Notes | | | 1,355,199 | | | | 1,347,658 | | | | 1,337,307 | | | | 1,326,475 | | | | 1,315,444 | | | | 1,304,414 | | | | 1,293,385 | |

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| Mortgage Backed Securities - Residential | | | 32,523 | | | | 32,372 | | | | 32,200 | | | | 32,011 | | | | 31,815 | | | | 31,619 | | | | 31,423 | |

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| Mortgage Backed Securities - Commercial | | | 143,246 | | | | 142,688 | | | | 142,066 | | | | 141,426 | | | | 140,788 | | | | 140,148 | | | | 139,509 | |

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| Total | | $ | 2,839,576 | | | $ | 2,829,681 | | | $ | 2,813,012 | | | $ | 2,792,917 | | | $ | 2,772,173 | | | $ | 2,751,428 | | | $ | 2,730,687 | |

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| Mutual Funds | | $ | 25,097 | | | $ | 28,444 | | | $ | 30,117 | | | | 33,463 | | | $ | 36,809 | | | $ | 38,482 | | | $ | 41,829 | |

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| Sell | | Japanese Yen | | $ | 18.9 | | | $ | 2.8 | | | $ | 1.6 | | | $ | 2.4 | |

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| Buy | | Euro | | $ | 34.4 | | | ($ | 0.2 | ) | | $ | 3.4 | | | $ | 5.1 | |

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| Sell | | Japanese Yen | | $ | 49.9 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 5.0 | | | $ | 7.5 | |

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| Buy | | Korean Won | | $ | 8.9 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 0.9 | | | $ | 1.3 | |

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| Sell | | Swiss Francs | | $ | 3.3 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 0.3 | | | $ | 0.5 | |

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| Buy | | Taiwan Dollar | | $ | 22.1 | | | ($ | 0.4 | ) | | $ | 2.1 | | | $ | 3.2 | |

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| Buy | | Euro | | $ | 4.0 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 0.4 | | | $ | 0.6 | |

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| | | | | | | | | ($ | 0.4 | ) | | $ | 8.7 | | | $ | 13.1 | |

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Item 1. Business

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We maintain a network of facilities throughout Asia, Europe, and the United States [removed: of America] in order to meet the needs of our dynamic customer base.

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Our market-leading products are designed to help our customers build smaller, faster, more powerful, and more power-efficient devices that are used in a variety of electronic products, including [removed: cell] [added: mobile] phones, [added: wearables,] tablets, computers, [added: automotive devices,] storage devices, and networking equipment.

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Our customer base includes leading semiconductor memory, foundry, and integrated device manufacturers (“IDMs”) that make products such as [removed: DRAM, NAND] [added: NAND, DRAM] memory, and logic devices.

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Semiconductor manufacturing, our customers’ business, involves the complete fabrication of multiple [removed: die] [added: dies] or ICs on a wafer.

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We leverage our expertise in semiconductor device processing to develop [removed: enabling] technology [removed: and] [added: and/or] productivity solutions that typically benefit our customers through lower defect rates, enhanced yields, faster processing time, [removed: and/or] [added: and] reduced [removed: cost.][added: cost as well as by facilitating their ability to meet more stringent performance and design standards.]

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Market demand for [removed: ever-smaller] IC designs is driving the development of and migration to fabrication strategies such as three-dimensional (“3D”) architectures and multiple patterning.

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The SABRE ECD product family is the industry’s [removed: productivity-leading platform] [added: leading system] for copper damascene manufacturing.

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Electrofill® technology [removed: provides] [added: is designed to provide] high-throughput, void-free fill with superior defect density performance for advanced technology nodes.

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SABRE chemistry packages provide leading-edge fill performance for [removed: the lowest] [added: low] defectivity, [removed: widest] [added: wide] process window, and [removed: highest] [added: high] rates of bottom-up growth to fill the most challenging HAR features.

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The number of yielding ICs per wafer is optimized by increasing the usable die area through [removed: industry-leading] process edge exclusion engineering.

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Our [removed: market-leading] ALTUS systems deposit highly conformal atomic layer films for advanced tungsten metallization applications.

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The VECTOR family of PECVD and ALD systems delivers [removed: superior] [added: advanced] thin film quality, wafer-to-wafer uniformity, productivity, and low cost of ownership.

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The MSSD architecture [removed: enables industry-leading] [added: combines the required film] performance with both sequential and parallel processing to provide flexibility for a range of applications.

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Applications include deposition of oxides, nitrides, and carbides for [removed: hardmasks;] [added: hardmasks,] multiple patterning [removed: films;] [added: films,] anti-reflective [removed: layers;] [added: layers,] multi-layer stack [removed: films;] [added: films,] and diffusion barriers.

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The SPEED HDP-CVD products [added: are designed to] provide void-free gapfill of high-quality dielectric films with superior throughput and reliability.

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The unique source design provides [removed: excellent] [added: for] particle performance, while the ability to customize the deposition and in situ etching profile ensures [removed: best-of-breed] across-wafer thickness and gapfill uniformity.

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[removed: This] [added: We believe this] enables delivery of best-in-class film properties, within-wafer and wafer-to-wafer uniformity, and productivity.

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The Kiyo product family [removed: delivers] [added: is designed to deliver] high-performance, high-productivity, low-risk solutions for conductor etch applications.

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[removed: Superior uniformity,] [added: Uniformity,] uniformity control, and repeatability are enabled by a symmetrical chamber design, [removed: leading] electrostatic chuck technology, and independent tuning features.

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[added: ensures high availability, high] yield, and exceptional process repeatability for BEOL processing.

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[removed: Exceptional uniformity,] [added: Uniformity,] repeatability, and tunability are enabled by a [removed: unique] multi-frequency, small-volume, confined plasma design.

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In addition, cleaning steps that target the bevel region can help eliminate the potential source of yield-limiting defects at the wafer’s edge, [removed: as well as,] [added: in order to] increase the number of good die at the wafer’s edge [removed: to] [added: and] improve yield.

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[removed: _Wet] [added: Wet] Clean — EOS®, Da Vinci®, DV-Prime®, SP [removed: Series_][added: Series]

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To address technology inflections in patterning, the Kiyo family offers state-of-the-art technology with the Hydra patterning system; this capacity enables within wafer uniformity for FEOL/BEOL process modules in 3D NAND, DRAM and logic devices.

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In addition, Flex systems can be configured to perform ALE, which delivers atomic-scale variability control to enable next-generation wafer processing for applications such as self-aligned contacts.

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VECTOR products include

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The majority of the Fremont and Livermore facilities are held under operating leases expiring [removed: in] 2020 and 2021, in addition the Villach facilities are held under capital leases expiring in [added: calendar year] 2016.

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| Lam Research Corporation | | | 100.00 | | | | 116.34 | | | | 99.16 | | | | 116.50 | | | | 178.05 | | | | 216.61 | |

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| RDG Semiconductor Composite | | | 100.00 | | | | 131.61 | | | | 128.78 | | | | 143.95 | | | | 195.98 | | | | 196.30 | |

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| (1) | Fiscal years [added: 2016,] 2015, 2014, and 2013 amounts include operating results of Novellus. Fiscal year 2012 amounts include 20 days of operating results of Novellus from the acquisition date of June 4, 2012. The Novellus acquisition was accounted for as a business combination in accordance with the applicable accounting guidance. |

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| Gross margin | [removed: | |] 641,538 | | | | 600,602 | | | | 536,657 | | | | 505,539 | | [added: |]

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| Operating income | [removed: | |] 191,035 | | | | 239,965 | | | | 188,741 | | | | 168,298 | | [added: |]

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| Net income | [removed: | |] 131,271 | | | | 206,285 | | | | 176,940 | | | | 141,081 | | [added: |]

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| (1) | Our reporting period is a 52/53-week fiscal year. The fiscal years ended June [removed: 28, 2015] [added: 26, 2016] and June [removed: 29, 2014] [added: 28, 2015] included 52 weeks. All quarters presented above included 13 weeks. |

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| Revenue | | $ | 1,248,797 | | | $ | 1,227,392 | | | $ | 1,116,061 | | | $ | 1,015,059 | |

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| Gross margin | | | 557,036 | | | | 530,798 | | | | 487,789 | | | | 431,858 | |

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| Operating income | | | 215,850 | | | | 191,937 | | | | 164,474 | | | | 105,408 | |

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| Basic | | $ | 1.44 | | | $ | 1.01 | | | $ | 0.92 | | | $ | 0.52 | |

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| Diluted | | | 173,345 | | | | 171,636 | | | | 171,757 | | | | 171,363 | |

Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

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| [removed: [Consolidated] [added: Consolidated] Statements of Operations — Years Ended June [added: 26, 2016, June] 28, 2015, [removed: June 29, 2014,] and June [removed: 30, 2013](#tx937085_50) | | | 49] [added: 29, 2014] | [added: [52](#sAE5CE74A9C2FC7C652393B687F57B174)] |

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| [removed: [Consolidated] [added: Consolidated] Statements of Comprehensive Income — Years Ended June [added: 26, 2016, June] 28, 2015, [removed: June 29, 2014,] and June [removed: 30, 2013](#tx937085_51) | | | 50] [added: 29, 2014] | [added: [53](#s3CB15857A8C509C8050D3B687C30E6D4)] |

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| [removed: [Consolidated] [added: Consolidated] Balance Sheets — June [removed: 28, 2015] [added: 26, 2016] and June [removed: 29, 2014](#tx937085_52) | | | 51] [added: 28, 2015] | [added: [54](#s16D7C265876CFB02F0703B687F11A8AC)] |

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| [removed: [Consolidated] [added: Consolidated] Statements of Cash Flows — Years Ended June [added: 26, 2016, June] 28, 2015, [removed: June 29, 2014,] and June [removed: 30, 2013](#tx937085_53) | | | 52] [added: 29, 2014] | [added: [55](#s841D8C95643C3C4BA80C3B687FC70CA4)] |

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| [removed: [Consolidated] [added: Consolidated] Statements of Stockholders’ Equity — Years Ended June [added: 26, 2016, June] 28, 2015, [removed: June 29, 2014,] and June [removed: 30, 2013](#tx937085_54) | | | 54] [added: 29, 2014] | [added: [57](#s3E2A37DFF918C5ED14473B6880249BF0)] |

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| Revenue | [removed: |] $ | [removed: 5,259,312] [added: 5,885,893] | | | $ | [removed: 4,607,309] [added: 5,259,312] | | | $ | [removed: 3,598,916] [added: 4,607,309] | |

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| Cost of goods sold | [removed: |] [added: 3,266,971] | [removed: 2,974,976] | | | [added: 2,974,976] | [removed: 2,599,828] | | | [added: 2,599,828] | [removed: 2,195,857] | |

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| Gross margin | [removed: |] [added: 2,618,922] | [removed: 2,284,336] | | | [added: 2,284,336] | [removed: 2,007,481] | | | [added: 2,007,481] | [removed: 1,403,059] | |

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| Research and development | [removed: |] [added: 913,712] | [removed: 825,242] | | | [added: 825,242] | [removed: 716,471] | | | [added: 716,471] | [removed: 683,688] | |

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| Selling, general and administrative | [removed: |] [added: 630,954] | [removed: 591,611] | | | [added: 591,611] | [removed: 613,341] | | | [added: 613,341] | [removed: 601,300] | |

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| Goodwill impairment | [removed: | | 79,444] [added: —] | | | | [removed: —] [added: 79,444] | | | | — | | [added: |]

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| Total operating expenses | [removed: |] [added: 1,544,666] | [removed: 1,496,297] | | | [added: 1,496,297] | [removed: 1,329,812] | | | [added: 1,329,812] | [removed: 1,284,988] | |

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| Operating income | [removed: |] [added: 1,074,256] | [removed: 788,039] | | | [added: 788,039] | [removed: 677,669] | | | [added: 677,669] | [removed: 118,071] | |

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| Income before income taxes | [removed: |] [added: 960,117] | [removed: 740,850] | | | [added: 740,850] | [removed: 723,363] | | | [added: 723,363] | [removed: 66,658] | |

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| Net income | [removed: |] $ | [removed: 655,577] [added: 914,049] | | | $ | [removed: 632,289] [added: 655,577] | | | $ | [removed: 113,879] [added: 632,289] | |

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| Basic | [removed: |] $ | [removed: 4.11] [added: 5.75] | | | $ | [removed: 3.84] [added: 4.11] | | | $ | [removed: 0.67] [added: 3.84] | |

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| Net unrealized [added: (losses)] gains during the period | [removed: |] [added: (17,725] | [removed: 1,595] | [added: )] | | [added: 1,595] | [removed: 8,004] | | | [added: 8,004] | [removed: 10,607] | |

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| Impairment of investment | | | — | | | | — | | | | 3,711 | |

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| Issuance (repayment) of notes receivable | | | 3,978 | | | | 10,000 | | | | (10,000 | ) |

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| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year | | | 1,452,677 | | | | 1,162,473 | | | | 1,564,752 | |

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| Balance at June 24, 2012 | | | 186,656 | | | $ | 187 | | | $ | 4,943,539 | | | $ | (2,636,936 | ) | | $ | (33,818 | ) | | $ | 2,858,809 | | | $ | 5,131,781 | |

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| Sale of common stock | | | 3,301 | | | | 3 | | | | 39,377 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 39,380 | |

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| Purchase of treasury stock | | | (28,157 | ) | | | (28 | ) | | | — | | | | (934,780 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | (934,808 | ) |

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| Reissuance of treasury stock | | | 1,073 | | | | 1 | | | | (622 | ) | | | 31,886 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 31,265 | |

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| Net income | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 113,879 | | | | 113,879 | |

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well as the tax effect of carryforwards.

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The Company did not record any goodwill impairment in fiscal years 2014 or 2013.

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Under the income approach, the Company determines fair value based on estimated future cash flows

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In July 2013, the FASB released Accounting Standards Update 2013-11 “Presentation of an Unrecognized Tax Benefit When a Net Operating Loss Carryforward, a Similar Tax Loss, or a Tax Credit Carryforward Exists.” The new standard requires that an unrecognized tax benefit should be presented as a reduction of a deferred tax asset for a net operating loss carryforward or other tax credit carryforward when settlement in this manner is available under the tax law.

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The Company adopted this standard during the fiscal year without significant impact on its financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.

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In April 2014, the FASB released Accounting Standards Update 2014-8 “Presentation of Financial Statements and Property, Plant and Equipment: Reporting Discontinued Operations and Disclosure of Disposals of Components of an Entity.” The new standard re-defines discontinued operations and requires only those disposals of components of an entity, including classifications as held for sale, that represent a strategic shift that has, or will have, a major effect on an entity’s operations and financial results to be reported as discontinued operations.

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In addition, the new standard expands the disclosure requirements of discontinued operations.

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(ii) retrospective with the cumulative effect of initially applying the standard recognized at the date of initial application and providing certain additional disclosures as defined per the standard.

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Note 4: Reclassifications

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| Equity-based compensation expense | | $ | 135,354 | | | $ | 103,700 | | | $ | 99,310 | |

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| June 24, 2012 | | | 3,902,077 | | | $ | 25.14 | | | | 4,331,478 | | | $ | 41.01 | |

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| Granted | | | 288,867 | | | $ | 42.59 | | | | 2,563,670 | | | $ | 38.76 | |

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| Exercised | | | (1,546,028 | ) | | $ | 25.47 | | | | _N/A_ | | | | _N/A_ | |

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| Canceled | | | (73,993 | ) | | $ | 26.24 | | | | (299,079 | ) | | $ | 39.70 | |

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| Vested restricted stock | | | _N/A_ | | | | _N/A_ | | | | (1,754,273 | ) | | $ | 42.52 | |

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| $9.44-$19.05 | | | 130,682 | | | | 0.52 | | | $ | 12.94 | | | | 130,682 | | | $ | 12.94 | |

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| $21.04-$25.60 | | | 89,907 | | | | 0.30 | | | $ | 22.13 | | | | 86,845 | | | $ | 22.08 | |

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As required by Rule 13a-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), as of June [removed: 28, 2015,] [added: 26, 2016,] we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as defined in Rule 13a-15(e).

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Based on that evaluation, management has concluded that the Company’s internal control over financial reporting was effective as of June [removed: 28, 2015] [added: 26, 2016] at providing reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP.

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Ernst & Young LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, has audited the Company’s internal control over financial reporting, as stated in their report, which is included in Part II, Item 8 of this [removed: 2015] [added: 2016] Form 10-K.

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We have omitted from this [removed: 2015] [added: 2016] Form 10-K certain information required by Part III because we, as the Registrant, will file a definitive proxy statement with the SEC within 120 days after the end of our fiscal year, pursuant to Regulation 14A, as promulgated by the SEC, for our Annual Meeting of Stockholders expected to be held on or about November [removed: 4, 2015] [added: 9, 2016] (the “Proxy Statement”), and certain information included in the Proxy Statement is incorporated into this report by reference.

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For information regarding our executive officers, see Part I, Item 1 of this [removed: 2015] [added: 2016] Form 10-K under the caption “Executive Officers of the Company,” which information is incorporated into Part III by reference.

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The information concerning our directors required by this Item is incorporated by reference to our Proxy Statement under the heading “Voting Proposals — Proposal No. 1: Election of Directors — [added: 2016] Nominees for [removed: Directors.”][added: Director” and "Voting Proposals — Proposal No. 2: — Election of Additional Directors — 2016 Nominees for Director."]

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The information concerning our audit committee and audit committee financial experts required by this Item is incorporated by reference to our Proxy Statement under the heading “Governance Matters — Corporate Governance — Board [added: Committees" and "Governance Matters — Corporate Governance — Board] Committees — Audit Committee.”

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The information concerning compliance by our officers, directors and 10% shareholders with Section 16 of the Exchange Act required by this Item is incorporated by reference to our Proxy Statement under the heading [removed: “Share] [added: “Stock] Ownership – Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance.”

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| 2.1(25) | | Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization, dated as of October 20, 2015, by and among Lam Research Corporation, Topeka Merger Sub 1, Inc., Topeka Merger Sub 2, Inc., and KLA-Tencor Corporation. |

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| 4.23(30) | | Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June 7, 2016, by and between Lam Research Corporation and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee. |

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| Other Directors /s/ Stephen G. Newberry Stephen G. Newberry | | Chairman | | August 13, 2015 |

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| /s/ Grant M. Inman Grant M. Inman | | Director | | August 13, 2015 |

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| /s/ William R. Spivey William R. Spivey | | Director | | August 13, 2015 |

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| 4.20(16)* | | Lam Research Corporation 1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended. |

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| 10.194(18) | | Participation Agreement between Lam Research Corporation and BTMU Capital Leasing & Finance, Inc., dated December 31, 2013 |

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| 10.195(18) | | Amended and Restated Lease Agreement (1 Portola Avenue Building) between Lam Research Corporation and BTMU Capital Leasing & Finance, Inc., dated December 31, 2013 |

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| 10.196(18) | | Pledge Agreement (1 Portola Avenue Building) between Lam Research Corporation and BTMU Capital Leasing & Finance, Inc., dated December 31, 2013 |

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| 10.200(18) | | Pledge Agreement (Fremont Building #1) between Lam Research Corporation and BTMU Capital Leasing & Finance, Inc., dated December 31, 2013 |

Dropped from FY2015

| 10.201(18) | | Amended and Restated Lease Agreement (Fremont Building #3) between Lam Research Corporation and BTMU Capital Leasing & Finance, Inc., dated December 31, 2013 |

Dropped from FY2015

| 10.202(18) | | Pledge Agreement (Fremont Building #3) between Lam Research Corporation and BTMU Capital Leasing & Finance, Inc., dated December 31, 2013 |

Dropped from FY2015

| 10.203(18) | | Amended and Restated Lease Agreement (Fremont Building #3E) between Lam Research Corporation and BTMU Capital Leasing & Finance, Inc., dated December 31, 2013 |

Dropped from FY2015

| 10.204(18) | | Pledge Agreement (Fremont Building #3E) between Lam Research Corporation and BTMU Capital Leasing & Finance, Inc., dated December 31, 2013 |

Dropped from FY2015

| 10.205(18) | | Amended and Restated Lease Agreement (Fremont Building #4) between Lam Research Corporation and BTMU Capital Leasing & Finance, Inc., dated December 31, 2013 |

Dropped from FY2015

| 10.206(18) | | Pledge Agreement (Fremont Building #4) between Lam Research Corporation and BTMU Capital Leasing & Finance, Inc., dated December 31, 2013 |

Dropped from FY2015

| 10.207(18) | | Construction Agency Agreement (Fremont Building #3E) between Lam Research Corporation and BTMU Capital Leasing & Finance, Inc., dated December 31, 2013 |

Dropped from FY2015

| 10.221(20) | | Credit Agreement dated March 12, 2014 among Lam Research Corporation and the lenders party thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, Bank of America, N.A., as syndication agent, BNP Paribas, Barclays Bank PLC, Citibank, N.A. and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., as co-documentation agents, and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, as joint bookrunners and joint lead arrangers |

An excerpt. Shown here: 40 of 107 rewritten, 40 of 106 added and all 24 removed. The counts are complete. For every sentence, read Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules in the FY2016 filing and the FY2015 filing.