Microchip Technology 10-K 2024-03-31
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
(Mark One)
☒ Annual Report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024
OR
☐ 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 0-21184

MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
| Delaware | 86-0629024 | |||||||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
2355 W. Chandler Blvd., Chandler, AZ 85224-6199
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, Including Zip Code)
(480) 792-7200
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of Each Class | Trading Symbol | Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered | ||||||
| Common Stock, $0.001 Par Value Per Share | MCHP | NASDAQ Stock Market LLC | ||||||
| (Nasdaq Global Select Market) |
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
Indicate by check mark if the Registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.
| ☒ | Yes | ☐ | No |
Indicate by check mark if the Registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.
| ☐ | Yes | ☒ | No |
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
| ☒ | Yes | ☐ | No |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§229.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).
| ☒ | Yes | ☐ | No |
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| Non-accelerated filer | ☐ | Smaller reporting company | ☐ | ||||||||||||||
| Emerging growth company | ☐ |
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
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Aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates as of September 30, 2023 based upon the closing price of the common stock as reported by the NASDAQ Global Market on such date was approximately $41.4 billion.
Number of shares of Common Stock, $0.001 par value, outstanding as of May 16, 2024: 536,885,996 shares
| Documents Incorporated by Reference | |||||
| Document | Part of Form 10-K | ||||
| Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023 | II | ||||
| Proxy Statement for the 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (will be filed within 120 days after the end of the fiscal year to which this report relates) | III |
MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES
FORM 10-K
TABLE OF CONTENTS
MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES
Defined Terms(1)
| Term | Definition | |||||||
| 4.333% 2023 Notes | 2023 Senior Unsecured Notes, matured on June 1, 2023 | |||||||
| 2.670% 2023 Notes | 2023 Senior Unsecured Notes, matured on September 1, 2023 | |||||||
| 0.972% 2024 Notes | 2024 Senior Unsecured Notes, matured on February 15, 2024 | |||||||
| 0.983% 2024 Notes | 2024 Senior Unsecured Notes, maturing on September 1, 2024 | |||||||
| 4.250% 2025 Notes | 2025 Senior Unsecured Notes, maturing on September 1, 2025 | |||||||
| 5.050% 2029 Notes | 2029 Senior Unsecured Notes, maturing on March 15, 2029 | |||||||
| 2015 Senior Convertible Debt | 2015 Senior Convertible Debt, maturing on February 15, 2025 | |||||||
| 2017 Senior Convertible Debt | 2017 Senior Convertible Debt, maturing on February 15, 2027 | |||||||
| 2020 Senior Convertible Debt | 2020 Senior Convertible Debt, maturing on November 15, 2024 | |||||||
| 2017 Junior Convertible Debt | 2017 Junior Convertible Debt which was fully settled in May 2023 | |||||||
| 2025 Term Loan Facility | $750.0 million term loan facility created pursuant to the amended Credit Agreement | |||||||
| ASU | Accounting Standards Update | |||||||
| ASU 2020-06 | ASU 2020-06 - Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging - Contracts in Entity's Own Equity | |||||||
| CEMs | Client engagement managers | |||||||
| CHIPS Act | CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 | |||||||
| Commercial Paper | Short-term unsecured promissory notes, of up to $2.75 billion outstanding at any one time | |||||||
| Convertible Debt | 2015 Senior Convertible Debt, 2017 Senior Convertible Debt, 2020 Senior Convertible Debt, and 2017 Junior Convertible Debt prior to the May 2023 settlement | |||||||
| Credit Agreement | Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of December 16, 2021, among the Company, as borrower, the lenders from time to time party thereto, and J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, as amended by the First Incremental Term Loan Amendment, dated as of August 31, 2023 | |||||||
| EAR | Export Administration Regulation | |||||||
| EEPROM | Electrically erasable programmable read only memory | |||||||
| EERAM | Electrically erasable random access memory | |||||||
| ESEs | Embedded solutions engineers | |||||||
| ESG | Environmental, social and governance | |||||||
| EURIBOR | Euro Interbank Offered Rate | |||||||
| Exchange Act | Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended | |||||||
| FASB | Financial Accounting Standards Board | |||||||
| FPGA | Field-programmable gate array | |||||||
| LTSAs | Long-term supply agreements | |||||||
| OEMs | Original equipment manufacturers | |||||||
| PSUs | RSUs with a market condition or a performance condition, and a service condition | |||||||
| R&D | Research and development | |||||||
| Revolving Credit Facility | $2.75 billion revolving credit facility created pursuant to the Credit Agreement | |||||||
| RF | Radio frequency | |||||||
| ROU | Right-of-use | |||||||
| RSUs | Restricted stock units | |||||||
| SEC | U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission | |||||||
| Senior Credit Facilities | Revolving Credit Facility and 2025 Term Loan Facility | |||||||
| Senior Indebtedness | Revolving Credit Facility, 2025 Term Loan Facility, Commercial Paper, 4.333% 2023 Notes, 2.670% 2023 Notes, 0.972% 2024 Notes, 0.983% 2024 Notes, 4.250% 2025 Notes, and 5.050% 2029 Notes | |||||||
| Senior Notes | 4.333% 2023 Notes, 2.670% 2023 Notes, 0.972% 2024 Notes, 0.983% 2024 Notes, 4.250% 2025 Notes, and 5.050% 2029 Notes | |||||||
| SiC | Silicon Carbide | |||||||
| SRAM | Static random access memory | |||||||
| SOFR | Secured Overnight Financing Rate | |||||||
| SONIA | Sterling Overnight Index Average | |||||||
| TCJA | Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 | |||||||
| U.S. GAAP | U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles |
(1) Certain terms used within this Form 10-K are defined in the above table.
PART I
This Form 10-K contains certain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including statements regarding our strategy and future financial performance and those statements identified under "Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Note Regarding Forward-looking Statements." Our actual results could differ materially from the results described in these forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors including those set forth under "Item 1A. Risk Factors," beginning below at page 12, and elsewhere in this Form 10-K. Although we believe that the matters reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. We disclaim any obligation to update information contained in any forward-looking statement. In this Form 10-K, "we," "us," "our," and "Microchip" each refers to Microchip Technology Incorporated and its subsidiaries.
Item 1. Business
Overview
We develop, manufacture and sell smart, connected and secure embedded control solutions used by our customers for a wide variety of applications. With over 30 years of technology leadership, our broad product portfolio offers a Total System Solution (TSS) for our customers that can provide a large portion of the silicon requirements in their applications. TSS is a combination of hardware, software and services which help our customers increase their revenue, reduce their costs and manage their risks compared to other solutions. Our synergistic product portfolio empowers disruptive growth trends, including 5G, data centers, sustainability, Internet of Things (IoT) and edge computing, advanced driver assist systems (ADAS) and autonomous driving, and electric vehicles, in key end markets such as automotive, aerospace and defense, communications, consumer appliances, data centers and computing, and industrial.
Industry Background
Competitive pressures require OEMs to expand product functionality and provide differentiation while maintaining or reducing cost. To address these requirements, manufacturers often use integrated circuit-based embedded control systems that enable them to:
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differentiate their products
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replace less efficient electromechanical control devices
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reduce the number of components in their system
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add product functionality
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reduce the system level energy consumption
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make systems safer to operate
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reduce the consumption of natural resources
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add security to their products
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decrease time to market for their products
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significantly reduce product cost
Embedded control systems have been incorporated into thousands of products and subassemblies in a wide variety of applications and markets worldwide, including:
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actuators
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applications requiring touch buttons, touch screens and graphical user interfaces
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automotive access control
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automotive comfort, safety, information and entertainment applications
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avionics
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communication infrastructure systems
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consumer electronics
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data center solutions
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defense and military hardware
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electric vehicles
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handheld tools
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home and building automation
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industrial automation
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large and small home appliances
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medical devices
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motor controls
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portable computers and accessories
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power supplies
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residential and commercial security systems
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robotics
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routers and video surveillance systems
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satellites
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smart home and IoT edge devices
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smart meters and energy monitoring
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storage and server systems
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touch control
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wireless communication
Embedded control systems typically incorporate a mixed-signal microcontroller, microprocessor or FPGA as the principal active, and sometimes sole, component. A mixed-signal microcontroller is a self-contained computer-on-a-chip consisting of a central processing unit, often with on-board non-volatile program memory for program storage, random access memory for data storage and various analog and digital input/output peripheral capabilities. In addition to the mixed-signal microcontroller, a complete embedded control system often incorporates application-specific software, various analog, mixed-signal, timing, connectivity, security and non-volatile memory components such as EEPROMs and Flash memory.
Mixed-signal microcontrollers are primarily available in 8-bit through 32-bit architectures. 8-bit mixed-signal microcontrollers remain very cost-effective and easy to use for a wide range of high-volume embedded control applications and, as a result, continue to represent a significant portion of the overall mixed-signal microcontroller market. 16-bit and 32-bit mixed-signal microcontrollers provide higher performance and functionality, and are generally found in more complex embedded control applications. FPGAs are programmable integrated circuits that are used to implement complex logic functions and can be re-programmed at any time, allowing for multiple implementations and revisions during or after the customer system is manufactured. Some versions of FPGAs also include a mixed-signal microcontroller or microprocessor core to provide additional system on chip functionality to compute intensive tasks. Microprocessors integrate 32-bit (or above) central processing units (CPUs) with various high performance peripherals, such as communications and graphics, and execute code from external memory, typically dynamic random access memory.
Our Products
Our strategic focus is on providing cost-effective embedded control solutions that also offer the advantages of small size, high performance, extreme low power usage, wide voltage range operation, mixed-signal integration, and ease of development, thus enabling timely and cost-effective integration of our solutions by our customers in their end products.
Mixed-signal Microcontrollers
We offer a broad family of proprietary general purpose mixed-signal microcontroller products, with significant analog and mixed-signal functionality incorporated within them, which are marketed under multiple brand names. We believe that our mixed-signal microcontroller product families provide leading function and performance characteristics in the worldwide market. We target the 8-bit, 16-bit, and 32-bit mixed-signal microcontroller and 32-bit embedded mixed-signal microprocessor markets. We also offer specialized mixed-signal microcontrollers for automotive, industrial, computing, communications, lighting, power supplies, motor control, human machine interface, security, wired connectivity and wireless connectivity applications.
We leverage our circuit design, process technologies, development tools, applications knowledge, and manufacturing experiences to enable our customers to implement various embedded control functions in their end systems with our mixed-signal microcontrollers.
Analog
Our analog product line consists of several families including power management, linear, mixed-signal, high voltage, thermal management, discrete diodes and MOSFETS, RF, drivers, safety, security, timing, USB, ethernet, wireless and other interface products.
We market and sell our analog product line into our mixed-signal microcontroller, microprocessor and FPGA customer base, and to customers who use mixed-signal microcontrollers and FPGA products from other suppliers and to customers who use other products that may not fit our traditional mixed-signal microcontroller, FPGA and memory products customer base.
Other
Our other product line includes FPGA products, royalties associated with licenses for the use of our SuperFlash and other technologies, sales of our intellectual property, fees for engineering services, memory products, timing systems, manufacturing services (wafer foundry and assembly and test subcontracting), legacy application specific integrated circuits, and products for aerospace applications.
Our portfolio of non-volatile FPGAs are recognized for their low power, high security and extended reliability. We market and sell our FPGA products and related solutions into a broad range of applications within the industrial, automotive, defense, aviation, space and communications markets.
Our technology licensing business generates license fees and royalties associated with technology licenses for the use of our SuperFlash® embedded flash and other technologies. We also generate fees for engineering services related to these technologies. We license our Non-Volatile Memory technologies to foundries, integrated device manufacturers and design partners throughout the world for use in the manufacture of their advanced mixed-signal microcontroller products, gate array, RF, analog and neuromorphic compute products that require embedded non-volatile memory.
Our memory products consist of EEPROMs, Serial Flash memories, Parallel Flash memories, Serial SRAM memories and EERAMs. Serial EEPROMs, Serial Flash memories, Serial SRAMs and EERAMs have a very low I/O pin requirement, permitting production of very small footprint devices. We sell our memory products primarily into the embedded control market, complementing our mixed-signal microcontroller offerings.
Development Tools
We offer a comprehensive set of low-cost and easy-to-learn application development tools. These tools enable system designers to quickly and easily program our mixed-signal microcontroller, FPGA and microprocessor products for specific applications and, we believe, they are an important factor for facilitating design wins.
Our family of development tools for our mixed-signal microcontroller, FPGA and microprocessor products range from entry-level systems, which include an assembler or a compiler and programmer or in-circuit debugging hardware, to fully configured systems that provide in-circuit emulation capability. We also offer a complete suite of compilers, software code configurators and simulators. Customers moving from entry-level designs to those requiring real-time emulation are able to preserve their investment in learning and tools as they migrate to future mixed-signal microcontroller devices in our portfolio.
Many independent companies also develop and market application development tools that support our mixed-signal microcontroller and microprocessor product architectures, including an extensive amount of third-party tool suppliers whose products support our mixed-signal microcontroller architectures.
We believe that familiarity with and adoption of development tools from Microchip as well as from third-party development tool partners by an increasing number of product designers will be an important factor in the future selection of our embedded control products. These development tools allow design engineers to develop thousands of application-specific products from our standard mixed-signal microcontrollers.
Manufacturing
Our manufacturing operations include wafer fabrication, wafer probe, assembly and test. The ownership of a substantial portion of our manufacturing resources is an important component of our business strategy, enabling us to maintain a high level of manufacturing control, resulting in us being one of the lowest cost producers in the embedded control industry. By owning wafer fabrication facilities and our assembly and test operations, and by employing statistical techniques (such as statistical process control, designed experiments and wafer level monitoring), we have been able to achieve and maintain high production yields. Direct control over manufacturing resources allows us to shorten our design and production cycles. This control also allows us to capture a portion of the wafer manufacturing and assembly and testing profit margin. We outsource a significant portion of our manufacturing requirements to third parties and the amount of our outsourced manufacturing has increased in recent years due to our acquisitions of companies that outsourced all or substantial portions
of their manufacturing. We comply with several quality systems, including: ISO9001 (2015 version), IATF16949 (2016 version), AS9100 (2016 version), and TL9000.
Refer to "Item 2. Properties" for further information regarding the location and principal operations of our manufacturing facilities.
Wafer Fabrication
Fab 2 currently produces 8-inch wafers and supports various manufacturing process technologies, and predominantly utilizes our 0.25 microns to 1.0 microns processes. During fiscal 2024, we reduced wafer starts in Fab 2 to decrease production to be more in line with demand for our products. Fab 2 continues to add additional process technologies, implement process improvements, upgrade existing equipment, and add equipment to support future demand.
Fab 4 currently produces 8-inch wafers using predominantly 0.13 microns to 0.5 microns manufacturing processes.
While select investments are still being made, in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2024, we paused most of our multi-year $800 million expansion and capital equipment investment plan at Fab 4. We plan to resume our expansion efforts to increase Fab 4's capacity as the business outlook improves.
Fab 5 currently manufactures discrete and specialty products in addition to a lower volume of a diversified set of standard products on 6-inch wafers. In February 2023, we announced our plan to invest $880 million over the next several years to expand our silicon carbide (SiC) and silicon production capacity, including the production of 8-inch wafers, at our Fab 5 facility. While select investments are still being made, in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2024, we paused most of our expansion activity. We plan to resume our expansion efforts as the business outlook improves.
We believe the combined capacity of Fab 2, Fab 4, and Fab 5 will allow us to respond to future demand for internally fabricated products with incremental capital expenditures. In light of the current macroeconomic environment, we have paused capacity expansion while continuing new technology implementation in all three facilities.
As a result of our prior acquisition activity, we acquired several smaller wafer fabrication facilities, which utilize older technologies that are appropriate for the discrete products they manufacture. We currently plan to continue to operate these fabrication facilities with modest investment to keep them operational.
We continue to transition products to more advanced process technologies to reduce future manufacturing costs. We believe that our ability to successfully transition to more advanced process technologies is important for us to remain competitive.
We augment our internal manufacturing capabilities by outsourcing a significant portion of our wafer production requirements to third-party wafer foundries, including all of our 300mm wafer requirements and some of our 200mm and 150mm specialty process technologies. In fiscal 2024, approximately 64% of our sales came from products that were produced at outside wafer foundries.
Assembly and Test
We perform product assembly and test at various facilities located around the world. During fiscal 2024, we increased capacity and capabilities at our Thailand and Philippines facilities to support more technologies by making process improvements, upgrading existing equipment, and adding equipment. During fiscal 2024, approximately 59% of our assembly requirements were being performed in our internal facilities and approximately 71% of our test requirements were performed in internal facilities. We use third-party assembly and test contractors for the balance of our assembly and test requirements. We plan to continue to invest in assembly and test equipment to increase our internal capacity capabilities and transition certain outsourced assembly and test capacity to our internal facilities.
General Matters Impacting Our Manufacturing Operations
Due to the high fixed costs inherent in semiconductor manufacturing, consistently high manufacturing yields have significant positive effects on our gross profit and overall operating results. Our continuous focus on manufacturing productivity has allowed us to maintain excellent manufacturing yields at our facilities. Our manufacturing yields are primarily driven by a comprehensive implementation of statistical process control, extensive employee training and effective use of our manufacturing facilities and equipment. Maintenance of manufacturing productivity and yields are important factors in the achievement of our operating results. The manufacture of integrated circuits, particularly non-volatile, erasable
complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) memory and logic devices, such as those that we produce, are complex processes. These processes are sensitive to a wide variety of factors, including the level of contaminants in the manufacturing environment, impurities in the materials used and the performance of our manufacturing personnel and equipment. As is typical in the semiconductor industry, we have from time to time experienced lower than anticipated manufacturing yields. Our operating results will suffer if we are unable to maintain yields at or above approximately the current levels.
Historically, we have relied on our ability to respond quickly to customer orders as part of our competitive strategy, resulting in customers placing orders with relatively short delivery schedules. In order to respond to such requirements, we have historically maintained a significant work-in-process and finished goods inventory. Refer to Note 3 for a summary of our long-lived assets, consisting of property, plant and equipment and right-of-use assets, by geography.
We have many suppliers of raw materials and subcontractors that provide our various materials and service needs. We generally seek to have multiple sources of supply for our raw materials and services, but, in some cases, we may rely on a single or limited number of suppliers.
Sales and Distribution
General
We market and sell our products worldwide primarily through a network of direct sales personnel and distributors.
Our direct sales force focuses on a wide variety of strategic accounts in three geographical markets: the Americas, Europe and Asia. We currently maintain sales and technical support centers in major metropolitan areas in all three geographic markets. We believe that a strong technical service presence is essential to the continued development of the embedded control market. Many of our CEMs, ESEs, and sales managers have technical degrees or backgrounds and have been previously employed in high technology environments. We believe that the technical and business knowledge of our sales force is a key competitive advantage in the sale of our products. The primary mission of our ESE team is to provide technical assistance to customers and to conduct periodic training sessions for the balance of our sales team. ESEs also frequently conduct technical seminars and workshops in major cities around the world or through online webcasts.
Our licensing division has dedicated sales, technology, design, product, test and reliability personnel that support the requirements of our licensees.
For information regarding our revenue, results of operations, and total assets for each of our last three fiscal years, refer to our financial statements included in this Form 10-K.
Distribution
Our distributors focus primarily on servicing the product requirements of a broad base of diverse customers. We believe that distributors provide an effective means of reaching this broad and diverse customer base. We believe that customers recognize us for our products and brand name and use distributors as an effective supply channel.
In each of fiscal 2024 and fiscal 2023, we derived 47% of our net sales through distributors compared to 53% of our net sales from customers serviced directly by us. With the exception of Arrow Electronics, our largest distributor, which made up 12% and 11% of our net sales, in fiscal 2024 and in fiscal 2023, respectively, no distributor or direct customer accounted for more than 10% of our net sales.
Generally, we do not have long-term agreements with our distributors and we, or our distributors, may terminate our relationships with each other with little or no advance notice, with the exception of orders placed under our Preferred Supply Program or otherwise designated as non-cancellable. The loss of, or the disruption in the operations of, one or more of our distributors could reduce our future net sales in a given quarter and could result in an increase in inventory returns.
Competition
The semiconductor industry is intensely competitive and has historically been characterized by price erosion and rapid technological change. We compete with major domestic and international semiconductor companies, some of which have greater market recognition and greater financial, technical, marketing, distribution and other resources than we have with which to pursue engineering, manufacturing, marketing and distribution of their products. We also compete with a number of companies that we believe have copied, cloned, pirated or reverse engineered our proprietary product lines in such
countries as China and Taiwan. We are continuing to take actions to vigorously and aggressively defend and protect our intellectual property on a worldwide basis.
We currently compete principally on the basis of the technical innovation and performance of our embedded control products, including the following product characteristics:
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performance
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analog, digital and mixed-signal functionality and level of functional integration
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field programmability
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memory density
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low power consumption
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extended voltage ranges
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reliability
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security and functional safety
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packaging alternatives
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comprehensive suite of development tools
We believe that other important competitive factors in the embedded control market include:
*•*our broad product portfolio offers a Total System Solutions through a combination of hardware, software and services
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ease of use
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functionality of application development systems
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hardware, software and tool compatibility within product families to increase migration flexibility
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dependable delivery, quality and availability
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technical and innovative service and support
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time to market
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total solution cost
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reference design
We believe that we compete favorably with other companies on all of these factors, but we may be unable to compete successfully in the future, which could harm our business.
Patents, Licenses and Trademarks
We maintain a portfolio of U.S. and foreign patents, expiring on various dates from 2024 through 2043. We also have numerous additional U.S. and foreign patent applications pending. We do not expect that the expiration of any particular patent will have a material impact on our semiconductor business. While our intention is to continue to patent our technology and manufacturing processes, we believe that our continued success depends primarily on the technological skills and innovative capabilities of our personnel and our ability to rapidly commercialize new and enhanced products. As with any operating company, the scope and strength of our intellectual property assets, including our pending and existing patents, trademarks, copyrights, and other intellectual property rights may be insufficient to provide meaningful protection or commercial advantage. Moreover, pursuing violations of intellectual property rights on a worldwide basis is a complex challenge involving multinational patent, trademark, copyright and trade secret laws. Further, the laws of particular foreign countries often fail to protect our intellectual property rights to the same extent as the laws of the U.S.
We have also entered into certain in-bound and outbound intellectual property licenses and cross-licenses with other companies and those licenses relate to semiconductor products and manufacturing processes. As is typical in the semiconductor industry, we and our customers from time to time receive, and may continue to receive, demand letters from third parties asserting infringement of patent and other intellectual property rights. We diligently investigate all such notices and respond as we believe appropriate. In most cases we believe that we can obtain necessary licenses on commercially reasonable terms, however, we cannot be certain that this would be the case, or that litigation or damages for any past infringement could be avoided. Licensees of our technology may become unable to pay, and have in the past and are currently disputing their obligations to pay us royalties or fees. Litigation, arbitration or other proceedings, which could result in substantial costs and require significant attention from management, has been and is expected to be necessary to enforce our intellectual property rights, or to defend against claimed infringement of the rights of others. The failure to obtain necessary licenses, the necessity of engaging in defensive legal proceedings, or any negative results of these proceedings could harm our business.
Environmental Regulation
We must comply with many different federal, state, local and foreign governmental regulations related to the use, storage, discharge and disposal of certain chemicals and gases used in our products and manufacturing processes. Our waste disposal programs in our facilities have been designed to comply with these regulations and we believe that our activities are conducted in material compliance with such regulations. However, any changes in such regulations or in their enforcement could result in an increase in capital expenditures such as acquiring costly equipment or other significant expenses to comply with environmental regulations. Any failure by us to adequately control the storage, use, discharge and disposal of regulated substances could result in significant future liabilities.
Increasing public attention has been focused on the environmental impact of electronic manufacturing operations. While we have not experienced any materially adverse effects on our operations from recently adopted environmental regulations, technological changes, or weather, our business and results of operations could suffer if for any reason we fail to control the storage or use of, or to adequately restrict the discharge or disposal of, hazardous substances under present or future environmental regulations.
Human Capital Resources
Our Employees
We invest in our highly-skilled global workforce of approximately 22,300 people in accordance with our Guiding Value: employees are our greatest strength. We believe that our culture, values, and organizational development and training programs provide an inclusive work environment where our employees are empowered and engaged to deliver the best embedded control solutions to our customers.
Culture and Core Values
Before Microchip went public in 1993, Microchip created a cultural framework to unite its employees through shared workplace values, and to guide employees’ strategies, decisions, actions and job performance. Our culture is centered on a values-based, highly-empowered, continuous-improvement oriented approach. This corporate culture strengthens our business, and enables us to fulfill our purpose. Our focus on communication aims to provide transparency among leadership, to promote trust among employees, and is a critical part of Microchip’s culture.
Our culture is important to our employees, and is a key reason why we have a significant number of employees with long tenure with Microchip that have grown from individual contributors in the early stages of their careers into senior leadership positions today. This long tenure among our employee-base results in deep relationships and trust being built among colleagues, retention of our knowledge base, and continuation of our culture. More information on our Guiding Values can be found at www.microchip.com/en-us/about/investors/investor-information/mission-statement.
We promote employee adoption of our culture through a number of methods including training, mentorship, values-based performance reviews, company-wide quarterly meetings, town hall meetings with the President and Chief Executive Officer and other executive team members, and an open-door policy of communication where employees are encouraged to interact directly with management. To assess and improve employee engagement, we conduct our annual employee engagement survey, which is administered in a manner that allows employees to respond confidentially. The survey solicits feedback on a variety of factors, including engagement, culture, leadership, continuous improvement, collaboration, work environment, and ethics.
Training and Development
Microchip’s culture focuses on continuous improvement. We provide training on our culture, management skills, communication, technical skills, and personal improvement. Microchip also has a leadership program that provides for the growth and development of its future leaders. This program helps us develop leaders that serve as role models of Microchip culture, and support empowerment and open communication.
To support employee development, we provide opportunities to learn on-the-job through training courses, targeted development programs, mentoring and peer coaching, and ongoing feedback. We have a library of live and on-demand learning experiences. We create learning paths focused on our most common development needs and regularly upgrade our offerings to help ensure that our employees are exposed to current content. We offer tuition reimbursement programs to
subsidize educational programs and advanced certifications. We have an employee resource group for women and one for employees from traditionally underrepresented groups in order to support readiness for future advancement.
Compensation Programs
We strive to provide competitive pay and benefits, that help meet the varying needs of our employees and encourage employees to be shareholders in Microchip through our various equity incentive plans. Our total compensation package includes base pay, broad-based stock grants and bonuses, healthcare and retirement plans, employee stock purchase plans, paid time off and family leave. Benefit programs include 401(k) programs in the U.S., and statutory pension programs outside the U.S. Microchip has multiple equity programs in place including restricted stock unit awards and employee stock purchase plans that align employee interests with those of our shareholders.
Executive Officers of the Registrant
The following sets forth certain information regarding our executive officers as of April 30, 2024:
| Name | Age | Position | ||||||||||||
| Ganesh Moorthy | 64 | President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director | ||||||||||||
| Steve Sanghi | 68 | Executive Chair | ||||||||||||
| Richard J. Simoncic | 60 | Chief Operating Officer | ||||||||||||
| J. Eric Bjornholt | 53 | Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||||||
| Stephen V. Drehobl | 62 | Senior Vice President, MCU8 and MCU16 Business Units | ||||||||||||
Mr. Moorthy was appointed as Chief Executive Officer in March 2021 and to the Board of Directors in January 2021. Mr. Moorthy has served as President since February 2016 and Chief Operating Officer since June 2009. He also served as Executive Vice President from October 2006 to August 2012 and as a Vice President in various roles since he joined Microchip in 2001. Prior to this time, he served in various executive capacities with other semiconductor companies. Mr. Moorthy holds an M.B.A. in Marketing from National University, a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Washington and a B.S. degree in Physics from the University of Mumbai, India. Mr. Moorthy served on the Board of Directors of Rogers Corporation from July 2013 to January 2024 and also served on the Audit Committee of the Board and as the Nominating, Governance and Sustainability Committee Chairperson. Mr. Moorthy was elected to the Board of Directors of Celanese Corporation in December 2023 and serves on the Audit Committee and as the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee Chairperson.
Mr. Sanghi transitioned to Executive Chair in March 2021. He served as Chief Executive Officer from October 1991 to March 2021 and as Chair of the Board since October 1993. He served as President from August 1990 to February 2016 and has served as a director since August 1990. Mr. Sanghi holds an M.S. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Massachusetts and a B.S. degree in Electronics and Communication from Punjab University. Mr. Sanghi served on the Board of Directors of Myomo, Inc., a publicly traded commercial stage medical robotics company that offers expanded mobility for those suffering from neurological disorders and upper-limb paralysis, from November 2016 through October 2019. Mr. Sanghi served on the board of Mellanox Technologies Ltd., a publicly traded supplier of end-to-end Ethernet and InfiniBand intelligent interconnect solutions and services for servers, storage, and hyper-converged infrastructure, from February 2018 through April 2020. Mr. Sanghi was elected to the Board of Directors of Impinj, Inc. in March 2021 and assumed the role of Board Chair in June 2022.
Mr. Simoncic was promoted to Chief Operating Officer on April 1, 2024 and served as Executive Vice President Analog Power and Interface Business Unit from April 2023 to April 2024; as Senior Vice President, Analog Power and Interface Business Units from February 2019 to April 2023; and as Vice President, Analog Power and Interface Business Units from September 1999 to February 2019. From October 1995 to September 1999, he served as Vice President in various roles. Since joining Microchip in 1990, Mr. Simoncic held various roles in Design, Device/Yield Engineering and Quality Systems. Mr. Simoncic holds a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering Technology from DeVry Institute of Technology.
Mr. Bjornholt was promoted to Senior Vice President in 2019 and has served as Vice President of Finance since 2008 and as Chief Financial Officer since January 2009. He has served in various financial management capacities since he joined Microchip in 1995. Mr. Bjornholt holds a Master's degree in Taxation from Arizona State University and a B.S. degree in Accounting from the University of Arizona.
Mr. Drehobl was promoted to Senior Vice President in 2019 and has served as Vice President of the MCU8 business unit and various other divisions and business units since July 2001. He has been employed by Microchip since August 1989 and
has served as a Vice President in various roles since February 1997. Mr. Drehobl holds a Bachelor of Technology degree from the University of Dayton. In April 2024, Mr. Drehobl notified us of his decision to retire from Microchip effective June 7, 2024.
Available Information
Microchip Technology Incorporated was incorporated in Delaware in 1989. Our executive offices are located at 2355 West Chandler Boulevard, Chandler, Arizona 85224-6199 and our telephone number is (480) 792-7200.
Our Internet address is www.microchip.com. We post the following filings on our website as soon as reasonably practicable after they are electronically filed with or furnished to the SEC:
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our annual report on Form 10-K
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our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q
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our current reports on Form 8-K
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our proxy statement
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any amendments to the above-listed reports filed or furnished pursuant to Sections 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act
All of our SEC filings on our website are available free of charge. The information on our website is not incorporated into this Form 10-K.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
When evaluating Microchip and its business, you should give careful consideration to the factors below, as well as the information provided elsewhere in this Form 10-K and in other filings we make with the SEC.
Risk Factor Summary
Risks Related to Our Business, Operations, and Industry
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impact of global economic conditions on our operating results, net sales and profitability;
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impact of economic conditions on the financial viability and performance of our licensees, customers, distributors, or suppliers;
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impact of price increases, increased tariffs, raw material availability or other factors affecting our suppliers;
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dependence on wafer foundries and other contractors by our licensees and ourselves;
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dependence on foreign sales, suppliers, and operations, which exposes us to foreign political and economic risks;
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dependence on orders received and shipped in the same quarter, limited visibility to product shipments other than those shipped through our LTSAs;
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intense competition in the markets we serve, leading to pricing pressures, reduced sales or market share;
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ineffective utilization of our manufacturing capacity or failure to maintain manufacturing yields;
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inability to achieve expected returns from capacity expansions;
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impact of seasonality and wide fluctuations of supply and demand in the industry;
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dependence on distributors;
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ability to introduce new products on a timely basis;
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business interruptions affecting our operations or that of key vendors, licensees or customers;
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technology licensing business exposes us to various risks;
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the impact of the effects of sustained adverse climate change on our operations;
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reliance on sales into governmental projects, and compliance with associated regulations;
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risks related to grants from, or tax arrangements with, governments, agencies and research organizations;
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ability to realize anticipated benefits from completed or future acquisitions or divestitures;
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future impairments to goodwill or intangible assets;
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our failure to maintain proper and effective internal control and remediate future control deficiencies;
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customer demands to implement business practices that are more stringent than legal requirements;
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ability to attract and retain qualified personnel; and
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the occurrence of events for which we are self-insured, or which exceed our insurance limits.
Risks Related to Cybersecurity, Products, Privacy, Intellectual Property, and Litigation
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interruptions in and unauthorized access to our IT systems and security breaches or incidents impacting our systems, or data that we or our service providers maintain or otherwise process;
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exposure of our customers' business and proprietary confidential information due to security vulnerabilities of our products;
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risks related to use of artificial intelligence (AI);
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risks related to compliance with laws and regulations regarding privacy, data protection and cybersecurity;
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risks related to legal proceedings, investigations or claims;
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risks related to contractual relationships with our customers; and
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protecting and enforcing our intellectual property rights.
Risks Related to Taxation, Laws and Regulations
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impact on our reported financial results by new accounting pronouncements or changes in existing accounting standards and practices;
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the issuance of new export controls or trade sanctions, fines, restrictions or delays in our ability to export or import products, or increase costs associated with the manufacture or transfer of products;
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outcome of future examinations of our income tax returns;
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exposure to greater than anticipated income tax liabilities, changes in or the interpretation of tax rules and regulations or unfavorable assessments from tax audits;
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impact of the legislative and policy changes implemented globally by the current or future administrations;
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impact of stringent environmental, climate change, conflict-free minerals and other regulations or customer demands;
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failure to meet ESG expectations, standards or disclosure requirements;
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impact regarding the responsible use of our technologies; and
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requirement to fund our foreign pension plans.
Risks Related to Capitalization and Financial Markets
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impact of various factors on our future trading price of our common stock;
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fluctuations in the amount and timing of our common stock repurchases;
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our ability to effectively manage current or future debt;
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our ability to generate sufficient cash flows or obtain access to external financing;
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impact of conversion of our convertible debt on the ownership interest of our existing stockholders; and
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fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates.
Risks Related to Our Business, Operations, and Industry
Our operating results are impacted by global economic conditions and may fluctuate in the future due to a number of factors that could reduce our net sales and profitability.
Our operating results are affected by a wide variety of factors that could reduce our net sales and profitability, many of which are beyond our control. Some of the factors that may affect our operating results include:
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general economic, industry, public health or political conditions in the U.S. or internationally, including uncertain economic conditions in U.S., China and Europe, increases in interest rates, high inflation or instability in the banking sector;
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the level of order cancellations or push-outs due to uncertain economic conditions or other factors;
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disruptions in our business, our supply chain or our customers' businesses due to public health concerns (including viral outbreaks and pandemics), cybersecurity incidents, terrorist activity, armed conflict, war (including military conflict in the Middle East and Russia's invasion of Ukraine), worldwide oil prices and supply, fires, natural disasters or disruptions in the transportation system;
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changes in demand or market acceptance of our products and products of our customers, and market fluctuations in the industries into which such products are sold;
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levels of inventories held by our customers and the customers of our distributors;
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availability of raw materials including rare earth minerals, supplies and equipment due to supply chain constraints or other factors;
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constrained availability from other electronic suppliers impacting our customers' ability to ship their products, which in turn may adversely impact our sales to those customers;
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our ability to continue to increase our factory capacity as needed to respond to changes in customer demand;
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our ability to secure sufficient wafer foundry, assembly and testing capacity;
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trade restrictions and increase in tariffs, including those on business in China, or focused on specific companies;
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increased costs and availability of raw materials, supplies, equipment, utilities, labor, and/or subcontracted services for wafers, assembly and test;
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the mix of inventory we hold and our ability to satisfy orders from our inventory;
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changes in utilization of our manufacturing capacity and fluctuations in manufacturing yields;
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changes or fluctuations in customer order patterns and seasonality;
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changes in tax regulations in countries in which we do business;
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new accounting pronouncements or changes in existing accounting standards and practices;
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risk of excess and obsolete inventories;
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competitive developments including pricing pressures;
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unauthorized copying of our products resulting in pricing pressure and loss of sales;
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our ability to successfully transition to more advanced process technologies to reduce manufacturing costs;
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the level of orders that are received and can be shipped in a quarter, including the impact of product lead times;
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Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments
None.
Item 1C. Cybersecurity
Cyber Risk Governance
Risk Management and Strategy
We define cyber risk governance as a program of measures designed to protect our IT assets and information from unauthorized access, attacks or service disruptions. Our risk governance processes were designed by our IT Shared Services (ITSS) team, which maintains knowledge about the types of high-profile security breaches being reported more frequently across the globe. The secure processing, maintenance, and transmission of sensitive data, including confidential and other proprietary information about our business and our employees, and information belonging to our customers, suppliers, and business partners, is important to our operations and business strategy. As a result, cybersecurity and data protection are key components of our long-term business strategies.
We use various processes to inform our assessment, identification and management of risk from cybersecurity threats. Key areas of our cybersecurity risk management processes and strategy currently include:
Processes and Coordination
We manage cyber security and assess associated risks in these ways:
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ITSS, led by our Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), has first-line responsibility for our cybersecurity risk management processes, and works to coordinate efforts, priorities and oversight of cybersecurity risk;
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ITSS works with functional groups such as manufacturing, business operations, engineering, human resources, legal, and finance and is responsible for evaluating and assessing overall cybersecurity risk, and advising senior management and the Audit Committee regarding our cybersecurity risk profile and priorities as they evolve;
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we have established policies and processes for assessing, identifying, and managing material risk from cybersecurity threats, and have integrated these processes into our overall risk management systems and processes; and
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our Internal Audit group monitors certain IT systems controls that are integrated into our larger Sarbanes-Oxley control environment.
Ongoing Evaluation and Assessment of Systems and Processes
We take steps to monitor evolving regulatory, industry and legal requirements and best practices relating to cyber risk mitigation, and we employ standards and frameworks that we deem appropriate to address identified risks. In addition to periodic in-depth evaluations of our applicable systems and processes, we monitor our IT systems and processes on an ongoing basis with the goal of identifying and remediating real and potential threats as they arise. We adjust our systems, procedures, and policies as we deem necessary and in response to identified threats and risks. For example, ITSS has implemented improvements to our protective measures that have included, but have not been limited to: endpoint intrusion detection and response software, vulnerability scans, regular patching of vulnerabilities, evaluating and reviewing log monitors, event correlation tools, network segmentation, system audits, data partitioning, privileged account segregation and monitoring, and tabletop exercises.
Security Awareness Program to Train and Test Personnel
We sponsor a multi-faceted security awareness program that includes regular, mandatory trainings for our personnel on best practices for cyber-hygiene including: multifactor authentication and single sign-on use for cloud applications; ways to identify social engineering techniques, policy and process awareness, periodic phishing simulations and other preparedness testing.
Cyber Incident Response Plan
We maintain a cross-functional cyber incident response plan with defined roles and responsibilities and reporting protocols. This plan focuses on responding to, identifying the severity of, and recovering from a breach as well as mitigating any impact to our business. Generally, when a suspected breach is identified, the ITSS team will escalate the issue to the personnel identified in the plan for initial analysis and guidance. In the event of an actual breach, the CISO will prepare an initial assessment and consult with our general counsel (GC) and our Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Together, our GC, CFO and CISO will consult with other executives, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Operating Officer, to determine the incident’s impact to our business. This management group (in consultation with outside experts) will be responsible for determining whether a particular incident (alone or in combination with other factors) triggers any public reporting or third-party notification requirements.
Regular Evaluation of Initiatives, Results and Priorities
The ITSS team, in consultation with members of senior management, updates its strategy at least annually to account for changes in our business strategy, legal and regulatory developments across our geographic footprint, results of recent ITSS initiatives, and developments in the cybersecurity threat landscape. On an annual basis the CISO updates the Audit Committee (generally with all other Board members in attendance) on the performance of cyber risk key performance indicators (KPIs), cyber risks, staffing and key ITSS initiatives. On a quarterly basis the CISO updates the Audit Committee (generally with all other Board members in attendance) on the KPIs and any changes to our cyber risk mitigation efforts, and any cyber breaches that may have occurred. Feedback from the Audit Committee and senior management assists us in determining whether any further changes to our existing policies and practices are warranted. We expect that our cybersecurity risk management processes and strategy will continue to adapt as the cybersecurity threat landscape evolves. We engage third parties to assist us with our cybersecurity risk management and strategy. Some of these third parties provide us with ongoing assistance (such as threat monitoring, mitigation strategies, updates on emerging trends and developments and policy guidance) while others provide targeted assistance (such as security and forensic expertise) as needed.
Review of Third Parties
There are risks associated with sharing information with third parties, and with allowing third parties to access our systems. Therefore, prior to integrating any third-party provider’s information into our systems, we assess their security maturity against our standards, assess business risks associated with integration and request changes as we deem necessary.
Governance
Consistent with our overall risk management governance structure, management is responsible for the day-to-day management of cybersecurity risk while our Board and its Audit Committee play an active, ongoing oversight role.
Board Oversight
Our Board has delegated to its Audit Committee specific, first-line responsibility for overseeing major cybersecurity risk exposures in addition to our broader enterprise risk management program. Specifically, under its charter, the Audit Committee is responsible for overseeing and monitoring enterprise risk management, privacy, cybersecurity and data security matters, including the potential impact of those exposures on Microchip’s business, financial results, operations and reputation, and the steps management has taken to monitor and mitigate such exposures. The CISO reports at least quarterly to the Audit Committee on information security and data privacy and protection. These presentations address a wide range of topics, including trends in cyber threats and the status of initiatives designed to bolster our security systems. Our full Board is typically in attendance at these presentations made to the Audit Committee. At least annually, the Board meets with members of our senior management team to review and discuss our enterprise risk management program, including areas of material risk and how these risks, which may include cybersecurity risk, are being managed and reported to the Board and its committees.
Management’s Role
Our ITSS team is led by our CISO, who reports to our Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Our CISO is a former CPA that has 34 years of experience in leading global accounting and business information systems groups including strategy, applications, infrastructure, information security, support, and execution.
Digital security at Microchip is the primary responsibility of our ITSS team. Our ITSS team is responsible for infrastructure services and business continuity as it relates to digital information. The ITSS team oversees compliance with our cybersecurity framework within our Company and facilitates cybersecurity risk management activities. The ITSS team also assists with the review and approval of policies, completes benchmarking against applicable standards and oversees the security awareness training program. ITSS works to address and respond to cyber risk, including cyber risks related to security architecture and engineering, identity and access management and security operations. Collectively, ITSS has decades of relevant education and experience and maintain a wide range of industry certifications. We invest in regular, ongoing cybersecurity and architecture training for our team members.
Conclusion
As of March 31, 2024, we have not identified any risks from cybersecurity threats, including as a result of previous cybersecurity incidents that have materially affected Microchip, our business strategy, our results of operations or our financial condition. For a discussion of risks from cybersecurity threats that could be reasonably likely to materially affect us, please see our Risk Factors discussion under the heading, “We continue to be the target of attacks on our IT systems. Interruptions in and unauthorized access to our IT systems, and security breaches or incidents impacting our systems or data that we or our service providers maintain or otherwise process, could adversely affect our business”, in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Item 2. Properties
At March 31, 2024, we owned and used the facilities described below:
| Location | Approximate Total Sq. Ft. | Principal Operations | ||||||||||||
| Gresham, Oregon | 826,500 | Wafer fabrication (Fab 4), R&D center, warehousing and administrative offices | ||||||||||||
| Chandler, Arizona | 720,000 | Executive and administrative offices, wafer probe, R&D center, sales and marketing, and computer and service functions | ||||||||||||
| Lamesa, Calamba, Philippines | 610,300 | Assembly and test, warehousing and administrative offices | ||||||||||||
| Chacherngsao, Thailand | 498,100 | Assembly and test, wafer probe, sample center, warehousing and administrative offices | ||||||||||||
| Colorado Springs, Colorado | 480,000 | Wafer fabrication (Fab 5), test and R&D | ||||||||||||
| Canlubang, Calamba, Philippines | 460,000 | Wafer probe, test, warehousing and administrative offices | ||||||||||||
| Tempe, Arizona | 388,100 | Wafer fabrication (Fab 2), R&D center, warehousing and administrative offices | ||||||||||||
| Bangalore, India | 294,000 | R&D center, sales and marketing support and administrative offices | ||||||||||||
| Chacherngsao, Thailand | 287,300 | Assembly and test, warehousing and administrative offices | ||||||||||||
| Chennai, India | 187,000 | R&D center | ||||||||||||
| Hyderabad, India | 167,554 | Design and engineering | ||||||||||||
| Lawrence, Massachusetts | 160,000 | Manufacturing and administrative offices | ||||||||||||
| Rousset, France | 144,500 | Test, R&D and administrative offices | ||||||||||||
| Mount Holly Springs, Pennsylvania | 100,000 | Manufacturing, R&D and administrative offices | ||||||||||||
| Garden Grove, California | 98,100 | Manufacturing, R&D and administrative offices | ||||||||||||
| San Jose, California | 98,000 | R&D and administrative offices | ||||||||||||
| Neckarbischofsheim, Germany | 83,800 | Manufacturing and administrative offices | ||||||||||||
| Nantes, France | 77,000 | Wafer probe, test, R&D, warehousing and administrative offices | ||||||||||||
| San Jose, California | 71,000 | R&D and administrative offices | ||||||||||||
| San Jose, California | 57,000 | R&D and administrative offices | ||||||||||||
| Beverly, Massachusetts | 52,100 | Manufacturing | ||||||||||||
| Heilbronn, Germany | 48,000 | R&D and administrative offices | ||||||||||||
| Karlsruhe, Germany | 46,000 | R&D and administrative offices | ||||||||||||
| Ennis County, Ireland | 40,000 | Manufacturing, R&D and administrative offices | ||||||||||||
| Simsbury, Connecticut | 32,500 | Manufacturing, R&D and administrative offices | ||||||||||||
| Shanghai, China | 21,000 | R&D, sales and marketing and administrative offices | ||||||||||||
| Hsinchu, Taiwan | 15,000 | R&D and administrative offices |
In addition to the facilities we own, we lease several manufacturing, research and development facilities and sales offices in North America, Europe and Asia.
We currently believe that our existing facilities are suitable and will be adequate to meet our requirements for at least the next 12 months.
Item 3. Legal Proceedings
Refer to "Note 10. Commitments and Contingencies" to our consolidated financial statements for information regarding legal proceedings.
Item 4. . Mine Safety Disclosures
Item 5. Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
Our common stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol "MCHP."
Stock Price Performance Graph
The following graph and table show a comparison of the five-year cumulative total stockholder return, calculated on a dividend reinvestment basis, for Microchip Technology Incorporated, the Standard & Poor's (S&P) 500 Stock Index, and the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index.
Comparison of 5 year Cumulative Total Return*

*$100 invested on March 31, 2019 in stock or index, including reinvestment of dividends
Fiscal year ending March 31.
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| Microchip Technology Incorporated | 100.00 | 83.05 | 192.59 | 188.72 | 214.05 | 233.99 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S&P 500 Stock Index | 100.00 | 93.02 | 145.44 | 168.20 | 155.20 | 201.57 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Philadelphia Semiconductor Index | 100.00 | 110.38 | 231.77 | 257.39 | 246.23 | 378.21 |
Data acquired by Research Data Group, Inc. (www.researchdatagroup.com)
The information in this Form 10-K appearing under the heading "Stock Price Performance Graph" is being "furnished" pursuant to Item 201(e) of Regulation S-K and shall not be deemed to be "soliciting material" or "filed" with the SEC or subject
to Regulation 14A or 14C, other than as provided in Item 201(e) of Regulation S-K, or to the liabilities of Section 18 of the Exchange Act except to the extent that we specifically request that it be treated as such.
On May 16, 2024, there were approximately 543 holders of record of our common stock. This figure does not reflect beneficial ownership of shares held in nominee names.
For a description of our dividend policies, see Part II, Item 7. "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Liquidity and Capital Resources," included herein.
Refer to "Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters," at page 60 below, for the information required by Item 201(d) of Regulation S-K with respect to securities authorized for issuance under our equity compensation plans at March 31, 2024.
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
The following table sets forth our purchases of our common stock in the three months ended March 31, 2024:
| Period | Total number of shares purchased | Average price paid per share | Total number of shares purchased as part of publicly announced program | Approximate dollar value of shares that may yet be purchased under the program(1) (in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| January 1, 2024 - January 31, 2024 | — | $ | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| February 1, 2024 - February 29, 2024 | 2,790,831 | $ | 83.05 | 2,790,831 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| March 1, 2024 - March 31, 2024 | 1,745,924 | $ | 89.10 | 1,745,924 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4,536,755 | 4,536,755 | $ | 1,646.5 |
(1) In November 2021, our Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $4.00 billion of our common stock in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions. There is no expiration date associated with this authorization.
Item 6. [Reserved]
Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Note Regarding Forward-looking Statements
This report, including "Item 1. Business," "Item 1A. Risk Factors," and "Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations," contains certain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including statements regarding our strategy, financial performance and revenue sources. We use words such as "anticipate," "believe," "can," "continue," "could," "expect," "future," "intend," "plan," and similar expressions to identify forward-looking statements. Our actual results could differ materially from the results anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors including those set forth under "Risk Factors," beginning at page 12 and elsewhere in this Form 10-K. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. We disclaim any obligation to update information contained in any forward-looking statement. These forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements regarding the following:
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The future impact on our business in response to the COVID-19 pandemic or other public health concerns;
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Our expectation that we will experience period-to-period fluctuations in operating results, gross margins, product mix and average gross profit per unit;
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The effects that uncertain global economic conditions and fluctuations in the global credit and equity markets may have on our financial condition and results of operations;
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The effects and amount of competitive pricing pressure on our product lines and modest pricing declines in certain of our more mature proprietary product lines;
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Our ability to moderate future average selling price declines;
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The amount of, and changes in, demand for our products and those of our customers;
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The impact of national security protections, trade restrictions and changes in tariffs, including those impacting China;
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Our intent to vigorously defend our legal positions and our expectations of the impact of litigation on our operations;
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Our goal to continue to be more efficient with our selling, general and administrative expenses;
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Our belief that customers recognize our products and brand name and our use of distributors as an effective supply channel;
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Our belief that familiarity with and adoption of development tools from us and from our third-party development tool partners will be an important factor in the future selection of our embedded control products;
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The accuracy of our estimates of the useful life and values of our property, assets and other liabilities;
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Our plans to continue to transition certain outsourced assembly and test capacity to our internal facilities;
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Our expectations regarding investments in our manufacturing capacity;
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The continued development of the embedded control market based on our strong technical service presence;
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The possibility that loss of, or disruption in the operations of, one or more of our distributors could reduce our future net sales and/or increase our inventory returns;
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Our intent, including length, timing, and planned shutdown days, to reduce production levels at global fabrication facilities and its impact on inventory levels;
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Our expectations regarding LTSAs, the Preferred Supply Program, and the realization of deferred revenue;
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The continuation and amount of quarterly cash dividends;
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The sufficiency of our existing sources of liquidity to finance anticipated capital expenditures and otherwise meet our anticipated cash requirements, and the effects that our contractual obligations are expected to have on them;
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Our belief that the capital expenditures to be incurred over the next 12 months will provide sufficient manufacturing capacity to support the growth of our production capabilities for our new products and technologies and to bring in-house more of the production requirements that are currently outsourced;
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Our belief that our IT system compromise has not had a material adverse effect on our business or resulted in any material damage to us;
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Our expectation that we will continue to be the target of cyber-attacks, computer viruses, unauthorized access and other attempts to breach or otherwise compromise the security of our IT systems and data;
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Our plans to modify and enhance our cybersecurity risk management processes and strategy;
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The impact of the resolution of legal actions on our business, and the accuracy of our assessment of the probability of loss and range of potential loss;
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The amounts and timing, and our plans and expectations relating to the U.S. Statutory Notice of Deficiencies and proposed income adjustment from the Malaysian Inland Revenue Board;
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Our expectation regarding the treatment of our unrecognized tax benefits in the next 12 months;
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Our belief that the expiration of any tax holidays will not have a material impact on our effective tax rate;
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Our expectations regarding our tax expense, cash taxes and effective tax rate;
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Our expectation that the global minimum tax (GMT) will not have a material impact on our fiscal 2025 results;
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Our belief that the estimates used in preparing our consolidated financial statements are reasonable;
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Our actions to vigorously and aggressively defend and protect our intellectual property on a worldwide basis;
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Our ability to obtain and maintain patents and intellectual property licenses and minimize the effects of litigation or other disputes or the loss of patent protection;
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The level of risk we are exposed to for product liability claims or indemnification claims;
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The effect of fluctuations in market interest rates on our income and/or cash flows;
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The effect of fluctuations in currency rates;
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The impact of inflation on our business;
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Our ability to increase our borrowings or seek additional equity or debt financing to maintain or expand our facilities, or to fund cash dividends, share repurchases, acquisitions or other corporate activities, and that the timing and amount of such financing requirements will depend on a number of factors;
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Our expected debt obligation maturities and plans to refinance our existing debt;
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Our expectations regarding the amounts and timing of repurchases under our stock repurchase program;
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Our expectation that our reliance on third-party contractors may increase over time as our business grows;
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Our ability to collect accounts receivable;
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The impact of the legislative and policy changes implemented or which may be implemented by the current administration on our business and the trading price of our stock;
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Our belief that our culture, values, and organizational development and training programs will continue to provide an inclusive work environment where our employees are empowered and engaged to deliver the best embedded control solutions;
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Our belief that our continued success is driven by the skills, knowledge, and innovative capabilities of our personnel, a strong technical service presence, and our ability to rapidly commercialize new and enhanced products;
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Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Interest Rate Risk
As of March 31, 2024, our current and long-term debt totaled $6.02 billion. We have no interest rate exposure to rate changes on our fixed rate debt, which totaled $5.27 billion as of March 31, 2024. We have interest rate exposure with respect to the $750.0 million of our variable interest rate debt outstanding under our 2025 Term Loan Facility, as of March 31, 2024. A 50-basis point increase in interest rates would increase our expected annual interest expense for the next 12 months by approximately $3.8 million. We intend to finance the repayment of a portion of our fixed rate debt maturing within the next 12 months using available borrowings under our Revolving Credit Facility, new fixed rate notes, term loans, convertible debt, Commercial Paper or other instruments at which point, changes in interest rates will have a more significant impact on our interest expense if we refinance such fixed rate debt with variable rate debt. For additional information, refer to "Note 5. Debt" for a summary of our debt obligations by maturity date.
Inflation Risk
Inflation has not had a material adverse impact on our operating results in recent periods. However, if our costs were to continue to become subject to significant inflationary pressures, we may not be able to continue to offset such higher costs through price increases which could adversely impact our operating results.
Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
The consolidated financial statements listed in the index appearing under Item 15(a)(1) hereof are filed as part of this Form 10-K. See also Index to Financial Statements below.
Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
None.
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
As of the end of the period covered by this Annual Report on Form 10-K, as required by paragraph (b) of Rule 13a-15 or Rule 15d-15 under the Exchange Act, we evaluated under the supervision of our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) or 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act). Based on this evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective to ensure that information we are required to disclose in reports that we
file or submit under the Exchange Act (i) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in SEC rules and forms, and (ii) is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Our disclosure controls and procedures are designed to provide reasonable assurance that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management. Our disclosure controls and procedures include components of our internal control over financial reporting. Management's assessment of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting is expressed at the level of reasonable assurance because a control system, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, but not absolute, assurance that the control system's objectives will be met.
Management Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Our management, including our principal executive officer and our principal financial officer, is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of our financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (i) pertain to the maintenance of records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of our assets that could have a material effect on our financial statements.
Management assessed our internal control over financial reporting as of March 31, 2024, the end of our fiscal year. Management based its assessment on criteria established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013 framework) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Management's assessment included an evaluation of such elements as the design and operating effectiveness of key financial reporting controls, process documentation, accounting policies, and our overall control environment. This assessment is supported by testing and monitoring performed by our finance organization.
Based on our assessment, management has concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was effective as of the end of the fiscal year to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external reporting purposes in accordance with U.S. GAAP. We reviewed the results of management's assessment with the Audit Committee of our Board of Directors.
Ernst & Young LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, who audited our consolidated financial statements included in this Form 10-K has issued an attestation report on our internal control over financial reporting as of March 31, 2024, which is included on page F-3.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
During the three months ended March 31, 2024, there was no change in our internal control over financial reporting identified in connection with the evaluation required by paragraph (d) of Rule 13a-15 or Rule 15d-15 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
Item 9B. Other Information
Trading Arrangements
None of our officers or directors adopted or terminated a Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement or a non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement (as defined in Item 408(c) of Regulation S-K) during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2024.
Change of Control Agreements
On May 21, 2024, our Board of Directors approved a form of Change of Control Severance Agreement (the “Severance Agreement”) and authorized the Company to enter into such an agreement with Ganesh Moorthy, our Chief Executive Officer and President; Richard Simoncic, our Chief Operating Officer and J. Eric Bjornholt, our Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. The Severance Agreement provides that following the termination of employment under certain conditions (as described below) within the period beginning three months prior to a change of control of the company and ending on the two-year anniversary of the change of control (the “change of control period”), the executive’s employment is terminated by the company other than for “cause,” death or disability, or the executive resigns for “good reason,” then the executive will be entitled to receive:
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a lump sum payment equal to twenty four months (for Mr. Moorthy) and eighteen months (for Messrs. Simoncic and Bjornholt) of his then-current annual base salary;
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a lump sum payment equal to two hundred percent (200%) (for Mr. Moorthy) and one hundred and fifty percent (150%) (for Messrs. Simoncic and Bjornholt) of the employee’s highest annual incentive compensation amount paid during any of the preceding three (3) full plan years;
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a lump sum payment representing the cost of COBRA premiums for medical, vision and dental coverage for the employee and employee’s eligible dependents for twenty-four months (for Mr. Moorthy) and eighteen months (for Messrs. Simoncic and Bjornholt); and
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accelerated vesting as to one hundred percent (100%) of the employee’s outstanding equity awards subject to service-based vesting and accelerated vesting of outstanding equity awards subject to performance-based vesting criteria at the greater of target performance or the amount provided under the terms of the individual award agreement.
The Severance Agreement conditions receipt of the severance payments and benefits under the agreement on the executive entering into a release of claims in favor of the company.
The Severance Agreement will supersede and replace the terms of the existing change in control severance agreements with Mr. Moorthy, Mr. Simoncic and Mr. Bjornholt. The Severance Agreement effects certain changes to the existing change of control agreements for such executives including, for each such executive, the elimination of the payment to cover excise taxes under Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code if the payments provided in the change of control agreement result in “parachute payments” under Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code and, for Mr. Bjornholt, the elimination of single-trigger vesting of all equity compensation upon a change of control.
The foregoing description of the form of Severance Agreement to be entered into with the executives specified above is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the form of Change in Control Severance Agreement, a copy of which is filed with this Annual Report on Form 10-K as Exhibit 10.27.
Board Member Retirement
On May 20, 2024, Wade Meyercord informed us of his retirement from our Board of Directors effective immediately prior to our Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on August 20, 2024.
We thank Mr. Meyercord for his many years of service on the Board of Directors.
Item 9C. Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections
Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
Information on the members of our Board of Directors is incorporated herein by reference to our proxy statement for our 2024 annual meeting of stockholders under the captions "The Board of Directors," and "Proposal One – Election of Directors."
Information on the composition of our audit committee and the members of our audit committee, including information on our audit committee financial experts, is incorporated by reference to our proxy statement for our 2024 annual meeting of stockholders under the caption "The Board of Directors – Committees of the Board of Directors – Audit Committee."
Information on our executive officers is provided in Item 1, Part I of this Form 10-K under the caption "Executive Officers of the Registrant" at page 11, above.
Information with respect to compliance with Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act, is incorporated herein by reference to our proxy statement for our 2024 annual meeting of stockholders under the caption "Delinquent Section 16(a) Reports."
Information with respect to our code of ethics that applies to our directors, executive officers (including our principal executive officer and our principal financial and accounting officer) and employees is incorporated by reference to our proxy statement for our 2024 annual meeting of stockholders under the caption "Code of Business Conduct and Ethics." A copy of our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics is available on our website at the Investor Relations section under Mission Statement/Corporate Governance on www.microchip.com.
Information regarding material changes, if any, to procedures by which security holders may recommend nominees to our Board of Directors is incorporated by reference to our proxy statement for the 2024 annual meeting of stockholders under the caption "Requirements, Including Deadlines, for Receipt of Stockholder Proposals for the 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders; Discretionary Authority to Vote on Stockholder Proposals."
Our Board of Directors has adopted insider trading policies and procedures governing the purchase, sale, or any other disposition of the Company’s securities and material non-public information that are designed to promote compliance with insider trading laws, rules, regulations, and applicable NASDAQ standards. Our insider trading policies and procedures apply to the Company and its directors, officers, employees, contractors, agents, service providers, and their immediate family members and continue to apply so long as they remain in possession of material non-public information. A copy of our insider trading policies and procedures is filed with this Annual Report on Form 10-K as Exhibit 19.1.
Item 11. Executive Compensation
Information with respect to executive compensation is incorporated herein by reference to the information under the caption "Executive Compensation" in our proxy statement for our 2024 annual meeting of stockholders.
Information with respect to director compensation is incorporated herein by reference to the information under the caption "The Board of Directors – Director Compensation" in our proxy statement for our 2024 annual meeting of stockholders.
Information with respect to compensation committee interlocks and insider participation in compensation decisions is incorporated herein by reference to the information under the caption "The Board of Directors – Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation" in our proxy statement for our 2024 annual meeting of stockholders.
Our Board compensation committee report on executive compensation is incorporated herein by reference to the information under the caption "Executive Compensation – Compensation Committee Report on Executive Compensation" in our proxy statement for our 2024 annual meeting of stockholders.
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters
Information with respect to securities authorized for issuance under our equity compensation plans is incorporated herein by reference to the information under the caption "Executive Compensation – Equity Compensation Plan Information" in our proxy statement for our 2024 annual meeting of stockholders.
Information with respect to security ownership of certain beneficial owners, members of our Board of Directors and management is incorporated herein by reference to the information under the caption "Security Ownership of Principal Stockholders, Directors and Executive Officers" in our proxy statement for our 2024 annual meeting of stockholders.
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence
The information required by this Item pursuant to Item 404 of Regulation S-K is incorporated by reference to the information under the caption "Certain Transactions" contained in our proxy statement for our 2024 annual meeting of stockholders.
The information required by this Item pursuant to Item 407(a) of Regulation S-K regarding the independence of our directors is incorporated by reference to the information under the caption "Meetings of the Board of Directors" contained in our proxy statement for our 2024 annual meeting of stockholders.
Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services
The information required by this Item related to principal accountant fees and services as well as related pre-approval policies is incorporated by reference to the information under the caption "Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm" contained in our proxy statement for our 2024 annual meeting of stockholders.
PART IV
Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules
(a) The following documents are filed as part of this Form 10-K:
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| Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (PCAOB ID: 42) | F-1 | |||||||
| Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting | F-3 | |||||||
| Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2024 and 2023 | F-4 | |||||||
| Consolidated Statements of Income for each of the three years in the period ended March 31, 2024 | F-5 | |||||||
| Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for each of the three years in the period ended March 31, 2024 | F-6 | |||||||
| Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for each of the three years in the period ended March 31, 2024 | F-7 | |||||||
| Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity for each of the three years in the period ended March 31, 2024 | F-9 | |||||||
| Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements | F-10 | |||||||
| (2) | Financial Statement Schedules | None | ||||||
| (3) | The Exhibits filed with this Form 10-K or incorporated herein by reference are set forth in the Exhibit Index, which is incorporated herein by this reference. |
(b) See Item 15(a)(3) above.
(c) See "Index to Financial Statements" included under Item 8 to this Form 10-K.
Item 16. Form 10-K Summary
Not applicable.
EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED | |||||
| (Registrant) | |||||
| May 23, 2024 | By: /s/ Ganesh Moorthy | ||||
| Ganesh Moorthy | |||||
| President and Chief Executive Officer |
Power of Attorney
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned officer or director of Microchip Technology Incorporated, a Delaware corporation (the Company), does hereby constitute and appoint each of GANESH MOORTHY and J. ERIC BJORNHOLT, with full power to each of them to act alone, as the true and lawful attorneys and agents of the undersigned, with full power of substitution and resubstitution to each of said attorneys to execute, file or deliver any and all instruments and to do any and all acts and things which said attorneys and agents, or any of them, deem advisable to enable the Company to comply with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereto relating to this annual report on Form 10-K, including specifically, but without limitation of the general authority hereby granted, the power and authority to sign such person's name individually and on behalf of the Company as an officer or director (as indicated below opposite such person's signature) to the Company's annual report on Form 10-K or any amendments or supplements thereto; and each of the undersigned does hereby fully ratify and confirm all that said attorneys and agents or any of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This Power of Attorney revokes any and all previous powers of attorney granted by any of the undersigned which such power would have entitled said attorneys and agents, or any of them, to sign such person's name, individually or on behalf of the Company, to any Form 10-K.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has executed the foregoing power of attorney on this 23rd day of May, 2024.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
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| /s/ Ganesh Moorthy | President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director | May 23, 2024 | |||||||||||||||
| Ganesh Moorthy | (Principal Executive Officer) | ||||||||||||||||
| /s/ Steve Sanghi | Executive Chair | May 23, 2024 | |||||||||||||||
| Steve Sanghi | |||||||||||||||||
| /s/ Ellen L. Barker | Director | May 23, 2024 | |||||||||||||||
| Ellen L. Barker | |||||||||||||||||
| /s/ Matthew W. Chapman | Director | May 23, 2024 | |||||||||||||||
| Matthew W. Chapman | |||||||||||||||||
| /s/ Karlton D. Johnson | Director | May 23, 2024 | |||||||||||||||
| Karlton D. Johnson | |||||||||||||||||
| /s/ Wade F. Meyercord | Director | May 23, 2024 | |||||||||||||||
| Wade F. Meyercord | |||||||||||||||||
| /s/ Robert A. Rango | Director | May 23, 2024 | |||||||||||||||
| Robert A. Rango | |||||||||||||||||
| /s/ Karen M. Rapp | Director | May 23, 2024 | |||||||||||||||
| Karen M. Rapp | |||||||||||||||||
| /s/ J. Eric Bjornholt | Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | May 23, 2024 | |||||||||||||||
| J. Eric Bjornholt | (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |
Annual Report on Form 10-K
Item 8. , Item 15(a)(1) and (2), (b) and (c)
INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
EXHIBITS
YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 2024
MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED
AND SUBSIDIARIES
CHANDLER, ARIZONA
MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES
Index to Consolidated Financial Statements
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| Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (PCAOB ID: 42) | F-1 | ||||
| Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting | F-3 | ||||
| Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2024 and 2023 | F-4 | ||||
| Consolidated Statements of Income for each of the three years in the period ended March 31, 2024 | F-5 | ||||
| Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for each of the three years in the period ended March 31, 2024 | F-6 | ||||
| Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for each of the three years in the period ended March 31, 2024 | F-7 | ||||
| Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity for each of the three years in the period ended March 31, 2024 | F-9 | ||||
| Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements | F-10 |
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Shareholders and the Board of Directors of Microchip Technology Incorporated
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Microchip Technology Incorporated and subsidiaries (the Company) as of March 31, 2024 and 2023, the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended March 31, 2024, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “consolidated financial statements”). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company at March 31, 2024 and 2023, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended March 31, 2024, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the Company's internal control over financial reporting as of March 31, 2024, based on criteria established in Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (2013 framework), and our report dated May 23, 2024 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.
Adoption of ASU No. 2020-06
As discussed in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company changed its method of accounting for convertible debt instruments in the year ended March 31, 2023 due to the adoption of ASU No. 2020-06, Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging - Contracts in Entity's Own Equity.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Critical Audit Matter
The critical audit matter communicated below is a matter arising from the current period audit of the financial statements that was communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that: (1) relates to accounts or disclosures that are material to the financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective or complex judgments. The communication of the critical audit matter does not alter in any way our opinion on the consolidated financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matter below, providing a separate opinion on the critical audit matter or on the account or disclosure to which it relates.
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Unrecognized tax benefits
| Description of the Matter | As more fully described in Note 11 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company operates in a number of tax jurisdictions and its income tax returns are subject to examination by tax authorities in those jurisdictions that may challenge tax positions taken on these returns. Because the matters challenged by authorities can be complex and subject to interpretation, their ultimate outcome is uncertain. The Company uses significant judgment in (1) determining whether a tax position, based on its technical merits, is more-likely-than-not to be sustained upon examination and (2) measuring the amount of tax benefit that qualifies for recognition. As of March 31, 2024, the Company recognized accrued liabilities for unrecognized tax benefits associated with various tax positions totaling $792.4 million. Auditing the recognition and measurement of unrecognized tax benefits was challenging and requires a high degree of auditor judgment and increased extent of effort, including the involvement of our tax professionals, because interpreting and applying tax laws can be complex. | |||||||
| How We Addressed the Matter in Our Audit | We obtained an understanding, evaluated the design, and tested the operating effectiveness of controls over the Company’s accounting process for unrecognized tax benefits. This included testing controls over management’s review of the technical merits of tax positions, including the process to measure their financial statement impact. Our audit procedures included, among others, evaluating the judgments the Company made to develop its material tax positions and related unrecognized tax benefit amounts by jurisdiction and testing the completeness and accuracy of the underlying data used by the Company to measure material unrecognized tax benefits. We involved our tax professionals, including international tax, transfer pricing and local professionals located in certain material jurisdictions, who used their knowledge and experience to assess the technical merits of the Company’s tax positions and to evaluate the application of relevant tax laws in the Company’s recognition determination. We assessed the Company’s correspondence with the relevant tax authorities and, as applicable, evaluated tax opinions or other third-party advice obtained by the Company. We also evaluated the adequacy of the Company’s disclosures included in Note 11 in relation to these tax matters. |
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2001.
Phoenix, Arizona
May 23, 2024
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Shareholders and the Board of Directors of Microchip Technology Incorporated
Opinion on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
We have audited Microchip Technology Incorporated and subsidiaries’ internal control over financial reporting as of March 31, 2024, based on criteria established in Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (2013 framework) (the COSO criteria). In our opinion, Microchip Technology Incorporated and subsidiaries (the Company) maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of March 31, 2024, based on the COSO criteria.
We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the consolidated balance sheets of the Company as of March 31, 2024 and 2023, the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended March 31, 2024, and the related notes and our report dated May 23, 2024 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.
Basis for Opinion
The Company’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting included in the accompanying Management Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects.
Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk, and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Definition and Limitations of Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Phoenix, Arizona
May 23, 2024
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Item 1. . Financial Statements
MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in millions, except share and per share amounts)
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| March 31, | |||||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | ||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 319.7 | $ | 234.0 | |||||||
| Accounts receivable, net | 1,143.7 | 1,305.3 | |||||||||
| Inventories | 1,316.0 | 1,324.9 | |||||||||
| Other current assets | 233.6 | 205.1 | |||||||||
| Total current assets | 3,013.0 | 3,069.3 | |||||||||
| Property, plant and equipment, net | 1,194.6 | 1,177.9 | |||||||||
| Goodwill | 6,675.4 | 6,673.6 | |||||||||
| Intangible assets, net | 2,781.8 | 3,369.0 | |||||||||
| Long-term deferred tax assets | 1,596.5 | 1,623.3 | |||||||||
| Other assets | 611.9 | 457.2 | |||||||||
| Total assets | $ | 15,873.2 | $ | 16,370.3 | |||||||
| LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | |||||||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | 213.0 | $ | 396.9 | |||||||
| Accrued liabilities | 1,307.0 | 1,323.5 | |||||||||
| Current portion of long-term debt | 999.4 | 1,398.2 | |||||||||
| Total current liabilities | 2,519.4 | 3,118.6 | |||||||||
| Long-term debt | 5,000.4 | 5,041.7 | |||||||||
| Long-term income tax payable | 649.2 | 705.7 | |||||||||
| Long-term deferred tax liability | 28.8 | 42.7 | |||||||||
| Other long-term liabilities | 1,017.6 | 948.0 | |||||||||
| Stockholders' equity: | |||||||||||
| Preferred stock, $0.001 par value; authorized 5,000,000 shares; no shares issued or outstanding | — | — | |||||||||
| Common stock, $0.001 par value; authorized 900,000,000 shares; 577,806,659 shares issued and 536,663,691 shares outstanding at March 31, 2024; 577,805,623 shares issued and 545,459,814 shares outstanding at March 31, 2023 | 0.5 | 0.5 | |||||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | 2,482.9 | 2,413.3 | |||||||||
| Common stock held in treasury: 41,142,968 shares at March 31, 2024; 32,345,809 shares at March 31, 2023 | (2,581.6) | (1,660.2) | |||||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (3.5) | (4.1) | |||||||||
| Retained earnings | 6,759.5 | 5,764.1 | |||||||||
| Total stockholders' equity | 6,657.8 | 6,513.6 | |||||||||
| Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | $ | 15,873.2 | $ | 16,370.3 |
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements
F-4
MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(in millions, except per share amounts)
| Fiscal Year Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net sales | $ | 7,634.4 | $ | 8,438.7 | $ | 6,820.9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of sales | 2,638.7 | 2,740.8 | 2,371.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross profit | 4,995.7 | 5,697.9 | 4,449.6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Research and development | 1,097.4 | 1,118.3 | 989.1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative | 734.2 | 797.7 | 718.9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of acquired intangible assets | 605.4 | 669.9 | 862.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Special (income) charges and other, net | (12.3) | (4.0) | 29.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating expenses | 2,424.7 | 2,581.9 | 2,600.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating income | 2,571.0 | 3,116.0 | 1,849.6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest income | 7.6 | 2.1 | 0.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense | (198.3) | (203.9) | (257.0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loss on settlement of debt | (12.2) | (8.3) | (113.4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other (loss) income, net | (2.2) | 3.8 | 2.8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income before income taxes | 2,365.9 | 2,909.7 | 1,482.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income tax provision | 459.0 | 672.0 | 197.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | $ | 1,906.9 | $ | 2,237.7 | $ | 1,285.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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