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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 December 31, 2017

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) 000-30419

ON SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware36-3840979
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

5005 E. McDowell Road

Phoenix, AZ 85008

(602) 244-6600

(Address, zip code and telephone number, including area code, of principal executive offices)

Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each ClassName of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per shareThe 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 and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§ 229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of the registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer ☒Accelerated filer ☐
Non-accelerated filer ☐(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)Smaller reporting company ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If 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. ☐

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

The aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates of the registrant was $5,851,728,750 as of July 3, 2017, based on the closing sales price of such stock on the NASDAQ Global Select Market. Shares held by executive officers, directors and persons owning directly or indirectly more than 10% of the outstanding common stock (as applicable) have been excluded from the preceding number because such persons may be deemed to be affiliates of the registrant.

The number of shares of the registrant’s common stock outstanding at February 16, 2018 was 425,440,679.

Documents Incorporated by Reference

Portions of the registrant’s Definitive Proxy Statement relating to its 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which is expected to be filed pursuant to Regulation 14A within 120 days after the registrant’s fiscal year ended December 31, 2017, are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Form 10-K.

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ON SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

FORM 10-K

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Part I
Item 1.Business5
Business Overview5
Products and Technology7
Customers9
End-Markets for Our Products11
Manufacturing Operations12
Raw Materials14
Sales, Marketing and Distribution14
Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights and Other Intellectual Property Rights14
Seasonality14
Backlog and Inventory15
Competition15
Research and Development16
Government Regulation17
Employees18
Executive Officers of the Registrant19
Geographical Information22
Available Information22
Item 1A.Risk Factors22
Item 1B.Unresolved Staff Comments45
Item 2.Properties45
Item 3.Legal Proceedings46
Item 4.Mine Safety Disclosures46
Part II
Item 5.Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities47
Item 6.Selected Financial Data49
Item 7.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations49
Item 7A.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk76
Item 8.Financial Statements and Supplementary Data77
Item 9.Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure77
Item 9A.Controls and Procedures78
Item 9B.Other Information79
Part III
Item 10.Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance80
Item 11.Executive Compensation80
Item 12.Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters80
Item 13.Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence80
Item 14.Principal Accountant Fees and Services80
Part IV
Item 15.Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules81
Item 16.Form 10-K Summary92
Signatures93

(See the glossary immediately following this table of contents for definitions of certain abbreviated terms)

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ON SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

FORM 10-K

GLOSSARY OF SELECTED ABBREVIATED TERMS*

Abbreviated TermDefined Term
1.00% Notes1.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2020
1.625% Notes1.625% Convertible Senior Notes due 2023
2.625% Notes, Series B2.625% Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes due 2026, Series B
ADASAdvanced driver assistance systems
AECAutomotive Electronics Council
AFSAdaptive front lighting systems
AIArtificial intelligence
AptinaAptina, Inc.
Amended and Restated SIPON Semiconductor Corporation Amended and Restated Stock Incentive Plan, as amended
AMISAMIS Holdings, Inc.
AR/VRAugmented Reality/Virtual Reality
ASCAccounting Standards Codification
ASICApplication specific integrated circuits
ASSPApplication specific standard product
ASUAccounting Standards Update
AXSEMAXSEM A.G.
CatalystCatalyst Semiconductor, Inc.
CCDCharge-coupled device
CMDCalifornia Micro Devices Corporation
CMOSComplementary metal oxide semiconductor
CSPChip scale package
DFNDual-flat no-leads
DSPDigital signal processing
ECLEmitter coupled logic
EEElectrically erasable
EEPROMElectrically erasable programmable read-only memory
ERISAEmployee Retirement Income Security Act
ESDElectrostatic discharge
ESPPON Semiconductor Corporation 2000 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended
EV/HEVElectric Vehicles/Hybrid Electric Vehicles
Exchange ActSecurities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
FairchildFairchild Semiconductor International Inc.
FASBFinancial Accounting Standards Board
FDAU.S. Food and Drug Administration
FreescaleFreescale Semiconductor, Inc.
GaNGallium nitride
GFCIGround Fault Circuit Interrupter
HDHyper Device
HVHigh voltage
ICIntegrated circuit
IGBTInsulated-gate bipolar transistor
IoTInternet-of-Things
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Abbreviated TermDefined Term
IPIntellectual property
IPDIntegrated passive devices
IPRDIn-process research and development
IPMIntelligent power module
IRInfrared
KSSBack-end manufacturing facility in Hanyu, Japan
LDOsLow drop out regulator controllers
LEDLight-emitting diode
LIBO RateA base rate per annum equal to the London Interbank Offered Rate as administered by ICE Benchmark Administration
LSILarge scale integration
MCUMicrocontroller Unit
MOSFETMetal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor
MotorolaMotorola Inc.
OEMOriginal equipment manufacturers
PCPersonal computer
PIMsPower integrated modules
RFRadio frequency
RSURestricted Stock Unit
SANYO ElectricSANYO Electric Co., Ltd.
SCI LLCSemiconductor Components Industries, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of ON Semiconductor Corporation
SECSecurities and Exchange Commission
Securities ActSecurities Act of 1933, as amended
SMBCSumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
SoCSystem on chip
TMOST-metal oxide semiconductor
TruesenseTruesense Imaging, Inc.
UPSUninterruptible power supplies
VCOREVoltage core
VREGVoltage regulator
WSTSWorld Semiconductor Trade Statistics
  • Terms used, but not defined, within the body of the Form 10-K are defined in this Glossary.
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PART I

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