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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, 2023

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) 001-39317

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.)

5701 N. Pima Road

Scottsdale, AZ 85250

(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 classTrading Symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per shareONThe Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

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 (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐

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

Large accelerated filer☒Accelerated filer☐
Non-accelerated filer☐Smaller reporting company☐
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 has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. Yes ☒ No ☐

If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation received by any of the registrant’s executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b). ☐

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 $40,710,818,329 as of June 30, 2023, 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 January 31, 2024 was 427,328,652.

Documents Incorporated by Reference

Portions of the registrant's Definitive Proxy Statement relating to its 2024 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, 2023, are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Form 10-K.

ON SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION

FORM 10-K

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Part I
Item 1.Business5
Overview5
Revenue Generating Activities6
Markets8
Resources10
Seasonality12
Government Regulation12
Environmental, Social and Governance Initiatives13
Human Capital Resources13
Information about Our Executive Officers14
Available Information15
Item 1A.Risk Factors15
Item 1B.Unresolved Staff Comments28
Item 1C.Cybersecurity28
Item 2.Properties30
Item 3.Legal Proceedings30
Item 4.Mine Safety Disclosure31
Part II
Item 5.Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities31
Item 6.[Reserved]32
Item 7.Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations32
Item 7A.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk43
Item 8.Financial Statements and Supplementary Data43
Item 9.Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure44
Item 9A.Controls and Procedures44
Item 9B.Other Information44
Item 9C.Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections45
Part III
Item 10.Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance45
Item 11.Executive Compensation45
Item 12.Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters45
Item 13.Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence45
Item 14.Principal Accountant Fees and Services45
Part IV
Item 15.Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules45
Item 16.Form 10-K Summary53
Signatures54

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

ON SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION

FORM 10-K

GLOSSARY OF SELECTED ABBREVIATED TERMS*

Abbreviated TermDefined Term
0% Notes0% Convertible Senior Notes due 2027
0.50% Notes0.50% Convertible Senior Notes due 2029
1.625% Notes1.625% Convertible Senior Notes due 2023
3.875% Notes3.875% Senior Notes due 2028
ADASAdvanced driver assistance systems
AIArtificial Intelligence
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
ASUAccounting Standards Update
CMOSComplementary metal oxide semiconductor
Commission or SECSecurities and Exchange Commission
ECLEmitter coupled logic
EFKEast Fishkill, New York fabrication facility
EPAEnvironmental Protection Agency
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 LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of ON Semiconductor Corporation
FASBFinancial Accounting Standards Board
ICIntegrated circuit
IGBTInsulated-gate bipolar transistor
IPIntellectual property
IPRDIn-process research and development
LIBO RateA base rate per annum equal to the London Interbank Offered Rate as administered by the Intercontinental Exchange Benchmark Administration
LSILarge-scale integration
MOSFETMetal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor
New Credit AgreementCredit agreement, dated as of June 22, 2023, by and among the Company, as borrower, the several lenders party thereto, JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, and certain other parties, providing for the Revolving Credit Facility
OEMOriginal equipment manufacturers
PCPersonal computer
Prior Credit AgreementCredit agreement, dated as of April 15, 2016, as subsequently amended, by and among the Company, as borrower, the several lenders party thereto, Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch, as administrative agent and collateral agent, and certain other parties, providing for the Revolver due 2024 and the Term Loan "B" Facility, that was terminated on June 22, 2023 and replaced by the New Credit Agreement.
PRPPotentially responsible party
QCSDivision within ASG, primarily associated with the legacy Quantenna division
Revolver due 2024A $1.97 billion revolving credit facility created pursuant to the Prior Credit Agreement
Revolving Credit FacilityA $1.5 billion revolving credit facility created pursuant to the New Credit Agreement
ROURight-of-use
RSURestricted stock unit
SCI LLCSemiconductor Components Industries, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of ON Semiconductor Corporation
Securities ActSecurities Act of 1933, as amended
SiCSilicon carbide
SiPMSilicon photomultipliers
SPADSingle photon avalanche diode arrays
Term Loan "B" FacilityA $2.4 billion term loan "B" facility created pursuant to the Prior Credit Agreement
U.S. or United StatesUnited States of America
WBGWide band gap
  • Terms used, but not defined, within the body of the Form 10-K are defined in this Glossary.

PART I

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