A n n u a l R e p o r t a n d F o r m 1 0 - K
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Cert no. SCS-COC-00648
Kulicke & Soffa Industries Inc.
1005 Virginia Drive
Fort Washington, PA 19034 USA
215-784-6000 phone
215-659-7588 fax
www.kns.com
December 19, 2008
Dear Shareholders:
Typically, I use my annual letter to discuss Kulicke & Soffa’s guiding principles and strategies,
candidly assess our performance relative to those principles and strategies, and outline our plans
for the coming year. This year it’s tempting to abandon that discipline, focusing instead on the
global economic crisis. As the crisis erupted toward the end of our fiscal year, it overwhelmed
previous expectations for an upturn in the semiconductor industry in 2009. The semiconductor
industry, and K&S, have been severely affected by the crisis, with demand for our products
falling sharply from what had already been bottom of the cycle levels. The very low revenue
levels have called for significant cost reductions, a process that is ongoing. However, these cost
reductions are taking place in the context of our traditional guiding principles and a strategy that
remains focused on the long-term growth in semiconductor demand.
With the sale of our wire business and the acquisition of Orthodyne Electronics in October, we
achieved the strategic focus we’ve been working toward the last few years. Coupled with our
acquisition of Alphasem in 2007, these transactions roughly doubled the total available market
(TAM) of our equipment business. K&S is now positioned with a leading product line spanning
many of the high value-added steps in the semiconductor assembly process. Our wire bonders—
both K&S’s traditional ball bonders and Orthodyne’s wedge bonders—are market share leaders.
We expect Discovery—our next-generation die bonder scheduled to launch in 2009—to reset the
standard in die bonding for its targeted applications and to increase our market share in die
bonding.
Our value proposition doesn’t end with the industry’s best hardware. Industry leading
productivity comes from state of the art process capability, embedded both in our equipment and
in our expendable tools product lines designed to support that equipment. And we support that
core service with a hierarchy of technical resources, from field service engineers to applications
engineers to our various process development teams, to ensure our customers’ success.
In last year’s shareholders letter I discussed four principles we follow in managing our business.
They are equally relevant today, and bear repeating:
• Maintain product leadership. In all of our core businesses, K&S competes on the
basis of technology leadership. In the ball bonding arena, we reset industry
benchmarks when we launched our new ball bonders, the IConn and ConnX this year.
Orthodyne’s wedge bonders, the 3600 Plus and 3700 Plus, and the just introduced
model 7200 define state of the art in the wedge bonding market as well. Discovery,
our first new die bonder, has been engineered and will be built to the K&S standard
of excellence. Of course, product leadership must be constantly defended through
continuing investments in engineering. As we reduce operating expenses in response
to economic conditions, we will sustain those resources necessary to continue K&S’s
long tradition of technology leadership in semiconductor assembly.
• Stay close to our customers. While we’ve used acquisitions to increase our TAM,
over the last few years we also increased our served market (SAM) by focusing on a
broader array of semiconductor assembly applications and a longer list of potential
customers. As I said last year, we need to continue to solidify these customer
relationships, an activity that is business cycle independent.
• Lower our costs. Always an intense area of focus for us, cost reduction is especially
critical in these times. We have redoubled our cost management activities.
• Strengthen our balance sheet. Current economic conditions prove the wisdom of
deleveraging K&S. The cash generated from operations during the last semiconductor
cycle, plus the proceeds of the sale of our wire business this fall, has given us the cash
needed to weather these times. We believe K&S has more than adequate liquidity to
execute our plans.
Although the coming year will be filled with major challenges for K&S, I believe that our
adherence to these guiding principles will enable us to overcome them. We have a good balance
sheet, our technology portfolio remains the best in the industry, and we are positioned to serve
new markets and gain new share as the economy and semiconductor industry recover. Short-term
conditions in 2009 may overshadow the hard-fought financial progress of the last few years, but I
remain confident that the semiconductor industry will return to its long-term growth pattern,
providing opportunities for future, profitable growth.
Respectfully,
C. Scott Kulicke
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc.
Selected Financial Highlights
(Continuing Operations Only)
Fiscal year
(Dollar amounts in thousands, except per share data)
Statement of Operations Data:
Net revenue
Research and development expense
Interest income (expense), net
Income (loss) from continuing operations after tax
Income (loss) per share from continuing operations, Basic
Income (loss) per share from continuing operations, Diluted
Balance Sheet Data:
Working capital excluding discontinued operations
Property, plant and equipment, net
Total assets excluding discontinued operations
Long-term debt
Shareholders' equity (deficit)
Other Selected Data:
Capital expenditures
Depreciation and amortization expense
Return on Invested Capital *
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
$328,050
$370,526
$380,296
$260,002
$424,131
59,917
1,233
(19,619)
($0.37)
($0.37)
49,085
3,990
18,856
$0.34
$0.29
36,290
795
27,002
(1,578)
27,067
(9,357)
61,534
22,386
65,025
$1.12
$0.91
$0.43
$0.36
$1.28
$1.03
$165,543
$219,755
$156,237
$105,764
$108,573
36,900
336,270
175,000
102,467
34,108
384,713
251,412
23,471
261,109
195,000
26,763
241,134
270,000
28,596
221,053
270,000
83,255
79,306
(31,748)
67,020
$5,763
$9,080
-4.3%
$5,575
$9,559
16.0%
$8,627
$8,394
64.0%
$7,248
$8,948
$11,484
$12,619
29.8%
81.7%
Notes:
The financial data presented above should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements, related notes, and other financial information
included and incorporated by reference herein. See Item 7. “Management’s Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and Item 8. "Financial
Statements and Supplementary Data" of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 27, 2008 included herein.
In addition to historical information, this report, including the chairman's letter to shareholders on the previous two pages, contains statements relating to future
events or our future results. These statements are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section
21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and are subject to the safe harbor provisions created by these statutes. See Item 1. “Business” and Item 7.
“Management’s Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 27, 2008
for a discussion of important factors that could cause actual results to differ significantly from those expressed or implied by forward-looking statements
contained in this report.
* The Company defines Return On Invested Capital ("ROIC") as Operating Income (Loss) divided by adjusted net Invested Capital. Total Assets are adjusted
for discontinued operations' assets held for sale. Net Invested Capital is defined as Total Assets less Current Liabilities. We believe ROIC is a useful measure
in providing investors with information regarding our performance. ROIC is a widely accepted measure of earning efficiency in relation to capital employed.
We believe that increasing the return on capital employed, as measured by ROIC, is an effective way to sustain and increase shareholder value. Reconcilliation
to the most comparable U.S. GAAP measurements are shown on the following page of this report.
RECONCILIATION OF RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL
(Continuing Operations Only)
Fiscal year
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
Numerator:
Reported operating income (loss)
Add: Depreciation / Amortization
Less: Gain on sale of assets
Less: Correction of prior years
Add: U.S. pension plan termination
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
($24,632)
$17,512
$64,767
$25,432
$89,596
9,080
9,559
9,152
8,394
4,544
4,301
11,484
1,690
12,619
709
Adjusted net operating income (loss)
(a)
$ (6,400) $ 27,071 $ 64,316 $ 35,226 $ 101,506
Denominator:
Reported Balance Sheet Data:
Cash & cash equivalents
Non-cash assets
Total Assets
Less: Current liabilities
Add: Current portion of long-term debt
Net invested capital
Less: Cash exceeding $75.0 million
Less: Current assets of discontinued operations
Less: Non-current assets of discontinued operations
$ 186,081 $ 169,910 $ 157,283 $ 95,369 $ 95,766
381,192
248,218
342,690
291,127
311,056
497,137
159,675
72,412
512,600
142,450
405,501
95,090
386,496
119,511
476,958
100,141
409,874
370,150
310,411
111,081 94,910 82,283
127,958 94,205 109,539
32,909 33,682 34,853
266,985
376,817
20,369 20,766
97,309 91,455
48,053 164,450
Add: Current liabilities of discontinued operations
Less: FIN 48 adoption
34,411 22,201 16,798
24,002
17,024 24,075
Adjusted net invested capital
(b)
$ 148,335 $ 169,554 $ 100,534 $ 118,278 $ 124,221
Return on Invested Capital
(a) / (b)
-4.3%
16.0%
64.0%
29.8%
81.7%
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
[X] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended September 27, 2008
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 0-121
KULICKE AND SOFFA INDUSTRIES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
PENNSYLVANIA
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
23-1498399
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
1005 VIRGINIA DRIVE,
FORT WASHINGTON, PENNSYLVANIA
(Address of principal executive offices)
19034
(Zip Code)
(215) 784-6000
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
None
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
COMMON STOCK, WITHOUT PAR VALUE
(Title of each class)
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes [ ] No [X]
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act. Yes [ ] No [X]
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 [X] No [ ]
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K 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. [X]
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definition of “large
accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer [ ]
Smaller reporting company [ ]
Accelerated filer [X](cid:1167)
Non-accelerated filer [ ]
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes [ ] No [X]
As of March 29, 2008, the aggregate market value of the registrant's common stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant was approximately
$247,631,429 based on the closing sale price as reported on The NASDAQ Global Market (Reference is made to Part II, Item 5 herein for a statement of
assumptions upon which this calculation is based).
As of December 5, 2008 there were 60,881,343 shares of the registrant's common stock, without par value, outstanding.
Documents Incorporated by Reference
Portions of the registrant's Proxy Statement for the 2009 Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be filed on or about December 31, 2008 are incorporated by
reference into Part II, Item 5 and Part III, Items 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 herein of this Report. Such Proxy Statement, except for the parts therein which have
been specifically incorporated by reference, shall not be deemed "filed" for the purposes of this Report on Form 10-K.
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KULICKE AND SOFFA INDUSTRIES, INC.
2008 Annual Report on Form 10-K
Table of Contents
Part I
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Item 1.
Business
Item 1A. Risk Factors 10
Item 2.
Properties
Item 3.
Legal Proceedings
Item 4.
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Part II
Item 5.
Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters
and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
Item 6.
Selected Financial Data
Item 7.
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Item 7A.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
Item 8.
Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
Item 9.
Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
Item 9A.
Controls and Procedures
Item 9B.
Other Information
Item 10.
Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
Item 11.
Executive Compensation
Part III
Item 12.
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and
Related Stockholder Matters
Item 13.
Certain Relationships and Related Transactions and Independence
Item 14.
Principal Accounting Fees and Services
Item 15.
Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules
Signatures
Part IV
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Forward-Looking Statements
PART I
In addition to historical information, this filing contains statements relating to future events or our future results. These
statements are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
“Securities Act”) and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and are
subject to the safe harbor provisions created by statute. Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to,
statements that relate to our future revenue, product development, demand forecasts, competitiveness, operating expenses,
cash flows, profitability, gross margins, and benefits expected as a result of (among other factors):
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projected growth rates in the overall semiconductor industry, the semiconductor assembly equipment
market, and the market for semiconductor packaging materials; and
projected demand for ball, wedge and die bonder equipment.
Generally, words such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “anticipate,” “expect,” “intend,” “estimate,” “plan,”
“continue,” “goal” and “believe,” or the negative of or other variations on these and other similar expressions identify
forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are made only as of the date of this filing. We do not
undertake to update or revise the forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or
otherwise.
Forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and involve risks and uncertainties. Our future results could
differ significantly from those expressed or implied by our forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include,
without limitation, those described below and under the heading “Risk Factors” within our reports and registration
statements filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. This discussion should be read in
conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes included in this report.
We operate in a rapidly changing and competitive environment. New risks emerge from time to time and it is not possible for
us to predict all risks that may affect us. Future events and actual results, performance and achievements could differ
materially from those set forth in, contemplated by or underlying the forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the
date on which they were made. Except as required by law, we assume no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking
statement to reflect actual results or changes in, or additions to, the factors affecting such forward-looking statements. Given
those risks and uncertainties, investors should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements as prediction of
actual results.
Item 1. BUSINESS
Unless otherwise indicated, amounts provided throughout this Form 10-K relate to continuing operations only and
accordingly do not include amounts attributable to our Wire business.
Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (“K&S”) designs, manufactures and markets capital equipment and packaging materials as
well as services, maintains, repairs and upgrades equipment, all used to assemble semiconductor devices. Our customers
primarily consist of Integrated Device Manufacturers (“IDM”) and subcontractor assembly facilities. According to VLSI
Research, Inc., we are currently the world's leading supplier of semiconductor wire bonding assembly equipment.
Our goal is to be the technology leader and the lowest cost supplier in our main business segments which are:
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equipment; and
packaging materials.
Accordingly, we invest in research and engineering projects intended to enhance our position at the leading edge of
semiconductor assembly technology. We also remain focused on our cost structure, consolidating operations, moving certain
manufacturing to Asia, moving a portion of our supply chain to lower cost suppliers and designing higher performing, lower
cost equipment. Cost reduction efforts are an important part of our normal ongoing operations, and are expected to generate
efficiencies while maintaining overall product quality.
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Subsequent to year end, on September 29, 2008, we completed the sale of our Wire business for $155.0 million (subject to
working capital adjustment) to W.C. Heraeus GmbH (“Heraeus”), a precious metals and technology company based in
Hanau, Germany. The working capital requirements of our Wire business had become significant in recent years and we
believe could no longer be justified. As a result of the sale of the Wire business, we improved our working capital position.
Our Wire business had been previously reported within our Packaging Materials segment, but is now reported as
discontinued operations. We expect the gain on the sale of our Wire business to be approximately $22.1 million to $25.1
million and will be recognized in the first quarter of fiscal 2009.
Subsequent to year end, on October 3, 2008, we completed the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Orthodyne
Electronics Corporation (“Orthodyne”), a privately held company based in Irvine, California. Orthodyne is the leading
supplier of both wedge bonders and wedges (the consumable product used in wedge bonding) for the power management and
hybrid module markets. In connection with the Orthodyne acquisition, we issued 7.1 million common shares with an
estimated value of $46.2 million and paid $82.5 million in cash including working capital. A total of 15% of the purchase
price was deposited into a third-party escrow account as partial security for Orthodyne‘s indemnification obligations under
the asset purchase agreement. In addition we agreed to pay up to an additional $40.0 million in cash, if certain significant
objectives related to gross profit are met by the Orthodyne business over the next three years.
We believe the Orthodyne acquisition will benefit us strategically by providing deeper penetration into the discrete side of the
semiconductor market, and in the attractive power management and hybrid module markets. We expect wedge bonding will
benefit from increased focus on energy efficient solutions in the years ahead, and that Orthodyne’s market leading position in
this area will allow us to address a larger Total Available Market (“TAM”). We now offer a broad suite of interconnect
technologies for a variety of semiconductor packaging applications, and we believe the acquisition of Orthodyne will enhance
our position as the leading supplier of interconnect solutions. We believe that on a combined basis, the sale of our Wire
business and the purchase of Orthodyne will provide us with both the financial resources and technical focus necessary to
pursue growth opportunities in other areas of our business.
K&S was incorporated in Pennsylvania in 1956. Our principal offices are located at 1005 Virginia Drive, Fort Washington,
Pennsylvania 19034 and our telephone number is (215) 784-6000. We maintain a website with the address www.kns.com.
We are not including the information contained on our website as a part of, or incorporating it by reference into, this filing.
We make available free of charge (other than an investor’s own Internet access charges) on or through our website our annual
reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, and any amendments to these reports, as
soon as reasonably practicable after the material is electronically filed with or otherwise furnished to the Securities and
Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Our annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form
8-K, and amendments to those reports are also available on the SEC website at www.sec.gov.
Our fiscal year end for fiscal 2006, 2007 and 2008 was September 30, 2006, September 29, 2007, and September 27, 2008,
respectively.
Business Environment
Global economic conditions affect demand for semiconductor capital equipment and packaging systems. Accordingly, our
business and financial performance is impacted, both positively and negatively, by fluctuations in the macroeconomic
environment. Conditions in the global economy deteriorated dramatically near the end of our fiscal year and in subsequent
weeks. Current industry forecasts for calendar 2009 point to significant weakening in consumer and business electronics
spending. We expect demand to remain weak and visibility to be poor through at least the second quarter of fiscal 2009.
Our equipment business is cyclical and highly dependent on semiconductor manufacturers’ expectation of capacity
requirements for future integrated circuit (“IC”) demand, as well as their demand for new semiconductor manufacturing
technologies. During the first quarter of fiscal 2009, our bookings slowed as customers respond to the weakening economic
conditions.
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Our Equipment segment sales have historically been highly volatile due to the semiconductor industry’s cyclical need for
new capability and capacity. Volatility is further influenced by the relative mix of IDM and subcontractor customers in any
period, since subcontractors tend to purchase larger volumes in less predictable patterns. Variance in the mix of sales to
IDMs and subcontractors can also affect our average selling price due to differences in volume purchases and different
machine configurations required by each type of customer.
Packaging Materials unit sales tend to be less volatile than equipment sales as these products represent consumable purchases
for our customers and volumes follow the trend of total semiconductor interconnect unit production.
We continually seek ways to maintain the strength of our balance sheet. Fiscal 2008 cash and investments of $186.1 million
reflect a $16.2 million increase from fiscal 2007. Additionally, the impact of the Wire business divestiture and the Orthodyne
acquisition, both of which closed after the year-end, was to add approximately $70.0 million in cash to our Consolidated
Balance Sheet. The stronger cash position allows us to manage volatile buying patterns of our customers and continue to
invest in research and development through downturns in the global economy and our industry.
Macroeconomic Factors: Foreign Currency
We are exposed to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates. Certain of our assets and liabilities are denominated in
foreign currencies and are affected by changes in exchange rates for those currencies which impact our business. For fiscal
year 2008, our foreign exchange transaction loss was $1.8 million compared to $0.1 million for fiscal 2007. The higher
foreign exchange loss was due to the unfavorable exchange rates primarily driven by the Swiss Franc and Israeli Shekel.
During fiscal 2008, we restructured our Swiss entity, which reduced our exposure to US Dollar/Swiss Franc fluctuations. To
mitigate our market risk, we periodically adjust our subsidiaries’ holdings of foreign currency denominated working capital,
and we may enter into foreign exchange forward contracts or other hedging instruments.
Technology Leadership
In March 2008, we launched a new generation of semiconductor assembly equipment—the Power Series which currently
features the IConnPS and ConnXPS ball bonders. The Power Series is setting new standards for performance, productivity,
upgradeability, and ease of use. Sales of the IConnPS machines began during the quarter ended June 28, 2008, and sales of the
ConnXPS began in our first quarter of fiscal 2009. Initial customer response has been positive, and performance for these
machines has met or exceeded our expectations. The improvement in productivity and reliability represented by the Power
Series translates into lower cost of ownership for our customers, and we believe will give us competitive advantage going
forward. In 2008, the IConnPS machine won the Advanced Packaging magazine award for top new product in its class, the
second time in three years a K&S product received this recognition.
We are currently in the later development stages of the next addition to the Power Series—our next generation die bonder
machine, code named “Discovery”. Discovery will allow us to compete aggressively in the growing advanced packaging
/stacked die market space. Alpha evaluations of Discovery have been underway with a select customer since July 2008, and
the initial customer feedback has been very positive. We anticipate launching this machine in the second quarter of fiscal
2009.
Copper wire bonding continues to gain market interest as an alternative to gold wire bonding, as customers seek ways to
reduce the cost of the wire bonding process. We believe copper is a viable alternative to gold, and a copper solution spanning
all manufacturing materials and processes, not just those involved in wire bonding, will lead to greater customer adoption.
Accordingly, we launched a copper wire bonding initiative with the goal of working with our customers and partners to find
an integrated solution from the front-end through the back-end of the IC manufacturing process. Currently, copper represents
a small but promising wire bonding technology that we believe will extend wire bonding’s position as the dominant
interconnect platform.
Through the acquisition of Orthodyne, we now are the leaders in the design and manufacture of wedge bonders for the power
semiconductor, automotive power module, and sensor markets. Wedge bonders use wire or ribbon to attach high-current
capacity aluminum wire to power semiconductors in discrete power devices or in modules, such as inverters for hybrid
cars. Wedge bonds also attach large-diameter wire to semiconductors when packaging or reliability constraints do not allow
the use of ball bonds.
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Products and Services
We offer a range of bonding equipment and packaging materials. The following table reflects net revenue by business
segment for fiscal 2006, 2007 and 2008:
(in thousands)
Equipment
Packaging Materials
Total
Equipment
2006
319,788
60,508
380,296
$
$
$
$
Fiscal
2007
316,718
53,808
370,526
$
$
2008
271,019
57,031
328,050
We are a global leader in the design and manufacture of semiconductor assembly equipment. In recent years, we have
expanded our product offerings beyond our core ball bonding products to include die bonders and wedge bonders. Ball
bonders are used to connect very fine wires, typically made of gold, aluminum or copper, between the bond pads of the
semiconductor device, or die, and the leads on its package. Die bonders are used to attach a die to the package which will
house the device. We believe our equipment offers competitive advantages by providing customers with high
productivity/throughput and superior package quality/process control. In particular, our ball bonders are capable of
performing very fine pitch bonding as well as creating the sophisticated wire loop shapes that are needed in the assembly of
advanced semiconductor packages. Our principal products are:
IC Ball Bonders
Automatic IC ball bonders represent a significant portion of our semiconductor equipment business. As part of our
competitive strategy, we seek to continually improve our models and periodically introduce new or improved models of
our IC ball bonders. Each new or improved model is designed to increase both productivity and process capability
compared to the predecessor model.
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o
In March 2008, we introduced the Power Series IConnPS ball bonder, which replaced our Maxum Ultra ball
bonder and improves IC inter-connect performance with expanded technology that addresses advanced
packaging requirements, copper wire bonding, and ultra fine pitch capability.
In July 2008, the new ConnXPS ball bonder replaced our Maxum Elite ball bonder. The ConnXPS is
engineered to provide optimal manufacturing capabilities for the lower pin count IC market and the rapidly
growing LED market.
IC Die Bonders
We utilize the same competitive strategy for our IC die bonders as we use for our ball bonder business, including
developing new models which both improve the productivity of the die bonders and increase the size of the market for
our products.
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Wedge Bonders
Beginning in fiscal 2009, we offer through the Orthodyne acquisition, a broad portfolio of wedge bonding products.
o The 3600plus and 7200plus wedge bonders are currently the leading choices for power interconnects in
both the power hybrid and semiconductor markets. The products were launched by Orthodyne in late 2007
and early 2008, respectively, and were rapidly accepted by customers.
o We will launch the latest 7600 series wedge bonder in the first half of calendar 2009. This product is
targeted primarily at the market for small power packages and will extend our product portfolio to include
reel-to-reel type applications.
o The PowerRibbon® is a leading-edge interconnect for power packages, and is continuing to gain market
acceptance. Further extension of our PowerRibbon® range towards both larger and smaller sizes is expected
to continue throughout 2009. We believe this will help further establish PowerRibbon® as a premier
interconnect technology for small power packages and high power applications, including automotive
hybrid modules or other high current applications.
Packaging Materials
We market a range of expendable tools for the semiconductor packaging and assembly market. Our packaging materials are
designed for use on both our own and our competitors’ assembly equipment. Ball and wedge bonders use a capillary or
wedge tool much like a sewing machine uses a needle.
Our expendable tools include a wide variety of capillaries, wedges tools, clamp tooling, cutter blades, wire guides, and wafer
saw blades. These tools are developed for a broad range of semiconductor packaging applications such as:
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Capillaries and wedge tools- attach the wire to the semiconductor chip, guide the wire during loop formation, attach
the wire to the package substrate and cut the wire allowing the bonding process to be repeated.
Clamp tooling - holds the lead frame securely in place during the bonding process and are typically custom-designed
to meet individual customer needs.
Cutter blades- cut a large-diameter of wire in wedge bonding applications.
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(cid:120) Wire guides – precisely guide the wire during the loop formation.
(cid:120) Wafer saw blades - cut silicon wafers into individual semiconductor die.
In addition to the expandable tools discussed above, beginning in fiscal 2009 through the acquisition of Orthodyne, we will
offer expendable wedge tools, clamp tooling, cutter blades and wire guides used for wedge and ribbon bonders. The wedge
tools are used to attach the wire to the die or lead frame, while a precision wire guide is used to guide the wire during the
loop formation. For wedge bonding with large-diameter wire, a cutter blade is used to cut the wire after the bonding process
is complete and allow the process to be repeated. Clamp tooling products are used to securely hold the lead frame in place
during the bonding process, and are typically custom-designed to meet individual customer needs. Orthodyne’s expendable
products business is well positioned to benefit from future synergies with our existing Packaging Materials business.
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Customers
Our major customers include large semiconductor manufacturers and their subcontract assemblers and vertically integrated
manufacturers of electronic systems. Customers may vary from year-to-year based on their capital investment and operating
expense budgets, and overall industry trends.
The following chart reflects our top ten end-use customers, based on net revenue, for each of the last three fiscal years:
Fiscal 2008
Fiscal 2007
1. Advanced Semiconductor Engineering* 1. Advanced Semiconductor Engineering
Fiscal 2006
1. STATS ChipPAC *
2. Advanced Semiconductor Engineering 2. Siliconware Precision Industries, Ltd. 2. STATS ChipPac
3. Texas Instruments
4. Samsung
5. Renesas
6. Freescale/Motorola
7. NEC
8. Amkor
9. Spansion
10.Global Advanced Packaging
3. Amkor Technology Inc.
4. Samsung
5. Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
6. STATS ChipPAC
7. Texas Instruments
8. Sandisk Semiconductor
9. ST Microelectronics
10. Chipmos Technology Inc.
3. Amkor Technology Inc.
4. Siliconware Precision Industries, Ltd.
5. Sandisk Semiconductor
6. Texas Instruments
7. ST Microelectronics
8. Samsung
9. NXP Semiconductors
10. King Yuan Electronics Company
* Accounted for more than 10% of total fiscal year net revenue.
We believe developing long-term relationships with our customers is critical to our success. By establishing these
relationships with semiconductor manufacturers, semiconductor subcontract assemblers, and vertically integrated
manufacturers of electronic systems, we gain insight into our customers’ future IC packaging strategies. This insight assists
us in our efforts to develop material, equipment, and process solutions that address our customers’ future assembly
requirements.
International Operations
Our customers are primarily located or have operations in the Asia/Pacific region. Approximately 97% of our net revenue for
fiscal 2006 and 2007 and 96% for fiscal 2008 were for shipments to customer locations outside of the United States, and we
expect sales outside of the United States to continue to represent a substantial majority of our future revenue.
For a discussion of our financial information about geographic areas, see our Consolidated Financial Statements and
corresponding Notes included in Item 8 of this report.
Sales and Customer Support
We believe providing comprehensive worldwide sales, service, training, and support are important competitive factors in the
semiconductor equipment industry, and we manage these functions through our global customer operations group. We rely
on a combination of a direct sales force, manufacturers’ representatives and distributors for the sale of our various product
lines. We provide timely customer service and sales support by positioning our sales service representatives near customer
facilities, which provides customers with the ability to place orders locally and to deal with service and support personnel
who speak the customer’s language and are familiar with local country practices. In order to support our customers whose
semiconductor assembly operations are located primarily outside of the United States, we have sales, service, and support
personnel based in China, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, and
throughout Europe, and applications labs in China, Israel, Japan, Singapore, Switzerland and Taiwan.
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Backlog
The following table reflects our backlog as of September 29, 2007 and September 27, 2008:
(in thousands)
Backlog
September 29, 2007
$
85,563
September 27, 2008
$
49,508
As of
Our backlog consists of customer orders that are scheduled for shipment within the next 12 months. A majority of our orders
are subject to cancellation or deferral by the customer with limited or no penalties. Also, customer demand for our products
can vary dramatically without prior notice. Because of the volatility of customer demand, possibility of customer changes in
delivery schedules or cancellations and potential delays in product shipments, our backlog as of any particular date may not
be indicative of revenue for any succeeding period.
Manufacturing
We believe excellence in manufacturing can create a competitive advantage, both through lower costs and superior
responsiveness. In order to achieve these goals, we seek to manage our manufacturing operations through a single
organization and believe fewer, larger factories take advantage of economies of scale and result in cost savings through lower
manufacturing costs.
Equipment
Our equipment manufacturing activities consist primarily of integrating outsourced parts and subassemblies
and testing finished products to customer specifications. During fiscal 2007 and 2008, most of our ball
bonder manufacturing took place in Singapore. Our die bonder manufacturing took place in Switzerland and
Suzhou, China. We believe the outsourcing manufacturing model enables us to minimize our fixed costs and
capital expenditures and focus on product differentiation through technology innovations in system design
and manufacturing quality control. Just-in-time inventory management has reduced our manufacturing cycle
times and lowered our on-hand inventory requirements. We have ISO 9001 certification for our equipment
manufacturing facilities in Singapore, Switzerland and China, and we have ISO 14001 certifications for our
equipment manufacturing facilities in Singapore and China.
Packaging Materials
We manufacture expendable tools at our facility in Yokneam, Israel and expendable tools and blades for
wafer sawing at our facility in Suzhou, China. Both facilities are ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certificated.
Research and Product Development
Many of our customers generate technology roadmaps describing the future manufacturing capability requirements needed to
support their product development plans. Our research and product development activities are organized so that our products
anticipate our customers’ requirements. This happens through continuous improvement of our existing products, through
upgrades for products already installed in customers’ facilities or through the creation of next-generation products. Examples
of our continuous improvement strategy include our copper kits for existing ball bonder models. In addition, our next-
generation products include the Power Series IConnPS ball bonder and ConnXPS ball bonder, both introduced during fiscal
2008. In addition, a development program is underway for our next generation die bonders. Our goal is technology leadership
in each of our major product lines.
Research and development expense was $36.3 million, $49.1 million, and $59.9 million during fiscal 2006, 2007 and 2008,
respectively.
Intellectual Property
Where circumstances warrant, we seek to obtain patents on inventions governing new products and processes developed as
part of our ongoing research, engineering, and manufacturing activities. We currently hold a number of United States patents,
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some of which have foreign counterparts. We believe the duration of our patents generally exceeds the life cycles of the
technologies disclosed and claimed in the patents. Additionally, we believe much of our important technology resides in our
trade secrets and proprietary software.
Competition
The market for semiconductor equipment and packaging materials products is intensely competitive. Significant competitive
factors in the semiconductor equipment market include price, as well as speed/throughput, production yield, process control, and
customer support, each of which contribute to lower the overall cost per package being manufactured. Our major equipment
competitors include:
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Ball bonders: ASM Pacific Technology and Shinkawa
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(cid:120) Wedge bonders: F&K, Delvotec, Hesse & Knipps and Cho-Onpa
Significant competitive factors in the semiconductor packaging materials industry include performance, price, delivery,
product life, and quality. Our significant packaging materials competitors include:
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Bonding tools: CoorsTek, PECO, and Small Precision Tools, Inc.
Saw blades: Disco Corporation
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In each of the markets we serve, we face competition and the threat of competition from established competitors and potential
new entrants, some of which may have greater financial, engineering, manufacturing, and marketing resources.
Environmental Matters
We are subject to various federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations governing, among other things, the generation,
storage, use, emission, discharge, transportation and disposal of hazardous materials and the health and safety of our
employees. In addition, we are subject to environmental laws which may require investigation and cleanup of any
contamination at facilities we own or operate or at third party waste disposal sites we use or have used.
We have in the past and will in the future incur costs to comply with environmental laws. We are not, however, currently
aware of any material costs or liabilities relating to environmental matters, including any claims or actions under
environmental laws or obligations to perform any cleanups at any of our facilities or any third party waste disposal sites, that
we expect to have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or operating results. It is possible however,
that material environmental costs or liabilities may arise in the future.
Employees
As of September 27, 2008, we had 2,496 regular full-time employees and 77 temporary and contract workers worldwide.
Subsequent to year end on November 12, 2008, we announced a headcount reduction of 240 positions and a cancellation of
annual salary increases scheduled for January 1, 2009. We took these actions to reduce costs due to deteriorating conditions
in the global economy and projected weaker demand for our products and services.
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Executive Officers of the Company
The following table sets forth certain information regarding the executive officers of the Company as of September 27, 2008.
Our executive officers are appointed by and serve at the discretion of the Board of Directors.
Name
C. Scott Kulicke
Maurice E. Carson
Christian Rheault
Charles Salmons
Jagdish (Jack) Belani
First Became an Officer
(calendar year)
1976
2003
2005
1992
1999
Age
59
51
43
53
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Position
Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Senior Vice President, Equipment segment
Senior Vice President, Engineering
Senior Vice President, Packaging Materials segment and Corporate Marketing
C. Scott Kulicke has served as Chief Executive Officer since 1979 and Chairman of the Board of Directors since 1984. His
present term as a director expires in 2011. Mr. Kulicke earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from the Wharton
School of Business of the University of Pennsylvania.
Maurice E. Carson became Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) in November 2007 after serving as
Vice President, CFO since September 2003. From 1996 until 2003, Mr. Carson served in various finance positions
culminating as the Vice President, Finance and Corporate Controller for Cypress Semiconductor Corporation. Mr. Carson
earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Colorado and a Masters in Business Administration degree from
the University of Chicago.
Christian Rheault became Senior Vice President, Equipment segment in November 2007 after serving as Vice President,
Equipment segment since 2006. Prior to that time, he served as Vice President and General Manager of our Ball Bonder
Business Unit and Director of Strategic Marketing and Vice President, General Manager of the Microelectronics Business
Unit. Mr. Rheault earned an Electrical Engineering degree from Laval University, Canada and a DSA (Business
Administration Diploma) from Sherbrooke University, Canada.
Charles Salmons has served as Senior Vice President, Engineering since March 2008, after serving as Senior Vice President,
Acquisition Integration (September 2006-March 2008), Senior Vice President, Wafer Test (November 2004-September
2006), Senior Vice President, Product Development (September 2002-November 2004), Senior Vice President Operations
(1999 to 2004), General Manager, Ball Bonder operations (1998-1999), and Vice President of Operations (1994-1998). Mr.
Salmons earned a Masters in Business Administration degree from LaSalle University.
Jagdish (Jack) G. Belani served as Senior Vice President of Packaging Materials segment and Corporate Marketing from
November 2005 until the sale of our Wire business on September 29, 2008. From 1999 until November 2005, Mr. Belani
served as Vice President of Wire Bonding and Corporate Marketing; Vice President of Business Units and Marketing,
President of the Wire Bonding Division and President of XLAM, our high density substrate group. Mr. Belani earned a
Bachelor of Science degree in chemical engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, India; a Masters of Science
degree in metallurgical and materials engineering from Illinois Institute of Technology and a Juris Doctor from the
University of Santa Clara.
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Item 1A. Risks Related to Our Business and Industry
Our operating results and financial condition are adversely impacted by the current worldwide economic conditions.
In 2008, general worldwide economic conditions deteriorated sharply due to the sub-prime lending crisis, general credit
market crisis, collateral effects on the finance and banking industries, decreased consumer confidence, reduced corporate
profits and capital spending, and liquidity concerns. These conditions make it difficult for our customers, our vendors and us
to accurately forecast and plan future business activities, and have caused customers to reduce spending on our products. We
cannot predict the timing or duration of the global economic crisis or the timing or strength of a subsequent economic
recovery. If the economy or markets in which we operate experience continued weakness at current levels or deteriorate
further, our business, financial condition and results of operations will be materially and adversely affected.
The semiconductor industry is volatile with sharp periodic downturns and slowdowns. The current downturn has been
made worse by deteriorating global economic conditions.
Our operating results are significantly affected by the capital expenditures of large semiconductor manufacturers and their
subcontract assemblers and vertically integrated manufacturers of electronic systems. Expenditures by semiconductor
manufacturers and their subcontract assemblers and vertically integrated manufacturers of electronic systems depend on the
current and anticipated market demand for semiconductors and products that use semiconductors, including personal
computers, telecommunications equipment, consumer electronics and automotive goods. Significant downturns in the market
for semiconductor devices or in general economic conditions, such as the recent severe deterioration in worldwide economic
conditions, reduce demand for our products and materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and
operating results.
The semiconductor industry is volatile, with periods of rapid growth followed by industry-wide retrenchment. These periodic
downturns and slowdowns have adversely affected our business, financial condition and operating results. They have been
characterized by, among other things, diminished product demand, excess production capacity, and accelerated erosion of
selling prices. These downturns historically have severely and negatively affected the industry’s demand for capital
equipment, including the assembly equipment and the packaging materials that we sell. The sharp deterioration in worldwide
economic conditions that began in mid-2008 has made the current industry downturn more severe than any recent downturn.
There can be no assurances regarding levels of demand for our products, especially in light of current economic conditions.
In any case, we believe the historical volatility of our business – both upward and downward – will persist.
We may experience increasing price pressure.
Our business strategy focuses on product performance, customer service and price. We continually seek to reduce our cost
structure including moving operations to lower cost areas and reducing other operating costs. We may not be able to continue
to compete on the basis of performance, service, and price; therefore, our financial condition and operating results may be
materially and adversely affected.
Our quarterly operating results fluctuate significantly and may continue to do so in the future.
In the past, our quarterly operating results have fluctuated significantly. We expect quarterly results will continue to fluctuate.
Although these fluctuations are partly due to the volatile nature of the semiconductor industry, they also reflect other factors,
many of which are outside of our control.
Some of the factors that may cause our net revenues and/or operating margins to fluctuate significantly from period to period
are:
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the mix of products we sell because, for example:
o certain lines of equipment within our business segments are more profitable than others; and
o some sales arrangements have higher gross margins than others;
cancelled or deferred orders;
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competitive pricing pressures may force us to reduce prices;
higher than anticipated costs of development or production of new equipment models;
the availability and cost of the components for our products;
delays in the development and manufacture of our new products and upgraded versions of our products and
market acceptance of these products when introduced;
customers’ delay in purchasing our products due to anticipation that we or our competitors may introduce new
or upgraded products; and
competitors’ introduction of new products.
Many of our expenses, such as research and development, selling, general and administrative expenses, and interest expense,
do not vary directly with our net revenue. Our research and development efforts include long-term projects lasting a year or
more, which require significant investments. In order to realize the benefits of these projects, we believe that we must
continue to fund them during periods when our revenue has declined. As a result, a decline in our net revenue would
adversely affect our operating results. In addition, if we were to incur additional expenses in a quarter in which we did not
experience comparable increased net revenue, our operating results would decline. In a downturn, we may have excess
inventory, which is required to be written off. Some of the other factors that may cause our expenses to fluctuate from period-
to-period include:
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timing and extent of our research and development efforts;
severance, resizing, and other costs of relocating facilities;
inventory write-offs due to obsolescence; and
increases in the cost of labor or materials.
Because our revenue and operating results are volatile and difficult to predict, we believe consecutive period-to-period
comparisons of our operating results may not be a good indication of our future performance.
We may not be able to rapidly develop, manufacture and gain market acceptance of new and enhanced products required
to maintain or expand our business.
We believe our continued success depends on our ability to continuously develop and manufacture new products and product
enhancements on a timely and cost-effective basis. We must introduce these products and product enhancements into the
market in a timely manner in response to customers’ demands for higher performance assembly equipment, leading-edge
materials customized to address rapid technological advances in integrated circuits, and capital equipment designs. Our
competitors may develop new products or enhancements to their products that offer performance, features and lower prices
that may render our products less competitive. The development and commercialization of new products requires significant
capital expenditures over an extended period of time, and some products that we seek to develop may never become
profitable. In addition, we may not be able to develop and introduce products incorporating new technologies in a timely
manner that will satisfy our customers’ future needs or achieve market acceptance.
Substantially all of our sales and manufacturing operations are located outside of the United States, and we rely on
independent foreign distribution channels for certain product lines; all of which subject us to risks, including risks from
changes in trade regulations, currency fluctuations, political instability and war.
Approximately 97% of our net sales for fiscal 2006 and 2007 and 96% for fiscal 2008 were to customers located outside of the
United States, in particular to customers located in the Asia/Pacific region.
Our future performance will depend on our ability to continue to compete in foreign markets, particularly in the Asia/Pacific
region. These economies have been highly volatile, resulting in significant fluctuation in local currencies, and political and
economic instability. These conditions may continue or worsen, which may materially and adversely affect our business,
financial condition and operating results.
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We also rely on non-United States suppliers for materials and components used in our products, and nearly all of our
manufacturing operations are located in countries other than the United States. We manufacture our ball bonders in
Singapore, bonding tools in Israel and China, and die bonders in Switzerland and China. In addition, we have sales, service
and support personnel in China, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, and
throughout Europe. We also rely on independent foreign distribution channels for certain of our product lines. As a result, a
major portion of our business is subject to the risks associated with international, and particularly Asia/Pacific, commerce,
such as:
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risks of war and civil disturbances or other events that may limit or disrupt manufacturing and markets;
seizure of our foreign assets, including cash;
longer payment cycles in foreign markets;
international exchange restrictions;
restrictions on the repatriation of our assets, including cash;
significant foreign and United States taxes on repatriated cash;
difficulties of staffing and managing dispersed international operations;
possible disagreements with tax authorities regarding transfer pricing regulations;
episodic events outside our control such as, for example, an outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome or
influenza;
tariff and currency fluctuations;
changing political conditions;
labor conditions and costs;
foreign governments’ monetary policies and regulatory requirements;
less protective foreign intellectual property laws; and
legal systems which are less developed and which may be less predictable than those in the United States.
Because most of our foreign sales are denominated in U.S. dollars, an increase in value of the U.S. dollar against foreign
currencies will make our products more expensive than those offered by some of our foreign competitors. Our ability to
compete overseas may be materially and adversely affected by a strengthening of the U.S. dollar against foreign currencies.
Our international operations also depend upon favorable trade relations between the United States and those foreign countries
in which our customers, subcontractors and materials suppliers have operations. A protectionist trade environment in either
the United States or those foreign countries in which we do business, such as a change in the current tariff structures, export
compliance or other trade policies, may materially and adversely affect our ability to sell our products in foreign markets.
We are exposed to fluctuations in currency exchange rates that could negatively impact our financial results and cash
flows.
Because a significant portion of our business is conducted outside the United States, we face exposure to adverse movements
in foreign currency exchange rates which could have a material adverse impact on our financial results and cash flows.
Historically, our primary exposures have related to net working capital exposures denominated in currencies other than the
foreign subsidiaries’ functional currency, and remeasurement of our foreign subsidiaries’ net monetary assets from the
subsidiaries’ local currency into the subsidiaries’ functional currency. In general, an increase in the value of the U.S. dollar
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could require certain of our foreign subsidiaries to record translation and remeasurement gains. Conversely, a decrease in the
value of the U.S. dollar could require certain of our foreign subsidiaries to record losses on translation and remeasurement.
An increase in the value of the U.S. dollar could increase the cost to our customers of our products in those markets outside
the United States where we sell in U.S. dollars, and a weakened U.S. dollar could increase the cost of local operating
expenses and procurement of raw materials. Our primary exposures include the Swiss Franc, Chinese Yuan, Euro, Singapore
Dollar, Israeli Shekel and Japanese Yen. Our board of directors has granted management with limited authority to enter into
foreign exchange forward contracts and other instruments designed to minimize the short term impact currency fluctuations
have on our business. We have entered into foreign exchange forward contracts and may enter into additional foreign
exchange forward contracts and other instruments in the future. Our attempts to hedge against these risks may not be
successful and may result in a material adverse impact on our financial results and cash flows.
We may not be able to consolidate manufacturing facilities without incurring unanticipated costs and disruptions to our
business.
As part of our ongoing efforts to further reduce our cost structure, we may seek to consolidate our manufacturing facilities. If
this occurs, we may incur significant and unexpected costs, delays and disruptions to our business during this consolidation
process. Because of unanticipated events, including the actions of governments, suppliers, employees or customers, we may
not realize the synergies, cost reductions and other benefits of any consolidation to the extent or within the timeframe that we
currently expect.
Our business depends on attracting and retaining management, marketing and technical employees.
Our future success depends on our ability to hire and retain qualified management, marketing and technical employees. In
particular, we periodically experience shortages of technical personnel. If we are unable to continue to attract and retain the
managerial, marketing and technical personnel we require, our business, financial condition and operating results could be
materially and adversely affected.
Difficulties in forecasting demand for our product lines may lead to periodic inventory shortages or excesses.
We typically operate our business with limited visibility of future demand. As a result, we sometimes experience inventory
shortages or excesses. We generally order supplies and otherwise plan our production based on internal forecasts for demand.
We have in the past, and may again in the future, fail to accurately forecast demand for our products. This has led to, and may
in the future lead to, delays in product shipments or, alternatively, an increased risk of inventory obsolescence. If we fail to
accurately forecast demand for our products, our business, financial condition and operating results may be materially and
adversely affected.
Alternative packaging technologies may render some of our products obsolete.
Alternative packaging technologies have emerged that may improve device performance or reduce the size of an integrated
circuit package, as compared to traditional die bonding. These technologies include flip chip and chip scale packaging. Some
of these alternative technologies eliminate the need for wires to establish the electrical connection between a die and its
package. The semiconductor industry may, in the future, shift a significant part of its volume into alternative packaging
technologies, such as those discussed above, which do not employ our products. If a significant shift to alternative packaging
technologies were to occur, demand for our equipment and related packaging materials may be materially and adversely
affected.
Because a small number of customers account for most of our sales, our revenues could decline if we lose a significant
customer.
The semiconductor manufacturing industry is highly concentrated, with a relatively small number of large semiconductor
manufacturers and their subcontract assemblers and vertically integrated manufacturers of electronic systems purchasing a
substantial portion of our semiconductor assembly equipment and packaging materials. Sales to a relatively small number of
customers account for a significant percentage of our net sales. During fiscal 2006, sales to STATS Chippac, our largest
customer accounted for 10.7% of our net revenue. During fiscal 2007 and 2008, sales to Advanced Semiconductor
Engineering, our largest customer accounted for 10.7% and 9.9% of our net revenue, respectively.
We expect that sales of our products to a small number of customers will continue to account for a high percentage of our net
sales for the foreseeable future. Thus, our business success depends on our ability to maintain strong relationships with our
customers. Any one of a number of factors could adversely affect these relationships. If, for example, during periods of
escalating demand for our equipment, we were unable to add inventory and production capacity quickly enough to meet the
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needs of our customers, they may turn to other suppliers making it more difficult for us to retain their business. Similarly, if
we are unable for any other reason to meet production or delivery schedules, particularly during a period of escalating
demand, our relationships with our key customers could be adversely affected. If we lose orders from a significant customer,
or if a significant customer reduces its orders substantially, these losses or reductions may materially and adversely affect our
business, financial condition and operating results.
We depend on a small number of suppliers for raw materials, components and subassemblies. If our suppliers do not
deliver their products to us, we would be unable to deliver our products to our customers.
Our products are complex and require raw materials, components and subassemblies having a high degree of reliability,
accuracy and performance. We rely on subcontractors to manufacture many of these components and subassemblies and we
rely on sole source suppliers for some important components and raw materials. As a result, we are exposed to a number of
significant risks, including:
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lack of control over the manufacturing process for components and subassemblies;
changes in our manufacturing processes, in response to changes in the market, which may delay our shipments;
our inadvertent use of defective or contaminated raw materials;
relatively small operations and limited manufacturing resources of some of our suppliers, which may limit their
ability to manufacture and sell subassemblies, components or parts in the volumes we require and at acceptable
quality levels and prices;
reliability or quality problems with certain key subassemblies provided by single source suppliers as to which
we may not have any short term alternative;
shortages caused by disruptions at our suppliers and subcontractors for a variety of reasons, including work
stoppage or fire, earthquake, flooding or other natural disasters;
delays in the delivery of raw materials or subassemblies, which, in turn, may delay our shipments;
loss of suppliers as a result of consolidation of suppliers in the industry; and
loss of suppliers because of their bankruptcy or insolvency as a result of the global economic crisis.
If we are unable to deliver products to our customers on time for these or any other reasons, or we are unable to meet
customer expectations as to cycle time, or we may be unable to maintain acceptable product quality or reliability and our
business, financial condition and operating results may be materially and adversely affected.
We may acquire or divest businesses or enter into joint ventures or strategic alliances, which may materially affect our
business, financial condition and operating results.
We continually evaluate our portfolio of businesses and may decide to buy or sell businesses or enter into joint ventures or
other strategic alliances. During fiscal 2007, we acquired Alphasem, a manufacturer of die bonders. During fiscal 2009, we
both acquired the assets of Orthodyne, a manufacturer of wedge bonders and heavy wire wedges, and sold our Wire business
to Heraeus, a precious metals and technology group that has a leading position in its markets. We may be unable to
successfully integrate Orthodyne with our existing businesses and successfully implement, improve and expand our systems,
procedures and controls to accommodate the acquisition. In addition, we may not ultimately achieve anticipated benefits or
cost reductions from the divestiture of our Wire business and may incur significant restructuring costs. These transactions
may place additional constraints on our management and current labor force. These transactions may also require significant
resources from our legal, finance and business teams. If we fail to successfully manage the risks associated with these
transactions, our business, financial condition and operating results may be materially and adversely affected.
We may from time to time in the future seek to acquire or divest other businesses or enter into alliances with other
companies. Significant acquisitions and alliances may increase demands on management, engineering, financial resources
and information and internal control systems. Our success with respect to acquisitions and alliances will depend, in part, on
our ability to manage and integrate acquired businesses and alliances with our existing businesses and to successfully
implement, improve and expand our systems, procedures and controls. In addition, we may divest existing businesses, which
would cause a decline in revenues and may make our financial results more volatile. If we fail to integrate and manage
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acquired businesses successfully or to manage the risks associated with divestitures, joint ventures or other alliances, our
business, financial condition and operating results may be materially and adversely affected.
The market price of our common shares and our earnings per share may decline as a result of any acquisitions or
divestitures.
The market price of our common shares may decline as a result of any acquisitions or divestitures made by us, including
among other things, the acquisition of Orthodyne and the sale of our Wire business, if we do not achieve the perceived
benefits of such acquisition or divestiture as rapidly or to the extent anticipated by financial or industry analysts or if the
effect on our financial results is not consistent with the expectations of financial or industry analysts. In addition, the failure
to achieve expected benefits and unanticipated costs relating to our acquisitions could reduce our future earnings per share.
We may be unable to continue to compete successfully in the highly competitive semiconductor equipment and packaging
materials industries.
The semiconductor equipment and packaging materials industries are very competitive. In the semiconductor equipment
industry, significant competitive factors include performance, quality, customer support and price. In the semiconductor
packaging materials industry, competitive factors include price, delivery and quality.
In each of our markets, we face competition and the threat of competition from established competitors and potential new
entrants. In addition, established competitors may combine to form larger, better capitalized companies. Some of our
competitors have or may have significantly greater financial, engineering, manufacturing and marketing resources. Some of
these competitors are Asian and European companies that have had, and may continue to have, an advantage over us in
supplying products to local customers who appear to prefer to purchase from local suppliers, without regard to other
considerations.
We expect our competitors to improve their current products’ performance, and to introduce new products and materials with
improved price and performance characteristics. Our competitors may independently develop technology that is similar to or
better than ours. New product and materials introductions by our competitors or by new market entrants could hurt our sales.
If a particular semiconductor manufacturer or subcontract assembler selects a competitor’s product or materials for a
particular assembly operation, we may not be able to sell products or materials to that manufacturer or assembler for a
significant period of time. Manufacturers and assemblers sometimes develop lasting relationships with suppliers, and
assembly equipment providers in our industry often go years without requiring replacement. In addition, we may have to
lower our prices in response to price cuts by our competitors, which may materially and adversely affect our business,
financial condition and operating results. If we cannot compete successfully, we could be forced to reduce prices, and could
lose customers and experience reduced margins and profitability.
Our success depends in part on our intellectual property, which we may be unable to protect.
Our success depends in part on our proprietary technology. To protect this technology, we rely principally on contractual
restrictions (such as nondisclosure and confidentiality provisions) in our agreements with employees, subcontractors,
vendors, consultants and customers and on the common law of trade secrets and proprietary “know-how.” We also rely, in
some cases, on patent and copyright protection. We may not be successful in protecting our technology for a number of
reasons, including the following:
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employees, subcontractors, vendors, consultants and customers may violate their contractual agreements, and
the cost of enforcing those agreements may be prohibitive, or those agreements may be unenforceable or more
limited than we anticipate;
foreign intellectual property laws may not adequately protect our intellectual property rights; and
our patent and copyright claims may not be sufficiently broad to effectively protect our technology; our patents
or copyrights may be challenged, invalidated or circumvented; or we may otherwise be unable to obtain
adequate protection for our technology.
In addition, our partners and alliances may also have rights to technology that we develop. We may incur significant expense
to protect or enforce our intellectual property rights. If we are unable to protect our intellectual property rights, our
competitive position may be weakened.
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Third parties may claim we are infringing on their intellectual property, which could cause us to incur significant
litigation costs or other expenses, or prevent us from selling some of our products.
The semiconductor industry is characterized by rapid technological change, with frequent introductions of new products and
technologies. Industry participants often develop products and features similar to those introduced by others, creating a risk
that their products and processes may give rise to claims that they infringe on the intellectual property of others. We may
unknowingly infringe on the intellectual property rights of others and incur significant liability for that infringement. If we
are found to have infringed on the intellectual property rights of others, we could be enjoined from continuing to
manufacture, market or use the affected product, or be required to obtain a license to continue manufacturing or using the
affected product. A license could be very expensive to obtain or may not be available at all. Similarly, changing or re-
engineering our products or processes to avoid infringing the rights of others may be costly, impractical or time consuming.
Occasionally, third parties assert that we are, or may be, infringing on or misappropriating their intellectual property rights. In
these cases, we will defend against claims or negotiate licenses where we consider these actions appropriate. Intellectual
property cases are uncertain and involve complex legal and factual questions. If we become involved in this type of litigation,
it could consume significant resources and divert our attention from our business.
We may be materially and adversely affected by environmental and safety laws and regulations.
We are subject to various federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations governing, among other things, the generation,
storage, use, emission, discharge, transportation and disposal of hazardous material, investigation and remediation of
contaminated sites and the health and safety of our employees. Increasingly, public attention has focused on the
environmental impact of manufacturing operations and the risk to neighbors of chemical releases from such operations.
Proper waste disposal plays an important role in the operation of our manufacturing plants. In many of our facilities we
maintain wastewater treatment systems that remove metals and other contaminants from process wastewater. These facilities
operate under permits that must be renewed periodically. A violation of those permits may lead to revocation of the permits,
fines, penalties or the incurrence of capital or other costs to comply with the permits, including potential shutdown of
operations.
Compliance with existing or future, land use, environmental and health and safety laws and regulations may: (1) result in
significant costs to us for additional capital equipment or other process requirements, (2) restrict our ability to expand our
operations and/or (3) cause us to curtail our operations. We also could incur significant costs, including cleanup costs, fines
or other sanctions and third-party claims for property damage or personal injury, as a result of violations of or liabilities
under such laws and regulations. We cannot assure you that any costs or liabilities to comply with or imposed under these
laws and regulations will not materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and operating results.
We may be unable to generate enough cash to repay our debt.
Our ability to make payments on our indebtedness and to fund planned capital expenditures and other activities will depend on
our ability to generate cash in the future. If our convertible debt is not converted to shares of our common shares, we will be
required to make annual cash interest payments of $1.7 million in fiscal 2009, $1.6 million in fiscal 2010, $1.0 million in fiscal
2011 and $1.0 million in fiscal 2012 on an aggregate $204.4 million of convertible subordinated debt (assuming that we do not
purchase any additional outstanding Subordinated Convertible Notes). As of September 27, 2008, principal payments of $72.4
million, $65.0 million and $110.0 million on the convertible subordinated debt were due in fiscal 2009, 2010 and 2012,
respectively. During October 2008, $43.1 million of our 0.5% Subordinated Convertible Notes were repurchased. Accordingly
as of December 1, 2008, we repaid the $29.3 million in principal payments that were due in fiscal 2009. Our ability to make
payments on our indebtedness is affected by the volatile nature of our business, and general economic, competitive and other
factors that are beyond our control, including deteriorating global economic conditions. Our indebtedness poses risks to our
business, including that:
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insufficient cash flow from operations to repay our outstanding indebtedness when it becomes due may force us to sell
assets, or seek additional capital, which we may be unable to do at all or on terms favorable to us; and
our level of indebtedness may make us more vulnerable to economic or industry downturns.
We cannot assure you that our business will generate cash in an amount sufficient to enable us to service interest, principal
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and other payments on our debt, including the notes, or to fund our other liquidity needs. We are not restricted under the
agreements governing our existing indebtedness from incurring additional debt in the future. If new debt is added to our
current levels, our leverage and our debt service obligations would increase and the related risks described above could
intensify.
We have the ability to issue additional equity securities, which would lead to dilution of our issued and outstanding
common shares.
The issuance of additional equity securities or securities convertible into equity securities will result in dilution of existing
shareholders’ equity interests in us. Our board of directors has the authority to issue, without vote or action of shareholders,
preferred shares in one or more series, and has the ability to fix the rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions of any such
series. Any such series of preferred shares could contain dividend rights, conversion rights, voting rights, terms of
redemption, redemption prices, liquidation preferences or other rights superior to the rights of holders of our common shares.
In addition, we are authorized to issue, without shareholder approval, up to an aggregate of 200 million common shares, of
which approximately 60,881,343 million shares were outstanding as of December 5, 2008. We are also authorized to issue,
without shareholder approval, securities convertible into either common shares or preferred shares.
Weaknesses in our internal controls and procedures could result in material misstatements in our financial statements.
Pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control
over financial reporting. Our internal controls over financial reporting are processes designed to provide reasonable assurance
regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally
accepted accounting principles. A material weakness is a control deficiency, or combination of control deficiencies, that
results in a more than remote likelihood that a material misstatement of annual or interim financial statements will not be
prevented or detected.
Our internal controls may not prevent all potential errors or fraud, because any control system, no matter how well designed
and implemented, can only provide reasonable and not absolute assurance that the objectives of the control system will be
achieved. We cannot assure you that we or our independent registered public accountants will not in the future identify other
material weaknesses in our internal controls, which could adversely affect our ability to insure proper financial reporting and
could affect investor confidence in us and the price of our common shares.
Accounting methods, including but not limited to the accounting method for convertible debt securities with net share
settlement, such as our 0.875% Subordinated Convertible Notes, are subject to change.
In calculating our diluted earnings per share, we currently account for the 0.875% Subordinated Convertible Notes in
accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) Issue No. 90-19,
Convertible Bonds with Issuer Option to Settle for Cash upon Conversion (“EITF 90-19”). The accounting method for a
convertible debt security that meets the requirements of EITF 90-19 is similar to the accounting for non-convertible debt. We
recognize interest expense at the stated coupon rate, and shares potentially issuable upon conversion of the debt are excluded
from the calculation of diluted earnings per share until the market price of our common shares exceeds the conversion price
(i.e., the conversion price is “in the money”). Once the conversion price is in the money, the shares that we would issue upon
assumed conversion of the debt are included in the calculation of fully diluted earnings per share using the “treasury stock”
method. No separate value is attributed to the conversion feature of the debt at the time of issuance.
In May 2008, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position (“FSP”) APB 14-1, which is effective for fiscal years beginning after
December 15, 2008. FSP APB 14-1 specifies that issuers of convertible debt instruments that may be settled in cash upon
conversion should separately account for the liability and equity components in a manner that will reflect the entity’s
nonconvertible debt borrowing rate when interest cost is recognized in subsequent periods.
As compared to the current accounting method, the proposal would reduce the amount recognized as debt and increase the
amount recognized as shareholder’s equity at the time of issuance. The amount of debt recognized at time of issuance would
increase over the life of the notes, with a corresponding increase in interest expense and reduction of net income and earnings
per share (net of tax), for the amortization of the original issue discount. We will adopt FSP APB 14-1 beginning fiscal 2010,
with retrospective application to financial statements for periods prior to the date of adoption.
This change in the accounting method for convertible debt securities will have an adverse impact on our reported and future
results of operations, and could adversely affect the trading price of our common shares or the trading price of the notes.
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Other Risks
Anti-takeover provisions in our articles of incorporation and bylaws, and under Pennsylvania law may discourage other
companies from attempting to acquire us.
Some provisions of our articles of incorporation and bylaws as well as Pennsylvania law may discourage some transactions
where we would otherwise experience a fundamental change. For example, our articles of incorporation and bylaws contain
provisions that:
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classify our board of directors into four classes, with one class being elected each year;
permit our board to issue “blank check” preferred shares without shareholder approval; and
prohibit us from engaging in some types of business combinations with a holder of 20% or more of our voting
securities without super-majority board or shareholder approval.
Further, under the Pennsylvania Business Corporation Law, because our shareholders approved bylaw provisions that provide
for a classified board of directors, shareholders may remove directors only for cause. These provisions and some other
provisions of the Pennsylvania Business Corporation Law could delay, defer or prevent us from experiencing a fundamental
change and may adversely affect our common shareholders’ voting and other rights.
Terrorist attacks, or other acts of violence or war may affect the markets in which we operate and our profitability.
Terrorist attacks may negatively affect our operations. There can be no assurance that there will not be further terrorist
attacks against the United States or United States businesses. Terrorist attacks or armed conflicts may directly impact our
physical facilities or those of our suppliers or customers. Our primary facilities include administrative, sales and research and
development facilities in the United States and manufacturing facilities in the United States, Singapore, Switzerland, China
and Israel. Additional terrorist attacks may disrupt the global insurance and reinsurance industries with the result that we may
not be able to obtain insurance at historical terms and levels for all of our facilities. Furthermore, additional attacks may make
travel and the transportation of our supplies and products more difficult and more expensive and ultimately affect the sales of
our products in the United States and overseas. Additional attacks or any broader conflict, could negatively impact our
domestic and international sales, our supply chain, our production capability and our ability to deliver products to our
customers. Political and economic instability in some regions of the world could negatively impact our business. The
consequences of terrorist attacks or armed conflicts are unpredictable, and we may not be able to foresee events that could
have an adverse effect on our business.
Provisions of our Subordinated Convertible Notes could discourage an acquisition of us by a third party.
Certain provisions of our outstanding Subordinated Convertible Notes could make it more difficult or more expensive for a
third party to acquire us. Upon the occurrence of certain transactions constituting a fundamental change, holders of the
Subordinated Convertible Notes will have the right, at their option, to require us to repurchase all of their notes at a price
equal to 100% of the principal amount of notes to be repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest, plus a premium, if
applicable. In addition, pursuant to the terms of the 0.875% Subordinated Convertible Notes, we may not enter into certain
mergers unless, among other things, the surviving entity assumes all of our obligations under the indenture and the notes.
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Item 2. PROPERTIES
The following table reflects our major operating facilities:
Facility
Fort Washington,
Pennsylvania
Approximate Size
Function
Products Manufactured
Lease Expiration
Date (4)
88,000 sq. ft. (1)
Corporate headquarters, technology
center, sales and service
Not applicable
September 2028
Suzhou, China
136,386 sq. ft. (1)
Manufacturing, technology center
Die bonders, capillaries, dicing blades
October 2022
Singapore
77,500 sq. ft. (1)
Manufacturing, technology center
Wire bonders
Yokneam, Israel
53,820 sq. ft. (2)
Manufacturing, technology center
Capillaries, wedges, die collets
Berg, Switzerland
61,896 sq. ft. (2)
Manufacturing, technology center
Die bonders
Singapore (5)
Thalwil, Switzerland (5)
38,405 sq. ft. (1)
15,177 sq. ft. (1)
Manufacturing, technology center
Manufacturing
Bonding wire
Bonding wire
August 2011
N/A
N/A
May 2009
(3)
(1) Leased.
(2) Owned.
(3) Cancelable semi-annually upon six months notice.
(4) Includes lease extension periods at the Company's option.
(5) Lease for facility assigned to Heraus upon completion of sale of Wire business on September 29, 2008.
In addition, we rent space for sales and service offices in: China, Germany, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan,
Thailand, and the United States. We believe our facilities generally are in good condition.
Item 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
From time to time, we may be a plaintiff or defendant in cases arising out of our business. We cannot assure you of the results of
any pending or future litigation, but we do not believe resolution of these matters will materially or adversely affect our business,
financial condition or operating results.
Item 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
None.
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PART II
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 (“Nasdaq”) under the symbol “KLIC.” The following table
reflects the ranges of high and low sale prices for our common stock as reported on Nasdaq for the periods indicated:
First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
Fiscal year ended
September 29, 2007
High
$
$
$
$
9.67
10.19
11.04
12.46
Low
$
$
$
$
7.92
8.17
9.11
7.34
September 27, 2008
High
Low
$
$
$
$
8.89
6.93
7.95
7.49
$
$
$
$
6.47
4.55
4.66
4.53
On December 5, 2008, there were approximately 426 holders of record of the shares of outstanding common stock. The payment
of dividends on our common stock is within the discretion of our board of directors; however, we have not historically paid any
dividends on our common stock. In addition, we do not expect to declare dividends on our common stock in the near future,
since we intend to retain earnings to finance the growth of our business.
For the purpose of calculating the aggregate market value of shares of our common stock held by nonaffiliates, as shown on the
cover page of this report, we have assumed all of our outstanding shares were held by nonaffiliates except for shares held by our
directors and executive officers. However, this does not necessarily mean that all directors and executive officers of the
Company are, in fact, affiliates of the Company, or there are no other persons who may be deemed to be affiliates of the
Company. Further information concerning the beneficial ownership of our executive officers, directors and principal
shareholders will be included in our Proxy Statement for the 2009 Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on or about December 31, 2008.
Equity Compensation Plan Information
The information required hereunder will appear under the heading “Equity Compensation Plans” in our Proxy Statement for the
2009 Annual Meeting of Shareholders which information is incorporated herein by reference.
Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities and Use of Proceeds
None.
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Item 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
The following table reflects selected historical consolidated financial data derived from the consolidated financial statements of
Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. and subsidiaries as of and for each of the five fiscal years ended 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and
2008. All periods have been reclassified to reflect our Wire business as a discontinued operation. Due to this change, fiscal 2004,
2005, 2006 and 2007 do not agree to our previously issued consolidated financial statements. This data should be read in
conjunction with our consolidated financial statements, including notes and other financial information included elsewhere in this
report or in annual reports or current reports on Form 8-K filed previously by us in respect of the fiscal years identified in the
column headings of the tables below.
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
Statement of Operations Data:
Net revenue:
Equipment
Packaging Materials
Total net revenue
Cost of sales:
Equipment
Packaging Materials
Total cost of sales (1)
Operating expenses:
Equipment
Packaging Materials
U.S. pension plan termination
Gain on sale of assets
Total operating expenses (1)
Income (loss) from operations:
Equipment
Packaging Materials
U.S. pension plan termination
Gain on sale of assets
Interest income (expense), net
Gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt (5)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before taxes
Provision for income taxes from continuing operations (2)
Income (loss) from continuing operations
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax (2)(3)
Net income (loss)
Per Share Data:
Income (loss) per share from continuing operations (4)
Basic
Diluted
Discontinued operations, net of tax per share: (4)
Basic
Diluted
Net income (loss) per share: (4)
Basic
Diluted
Weighted average shares outstanding: (4)
Basic
Diluted
Balance Sheet Data:
Cash, cash equivalents, investments and restricted stock
Working capital excluding discontinued operations
Total assets excluding discontinued operations
Long-term debt (5)
Shareholders' equity (deficit)
2004
2005
Fiscal
2006
2007
2008
$
361,244
62,887
424,131
$
201,608
58,394
260,002
$
319,788
60,508
380,296
$
316,718
53,808
370,526
$
271,019
57,031
328,050
208,616
28,008
236,624
79,674
18,236
-
-
97,910
115,645
27,409
143,054
70,628
22,578
-
(1,690)
91,516
178,599
28,474
207,073
89,684
23,316
-
(4,544)
108,456
188,055
27,035
215,090
113,444
24,480
-
-
137,924
165,499
28,758
194,257
122,302
26,971
9,152
-
158,425
72,954
16,643
-
-
(9,357)
(10,510)
69,730
4,705
65,025
(9,145)
55,880
$
15,335
8,407
-
1,690
(1,578)
-
23,854
1,468
22,386
(126,468)
(104,082)
$
51,505
8,718
-
4,544
795
4,040
69,602
8,068
61,534
(9,364)
52,170
$
15,219
2,293
-
-
3,990
2,802
24,304
5,448
18,856
18,874
37,730
$
(16,782)
1,302
(9,152)
-
1,233
170
(23,229)
(3,610)
(19,619)
23,441
3,822
$
$
$
$
$
1.28
1.03
$
$
0.43
0.36
$
$
1.12
0.91
$
$
0.34
0.29
$
$
(0.37)
(0.37)
(0.18)
(0.07)
$
$
(2.45)
(1.84)
$
$
(0.17)
(0.14)
$
$
0.33
0.28
$
$
0.44
0.44
$
$
1.10
0.96
$
$
(2.02)
(1.48)
$
$
0.95
0.78
$
$
0.67
0.57
$
$
0.07
0.07
51,619
67,662
$
$
95,369
105,764
241,134
270,000
(31,748)
55,089
68,881
157,283
156,237
261,109
195,000
79,306
$
56,221
68,274
169,910
219,755
384,713
251,412
83,255
$
53,449
53,449
186,081
165,543
336,270
175,000
102,467
$
50,746
68,582
95,766
108,573
221,053
270,000
67,020
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(1) During fiscal 2004, we recorded the following charges as operating expenses in continuing operations: severance
charges of $1.9 million; China start-up costs of $0.1 million; inventory write-downs of $0.4 million; and a reversal of
prior year resizing charges of $0.1 million. We also recorded a gain on the sale of assets of $0.9 million within fiscal
2004 operating expenses.
During fiscal 2005, we recorded the following charges as operating expenses in continuing operations: severance
charges of $0.9 million; China start-up costs of $1.2 million; and inventory write-downs of $1.0 million. We also
recorded a gain on the sale of assets of $1.7 million within fiscal 2005 operating expenses.
During fiscal 2006, we recorded the following charges in continuing operations: $3.5 million in cost of sales and $0.8
million in operating expenses for the cumulative adjustment to correct immaterial errors in the consolidated financial
statements; $0.6 million in cost of sales and $4.1 million in operating expenses for SFAS 123R equity compensation
expense; $8.4 million in operating expenses for incentive compensation and a gain on the sale of assets of $4.5 million
in operating expenses.
During fiscal 2007, we recorded the following charges in continuing operations: $0.2 million in cost of sales and
$5.3 million in operating expenses for SFAS 123R equity compensation expense; and $4.4 million in operating
expense for incentive compensation.
During fiscal 2008, we recorded the following charges in continuing operations: $0.3 million in cost of sales and
$4.4 million in operating expenses for SFAS 123R equity compensation expense; and $2.2 million in operating
expense for incentive compensation.
(2) The following are the more significant factors which affect our provision for income taxes: implementation of our
international restructuring plan in fiscal 2006, 2007 and 2008; volatility in our earnings each fiscal year and variation
in earnings among various tax jurisdictions in which we operate; changes in assumptions regarding repatriation of
earnings; and our provision for various tax exposure items.
(3) Reflects the operations of the Company’s former flip chip business unit (sold February 2004), Test business (sold
March 2006), and Wire business (sold subsequent to fiscal 2008).
(4) For fiscal 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007 the exercise of dilutive stock options and expected vesting of performance-
based restricted stock (fiscal 2007 only) and conversion of the convertible subordinated notes were assumed and
$5.2 million, $1.7 million, $1.4 million and $1.3 million, respectively, of after-tax interest expense related to our
convertible subordinated notes was added to the Company’s net income to determine diluted earnings per share. Due
to the Company’s net loss from continuing operations for fiscal 2008, potentially dilutive shares were not assumed
since the effect would have been anti-dilutive.
(5) In August 2001, the Company issued $125.0 million in principal amount of 5.25% Convertible Subordinated Notes
due 2006, which the Company redeemed in their entirety in August 2004. In December 2003, the Company issued
$205.0 million in principal amount of 0.5% Convertible Subordinated Notes due 2008, of which the Company
repurchased $75.0 million, $53.6 million, and $4.0 million during fiscal 2006, 2007, and 2008, respectively. In June
2004, the Company issued $65.0 million in principal amount of 1.0% Convertible Subordinated Notes due 2010, and
in June 2007, the Company issued $110.0 million in principal amount of 0.875% Convertible Subordinated Notes
due 2012.
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Item 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
In addition to historical information, this filing contains statements relating to future events or our future results. These
statements are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
“Securities Act”) and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and are subject to
the safe harbor provisions created by statute. Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements that
relate to our future revenue, product development, demand forecasts, competitiveness, operating expenses, cash flows,
profitability, gross margins, product prices, and benefits expected as a result of (among other factors):
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projected growth rates in the overall semiconductor industry, the semiconductor assembly equipment
market, and the market for semiconductor packaging materials; and
projected continuing demand for wire and die bonder equipment and packaging materials.
Generally, words such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “anticipate,” “expect,” “intend,” “estimate,” “plan,”
“continue,” “goal” and “believe,” or the negative of or other variations on these and other similar expressions identify
forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are made only as of the date of this filing. We do not undertake to
update or revise the forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and involve risks and uncertainties. Our future results could
differ significantly from those expressed or implied by our forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include,
without limitation, those described below and under the heading “Risk Factors” in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended September 27, 2008 and our other reports and registration statements filed from time to time with the Securities and
Exchange Commission. This discussion should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes
included in this report, as well as our audited financial statements included in the Annual Report.
We operate in a rapidly changing and competitive environment. New risks emerge from time to time and it is not possible for us
to predict all risks that may affect us. Future events and actual results, performance and achievements could differ materially
from those set forth in, contemplated by or underlying the forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date on which
they were made. Except as required by law, we assume no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement to reflect
actual results or changes in, or additions to, the factors affecting such forward-looking statements. Given those risks and
uncertainties, investors should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements as prediction of actual results.
Introduction
Unless otherwise indicated, amounts provided throughout this Form 10-K relate to continuing operations only and
accordingly do not include amounts attributable to our Wire business.
Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (“K&S”) designs, manufactures and markets capital equipment and packaging materials as
well as services, maintains, repairs and upgrades equipment, all used to assemble semiconductor devices. Our customers
primarily consist of Integrated Device Manufacturers (“IDM”) and subcontractor assembly facilities. According to VLSI
Research, Inc., we are currently the world's leading supplier of semiconductor ball bonding assembly equipment.
Our goal is to be the technology leader and the lowest cost supplier in our main business segments which are:
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equipment; and
packaging materials.
Accordingly, we invest in research and engineering projects intended to enhance our position at the leading edge of
semiconductor assembly technology. We also remain focused on our cost structure, consolidating operations, moving certain
manufacturing to Asia, moving a portion of our supply chain to lower cost suppliers and designing higher performing, lower
cost equipment. Cost reduction efforts are an important part of our normal ongoing operations, and are expected to generate
efficiencies while maintaining overall product quality.
Our fiscal year end for fiscal 2006, 2007 and 2008 was September 30, 2006, September 29, 2007, and September 27, 2008,
respectively.
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Divesture of the Wire Business
Subsequent to year end, on September 29, 2008, we completed the sale of our Wire business for $155.0 million (subject to
working capital adjustment) to W.C. Heraeus GmbH (“Heraeus”), a precious metals and technology company based in
Hanau, Germany. The working capital requirements of our Wire business had become significant in recent years, and we
believe could no longer be justified. As a result of the sale of the Wire business, we improved our working capital position.
Our Wire business had been previously reported within our Packaging Materials segment, but is now reported as
discontinued operations. We expect the gain on the sale of our Wire business to be approximately $22.1 million to $25.1
million and will be recognized in the first quarter of fiscal 2009.
The sale of our Wire business provided us with the financial resources and technical focus necessary to pursue growth
opportunities within our Equipment segment. In addition, we will continue to have a strategic technical alliance with Heraeus
in the development of wire bonding solutions.
Acquisition of Wedge Bonding Business
Subsequent to year end on October 3, 2008, we completed the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Orthodyne
Electronics Corporation (“Orthodyne”), a privately held company based in Irvine, California. Orthodyne is the leading
supplier of both wedge bonders and wedges (the consumable product used in wedge bonding) for the power management and
hybrid module markets. In connection with the Orthodyne acquisition, we issued 7.1 million common shares with an
estimated value of $46.2 million and paid $82.5 million in cash including working capital. A total of 15% of the purchase
price was deposited into a third-party escrow account as partial security for Orthodyne’s indemnification obligations under
the asset purchase agreement. In addition, we agreed to pay up to $40.0 million in cash, if certain significant objectives
related to gross profit are met by the Orthodyne business over the next three years.
We believe the Orthodyne acquisition will benefit us strategically by providing deeper penetration into the discrete side of the
semiconductor market, and in the attractive power management and hybrid module markets. We expect wedge bonding will
benefit from increased focus on energy efficient solutions in the years ahead, and that Orthodyne’s market leading position in
this area will allow us to address a larger Total Available Market (“TAM”). We now offer a broad suite of interconnect
technologies for a variety of semiconductor packaging applications, and we believe the acquisition of Orthodyne will enhance
our position as the leading supplier of interconnect solutions. We believe that on a combined basis, the sale of our Wire
business and the purchase of Orthodyne will provide us with both the financial resources and technical focus necessary to
pursue growth opportunities in other areas of our business.
Technology Leadership
In March 2008, we launched a new generation of semiconductor assembly equipment—the Power Series which currently
features the IConnPS and ConnXPS ball bonders. The Power Series is setting new standards for performance, productivity,
upgradeability, and ease of use. Sales of the IConnPS machines began during the quarter ended June 28, 2008, and sales of the
ConnXPS began in our first quarter of fiscal 2009. Initial customer response has been positive, and performance for these
machines has met or exceeded our expectations. The improvement in productivity and reliability represented by the Power
Series translates into lower cost of ownership for our customers, and we believe will give us competitive advantage going
forward. In 2008, the IConnPS machine won the Advanced Packaging magazine award for top new product in its class, the
second time in three years a K&S product received this recognition.
We are currently in the later development stages of the next addition to the Power Series—our next generation, die bonder
machine, code named “Discovery”. Discovery will allow us to compete aggressively in the growing advanced packaging
/stacked die market space. Alpha evaluations of Discovery have been underway with a select customer since July 2008, and
the initial customer feedback has been very positive. We anticipate launching this machine in the second quarter of fiscal
2009.
Copper wire bonding continues to gain market interest as an alternative to gold wire bonding as customers seek ways to
reduce the cost of the wire bonding process. We believe that for copper to become viable alternative to gold, a solution
spanning all manufacturing materials and processes, not just those involved in wire bonding, will be needed. Accordingly, we
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launched a copper wire bonding initiative with the goal of working with our customers and partners to find an integrated
solution from the front-end through the back-end of the integrated circuit (“IC”) manufacturing process. Currently, copper
wire bonding represents a small but packaging technology, and we believe gold wire bonding will continue to be the
dominant interconnect platform.
Through the purchase of Orthodyne, we now are the leaders in the design and manufacture of wedge bonders for the power
semiconductor, automotive power module, and sensor markets. Wedge bonders use wire or ribbon bonds to attach high-
current-capacity aluminum wire to power semiconductors in discrete power devices or in modules, such as inverters for
hybrid cars. Wedge bonds also attach large-diameter wire to semiconductors when packaging or reliability constraints do not
allow the use of ball bonds.
Business Environment
Global economic conditions affect demand for semiconductor capital equipment and packaging systems. Accordingly, our
business and financial performance is impacted, both positively and negatively, by fluctuations in the macroeconomic
environment. Conditions in the global economy deteriorated dramatically near the end of our fiscal year and in subsequent
weeks. Current industry forecasts for calendar 2009 point to significant weakening in consumer and business electronics
spending. We expect demand to remain weak and visibility to be poor through at least the second quarter of fiscal 2009.
Our equipment business is cyclical and highly dependent on semiconductor manufacturers’ expectation of capacity
requirements for future IC demand, as well as their demand for new semiconductor manufacturing technologies. During the
first quarter of fiscal 2009, our bookings slowed as customers respond to the weakening economic conditions.
Our Equipment segment sales have historically been highly volatile due to the semiconductor industry’s cyclical need for
new capability and capacity. Volatility is further influenced by the relative mix of IDM and subcontractor customers in any
period, since subcontractors tend purchase larger volumes in less predictable patterns. Variance in the mix of sales to IDMs
and subcontractors can also affect our average selling price due to differences in volume purchases and different machine
configurations required by each type of customer.
Packaging Materials sales tend to be less volatile than equipment sales as these products represent consumable purchases for
our customers and volumes follow the trend of total semiconductor interconnect unit production.
Balance Sheet Strength
We continually seek ways to maintain the strength of our balance sheet. Fiscal 2008 cash and investments of $186.1 million
reflect a $16.2 million increase from fiscal 2007. Additionally, the impact of the Wire business divestiture and the Orthodyne
acquisition, both of which closed after the year-end, was to add approximately $70.0 million in cash to our Consolidated
Balance Sheet. Our stronger cash position allows us to manage volatile buying patterns of our customers, service our debt
and continue to invest in research and development through downturns in the global economy and our industry.
Macroeconomic Factors: Foreign Currency
We are exposed to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates. Certain of our assets and liabilities are denominated in
foreign currencies and are affected by changes in exchange rates for those currencies which impact our business. For fiscal
year 2008, our foreign exchange transaction loss was $1.8 million compared to $0.1 million for fiscal 2007. The higher
foreign exchange loss was due to the unfavorable exchange rates primarily driven by the Swiss Franc and Israeli Shekel.
During fiscal 2008, we restructured our Swiss entity, which reduced our exposure to US Dollar/Swiss Franc fluctuations. To
mitigate our market risk, we periodically adjust our subsidiaries’ holdings of foreign currency denominated working capital,
and we may enter into foreign exchange forward contracts or other hedging instruments.
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Products and Services
We offer a range of bonding equipment and packaging materials. The following table reflects the percentage of our net revenue
by business segment for fiscal 2006, 2007 and 2008:
(dollar amounts in thousands)
Equipment
Packaging Materials
2006
Fiscal
2007
% of Total
Net
Revenues
84.1%
15.9%
100.0%
Net Revenues
316,718
$
53,808
370,526
$
Net Revenues
319,788
$
60,508
380,296
$
2008
% of Total
Net
Revenues
85.5%
14.5%
100.0%
Net Revenues
271,019
$
57,031
328,050
$
% of Total
Net
Revenues
82.6%
17.4%
100.0%
See Note 11 to our Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8 of this report for financial results by business
segment.
Equipment
We manufacture and market a line of ball bonders and die bonders which are sold to many of the same customers. Ball
bonders are used to connect very fine wires, typically made of gold, aluminum or copper, between the bond pads of the
semiconductor device, or die, and the leads on its package. Die bonders are used to attach a die to the package which will
house the device. We believe our equipment offers competitive advantages by providing customers with high
productivity/throughput and superior package quality/process control. In particular, our ball bonders are capable of
performing very fine pitch bonding as well as creating the sophisticated wire loop shapes that are needed in the assembly of
advanced semiconductor packages. Our principal products are:
Integrated Circuit Ball Bonders
Automatic IC ball bonders represent a significant portion of our semiconductor equipment business. As part of our
competitive strategy, we seek to continually improve our models and periodically introduce new or improved models of
our IC ball bonders. Each new or improved model is designed to increase both productivity and process capability
compared to the predecessor model.
o
o
In March 2008, we introduced the Power Series IConnPS ball bonder, which replaced our Maxum Ultra ball
bonder and improves IC inter-connect performance with expanded technology that addresses advanced
packaging requirements, copper wire bonding, and ultra fine pitch capability.
In July 2008, the new ConnXPS ball bonder replaced our Maxum Elite ball bonder. The ConnXPS is
engineered to provide optimal manufacturing capabilities for the lower pin count IC market and the rapidly
growing LED market.
IC Die Bonders
We utilize the same competitive strategy for our IC die bonders as we use for our ball bonder business, including
developing new models which both improve the productivity of the die bonders and increase the size of the market for
our products.
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Wedge Bonders
Beginning in fiscal 2009, we offer through the Orthodyne acquisition, a broad portfolio of wedge bonding products.
o The 3600plus and 7200plus wedge bonders are currently the leading choices for power interconnects in
both the power hybrid and semiconductor markets. The products were launched by Orthodyne in late 2007
and early 2008, respectively, and were rapidly accepted by customers.
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o We will launch the latest 7600 series wedge bonder in the first half of calendar 2009. This product is
targeted primarily at the market for small power packages and will extend our product portfolio to include
reel-to-reel type applications.
o The PowerRibbon® is a leading-edge interconnect for power packages, and is continuing to gain market
acceptance. Further extension of our PowerRibbon® range towards both larger and smaller sizes is expected
to continue throughout 2009. We believe this will help further establish PowerRibbon® as a premier
interconnect technology for small power packages and high power applications, including automotive
hybrid modules or other high current applications.
Packaging Materials
Our expendable tools include a wide variety of capillaries, wedges tools, clamp tooling, cutter blades, wire guides, and wafer
saw blades. These tools are developed for a broad range of semiconductor packaging applications such as:
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Capillaries and wedge tools- attach the wire to the semiconductor chip, guide the wire during loop formation, attach
the wire to the package substrate and cut the wire allowing the bonding process to be repeated.
Clamp tooling - holds the lead frame securely in place during the bonding process and are typically custom-designed
to meet individual customer needs.
Cutter blades- cut a large-diameter of wire in wedge bonding applications.
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(cid:120) Wire guides – precisely guide the wire during the loop formation.
(cid:120) Wafer saw blades - cut silicon wafers into individual semiconductor die.
In addition to the expandable tools discussed above, beginning in fiscal 2009 through the acquisition of Orthodyne, we will
offer expendable wedge tools, clamp tooling, cutter blades and wire guides used for wedge and ribbon bonders. The wedge
tools are used to attach the wire to the die or lead frame, while a precision wire guide is used to guide the wire during the
loop formation. For wedge bonding with large-diameter of wire, a cutter blade is used to cut the wire after the bonding
process is complete and allow the process to be repeated. Clamp tooling products are used to securely hold the lead frame in
place during the bonding process, and are typically custom-designed to meet individual customer needs. Orthodyne’s
expendable products business is well positioned to benefit from future synergies with our existing Packaging Materials
business.
Critical Accounting Policies
The preparation of consolidated financial statements requires us to make assumptions, estimates and judgments that affect the
reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date
of the consolidated financial statements. On an on-going basis, we evaluate estimates, including but not limited to, those
related to accounts receivable, reserves for excess and obsolete inventory, carrying value and lives of fixed assets, goodwill
and intangible assets, valuation allowances for deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities, repatriation of unremitted
foreign subsidiary earnings, pension benefit liabilities, equity-based compensation expense, resizing, warranties, and
litigation. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable.
As a result, we make judgments regarding the carrying values of our assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from
other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.
We believe the following critical accounting policies, which have been reviewed with the Audit Committee, affect our more
significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements.
Revenue Recognition
We recognize revenue in accordance with Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) No. 104, Revenue Recognition
(“SAB 104”). We recognize revenue when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, delivery has occurred or
services have been rendered, the price is fixed or determinable, the collectibility is reasonably assured, and we have
satisfied equipment installation obligations and received customer acceptance, or are otherwise released from our
installation or customer acceptance obligations. In the event terms of the sale provide for a lapsing customer
acceptance period, we recognize revenue based upon the expiration of the lapsing acceptance period or customer
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acceptance, whichever occurs first. Our standard terms are Ex Works (Kulicke & Soffa factory), with title
transferring to our customer at our loading dock or upon embarkation. We have a small percentage of sales with
other terms, and revenue is recognized in accordance with the terms of the related customer purchase order.
Revenue related to services is recognized upon performance of the services requested by a customer. Revenue for
extended maintenance service contracts with a term more than one month is recognized on a prorated straight-line
basis over the term of the contract. We do not provide price protection to our customers.
Our business is subject to contingencies related to customer orders as follows:
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Right of Return: A large portion of our revenue comes from the sale of machines used in the
semiconductor assembly process. Other product sales relate to consumable products, which are sold in
high-volume quantities, and are generally maintained at low stock levels at our customer’s facility.
Customer returns have historically represented a very small percentage of customer sales on an annual
basis. Our policy is to provide an allowance for customer returns based upon our historical experience and
management assumptions.
(cid:120) Warranties: Our equipment is generally shipped with a one-year warranty against manufacturer’s defects.
We recognize a liability for estimated warranty expense when revenue for the related product is
recognized. The estimated liability for warranty expense is based upon historical experience and our
estimates of future expenses.
(cid:120)
Conditions of Acceptance: Sales of our consumable products generally do not have customer acceptance
terms. In certain cases, sales of our equipment have customer acceptance clauses which may require the
equipment to perform in accordance with customer specifications or when installed at the customer’s
facility. In such cases, if the terms of acceptance are satisfied at our facility prior to shipment, the revenue
for the equipment will be recognized upon shipment. If the terms of acceptance are satisfied at our
customers’ facilities, the revenue for the equipment will be not be recognized until acceptance, which
typically consists of installation and testing, is received from the customer.
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
We maintain allowances for doubtful accounts for estimated losses resulting from our customers’ failure to make required
payments. If the financial condition of our customers were to deteriorate, resulting in an impairment of their ability to make
payments, additional allowances may be required. We are also subject to concentrations of customers and sales to a few
geographic locations, which could also impact the collectbility of certain receivables. If global economic conditions continue
to deteriorate or political conditions were to change in some of the countries where we do business, it could have a significant
impact on the results of our operations, and our ability to realize the full value of our accounts receivable.
Inventories
Inventories are stated at the lower of standard cost (which approximates actual cost on a first-in first-out basis) or market
value. We generally provide reserves for obsolete inventory and for inventory considered to be in excess of demand. In
addition, we generally record as accrued expense inventory purchase commitments in excess of demand. Demand is generally
defined as eighteen months forecasted future consumption for equipment, twelve months historical consumption for
packaging materials and twenty-four months historical consumption for spare parts. The forecasted demand is based upon
internal projections, historical sales volumes, customer order activity and a review of consumable inventory levels at
customers’ facilities. We communicate forecasts of our future demand to our suppliers and adjust commitments to those
suppliers accordingly. If required, we reserve for the difference between the carrying value of our inventory and the lower of
cost or market value, based upon assumptions about future demand, market conditions and the next cyclical market upturn. If
actual market conditions are less favorable than our projections, additional inventory reserves may be required.
Valuation of Long-lived Assets
Our long-lived assets are primarily property, plant and equipment and goodwill. In accordance with the provisions of
Statements of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (“SFAS 142”), our
goodwill is not amortized. SFAS 142 also requires that, at least annually, we perform an impairment test to support the
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carrying value of goodwill. In addition, whenever events occur that may impact the carrying value of goodwill an impairment
test will be performed. The fair value of our goodwill is based upon our estimates of future cash flows and other factors. We
manage and value our intangible technology assets in the aggregate, as one asset group, not by individual technology.
In accordance with SFAS No. 144, Accounting for Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets (“SFAS 144”), our property,
plant and equipment is tested for impairment based on undiscounted cash flows when triggering events occur, and if
impaired, written-down to fair value based on either discounted cash flows or appraised values. SFAS 144 also provides a
single accounting model for long-lived assets to be disposed of by sale and establishes additional criteria that would have to
be met to classify an asset as held for sale. The carrying amount of an asset or asset group is not recoverable if it exceeds the
sum of the undiscounted cash flows expected to result from the use and eventual disposition of the asset or asset group.
Estimates of future cash flows used to test the recoverability of a long-lived asset or asset group must incorporate the entity’s
own assumptions about its use of the asset or asset group and must factor in all available evidence. SFAS 144 requires that
long-lived assets be tested for recoverability whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that their carrying amount
may not be recoverable. Such events include significant under-performance relative to the expected historical or projected
future operating results; significant changes in the manner of use of the assets; significant negative industry or economic
trends and significant changes in market capitalization.
Income Taxes
We record a valuation allowance to reduce our deferred tax assets to the amount we expect is more likely than not to be
realized. While we have considered future taxable income and our ongoing tax planning strategies in assessing the need for
the valuation allowance, if we were to determine that we would be able to realize our deferred tax assets in the future in
excess of our net recorded amount, an adjustment to the deferred tax asset would increase income in the period such
determination was made. Likewise, should we determine we would not be able to realize all or part of our net deferred tax
assets in the future, an adjustment to the deferred tax asset would decrease income in the period such determination was
made. In fiscal 2002 and 2003, we established a valuation allowance against our deferred tax assets generated from our U.S.
net operating losses. In fiscal 2004 through 2008, we reversed the portion of the valuation allowance that was equal to the
U.S. federal income tax expense on our U.S. income for that fiscal year or related to our plans to repatriate certain unremitted
foreign earnings. Due to the restructuring of our international operations, projections of future earnings and the significant
historic volatility of our Equipment segment, which will be the primary income source for the U.S. in the future, we do not
believe it is more likely than not the remaining deferred tax assets will be realized.
Effective September 30, 2007, we adopted the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Interpretation No. 48,
Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes-an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109 (“FIN 48”). FIN 48 prescribes,
among other things, a recognition threshold and measurement attributes for the financial statement recognition and
measurement of uncertain tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a company’s income tax return. FIN 48 utilizes a
two-step approach for evaluating uncertain tax positions accounted for in accordance with SFAS 109, Accounting for Income
Taxes. Step one or recognition, requires a company to determine if the weight of available evidence indicates a tax position is
more likely than not to be sustained upon audit, including resolution of related appeals or litigation processes, if any. Step
two or measurement, is based on the largest amount of benefit, which is more likely than not to be realized on settlement with
the taxing authority.
Equity-based Compensation
We account for equity-based compensation under the provisions of SFAS No. 123R, Share-Based Payments (“SFAS 123R”).
SFAS 123R requires the recognition of the fair value of equity-based compensation in net income. The fair value of our stock
option awards are estimated using a Black-Scholes option valuation model. This model requires the input of highly subjective
assumptions and elections, including expected stock price volatility and the estimated life of each award. In addition, the
calculation of compensation cost requires that we estimate the number of awards that will be forfeited during the vesting
period. The fair value of equity-based awards is amortized over the vesting period of the award and we have elected to use
the straight-line method for awards granted after the adoption of SFAS 123R and continue to use a graded vesting method for
awards granted prior to the adoption of SFAS 123R.
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RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
See Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements in Item 8 for a description of certain recent accounting pronouncements
including the expected dates of adoption and effects on our consolidated results of operations and financial condition.
Results of Operations for fiscal 2007 and 2008
The following table reflects bookings and backlog as of September 29, 2007 and September 27, 2008:
(in thousands)
Bookings
Backlog
Bookings and Backlog
As of
September 29, 2007
$
412,199
$
85,563
September 27, 2008
$
291,994
$
49,508
A booking is recorded when a customer order is reviewed and it is determined that all specifications can be met, production
(or service) can be scheduled, a delivery date can be set, and the customer meets our credit requirements. Our backlog
consists of customer orders that are scheduled for shipment within the next 12 months. A majority of our orders are subject to
cancellation or deferral by the customer with limited or no penalties. Also, customer demand for our products can vary
dramatically without prior notice. Because of the volatility of customer demand, possibility of customer changes in delivery
schedules or cancellations and potential delays in product shipments, our bookings and backlog as of any particular date may
not be indicative of revenues for any succeeding period.
Net Revenue
Our customers are primarily located or have operations in the Asia/Pacific region. Approximately 97% and 96% of our net
revenue for fiscal 2007 and 2008, respectively, was from shipments to customer locations outside of the United States, and
we expect sales outside of the United States to continue to represent a substantial majority of our future revenues.
The following table reflects net revenue by business segment for fiscal 2007 and 2008:
(dollar amounts in thousands)
Equipment
Packaging Materials
Total
Equipment
Fiscal
2007
316,718
53,808
370,526
$
$
2008
271,019
57,031
328,050
$
$
$ Change
% Change
$
$
(45,699)
3,223
(42,476)
-14.4%
6.0%
-11.5%
The following table reflects the components of Equipment net revenue change from fiscal 2007 to 2008:
(in thousands)
Equipment
Price
$
(359)
Fiscal 2007 vs. 2008
Volume
Change
$
(45,340)
$
(45,699)
The decrease in net revenue from fiscal year 2007 to fiscal year 2008 was mainly due to a 15.8% decrease in volume for IC
ball bonders and 47.1% decrease in volume for IC die bonders. The fiscal 2008 decrease in volume is mainly due to a decline
in global demand for assembly equipment due to the global economic crisis. Fiscal 2007 was stronger due to increased
demand for capacity for the memory market. Additionally, the capacity utilization rate of our customers was lower in the first
half of fiscal 2008 then it was for any quarter in fiscal 2007. The small decrease in price is due to our IC ball bonders selling
price falling by 0.9% as a result of the mix of sales to our subcontractors and IDMs in fiscal 2008 compared to fiscal 2007.
Our selling prices to subcontractor customers are lower due to larger volume purchases. The lower IC ball bonder prices were
partially offset by the higher price for our latest generation IC ball bonder machine introduced in March 2008.
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Packaging Materials
The following table reflects the components of Packaging Materials net revenue variance from fiscal 2007 to 2008:
(in thousands)
Packaging Materials
Price
Fiscal 2007 vs. 2008
Volume
$
(3,003)
$
6,226
Change
$
3,223
The net increase in Packaging Material revenue from fiscal 2007 to 2008 was primarily due to volume increases in both our
Tools and Blades businesses. Tools volumes increased 11.5%, while Blades volumes increased 11.7%. The increase in both
Tools and Blades volume was mainly due to an 11.9% increase in IC unit demand. From fiscal 2007 to fiscal 2008, Tools
average selling prices decreased 6.3% due to normal price erosion as well as change in customer mix. This was slightly offset
by a 3.4% increase in Blades average selling prices due to a change in product mix.
Gross Profit
The following table reflects gross profit by business segment for fiscal 2007 and 2008:
(dollar amounts in thousands)
Equipment
Packaging Materials
Total
Fiscal
2007
128,663
26,773
155,436
$
$
2008
105,520
28,273
133,793
$
$
$ Change
$
(23,143)
1,500
(21,643)
$
% Change
-18.0%
5.6%
-13.9%
The following table reflects gross profit as a percentage of net revenue by business segment for fiscal 2007 and 2008:
Equipment
Packaging Materials
Total
Equipment
2007
40.6%
49.8%
42.0%
Fiscal
2008
38.9%
49.6%
40.8%
Basis Point Change
(169)
(18)
(117)
The following table reflects the components of Equipment gross profit variance from fiscal 2007 to 2008:
(in thousands)
Equipment
Price
$
(359)
$
Fiscal 2007 vs. 2008
Cost
(3,163)
Volume
(19,621)
$
Change
$
(23,143)
The decrease in gross profit from fiscal 2007 to fiscal 2008 was primarily due to decreased industry-wide demand for back-
end semiconductor equipment as IC ball bonder volumes were 15.8% lower during the current fiscal year. The fiscal 2008
decrease in volume is mainly due to a decline in global demand for assembly equipment due to the global economic crisis.
Fiscal 2007 was stronger due to increased demand for capacity for the memory market. Also, the capacity utilization rate of
our customers was lower in the first half of fiscal 2008 then it was for any quarter in fiscal 2007. The increase in cost is
primarily due to absorption costs from lower volumes in our IC ball bonders and IC die bonders along with inventory excess
and obsolete expense related to our specialty ball bonders.
Packaging Materials
The following table reflects the components of Packaging Materials gross profit change from fiscal 2007 to 2008:
(in thousands)
Packaging Materials
Price
Fiscal 2007 vs. 2008
Cost
Volume
Change
$
(3,003)
$
1,404
$
3,099
$
1,500
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The net increase in Packaging Material gross profit from fiscal 2007 to 2008 was primarily due to volume increases in both
our Tools and Blades businesses. Tools volumes increased 11.5%, while Blades volumes increased 11.7%. The increase in
both Tools and Blades volume was mainly due to an 11.9% increase in IC unit demand. From fiscal 2007 to fiscal 2008,
Tools average selling prices decreased 6.3% due to normal price erosion as well as change in customer mix. This was slightly
offset by a 3.4% increase in Blades average selling prices due to a change in product mix. The decrease in Tools costs were
due to a higher mix of lower cost products. The decrease in Blades costs was due to in-house production of semi-finished
products as well as manufacturing productivity improvements.
Operating Expenses
The following table reflects operating expenses for fiscal 2007 and 2008:
(dollar amounts in thousands)
Selling, general and administrative
Research and development
U.S. pension plan termination
Total
$
2007
88,839
49,085
-
$
137,924
$
Fiscal
2008
$
89,356
59,917
9,152
158,425
$ Change
$
517
10,832
9,152
20,501
$
% Change
0.6%
22.1%
0.0%
14.9%
The following table reflects operating expenses as a percentage of net revenue for fiscal 2007 and 2008:
Selling, general and administrative
Research and development
U.S. pension plan termination
Total
2007
24.0%
13.2%
0.0%
37.2%
Fiscal
2008
27.2%
18.3%
2.8%
48.3%
Change
3.3%
5.0%
2.8%
11.1%
Selling, general and administrative
The increase in selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”) expense of $0.5 million in fiscal 2008 compared to fiscal 2007
was due to an increase in foreign currency exchange expense of $1.6 million, additional marketing expense of $1.1 million
and higher equipment selling, service and support cost of $0.7 million. These higher SG&A expenses were offset by lower
incentive compensation costs of $2.2 million and lower die bonder integration cost of $0.8 million.
Research and development
Research and development (“R&D”) expense for fiscal 2008 increased $10.8 million compared to fiscal 2007. The increase
was primarily due to $8.8 million of additional spending for our new die bonder platform and $1.8 million of costs to
complete our recently released Iconn and ConnX ball bonder products.
U.S. Pension Plan Termination
For fiscal 2008, operating expenses included a one-time, non-cash expense of $9.2 million related to the termination of the
U.S. pension plan.
Income (loss) from Continuing Operations
The following table reflects income (loss) from continuing operations by business segment for fiscal 2007 and 2008:
(dollar amounts in thousands)
Equipment
Packaging materials
Total
Fiscal
2007
15,219
2,293
17,512
$
$
2008
(25,934)
1,302
(24,632)
$
$
$ Change
% Change
$
$
(41,153)
(991)
(42,144)
-270.4%
-43.2%
-240.7%
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Equipment
The main contributors to the fiscal 2008 increase in the loss from continuing operations for our Equipment segment were:
$23.1 million lower gross profit due to decreased industry-wide demand for back-end semiconductor equipment as IC ball
bonder volumes were 15.8% lower during the current fiscal year; a one-time, non-cash expense of $9.2 million related to the
termination of the U.S. pension plan during fiscal 2008; higher fiscal 2008 R&D costs of $10.8 million primarily due to the
development of our next generation IC die bonders and IC ball bonders; and, higher marketing, selling, service and support
costs of $2.0 million, and; $1.9 million of lower incentive compensation costs.
Packaging Materials
Lower income from continuing operations for our Packaging Materials segment of $1.0 million during fiscal 2008 was
primarily due to increased gross margin of $1.5 million due to volume increases in both our Tools and Blades businesses
offset by higher operating expenses primarily due to an additional $2.2 million of foreign currency exchange losses.
Interest Income and Expense
The following table reflects interest income and interest expense for fiscal 2007 and 2008:
(dollar amounts in thousands)
Interest income
Interest expense
$
2007
6,866
(2,876)
2008
$
4,732
(3,499)
$ Change
% Change
$
(2,134)
(623)
-31.1%
21.7%
Fiscal
Interest income during fiscal 2008 was lower than fiscal 2007 due to lower invested cash balances. Fiscal 2008 increase in
interest expense of $0.6 million from fiscal 2007 was primarily due to an increase in our Convertible Subordinated Notes
outstanding.
Provision for Income Taxes
Our provision for income taxes from continuing operations for fiscal 2008 reflects an income tax benefit of $3.6 million
which primarily consists of $2.2 million of income tax expense for additional foreign income tax exposures, $0.3 million for
potential repatriation of foreign earnings, and $0.2 for foreign withholding taxes. These tax expense times were offset by tax
benefits of $3.4 million for the termination of the pension plan and income tax benefits on losses in foreign jurisdictions of
$2.9 million. Our tax expense in fiscal 2007 reflects income tax expense on foreign and domestic income tax exposures,
foreign withholding taxes, repatriation of foreign earnings, federal alternative minimum taxes and state taxes.
Our effective tax rate of 15.5% for fiscal 2008 is lower than the U.S. statutory rate of 35% primarily due to losses in foreign
jurisdictions with tax holidays, permanent items and state taxes offset in part by a release in the valuation allowance related
to current year earnings. The reversal of the valuation allowance is limited to the deferred tax assets utilized in the current
fiscal year, as we do not believe sufficient positive evidence exists with respect to our ability to generate sufficient future
earnings to utilize these deferred tax assets. We continue to maintain a valuation allowance against our remaining deferred
tax assets as we do not believe it is more likely than not that the remaining deferred tax assets will be realized due to the
restructuring of international operations, projections of future earnings and the significant historic volatility of our Equipment
segment, which will be the primary source for the U.S. in the future.
Our future effective tax rate would be affected if earnings were lower than anticipated in countries where we have lower
statutory rates and higher than anticipated in countries where we have higher statutory rates by changes in the valuation of
our deferred tax assets and liabilities, or by changes in tax laws, regulations, accounting principles, or interpretations thereof.
We regularly assess the effects resulting from these factors to determine the adequacy of our provision for income taxes.
Income from Discontinued Operations, net of tax
Subsequent to year end, on September 29, 2008, we completed the sale of certain assets associated with our Wire business.
As a result, the Wire business is reflected as a discontinued operation for all periods, including fiscal 2007 and 2008 (see the
description of the sale of this business in the introduction to this Management’s Discussion Analysis of Financial Condition
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and Results of Operations).
The following table reflects operating results of the discontinued operation for fiscal 2007 and 2008:
(in thousands)
Net revenue : Wire
Income from discontinued operations before tax
Income tax expense
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax
Fiscal
2007
2008
$
$
$
329,878
18,934
(60)
18,874
$
$
$
423,971
23,690
(249)
23,441
The increase in income from discontinued operations, net of tax was primarily due to higher gold prices for our former Wire
business.
Results of Operations for fiscal 2006 and 2007
The following table reflects bookings and backlog as of September 30, 2006 and September 29, 2007:
(in thousands)
Bookings
Backlog
Bookings and Backlog
As of
September 30, 2006
$
345,069
$
43,892
September 29, 2007
$
412,199
$
85,563
A booking is recorded when a customer order is reviewed and it is determined that all specifications can be met, production
(or service) can be scheduled, a delivery date can be set, and the customer meets our credit requirements. Our backlog
consists of customer orders that are scheduled for shipment within the next 12 months. A majority of our orders are subject to
cancellation or deferral by the customer with limited or no penalties. Also, customer demand for our products can vary
dramatically without prior notice. Because of the volatility of customer demand, possibility of customer changes in delivery
schedules or cancellations and potential delays in product shipments, our bookings and backlog as of any particular date may
not be indicative of revenues for any succeeding period.
Net Revenue
The following table reflects net revenues by business segment for fiscal 2006 and 2007:
(dollar amounts in thousands)
Equipment
Packaging Materials
Total
Fiscal
2006
319,788
60,508
380,296
$
$
2007
316,718
53,808
370,526
$
$
$ Change
(3,070)
$
(6,700)
(9,770)
$
% Change
-1.0%
-11.1%
-2.6%
Our customers are primarily located in or have operations in the Asia/Pacific region. Approximately 97% of our fiscal 2006
and 2007 net revenues were to customer locations outside of the United States, and we expect sales outside of the United
States to continue to represent a substantial majority of our future revenues.
Equipment
The following table reflects the components of Equipment net revenue change from fiscal 2006 to 2007:
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(in thousands)
Equipment
$
Price
(22,475)
Fiscal 2006 vs. 2007
Volume
Change
$
19,405
$
(3,070)
The decrease in net revenue was primarily due to our IC ball bonders selling price falling by 8.5%. This decrease is due to
customer mix as we sold a higher proportion of machines to our customers who are subcontractors and distributors in fiscal
2007 as compared to fiscal 2006. The increase in volume of $19.4 million was due to our newly acquired IC die bonder
business partially offset by lower volume from our specialty ball bonders.
Packaging Materials
The following table reflects the components of Packaging Materials net revenue variance from fiscal 2006 to 2007:
(in thousands)
Packaging Materials
Price
Fiscal 2006 vs. 2007
Volume
Change
$
(919)
$
(5,781)
$
(6,700)
For fiscal 2007, the decrease in packaging material revenue is primarily due to a 5.0% decrease in Capillary unit sales and the
3.6% decrease in Capillary average selling prices. The decrease in volume is due to market acceptance of more durable
consumables while the decrease in average selling price can be attributed to the overall industry dynamic of continual price
reductions. In our remaining packaging materials businesses there was a higher market demand for more durable
consumables and share loss in smaller packaging materials businesses.
Gross Profit
The following table reflects gross profit by business segment for fiscal 2006 and 2007:
(dollar amounts in thousands)
Equipment
Packaging Materials
Total
Fiscal
2006
141,189
32,034
173,223
$
$
2007
128,663
26,773
155,436
$
$
$ Change
$
(12,526)
(5,261)
(17,787)
$
% Change
-8.9%
-16.4%
-10.3%
The following table reflects gross profit as a percentage of net revenue by business segment for fiscal 2006 and 2007:
Equipment
Packaging Materials
Total
Equipment
2006
44.2%
52.9%
45.5%
Fiscal
2007
40.6%
49.8%
42.0%
Basis Point Change
(353)
(319)
(360)
The following table reflects the components of Equipment gross profit variance from fiscal 2006 to 2007:
(in thousands)
Equipment
Price
(22,475)
$
Fiscal 2006 vs. 2007
Cost
Volume
3,031
6,918
$
$
Change
(12,526)
$
The net decrease in Equipment gross profit was primarily due to an 8.5% decrease in the selling price of IC ball bonders. In
addition, we achieved a $6.8 million decrease in cost due to our continuous effort to reduce IC ball bonder expenses, and a
favorable $3.0 million net volume increase due to our newly acquired IC die bonder business partially offset by lower volume
from our specialty die bonders. Fiscal 2006 gross profit included a one time $3.5 million favorable correction of errors.
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Packaging Materials
The following table reflects the components of Packaging Materials gross profit change from fiscal 2006 to 2007:
(in thousands)
Packaging Materials
Price
$
(919)
$
Fiscal 2006 vs. 2007
Cost
(1,723)
Volume
$
(2,619)
Change
$
(5,261)
The net decrease in Packaging Material gross profit was primarily due to a 5.0% decrease in capillary unit sales and 3.6%
decrease in capillary average selling prices. The decrease in volume is due to market acceptance of more durable
consumables while the decrease in average selling price can be attributed to the overall industry dynamic of continual price
reductions.
Operating Expenses
The following table reflects operating expenses for fiscal 2006 and 2007:
(dollar amounts in thousands)
Selling, general and administrative
Research and development
Gain on sale of assets
Total
Fiscal
2006
76,709
36,291
(4,544)
108,456
$
$
2007
88,839
49,085
-
137,924
$
$
$ Change
% Change
$
$
12,130
12,794
4,544
29,468
15.8%
35.3%
-100.0%
27.2%
The following table reflects operating expenses as a percentage of net revenue for fiscal 2006 and 2007:
Selling, general and administrative
Research and development
Gain on sale of assets
Total
Selling, general and administrative
2006
20.2%
9.5%
-1.2%
28.5%
Fiscal
2007
24.0%
13.2%
0.0%
37.2%
Change
3.8%
3.7%
1.2%
8.7%
The increase in SG&A expenses of $12.1 million in fiscal 2007 compared to the previous year was primarily due to the
addition of the die bonder business.
Research and development
The increase in R&D expenses of $12.8 million in fiscal 2007 compared to previous year was primarily due to the addition of
the die bonder business.
Gain on sale of assets
For fiscal 2006, the $4.5 million net gain on sale of assets represents the gain recognized on the sale of the land and building
of our former corporate headquarters location in Willow Grove, Pennsylvania.
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Income from Operations
The following table reflects income from continuing operations by business segment for fiscal 2006 and 2007:
(dollar amounts in thousands)
Equipment
Packaging Materials
Gain on sale of assets
Total
Equipment
Fiscal
2006
51,505
8,718
4,544
64,767
$
$
2007
15,219
2,293
-
17,512
$
$
$ Change
% Change
$
$
(36,286)
(6,425)
(4,544)
(47,255)
-70.5%
-73.7%
-100.0%
-73.0%
For fiscal 2007, income from operations for our equipment business segment decreased $36.3 million due to the continued
investment in the die bonder business as well as this segment absorbing increased allocation of our SG&A expenses that were
previously allocated to divested businesses.
Packaging Materials
For fiscal 2007, income from operations for our packaging materials business segment decreased $6.4 million due to our
increased investment in engineering of each of the business units as well as this segment absorbing increased allocation of
our SG&A expenses that were previously allocated to divested businesses.
Interest Income and Expense
The following table reflects interest income and interest expense for fiscal 2006 and 2007:
(dollar amounts in thousands)
Interest income
Interest expense
$
2006
3,921
(3,126)
2007
$
6,866
(2,876)
Fiscal
$
$ Change
% Change
2,945
250
75.1%
-8.0%
Interest income during fiscal 2007 was higher than fiscal 2006 due to higher rates of return on invested cash balances and
higher invested cash balances. Interest expense in both fiscal 2006 and 2007 primarily reflects interest on our Convertible
Subordinated Notes. The higher interest expense in fiscal 2006 reflected interest expense on the sale-leaseback of our former
corporate headquarters.
Gain on Early Extinguishment of Debt
In fiscal 2006, we exchanged a total of 3.6 million shares of our common stock and $26.4 million of cash for $75.0 million
(face value) of our 0.5% Convertible Subordinated Notes outstanding, and in accordance with Accounting Principles Board
(“APB”) No. 26, Early Extinguishment of Debt (“APB 26”), we recorded a gain on early extinguishment of debt of $4.0
million, net of deferred amortization costs written off of $1.3 million. The exchanges included a number of shares that was
less than the original number of shares issuable under the conversion terms. In fiscal 2007, we purchased in the open market
$53.6 million (face value) of our 0.5% Convertible Subordinated Notes outstanding for net cash of $50.4 million. We
recorded a gain of extinguishment of debt of $2.8 million, net of deferred amortization costs written off of $0.4 million.
Provision for Income Taxes
Our provision for income taxes from continuing operations for fiscal 2007 reflects income tax expense of $5.5 million, which
primarily consists of $1.3 million for federal alternative minimum taxes, $2.2 million for state income taxes, $3.5 million of
income tax expense for additional foreign and domestic income tax exposures, $0.1 for foreign withholding taxes and is
offset by $1.6 million for potential repatriation of foreign earnings. Our tax expense in fiscal 2006 reflects income tax
expense on income in foreign jurisdictions, foreign income tax exposures, foreign withholding taxes, potential repatriation of
foreign earnings, federal alternative minimum taxes and state taxes.
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Our effective tax rate of 22.4% for fiscal 2007 is lower than the U.S. statutory rate of 35% primarily due to the reversal of the
valuation allowance associated with our domestic deferred tax assets due to current year operating results and benefits from
foreign approved enterprise zones. The reversal of the valuation allowance is limited to the deferred tax assets utilized in the
current fiscal year, as we do not believe sufficient positive evidence exists with respect to our ability to generate sufficient
future earnings to utilize these deferred tax assets. We continue to maintain a valuation allowance against our remaining
deferred tax assets as we do not believe it is more likely than not that the remaining deferred tax assets will be realized due to
the restructuring of international operations in fiscal 2006 and fiscal 2007 and the significant historic volatility of our
Equipment segment, which will be the primary source for the U.S. in the future.
Our future effective tax rate would be affected if earnings were lower than anticipated in countries where we have lower
statutory rates and higher than anticipated in countries where we have higher statutory rates by changes in the valuation of
our deferred tax assets and liabilities, or by changes in tax laws, regulations, accounting principles, or interpretations thereof.
We regularly assess the effects resulting from these factors to determine the adequacy of our provision for income taxes.
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, net of tax
Discontinued operations for fiscal 2006 and 2007 consisted of our former Wire and Test businesses. The following table
reflects operating results of the discontinued operations for fiscal 2006 and 2007:
(in thousands)
Net revenue : Wire
Net revenue : Test
Net revenue from discontinued operations
Income (loss) from discontinued operations before tax
Income tax benefit (expense)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax
Fiscal
2006
2007
$
$
$
$
316,015
42,698
358,713
(12,706)
3,342
(9,364)
$
$
$
$
329,878
-
329,878
18,934
(60)
18,874
The Test business was sold in fiscal 2006, but had net revenue of $42.7 million through the date of sale. The loss from the
Test business’ operations for fiscal 2006 was $24.9 million, including a loss on disposal of $0.8 million, net of a benefit from
income taxes of $1.4 million. Included in the loss from discontinued operations are operating losses of $10.6 million, and
accrued severance and facilities costs of approximately $6.4 million and $6.1 million, respectively. The facilities costs of
$6.1 million are net of estimated sublease income from the affected facilities. These estimates of sublease income are subject
to change, and such changes could result in an increase or decrease to the estimated facilities charges previously recorded.
These payments are expected to be paid out through September 2012.
The following table reflects accrued expenses recorded, and included in continuing operations, in fiscal 2007 for obligations
associated with the discontinuation of the Test business:
$
Severance and
related benefits
1,538
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(1,581)
-
$
(in thousands)
A s of Septem ber 30, 2006
C hange in estim ate included in continuing operations
P aym ent of obligations
A s of Septem ber 29, 2007
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Facilities
$
T otal
$
5,454
1,570
(1,763)
5,261
6,992
1,613
(3,344)
5,261
$
$
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Our working capital needs are generally funded through cash flows from operations and borrowings under our credit
arrangements. During the year ended September 27, 2008, we generated approximately $26.9 million of cash flows from
operating activities, used approximately $29.6 million in investing activities and used approximately $3.3 million in
financing activities.
The following table reflects cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and short-term investments as of September 29, 2007 and
September 27, 2008:
(dollar amounts in thousands)
Cash and cash equivalents
Restricted cash (1)
Short-term investments
Total cash and investments
Percentage of total assets
As of
September 29, 2007
150,571
$
-
19,339
169,910
44%
$
September 27, 2008
144,932
$
35,000
6,149
186,081
55%
$
$ Change
$
(5,639)
35,000
(13,190)
16,171
$
(1) Our gold financing arrangement for our former Wire business required restricted cash of $35.0 million which is reflected on
the Consolidated Balance Sheet. Subsequent to year end in connection with the sale of the Wire business, the restriction on the
cash balance was released.
The following table reflects summary Consolidated Statement of Cash Flow information for fiscal 2007 and 2008:
(in thousands)
Cash provided by (used in) continuing operations:
Operating activities
Investing activities (2)
Financing activities
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
Net cash provided by (used in) continuing operations
Cash provided by (used in) discontinued operations:
Operating activities
Investing activities
Net cash provided by discontinued operations
Changes in cash and cash equivalents
Fiscal
2007
2008
$
$
(2,017)
(29,762)
14,385
408
(16,986)
33,780
(190)
33,590
16,604
$
26,936
(29,599)
(3,282)
(627)
(6,572)
1,126
(193)
933
(5,639)
$
(2) Includes $35.0 million use of cash for our increase in restricted cash (see note (1) above) and $13.3 million of cash
provided by investing activities for net sales of investments.
Fiscal 2007
Continuing Operations
Fiscal 2007 net cash used in operating activities was primarily attributable to net income of $18.9 million plus non-cash
adjustments of $13.0 million offset by net changes in operating assets and liabilities of $33.9 million. The net outflow of cash
from operating assets and liabilities of $33.9 million was primarily due to increases in accounts receivable of $60.1 million
and inventories of $8.1 million offset by an increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses of $36.8 million.
Net cash used in investing activities was primarily due to the $28.1 million acquisition of Alphasem Corporation and capital
expenditures of $5.6 million partially offset by net sales of short-term investments of $2.0 million and changes in restricted
cash of $2.0 million.
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Net cash provided by financing activities included $106.4 million proceeds from the issuance of $110.0 million (face value)
of 0.875% Convertible Subordinated Notes. In addition, net cash used in financing activities included $50.4 million for the
repurchase of $53.6 million (face value) of 0.5% Convertible Subordinated Notes and $46.1 million for the repurchase of our
common stock.
Discontinued Operations
Net cash provided by discontinued operations of $33.6 million was primarily the result of Wire business operating activities
of $37.1 million offset by $3.3 million of severance and facility payments related to our former Test business. Wire operating
activities were a result of $18.9 million of net income and changes in working capital.
Fiscal 2008
Continuing Operations
Net cash provided by operating activities was primarily a result of a $19.6 million net loss offset by $25.8 million of non-
cash adjustments, and decreases in net working capital.
Net cash used in investing activities was primarily due to an increase in restricted cash of $35.0 million and $7.9 million of
capital expenditures partially offset by $13.3 million net proceeds from the sale of short-term investments. Subsequent to
year end in connection with the sale of our Wire business, the restriction on the $35.0 million was released.
Net cash used in financing activities was primarily due to payments on debt of $3.8 million partially offset by $0.5 million of
proceeds from option exercises.
Discontinued Operations
Net cash provided by discontinued operations of $0.9 million for fiscal 2008 primarily represents $2.7 million of operating
activities for our former Wire business partially offset by $1.6 million of facility payments related to our former Test
business. Wire operating activities were a result of $23.4 million of net income partially offset by increases in working
capital.
Fiscal 2009 Liquidity and Capital Resource Outlook
On September 29, 2008, we completed the sale of certain assets associated with our Wire business. At closing on September
29, 2008, we recognized net proceeds of $155.0 million. Accordingly on September 29, 2008, our guarantee for payment
under our gold supply financing arrangement was terminated and restricted cash of $35.0 million was returned to us. In
addition, on October 3, 2008, in connection with the Orthodyne acquisition, we issued 7.1 million common shares with an
estimated value of $46.2 million and paid $82.5 million in cash including working capital. The sale of our Wire business and
the Orthodyne acquisition, both of which closed after the fiscal year end, increased cash by approximately $70.0 million.
We expect our fiscal 2009 capital expenditure needs to be approximately $5.0 million. Expenditures will be primarily used
for the implementation of a new worldwide software system, infrastructure to support our die bonder and wedge bonder
platforms, and for our operations infrastructure in Asia.
Early in fiscal 2009, we purchased in the open market $43.1 million (face value) of our 0.5% Convertible Subordinated Notes
for net cash of $42.8 million. The remaining 0.5% Convertible Subordinated Notes matured November 2008 and were
redeemed. In addition during November 2008, we purchased in the open market $3.0 million (face value) of our 1.0%
Convertible Subordinated Notes for net cash of $2.0 million. The 1.0% Convertible Subordinated Notes mature June 2010.
Subsequent to year end, on November 12, 2008, we announced a headcount reduction of 240 positions and a cancellation of
annual salary increases scheduled for January 1, 2009. We took these actions to reduce compensation expenses due to
deteriorating conditions in the global economy and projected weaker demand for our products and services. Pre-tax expense
of approximately $2.6 million will be recorded in fiscal 2009, primarily related to severance costs. The cash expenditures
related to these measures is expected to be approximately $3.0 million in fiscal 2009. As a result of these actions, we anticipate
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approximately $8.0 million in annualized savings. We expect to take further cost reduction measures in fiscal 2009 if the global
economy or the markets in which we operate do not improve.
We believe that our existing cash reserves and anticipated cash flows from operations will be sufficient to meet our liquidity
and capital requirements for at least the next twelve months. However, our liquidity is affected by many factors, some based
on normal operations of the business and others related to industry uncertainties and global economic conditions. We may
continue to use our excess cash to purchase Convertible Subordinated Notes prior to maturity, purchase shares of our
common stock in open market transactions, and/or fund our future growth opportunities.
Convertible Subordinated Notes
The following table reflects debt, consisting of Convertible Subordinated Notes, as of September 29, 2007 and September 27,
2008:
Rate
0.500%
1.000%
0.875%
Payment Dates
of each year
May 30 and November 30
June 30 and December 30
June 1 and December 1
Conversion
Price
$
$
$
20.33
12.84
14.36
Maturity
Date
November 30, 2008
June 30, 2010
June 1, 2012
Total
(in thousands)
As of
September 29, 2007
$
76,412
65,000
110,000
251,412
$
September 27, 2008
$
72,412
65,000
110,000
247,412
$
The following table reflects amortization expense related to issue costs from the Company’s Subordinated Convertible Notes
for fiscal 2007 and 2008:
(dollar amounts in thousands)
Amortization expense related to issue costs
0.5% Convertible Subordinated Notes
Fiscal
2007
$
1,275
2008
$
1,514
During fiscal 2004, we issued $205.0 million aggregate principal amount of 0.5% Convertible Subordinated Notes which are
general obligations of the Company and are subordinated to all senior debt. The notes rank equally with our other Convertible
Subordinated Notes. There are no financial covenants associated with the notes and there are no restrictions on incurring
additional debt or issuing or repurchasing our securities.
During 2006, we purchased $75.0 million (face value) of the outstanding 0.5% Convertible Subordinated Notes for
consideration consisting of 3.6 million shares of common stock with an aggregate fair value of $42.7 million and $26.7
million in cash. In accordance with APB 26, we recorded a net gain of $4.0 million, net of deferred financing cost of $1.3
million.
During fiscal 2007 and 2008, we purchased in the open market $53.6 million (face value) and $4.0 million (face value),
respectively, of the outstanding notes for net cash of $50.4 million and $3.8 million, respectively. During fiscal 2007 and
2008, we recognized a net gain of $2.8 million and $0.2 million, respectively, net of deferred financing costs.
Subsequent to fiscal 2008, we purchased in the open market $43.1 million (face value) of our 0.5% Convertible Subordinated
Notes for net cash of $42.8 million. A net gain of $0.2 million will be recognized in fiscal 2009. The remaining 0.5%
Convertible Subordinated Notes matured November 2008 and were redeemed.
1.0% Convertible Subordinated Notes
During 2004, we issued $65.0 million aggregate principal amount of 1.0% Convertible Subordinated Notes. The conversion
rights of the notes may be terminated if the closing price of our common stock has exceeded 140% of the conversion price
then in effect for at least 20 trading days within a period of 30 consecutive trading days. The notes are general obligations of
the Company and are subordinated to all senior debt. The notes rank equally with our other Convertible Subordinated Notes.
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There are no financial covenants associated with the notes and there are no restrictions on incurring additional debt or issuing
or repurchasing our securities.
Subsequent to fiscal 2008, we purchased in the open market $3.0 million (face value) of our 1.0% Convertible Subordinated
Notes for net cash of $2.0 million. A net gain of $1.0 million will be recognized in fiscal 2009.
0.875% Convertible Subordinated Notes
On June 6, 2007, we issued $110.0 million aggregate principal amount of 0.875% Convertible Subordinated Notes due 2012,
including exercise of the initial purchaser’s over-allotment option for $10.0 million aggregate principal amount. Net proceeds
from the issuance were $106.4 million. The 0.875% Convertible Subordinated Notes were issued pursuant to an indenture
dated as of June 6, 2007, between the Company and The Bank of New York, as trustee. The 0.875% Convertible
Subordinated Notes are unsecured subordinated obligations of the Company. Debt issuance costs of $3.6 million were
incurred in connection with the issuance of the 0.875% Convertible Subordinated Notes and will be amortized to expense
over 60 months.
Holders of the 0.875% Convertible Subordinated Notes may convert their notes based on an initial conversion rate of
approximately 69.6621 shares per $1,000 principal amount of notes (equal to an initial conversion price of approximately
$14.355 per share) only under the following circumstances: (1) during specified periods, if the price of the Company’s
common stock exceeds specified thresholds; (2) during specified periods, if the trading price of the 0.875% Convertible
Subordinated Notes is below a specified threshold; (3) at any time on or after May 1, 2012 or (4) upon the occurrence of
certain corporate transactions. The initial conversion rate will be adjusted for certain events. We presently intend to satisfy
any conversion of the 0.875% Convertible Subordinated Notes with cash up to the principal amount of the 0.875%
Convertible Subordinated Notes and, with respect to any excess conversion value, with shares of our common stock. We
have the option to elect to satisfy the conversion obligations in cash, common stock or a combination thereof.
The 0.875% Convertible Subordinated Notes will not be redeemable at the Company’s option. Holders of the 0.875%
Convertible Subordinated Notes will not have the right to require us to repurchase their 0.875% Convertible Subordinated
Notes prior to maturity except in connection with the occurrence of certain fundamental change transactions. The 0.875%
Convertible Subordinated Notes may be accelerated upon an event of default as described in the Indenture and will be
accelerated upon bankruptcy, insolvency, appointment of a receiver and similar events with respect to the Company.
In connection with the issuance of the 0.875% Convertible Subordinated Notes, on June 6, 2007, we entered into a
registration rights agreement with Banc of America Securities LLC, as the initial purchaser (the “Registration Rights
Agreement”). Pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, we filed a shelf registration statement with the Securities and
Exchange Commission covering resale of the 0.875% Convertible Subordinated Notes and the shares of our common stock
issuable upon conversion of the 0.875% Convertible Subordinated Notes within 120 days after issuance of the 0.875%
Convertible Subordinated Notes. The shelf registration statement became effective on September 10, 2007.
Other Obligations and Contingent Payments
Under generally accepted accounting principles, certain obligations and commitments are not required to be included in the
Consolidated Balance Sheets and Statements of Operations. These obligations and commitments, while entered into in the
normal course of business, may have a material impact on our liquidity. Certain of the following commitments as of
September 27, 2008 are appropriately not included in the Consolidated Balance Sheet and Statements of Operations included
in this Form 10-K; however, they have been disclosed in the following table for additional information.
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The following table identifies obligations and contingent payments under various arrangements as of September 27, 2008:
(in thousands)
Contractual Obligations:
Current portion of long-term debt
Long-term debt
Long-term liabilities (1):
Long-term income taxes payable
Post-employment foreign severance obligations
Facility accruals related to former Test business
Obligation to our Switzerland pension plan
Operating lease retirement obligations
Total Obligations and Commitments
reflected on the Consolidated Financial Statements
Contractual Obligations:
Interest expense
Operating lease obligations (2)
Inventory purchase obligations (3)
Commercial Commitments:
Standby Letters of Credit (4)
Total Obligations and Commitments not
reflected on the Consolidated Financial Statements
Payments due by period
Total
Less than
1 year
1 - 3
years
3 - 5
years
More than
5 years
Due date not
determinable
$
72,412
175,000
$
72,412
$
65,000
$
110,000
26,691
3,291
2,544
2,500
1,822
2,544
650
$
26,691
3,291
1,850
1,822
$
284,260
$
73,062
$
67,544
$
110,000
$
1,822
$
31,832
5,249
35,923
35,375
1,711
7,452
35,375
2,575
11,657
-
963
5,812
-
-
11,002
-
818
818
-
-
-
-
11,002
-
-
$
77,365
$
45,356
$
14,232
$
6,775
$
11,002
$
11,002
(1) Due date for obligations not determinable.
(2) We have minimum rental commitments under various leases (excluding taxes, insurance, maintenance and repairs, which
are also paid by us) primarily for various facility and equipment leases, which expire periodically through 2018 (not
including lease extension options, if applicable).
(3) We order inventory components in the normal course of our business. A portion of these orders are non-cancelable and a
portion may have varying penalties and charges in the event of cancellation.
(4) We provide standby letters of credit which represent obligations in lieu of security deposits for employee benefit
programs and a customs bond.
The following table reflects debt as of September 27, 2008:
Type
0.5 % Convertible Subordinated Notes
1.0 % Convertible Subordinated Notes
0.875 % Convertible Subordinated Notes
Maturity Date
November 30, 2008
June 30, 2010
June 1, 2012
Par Value
(in thousands)
72,412
65,000
110,000
247,412
$
$
$
$
Fair Value as of
September 27, 2008
(quoted market price, in
thousands)
$
$
$
$
70,602
52,975
77,000
200,577
Standard &
Poor's rating
B+
B+
Not rated
The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) is in the initial stages of an income tax audit for the fiscal 2006 tax year. As of
December 5, 2008, the IRS auditor has submitted an initial information request and we are in the process of responding to
that request. No further information is available with respect to this audit.
We may seek, as we believe appropriate, additional debt or equity financing to provide capital for corporate purposes. We
may also seek additional debt or equity financing for the refinancing or redemption of existing debt, to repurchase our
common stock and/or to fund strategic business opportunities, including possible acquisitions, joint ventures, alliances or
other business arrangements which could require substantial capital outlays. The timing and amount of such potential capital
requirements cannot be determined at this time and will depend on a number of factors, including demand for our products,
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semiconductor and semiconductor capital equipment industry conditions, competitive factors, the condition of financial
markets and the nature and size of strategic business opportunities which we may elect to pursue.
Item 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Interest Rate Risk
We are exposed to changes in interest rates primarily from our investments in certain available-for-sale securities. Our
available-for-sale securities consist primarily of fixed income investments (such as corporate bonds, commercial paper and
U.S. Treasury and Agency securities). We continually monitor our exposure to changes in interest rates and credit ratings of
issuers with respect to our available-for-sale securities and target an average life to maturity of less than eighteen months.
Accordingly, we believe that the effects to us of changes in interest rates and credit ratings of issuers are limited and would
not have a material impact on our financial condition or results of operations. As of September 27, 2008, we had a non-
trading investment portfolio of fixed income securities, excluding those classified as cash and cash equivalents, of $4.1
million. If market interest rates were to increase immediately and uniformly by 10% from levels as of September 27, 2008,
the fair market value of the portfolio would decline by less than $100,000.
Foreign Currency Risk
Our international operations are exposed to changes in foreign currency exchange rates due to transactions denominated in
currencies other than the location’s functional currency. We are also exposed to foreign currency fluctuations that impact the
remeasurement of the net monetary assets of our operations whose functional currencies differ from their respective local
currencies, most notably in Israel, Singapore and Switzerland. In addition, our operations in China have translation exposure
from the U.S. dollar to their respective functional currencies. Based on our overall currency rate exposure as of September
27, 2008, a near term 10% appreciation or depreciation in the foreign currency portfolio to the U.S. dollar could have a
material impact on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows. Our board has granted management with
authority to enter into foreign exchange forward contracts and other instruments designed to minimize the short term impact
currency fluctuations have on our business. We may enter into foreign exchange forward contracts and other instruments in
the future; however, our attempts to hedge against these risks may not be successful and may result in a material adverse
impact on our financial results and cash flows.
Item 8.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
The consolidated financial statements of Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. listed in the index appearing under Item 15 (a)(1)
herein are filed as part of this Report under this Item 8.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc.:
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements listed in the index appearing under Item 15(a)(1) present fairly, in all
material respects, the financial position of Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc., and its subsidiaries (the "Company") at
September 27, 2008 and September 29, 2007, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three
years in the period ended September 27, 2008 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United
States of America. In addition, in our opinion, the financial statement schedule listed in the index appearing under Item
15(a)(2) presents fairly, in all material respects, the information set forth therein when read in conjunction with the related
consolidated financial statements. Also in our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal
control over financial reporting as of September 27, 2008, based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated
Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). The Company's
management is responsible for these financial statements and financial statement schedule, for maintaining effective internal
control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting,
included in Management's Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting appearing under Item 9A. Our responsibility
is to express opinions on these financial statements, on the financial statement schedule, and on the Company's internal
control over financial reporting based on our integrated audits. We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of
the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the
audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement and whether
effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit of the financial
statements included examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements,
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial
statement presentation. Our audit of internal control over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal
control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and
operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audits also included performing such other
procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our
opinions.
As discussed in Note 10 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company changed its method for accounting for
uncertain tax positions in fiscal 2008.
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 (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 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 (iii) 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/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
December 10, 2008
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KULICKE AND SOFFA INDUSTRIES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands)
September 29, 2007
September 27, 2008
As of
ASSETS
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents
Restricted cash
Short-term investments
Accounts and notes receivable, net of allowance for doubtful
accounts of $1,586 and $1,376, respectively
Inventories, net
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
Deferred income taxes
Current assets of discontinued operations
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS
Property, plant and equipment, net
Goodwill
Intangible assets
Other assets
Non-current assets of discontinued operations
TOTAL ASSETS
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current Liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debt
Accounts payable
Accrued expenses
Income taxes payable
Current liabilities of discontinued operations
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES
Long term debt
Deferred income taxes
Other liabilities
Other liabilities of discontinued operations
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Commitments and contingent liabilities (Note 14)
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY:
Preferred stock; without par value:
Authorized - 5,000 shares; issued - none
Common stock, no par value:
Authorized 200,000 shares; issued 58,128 and 58,558, respectively;
Outstanding 53,218 and 53,648 shares, respectively
Treasury stock, at cost, 4,910 shares
Accumulated deficit
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
$
$
$
150,571
-
19,339
116,693
37,838
12,023
3,540
94,205
434,209
34,108
3,528
500
6,573
33,682
512,600
-
62,870
34,714
22,665
22,201
142,450
251,412
22,525
12,149
809
429,345
$
$
144,932
35,000
6,149
56,643
27,236
18,729
2,118
127,958
418,765
36,900
2,709
386
5,468
32,909
497,137
$
72,412
25,028
27,255
569
34,411
159,675
175,000
21,591
37,780
624
394,670
-
-
288,714
(46,118)
(154,094)
(5,247)
83,255
295,841
(46,118)
(149,465)
2,209
102,467
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
$
512,600
$
497,137
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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KULICKE AND SOFFA INDUSTRIES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
Net revenue
Cost of sales
Gross profit
Selling, general and administrative
Research and development
U.S. pension plan termination
Gain on sale of assets
Operating expenses
Income (loss) from operations
Interest income
Interest expense
Gain on extinguishment of debt
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes
Provision (benefit) for income taxes from continuing operations
Income (loss) from continuing operations
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax
Net income
Income (loss) per share from continuing operations:
Basic
Diluted
Income (loss) per share from discontinued operations:
Basic
Diluted
Net income per share:
Basic
Diluted
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic
Diluted
$
2006
380,296
207,073
173,223
76,710
36,290
-
(4,544)
108,456
64,767
3,921
(3,126)
4,040
69,602
8,068
61,534
(9,364)
52,170
1.12
0.91
(0.17)
(0.14)
0.95
0.78
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
Fiscal
2007
370,526
215,090
155,436
88,839
49,085
-
-
137,924
$
2008
328,050
194,257
133,793
89,356
59,917
9,152
-
158,425
17,512
(24,632)
6,866
(2,876)
2,802
24,304
5,448
18,856
18,874
37,730
0.34
0.29
0.33
0.28
0.67
0.57
4,732
(3,499)
170
(23,229)
(3,610)
(19,619)
23,441
3,822
(0.37)
(0.37)
0.44
0.44
0.07
0.07
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
55,089
68,881
56,221
68,274
53,449
53,449
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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KULICKE AND SOFFA INDUSTRIES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in thousands)
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income
Less: Income (loss) from discontinued operations
Income (loss) from continuing operations
Adjustments to reconcile income (loss) from continuing operations to net cash
provided by (used in) operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization
Equity-based compensation and non-cash employee benefits
Gain on early extinguishment of debt
Gain on sale of assets
Provision for doubtful accounts
Provision for inventory valuations
Deferred taxes
U.S. pension plan termination
Contribution to U.S. defined benefit pension plan
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of businesses acquired or sold:
Accounts receivable
Inventory
Prepaid expenses and other assets
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
Income taxes payable
Other, net
Net cash provided by (used in) continuing operations
Net cash provided by (used in) discontinued operations
Net cash provided by operating activities
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchase of Alphasem, net of $1,111 cash acquired
Proceeds from sales of investments classified as available-for-sale
Purchase of investments classified as available-for-sale
Purchases of property, plant and equipment
Changes in restricted cash, net
Net cash used in continuing operations
Net cash provided by (used in) discontinued operations
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Net proceeds from debt offering
Proceeds from exercise of common stock options
Payments on borrowings
Purchase of treasury stock
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
Changes in cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
CASH PAID DURING THE PERIOD FOR:
Interest
Income Taxes
2006
Fiscal
2007
2008
$
$
52,170
(9,364)
61,534
37,730
18,874
18,856
$
3,822
23,441
(19,619)
8,281
9,064
(4,040)
(4,544)
(654)
1,164
522
-
-
35,464
1,522
381
(24,009)
2,045
1,033
87,763
(24,561)
63,202
-
29,775
(36,607)
(8,610)
(592)
(16,034)
27,012
10,978
-
7,028
(26,634)
-
(19,606)
(62)
54,512
79,455
133,967
1,538
1,871
$
$
$
9,654
6,993
(2,802)
-
552
2,445
(1,950)
-
(1,901)
(60,126)
(8,121)
(945)
36,807
3,426
(4,905)
(2,017)
33,780
31,763
(28,155)
39,308
(37,315)
(5,573)
1,973
(29,762)
(190)
(29,952)
106,409
4,527
(50,433)
(46,118)
14,385
408
16,604
133,967
150,571
1,363
2,686
9,077
6,578
(170)
-
361
3,999
(3,151)
9,152
-
60,984
6,949
(5,130)
(44,033)
1,598
342
26,937
1,126
28,063
-
44,583
(31,331)
(7,851)
(35,000)
(29,599)
(193)
(29,792)
-
549
(3,831)
-
(3,282)
(627)
(5,638)
150,571
144,933
1,971
4,704
$
$
$
$
$
$
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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KULICKE AND SOFFA INDUSTRIES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)
(in thousands)
Balances as of September 30, 2005
Employer contribution to the Company's 401(k) plan
Employer contribution to Company's pension plan
Exercise of stock options
Equity-based compensation expense
Debt repurchase
Components of comprehensive income:
Net income (1)
Translation adjustment
Unrealized gain on investments, net
Minimum pension liability (no tax impact)
Total comprehensive income
Balances as of September 30, 2006
Employer contribution to the Company's 401(k) plan
Issuance of stock for services rendered
Exercise of stock options
Tax benefit from exercise of stock options
Equity-based compensation expense
Purchase of treasury stock
Impact of U.S. pension plan contribution
Impact of SFAS 158 adoption
Components of comprehensive income:
Net income (1)
Translation adjustment
Unrealized gain on investments, net
Unamortized pension costs
Total comprehensive income
Balances as of September 29, 2007
Employer contribution to the Company's 401(k) plan
Issuance of stock for services rendered
Exercise of stock options
Equity-based compensation expense
Impact of FIN 48 adoption
Components of comprehensive income:
Net income (1)
Translation adjustment
Unrealized loss on investments, net
Unamortized pension costs
Total comprehensive income
Balances as of September 27, 2008
Common Stock
Shares
51,981
Amount
218,426
$
Treasury
Stock
$
-
Accumulated
Deficit
(243,994)
$
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
$
(6,180)
Shareholders'
Equity (Deficit)
$
(31,748)
215
200
1,212
3,600
1,898
1,804
7,028
5,362
42,676
52,170
320
5
(209)
57,208
$
277,194
$
-
$
(191,824)
$
(6,064)
$
126
37
757
1,143
360
4,428
99
5,490
(4,910)
(46,118)
37,730
5,902
(5,902)
259
4
554
53,218
$
288,714
$
(46,118)
$
(154,094)
$
(5,247)
$
193
107
130
1,174
720
549
4,684
807
3,822
244
(18)
7,230
53,648
$
295,841
$
(46,118)
$
(149,465)
$
2,209
$
1,898
1,804
7,028
5,362
42,676
52,170
320
5
(209)
52,286
79,306
1,143
360
4,428
99
5,490
(46,118)
5,902
(5,902)
37,730
259
4
554
38,547
83,255
1,174
720
549
4,684
807
3,822
244
(18)
7,230
11,278
102,467
(1) Includes continuing and discontinued operations (Note 2).
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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KULICKE AND SOFFA INDUSTRIES, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 1: SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of Consolidation
These consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. and its
subsidiaries (the “Company”), with appropriate elimination of intercompany balances and transactions.
Subsequent to year end, on September 29, 2008, the Company completed the sale of its Wire business for $155.0
million (subject to working capital adjustment) to W.C. Heraeus GmbH (“Heraeus”), a precious metals and
technology company based in Hanau, Germany. In addition, during fiscal 2006, the Company sold its Test business.
The financial results of the Wire and Test businesses have been classified as discontinued operations in the
consolidated financial statements for all periods presented (see Note 2).
Fiscal Year
The fiscal year end for fiscal 2006, 2007 and 2008 was September 30, 2006, September 29, 2007 and September 27,
2008, respectively.
Nature of Business
The Company designs, manufactures and markets capital equipment and packaging materials as well as services,
maintains, repairs and upgrades equipment, all used to assemble semiconductor devices. The Company’s operating
results depend upon the capital and operating expenditures of semiconductor manufacturers and subcontract
assemblers worldwide which, in turn, depend on the current and anticipated market demand for semiconductors and
products utilizing semiconductors. The semiconductor industry is highly volatile and experiences periodic downturns
and slowdowns which have a severe negative effect on the semiconductor industry’s demand for semiconductor capital
equipment, including assembly equipment manufactured and marketed by the Company and, to a lesser extent,
packaging materials such as those sold by the Company. Over time, these downturns and slowdowns have also
adversely affected the Company’s operating results. The Company believes such volatility will continue to
characterize the industry and the Company’s operations in the future.
Management Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires
management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and
disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of
revenues and expenses during the reporting period. The more significant areas involving the use of estimates in these
financial statements include allowances for uncollectible accounts receivable, reserves for excess and obsolete
inventory, carrying value and lives of fixed assets, goodwill, valuation allowances for deferred tax assets, deferred tax
liabilities for undistributed earnings of certain foreign subsidiaries, tax contingencies, pension benefit liabilities,
warranty expense and liabilities, share-based payments and litigation. Actual results could differ from those estimated.
Vulnerability to Certain Concentrations
Financial instruments which may subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk as of September 29, 2007 and
September 27, 2008 consisted primarily of short term investments and trade receivables. The Company manages credit
risk associated with investments by investing its excess cash in highly rated debt instruments of the U.S. Government
and its agencies, financial institutions, and corporations. The Company has established investment guidelines relative
to diversification and maturities designed to maintain safety and liquidity. These guidelines are periodically reviewed
and modified as appropriate. The Company does not have any exposure to sub-prime financial instruments or auction
rate securities. The Company’s trade receivables result primarily from the sale of semiconductor equipment, related
accessories and replacement parts, and packaging materials to a relatively small number of large manufacturers in a
highly concentrated industry. The Company continually assesses the financial strength of its customers to reduce the
risk of loss. Write-offs of uncollectible accounts have historically not been significant. We are also exposed to foreign
currency fluctuations that impact the remeasurement of the net monetary assets of our operations whose functional
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currencies differ from their respective local currencies, most notably in Israel, Singapore and Switzerland. In addition,
the Company’s operations in China have translation exposure from the U.S. dollar to their respective functional
currency.
Cash Equivalents
The Company considers all highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less when purchased
to be cash equivalents.
Investments
Investments, other than cash equivalents, are classified as “trading,” “available-for-sale” or “held-to-maturity”, in
accordance with Statements of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 115, Accounting for Certain
Investments in Debt and Equity Securities, and depending upon the nature of the investment, its ultimate maturity date
in the case of debt securities, and management’s intentions with respect to holding the securities. Investments
classified as “trading” are reported at fair market value, with unrealized gains or losses included in earnings.
Investments classified as “available-for-sale” are reported at fair market value, with net unrealized gains or losses
reflected as a separate component of shareholders’ equity (accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)). The fair
market value of trading and available-for-sale securities is determined using quoted market prices at the balance sheet
date. Investments classified as held-to-maturity are reported at amortized cost. Realized gains and losses are
determined on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold.
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
The Company maintains allowances for doubtful accounts for estimated losses resulting from its customer’s failure to
make required payments. If the financial condition of the Company’s customers were to deteriorate, resulting in an
impairment of their ability to make payments, additional allowances may be required. The Company also is subject to
concentrations of customers and sales to a few geographic locations, which may also impact the collectibility of
certain receivables. If global economic conditions continue to deteriorate or political conditions were to change in the
countries where the Company does business, it could have a significant impact on the results of its operations, and its
ability to realize the full value of its accounts receivable.
Inventories
Inventories are stated at the lower of standard cost (which approximates actual cost on a first-in first-out basis) or
market value. The Company generally provides reserves for obsolete inventory and for inventory considered to be in
excess of demand. In addition, the Company generally records as accrued expense inventory purchase commitments in
excess of demand. Demand is generally defined as eighteen months forecasted future consumption for equipment,
twelve months historical consumption for packaging materials and twenty-four months historical consumption for
spare parts. The forecasted demand is based upon internal projections, historical sales volumes, customer order activity
and a review of consumable inventory levels at customers’ facilities. The Company communicates forecasts of its
future demand to its suppliers and adjusts commitments to those suppliers accordingly. If required, the Company
reserves for the difference between the carrying value of its inventory and the lower of cost or market value, based
upon assumptions about future demand, market conditions and the next cyclical market upturn. If actual market
conditions are less favorable than its projections, additional inventory reserves may be required.
Property, Plant and Equipment
Property, plant and equipment are carried at cost. The cost of additions and those improvements which increase the
capacity or lengthen the useful lives of assets are capitalized while repair and maintenance costs are expensed as
incurred. Depreciation and amortization are provided on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives as follows:
buildings 25 to 40 years; machinery and equipment 3 to 10 years; and leasehold improvements are based on the shorter
of the life of lease or life of asset. Purchased computer software costs related to business and financial systems are
amortized over a five year period on a straight-line basis.
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Valuation of Long-Lived Assets
The Company’s long-lived assets are primarily property, plant and equipment and goodwill. In accordance with the
provisions of SFAS No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (“SFAS 142”), goodwill is not amortized. SFAS
142 also requires that, at least annually, an impairment test be performed to support the carrying value of goodwill. In
addition, whenever events occur that may impact the carrying value of goodwill an impairment test will be performed.
The fair value of the Company’s goodwill is based upon estimates of future cash flows and other factors. The
Company’s intangible technology assets are managed and valued in the aggregate, as one asset group, not by
individual technology.
In accordance with SFAS No. 144, Accounting for Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets (“SFAS 144”), the
Company’s property, plant and equipment is tested for impairment based on undiscounted cash flows when triggering
events occur, and if impaired, written-down to fair value based on either discounted cash flows or appraised values.
SFAS 144 also provides a single accounting model for long-lived assets to be disposed of by sale and establishes
additional criteria that would have to be met to classify an asset as held for sale. The carrying amount of an asset or
asset group is not recoverable if it exceeds the sum of the undiscounted cash flows expected to result from the use and
eventual disposition of the asset or asset group. Estimates of future cash flows used to test the recoverability of a long-
lived asset or asset group must incorporate the entity’s own assumptions about its use of the asset or asset group and
must factor in all available evidence. SFAS 144 requires that long-lived assets be tested for recoverability whenever
events or changes in circumstances indicate that their carrying amount may not be recoverable. Such events include
significant under-performance relative to the expected historical or projected future operating results; significant
changes in the manner of use of the assets; significant negative industry or economic trends and significant changes in
market capitalization.
Foreign Currency Translation
The majority of the Company’s business is transacted in U.S. dollars, however, the functional currency of some of the
Company’s subsidiaries is their local currency. For the Company’s subsidiaries that have a functional currency other
than the U.S. dollar, gains and losses resulting from the translation of the functional currency into U.S. dollars for
financial statement presentation are not included in determining net income but are accumulated in the cumulative
translation adjustment account as a separate component of shareholders’ equity (accumulated other comprehensive
income (loss)), in accordance with SFAS No. 52, Foreign Currency Translation. Cumulative translation adjustments
are not adjusted for income taxes as they relate to indefinite investments in non-U.S. subsidiaries. Gains and losses
resulting from foreign currency transactions are included in the determination of net income. Net exchange and
transaction losses were $0.6 million, $0.1 million and $1.8 million, for fiscal 2006, 2007 and 2008, respectively.
Revenue Recognition
The Company recognizes revenue in accordance with Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) No. 104, Revenue
Recognition (“SAB 104”). The Company recognizes revenue when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists,
delivery has occurred or services have been rendered, the price is fixed or determinable, the collectibility is reasonably
assured, and it has completed its equipment installation obligations and received customer acceptance, or is otherwise
released from its installation or customer acceptance obligations. In the event terms of the sale provide for a lapsing
customer acceptance period, revenue is recognized based upon the expiration of the lapsing acceptance period or
customer acceptance, whichever occurs first. The Company’s standard terms are Ex Works (the Company’s factory),
with title transferring to its customer at the Company’s loading dock or upon embarkation. The Company has a small
percentage of sales with other terms, and revenue is recognized in accordance with the terms of the related customer
purchase order. Revenue related to services is recognized upon performance of the services requested by a customer
order. Revenue for extended maintenance service contracts with a term more than one month is recognized on a
prorated straight-line basis over the term of the contract. The Company does not provide price protection to its
customers.
Shipping and handling costs billed to customers are recognized in net revenue. Shipping and handling costs are
included in cost of sales.
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Research and Development
The Company charges all research and development costs associated with the development of new products to expense
when incurred.
Income Taxes
Deferred income taxes are determined using the liability method in accordance with SFAS No. 109, Accounting for
Income Taxes (“SFAS 109”). The Company records a valuation allowance to reduce its deferred tax assets to the
amount it expects is more likely than not to be realized. While the Company has considered future taxable income and
our ongoing tax planning strategies in assessing the need for the valuation allowance, if it were to determine that it
would be able to realize its deferred tax assets in the future in excess of its net recorded amount, an adjustment to the
deferred tax asset would increase income in the period such determination was made. Likewise, should the Company
determine it would not be able to realize all or part of its net deferred tax assets in the future, an adjustment to the
deferred tax asset would decrease income in the period such determination was made.
Effective September 30, 2007, the Company adopted the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”)
Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes-an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109
(“FIN 48”). FIN 48 prescribes, among other things, a recognition threshold and measurement attributes for the
financial statement recognition and measurement of uncertain tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a
company’s income tax return. FIN 48 utilizes a two-step approach for evaluating uncertain tax positions accounted for
in accordance with SFAS 109. Step one or recognition, requires a company to determine if the weight of available
evidence indicates a tax position is more likely than not to be sustained upon audit, including resolution of related
appeals or litigation processes, if any. Step two or measurement, is based on the largest amount of benefit, which is
more likely than not to be realized on settlement with the taxing authority.
Earnings per Share
Earnings per share (“EPS”) are calculated in accordance with SFAS No. 128, Earnings Per Share. Basic EPS includes
only the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted EPS includes the
weighted average number of common shares and the dilutive effect of stock options, performance stock and share unit
awards and subordinated convertible notes outstanding during the period, when such instruments are dilutive.
Extinguishment of Debt
In accordance with Accounting Principles Board, (“APB”) No.26, Early Extinguishment of Debt (“APB 26”), gains
and losses from the extinguishment of debt are included in income (loss) from operations unless the extinguishment is
both unusual in nature and infrequent in occurrence, in which case the gain or loss would be presented as an
extraordinary item.
Equity-Based Compensation
The Company accounts for equity based compensation under the provisions of SFAS No. 123R, Share-Based
Payments (“SFAS 123R”). SFAS 123R requires the recognition of the fair value of equity-based compensation in net
income. The fair value of the Company’s stock option awards are estimated using a Black-Scholes option valuation
model. This model requires the input of highly subjective assumptions and elections including expected stock price
volatility and the estimated life of each award. In addition, the calculation of compensation costs requires that the
Company estimate the number of awards that will be forfeited during the vesting period. The fair value of equity-based
awards is amortized over the vesting period of the award and the Company elected to use the straight-line method for
awards granted after the adoption of SFAS 123R and continue to use a graded vesting method for awards granted prior
to the adoption of SFAS 123R.
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Recent Accounting Pronouncements
SFAS 157
In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (“SFAS 157”). SFAS 157 clarifies the
definition of fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value of financial assets and liabilities, as well as
for any other assets and liabilities that are carried at fair value on a recurring basis in financial statements, and expands
disclosures on fair value measurements. SFAS 157 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years
beginning after November 15, 2007; however, FASB Staff Position (“FSP”) No. 157-2, Effective Date of FASB
Statement No. 157 (“FSP 157-2”), delayed the effective date of SFAS 157 by one year for nonfinancial assets and
liabilities that are recognized or disclosed at fair value in the financial statements on a recurring basis. In addition, the
FASB issued FSP No. 157-3, Determining the Fair Value of a Financial Asset When the Market for That Asset Is Not
Active (“FSP 157-3”), which clarifies the application of SFAS 157 in a market that is not active and provides an
example to illustrate key considerations in determining the fair value of a financial asset when the market for that
financial asset is not active. The Company does not believe SFAS 157, FSP 157-2 or FSP 157-3 will have a material
impact on its consolidated results of operations and financial condition.
SFAS 159
In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial
Liabilities – Including an amendment of FASB Statement No. 115 (“SFAS 159”). SFAS 159 permits entities to choose
to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value at specified election dates. Under SFAS
159, any unrealized holding gains and losses on items for which the fair value option has been elected are reported in
earnings at each subsequent reporting date. If elected, the fair value option (1) may be applied instrument by
instrument, with a few exceptions, such as investments otherwise accounted for by the equity method; (2) is
irrevocable (unless a new election date occurs); and (3) is applied only to entire instruments and not to portions of
instruments. SFAS 159 is effective as of the beginning of an entity’s first fiscal year that begins after November 15,
2007. Early adoption is permitted as of the beginning of a fiscal year that begins on or before November 15, 2007,
provided the entity also elects to apply the provisions of SFAS 157. The Company is does not believe SFAS 159 will
have a material impact on its consolidated results of operations and financial condition.
SFAS 141(R)
In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141(R), Business Combinations (“SFAS 141(R)”), to create greater
consistency with the International Accounting Standards Board in the accounting and financial reporting of business
combinations. SFAS 141(R) establishes principles and requirements for how the acquirer in a business combination
(i) recognizes and measures in its financial statements the identifiable assets acquired, the liabilities assumed, and any
non-controlling interest, (ii) recognizes and measures the goodwill acquired in the business combination or a gain from
a bargain purchase, and (iii) determines what information to disclose to enable users of the financial statements to
evaluate the nature and financial effects of the business combination. SFAS 141(R) applies to fiscal years beginning
after December 15, 2008, and earlier adoption is prohibited. SFAS 141(R) will be adopted prospectively for any
business combinations occurring after the adoption date, and could have a material impact on the Company’s
consolidated results of operations and financial condition for any business combinations occurring after the adoption
date.
SFAS 160
In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements —
an amendment of ARB No. 51 (“SFAS 160”), to establish accounting and reporting standards for the noncontrolling
interest in a subsidiary and for the deconsolidation of a subsidiary. SFAS 160 establishes accounting and reporting
standards that require (i) the ownership interest in subsidiaries held by parties other than the parent to be clearly
identified and presented in the consolidated balance sheet within equity, but separate from the parent’s equity, (ii) the
amount of consolidated net income attributable to the parent and the noncontrolling interest to be clearly identified and
presented on the face of the consolidated statement of income, and (iii) changes in a parent’s ownership interest while
the parent retains its controlling financial interest in its subsidiary to be accounted for as an equity transaction.
SFAS 160 applies to fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008, and earlier adoption is prohibited. The Company
does not believe SFAS 160 will have a material impact on its consolidated results of operations and financial
condition.
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SFAS 161
In March 2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities -
an amendment of FASB Statement No. 133 (“SFAS 161”). SFAS 161 changes the disclosure requirements for
derivative instruments and hedging activities. Entities are required to provide enhanced disclosures about (a) how and
why an entity uses derivative instruments, (b) how derivative instruments and related hedged items are accounted for
under SFAS 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, and its related interpretations, and (c)
how derivative instruments and related hedged items affect an entity’s financial position, financial performance, and
cash flows. The guidance in SFAS 161 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years and interim periods
beginning after November 15, 2008, with early application encouraged. SFAS 161 encourages, but does not require,
comparative disclosures for earlier periods at initial adoption. The Company does not currently have any derivative
instruments or engage in hedging activities; therefore, the Company does not believe SFAS 161 will have a material
impact on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
SFAS 162
In May 2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 162, The Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“SFAS
162”). This standard is intended to improve financial reporting by identifying a consistent framework, or hierarchy, for
selecting accounting principles to be used in preparing financial statements that are presented in conformity with
generally accepted accounting principles in the United States for non-governmental entities. SFAS 162 is effective 60
days following the Securities and Exchange Commission’s approval by the Public Company Accounting Oversight
Board of amendments to AU Section 411, The Meaning of Present Fairly in Conformity With Generally Accepted
Accounting Principles. The Company does not expect SFAS 162 to have a material impact on the preparation of its
consolidated financial statements.
FSP 142-3
In April 2008, the FASB issued FSP No. 142-3, Determination of the Useful Life of Intangible Assets (“FSP 142-3”).
FSP 142-3 amends the factors that should be considered in developing renewal or extension assumptions used to
determine the useful life of a recognized intangible asset under SFAS 142 and requires enhanced disclosures relating
to: (a) the entity's accounting policy on the treatment of costs incurred to renew or extend the term of a recognized
intangible asset; (b) in the period of acquisition or renewal, the weighted-average period prior to the next renewal or
extension (both explicit and implicit), by major intangible asset class and (c) for an entity that capitalizes renewal or
extension costs, the total amount of costs incurred in the period to renew or extend the term of a recognized intangible
asset for each period for which a statement of financial position is presented, by major intangible asset class. FSP 142-
3 must be applied prospectively to all intangible assets acquired as of and subsequent to fiscal years beginning after
December 15, 2008, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is prohibited. The Company is
currently evaluating the potential impact that FSP 142-3 will have on its consolidated results of operations and
financial condition.
FSP APB 14-1
In May 2008, the FASB issued FSP No. APB 14-1, Accounting for Convertible Debt Instruments That May Be Settled
in Cash Upon Conversion (Including Partial Cash Settlement) (“FSP APB 14-1”), which is effective for fiscal years
beginning after December 15, 2008. FSP APB 14-1 clarifies that convertible debt instruments that may be settled in
cash upon conversion are not addressed by paragraph 12 of APB No. 14, Accounting for Convertible Debt and Debt
Issued with Stock Purchase Warrants. FSP APB 14-1 also specifies that issuers of such instruments should separately
account for the liability and equity components in a manner that will reflect the entity’s nonconvertible debt borrowing
rate when interest cost is recognized in subsequent periods. The Company will adopt FSP APB 14-1 beginning fiscal
2010. The adoption will have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated results of operations.
FSP EITF 03-6-1
In June 2008, the FASB issued FSP Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) Issue No. 03-6-1, Determining Whether
Instruments Granted in Share-Based Payment Transactions Are Participating Securities (“FSP EITF 03-6-1”). FSP
EITF 03-6-1 clarified that all outstanding unvested share-based payment awards that contain rights to nonforfeitable
dividends participate in undistributed earnings with common shareholders. Awards of this nature are considered
participating securities and the two-class method of computing basic and diluted earnings per share must be applied.
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FSP EITF 03-6-1 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008. The Company is currently evaluating
the potential impact that FSP EITF 03-6-1 will have on its consolidated results of operations and financial condition.
EITF 07-5
In June 2008, the FASB ratified EITF Issue No. 07-5, Determining Whether an Instrument (or Embedded Feature) Is
Indexed to an Entity’s Own Stock (“EITF 07-5”). EITF 07-5 provides that an entity should use a two step approach to
evaluate whether an equity-linked financial instrument (or embedded feature) is indexed to its own stock, including
evaluating the instrument’s contingent exercise and settlement provisions. It also clarifies on the impact of foreign
currency denominated strike prices and market-based employee stock option valuation instruments on the evaluation.
EITF 07-5 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008. The Company is currently evaluating the
potential impact that EITF 07-5 will have on its consolidated results of operations and financial condition.
EITF 08-3
In June 2008, the FASB ratified EITF Issue No. 08-3, Accounting by Lessees for Nonrefundable Maintenance Deposits
(“EITF 08-3”). EITF 08-3 applies to the lessee's accounting for maintenance deposits paid by a lessee under an
arrangement accounted for as a lease that are refunded only if the lessee performs specified maintenance activities.
EITF 08-3 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008. The
Company does not believe EITF 08-3 will have a material impact on its consolidated results of operations and
financial condition.
NOTE 2: DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
The Company committed to a plan of disposal for its Wire business in July 2008, and subsequent to year end on
September 29, 2008, the Company completed the sale of certain assets associated with its Wire business to Heraeus.
Discontinued operations consist of the former Wire business and former Test business (sold during fiscal 2006).
The following table reflects operating results of the discontinued operations for fiscal 2006, 2007 and 2008:
(in thousands)
Net revenue : Wire
Net revenue : Test
Net revenue from discontinued operations
Income (loss) from discontinued operations before tax
Income tax benefit (expense)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax
2006
316,015
42,698
358,713
(12,706)
3,342
(9,364)
$
$
$
$
Fiscal
2007
$
$
$
$
329,878
-
329,878
18,934
(60)
18,874
$
$
$
$
2008
423,971
-
423,971
23,690
(249)
23,441
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The following table reflects the major classes of assets and liabilities associated with the Company’s Wire business
discontinued operations as of September 29, 2007 and September 27, 2008:
(in thousands)
September 29, 2007
September 27, 2008
As of
Accounts receivable, net
Inventories, net
Other current assets
Plant, property and equipment, net
Goodwill
Other assets
Total assets of discontinued operations
Accounts payable
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
Other liabilities
Net assets of discontinued operations: Wire
$
$
$
60,819
31,117
2,269
3,845
29,684
153
127,887
19,745
2,456
809
104,877
$
$
$
78,573
48,907
478
3,053
29,684
172
160,867
32,275
2,136
624
125,832
The Company had no assets or liabilities associated with its former Test business as of September 29, 2007 or
September 27, 2008.
Wire Business
Subsequent to year end, on September 29, 2008, the Company completed the sale of certain assets associated with its
Wire business and recognized net proceeds of $155.0 million, subject to certain working capital adjustments. The
Company expects the gain on the sale of its Wire business to be approximately $22.1 million to $25.1 million and will
be recognized in the first quarter of fiscal 2009.
Test Business
During the fiscal 2006, the Company committed to a plan of disposal and sold its Test business in two separate
transactions as follows:
1. On March 3, 2006, the Company completed the sale of substantially all of the assets and certain of
the liabilities of its Wafer Test business to SV Probe, PTE. Ltd. (“SV Probe”) for initial proceeds of
$10.0 million in cash plus the assumption of accounts payable and certain other liabilities, subject to
a post-closing working capital adjustment that was settled in the three months ended July 1, 2006.
Certain accounts receivable were excluded from the assets sold.
2. On March 31, 2006, the Company completed the sale of substantially all of the assets and certain of
the liabilities of its Package Test business to Antares conTech, Inc., an entity formed by Investcorp
Technology Ventures II, L.P. and its affiliates (collectively “Investcorp”) for initial proceeds of
$17.0 million in cash plus the assumption of accounts payable and certain other liabilities, subject to
a post-closing working capital adjustment that was settled in the three months ended July 1, 2006.
During fiscal 2006, the Company recorded a loss of $0.8 million on the disposal of its Test business.
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The following table reflects facilities-related accrued expenses associated with the discontinuation of the Test business
included in continuing operations in fiscal 2007 and 2008:
(in thousands)
Balance as of September 30, 2006
Change in estimate included in continuing operations
Payment of obligations
Balance as of September 29, 2007
Change in estimate included in continuing operations
Payment of obligations
Balance as of September 27, 2008
Facilities
5,454
1,570
(1,763)
5,261
239
(1,554)
3,946
$
$
Facility estimates are subject to change, and such changes could result in an increase or decrease to the estimated
facilities charges previously recorded. Payments of facility obligations are expected to be paid out through September
2012.
NOTE 3: GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS
Goodwill
Intangible assets classified as goodwill are not amortized. The Company performs an annual impairment test of its
goodwill at the end of the fourth quarter of each fiscal year, which coincides with the completion of its annual
forecasting process. The Company performed its annual impairment test in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2008 and no
impairment charge was required. The Company also tests for impairment between annual tests if a “triggering” event
occurs that may have the effect of reducing the fair value of a reporting unit below their respective carrying values. No
triggering events occurred during fiscal 2008 that would have the effect of reducing the fair value of goodwill below
its carrying value. When conducting its goodwill impairment analysis, the Company calculates its potential
impairment charges based on the two-step test identified in SFAS 142 and using the estimated fair value of the
respective reporting units. The Company uses the present value of future cash flows from the respective reporting units
to determine the estimated fair value of the reporting unit and the implied fair value of goodwill.
Equipment segment goodwill was a result of the Company’s fiscal 2007 acquisition of its die bonder business,
Alphasem. As of September 29, 2007 and September 27, 2008, goodwill was $3.5 million and $2.7 million,
respectively. The decrease in Equipment segment goodwill from September 29, 2007 to September 27, 2008 was due
to the final valuation of die bonder inventory acquired.
Goodwill related to the Company’s Wire business of $29.7 million as of September 29, 2007 and September 27, 2008
is reflected in non-current assets of discontinued operations.
Intangible Assets
Intangible assets with determinable lives are amortized over their estimated useful lives of one to five years. The
Company’s intangible assets consisted of die bonder trademarks and developed technology.
The following table reflects the intangible asset balances as of September 29, 2007 and September 27, 2008:
(in thousands)
Trademarks and technology licenses (see Note 3)
Accumulated amortization
Net
As of
September 29, 2007
660
$
(160)
500
$
September 27, 2008
767
(381)
386
$
$
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The increase in intangible assets from September 29, 2007 to September 27, 2008 was due to exchange rate changes as
the intangible assets were carried in Swiss Francs.
The following table reflects estimated annual amortization expense related to intangible assets as of September 27,
2008:
Fiscal Year
2009
2010
NOTE 4: COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(in thousands)
203
$
183
386
$
The following table reflects the components of comprehensive income (loss) for the period ended September 29, 2007
and September 27, 2008:
(in thousands)
Net income (1)
Gain from foreign currency translation
Unrealized gain (loss) on investments, net of tax
Unamortized pension costs
Unrecognized actuarial net gain, Switzerland pension plan
Unrecognized actuarial net loss, U.S. pension plan
Reclassification adjustment related to U.S. pension plan termination,
net of tax
Other comprehensive income
Comprehensive income
(1) Includes continuing and discontinued operations (Note 2).
Fiscal
September 29, 2007
$ 37,730
259
4
554
-
-
September 27, 2008
$ 3,822
244
(18)
-
1,328
153
-
$
$
817
38,547
5,749
$
$
7,456
11,278
The following table reflects accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) reflected on the Consolidated Balance
Sheets as of September 29, 2007 and September 27, 2008:
(in thousands)
Gain from foreign currency translation adjustments
Unrealized gain (loss) on investments, net of tax
Unrecognized actuarial net gain (loss), net of tax
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
As of
September 29, 2007
$ 653
2
(5,902)
$ (5,247)
September 27, 2008
$ 897
(16)
1,328
$ 2,209
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NOTE 5: INVESTMENTS
As of September 29, 2007 and September 27, 2008, all investments were classified as available-for-sale. The following
table reflects investments, excluding cash equivalents, as of September 29, 2007 and September 27, 2008:
Available-for-sale:
As of September 29, 2007:
Government and Corporate debt securities with
maturities of less than one year
(in thousands)
Fair
Value
Unrealized
Gains
Unrealized
Losses
Amortized
Cost Basis
$ 19,339
$ 4
$ (2)
$ 19,337
Total short-term investments
$ 19,339
$ 4
$
(2)
$ 19,337
As of September 27, 2008:
Government and Corporate debt securities with
maturities of less than one year
$ 6,149
$ -
$ (18)
$ 6,167
Total short-term investments
$ 6,149
$ -
$
(18)
$ 6,167
In fiscal 2007, the Company purchased $37.3 million of securities it classified as available-for-sale and sold $39.3
million of available-for-sale securities. In fiscal 2008, the Company purchased $31.3 million of securities classified as
available-for-sale and sold $44.6 million of available-for-sale securities. The Company did not recognize any realized
gains or losses on the sale of its investments.
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NOTE 6: BALANCE SHEET COMPONENTS
(in thousands)
Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and short-term investments:
Cash, money market bank deposits and other cash equivalents
Restricted cash (1)
Short-term investments
Accounts and notes receivable:
Customer accounts receivable
Other accounts receivable
Allowance for doubtful accounts
Inventories, net:
Raw materials and supplies
Work in process
Finished goods
Inventory reserves
Property, plant and equipment, net:
Land
Buildings and building improvements
Leasehold improvements
Data processing and hardware equipment and software
Machinery and equipment
Accumulated depreciation
Accrued expenses:
Wages and benefits
Inventory purchase commitment accruals
Professional fees and services
Customer advances
Severance
Contractual commitments on closed facilities
Deferred rent
Other
Other liabilities:
Long-term income taxes payable (Note 10)
Post employment foreign severance obligations
Facility accrual related to discontinued operations (Test)
Switzerland pension plan obligation
Operating lease retirement obligations
Other
As of
September 29, 2007
September 27, 2008
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
150,571
-
19,339
169,910
113,671
4,608
118,279
(1,586)
116,693
29,973
13,667
2,626
46,266
(8,428)
37,838
2,385
13,711
9,434
17,430
42,243
85,203
(51,095)
34,108
13,426
3,156
1,412
2,213
1,377
1,722
1,174
10,234
34,714
144,932
35,000
6,149
186,081
57,997
22
58,019
(1,376)
56,643
18,708
8,328
6,697
33,733
(6,497)
27,236
2,735
14,361
9,560
13,421
46,393
86,470
(49,570)
36,900
9,195
2,663
1,610
1,543
1,530
1,403
1,264
8,047
27,255
26,691
3,291
2,544
2,500
1,822
932
37,780
$
$
$
$
$
-
3,013
3,539
3,464
1,512
621
12,149
$
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(1) The Company had restricted cash of $35.0 million which was used to support the gold financing arrangement as
of September 27, 2008 (Note 15).
NOTE 7: DEBT OBLIGATIONS
The following table reflects long-term debt consisting of Convertible Subordinated Notes as of September 29, 2007 and
September 27, 2008:
Rate
Payment dates
of each year
0.500% May 30 and November 30
1.000% June 30 and December 30
June 1 and December 1
0.875%
Maturity
Date
November 30, 2008
June 30, 2010
June 1, 2012
Conversion
Price
$20.33
$12.84
$14.36
(in thousands)
As of
September 29, 2007
$
76,412
65,000
110,000
251,412
$
September 27, 2008
$
72,412
65,000
110,000
247,412
$
The following table reflects amortization expense related to issue costs from the Company’s Subordinated Convertible
Notes:
(in thousands)
Amortization expense related to issue costs
0.5% Convertible Subordinated Notes
2006
Fiscal
2007
2008
$
1,302
$
1,275
$
1,514
During fiscal 2004, the Company issued $205.0 million aggregate principal amount of 0.5% Convertible Subordinated
Notes in a private placement to qualified institutional investors. The notes are general obligations of the Company and
are subordinated to all senior debt. The notes rank equally with the Company’s other Convertible Subordinated Notes.
There are no financial covenants associated with the notes and there are no restrictions on incurring additional debt or
issuing or repurchasing the securities.
During 2006, the Company purchased $75.0 million (face value) of the outstanding 0.5% Convertible Subordinated
Notes for consideration consisting of 3.6 million shares of common stock with an aggregate fair value of $42.7 million
and $26.7 million in cash. The Company recorded a net gain of $4.0 million, net of deferred financing cost of $1.3
million.
During fiscal 2007 and 2008, the Company purchased in the open market $53.6 million (face value) and $4.0 million
(face value), respectively, of the outstanding notes for net cash of $50.4 million and $3.8 million, respectively. During
fiscal 2007 and 2008, the Company recognized a net gain of $2.8 million and $0.2 million, respectively, net of
deferred financing costs.
Subsequent to fiscal 2008, the Company purchased in the open market $43.1 million (face value) of our 0.5%
Convertible Subordinated Notes for net cash of $42.8 million. A net gain of $0.2 million will be recognized in fiscal
2009. The remaining 0.5% Convertible Subordinated Notes matured November 2008 and were redeemed.
1.0% Convertible Subordinated Notes
During 2004, the Company issued $65.0 million aggregate principal amount of 1.0% Convertible Subordinated Notes
in a private placement to qualified institutional investors. No principal payments are required until maturity. The
conversion rights of these notes may be terminated on or after June 30, 2006 if the closing price of the Company’s
common stock has exceeded 140% of the conversion price then in effect for at least 20 trading days within a period of
30 consecutive trading days. The notes are general obligations of the Company and are subordinated to all senior debt.
The notes rank equally with the Company’s other Convertible Subordinated Notes. There are no financial covenants
associated with the notes and there are no restrictions on incurring additional debt or issuing or repurchasing the
securities.
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Subsequent to fiscal 2008, the Company purchased in the open market $3.0 million (face value) of its 1.0%
Convertible Subordinated Notes for net cash of $2.0 million. A net gain of $1.0 million will be recognized in fiscal
2009.
0.875% Convertible Subordinated Notes
On June 6, 2007, the Company issued $110.0 million aggregate principal amount of 0.875% Convertible Subordinated
Notes due 2012, including exercise of the initial purchaser’s over-allotment option for $10.0 million aggregate
principal amount. Net proceeds from the issuance were $106.4 million. The 0.875% Convertible Subordinated Notes
were issued pursuant to an indenture dated as of June 6, 2007, between the Company and The Bank of New York, as
trustee. The 0.875% Convertible Subordinated Notes are unsecured subordinated obligations of the Company. Debt
issuance costs of $3.6 million incurred in connection with the offering of the 0.875% Subordinated Convertible Notes
will be amortized to expense over 60 months.
Holders of the 0.875% Convertible Subordinated Notes may convert their notes based on an initial conversion rate of
approximately 69.6621 shares per $1,000 principal amount of notes (equal to an initial conversion price of
approximately $14.355 per share) only under the following circumstances: (1) during specified periods, if the price of
the Company’s common stock exceeds specified thresholds; (2) during specified periods, if the trading price of the
0.875% Convertible Subordinated Notes is below a specified threshold; (3) at any time on or after May 1, 2012 or
(4) upon the occurrence of certain corporate transactions. The initial conversion rate will be adjusted for certain events.
The Company presently intends to satisfy any conversion of the 0.875% Convertible Subordinated Notes with cash up
to the principal amount of the 0.875% Convertible Subordinated Notes and, with respect to any excess conversion
value, with shares of the Company’s common stock. The Company has the option to elect to satisfy its conversion
obligations in cash, common stock or a combination thereof.
The 0.875% Convertible Subordinated Notes are not redeemable at the Company’s option. Holders of the 0.875%
Convertible Subordinated Notes do not have the right to require the Company to repurchase their 0.875% Convertible
Subordinated Notes prior to maturity except in connection with the occurrence of certain fundamental change
transactions. The 0.875% Convertible Subordinated Notes may be accelerated upon an event of default as described in
the Indenture and will be accelerated upon bankruptcy, insolvency, appointment of a receiver and similar events with
respect to the Company.
In connection with the issuance of the 0.875% Convertible Subordinated Notes, on June 6, 2007, the Company entered
into a registration rights agreement with Banc of America Securities LLC, as the initial purchaser (the “Registration
Rights Agreement”). Pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, the Company filed a shelf registration statement
with the Securities and Exchange Commission covering resale of the 0.875% Convertible Subordinated Notes and the
shares of its common stock issuable upon conversion of the 0.875% Convertible Subordinated Notes within 120 days
after issuance of the 0.875% Convertible Subordinated Notes. The shelf registration statement became effective on
September 10, 2007.
NOTE 8: SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Treasury Stock
During fiscal 2007, the Company repurchased 4.9 million shares of its common stock for $46.1 million in open market
transactions.
Defined Benefit Pension Plan
During fiscal 2006, the Company issued and contributed 200,000 shares of its common stock valued at $1.8 million to its
defined benefit pension plan (see Note 10). There were not contributions during for fiscal 2007 and 2008.
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401(k) Retirement Income Plan
The following table reflects the Company’s matching contributions to the 401(k) retirement income plan which were
made in the form of issued and contributed shares of Company common stock for fiscal 2006, 2007 and 2008:
Fiscal 2006
Fiscal 2007
Fiscal 2008
Number of
Common Shares
215,000
126,000
193,000
Fair Value*
(in thousands)
1,898
$
1,143
1,174
* Fair value based upon the market price at the time of contribution.
Equity-Based Compensation
As of September 27, 2008, the Company had seven equity-based employee compensation plans (the “Employee
Plans”) and three director compensation plans (the “Director Plans”) (collectively, the “Plans”), under which stock
options, performance-based share awards (collectively, “performance-based restricted stock”) or common stock have
been granted at 100% of the market price of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant. The Company has
granted performance-based restricted stock from the Company’s approved 2006 Equity Plan, which is part of the
Employee Plans. Each share of performance-based restricted stock granted from this Plan reduces the aggregate
number of stock options that may be granted under this Plan by two shares. Stock options and performance-based
restricted stock granted under the Plans vest at such dates as are determined in connection with their issuance, but not
later than five years from the date of grant and stock options expire ten years from date of grant. Upon share option
exercise or upon attainment of designated performance goals, new shares of the Company’s common stock are issued.
The Company follows the non-substantive vesting method and recognizes compensation expense immediately for
awards granted to retirement eligible employees, or over the period from the grant date to the date retirement eligibility
is achieved. Equity-based compensation expense recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Operations for fiscal
2006, 2007 and 2008 is based upon awards ultimately expected to vest. In accordance with SFAS 123R, forfeitures
have been estimated at the time of grant and were estimated based upon historical experience. The Company reviews
the forfeiture rate periodically and makes adjustments as necessary. If the actual forfeiture rate at the end of the vesting
period is lower than had been estimated, additional compensation expense will be recorded. If the actual forfeiture rate
at the end of the period is higher than had been estimated, the Company will record a recovery of compensation
expense previously recorded.
The following table reflects shares of commons stock reserved for issuance and available for grant under the equity
compensation plans as of September 27, 2008:
(in thousands)
Employee Plans
Director Plans
Reserved for
Issuance
17,400
280
2007 Plan
N/A
136
2008 Plan
3,900
N/A
Other Equity
Plans
543
N/A
Available for Grant
The following table summarizes equity-based compensation expense, including employee stock options and
performance-based restricted stock and common stock issued to non-employee directors, included in the Consolidated
Statements of Operations for fiscal 2006, 2007 and 2008:
(in thousands)
Cost of sales
Selling, general and administrative
Research and development
Effect of equity-based compensation in continuing operations, net of tax (1)
Equity-based compensation in discontinued operations (Test), net of tax
Net effect of equity-based compensation expense
(1) There was no tax impact related to equity-based compensation.
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2006
$
619
2,996
1,121
4,736
626
5,362
$
$
Fiscal
2007
$
236
4,038
1,576
5,850
-
5,850
2008
252
3,711
1,442
5,405
-
5,405
$
$
Equity-Based Compensation: Employee stock options
The following table reflects the weighted-average assumptions for the Black-Scholes option pricing model used to
estimate the fair value of stock options granted for fiscal 2006, 2007 and 2008:
Expected dividend yield
Expected stock price volatility
Risk-free interest rate
Expected life (in years)
Weighted-average fair value at grant date
2006
NA
51.35%
4.50%
5
$4.04
Fiscal
2007
NA
58.03%
4.56%
5
$4.37
2008
NA
51.18%
4.24%
5
$4.05
Expected volatility for fiscal 2006, 2007 and 2008 is based upon historical volatility, implied volatility of the Company’s
market traded options, and the implied volatility of the convertible feature of the Company’s convertible debt securities.
The risk-free interest rate is calculated using the U.S. Treasury yield curves in effect at the time of grant, commensurate
with the expected life of the options.
The following table reflects employee stock option activity for fiscal 2006, 2007 and 2008:
(in thousands )
Number of
Shares
Weighted Average
Exercise Price
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life in Years
(in thousands)
Aggregate
Intrinsic Value
Options outstanding as of September 30, 2005
Granted
Exercised
Terminated or cancelled
Options outstanding as of September 30, 2006
Granted
Exercised
Terminated or cancelled
Options outstanding as of September 29, 2007
Granted
Exercised
Terminated or cancelled
Options outstanding as of September 27, 2008
Options vested and expected to vest as of September 27, 2008
Options exercisable as of September 27, 2008
In the money exercisable options as of September 27, 2008
10,273
245
(1,300)
(1,813)
7,405
1,154
(739)
(811)
7,009
965
(130)
(1,403)
6,441
5,338
4,450
453
$
9.82
7.73
5.88
11.11
10.11
9.04
5.85
12.24
10.05
8.59
4.22
11.15
$
4,542
2,858
276
$
9.71
$
10.00
$
10.38
5.2
4.5
4.0
$
848
$
848
$
848
On average, 15% of stock options granted by the Company become vested each year, and on average, 16% of stock
options granted by the Company are forfeited each year. Intrinsic value of stock options exercised is determined by
calculating the difference between the market value of the Company’s stock price at the time an option is exercised
and the exercise price, multiplied by the number of shares. The intrinsic value of stock options outstanding and stock
options exercisable is determined by calculating the difference between the Company’s closing stock price on the last
trading day of fiscal 2008 and the exercise price of in-the-money stock options, multiplied by the number of
underlying shares. During fiscal 2008, the Company received $0.5 million in cash from the exercise of stock options.
As of September 27, 2008, total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested employee stock options was $3.5
million, which will be amortized over the weighted average remaining service period of approximately 1.8 years.
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The following table reflects outstanding and exercisable employee stock options as of September 27, 2008:
Options Outstanding
Options Exercisable
Range of Exercise Prices
$2.95
$5.02 - $7.08
$7.14 - $7.89
$8.28 - $8.74
$9.02 - $11.19
$12.05 - $12.94
$14.38 - $17.78
(in thousands )
Options
Outstanding
453
63
1,619
1,729
250
1,235
1,092
6,441
Weighted Average
Remaining
Contractual Life
in Years
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
(in thousands)
Options
Exercisable
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
3.8
8.7
5.5
8.2
5.3
3.4
2.4
5.2
$
2.95
5.83
7.15
8.61
9.90
12.38
15.22
9.71
$
453
11
1,081
419
159
1,235
1,092
4,450
$
2.95
5.87
7.15
8.49
10.14
12.38
15.20
10.38
$
Equity-Based Compensation: Employee performance-based restricted stock
The following table reflects performance-based restricted stock activity for fiscal 2007 and 2008:
(in thousands)
Performance-based restricted stock outstanding as of September 30, 2006
Granted
Terminated or cancelled
Performance-based restricted stock outstanding as of September 29, 2007
Granted
Terminated or cancelled
Performance-based restricted stock outstanding as of September 27, 2008
Number of
shares
-
492
(20)
472
536
(61)
947
$
$
$
Unrecognized
compensation
expense
-
Average remaining
service period
(in years)
1,400
2,186
2.0
1.8
The following table reflects the assumptions used to estimate the fair value of performance-based restricted stock
issued during fiscal 2007 and 2008:
Assumptions as of September 29, 2007:
Expected forfeiture rate
Estimated attainment of performance goals
Assumptions as of September 27, 2008:
Expected forfeiture rate
Estimated attainment of performance goals
Performance-based
restricted stock issued
fiscal 2007
Performance-based
restricted stock issued
fiscal 2008
8.8%
72.0%
9.9%
47.0%
n/a
n/a
9.9%
80.0%
There was no performance-based restricted stock issued or outstanding in fiscal 2006.
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Equity-based compensation: Non-employee directors
In fiscal 2007, the Company’s board of directors adopted and the shareholders approved, the 2007 Equity Plan for
Non-Employee Directors (the “2007 Plan”). The 2007 Plan provides for the grant of common shares to each non-
employee director upon initial election to the board and on the first business day of each calendar quarter while serving
on the board. The grant to a non-employee director upon initial election to the board, and each quarterly grant, shall be
that number of common shares closest in value to, without exceeding, $30,000. During fiscal 2007 and 2008, the
Company issued 36,618 shares of common stock valued at $360,000 and 107,460 shares of common stock valued at
$720,000, respectively, in accordance with the 2007 Plan.
The following table reflects non-employee director stock option activity for fiscal 2006, 2007 and 2008:
(in thousands)
Number of Shares
560
42
(17)
-
585
-
(18)
(39)
528
-
-
(50)
478
460
428
-
Options outstanding as of September 30, 2005
Granted
Exercised
Terminated or cancelled
Options outstanding as of September 30, 2006
Granted
Exercised
Terminated or cancelled
Options outstanding as of September 29, 2007
Granted
Exercised
Terminated or cancelled
Options outstanding as of September 27, 2008
Options vested and expected to vest as of September 27, 2008
Options exercisable as of September 27, 2008
In the money exercisable options as of September 27, 2008
NOTE 9: EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS
U.S. Pension Plan
14.42
5.16
6.10
-
14.42
-
5.80
13.25
14.79
-
-
13.88
14.89
15.05
15.52
$
$
$
Weighted Average
Exercise Price
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life in Years
(in thousands)
Aggregate
Intrinsic Value
$
$
79
60
-
4.1
3.9
3.7
$
-
$
-
$
-
The Company had a non-contributory defined benefit pension plan (the “U.S. pension plan”) covering all U.S.
employees who were employed on September 30, 1995. The benefits for this U.S. pension plan were based on the
employees’ years of service and the employees’ compensation during the earlier of the three calendar years before
retirement or the three years ended December 31, 1995. Effective December 31, 1995, the benefits under the U.S.
pension plan were frozen, and therefore, accrued benefits no longer changed as a result of an employee’s length of
service or compensation.
In February 2007, the Company’s Board of Directors approved the termination of the U.S. pension plan. Participant
benefits were not adversely impacted by this termination, and in July 2007, the Company made a $1.9 million cash
contribution to fully fund the U.S. pension plan. The U.S. pension plan subsequently purchased a group annuity
contract on a revocable basis, pending approval of the proposed plan termination by the Pension Benefit Guaranty
Corporation (“PBGC”) and issuance of a favorable determination letter by the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”). The
PBGC review period expired and on March 26, 2008, the Company received a favorable determination letter from the
IRS. Accordingly, during fiscal 2008, the group annuity contract became irrevocable, a termination of the U.S. pension
plan occurred, and the Company recognized one-time non-cash expense of $9.2 million, offset by a $3.5 million tax
benefit, associated with recognizing unamortized actuarial losses.
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Other U.S. Plan
The Company has a 401(k) retirement income plan. This plan allows for employee contributions and matching
Company contributions in varying percentages, depending on employee age and years of service, ranging from 50% to
175% of the employees’ contributions. The Company’s contributions under the 401(k) retirement income plan totaled
$2.1 million, $2.0 million and $1.1 million in fiscal 2005, 2006 and 2007 respectively, and were satisfied by
contributions of shares of Company common stock, valued at the market price on the date of the matching
contribution.
Switzerland Plan
During fiscal 2007, the Company purchased Alphasem, a Switzerland corporation. Per Switzerland regulations,
Alphasem sponsored a Switzerland pension plan covering active employees whose minimum benefits are guaranteed.
This Switzerland pension plan has been funded to the legal requirement, and the Company is current in all required
pension contributions. However, in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles of pension
accounting, even though the Switzerland pension plan is fully funded for local statutory purposes, the Switzerland
pension plan must be treated as an under-funded defined benefit plan for U.S. reporting, since the fair value of the
plan’s assets is less than the plan’s projected benefit obligation.
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The following table reflects the Switzerland pension plan’s activity for fiscal 2007 and 2008:
(dollar amounts in thousands)
Change in projected benefit obligation
Projected benefit obligations, beginning of year
Service cost (excluding administrative expenses)
Interest cost
Benefits paid
Insurance premiums
Plan participant contributions
Actuarial gain
Loss on foreign exchange
Projected benefit obligations at the end of the year
Change in plan assets
Fair value of plan assets, beginning of year
Actual return on plan assets
Benefits paid
Insurance premiums
Employer contributions
Plan participant contributions
Actuarial loss
Gain on foreign exchange
Fair value of plan assets at the end of the year
Funded status
Amounts recognized in statement of financial position
Noncurrent liabilities
Net amount recognized at the end of the year
Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income
Actuarial net (gain) loss
Net amount recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income (pre tax)
Components of net periodic pension cost
Service cost
Interest cost
Expected return on plan assets
Amortization of net gain
Total net periodic pension cost
Weighted average assumptions at the end of the year
Discount rate
Expected long-term rate of return on plan assets
Rate of compensation increase
Fiscal
2007
2008
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
9,797
775
258
(64)
(266)
521
-
810
11,831
6,813
231
(64)
(266)
562
521
-
570
8,367
(3,464)
(3,464)
(3,464)
11
11
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
11,831
795
396
(81)
(343)
639
(1,450)
922
12,709
8,367
382
(81)
(343)
679
639
(86)
664
10,221
(2,488)
(2,488)
(2,488)
(1,343)
(1,343)
$
$
775
258
(243)
-
790
795
396
(382)
(22)
787
$
$
3.55%
4.10%
1.50%
3.90%
4.46%
1.50%
The discount rate is established based on yields on long-term government bonds corresponding to the expected
duration of the benefit obligation, and the difference between the yields on high quality corporate fixed-income
investments and government fixed-income investments.
Net periodic pension cost for the current year is based on assumptions at the valuation date of the prior year.
The amounts in accumulated other comprehensive income that are expected to be recognized in net periodic pension
expense during fiscal 2009 are immaterial.
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The accumulated benefit obligation for the pension plan was $9.6 million as of September 27, 2008.
The assets of the Switzerland pension plan are invested with the multi-employer foundation that guarantees minimum
participant benefit, as required under Switzerland regulations.
The following table reflects fiscal 2009 expected contributions to the Switzerland pension plan:
(in thousands)
Employer contributions
Employee contributions
Total contributions
$
$
650
650
1,300
The following table reflects the Switzerland pension plan's estimated future benefit payments for each of the next five fiscal years
and the following five fiscal years in aggregate:
Fiscal year:
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014-2018
Other Plans
(in thousands)
$
79
92
108
139
166
1,123
The Company’s other foreign subsidiaries have retirement plans that are integrated with and supplement the benefits
provided by laws of the various countries. These other plans are not required to report nor do they determine the
actuarial present value of accumulated benefits or net assets available for plan benefits. On a consolidated basis,
pension expense was $1.8 million, $2.0 million and $10.7 million in fiscal 2006, 2007 and 2008 respectively. Fiscal
2008 included U.S. pension plan termination expense of $9.2 million.
NOTE 10: INCOME TAXES
The following table reflects income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes:
2006
Fiscal
2007
2008
$
$
47,928
21,674
69,602
$
$
36,462
(12,158)
24,304
$
4,179
(27,408)
(23,229)
$
(in thousands)
United States operations
Foreign operations
Total
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The following table reflects the provision (benefit) for income taxes from continuing operations:
(in thousands)
Current:
Federal
State
Foreign
Deferred:
Federal
State
Foreign
Total
2006
$
1,048
2,185
4,061
Fiscal
2007
$
1,214
3,159
2,961
2008
$
3
78
(540)
553
(106)
327
-
(620)
(1,266)
(2,993)
(411)
253
$
8,068
$
5,448
$
(3,610)
The following table reflects the difference between the provision for income taxes and the amount computed by applying
the statutory federal income tax rate:
(in thousands)
Computed income tax (benefit) expense based on
U.S. statutory rate
Effect of earnings of foreign subsidiaries
subject to different tax rates
Benefits from foreign approved
enterprise zones
Effect of permanent items
Benefits of net operating loss and tax credit
carryforwards and changes in valuation allowance
Foreign operations
State income tax expense
Other, net
Total
2006
Fiscal
2007
2008
$
24,360
$
8,506
$
(8,130)
(1,278)
(3,773)
(248)
(48,700)
33,924
2,707
1,076
8,068
$
2,104
5,664
(68)
1,835
4,928
742
(21,074)
4,401
3,517
2,398
5,448
$
(5,126)
1,176
2,996
(2,031)
(3,610)
$
Undistributed earnings of certain foreign subsidiaries for which taxes have not been provided approximate $64.5 million
as of September 27, 2008. Such undistributed earnings are considered to be indefinitely reinvested in foreign operations.
Undistributed earnings of approximately $97.2 million are not considered to be indefinitely reinvested in foreign
operations. As part of the global restructuring that occurred during fiscal 2006, the Company determined that these
earnings would be repatriated during the domestic net operating loss carryforward period and this taxable income
related to these earnings could be offset with the utilization of the net operating loss carryforwards. Accordingly, as a
result of the restructuring, no valuation allowance has been provided against the deferred tax asset related to these net
operating losses that will offset these earnings. This resulted in a decrease in tax expense as a result of the reduction of
the valuation allowance. As of September 27, 2008, the Company had provided a deferred tax liability of
approximately $20.9 million for withholding taxes associated with future repatriation of earnings for certain
subsidiaries.
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The following table reflects the net deferred tax balance, composed of the tax effects of cumulative temporary
differences:
(in thousands)
Inventory reserves
Warranty accrual
Other accruals and reserves
Revenue recognition
Valuation allowance
Total short-term deferred tax asset
Domestic tax credit carryforwards
Net operating loss carryforwards
Unrecognized actuarial net loss
Stock options
Other
Valuation allowance
Total long-term deferred tax asset (1)
Repatriation of foreign earnings,
including foreign withholding taxes
Depreciable assets
Prepaid expenses and other
Total long-term deferred tax liability
Net long-term deferred liability
Fiscal
2007
$
2008
$
1,452
354
4,757
113
(3,136)
3,540
908
-
2,892
396
(2,078)
2,118
$
$
$
7,478
58,473
3,259
2,543
4,117
$
3,285
52,967
-
1,477
1,791
75,870
(46,572)
59,520
(37,842)
$
29,298
$
21,678
$
$
47,181
915
3,498
51,594
42,488
315
58
42,861
$
$
$
22,296
$
21,183
(1) Included in other assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheets are deferred tax assets of $0.2 million as of
September 29, 2007 and $0.4 million as of September 27, 2008.
The Company has U.S. federal net operating loss carryforwards, state net operating loss carryforwards, and tax credit
carryforwards of approximately $110.7 million, $195.5 million, and $3.3 million, respectively, that will reduce future
taxable income. These carryforwards can be utilized in the future, prior to expiration of certain carryforwards in 2009
through 2025 with the exception of certain credits that have no expiration date.
Of the total net operating losses as of September 27, 2008, approximately $1.9 million is attributable to stock option
exercises. If the tax benefits associated with our net operating carryforward are recognized in the future, the amounts
attributable to stock option exercises will be recorded as additional paid in capital in shareholders’ equity.
In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2002, as part of the income tax provision for the period, the Company recorded a charge
of $65.3 million for the establishment of a valuation allowance against its deferred tax asset consisting primarily of
U.S. net operating loss carryforwards. The Company determined that the valuation allowance was required based on
its losses, which are given substantially more weight than forecasts of future profitability in the evaluation. In fiscal
2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007, the valuation allowance was reduced to the extent that net operating losses were utilized
against current year federal and state taxable income. During fiscal 2005, $3.9 million of the valuation allowance was
reduced due to the planned repatriation of foreign earnings in fiscal 2006. The Company’s valuation allowance was
reduced by $9.0 million, $22.1 million and $4.6 million in fiscal 2006, 2007 and 2008 respectively, as the result of the
utilization of deferred tax assets, for which a full valuation allowance had previously been provided, to offset current
year earnings. As part of the 2006 international reorganization, the determination made by the Company with regard to
future repatriations during the domestic net operating loss carryforward period, the Company further reduced the
valuation allowance by $29.1 million during fiscal 2006. The Company has determined the valuation allowance
against U.S. deferred tax assets, particularly the federal and state net operating losses, is still necessary as of
September 27, 2008 as the Company does not believe it is more likely than not the remaining deferred tax assets will
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be realized due to the restructuring of its international operations, projection of future earnings and the significant
historic volatility of its Equipment segment, which will be the primary income source for the U.S. in the future. The
Company will continue to evaluate the realizability of all of their deferred taxes and adjust the valuation allowance
accordingly.
Of the total valuation allowance through September 27, 2008, approximately $3.6 million of subsequently recognized
tax benefits relating to the valuation allowance for deferred tax assets will be applied to reduce goodwill, intangible
assets or additional paid in capital.
The Company also has generated losses in certain foreign jurisdictions totaling approximately $28.4 million. Similar to
the U.S. net operating losses, realization of the benefit associated with certain foreign loss carryforwards is not more
likely than not to be realized and a full valuation allowance has been provided against the deferred tax assets
associated with these carryforwards.
Upon adoption of FIN 48 on September 30, 2007, the Company recorded a reduction to its accumulated deficit of $0.8
million. In addition, after accounting for the cumulative effect reduction to the accumulated deficit, the Company’s
unrecognized tax benefits was $25.0 million and accrued interest related to unrecognized income tax benefits of $2.9
million was recognized as a component of the provision for income taxes.
The following table reflects a reconciliation of the beginning and ending unrecognized tax benefits for fiscal 2008:
(in thousands)
Unrecognized tax benefit as of September 29, 2007
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year
Additions for tax positions of prior years
Settlements
Unrecognized tax benefit as of September 27, 2008
$
24,962
2,460
4,103
(502)
$
31,023
If recognized, the $31.0 million would impact our effective tax rate excluding the impact valuation allowances.
The additions based on tax positions related to the current year of $2.5 million includes $0.1 million related to
currency fluctuations and were charged to currency expense. The additions for tax positions of prior years of $4.1
million relate to currency fluctuations and were charged to currency expense.
The Company recognizes interest and penalties accrued related to unrecognized tax benefits as a component of income
tax expense. There were no additional accruals of interest expense on various uncertain tax positions during fiscal
2008.
The Company files U.S. Federal income tax returns, as well as, income tax returns in various state and foreign
jurisdictions. For the U.S. Federal income tax returns and most state tax returns, tax years following fiscal 2000 remain
subject to examination as a result of the generation of net operating loss carryforwards. The statutes of limitations with
respect to the foreign jurisdictions in which the company files vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction and range from 4
to 6 years.
The IRS is in the initial stages of an income tax audit for the fiscal 2006 tax year. As of December 5, 2008, the IRS
auditor has submitted an initial information request and the Company is in the process of responding to that
request. No further information is available with respect to this audit.
In October 2007, the tax authority in Israel notified the Company that it believes withholding and income taxes of
approximately $34.3 million, after adjustment for foreign currency changes, are owed by the Company for the 2002
through 2004 tax years. The Company does not agree with this assessment and filed an objection with the tax authority
in Israel. The Company is currently in discussions with the tax authority in Israel regarding the assessment and
believes that it has adequate tax reserves for this assessment.
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It is reasonably possible that the amount of the unrecognized tax benefit with respect to certain unrecognized tax
positions will increase or decrease during the next 12 months; however, the Company does not expect the change to
have a material effect on its results of operations or our financial position.
As a result of committing to certain capital investments and employment levels, income from operations in China,
Singapore, Malaysia and Israel are subject to reduced tax rates, and in some cases are wholly exempt from taxes.
In China, the Company expects to benefit from a 100% tax holiday for two years commencing in the first year in
which the Company earns taxable income and then a 50% tax holiday for an additional three years. One of the
subsidiaries in China was granted “Hi Tech Enterprise” status by the taxing authorities in fiscal 2008. As a result of
the “Hi Tech Enterprise” status, the subsidiary qualifies for a reduced corporate income tax rate of 15% and continues
to benefit from the tax holiday. The subsidiary applies a current corporate income tax rate of .56% after the
application of 15% tax rate and tax holidays. The taxing authorities will review the subsidiary’s qualification for “Hi
Tech Enterprise” status every 2 years.
In connection with certain Singapore operations, the Company expects to benefit from a 100% tax holiday for 10 years
effective February 1, 2000. In Israel, the Company may benefit from a reduced tax rate of 10% through fiscal 2008
provided certain revenue requirements are met.
One of the Company’s subsidiaries in Malaysia is wholly exempt from taxes through 2014.
NOTE 11: SEGMENT INFORMATION
The Company evaluates performance of its segments and allocates resources to them based on income from operations
before interest, allocations of corporate expenses and income taxes.
The Company operates in two segments: equipment and packaging materials. The equipment segment designs,
manufactures and markets capital equipment, and related spare parts for use in the semiconductor assembly process. The
equipment segment also services, maintains, repairs, and upgrades assembly equipment. The packaging materials
segment designs, manufactures, and markets consumable packaging materials for use on the equipment the Company
markets as well as on competitors’ equipment. The packaging materials products have different manufacturing processes,
distribution channels and a less volatile revenue pattern than the Company's capital equipment segment.
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The following table reflects the Company’s reporting segments:
Fiscal 2006
Net revenue
Cost of sales
Gross profit
Operating expenses
Gain on sale of assets
Income from operations
Segment assets
Capital expenditures
Depreciation expense
Fiscal 2007
Net revenue
Cost of sales
Gross profit
Operating expenses
Income from operations
Segment assets
Capital expenditures
Depreciation expense
Fiscal 2008
Net revenue
Cost of sales
Gross profit
Operating expenses
U.S. pension plan termination
Income (loss) from operations
Segment assets
Capital expenditures
Depreciation expense
(in thousands)
Packaging
Materials
Segment
Equipment
Segment
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
319,788
178,599
141,189
89,684
-
51,505
161,342
1,992
3,021
Equipment
Segment
316,718
188,055
128,663
113,444
15,219
264,875
3,704
3,743
Equipment
Segment
271,019
165,499
105,520
122,302
9,152
(25,934)
215,953
4,697
3,597
$
$
$
60,508
28,474
32,034
23,316
-
8,718
99,767
6,634
4,087
Packaging
Materials
Segment
$
$
$
53,808
27,035
26,773
24,480
2,293
119,838
1,871
4,382
Packaging
Materials
Segment
$
$
$
57,031
28,758
28,273
26,971
-
1,302
120,317
3,153
3,783
Consolidated
$
$
$
380,296
207,073
173,223
113,000
4,544
64,767
261,109
8,626
7,108
Consolidated
$
$
$
370,526
215,090
155,436
137,924
17,512
384,713
5,575
8,125
Consolidated
$
$
$
328,050
194,257
133,793
149,273
9,152
(24,632)
336,270
7,850
7,380
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The Company’s market for its products is worldwide. The following table reflects destination sales to unaffiliated
customers and long-lived assets by country:
D e stin a tio n
S a le s
$
(in th o u sa n d s)
L o n g -liv e d
A sse ts
$
$
$
L o n g -liv e d
A sse ts
$
8 0 ,6 4 9
6 2 ,2 6 2
4 4 ,0 6 9
3 6 ,8 7 5
3 2 ,2 1 3
2 1 ,2 0 4
2 0 ,7 2 8
1 4 ,4 8 2
1 2 ,0 3 5
7 ,7 0 9
1 9 4
4 7 ,8 7 6
3 8 0 ,2 9 6
D e stin a tio n S a le s
9 1 ,7 8 8
$
7 4 ,7 1 6
3 7 ,8 8 1
2 8 ,6 9 1
2 6 ,6 6 2
2 0 ,7 8 5
1 8 ,6 0 2
1 2 ,1 5 8
1 1 ,7 4 4
8 ,4 5 4
4 ,5 1 6
4 ,1 3 9
5 7 6
2 3 1
2 9 ,5 8 4
3 7 0 ,5 2 6
$
D e stin a tio n
S a le s
$
8 1 ,0 3 5
4 1 ,9 3 8
3 4 ,8 9 7
3 2 ,0 8 3
2 6 ,2 1 1
1 7 ,9 6 4
1 4 ,3 0 6
1 3 ,8 1 1
1 2 ,8 9 1
1 2 ,0 0 1
3 ,8 4 1
4 3 4
3 0 0
3 6 ,3 3 8
3 2 8 ,0 5 0
3 6 1
6 ,7 0 8
9 5
4 3 4
2 9 0
1 ,8 2 8
1 7
1 1
9 ,5 1 8
1 5
7 ,1 0 1
2 0 2
2 6 ,5 8 0
2 3 5
3 3
5 ,3 2 8
1 1
2 ,1 1 6
2 9 0
2 8 5
3
1 2 ,5 8 6
-
-
9 0
1 6 ,0 8 6
7 ,4 0 5
2 4 1
4 4 ,7 0 9
4 ,9 7 8
1 6 2
1 3
1 4 9
3 1 3
1 5 0
1 3 ,3 9 8
2 ,2 2 8
-
5 7
6 7
1 5 ,7 8 2
7 ,7 5 0
4 1 6
4 5 ,4 6 3
$
L o n g -liv e d
A sse ts
$
$
$
F isc a l 2 0 0 6
T a iw a n
C h in a
K o re a
M a la y sia
J a p a n
S in g a p o re
P h ilip p in e s
T h a ila n d
U n ite d S ta te s
H o n g K o n g
Isra e l
A ll o th e r
T o ta l
F isc a l 2 0 0 7
T a iw a n
K o re a
C h in a
H o n g K o n g
S in g a p o re
M a la y sia
J a p a n
P h ilip p in e s
U n ite d S ta te s
T h a ila n d
M a lta
G e rm a n y
S w itz e rla n d
Isra e l
A ll o th e r
T o ta l
F isc a l 2 0 0 8
C h in a
T a iw a n
K o re a
M a la y sia
J a p a n
H o n g K o n g
U n ite d S ta te s
S in g a p o re
T h a ila n d
P h ilip p in e s
G e rm a n y
S w itz e rla n d
Isra e l
A ll o th e r
T o ta l
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NOTE 12: OTHER FINANCIAL DATA
The following table reflects other financial data:
(in thousands)
Rent expense
Selling, general and administrative incentive compensation expense
Warranty and retrofit expense
NOTE 13: EARNINGS PER SHARE
2006
4,907
8,311
3,238
$
$
$
Fiscal
2007
4,673
4,262
2,281
$
$
$
2008
5,057
2,167
1,840
$
$
$
Basic net income (loss) per share is calculated using the weighted average number of shares of common stock
outstanding during the period. The calculation of diluted net income (loss) per share assumes the exercise of stock
options and the conversion of convertible securities to common shares unless the inclusion of these will have an anti-
dilutive impact on net income (loss) per share. In addition, in computing diluted net income (loss) per share, if
convertible securities are assumed to be converted to common shares, the after-tax amount of interest expense
recognized in the period associated with the convertible securities is added back to net income.
The following table reflects after-tax interest expense related to the Company’s 0.5% and 1.0% Convertible
Subordinated Notes which was added to income from continuing operations to determine diluted EPS:
(in thousands)
Income (loss) from continuing operations
After-tax interest expense
2006
Fiscal
2007
2008
61,534
1,441
$
18,856
1,271
(19,619)
$
-
(1)
62,975
$
20,127
N/A
$
$
(1) Due to the Company’s net loss for the period, conversion of Convertible Subordinated Notes and the related after-
tax interest expense was not assumed since the effect would have been anti-dilutive.
The following table reconciles Basic weighted average shares outstanding to Diluted weighted average shares
outstanding:
(in thousands)
Weighted average shares outstanding - Basic
Stock options
Performance-based restricted stock
0.50% Convertible Subordinated Notes
1.00% Convertible Subordinated Notes
0.875% Convertible Subordinated Notes
Total potentially dilutive securities
Weighted average shares outstanding - Diluted
2006
55,089
945
n/a
7,785
5,062
n/a
13,792
68,881
Fiscal
2007
56,221
807
77
6,107
5,062
n/a
12,053
68,274
2008
53,449
-
-
-
-
-
53,449
53,449
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2) Due to the Company’s net loss for the period, potentially dilutive shares were not assumed since the effect would
have been anti-dilutive.
Diluted EPS excludes the effect of the conversion of the 0.875% Convertible Subordinated Notes since the 0.875%
Convertible Subordinated Notes would not result in the issuance of any dilutive shares because the conversion option
was not in the money as of September 27, 2008 (see Note 8).
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The following table reflects the number of potentially dilutive shares which were excluded from diluted EPS, as their
inclusion was anti-dilutive:
(in thousands)
Potentially dilutive shares related to:
Stock options
Performance-based restricted stock
Convertible Subordinated Notes
2006
Fiscal
2007
2008
4,759
-
-
4,759
780
-
-
780
7,286
91
8,624
16,001
Subsequent to year end, on October 3, 2008, in connection with the acquisition of Orthodyne Electronics Corporation
(“Orthodyne”), the Company issued 7.1 million common shares to the seller (see Note 16 for a description of the
acquisition).
NOTE 14: GUARANTOR OBLIGATIONS, COMMITMENTS, CONTINGENCIES AND CONCENTRATIONS
The following table reflects guarantees under standby letters of credit as of September 27, 2008:
Nature of guarantee
Security for the Company's gold financing arrangement (1)
Security for payment of employee health benefits
Security for payment of employee worker compensation benefits
Security for customs bond
Term of guarantee
Guarantee terminated
September 29, 2008
Expires June 2009
Expires October 2009
Expires July 2009
(in thousands)
M aximum obligation
under guarantee
$
35,000
480
238
100
35,818
$
(1) The gold financing arrangement requires restricted cash of $35.0 million which is reflected on the Consolidated
Balance Sheet. Subsequent to year end in connection with the sale of the Wire business, the restriction on the cash balance
was released.
Guarantor Obligations, continuing operations
The Company has issued standby letters of credit for employee benefit programs and a customs bond.
Guarantor Obligations, discontinued operation
The Company’s wire manufacturing subsidiaries had issued a guarantee for payment under their gold supply financing
arrangement, which was terminated with the sale of the Company’s Wire business. This gold supply agreement
required the Company to provide letters of credit or cash to secure its obligations to the supplier. Accordingly, the
Company entered into a credit facility with a bank in an amount up to $35.0 million. The term of the credit facility was
two years, but was granted on an uncommitted basis and was repayable on demand. In connection with this credit
facility the Company granted the bank a security interest in its assets related to the manufacture and sale of gold wire,
including all gold inventories and all accounts receivable arising from the sale of gold wire and the proceeds thereof.
The credit facility contained financial and non-financial covenants. The financial covenants contained restrictions on
the Company’s gold wire manufacturing subsidiaries’ net worth, ratio of total liabilities to Earnings Before Interest
and Taxes and Discontinued Operations, and those subsidiaries’ ability to pay dividends.
Warranty Expense
The Company’s equipment is generally shipped with a one-year warranty against manufacturing defects and the
Company does not offer extended warranties in the normal course of its business. The Company establishes reserves
for estimated warranty expense when revenue for the related equipment is recognized. The reserve for estimated
warranty expense is based upon historical experience and management estimates of future expenses.
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The following table reflects product warranties included in accrued expenses as of fiscal 2006, 2007 and 2008:
(in thousands)
Reserve for product warranty, beginning of year
Provision for product warranty expense
Product warranty costs incurred
Reserve for product warranty, end of year
Other Commitments and Contingencies
2006
$
853
1,903
(2,044)
712
$
Fiscal
2007
2,309
2,254
(2,588)
1,975
$
$
2008
1,975
1,315
(2,372)
918
$
$
The following table reflects operating lease obligations not reflected on the Consolidated Balance Sheets:
Payments due by period
(in thousands)
Operating lease obligations (1)
$
Total
35,923
Fiscal 2009
$
7,452
Fiscal 2010
$
6,238
Fiscal 2011
$
5,419
Fiscal 2012
$
3,357
Fiscal 2013
and thereafter
$
13,457
(1) The Company has minimum rental commitments under various leases (excluding taxes, insurance, maintenance and
repairs, which are also paid by the Company) primarily for manufacturing and office facilities, which expire periodically
through 2018 (not including lease extension options, if applicable.
In October 2007, the tax authority in Israel notified the Company that it believes withholding and income taxes and
interest of approximately 117.3 million Israeli shekels, with a value of $29.0 million as of the assessment date, are owed
by the Company for the 2002 through 2004 tax years. As of September 27, 2008, the assessment is valued at $34.3
million after adjustment for foreign currency changes. The Company does not agree with this assessment and has filed an
objection with the tax authority in Israel. Discussions between the Company and the tax authority in Israel regarding the
assessment began in fiscal 2008 and are ongoing. The Company believes it has adequate tax reserves for this assessment.
Concentrations
The following table reflects significant customer concentrations:
Customer net revenue as a percentage of Net Revenue
STATS Chippac
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering
2006
Fiscal
2007
10.7%
*
*
10.7%
Customer accounts receivable as a percentage of total Accounts Receivable
Siliconware Precision Industries, Ltd.
Haoseng Industries Company, Ltd.
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering
Amkor Technology Inc.
*
*
*
10.5%
*
*
16.0%
13.8%
2008
*
*
14.5%
10.2%
*
*
* Represent less than 10% of net revenue or total accounts receivable, as applicable.
No other customer accounted for more than 10% of total accounts receivable as of fiscal 2006, 2007 and 2008.
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NOTE 15: SELECTED QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA (unaudited)
The following table reflects selected quarterly financial data:
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
Net revenue
Gross profit
Income (loss) from continuing operations
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax
Net income (loss)
Net income (loss) per share (1):
Basic
Diluted
Fiscal 2007 For Quarter Ended
December 30
$
71,852
$
32,440
$
333
$
3,840
$
4,173
March 31
$
61,525
$
25,323
$
(6,745)
$
4,531
$
(2,214)
June 30
$
$
$
$
$
85,549
36,616
853
4,667
5,520
September 29
$
$
$
$
$
151,600
61,057
24,415
5,836
30,251
Total
370,526
155,436
18,856
18,874
37,730
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
0.07
0.06
$
$
(0.04)
(0.04)
$
$
0.10
0.08
$
$
0.56
0.47
$
$
0.67
0.57
Shares used in basic per share calculations
Shares used in diluted per share calculations
57,301
69,456
57,580
57,580
56,456
68,951
53,546
64,702
56,221
68,274
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
Net revenue
Gross profit
Income (loss) from continuing operations
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax
Net income (loss)
Net income (loss) per share (1):
Basic
Diluted
Fiscal 2008 For Quarter Ended
December 29
$
123,532
$
50,618
$
7,033
$
9,329
$
16,362
March 29
$
70,781
$
28,607
$
(10,892)
$
4,758
$
(6,134)
$
$
0.31
0.27
$
$
(0.11)
(0.11)
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
June 28
72,507
29,702
(4,743)
2,946
(1,797)
September 27
$
$
$
$
$
61,230
24,866
(11,017)
6,408
(4,609)
Total
328,050
133,793
(19,619)
23,441
3,822
$
$
$
$
$
(0.03)
(0.03)
$
$
(0.09)
(0.09)
$
$
0.07
0.07
Shares used in basic per share calculations
Shares used in diluted per share calculations
53,264
62,425
53,384
53,384
53,528
53,528
53,621
53,621
53,449
53,449
(1) Earnings per share for the year may not equal the sum of quarterly earnings per share due to changes in weighted share calculations.
NOTE 16: SUBSEQUENT EVENT
On October 3, 2008, the Company completed the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Orthodyne pursuant to
the Asset Purchase Agreement dated as of July 31, 2008 between the Company and Orthodyne, as amended by that
certain Amendment to Asset Purchase Agreement dated as of October 3, 2008 (as amended, the “Agreement”).
Pursuant to the Agreement, the Company purchased substantially all of Orthodyne's assets used in connection with its
business of designing, manufacturing and selling wedge bonder and heavy wire wedges, and assumed certain liabilities
related thereto (the “Orthodyne Transaction”).
The purchase price for the Orthodyne Transaction consisted of approximately 7.1 million shares of the Company's
common stock (the “Shares”) plus approximately $82.6 million in cash, which included an estimated working capital
adjustment of approximately $2.6 million. The purchase price is subject to a post-closing working capital adjustment
as set forth in the Agreement. Subject to certain limitations, Orthodyne agreed to indemnify the Company for breaches
of Orthodyne's representations, warranties and covenants. A total of 15% of the purchase price was placed in escrow
as partial security for Orthodyne's indemnification obligations under the Agreement. In addition, the Company agreed
to pay Orthodyne up to an additional $40.0 million in cash based upon the gross profit realized by the acquired
business over the next three years pursuant to an Earnout Agreement entered into between the Company and
Orthodyne on July 31, 2008. The transaction was reported by the Company on its current reports on Form 8-K filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on July 31, 2008 and October 8, 2008 and its current report on
Form 8-K/A filed with the SEC on October 28, 2008. As part of the Agreement, the Company filed a registration
statement covering the Shares on October 28, 2008 which became effective on November 3, 2008. The Company also
entered into employment agreements with three key Orthodyne employees.
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Subsequent to year end, on November 12, 2008, the Company announced a headcount reduction of 240 positions and a
cancellation of annual salary increases scheduled for January 1, 2009. The Company took these actions to manage its
cost structure due to deteriorating conditions in the global economy and projected weaker demand for the Company’s
products and services. Pre-tax expense of approximately $2.6 million will be recorded in fiscal 2009, primarily related
to severance costs, and the cash expenditures related to these measures is expected to be approximately $3.0 million. As
a result of these actions, the Company anticipates approximately $8.0 million in annualized savings.
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
Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the
effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of September 27, 2008. Based on that evaluation, the Chief
Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of September 27, 2008 our disclosure controls and
procedures were effective in providing reasonable assurance the information required to be disclosed by us in reports
filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is (i) recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time
periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and (ii) accumulated and communicated to our management, including
the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding disclosure.
Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
The management of Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (the “Company”) is responsible for establishing and
maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934. The 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. The Company’s internal control over financial
reporting includes those policies and procedures that pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail,
accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the Company; provide reasonable
assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles, provide reasonable assurance that receipts and expenditures of the Company
are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the Company; and 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.
Management evaluated the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of September 27, 2008. In making
this assessment, management used the framework established in Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued by the
Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”). Management’s assessment included
an evaluation of the design of our internal control over financial reporting and testing of the operational effectiveness
of our internal control over financial reporting. Based on that assessment and based on the criteria in the COSO
framework, management has concluded that, as of September 27, 2008, the Company’s internal control over financial
reporting was effective.
The effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of September 27, 2008 has been
audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in its report,
which appears herein.
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Change in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There were no material changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during fiscal 2008 that
have materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
Item 9B. OTHER INFORMATION
None.
PART III
Item 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Information required by Item 401 of Regulation S-K with respect to the directors will appear under the heading
”ELECTION OF DIRECTORS” in the Company's Proxy Statement for the 2009 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, which
information is incorporated herein by reference. The information required by Item 401 of Regulation S-K with respect to
executive officers appears at the end of Part I, Item 1 of this report under the heading ”Executive Officers of the
Company.” The other information required by Item 401 of Regulation S-K will appear under the heading “CORPORATE
GOVERNANCE” in the Company's Proxy Statement for the 2009 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, which information is
incorporated herein by reference.
The information required by Item 405 of Regulation S-K will appear under the heading “CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
– Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance” in the Company's Proxy Statement for the 2009 Annual
Meeting of Shareholders, which information is incorporated herein by reference.
The information required by Item 406 of Regulation S-K will appear under the heading “CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
- Code of Ethics” in the Company's Proxy Statement for the 2009 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, which information
is incorporated herein by reference.
The information required by Item 407(c)(3) of Regulation will appear under the headings “CORPORATE
GOVERNANCE—Nominating and Governance Committee” and “SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS” in the
Company's Proxy Statement for the 2009 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, which information is incorporated herein
by reference.
The information required by Items 407(d)(4) and (d)(5) of Regulation S-K will appear under the heading
“CORPORATE GOVERNANCE—Audit Committee” in the Company's Proxy Statement for the 2009 Annual
Meeting of Shareholders, which information is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The information required by Item 402 of Regulation S-K will appear under the heading “COMPENSATION OF
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS,” in the Company's Proxy Statement for the 2009 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, which
information is incorporated herein by reference.
The information required by Item 407(e)(4) of Regulation S-K will appear under the heading “CORPORATE
GOVERNANCE— Management Development and Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation” in
the Company’s Proxy Statement for the 2009 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, which information is incorporated
herein by reference.
The information required by Item 407(e)(5) of Regulation S-K will appear under the heading “REPORT OF THE
MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT AND COMPENSATION COMMITTEE” in the Company’s Proxy Statement for
the 2009 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, which information is incorporated herein by reference.
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Item 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND
RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
The information required hereunder concerning security ownership of certain beneficial owners and management will
appear under the heading “Security Ownership of Certain beneficial Owners” in the Company’s Proxy Statement for the
2009 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, which information is incorporated herein by reference. The information required
hereunder concerning security ownership of management will appear under the heading ”ELECTION OF DIRECTORS”
in the Company’s Proxy Statement for the 2009 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, which information is incorporated
herein by reference. The information required by this item relating to securities authorized for issuance under equity
compensation plans is included under the heading “EQUITY COMPENSATION PLANS” in the Company’s Proxy
Statement for the 2009 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, which is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS AND DIRECTOR
INDEPENDENCE
The information required by Item 404 of Regulation S-K will appear under the heading “CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
– Certain Relationships and Related Transactions” in the Company’s Proxy Statement for the 2009 Annual Meeting of
Shareholders which information is incorporated herein by reference.
The information required by Section 407(a) of Regulation S-K will appear under the heading “CORPORATE
GOVERNANCE – Board Matters” in the Company’s Proxy Statement for the 2009 Annual Meeting of Shareholders,
which information is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES
The information required hereunder will appear under the heading ”AUDIT AND RELATED FEES” in the Company’s
Proxy Statement for the 2009 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, which information is incorporated herein by reference.
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Part IV
Item 15. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
(a) The following documents are filed as part of this report:
(1) Financial Statements - Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc.:
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 29, 2007 and September 27, 2008
Consolidated Statements of Operations for fiscal years 2006, 2007 and 2008
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for fiscal 2006, 2007 and 2008
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Equity (Deficit)
for fiscal 2006, 2007 and 2008
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(2) Financial Statement Schedules:
Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts
Page
46
47
48
49
50
51
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All other schedules are omitted because they are not applicable or the required information is shown in the
consolidated financial statements or notes thereto.
(3) Exhibits:
EXHIBIT
NUMBER
ITEM
2(i)
2(ii)
2(iii)
2(iv)
3(i)
3(ii)
4(i)
4(ii)
Master Sale and Purchase Agreement between W.C. Heraeus GmbH and Kulicke and Soffa
Industries, Inc., dated July 31, 2008 is incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Company’s
Form 8-K filed on July 31, 2008.
Amendment No. 1 to the Master Sale and Purchase Agreement between W.C. Heraeus GmbH and
Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc., dated as of September 5, 2008 is incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 2.2 of the Company’s Form 8-K filed on October 2, 2008.
Asset Purchase Agreement between Orthodyne Electronics Corporation and Kulicke and Soffa
Industries, Inc., dated July 31, 2008 is incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the Company’s
Form 8-K filed on July 31, 2008.
Amendment to the Asset Purchase Agreement between Orthodyne and the Company, dated as of
October 3, 2008 is incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.2 of the Company’s Form 8-K filed on
October 8, 2008.
The Company’s Form of Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation dated December 5,
2007, filed as Exhibit 3(i) to the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended
September 29, 2007, is incorporated herein by reference.
The Company’s Form of Amended and Restated By-Laws dated December 5, 2007, filed as
Exhibit 3(ii) to the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 29,
2007, are incorporated herein by reference.
Specimen Common Share Certificate of Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc., filed as Exhibit 4 to
the Company’s Form 8-A12G/A dated September 11, 1995, SEC file number 000-00121, is
incorporated herein by reference.
Indenture dated as of November 26, 2003 between the Company and J.P. Morgan Trust Company,
National Association, as Trustee, filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated December
5, 2003, is incorporated herein by reference.
4(iii)
Form of Note (included in Exhibit 4(ii)).
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4(iv)
Indenture dated as of June 30, 2004 between the Company and J.P. Morgan Trust Company,
National Association, as Trustee, filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s quarterly report on Form
10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2004, is incorporated herein by reference.
4(v)
Form of Note (included in Exhibit 4(iv)).
4(vi)
4(vii)
10(i)
10(ii)
10(iii)
10(iv)
10(v)
10(vi)
10(vii)
Indenture dated as of June 6, 2007 between the Company and Bank of New York, as Trustee, filed
as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s form 8-K dated June 6, 2007, is incorporated by reference.
Registration Rights Agreement dated as of June 6, 2007, between the Company and Bank of
America Securities, LLC as Initial Purchaser, filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K
dated June 6, 2007, is incorporated by reference.
The Company’s 1988 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan for Non-Officer Directors (as amended
and restated effective February 9, 1999), filed as Exhibit 10(vi) to the Company’s Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 1999, is incorporated by reference.*
2004 Israeli Addendum to the Company’s 1994 Employee Incentive Stock Option and Non-
Qualified Stock Option Plan (as amended and restated effective March 21, 2003), filed as Exhibit
10(iv) to the Company’s Post-Effective Amendment No.4 on Form S-1 to the Registration
Statement on Form S-3 filed December 14, 2004, is incorporated herein by reference.*
The Company’s 1997 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan for Non-Employee Directors (as amended
and restated effective March 21, 2003), filed as Exhibit 10(vi) to the Company’s Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2003 is incorporated herein by reference.*
2004 Israeli Addendum to the Company’s 1998 Employee Incentive Stock Option and Non-
Qualified Stock Option Plan (as amended and restated effective March 21, 2003), filed as Exhibit
10(vii) to the Company’s Post-Effective Amendment No.4 on Form S-1 to the Registration
Statement on Form S-3 filed December 14, 2004, is incorporated herein by reference.*
The Company’s 1999 Nonqualified Employee Stock Option Plan (as amended and restated
effective March 21, 2003), filed as Exhibit 10(xv) to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the year ended September 30, 2003 is incorporated herein by reference.*
2004 Israeli Addendum to the Company’s 1999 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan (as amended
and restated effective March 21, 2003), filed as Exhibit 10(ix) to the Company’s Post-Effective
Amendment No.4 on Form S-1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed December 14,
2004, is incorporated herein by reference.*
Form of Termination of Employment Agreement signed by Mr. Kulicke (Section 2(a) - 30
months), and Messrs. Carson, Salmons, Belani, Griffing, Chylak, Torton, Anderson, Lutz, Mak,
and Rheault (Section 2(a) - 18 months), filed as Exhibit 10(a) to the Company’s Quarterly Report
on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended December 31, 2000, is incorporated herein by
reference.*
10(viii)
10(ix)
The Company’s 2001 Employee Incentive Stock Option and Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan (as
amended and restated effective March 21, 2003), filed as Exhibit 10(xix) to the Company’s
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2003 is incorporated herein by
reference.*
2004 Israeli Addendum to the Company’s 2001 Employee Incentive Stock Option and Non-
Qualified Stock Option Plan (as amended and restated effective March 21, 2003), filed as Exhibit
10(xii) to the Company’s Post-Effective Amendment No.4 on Form S-1 to the Registration
Statement on Form S-3 filed December 14, 2004, is incorporated herein by reference.*
10(x) (1)
Sale and Buyback of Fine Metal Agreement dated June 12, 2006 between Kulicke & Soffa (SEA)
PTE LTD, Kulicke and Soffa Global Holding Corporation and AGR Matthey, filed as Exhibit
10.2 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended July 1,
2006 is incorporated herein by reference. (1)
10(xi)
The Company’s 2006 Equity Plan, filed as Appendix A to the Company’s proxy statement on
Schedule 14A for the annual meeting of shareholders on February 14, 2006, is incorporated herein
by reference. *
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10(xii)
Form of Stock Option Award Letter regarding the 2006 Equity Plan, filed as Exhibit 99.1 to the
Company’s report on Form 8-K dated October 3, 2006, is incorporated herein by reference. *
10(xiii)
10(xiv)
10(xv)
10(xvi)
10(xvii)
10(xviii)
10(xix)
10(xx)
10(xxi)
Form of Performance Share Award Agreement regarding the 2006 Equity Plan, filed as Exhibit
99.2 to the Company’s report on Form 8-K dated October 3, 2006, is incorporated herein by
reference. *
Form of Performance Share Award Agreement regarding the 2006 Equity Plan, filed as Exhibit
99.2 to the Company’s report on Form 8-K dated October 2, 2007, is incorporated herein by
reference. *
Facility Letter Agreement dated June 7, 2006 between Kulicke & Soffa (SEA) PTE LTD, Kulicke
And Soffa Global Holding Corporation and Citibank, N.A., Singapore Branch, filed as Exhibit
10.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended July 1,
2006, is incorporated herein by reference.
Agreement of Lease, by and between the Company and 1005 Virginia Associates, L.P., dated June
30, 2005, filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly
period ended June 30, 2005, is incorporated herein by reference.
Officer Incentive Compensation Plan, dated August 2, 2005, filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the
Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2005, is
incorporated herein by reference. *
2007 Equity Plan for Non-employee Directors, filed as Appendix A to the Company’s proxy
statement on Schedule 14A for the annual meeting of shareholders on February 13, 2007, is
incorporated herein by reference.*
Earnout Agreement between Orthodyne Electronics Corporation and Kulicke and Soffa Industries,
Inc., dated July 31, 2008 is incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 of the Company’s Form 8-K
filed on July 31, 2008.
2008 Equity Plan, filed as Appendix A to the Company’s proxy statement on Schedule 14A for
the annual meeting of shareholders on February 12, 2008, is incorporated herein by reference.*
Form of New Employee Inducement Stock Option Grant Letter, filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the
Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed December 13, 2007, is incorporated herein
by reference.*
10(xxii)
2007 Alphasem Employee Stock Option Plan, filed as Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Registration
Statement on Form S-8 filed December 13, 2007, is incorporated herein by reference.*
10(xxiii)
Form of Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement, filed as Exhibit 99.1 to the Company’s report on
Form 8-K, dated October 8, 2008, is incorporated herein by reference.*
10(xxiv)
Form of Incentive Stock Option Agreement, filed as Exhibit 99.2 to the Company’s report on
Form 8-K, dated October 8, 2008, is incorporated herein by reference.*
10(xxv)
Form of Performance Unit Award Agreement, filed as Exhibit 99.3 to the Company’s report on
Form 8-K, dated October 8, 2008, is incorporated herein by reference.*
10(xxvi)
Form of Performance Unit Award Agreement, filed as Exhibit 99.4 to the Company’s report on
Form 8-K, dated October 8, 2008, is incorporated herein by reference.*
10(xxvii)
Form of Restricted Stock Agreement Award, filed as Exhibit 99.5 to the Company’s report on
Form 8-K, dated October 8, 2008, is incorporated herein by reference.*
10(xxviii)
Joint Development and Engineering Services Agreement between W.C. Heraeus GmbH and
Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc., dated as of September 29, 2008 is incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.1 of the Company’s Form 8-K filed on October 2, 2008.
10(xxix)
Lease Agreement between Orthodyne Electronics Corporation and Kulicke and Soffa Industries,
dated as of October 3, 2008 is incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 of the Company’s Form
8-K filed on October 8, 2008.
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Subsidiaries of the Company.
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31.1
31.2
32.1
32.2
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm)
Certification of C. Scott Kulicke, Chief Executive Officer of Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc.,
pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a).
Certification of Maurice E. Carson, Chief Financial Officer of Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc.,
pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a).
Certification of C. Scott Kulicke, Chief Executive Officer of Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc.,
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
of 2002.
Certification of Maurice E. Carson, Chief Financial Officer of Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc.,
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
of 2002.
99.1
Agreement for Commitment to Make Plan Sufficient, filed as Exhibit 99.1 to the Company’s
report on Form 8-K dated May 7, 2007, is incorporated herein by reference.
*
(1)
Indicates a management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.
Portions of this exhibit have been omitted based on a request for confidential treatment submitted
to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The omitted portions have been filed separately
with the Commission.
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KULICKE AND SOFFA INDUSTRIES, INC.
Schedule II-Valuation and Qualifying Accounts
Balance
at beginning
of period
Charged to
costs and
expenses
Other
additions
(describe)
Deductions
(describe)
Balance
at end
of period
$
$
$
1,483
$
(654)
$
1,641
(4)
$
-
$
2,470
8,805
$
1,164
$
-
$
(2,597)
(2)
$
7,372
108,458
$
(38,170)
(3)
$
-
$
-
$
70,288
(in thousands)
Fiscal 2006
Allowance for doubtful accounts
Inventory reserve
Valuation allowance for deferred taxes
Fiscal 2007
Allowance for doubtful accounts
$
2,470
$
552
$
602
$
(2,038)
(1)
$
1,586
Inventory reserve
Valuation allowance for deferred taxes
$
$
7,372
$
2,445
$
-
$
(1,389)
(2)
$
8,428
70,288
$
(20,580)
(3)
$
-
$
-
$
49,708
Fiscal 2008
Allowance for doubtful accounts
$
1,586
$
361
$
(24)
$
(547)
(1)
$
1,376
Inventory reserve
Valuation allowance for deferred taxes
$
$
8,428
$
3,999
$
(3,321)
(5)
$
(2,609)
(2)
$
6,497
49,708
$
(5,043)
(3)
$
(4,745)
(6)
$
-
$
39,920
(1) Represents write offs of specific accounts receivable.
(2) Disposal of excess and obsolete inventory.
(3) Reflects the decrease in the valuation allowance primarily associated with the Company's U.S. net operating losses and other deferred tax assets.
(4) Reflects reserve against the Company's former Test business accounts receivable that were not sold.
(5) Reclassification of fully depreciated demonstration and evaluation equipment from inventory to plant, property and equipment, net.
(6) Primarily reflects decrease in valuation allowance as a result of adoption of FIN 48.
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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.
SIGNATURES
KULICKE AND SOFFA INDUSTRIES, INC.
By: /s/ C. SCOTT KULICKE
C. Scott Kulicke
Chairman of the Board and
Chief Executive Officer
Dated: December 10, 2008
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed by the following persons on behalf
of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ C. SCOTT KULICKE
C. Scott Kulicke
(Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ MAURICE E. CARSON
Maurice E. Carson
(Principal Financial and Accounting
Officer)
/s/ BRIAN R. BACHMAN
Brian R. Bachman
Chairman of the Board
of Directors and Chief
Executive Officer (principal executive officer)
December 10, 2008
Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer and principal accounting officer)
December 10, 2008
Director
December 10, 2008
/s/ JOHN A. O’STEEN
John A. O'Steen
Director
/s/ GARRETT E. PIERCE
Garrett E. Pierce
/s/ MACDONELL ROEHM, JR.
MacDonell Roehm, Jr.
/s/ BARRY WAITE
Barry Waite
/s/ C. WILLIAM ZADEL
C. William Zadel
Director
Director
Director
Director
December 10, 2008
December 10, 2008
December 10, 2008
December 10, 2008
December 10, 2008
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Stock Performance Graph
The graph set forth below compares, for fiscal years 2004 through 2008, the yearly change in the cumulative
total returns to holders of common shares of the Company with the cumulative total return of a peer group selected
by the Company and of the NASDAQ Stock Market-US Index. The peer group is focused on companies that
manufacture equipment and materials similar to the equipment and materials manufactured by the Company and is
composed, in part, by reference to peer group lists that the Company believes are commonly used by institutional
investors and financial research analysts when evaluating Company performance. The Company believes that the
peer group provides a useful reference point for investors when evaluating Company performance across the
semiconductor assembly equipment industry business cycle. The peer group is composed of Asyst Technologies
Inc., ASM Pacific Technology Limited, BE Semiconductor Industries N.V., Brooks Automation, Inc., Cohu, Inc.,
Credence Systems Corporation, Cymer, Inc., KLA-Tencor Corporation, Lam Research Corporation, LTX
Corporation, Novellus Systems, Inc., Shinkawa Ltd., Teradyne, Inc., Ultratech, Inc., Varian Semiconductor
Equipment Associates, Inc., and Veeco Instruments, Inc. The graph assumes that the value of the investment in the
relevant stock or index was $100 at September 30, 2004 and that all dividends were reinvested. Total returns are
calculated based on a fiscal year ending September 30. For purposes of the peer group index, the peer group
companies have been weighted based upon their relative market capitalization. The closing sale price of the
Company’s common shares as of September 30, 2008 was $4.51.
COMPARISON OF 5 YEAR CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN*
Among Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc., The NASDAQ Composite Index
And A Peer Group
$180
$160
$140
$120
$100
$80
$60
$40
$20
$0
9/03
9/04
9/05
9/06
9/07
9/08
Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc.
NASDAQ Composite
Peer Group
*$100 invested on 9/30/03 in stock & index-including reinvestment of dividends.
Fiscal year ending September 30.
COMPANY INFORMATION
(December 2008)
Shay Torton
Vice President, Worldwide
Operations and Supply Chain
INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP
Philadelphia, PA
CORPORATE
VICE PRESIDENTS
David J. Anderson
Michael Lutz
BANK
Bank of America
Chicago, IL
CORPORATE
HEADQUARTERS
Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc.
1005 Virginia Drive
Fort Washington, PA 19034
EQUIPMENT
MANUFACTURING
FACILITIES
Berg, Switzerland
Singapore
PACKAGING MATERIALS
MANUFACTURING
FACILITIES
Yokneam Elite, Israel
Suzhou, China
REGISTRAR AND TRANSFER
AGENT
American Stock Transfer & Trust
59 Maiden Lane
New York, NY 10007
800-937-5449
STOCK TRADING
NASDAQ Symbol – KLIC
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
An electronic copy of the 2008 Annual
Report, the 2009 Proxy Statement and
other filings are available online at
http://www.kns.com/investors
Copies of the Company’s recent news
releases and investor packages may be
obtained by contacting:
Tom Johnson
Director of Investor Relations &
Corporate Communications
Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc.
Phone: 215-784-6411
Fax: 215-784-6167
Or request information online at:
http://www.kns.com/investors
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
C. Scott Kulicke
Chairman of the Board
Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc.
Brian R. Bachman
Private Investor
Former CEO and Vice Chairman
Axcelis Technologies, Inc.
John A. O’Steen
Retired Business Executive
Former Executive Vice President
Cornerstone Brands, Inc.
Garrett E. Pierce
Vice Chairman and CFO
Orbital Sciences Corporation
MacDonell Roehm, Jr.
Chairman and CEO
Crooked Creek Capital LLC
Barry Waite
Retired Business Executive
Former President and CEO
Chartered Semiconductor
C. William Zadel
Retired Business Executive
Former Chairman and CEO
Mykrolis Corporation
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
C. Scott Kulicke
Chairman of the Board and
Chief Executive Officer
Maurice E. Carson
Senior Vice President and CFO
Charles Salmons
Senior Vice President
Christian Rheault
Senior Vice President
Gregg Kelly
President, Orthodyne Electronics,
A Division of Kulicke & Soffa
T.C. Mak
Vice President, Worldwide Sales
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