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2021

Pushing innovation to create intelligent 
power and sensing technologies that solve 
the most challenging customer problems.

onsemi.com

Delivering on our Promise
(Letter to Shareholders)

As we look back on 2021, we are very proud of the results that our worldwide
teams delivered in transforming the company to drive sustainable performance
and shareholder value. Our success has only been possible thanks to their
unwavering dedication and hard work amid an ongoing pandemic and supply
chain challenges. Our customer and supplier relationships have also played
an integral part in our transformation and we appreciate the support we have
received from our partners in this challenging environment.

We have positioned onsemi as a leader in intelligent power and sensing and
pivoted our investments to align with the high-growth megatrends in automotive
and industrial. In parallel, we have been implementing structural changes,
capturing value for our differentiated portfolio and optimizing our manufacturing
footprint to increase efficiency and improve our cost structure. These initiatives
resulted in record financials for 2021 in revenue, gross margin, operating margin
and free cash flow.

In August, we announced our strategy to deliver intelligent power and
sensing solutions for the sustainable ecosystem, including electric vehicles,
energy infrastructure, factory automation and advanced safety applications.
Our customers place high value on the performance of our solutions and the
strategic partnerships we have developed with them to ensure visibility in
demand and stability in supply. Silicon Carbide is at the forefront of our new
strategy and our recent acquisition of GT Advanced Technologies Inc. will
allow us to secure supply for our customers, solidifying our leadership in this
rapidly growing market.

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Execution will remain our top priority in 2022 to deliver on our strategic
initiatives to reduce complexities, improve efficiencies and grow our
business responsibly. We have already demonstrated the level of discipline
which allowed us to exceed our targeted non-GAAP gross margin of 45% in
the fourth quarter of 2021, significantly ahead of schedule. We will focus on
delivering high-value products to our customers to ensure their long-term
success while addressing their short-term needs.

45.0%

40.0%

35.0%

Our Performance

Non-GAAP Revenue

+28.3%

FY17

FY18

FY19

FY20

FY21

Non-GAAP Gross Margin

38.1%

36.9%

36.1%

40.4%

+770 bps

In addition to our business priorities, we are focusing on our environmental
commitments of achieving Net Zero by 2040. Our Environmental, Social and
Governance (ESG) initiatives have been recognized by Investor’s Business
Daily 100 Best ESG Companies of 2021 and Newsweek’s America’s Most Responsible Companies for 2022. We
received the World Finance Sustainability Award in 2021 and we have been included on the North America Dow
Jones Sustainability Index as well as Barron’s Top 100 Most Sustainable Companies 2022. At onsemi, we believe
that we must do our part in providing a greener, safer world and a fair and ethical workplace and we are proud to
have been recognized with the EcoVadis Platinum Rating 2022 and the World’s Most Ethical Company® accolade
from Ethisphere Institute for the 7th consecutive year. Our employees participate in supporting these initiatives that
extend from our Global Corporate Giving program to ensuring that Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) is a part of
our every day and everything we do.

30.0%

FY20

FY19

FY18

FY21

FY17

32.7%

onsemi | Annual Report

Our new mission at onsemi is to push innovation to create intelligent power and sensing technologies that
solve the most challenging customer problems. Our employees are inspired to go above and beyond to increase
stakeholder value through high quality and high value products and services.

We are forging our path, and we will continue to deliver for our customers, shareholders and employees.

Hassane El-Khoury
President and CEO

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Information

Dec 31, 2017

Dec 31, 2018

Dec 31, 2019

Dec 31, 2020

Dec 31, 2021

Year Ended

Reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP revenue:

Dollars (in Millions)

GAAP revenue

Special items:

a) Sell-through to sell-in adjustment

Total Special Items

Non-GAAP revenue

Reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP gross margin:

GAAP gross margin

Special items:

a) Amortization of fair market value step-up of inventory

b) Non-recurring facility costs

c) Sell-through to sell-in adjustment

Total special items

Non-GAAP gross margin

$5,543.1

$5,878.3

$5,517.9

$5,255.0

$6,739.8

($155.1)

($155.1)

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

$5,388.0

$5,878.3

$5,517.977

$5,255.0

$6,739.8

36.7%

38.1%

35.8%

32.7%

40.3%

0.2%

— %

0.1%

0.3%

— %

— %

— %

— %

36.9%

38.1%

0.4%

— %

— %

0.4%

36.1%

— %

— %

— %

— %

— %

0.1%

— %

0.1%

32.7%

40.4%

tain percentages may not total due to rounding of individual amounts.

CERTAIN FORWARD–LOOKING STATEMENTS

Certain statements in this Annual Report are “forward-looking statements,” as that term is defined in Section 27A77 of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-
looking statements are often characterized by the use of words such as “believes,” “estimates,” “expects,” “projects,”
“may,” “will,” “intends,” “plans,” “should,” or “anticipates,” and similar expressions. All forward-looking statements in this
Annual Report are made based on onsemi’s current expectations, forecasts, estimates and assumptions, and involve
risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause results or events to differ materially from those expressed in
the forward-looking statements. Among these factors are economic conditions and markets (including current financial
conditions), exchange rate fluctuations, risks associated with decisions to expend cash reserves for various uses in
accordance with onsemi’s capital allocation policy such as debt prepayment, stock repurchases or acquisitions rather
than to retain such cash for future needs, risks associated with onsemi’s substantial leverage and restrictive covenants
in onsemi’s debt agreements that may be in place from time to time, and risks involving governmental regulation.
Additional factors that could cause results to differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements
are contained in onsemi's Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K
and other of onsemi’s filings with the SEC. All forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our
behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement. onsemi assumes no obligation to update such
information, except as may be required by law.

onsemi | Annual Report

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K

(Mark One)
È ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES

EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021

Or
‘ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES

EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from

to

(Commission File Number) 001-39317
ON SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its
charter)

Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)

36-3840979
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

5005 E. McDowell Road
Phoenix, AZ 85008
(602) 244-6600
(Address, zip code and telephone number, including area code, of principal executive offices)

Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share

ON

The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes È No ‘
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes ‘ No È
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 È No ‘
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of
Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).
Yes È No ‘
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging
growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in
Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer
Non-accelerated filer

È Accelerated filer
‘ Smaller reporting company
Emerging growth company

‘
‘
‘
If emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised
financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ‘
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over
financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit
report. Yes È No ‘
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ‘ No È
The aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates of the registrant was $16,502,024,002 as of July 2, 2021, based on
the closing sales price of such stock on the Nasdaq Global Select Market. Shares held by executive officers, directors and persons owning directly or indirectly
more than 10% of the outstanding common stock (as applicable) have been excluded from the preceding number because such persons may be deemed to be
affiliates of the registrant.
The number of shares of the registrant’s common stock outstanding at February 9, 2022 was 432,497,822.

Documents Incorporated by Reference
Portions of the registrant’s Definitive Proxy Statement relating to its 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which is expected to be filed pursuant to
Regulation 14A within 120 days after the registrant’s fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Form 10-K.

ON SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
FORM 10-K

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Part I

Item 1.

Business
Overview
Revenue Generating Activities
Markets
Resources
Seasonality
Government Regulation
Environmental, Social and Governance Initiatives
Human Capital Resources
Executive Officers of the Registrant
Available Information

Item 1A. Risk Factors
Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments
Item 2.
Item 3.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosure

Properties
Legal Proceedings

Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of

Part II

Equity Securities
[Reserved]

Item 6.
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.
Item 9.
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures
Item 9B. Other Information
Item 9C. Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections

Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

Part III

Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
Item 11. Executive Compensation
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder

Matters

Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence
Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services

Part IV

Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules
Item 16. Form 10-K Summary
Signatures

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

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ON SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
FORM 10-K

GLOSSARY OF SELECTED ABBREVIATED TERMS*

Abbreviated Term

Defined Term

0% Notes

1.00% Notes

1.625% Notes

3.875% Notes

ADAS

AEC

Amended Credit Agreement

Amended and Restated SIP

AMIS

AR/VR

ASC

ASIC

ASSP

ASU

BEPS

CCD

CMOS

0% Convertible Senior Notes due 2027

1.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2020

1.625% Convertible Senior Notes due 2023

3.875% Senior Notes due 2028

Advanced driver assistance systems

Automotive Electronics Council

Credit Agreement, dated as of April 15, 2016, as subsequently amended, by
and among the Company, as borrower, the several lenders party thereto,
Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch, as administrative agent and collateral
agent, and certain other parties, providing for the Revolving Credit Facility
and the Term Loan “B” Facility

ON Semiconductor Corporation Amended and Restated Stock Incentive Plan,
as amended

AMIS Holdings, Inc.

Augmented reality/virtual reality

Accounting Standards Codification

Application specific integrated circuits

Application specific standard product

Accounting Standards Update

Base Erosion and Profit Shifting

Charge-coupled device

Complementary metal oxide semiconductor

Commission or SEC

Securities and Exchange Commission

DC

ECL

EDI

EPA

ESD

ESPP

EV/HEV

Exchange Act

Fairchild

Direct current

Emitter coupled logic

Electronic data interface

Environmental Protection Agency

Electrostatic discharge

ON Semiconductor Corporation 2000 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as
amended

Electric vehicles/hybrid electric vehicles

Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended

Fairchild Semiconductor International Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of ON
Semiconductor Corporation

FASB

Financial Accounting Standards Board

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FDA

Freescale

IC

IGBT

IP

IPRD

LIBO Rate

LSI

MOSFET

Motorola

OEM

PC

PRP

U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.

Integrated circuit

Insulated-gate bipolar transistor

Intellectual property

In-process research and development

A base rate per annum equal to the London Interbank Offered Rate as
administered by the Intercontinental Exchange Benchmark Administration

Large scale integration

Metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor

Motorola Inc.

Original equipment manufacturers

Personal computer

Potentially responsible party

Revolving Credit Facility

A $1.97 billion revolving credit facility created pursuant to the Amended
Credit Agreement

RF

RSU

SCI LLC

Radio frequency

Restricted stock unit

Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of
ON Semiconductor Corporation

Securities Act

Securities Act of 1933, as amended

SiC

SiPM

SPAD

Silicon carbide

Silicon photomultipliers

Single photon avalanche diode arrays

Term Loan “B” Facility

A $2.4 billion term loan “B” facility created pursuant to the Amended Credit
Agreement

WBG

Wi-Fi

Wide band gap

Wireless radio technologies compliant with Institute of Electrical and
Electronics Engineers Standard 802.11b and commonly used in wireless local
area networking devices

* Terms used, but not defined, within the body of the Form 10-K are defined in this Glossary.

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Item 1.

Business

Overview

PART I

ON Semiconductor Corporation, together with its wholly and majority-owned subsidiaries, which operate under
the onsemiTM brand (“onsemi,” “we,” “us,” “our,” or the “Company”), was incorporated under the laws of the
state of Delaware in 1992.

We provide industry leading intelligent sensing and power solutions to help our customers solve the most
challenging problems and create cutting edge products for a better future. Our intelligent power technologies
enable the electrification of the automotive industry that allows for lighter and longer-range electric vehicles,
empowers efficient fast-charging systems and propels sustainable energy for the highest efficiency solar strings,
industrial power and storage systems. Our intelligent sensing technologies, supports the next generation industry
allowing for smarter factories and buildings while also enhancing the automotive mobility experience with
imaging and depth sensing that make advanced vehicle safety and automated driving systems possible.

onsemi’s intelligent power allows our customers to exceed range targets with lower weight and reduce system
cost through efficiency. With our sensing integration, we believe onsemi’s intelligent power solutions achieve
higher efficiencies compared to our peers and allows lower
reducing cooling
requirements, saving costs and minimizing weight while delivering the required power with less die per module
and achieving higher range for a given battery capacity. onsemi’s intelligent sensing solutions offer proprietary
features in smaller packages that support customers’ use cases. We believe our intelligent sensing technology
offers advanced features to achieve optimal results and our product integration drives improved efficiency. This
performance is delivered in a smaller footprint while reducing system latency to increase safety and throughput
by providing a proprietary feature set to solve different use cases.

temperature operation,

including automotive,

We serve a broad base of end-user markets,
industrial and others which include
communications, computing and consumer. We believe the evolution of automotive with advancements in
autonomous driving, ADAS, vehicle electrification, and the increase in electronics content for vehicle platforms
is reshaping the boundaries of transportation. With our extensive portfolio of AEC-qualified products, onsemi
helps customers design high reliability solutions while delivering top performance. And within the industrial
space, onsemi is helping OEMs develop innovative products to navigate the ongoing transformation across
energy infrastructure, factory automation and power conversion.

As of December 31, 2021, we were organized into the following three operating and reportable segments: the
Power Solutions Group (“PSG”), the Advanced Solutions Group (“ASG”) and the Intelligent Sensing Group
(“ISG”).

Business Strategy Developments

focused end-markets of automotive,

Our primary focus continues to be on gross margin and operating margin expansion, while at the same time
achieving revenue growth in our
industrial and communications
infrastructure as well as being opportunistic in other end-markets, including obtaining longer-term supply
arrangements with strategic end-customers. We are also focused on achieving efficiencies in our operating
expenditures. While we believe we have made significant progress on gross margin and operating margin
expansion, we continue to rationalize our product portfolio and have allocated capital, research and development
investments and resources to accelerate growth in high-margin products and end-markets by moving away from
non-differentiated products, which have had historically lower gross margins. To this effect, onsemi is exploring
the sale of select manufacturing facilities. As actions are initiated to achieve our business strategy goals, we
could incur accounting charges in the future.

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We believe these actions, among others, will allow us to transition to a lighter internal fabrication model where
our financial performance will be less volatile and not as heavily influenced by our internal manufacturing
volumes. We will continue to rationalize our manufacturing footprint in 2022 to align with our investment
priorities and corporate strategy. Our goal is to reduce volatility in our gross margins and maximize return on our
manufacturing investments with the intention of having our product strategy drive our manufacturing footprint
and capital investments.

In order to streamline our operations and achieve efficiencies, we implemented an involuntary severance plan
during 2021, under which approximately 960 employees were notified of their employment termination and we
incurred severance and related charges of $65.3 million. We continue to evaluate employee positions and
locations for potential efficiencies and may incur additional severance and related charges in the future.

We are focused on sustainability as we drive a common theme across all markets. In August 2020, onsemi
announced its commitment to achieving net zero emissions by 2040. As we initiate steps to achieve our
sustainability goals, additional investments may be required in the future in connection with such actions,
although the timing and amounts of such investments are uncertain at this time.

Completed and Pending Acquisitions and Divestitures

On October 28, 2021, we completed our acquisition of GT Advanced Technologies Inc. (“GTAT”), a producer of
SiC. Pursuant to the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Agreement and Plan of Merger, the
purchase price for the acquisition was $434.9 million, which included cash consideration of $424.6 million and
effective settlement of pre-acquisition balances (non-cash) of approximately $10 million, in exchange for all of
the outstanding equity interests of GTAT. We believe the GTAT acquisition will act as a building block to fuel
growth and accelerate innovation in disruptive intelligent power technologies and secure supply of SiC to meet
rapidly growing customer demand for SiC-based solutions in the sustainable ecosystem.

On October 1, 2021, we divested one of our businesses along with the related intellectual property for aggregate
consideration of approximately $13.6 million and recognized a gain on sale of $10.2 million after offsetting the
carrying values of the disposed assets and liabilities.

During 2019 and 2020, we entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement (the “APA”) and an Asset Purchase
Agreement Amendment (the “APA Amendment”) to acquire GLOBALFOUNDRIES U.S. Inc.’s (“GFUS”) East
Fishkill, New York site and fabrication facilities and certain other assets and liabilities on or around
December 31, 2022 for an aggregate purchase price of $400.0 million in cash, subject to adjustments as described
in the APA and the APA Amendment (the “Total Consideration”). We paid GFUS $70.0 million and
$100.0 million during 2019 and 2020, respectively, of the Total Consideration in cash as a non-refundable
deposit, which will be applied toward and reduce the Total Consideration.

See Note 5: “Acquisitions and Divestitures” in the notes to our audited consolidated financial statements
included elsewhere in this Form 10-K for additional information.

Impact of the Novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 (“COVID-19”) Pandemic on our Business

In response to the impact of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic on our business and industry, we have proactively
implemented preventative protocols, which we continuously assess and update for current local conditions and
emerging trends. These are intended to safeguard our employees, contractors, customers, suppliers and
communities and to ensure business continuity in case of further government restrictions or if severe outbreaks
impact operations at certain of our facilities. While substantially all of our global manufacturing sites are
currently operational, our facilities could be required to temporarily curtail production levels or temporarily cease
operations based on government mandates in response to further outbreaks or new variants of COVID-19. We are
still unable to predict the ultimate extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic will impact our operations.

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Revenue-Generating Activities

onsemi generates revenue from the sale of semiconductor products to distributors and direct customers. We also
generate revenue, to a much lesser extent, from product development agreements and manufacturing services
provided to customers. We believe that our ability to offer a broad range of products, combined with our global
manufacturing and logistics network, provides our customers with single source purchasing on a cost-effective
and timely basis.

As many of our products are sold into different end-markets, the total revenue reported under PSG, ASG and ISG
is not indicative of actual sales in the end-market associated with that segment, but rather is the sum of the
revenue from the product lines assigned to that segment. From time to time, we reassess the alignment of our
product families and devices to our operating segments and may move product families or individual devices
from one operating segment to another.

The following table illustrates the product technologies under each of our segments based on our operating
strategy:

PSG

Analog products

SiC products

Discrete products

MOSFET Products

ASG

Analog products

ASIC products

ISG

Actuator Drivers

CMOS Image Sensors

Connectivity products

Image Signal Processors

ECL products

LSI products

Power Module products

Foundry products /services

Single Photon Detectors

Isolation products

Memory products

Gate Driver products

LSI products

Gate Driver products

Standard Logic products

Sensors

Standard Logic products

WBG products

Products and Technology

The following provides certain information regarding the products and technologies for each of our operating
segments. See Note 3: “Revenue and Segment Information” in the notes to our audited consolidated financial
statements included elsewhere in this Form 10-K for other information regarding our segments, their revenue and
property, plant and equipment and the gross profit derived from each segment.

PSG

PSG offers a wide array of analog, discrete, module and integrated semiconductor products that perform multiple
application functions, including power switching, power conversion, signal conditioning, circuit protection,
signal amplification and voltage regulation functions. The trends driving growth within our end-user markets are
primarily higher power efficiency and power density in power applications, the demand for greater functionality,
and faster data transmission rates in all communications. The advancement of existing volt electrical
infrastructure, electrification of power train in the form of EV/ HEV, higher trench density enabling lower losses
in power efficient packages and lower capacitance and integrated signal conditioning products to support faster
data transmission rates significantly increase the use of high power semiconductor solutions. The recent increase

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in the use of WBG MOSFETs and diodes,
semiconductor products.

including SiC and IGBT,

is further expanding the use of

ASG

ASG designs and develops analog, mixed-signal, advanced logic, ASSPs and ASICs, RF and integrated power
solutions for a broad base of end-users in different end-markets. Our product solutions enable industry leading
active mode and standby mode efficiency now demanded by regulatory agencies around the world. Additionally,
ASG offers trusted foundry and design services for our government customers which leverages the Company’s
broad range of manufacturing, IC design, packaging, and silicon technology offerings to provide turn-key
solutions for our customers.

ISG

ISG designs and develops CMOS image sensors, image signal processors, single photon detectors, including
SiPM and SPAD arrays, as well as actuator drivers for autofocus and image stabilization for a broad base of
end-users in the different end-markets. Our broad range of product offerings delivers excellent pixel
performance, sensor functionality and camera systems capabilities in which high quality visual imagery is
becoming increasingly important to our customers and their end-users, particularly in automotive and factory
automation and in applications powered by AI.

Customers

We sell our products to distributors and direct customers for ultimate use in a variety of end-products in different
end-markets. In general, we have maintained long-term relationships with our key customers and our sales
agreements are renewable periodically and contain certain terms and conditions with respect to payment,
delivery, warranty and supply. During 2021, we entered into a number of long-term supply arrangements with
certain strategic end-customers, which generally include minimum purchase commitments. Pricing terms on
product development agreements are negotiated at the beginning of a project. Almost all of our contracts have
default provisions, and certain of our contracts in the public sector are terminable at any time for convenience of
the contracting agency.

We generally warrant that products sold to our customers will, at the time of shipment, be free from defects in
workmanship and materials and conform to our approved specifications. Our standard warranty extends for a
period of two years from the date of delivery, except in the case of image sensor products, which are warrantied
for one year from the date of delivery. Unless otherwise agreed in writing with our customers, they may cancel
orders 120 days prior to shipment for standard products without penalty and, for custom products, prior to
shipment, provided they pay onsemi’s actual costs incurred as of the date we receive the cancellation notice. The
loss of one of our large customers would have a material adverse effect on the operations of the respective
segment, and may have a material adverse effect on our consolidated results of operations.

Distributors

Sales to distributors accounted for approximately 64% of our revenue in 2021, 60% of our revenue in 2020 and
57% of our revenue in 2019. We had one distributor whose revenue accounted for approximately 13% of the total
revenue for the year ended December 31, 2021. Our distributors resell to mid-sized and smaller OEMs and other
companies. Sales to distributors are typically made pursuant to agreements that provide return rights and stock
rotation provisions permitting limited levels of product returns.

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Direct Customers

Sales to direct customers, which include manufacturers who provide contract manufacturing services for OEMs,
accounted for approximately 36% of our revenue in 2021, 40% of our revenue in 2020 and 43% of our revenue in
2019. Large multi-nationals and selected regional OEMs, which are significant in specific markets, form our core
direct customers. Generally, these customers do not have the right to return our products following a sale other
than pursuant to our warranty.

For additional information regarding agreements with our customers, see “Markets,” “Resources” and “Risk
Factors - Trends, Risks and Uncertainties Related to Our Business” included elsewhere in this Form 10-K and
Note 2: “Significant Accounting Policies - Revenue Recognition” in the notes to our audited consolidated
financial statements included elsewhere in this Form 10-K.

Markets

Product Development

onsemi is focused on innovation to create intelligent power and sensing technologies that solve the most
challenging customer problems. Our product development efforts are directed towards the following:

•

•

•

•

Powering the electrification of the automotive industry with our intelligent power technologies that
allow for lighter and longer-range electric vehicles and enable efficient fast-charging systems;
Propelling the sustainable energy evolution with our intelligent power technologies for the highest
efficiency solar strings, industrial power and storage systems;
Enhancing the automotive mobility experience with our intelligent sensing technologies with imaging
and depth sensing that make advanced vehicle safety and automated driving systems possible; and
Enabling automation and data exchange (Industry 4.0) with our intelligent sensing technologies for
smarter factories and buildings.

While our new product development efforts continue to be focused on building solutions in areas that appeal to
customers in focused market segments and across multiple high-growth applications, it is our practice to
regularly re-evaluate our research and development spending, to assess the deployment of resources and to
review the funding of high-growth technologies. We deploy people and capital with the goal of maximizing the
return for our research and development investments by targeting innovative products and solutions for high
growth applications that position us to outperform the industry.

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End-Markets

We serve a broad base of end-user markets, with a primary focus towards automotive,
industrial and
communication infrastructure. The following table sets forth our principal end-markets, the estimated percentage
(based in part on information provided by our distributors) of our revenue generated from each end-market
during 2021, and sample applications for our products. Other includes the end-markets of communication,
consumer and computing.

2021 Revenue (%)

34%

Automotive

Industrial

27%

Other

39%

Sample applications

EV

Energy & EV charging
Infrastructure

Cloud Computing/Data Center
Servers

ADAS

Industrial Automation

5G Base Stations

Power Management

Security & Surveillance

Graphics Cards

Powertrain

Machine Vision

Gaming, Home Entertainment
Systems, & Set Top Boxes

In-Vehicle Networking

Smart Cities & Buildings

Routers

Body & Interior

Lighting

Sensors

Hearing Health, Diagnostic,
Therapy, & Monitoring

Power Solutions

AR/VR

Engine Control

Motor Control

Robotics

Notebooks, Laptops, Desktop
PCs and Tablets
USB Type-C

White Goods

Power Supplies

Smart Phones

Competition

We face significant competition from major international semiconductor companies, as well as smaller
companies focused on specific market niches. Because some of our components include functionality that in
some cases may be integrated into more complex ICs, we also face competition from manufacturers of ICs,
ASICs and fully-customized ICs, as well as customers who develop their own IC products. See “Risk Factors—
Trends, Risks and Uncertainties Related to Our Business” included elsewhere in this Form 10-K for additional
information.

Some of our competitors have greater financial and other resources with which to pursue development,
engineering, manufacturing, marketing and distribution of their products and may generally be better situated to
withstand adverse economic or market conditions. The semiconductor industry has experienced, and may
continue to experience, significant consolidation among companies and vertical integration among customers.
The following discusses the effects of competition on our three operating segments:

PSG

Our competitive strengths include our core competencies of leading edge fabrication technologies, micro
packaging expertise, breadth of product line and IP portfolio, high quality cost effective manufacturing and
supply chain management which ensures supply to our customers. Our commitment to continual innovation
allows us to provide an ever broader range of semiconductor solutions to our customers who differentiate in
power density and power efficiency, the key performance characteristics driving our markets.

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The principal methods of competition in our discrete, module and integrated semiconductor products are through
new products and package innovations enabling enhanced performance over existing products. Of particular
importance are our power MOSFETs, IGBTs, WBG MOSFETs and diodes, including SiC rectifiers and power
module portfolio for power conversion applications, and ESD portfolio for hi-speed serial interface protection
products, where we believe we have significant performance advantages over our competition. PSG’s
competitors include: Broadcom Limited (“Broadcom”), Diodes Incorporated, Infineon Technologies AG
(“Infineon”), Wolfspeed, Nexperia BV, Rohm Semiconductor USA LLC (“Rohm”), Semtech Corporation,
STMicroelectronics N.V. (“STMicroelectronics”), Texas Instruments Incorporated (“TI”), Toshiba Corporation
and Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.

ASG

ASG principally competes on design experience, manufacturing capability, depth and quality of IP, ability to
service customer needs from the design phase to the shipping of a completed product, length of design cycle,
longevity of technology support and experience of sales and technical support personnel. Our competitive
position with respect to the above basis is enhanced by long-standing relationships with leading direct customers.

Our ability to compete successfully depends on internal and external variables. These variables include, but are
not limited to, the timeliness with which we can develop new products and technologies, product performance
and quality, manufacturing yields and availability of supply, customer service, pricing, industry trends and
general economic trends. Competitors for certain of ASG’s products and solutions include: Infineon, NXP
Semiconductors N.V. (“NXP”), STMicroelectronics and TI.

ISG

ISG differentiates itself from the competition through deep technical knowledge and close customer relationships
to drive leading edge sensing performance for both human and machine vision applications. ISG has significant
imaging experience and was one of the earliest to commercialize CMOS active pixel sensors and introduce
CMOS technology in many of our markets. ISG has leveraged this expertise into market leading positions in
automotive and industrial applications, which allows us to offer technical and end-user applications knowledge to
help customers develop innovative sensing solutions across a broad range of end-user needs.

Competitors for certain of
ISG’s products and solutions include: Sony Semiconductor Manufacturing
Corporation, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Omnivision, STMicroelectronics, Rohm, Renesas Electronics
Corporation, and Broadcom.

Sales, Marketing and Distribution

We have global distribution centers in China, the Philippines and Singapore. Global and regional distribution
channels further support our customers’ needs for quick response and service. We offer efficient, cost-effective
global applications support from our technical information centers and solution engineering centers, allowing for
applications that are developed in one region of the world to be instantaneously available throughout all other
regions.

Backlog

Our sales are made primarily pursuant to orders that are booked as far as 52 weeks in advance of delivery.
Generally, prices and quantities are fixed at the time of booking. Backlog as of a given date consists of existing
orders and forecasted demand from our customers, in each case scheduled to be shipped in the current or future
period. Backlog is influenced by several factors, including market demand, pricing and customer order patterns
in reaction to product lead times. During 2021, our backlog for shipments requested for a given quarter exceeded
actual revenue during such quarter.

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In the semiconductor industry, backlog quantities and shipment schedules under outstanding purchase orders are
frequently revised to reflect changes in customer needs. Historically, a significant portion of our backlog was
cancellable, however, under our current agreements, including orders subject to minimum purchase commitments
under our longer-term supply arrangements, are not subject to cancellation. See “Risk Factors—Trends, Risks
and Uncertainties Related to Our Business” located elsewhere in this Form 10-K for additional information
regarding the inventory practices within the semiconductor industry.

Resources

Raw Materials

Our manufacturing processes use many raw materials, including silicon wafers, SiC wafers, laminate substrates,
gold, copper, lead frames, mold compound, ceramic packages and various chemicals and gases as well as other
production supplies used in our manufacturing processes. We obtain our raw materials and supplies from a large
number of sources, generally on a just-in-time basis. From time to time, suppliers may extend lead times, limit
supplies or increase prices due to capacity constraints or other factors. Although we continue to experience some
supply constraints due to the current conditions, we could face further shortages in various essential materials as
experienced during the COVID-19 pandemic and increased demand in the industry or other factors.

Manufacturing and Design Operations

We currently have domestic design operations in Arizona, California, Idaho, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania,
Rhode Island, Texas, Utah and Virginia. We also have foreign design operations in Australia, Belgium, Canada,
China, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, South Korea, the Philippines,
Romania, Russia, Singapore, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Switzerland, Taiwan and the United Kingdom. We
operate front-end wafer fabrication facilities in Belgium, the Czech Republic, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia and
the United States and back-end assembly and test site facilities in Canada, China, Malaysia, the Philippines,
Vietnam and the United States. In addition to these front-end and back-end manufacturing operations, our facility
in New Hampshire manufactures SiC crystal boules and our facility in Rozˇnov pod Radhošteˇm, Czech Republic
manufactures silicon wafers that are used by a number of our facilities.

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The table below sets forth information with respect to the manufacturing facilities we operate either directly or
pursuant to joint ventures, the reportable segments that use such facilities, and the approximate gross square
footage of each site’s building, which includes, among other things, manufacturing, laboratory, warehousing,
office, utility, support and unused areas.

Location

Reportable Segment

Size (sq. ft.)

Front-end Facilities:

Gresham, Oregon

Pocatello, Idaho

ASG, ISG and PSG

ASG, ISG and PSG

Rozˇnov pod Radhošteˇm, Czech Republic

ASG and PSG

Oudenaarde, Belgium (4)

Seremban, Malaysia (Site 2) (3)

Niigata, Japan (5)

Bucheon, South Korea

South Portland, Maine

Mountaintop, Pennsylvania

Aizuwakamatsu, Japan

Back-end Facilities:

Burlington, Canada (1)

Leshan, China (3)

Seremban, Malaysia (Site 1) (3)

Carmona, Philippines (3)

Tarlac City, Philippines (3)

Shenzhen, China (1)

Bien Hoa, Vietnam (3)

Nampa, Idaho (1) (2)

Cebu, Philippines (3)

Suzhou, China (3)

Other Facilities:

ASG, ISG and PSG

ASG and PSG

ASG, ISG and PSG

ASG and PSG

ASG and PSG

ASG and PSG

ASG and PSG

ASG

ASG and PSG

ASG, ISG and PSG

ASG, ISG and PSG

ASG, ISG and PSG

ASG, ISG and PSG

ASG and PSG

ISG

ASG and PSG

ASG and PSG

Rozˇnov pod Radhošteˇm, Czech Republic

ASG, ISG and PSG

Thuan An District, Vietnam (3)

Salem, New Hampshire (1)

Hudson, New Hampshire (1)

ASG and PSG

PSG

PSG

(1) These facilities are leased.
(2) This facility is used for both front-end and back-end operations.
(3) These facilities are located on leased land.

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558,457

582,384

438,882

422,605

133,061

1,106,779

861,081

344,588

437,000

734,482

95,440

416,339

328,275

926,367

381,764

275,463

294,418

166,268

228,460

452,639

11,873

30,494

37,408

272,036

(4) On February 8, 2022, we completed the divestiture of this facility
(5)

In 2020, we began exploring the sale of this facility.

See Note 5: “Acquisitions and Divestitures” in the notes to our audited consolidated financial statements
included elsewhere in this Form 10-K regarding the pending acquisition of a manufacturing facility in 2022.

We operate all of our existing manufacturing facilities directly, except our assembly and test operations facility
located in Leshan, China, which is owned by Leshan-Phoenix Semiconductor Company Limited, a joint venture
company in which we own 80% of the outstanding equity interests (“Leshan”). The financial and operating
results of Leshan have been consolidated in our financial statements. Our joint venture partner in Leshan, Leshan
Radio Company Ltd. (“Leshan Radio”), is formerly a state-owned enterprise. Pursuant to the joint venture
agreement between us and Leshan Radio, requests for production capacity are made to the board of directors of
Leshan by each shareholder of the joint venture. Each request represents a purchase commitment, provided that
any shareholder may elect to pay the cost associated with the unused capacity (which is generally equal to the
fixed cost of the capacity) in lieu of satisfying the commitment. We purchased 80% of Leshan’s production
capacity in each of 2021, 2020 and 2019 and are currently committed to purchase approximately 80% of
Leshan’s expected production capacity in 2022.

We use third-party contractors for some of our manufacturing activities, primarily for wafer fabrication and the
assembly and testing of finished goods. Our agreements with these contract manufacturers typically require us to
forecast product needs and commit to purchase services consistent with these forecasts. In some cases, longer-
term commitments are required in the early stages of the relationship. These manufacturers collectively
accounted for approximately 37% of our total manufacturing input costs in 2021, 33% in 2020 and 31% in 2019.

For information regarding risks associated with our foreign operations, see “Risk Factors —Trends, Risks and
Uncertainties Related to Our Business” included elsewhere in this Form 10-K.

Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights and Other Intellectual Property Rights

We market our products under worldwide trademarks including the ON Semiconductor, ON, onsemi, and various
product names and logos, and, in the United States and internationally, we rely primarily on a combination of
patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, employee and non-disclosure agreements and licensing agreements
to protect our IP. We acquired or were licensed or sublicensed to a significant amount of IP, including patents
and patent applications, in connection with our acquisitions, and we have numerous U.S. and foreign patents
issued, allowed and pending. As of December 31, 2021, we held patents with expiration dates ranging from 2022
to 2040, and none of the patents that expire in the next three years materially affect our business. Our policy is to
protect our products and processes by asserting our IP rights where appropriate and prudent and by obtaining
patents, copyrights and other IP rights used in connection with our business when practicable and appropriate.

Seasonality

We believe our business today is driven more by content gains within applications and secular growth drivers and
not solely by macroeconomic and industry cyclicality, as was the case historically. Our 2021 results were
positively influenced by macroeconomic factors including a better-than-expected economic recovery from the
COVID-19 pandemic along with our efforts focused on price increases, better utilization, product diversification
and content gains. We could again experience period-to-period fluctuations in operating results due to general
industry or macroeconomic conditions. For information regarding risks associated with the cyclicality and
seasonality of our business, see “Risk Factors—Trends, Risks and Uncertainties Related to Our Business”
included elsewhere in this Form 10-K.

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Government Regulation

Our manufacturing operations are subject to environmental and worker health and safety laws and regulations.
These laws and regulations include those relating to emissions and discharges into the air and water, the
management and disposal of hazardous substances, the release of hazardous substances into the environment at
or from our facilities and at other sites and the investigation and remediation of contamination. As with other
companies engaged in like businesses, the nature of our operations exposes us to the risk of liabilities and claims,
regardless of fault, with respect to such matters, including personal injury claims and civil and criminal fines.

We believe that our operations are in material compliance with applicable environmental and health and safety
laws and regulations. The costs we incurred in complying with applicable environmental regulations for the year
ended December 31, 2021 were not material, and we do not expect the cost of complying with existing
environmental and health and safety laws and regulations, together with any liabilities for currently known
environmental conditions, to have a material adverse effect on the capital expenditures or earnings or our
competitive position. It
including changes in laws and
regulations, government policies, customer specification, personnel and physical property conditions, including
currently undiscovered contamination, could lead to material costs, and such costs may have a material adverse
effect on our future business or prospects. See Note 13: “Commitments and Contingencies” in the notes to our
audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Form 10-K for information on certain
environmental matters.

that future developments,

is possible, however,

We are also subject to numerous United States and foreign laws and regulations, including, without limitation,
tariffs, trade sanctions, trade barriers, trade embargoes, regulations relating to import-export control, technology
transfer restrictions, the International Traffic in Arms Regulation promulgated under the Arms Export Control
Act (“ITAR”), the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”), and the anti-boycott provisions of the U.S. Export
Administration Act. Additionally, U.S. or China governmental authorities have taken, and may continue to take,
administrative, legislative or regulatory action that could impact our operations.

We believe that our operations are in material compliance with applicable trade regulations relating to import-
export control, technology transfer restrictions, ITAR, FCPA, the anti-boycott provisions of the U.S. Export
Administration Act, and similar applicable laws and regulations. The costs we incurred in complying with
applicable trade regulations for the year ended December 31, 2021 were not material, and we do not expect the
cost of complying with existing trade laws and regulations to have a material adverse effect on the capital
expenditures or earnings or our competitive position. It is possible, however, that future developments, including
changes in laws and regulations or government policies, could lead to material costs, and such costs may have a
material adverse effect on our future business or prospects. For information regarding risks associated with
import-export control regulations and similar applicable laws and regulations, see “Risk Factors—Trends, Risks
and Uncertainties Related to Our Business” included elsewhere in this Form 10-K.

Environmental, Social and Governance Initiatives

onsemi strives to be a responsible corporate citizen. We uphold ethical standards in our business practices and
policies, and we believe that sustainable corporate practices and consistent attention to social and governance
priorities will help enhance long-term value for our stockholders.

In 2021, onsemi affirmed its climate change policy, highlighting the focus areas for its climate change-related
actions. onsemi is committed to protect and respect its environment and energy resources for future generations
throughout its manufacturing operations including wafer fabrication, assembly, test, and support operations. In
that regard, onsemi has committed to achieving net zero emissions by 2040.

We work together with our customers, peers, partners and suppliers to promote continual improvement in human
rights, labor, environment, health and safety, anti-corruption, ethics and management system standards within our

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operations and our supply chain. We proactively verify compliance to the Responsible Business Alliance
(“RBA”) Code of Conduct including the elimination of forced labor, slavery and human trafficking and conflict
minerals as per our involvement with the Responsible Minerals Initiative.

Our Board of Directors and management regularly evaluate our corporate responsibility policies, including our
Code of Business Conduct and other corporate social responsibility policies and programs, to ensure an effective
outcome and adherence by our employees, suppliers, vendors and partners.

Human Capital Resources

Core Principles

Our success depends on our ability to attract, train, retain and motivate our employees involved in the design,
development, manufacture and support of new and existing products and services. We are a member of the RBA,
the principles of which are fundamental to our corporate culture and core values and are reflected in our
commitments to our employees, customers, communities and other stakeholders. These principles include
providing a safe and positive work environment to our employees that emphasizes learning and professional
development and respect for individuals and ethical conduct.

Headcount

As of December 31, 2021, we had approximately 30,000 regular full-time employees and approximately
3,300 part-time and temporary employees in facilities located in 35 countries. Approximately 12% of our regular
full-time employees are located in the United States and Canada, 13% in Europe and Middle Eastern countries
and 75% in Asia Pacific and Japan, with approximately 71% engaged in manufacturing, 2% directly in research
and development, 3% in customer service or other aspects of sales and marketing, and 24% in other roles.
Approximately 107 of our domestic employees (or approximately 3% of our U.S. based employees) are covered
by a collective bargaining agreement. All of these employees are located at our Mountain Top, Pennsylvania
manufacturing facility. Certain of our foreign employees are covered by collective bargaining arrangements
(e.g., those in China, Vietnam, Japan, the Czech Republic and Belgium) or similar arrangements or are
represented by workers councils.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

We are consciously expanding the diversity of our workforce, creating growth and development opportunities for
our employees, embracing different perspectives and fostering an inclusive work environment. We have
organization level and overall Company metrics to monitor for diverse director-level and above employees,
diverse new hires and diverse promotions. Our Human Resources organization and the Human Capital and
Compensation Committee of the board of directors of the Company (the “Board of Directors”), through its
charter, provides oversight of our policies, programs and initiatives focusing on workflow equity and workplace
inclusion.

Compensation, Benefits, Health, Safety and Wellness

Our compensation philosophy is focused on delivering total rewards based on corporate affordability in a way
that enables attraction, retention, and recognition of performance delivered in an equitable manner. We provide
our employees and their families with access to flexible and convenient health and wellness programs, including
benefits that secure them during events that may require time away from work or that impact their financial well-
being. Our primary focus during the COVID-19 pandemic has been protecting the health and safety of our
employees and the communities in which we operate. We use a combination of total rewards and other programs
(which vary by region and salary grade) to attract and retain our employees, including: annual performance

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bonuses; stock awards, including an employee stock purchase plan; retirement support; healthcare and insurance
benefits; business travel and disability insurance; health savings and flexible spending accounts; flexible work
schedules, vacation and paid time off; parental leave; paid counseling assistance; backup child and adult care;
education assistance; and on-site services, such as health centers and fitness centers.

Career Growth and Development

We invest resources in professional development and growth as a means of improving employee motivation,
performance and improving retention. Our talent development programs provide employees with the resources
they need to help achieve their career goals, build management skills and lead their organizations. We have
established a leadership pathway model as a tool for employees to practice and apply learning as part of their
development.

Turnover

We monitor employee turnover rates by region and the Company as a whole. The average tenure of our
employees is approximately seven years and approximately one-fifth of our employees have been employed by
us for more than 10 years. We believe our compensation philosophy along with the career growth and
development opportunities promotes longer employee tenure and reduces voluntary turnover.

Executive Officers of the Registrant

Certain information concerning our executive officers as of February 9, 2022 is set forth below.

Name

Age

Position

Hassane El-Khoury

Thad Trent

Vincent C. Hopkin

Ross F. Jatou

Simon Keeton

42

54

59

53

49

President, Chief Executive Officer and Director

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

Executive Vice President and General Manager, ASG

Senior Vice President and General Manager, ISG

Executive Vice President and General Manager, PSG

All of our executive officers are also officers of SCI LLC. The present term of office for the officers named
above will generally expire on the earliest of their retirement, resignation or removal. There is no family
relationship among our executive officers.

Hassane El-Khoury. Mr. El-Khoury was elected as a Director of onsemi and appointed as President and Chief
in December 2020. Prior to joining onsemi, he spent 13 years at Cypress
Executive Officer of onsemi
Semiconductor Corporation, a semiconductor design and manufacturing company (“Cypress”), serving as Chief
Executive Officer from August 2016 to April 2020. During his time at Cypress, he held various positions
spanning business unit management, product development, applications engineering and business development.
Additionally, Mr. El-Khoury currently serves as a member of the board of directors at Sakuu Corporation. He
holds a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering from Lawrence Technological University and a Master’s of
Engineering Management from Oakland University.

Thad Trent. Mr. Trent was appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of onsemi in
February 2021 and has served as the Treasurer since 2021. Mr. Trent has held several leadership roles throughout
his career, most recently as Chief Financial Officer at Cypress (“Cypress CFO”) responsible for strategic
planning, accounting, investor relations, tax, corporate development and information technology. Under his
leadership, Cypress’ revenue increased from $723 million to $2.5 billion, and the enterprise value increased five
times during his five-year tenure as Cypress CFO.

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He served as Cypress CFO until its sale to Infineon in April 2020. He is a seasoned finance professional with
progressive leadership and management experience with both global publicly held technology companies and
startups. Mr. Trent has a proven track record of driving sustainable financial performance, transformative
mergers and acquisitions, operational excellence, process efficiency, financial leadership and robust compliance
and regulatory control. He earned his Bachelor of Science in business administration and finance at San Diego
State University.

Vincent C. Hopkin. Mr. Hopkin joined the Company in March 2008 and currently serves as Executive Vice
President and General Manager, ASG of onsemi. From September 2016 to May 2018, he was Senior Vice
President and General Manager of the Digital and DC/DC Solutions Division. He has more than three decades of
experience in the electronics industry. During his career, Mr. Hopkin has held various leadership positions within
business units, sales and manufacturing. Prior to joining onsemi in 2008, he successfully managed several
businesses including ASIC, military/aerospace, image sensing and foundry services at AMIS. Mr. Hopkin joined
AMIS in 1983 and worked in several operations functions. Mr. Hopkin holds a Bachelor of Science degree in
management and organizational behavior from Idaho State University.

Ross F. Jatou. Mr. Jatou joined onsemi in 2015 as the Vice President and General Manager of the Automotive
Solutions Division within the Company’s ISG. In October 2020, he was named Senior Vice President and
General Manager, ISG of onsemi, assuming leadership of both the divisions within ISG: the Automotive Sensing
Division and the Industrial and Consumer Solutions Division. Prior to onsemi, Mr. Jatou had an extensive career
with NVIDIA Corporation of nearly 15 years, where he was the Vice President of Hardware Engineering. His
background and experience include product development, engineering management, and automotive design
quality and forecasting, and he is an expert in imaging graphics and system interfaces, telecommunications, high
performance computing, automotive and embedded solutions. He has a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical
engineering and a Master of Applied Science in millimeter wave technology and parallel processing from the
University of Toronto. Mr. Jatou completed executive business programs from Stanford University School of
Business and Harvard Business School.

Simon Keeton. Mr. Keeton joined the Company in July 2007 and is currently the Executive Vice President and
General Manager, PSG of onsemi. During his career, Mr. Keeton has held various management positions within
the Company. Before Mr. Keeton’s promotion to his current role on January 1, 2019, he was a Senior Vice
President and General Manager of the MOSFET Division. From 2012 to 2016, Mr. Keeton served as Vice
President and General Manager of the Integrated Circuit Division under our former Standard Products Group.
Prior to that time, he served as Vice President and General Manager of the Consumer Products Division from
2009 to 2012 and as Business Unit Director of our Signals and Interface Business Unit from 2007 to 2009.
Before joining the Company, Mr. Keeton served as Strategic Planning Manager of the Digital Enterprise Group
of
roles at Vitesse
Semiconductor Corporation.

Intel Corporation (“Intel”) and held various marketing and business management

Available Information

We make our annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and all
amendments to those reports available, free of charge, in the “Investor Relations” section of our website as soon
as reasonably practicable after we electronically file these materials with, or furnish these materials to the SEC.
Our website is www.onsemi.com. Information on or connected to our website is neither part of, nor incorporated
by reference into, this Form 10-K or any other report filed with or furnished to the SEC. You will find these
materials on the SEC website at www.sec.gov, which contains reports, proxy statements and other information
regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC.

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Item 1A. Risk Factors

Forward-Looking Statements

This Annual Report on Form 10-K includes “forward-looking statements,” as that term is defined in Section 27A
of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act. All statements, other than statements of historical
facts, included or incorporated in this Form 10-K could be deemed forward-looking statements, particularly
statements about our plans, strategies and prospects under the headings “Management’s Discussion and Analysis
of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and “Business.” Forward-looking statements are often
characterized by the use of words such as “believes,” “estimates,” “expects,” “projects,” “may,” “will,”
“intends,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “should” or similar expressions, or by discussions of strategy, plans or
intentions. All forward-looking statements in this Form 10-K are made based on our current expectations,
forecasts, estimates and assumptions, and involve risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause results or
events to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned not to
place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. We assume no obligation to update such information, except
as may be required by law.

You should carefully consider the trends, risks and uncertainties described below and other information in this
Form 10-K and subsequent reports filed with or furnished to the SEC before making any investment decision
with respect to our securities. If any of the following trends, risks or uncertainties actually occurs or continues,
our business, financial condition or operating results could be materially and adversely affected, the trading
prices of our securities could decline, and you could lose all or part of your investment. All forward-looking
statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by this
cautionary statement.

Trends, Risks and Uncertainties Related to Our Business

The manufacturing and other operations required to produce our products are highly dependent on the
including processes contingent upon third party component
efficient operation of numerous processes,
manufacturers and other service providers and processes among our various internal facilities, and any
disruption in these processes could have a material adverse effect on our ability to produce many of our
products at all or at competitive prices, which could in turn materially adversely affect our business and
results of operations.

Our manufacturing network includes multiple owned and third-party facilities, which may each produce one or
more components necessary for the assembly of a single product. As a result of this interdependence, an
operational disruption at a facility may have a disproportionate impact on our ability to produce many of our
products. In the event of a disruption at any such facility, we may be unable to effectively source replacement
components on acceptable terms from qualified third parties, in which case our ability to produce many of our
products could be materially disrupted or delayed. Conversely, some of our facilities are single source facilities
that only produce one of our end-products, and a disruption at any such facility would materially delay or cease
production of the related product. In the event of any such operational disruption, we may experience difficulty
in beginning production of replacement components or products at new facilities or transferring production to
other existing facilities, any of which could result in a loss of future revenues and materially adversely affect our
business and results of operations.

In addition, for certain manufacturing activities and for the supply of raw materials, we utilize third-party
contractors. Our agreements with these manufacturers typically require us to commit to purchase services based
on forecasted product needs, which may be inaccurate, and, in some cases, require longer-term commitments. We
are also dependent upon a limited number of highly specialized third-party suppliers for required components
and materials for certain of our key technologies. Arranging for replacement manufacturers and suppliers can be

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time-consuming and costly, and the number of qualified alternative providers can be extremely limited. Our
business operations, productivity and customer relations could be materially adversely affected if these
contractual relationships were disrupted or terminated, the cost of such services increased significantly, the
quality of the services provided deteriorated or our forecasted needs proved to be materially incorrect. Generally,
our agreements with suppliers of raw materials impose no minimum or continuing supply obligations, and we
obtain our raw materials and supplies from a large number of sources. Shortages could occur in various essential
raw materials, and if we are unable to obtain adequate supplies of raw materials in a timely manner, the costs of
our raw materials increases significantly,
their quality deteriorates or they give rise to compatibility or
performance issues in our products, our results of operations could be materially adversely affected.

Our manufacturing efficiency is contingent upon the operations of these interdependent processes and will
continue to be an important factor in our future profitability, and there can be no assurance that we will be able to
maintain this manufacturing efficiency, increase manufacturing efficiency to the same extent as our competitors,
or be successful in our manufacturing rationalization plans. If we are unable to utilize our manufacturing
facilities, testing facilities and external manufacturers at expected or minimum purchase obligation levels, or if
production capacity increases while revenue does not, the fixed costs and other operating expenses associated
with these facilities and arrangements will not be fully absorbed, resulting in higher average unit costs and lower
gross profits, which could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations.

The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have had, and could continue to have, an adverse impact on our
business, results of operations and financial condition.

Our business has been, and is expected to continue to be, adversely impacted by the effects of the COVID-19
pandemic. In addition to global macroeconomic effects, the COVID-19 pandemic and related adverse public
health developments have been causing, and are expected to continue to cause, disruption to our domestic and
international operations and sales activities. In addition, we and our suppliers,
third-party distributors,
sub-contractors and customers have been, and are expected to continue to be, disrupted by worker absenteeism,
quarantines and restrictions on certain of our employees’ ability to perform their jobs, office and factory closures
or restrictions, labor shortages, disruptions to ports and other shipping infrastructure, border closures or other
travel or health-related restrictions. Depending on the magnitude of such effects on our manufacturing activities
or the operations of our suppliers, third-party distributors or sub-contractors, our supply chain, manufacturing
and product shipments could be delayed, which could materially adversely affect our business, results of
operations and financial condition. In addition, any economic downturn or recession brought on by the
COVID-19 pandemic or other disease outbreaks could adversely affect demand for our products and impact our
results of operations and financial condition. These effects, alone or taken together, could have a material adverse
effect on our business, results of operations, legal exposure, or financial condition. The extent of the COVID-19
pandemic’s effect on our operational and financial performance will depend on future developments, including
the duration, spread and intensity of the pandemic, including resurgences in certain geographic areas as a result
of new strains and variants, such as Delta and Omicron, the efficacy of vaccines, the speed of vaccine rollouts
and the effect of vaccine mandates, if any, on our employees, all of which are uncertain and difficult to predict.
While we are not able at this time to estimate the long-term effect of these factors on our business, the adverse
impact on our business, results of operations, financial condition and cash flows has been, and could continue to
be, material.

We may be unable to implement certain business strategies, which may include exiting certain facilities,
product lines or businesses, or restructuring our operations, and any issue with the pursuit of such business
strategy developments could materially adversely affect our business and results of operations.

We may from time to time determine to implement business strategies and restructuring initiatives in order to
remain competitive. Because our strategies and restructuring activities may involve changes to many aspects of
our business, including the location of our production facilities and personnel and the potential exit of certain

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product lines and businesses, our ability to successfully do so depends on a number of factors, many of which are
outside of our control. If we are not able to effectively manage or efficiently implement these strategies and/or
restructuring initiatives for reasons within or outside of our control, then our business operations could be
materially adversely affected.

In addition, implementation of a business strategy may lead to the disruption of our existing business operations.
For example, following the announcement of our commitment to achieving carbon neutral emissions by 2040, we
may take actions to pursue our goal of generating net-zero emissions that may result in material expenditures that
could impact our financial condition or results of operations and/or could disrupt our existing operations. In
addition, the failure to successfully and timely realize the anticipated benefits of these transactions or strategies
could have a material adverse effect on our profitability, financial condition or results of operations. In addition,
even if we fully execute and implement these activities, there may be other unforeseeable and unintended
including unintended
consequences that could materially adversely impact our profitability and business,
employee attrition or harm to our competitive position. To the extent that we do not achieve the profitability
enhancement or other anticipated benefits of strategy or restructuring initiatives, our results of operations may be
materially adversely affected.

If we are unable to identify and make the substantial research and development investments or develop new
products required to satisfy customer demands as required to remain competitive in our business, our
business, financial condition and results of operations may be materially adversely affected.

The semiconductor industry requires substantial investment in research and development in order to develop and
bring to market enhanced technologies and products. The development of new products is complex and time-
consuming, often requiring significant capital investment and lead time for development and testing. We cannot
assure you that we will have sufficient resources to maintain the level of investment in research and development
required to remain competitive. In addition, the lengthy development cycle for certain of our products could limit
our ability to adapt quickly to changes affecting the product markets and requirements of our customers and
end-users, and we may be unable to develop innovative responses to our customers’ and end-users’ evolving
needs on the timelines they require or at all. There can be no assurance that we will win competitive bid selection
processes, known as “design wins,” for new products. In addition, design wins do not guarantee that we will
make customer sales or generate sufficient revenue to recover design and development investments, realize a
return on the capital expended or achieve expected gross margins, as expenditures for technology and product
development are generally made before the commercial viability for such developments can be assured. To the
extent that we underinvest in our research and development efforts, fail to recognize the need for innovation with
respect to our products, or that our investments and capital expenditures in research and development do not lead
to sales of new products, we may be unable to bring to market technologies and products attractive to customers,
and so our business, financial condition and results of operations may be materially adversely affected.

The semiconductor industry is characterized by rapidly changing technologies, innovation, short product life
cycles, evolving regulatory and industry standards and certifications, changing customer needs and frequent new
product introductions. Products are frequently replaced by more technologically advanced substitutes and, as
demand for older technology falls, the price at which such products can be sold drops. If we cannot advance our
process technologies or improve our production efficiencies to a degree sufficient to maintain required margins,
we will no longer be able to make a profit from the sale of older products. In certain limited cases, we may not be
able to cease production of older products, either due to contractual obligations or for customer relationship
reasons and, as a result, may be required to bear a loss on such products for a sustained period of time. If
reductions in our production costs fail to keep pace with reductions in market prices for products we sell, our
business and results of operations could be materially adversely affected. If our new product development efforts
fail to align with the needs of our customers, our business and results of operations could be materially adversely
affected.

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The semiconductor industry is highly competitive, and has experienced rapid consolidation, and if we are
unable to compete effectively or identify attractive opportunities for consolidation,
it could materially
adversely affect our business and results of operations.

The semiconductor industry is highly competitive, and our ability to compete successfully depends on elements
both within and outside of our control. We face significant competition within each of our product lines from
major global semiconductor companies as well as smaller companies focused on specific market niches. In
addition, companies not currently in direct competition with us may introduce competing products in the future.

If we are unable to compete effectively, our competitive position could be weakened relative to our peers, which
would have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations. Products or technologies
developed by competitors may render our products or technologies obsolete or noncompetitive. We also may be
unable to market and sell our products if they are not competitive on the basis of price, quality, technical
performance, features, system compatibility, customized design, innovation, availability, delivery timing and
reliability. If we fail to compete effectively on developing strategic relationships with customers and customer
sales and technical support, our sales and revenue may be materially adversely affected. Competitive pressures
may limit our ability to raise prices, and any inability to maintain revenue or raise prices to offset increases in
costs could have a significant adverse effect on our gross margin. Reduced sales and lower gross margins would
materially adversely affect our business and results of operations.

The semiconductor industry has experienced, and may continue to experience, significant consolidation among
companies and vertical integration among customers. Larger competitors resulting from consolidations may have
certain advantages over us, and we may be at a competitive disadvantage if we fail to identify attractive
opportunities to acquire companies to expand our business. Consolidation among competitors and integration
among customers could erode our market share, impair our capacity to compete and require us to restructure
operations, any of which would have a material adverse effect on our business.

Because a significant portion of our revenue is derived from customers in the automotive industry, a downturn
or lower sales to customers in the industry could materially adversely affect our business and results of
operations.

A significant portion of our sales are to customers within the automotive industry. Sales into this industry
represented approximately 34% of our revenue for the year ended December 31, 2021. The automotive industry
is cyclical, and, as a result, our customers in the industry are sensitive to changes in general economic conditions,
disruptive innovation and end-market preferences, which can adversely affect sales of our products and,
correspondingly, our results of operations. Additionally, the quantity and price of our products sold to customers
in the industry could decline despite continued growth in its respective end markets. Lower sales to customers in
the automotive industry may have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations. Further, to
the extent we have long-term supply agreements with our customers which includes fixed pricing, we could be
subject to fluctuating manufacturing costs that could negatively impact our profitability. Additionally, under our
long-term supply agreements, we could incur certain obligations if we are not able to fulfill our commitments

Our operating results depend, in part, on the performance of independent distributors.

A portion of our sales occurs through global and regional distributors that are not under our control. We rely on
distributors to grow and develop their customer base and anticipate customer needs, and any lack of such actions
by our distributors may adversely affect our results of operations. These independent distributors also generally
represent product lines offered by several companies and are not subject to any minimum sales requirements or
obligation to market our products to their customers. In turn, distributors could reduce their sales efforts for our
products or choose to terminate their representation of us. Additionally, we rely on our distributors to provide
accurate and timely sales reports in order for us to be able to generate financial reports that accurately represent
distributor sales of our products during any given period. Any inaccuracies or untimely reports could adversely
affect our ability to produce accurate and timely financial reports and recognize revenue.

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Changes in, and the regulatory implementation of, tariffs or other government trade policies could reduce
demand for our products, limit our ability to sell our products to certain customers or our ability to comply
with applicable laws and regulations, which may materially adversely affect our business and results of
operations.

The imposition of tariffs and trade restrictions as a result of international trade disputes or changes in trade
policies may adversely affect our sales and profitability. For example, additional
tariffs and the related
geopolitical uncertainty between the United States and China and other countries may cause decreased end
market demand for our products from distributors and other customers, which could have a material adverse
effect on our business and results of operations. In addition, tariffs on components that we import from certain
nations that have imposed, or may in the future impose, tariffs may adversely affect our profitability unless we
are able to exclude such components from the tariffs or we raise prices for our products, which may result in our
products becoming less attractive relative to products offered by our competitors. To the extent that our sales or
profitability are negatively affected by any such tariffs or other trade actions, our business and results of
operations may be materially adversely affected.

Our international sales and purchases are subject to numerous United States and foreign laws and regulations
related to import and export matters. For example, licenses or proper license exceptions are required for the
shipment of our products to certain countries under applicable export control regulations,
including the
provisions of the U.S. Export Administration Act. A determination by the U.S. government or any foreign
government that we have failed to comply with trade or export regulations can result in penalties, including fines,
administrative, civil or criminal penalties or other liabilities, seizure of products, or, in the extreme case, denial
of export privileges or suspension or debarment from government contracts, which could have a material adverse
effect on our sales, business and results of operations.

We may be unable to attract and retain highly skilled personnel.

Our success depends on our ability to attract, motivate and retain highly skilled personnel, including technical,
marketing, management and staff personnel, both in the U.S. and internationally. In the semiconductor industry,
the competition for qualified personnel, particularly experienced design engineers and other technical employees
is intense. During such periods, competitors may try to recruit our most valuable technical employees.
Additionally, we have entered into employment agreements with certain senior executives, but we do not have
employment agreements with most of our employees. Many of these employees could leave our company with
little or no prior notice and would be free to work for a competitor. While we devote a great deal of our attention
to designing competitive compensation programs aimed at attracting and retaining personnel, specific elements
of our compensation programs may not be competitive with those of our competitors, and there can be no
assurance that we will be able to retain our current personnel or recruit the key personnel we require. If one or
more of our senior executives or other key personnel are unable or unwilling to continue in their present
positions, we may not be able to replace them easily or at all and other senior management may be required to
divert attention from other aspects of our business. Loss of the services of, or failure to effectively recruit,
qualified personnel could have a material adverse effect on our competitive position and on our business.

Warranty claims, product liability claims, product recalls, and the failure to comply with the terms and
conditions of our contracts, could harm our business, reputation, results of operations and financial
condition.

Manufacturing semiconductors is a highly complex and precise process, requiring production in a tightly
controlled, clean environment. Minute impurities in our manufacturing materials, contaminants in the
manufacturing environment, manufacturing equipment failures, and other defects can cause our products to be
non-compliant with customer requirements or otherwise nonfunctional. We face an inherent business risk of
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such failure of our products results, or is alleged to result, in bodily injury or property damage (or both). In
addition, if any of our designed products are or are alleged to be defective, we may be required to participate in
their recall. As suppliers become more integrally involved in electrical design, OEMs are increasingly expecting
them to warrant their products and are looking to them for contributions when faced with product liability claims
or recalls. A successful warranty or product liability claim against us in excess of our available insurance
coverage, if any, and established reserves, or a requirement that we participate in a product recall, could have
material adverse effects on our business, results of operations and financial condition. Additionally, in the event
that our products fail to perform as expected or such failure of our products results in a recall, our reputation may
be damaged, which could make it more difficult for us to sell our products to existing and prospective customers
and could materially adversely affect our business, reputation, results of operations and financial condition.

Since a defect or failure in our product could give rise to failures in the goods that incorporate them (and claims
for consequential damages against our customers from their customers), we may face claims for damages that are
disproportionate to the revenue and profits we receive from the products involved. In certain instances, we
attempt to limit our liability through our standard terms and conditions or other contractual provisions, but there
is no assurance that such limitations will be effective. To the extent we are liable for damages in excess of the
revenue and profits received from the products involved, our results of operations and financial condition could
be materially adversely affected.

Currency fluctuations, changes in foreign exchange regulations and repatriation delays and costs could have
a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition.

We have sizeable sales and operations in the Asia/Pacific region and Europe and a significant amount of this
business is transacted in currency other than U.S. dollars. In addition, while a significant percentage of our cash
is generated outside the U.S., many of our liabilities, including our outstanding indebtedness, and certain other
cash payments, such as share repurchases, are payable in the U.S. in U.S. dollars. As a result, currency
fluctuations and changes in foreign exchange regulations can have a material adverse effect on our liquidity and
financial condition.

In addition, repatriation of funds held outside the U.S. could have adverse tax consequences and could be subject
to delay due to required local country approvals or local obligations. Foreign exchange regulations may also limit
our ability to convert or repatriate foreign currency. As a result of having a lower amount of cash and cash
equivalents in the U.S., our financial flexibility may be reduced, which could have a material adverse effect on
our ability to make interest and principal payments due under our various debt obligations. Restrictions on
repatriation or the inability to use cash held abroad to fund our operations in the U.S. may have a material
adverse effect on our liquidity and financial condition.

Trends, Risks and Uncertainties Related to Intellectual Property

If our technologies are subject to claims of infringement on the IP rights of others, efforts to address such
claims could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations.

We may from time to time be subject to claims that we may be infringing the IP rights of others. If necessary or
desirable, we may seek licenses under such IP rights. However, we cannot assure you that we will obtain such
licenses or that the terms of any offered licenses will be acceptable to us. The failure to obtain a license from a
third party for IP we use could cause us to incur substantial liabilities or to suspend the manufacture or shipment
of products or our use of processes requiring such technologies. Further, we may be subject to IP litigation,
which could cause us to incur significant expense, materially adversely affect sales of the challenged product or
technologies and divert the efforts of our technical and management personnel, whether or not such litigation is
resolved in our favor. In the event of an adverse outcome or pursuant to the terms of a settlement of any such
indemnify customers or
litigation, we may be required to: pay substantial damages or settlement costs;

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distributors; cease the manufacture, use, sale or importation of infringing products; expend significant resources
to develop or acquire non-infringing technologies; discontinue the use of processes; or obtain licenses, which
may not be available on reasonable terms, to the infringing technologies.

The outcome of IP litigation is inherently uncertain and, if not resolved in our favor, could materially adversely
affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

If we are unable to protect the IP we have developed or licensed, our competitive position, business and results
of operations could be materially and adversely affected.

The enforceability of our patents, trademarks, copyrights, software licenses and other IP is uncertain in certain
circumstances. Effective IP protection may be unavailable,
limited or not applied for in the U.S. and
internationally. The various laws and regulations governing our registered and unregistered IP assets, patents,
trade secrets, trademarks, mask works and copyrights to protect our products and technologies are subject to
legislative and regulatory change and interpretation by courts. With respect to our IP generally, we cannot assure
you that:

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any of the substantial number of U.S. or foreign patents and pending patent applications that we employ
in our business will not lapse or be invalidated, circumvented, challenged, abandoned or licensed to
others;
any of our pending or future patent applications will be issued or have the coverage originally sought;
any of the trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, know-how or mask works that we employ in our
business will not lapse or be invalidated, circumvented, challenged, abandoned or licensed to others;
any of our pending or future trademark, copyright, or mask work applications will be issued or have the
coverage originally sought; or
that we will be able to successfully enforce our IP rights in the U.S. or foreign countries.

When we seek to enforce our rights, we are often subject to claims that the IP right is invalid, is otherwise not
enforceable or is licensed to the party against whom we are asserting a claim. In addition, our assertion of IP
rights often results in the other party seeking to assert alleged IP rights of its own against us, which may
materially and adversely impact our business. An unfavorable ruling in these sorts of matters could include
money damages or an injunction prohibiting us from manufacturing or selling one or more products, which could
in turn negatively affect our business, results of operations or cash flows.

In addition, some of our products and technologies are not covered by any patents or pending patent applications.
We seek to protect our proprietary technologies, including technologies that may not be patented or patentable, in
part by confidentiality agreements and, if applicable, inventors’ rights agreements with our collaborators,
advisors, employees and consultants. We cannot assure you that these agreements will not be breached, that we
will have adequate remedies for any breach or that persons or institutions will not assert rights to IP arising out of
our research. Should we be unable to protect our IP, competitors may develop products or technologies that
duplicate our products or technologies, benefit financially from innovations for which we bore the costs of
development and undercut the sales and marketing of our products, all of which could have a material adverse
effect on our business and results of operations.

Trends, Risks and Uncertainties Related to Technology and Data Privacy

We may be subject to disruptions or breaches of our secured network that could irreparably damage our
reputation and our business, expose us to liability and materially adversely affect our results of operations.

We routinely collect and store sensitive data, including confidential and other proprietary information about our
business and our employees, customers, suppliers and business partners. The secure processing, maintenance and

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transmission of this information is critical to our operations and business strategy. We may be subject to
disruptions or breaches of our secured network caused by computer viruses, illegal hacking, criminal fraud or
impersonation, acts of vandalism or terrorism or employee error. Our cyber security measures and/or those of our
third-party service providers and/or customers may not detect or prevent such security breaches. The costs to us
to reduce the risk of or alleviate cyber security breaches and vulnerabilities could be significant, and our efforts
to address these problems may not be successful and could result in interruptions and delays that may materially
impede our sales, manufacturing, distribution or other critical functions. Any such compromise of our
information security could result in the misappropriation or unauthorized publication of our confidential business
or proprietary information or that of other parties with which we do business, an interruption in our operations,
the unauthorized transfer of cash or other of our assets, the unauthorized release of customer or employee data or
a violation of privacy or other laws. In addition, computer programmers and hackers also may be able to develop
and deploy viruses, worms and other malicious software programs that attack our products, or that otherwise
exploit any security vulnerabilities, and any such attack, if successful, could expose us to liability to customer
claims. Any of the foregoing could irreparably damage our reputation and business, which could have a material
adverse effect on our results of operations.

The Company is subject to governmental laws, regulations and other legal obligations related to privacy and
data protection.

The legislative and regulatory framework for privacy and data protection issues worldwide is rapidly evolving
and is likely to remain uncertain for the foreseeable future. We collect Personally Identifiable Information (“PII”)
and other data as part of our business processes and activities. This data is subject to a variety of laws and
regulations, including oversight by various regulatory or other governmental bodies. Many foreign countries and
governmental bodies, including the European Union and other relevant jurisdictions where we conduct business,
have laws and regulations concerning the collection and use of PII and other data obtained from their residents or
by businesses operating within their jurisdictions that are currently more restrictive than those in the U.S. Any
inability, or perceived inability, to adequately address privacy and data protection concerns, even if unfounded,
or to comply with applicable laws, regulations, policies, industry standards, contractual obligations or other legal
including
obligations, could result
substantial monetary fines, and could damage our reputation, inhibit sales and adversely affect our business.

in additional cost and liability to the Company or company officials,

Trends, Risks and Uncertainties Related to Regulation

Environmental and health and safety liabilities and expenditures could materially adversely affect our results
of operations and financial condition.

The semiconductor industry has been subject
to increasing environmental regulations, particularly those
environmental regulations that control and restrict the use, transportation, emission, discharge, storage and
disposal of certain chemicals, elements and materials used or produced in the semiconductor manufacturing
process. We also have operations subject to laws and regulations relating to workplace safety and worker health,
which, among other requirements, regulate employee exposure to hazardous substances. We have indemnities
from third parties for certain environmental and health and safety liabilities for periods prior to our operations at
some of our current and past sites, and we have also purchased environmental insurance to cover certain claims
related to historical contamination and future releases of hazardous substances. However, we cannot assure you
that such indemnification arrangements and insurance will cover any or all of our material environmental costs.
In addition, the nature of our operations exposes us to the continuing risk of environmental and health and safety
liabilities including:

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changes in U.S. and international environmental or health and safety laws or regulations, including, but
not limited to, future laws or regulations imposed in response to climate change concerns;
the manner in which environmental or health and safety laws or regulations will be enforced,
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our ability to enforce and collect under indemnity agreements and insurance policies relating to
environmental liabilities;
the cost of compliance with future environmental or health and safety laws or regulations or the costs
associated with any future environmental claims, including the cost of clean-up of currently unknown
environmental conditions; or
the cost of fines, penalties or other legal liability, should we fail to comply with environmental or health
and safety laws or regulations.

To the extent that we face unforeseen environmental or health and safety compliance costs or remediation
expenses or liabilities that are not covered by indemnities or insurance, we may bear the full effect of such costs,
expenses and liabilities, which could materially adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition.

We are subject to anti-corruption laws in the jurisdictions in which we operate, including the FCPA. Our
failure to comply with these laws could result in penalties that could harm our reputation and have a material
adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We are subject to the FCPA, which generally prohibits companies and their intermediaries from making
improper payments to foreign officials for the purpose of obtaining or keeping business and/or other benefits,
along with various other anti-corruption laws. Although we have implemented policies and procedures designed
to ensure that we, our employees and other intermediaries comply with the FCPA and other anti-corruption laws
to which we are subject, there is no assurance that such policies or procedures will work effectively all of the
time or protect us against liability under the FCPA or other laws for actions taken by our employees and other
intermediaries with respect to our business or any businesses that we may acquire. If we are not in compliance
with the FCPA and other laws governing the conduct of business with government entities (including local laws),
we may be subject to criminal and civil penalties and other remedial measures, which could have a material
adverse impact on our business, financial condition, results of operations and liquidity. Any investigation of any
potential violations of the FCPA or other anti-corruption laws by the U.S. or foreign authorities could harm our
reputation and have an adverse impact on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We could be subject to changes in tax legislation or have exposure to additional tax liabilities, which could
adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition.

We conduct operations worldwide through our foreign subsidiaries and are, therefore, subject to complex income
tax and transfer pricing regulations in the jurisdictions in which we operate. Changes to, or interpretations of, tax
legislation or regulations could significantly increase our effective tax rate and ultimately reduce our cash flow
from operating activities. In addition, other factors or events, such as changes to our operating structure, strategy
and investment decisions, could also increase our future effective tax rate and ultimately reduce our cash flow
from operating activities.

Tax rules may change in a manner that adversely affects our future reported results of operations or the way we
conduct our business. In response to the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and to better align our profits with our
activities, we implemented certain restructuring during the year ended December 31, 2020. After our
restructuring, most of our income is taxable in the United States with a significant portion qualifying for
preferential treatment as foreign-derived intangible income (“FDII”). Beginning in 2026, the effective rate for
FDII increases from 13% to 16%. Further, if U.S. rates increase and/or the FDII deduction is eliminated or
reduced, both of which have been proposed by the current U.S. presidential administration and Congress, our
provision for income taxes, results of operations and cash flows would be adversely (potentially materially)
affected. Also, if our customers move manufacturing operations to the United States, our FDII deduction may be
reduced.

Further changes in tax laws of foreign jurisdictions could arise as a result of the base erosion and profit shifting
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OECD, which represents a coalition of member countries, recommended changes to numerous long-standing tax
principles related to transfer pricing and continues to develop new proposals including allocating greater taxing
rights to countries where customers are located and establishing a minimum tax on global income. These
changes, as adopted by countries, may increase tax uncertainty and may adversely affect our provision for
income taxes, results of operations and financial condition.

Social and environmental responsibility regulations, policies and provisions, as well as customer and investor
demands, may make our supply chain more complex and may adversely affect our relationships with
customers and investors.

With the increasing focus on corporate social and environmental responsibility in the semiconductor industry, a
include social and
number of our customers have adopted, or may adopt, procurement policies that
environmental responsibility provisions or requirements that their suppliers should comply with, or they may
seek to include such provisions or requirements in their procurement terms and conditions. In addition, an
increasing number of OEMs are seeking to source products that do not contain minerals sourced from areas
where proceeds from the sale of such minerals are likely to be used to fund armed conflicts, such as in the
Democratic Republic of Congo. This could adversely affect the sourcing, availability and pricing of minerals
used in the manufacture of semiconductor devices, including our products. As a result, we may face difficulties
in satisfying these customers’ demands, which may harm our sales and operating results.

More investors are also requiring companies to disclose corporate social and environmental policies, practices
and metrics. In addition, various jurisdictions are developing climate change-based laws or regulations that could
cause us to incur additional direct costs for compliance, as well as indirect costs resulting from our customers,
suppliers or both incurring additional compliance costs that are passed on to us. These legal and regulatory
requirements, as well as investor expectations, on corporate environmental and social responsibility practices and
disclosure, are subject to change, can be unpredictable and may be difficult and expensive for us to comply with.
If we are unable to comply, or are unable to cause our suppliers to comply, with such policies or provisions or
meet the requirements of our customers and investors, a customer may stop purchasing products from us or an
investor may sell their shares, and may take legal action against us, which could harm our reputation, revenue
and results of operations.

Trends, Risks and Uncertainties Related to Our Indebtedness

Our debt could materially adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.

As of December 31, 2021, we had $3,258.3 million of outstanding principal relating to our indebtedness. We
may need to incur additional indebtedness in the future to repay or refinance other outstanding debt, to make
acquisitions or for other purposes, and if we incur additional debt, the related risks that we now face could
intensify. As of December 31, 2021, we had approximately $1.97 billion available for future borrowings under
the Revolving Credit Facility. The degree to which we are leveraged could have important consequences to our
potential and current investors, including:

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our ability to obtain additional financing in the future for working capital, capital expenditures,
acquisitions, general corporate purposes or other purposes may be impaired;
the timing, amount and execution of our capital allocation policy, including our Share Repurchase
Program (as defined below), could be affected by the degree to which we are leveraged;
a significant portion of our cash flow from operating activities must be dedicated to service our debt,
which reduces the funds available to us for our operations and may limit our ability to engage in
activities that may be in our long-term best interests;
some of our debt are and will continue to be at variable rates of interest, which may result in higher
interest expense in the event of increases in market interest rates;

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our debt agreements may contain, and any agreements to refinance our debt could continue to contain,
financial and restrictive covenants, and our failure to comply with them may result in an event of
default which if not cured or waived, could have a material adverse effect on us;
our level of indebtedness will increase our vulnerability to, and reduce our flexibility to respond to,
general economic downturns and adverse industry and business conditions;
as our long-term debt ages, we must repay, and may need to renegotiate, such debt or seek additional
financing;
our existing debt requires substantially all of our assets to be collateralized and to the extent any future
debt we incur requires collateral to secure such indebtedness, our assets could be at risk and our
flexibility related to such assets could be limited;
our debt service obligations could limit our flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes in our
business and the semiconductor industry;
our ability to deduct interest expense that we may incur may be limited or deferred under U.S. and/or
local tax rules, including Section 163(j) of the Code and the Treasury Regulations promulgated
thereunder; and
our level of indebtedness may place us at a competitive disadvantage relative to less leveraged
competitors.

To the extent that we continue to maintain or expand our significant indebtedness, our financial condition and
results of operations may be materially adversely affected.

The inability to meet our obligations under our Amended Credit Agreement could materially and adversely
affect us by, among other things, limiting our ability to conduct our operations and reducing our flexibility to
respond to changing business and economic conditions.

The obligations under the Amended Credit Agreement are collateralized by a lien on substantially all of the
personal property and material real property assets of the Company’s domestic subsidiaries. As a result, if we are
unable to satisfy our obligations under the Amended Credit Agreement, the lenders could take possession of and
foreclose on the pledged collateral securing the indebtedness, in which case we would be at risk of losing the
related collateral, which would have a material adverse effect on our business and operations. In addition, subject
to customary exceptions,
the Amended Credit Agreement requires mandatory prepayment under certain
circumstances, which may result in prepaying outstanding amounts under the Revolving Credit Facility and the
Term Loan “B” Facility rather than using funds for other business purposes. Our financing could have a material
adverse effect on our business and financial condition, including, among other things, our ability to obtain
additional financing for working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions, and other general corporate purposes
and could reduce our flexibility to respond to changing business and economic conditions.

The agreements relating to our indebtedness, including the Amended Credit Agreement and the 3.875% Notes,
may restrict our ability to operate our business, and as a result may materially adversely affect our results of
operations.

Our debt agreements, including the Amended Credit Agreement and the 3.875% Notes, contain, and any future
debt agreements may include, a number of restrictive covenants that impose significant operating and financial
restrictions on us and our subsidiaries. Such restrictive covenants may significantly limit our ability to: incur
additional debt, including issuing guarantees; incur liens; make certain investments; settle a conversion of our
1.625% Notes in whole or in part with cash; redeem, or otherwise perform our obligations under the terms of, our
3.875% Notes; sell or otherwise dispose of assets; make acquisitions; engage in mergers or consolidations or
certain other “change of control” transactions; make distributions to our stockholders; engage in restructuring
activities; engage in certain sale and leaseback transactions; and issue or repurchase stock or other securities.

Such agreements may also require us to satisfy other requirements, including maintaining certain financial ratios
and condition tests. Our ability to meet these requirements can be affected by events beyond our control, and we

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may be unable to meet them. To the extent we fail to meet any such requirements and are in default under our
debt obligations, our financial condition may be materially adversely affected. These restrictions may limit our
ability to engage in activities that could otherwise benefit us. To the extent that we are unable to engage in
activities that support the growth, profitability and competitiveness of our business, our results of operations may
be materially adversely affected.

We may not be able to generate sufficient cash flow to meet our debt service obligations, and any inability to
repay our debt when required would have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and
results of operations.

Our ability to generate sufficient cash flow from operating activities to make required payments on our debt
obligations will depend on our future financial performance, which will be affected by a range of economic,
competitive, and business factors, many of which are outside of our control. If we do not generate sufficient cash
to satisfy our debt obligations as they come due, we may have to undertake alternative financing plans, such as
refinancing or restructuring our debt, selling additional assets, reducing or delaying capital investments, or
seeking to raise additional capital. We cannot assure you that any refinancing would be possible, that any assets
could be sold, or, if sold, of the timing of the sales and the amount of proceeds realized from those sales, or that
additional financing could be obtained on acceptable terms, if at all, or would be permitted under the terms of our
various debt instruments then in effect.

Furthermore, we cannot assure you that, if we were required to repurchase any of our debt securities upon a
change of control or other specified event, our assets or cash flow would be sufficient to fully repay borrowings
under our outstanding debt instruments or that we would be able to refinance or restructure the payments on
those debt securities. If we are unable to repay, refinance or restructure our indebtedness under our collateralized
debt, the holders of such debt could proceed against the collateral securing that indebtedness, which could
materially negatively impact our results of operations and financial condition. A default under our committed
credit facilities,
including our Amended Credit Agreement, could also limit our ability to make further
borrowings under those facilities, which could materially adversely affect our business and results of operations.
In addition, to the extent we are not able to borrow or refinance debt obligations, we may have to issue additional
shares of our common stock, which would have a dilutive effect to the current stockholders.

An event of default under any agreement relating to our outstanding indebtedness could cross default other
indebtedness, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of
operations.

If there were an event of default under certain of our agreements relating to our outstanding indebtedness, the
holders of the defaulted debt could cause all amounts outstanding with respect to that debt to be due and payable
immediately, which default or acceleration of debt could cross default other indebtedness. Any such cross default
would put immediate pressure on our liquidity and financial condition and would amplify the risks described
above with regards to being unable to repay our indebtedness when due and payable. We cannot assure you that
our assets or cash flow would be sufficient to fully repay borrowings under our outstanding debt instruments if
accelerated upon an event of default and, as described above, any inability to repay our debt when due would
have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

If our operating subsidiaries, which may have no independent obligation to repay our debt, are not able to
make cash available to us for such repayment, our business, financial condition and results of operations may
be adversely affected.

We conduct our operations through our subsidiaries. Repayment of our indebtedness is dependent on the
generation of cash flow by our subsidiaries and their ability to make such cash available to us, by dividend, debt
repayment or otherwise. Unless they are guarantors of our indebtedness, our subsidiaries have no obligation to
pay amounts due on such indebtedness or to make funds available for that purpose. Our subsidiaries may not be

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able to, or may not be permitted to, make distributions to enable us to make payments in respect of our
indebtedness. Each subsidiary is a distinct legal entity, and, under certain circumstances, legal, contractual,
governmental, or regulatory restrictions may limit our ability to obtain cash from our subsidiaries. In the event
that we do not receive distributions or payments from our subsidiaries, we may be unable to make required
principal and interest payments on our indebtedness and, as described above, any inability to repay our debt when
due would have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

If interest rates increase, our debt service obligations under our variable rate indebtedness could increase
significantly, which would have a material adverse effect on our results of operations.

Borrowings under certain of our facilities from time to time, including under our Amended Credit Agreement,
are at variable rates of interest and as a result expose us to interest rate risk. If interest rates were to increase, our
debt service obligations on the variable rate indebtedness would increase even though the amount borrowed
remained the same, and our net income and cash flows, including cash available for servicing our indebtedness,
will correspondingly decrease. While we have entered into swap agreements to reduce interest rate volatility for a
portion of our Term Loan “B” Facility through 2024, we may not maintain interest rate swaps with respect to all
of our variable rate indebtedness, and any swaps we enter into may not fully mitigate our interest rate risk. To the
extent the risk materializes and is not fully mitigated, the resulting increase in interest expense could have a
material adverse effect on our results of operations.

Our Amended Credit Agreement and our interest rate swap agreements have an interest rate tied to LIBO Rate.
While certain of these agreements, such as the Amended Credit Agreement, provide procedures for determining
an alternative base rate in the event that LIBO Rate is discontinued, not all do so. Effective as of December 31,
2021, the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”), which regulates the LIBO Rate, no longer
publishes LIBO Rate quotations,
including one-week and two-month U.S. dollar LIBOR settings. The
publication of overnight and one-, three-, six- and 12-month U.S. dollar LIBOR settings will be extended through
June 30, 2023. Further, on October 21, 2021, five U.S. federal financial institution regulatory agencies, in
conjunction with U.S. state bank and state credit union regulators, issued a joint statement to emphasize the
expectation that supervised institutions with LIBO Rate exposure continue to progress toward an orderly
transition away from LIBO Rate in advance of the 2023 deadline and providing considerations with respect to
alternative base rates and appropriate fallback language, noting that failure to adequately prepare for the LIBO
Rate’s discontinuance could undermine financial stability and institutions’ safety and soundness and create
litigation, operational, and consumer protection risks. Regardless, there can be no assurances as to what
alternative base rates may be and whether such base rates will be more or less favorable than LIBO Rate and any
other unforeseen impacts of the discontinuation of LIBO Rate. The Company intends to monitor the
developments with respect to the phasing out of LIBO Rate and work with its lenders to ensure the transition
away from LIBO Rate will have minimal impact on its financial condition, but can provide no assurances that the
impact of the discontinuation of LIBO Rate would not have a material adverse effect on its results of operations.

The timing of the cash payments to service the 0% Notes, the 1.625% Notes and the 3.875% Notes is not
entirely in our control and may require a significant amount of cash, and we may not have sufficient cash
flow or the ability to raise the funds necessary to satisfy these obligations in a timely manner.

As of December 31, 2021, we had outstanding approximately $155.1 million aggregate principal amount of our
1.625% Notes, $700.0 million aggregate principal amount of our 3.875% Notes and $805.0 million of aggregate
principal of our 0% Notes (collectively, the “Outstanding Notes”). Holders of the Outstanding Notes have certain
rights that would require us to make repurchases prior to the stated maturity for all or a portion of the amounts
due in certain circumstances. For example, holders of the 3.875% Notes have the right to require us to repurchase
all of their 3.875% Notes upon the occurrence of certain change of control triggering events accompanied by
certain ratings events (as described in the indenture governing the 3.875% Notes) at a repurchase price equal to
101% of their principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, accrued prior to, but not including, the
repurchase date.

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Servicing the Outstanding Notes may require a significant amount of cash, and we may not have sufficient cash
flow or the ability to raise the funds necessary to satisfy our obligations under such notes. Our ability to make
cash payments in connection with conversions of the 1.625% Notes or the 0% Notes, repurchase any of the
Outstanding Notes in the case of an applicable repurchase-triggering event under the respective indentures or
repay such notes at maturity will depend on market conditions and our future performance, which is subject to
economic, financial, competitive, and other factors beyond our control.

Further, if we are unable to make cash payments upon conversion of the 1.625% Notes or the 0% Notes, we
would be required to issue significant amounts of our common stock, which would dilute existing stockholders.

In certain circumstances, a takeover of our Company and similar triggering events could also trigger an option of
the holders of the 1.625% Notes, the 3.875% Notes and the 0% Notes to require us to repurchase such notes. This
may have the effect of delaying or preventing a takeover of our Company that would otherwise be beneficial to
the holders of the 1.625% Notes, the 3.875% Notes, the 0% Notes and our common stock, which could materially
decrease the value of such notes and of our common stock.

The terms of the Amended Credit Agreement and the terms of the 3.875% Notes limit the amount of future
indebtedness secured by liens that we may incur. If we incur significantly more debt, this could intensify the risks
described above. Our decision to use our cash for other purposes, such as to make acquisitions or to repurchase
our common stock, could also intensify these risks.

The conditional conversion features of the 1.625% Notes and the 0% Notes, if triggered, may adversely affect
our financial condition and results of operations and, if we elect to settle any amounts related to conditional
conversion features in common stock, any such settlement could materially dilute the ownership interests of
existing stockholders.

If specified conditions are met, holders of the 1.625% Notes and the 0% Notes may convert their notes prior to
their stated maturity in the event the conditional conversion features are triggered, holders electing to convert
their notes could require us to settle a portion or all of our conversion obligations through the payment of cash.
Further, we are required to settle conversions of the 0% Notes in cash up to the aggregate principal amount of the
notes being converted and may elect to pay or deliver, as the case may be, cash or shares of common stock, or a
combination, to settle the remaining amount. Any such cash payments could materially adversely affect our
liquidity. Additionally, when the conditional conversion features are triggered at the end of a reporting period,
we are required under applicable accounting rules to reclassify the outstanding principal of such notes as a
current rather than long-term liability, which would result in a material reduction of our net working capital.
A conditional conversion feature under the 1.625% Notes has been triggered as of December 31, 2021 and in
certain prior quarters, and we can provide no assurance as to when or whether these conditional conversion
features will lapse or be triggered again in the future. Any material decrease in our liquidity or reduction in our
net working capital could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations. In
addition, we may elect to settle the 1.625% Notes solely in common stock to avoid an event of default under our
Amended Credit Agreement, and any such issuance of common stock could materially dilute the ownership
interests of existing stockholders, including stockholders who previously converted such notes to shares of our
common stock. Our 0% Notes require the principal of $805.0 million to be paid in cash, the excess value, if any,
can be paid in a combination of cash or shares. To the extent we elect to settle the excess in shares, the ownership
interests of existing stockholders could be materially diluted.

Note hedge and warrant transactions we have entered into may materially adversely affect the value of our
common stock.

Concurrently with the issuances of the 1.625% Notes and the 0% Notes, respectively, we entered into note hedge
transactions with certain financial institutions, which we refer to as the option counterparties. The convertible

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note hedges are expected to reduce the potential dilution upon any conversion of the respective series of notes
and/or offset any cash payments we are required to make in excess of the principal amount of converted notes of
such series, as the case may be. We also entered into warrant transactions with the option counterparties with
respect to the 1.625% Notes and the 0% Notes. The warrant transactions could separately have a dilutive effect
on our common stock to the extent that the market price per share of our common stock exceeds $30.70, with
respect to the 1.625% Notes, and $74.34, with respect to the 0% Notes.

In connection with establishing their initial hedge of the convertible note hedges and warrant transactions for the
1.625% Notes and the 0% Notes, the option counterparties or their respective affiliates have purchased shares of
our common stock and/or entered into various derivative transactions with respect to our common stock. The
option counterparties or their respective affiliates may modify their hedge positions by entering into or
unwinding various derivatives contracts with respect to our common stock and/or purchasing or selling our
common stock or other securities of ours in secondary market transactions prior to the maturity of such notes.
The potential effect, if any, of these transactions and activities on the market price of our common stock will
depend in part on market conditions and cannot be ascertained at this time. Any of these activities could
materially adversely affect the value of our common stock.

Counterparty risk with respect to the note hedge transactions, if realized, could have a material adverse impact
on our results of operations.

The option counterparties are financial institutions or affiliates of financial institutions, and we are subject to the
risk that
these option counterparties may default under the note hedge transactions. We can provide no
assurances as to the financial stability or viability of any of the option counterparties. Our exposure to the credit
risk of the option counterparties is not secured by any collateral. If one or more of the option counterparties to
one or more of our note hedge transactions becomes subject to insolvency proceedings, we will become an
unsecured creditor in those proceedings with a claim equal to our exposure at the time under those transactions.

To the extent the option counterparties do not honor their contractual commitments with us pursuant to the note
hedge transactions, we could face a material increase in our exposure to potential dilution upon any conversion of
the 1.625% Notes and/or the 0% Notes and/or cash payments we are required to make in excess of the principal
amount of converted 1.625% Notes and/or the 0% Notes, as the case may be. Our exposure will depend on many
factors but, generally, the increase in our exposure will be correlated to the increase in the market price of our
common stock and in the volatility of the market price of our common stock. In addition, upon a default by one
of the option counterparties, we may suffer adverse tax consequences with respect to our common stock. Any
such adverse tax consequences or increased cash payments could have a material adverse effect on our results of
operations.

Trends, Risks and Uncertainties Related to Our Common Stock

Provisions in our charter documents may delay or prevent the acquisition of our Company, which could
materially adversely affect the value of our common stock.

Our certificate of incorporation and by-laws contain provisions that could make it harder for a third party to
acquire us without the consent of our Board of Directors. These provisions:

•

•

•

establish advance notice requirements for submitting nominations for election to the Board of Directors
and for proposing matters that can be acted upon by stockholders at a meeting;
authorize the issuance of “blank check” preferred stock, which is preferred stock that our Board of
Directors can create and issue without prior stockholder approval and that could be issued with voting
or other rights or preferences that could impede a takeover attempt; and
require the approval by holders of at least 66 2/3% of our outstanding common stock to amend any of
these provisions in our certificate of incorporation or by-laws.

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Although we believe these provisions make a higher third-party bid more likely by requiring potential acquirers
to negotiate with our Board of Directors, these provisions apply even if an initial offer may be considered
beneficial by some stockholders. Any delay or prevention of an acquisition of our Company that would have
been beneficial to our stockholders could materially decrease the value of our common stock.

General Risk Factors

We may be unable to successfully integrate new strategic acquisitions, which could materially adversely affect
our business, results of operations and financial condition.

We have made, and may continue to make, strategic acquisitions and alliances that involve significant risks and
uncertainties. Successful acquisitions and alliances in our industry require, among other things, efficient
integration and aligning of product offerings and manufacturing operations and coordination of sales and
marketing and research and development efforts, often in markets or regions in which we have less experience.
Risks related to successful integration of an acquisition include, but are not limited to: (1) the ability to integrate
information technology and other systems; (2) issues not discovered in our due diligence; (3) customers
responding by changing their existing business relationships with us or the acquired company; (4) diversion of
management’s attention from our day to day operations; and (5) loss of key employees post-integration. In
addition, we may incur unexpected costs or taxes resulting from the acquisition or integration of the newly
acquired business. Missteps or delays in integrating our acquisitions, which could be caused by factors outside of
our control, or our failure to realize the expected benefits of the acquisitions on the timeline we anticipate, could
materially adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition.

Depending on the level of our ownership interest in and the extent to which we can exercise control over the
acquired business, we may be required by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and SEC
rules and regulations to consolidate newly acquired businesses into our consolidated financial statements. The
acquired businesses may not have independent audited financial statements or statements prepared in accordance
with GAAP, or the acquired businesses may have financial controls and systems that are not compatible with our
financial controls and systems, any of which could materially impair our ability to properly integrate such
businesses into our consolidated financial statements on a timely basis. Any revisions to, inaccuracies in or
restatements of our consolidated financial statements due to accounting for our acquisitions could have a material
adverse effect our financial condition and results of operations.

Downturns or volatility in general economic conditions, as well as general macroeconomic trends and
impacts, could have an adverse impact on our business, results of operations, financial condition and cash
flows.

Historically, worldwide semiconductor industry sales have tracked the impacts of financial crises, subsequent
recoveries and persistent economic uncertainty. We believe our business today is driven more by secular growth
drivers and not solely by macroeconomic and industry cyclicality, as was the case historically, yet we could
experience period-to-period fluctuations in operating results due to general industry or economic conditions and
volatile or uncertain economic conditions can adversely impact our sales and profitability and make it difficult
for us and our competitors to accurately forecast and plan our future business activities.

In addition to general economic conditions, impacts of other macroeconomic events, such as the COVID-19
pandemic, climate change and other natural disasters, could materially adversely impact our operations by
causing disruptions in the geographies in which we and our suppliers, third party distributors and sub-contractors
operate. If any of these events impact our supply chain, manufacturing and product shipments could be delayed,
which could materially adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition. In addition,
disruption of transportation and distribution systems could result in reduced operational efficiency and customer
service interruption. Such events can negatively impact revenue and earnings and can significantly impact cash
flow.

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Regulatory and legislative developments related to climate change may materially adversely affect our
business and financial condition.

Various jurisdictions are developing climate change-based laws or regulations that could cause us to incur
additional direct costs for compliance, as well as indirect costs resulting from our customers, suppliers, or both
incurring additional compliance costs that are passed on to us. These legal and regulatory requirements, as well
as heightened investor expectations, on corporate environmental and social responsibility practices and
disclosure, are subject to change, can be unpredictable, and may be difficult and expensive for us to comply with,
given the complexity of our supply chain and our significant outsourced manufacturing. If we are unable to
comply, or are unable to cause our suppliers to comply, with such policies or provisions or meet the requirements
of our customers and investors, a customer may stop purchasing products from us or an investor may sell their
shares, and may take legal action against us, which could harm our reputation, revenue and results of operations.
Any future climate change regulations could also negatively impact our ability to compete with companies
situated in areas not subject to such limitations. Given the political significance and uncertainty around the
impact of climate change, we cannot predict how legislation and regulation will affect our financial condition,
operating performance and ability to compete. Furthermore, increased awareness and any adverse publicity in the
global marketplace about potential impacts on climate change by us or others in our industry could harm our
reputation. Any of the foregoing could result in a material adverse effect on our business and financial condition.

Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments

None.

Item 2. Properties

Our corporate headquarters, as well as certain design center and research and development operations, are located
in approximately 600,000 square feet of building space on property that we own in Phoenix, Arizona. We also
own and lease properties around the world for use as sales offices, design centers, research and development labs,
warehouses, logistic centers, trading offices and manufacturing support. The size and location of these properties,
which are used by all of our reportable segments, change from time to time based on business requirements. We
operate distribution centers, which are leased or contracted through a third-party, in locations throughout Asia,
Europe and the Americas. See “Business—Resources” included elsewhere in this Form 10-K for information on
properties used in our manufacturing operations. While these facilities are primarily used in manufacturing
operations, they also include office, utility, laboratory, warehouse and unused space. Additionally, we own and
lease research and development facilities located in Australia, Belgium, Canada, China, the Czech Republic,
France, Germany, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Romania, Russia,
the Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Switzerland, Taiwan, the United Kingdom and the United States. Our joint
venture in Leshan, China also owns manufacturing, warehouse, laboratory, office and other unused space. We
believe that our facilities around the world, whether owned or leased, are well-maintained.

Certain of our properties are subject to encumbrances such as mortgages and liens. See Note 9: “Long-Term
Debt” in the notes to our audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Form 10-K for
further information. In addition, due to local law restrictions, the land upon which our facilities are located in
certain foreign locations is subject to varying long-term leases. See “Business—Resources” included elsewhere
in this Form 10-K for further details on our properties and “Business-Governmental Regulation” for further
details on environmental regulation of our properties.

Item 3. Legal Proceedings

See Note 13: “Commitments and Contingencies” under the heading “Legal Matters” in the notes to our audited
consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Form 10-K for a description of legal proceedings
and related matters.

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Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosure

Not applicable.

PART II

Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of

Equity Securities

Our common stock is traded under the symbol “ON” on the Nasdaq Global Select Market. The stock price details
can be obtained from the Nasdaq website at www.nasdaq.com. As of February 9, 2022, there were approximately
188 holders of record of our common stock and 432,497,822 shares of common stock outstanding.

Company Stock Performance

The following graph shows a comparison of the five-year cumulative total stockholder return for onsemi, the
PHLX Semiconductor Sector Index and the NASDAQ Composite Index. The comparison assumes $100 was
invested on December 31, 2016 in shares of our common stock and in each of the indices shown and assumes
that all of the dividends were reinvested. Note that past stock price performance is not necessarily indicative of
future stock price performance.

We have neither declared nor paid any cash dividends on our common stock since our initial public offering. Our
future dividend policy with respect to our common stock will depend upon our earnings, capital requirements,
financial condition, debt restrictions and other factors deemed relevant by our Board of Directors in its sole
discretion.

Our outstanding debt facilities may limit the amount of dividends we are permitted to pay and the amount we are
permitted to buy back shares under the Share Repurchase Program (as defined below). So long as no default has
occurred and is continuing or results therefrom, our Amended Credit Agreement permits us to pay cash dividends
to our common stockholders, buy back shares under the Share Repurchase Program, or a combination thereof, in
an amount up to $100.0 million. Additionally, we may pay dividends and buy back shares under the Share
Repurchase Program in an unlimited amount so long as, after giving effect thereto, the consolidated total net
leverage ratio (calculated in accordance with our Amended Credit Agreement) does not exceed 2.50 to 1.00. See
Note 9: “Long-Term Debt” in the notes to the audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in
this Form 10-K for further discussion of our Amended Credit Agreement.

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Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

The following table provides information regarding repurchases of our common stock during the quarter ended
December 31, 2021:

Period (1)

Total Number
of Shares
Purchased (2)

Average Price
Paid per Share
($) (3)

Total Number of
Shares
Purchased as
part of Publicly
Announced
Plans or
Programs

Approximate
Dollar value of
Shares that May
Yet be Purchased
Under the Plans
or Programs ($ in
millions) ($) (4)

October 2, 2021 - October 29, 2021

5,974

$

45.56

October 30, 2021 - November 26, 2021

—

November 27, 2021 - December 31, 2021

1,650,815

Total

1,656,789

—

64.61

64.54

$

1,295.8

1,295.8

1,295.8

—

—

—

—

(1) The periods represent our fiscal month start and end dates for the fourth quarter of 2021.
(2) The number of shares purchased represents shares of common stock held by employees who tendered
owned shares of common stock to the Company to satisfy the employee withholding taxes due upon the
vesting of RSUs. Also included in the November 27, 2021 - December 31, 2021 period is an aggregate of
1,580,990 shares that were received on December 14, 2021 pursuant to bond hedges for which no cash was
exchanged. See Note 9: “Long-Term Debt” in the notes to the consolidated financial statements included
elsewhere in this Form 10-K for additional information on this transaction.

(3) The price per share is based on the fair market value at the time of tender, repurchase or exercise of

outstanding put options, respectively.

(4) Represents the authorized amount remaining under the Share Repurchase Program.

Share Repurchase Program

There were no repurchases of common stock under the Share Repurchase Program during the year ended
December 31, 2021. There were $65.3 million in repurchases of the Company’s stock under the Share
Repurchase Program during the year ended December 31, 2020.

Under the Share Repurchase Program, we may repurchase our common stock from time to time in privately
negotiated transactions or open market transactions, including pursuant to a trading plan in accordance with
Rule 10b5-1 and Rule 10b-18 of the Exchange Act, or by any combination of such methods or other methods.
The timing of any repurchases and the actual number of shares repurchased will depend on a variety of factors,
including our stock price, corporate and regulatory requirements, restrictions under our debt obligations, and
other market and economic conditions. The Share Repurchase Program does not require us to purchase any
particular amount of common stock and is subject to a variety of factors including the Board’s discretion. As of
December 31, 2021,
the Share Repurchase Program was
$1,295.8 million.

the authorized amount

remaining under

See Note 10: “Earnings Per Share and Equity” of the notes to our audited consolidated financial statements
included elsewhere in this Form 10-K for further information on shares of common stock tendered to the
Company by employees to satisfy applicable employee withholding taxes due upon vesting of RSUs and the
Share Repurchase Program.

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Item 6.

[Reserved]

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

You should read the following discussion in conjunction with our audited historical consolidated financial
statements, including the notes thereto, which are included elsewhere in this Form 10-K. Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations contains statements that are forward-
looking. These statements are based on current expectations and assumptions that are subject
to risk,
uncertainties, and other factors. Actual results could differ materially because of the factors discussed in “Risk
Factors” included elsewhere in this Form 10-K.

Executive Overview

This executive overview presents summarized information regarding our business and operating trends only. For
further information relating to the information summarized herein, see “Management’s Discussion and Analysis
of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in its entirety.

onsemi Results

Our revenue for the year ended December 31, 2021 was $6,739.8 million, an increase of 28.3% from
$5,255.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2020. The increase was attributable to the improving economic
conditions and an exceptionally strong market for semiconductor products resulting in a significant increase in
demand across PSG, ASG and ISG. During 2021, we reported net
income attributable to onsemi of
$1,009.6 million compared to $234.2 million in 2020. Our operating income totaled $1,287.6 million during 2021
compared to $348.7 million during 2020. The increase in operating income and net income attributable to onsemi
was due to significantly better gross margins from higher sales volume, favorable mix, increase in average selling
prices, better utilization in factories and savings from restructuring activities. Our gross margin increased by
approximately 760 basis points to 40.3% in 2021 from 32.7% in 2020. See discussion under “Results of
Operations” for additional discussion on the reasons for the fluctuations year over year.

Business and Macroeconomic Environment

The COVID-19 pandemic has had, and continues to have, a significant impact around the world, prompting
governments and businesses to take unprecedented measures including restrictions on travel, business operations
and temporary closures of facilities. However, during 2021, economic conditions began to improve and business
conditions became stronger during the second half of the year. During 2021, we achieved revenue growth in our
focused end-markets of automotive, industrial and communications infrastructure as well as expand our gross
margin and operating margin as a result of cost-saving initiatives, product rationalization, favorable mix and
price increases, among other actions. While the semiconductor industry conditions have resulted in increased
costs throughout our supply chain, we have been able to pass a majority of such increases to our customers,
which also contributed to higher revenue for 2021. We expect to continue to pursue cost-saving initiatives to be
able to align our overall cost structure, capital investments and other expenditures with our expected revenue,
spending and capacity levels to help offset increased costs. We have taken, and continue to take, significant cost
containment efforts, including, but not limited to, workforce reductions and reducing discretionary spending.

The ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Company’s operational and financial performance is
uncertain and will depend on many factors outside the Company’s control, including the timing, extent, trajectory
and duration of the pandemic, the emergence of new variants, the development, availability, distribution and
effectiveness of vaccines and treatments, the imposition of protective public safety measures, and the impact of
the pandemic on the global economy and demand for products. While all our global manufacturing sites are
currently operational, our facilities could be required to temporarily curtail production levels or temporarily cease

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operations based on government mandates due to the COVID-19 pandemic. There can be no assurances that we
will adequately forecast the magnitude or duration of the adverse economic conditions on our business or that we
will effectively align our cost structure, capital investments and other expenditures with our revenue, spending
and capacity levels in the future.

See Note 7: “Restructuring, Asset Impairments and Other Charges, net” in the notes to our audited consolidated
financial statements included elsewhere in this Form 10-K for information relating to our most recent cost-saving
initiatives.

Results of Operations

A discussion of our results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2021 compared to December 31, 2020
is included below. For a discussion and comparison of the results of our operations for the year ended
December 31, 2020 with the year ended December 31, 2019, refer to “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Conditions and Results of Operations” in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 filed
with the SEC on February 16, 2021.

Operating Results

The following table summarizes certain information relating to our operating results that has been derived from
our audited consolidated financial statements (in millions):

Revenue
Cost of revenue (exclusive of amortization shown below)

Gross profit
Operating expenses:

Research and development
Selling and marketing
General and administrative
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets
Restructuring, asset impairments and other charges, net
Intangible asset impairment

Total operating expenses

Operating income

Other income (expense), net:

Interest expense
Interest income
Loss on debt refinancing and prepayment
Gain on divestiture of business
Other income (expense)

Other income (expense), net

Income before income taxes
Income tax (provision) benefit

Net income
Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interest

Year ended December 31,

$

2021
6,739.8
4,025.5

2,714.3

$

2020
5,255.0
3,539.2

1,715.8

655.0
293.6
304.8
99.0
71.4
2.9

1,426.7

1,287.6

(130.4)
1.4
(29.0)
10.2
18.0

(129.8)

1,157.8
(146.6)

1,011.2
(1.6)

642.9
278.7
258.7
120.3
65.2
1.3

1,367.1

348.7

(168.4)
4.9
—
—
(8.6)

(172.1)

176.6
59.8

236.4
(2.2)

Net income attributable to ON Semiconductor Corporation

$

1,009.6

$

234.2

$

39

$

Change
1,484.8
486.3

998.5

12.1
14.9
46.1
(21.3)
6.2
1.6

59.6

938.9

38.0
(3.5)
(29.0)
10.2
26.6

42.3

981.2
(206.4)

774.8
0.6

775.4

Revenue

Revenue was $6,739.8 million and $5,255.0 million for 2021 and 2020, respectively. The increase from 2020 to
2021 of $1,484.8 million, or 28.3%, was attributable to a 32.0%, 25.6% and 22.0% increase in revenue in PSG,
ASG and ISG, respectively, which is further explained below.

We had one customer, a distributor, whose revenue accounted for approximately 13% of the total revenue for the
year ended December 31, 2021.

Revenue by operating and reportable segments was as follows (dollars in millions):

PSG
ASG
ISG

$

2021

3,439.1
2,399.9
900.8

As a % of
Revenue (1)

51.0% $
35.6%
13.4%

2020

2,606.1
1,910.4
738.5

As a % of
Revenue (1)

49.6%
36.4%
14.1%

Total revenue

$

6,739.8

$

5,255.0

(1) Certain of the amounts may not total due to rounding of individual amounts.

Revenue from PSG

Revenue from PSG increased by $833.0 million, or approximately 32%, during 2021 compared to 2020. The
revenue from our Advanced Power Division and our Integrated Circuits, Protection and Signal Division
increased by $521.7 million and $317.6 million, respectively. These increases primarily were driven by better
economic conditions resulting in increased demand for our products along with a favorable mix in the products
sold and an increase in average selling prices. Although we experienced supply chain constraints during 2021,
they were offset by increased demand for our products, however in 2020, we experienced decreased demand,
delays in fulfilling certain customer orders and certain of our factories operating at significantly reduced capacity
levels as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Revenue from ASG

Revenue from ASG increased by $489.5 million, or approximately 25.6%, during 2021 compared to 2020. The
revenue from our Mobile, Computing and Cloud Division, our Automotive Division and our Industrial Solutions
Division, increased by $230.3 million, $155.0 million and $110.2 million, respectively. The increases primarily
were due to improved economic conditions resulting in increased demand for our products in other end-markets
along with a favorable mix in the products sold and an increase in average selling prices. Although we
experienced supply chain constraints during 2021, they were offset by increased demand for our products,
however in 2020, we experienced decreased demand, delays in fulfilling certain customer orders and certain of
our factories operating at significantly reduced capacity levels as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Revenue from ISG

Revenue from ISG increased by $162.3 million, or approximately 22%, during 2021 compared to 2020. The
revenue from our Automotive Sensing Division and our Industrial and Consumer Solutions Division increased by
$152.5 million and $70.7 million, respectively, and was partially offset by a decrease of $61.0 million from the
exited CCD business. The increase in revenue was due to the improvement in economic conditions, specifically
with automotive component manufacturers and the automotive industry overall, resulting in increased demand
for these products along with a favorable mix in the products sold and an increase in average selling prices.

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Revenue by Geographic Location

Revenue by geographic location, based on sales billed from the respective country or regions, are as follows
(dollars in millions):

Singapore
Hong Kong
United Kingdom
United States
Other

Total

$

2021

2,097.8
1,828.6
1,123.6
931.6
758.2

As a % of
Revenue (1)

31.1% $
27.1%
16.7%
13.8%
11.2%

2020

1,799.5
1,311.6
805.9
728.6
609.4

As a % of
Revenue (1)

34.2%
25.0%
15.3%
13.9%
11.6%

$

6,739.8

$

5,255.0

(1) Certain of the amounts may not total due to rounding of individual amounts.

Gross Profit and Gross Margin (exclusive of amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets)

Our gross profit by operating and reportable segment was as follows (dollars in millions):

PSG
ASG
ISG

As a % of
Segment
Revenue (1)

38.3%
44.0%
37.8%

$

2021

1,318.3
1,055.6
340.4

2020 (2)

$

764.1
714.4
237.3

Total gross profit

$

2,714.3

40.3%

$

1,715.8

As a % of
Segment
Revenue (1)

29.3%
37.4%
32.1%

32.7%

(1) Certain of the amounts may not total due to rounding of individual amounts.
(2) Beginning in 2021, unallocated manufacturing costs were included as part of segment operating results to
determine segment gross profit. As a result, the prior-period amounts have been reclassified to conform to
current-period presentation.

Our gross profit increased by $998.5 million, or approximately 58%, from $1,715.8 million during 2020 to
$2,714.3 million during 2021. Gross margin increased to 40.3% during 2021 compared to 32.7% during 2020.

The increases in gross profit and gross margin were due to increases in sales volume, increased utilization and a
better mix in the portfolio of the products sold combined with an increase in average selling prices for many of
our products. The favorable economic environment and significant improvement in demand in all end-markets
and specifically from automotive and industrial end-markets contributed to increased demand and better pricing
for our products. We were also able to pass a majority of the increased cost from our suppliers to our customers.

Operating Expenses

Research and Development

Research and development expenses were $655.0 million and $642.9 million, or approximately 10% and 12% of
revenue for 2021 and 2020, respectively, representing an increase of $12.1 million, or approximately 2% year-
over-year. The increase in variable compensation was partially offset by a decrease in payroll expenses due to
restructuring activities, and costs associated with third-party consultants.

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Selling and Marketing

Selling and marketing expenses were $293.6 million and $278.7 million, or approximately 4% and 5% of
revenue for 2021 and 2020, respectively, representing an increase of $14.9 million, or approximately 5% year-
over-year. The increase was primarily due to an increase in variable compensation.

General and Administrative

General and administrative expenses were $304.8 million and $258.7 million, or approximately 5% and 5% of
revenue for 2021 and 2020, respectively, representing an increase of $46.1 million, or approximately 18% year-
over-year. The increase was primarily due to an increase in variable compensation and stock compensation.

Amortization of Acquisition—Related Intangible Assets

Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets was $99.0 million and $120.3 million for 2021 and 2020,
respectively. The decrease of $21.3 million, or approximately 17.7%, was primarily due to the full amortization
of certain of our technology-related intangible assets during 2020.

Restructuring, Asset Impairments and Other Charges, net

Restructuring, asset impairments and other charges, net was $71.4 million and $65.2 million for 2021 and 2020,
respectively. Amounts incurred during 2021 primarily related to the involuntary severance plan. Amounts
incurred during 2020 related to the voluntary and involuntary severance plans and certain general workforce
reductions. Included in 2020 was also asset impairment charges of $17.5 million.

For additional information, see Note 7: “Restructuring, Asset Impairments and Other Charges, net” in the notes
to our audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Form 10-K.

Other Income and Expenses

Interest Expense

Interest expense decreased by $38.0 million, or approximately 22.6%, to $130.4 million during 2021 compared to
$168.4 million in 2020, primarily due to the decrease in our long-term debt and a decrease in interest rates on our
variable rate debt. Our average gross amount of long-term debt balance (including current maturities) during
2021 and 2020 was $3,423.9 million and $3,669.4 million, respectively. Our weighted average interest rate on
our gross amount of long-term debt (including current maturities) was 3.8% and 4.6% per annum in 2021 and
2020, respectively.

See “Liquidity and Capital Resources—Key Financing and Capital Events” below and Note 9: “Long-Term
Debt” in the notes to our audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Form 10-K for a
description of our indebtedness and our refinancing activities.

Gain on Divestiture of Business

Gain on divestiture of business was $10.2 million in 2021, compared to zero in 2020, due to the divestiture of a
business entity engaged in research and development.

Loss on Debt Refinancing and Prepayment

We recorded loss on debt refinancing and prepayment of $29.0 million during 2021 related to the partial
repurchase or exchange of certain of the outstanding 1.625% Notes. See “Liquidity and Capital Resources—Key

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Financing and Capital Events” below and Note 9: “Long-Term Debt” in the notes to our audited consolidated
financial statements included elsewhere in this Form 10-K for a description of our indebtedness and our
refinancing activities. No such expenses were incurred during 2020.

Other Income (Expense)

Other income (expense) was an expense of $8.6 million in 2020 compared to an income of $18.0 million in 2021,
reflecting a change of approximately 309.3%. During 2021, we recognized actuarial gains on our pension
obligations of $21.4 million which was partially offset by miscellaneous adjustments of $4.6 million, compared
to an actuarial loss of $4.0 million during 2020.

Income Tax Provision

We recorded an income tax provision of $146.6 million and a benefit of $59.8 million in 2021 and 2020,
respectively.

The income tax provision for the year ended December 31, 2021 consisted primarily of $179.4 million for
income and withholding taxes of certain of our foreign and domestic operations, $3.6 million related to a discrete
foreign tax rate change, $2.9 million related to return to provision adjustments and $3.4 million related to
additional valuation allowance, partially offset by discrete benefits of $24.3 million relating to the release of
uncertain tax positions in foreign jurisdictions for favorable audit results and lapse of statue, $6.9 million relating
to net equity award windfalls and $11.5 million primarily relating to an increase in deferred tax assets expected
to be realized in the foreseeable future due to the liquidation of a foreign subsidiary.

The income tax benefit for the year ended December 31, 2020 consisted of discrete benefits of $63.0 million
primarily due to the recognition of certain deferred tax assets, net of deferred tax liabilities, related to the
domestication of certain foreign subsidiaries and a benefit of $49.4 million related to the release of valuation
allowance against certain state deferred tax assets. These benefits were partially offset by a provision of
$43.9 million for income and withholding taxes of certain of our foreign and domestic operations, a $2.3 million
discrete provision relating to prior year uncertain tax positions, a discrete provision of $5.5 million relating to
additional foreign valuation allowance, and $0.9 million of other discrete items.

For additional information, see Note 16: “Income Taxes” in the notes to the audited consolidated financial
statements included elsewhere in this Form 10-K.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

This section includes a discussion and analysis of our cash requirements, contingencies, sources and uses of cash,
operations, working capital and long-term assets and liabilities.

Contingencies

We are a party to a variety of agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business pursuant to which we
may be obligated to indemnify other parties for certain liabilities that arise out of or relate to the subject matter of
the agreements. Some of the agreements entered into by us require us to indemnify the other party against losses,
including, but not limited to, losses due to IP infringement, environmental contamination and other property
damage, personal injury, our failure to comply with applicable laws, our negligence or willful misconduct or our
breach of representations, warranties or covenants related to such matters as title to sold assets.

We face risk of exposure to warranty and product liability claims in the event that our products fail to perform as
expected or such failure of our products results, or is alleged to result, in economic damage, bodily injury or

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property damage. In addition, if any of our designed products are alleged to be defective, we may be required to
participate in their recall. Depending on the significance of any particular customer and other relevant factors, we
may agree to provide more favorable rights to such customer for valid defective product claims. We maintain
directors’ and officers’ insurance policies that indemnify our directors and officers against various liabilities,
including certain liabilities under the Exchange Act that might be incurred by any director or officer in his or her
capacity as such.

While our future obligations under certain agreements may contain limitations on liability for indemnification,
other agreements do not contain such limitations and under such agreements it is not possible to predict the
maximum potential amount of future payments due to the conditional nature of our obligations and the unique
facts and circumstances involved in each particular agreement. Historically, payments made by us under any of
these indemnities have not had a material effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations or cash
flows, and we do not believe that any amounts that we may be required to pay under these indemnities in the
future will be material to our business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

See Note 13: “Commitments and Contingencies” in the notes to our audited consolidated financial statements
included elsewhere in this Form 10-K for possible contingencies related to legal matters. See also “Business—
Government Regulation” for information on certain environmental matters.

Sources and Uses of Cash

Our balance of cash and cash equivalents was $1,352.6 million as of December 31, 2021. We require cash to:
(i) fund our operating expenses, working capital requirements, outlays for strategic acquisitions and investments,
(ii) service our debt, including principal and interest; (iii) conduct research and development; (iv) incur capital
expenditures; and (v) repurchase our common stock. As part of our business strategy, we review acquisition and
divestiture opportunities on a regular basis. During 2021, we completed the acquisition of GTAT. See Note 5:
“Acquisitions and Divestitures” in the notes to our audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere
in this Form 10-K.

We believe that the key factors that could affect our internal and external sources of cash include:

•

Changes in demand for our products, including as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, competitive
pricing pressures, supply chain constraints, effective management of our manufacturing capacity, our
ability to achieve further reductions in operating expenses, our ability to make progress on the
achievement of our business strategy and sustainability goals, the impact of our restructuring programs
on our production and cost efficiency and our ability to make the research and development
expenditures required to remain competitive in our business

• Our access to bank financing and the debt and equity capital markets that could impair our ability to
obtain needed financing on acceptable terms or to respond to business opportunities and developments
as they arise, including interest rate fluctuations, macroeconomic conditions, sudden reductions in the
general availability of lending from banks or the related increase in cost to obtain bank financing and
our ability to maintain compliance with covenants under our debt agreements in effect from time to
time.

The following are some of the significant sources and uses of cash during 2021 outside of our operating activities
and regular capital expenditures:

•

Issuance of $805.0 million aggregate principal amount of 0% Convertible Senior Notes due 2027, the
net proceeds of which were used to repurchase $372.4 million in aggregate principal amount of our
outstanding 1.625% Notes for a total consideration of $506.5 million in cash and 5.4 million shares of
the Company’s common stock.

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•

•
•

Payment of $160.3 million for convertible note hedges and receipt of $93.8 million for the sale of
warrants, both in relation to the issuance of the 0% Notes.
Repayment of the outstanding balance of $700.0 million under the Revolving Credit Facility.
Repurchase of $47.4 million in aggregate principal amount of our outstanding 1.625% Notes for
$47.4 million in cash and 1.6 million shares of the Company’s common stock.

• Acquisition of GTAT for $424.6 million in cash.
• Net purchases of available-for-sale securities for $44.7 million.

Our ability to service our long-term debt, including our 0% Notes, 3.875% Notes, 1.625% Notes, the Revolving
Credit Facility and the Term Loan “B” Facility, to remain in compliance with the various covenants contained in
our debt agreements and to fund working capital, capital expenditures and business development efforts will
depend on our ability to generate cash from operating activities, which is subject to, among other things, our
future operating performance and the timing of the full economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, as
well as to financial, competitive, legislative, regulatory and other conditions, some of which may be beyond our
control.

If we fail to generate sufficient cash from operations, we may need to raise additional equity or borrow additional
funds to achieve our longer-term objectives. There can be no assurance that such equity or borrowings will be
available or, if available, will be at rates or prices acceptable to us. We believe that cash flow from operating
activities coupled with existing cash and cash equivalents and existing credit facilities will be adequate to fund
our operating, debt repayment and capital needs, as well as enable us to maintain compliance with our various
debt agreements, through at least the next 12 months. To the extent that results or events differ from our financial
projections or business plans, our liquidity may be adversely impacted.

During the ordinary course of business, we evaluate our cash requirements and, if necessary, adjust our
expenditures for inventory, operating expenditures and capital expenditures to reflect
the current market
conditions and our projected sales and demand. Our capital expenditures are primarily directed towards
manufacturing equipment, and can materially influence our available cash for other initiatives. Our capital
expenditure levels can materially influence our available cash for other initiatives. For example, during 2021, we
paid approximately $444.6 million for capital expenditures, while in 2020 we paid approximately $383.6 million.
While our capital expenditures have historically been approximately 6% to 7% of annual revenue, we expect to
incur capital expenditures in the range of 11% to 12% of revenue in 2022 to expand our manufacturing
capabilities to meet the market demands and further improve our manufacturing cost structure.

As of December 31, 2021, there was $1,598.2 million outstanding under the Term Loan “B” Facility, in addition
to $805 million aggregate principal amount of the 0% Notes, $700 million aggregate principal amount of 3.875%
Notes and $155.1 million aggregate principal amount of the 1.625% Notes. The aggregate principal amount of
outstanding 1.625% Notes, net of unamortized discount and issuance costs, has been reclassified as a current
portion of long-term debt. The associated interest expense related to this indebtedness will continue to have a
significant impact on our results of operations.

See Note 5: “Acquisitions and Divestitures” and Note 9: “Long-Term Debt” in the notes to our audited
consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Form 10-K for additional information.

Cash Management

Our ability to manage cash is limited, as our primary cash inflows and outflows are dictated by the terms of our
sales and supply agreements, contractual obligations, debt instruments and legal and regulatory requirements.
While we have some flexibility with respect to the timing of capital equipment purchases, we must invest in
capital equipment on a timely basis to allow us to maintain our manufacturing efficiency and support our
platforms for new products.

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Primary Cash Flow Sources

Our long-term cash generation is dependent on the ability of our operations to generate cash. Our cash flows
from operating activities were $1,782.0 million, $884.3 million, and $694.7 million for the years ended
December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Our operating cash flows for the year ended December 31,
2021 increased by $897.7 million, or 101.5%, compared to the year ended December 31, 2020, which was
primarily due to better economic conditions resulting in significantly increased demand for our products, increase
in average selling prices, better mix in the products sold, cash savings from restructuring activities and better
working capital management.

Our ability to maintain positive operating cash flows is dependent on, among other factors, our success in
achieving our revenue goals and manufacturing and operating cost targets. Management of our assets and
liabilities, including both working capital and long-term assets and liabilities, also influences our operating cash
flows, and each of these components is discussed below.

Working Capital

Working capital, calculated as total current assets less total current
liabilities, fluctuates depending on
end-market demand and our effective management of certain items such as receivables, inventory and payables.
In times of escalating demand, our working capital requirements may be affected as we purchase additional
manufacturing materials and increase production. Our working capital may also be affected by restructuring
programs, which may require us to use cash for severance payments, asset transfers and contract termination
costs. In addition, our working capital may be affected by acquisitions and transactions involving our convertible
notes and other debt instruments. Although investments made to fund working capital will reduce our cash
balances, these investments are necessary to support business and operating initiatives.

Our working capital, excluding cash and cash equivalents and the current portion of long-term debt, was
$1,046.3 million as of December 31, 2021 and has fluctuated between $885.0 million and $1,057.1 million at the
end of each of our last eight fiscal quarters. Our working capital, including cash and cash equivalents and the
current portion of long-term debt, was $2,238.2 million as of December 31, 2021 and has fluctuated between
$1,457.6 million and $2,379.8 million at the end of each of our last eight fiscal quarters. The significant
fluctuation was due to the withdrawal and repayment on our Revolving Credit Facility during 2020 and 2021 as
well as the reclassification of the 1.625% Notes as a current liability. We expect a significant increase in capital
expenditures during 2022.

Long-Term Assets and Liabilities

Our long-term assets consist primarily of property, plant and equipment, intangible assets, deferred taxes and
goodwill. Our manufacturing rationalization plans have included efforts to utilize our existing manufacturing
assets and supply arrangements more efficiently. We believe that near-term access to additional manufacturing
capacity, should it be required, could be readily obtained on reasonable terms through manufacturing agreements
with third parties. We will continue to look for opportunities to make strategic purchases in the future for
additional capacity.

Our long-term liabilities, excluding long-term debt and deferred taxes, consist of liabilities under our foreign
defined benefit pension plans, operating lease liabilities and contingent tax reserves. In regard to our foreign
defined benefit pension plans, our annual funding of these obligations is equal to the minimum amount legally
required in each jurisdiction in which the plans operate. This annual amount is dependent upon numerous
actuarial assumptions. For additional information, see Note 12: “Employee Benefit Plans”, “Note 8: “Balance
Sheet Information” and Note 16: “Income Taxes” in the notes to our audited consolidated financial statements
included elsewhere in this Form 10-K.

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Key Financing and Capital Events

Overview

For the past several years, we have undertaken various measures to secure liquidity to pursue acquisitions,
repurchase shares of our common stock, reduce interest costs, amend existing key financing arrangements and, in
some cases, extend a portion of our debt maturities to continue to provide us additional operating flexibility.
Certain of these measures continued in 2021. Set forth below is a summary of certain key financing events
affecting our capital structure during the last three years. For further discussion of our debt instruments, see
Note 9: “Long-Term Debt” and for further discussion on the Share Repurchase Program (as defined below), see
Note 10: “Earnings Per Share and Equity” in the notes to our audited consolidated financial statements included
elsewhere in this Form 10-K.

2021 Financing Events

Issuance of 0% Convertible Senior Notes due 2027

On May 19, 2021, we completed a private offering of $805.0 million aggregate principal amount of 0% Notes,
the proceeds of which were used to repurchase a portion of the 1.625% Notes in privately negotiated note
repurchase or exchange transactions, repay a portion of the Revolving Credit Facility, pay the net cost of the
related convertible note hedges after such costs were offset by the proceeds from the related sale of warrants
(each described below), and general corporate purposes. The 0% Notes will mature on May 1, 2027, unless
earlier repurchased or redeemed by the Company or converted pursuant to their terms.

The initial conversion rate of the 0% Notes is 18.8796 shares of common stock per $1,000 principal amount,
which is equivalent to an initial conversion price of approximately $52.97 per share of common stock. We may
redeem all or any portion of the 0% Notes, the holders may convert their 0% Notes and the conversion rate is
subject to adjustment, in each case upon the occurrence of certain specified events as set forth in the Indenture
governing the 0% Notes. We incurred issuance costs of $19.0 million in connection with the issuance of the 0%
Notes, of which $15.7 million was capitalized as debt issuance costs and $3.3 million was allocated to the
conversion option and recorded to stockholders’ equity. The debt discount and debt issuance costs are being
amortized at an effective interest rate of 3.2% over the contractual term of the 0% Notes.

In connection with the issuance of the 0% Notes, we entered into convertible note hedge transactions with respect
to our common stock with the initial purchasers of the 0% Notes or their affiliates (“Counterparties”) and paid
$160.3 million in cash for the convertible note hedges, which was recorded to stockholders’ equity. We also
entered into warrant transactions with the Counterparties and received $93.8 million in cash for the sale of
warrants, which was recorded to stockholders’ equity.

Partial exchange or repurchase of the 1.625% Notes

On May 11, 2021, contemporaneously with the issuance of the 0% Notes, we entered into separate privately
negotiated transactions with certain holders of the 1.625% Notes to repurchase or exchange, as applicable,
$372.4 million in aggregate principal amount of the 1.625% Notes for a total consideration of $506.5 million in
cash and 5.4 million shares of the Company’s common stock. On December 10, 2021, we repurchased
$47.4 million of the 1.625% Notes for $47.4 million in cash and 1.6 million shares of common stock.

Repayments under the Revolving Credit Facility

During the year ended December 31, 2021, we repaid the outstanding balance of $700.0 million under the
Revolving Credit Facility using a portion of the net proceeds from the issuance of the 0% Notes and cash
generated from operations. As of December 31, 2021, we had approximately $1.97 billion available under the
Revolving Credit Facility for future borrowings.

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2020 Financing Events

Maturity and Settlement of 1.00% Notes due 2020

The 1.00% Notes matured on December 1, 2020. The maturity of the notes resulted in us paying $690.0 million
in cash, representing the principal portion of the 1.00% Notes, to holders of the 1.00% Notes using our available
cash and cash equivalents. The excess over the principal amount was settled by issuing shares of common stock
held in treasury. At the time of issuance of the 1.00% Notes, we concurrently entered into hedge transactions
with certain of the initial purchasers of the 1.00% Notes, and accordingly, repurchased an equivalent number of
shares of our common stock at fair market value, to effectively offset the issuance of shares.

Also at the time of issuance of the 1.00% Notes, we sold warrants to certain bank counterparties whereby the
holders of the warrants had the option to purchase from us the equivalent number of shares of our common stock
at a price of $25.96 per share. All these warrants were exercised by the holders during the first and second
quarters of 2021 and were settled by issuing an aggregate of 13.4 million shares of common stock.

Issuance of 3.875% Notes

On August 21, 2020, we completed a private offering of $700.0 million aggregate principal amount of the
3.875% Notes. The 3.875% Notes bear interest at a rate of 3.875% per year, payable semi-annually on March 1
and September 1 of each year, beginning on March 1, 2021, and will mature on September 1, 2028, unless earlier
redeemed or repurchased by us. In connection with the issuance, we incurred original issue discount and debt
issuance costs amounting to $9.4 million, which has been capitalized and will be amortized to interest expense
through the maturity date of September 1, 2028. The net proceeds from the issuance of the 3.875% Notes were
used entirely to repay borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility.

Borrowing and repayment under the Revolving Credit Facility

On March 24, 2020, we borrowed $1,165.0 million under the Revolving Credit Facility as a precautionary
measure in order to increase the Company’s cash position and provide financial flexibility in light of the
uncertainty resulting from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to better macroeconomic and business
conditions, on August 21, 2020, we used the net proceeds from the issuance of the 3.875% Notes along with cash
on hand to repay $1,200.0 million of outstanding borrowings. Additionally, on December 31, 2020, we repaid
$65.0 million of outstanding borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility.

Share Repurchase Program

During 2020, we repurchased 3.6 million shares of our common stock for an aggregate purchase price of
$65.3 million pursuant to the Share Repurchase Program.

2019 Financing Events

Amendments to the Amended Credit Agreement

On June 12, 2019, we entered into the Fifth Amendment to the Amended Credit Agreement (the “Fifth
Amendment”) and on June 19, 2019, drew $900.0 million of the Revolving Credit Facility to partially fund the
acquisition of Quantenna. On August 15, 2019, we entered into the Sixth Amendment to the Amended Credit
Agreement (the “Sixth Amendment”) which increased amounts that may be borrowed under the Revolving
Credit Facility by $70.0 million to $1.97 billion. On September 19, 2019, we entered into the Seventh
Amendment
to the Amended Credit Agreement (the “Seventh Amendment”) and utilized the additional
borrowings pursuant to the Seventh Amendment to repay $500.5 million of the outstanding balance under the
Revolving Credit Facility.

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Share Repurchase Program

During 2019, we repurchased 7.8 million shares of our common stock for an aggregate purchase price of
$138.9 million pursuant to the Share Repurchase Program.

Debt Guarantees and Related Covenants

As of December 31, 2021, we were in compliance with the indentures relating to our 0% Notes, 3.875% Notes
and 1.625% Notes and with covenants relating to our Term Loan “B” Facility and Revolving Credit Facility. Our
0% Notes, 3.875% Notes and 1.625% Notes are senior to the existing and future subordinated indebtedness of
onsemi and our guarantor subsidiaries and rank equally in right of payment to all of our existing and future senior
debt and as unsecured obligations and are subordinated to all of our existing and future secured debt to the extent
of the assets securing such debt.

See Note 9: “Long-Term Debt” in the notes to our audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere
in this Form 10-K for additional information.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

The accompanying discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations is based upon our
audited consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles
to
generally accepted in the United States. We believe certain of our accounting policies are critical
understanding our financial position and results of operations. We utilize the following critical accounting
policies in the preparation of our financial statements.

Use of Estimates. The preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires us to make
estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial
statements and the reported amount of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. We evaluate these
estimates and judgments on an ongoing basis and base our estimates on experience, current and expected future
conditions, third-party evaluations and various other assumptions that we believe are reasonable under the
circumstances. Significant estimates have been used by management in conjunction with the following: (i) future
payouts for customer incentives and amounts subject to allowances and returns; (ii) valuation and obsolescence
relating to inventories; (iii) measurement of valuation allowances against deferred tax assets, and evaluations of
uncertain tax positions; and (iv) assumptions used in business combinations. Additionally, during periods where
it becomes applicable, significant estimates will be used by management in determining the future cash flows
used to assess and test for impairment of long-lived assets and goodwill. Actual results may differ from the
estimates and assumptions used in the consolidated financial statements.

Revenue. We generate revenue from sales of our semiconductor products to direct customers and distributors.
We also generate revenue, to a much lesser extent, from product development agreements and manufacturing
services provided to customers. We recognize revenue when we satisfy a performance obligation in an amount
reflecting the consideration to which we expect to be entitled. For sales agreements, we have identified the
to be the performance obligation. For product
promise to transfer products, each of which is distinct,
development agreements, we have identified the completion of a service defined in the agreement to be the
performance obligation. We apply a five-step approach in determining the amount and timing of revenue to be
recognized: (1) identifying the contract with a customer; (2) identifying the performance obligations in the
contract; (3) determining the transaction price; (4) allocating the transaction price to the performance obligations
in the contract; and (5) recognizing revenue when the performance obligation is satisfied. We allocate the
transaction price to each distinct product based on its relative stand-alone selling price. In determining the
transaction price, we evaluate whether the price is subject to refund or adjustment to determine the net
consideration to which we expect to be entitled. Substantially all of our revenue is recognized at the time control
of the products transfers to the customer.

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Sales to certain distributors, primarily those with ship and credit rights, can be subject to price adjustment on
certain products. We develop an estimate of their expected claims under the ship and credit program based on the
historical claims data submitted by product and customer and expected future claims, which requires the use of
estimates and assumptions related to the amount of each claim as well as the historical period used to develop the
estimate.

Our direct customers do not have the right to return products, other than pursuant to the provisions of our
standard warranty. Sales to distributors, however, are typically made pursuant to agreements that provide return
rights and stock rotation provisions permitting limited levels of product returns. Provisions for discounts and
rebates to customers, estimated returns and allowances, ship and credit claims and other adjustments are provided
for in the same period the related revenue are recognized, and are netted against revenue. For non-quality related
returns, we recognize a related asset for the right to recover returned products with a corresponding reduction to
cost of goods sold. We record a reserve for cash discounts as a reduction to accounts receivable and a reduction
to revenue, based on the experience with each customer.

Inventories. We carry our inventories at the lower of standard cost (which approximates actual cost on a first-in,
first-out basis) or net realizable value and record provisions for potential excess and obsolete inventories based
upon a regular analysis of inventory on hand compared to historical and projected end-user demand. The
determination of projected end-user demand requires the use of estimates and assumptions related to projected
unit sales for each product. These provisions can influence our results from operations. For example, when
demand falls for a given part, all or a portion of the related inventory that is considered to be in excess of
anticipated demand is reserved, impacting our cost of revenue and gross profit. The majority of product inventory
that has been previously reserved is ultimately discarded. However, we do sell some products that have
previously been written down, such sales have historically been consistently insignificant and the related impact
on our margins has also been insignificant.

Income Taxes. Income taxes are accounted for using the asset and liability method. Under this method, deferred
income tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to temporary
differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective
tax bases. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to
taxable income in the years in which these temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The
effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that
includes the enactment date. A valuation allowance is provided for those deferred tax assets for which we cannot
conclude that it is more likely than not that such deferred tax assets will be realized.

In determining the amount of the valuation allowance, estimated future taxable income, feasible tax planning
strategies, future reversals of existing temporary differences and taxable income in prior carryback years, if a
carryback is permitted are considered. If we determine it is more likely than not that all or a portion of the
remaining deferred tax assets will not be realized, the valuation allowance will be increased with a charge to
income tax expense. Conversely, if we determine it is more likely than not to be able to utilize all or a portion of
the deferred tax assets for which a valuation allowance has been provided, the related portion of the valuation
allowance will be recorded as a reduction to income tax expense.

We recognize and measure benefits for uncertain tax positions using a two-step approach. The first step is to
evaluate the tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return by determining if the weight of available
evidence indicates that is it more likely than not that the tax positions will be sustained upon audit, including
resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes. For tax positions that are more likely than not to be
sustained upon audit, the second step is to measure the tax benefit as the largest amount that is more than 50%
likely to be realized upon settlement. No tax benefit is recognized for tax positions that are not more likely than
not to be sustained. Our practice is to recognize interest and/or penalties related to income tax matters in income
tax expense. Significant judgment is required to evaluate uncertain tax positions. Evaluations are based upon a

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number of factors, including changes in facts or circumstances, changes in tax law, correspondence with tax
authorities during the course of tax audits and effective settlement of audit issues. Changes in the recognition or
measurement of uncertain tax positions could result in material increases or decreases in income tax expense in
the period in which the change is made, which could have a material impact to our effective tax rate.

Business Combination. We use estimates and assumptions in allocating the purchase price of acquired business
by utilizing established valuation techniques appropriate for the technology industry to record the acquired assets
and liabilities at fair value. We utilize the income approach, cost approach or market approach, depending upon
which approach is the most appropriate based on the nature and reliability of available data. If the income
approach is used, the fair value determination is predicated upon the value of the future cash flows that an asset is
expected to generate over its economic life and involves significant assumptions as to cash flows, associated
expenses, long-term growth rates and discount rates. The cost approach takes into account the cost to replace (or
reproduce) the asset and involves assumptions relating to the asset’s value of physical, functional and/or
economic obsolescence that has occurred with respect to the asset. The market approach is used to estimate value
from an analysis of actual transactions or offerings for economically comparable assets available as of the
valuation date. Determining the fair value of acquired technology assets is judgmental in nature and requires the
use of significant estimates and assumptions, including the discount rate, revenue growth rates, projected gross
margins, and estimated research and development expenses.

Impairment of Goodwill and Long-Lived Assets. We evaluate our goodwill for potential impairment annually
during the fourth quarter and whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying value of
goodwill may not be recoverable. Our impairment evaluation consists of a qualitative assessment, and if deemed
necessary, a quantitative test is performed which compares the fair value of a reporting unit with its carrying
amount, including goodwill.

Determining the fair value of our reporting units is subjective in nature and involves the use of significant
estimates and assumptions, including projected net cash flows, discount and long-term growth rates. We
determine the fair value of our reporting units based on an income approach, whereby the fair value of the
reporting unit is derived from the present value of estimated future cash flows. The assumptions about estimated
cash flows include factors such as future revenue, gross profit, operating expenses, and industry trends. We
consider historical rates and current market conditions when determining the discount and long-term growth rates
to use in its analysis. We consider other valuation methods, such as the cost approach or market approach, if it is
determined that these methods provide a more representative approximation of fair value.

We evaluate the recoverability of the carrying amount of our property, plant and equipment and intangible assets,
whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset group may not be
fully recoverable. Impairment is first assessed when the undiscounted expected cash flows derived for an asset
group are less than its carrying amount. Impairment losses, if applicable, are measured as the amount by which
the carrying value of an asset group exceeds its fair value and are recognized in operating results. We continually
apply our best judgment when applying these impairment rules to determine the timing of the impairment test,
the undiscounted cash flows used to assess impairments and the fair value of an impaired asset group. The
dynamic economic environment in which we operate and the resulting assumptions used to estimate future cash
flows impact the outcome of our impairment tests. As we continue to implement our business strategy to
rationalize products and manufacturing locations to transition to a lighter internal fabrication model, there could
be divestiture transactions resulting in a portion of goodwill or other assets being de-recognized, and which may
or may not result in accounting charges.

Contingencies. We are involved in a variety of legal matters that arise in the normal course of business. Based on
the available information, we evaluate the relevant range and likelihood of potential outcomes and we record the
appropriate liability when the amount is deemed probable and reasonably estimable.

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For a further listing and discussion of our accounting policies, see Note 2: “Significant Accounting Policies” in
the notes to our audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Form 10-K.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

For a discussion of recent accounting pronouncements, see Note 4: “Recent Accounting Pronouncements” in the
notes to our audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Form 10-K.

Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

We are exposed to financial market risks, including changes in interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates.
To mitigate these risks, we utilize derivative financial
instruments. We do not use derivative financial
instruments for speculative or trading purposes.

As of December 31, 2021, our gross long-term debt (including current maturities) totaled $3,258.3 million. We
have no interest rate exposure to rate changes on our fixed rate debt, which totaled $3,160.1 million. We do have
interest rate exposure with respect to the $98.2 million balance of our variable interest rate debt outstanding as of
December 31, 2021. A 50 basis point increase in interest rates would impact our expected annual interest expense
for the next 12 months by approximately $4.2 million. However, some of this impact would be offset by
additional interest earned on our cash and cash equivalents should rates on deposits and investments also
increase. Our interest rate swaps hedge the majority of the risk of variability in cash flows resulting from future
interest payments on our variable interest rate debt.

While we have observed stabilization in the capital markets impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, there can be
no assurance that equity or borrowings will be available when we access the capital markets again or, if
available, will be at rates or prices acceptable to us.

To ensure the adequacy and effectiveness of our foreign exchange hedge positions, we continually monitor our
foreign exchange forward positions, both on a stand-alone basis and in conjunction with their underlying foreign
currency exposures, from an accounting and economic perspective. However, given the inherent limitations of
forecasting and the anticipatory nature of exposures intended to be hedged, we cannot provide any assurances
that such programs will offset more than a portion of the adverse financial impact resulting from unfavorable
movements in foreign exchange rates.

We are subject to risks associated with transactions that are denominated in currencies other than our functional
currencies, as well as the effects of translating amounts denominated in a foreign currency to the U.S. Dollar as a
normal part of the reporting process. Some of our Japanese operations utilize Japanese Yen as the functional
currency, which results in a translation adjustment that is included as a component of accumulated other
comprehensive income.

We enter into forward foreign currency contracts that economically hedge the gains and losses generated by the
re-measurement of certain recorded assets and liabilities in a non-functional currency. Changes in the fair value
of these undesignated hedges are recognized in other income and expense immediately as an offset to the changes
in the fair value of the assets or liabilities being hedged. The notional amount of foreign exchange contracts at
December 31, 2021 and 2020 was $288.3 million and $263.4 million, respectively. Our policies prohibit
speculation on financial instruments, trading in currencies for which there are no underlying exposures, or
entering into trades for any currency to intentionally increase the underlying exposure.

Substantially all of our revenue is transacted in U.S. Dollars. However, a significant amount of our operating
expenditures and capital purchases are transacted in local currencies, including Chinese Renminbi, Czech
Koruna, Euros, Japanese Yen, Korean Won, Malaysian Ringgit, Philippine Peso and Vietnamese Dong. Due to

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the materiality of our transactions in these local currencies, our results are impacted by changes in currency
exchange rates measured against the U.S. Dollar. For example, we determined that based on a hypothetical
weighted-average change of 10% in currency exchange rates, our results would have impacted our income before
taxes by approximately $143.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2021, assuming no offsetting hedge
position or correlated activities.

See Note 15: “Financial Instruments” in the notes to the audited consolidated financial statements included
elsewhere in this Form 10-K for further information with respect to our hedging activity.

Item 8.

Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

Our consolidated Financial Statements listed in the index appearing under Part IV, Item 15(a)(1) of this
Form 10-K and the Financial Statement Schedule listed in the index appearing under Part IV, Item 15(a)(2) of
this Form 10-K are filed as part of this Form 10-K and are incorporated herein by reference in this Item 8.

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.

We carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our
Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and
procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act). Based upon that evaluation, our
Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of the end of the period covered in this
Form 10-K, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective to ensure that information required to be
disclosed in reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported
within the required time periods and is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief
Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required
disclosure.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting.

We also carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including
our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of changes to our internal control over financial
reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act) that occurred during the fiscal
quarter ended December 31, 2021.

There have been no changes to our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act
Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) that occurred during the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2021 which have
materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting.

Our management
is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial
reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)). 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 and procedures may deteriorate.

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Our management assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31,
2021. In making this assessment, we used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of
the Treadway Commission in Internal Control—Integrated Framework 2013. Based on this assessment,
management has concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 31,
2021.

Management’s assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31,
2021 excluded GT Advanced Technologies Inc. (“GTAT”), which was acquired by the Company on October 28,
2021. GTAT is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company and represented 0.7% and 0.1% of total assets and
total revenue, respectively, of the related consolidated financial statement amounts as of and for the year ended
December 31, 2021.

The effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2021 has been audited by
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report which
appears in “Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules” of this Form 10-K.

Item 9B. Other Information

None.

Item 9C. Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections

Not applicable

Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance

PART III

The information under the heading “Executive Officers of the Registrant” in this Form 10-K is incorporated by
reference into this section. Information concerning directors and persons nominated to become directors and
executive officers is incorporated by reference from the text under the captions “Management Proposals—
Proposal No. 1: Election of Directors,” “The Board of Directors and Corporate Governance,” “Section 16(a)
Reporting Compliance” and “Miscellaneous Information—Stockholder Nominations and Proposals” in our Proxy
Statement to be filed pursuant to Regulation 14A within 120 days after our fiscal year ended December 31, 2021
in connection with our 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (“Proxy Statement”).

Code of Business Conduct

Information concerning our Code of Business Conduct is incorporated by reference from the text under the
caption “The Board of Directors and Corporate Governance—Code of Business Conduct” in our Proxy
Statement.

Item 11. Executive Compensation

Information concerning executive compensation is incorporated by reference from the text under the captions
“The Board of Directors and Corporate Governance—2021 Compensation of Directors,” “Compensation of
Executive Officers,” “Compensation Committee Report,” “Compensation Discussion and Analysis,” “onsemi
2021 Pay Ratio Disclosure” and “Human Capital and Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider
Participation” in our Proxy Statement.

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The information incorporated by reference under the caption “Compensation Committee Report” in our Proxy
Statement shall be deemed furnished, and not filed, in this Form 10-K and shall not be deemed incorporated by
reference into any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act as a result of this furnishing, except to the
extent that we specifically incorporate it by reference.

Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder

Matters

Information concerning security ownership of certain beneficial owners and management is incorporated by
reference from the text under the captions “Principal Stockholders,” “Share Ownership of Directors and Officers”
and “Share-Based Compensation Plan Information” in our Proxy Statement.

Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence

Information concerning certain relationships and related transactions involving us and certain others is
incorporated by reference from the text under the captions “Management Proposals—Proposal No. 1: Election of
Directors,” “The Board of Directors and Corporate Governance,” and “Related Party Transactions” in our Proxy
Statement.

Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services

Information concerning principal accounting fees and services is incorporated by reference from the text under
the caption “Audit and Related Fees” in our Proxy Statement.

PART IV

Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules

(a) The following documents are filed as part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K:

(1) Consolidated Financial Statements:

ON Semiconductor Corporation Consolidated Financial Statements:

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (PCAOB ID 238)
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income for the years ended December 31,

2021, 2020 and 2019

Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

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68

69
70
72
73

(2) Consolidated Financial Statement Schedule:

Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019

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All other schedules are omitted because they are not applicable or the required information is shown in the
financial statements or related notes

(3) Exhibits:

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Exhibit No.

Exhibit Description

EXHIBIT INDEX*

2.1

2.2

2.3

3.1(a)

3.1(b)

3.1(c)

3.1(d)

3.1(e)

3.2

4.1

4.2(a)

Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated November 18, 2015, by and among Fairchild
Semiconductor International, Inc., ON Semiconductor Corporation and Falcon
Operations Sub, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Current
Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on November 18, 2015)†

Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated March 27, 2019, by and among Quantenna
Communications, Inc., ON Semiconductor Corporation and Raptor Operations Sub, Inc.
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K
filed with the Commission on March 27, 2019)†

Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated August 25, 2021, by and among ON
Semiconductor Corporation, Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC, Terra Merger
Sub, Inc., GT Advanced Technologies Inc. and Pirinate Consulting Group 2, LLC, as
equityholder representative (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s
Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on August 25, 2021)†

Certificate of Incorporation of ON Semiconductor Corporation, as further amended
through March 26, 2008 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on May 7, 2008)

Certificate of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K
filed with the Commission on June 3, 2014)

Certificate of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation,
dated May 17, 2017 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on August 7, 2017)

Certificate of Designations of Series B Junior Participating Preferred Stock of ON
Semiconductor Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s
Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on June 8, 2020)

Certificate of Elimination of Series B Junior Participating Preferred Stock of ON
Semiconductor Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s
Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on August 20, 2021)

By-Laws of ON Semiconductor Corporation as Amended and Restated on
November 21, 2013 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current
Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on November 25, 2013)

Specimen of share certificate of Common Stock, par value $0.01, ON Semiconductor
Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Annual Report
on Form 10-K filed with the Commission on March 10, 2004)

Indenture regarding the 1.625% Convertible Senior Notes due 2023, dated as of
March 31, 2017 among ON Semiconductor Corporation, the guarantors party thereto
and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission
on April 3, 2017)

4.2(b)

Form of Global 1.625% Convertible Senior Note due 2023 (included in Exhibit 4.2(a))

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4.2(c)

4.3(a)

4.3(b)

4.4(a)

4.4(b)

4.5

10.1

10.2

10.3

10.4(a)

10.4(b)

First Supplemental Indenture to the Indenture regarding the 1.625% Convertible Senior
Notes due 2023, dated as of January 7, 2020 among ON Semiconductor Corporation, the
guarantors party thereto and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3(c) to the Company’s Annual Report on Form
10-K filed with the Commission on February 19, 2020) (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 4.3(c) to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the
Commission on February 19, 2020)

Indenture, dated as of August 21, 2020, among ON Semiconductor Corporation, the
guarantors party thereto and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the
Commission on August 21, 2020) Semiconductor Corporation, the guarantors party
thereto and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission
on August 21, 2020)

Form of Global 3.875% Senior Note due 2028 (included in Exhibit 4.3(a))

Indenture, dated as of May 14, 2021, among the Company, the guarantors party thereto
and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to
the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on May 19,
2021)

Form of Global 0% Convertible Senior Note due 2027 (included in Exhibit 4.4(a))

Description of the Registrant’s Securities Registered under Section 12 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended(1)

Amended and Restated Intellectual Property Agreement, dated August 4, 1999, among
Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC and Motorola, Inc. (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.5 to Amendment No. 1 to the Company’s Registration Statement
filed with the Commission on January 11, 2000 (File No. 333-90359))

Lease for 52nd Street property, dated July 31, 1999, among Semiconductor Components
Industries, LLC as Lessor, and Motorola, Inc. as Lessee (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.16 to the Company’s Registration Statement filed with the Commission on
November 5, 1999 (File No. 333-90359))

Declaration of Covenants, Easement of Restrictions and Options to Purchase and Lease,
dated July 31, 1999, among Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC and Motorola,
Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.17 to the Company’s Registration
Statement filed with the Commission on November 5, 1999 (File No. 333-90359))

Joint Venture Contract for Leshan-Phoenix Semiconductor Company Limited, amended
and restated on April 20, 2006 between SCG (China) Holding Corporation (a subsidiary
of ON Semiconductor Corporation) and Leshan Radio Company Ltd. (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with
the Commission on July 28, 2006)

Amendment Agreement, dated September 29, 2014, to Joint Venture Contract for
Leshan- Phoenix Semiconductor Company Limited between ON Semiconductor (China)
Holding, LLC (a subsidiary of ON Semiconductor Corporation) and Leshan Radio
Company Ltd. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5(b) to the Company’s Annual
Report on Form 10-K filed with the Commission on February 27, 2015)

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10.5(a)

10.5(b)

10.5(c)

10.5(d)

10.5(e)

10.5(f)

10.5(g)

10.5(h)

10.5(i)

Credit Agreement, dated April 15, 2016, among ON Semiconductor Corporation, as
borrower, the several lenders party thereto, Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, as
administrative agent and collateral agent, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Merrill Lynch,
Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, BMO Capital Markets Corp., HSBC Securities
(USA) Inc. and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, as joint lead arrangers and joint
bookrunners, Barclays Bank PLC, Compass Bank, The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ,
Ltd., Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., BOKF, NA and KBC Bank N.V., as
co-managers, and HSBC Bank USA, N.A. and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation,
as co-documentation agents (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the
Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on April 15, 2016)

Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, dated April 15, 2016, made by ON Semiconductor
Corporation and the other signatories thereto in favor of Deutsche Bank AG New York
Branch, as administrative agent and collateral agent (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission
on April 15, 2016)

Escrow Agreement, dated April 15, 2016, among ON Semiconductor Corporation,
MUFG Union Bank, N.A., as escrow agent, and Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch,
as administrative agent and collateral agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to
the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on April 15,
2016)

Joinder to Amended and Restated Guaranty, dated March 15, 2016, among the
guarantors party thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s
Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on March 17, 2016)

Joinder to Amended and Restated Guaranty, dated April 14, 2016, among the guarantors
party thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Current
Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on April 15, 2016)

Assumption Agreement, dated September 19, 2016, by and between ON Semiconductor
(China) Holdings, LLC and Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the
Commission on September 23, 2016)

Pledge Supplement, dated September 19, 2016, by ON Semiconductor (China)
Holdings, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current
Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on September 23, 2016)

Assumption Agreement, dated September 19, 2016, by and among Fairchild
Semiconductor International, Inc., Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation, Fairchild
Semiconductor Corporation of California, Giant Holdings, Inc., Fairchild
Semiconductor West Corporation, Kota Microcircuits, Inc., Silicon Patent Holdings,
Giant Semiconductor Corporation, Micro-Ohm Corporation, Fairchild Energy, LLC and
Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the
Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on September 23,
2016)

Pledge Supplement, dated September 19, 2016, by Fairchild Semiconductor
International, Inc., Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation, Fairchild Semiconductor
Corporation of California, Giant Holdings, Inc., Fairchild Semiconductor West
Corporation, Kota Microcircuits, Inc., Silicon Patent Holdings, Giant Semiconductor
Corporation, Micro-Ohm Corporation and Fairchild Energy, LLC (incorporated by

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10.5(j)

10.5(k)

10.5(l)

10.5(m)

10.5(n)

10.5(o)

10.5(p)

10.5(q)

reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the
Commission on September 23, 2016)

First Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated September 30, 2016, among ON
Semiconductor Corporation, as borrower, certain subsidiaries thereof, as guarantors, the
several lenders party thereto, and Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, as
administrative agent and collateral agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to
the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on
September 30, 2016)

Second Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated March 31, 2017, among ON
Semiconductor Corporation, as borrower, certain subsidiaries thereof, as guarantors, the
several lenders party thereto, and Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, as
administrative agent and collateral agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to
the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on April 3,
2017)

Third Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated November 30, 2017, among ON
Semiconductor Corporation, as borrower, certain subsidiaries thereof, as guarantors, the
several lenders party thereto, and Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, as
administrative agent and collateral agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to
the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on December 4,
2017)

Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated May 31, 2018, among ON
Semiconductor Corporation, as borrower, certain subsidiaries thereof, as guarantors, the
several lenders party thereto, and Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, as
administrative agent and collateral agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to
the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on July 30,
2018)

Fifth Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated June 12, 2019, among ON Semiconductor
Corporation, as borrower, certain subsidiaries thereof, as guarantors, the several lenders
party thereto, and Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, as administrative agent and
collateral agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current
Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on June 17, 2019)

Sixth Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated August 15, 2019, among ON
Semiconductor Corporation, as borrower, certain subsidiaries thereof, as guarantors, the
several lenders party thereto, and Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, as
administrative agent and collateral agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to
the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on
October 28, 2019)

Seventh Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated September 19, 2019, among ON
Semiconductor Corporation, as borrower, certain subsidiaries thereof, as guarantors, the
several lenders party thereto, and Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, as
administrative agent and collateral agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to
the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on September 20, 2019)

Eighth Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of June 23, 2020, among ON
Semiconductor Corporation, as borrower, certain subsidiaries thereof, as guarantors, the
several lenders party thereto, and Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, as administrative
agent and collateral agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s
Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on June 24, 2020)

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10.5(r)

10.6(a)

10.6(b)

10.7(a)

10.7(b)

10.7(c)

10.7(d)

10.7(e)

10.7(f)

10.7(g)

10.7(h)

Ninth Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of May 10, 2021, by and among ON
Semiconductor Corporation, as borrower, the subsidiary guarantors party thereto,
Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, as administrative agent and collateral agent, and
certain Lenders party thereto constituting the Required lenders (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with
the Commission on August 2, 2021)

Form of Convertible Note Hedges related to the Company’s 1.625% Convertible Senior
Note due 2023(1)

Form of Warrant Confirmation for Warrants related to the Company’s 1.625%
Convertible Senior Note due 2023(1)

ON Semiconductor Corporation Amended and Restated Stock Incentive Plan (as
amended and restated February 11, 2022) (1)(2)

Restricted Stock Units Award Agreement under the ON Semiconductor Corporation
Amended and Restated Stock Incentive Plan (2019 form agreement for Section 16
Officers) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report
on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on February 19, 2019)(2)

2020 Form of Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units Award for Senior Vice
Presidents and Above (Upside) under the ON Semiconductor Corporation Amended and
Restated Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the
Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed with the Commission on March 5,
2020)(2)

Restricted Stock Units Award Agreement under the ON Semiconductor Amended and
Restated Stock Incentive Plan (2021 form agreement for Senior Employee Group)
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q filed with the Commission on May 3, 2021)(2)

Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units Award Agreement under the ON
Semiconductor Amended and Restated Stock Incentive Plan (2021 form agreement for
Tier I Employees) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on May 3, 2021)(2)

Restricted Stock Units Award Agreement under the ON Semiconductor Corporation
Amended and Restated Stock Incentive Plan for Hassane S. El-Khoury, dated
December 7, 2020 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7(r) to the Company’s
Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Commission on February 16, 2021)(2)

Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units Award Agreement under the ON
Semiconductor Corporation Amended and Restated Stock Incentive Plan for Hassane S.
El-Khoury, dated December 7, 2020 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7(s) to the
Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Commission on February 16,
2021)(2)

Restricted Stock Units Award Agreement under the ON Semiconductor Corporation
Amended and Restated Stock Incentive Plan for Thad Trent, dated February 16, 2021
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q filed with the Commission on May 3, 2021)(2)

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10.7(i)

10.8(a)

10.8(b)

10.8(c)

10.8(d)

10.8(e)

10.9

10.10

10.11

10.12

10.13

Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units Award Agreement under the ON
Semiconductor Corporation Amended and Restated Stock Incentive Plan for Thad
Trent, dated February 16, 2021 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the
Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on May 3,
2021)(2)

ON Semiconductor Corporation 2000 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended and
restated as of May 20, 2009 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registration
Statement on Form S-8 No. 333-159381 filed with the Commission on May 21,
2009)(2)

Amendment to the ON Semiconductor Corporation 2000 Employee Stock Purchase
Plan, as amended as of May 15, 2013 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the
Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on August 2,
2013)(2)

Amendment to the ON Semiconductor Corporation 2000 Employee Stock Purchase
Plan, as amended as of May 20, 2015 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the
Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on August 3,
2015)(2)

Amendment to the ON Semiconductor Corporation 2000 Employee Stock Purchase
Plan, as amended as of May 17, 2017 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the
Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on August 7,
2017)(2)

ON Semiconductor Corporation 2000 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (as amended by
the amendment effective March 17, 2021), approved by stockholders May 20, 2021
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q filed with the Commission on August 2, 2021)(2)

Employment Agreement by and between Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC
and Hassane S. El-Khoury, dated December 7, 2020 (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.16 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the
Commission on February 16, 2021)(2)

Employment Agreement by and between Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC
and Thad Trent, dated February 16, 2021 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to
the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on May 3,
2021)(2)

Employment Agreement by and between Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC
and Vincent C. Hopkin, dated as of May 11, 2018 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10.2 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on
July 30, 2018)(2)

Employment Agreement by and between Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC
and Simon Keeton, dated January 1, 2019 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.20 to
the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Commission on
February 20, 2019)(2)

Key Officer Severance and Change in Control Agreement by and between
Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC and Ross F. Jatou, dated as of October 1,
2020 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.17 to the Company’s Annual Report on
Form 10-K filed with the Commission on February 16, 2021)(2)

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10.14

10.15(a)

10.15(b)

10.15(c)

10.16(a)

10.16(b)

10.17

10.18(a)

10.18(b)

21.1

23.1

24.1

31.1

31.2

Form of Indemnification Agreement with Directors and Officers (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the
Commission on February 25, 2016)(2)

Environmental Side Letter, dated March 11, 1997, between National Semiconductor
Corporation and Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.19 to Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation’s Registration Statement filed
with the Commission on May 12, 1997 (File No. 333-26897))

Intellectual Property License Agreement, dated April 13, 1999, between Samsung
Electronics Co., Ltd. and Fairchild Korea Semiconductor, Ltd. (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.41 to Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc.’s Registration
Statement filed with the Commission on June 30, 1999 (File No. 333-78557))

Technology Licensing and Transfer Agreement, dated March 11, 1997, between
National Semiconductor Corporation and Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation
(incorporated by reference to Amendment No. 3 to Fairchild Semiconductor
Corporation’s Registration Statement on Form S-4, filed with the Commission on
July 9, 1997 (File No. 333-28697))

Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of April 22, 2019, between GLOBALFOUNDRIES
U.S. Inc. and Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the
Commission on August 5, 2019)†

Amendment No. 1 to Asset Purchase Agreement, dated October 1, 2020, by and among
Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC, GLOBALFOUNDRIES U.S. Inc., and
GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the
Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on October 7, 2020)

Settlement Agreement, dated October 19, 2019, by and between ON Semiconductor
Corporation and Power Integrations, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.20 to
the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Commission on
February 19, 2020)

Form of Confirmation for Convertible Notes Hedges related to the Company’s 0%
Convertible Senior Note due 2027 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the
Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on May 19, 2021)

Form of Confirmation for Warrants related to the Company’s 0% Convertible Senior
Note due 2027 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current
Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on May 19, 2021)

List of Significant Subsidiaries(1)

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm-PricewaterhouseCoopers
LLP(1)

Powers of Attorney(1)

Certification by CEO pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002(1)

Certification by CFO pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002(1)

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32

101.INS

101.SCH

101.CAL

101.DEF

101.LAB

101.PRE

104

Certification by CEO and CFO pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant
to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002(3)

XBRL Instance Document

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the
Inline XBRL document.

*

Reports filed under the Securities Exchange Act (Form 10-K, Form 10-Q and Form 8-K) are filed under
File No. 000-30419 and File No. 001-39317.

(1) Filed herewith.

(2) Management contract or compensatory plan, contract or arrangement.

(3) Furnished herewith.

†

Schedules or other attachments to these exhibits not filed herewith shall be furnished to the Commission
upon request.

Item 16. Form 10-K Summary

None.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

February 14, 2022

ON Semiconductor Corporation

By:
Name:
Title:

/s/ HASSANE EL-KHOURY

Hassane El-Khoury
President and Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the
following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

Signature

Titles

Date

/s/ HASSANE EL-KHOURY
Hassane El-Khoury

/s/ THAD TRENT
Thad Trent

President, Chief Executive Officer
and Director
(Principal Executive Officer)

Executive Vice President, Chief
Financial Officer and Treasurer
(Principal Financial Officer)

February 14, 2022

February 14, 2022

/s/ BERNARD R. COLPITTS, JR.
Bernard R. Colpitts, Jr.

Chief Accounting Officer
(Principal Accounting Officer)

February 14, 2022

*

Alan Campbell

*

Atsushi Abe

*

Susan K. Carter

*

Thomas L. Dietrich

*

Gilles Delfassy

*

Bruce E. Kiddoo

*

Paul A. Mascarenas

*

Gregory L. Waters

*

Christine Y. Yan

*By: /s/ THAD TRENT

Thad Trent

Chair of the Board of Directors

February 14, 2022

Director

Director

Director

Director

Director

Director

Director

Director

February 14, 2022

February 14, 2022

February 14, 2022

February 14, 2022

February 14, 2022

February 14, 2022

February 14, 2022

February 14, 2022

Attorney-in-Fact

February 14, 2022

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of ON Semiconductor Corporation

Opinions on the Financial Statements and Internal Control over Financial Reporting

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of ON Semiconductor Corporation and its
subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, and the related consolidated statements of
operations and comprehensive income, of stockholders’ equity and of cash flows for each of the three years in the
period ended December 31, 2021, including the related notes and financial statement schedule listed in the index
appearing under Item 15(a)(2) (collectively referred to as the “consolidated financial statements”). We also have
audited the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2021, based on criteria
established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring
Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO).

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the
financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, and the results of its operations and its
cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2021 in conformity with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Also in our opinion, the Company maintained, in
all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2021, based on criteria
established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the COSO.

Basis for Opinions

The Company’s management is responsible for these consolidated financial statements, 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 the Company’s consolidated financial statements and
on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm
registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to
be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the
applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan
and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are
free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud, and whether effective internal control over financial
reporting was maintained in all material respects.

Our audits of the consolidated financial statements included performing procedures to assess the risks of material
misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures
that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts
and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting
principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of
the consolidated financial statements. 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 described in Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting, management has excluded
GT Advanced Technologies Inc. from its assessment of internal control over financial reporting as of

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December 31, 2021, because it was acquired by the Company in a purchase business combination during 2021.
We have also excluded GT Advanced Technologies Inc. from our audit of internal control over financial
reporting. GT Advanced Technologies Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary whose total assets and total revenue
excluded from management’s assessment and our audit of internal control over financial reporting represent
0.7% and 0.1%, respectively, of the related consolidated financial statement amounts as of and for the year ended
December 31, 2021.

Definition and Limitations of Internal Control over Financial Reporting

A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance
regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting
includes those policies and procedures that (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.

internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect
Because of its inherent
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.

limitations,

Critical Audit Matters

The critical audit matters communicated below are matters arising from the current period audit of the
consolidated financial statements that were communicated or required to be communicated to the audit
committee and that (i) relate to accounts or disclosures that are material to the consolidated financial statements
and (ii) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of critical
audit matters does not alter in any way our opinion on the consolidated financial statements, taken as a whole,
and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matters below, providing separate opinions on the critical
audit matters or on the accounts or disclosures to which they relate.

Ship and Credit Reserves

As described in Notes 2 and 8 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company’s ship and credit reserves
are $163.8 million as of December 31, 2021. Sales returns and allowances, which include ship and credit reserves
for distributors, are estimated by management based on historical claims data and expected future claims.
Provisions for ship and credit claims are provided for in the same period the related revenue is recognized, and
are netted against revenue.

The principal considerations for our determination that performing procedures relating to ship and credit reserves
is a critical audit matter are the significant judgment by management in estimating the reserves, which in turn led
to significant auditor judgment, subjectivity and effort in performing procedures to evaluate management’s
expected future claims assumptions.

Addressing the matter involved performing procedures and evaluating audit evidence in connection with forming
our overall opinion on the consolidated financial statements. These procedures included testing the effectiveness
of controls relating to the ship and credit reserves. These procedures also included, among others (i) testing
management’s process for determining the estimate, (ii) evaluating the appropriateness of the approach used by

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management in developing the estimate, (iii) evaluating the reasonableness of the expected future claims
assumptions, and (iv) testing the completeness and accuracy of historical claims data. Evaluating the assumptions
related to the expected future claims involved evaluating whether the assumptions used were reasonable
considering the past claim activity.

Valuation of Inventories

As described in Notes 2 and 8 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company’s inventory balance of
$1,379.5 million as of December 31, 2021, is stated at the lower of standard cost (which approximates actual cost
on a first-in, first-out basis) or net realizable value. Management writes down excess and obsolete inventories
based upon a regular analysis of inventory on hand compared to historical and projected end-user demand.

The principal considerations for our determination that performing procedures relating to the valuation of
inventories is a critical audit matter are the significant judgment by management in developing the write down
for excess and obsolete inventories. This in turn led to significant auditor judgment, subjectivity and effort in
performing procedures to evaluate the reasonableness of management’s analysis, including the inputs utilized and
the significant assumptions related to projected end-user demand employed within the analysis.

Addressing the matter involved performing procedures and evaluating audit evidence in connection with forming
our overall opinion on the consolidated financial statements. These procedures included testing the effectiveness
of controls relating to the valuation of inventories. These procedures also included, among others (i) testing
management’s process for developing the write down for excess and obsolete inventories, (ii) evaluating the
appropriateness of the analysis, and (iii) evaluating the reasonableness of the significant assumptions related to
projected end-user demand used by management
in developing the write down for excess and obsolete
inventories. Evaluating the reasonableness of the assumptions related to projected end-user demand involved
considering the performance of product sales and whether they were consistent with evidence obtained in other
areas of the audit.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Phoenix, Arizona
February 14, 2022

We have served as the Company’s auditor since 1999.

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ON SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in millions, except share and per share data)

December 31,
2021

December 31,
2020

Assets

Cash and cash equivalents

Receivables, net

Inventories

Other current assets

Total current assets

Property, plant and equipment, net

Goodwill

Intangible assets, net

Deferred tax assets

Other assets

Total assets

Liabilities, Non-Controlling Interest and Stockholders’ Equity

Accounts payable

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

Current portion of long-term debt

Total current liabilities

Long-term debt

Deferred tax liabilities

Other long-term liabilities

Total liabilities

Commitments and contingencies (Note 13)

ON Semiconductor Corporation stockholders’ equity:

Common stock ($0.01 par value, 1,250,000,000 shares authorized,
603,044,079 and 570,766,439 shares issued, 432,472,818 and 411,842,629
shares outstanding, respectively)
Additional paid-in capital

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

Accumulated earnings

Less: Treasury stock, at cost; 170,571,261 and 158,923,810 shares, respectively

Total ON Semiconductor Corporation stockholders’ equity

Non-controlling interest

Total stockholders’ equity

$

1,352.6

$

$

$

$

$

809.4

1,379.5

240.1

3,781.6

2,524.3

1,937.5

495.7

366.3

520.6

9,626.0

635.1

747.6

160.7

1,543.4

2,913.9

43.2

521.1

5,021.6

6.0
4,633.3

(40.6)

2,435.1

(2,448.4)

4,585.4

19.0

4,604.4

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

$

9,626.0

$

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements

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1,080.7

676.0

1,251.4

176.0

3,184.1

2,512.3

1,663.4

469.0

429.0

410.2

8,668.0

572.9

570.0

531.6

1,674.5

2,959.7

57.3

418.4

5,109.9

5.7
4,133.1

(57.6)

1,425.5

(1,968.2)

3,538.5

19.6

3,558.1

8,668.0

ON SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(in millions, except per share data)

Revenue
Cost of revenue (exclusive of amortization shown below)

Gross profit
Operating expenses:

Research and development
Selling and marketing
General and administrative
Litigation settlement (Note 13)
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets
Restructuring, asset impairments and other charges, net
Intangible asset impairment

Total operating expenses

Operating income

Other income (expense), net:

Interest expense
Interest income
Loss on debt refinancing and prepayment
Gain on divestiture of business
Other income (expense)

Other income (expense), net

Income before income taxes
Income tax (provision) benefit

Net income
Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interest

Net income attributable to ON Semiconductor Corporation

Comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:

Net income

Foreign currency translation adjustments
Effects of cash flow hedges

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax

Comprehensive income
Comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interest

$

$

Comprehensive income attributable to ON Semiconductor Corporation

$

1,026.6

Net income per share of common stock attributable to ON Semiconductor
Corporation:

Basic

Diluted

Weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding:

Basic

Diluted

$

$

2.37

2.27

425.7

443.8

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements

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Year ended December 31,
2020

2021

2019

$

6,739.8
4,025.5

2,714.3

$

5,255.0
3,539.2

1,715.8

$

5,517.9
3,544.3

1,973.6

655.0
293.6
304.8
—
99.0
71.4
2.9

1,426.7

1,287.6

(130.4)
1.4
(29.0)
10.2
18.0

(129.8)

1,157.8
(146.6)

1,011.2
(1.6)

1,009.6

1,011.2

(3.8)
20.8

17.0

1,028.2
(1.6)

642.9
278.7
258.7
—
120.3
65.2
1.3

1,367.1

348.7

(168.4)
4.9
—
—
(8.6)

(172.1)

176.6
59.8

236.4
(2.2)

234.2

236.4

1.8
(5.1)

(3.3)

233.1
(2.2)

230.9

0.57

0.56

410.7

418.8

$

$

$

$

$

640.9
301.0
284.0
169.5
115.2
28.7
1.6

1,540.9

432.7

(148.3)
10.2
(6.2)
—
(11.8)

(156.1)

276.6
(62.7)

213.9
(2.2)

211.7

213.9

0.1
(16.5)

(16.4)

197.5
(2.2)

195.3

0.52

0.51

410.9

416.0

$

$

$

$

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(in millions, except share data)

Balance at December 31,
2018
Stock option exercises
Shares issued pursuant to the
ESPP
RSUs and stock grant awards
issued
Payment of tax withholding
for RSUs
Share-based compensation
Repurchase of common stock
Dividend to non-controlling
shareholder
Comprehensive income (loss)

Balance at December 31,
2019
Stock option exercises
Shares issued pursuant to the
ESPP
RSUs and stock grant awards
issued
Payment of tax withholding
for RSUs
Share-based compensation
Repurchase of common stock
Dividend to non-controlling
shareholder
Shares issued to settle excess
over principal for 1.00%
Notes
Repurchase of shares under
bond hedges
Comprehensive income (loss)

Common Stock

Treasury Stock

Number of
shares

At Par
Value

Additional
Paid-in
Capital

Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Loss

Accumulated
(Deficit)
Earnings

Number of
shares

At Cost

Non-
Controlling
Interest

Total
Equity

558,701,620 $

5.6 $

3,702.3 $

(37.9) $

979.6 (144,867,393) $ (1,478.0) $

22.5 $ 3,194.1

266,363

1,666,559

4,928,065

—

—
—

—

—

—

—

0.1

—

—
—

—

—

1.7

26.2

(0.1)

—

79.4
—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

— (1,620,543)

(33.5)

—
—
— (7,762,007)

—
(139.0)

—

—

—

—

—
—

—

—

(16.4)

211.7

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—
—

(2.3)

2.2

1.7

26.2

—

(33.5)

79.4
(139.0)

(2.3)

197.5

565,562,607

5.7

3,809.5

(54.3)

1,191.3 (154,249,943)

(1,650.5)

22.4

3,324.1

5,625

1,838,256

3,359,951

—

—
—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—
—

—

—

—

—

—

23.6

—

—

67.7
—

—

(88.7)

321.0

—

—

—

—

—

—
—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

— (1,062,377)

—
—
— (3,611,413)

—

—

—

—

—

(20.0)

—
(65.4)

—

— 11,823,271

88.7

— (11,823,348)

(321.0)

(3.3)

234.2

—

—

—

—

—

—

—
—

(5.0)

—

—

2.2

—

23.6

—

(20.0)

67.7
(65.4)

(5.0)

—

—

233.1

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY - Continued
(in millions, except share data)

Common Stock

Treasury Stock

Number of
shares

At Par
Value

Additional
Paid-in
Capital

Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Loss

Accumulated
(Deficit)
Earnings

Number of
shares

At Cost

Non-
Controlling
Interest

Total
Equity

570,766,439

5.7

4,133.1

(57.6)

1,425.5 (158,923,810)

(1,968.2)

19.6

3,558.1

Balance at December 31,
2020
Stock option exercises
Shares issued pursuant to the
ESPP
RSUs and stock grant awards
issued
Shares issued for warrants
exercise - 1.00% Notes
Partial settlement - 1.625%
Notes
Partial settlement of warrants
- 1.625% Notes
Partial settlement of bond
hedges - 1.625% Notes
Equity component - 0%
Notes
Warrants and bond hedges,
net - 0% Notes
Tax impact of convertible
notes, warrants and bond
hedges, net
Payment of tax withholding
for RSUs
Share-based compensation
Dividend to non-controlling
shareholder
Comprehensive income

Balance at December 31,
2021

4,000

724,223

3,037,866

13,424,951

7,004,663

8,081,937

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

0.1

0.1

0.1

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

23.5

—

(0.1)

(142.4)

(0.1)

441.3

136.6

(66.5)

6.6

—

101.3

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

— (10,701,920)

(441.3)

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

(945,531)

(38.9)

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

23.5

—

—

— (142.3)

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

136.6

(66.5)

6.6

(38.9)

101.3

(2.2)

(2.2)

1.6

1,028.2

17.0

1,009.6

603,044,079 $

6.0

$ 4,633.3 $

(40.6) $ 2,435.1 (170,571,261) $ (2,448.4)

$

19.0 $ 4,604.4

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in millions)

Cash flows from operating activities:

Net income
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities and other
adjustments:

Depreciation and amortization
Gain on divestiture of business
Loss on debt refinancing and prepayment
Amortization of debt discount and issuance costs
Share-based compensation
Non-cash interest on convertible notes
Non-cash asset impairment charges
Change in deferred tax balances
Other

Changes in assets and liabilities (exclusive of the impact of acquisitions and divestitures):

Receivables
Inventories
Other assets
Accounts payable
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
Other long-term liabilities

Net cash provided by operating activities

Cash flows from investing activities:

Purchase of property, plant and equipment
Deposits and proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment
Deposits utilized (made) for purchases of property, plant and equipment
Purchase of business, net of cash acquired
Divestiture of business, net of cash transferred and proceeds from escrow
Purchase of available for sale securities
Proceeds from sale or maturity of available-for-sale securities
Settlement of purchase price from previous acquisition
Purchase of license and deposit made for manufacturing facility

Net cash used in investing activities

Cash flows from financing activities:

Proceeds for the issuance of common stock under the ESPP
Proceeds from exercise of stock options
Payments of tax withholding for RSUs
Repurchase of common stock
Issuance and borrowings under debt agreements
Reimbursement of debt issuance costs
Payment of debt issuance and other financing costs
Repayment of borrowings under debt agreements
Release of escrow related to prior acquisition
Payment of finance lease obligations
Payment for purchase of bond hedges
Proceeds from issuance of warrants
Payments related to prior acquisition
Dividend to non-controlling shareholder

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period (Note 18)

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period (Note 18)

Year ended December 31,

2021

2020

2019

$

1,011.2

$

236.4

$

213.9

596.7
(10.2)
29.0
10.7
101.3
24.7
10.8
62.4
4.3

(136.3)
(122.8)
(22.9)
70.7
123.9
28.5

1,782.0

(444.6)
14.0
(47.4)
(399.4)
7.0
(48.9)
4.2
—
—

(915.1)

23.5
—
(38.9)
—
787.3
2.7
(3.8)
(1,270.5)
—
—
(160.3)
93.8
(3.2)
—

$

$

$

$

625.1
—
—
12.1
67.7
38.2
18.8
(122.6)
7.3

31.4
(26.3)
(60.0)
34.2
(18.5)
40.5

884.3

(383.6)
6.3
2.2
(4.5)
—
—
—
26.0
(100.0)

(453.6)

23.6
—
(20.0)
(65.4)
1,858.0
—
(2.4)
(2,023.9)
—
—
—
—
(8.9)
(5.0)

(569.4)

$

(244.0)

(1.3)

296.2
1,081.5

1,377.7

$
$

$

0.6

187.3
894.2

1,081.5

593.1
—
6.2
13.0
79.4
37.8
5.0
11.2
1.8

4.7
34.6
(34.6)
(79.9)
(201.7)
10.2

694.7

(534.6)
1.9
4.6
(888.0)
5.2
—
—
—
(100.0)

(1,510.9)

26.2
1.7
(33.5)
(139.0)
1,404.8
—
(24.0)
(594.4)
(10.4)
(0.8)
—
—
(5.2)
(2.3)

623.1

0.2

(192.9)
1,087.1

894.2

$

$

$

$

$

$
$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$
$

$

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Note 1:

Background and Basis of Presentation

ON Semiconductor Corporation, together with its wholly and majority-owned subsidiaries (the “Company”),
prepares its consolidated financial statements in accordance with GAAP. As of December 31, 2021, the
Company was organized into three operating segments, which also represent its three reportable segments: PSG,
ASG and ISG.

Unless otherwise noted, all dollar amounts are in millions, except per share amounts. Certain reclassifications
have been made to prior period amounts to conform to current-period presentation.

Note 2:

Significant Accounting Policies

Principles of Consolidation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses of all
wholly-owned and majority-owned subsidiaries over which the Company exercises control and, when applicable,
entities in which the Company has a controlling financial interest or is the primary beneficiary. Investments in
interest are not consolidated. All
affiliates where the Company does not exert a controlling financial
intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires management to make estimates and
assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the
reported amount of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Management evaluates these estimates and
judgments on an ongoing basis and bases its estimates on experience, current and expected future conditions,
third-party evaluations and various other assumptions that management believes are reasonable under the
circumstances. Significant estimates have been used by management in conjunction with the following: (i) future
payouts for customer incentives and amounts subject to allowances and returns; (ii) valuation and obsolescence
relating to inventories; (iii) measurement of valuation allowances against deferred tax assets, and evaluations of
uncertain tax positions; and (iv) assumptions used in business combinations. Additionally, during periods where
it becomes applicable, significant estimates will be used by management in determining the future cash flows
used to assess and test for impairment of long-lived assets and goodwill. Actual results may differ from the
estimates and assumptions used in the consolidated financial statements.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents include cash on hand, demand deposits and highly liquid investments with original
maturities at the time of purchase of three months or less. The Company maintains amounts on deposit at various
financial institutions, which may at times exceed federally insured limits. However, management periodically
evaluates the credit-worthiness of those institutions and has not experienced any losses on such deposits.

Inventories

Inventories are stated at the lower of standard cost (which approximates actual cost on a first-in, first-out basis)
or net realizable value. General market conditions, as well as the Company’s design activities, can cause certain
of its products to become obsolete. The Company writes down excess and obsolete inventories based upon a
regular analysis of inventory on hand compared to historical and projected end-user demand. The determination

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - Continued

of projected end-user demand requires the use of estimates and assumptions related to projected unit sales for
each product. These write downs can influence results from operations. For example, when demand for a given
part falls, all or a portion of the related inventory that is considered to be in excess of anticipated demand is
written down, impacting cost of revenue and gross profit. However, the majority of product inventory that has
been previously written down is ultimately discarded. Although the Company does sell some products that have
previously been written down, such sales have historically been consistently insignificant and the related impact
on the Company’s gross profit has also been insignificant.

Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment are recorded at cost and are depreciated over estimated useful lives of 30 years for
buildings and 3-10 years for computers, machinery and equipment using straight-line methods. Expenditures for
maintenance and repairs are charged to operations in the period in which the expense is incurred. When assets are
retired or otherwise disposed of, the related costs and accumulated depreciation are removed from the balance
sheet and any resulting gain or loss is reflected in operations in the period realized.

The Company evaluates the recoverability of the carrying amount of its property, plant and equipment whenever
events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of an asset group may not be fully
recoverable. A potential impairment charge is evaluated when the undiscounted expected cash flows derived
from an asset group are less than its carrying amount. Impairment losses, if applicable, are measured as the
amount by which the carrying value of an asset group exceeds its fair value. Judgment is used when applying
these impairment rules to determine the timing of the impairment test, the undiscounted cash flows used to assess
impairments and the fair value of the asset group.

Business Combination Purchase Price Allocation

The allocation of the purchase price of business combinations is based on management estimates and
assumptions, which utilize established valuation techniques appropriate for the technology industry. These
techniques include the income approach, cost approach or market approach, depending upon which approach is
the most appropriate based on the nature and reliability of available data. Management records the acquired
assets and liabilities at fair value. If the income approach is used, the fair value determination is predicated upon
the value of the future cash flows that an asset is expected to generate over its economic life. The cost approach
takes into account the cost to replace (or reproduce) the asset and the effects on the asset’s value of physical,
functional and/or economic obsolescence that has occurred with respect to the asset. The market approach is used
to estimate value from an analysis of actual market transactions or offerings for economically comparable assets
available as of the valuation date. Determining the fair value of acquired technology assets is judgmental in
nature and requires the use of significant estimates and assumptions, including the discount rate, revenue growth
rates, projected gross margins, and estimated research and development and other operating expenses.

Goodwill

Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the estimated fair value of the net assets acquired in a
business combination. The Company evaluates its goodwill for impairment annually during the fourth quarter
and whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying value of a reporting unit may not be
recoverable. The Company’s divisions are one level below the operating segments, constituting individual
businesses, at which level the Company’s segment management conducts regular reviews of the operating
results. The Company’s divisions, either individually or in a combination, constitute reporting units for purposes
of allocating and testing goodwill.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - Continued

The Company’s impairment evaluation consists of a qualitative assessment. If this assessment indicates that it is
more likely than not the estimated fair value of a reporting unit exceeds its carrying value, goodwill is not
considered impaired. Otherwise, a quantitative impairment test is performed by comparing the fair value of a
reporting unit to its carrying value, including goodwill. The Company can bypass the qualitative assessment for
any period and proceed directly to the quantitative impairment test. If the carrying value of the net assets
associated with the reporting unit exceeds the fair value of the reporting unit, goodwill is considered impaired
and will be determined as the amount by which the reporting unit’s carrying value exceeds its fair value, not to
exceed the carrying amount of goodwill.

Determining the fair value of the Company’s reporting units is subjective in nature and involves the use of
significant estimates and assumptions, including projected net cash flows, discount rates and long-term growth
rates. The Company determines the fair value of its reporting units based on an income approach derived from
the present value of estimated future cash flows. The assumptions about estimated cash flows include factors
such as future revenue, gross profit, operating expenses and industry trends. The Company considers historical
rates and current market conditions when determining the discount and long-term growth rates to use in its
analysis. The Company considers other valuation methods, such as the cost approach or market approach, if it is
determined that these methods provide a more representative approximation of fair value.

Intangible Assets

The Company’s acquisitions have resulted in intangible assets consisting of values assigned to customer
relationships, patents, developed technology, licenses, and trademarks, which are considered long-lived assets
and are stated at cost less accumulated amortization. These intangible assets, which are considered long-lived
assets are amortized over their estimated useful lives and are reviewed for impairment when events or changes in
circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset group containing these assets may not be recoverable.

Leases

The Company determines if an arrangement
its inception. Operating and financing lease
is a lease at
arrangements are comprised primarily of real estate and equipment agreements for which the right-of-use
(“ROU”) assets are included in other assets and the corresponding lease liabilities, depending on their maturity,
are included in accrued expenses and other current liabilities or other long-term liabilities in the Consolidated
Balance Sheet.

ROU assets represent the right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent the
obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. ROU assets and lease liabilities are recognized at the
lease commencement date based on the estimated present value of lease payments over the lease term. The lease
term includes options to extend the lease when it is reasonably certain that the option will be exercised. Leases
with a term of 12 months or less are not recorded on the Consolidated Balance Sheet.

The Company uses its estimated incremental borrowing rate in determining the present value of lease payments
considering the term of the lease, which is derived from information available at the lease commencement date,
giving consideration to publicly available data for instruments with similar characteristics. The Company
accounts for the lease and non-lease components as a single lease component.

Debt Issuance Costs

Debt issuance costs for the Company’s Revolving Credit Facility are capitalized and amortized over the term of
the facility on a straight-line basis. Amortization is included in interest expense while the unamortized balance is
included in other assets.

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Debt issuance costs for the Company’s convertible notes, senior notes and term debt are recorded as a direct
deduction from the carrying amounts of such debt, consistent with debt discounts, and are amortized over their
term using the effective interest method. Amortization is included in interest expense.

Contingencies

The Company is involved in a variety of legal matters, IP matters, environmental, financing and indemnification
contingencies that arise in the ordinary course of business. Based on the information available, management
evaluates the relevant range and likelihood of potential outcomes and records the appropriate liability when the
amount is deemed probable and reasonably estimable.

Treasury Stock

Treasury stock is recorded at cost, inclusive of fees, commissions and other expenses, when outstanding common
shares are repurchased, bond hedges issued in connection with the convertible notes are settled and when
outstanding shares are withheld to satisfy tax withholding obligations in connection with certain shares pursuant
to RSUs under the Company’s share-based compensation plans. Re-issuance of shares held in treasury stock is
accounted for on a first-in, first-out basis.

Revenue Recognition

The Company generates revenue from sales of its semiconductor products to direct customers and distributors.
The Company also generates revenue, to a much lesser extent, from product development agreements and
manufacturing services provided to customers. Revenue is recognized when the Company satisfies a performance
obligation in an amount reflecting the consideration to which it expects to be entitled. For sales agreements, the
Company has identified the promise to transfer products, each of which is distinct, as the performance obligation.
For product development agreements, the Company has identified the completion of a service defined in the
agreement as the performance obligation. The Company applies a five-step approach in determining the amount
and timing of revenue to be recognized: (1) identifying the contract with a customer; (2) identifying the
performance obligations in the contract; (3) determining the transaction price; (4) allocating the transaction price
to the performance obligations in the contract; and (5) recognizing revenue when the performance obligation is
satisfied.

Sales agreements with customers are renewable periodically and contain terms and conditions with respect to
payment, delivery, warranty and supply. In the absence of a sales agreement, the Company’s standard terms and
conditions apply. The Company considers the customer purchase orders, governed by sales agreements or the
Company’s standard terms and conditions, to be the contract with the customer. The Company evaluates certain
factors including the customer’s ability to pay (or credit risk).

The Company allocates the transaction price to each distinct product based on its relative stand-alone selling
price. In determining the transaction price, the Company evaluates whether the price is subject to refund or
adjustment to determine the net consideration to which the Company expects to be entitled. The Company’s
direct customers do not have the right to return products, other than pursuant to the provisions of the Company’s
standard warranty. Sales to distributors, however, are typically made pursuant to agreements that provide return
rights and stock rotation provisions permitting limited levels of product returns. Sales to certain distributors,
primarily those with ship and credit rights, can also be subject to price adjustment on certain products. Although
payment terms vary, most distributor agreements require payment within 30 days. In addition, the Company
offers cash discounts to certain customers for payments received within an agreed upon time, generally ten days
after shipment, which is recorded as a reduction to revenue.

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The Company recognizes revenue from sales agreements upon transferring control of a product to the customer,
which typically occurs when products are shipped or delivered, depending on the delivery terms, or when
products that are consigned at customer locations are consumed. The Company recognizes revenue from product
development agreements over time based on the cost-to-cost method. Revenue is also recognized over time for
products with no alternative use and an enforceable right to payment as they are manufactured, which represents
a contract asset. The Company can receive cash payments from customers in advance of the Company’s
performance obligation being satisfied, which represents a contract liability. Contract liabilities are recognized as
revenue when the performance obligations are satisfied. Sales returns and allowances, which include ship and
credit reserves for distributors, are estimated based on historical claims data and expected future claims.
Provisions for discounts and rebates to customers, estimated returns and allowances, ship and credit claims and
other adjustments are provided for in the same period the related revenue are recognized, and are netted against
revenue.

Frequently, the Company receives orders with multiple delivery dates that may extend across reporting periods.
Each delivery constitutes an individual performance obligation, which consists of transferring control of the
products to the customers based on their stand-alone selling price. The Company invoices the customer for each
delivery upon shipment and recognizes revenue in accordance with delivery terms. As scheduled delivery dates
are within one year, revenue allocated to future shipments of partially completed contracts are not disclosed. The
Company records freight and handling costs associated with outbound freight after control over a product has
transferred to a customer as a fulfillment cost and includes it in cost of revenue. Taxes assessed by government
authorities on revenue-producing transactions, including value-added and excise taxes, are presented on a net
basis (excluded from revenue).

The Company generally warrants that products sold to its customers will, at the time of shipment, be free from
defects in workmanship and materials and conform to specifications. The Company’s standard warranty extends
for a period of two years from the date of delivery, except in the case of image sensor products, which are
warrantied for one year from the date of delivery. At the time revenue is recognized, the Company establishes an
accrual for estimated warranty expenses associated with its sales and records them as a component of the cost of
revenue.

Research and Development Costs

Research and development costs are expensed as incurred.

Income Taxes

Income taxes are accounted for using the asset and liability method. Under this method, deferred income tax
assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to temporary differences between
the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred
income tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the
years in which these temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax
assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment
date. A valuation allowance is provided for those deferred tax assets for which management cannot conclude that
it is more likely than not that such deferred tax assets will be realized.

In determining the amount of the valuation allowance, estimated future taxable income, feasible tax planning
strategies, future reversals of existing temporary differences and taxable income in prior carryback years, if a
carryback is permitted, are considered. If the Company determines it is more likely than not that all or a portion

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of the remaining deferred tax assets will not be realized, the valuation allowance will be increased with a charge
to income tax expense. Conversely, if the Company determines it is more likely than not to be able to utilize all
or a portion of the deferred tax assets for which a valuation allowance has been provided, the related portion of
the valuation allowance will be recorded as a reduction to income tax expense.

The Company recognizes and measures benefits for uncertain tax positions using a two-step approach. The first
step is to evaluate the tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return by determining if the weight of
available evidence indicates that is it more likely than not that the tax positions will be sustained upon audit,
including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes. For tax positions that are more likely than not
to be sustained upon audit, the second step is to measure the tax benefit as the largest amount that is more than
50% likely to be realized upon settlement. No tax benefit is recognized for tax positions that are not more likely
than not to be sustained. The Company’s practice is to recognize interest and/or penalties related to income tax
matters in income tax expense. Significant judgment is required to evaluate uncertain tax positions. Evaluations
including changes in facts or circumstances, changes in tax law,
are based upon a number of factors,
correspondence with tax authorities during the course of tax audits and effective settlement of audit issues.
Changes in the recognition or measurement of uncertain tax positions could result in significant increases or
decreases in income tax expense in the period in which the change is made, which could have a significant
impact to the Company’s effective tax rate.

Foreign Currencies

Most of the Company’s foreign subsidiaries conduct business primarily in U.S. dollars and, as a result, utilize the
U.S. dollar as their functional currency. For the remeasurement of financial statements of these subsidiaries,
assets and liabilities in foreign currencies that are receivable or payable in cash are remeasured at current
exchange rates, while inventories and other non-monetary assets in foreign currencies are remeasured at
historical rates. Gains and losses resulting from the remeasurement of such financial statements are included in
the operating results, as are gains and losses incurred on foreign currency transactions.

Some of the Company’s Japanese subsidiaries utilize Japanese Yen as their functional currency. The assets and
liabilities of these subsidiaries are translated at current exchange rates, while revenue and expenses are translated
at the average rates in effect for the period. The related translation gains and losses are included in other
comprehensive income or loss within the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income.

Defined Benefit Pension Plans

The Company maintains defined benefit pension plans covering certain of its foreign employees. Net periodic
pension costs and pension obligations are determined based on actuarial assumptions, including discount rates for
plan obligations, assumed rates of return on pension plan assets and assumed rates of compensation increases for
employees participating in plans. These assumptions are based upon management’s judgment and consultation
with actuaries, considering all known trends and uncertainties. The service cost component of the net periodic
pension cost is allocated between the cost of revenue, research and development, selling and marketing and
general and administrative line items, while the other components are included in other expense in the
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income.

Fair Value Measurement

The Company measures certain of its financial and non-financial assets at fair value by using the fair value
hierarchy that prioritizes certain inputs into individual fair value measurement approaches. The fair value

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hierarchy, which is based on three levels of inputs, of which the first two are considered observable and the third,
unobservable. The Company has elected not to carry any of its debt instruments at fair value.

Note 3: Revenue and Segment Information

Revenue recognized for product sales amounted to $6,719.9 million, $5,227.8 million and $5,492.0 million for
the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Revenue recognized for product development
agreements amounted to $19.9 million, $27.2 million and $25.9 million for the years ended December 31, 2021,
2020 and 2019, respectively.

In connection with long-term supply arrangements, the Company received capacity payments and deposits of
$57.1 million during the year ended December 31, 2021, which was recorded as a contract liability, and
$11.5 million was recorded as a corresponding receivable. During the year ended December 31, 2021, the
Company recognized an immaterial amount of revenue by satisfying the performance obligations associated with
these contract liabilities, and the remaining balances amounting to $25.8 million and $30.0 million are recorded
as current
in the Consolidated Balance Sheet. The
Company has not recorded any contract assets as of December 31, 2021. There were no corresponding amounts
for the years ended and as of December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019.

liabilities and other long-term liabilities, respectively,

A significant portion of the Company’s orders are firm commitments that are non-cancellable, including orders
or contracts with a duration of less than one year. Certain of the Company’s customer contracts are multi-year
agreements which includes firmly committed amounts for which the remaining performance obligations as of
December 31, 2021 were approximately $8.6 billion (excluding the remaining performance obligations for
contracts having a duration of one year or less). The Company expects to recognize approximately 25% of this
amount as revenue during the next twelve months upon shipment of products under these contracts. Total sales
estimates are based on negotiated contract prices and demand quantities, and could be influenced by
manufacturing and supply chain constraints, among other things. Accordingly, the amount represented by
remaining performance obligations may not be indicative of the actual revenue recognized for future periods.

The Company is organized into three operating and reportable segments consisting of PSG, ASG and ISG. The
operating costs of manufacturing facilities which service all business units are reflected in the segments’ cost of
revenue on the basis of product costs. Because operating segments are generally defined by the products they
design and sell, they do not sell to each other. The Company does not allocate income taxes or interest expense to
its operating segments as the operating segments are principally evaluated on gross profit. Additionally,
restructuring, asset impairments and other charges, net and certain other operating expenses, which include
corporate research and development costs and miscellaneous nonrecurring expenses are not allocated to
segments. In addition to the operating and reportable segments, the Company also operates global operations,
sales and marketing, information systems and finance and administration groups. A portion of the expenses for
each of these groups are allocated to the segments based on specific and general criteria.

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Revenue and gross profit for the Company’s operating and reportable segments are as follows (in millions):

For year ended December 31, 2021:

Revenue from external customers

$

3,439.1

$

2,399.9

$

900.8

$

6,739.8

Segment gross profit

1,318.3

1,055.6

340.4

2,714.3

PSG

ASG

ISG

Total

For year ended December 31, 2020:

Revenue from external customers

$

2,606.1

$

1,910.4

$

738.5

$

5,255.0

Segment gross profit (1)

764.1

714.4

237.3

1,715.8

For year ended December 31, 2019:

Revenue from external customers

$

2,788.3

$

1,972.3

$

757.3

$

5,517.9

Segment gross profit (1)

986.0

712.1

275.5

1,973.6

(1) Beginning in 2021, the Company started including unallocated manufacturing costs as part of segment
operating results to determine segment gross profit. As a result, the prior-period amounts have been
reclassified to conform to current-period presentation.

The Company had one customer, a distributor, whose revenue accounted for approximately 13% and 11% of the
total revenue for the years ended December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. There were no
customers whose revenue exceeded 10% or more of total revenue for the year ended December 31, 2019.

Revenue for the Company’s operating and reportable segments disaggregated into geographic locations based on
sales billed from the respective country and sales channels are as follows (in millions):

Geographic Location

Singapore

Hong Kong

United Kingdom

United States

Other

Total

Sales Channel

Distributors

Direct Customers

Total

Year Ended December 31, 2021

PSG

ASG

ISG

Total

$

1,097.7

$

860.4

$

139.7

$

2,097.8

1,055.6

606.4

432.0

247.4

572.4

343.7

304.7

318.7

200.6

173.5

194.9

192.1

1,828.6

1,123.6

931.6

758.2

$

3,439.1

$

2,399.9

$

900.8

$

6,739.8

2,443.0

$

1,335.5

$

553.5

$

4,332.0

996.1

1,064.4

347.3

2,407.8

3,439.1

$

2,399.9

$

900.8

$

6,739.8

$

$

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Geographic Location

Singapore

Hong Kong

United Kingdom

United States

Other

Total

Sales Channel

Distributors

Direct Customers

Total

Geographic Location

Singapore

Hong Kong

United Kingdom

United States

Other

Total

Sales Channel

Distributors

Direct Customers

Total

Year Ended December 31, 2020

PSG

ASG

ISG

Total

$

978.0

$

695.0

$

126.5

$

1,799.5

723.2

395.7

282.8

226.4

410.6

264.5

282.0

258.3

177.8

145.7

163.8

124.7

1,311.6

805.9

728.6

609.4

$

2,606.1

$

1,910.4

$

738.5

$

5,255.0

$

$

1,776.4

$

986.4

$

406.8

$

3,169.6

829.7

924.0

331.7

2,085.4

2,606.1

$

1,910.4

$

738.5

$

5,255.0

Year Ended December 31, 2019

PSG

ASG

ISG

Total

$

864.7

$

679.7

$

168.7

$

1,713.1

843.5

467.1

356.3

256.7

436.8

303.5

332.6

219.7

137.0

151.0

121.4

179.2

1,417.3

921.6

810.3

655.6

$

2,788.3

$

1,972.3

$

757.3

$

5,517.9

$

$

1,740.6

$

971.5

$

461.0

$

3,173.1

1,047.7

1,000.8

296.3

2,344.8

2,788.3

$

1,972.3

$

757.3

$

5,517.9

The Company operates in various geographic locations. Sales to unaffiliated customers have little correlation
with the location of manufacturers. It is, therefore, not meaningful to present operating profit by geographical
location. The Company does not discretely allocate assets to its operating segments, nor does management
evaluate operating segments using discrete asset information. The Company’s consolidated assets are not
specifically ascribed to its individual reportable segments. Rather, assets used in operations are generally shared
across the Company’s operating and reportable segments.

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Property, plant and equipment, net by geographic location, are summarized as follows (in millions):

United States

South Korea

Philippines

China

Czech Republic

Japan

Malaysia

Other

As of December 31,
2020
2021

$

767.1

$

492.8

342.4

216.8

214.2

198.6

175.3

117.1

686.6

455.5

386.6

229.6

216.1

209.3

190.2

138.4

$

2,524.3

$

2,512.3

The following table illustrates the product technologies under each of the Company’s reportable segments based
on the Company’s operating strategy. Because many products are sold into different end-markets, the total
revenue reported for a segment is not indicative of actual sales in the end-market associated with that segment,
but rather is the sum of the revenue from the product lines assigned to that segment. These segments represent
the Company’s view of the business and as such are used to evaluate progress of major initiatives and allocation
of resources.

PSG

Analog products

SiC products

Discrete products

MOSFET products

ASG

Analog products

ASIC products

ISG

Actuator Drivers

CMOS Image Sensors

Connectivity products

Image Signal Processors

ECL products

LSI products

Power Module products

Foundry products /services

Single Photon Detectors

Isolation products

Memory products

Gate Driver products

LSI products

Gate Driver products

Standard Logic products

Sensors

Standard Logic products

WBG products

Note 4: Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Pending Adoption:

ASU 2021-10 - Government Assistance (Topic 832) - Disclosures by Business Entities about Government
Assistance (“ASU 2021-10”)

In November 2021, the FASB issued ASU 2021-10, which is aimed at increasing transparency about certain
government assistance received by a business entity. The standard requires business entities to make annual

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disclosures about the nature of the transactions and the related accounting policy used to account for the
transactions, the line items and applicable amounts on the balance sheet and income statement that are affected
by the transactions, and significant terms and conditions of the transactions, including commitments and
contingencies. If an entity omits any required disclosures because it is legally prohibited, it must disclose that
fact. ASU 2021-10 is effective for financial statements issued for annual periods beginning after December 15,
2021. The Company expects the standard to be applicable to its financial statements and is currently evaluating
and understanding the requirements for drafting applicable disclosures.

ASU 2020-06 - Accounting for Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entity’s Own Equity (“ASU
2020-06”)

In August 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-06, which simplifies the guidance on the issuer’s accounting for
convertible debt instruments by removing the separation models for (1) convertible debt with a cash conversion
feature and (2) convertible instruments with a beneficial conversion feature. Entities will not separately present in
equity an embedded conversion feature in such debt and will account for a convertible debt instrument wholly as
debt, unless certain other conditions are met. Also, ASU 2020-06 requires the application of the if-converted
method for the purpose of calculating diluted earnings per share and the treasury stock method will be no longer
available. As required, the Company plans to adopt ASU 2020-06 for fiscal 2022 using a modified retrospective
approach and expects to record a cumulative effect adjustment of an estimated $66 million to increase opening
retained earnings as of January 1, 2022. Due to the adoption of ASU 2020-06, the Company expects interest
expense for fiscal 2022 will be lower than for fiscal 2021 by approximately $27 million. At an average stock
price of $55, the Company expects an increase of 2.8 million for fiscal 2022 compared to fiscal 2021 in dilutive
shares included in diluted weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding for the purpose of calculating
diluted earnings per share. These estimates are based on the balance of 1.625% Notes and 0% Notes outstanding
as of December 31, 2021.

Note 5: Acquisitions and Divestitures

The Company pursues acquisitions and divestitures from time to time to leverage its existing capabilities and
further expand its business to achieve certain strategic goals. Acquisition costs are not included as components of
consideration transferred and instead are accounted for as expenses in the period in which the costs are incurred.
During the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, the Company incurred acquisition and divestiture
related costs of approximately of $11.9 million, $1.0 million and $11.3 million, respectively, which are included
in operating expenses in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income.
Following are the acquisitions and divestitures during 2021, 2020 and 2019.

2021 Acquisition and Divestiture

GTAT Acquisition

On October 28, 2021, the Company acquired all of outstanding equity interests of GTAT. The Company believes
the acquisition of GTAT will act as a building block to fuel growth and accelerate innovation in disruptive
intelligent power technologies and secure supply of SiC to meet growing customer demand for SiC-based
solutions in the sustainable ecosystem.

Pursuant to the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Agreement and Plan of Merger, the purchase
price totaled $434.9 million. Cash consideration amounted to $424.6 million, of which $17.0 million was
legally owned by the
deposited for general representation and warranty purposes in an escrow account,

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Company. The remaining consideration of approximately $10.0 million represented the value of certain
pre-acquisition deposits and payable balances effectively settled between the parties since the Company was
GTAT’s customer. From the closing date of the acquisition through December 31, 2021,
the Company
recognized immaterial revenue and net loss relating to GTAT.

The preliminary allocation of the purchase price of GTAT to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on
their relative fair values is as follows (in millions):

Cash and cash equivalents

Inventory and other current assets

Property, plant and equipment

Goodwill

Intangible assets - Developed Technology

Deferred tax assets

Other non-current assets

Total assets acquired

Current liabilities

Other long-term liabilities

Total liabilities assumed

Net assets acquired/purchase price

Purchase Price
Allocation

8.2

10.0

31.9

274.8

130.0

13.4

7.4

475.7

5.8

35.0

40.8

434.9

$

$

Developed technology of $130.0 million, determined using the income approach is estimated to have an useful
life of 13 years. There were no IPRD intangible assets identified. The acquisition produced $274.8 million of
goodwill, which has been assigned to a reporting unit within PSG. Goodwill is attributable to the expected value
generation by GTAT by being part of the Company along with a more meaningful engagement by the customers
due to the scale of the combined entities, GTAT’s assembled workforce, other product and operating synergies.
Goodwill arising from the GTAT acquisition is not deductible for tax purposes.

The purchase price allocation is considered preliminary as the Company finalizes its determination relating to the
valuation of assets and liabilities and finalizes key assumptions, approaches and judgements with respect to
intangible assets acquired from GTAT and the related tax effects.

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GTAT Pro-Forma Results of Operations

The following unaudited pro-forma consolidated results of operations for the years ended December 31, 2021
and December 31, 2020 have been prepared as if the acquisition of GTAT had occurred on January 1, 2020 and
includes adjustments for the effect of fair value changes, transaction costs, taxation and financial structure
(in millions):

Revenue

Net income

Net income attributable to ON Semiconductor Corporation

Divestiture

Year Ended

December 31,
2021

December 31,
2020

$

6,750.4

$

5,262.5

972.4

970.8

210.3

208.1

On October 1, 2021, the Company divested itself of one of its businesses along with the related intellectual
property for aggregate consideration of approximately $13.6 million and recognized a gain of $10.2 million after
offsetting the carrying values of the disposed assets and liabilities.

Pending Acquisition, announced in 2019

During 2019 and 2020, the Company entered into an APA and an APA Amendment, respectively, to acquire
GFUS’s East Fishkill, New York site and fabrication facilities and certain other assets and liabilities on or around
December 31, 2022 for an aggregate purchase price of $400.0 million in cash, subject to adjustments as described
in the APA and APA amendment (the “Total Consideration”). In connection with the APA Amendment, the
Company also entered into an amendment to an ancillary agreement relating to the provision of foundry services
entered into in connection with the execution of the APA, which provided the Company certain additional tools
and flexibility in its capital expenditures and manufacturing plans for 2021 and 2022.

The Company made payments of $100.0 million and $70.0 million during 2020 and 2019, respectively, of the
Total Consideration in cash as a non-refundable deposit, which will be applied toward and reduce the Total
Consideration. These amounts are recorded as other assets in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Additionally,
Company paid GFUS a license fee of $30.0 million in cash for certain technology during 2019, which has been
recognized as an intangible asset subject to amortization.

Quantenna Acquisition during 2019

On June 19, 2019, the Company acquired 100% of the outstanding shares of Quantenna, a global leader and
innovator of high performance Wi-Fi solutions, whereby Quantenna became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the
Company. Following the acquisition, Quantenna changed its name to ON Semiconductor Connectivity Solutions,
Inc. The purchase price consideration for the acquisition totaled $1,039.3 million, and was funded by a
combination of a draw of $900.0 million against the Revolving Credit Facility and cash on hand. The operations
of Quantenna have since been integrated with that of the Company.

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The following table presents the allocation of the purchase price of Quantenna for the assets acquired and
liabilities assumed based on their relative fair values (in millions):

Cash and cash equivalents

Receivables

Inventories

Other current assets

Property, plant and equipment

Goodwill

Intangible assets (excluding IPRD)

IPRD

Deferred tax assets

Other non-current assets

Total assets acquired

Accounts payable

Other current liabilities

Deferred tax liabilities

Other non-current liabilities

Total liabilities assumed

$

Purchase Price
Allocation

133.4

22.2

41.8

4.3

16.9

726.7

87.1

23.8

29.2

12.7

1,098.1

22.6

17.5

3.3

15.4

58.8

Net assets acquired/purchase price

$

1,039.3

Acquired intangible assets of $110.9 million include developed technology of $58.3 million (which are estimated
to have a useful life of eight years). The value assigned to developed technology was determined using the
income approach. The total weighted average amortization period for the acquired intangibles is eight years.

IPRD assets are amortized over the estimated useful life of the assets upon successful completion of the related
projects. The value assigned to IPRD was determined by estimating the net cash flows from the projects when
completed and discounting the net cash flows to their present value using a discount rate of approximately
12.0%. The cash flows from IPRD’s significant products commenced from 2020 onwards.

The acquisition produced $726.7 million of goodwill, which was assigned to a reporting unit within ASG. The
goodwill is attributable to a combination of Quantenna’s assembled workforce, expectations regarding a more
meaningful engagement by the customers due to the scale of the combined company and other product and
operating synergies. Goodwill arising from the Quantenna acquisition is not deductible for tax purposes.

Quantenna Pro-Forma Results of Operations

Unaudited pro-forma consolidated results of operations for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 are not
required because the results of the acquired business are included in the Company’s results. The following

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unaudited pro-forma consolidated results of operations for the years ended December 31, 2019 has been prepared
as if the acquisition of Quantenna had occurred on January 1, 2018 and includes adjustments for amortization of
intangibles, interest expense from financing, restructuring, and the effect of purchase accounting adjustments
including the step-up of inventory (in millions):

Revenue

Net income

Net income attributable to ON Semiconductor Corporation

Note 6: Goodwill and Intangible Assets

Goodwill

Year Ended
December 31,
2019

$

5,613.2

218.2

216.0

Goodwill is tested for impairment at the reporting unit level, which is one level below the Company’s operating
segments. The Company performed its impairment assessment and concluded that the fair value of reporting
units exceed their carrying value as of the impairment test date. As the Company continues to implement its
business strategy to rationalize products and manufacturing locations to transition to a lighter internal fabrication
model,
there could be divestiture transactions resulting in a portion of goodwill or other assets being
de-recognized, and which may or may not result in accounting charges.

The following table summarizes goodwill by operating and reportable segments (in millions):

As of December 31, 2021

As of December 31, 2020

As of December 31, 2019

Accumulated
Impairment
Losses

Carrying
Value

Goodwill

Accumulated
Impairment
Losses

Carrying
Value

Accumulated
Impairment
Losses

Carrying
Value

Goodwill

Goodwill

Operating and
Reportable
Segments:

ASG

ISG

PSG

$

1,566.3

$

(418.9) $

1,147.4

$

1,566.3

$

(418.9) $

1,147.4

$

1,563.4

$

(418.9) $

1,144.5

114.0

708.0

—

(31.9)

114.0

676.1

114.7

433.2

—

(31.9)

114.7

401.3

114.4

432.2

—

(31.9)

114.4

400.3

Total

$

2,388.3

$

(450.8) $

1,937.5

$

2,114.2

$

(450.8) $

1,663.4

$

2,110.0

$

(450.8) $

1,659.2

The following table summarizes the change in goodwill (in millions):

Net balance as of December 31, 2019

Addition due to business combination

Net balance as of December 31, 2020

Addition due to business combination

Divestiture of a business

Net balance as of December 31, 2021

87

$

1,659.2

4.2

1,663.4

274.8

(0.7)

$

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Intangible Assets

Intangible assets subject to amortization, net, were as follows (in millions):

As of December 31, 2021

Original
Cost

Accumulated
Amortization

Accumulated
Impairment
Losses

Carrying
Value

Customer relationships

Developed technology

Licenses

Other intangibles

$

581.5

$

(436.3)

$

(17.6)

$

928.1

30.0

79.1

(600.5)

(0.3)

(62.1)

(2.6)

—

(15.2)

Total intangible assets

$

1,618.7

$

(1,099.2)

$

(35.4)

$

127.6

325.0

29.7

1.8

484.1

As of December 31, 2020

Original
Cost

Accumulated
Amortization

Accumulated
Impairment
Losses

Carrying
Value

Customer relationships

Developed technology

Licenses

Other intangibles

$

581.5

$

(411.7)

$

(17.6)

$

794.7

30.0

79.3

(532.9)

—

(60.6)

(2.6)

—

(15.2)

Total intangible assets

$

1,485.5

$

(1,005.2)

$

(35.4)

$

152.2

259.2

30.0

3.5

444.9

Not included in the above table are the value of IPRD projects amounting to $11.6 million and $24.1 million as
of December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. During the years ended December 31, 2021 and
December 31, 2020, certain of the IPRD projects were completed resulting in the reclassification of $9.6 million
and $15.2 million, respectively, to developed technology. The Company impaired one of the projects valued at
$2.9 million during the year ended December 31, 2021.

Amortization expense for the intangible assets is expected to be as follows over the next five years, and thereafter
(in millions):

2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Thereafter

Total estimated amortization expense

$

$

85.3
69.2
67.5
55.8
47.7
158.6

484.1

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Note 7: Restructuring, Asset Impairments and Other Charges, net

Details of restructuring, asset impairments and other charges, net are as follows (in millions):

Restructuring

Asset
Impairments (1)

Other

Total

Year Ended December 31, 2021

2021 Involuntary separation program

Other

Total

Year Ended December 31, 2020

Voluntary separation program

2020 Involuntary separation program

General workforce reduction

Other

Total

Year Ended December 31, 2019

General workforce reduction

Post-Quantenna acquisition restructuring

Other

Total

$

$

$

$

$

$

65.3

2.2

67.5

27.5

11.8

12.3

—

51.6

8.4

15.7

0.8

24.9

$

$

$

$

$

$

—

3.3

3.3

$

—

0.6

0.6

$

— $

— $

—

—

17.5

17.5

—

—

(3.9)

$

(3.9) $

— $

— $

—

3.4

3.4

$

$

—

0.4

0.4

$

$

65.3

6.1

71.4

27.5

11.8

12.3

13.6

65.2

8.4

15.7

4.6

28.7

(1) During the year ended December 31, 2020, asset impairment charges related to a) property, plant and
equipment amounting to $9.1 million b) investments in certain entities where the Company does not exert a
significant influence amounting to $7.0 million and c) lease right-of-use assets of $1.4 million.

Summary of changes in accrued restructuring charges are as follows (in millions):

Estimated employee
separation charges

Estimated
costs to exit

Total

Balance as of December 31, 2019
Charges

Usage
Balance as of December 31, 2020
Charges

Usage

Balance as of December 31, 2021

$

$

0.1
51.6

(45.5)

6.2
67.5

(62.9)

10.8

$

$

0.1
—

(0.1)

— $
—

—

— $

0.2
51.6

(45.6)

6.2
67.5

(62.9)

10.8

$

$

$

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Year ended December 31, 2021:

2021 Involuntary Separation Program

During 2021, the Company implemented the Involuntary Separation Program restructuring program (the “ISP”).
Under the ISP, the Company notified approximately 960 employees of their employment termination with
aggregate severance costs and other charges amounting to $65.3 million. Approximately $9.8 million of the
incurred charges remained accrued as of December 31, 2021. The Company also incurred certain insignificant
charges relating to another program during the fourth quarter of 2021.

The Company continues to evaluate employee positions and locations for potential efficiencies and may incur
additional charges in the future.

Year ended December 31, 2020:

Voluntary Separation Program

During the first quarter of 2020, the Company offered the Voluntary Separation Program (the “VSP”) to
employees that met certain criteria. Management approved 243 employees for participation in the VSP during the
first quarter, after which the VSP was terminated. The aggregate expense for the VSP amounted to $27.5 million
for the 243 employees, all of whom had exited by the end of the second quarter of 2020. All amounts under the
VSP have been paid during 2020, and there are no payments remaining as of December 31, 2021.

2020 Involuntary Separation Program

During the second quarter of 2020, the Company implemented the ISP restructuring program. Under the ISP, the
Company notified approximately 191 employees of their employment termination with aggregate severance costs
and other benefits amounting to $11.8 million. All notified employees have exited during 2020 and an
insignificant amount remained accrued as of December 31, 2021.

General workforce reduction

In addition to the VSP and the ISP, the Company undertook certain general workforce reduction measures during
2020, under which, the Company notified approximately 260 employees of their employment termination with
aggregate severance costs and other benefits amounting $12.3 million. All notified employees have exited and an
insignificant amount remained accrued as of December 31, 2021.

Year ended December 31, 2019:

General workforce reductions and post-Quantenna acquisition restructuring

During the first quarter of 2019, the Company approved and began to implement certain restructuring actions
aimed at cost savings, primarily through workforce reductions. As of December 31, 2019, the Company had
termination, all of whom had exited by
their employment
notified approximately 143 employees of
December 31, 2019. For the year ended 2019, the expense for this program amounted to $8.4 million, all of
which was paid as of December 31, 2019.

Following the acquisition of Quantenna and during the quarter ended June 28, 2019, the Company implemented a
cost-reduction plan resulting in the elimination of approximately eight executive positions from Quantenna’s

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workforce, primarily as a result of redundancies. During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company
terminated an additional ten employees. The total restructuring expense of $15.7 million was attributable to the
accelerated vesting of stock awards previously issued by Quantenna, executive retention and other severance
benefits. All severance benefits for this program were paid as of December 31, 2019.

Note 8:

Balance Sheet Information

Certain significant amounts included in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets consist of the following
(in millions):

Inventories:

Raw materials

Work in process

Finished goods

Property, plant and equipment, net:

Land

Buildings

Machinery and equipment

Property, plant and equipment, gross

Less: Accumulated depreciation

Accrued expenses:

Accrued payroll and related benefits

Sales related reserves

Income taxes payable

Other (1)

As of

December 31,
2021

December 31,
2020

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

174.2

888.9

316.4

1,379.5

118.5

968.5

4,777.8

5,864.8

(3,340.5)

2,524.3

285.4

229.9

23.6

208.7

747.6

$

135.7

829.7

286.0

1,251.4

119.7

850.0

4,538.0

5,507.7

(2,995.4)

2,512.3

166.8

233.3

25.5

144.4

570.0

(1) The current portion of operating and financing lease liabilities are included in this amount. See discussion

below.

Depreciation expense for property, plant and equipment
$409.7 million for 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

totaled $436.5 million, $444.1 million and

Included within sales related reserves are ship and credit reserves for distributors amounting to $163.8 million
and $180.2 million as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

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Leases

Operating and financing lease arrangements are comprised primarily of real estate and equipment agreements.
The Company’s existing leases do not contain significant restrictive provisions or residual value guarantees;
however, certain leases contain renewal options and provisions for payment of real estate taxes, insurance and
maintenance costs by the Company.

The components of operating lease expense are as follows (in millions):

Operating lease

Variable lease

Short-term lease

Total lease expense

December 31,
2021

Year Ended
December 31,
2020

December 31,
2019

$

$

39.7

$

38.2

$

3.8

2.0

4.2

4.1

45.5

$

46.5

$

35.0

4.0

2.6

41.6

The operating and financing lease liabilities included in the Consolidated Balance Sheets are as follows
(in millions):

Operating lease liabilities included in:

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

Other long-term liabilities

Total

Operating ROU assets included in:

Other assets

Financing lease liabilities included in:

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

Other long-term liabilities

Total

Financing ROU assets included in:

Other assets

As of

December 31,
2021

December 31,
2020

$

$

$

$

$

$

32.5

$

142.4

174.9

$

32.2

115.7

147.9

170.1

136.3

$

12.7

10.2

22.9

$

22.3

—

—

—

—

As of December 31, 2021, the weighted-average remaining lease-terms and weighted-average discount rates were
8.5 years and 20.0 years and 4.3% and 6.0% for operating and financing leases, respectively.

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As of December 31, 2021, there was an insignificant amount of commitments for operating leases that have not
yet commenced. The reconciliation of the maturities of the operating and financing leases to the lease liabilities
recorded in the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2021 is as follows (in millions):

2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Thereafter

Total lease payments
Less: Interest

Total lease liabilities

Note 9:

Long-Term Debt

Operating Leases

Finance Leases

$

$

37.9
31.5
28.7
19.6
12.4
85.0

215.1
(40.2)

$

174.9

$

13.6
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.8
15.2

31.7
(8.8)

22.9

The Company’s long-term debt consists of the following (annualized interest rates, dollars in millions):

Amended Credit Agreement:

Revolving Credit Facility due 2024, interest payable monthly at —% and
1.90%, respectively
Term Loan “B” Facility due 2026, interest payable monthly at 2.10% and
2.15%, respectively

0% Notes due 2027
3.875% Notes due 2028 (1)
1.625% Notes due 2023 (2)

Gross long-term debt, including current maturities

Less: Debt discount (3)
Less: Debt issuance costs (4)

Net long-term debt, including current maturities

Less: Current maturities

Net long-term debt

As of

December 31,
2021

December 31,
2020

$

— $

700.0

1,598.2
805.0
700.0
155.1

3,258.3
(149.0)
(34.7)

3,074.6
(160.7)

1,614.5
—
700.0
575.0

3,589.5
(69.7)
(28.5)

3,491.3
(531.6)

$

2,913.9

$

2,959.7

Interest is payable on March 1 and September 1 of each year at 3.875% annually.
Interest is payable on April 15 and October 15 of each year at 1.625% annually.

(1)
(2)
(3) Debt discount of $7.5 million and $9.0 million for the Term Loan “B” Facility, $126.1 million and zero for
the 0% Notes, $5.8 million and $6.5 million for the 3.875% Notes and $9.6 million and $54.2 million for the
1.625% Notes, in each case as of December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively.

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(4) Debt issuance costs of $17.7 million and $21.0 million for the Term Loan “B” Facility, $14.1 million and
zero for the 0% Notes, $2.0 million and $2.3 million for the 3.875% Notes and $0.9 million and $5.2 million
for the 1.625% Notes, in each case as of December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively.

Maturities

Expected maturities of gross long-term debt (including current portion—see section regarding 1.625% Notes
below) as of December 31, 2021 are as follows (in millions):

2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Thereafter

Total

Expected
Maturities

$

171.5
16.3
16.3
16.3
1,532.9
1,505.0

$

3,258.3

0% Convertible Senior Notes due 2027

On May 19, 2021, the Company completed a private offering of $805.0 million aggregate principal amount of its
0% Notes, the proceeds of which were used to repurchase a portion of the 1.625% Notes in privately negotiated
note repurchase or exchange transactions, repay a portion of the Revolving Credit Facility, pay the net cost of the
related convertible note hedges after such costs were offset by the proceeds from the sale of warrants, and
general corporate purposes. The 0% Notes were offered to qualified institutional buyers in accordance with
Rule 144A under the Securities Act, and were issued under an indenture (the “0% Indenture”) by and among the
Company, the guarantors party thereto, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee, which provides,
among other things, that the 0% Notes will mature on May 1, 2027, unless earlier repurchased or redeemed by
the Company or converted pursuant to their terms. On or after February 1, 2027, until the close of business on the
second scheduled trading day immediately preceding May 1, 2027, holders may convert their 0% Notes at any
time. The 0% Notes are the Company’s senior unsecured obligations and are fully and unconditionally
guaranteed, on a joint and several basis, by each of the Company’s subsidiaries that is a borrower or guarantor
under the Company’s Amended Credit Agreement. The Company may satisfy any conversion elections by
paying cash up to the aggregate principal amount of the 0% Notes to be converted, and paying or delivering, as
the case may be, cash, shares of common stock or a combination of cash and shares of common stock, at the
Company’s election, in respect of the remainder, if any, of its conversion obligation in excess of the aggregate
principal amount of the 0% Notes to be converted.

The initial conversion rate of the 0% Notes is 18.8796 shares of common stock per $1,000 principal amount,
which is equivalent to an initial conversion price of approximately $52.97 per share of common stock. The
Company may redeem for cash all or any portion of the 0% Notes, at the Company’s option, on or after May 1,
2024, if the last reported sale price of the Company’s common stock has been at least 130% of the conversion
price then in effect for at least 20 trading days during any consecutive 30 trading-day period. Prior to February 1,
2027, the holders may convert their 0% Notes under the following circumstances: (i) during any calendar quarter
commencing after the calendar quarter ending on June 30, 2021 (and only during such calendar quarter), if the
last reported sale price of the Company’s common stock for at least 20 trading days during the period of

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30 consecutive trading days ending on the last trading day of the immediately preceding calendar quarter is
greater than or equal to 130% of the conversion price on each applicable trading day; (ii) during the five
consecutive business-day period after any five consecutive trading-day period in which the trading price per
$1,000 principal amount of the 0% Notes for each trading day of such period was less than 98% of the product of
the last reported sale price of Company’s common stock and the conversion rate on each such trading day; (iii) if
the Company calls any or all of the 0% Notes for redemption, at any time prior to the close of business on the
second scheduled trading day immediately preceding the redemption date; or (iv) upon the occurrence of
specified corporate transactions described in the 0% Indenture.

The conversion rate is subject to adjustment upon the occurrence of certain specified events as set forth in the 0%
Indenture. The maximum number of shares of common stock issuable in connection with the conversion is
21.7 million. In accordance with the accounting guidance on embedded conversion features, the Company valued
and bifurcated the conversion option, representing the debt discount, from the respective host debt instrument
and recorded $139.9 million to stockholders’ equity. The debt discount represented the borrowing rate for
non-convertible debt as of the date of issuance with similar maturity. The Company also incurred issuance costs
of $19.0 million, of which $15.7 million was capitalized as debt issuance costs and $3.3 million was allocated to
the conversion option and recorded to stockholders’ equity. The debt discount and debt issuance costs are being
amortized at an effective interest rate of 3.2% over the contractual term of six years under the existing accounting
standard. The carrying amount of the equity component, unamortized discount and issuance costs, and the net
carrying amount of the liability component as of December 31, 2021 were $143.2 million, $140.2 million and
$664.8 million, respectively. The interest cost relating to the amortization of debt discount and issuance costs
recognized during the year ended December 31, 2021 was $15.3 million. The 0% Notes’s if-converted value
exceeded its principal amount by $227.2 million as of December 31, 2021, calculated using the stock price on
that date.

In addition, the Company entered into convertible note hedge transactions with respect to the common stock with
the initial purchasers of the 0% Notes or their affiliates (“Counterparties”). The convertible note hedges cover,
subject to customary antidilution adjustments, the number of shares of common stock that initially underlie the
0% Notes, and are expected to reduce the potential dilution to the common stock and/or offset potential cash
payments in excess of the principal amount upon conversion. The Company paid $160.3 million in cash for the
convertible note hedges and recorded them as a reduction to stockholders’ equity. The Company applied
ASC 815-40 - “Derivatives and Hedging - Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity” and concluded that the convertible
note hedges should be classified in stockholders’ equity with no subsequent remeasurement.

The Company also entered into warrant transactions with the Counterparties, whereby the Company sold
warrants to acquire, subject to anti-dilution adjustments, the same number of shares of the Company’s common
stock covered by the convertible note hedges at an initial strike price of $74.34 per share, which represents a
100% premium over the closing price of $37.17 per share on May 11, 2021. The maximum number of shares of
common stock issuable in connection with the warrants is 30.4 million. The Company analyzed the transaction
under ASC 815-40 - “Derivatives and Hedging - Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity” and determined that the
instrument met the criteria for classification as an equity transaction with no subsequent remeasurement. The
Company received $93.8 million in cash for the sale of warrants, which was recorded as an increase to
stockholders’ equity.

Amendments to the Amended Credit Agreement

The Company entered into the Amended Credit Agreement in 2016 which provides for a $1.97 billion revolving
credit facility (the “Revolving Credit Facility”) and a $2.4 billion term loan “B” facility (the “Term Loan “B”

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the Guarantors (as defined in the Amended Credit
Facility”). Between 2016 and 2021,
Agreement), the several lenders party thereto and the Agent (as defined in the Amended Credit Agreement)
entered into nine amendments to the Amended Credit Agreement. These amendments, among others, reduced the
interest rates payable and increased the amounts that may be borrowed under the Term Loan “B” Facility and the
Revolving Credit Facility and also amended certain financial covenants.

the Company,

On May 10, 2021, in anticipation of the issuance of the 0% Notes, the Company entered into the Ninth
Amendment (“Ninth Amendment”) to the Amended Credit Agreement. The Ninth Amendment provided for,
among other things, modifications to the Amended Credit Agreement to permit the issuance of the 0% Notes and
the repurchase or exchange of the 1.625% Notes, remove the availability of borrowings in currencies other than
U.S. dollars in light of the unavailability of LIBO Rate for such other currencies beginning December 31, 2021,
provide for increased capacity to dispose of certain assets, make investments and incur certain types of
indebtedness and liens, increase the threshold for real estate properties required to be mortgaged to secure the
facility, increase the ability to incur incremental debt facilities and remove certain conditions applicable to the
incurrence of incremental facilities. There was no impact to the consolidated financial statements due to the
Ninth Amendment.

On June 23, 2020, the Company entered into the Eighth Amendment (“Eighth Amendment”) to the Amended
Credit Agreement to change certain defined terms and to modify certain terms and conditions of the Amended
Credit Agreement to align with the domestication of certain foreign subsidiaries. There was no impact to the
consolidated financial statements due to the Eighth Amendment. See Note 16: “Income Taxes” for additional
information on the domestication.

The obligations under the Amended Credit Agreement are guaranteed by the Guarantors and collateralized by a
pledge of substantially all of the assets of the Company and the Guarantors, including a pledge of the equity
interests in certain of the Company’s domestic and first tier foreign subsidiaries, subject to customary exceptions.
The obligations under the Amended Credit Agreement are also collateralized by mortgage on certain real
property assets of the Company and its domestic subsidiaries.

The Amended Credit Agreement includes a maximum total net leverage ratio as a financial maintenance
covenant, which the Company was in compliance as of December 31, 2021. It also contains other customary
affirmative and negative covenants and events of default.

Partial repurchase or exchange of the 1.625% Notes/Loss on debt refinancing and prepayment

On May 11, 2021, contemporaneously with the issuance of the 0% Notes, the Company entered into separate
privately negotiated transactions with certain holders of the 1.625% Notes to repurchase or exchange, as
applicable, $372.4 million in aggregate principal amount of the 1.625% Notes for a total consideration of
$506.5 million in cash and 5.4 million shares of the Company’s common stock. The repurchases and exchanges
resulted in a loss on debt prepayment of $26.2 million based on the fair value of the debt component, while the
remainder of the consideration amounting to $141.6 million attributable to the equity component was recorded to
stockholders’ equity. Separately, the Company received 9.1 million shares into treasury by terminating a portion
of the convertible note hedge transactions that were originally entered at the time of issuance of the 1.625%
Notes in a notional amount corresponding to the principal amount of the 1.625% Notes repurchased or exchanged
and recorded $339.0 million to additional paid-in capital and treasury stock, with no overall impact to equity.
Additionally, the Company terminated a portion of the warrant transactions originally entered at the time of
issuance of the 1.625% Notes and issued 6.8 million shares with respect to a number of shares of common stock
equal to the notional shares underlying such 1.625% Notes repurchased or exchanged.

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On December 14, 2021, the Company repurchased $47.4 million in principal of 1.625% Notes for total
consideration of $47.4 million in cash and 1.6 million shares of the Company’s common stock. This transaction
resulted in a loss on debt prepayment of $2.8 million based on the fair value of the debt component, while the
remainder of the consideration amounting to $0.8 million attributable to the equity component was recorded to
stockholders’ equity. Separately, the Company received 1.6 million shares into treasury by terminating a portion
of the convertible note hedge transactions that were originally entered at the time of issuance of the 1.625%
Notes in a notional amount corresponding to the principal amount of the 1.625% Notes redeemed and recorded
$102.2 million to additional paid-in capital and treasury stock, with no overall impact to equity. Additionally, the
Company terminated a portion of the warrant transactions originally entered at the time of issuance of the
1.625% Notes and issued 1.3 million shares with respect to a number of shares of common stock equal to the
notional shares underlying such 1.625% Notes redeemed.

The remaining outstanding principal amount of the 1.625% Notes, amounting to $144.6 million, net of
unamortized discount and issuance costs continues to be classified as a current portion of long-term debt as of
December 31, 2021. Pursuant to the indenture governing the 1.625% Notes, because the last reported sale price
of the Company’s common stock for at least 20 trading days during the period of 30 consecutive trading days
ending on December 31, 2021 was greater than or equal to $26.94 (130% of the conversion price) on each
applicable trading day, the holders have the right to surrender any portion of their 1.625% Notes (in minimum
denominations of $1,000 in principal amount or an integral multiple thereof) for conversion during the calendar
quarter ending March 31, 2022, and only during such calendar quarter.

The carrying amount of the equity component, unamortized discount and issuance costs, and the net carrying
amount of
the liability component as of December 31, 2021 were $31.2 million, $10.5 million and
$144.6 million, respectively. The carrying amount of the equity component, unamortized discount and issuance
costs, and the net carrying amount of the liability component as of December 31, 2020 were $115.7 million,
interest expense relating to the coupon rate and
$59.4 million and $515.6 million, respectively. Total
amortization of debt discount and issuance costs recognized during the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020
and 2019 were $19.6 million, $28.7 million and $29.4 million, respectively.

to adjustment

in certain events), which is equivalent

The conversion rate of the 1.625% Notes is 48.2567 shares of common stock per $1,000 principal amount of
to a conversion price of
1.625% Notes (subject
approximately $20.72 per share of common stock. The unamortized discount and issuance costs are amortized at
an effective interest rate of 5.27% over the remaining contractual term of approximately two years under the
existing accounting standard. The convertible note hedge transactions and warrants issued in connection with the
the 1.625% Notes were originally classified in stockholders’ equity with no subsequent
issuance of
remeasurement using the guidance in ASC 815-40 - “Derivatives and Hedging - Contracts in Entity’s Own
Equity”. The 1.625% Notes’s if-converted value exceeded its principal amount by $353.4 million as of
December 31, 2021, calculated using the stock price on that date.

Revolving Credit Facility

During the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company repaid the outstanding balance of $700.0 million under
the Revolving Credit Facility using a portion of the net proceeds from the issuance of the 0% Notes and cash
generated from operations. As of December 31, 2021, the Company had approximately $1.97 billion available
under the Revolving Credit Facility for future borrowings, except for amounts utilized for letters of credit.

During the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company borrowed $1,165.0 million under the Revolving Credit
Facility as a precautionary measure in order to increase the Company’s cash position and provide financial

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flexibility in light of the uncertainty resulting from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. During the third
quarter of 2020, due to better macroeconomic and business conditions, the Company used the net proceeds from
the issuance of the 3.875% Notes along with cash on hand to repay $1,200.0 million of outstanding borrowings
under the Revolving Credit Facility. Additionally, on December 31, 2020, the Company repaid $65.0 million of
outstanding borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility.

Issuance of 3.875% Notes

On August 21, 2020, the Company completed its private offering of $700.0 million aggregate principal amount
of the 3.875% Notes. The 3.875% Notes were offered in the United States to qualified institutional buyers
pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act and outside the United States pursuant to Regulation S under the
Securities Act. The 3.875% Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed, on a joint and several basis, by each
of the Company’s subsidiaries that is a borrower or Guarantor under the Amended Credit Agreement and will
also be fully and unconditionally guaranteed by any of the Company’s subsidiaries that becomes a borrower or
guarantees any indebtedness under the Amended Credit Agreement in the future.

The 3.875% Notes and the guarantees thereof are the Company’s and the Guarantors’ general unsecured
obligations, respectively, and (i) rank equally in right of payment with all of the Company’s and the Guarantors’
existing and future senior indebtedness (including the 1.625% Notes); (ii) rank senior to any subordinated
indebtedness that the Company or the Guarantors may incur; (iii) are effectively subordinated to all of the
Company’s or the Guarantors’ existing and future secured indebtedness (including indebtedness under the
Amended Credit Agreement), in each case, to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness;
and (iv) are structurally subordinated in right of payment to all existing and future obligations of the Company’s
subsidiaries that are not Guarantors of the 3.875% Notes.

The 3.875% Notes bear interest at a rate of 3.875% per year, payable semi-annually on March 1 and September 1
of each year, beginning on March 1, 2021, and will mature on September 1, 2028, unless earlier redeemed or
repurchased by the Company. The original issue discount and debt issuance costs incurred by the Company in
connection with the offering of the 3.875% Notes amounted to $9.4 million, which has been capitalized and will
be amortized to interest expense through the maturity date of September 1, 2028. The net proceeds from the
issuance of the 3.875% Notes were used entirely to repay borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility.

Maturity and Settlement of 1.00% Notes due 2020

The 1.00% Notes matured on December 1, 2020 and the Company paid $690.0 million in cash to holders,
representing the principal portion of the 1.00% Notes, using the available cash and cash equivalents. The excess
over the principal amount was settled by issuing shares of the Company’s common stock held in treasury. The
transaction resulted in a net impact of $88.7 million to additional paid-in capital and treasury stock, measured
based on the acquisition cost of the reissued shares with no overall impact to equity. According to the terms of
the hedge transactions entered at the time of issuance of the 1.00% Notes, on December 1, 2020, the Company
repurchased an equivalent amount of shares of its common stock at the prevailing fair market value, to
effectively offset the issuance of shares, which resulted in an impact of $321.0 million to additional paid-in
capital and treasury stock, with no overall impact to equity.

At the time of issuance of the 1.00% Notes, the Company sold 37.3 million warrants to bank counterparties
whereby the holders of the warrants had the option to purchase the equivalent number of shares of the
Company’s common stock at a price of $25.96 per share from the Company. During 2021, the warrant holders
exercised these warrants and the Company settled them by issuing 13.4 million shares of common stock, on a
net-share basis.

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Note 10: Earnings Per Share and Equity

Earnings Per Share

income per share of common stock attributable to ON Semiconductor Corporation is shown below

Net
(in millions, except per share data):

Year ended December 31,
2020

2019

2021

Net income attributable to ON Semiconductor Corporation

$

1,009.6

$

234.2

$

211.7

Basic weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding

425.7

410.7

410.9

Add: Incremental shares for:

Dilutive effect of share-based awards

Dilutive effect of convertible notes and warrants

Diluted weighted average shares of common stock outstanding

2.5

15.6

443.8

1.9

6.2

1.9

3.2

418.8

416.0

Net income per share of common stock attributable to ON
Semiconductor Corporation:

Basic

Diluted

$

$

2.37

2.27

$

$

0.57

0.56

$

$

0.52

0.51

Basic income per share of common stock is computed by dividing net income attributable to the Company by the
weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. To calculate the diluted
weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding, treasury stock method has been applied to calculate the
number of incremental shares from the assumed issuance of shares relating to RSUs. The excluded number of
anti-dilutive share-based awards was approximately 0.3 million, 0.8 million and 0.8 million for the years ended
December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

The dilutive impact related to the Company’s 0% Notes, 1.625% Notes and 1.00% Notes for the period such
notes were outstanding, has been determined in accordance with the net share settlement requirements. While the
0% Notes are repayable in cash up to the par value, in accordance with their terms, the Company has assumed the
1.625% Notes to be repayable in cash up to the par value in accordance with the existing accounting standards.
The 1.00% Notes matured and were repaid and settled on December 1, 2020.

The excess over par value for the 0% Notes and 1.625% Notes, if applicable, has been assumed to be convertible
into common stock. Prior to conversion, the convertible note hedges are not considered for purposes of the
earnings per share calculations, as their effect would be anti-dilutive. Upon conversion, the convertible note
hedges are expected to offset the dilutive effect of the 0% Notes and 1.625% Notes when the stock price is above
$52.97 and $20.72 per share, respectively. The dilutive impact of the warrants issued concurrently with the
issuance of the 0% Notes, 1.625% Notes and 1.00% Notes with exercise prices of $74.34, $30.70 and $25.96,
respectively, has been included in the calculation of diluted weighted-average common shares outstanding, if
applicable. All of the warrants issued in connection with the 1.00% Notes were settled during 2021.

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Equity

Share Repurchase Program

Under the Company’s share repurchase program announced on November 15, 2018 (the “Share Repurchase
Program”), the Company may repurchase up to $1.5 billion (exclusive of fees, commissions and other expenses)
of the Company’s common stock from December 1, 2018 through December 31, 2022. While there were no
repurchases under the Share Repurchase Program during the year ended December 31, 2021, the repurchases
amounted to $65.3 million and $138.9 million during the years ended December 31, 2020 and December 31,
2019, respectively. As of December 31, 2021, the remaining authorized amount under the Share Repurchase
Program was $1,295.8 million.

Activity under the Share Repurchase Program is as follows (in millions, except per share data):

Year ended December 31,
2020

2019

2021

Number of repurchased shares (1)

Aggregate purchase price

Fees, commissions and other expenses

Total cash used for share repurchases

Weighted-average purchase price per share (2)

Available under the Share Repurchase Program

—

3.6

7.8

— $

65.3

$

138.9

—

0.1

0.1

— $

65.4

$

139.0

— $

18.08

1,295.8

$

1,295.8

$

$

17.89

1,361.1

$

$

$

$

(1) None of these shares had been reissued or retired as of December 31, 2021 but may be reissued or retired

later.

(2) Exclusive of fees, commission or other expenses

Reissuance of shares held in treasury stock

In connection with the maturity of the 1.00% Notes on December 1, 2020, the Company reissued shares of
common stock held in treasury to settle the excess over the principal amount. This was the first time the
Company reissued shares held in treasury stock and accounted for such reissuance on a first-in, first-out basis.
Pursuant to the hedge transactions entered concurrently with the issuance of the 1.00% Notes, the Company
acquired an equivalent number of shares of its common stock at the prevailing fair market value, to effectively
offset the reissuance from treasury stock. This repurchase did not reduce the authorized amount remaining under
the Share Repurchase Program.

Shares for Restricted Stock Units Tax Withholding

The amounts remitted during the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 were $38.9 million,
$20.0 million and $33.5 million, respectively, for which the Company withheld approximately 0.9 million,
1.1 million and 1.6 million shares of common stock, respectively, that were underlying the RSUs that vested.
None of these shares had been reissued or retired as of December 31, 2021 but may be reissued or retired later.
These deemed repurchases in connection with tax withholding upon vesting were not made under the Share
Repurchase Program, and the amounts spent in connection with such deemed repurchases did not reduce the
authorized amount remaining under the Share Repurchase Program.

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Non-Controlling Interest

Leshan operates assembly and test operations in Leshan, China. The Company owns 80% of the outstanding
equity interests in Leshan, and the results of Leshan have been consolidated in the Company’s financial
statements. At December 31, 2021, the Leshan non-controlling interest balance was $19.0 million. This balance
included the Leshan non-controlling interest’s $1.6 million share of the earnings for the year ended December 31,
2021 offset by $2.2 million of dividend declared to the non-controlling shareholder. At December 31, 2020, the
Leshan non-controlling interest balance was $19.6 million. This balance included the Leshan non-controlling
interest’s $2.2 million share of the earnings for the year ended December 31, 2020 offset by $5.0 million of
dividends paid to the non-controlling shareholder.

ON Semiconductor Aizu Co. Ltd. (“OSA”) operates a front-end wafer fabrication facility in Aizuwakamatsu,
Japan. During 2020, the Company acquired the remaining equity interest in OSA from Fujitsu Semiconductor
Limited (“FSL”), whereby OSA became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. The purchase price payable
to FSL for the remaining 40% equity, offset by the purchase price adjustment, resulted in the Company receiving
$26.0 million in settlement of the purchase price from FSL during the year ended December 31, 2020. The results
of OSA have been consolidated in the Company’s financial statements.

Stockholders’ Rights Plan

On June 7, 2020, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized and declared a dividend of one preferred share
purchase right (a “Right”) for each outstanding share of common stock to the stockholders of record on June 18,
2020. The Rights, which continued to have a de minimis value from the time they were issued, expired on June 7,
2021.

Note 11: Share-Based Compensation

Total share-based compensation expense related to the Company’s RSUs, stock grant awards and ESPP was
recorded within the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income as follows (in millions):

Year Ended December 31,
2020

2019

2021

Cost of revenue

Research and development

Selling and marketing

General and administrative

Share-based compensation expense

Income tax benefit

$

$

15.6

24.2

16.6

44.9

101.3

(21.3)

$

11.5

18.2

12.9

25.1

67.7

10.6

17.0

14.8

37.0

79.4

(14.2)

(16.7)

Share-based compensation expense, net of taxes

$

80.0

$

53.5

$

62.7

At December 31, 2021, total unrecognized share-based compensation expense, net of estimated forfeitures,
related to non-vested RSUs with service, performance and market conditions was $92.6 million, which is
expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.2 years. There was an insignificant amount of
stock options exercised during the year ended December 31, 2021. Upon option exercise, vesting of RSUs, stock
grant awards or completion of a purchase under the ESPP, the Company issues new shares of common stock.

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Share-Based Compensation Information

The fair value per unit of RSU and stock grant award is determined on the grant date. There were no employee
stock options granted during the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019. Share-based compensation
expense is based on awards ultimately expected to vest. Forfeitures are estimated at the time of grant and revised,
if necessary, in subsequent periods if actual forfeitures differ from those estimates. The annualized pre-vesting
forfeitures for RSUs were estimated to be approximately 6% for the year ended December 31, 2021 and 5% for
the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019.

Plan Descriptions

On March 23, 2010, the Company adopted the Amended and Restated SIP which has been subsequently amended
over the years primarily to increase the number of shares of common stock subject to all awards. Generally,
RSUs granted under the Amended and Restated SIP vest ratably over three years for awards with service
conditions and over two or three years for awards with performance or market conditions, or a combination
thereof, and are settled in shares of the Company’s common stock upon vesting. Generally, upon the termination
of an RSU holder’s employment, all unvested RSUs will immediately cancel, except under circumstances where
the service condition has been fulfilled.

On May 20, 2021, the Company’s stockholders approved certain amendments to the Amended and Restated SIP
to extend the expiration date from 2022 to 2031 and to increase the number of shares of common stock subject to
all awards by 22.5 million to 109.5 million. As of December 31, 2021, there was an aggregate of 42.2 million
shares of common stock available for grant under the Amended and Restated SIP.

Restricted Stock Units

A summary of activity of RSUs during the year ended December 31, 2021 is as follows (number of shares in
millions):

Nonvested shares of RSUs at December 31, 2020

Granted
Released

Forfeited

Nonvested shares of RSUs at December 31, 2021

Number of Shares

Weighted-Average
Grant Date Fair
Value

11.3

$

2.6
(3.0)

(4.7)

6.2

20.73

42.45
21.51

22.03

28.60

During 2021, the Company awarded 1.1 million RSUs to certain officers and employees of the Company that
vest upon the achievement of certain performance criteria and market conditions. The number of units expected
to vest is evaluated each reporting period and compensation expense is recognized for those units for which
achievement of the performance criteria is considered probable. Compensation expense for RSUs with market
conditions are recognized based on the grant date fair value irrespective of the achievement of the condition.

As of December 31, 2021, unrecognized compensation expense, net of estimated forfeitures related to non-vested
RSUs granted under the Amended and Restated SIP with service, performance and market conditions, was

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$65.7 million, $7.5 million and $19.4 million, respectively. For RSUs with time-based service conditions,
expense is being recognized over the vesting period; for RSUs with performance criteria, expense is recognized
over the period when the performance criteria is expected to be achieved; for RSUs with market conditions,
expense is recognized over the period in which the condition is assessed irrespective of whether it would be
achieved or not. Unrecognized compensation cost for awards with certain performance criteria that are not
expected to be achieved is not included here. Total compensation expense related to performance-based, service-
based, and market-based RSUs was $92.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2021, which included
$46.9 million for RSUs with time-based service conditions that were granted in 2021 and prior that are expected
to vest.

Stock Grant Awards

During the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company granted 0.1 million shares of stock under stock grant
awards to certain directors of the Company with immediate vesting at a weighted-average grant date fair value of
$37.91 per share. Total compensation expense related to stock grant awards for the year ended December 31,
2021 was $2.0 million.

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

On February 17, 2000, the Company adopted the ESPP. During the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and
2019 employees purchased approximately 0.7 million, 1.8 million and 1.7 million shares, respectively, under the
ESPP. On May 20, 2021, the stockholders approved an amendment to the ESPP, which increased the number of
shares available to be issued pursuant to the ESPP by 6.0 million to 34.5 million. As of December 31, 2021, there
were approximately 8.2 million shares available for issuance under the ESPP. Total compensation expense
related to the ESPP for the year ended December 31, 2021 was $6.4 million.

Note 12: Employee Benefit Plans

Defined Benefit Pension Plans

The Company maintains defined benefit pension plans for employees of certain of its foreign subsidiaries. Such
plans conform to local practice in terms of providing minimum benefits mandated by law, collective agreements
or customary practice. The Company recognizes the aggregate amount of all overfunded plans as assets and the
aggregate amount of all underfunded plans as liabilities in its Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company’s
expected long-term rate of return on plan assets is updated at least annually, taking into consideration its asset
allocation, historical returns on similar types of assets and the current economic environment. For estimation
purposes, the Company assumes its long-term asset mix will generally be consistent with the current mix. The
Company determines its discount rates using highly rated corporate bond yields and government bond yields.

Benefits under all of the plans are valued utilizing the projected unit credit cost method. The Company’s policy is
to fund its defined benefit plans in accordance with local requirements and regulations. The funding is primarily
driven by the current assessment of the economic environment and projected benefit payments of foreign
subsidiaries. The measurement date for determining the defined benefit obligations for all plans is December 31
of each year.

The Company recognizes actuarial gains and losses during the period the Company’s annual pension plan
actuarial valuations are prepared, which generally occurs during the fourth calendar quarter of each year, or
during any interim period where a revaluation is deemed necessary. For the year ended December 31, 2021, the

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Company recognized an actuarial gain of $21.4 million, while actuarial losses of $4.0 million and $15.6 million
were recognized for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Of the actuarial gain for 2021,
$18.4 million was primarily due to an increase in the discount rates while better than expected return on plan
assets due to other changes in actuarial assumptions and plan experience amounted to $3.0 million.

Following is a summary of the status of the Company’s foreign defined benefit pension plans and the net periodic
pension cost ($ in millions):

Service cost

Interest cost

Expected return on plan assets
Curtailment gain

Actuarial (gains) losses

Total net periodic pension (gain) cost

Weighted average assumptions

Discount rate used for net periodic pension costs

Discount rate used for pension benefit obligations

Expected return on plan assets

Rate of compensation increase

Year Ended December 31,
2020

2019

2021

$

$

11.7

4.5

(6.5)
(0.4)

(21.4)

(12.1)

1.31%

1.54%

3.04%

3.45%

$

$

10.9

4.7

(6.3)
(1.6)

4.0

$

11.7

$

1.43%

1.31%

3.06%

3.26%

9.4

5.0

(6.0)
—

15.6

24.0

1.74%

1.43%

3.23%

3.07%

The long-term rate of return on plan assets was determined using the weighted-average method, which
incorporates factors that include the historical inflation rates, interest rate yield curve and current market
conditions.

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2021

2020

Change in projected benefit obligation (PBO)

Projected benefit obligation at the beginning of the year
Service cost
Interest cost
Net actuarial (gain) loss
Benefits paid by plan assets
Benefits paid by the Company
Participant contributions
Curtailments and settlements
Translation and other (gain) loss

Projected benefit obligation at the end of the year

Accumulated benefit obligation at the end of the year

Change in plan assets

Fair value of plan assets at the beginning of the year
Actual return on plan assets
Benefits paid from plan assets
Employer contributions
Translation and other gain (loss)

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

351.2
11.7
4.5
(18.4)
(15.9)
(12.2)
0.1
(0.4)
(27.0)

293.6

244.5

209.3
9.5
(15.9)
3.9
(17.1)

Fair value of plan assets at the end of the year

$

189.7

$

322.9
10.9
4.7
8.1
(8.9)
(7.4)
—
(1.6)
22.5

351.2

288.3

190.2
10.4
(8.9)
4.3
13.3

209.3

Plans with underfunded or non-funded projected benefit obligation

Projected benefit obligation
Fair value of plan assets

Plans with underfunded or non-funded accumulated benefit obligation

Accumulated benefit obligation
Fair value of plan assets

Amounts recognized in the balance sheet consist of

Non-current assets
Current liabilities
Non-current liabilities

Funded status

As of December 31,
2020
2021

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

205.2
86.6

131.6
58.9

14.7
(0.2)
(118.4)

248.7
97.7

189.4
97.7

9.0
(0.3)
(150.6)

(103.9) $

(141.9)

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Plan Assets

The Company’s overall investment strategy is to focus on stable and low credit risk investments aimed at
providing a positive rate of return to the plan assets. The Company has an investment mix with a wide
diversification of asset types and fund strategies that are aligned with each region and foreign location’s economy
and market conditions. Investments in government securities are generally guaranteed by the respective
government offering the securities. Investments in corporate bonds, equity securities, and foreign mutual funds
are made with the expectation that these investments will give an adequate rate of long-term returns despite
periods of high volatility. Other types of investments include investments in cash deposits, money market funds
and insurance contracts. Asset allocations are based on the anticipated required funding amounts, timing of
benefit payments, historical returns on similar assets and the influence of the current economic environment.

The following table sets forth, by level within the fair value hierarchy, a summary of investments measured at
fair value and the asset allocations of the plan assets in the Company’s foreign pension plans (in millions):

Allocation

As of December 31, 2021
Level 1

Total

Level 2

Level 3

Asset Category
Cash/Money Markets
Foreign Government/Treasury Securities (1)
Corporate Bonds, Debentures (2)
Equity Securities (3)
Mutual Funds
Investment and Insurance Contracts (4)

2% $
9%
17%
27%
6%
39%

$

$

3.6
17.2
32.5
52.3
10.9
73.2

3.6
17.2
—
—
—
—

— $
—
32.5
52.3
10.9
22.6

100% $

189.7

$

20.8

$

118.3

$

—
—
—
—
—
50.6

50.6

Allocation

As of December 31, 2020
Level 1

Total

Level 2

Level 3

Asset Category
Cash/Money Markets
Foreign Government/Treasury Securities (1)
Corporate Bonds, Debentures (2)
Equity Securities (3)
Mutual Funds
Investment and Insurance Contracts (4)

2% $
10%
18%
23%
5%
42%

$

4.1
21.4
36.9
48.5
9.5
88.9

$

4.1
21.4
—
—
—
—

— $
—
36.9
48.5
9.5
31.4

100% $

209.3

$

25.5

$

126.3

$

—
—
—
—
—
57.5

57.5

(1)
(2)

(3)
(4)

Includes investments primarily in guaranteed return securities.
Includes investments in government bonds and corporate bonds of developed countries, emerging market
government bonds, emerging market corporate bonds and convertible bonds.
Includes investments in equity securities of developed countries and emerging markets.
Includes certain investments with insurance companies that guarantee a minimum rate of return on the
investment.

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the Company uses observable market data,

including pricing on recently closed market
When available,
transactions and quoted prices, which are included in Level 2. When data is unobservable, valuation
methodologies using comparable market data are utilized and included in Level 3. Activity during the years
ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, for plan assets with fair value measurement using significant
unobservable inputs (Level 3) were as follows (in millions):

Balance at December 31, 2019
Actual return on plan assets
Purchase, sales and settlements, net
Foreign currency impact

Balance at December 31, 2020
Actual return on plan assets
Purchase, sales and settlements, net
Foreign currency impact

Balance at December 31, 2021

Investment and
Insurance Contracts

$

$

$

52.0
0.8
(0.3)
5.0

57.5
(0.8)
(2.1)
(4.0)

50.6

The Company expects to contribute an insignificant amount during 2022 to its foreign defined benefit plans. The
expected benefit payments from the Company’s defined benefit plans from 2022 through 2026 and the five years
thereafter are as follows (in millions):

2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Five years thereafter

Total

Defined Contribution Plans

$

$

8.9
10.1
12.1
14.5
15.3
101.7

162.6

The Company has a deferred compensation savings plan for all eligible U.S. employees established under the
provisions of Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code. Eligible employees may contribute a percentage of
their salary subject to certain limitations. The Company has elected to match 100% of employee contributions
between 0% and 4% of their salary, with an annual limit as mandated by the Internal Revenue Service. The
Company recognized $16.7 million, $19.4 million and $18.1 million of expense relating to matching
contributions in 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

Certain foreign subsidiaries have defined contribution plans in which eligible employees participate. The
Company recognized compensation expense of $27.2 million, $21.8 million and $20.6 million relating to these
plans for the years ended 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

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Note 13: Commitments and Contingencies

Purchase Obligations

The Company has agreements with suppliers, external manufacturers and other vendors for capital expenditures,
information technology and other goods and services. The
inventory purchases, manufacturing services,
following is a schedule by year of future minimum purchase obligations under non-cancelable arrangements
entered into during the ordinary course of business as of December 31, 2021 (in millions):

Year Ending December 31,

2022 (1)
2023
2024
2025
2026
Thereafter

Total

$

$

1,292.6
326.8
256.5
4.9
2.8
8.1

1,891.7

(1) The Company had incurred additional commitments related to the pending acquisition of a manufacturing
facility (See Note 5: “Acquisitions and Divestitures”), of which $170.0 million was deposited with the seller
during the prior years. The remaining commitment of $230.0 million will be owed on or around December 31,
2022.

Environmental Contingencies

The Company’s headquarters in Phoenix, Arizona are located on property that is a “Superfund” site, which is a
property listed on the National Priorities List and subject to clean-up activities under the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (“CERCLA”). Motorola and Freescale (acquired by
NXP Semiconductors N.V.) have been involved in the clean-up activities of on-site solvent contaminated soil and
groundwater and off-site contaminated groundwater pursuant to consent decrees with the State of Arizona. As
part of the Company’s separation from Motorola in 1999, Motorola retained responsibility for this contamination,
and Motorola and Freescale have agreed to indemnify the Company with respect to remediation costs and other
costs or liabilities related to this matter. Any costs to the Company in connection with this matter have not been,
and, based on the information available, are not expected to be, material.

Though the Company has encountered and dealt with a number of environmental issues over time relating to the
various locations that comprise its operations, any costs to the Company in connection with such matters have
not been, and, based on the information available, are not expected to be material.

The following presents a summary of such environmental contingencies:

• Aizu, Japan. The Company’s former front-end manufacturing location in Aizu, Japan is located on
property where soil and ground water contamination was detected. The Company believes that the
contamination originally occurred during a time when the facility was operated by a prior owner. The
Company worked with local authorities to implement a remediation plan and has completed remaining
remediation. The majority of the cost of remediation was covered by insurance. During 2018, semi-
annual groundwater monitoring indicated that the treatment was effective, and accordingly, we ceased
such monitoring and have determined that this remediation project is complete.

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•

•

•

•

•

Czech Republic. The Company’s manufacturing facility in the Czech Republic has undergone
remediation to respond to releases of hazardous substances that occurred during the years that this
facility was operated by government-owned entities. The remediation projects consisted primarily of
monitoring groundwater wells located on-site and off-site with additional action plans developed to
respond in the event certain contamination levels are exceeded. The government of the Czech Republic
has agreed to indemnify the Company and its respective subsidiaries, subject to specified limitations,
for remediation costs associated with this historical contamination. The Company has completed
remediation on this project, and accordingly, has ceased all related monitoring efforts.

East Greenwich, Rhode Island. The Company’s design center in East Greenwich, Rhode Island is
located on property that has localized soil contamination. In connection with the purchase of the facility,
the Company entered into a Settlement Agreement and Covenant Not to Sue with the State of Rhode
Island. This agreement requires that remedial actions be undertaken and a quarterly groundwater
monitoring program be initiated by the former owners of the property.

Santa Clara, California. As a result of the acquisition of AMIS in 2008, the Company is a “primary
responsible party” to an environmental remediation and clean-up plan at AMIS’s former corporate
headquarters in Santa Clara, California. Costs incurred by AMIS include implementation of the
clean-up plan, operations and maintenance of remediation systems, and other project management costs.
However, AMIS’s former parent company, a subsidiary of Nippon Mining, contractually agreed to
indemnify AMIS and the Company for any obligations relating to environmental remediation and
clean-up activities at this location.

South Portland, Maine. Through its acquisition of Fairchild, the Company acquired a facility in South
Portland, Maine. This facility has ongoing environmental remediation projects to respond to certain
releases of hazardous substances that occurred prior to the leveraged recapitalization of Fairchild from
its former parent company, National Semiconductor Corporation, which is now owned by Texas
Instruments Incorporated. Although the Company may incur certain liabilities with respect to these
remediation projects, pursuant to a 1997 asset purchase agreement entered into in connection with the
Fairchild recapitalization, National Semiconductor Corporation agreed to indemnify Fairchild, without
limitation and for an indefinite period of time, for all future costs related to these projects.

Bucheon, South Korea. Under a 1999 asset purchase agreement pursuant to which Fairchild purchased
the power device business of Samsung, Samsung agreed to indemnify Fairchild in an amount up to
$150.0 million for remediation costs and other liabilities related to historical contamination at
Samsung’s Bucheon, South Korea operations.

• Mountain Top, Pennsylvania. Under a 2001 asset purchase agreement pursuant to which Fairchild
purchased a manufacturing facility in Mountain Top, Pennsylvania, Intersil Corp. (subsequently
acquired by Renesas Electronics Corporation) agreed to indemnify Fairchild for remediation costs and
other liabilities related to historical contamination at the facility.

• Hartford, Illinois. The Company was notified by the EPA that it has been identified as a PRP under
CERCLA in the Chemetco Superfund matter. Chemetco, a defunct reclamation services supplier that
operated in Hartford, Illinois at what is now a Superfund site, has performed reclamation services for
the Company in the past. The EPA is pursuing Chemetco customers for contribution to the site clean-up
activities. The Company has joined a PRP group, which is cooperating with the EPA in the evaluation
and funding of the clean-up activities.

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Financing Contingencies

In the ordinary course of business, the Company provides standby letters of credit or other guarantee instruments
to certain parties initiated by either the Company or its subsidiaries, as required for transactions, including, but
not limited to, material purchase commitments, agreements to mitigate collection risk, leases, utilities or customs
guarantees. As of December 31, 2021, the Company’s Revolving Credit Facility included $15.0 million available
for the issuance of letters of credit. There were $0.9 million letters of credit outstanding under the Revolving
Credit Facility as of December 31, 2021, which reduced the Company’s borrowing capacity. The Company also
had outstanding guarantees and letters of credit outside of its Revolving Credit Facility totaling $6.1 million as of
December 31, 2021.

As part of obtaining financing in the ordinary course of business, the Company issued guarantees related to
certain of its subsidiaries, which totaled $0.9 million as of December 31, 2021. Based on historical experience
and information currently available, the Company believes that it will not be required to make payments under
the standby letters of credit or guarantee arrangements for the foreseeable future.

Indemnification Contingencies

The Company is a party to a variety of agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business, including
acquisition agreements, pursuant to which it may be obligated to indemnify the other parties for certain liabilities
that arise out of or relate to the subject matter of the agreements. Some of the agreements entered into by the
Company require it to indemnify the other party against losses due to IP infringement, property damage
(including environmental contamination), personal injury, failure to comply with applicable laws, the Company’s
negligence or willful misconduct or breach of representations and warranties and covenants related to such
matters as title to sold assets. In the case of certain acquisition agreements, these agreements may require us to
maintain such indemnification provisions for the acquirer’s directors, officers and other employees and agents, in
certain cases for a number of years following the acquisition.

The Company faces risk of exposure to warranty and product liability claims in the event that its products fail to
perform as expected or such failure of its products results, or is alleged to result, in economic damage, bodily
injury or property damage. In addition, if any of the Company’s designed products are alleged to be defective, the
Company may be required to participate in their recall. Depending on the significance of any particular customer
and other relevant factors, the Company may agree to provide more favorable rights to such customer for valid
defective product claims.

The Company and its subsidiaries provide for indemnification of directors, officers and other persons in
accordance with limited liability company operating agreements, certificates of incorporation, by-laws, articles of
association or similar organizational documents, as the case may be. Section 145 of the Delaware General
Corporation Law (“DGCL”) authorizes a court to award, or a corporation’s board of directors to grant, indemnity
to directors and officers under certain circumstances and subject to certain limitations. The terms of Section 145
of the DGCL are sufficiently broad to permit
indemnification under certain circumstances for liabilities,
including reimbursement of expenses incurred, arising under the Exchange Act. As permitted by the DGCL, the
Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (as amended, the “Certificate of Incorporation”)
contains provisions relating to the limitation of liability and indemnification of directors and officers. The
Certificate of Incorporation eliminates the personal liability of each of the Company’s directors to the fullest
extent permitted by Section 102(b)(7) of the DGCL, as it may be amended or supplemented, and provides that
the Company will indemnify its directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by Section 145 of the
DGCL, as amended from time to time.

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The Company has entered into indemnification agreements with each of its directors and executive officers. The
form of agreement (the “Indemnification Agreement”) provides, subject to certain exceptions and conditions
specified in the Indemnification Agreement, that the Company will indemnify each indemnitee to the fullest
extent permitted by Delaware law against all expenses, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually
and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with a proceeding or claim in which such person is
involved because of his or her status as one of the Company’s directors or executive officers. In addition, the
Indemnification Agreement provides that the Company will, to the extent not prohibited by law and subject to
certain exceptions and repayment conditions, advance specified indemnifiable expenses incurred by the
indemnitee in connection with such proceeding or claim.

The Company also maintains directors’ and officers’ insurance policies that indemnify its directors and officers
against various liabilities, including certain liabilities under the Exchange Act, which might be incurred by any
director or officer in his or her capacity as such.

While the Company’s future obligations under certain agreements may contain limitations on liability for
indemnification, other agreements do not contain such limitations and under such agreements it is not possible to
predict the maximum potential amount of future payments due to the conditional nature of the Company’s
obligations and the unique facts and circumstances involved in each particular agreement. Historically, payments
made by the Company under any of these indemnities have not had a material effect on the Company’s business,
financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. Additionally, the Company does not believe that any
amounts that it may be required to pay under these indemnities in the future will be material to the Company’s
business, financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.

Legal Matters

From time to time, the Company is party to various legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business,
including indemnification claims, claims of alleged infringement of patents, trademarks, copyrights and other IP
rights, claims of alleged non-compliance with contract provisions and claims related to alleged violations of laws
and regulations. The Company regularly evaluates the status of the legal proceedings in which it is involved to
assess whether a loss is probable or there is a reasonable possibility that a loss, or an additional loss, may have
been incurred and determines if accruals are appropriate. If accruals are not appropriate, the Company further
evaluates each legal proceeding to assess whether an estimate of possible loss or range of possible loss can be
made for disclosure. Although litigation is inherently unpredictable, the Company believes that it has adequate
provisions for any probable and estimable losses. Nevertheless, it is possible that the Company’s consolidated
financial position, results of operations or liquidity could be materially and adversely affected in any particular
period by the resolution of a legal proceeding. The Company’s estimates do not represent its maximum exposure.
Legal expenses related to defense, negotiations, settlements, rulings and advice of outside legal counsel are
expensed as incurred.

The Company is currently involved in a variety of legal matters that arise in the ordinary course of business.
Based on information currently available, except as disclosed below, the Company is not involved in any pending
or threatened legal proceedings that it believes could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on
its financial condition, results of operations or liquidity. The litigation process is inherently uncertain, and the
Company cannot guarantee that the outcome of any litigation matter will be favorable to the Company.

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Patent Litigation with Power Integrations, Inc. (“PI”)

During 2019, the Company and PI entered into a Settlement Agreement (the “Settlement Agreement”) pursuant
to which the parties agreed to withdraw all outstanding legal and administrative disputes on the terms set forth in
a binding term sheet previously entered into by and among the Company and PI on October 4, 2019.

Pursuant to the Settlement Agreement, the Company paid PI $175.0 million in cash during 2019, and the parties
have dismissed all previously pending litigation and administrative proceedings. In addition, each party agreed to
release the other party from any claims to damages or monetary relief for alleged acts of patent infringement
across the various patent infringement litigation and not to file any additional action for legal or equitable relief
until June 30, 2023. Neither party granted any licenses to the other.

Intellectual Property Matters

The Company faces risk of exposure from claims of infringement of the IP rights of others. In the ordinary
course of business, the Company receives letters asserting that the Company’s products or components breach
another party’s rights. Such letters may request royalty payments from the Company, that the Company cease
and desist using certain IP or other remedies.

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Note 14: Fair Value Measurements

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

During the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company began investing portions of its excess cash in different
marketable securities, which are classified as available-for-sale. The following table summarizes the Company’s
financial assets and liabilities, excluding pension assets, disaggregated by the security type, measured at fair
value on a recurring basis (in millions):

As of
December 31, 2021
Amortized
Cost

Unrealized
gains

Unrealized
losses

Fair
value

Fair Value Level

Level 1

Level 2

Description

Assets:

Cash and cash equivalents:

Demand and time deposits

$

19.5

$

— $

— $

19.5

$

19.5

$

Money market funds

Corporate bonds

Commercial paper

Other current assets:

0.7

1.6

2.0

—

—

—

—

—

—

0.7

1.6

2.0

0.7

—

—

—

—

1.6

2.0

Corporate bonds

$

16.0

$

— $

— $

16.0

$

— $

16.0

Certificate of deposit

Commercial paper

US Treasury bonds

1.9

5.0

0.4

—

—

—

—

—

—

1.9

5.0

0.4

—

3.0

—

Other assets:

Corporate bonds

$

19.7

$

— $

— $

19.7

$

— $

US Treasury bonds

1.6

—

—

1.6

—

The investments included in other assets have maturity dates ranging between one and five years.

1.9

2.0

0.4

19.7

1.6

As of
December 31, 2020
Amortized
Cost

Unrealized
gains

Unrealized
losses

Fair
value

Fair Value Level

Level 1

Level 2

Description

Assets:

Cash and cash equivalents:

Demand and time deposits

$

8.5

$

— $

— $

8.5

$

8.5

$

—

Other

The carrying amounts of other current assets and liabilities, such as accounts receivable and accounts payable,
approximate fair value based on the short-term nature of these instruments.

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Fair Value of Long-Term Debt, including Current Portion

The carrying amounts and fair value of the Company’s long-term borrowings are as follows (in millions):

As of December 31,

2021

2020

Carrying
Amount

Fair Value

Carrying
Amount

Fair Value

Long-term debt, including current portion (1)

Convertible notes

Long-term debt

$

809.4

$

1,696.7

$

515.6

$

967.1

2,265.2

2,245.5

2,975.7

2,966.8

(1) Long-term debt is carried on the Consolidated Balance Sheets at historical cost net of debt discount and

issuance costs.

The fair value of the 0% Notes (as of December 31, 2021), 3.875% Notes and 1.625% Notes were estimated
based on market prices in active markets (Level 1). The fair value of other long-term debt was estimated based
on discounting the remaining principal and interest payments using current market rates for similar debt (Level 2)
at December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020.

Fair Values Measured on a Non-Recurring Basis

The Company’s non-financial assets, such as property, plant and equipment, goodwill and intangible assets are
recorded at fair value upon a business combination and are remeasured at fair value only if an impairment charge
is recognized. The Company uses unobservable inputs to the valuation methodologies that are significant to the
fair value measurements, and the valuations require management’s judgment due to the absence of quoted market
prices. The Company determines the fair value of its held and used assets, goodwill and intangible assets using
an income, cost or market approach as determined reasonable.

As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, there were no non-financial assets included in the Company’s Consolidated
Balance Sheet that were remeasured at fair value on a non-recurring basis. The following table shows the
adjustments to fair value of certain of the Company’s non-financial assets that had an impact on the Company’s
results of operations (in millions):

Year Ended December 31,
2020

2019

2021

Nonrecurring fair value measurements

Asset impairments (Level 3)

IPRD impairments (Level 3)

$

$

7.9

2.9

$

17.5

$

1.3

10.8

$

18.8

$

3.4

1.6

5.0

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Note 15: Financial Instruments

Foreign Currencies

As a multinational business, the Company’s transactions are denominated in a variety of currencies. When
appropriate, the Company uses forward foreign currency contracts to reduce its overall exposure to the effects of
currency fluctuations on its results of operations and cash flows. The Company’s policy prohibits trading in
currencies for which there are no underlying exposures and entering into trades for any currency to intentionally
increase the underlying exposure. The Company primarily hedges existing assets and liabilities associated with
transactions currently on its balance sheet, which are undesignated hedges for accounting purposes.

As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company had outstanding foreign exchange contracts with notional
amounts of $288.3 million and $263.4 million, respectively. Such contracts were obtained through financial
institutions and were scheduled to mature within one to three months from the time of purchase. Management
believes that these financial instruments should not subject the Company to increased risks from foreign
exchange movements because gains and losses on these contracts should offset
losses and gains on the
underlying assets, liabilities and transactions to which they are related.

The following schedule summarizes the Company’s net foreign exchange positions in U.S. dollars (in millions):

As of December 31,

2021

2020

Buy (Sell)

Notional Amount

Buy (Sell)

Notional Amount

Philippine Peso

Euro

Korean Won

Japanese Yen

Chinese Yuan

Singapore Dollar

Czech Koruna

Other currencies - Buy

Other currencies - Sell

67.1

65.9

44.1

33.2

15.1

15.7

15.0

27.9

(4.3)

279.7

$

67.1

65.9

44.1

33.2

15.1

15.7

15.0

27.9

4.3

57.2

47.7

34.4

71.2

17.7

5.7

—

18.4

(11.1)

57.2

47.7

34.4

71.2

17.7

5.7

—

18.4

11.1

288.3

$

241.2

$

263.4

Amounts receivable or payable under the contracts are included in other current assets or accrued expenses and
other current liabilities in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets. For the years ended December 31,
2021, 2020 and 2019, realized and unrealized foreign currency transactions totaled a loss of $0.8 million,
$6.2 million and $5.0 million, respectively. The realized and unrealized foreign currency transactions are
included in other
in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations and
Comprehensive Income.

income (expense)

Cash Flow Hedges

All derivatives are recognized on the balance sheet at their fair value and classified based on each instrument’s
maturity date.

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Foreign currency risk

The purpose of the Company’s foreign currency hedging activities is to protect the Company from the risk that
the eventual cash flows resulting from transactions in foreign currencies will be adversely affected by changes in
exchange rates. During 2021, the Company entered into an insignificant forward contract that is designated as
foreign currency cash flow hedge of forecasted payment denominated in a currency other than U.S. dollars. The
Company did not have any outstanding derivatives for its foreign currency exposure designated as cash flow
hedges as of December 31, 2020.

See Note 17: “Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss” for the effective amounts related to
derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges affecting accumulated other comprehensive loss and the
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income for the year ended December 31, 2021.

Interest rate risk

The Company uses interest rate swap contracts to mitigate its exposure to interest rate fluctuations. As of
December 31, 2021, the Company had interest rate swap agreements for notional amounts of $750.0 million,
$500.0 million and $500.0 million for fiscal years 2022, 2023 and 2024, respectively. The Company did not
identify any ineffectiveness with respect to the notional amounts of interest rate swap agreements outstanding as
of December 31, 2021 and 2020.

Convertible Note Hedges

The Company entered into convertible note hedges in connection with the issuance of the 0% Notes and 1.625%
Notes.

Other

At December 31, 2021, the Company had no outstanding commodity derivatives, currency swaps or options
relating to either its debt instruments or investments. The Company does not hedge the value of its equity
investments in its subsidiaries or affiliated companies. The Company is exposed to credit-related losses if
counterparties to hedge contracts fail to perform their obligations. As of December 31, 2021, the counterparties
to the Company’s hedge contracts are held at financial institutions which the Company believes to be highly
rated, and no credit related losses are anticipated.

Note 16:

Income Taxes

The Company’s geographic sources of income (loss) before income taxes and non-controlling interest are as
follows (in millions):

United States

Foreign

Income before income taxes

Year ended December 31,
2020

2019

2021

$

$

873.2

$

(181.2) $

(308.2)

284.6

357.8

1,157.8

$

176.6

$

584.8

276.6

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The Company’s provision (benefit) for income taxes is as follows (in millions):

Year ended December 31,
2020

2019

2021

Current:

Federal

State and local

Foreign

Deferred:

Federal

State and local

Foreign

$

8.0

4.8

43.3

56.1

89.2

7.8

(6.5)

90.5

$

$

0.6

0.1

54.0

54.7

(69.2)

(66.4)

21.1

(114.5)

Total provision (benefit)

$

146.6

$

(59.8)

$

1.2

—

48.5

49.7

(5.0)

—

18.0

13.0

62.7

A reconciliation of the U.S. federal statutory income tax rate to the Company’s effective income tax rate is as
follows:

U.S. federal statutory rate

Increase (decrease) resulting from:

State and local taxes, net of federal tax benefit

Impact of foreign operations

Foreign derived intangible income benefit

Impact of the Domestication (1)

Change in valuation allowance and related effects (2)

Non-deductible share-based compensation costs

U.S. federal R&D credit

Non-deductible officer compensation

Other (3)

Total

Year ended December 31,
2020

2019

2021

21.0%

21.0%

21.0%

1.4

(2.0)

(7.8)

—

(0.4)

(0.1)

(0.4)

0.4

0.6

(1.4)

7.6

—

(35.7)

(24.4)

1.7

(3.6)

1.1

(0.1)

(2.6)

3.8

—

—

1.8

(0.5)

(3.7)

1.5

1.4

12.7%

(33.8)%

22.7%

(1) On July 6, 2020, the Company completed a simplification of its corporate structure by repatriating the
economic rights of its non-U.S. IP to the United States via domestication of certain foreign subsidiaries (the
“Domestication”). The Domestication more closely aligns the Company’s corporate structure with its

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operating structure in accordance with the OECD’s BEPS conclusions and changes to U.S. and European
tax laws. The impact of the Domestication, which is regarded as a change in tax status, resulted in a benefit
primarily from recognizing certain deferred tax assets, net of deferred tax liabilities, of $63.0 million, or
35.7%.

(2) For the year ended December 31, 2021, this included a benefit of $26.3 million, or 2.2% related to a
decrease in the valuation allowance for the expiration of Japan net operating losses (“NOLs”), partially
netted with an offsetting expense of $22.6 million, or 1.9% related to the expiration of those same Japan
NOLs. For the year ended December 31, 2020, this included a benefit of $49.4 million, or 28.0%, for the
release of a partial state valuation allowance due to an increase to forecasted domestic income as a result of
the Domestication of certain foreign subsidiaries and an expense of $61.8 million, or 35.0%, primarily
related to the expiration of Japan NOLs, netted with the offsetting benefit of $61.8 million, or 35.0%,
primarily for the decrease in the related valuation allowance for those same Japan NOLs. For the year ended
December 31, 2019, this included an expense of $11.2 million, or 4.0%, primarily related to the write-off of
Hong Kong NOL and expiration of Japan NOL, netted with the offsetting benefit of $11.2 million, or 4.0%,
primarily for the decrease in related valuation allowance for those same Hong Kong and Japan NOLs.
(3) For the year ended December 31, 2021, this included an expense of $8.5 million, or 0.7%, related to an
election to waive Base Erosion Anti-Abuse Tax (“BEAT”) deductions for all U.S. federal tax purposes for
the 2021 tax year.

The Company’s effective tax rate for 2021 was 12.7%, which differs from the U.S. federal income tax rate of
21%, primarily due to the benefit received from Section 250 deduction related to FDII.

The Company’s effective tax rate for 2020 was a benefit of (33.8)%, which differs from the U.S. federal income
tax rate of 21%, primarily due to the Domestication of certain foreign subsidiaries and a partial release of state
valuation allowance, partially offset by foreign taxes for which the Company will not receive a U.S. tax credit as
well as period costs related to the Company’s global intangible low-taxed income (“GILTI”) inclusion.

The Company’s effective tax rate for 2019 was 22.7%, which differs from the U.S. federal income tax rate of
21%, primarily due to foreign taxes for which the Company will not receive a U.S. tax credit as well as period
costs related to the Company’s GILTI inclusion.

The FASB allows taxpayers to make an accounting policy election of either treating taxes due on GILTI
inclusions as a current-period expense when incurred or recognizing deferred taxes for temporary basis
differences that are expected to reverse as GILTI in future years. The company has made a policy choice to
include taxes due on future GILTI inclusion as a current-period expense when incurred.

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The tax effects of temporary differences in the recognition of income and expense for tax and financial reporting
purposes that give rise to significant portions of the net deferred tax asset (liability) are as follows (in millions):

NOL and tax credit carryforwards

163 (j) interest expense carryforward

Lease liabilities

ROU asset

Tax-deductible goodwill and amortizable intangibles

Capitalization of research and development expenses

Reserves and accruals

Property, plant and equipment

Inventories

Undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries

Share-based compensation

Pension

Other

Deferred tax assets and liabilities before valuation allowance

Valuation allowance

Net deferred tax asset

As of December 31,
2020
2021

$

354.4

$

471.6

17.4

50.2

(49.2)

(57.5)

185.8

109.2

(110.6)

67.9

(58.7)

7.9

15.3

18.4

550.5

(227.4)

65.7

32.5

(32.5)

(38.0)

90.7

68.4

(95.8)

84.3

(57.5)

7.7

21.2

3.2

621.5

(249.9)

$

323.1

$

371.6

As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company had approximately $77.5 million and $99.0 million,
respectively, of U.S. federal NOL carryforwards, before the impact of unrecognized tax benefits. The decrease is
primarily due to current year utilization, partially offset by NOLs acquired in the GTAT acquisition. A portion of
these NOL carryforwards expire at various dates through 2037, if unutilized. NOLs generated after December 31,
2017 are carried forward indefinitely. As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company had approximately
$43.6 million and $153.4 million, respectively, of U.S. federal credit carryforwards, before the impact of
unrecognized tax benefits. The decrease is primarily due to current year utilization. The credits will expire at
various dates through 2041, if unutilized. These NOL carryforwards, and a portion of the credits, relate to
acquisitions and, consequently, are limited in the amount that can be utilized in any one year as a result of the
ownership change.

As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company had approximately $491.1 million and $741.3 million,
respectively, of U.S. state NOL carryforwards, before consideration of valuation allowance or the impact of
unrecognized tax benefits. The decrease is primarily due to current year utilization, partially offset by NOLs
acquired in the GTAT acquisition. The U.S. state NOL carryforwards will expire at various dates through 2040,
if unutilized. As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company had $138.4 million and $141.1 million,
respectively, of U.S. state credit carryforwards before consideration of valuation allowance or the impact of
unrecognized tax benefits. The U.S. state credits will expire at various dates through 2035, if unutilized.

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As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company had approximately $551.8 million and $581.6 million,
respectively, of foreign NOL carryforwards, before consideration of valuation allowance. The decrease is
primarily due to the expiration of Japan NOLs. As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company had
$69.2 million and $69.4 million, respectively, of foreign credit carryforwards before consideration of valuation
allowance or the impact of unrecognized tax benefits. A significant portion of the foreign NOLs and credit
carryforwards will expire at various dates through 2025, if unutilized.

The Company continues to maintain a valuation allowance of $93.4 million on a portion of its Japan NOLs,
which expire at various dates through 2024. In addition to the valuation allowance on the Japan NOLs, the
Company maintains a full valuation allowance on NOLs in Hong Kong of $25.5 million. The Company also
maintains a partial valuation allowance of $69.7 million on its U.S. state deferred tax assets, primarily NOLs and
credits. The remaining valuation allowance relates to NOLs and tax credits in certain other foreign jurisdictions
that primarily expire in 2025.

At December 31, 2021, the Company was not indefinitely reinvested with respect to the earnings of its foreign
subsidiaries and has therefore accrued withholding taxes that would be owed upon future distributions of such
earnings.

The Company maintains liabilities for unrecognized tax benefits. These liabilities involve considerable judgment
and estimation and are continuously monitored by management based on the best information available,
including changes in tax regulations, the outcome of relevant court cases, and other information. The Company is
currently under examination by various taxing authorities. Although the outcome of any tax audit is uncertain,
the Company believes that it has adequately provided in its consolidated financial statements for any additional
taxes that the Company may be required to pay as a result of such examinations. If the payment ultimately proves
not to be necessary, the reversal of these tax liabilities would result in tax benefits being recognized in the period
the Company determines such liabilities are no longer necessary. However, if an ultimate tax assessment exceeds
the Company’s estimate of tax liabilities, additional
tax expense will be recorded. The impact of such
adjustments could have a material impact on the Company’s results of operations in future periods.

The activity for unrecognized gross tax benefits is as follows (in millions):

Balance at beginning of year

Acquired balances

Additions for tax benefits related to the current year

Additions for tax benefits of prior years

Reductions for tax benefits of prior years

Lapse of statute

Settlements

Balance at end of year

2021

2020

2019

$

151.0

$

130.0

$

9.3

3.1

—

(19.7)

(2.7)

(3.8)

—

11.9

12.3

(1.4)

(1.3)

(0.5)

112.2

15.5

9.4

8.0

(0.2)

(8.2)

(6.7)

$

137.2

$

151.0

$

130.0

Included in the December 31, 2021 balance of $137.2 million is $92.5 million related to unrecognized tax
the annual effective tax rate. Also included in the balance of
benefits that,
unrecognized tax benefits as of December 31, 2021 is $44.7 million of benefit that, if recognized, would result in

if recognized, would affect

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - Continued

adjustments to other tax accounts, primarily deferred taxes. Although the Company cannot predict the timing of
resolution with taxing authorities, if any, the Company believes it is reasonably possible that its unrecognized tax
benefits will be reduced by $64.2 million in the next 12 months due to settlement with tax authorities or
expiration of the applicable statute of limitations.

The Company recognizes interest and penalties accrued in relation to unrecognized tax benefits in tax expense.
The Company recognized approximately $3.3 million of net tax benefit and $0.2 million of tax expense for
interest and penalties during the year ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The Company did not
recognize any additional tax benefit or expense for interest and penalties during the year ended December 31,
2019. The Company had approximately $1.3 million, $5.3 million, and $5.1 million of accrued interest and
penalties at December 31, 2021, 2020, and 2019, respectively.

The Company is currently under IRS examination for the 2017 tax year. Tax years prior to 2017 are generally not
subject to examination by the IRS. For state tax returns, the Company is generally not subject to income tax
examinations for tax years prior to 2017. The Company is also subject to routine examinations by various foreign
tax jurisdictions in which it operates. With respect to jurisdictions outside the United States, the Company is
generally not subject to examination for tax years prior to 2011. The Company believes that adequate provisions
have been made for any adjustments that may result from tax examinations. However, the outcome of tax audits
cannot be predicted with certainty. If any issues addressed in the Company’s tax audits are resolved in a manner
not consistent with the Company’s expectations, the Company could be required to adjust its provision for
income taxes in the period such resolution occurs.

Note 17: Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

Amounts comprising the Company’s accumulated other comprehensive loss and reclassifications are as follows
(in millions):

Currency
Translation
Adjustments

Effects of Cash
Flow Hedges

Total

Balance December 31, 2019

$

(42.4)

$

(11.9)

$

(54.3)

Other comprehensive income prior to reclassifications

Amounts reclassified from accumulated other
comprehensive loss

Net current period other comprehensive income (loss) (1)

Balance December 31, 2020

Other comprehensive income (loss) prior to
reclassifications

Amounts reclassified from accumulated other
comprehensive loss

Net current period other comprehensive income (loss) (1)

1.8

—

1.8

(40.6)

(3.8)

—

(3.8)

14.9

16.7

(20.0)

(5.1)

(17.0)

(20.0)

(3.3)

(57.6)

39.9

36.1

(19.1)

20.8

(19.1)

17.0

Balance December 31, 2021

$

(44.4)

$

3.8

$

(40.6)

(1) Effects of cash flow hedges are net of tax expense of $6.1 million and tax benefit of $1.7 million for the

years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - Continued

Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss to the specific caption within the Consolidated
Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income were as follows:

Interest rate swaps

Total reclassifications

Year Ended December 31,

To caption

2021

$19.1

$19.1

2020

$20.0

$20.0

Interest expense

Note 18: Supplemental Disclosures

Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information

Certain of the Company’s cash and non-cash activities were as follows (in millions):

Year ended December 31,
2020

2019

2021

Non-cash investing activities:

Capital expenditures in accounts payable and other long-term
liabilities

Divestiture/Sale of property in exchange for note receivable

Operating ROU assets obtained in exchange of lease liabilities

Finance ROU assets obtained in exchange of lease liabilities

Non-cash financing activities:

Liability incurred for purchase of business

Cash paid for:

Interest expense

Income taxes

Operating lease payments in operating cash flows

$

150.7

$

162.5

$

155.3

7.5

69.3

22.3

7.2

58.2

—

—

17.5

—

— $

— $

12.7

96.9

88.2

42.1

$

109.1

$

52.5

36.9

97.2

62.9

37.6

$

$

See Note 10: “Earnings Per Share and Equity” for shares of common stock issued and acquired for settlement
and repurchase of the 1.00% Notes and 1.625% Notes, respectively.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - Continued

Following is a reconciliation of the captions in the Consolidated Balance Sheets to the Consolidated Statements
of Cash Flows (in millions):

Consolidated Balance Sheets:

Cash and cash equivalents

Restricted cash (included in other current assets)

Restricted cash (included in other non-current assets)

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash in Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows

As of December 31,
2020

2019

2021

$

1,352.6

$

1,080.7

$

894.2

20.1

5.0

0.8

—

—

—

$

1,377.7

$

1,081.5

$

894.2

As of December 31, 2021, $17.0 million of the restricted cash balance was held in escrow relating to the
acquisition of GTAT and will be released upon satisfaction of certain outstanding items contained in the
Agreement and Plan of Merger relating to such acquisition.

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SCHEDULE II - VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
(in millions)

Description

Allowance for deferred tax
assets

Year ended December 31,
2019

Year ended December 31,
2020

Year ended December 31,
2021

Balance at
Beginning of
Period

Charged
(Credited) to
Costs and
Expenses

Charged to
Other
Accounts

Deductions/
Write-offs

Balance at
End of
Period

$

347.5

$

5.0

$

16.6 (3) $

(11.2) (4) $

357.9

357.9

(43.1) (5)

11.0 (1)

(75.9) (2)

249.9

249.9

3.3

8.7 (6)

(34.5) (2)

227.4

(1) Primarily represents the effects of cumulative translation adjustments.
(2) Primarily relates to the expiration of Japan net operating losses. See Note 16: “Income Taxes”
(3) Primarily represents the effects of cumulative translation adjustments and includes $14.0 million of

additional allowance for deferred tax assets arising from the Quantenna acquisition.

(4) Primarily relates to the write-off of Hong Kong net operating losses upon the liquidation of Sanyo

Semiconductor (H.K.) Co., Ltd. as well as the expiration of Japan net operating losses.

(5) Primarily relates to the release of state valuation as a result of the Domestication of certain foreign

subsidiaries. See Note 16: “Income Taxes.”

(6) Primarily relates to additional valuation allowance of $22.0 million arising from the GTAT acquisition

partially offset by cumulative translation adjustments.

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Board of Directors‡

Key Senior Officers‡

Alan Campbell (Chair)
Former Chief Financial Officer of Freescale
Semiconductor,rr Inc.

Hassane El-Khoury
President, Chief Executive Officer
and Director

Atsushi Abe
Senior Advisor,rr Sangyo Sosei Advisoryr

Inc.

Thad Trent
Executive Vice President, Chief
Financial Officer and Treasurer

Susan K. Carter
Former Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer,rr
Ingersoll Rand plc (now known as Trane Technologies
plc)

Thomas L. Deitrich
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director,rr
Itron, Inc.

Gilles Delfassy
Former Senior Vice President and Executive Officer,rr
General Manager,Trr exTT as Instruments Incorporated

Wei-Chung Wang, Ph.D.
Executive Vice President,Global
Manufacturing

and Operations

ff

Pamela Tondreau
Executive Vice President, Chief
Legal Officer,rr Chief Compliance
Officer and Secretaryr

Vincent C. Hopkin
Executive Vice President and
General Manager,rr Advanced
Solutions Group

Hassane El-Khoury
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director,rr
ON Semiconductor Corporation

Ross F. Jatou
Senior Vice President and General
Manager,rr Intelligent Sensing Group

Bruce E. Kiddoo
Former Chief Financial Officer,rr Maxim Integrated
Products, Inc.

Simon Keeton
Executive Vice President and
General Manager,rr Power Solutions
Group

Paul A. Mascarenas
Former Chief Technical Officer and Vice President of
Research & Advanced Engineering, Ford Motor Company

Gregory L. Waters
Former President, Chief Executive Officer and
Director,rr Integrated Device Technology,yy Inc.

Christine Y. Yan
Former President of Asia, Stanley Black & Decker,rr Inc.

‡ This information is as of April 6, 2022.

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HEADQUARTERS

ON Semiconductor Corporation
5005 East McDowell Road
Phoenix, AZ 85008 USA
602.244.6600 (tel)
www.onsemi.com

INDEPENDENT
REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING
FIRM

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
1850 North Central Avenue, Suite 700
Phoenix, AZ 85004 USA
602.364.8000 (tel)
www.pwc.com/US

TRANSFER AGENT &
REGISTRAR

Computershare Trust Company, N.A.
P.O. Box 505000
Louisville, KY 40233-5002 USA

781.575.3120 (tel)
www.computershare.com/investor

ANNUAL MEETING

STOCK LISTING

Our common stock is currently traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market
under the symbol ON.

INVESTOR RELATIONS

Current and prospective onsemi investors can receive the Company’s Annual
Reports and other financial documents without charge by going to the
Investor Relations section of the onsemi website at www.onsemi.com or by
contacting Investor Relations at our corporate headquarters:

Office of Investor Relations
5005 East McDowell Road, M/D-C302
Phoenix, AZ 85008 USA
602.244.3437 (tel)
investor@onsemi.com

DIVERSITY STATEMENT

onsemi’s approximately 30,000‡ employees worldwide reflect the diverse
richness of many cultures. The Company seeks to attract, recruit, retain and
advance employees representative of a diverse workforce. onsemi and its
employees are committed to building a high-performance work environment
in which individual differences are respected and valued, opening the way for
more participation and greater job success for all employees. This diversity is
a source of competitive strength as all employees are expected to embrace
diversity, equity and inclusion within the company and demonstrate sensitivity
and respect for others.

The Annual Meeting of Stockholders will be
held on Thursday, May 26, 2022, at 8:00 a.m.
(local time) at our corporate headquarters,
located at 5005 East McDowell Road, Phoenix,
AZ 85008 USA.

‡ This information is as of April 6, 2022.
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other brand and product names appearing in this document are registered trademarks or trademarks
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