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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


FORM 10-K

(Mark One)

x ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2007

OR

 

¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from              to             

Commission file number 0-23084

 


INTEGRATED SILICON SOLUTION, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 


 

Delaware   77-0199971

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

1940 Zanker Road, San Jose, California   95112
(Address of principal executive offices)   (zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (408) 969-6600

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class   Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share   Nasdaq Global Market

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

None

(Title of Class)

 


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes  ¨    No  x

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes  ¨    No  x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  x    No  ¨

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

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a nonaccelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Large accelerated filer  ¨            Accelerated filer  x            Non-accelerated filer  ¨

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

The aggregate market value of the common stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant, based upon the price at which the registrant’s Common Stock was last sold as of March 30, 2007 (the last business day of the registrant’s second quarter of fiscal 2007), was approximately $126.6 million. Shares of Common Stock held by each officer and director and by each person who owns 5% or more of the outstanding Common Stock have been excluded in that such persons may be deemed to be affiliates. This determination of affiliate status is not necessarily a conclusive determination for other purposes.

The number of outstanding shares of the registrant’s Common Stock on November 29, 2007 was 36,537,841.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Portions of the Proxy Statement for the Registrant’s 2008 Annual Meeting of Stockholders are incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K.

 



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Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

   1
  

PART I

  

Item 1.

   Business    2

Item 1A.

   Risk Factors    12

Item 1B.

   Unresolved Staff Comments    24

Item 2.

   Properties    24

Item 3.

   Legal Proceedings    24

Item 4.

   Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders    26
  

PART II

  

Item 5.

  

Market for the Registrant’s Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

   27

Item 6.

   Selected Consolidated Financial Data    30

Item 7.

   Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations    31

Item 7A.

   Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk    42

Item 8.

   Financial Statements and Supplementary Data    43

Item 9.

   Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure    82

Item 9A.

   Controls and Procedures    82

Item 9B.

   Other Information    83
  

PART III

  

Item 10.

   Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance    84

Item 11.

   Executive Compensation    84

Item 12.

  

Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters

   84

Item 13.

   Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence    84

Item 14.

   Principal Accountant Fees and Services    84
  

PART IV

  

Item 15.

   Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules    85

SIGNATURES

   87

 


References in this Annual Report on Form 10-K to “we,” “us,” “our” and “ISSI” mean Integrated Silicon Solution, Inc. and all entities owned or controlled by Integrated Silicon Solution, Inc.

 


All brand names, trademarks and trade names referred to in this report are the property of their respective holders.


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SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

We have made forward-looking statements in this report that are subject to risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements include information concerning possible or assumed future results of our operations. Also, when we use words such as “believes,” “expects,” “anticipates” or similar expressions, we are making forward-looking statements. You should note that an investment in our securities involves certain risks and uncertainties that could affect our future financial results. Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in our forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors, including those set forth in “Risk Factors” beginning on page 12 and elsewhere in this report.

We believe it is important to communicate our expectations to our investors. However, there may be events in the future that we are not able to predict accurately or over which we have no control. The risks described in “Risk Factors” included in this report, as well as any other cautionary language in this report, provide examples of risks, uncertainties and events that may cause our actual results to differ materially from the expectations we describe in our forward-looking statements. Before you invest in our common stock, you should be aware that the occurrence of the events described in “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this report could harm our business.

All forward-looking statements made by us are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements set forth in this report. Except as required by federal securities laws, we are under no obligation to update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

 

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PART I

Item 1. Business

Overview

We are a fabless semiconductor company that designs and markets high performance integrated circuits for the following key markets: (i) digital consumer electronics, (ii) networking, (iii) mobile communications and (iv) automotive electronics. Our primary products are high speed and low power SRAM and low and medium density DRAM. In fiscal 2007, approximately 86% of our revenue was derived from our SRAM and DRAM products. We also design and market EEPROMs, SmartCards, and selected non-memory products focused on our key markets. We target large markets with our low cost, high quality semiconductor products and seek to build long-term relationships with our customers. Part of our strategy is to remain committed to supplying many of the lower density legacy DRAM and SRAM memories that are of less interest to many larger manufacturers and our customers frequently cite our commitment to long-term supply of these memories as one reason they buy products from ISSI.

Our outsourced manufacturing model is based upon a history of joint process technology development relationships with key Asian foundries. We have had such programs with several foundries, including Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation (TSMC), Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing, and Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC). We have an established presence in the important Asian market that includes our design groups in Shanghai, China and Hsinchu, Taiwan. These locations also have product engineering, sales and marketing, quality assurance, production control, and other operating functions. Our world headquarters are in San Jose, California.

Our customers include leaders in each of our four target markets, including LG Electronics, Lexmark, Mitsubishi, NEC, Sharp, Panasonic, Samsung, Sony, and Toshiba in consumer electronics; AlcatelŸLucent, Cisco, Foxconn, Fujitsu, Huawei Technologies, Nortel, Polycom, Tellabs, UT Starcom and ZTE in networking; Ericsson, Garmin, LG Electronics, Motorola, Nokia, and VTech in mobile communications; and Bosch, Bose, Delphi, Johnson Controls, Philips, Siemens VDO, Temic, and TRW in automotive electronics. Due to their significant size and market influence, these customers generally drive memory volumes in their market segments and help define the direction of future memory needs.

Company Background

We were incorporated in California in October 1988 and changed our state of incorporation to Delaware in August 1993. Our principal executive offices are located at 1940 Zanker Road, San Jose, California 95112, and our telephone number is (408) 969-6600. On our Investor Relations web site, located at www.issi.com, we post the following filings as soon as reasonably practicable after they are electronically filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission: our annual report on Form 10-K, our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, our current reports on Form 8-K and any amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. All such documents on our Investor Relations web site are available free of charge.

Market Background

In recent years, the need for sophisticated semiconductor memory architecture has expanded beyond the PC market and into electronic systems in a wide variety of markets, including digital consumer electronics, networking, mobile communications and automotive electronics. Advances in technology have allowed for increasingly complex digital consumer systems, set-top boxes, digital cameras and HDTVs. Significant memory content is often required in these products to manage large amounts of data that create images and sounds in a digital format. As a result, virtually all digital consumer electronic systems incorporate semiconductor memory devices to enable and enhance system performance.

 

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As more consumers and businesses utilize the internet and broadband communications networks and as users upgrade their equipment, the demand for products that connect to networks has accelerated. Consumers and businesses require high speed access to internet content and other services to transmit and receive large amounts of data, such as highly graphical web sites, MP3 audio files and streaming multimedia applications. The numerous and complex applications that facilitate connections within networking and broadband products, such as cable and DSL modems, switches and routers, require optimized high speed memory architectures to maximize bus bandwidth and speed data transfer.

Mobile communication products have gained broad acceptance among consumers. Applications for cellular communications, wireless local area networks (WLAN) and global positioning systems (GPS) are increasingly able to access a wide range of data services, from internet connectivity to location detection, and are delivering information to consumers through mobile products. Mobile products connect without wires to a base station that receives and sends data or voice to the mobile device. As more data and user content is accessed and stored on the mobile devices, advanced memory is required to store and access this information in the mobile products.

The complexity of automobile electronics is also increasing rapidly. The significant increase in automotive electronics systems has resulted in an increase in microcontrollers and memory responsible for delivering control and command functionality. Automobile designers are increasing semiconductor content in automobiles to allow for improved telematics, digital audio and video entertainment systems, and powertrain functions such as engine control and fuel efficiency management systems. These systems require memory devices that must meet the automotive industry’s high quality and reliability standards.

Integrated circuits that address the semiconductor memory market can be segmented into volatile memory, such as DRAM and SRAM, and non-volatile memory, such as Flash and EEPROM. Volatile memory loses its data if the electricity is turned off, while non-volatile memory retains its data when the electricity is turned off. SRAM is used for applications that require very high speed access to stored data and typically requires four to six transistors to store each bit of data. DRAM uses only a single transistor to store each bit of data. As a result, the storage capacity of DRAM tends to be much greater than that of SRAM. SRAM is faster than DRAM, but more expensive on a cost per bit basis. The same equipment manufacturers that use high performance SRAM may also use low and medium density DRAM and such products can be sold through the same channels.

System designers use SRAM in the most performance sensitive portions of their memory architecture. High performance SRAM operates at either very high speed or very low power or both. High speed SRAM is used in applications such as base stations, bridges, routers, modems and peripherals. Low power SRAM is used in applications such as the wireless handheld and mobile phone markets.

The DRAM market can be segmented into high density devices (currently 1 Gb and above) and low and medium density devices (currently 512 Mb and below). High density DRAM is used in applications that require high capacity storage, such as PCs and other high-end computing devices. Currently, DRAM in PCs is migrating from 512 Mb to 1 Gb and above. Low and medium density DRAM is used in applications such as digital consumer electronics, networking, mobile communications, and automotive electronics, which require less memory capacity than PCs and high end computing applications. Large captive memory manufacturers tend to focus production on higher density DRAM devices, where the volumes are greater and manufacturing economies of scale can be optimized. As a result, to the extent the large, captive memory manufacturers limit or cease production of low and medium density DRAM, customers may seek a new long-term, steady supply of these products. Several fabless memory companies, including ISSI, focus on providing low and medium density DRAM products to this market segment.

Memory suppliers compete on the basis of speed, power consumption, density, reliability, and cost, all of which are a function of process technology and design expertise. Success in the memory market is determined not only by the quality of the device design, but also by the process through which the device can be fabricated. Process technology improvements allow design line widths to be reduced, which in turn allow the integrated

 

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circuit design to operate at faster speeds and increased memory density. To meet the demands for high performance memories, a memory supplier must also have a wafer fabrication strategy allowing it to migrate to the newest generations of process technology on a timely basis. Process technology shifts occur frequently and are developed in high end wafer fabrication facilities that typically cost over $1.0 billion. Although most of the large multinational memory companies fabricate their own semiconductor wafers, fabless suppliers rely on third-party wafer foundries. The fabless model is much less capital intensive, but requires strong relationships with foundries to secure wafer supply and access to advanced process technology.

We believe the demand for high performance memory products across a variety of end markets provides a substantial opportunity for a focused supplier of high performance memory integrated circuits.

Strategy

Since our inception in 1988, we have developed a broad range of SRAM products that enable designers to meet the demanding density, speed, cost, reliability and power consumption requirements of semiconductors used in high technology products. In the late 1990’s, we began to establish ourselves as a supplier of low and medium density DRAM products, which are complementary to our SRAM products. For both product lines, we emphasize our commitment to be a long-term provider of the legacy, smaller density products that are of less interest to some of our larger competitors. Our customers are among the largest manufacturers in the digital consumer electronics, networking, mobile communications and automotive electronic markets. Unlike many other fabless semiconductor companies, we employ our own process development team to work collaboratively with our key foundry suppliers, which are all located in Asia. From time to time, we have also made equity purchases in selected wafer foundries. Our management has extensive experience working with Asian foundries. These factors allow us to build strong relationships with our foundry suppliers and facilitate access to leading edge process technology and wafer capacity. The key elements of our strategy are:

Target Niche-oriented and Application Specific Market Segments.    The memory markets are large and diverse, but also prone to the economics of demand and supply imbalances which can cause fluctuations in product prices. We work to market and sell our SRAM and DRAM products into certain specific markets that provide sufficient volume for sales, but also provide better stability in prices over time. Examples of the market segments that we target are industrial applications, automotive, die sales, networking, telecommunications, and some medical equipment.

Build Collaborative Relationships with Leading Edge Foundries.    We work in a highly collaborative mode with our principal wafer foundries in developing leading edge process technology that is critical in advanced memories. Through this collaborative model, we have been able to repeatedly be in the forefront as process technology moves to smaller geometries. In addition, from time to time we will agree to design a specific memory device requested by a foundry. We believe our collaborative development efforts have enabled us to have more secure access to wafer capacity even during industry up cycles.

Commit to Being a Long-Term Supplier of our Products.    We are a long-term supplier of products to many of our customers. Our fabless model provides us the flexibility to accommodate small volume production runs for products such as low and medium density memories. In contrast, many large captive suppliers will reduce or cease production of lower density products in periods of tight capacity, as manufacturing such products is less attractive to them than making higher density memories, which typically have higher volumes and greater economies of scale. As an example, we still supply low density 4 Mb EDO 3.3 volt DRAM and 64K SRAM, while most large captive memory companies ceased production of such devices several years ago.

Continue to Develop and Offer High Performance Products.    We provide cost effective, high performance products, including a complete family of SRAM products and a range of low and medium density DRAM products. We work with our customers to identify the memory requirements of their next generation products and then focus our development efforts on achieving high performance standards through advanced process

 

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technology, circuit density, high speed, reliability and optimized power consumption. Examples of our high performance product offerings include a 72 Mb synchronous high speed SRAM product targeting high-end networking applications and a 512 Mb DDR DRAM product targeting the digital consumer electronics and networking markets.

Expand our Low Cost Asian-Based Development Teams Close to our Customers.    We intend to continue to capitalize on our extensive experience in Asia. We have established low cost engineering development teams close to our customers through our subsidiaries in Taiwan and China and have a full complement of research and development and sales and marketing capability in both of our Asian subsidiaries.

Further Penetrate Industry Leading Customers.    We leverage our expertise in producing high quality memory products to penetrate our target markets through industry leading accounts, such as LG Electronics, Lexmark, Mitsubishi, NEC, Panasonic, Samsung, Sharp, Sony, and Toshiba in digital consumer electronics; 3Com, Alcatel ·Lucent, Cisco, Foxconn, Fujitsu, Huawei Technologies, Nortel, Polycom, Tellabs, UT Starcom, and ZTE in networking; Ericsson, Garmin, LG Electronics, Motorola, Nokia, and VTech in mobile communications; and Bosch, Bose, Delphi, Johnson Controls, Philips, Siemens VDO, Temic, and TRW in automotive electronics. We target these customers because we believe they drive high volumes in their markets and define the direction of future memory requirements. We believe our success with these market leaders enables us to attract other customers and diversify our customer base.

Develop Selected Non-Memory Products for Key Markets.    We are developing selected non-memory products for use in our key markets. Our goal is to increase product diversification and to offer products that are synergistic with our SRAM and DRAM expertise. Currently, these products include primarily EEPROM and SmartCards.

Customers and Marketing

Over the years, we have established a strong customer base, including industry leading accounts. Our key customers in each of our target markets are presented in the following table:

 

Digital

Consumer Electronics

  

Networking

  

Mobile

Communications

  

Automotive

Electronics

Lexmark

  

3Com

  

Ericsson

  

Bosch

LG Electronics

  

AlcatelŸLucent

  

Garmin

  

Bose

Mitsubishi

  

Cisco

  

LG Electronics

  

Delphi

NEC

  

Foxconn

  

Motorola

  

Johnson Controls

Panasonic

  

Fujitsu

  

Nokia

  

Philips

Samsung

  

Huawei

  

VTech

  

Siemens VDO

Sharp

  

Nortel

     

Temic

Sony

  

Polycom

     

TRW

Toshiba

  

Tellabs

     
  

UT Starcom

     
  

ZTE

     

Our sales and marketing efforts are directed from our San Jose headquarters, but we also have sales and marketing teams in Asia and a sales team in Europe. We market and sell our products in Asia, the U.S. and Europe through our direct sales force, independent sales representatives and distributors. We have distributors in North America and in many countries in Europe, including a Pan-European distributor. In Asia, we sell primarily through distributors who work closely with our Asian resident direct sales force. We have sales offices in the U.S., Europe, Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, Japan, India, Korea, and Singapore. Our marketing group focuses on product strategy, product development road maps, new product introduction, demand assessment and competitive analysis. The group also helps ensure that product launches, channel marketing programs, and ongoing demand and supply planning occur on a well-managed, timely basis.

 

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In fiscal 2007, fiscal 2006 and fiscal 2005, no single customer accounted for over 10% of our total net sales. The percentage of our sales from customers located outside the U.S. was approximately 82%, 83%, and 85% in fiscal 2007, 2006, and 2005, respectively. We measure sales location by the shipping destination, even if the customer is headquartered in the U.S. We anticipate that sales to international customers will continue to represent a significant percentage of our net sales. The percentages of our sales by region are set forth in the following table:

 

      Fiscal Year Ended
September 30,
 
      2007     2006     2005  

Asia

   67 %   73 %   75 %

Europe

   15     10     9  

U.S.

   18     17     15  

Other

           1  
                  

Total

   100 %   100 %   100 %
                  

Information regarding our long-lived assets is contained in Note 15 to our Consolidated Financial Statements.

Our sales are generally made pursuant to standard purchase orders, which can be revised by our customers to reflect changes in the customer’s requirements. Generally, our purchase orders and OEM agreements allow customers to reschedule delivery dates and cancel purchase orders without significant penalties. For these reasons, we believe that our backlog, while useful for scheduling production, is not necessarily a reliable indicator of future revenues.

Markets and Products

Our memory products are used in a variety of specific applications within the digital consumer electronics, networking, mobile communications and automotive electronics markets. In particular, our SRAM products are used in WLANs, cell phones, base stations, networking switches and routers, fiber to the home (FTTH), DSL modems, LCD TVs, set-top boxes, GPS systems, instrumentation, engine control systems, medical equipment, telematics, audio and video equipment, satellite radio, POS terminals, fax machines, copiers, tape drives, and other applications. Our low and medium density DRAM products are used in WLANs, base stations, FTTH, DSL and cable modems, set top boxes, digital cameras, MP3, flat panel TVs, LCD TVs, HDTVs, video phones, VOIP, printers, disk drives, tape drives, audio/video equipment, GPS, telematics, infotainment, and other applications. Many of the same customers that purchase our SRAM products also purchase our DRAM products.

Prior to fiscal 2003, SRAM products generated a majority of our revenue, largely for networking and telecommunications applications. However, in the last several years, these markets remained relatively flat and, in the same period, we experienced growth in the consumer electronics market for our low and medium density DRAM products. As a result, for the past five fiscal years, we have derived a majority of our revenue from DRAM products.

SRAM.    Our SRAM strategy is to offer a broad range of devices and be a complete supplier of a customer’s SRAM requirements. We offer advanced, leading-edge products, such as our 72 Mb synchronous SRAM, and we also make long-term supply commitments on established SRAM products, such as a 32K x 8, 5 volt asynchronous SRAM. Our high performance SRAM products generally focus on either high speed or low power applications.

We offer both asynchronous and synchronous high speed SRAM products. Our high speed asynchronous SRAM products are used in applications such as LANs, telecommunication equipment and base stations, bridges, routers, modems, automotive electronics, multimedia products, peripherals, and industrial instrumentation. We

 

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have also developed a low power family of SRAM products for wireless applications. Our high speed synchronous SRAM products are used in a variety of networking and telecommunications applications, such as high performance switches and routers, as well as in automotive applications. Additional SRAM products under development are expected to include performance-leading features in speed, configuration, power levels, density and packaging. We are also developing certain Psuedo SRAM products as a cost effective replacement for ultra low power SRAMs.

The following table illustrates our principal SRAM products and the markets in which they can be used:

 

Product Description   Configuration   Density   Speed  

Digital

Consumer

Electronics

  Networking  

Mobile

Communications

 

Automotive

Electronics

Asynchronous SRAM

                           
               

High Speed 5 Volt (3.3 Volt)

  128K x 8     1 Mb   8 ns   ü   ü   ü   ü
               

High Speed 5 Volt (3.3 Volt)

    64K x 16   1 Mb   8 ns   ü   ü   ü   ü
               

High Speed (3.3 Volt)

  128K x 16   2 Mb   8 ns   ü   ü   ü   ü
               

High Speed 5 Volt (3.3 Volt)

  256K x 16   4 Mb   8 ns   ü   ü   ü   ü
               

High Speed 5 Volt (3.3 Volt)

  512K x 8     4 Mb   8 ns   ü   ü       ü
               

High Speed (3.3 Volt)

  512K x 16   8 Mb   8 ns   ü   ü   ü   ü
               

High Speed (3.3 Volt)

    1M x 8   8 Mb   8 ns   ü   ü       ü
               

High Speed (3.3 Volt)

      1M x 16   16 Mb   8 ns       ü       ü
               

High Speed (3.3 Volt)

    2M x 8   16 Mb   8 ns       ü       ü
               

Low/Ultra Low Power

  128K x 8     1 Mb   45 ns   ü           ü
               

Low/Ultra Low Power

    64K x 16   1 Mb   45 ns   ü       ü   ü
               

Low/Ultra Low Power

  128K x 16   2 Mb   45 ns   ü           ü
               

Low/Ultra Low Power

  256K x 8     2 Mb   45 ns   ü           ü
               

Low/Ultra Low Power

  256K x 16   4 Mb   45 ns   ü            
               

Low/Ultra Low Power

  512K x 8     4 Mb   45 ns       ü   ü    
               

Low/Ultra Low Power

    1M x 8   8 Mb   45 ns           ü   ü
               

Low/Ultra Low Power

  512K x 16   8 Mb   45 ns       ü        
               

Synchronous SRAM

                           
               

Pipeline Burst/FlowThru

        128K x 32/36   4 Mb   250 Mhz   ü   ü       ü
               

Pipeline Burst/FlowThru

  256K x 18   4 Mb   250 Mhz       ü        
               

Pipeline Burst/FlowThru/No Wait

  256K x 36   9 Mb   250 Mhz       ü       ü
               

Pipeline Burst/FlowThru/No Wait

  512K x 18   9 Mb   250 Mhz       ü        
               

Pipeline Burst/FlowThru/No Wait

  256K x 72   18 Mb   250 Mhz       ü        
               

Pipeline Burst/FlowThru/No Wait

  512K x 36   18 Mb   250 Mhz       ü        
               

Pipeline Burst/FlowThru/No Wait

    1M x 18   18 Mb   250 Mhz       ü        
               

Quad/DDR II/ Pipeline Burst/FlowThru/No Wait

 

  2M x 18

 

36 Mb

  250 Mhz       ü        
               

Quad/DDR II/Pipeline Burst/FlowThru/No Wait

 

  1M x 36

 

36 Mb

  250 Mhz       ü        

 

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DRAM.    Our DRAM strategy is to be a long-term supplier of low and medium density DRAM products. Our DRAM products are not targeted at the main memory DRAM market and we do not compete in markets requiring the highest density DRAM products used in PCs and workstations. Instead, we provide 4, 16, 64, 128, 256 and 512 Mb DRAM products, including a 1.8 volt low power version of our 16, 64, 128 and 256 Mb synchronous DRAM (SDRAM) products. Applications for our low and medium density DRAM products include products such as WLANs, base stations, FTTH, DSL and cable modems, set top boxes, digital cameras, MP3, flat panel TVs, LCD TVs, HDTVs, video phones, VOIP, printers, disk drives, tape drives, audio/video equipment, GPS, telematics, infotainment, and other applications. Most of these applications do not require high density products, and our customers’ memory component strategy typically follows one or more generations behind the high density DRAM market. Additional DRAM products, including DDR and DDRII products, are under development. For most SDRAM products, we offer both packaged and unpacked, die only, solutions. We also offer FBGA packages, which are very small and thin, for all of our synchronous and low power DRAM products.

The following table describes our principal DRAM products and the markets in which they can be used:

 

Product Description   Configuration   Density  

Digital

Consumer

Electronics

  Networking  

Mobile

Communications

 

Automotive

Electronics

             

Synchronous 3.3 Volt

    1M x 16   16 Mb   ü   ü   ü   ü
             

Synchronous 3.3 Volt

    4M x 16   64 Mb   ü   ü   ü   ü
             

Synchronous 3.3 Volt

    2M x 32   64 Mb   ü   ü       ü
             

Synchronous 3.3 Volt

  16M x 8   128 Mb   ü           ü
             

Synchronous 3.3 Volt

    8M x 16   128 Mb   ü   ü   ü   ü
             

Synchronous 3.3 Volt

    4M x 32   128 Mb   ü   ü       ü
             

Synchronous 3.3 Volt

  32M x 8   256 Mb   ü           ü
             

Synchronous 3.3 Volt

  16M x 16   256 Mb   ü   ü       ü
             

Synchronous 3.3 Volt

    8M x 32   256 Mb   ü   ü       ü
             

Synchronous 3.3 Volt

  32M x 16   512 Mb   ü   ü   ü   ü
             

Synchronous 3.3 Volt

  16M x 32   512 Mb   ü   ü   ü   ü
             

Low Power Synchronous 1.8 Volt

    1M x 16   16 Mb   ü       ü    
             

Low Power Synchronous 1.8 Volt

    4M x 16   64 Mb   ü       ü    
             

Low Power Synchronous 1.8 Volt

    2M x 32   64 Mb   ü   ü   ü    
             

Low Power Synchronous 1.8 Volt

    8M x 16   128 Mb   ü       ü    
             

Low Power Synchronous 1.8 Volt

    4M x 32   128 Mb   ü   ü   ü    
             

Low Power Synchronous 1.8 Volt

  16M x 16   256 Mb   ü       ü    
             

Low Power Synchronous 1.8 Volt

    8M x 32   256 Mb   ü   ü   ü    
             

Double Data Rate Synchronous 2.5 Volt

    8M x 16   128 Mb   ü   ü       ü
             

Double Data Rate Synchronous 2.5 Volt

    4M x 32   128 Mb   ü   ü       ü
             

Double Data Rate Synchronous 2.5 Volt

  16M x 16   256 Mb   ü   ü   ü   ü

EEPROM and Other Products.    Our other products include high performance serial EEPROM, embedded EEPROM products targeted at SmartCard applications and selected non-memory products focused on its key markets. Applications for these products include TVs, networking systems, modems, telephone sets, security

 

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systems, video games, automobiles and other consumer products. Sales from these products was approximately 14%, 9% and less than 5% in fiscal 2007, 2006, and 2005, respectively.

Product Warranty.    Consistent with semiconductor memory industry practice, we generally provide a limited warranty that our semiconductor memory devices are in compliance with specifications existing at the time of delivery. Liability for a stated warranty period is usually limited to replacement of defective items or return of amounts paid.

Manufacturing

We outsource our manufacturing operations, including wafer fabrication, assembly and testing. Since memory products are particularly well suited for the development of advanced process technology, we seek to participate in developing and refining the process technology used to manufacture many of our products. We believe that this strategy gives us a competitive advantage and enables us to achieve the early introduction of smaller geometries for our memory products, which results in increased performance and lower manufacturing costs, as well as facilitates access to needed capacity. Our principal manufacturing relationships are with Chartered Semiconductor, Powerchip, SMIC, and TSMC.

The manufacturing of our products begins at independent wafer foundries. Once the foundry has completed wafer processing, the wafers are shipped to subcontractors for wafer testing. They are then cut into individual memory chips, assembled into final packages and tested at our third-party subcontractors in Taiwan, China and the Philippines. Our operations groups in the U.S., China and Taiwan perform subcontractor management. We are certified under ISO 9001/2000 standards and ISO 14001, the environmental standard, and our quality system is periodically reviewed and approved by both ISO certifiers and our customers. We plan to achieve compliance with ISO/TS 16949:2002, the new automotive standard in the future.

Each of our wafer suppliers also fabricates for other integrated circuit companies, including certain of our competitors. In addition, some of our wafer suppliers manufacture memories for their own account. Although we are allocated specific wafer capacity from our suppliers, we may not be able to obtain such capacity in periods of tight supply. There can be no assurance that the foundries we use will not encounter construction or production difficulties or that they will allocate sufficient wafer capacity to satisfy our wafer requirements, especially in times of wafer capacity shortages. Moreover, there can be no assurance that we would be able to qualify additional manufacturing sources for existing or new products in a timely manner or that such additional manufacturing sources would be able to produce an adequate supply of wafers. If we were unable to obtain an adequate supply of wafers from our current or any alternative sources in a timely manner, our business and operating results would be harmed.

Our suppliers for wafer testing, assembly, and final test also provide services to other companies. There can be no assurance that these suppliers will not encounter production difficulties or that they will allocate sufficient capacity to satisfy our requirements. If we were unable to obtain an adequate supply of wafer testing, assembly, or final test services, our business and operating results would be harmed.

Competition

The semiconductor market is intensely competitive and has been characterized by cyclical market conditions, an oversupply of product, price erosion, rapid technological change and short product life cycles. Key factors impacting our competitive capabilities include:

 

   

the pricing of our products;

 

   

the supply and cost of wafers;

 

   

product design, functionality, performance and reliability;

 

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successful and timely product development;

 

   

wafer manufacturing over or under capacity;

 

   

access to advanced process technologies at competitive prices;

 

   

access to assembly and test capacity; and

 

   

time to market.

Any of these factors may impact our ability to compete successfully in the future and our failure to do so could harm our business.

In the market for SRAM products we compete with several domestic and international semiconductor companies including Cypress, Etron, GSI Technology, Integrated Device Technology, NEC, Renesas Technology, Samsung, Sony, and Toshiba. We also may face significant competition from other domestic and foreign integrated circuit manufacturers which have advanced technological capabilities but are not currently participating in the SRAM market sector.

In the low to medium density DRAM area we generally compete with Hynix, Micron, Nanya, Samsung, Oki and Winbond. In addition, there are several fabless Taiwanese companies that are competitors, including ESMT and Etron. Other large DRAM manufacturers could address the low and medium density DRAM market in the future.

In the EEPROM market, our primary competitors include Atmel, Catalyst, Microchip, and STMicroelectronics. We also compete with many small to medium-sized companies in one or more segments of the market.

In the Flash Controller chip market, a primary competitor is Silicon Motion Inc.

Certain of our competitors offer broader product lines and have greater financial, technical, marketing, distribution and other resources than us. In industry down cycles, they may be willing to sell below fully absorbed costs at prices we cannot match. We may not be able to compete successfully against any of these competitors.

The process technology used by our manufacturing sources, including process technology that we have developed jointly with our foundries, can be used by such foundries to produce products for other companies, including our competitors. Although we believe that our participation in the development of the processes provides us the advantage of early access to such processes, the knowledge of the wafer manufacturer may be used to benefit our competitors.

Research and Development

Rapid technological change and continuing price competition require research and development efforts on both new products and advanced processes employing smaller geometries. Our research and development activities are focused primarily on the development of new memory circuit designs at the smallest die size and utilization of advanced process technologies. We currently have design teams in San Jose, California, Taiwan and China. Our research and development expenditures in fiscal 2007, 2006, and 2005 were $20.2 million, $21.6 million, and $20.4 million, respectively.

New SRAM products in development include a die shrink on the 4Meg Asynchronous SRAM, the 16Mb Asynchronous SRAM, a 72Mb Synchronous SRAM, and an 8MB Pseudo SRAM. New DRAM products in development include 1.8 volt, low power 128Mb and 256Mb SDRAMs and DDR/DDRII DRAMs. We are developing new products on advanced 65-nanometer process technology as well as 0.09 micron, 0.11 micron,

 

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0.13 micron, and 0.14 micron process technology. In nonvolatile memory, we are currently designing a 256K density serial EEPROM. In addition, new SmartCard products are in development.

Patents and Intellectual Property

As of September 30, 2007, we held 115 U.S. patents. These patents expire between 2010 and 2024. We have three additional patent applications pending and expect to continue to file patent applications where appropriate to protect our proprietary technologies. In addition, through ICSI, we hold eight Taiwan patents which expire between 2021 and 2024 and have three patent applications which are pending. We also have two patent applications in China which are pending. Although patents are an important element of our intellectual property, we believe that our continued success depends primarily on factors such as the technological skills and innovation of our personnel rather than on our patents. The process of seeking patent protection can be expensive and time consuming. There can be no assurance that patents will be issued from pending or future applications or that, if patents are issued, they will not be challenged, invalidated or circumvented, or that any rights granted thereunder will provide meaningful protection or other commercial advantage to us. Moreover, there can be no assurance that any patent rights will be upheld in the future or that we will be able to preserve any of our other intellectual property rights.

In the semiconductor industry, it is not unusual for companies to receive notices alleging infringement of patents or other intellectual property rights of others. We have been, and from time-to-time expect to be, notified of claims that we may be infringing patents, maskwork rights or copyrights owned by third parties. If it appears necessary or desirable, we may seek licenses under patents that we are alleged to be infringing. Although patent holders commonly offer such licenses, licenses may not be offered and the terms of any offered licenses may not be acceptable to us. The failure to obtain a license under a key patent or intellectual property right from a third party for technology used by us could harm our business.

Part of our outsourcing strategy includes licensing product designs. To control our R&D expenses, we occasionally license some of our SRAM and DRAM designs from other companies or our foundries. We also license our own designs to other companies.

Employees

As of September 30, 2007, we had 417 employees worldwide, including 61 employees in the U.S., 116 in China, 216 in Taiwan, 9 in Hong Kong, 2 in Europe, 4 in India, 5 in Japan, 3 in Korea, and 1 in Singapore. Our future success will largely be dependent on our ability to attract, retain and motivate highly qualified technical and management personnel. The employment market for such personnel is competitive and there can be no assurance that we will successfully staff all necessary positions. Our employees are not represented by any collective bargaining agreements, we have never experienced a work stoppage and we believe our employee relations are good.

Executive Officers

Our executive officers and their ages as of December 1, 2007 are as follows:

 

Name

   Age   

Position

Jimmy S.M. Lee

   52    Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and Director

Kong Yeu Han

   52    Vice Chairman

Scott D. Howarth

   47    President and Chief Financial Officer

Chang-Chaio (James) Han

   54    GM ISSI-Taiwan & SRAM/DRAM Business Division

 

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Set forth below is certain information relating to our executive officers.

Jimmy S.M. Lee has served as our Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and a director since he co-founded ISSI in October 1988. He reassumed the role of President in November 2005 until December 2007. From 1985 to 1988, Mr. Lee was engineering manager at International CMOS Technology, a semiconductor company, and from 1983 to 1985, he was a design manager at Signetics Corporation, a semiconductor company. He has served as a director of Chrontel, a video optics company, since July 1995 and as a director of Alpha & Omega Semiconductor, Inc., a developer of advanced power semiconductor solutions, since March 2006. Mr. Lee holds an M.S. degree in electrical engineering from Texas Tech University and a B.S. degree in electrical engineering from National Taiwan University.

Kong Yeu Han has served as our Vice Chairman since May 1, 2005 and as a director since August 11, 2005. He served as Chief Executive Officer of ICSI from January 1999 to May 2005. Mr. Han was a co-founder of ISSI and served as the Company’s Executive Vice President from April 1995 to December 1998, as Vice President from December 1988 to March 1995, and as General Manager, ISSI-Taiwan from September 1990 to December 1998. Mr. Han holds an M.S. degree in electrical engineering from the University of California, Santa Barbara and a B.S. degree in electrical engineering from National Taiwan University.

Scott D. Howarth has served as our Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since February 2006 and as our President since December 2007. From September 2001 to February 2006, Mr. Howarth was the Vice President of Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer of Chrontel, Inc., a San Jose, California-based fabless video optics company. Prior to joining Chrontel, Mr. Howarth was with Securecom Networks, a start-up that was acquired. From 1984 to 2000, he was employed with Intel Corporation in both finance and operation positions, and held several group controller positions in the company. Mr. Howarth holds an MBA degree in Finance and a B.S. degree in Mining Engineering from the University of Idaho.

Chang-Chaio (James) Han has served as the Company’s General Manager, ISSI-Taiwan and SRAM/DRAM Business Division since May 2005. He served as President of ICSI from October 2003 to April 2005, and as Vice President of Design of ICSI from July 1998 to October 2003. Mr. Han holds a PhD degree in electrical engineering from Case Western Reserve University and MS and BS degrees in electrical engineering from National Taiwan University.

Officers serve at the discretion of the Board and are appointed annually. There are no family relationships between the directors or officers of ISSI.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

We have incurred significant losses in certain recent periods, and there can be no assurance that we will be able to maintain profitability in the future.

We incurred losses of $14.2 million in fiscal 2006, which included inventory write-downs of $16.5 million. We incurred losses of $39.8 million in fiscal 2005, which included inventory write-downs of $13.9 million, charges of $11.7 million related to our equity interest in ICSI, charges on impairment of goodwill and investments of $4.7 million and charges for in-process R&D of $2.8 million. Though we were profitable in fiscal 2007, we incurred inventory write-downs of $10.3 million and we would not have been profitable except that we achieved significant income from non-operating activities in such fiscal year. There is no assurance that we will maintain profitability in future periods. Our ability to maintain profitability on a quarterly or fiscal year basis in the future will depend on a variety of factors, including the need for future inventory write-downs, our ability to increase net sales, maintain or expand gross margins, introduce new products on a timely basis, secure sufficient wafer fabrication capacity and control operating expenses, including stock-based compensation as required by SFAS 123R. Adverse developments with respect to these or other factors could result in quarterly or annual operating losses in the future.

 

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Our operating results are expected to continue to fluctuate and may not meet our financial guidance or published analyst forecasts. This may cause the price of our common stock to decline significantly.

Our future quarterly and annual operating results are subject to fluctuations due to a wide variety of factors, including:

 

   

the cyclicality of the semiconductor industry;

 

   

declines in average selling prices of our products;

 

   

inventory write-downs for lower of cost or market or excess and obsolete;

 

   

excess inventory levels at our customers;

 

   

decreases in the demand for our products;

 

   

oversupply of memory products in the market;

 

   

our ability to control or reduce our operating expenses;

 

   

shortages in foundry, assembly or test capacity;

 

   

disruption in the supply of wafers, assembly or test services;

 

   

changes in our product mix which could reduce our gross margins;

 

   

cancellation of existing orders or the failure to secure new orders;

 

   

a failure to introduce new products and to implement technologies on a timely basis;

 

   

market acceptance of ours and our customers’ products;

 

   

economic slowness and low end-user demand;

 

   

a failure to anticipate changing customer product requirements;

 

   

fluctuations in manufacturing yields at our suppliers;

 

   

fluctuations in product quality resulting in rework, replacement, or loss due to damages;

 

   

a failure to deliver products to customers on a timely basis;

 

   

the timing of significant orders;

 

   

increased expenses associated with new product introductions, masks or process changes;

 

   

the ability of customers to make payments to us;

 

   

the outcome of any pending or future litigation; and

 

   

the commencement of any future litigation or antidumping proceedings.

Our sales depend on DRAM and SRAM products and reduced demand for these products or a decline in average selling prices could harm our business.

In fiscal 2007, fiscal 2006 and in fiscal 2005, approximately 86%, 91% and 88%, respectively, of our net sales were derived from the sale of DRAM and SRAM products, which are subject to unit volume fluctuations and declines in average selling prices that could harm our business. For example, we experienced a sequential decline in revenue from $62.1 million in our December 2006 quarter to $60.0 million in our March 2007 quarter. This decline in revenue was primarily the result of a decrease in unit shipments of our SRAM products. In addition, we experienced a sequential decline in revenue from $61.5 million in our September 2005 quarter to $51.1 million in our December 2005 quarter. This decline in revenue was primarily the result of a decrease in unit shipments and the average selling prices of our DRAM products. From time to time, we have turned down some orders for DRAM products that had unfavorable margins as a result of the decrease in the average selling

 

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prices in the market. We may not be able to offset any future price declines for our products by higher volumes or by higher prices on newer products. Historically, average selling prices for semiconductor memory products have declined, and we expect that average selling prices for our products will decline in the future. Our ability to maintain or increase revenues will depend upon our ability to increase unit sales volume of existing products and introduce and sell new products that compensate for the anticipated declines in the average selling prices of our existing products.

We are subject to pending legal proceedings related to the SRAM market.

We have been named as a defendant in a number of civil antirust complaints filed against semiconductor companies on behalf of purchasers of SRAM products throughout the United States. The complaints allege that the defendants conspired to raise the price of SRAM in violation of Section 1 of the Sherman Act, the California Cartwright Act, and several other State antitrust, unfair competition and consumer protection statutes. We have also been named as a defendant in several class action lawsuits filed in Canadian courts alleging violation of the Canadian Competition Act and other unlawful conduct. We believe that we have meritorious defenses to the allegations in the complaints, and we intend to defend these lawsuits vigorously. However, the litigation is in the preliminary stage and we cannot predict its outcome. Multidistrict antitrust litigation is particularly complex and can extend for a protracted time, which can substantially increase the cost of such litigation. The defense of these lawsuits is also expected to divert the efforts and attention of some of our key management and technical personnel. As a result, our defense of this litigation, regardless of its eventual outcome, will likely be costly and time consuming. Should the outcome of the litigation be adverse to us, we could be required to pay significant monetary damages, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition, operating results and cash flows.

We have been named as a party to several lawsuits related to our historical stock option practices and related accounting and we may be named in additional litigation in the future, all of which could result in an unfavorable outcome and have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations, cash flows and the trading price for our securities.

Several shareholder derivative lawsuits have been filed against certain of our current directors and officers and certain former directors and officers relating to our historical stock option practices and related accounting. We are named as nominal defendant in such matters. See “Item 3—Legal Proceedings” for a more detailed description of these proceedings. We may become the subject of additional private or government actions regarding these matters in the future. These pending actions are in the preliminary stages, and their ultimate outcome could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations, cash flows and the trading price for our securities. Litigation may be time-consuming, expensive and disruptive to our normal business operations, and the outcome of litigation is difficult to predict. The defense of these lawsuits has resulted and will continue to result in significant legal and accounting expenditures and the continued diversion of our management’s time and attention from the operation of our business. All or a portion of any amount we may be required to pay to satisfy a judgment or settlement of any or all of these claims may not be covered by insurance.

We have entered into indemnification agreements with each of our present and former directors and officers. Under those agreements, we are required to indemnify each such director or officer against expenses, including attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines and settlements, paid by such individual in connection with the pending litigation subject to applicable Delaware law.

We have used and plan to use a significant amount of our cash resources to repurchase shares of our common stock and such repurchases present potential risks and disadvantages to ISSI and its continuing stockholders.

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this time, we have repurchased shares in the open market under Rule 10b-18 and pursuant to our offer to purchase for cash up to $30 million in shares of our common stock at a price not greater than $6.30 nor less than $5.70 per share. Under this tender offer, in September 2007, we repurchased 1,181,148 shares of our common stock at an aggregate price of approximately $7.4 million. On December 3, 2007, we announced an additional tender offer for up to 10,000,000 shares of our common stock at a price of $7.00 per share. Although our Board of Directors has determined that these repurchase programs are in the best interests of our stockholders, these repurchases expose us to a number of risks including:

 

   

the use of a substantial portion of our existing cash reserves, which may reduce our ability to engage in significant cash acquisitions or to pursue other business opportunities that could create significant value to our stockholders;

 

   

the risk that we would not be able to replenish our cash reserves by raising debt or equity financing in the future on terms acceptable to us, or at all;

 

   

the risk that these repurchases will reduce our “public float,” which is the number of our shares owned by non-affiliate stockholders and available for trading in the securities markets, and is likely to reduce the number of our stockholders, which may reduce the volume of trading in our shares and may result in lower stock prices and reduced liquidity in the trading of our shares; and

 

   

the risk that our stock price could decline and that we would be able to repurchase shares of our common stock at a lower price per share than the prices we pay in our repurchase programs.

Any future downturn in the markets we serve would harm our business and financial results.

Substantially all of our products are incorporated into products for the digital consumer electronics, networking, mobile communications and automotive electronics markets. Historically, these markets have experienced cyclical depressed business conditions, often in connection with, or in anticipation of, a decline in general economic conditions or due to adverse supply and demand conditions in such markets. Industry downturns have resulted in reduced demand and declining average selling prices for our products which adversely affected our business. We expect that our industry will remain cyclical, and we are unable to predict when any upturn or downturn will occur or how long it will last.

Shifts in industry-wide capacity may cause our results to fluctuate. These shifts may occur quickly with little or no advance notice. Such shifts have historically resulted in significant inventory write-downs.

The semiconductor industry is highly cyclical and is subject to significant downturns resulting from excess capacity, overproduction, reduced demand or technological obsolescence. Shifts in industry-wide capacity from shortages to oversupply or from oversupply to shortages may result in significant fluctuations in our quarterly or annual operating results. These shifts in industry conditions can occur quickly with little or no advance notice to us. Adverse changes in industry conditions are likely to result in a decline in average selling prices and the stated value of inventory. In fiscal 2007, fiscal 2006, and fiscal 2005, we recorded inventory write-downs of $10.3 million, $16.5 million, and $13.9 million, respectively. The inventory write-downs related to valuing our inventory at the lower-of-cost-or-market, and adjusting our inventory valuation for certain excess and obsolete products.

We write down to zero dollars the carrying value of inventory on hand that has aged over one year to cover estimated excess and obsolete exposures, unless adjustments are made based on management’s judgments for newer products, end of life products, planned inventory increases or strategic customer supply. In making such judgments to write down inventory, management takes into account the product life cycles which can range from six to 30 months, the stage in the life cycle of the product, the impact of competitors’ announcements and product introductions on our products. Future additional inventory write-downs may occur due to lower of cost or market accounting, excess inventory or inventory obsolescence.

 

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Our transition to lead-free parts may result in excess inventory of products packaged using traditional methods.

Customers are requiring that we offer our products in lead-free packages. Governmental regulations in certain countries and customers’ intention to produce products that are less harmful to the environment has resulted in a requirement from many of our customers to purchase integrated circuits that do not contain lead. We have responded by offering our products in lead-free versions. While the lead-free versions of our products are expected to be more friendly to the environment, the ultimate impact is uncertain. The transition to lead-free products may produce sudden changes in demand depending on the packaging method used, which may result in excess inventory of products packaged using traditional methods. This may have an adverse effect on our results of operations. In addition, the quality, cost and manufacturing yields of the lead-free parts may be less favorable to us than the products packaged using more traditional materials which may result in higher product costs.

If we are unable to obtain an adequate supply of wafers, our business will be harmed.

If we are unable to obtain an adequate supply of wafers from our current suppliers or any alternative sources in a timely manner, our business will be harmed. Our principal manufacturing relationships are with Powerchip Semiconductor, SMIC, TSMC, and Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing. Each of our wafer foundries also supplies wafers to other semiconductor companies, including certain of our competitors or for their own account. Although we are allocated specific wafer capacity from our suppliers, we may not be able to obtain such capacity in periods of tight supply. If any of our suppliers experience manufacturing failures or yield shortfalls, choose to prioritize capacity for other uses, or reduce or eliminate deliveries to us, we may not be able to obtain enough wafers to meet the market demand for our products which would adversely affect our revenues. Once a product is in production at a particular foundry, it is time consuming and costly to have such product manufactured at a different foundry. In addition, we may not be able to qualify additional manufacturing sources for existing or new products in a timely manner and we cannot be certain that other manufacturing sources would be able to deliver an adequate supply of wafers to us or at the same cost.

Our gross margins may decline even in periods of increasing revenue.

Our gross margin is affected by a variety of factors, including our mix of products sold, average selling prices for our products and cost of wafers. Even when our revenues are increasing, our gross margin may be adversely affected if such increased revenue is from products with lower margins or declining average selling prices. During periods of strong demand, wafer capacity is likely to be in short supply and we will likely have to pay higher prices for wafers, which would adversely affect our gross margin unless we are able to increase our product prices to offset such costs. To maintain our gross margins when average selling prices are declining, we must introduce new products with higher margins or reduce our cost per unit. There can be no assurance that we will be able to increase unit sales volumes, introduce and sell new products or reduce our cost per unit.

We may encounter difficulties in effectively integrating newly acquired businesses.

From time to time, we may acquire other companies or assets that we believe to be complementary to our business. Acquisitions may result in use of our cash resources, potentially dilutive issuances of equity securities, incurrence of debt and contingent liabilities, amortization expenses related to intangible assets, and the possible impairment of goodwill, which could harm our profitability. In addition, acquisitions involve numerous risks, including:

 

   

higher than estimated acquisition expenses;

 

   

difficulties in successfully assimilating the operations, technologies and personnel of the acquired company;

 

   

difficulties in continuing to develop the new technologies and deliver products to market on time;

 

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diversion of management’s attention from other business concerns;

 

   

risks of entering markets in which we have no, or limited, direct prior experience;

 

   

the risk that the markets for acquired products do not develop as expected; and

 

   

the potential loss of key employees and customers as a result of the acquisition.

In this regard, in February 2006, we sold our shares of Signia as we decided to exit the Bluetooth market and focus on our core product strategy. We sold approximately 77% of our investment in Signia for approximately $4.6 million which resulted in a pre-tax gain of $2.2 million. As a result of the sale of the Signia shares, we reduced our ownership percentage in Signia to approximately 16% and effective March 2006 account for Signia on the cost basis. For the period ending September 30, 2005, we incurred an impairment charge of $4.4 million related to the goodwill acquired with Signia. There is no assurance that any future acquisitions will contribute positively to our business or operating results.

We rely on third-party contractors to assemble and test our products and our failure to successfully manage our relationships with these contractors could damage our relationships with our customers, decrease our sales and limit our growth.

We rely on third-party contractors located in Asia to assemble and test our products. There are significant risks associated with our reliance on these third-party contractors, including:

 

   

reduced control over product quality;

 

   

potential price increases;

 

   

reduced control over delivery schedules;

 

   

possible capacity shortages;

 

   

their inability to increase production and achieve acceptable yields on a timely basis;

 

   

absence of long-term agreements;

 

   

limited warranties on products supplied to us; and

 

   

general risks related to conducting business internationally.

If any of these risks are realized, our business and results of operations could be adversely affected until our subcontractor is able to remedy the problem or until we are able to secure an alternative subcontractor.

The loss of a significant customer or a reduction in orders from one or more large customers could adversely affect our operating results.

As sales to our customers are executed pursuant to purchase orders and no purchasing contracts typically exist, our customers can cease doing business with us at any time. We may not be able to retain our key customers, such customers may cancel or reschedule orders, and in the event of canceled orders, such orders may not be replaced by other sales. In addition, sales to any particular customer may fluctuate significantly from quarter to quarter, and such fluctuating sales could harm our business and financial results.

We have significant international sales and operations and risks related to our international activities could harm our operating results.

In fiscal 2007, approximately 18% of our net sales was attributable to customers located in the U.S., 15% was attributable to customers located in Europe and 67% was attributable to customers located in Asia. In fiscal 2006, approximately 17% of our net sales was attributable to customers located in the U.S., 10% was attributable

 

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to customers located in Europe and 73% was attributable to customers located in Asia. In fiscal 2005, approximately 15% of our net sales was attributable to customers in the U.S., 9% was attributable to customers in Europe and 75% was attributable to customers in Asia. We anticipate that sales to international sites will continue to represent a significant percentage of our net sales. Although our international sales are largely denominated in U.S. dollars, we do have sales transactions in New Taiwan dollars, in Hong Kong dollars and in Chinese Renminbi. In addition, our wafer foundries and assembly and test subcontractors are in primarily located in Taiwan and China. A substantial majority of our employees are located outside of the U.S and the expenses for our foreign operations are generally denominated in local currency. As a result, a devaluation of the New Taiwan dollar or Chinese Renminbi could substantially increase the cost of our operations in Taiwan or China.

We are subject to the risks of conducting business internationally, including:

 

   

global economic conditions, particularly in Taiwan and China;

 

   

duties, tariffs and other trade barriers and restrictions;

 

   

foreign currency fluctuations;

 

   

changes in trade policy and regulatory requirements;

 

   

transportation delays;

 

   

the burdens of complying with foreign laws;

 

   

imposition of foreign currency controls;

 

   

language barriers;

 

   

difficulties in hiring and retaining experienced engineers in countries such as China and Taiwan;

 

   

difficulties in collecting foreign accounts receivable;

 

   

political instability, including any changes in relations between China and Taiwan;

 

   

public health outbreaks such as SARS or avian flu; and

 

   

earthquakes and other natural disasters.

Strong competition in the semiconductor memory market may harm our business.

The semiconductor memory market is intensely competitive and has been characterized by an oversupply of product, price erosion, rapid technological change, short product life cycles, cyclical market patterns, and heightened foreign and domestic competition. Many of our competitors offer broader product lines and have greater financial, technical, marketing, distribution and other resources than us. We may not be able to compete successfully against any of these competitors. Our ability to compete successfully in the memory market depends on factors both within and outside of our control, including:

 

   

the pricing of our products;

 

   

the supply and cost of wafers;

 

   

product design, functionality, performance and reliability;

 

   

successful and timely product development;

 

   

the performance of our competitors and their pricing policies;

 

   

wafer manufacturing over or under capacity;

 

   

real or perceived imbalances in supply and demand for our products;

 

   

the rate at which OEM customers incorporate our products into their systems;

 

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the success of our customers’ products and end-user demand;

 

   

access to advanced process technologies at competitive prices;

 

   

achievement of acceptable yields of functional die;

 

   

the capacity of our third-party contractors to assemble and test our products;

 

   

the gain or loss of significant customers;

 

   

the nature of our competitors; and

 

   

general economic conditions.

In addition, we are vulnerable to technology advances utilized by competitors to manufacture higher performance or lower cost products. In particular, a competitor with a materially smaller die size and lower cost could dramatically gain market share in a short period of time. We may not be able to compete successfully in the future as to any of these factors. Our failure to compete successfully in these or other areas could harm our business and financial results.

Our revenues and business would be harmed if we are not able to successfully develop, introduce and sell new products and develop and implement new manufacturing technologies in a timely manner. Our research and development expenses could increase and our business could be harmed if the implementation of these new manufacturing technologies is unsuccessful.

We operate in highly competitive, quickly changing markets which are characterized by rapid obsolescence of existing products. As a result, our future success depends on our ability to develop and introduce new products that our customers choose to buy in significant quantities. If we fail to introduce new products in a timely manner or if our customers’ products do not achieve commercial success, our business and results of operations could be seriously harmed. The design and introduction of new products is challenging as such products typically incorporate more functions and operate at faster speeds than prior products. Increasing complexity generally requires smaller features on a chip. This makes developing new generations of products substantially more difficult than prior generations. The cost to develop products utilizing these new technologies is expensive and requires significant research and development spending and, as a result, our research and development expenses could increase in the future. Further, new products may not work properly in our customers’ applications. If we are unable to design, introduce, market and sell new products successfully, our business and financial results would be seriously harmed.

Our products are complex and could contain defects, which could reduce sales of those products or result in claims against us.

We develop complex and evolving products. Despite testing by us and our customers, errors may be found in existing or new products. This could result in a delay in recognition or loss of revenues, loss of market share or failure to achieve market acceptance. The occurrence of defects could also cause us to incur significant warranty, support and repair costs, could divert the attention of our engineering personnel from our product development efforts, and could harm our relationships with our customers. The occurrence of these problems could result in the delay or loss of market acceptance of our products and would likely harm our business. Defects, integration issues or other performance problems in our products could result in financial or other damages to our customers. Our customers could also seek and obtain damages from us for their losses. From time to time, we have been involved in disputes regarding product warranty issues. Although we seek to limit our liability, a product liability claim brought against us, even if unsuccessful, would likely be time consuming and could be costly to defend.

Potential intellectual property claims and litigation could subject us to significant liability for damages and could invalidate our proprietary rights.

In the semiconductor industry, it is not unusual for companies to receive notices alleging infringement of patents or other intellectual property rights. We have been, and from time-to-time expect to be, notified of claims

 

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that we may be infringing patents, maskwork rights or copyrights owned by third-parties. If it appears necessary or desirable, we may seek licenses under patents that we are alleged to be infringing. However, licenses may not be offered and the terms of any offered licenses may not be acceptable to us.

The failure to obtain a license under a key patent or intellectual property right from a third party for technology used by us could cause us to incur substantial liabilities and to suspend the manufacture of the products utilizing the invention or to attempt to develop non-infringing products, any of which could harm our business. Furthermore, we may become involved in protracted litigation regarding the alleged infringement by us of third-party intellectual property rights or litigation to assert and protect our patents or other intellectual property rights. Any litigation relating to patent infringement or other intellectual property matters could result in substantial cost and diversion of our resources, which could harm our business.

We may be unable to effectively protect our intellectual property, which would negatively impact our ability to compete.

We believe that the protection of our intellectual proprietary rights will continue to be important to the success of our business. We rely on a combination of patent, copyright, trademark and trade secret laws and restrictions on disclosure to protect our intellectual property rights. We also enter into confidentiality or license agreements with our employees, consultants and business partners, and control access to and distribution of our documentation and other proprietary information. Despite these efforts, unauthorized parties may attempt to copy or otherwise obtain and use our proprietary technology. Monitoring unauthorized use of our technology is difficult, and we cannot be certain that the steps we have taken will prevent unauthorized use of our technology, particularly in foreign countries where the laws may not protect our proprietary rights as fully as do the laws of the U.S. Many U.S. companies have encountered substantial infringement problems in foreign countries, including countries in which we design and sell our products. We cannot be certain that patents will be issued as a result of our pending applications nor can we be certain that any issued patents would protect or benefit us or give us adequate protection from competing products. For example, issued patents may be circumvented or challenged and declared invalid or unenforceable. We also cannot be certain that others will not develop our unpatented proprietary technology or effective competing technologies on their own.

We have acquired equity positions for strategic reasons in other companies which may significantly decrease in value.

Over the last several years, we have acquired equity positions for strategic reasons in other technology companies and we may make similar equity purchases in the future. In this regard, we own shares in SMIC with a cost basis of approximately $5.9 million and a market value at September 30, 2007 of approximately $6.1 million. The market value of SMIC shares is subject to fluctuation and our carrying value will be subject to adjustments to reflect the current market value. At September 30, 2007, our strategic investments in non-marketable securities totaled $0.6 million. These equity investments may not increase in value and there is the possibility that they could decrease in value over time, even to the point of becoming completely worthless. These equity securities are evaluated for impairment on a recurring basis and any reductions in the carrying value would lower our profitability. For example, we recorded approximately a $0.4 million impairment loss on one of our equity positions in fiscal 2006 and $0.3 million impairment losses on two equity investments in fiscal 2005.

Changes in securities laws and regulations are increasing our costs.

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 that became law in July 2002, as well as rules subsequently implemented by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Nasdaq Stock Market, have required changes to some of our accounting and corporate governance practices, including the report on our internal controls as required by Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. These rules and regulations have increased our accounting, legal and other costs, and have made some activities more difficult, time consuming and/or costly. In particular, complying with the internal control requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act has resulted in

 

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increased internal efforts, significantly higher fees from our independent registered public accounting firm and significantly higher fees from third party contractors. These rules and regulations could also make it more difficult for us to attract and retain qualified executive officers and qualified members of our board of directors, particularly to serve on our audit committee.

We may experience difficulties in complying with Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 in future periods.

We concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was effective at September 30, 2007. A key element of Section 404 compliance involves an analysis of management information systems (MIS). We are in the process of implementing a new worldwide MIS system and we are continuing to use our current systems until the new system is fully implemented. If in the future we are unable to assert that our internal control over financial reporting is effective (or if our auditors are unable to express an opinion on the effectiveness of our internal controls), we could lose investor confidence in the accuracy and completeness of our financial reports, which would have an adverse effect on our stock price.

Our reported financial results may be adversely affected by changes in accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.

We prepare our financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. These accounting principles are subject to interpretation by the Financial Accounting Standards Board, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Securities and Exchange Commission and various bodies formed to interpret and create appropriate accounting policies. A change in these policies or interpretations could have a significant effect on our reported financial results, and could affect the reporting of transactions completed before the announcement of a change. For example, beginning in the first quarter of fiscal 2006, with the adoption of SFAS 123R, we now record a charge to earnings for employee stock option grants for all stock options unvested at and granted after October 1, 2005. This accounting pronouncement has and is expected to continue to negatively impact our financial results. Technology companies generally, and our company specifically, rely on stock options as a major component of our employee compensation packages. Because we are required to expense options, we may be less likely to sustain profitability or we may have to decrease or eliminate option grants. Decreasing or eliminating option grants may negatively impact our ability to attract and retain qualified employees.

Our results of operations could vary as a result of the methods, estimates, and judgments we use in applying our accounting policies.

The methods, estimates, and judgments we use in applying our accounting policies have a significant impact on our results of operations (see “Critical Accounting Policies” in Part II, Item 7 of this Form 10-K). Such methods, estimates, and judgments are, by their nature, subject to substantial risks, uncertainties, and assumptions, and factors may arise over time that lead us to change our methods, estimates, and judgments. Changes in those methods, estimates, and judgments could significantly affect our results of operations. In particular, the calculation of share-based compensation expense under SFAS 123R, requires us to use valuation methodologies (which were not developed for use in valuing employee stock options and restricted stock units) and a number of assumptions, estimates, and conclusions regarding matters such as expected forfeitures, expected volatility of our share price, the expected dividend rate with respect to our common stock, and the exercise behavior of our employees. Furthermore, there are no means, under applicable accounting principles, to compare and adjust our expense if and when we learn about additional information that may affect the estimates that we previously made, with the exception of changes in expected forfeitures of share-based awards. Factors may arise over time that lead us to change our estimates and assumptions with respect to future share-based compensation arrangements, resulting in variability in our share-based compensation expense over time. Changes in forecasted share-based compensation expense could impact our gross margin percentage; research and development expenses; and selling, general and administrative expenses.

 

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We depend on our ability to attract and retain our key technical and management personnel.

Our success depends upon the continued service of our key technical and management personnel. Several of our important manufacturing and other subcontractor relationships are based on personal relationships between our senior executive officers and such parties. In particular, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer has long-term relationships with our key foundries. If we were to lose the services of any key executives, it may negatively impact the related business relationships since we have no long-term contractual agreements with such parties. Our success also depends on our ability to continue to attract, retain and motivate qualified technical personnel, particularly experienced circuit designers and process engineers. The competition for such employees is intense. We have no employment contracts or key person life insurance policies with or for any of our employees. The loss of the service of one or more of our key personnel could harm our business.

Our stock price is expected to continue to be volatile.

The trading price of our common stock has been and is expected to be subject to wide fluctuations in response to:

 

   

quarter-to-quarter variations in our operating results;

 

   

general conditions or cyclicality in the semiconductor industry or the end markets that we serve;

 

   

new or revised earnings estimates or guidance by us or industry analysts;

 

   

comments or recommendations issued by analysts who follow us, our competitors or the semiconductor industry;

 

   

aggregate valuations and movement of stocks in the broader semiconductor industry;

 

   

announcements regarding our share repurchase program and the timing and amount of shares we purchase under such program;

 

   

announcements of new products, strategic relationships or acquisitions by us or our competitors;

 

   

increases or decreases in available wafer capacity;

 

   

governmental regulations, trade laws and import duties;

 

   

announcements related to future or existing litigation involving us or any of our competitors;

 

   

announcements of technological innovations by us or our competitors;

 

   

additions or departures of senior management; and

 

   

other events or factors, many of which are beyond our control.

In addition, stock markets have experienced extreme price and trading volume volatility in recent years. This volatility has had a substantial effect on the market prices of securities of many technology companies for reasons frequently unrelated to the operating performance of the specific companies. These broad market fluctuations may adversely affect the market price of our common stock.

Foundry capacity can be limited, and we may be required to enter into costly arrangements to secure foundry capacity.

If we are not able to obtain additional foundry capacity as required, our relationships with our customers would be harmed and our future sales would be adversely impacted. In order to secure foundry capacity, we have entered into in the past, and may enter into in the future, various arrangements with suppliers, which could include:

 

   

purchases of equity or debt securities in foundries;

 

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joint ventures;

 

   

process development relationships with foundries;

 

   

contracts that commit us to purchase specified quantities of wafers over extended periods;

 

   

increased price for wafers;

 

   

option payments or other prepayments to foundries; and

 

   

nonrefundable deposits with, or loans to, foundries in exchange for capacity commitments.

We may not be able to make any such arrangements in a timely fashion or at all, and such arrangements, if any, may not be on terms favorable to us. Once we make commitments to secure foundry capacity, we may incur significant financial penalties if we subsequently determine that we are not able to utilize all of that capacity. Such penalties may be substantial and could harm our financial results.

Our foundries may experience lower than expected yields which could adversely affect our business.

The manufacture of integrated circuits is a highly complex and technically demanding process. Production yields and device reliability can be affected by a large number of factors. As is typical in the semiconductor industry, our outside foundries have from time to time experienced lower than anticipated manufacturing yields and device reliability problems, particularly in connection with the introduction of new products and changes in such foundry’s processing steps. There can be no assurance that our foundries will not experience lower than expected manufacturing yields or device reliability problems in the future, which could materially and adversely affect our business and operating results.

Business disruptions could seriously harm our future revenue and financial condition and increase our costs and expenses.

Our worldwide operations could be subject to natural disasters and other business disruptions, which could seriously harm our revenue and financial condition and increase our costs and expenses. Our corporate headquarters, and a portion of our research and development activities, are located in California, and our other critical business operations and many of our suppliers are located in Asia, near major earthquake faults. The ultimate impact on us, our significant suppliers and our general infrastructure of being located near major earthquake faults is unknown, but our revenue, profitability and financial condition could suffer in the event of a major earthquake or other natural disaster. Losses and interruptions could also be caused by earthquakes, power shortages, telecommunications failures, water shortages, tsunamis, floods, typhoons, fires, extreme weather conditions, medical epidemics and other natural or manmade disasters.

Terrorist attacks, threats of further attacks, acts of war and threats of war may negatively impact all aspects of our operations, revenues, costs and stock price.

Terrorist acts, conflicts or wars, as well as future events occurring in response or connection to them, including future terrorist attacks against U.S. targets, rumors or threats of war, actual conflicts involving the U.S. or its allies (such as the war in Iraq), conflict between China and Taiwan, or trade disruptions impacting our domestic or foreign suppliers or our customers, may impact our operations and may, among other things, cause delays or losses in the delivery of wafers or other products to us and decreased sales of our products. More generally, these events have affected, and are expected to continue to affect, the general economy and customer demand for products sold by our customers. Any of these occurrences could have a significant impact on our operating results, revenues and costs, which in turn may result in increased volatility in our common stock price and a decline in the price of our common stock.

 

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Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Matters

None.

Item 2. Properties

Our headquarters consists of approximately 30,000 square feet of office space located in San Jose, California. Our lease on this facility was executed in November 2006 and expires in June 2013. We relocated our headquarters to this facility in February 2007. Our China subsidiary occupies approximately 31,000 square feet under a lease that expires in February 2008. In Taiwan we now own and occupy the ICSI building which consists of approximately 375,000 square feet, a portion of which is leased to other companies. The land upon which the ICSI building is situated is leased under an operating lease that expires in March 2016. We also lease field sales offices in the U.S., Asia and Europe. We believe our existing facilities are adequate to meet our current needs and that we can renew our existing leases or obtain alternative space on terms that would not have a material impact on our financial results.

Item 3. Legal Proceedings

Shareholder Derivative Actions

On July 18, 2006 and July 26, 2006, two purported shareholder derivative actions were filed against certain current and former directors and officers of ISSI in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, entitled (1) Rick Tope v. Jimmy S.M. Lee, et al., Case No. C06-04387, and (2) Murray Donnelly v. Jimmy S.M. Lee, et al., Case No. C06-04545. The complaints purport to assert claims against the individual defendants on behalf of ISSI for breach of fiduciary duty, violations of Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”) and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder, unjust enrichment, and restitution based upon our alleged stock option grant practices from 1995 through 2002. ISSI is named solely as a nominal defendant. The complaints seek damages in an unspecified amount against the individual defendants, disgorgement of stock options or proceeds, equitable relief, attorney’s fees, and other unspecified relief. Pursuant to the parties’ stipulation, the Court consolidated the two derivative actions on August 22, 2006, under the caption In re Integrated Silicon Solution, Inc. Shareholder Derivative Litigation, Master File No. C-06-04387 RMW. Plaintiffs filed a consolidated complaint on November 27, 2006, based upon the same underlying facts and circumstances alleged in the prior complaints. In addition to the claims asserted and the relief sought in the original complaints, the consolidated complaint purports to assert claims against the individual defendants for aiding and abetting and violating Sections 14(a) and 20(a) of the Exchange Act and seeks an accounting. ISSI is again named solely as a nominal defendant.

On October 31, 2006, another purported shareholder derivative action was filed against certain current and former directors and officers of ISSI in the Superior Court of California for the County of Santa Clara, entitled Alex Chuzhoy v. Jimmy S.M. Lee, et al., Case No. 1:06-CV-074031. The complaint purports to assert claims against the individual defendants on behalf of ISSI for insider trading in violation of California Corporations Code Sections 25402 / 25502.5, breach of fiduciary duty including in connection with the alleged insider selling and misappropriation, abuse of control, gross mismanagement, constructive fraud, corporate waste, unjust enrichment, and rescission, based upon ISSI alleged stock option grant practices from 1995 through 2002. ISSI is named solely as a nominal defendant. The complaint seeks damages in an unspecified amount against the individual defendants, an accounting, certain corporate governance changes, a constructive trust over the defendants’ stock options or proceeds, punitive damages, attorney’s fees, and other unspecified relief.

The parties in both the state and federal shareholder derivative litigation have agreed to enter into settlement discussions, and both Courts have issued orders staying the litigation until such time as the discussions result in a settlement which would then be presented to each Court for approval, or until such negotiations are unsuccessful, at which time litigation would resume. If the settlement negotiations are unsuccessful, plaintiffs in the state and

 

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federal derivative complaints are expected to amend their complaints. Defendants will move to dismiss both the state and federal complaints.

SRAM Antitrust Litigation

Thirty-two purported class action lawsuits were filed by U.S. Direct-Purchaser and U.S. Indirect-Purchaser Plaintiffs against us and other SRAM suppliers in various U.S. federal courts alleging violations of the Sherman Act, violations of state unfair competition laws, and unjust enrichment relating to the sale and pricing of SRAM products. The U.S. lawsuits have been consolidated in a single federal court for coordinated pre-trail proceedings. The U.S. lawsuits seek treble damages for the alleged damages sustained by purported class members, in addition to restitution, costs and attorneys’ fees, as well as an injunction against the allegedly unlawful conduct. As of August 30, 2007, we were voluntarily dismissed from twenty-eight of the thirty-two pending lawsuits pursuant to a Tolling Agreement between us and the U.S. Indirect-Purchaser Plaintiffs. The U.S. Indirect-Purchaser Plaintiffs agreed not to name us as a defendant unless the Tolling Agreement is terminated according to terms specified in that agreement. We remain a defendant in the four lawsuits brought by the U.S. Direct-Purchaser Plaintiffs.

Three purported class action lawsuits were filed against us and other SRAM suppliers in three Canadian courts alleging violation of the Canadian Competition Act and other unlawful conduct. The Canadian complaints seek compensatory and punitive damages, in addition to declaratory relief, restitution, and costs.

We are committed to defending ourself against these claims and have instructed our counsel to contest these actions vigorously. Given the preliminary stage of these proceedings and the inherent uncertainty in litigation, we are unable to predict the outcome of these suits. The final resolution of these alleged violations of federal or state antitrust laws could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, or financial condition.

SRAM Antitrust Civil Investigative Demand

In May 2007, we received a civil investigative demand (“CID”) from the Attorney General of the State of Florida. The CID is issued pursuant to the Florida Antitrust Act in the course of an official investigation to determine whether there is, has been, or may be a violation of state or federal antitrust laws. Although not alleging any wrongdoing, the CID seeks documents and data relating to our business. We intend to cooperate fully with the Attorney General of Florida in this investigation. Because the investigation is at an early stage, we cannot predict the outcome of the investigation and its effect, if any, on its business.

Other Legal Proceedings

In the ordinary course of our business, as is common in the semiconductor industry, we have been involved in a limited number of legal actions, both as plaintiff and defendant, and could incur uninsured liability in any one or more of them. Although the outcome of these actions is not presently determinable, we believe that the ultimate resolution of these matters will not have a material adverse effect on our financial position, cash flows or results of operations. However, no assurances can be given with respect to the extent or outcome of any such litigation in the future.

 

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Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

The Company’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders was held on Monday, July 30, 2007 at 3:30 p.m., local time, in San Jose, California.

(a) The following nominees for Directors were elected. Each person elected as a Director will serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders or until such person’s successor is elected and qualified:

 

Name of Nominee

   Votes in
Favor
   Votes
Withheld

Jimmy S.M. Lee

   26,722,191    7,541,457

Kong Yeu Han

   33,495,183    768,465

Melvin Keating

   33,506,177    757,471

Ping K. Ko

   32,315,390    1,948,258

Keith McDonald

   33,021,568    1,242,080

Bryant Riley

   31,613,558    2,650,090

Bruce A. Wooley

   31,856,375    2,407,273

(b) The Company’s stockholders approved the adoption of the Company’s 2007 Incentive Compensation Plan under which 3,000,000 shares of its common stock were initially reserved for grant thereunder with 18,368,461 votes in favor, 4,199,916 votes against, 19,267 votes abstaining and 11,676,004 broker non-votes.

 

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PART II

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

Market for Common Stock

Our common stock has been quoted on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol ISSI since our initial public offering in February 1995. Prior to such date, there was no public market for our common stock. The following table sets forth, for the fiscal quarters indicated, the high and low sale prices per share for our common stock as reported on the Nasdaq National Market. These prices are over-the-counter market quotations which reflect inter-dealer prices, without retail mark-up, mark-down or commission and may not necessarily represent actual transactions.

 

     High    Low

Fiscal Year 2006

     

First Quarter

   $ 8.59    $ 6.41

Second Quarter

   $ 6.98    $ 5.97

Third Quarter

   $ 6.84    $ 4.97

Fourth Quarter

   $ 5.79    $ 4.23

Fiscal Year 2007

     

First Quarter

   $ 6.37    $ 5.10

Second Quarter

   $ 6.37    $ 5.43

Third Quarter

   $ 6.49    $ 5.38

Fourth Quarter

   $ 6.95    $ 5.24

Holders of Record

As of December 10, 2007 there were approximately 176 stockholders of record of our common stock.

Dividends

We have never declared or paid cash dividends. We currently intend to retain any earnings for use in our business and do not anticipate paying any cash dividends on our capital stock in the foreseeable future.

Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans

The information required by Item 201(d) of Regulation S-K regarding securities authorized for issuance under equity compensation plans is incorporated by reference in our 2008 Proxy Statement to be filed in connection with our Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities

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Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers

 

Period

  

Total
Number of
Shares

Purchased

  

Average

Price

Paid

Per

Share

  

Total

Number of
Shares

Purchased

as Part of

Publicly

Announced

Plans

  

Dollar Value

of shares

That May

Yet Be
Purchased

Under the

Plans

 

July 1, 2007–July 31, 2007

      $       $ 30,000,000 (1)

August 1, 2007–August 31, 2007

      $       $ 30,000,000 (1)

September 1, 2007–September 30, 2007

   1,181,148    $ 6.30    1,181,148    $ (2)
               

Total

   1,181,148    $ 6.30    1,181,148   
               

(1) On June 7, 2007, we announced that our board of directors had authorized us to repurchase up to $30 million of our common stock pursuant to repurchases to have been conducted under Rule 10b-18 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 through programs, including company stock purchase plans under Rule 10b5-1, through brokers or in privately-negotiated transactions with nonaffiliated stockholders. In connection with the approval of our offer to purchase announced in August 2007, our board of directors terminated the repurchase program. No shares were repurchased prior to the termination.
(2) On August 15, 2007, we commenced an offer to purchase for cash up to $30 million in shares of our common stock at a price not greater than $6.30 nor less than $5.70 per share (the “Offer”). Following the expiration of the Offer on September 15, 2007, we accepted for payment 1,181,148 shares of our common stock at a purchase price of $6.30 per share pursuant to the terms of the Offer, resulting in aggregate payments of approximately $7,441,000.

 

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Stock Performance Graph

The following graph sets forth the Company’s total cumulative stockholder return compared to the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index and the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index (“SOX”), for the period September 30, 2002 through September 30, 2007. Total stockholder return assumes $100 invested at the beginning of the period in the common stock of the Company, the stocks represented in the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index and the stocks represented in the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index, respectively. Total return also assumes reinvestment of dividends; the Company has paid no dividends on its common stock.

Comparison of Five-Year Cumulative Return

September 30, 2002 to September 30, 2007

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Item 6. Selected Consolidated Financial Data

The selected consolidated financial data set forth below should be read in conjunction with Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and our Consolidated Financial Statements and the Notes thereto included elsewhere in this report. The consolidated statement of operations data set forth below for the three year period ended September 30, 2007 and the consolidated balance sheet data set forth below at September 30, 2007 and 2006 have been derived from our audited financial statements included elsewhere in this report. The consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2005 and the consolidated statement of operations for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2004 have been derived from our audited financial statements not included in this report. The data for the consolidated balance sheets as of September 30, 2004 and 2003 and the consolidated statements of operations for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2003 is derived from the books and records of the Company. Our historical results are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for any future period.

 

     Fiscal Years Ended September 30,  
     2007     2006     2005 (2)     2004     2003  
     (In thousands, except per share data)  

Consolidated Statement of Operations Data:

          

Net sales

   $ 245,395     $ 217,492     $ 181,438     $ 181,012     $ 97,660  

Cost of sales

     196,959       188,386       165,718       154,344       86,077  
                                        

Gross profit

     48,436       29,106       15,720       26,668       11,583  
                                        

Operating expenses

          

Research and development

     20,174       21,617       20,365       22,442       25,473  

Selling, general and administrative

     32,660       28,328       24,171       17,752       15,413  

Acquired in-process technology

           499       2,764              

Impairment of goodwill

                 4,400              
                                        

Total operating expenses

     52,834       50,444       51,700       40,194       40,886  
                                        

Operating loss

     (4,398 )     (21,338 )     (35,980 )     (13,526 )     (29,303 )

Other income (expense), net

     20,025       7,057       7,054       12,112       (255 )

Provision (benefit) for income taxes

     4       (33 )     (268 )     436       3  

Equity in net income (loss) of affiliates/minority interest

     (262 )     6       (11,147 )     2,405       (2,711 )
                                        

Net income (loss)

   $ 15,361     $ (14,242 )   $ (39,805 )   $ 555     $ (32,272 )
                                        

Basic net income (loss) per share (1)

   $ 0.41     $ (0.38 )   $ (1.09 )   $ 0.02     $ (1.16 )
                                        

Diluted net income (loss) per share (1)

   $ 0.40     $ (0.38 )   $ (1.09 )   $ 0.02     $ (1.16 )
                                        

Consolidated Balance Sheet Data:

          

Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and short-term investments

   $ 133,815     $ 113,333     $ 124,212     $ 138,965     $ 58,442  

Total assets

     262,715       260,278       284,116       300,864       158,099  

Total long-term obligations and current portion of long-term obligations

                              

Stockholders’ equity

     213,751       203,192       222,886       262,949       131,633  

(1) See Note 1 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for an explanation of the basis used to calculate net income (loss) per share.
(2) See Company Background section in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations for discussion regarding comparability of fiscal 2005 results.

 

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

Company Background

On January 25, 2005, we announced our intention to acquire ICSI. ICSI was a public company in Taiwan and traded on the Gre Tai Securities Market (OTC). ICSI is a fabless semiconductor company whose principal products are DRAM and controller chips. Prior to this transaction, we owned approximately 29% of ICSI. In the nine months ended September 30, 2005, we purchased additional shares of ICSI in the open market for approximately $52.5 million increasing our ownership percentage to approximately 83% at September 30, 2005. In fiscal 2006, we purchased additional shares of ICSI for approximately $13.9 million increasing our ownership percentage to approximately 98% at September 30, 2006. In fiscal 2007, we purchased additional shares of ICSI for approximately $0.3 million and our ownership percentage was approximately 98% at September 30, 2007.

Our financial results for fiscal 2007, fiscal 2006 and for fiscal 2005 beginning May 1, 2005 reflect accounting for ICSI on a consolidated basis. On May 1, 2005, we assumed effective control of ICSI and in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles we began consolidating the financial results of ICSI with our results as of such date. Our financial results for fiscal 2005 through the period ended April 30, 2005 reflect accounting for ICSI on the equity basis and include our percentage share of the results of ICSI’s operations.

In February 2006, we sold approximately 77% of our shares in Signia Technologies Inc. (Signia), a developer of wireless semiconductors, thereby reducing our ownership percentage to approximately 16%. Effective March 1, 2006, we resumed accounting for Signia on the cost basis. During the period from December 1, 2004 through February 28, 2006, our financial results reflect accounting for Signia on a consolidated basis. Our financial results through the period ended November 30, 2004 reflect accounting for Signia on the cost basis. At September 30, 2007, we owned approximately 6% of Signia.

In December 2006, we sold our remaining investment in Key Stream Corp. (KSC), a semiconductor company. Our financial results for fiscal 2007, until our sale, for fiscal 2006 and for fiscal 2005 beginning May 1, 2005 reflect accounting for KSC on the equity basis.

Overview

We are a fabless semiconductor company that designs and markets high performance integrated circuits for the following key markets: (i) digital consumer electronics, (ii) networking, (iii) mobile communications and (iv) automotive electronics. Our primary products are high speed and low power SRAM and low and medium density DRAM. We also design and market EEPROMs, SmartCards, and selected non-memory products focused on our key markets. We were founded in October 1988 and initially focused on high performance, low cost SRAM for PC cache memory applications. In 1997, we introduced our first low and medium density DRAM products. Prior to fiscal 2003, our SRAM product family generated a majority of our revenue. However, sales of our low and medium density DRAM products have represented a majority of our net sales in each year since fiscal 2003.

In order to limit and control our operating expenses, in recent years we reduced our headcount in the U.S. and transferred various functions to Taiwan and China. Our acquisition of ICSI was a key part of this strategy. We believe this strategy has enabled us to limit our operating expenses while simultaneously locating these functions closer to our manufacturing partners and our customers. As a result of these efforts, we currently have significantly more employees in Asia than we do in the U.S. We intend to continue these strategies going forward.

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foundries, our ability to increase our unit sales volumes depends on our ability to increase our wafer capacity allocation from current foundries, add additional foundries and improve yields of good die per wafer.

The average selling prices of our SRAM and DRAM products are very sensitive to supply and demand conditions in our target markets and have generally declined over time. We experienced declines in the average selling prices for many of our products in fiscal 2005, in fiscal 2006 and in fiscal 2007. We expect average selling prices for our products to decline in the future, principally due to increased market competition and an increased supply of competitive products in the market. Any future decreases in our average selling prices could have an adverse impact on our revenue growth rate, gross margins and operating margins. Our ability to maintain or increase revenues will be highly dependent upon our ability to increase unit sales volumes of existing products and to introduce and sell new products in quantities sufficient to compensate for the anticipated declines in average selling prices of existing products. Declining average selling prices will adversely affect our gross margins unless we are able to offset such declines with commensurate reductions in per unit costs or changes in product mix in favor of higher margin products.

Revenue from product sales to our direct customers is recognized upon shipment provided that persuasive evidence of a sales arrangement exists, the price is fixed and determinable, title has transferred, collection of resulting receivables is reasonably assured, there are no customer acceptance requirements and there are no remaining significant obligations. A portion of our sales is made to distributors under agreements that provide the possibility of certain sales price rebates and limited product return privileges. Given the uncertainties associated with credits that will be issued to these distributors, we defer recognition of such sales until our products are sold by the distributors to their end customers. Revenue from sales to distributors who do not have sales price rebates or product return privileges is recognized at the time our products are sold by us to the distributors.

We market and sell our products in Asia, the U.S. and Europe and other locations through our direct sales force, distributors and sales representatives. The percentage of our sales shipped outside the U.S. was approximately 82%, 83% and 85% in fiscal 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively. We measure sales location by the shipping destination, even if the customer is headquartered in the U.S. We anticipate that sales to international customers will continue to represent a significant percentage of our net sales. The percentages of our net sales by region are set forth in the following table:

 

     Fiscal Years Ended
September 30,
 
     2007     2006     2005  

Asia

   67 %   73 %   75 %

Europe

   15     10     9  

U.S.

   18     17     15  

Other

           1  
                  

Total

   100 %   100 %   100 %
                  

Our sales are generally made by purchase orders. Because industry practice allows customers to reschedule or cancel orders on relatively short notice, backlog is not a good indicator of our future sales. Cancellations of customer orders or changes in product specifications could result in the loss of anticipated sales without allowing us sufficient time to reduce our inventory and operating expenses.

Since a significant portion of our revenue is from the digital consumer electronics market, our business may be subject to seasonality, with increased revenues in the third and fourth calendar quarters of each year, when customers place orders to meet year-end holiday demand. However, broad fluctuations in our overall business in the past several years makes it difficult for us to assess the impact of seasonal factors on our business.

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barriers and restrictions, the burdens of complying with foreign laws and, possibly, political instability. All of our foundries and assembly and test subcontractors are located in Asia. Although our international sales are largely denominated in U.S. dollars, we do have sales transactions in New Taiwan dollars, in Hong Kong dollars and in Chinese Renminbi. In addition, we have foreign operations where expenses are generally denominated in the local currency. Such transactions expose us to the risk of exchange rate fluctuations. We monitor our exposure to foreign currency fluctuations, but have not adopted any hedging strategies to date. There can be no assurance that exchange rate fluctuations will not harm our business and operating results in the future.

Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2007 Compared to Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2006

Net Sales.    Net sales consist principally of total product sales less estimated sales returns. Net sales increased by 13% to $245.4 million in fiscal 2007 from $217.5 million in fiscal 2006. The increase in net sales of $27.9 million can be attributed primarily to higher sales of our application specific standard products (ASSP) which includes our EEPROM, Smart Card and logic products as well as our SRAM products. An increase in unit shipments of our SRAM products in fiscal 2007 compared to fiscal 2006 more than offset a decline in average selling prices for such products resulting in an overall increase in SRAM revenue. Sales of ASSP products also increased in fiscal 2007 compared to fiscal 2006, but such products accounted for only about 13% of our total sales in fiscal 2007. In addition, an increase in unit shipments of our DRAM products, specifically our 128 Mb and 256 Mb DRAM products, in fiscal 2007 compared to fiscal 2006 more than offset a decrease in average selling prices resulting in an overall increase in DRAM revenue. We anticipate that the average selling prices of our existing products will generally decline over time, although the rate of decline may fluctuate for certain products. There can be no assurance that any future price declines will be offset by higher volumes or by higher prices on newer products.

In fiscal 2007 and fiscal 2006, no single customer accounted for over 10% of our net sales.

Gross profit.    Cost of sales includes die cost from the wafers acquired from foundries, subcontracted package, assembly and test costs, costs associated with in-house product testing, quality assurance and import duties. Gross profit increased by $19.3 million to $48.4 million in fiscal 2007 from $29.1 million in fiscal 2006. Our gross margin increased to 19.7% in fiscal 2007 from 13.4% in fiscal 2006. Our gross profit for fiscal 2007 included inventory write-downs of $10.3 million compared to $16.5 million of inventory write-downs in fiscal 2006. The inventory write-downs were for excess and obsolescence issues and lower of cost or market accounting on certain of our products. Our gross profit for fiscal 2007 and fiscal 2006, benefited from the sale of $3.2 million and $3.0 million, respectively, of previously written down products. The increase in gross profit in fiscal 2007 compared to fiscal 2006 can be attributed to increased unit shipments of our SRAM and ASSP products which more than offset declines in average selling prices for such products. In addition, declines in the cost of our SRAM products more than offset declines in the average selling prices of our SRAM products in fiscal 2007. This contributed to an increase in our SRAM gross margin. Our DRAM gross margin increased in fiscal 2007 compared to fiscal 2006 as a result of a shift in product mix to higher density higher margin products. We believe that the average selling prices of our products will decline over time and, unless we are able to reduce our cost per unit to the extent necessary to offset such declines, the decline in average selling prices will result in a material decline in our gross margin. In addition, product costs could increase if our suppliers raise prices, which could result in a material decline in our gross margin. In the past, foundries have raised wafer prices when demand for end products increases. Although we have product cost reduction programs in place that involve efforts to reduce internal costs and supplier costs, there can be no assurance that product costs will be reduced or that such reductions will be sufficient to offset the expected declines in average selling prices. We do not believe that such cost reduction efforts are likely to have a material adverse impact on the quality of our products or the level of service provided by us.

Research and development.    Research and development expenses decreased by 7% to $20.2 million in fiscal 2007 from $21.6 million in fiscal 2006. As a percentage of net sales, research and development expenses decreased to 8.2% in fiscal 2007 from 9.9% in fiscal 2006. The decrease in research and development expenses

 

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can be attributed to a decrease in maskwork expenses in fiscal 2007 compared to fiscal 2006 and a decrease in expenses for our Bluetooth and Flash controller development projects which we exited in the March 2006 quarter. These factors were partially offset by an increase in development costs for new DRAM and SRAM products as well as an increase in costs of associated with the development for products for automotive and industrial applications. Our research and development expenses could increase in absolute dollars in future periods due to increased costs associated with the development of new products.

Selling, general and administrative.    Selling, general and administrative expenses increased by 15% to $32.7 million in fiscal 2007 from $28.3 million in fiscal 2006. As a percentage of net sales, selling, general and administrative expenses increased to 13.3% in fiscal 2006 from 13.0% in fiscal 2006. The increase in selling, general and administrative expenses was mainly attributable to approximately $4.7 million in legal expenses and accounting fees in fiscal 2007 attributable to our stock option backdating investigation and shareholder derivative lawsuits compared to approximately $1.1 million of such expenses in fiscal 2006. In addition, there was an increase in selling commissions associated with higher revenues in fiscal 2007 compared fiscal 2006.

Acquired in-process technology charge.    In fiscal 2006, we incurred a $0.5 million acquired in-process technology charge (IPR&D) in connection with our purchase of additional shares of ICSI. The $0.5 million allocated to IPR&D was expensed in fiscal 2006 as it was deemed to have no future alternative use.

Interest and other income (expense), net.    Interest and other income (expense), net was $8.2 million in fiscal 2007 compared to $4.9 million in fiscal 2006. The $8.2 million of interest and other income (expense), net in fiscal 2007 is comprised primarily of interest income of $4.5 million, a $2.3 million gain in connection with the settlement of a commercial dispute, $1.7 million in rental income from the lease of excess space in our Taiwan facility and $0.5 million expense estimated for the settlement of derivative lawsuits. The $4.9 million of interest and other income (expense), net in fiscal 2006 is comprised primarily of interest income of $2.7 million, $0.9 million in foreign currency exchange gains, $0.9 million in rental income from the lease of excess space in our Taiwan facility, and $0.5 million from the sale of assets from our Bluetooth business offset by an impairment charge of approximately $(0.4) million related to our investment in Signia.

Gain on sale of investments.    The gain on the sale of investments was $12.0 million in fiscal 2007 compared to $2.5 million in fiscal 2006. In fiscal 2007, we sold shares of Ralink (a cost method equity investment) for approximately $8.9 million and recorded a pre-tax gain of approximately $7.9 million. In addition, in fiscal 2007, we sold approximately 212.8 million shares of SMIC for approximately $24.4 million which resulted in a pre-tax gain of approximately $3.8 million. We also sold our remaining shares of KSC for approximately $1.2 million which resulted in a pre-tax gain of approximately $0.3 million. In fiscal 2006, we sold our shares in E-CMOS for approximately $1.5 million which resulted in a pre-tax gain of $0.3 million. In addition, we sold approximately 77% of our shares in Signia for approximately $4.6 million which resulted in a pre-tax gain of $2.2 million. In addition, in September 2006, we sold a cost method equity investment for approximately $0.1 million resulting in a gain of approximately $26,000.

Provision (benefit) for income taxes.    For fiscal 2007, we recorded an income tax provision of $4,000 consisting of federal and state minimum taxes and foreign withholding taxes net of the reversal of previously provided taxes. For fiscal 2006, we recorded an income tax benefit of $33,000 consisting of the reversal of previously provided taxes that are no longer necessary offset by foreign withholding tax, taxes in certain foreign jurisdictions and state minimum taxes.

We have a recorded a valuation allowance against our deferred tax assets due to our operating loss history and our expectation of future taxable income. We review the realization of these deferred tax assets on an ongoing basis. Any release of the valuation allowance would have a favorable impact on the provision for income taxes within our statement of operations.

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fiscal 2006. The minority interest in net income of consolidated subsidiaries for fiscal 2007 represents the minority shareholders’ proportionate share of the net income of ICSI. The minority interest in net loss of consolidated subsidiaries for fiscal 2006 represents the minority shareholders’ proportionate share of the net loss of ICSI for such period and the minority shareholders’ proportionate share of the net loss of Signia for the five months ended February 28, 2006. Effective March 2006, we account for Signia on the cost basis.

Equity in net loss of affiliated companies.    Equity in net loss of affiliated companies was $0.1 million in fiscal 2007 compared to $0.7 million in fiscal 2006. This related to our equity interest in KSC which we sold in December 2006.

Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2006 Compared to Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2005

Net Sales.    Net sales increased by 20% to $217.5 million in fiscal 2006 from $181.4 million in fiscal 2005. The increase in net sales of $36.1 million can principally be attributed to our acquisition of a controlling interest in and the resulting consolidation of ICSI’s results of operations beginning in May 2005. An increase in unit shipments of our SRAM products in fiscal 2006 compared to fiscal 2005 more than offset a decline in average selling prices for such products resulting in an overall increase in SRAM revenue. In addition, an increase in unit shipments of our DRAM products, specifically our 16 Mb, 128 Mb and 256 Mb DRAM products, in fiscal 2006 compared to fiscal 2005 more than offset a decrease in average selling prices for such products resulting in an overall increase in DRAM revenue.

In fiscal 2006 and fiscal 2005, no single customer accounted for over 10% of our net sales.

Gross profit.    Gross profit increased by $13.4 million to $29.1 million in fiscal 2006 from $15.7 million in fiscal 2005. Our gross margin increased to 13.4% in fiscal 2006 from 8.7% in fiscal 2005. Our gross profit for fiscal 2006 included inventory write-downs of $16.5 million compared to $13.9 million of inventory write-downs in fiscal 2005. The inventory write-downs were for excess and obsolescence issues and lower of cost or market accounting on certain of our products. The increase in gross profit in fiscal 2006 can be attributed to increased unit shipments of DRAM and SRAM products due to our acquisition of ICSI which more than offset declines in average selling prices for such products. Also, we recognized $3.0 million of gross profit on inventory sold during fiscal 2006 that had been previously written-off. The increase in the gross margin in fiscal 2006 compared to fiscal 2005 can be primarily attributed to declines in the cost of our DRAM products which more than offset declines in the average selling prices of our DRAM products. This contributed to an increase in our DRAM gross margin. However, declines in the average selling prices of our SRAM products more than offset declines in the cost of our SRAM products in fiscal 2006 compared to fiscal 2005 resulting in a decline in our SRAM gross margin.

Research and development.    Research and development expenses increased by 6% to $21.6 million in fiscal 2006 from $20.4 million in fiscal 2005. As a percentage of net sales, research and development expenses decreased to 9.9% in fiscal 2006 from 11.2% in fiscal 2005. Fiscal 2006 includes stock-based compensation expense under SFAS 123R of approximately $2.1 million and fiscal 2005 includes stock-based compensation of approximately $1.0 million. Research and development expenses also increased from fiscal 2005 to fiscal 2006 due to our consolidation of ICSI but such increase was offset by a decrease in research and development expenses in the U.S. and for Bluetooth and Flash controller development projects which we exited in the March 2006 quarter. Our research and development expenses for fiscal 2006 included $0.5 million attributable to SRAM mask works acquired in an asset purchase from Alliance Semiconductor.

Selling, general and administrative.    Selling, general and administrative expenses increased by 17% to $28.3 million in fiscal 2006 from $24.2 million in fiscal 2005. As a percentage of net sales, selling, general and administrative expenses decreased to 13.0% in fiscal 2006 from 13.3% in fiscal 2005. Fiscal 2006 includes stock-based compensation expense under SFAS 123R of approximately $2.4 million and fiscal 2005 includes stock-based compensation of $0.9 million. In addition, fiscal 2006 includes approximately $1.1 million in legal

 

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expenses in the September 2006 quarter attributable to our stock option backdating investigation. Fiscal 2005 includes a charge to allowance for doubtful accounts of approximately $1.0 million, primarily for amounts due from Delphi Electronics and a $1.1 million write-off of excess facility space in our former Santa Clara headquarters. Excluding the aforementioned items, the increase in selling, general and administrative expenses was primarily attributable to our consolidation of ICSI.

Acquired in-process technology charge.    In fiscal 2006, we incurred a $0.5 million acquired in-process technology charge (IPR&D) in connection with our purchase of additional shares of ICSI. The $0.5 million allocated to IPR&D was expensed in fiscal 2006 as it was deemed to have no future alternative use. In fiscal 2005, we incurred a $2.8 million IPR&D charge of which $2.5 million related to our acquisition of ICSI shares in the five months ended September 30, 2005 and $0.3 million related to our acquisition of Signia in December 2004.

Interest and other income (expense), net.    Interest and other income (expense), net was $4.9 million in fiscal 2006 compared to $2.2 million in fiscal 2005. The $4.9 million of interest and other income (expense), net in fiscal 2006 is comprised primarily of interest income of $2.7 million, $0.9 million in foreign currency exchange gains, $0.9 million in rental income from the lease of excess space in our Taiwan facility, and $0.5 million from the sale of assets from our Bluetooth business offset by an impairment charge of approximately $(0.4) million related to our investment in Signia. The $2.2 million of other income in fiscal 2005 is comprised primarily of interest income of $2.6 million and the gain on the sale of assets of $0.5 million offset by $(0.8) million in foreign currency exchange losses and $(0.3) million in impairment losses related to two of our cost method equity investments.

Gain on sale of investments.    The gain on the sale of investments was $2.5 million in fiscal 2006 compared to $5.0 million in fiscal 2005. In fiscal 2006, we sold our shares in E-CMOS for approximately $1.5 million which resulted in a pre-tax gain of $0.3 million. In addition, we sold approximately 77% of our shares in Signia for approximately $4.6 million which resulted in a pre-tax gain of $2.2 million. As a result of the sale of the Signia shares, we reduced our ownership percentage to approximately 16% and effective March 2006 account for Signia on the cost basis. In addition, in September 2006, we sold a cost method equity investment for approximately $0.1 million resulting in a gain of approximately $26,000. In fiscal 2005, we sold shares of SMIC for approximately $8.7 million which resulted in a pre-tax gain of $4.4 million. In addition, we sold our investment in NexFlash (including shares held by ICSI) for approximately $3.2 million, which resulted in a pre-tax gain of $0.6 million.

Benefit for income taxes.    For fiscal 2006, we recorded an income tax benefit of $33,000 consisting of the reversal of previously provided taxes that are no longer necessary offset by foreign withholding tax, taxes in certain foreign jurisdictions and state minimum taxes. The benefit for income taxes for fiscal 2005 of $268,000 consists of the reversal of previously provided taxes that are no longer necessary offset by foreign withholding tax and state minimum taxes.

Minority interest in net loss of consolidated subsidiaries.    The minority interest in net loss of consolidated subsidiaries was $0.7 million in fiscal 2006 compared to $0.8 million in fiscal 2005. The minority interest in net loss of consolidated subsidiaries for fiscal 2006 represents the minority shareholders’ proportionate share of the net loss of ICSI for such period and the minority shareholders’ proportionate share of the net loss of Signia for the five months ended February 28, 2006. Effective March 2006, we account for Signia on the cost basis. The minority interest in net loss of consolidated subsidiaries for fiscal 2005 represents the minority shareholders’ proportionate share of the net loss of Signia for the ten months ended September 30, 2005 and the minority shareholders’ proportionate share of the net loss of ICSI for the five months ended September 30, 2005.

Equity in net loss of affiliated companies.    Equity in net loss of affiliated companies was $0.7 million in fiscal 2006 compared to $11.9 million loss in fiscal 2005. In fiscal 2006, we recorded a loss of approximately $0.7 million related to our equity interest in KSC. In fiscal 2005, we recorded a loss of approximately

 

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$11.9 million related primarily to our equity interest in ICSI prior to our consolidation of ICSI’s financial results effective May 1, 2005.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

As of September 30, 2007, our principal sources of liquidity included cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments of approximately $133.8 million. During fiscal 2007, operating activities provided cash of approximately $22.4 million compared to $2.6 million provided in fiscal 2006. The cash provided by operations in fiscal 2007 was primarily due decreases in inventories of $21.2 million. The cash provided by operations in fiscal 2006 was primarily due to decreases in inventories of $7.1 million as a result a decrease in inventory purchases in an effort to manage inventory levels, increases in accounts payable of $4.3 million and increases in accrued expenses and other liabilities of $2.5 million. This was partially offset by our uses of cash in fiscal 2006, including our net loss of $14.2 million adjusted for non-cash items of $6.6 million (gain on the sale of Signia shares of $(2.2) million, gain on the sale of assets of $(0.6) million, gain on the sale of E-CMOS of $(0.3) million, stock-based compensation expense of $4.6 million, equity in net loss of affiliated companies of $0.7 million, depreciation and amortization of $3.5 million, amortization of intangibles of $1.8 million, acquired in-process technology charge of $0.5 million and other non-cash items of $(1.4) million) and increases in accounts receivable of $3.2 million.

In fiscal 2007, we generated $0.8 million from investing activities compared to $10.2 million generated in fiscal 2006. In fiscal 2007, we generated approximately $28.2 million from the sale of shares of SMIC, resulting in a pre-tax gain of approximately $3.8 million, generated approximately $8.9 million from the sale of shares of Ralink, resulting in a pre-tax gain of approximately $7.9 million and generated approximately $1.2 million from our sale of shares of KCS, resulting in a pre-tax gain of approximately $0.3 million. We used $32.9 million for net purchases of available-for-sale securities and $0.3 million for the purchase of additional shares of ICSI. The cash generated from investing activities in fiscal 2006 primarily resulted from net sales of available-for-sale securities of $18.5 million. In addition, during fiscal 2006, we generated $1.5 million from the sale of our investment in E-CMOS resulting in a pre-tax gain of approximately $0.3 million, $4.6 million from the sale of Signia shares resulting in a pre-tax gain of approximately $2.2 million (which was offset by $0.1 million from the deconsolidation of Signia) and $1.3 million from the sale of Bluetooth and other assets. We used approximately $13.9 million in fiscal 2006 for the purchase of additional shares of ICSI.

In fiscal 2007, we made capital expenditures of approximately $4.4 million for computer software and hardware, test equipment and engineering tools compared to $1.7 million in fiscal 2006. We expect to spend approximately $1.5 million to $3.0 million to purchase capital equipment during the next twelve months, principally for the purchase of design and engineering tools, additional test equipment, and computer software and hardware. We expect to fund our capital expenditures from our existing cash and cash equivalent balances.

We used $7.0 million for financing activities during fiscal 2007 compared to $3.0 million used in fiscal 2006. In fiscal 2007, we used $28.9 million for the repayment of short-term borrowings and $7.4 million for the repurchase and retirement of our common stock. Our sources of financing for fiscal 2007 were borrowings of $27.2 million under ICSI lines of credit, borrowings of $0.6 million under equipment financing loans and proceeds from the issuance of common stock of $1.5 million from stock option exercises. In fiscal 2006, we used $65.9 million for the repayment of short-term borrowings. Our sources of financing for fiscal 2006 were borrowings of $60.9 million under ICSI lines of credit, proceeds from the issuance of common stock of $1.8 million from stock option exercises and sales under our employee stock purchase plan and a decrease in restricted cash of $0.2 million.

We have $12.9 million available through a number of short-term lines of credit with various financial institutions in Taiwan. These lines of credit expire at various times through August 2008. As of September 30, 2007, we had outstanding borrowings of approximately $0.6 million under these short-term lines of credit. Our unused short-term lines of credit amounted to approximately $12.3 million at September 30, 2007.

 

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In November 2006, we entered into a lease for approximately 30,000 square feet of office space in San Jose and relocated our headquarters there in February 2007. The lease on this building expires in June 2013. Outside of the U.S., we have operations in leased sites in China and Hong Kong. In addition to these sites, we lease sales offices in the U.S., Europe and Asia. These leases expire at various dates through 2009. In Taiwan, we own and occupy the ICSI building. The land upon which the ICSI building is situated is leased under an operating lease that expires in March 2016. Our outstanding commitments under these leases were approximately $4.3 million at September 30, 2007.

We generally warrant our products against defects in materials and workmanship for a period of 12 months. Liability for a stated warranty period is usually limited to the replacement of defective items or return of amounts paid. Warranty expense has historically been immaterial to our financial statements.

Our contractual cash obligations at September 30, 2007 are outlined in the table below:

 

     Payments Due by Period

Contractual Obligations

   Total    Less than
1 year
   1-3
years
   3-5
years
   More than
5 years
     (In thousands)

Operating leases

   $ 4,265    $ 734    $ 1,147    $ 1,294    $ 1,090

Purchase obligations with wafer foundries

     26,677      26,677               

Non-cancelable purchase commitments

                        
                                  

Total contractual cash obligations

   $ 30,942    $ 27,411    $ 1,117    $ 1,294    $ 1,090
                                  

On November 28, 2007, we announced that our board of directors had approved the repurchase of up to $80 million of shares of our common stock. We intend to use $70 million of this amount to repurchase up to 10 million of our common stock through a self-tender offer at a price of $7.00 per share. The offer commenced on December 3, 2007 and is expected to close in early January 2008.

We believe our existing funds will satisfy our anticipated working capital and other cash requirements through at least the next 12 months. We may from time to time take actions to further increase our cash position through equity or debt financings, sales of shares of investments, bank borrowings, or the disposition of certain assets. From time to time, we may also commit to acquisitions or equity investments, including strategic investments in wafer fabrication foundries or assembly and test subcontractors. To the extent we enter into such transactions, any such transaction could require us to seek additional equity or debt financing to fund such activities. There can be no assurance that any such additional financing could be obtained on terms acceptable to us, if at all.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

As of September 30, 2007, we did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements, as defined in Item 303 (a)(4)(ii) of SEC Regulation S-K.

Critical Accounting Policies

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. requires management to make difficult and subjective estimates, judgments and assumptions. These estimates, judgments and assumptions affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, as well as the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. The estimates and judgments that we use in applying our accounting policies have a significant impact on the results we report in our financial statements. We base our estimates and judgments on our historical experience combined with knowledge of current conditions and our beliefs of what could occur in the future, considering the information available at the time. Actual results could differ from those

 

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estimates and such differences may be material to our financial statements. We reevaluate our estimates and judgments on an ongoing basis.

Our critical accounting policies which are impacted by our estimates are: (i) the valuation of our inventory, which impacts cost of goods sold and gross profit; (ii) the valuation of our allowance for sales returns and allowances, which impacts net sales; (iii) the valuation of our allowance for doubtful accounts, which impacts general and administrative expense; (iv) accounting for acquisitions and goodwill, which impacts other expense when we record impairments; (v) the valuation of our non-marketable equity securities, which impacts other expense when we record impairments and (vi) accounting for stock-based compensation which impacts costs of goods sold, research and development expense and selling, general and administrative expense. Each of these policies is described in more detail below. We also have other key accounting policies that may not require us to make estimates and judgments that are as subjective or difficult. For instance, our policies with regard to revenue recognition, including the deferral of revenues on sales to distributors with sales price rebates and product return privileges. These policies are described in the notes to our financial statements contained elsewhere in this Report on Form 10-K.

Valuation of inventory.    Our inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market value. Determining market value requires us to project unit prices and volumes for future periods in which we expect to sell inventory on hand as of the balance sheet date. As a result of these estimates, we may record a charge to cost of goods sold, which decreases our gross profit, in advance of when the inventory is actually sold to reflect market values, net of sales commission costs, that are below our manufacturing costs. Conversely, if we sell inventory that has previously been written down to the lower of cost or market at more favorable prices than we had forecasted at the time of the write-down, our gross profit may be higher. In addition to lower of cost or market write-downs, we also analyze inventory to determine whether any of it is excess, obsolete or defective. We write down to zero dollars (which is a charge to cost of goods sold) the carrying value of inventory on hand that has aged over one year to cover estimated excess and obsolete exposures, unless adjustments are made based on our judgments for newer products, end of life products, planned inventory increases or strategic customer supply. In making such judgments to write down inventory, we take into account the product life cycles which can range from six to 30 months, the stage in the life cycle of the product, and the impact of competitors’ announcements and product introductions on our products. Once established, these adjustments are considered permanent.

Valuation of allowance for sales returns and allowances.    Net sales consist principally of total product sales less estimated sales returns. To estimate sales returns and allowances, we analyze potential customer specific product application issues, potential quality and reliability issues and historical returns. We evaluate quarterly the adequacy of the allowance for sales returns and allowances. This allowance is reflected as a reduction to accounts receivable in our consolidated balance sheets. Increases to the allowance are recorded as a reduction to net sales. Because the allowance for sales returns and allowances is based on our judgments and estimates, particularly as to product application, quality and reliability issues, our allowances may not be adequate to cover actual sales returns and other allowances. If our allowances are not adequate, our net sales could be adversely affected.

Valuation of allowance for doubtful accounts.    We maintain an allowance for doubtful accounts for losses that we estimate will arise from our customers’ inability to make required payments for goods and services purchased from us. We make our estimates of the uncollectibility of our accounts receivable by analyzing historical bad debts, specific customer creditworthiness and current economic trends. Once an account is deemed unlikely to be fully collected, we write down the carrying value of the receivable to the estimated recoverable value, which results in a charge to general and administrative expense, which decreases our profitability.

Accounting for acquisitions and goodwill.    We account for acquisitions using the purchase accounting method in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 141, “Business Combinations.” Under this method, the total consideration paid, excluding, if any, the contingent consideration that has not been earned, is allocated over the fair value of the net assets acquired, including in-process research

 

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and development, with any excess allocated to goodwill. Goodwill is defined as the excess of the purchase price over the fair value allocated to the net assets. Our judgments as to fair value of the assets will, therefore, affect the amount of goodwill that we record. Management is responsible for the valuation of tangible and intangible assets. For tangible assets acquired in any acquisition, such as plant and equipment, the useful lives are estimated by considering comparable lives of similar assets, past history, the intended use of the assets and their condition. In estimating the useful life of the acquired intangible assets with definite lives, we consider the industry environment and unique factors relating to each product relative to our business strategy and the likelihood of technological obsolescence. Acquired intangible assets primarily include core and current technology, customer relationships and customer contracts. We are currently amortizing our acquired intangible assets with definite lives over periods generally ranging from six months to six years.

We perform goodwill impairment tests on an annual basis and between annual tests in certain circumstances where indicators of impairment may exist. For instance, in response to changes in industry and market conditions, we could be required to strategically realign our resources and consider restructuring, disposing of, or otherwise exiting businesses, which could result in an impairment of tangible and intangible assets, including goodwill. In fiscal 2005, we recorded charges for impairment of goodwill in the amount of $4.4 million.

Valuation of non-marketable securities.    Our ability to recover our strategic investments in equity securities that are non-marketable and to earn a return on these investments is largely dependent on financial market conditions and the occurrence of liquidity events, such as initial public offerings, mergers or acquisitions, and private equity transactions. The timing of when any of these events may occur is uncertain and very difficult to predict. In addition, under our accounting policy, we are required to periodically review all of our investments for impairment. In the case of non-marketable equity securities, this requires significant judgment on our part, including an assessment of the investees’ financial condition, the existence of subsequent rounds of financing and the impact of any relevant equity preferences, as well as the investees’ historical results of operations and projected results and cash flows. If the actual outcomes for the investees’ are significantly different from their forecasts, the carrying value of our non-marketable equity securities may be above fair value, and we may incur additional charges in future periods, which will decrease our profitability. In fiscal 2006, we recorded an impairment loss of approximately $0.4 million related to one of our non-marketable equity securities. In fiscal 2005, we recorded approximately $0.3 million impairment losses related to two of our non-marketable equity securities. At September 30, 2007, our strategic investments in non-marketable securities totaled $0.6 million.

Accounting for stock-based compensation.    Effective October 1, 2005, we adopted the fair value recognition provisions of SFAS No. 123 (revised 2004), “Share-Based Payment” (SFAS 123R), using the modified prospective transition method and therefore have not restated results for prior periods. Under SFAS 123R, stock option costs is calculated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes valuation model. The compensation cost is then recognized on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period of the option, which is generally the option vesting term of four years. We use the Black-Scholes valuation model to determine the fair value of our stock options at the date of grant. The Black-Scholes valuation model requires us to estimate key assumptions such as expected term, volatility, dividend yield and risk free interest rates that determine the stock option fair value. In addition, SFAS 123R requires forfeitures to be estimated at the time of grant. In subsequent periods, if actual forfeitures differ from the estimate, the forfeiture rate may be revised. We estimate our expected forfeitures rate based on our historical activity and judgment regarding trends. Based upon the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issuance of Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 107 (SAB 107) regarding the SEC’s interpretation of SFAS 123R, we use the simplified calculation of expected life. If we determined that another method used to estimate expected life was more reasonable than our current method, or if another method for calculating these inputs assumptions was prescribed by authoritative guidance, the fair value calculated could change materially.

 

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Impact of Recently Issued Accounting Standards

In June 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued FASB Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes—an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109.” The interpretation contains a two step approach to recognizing and measuring uncertain tax positions accounted for in accordance with SFAS No. 109. The first step is to evaluate the tax position for recognition by determining if the weight of available evidence indicates it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained on audit, including resolution of related appeals or litigation processes, if any. The second step is to measure the tax benefit as the largest amount which is more than 50% likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement. The provisions are effective us beginning in the first quarter of fiscal 2008. We are currently evaluating the impact this statement will have on our consolidated financial statements.

In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” (SFAS No. 157) which establishes a framework for measuring fair value and enhance disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. The measurement and disclosure requirements are effective for us beginning in the first quarter of fiscal 2009. We are currently evaluating whether SFAS No. 157 will result in a change to our fair value measurements.

In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities” (SFAS No. 159) which permits companies to choose to measure certain financial instruments and certain other items at fair value. The standard requires that unrealized gains and losses on items for which the fair value option has been elected be reported in earnings. SFAS 159 is effective for us beginning in the first quarter of fiscal 2009, although earlier adoption is permitted. We are currently evaluating the impact SFAS No. 159 will have on our consolidated financial statements.

In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141(R), “Business Combinations”. This Statement replaces SFAS No. 141, Business Combinations. This Statement retains the fundamental requirements in Statement 141 that the acquisition method of accounting (which Statement 141 called the purchase method) be used for all business combinations and for an acquirer to be identified for each business combination. This Statement also establishes principles and requirements for how the acquirer: a) recognizes and measures in its financial statements the identifiable assets acquired, the liabilities assumed, and any noncontrolling interest in the acquiree; b) recognizes and measures the goodwill acquired in the business combination or a gain from a bargain purchase and c) determines what information to disclose to enable users of the financial statements to evaluate the nature and financial effects of the business combination. SFAS No. 141(R) will apply prospectively to business combinations for which the acquisition date is on or after Company’s fiscal year beginning October 1, 2009. While we have not yet evaluated this statement for the impact, if any, that SFAS No. 141(R) will have on its consolidated financial statements, we will be required to expense costs related to any acquisitions after September 30, 2009.

In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, “Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements”. This Statement amends ARB 51 to establish accounting and reporting standards for the noncontrolling (minority) interest in a subsidiary and for the deconsolidation of a subsidiary. It clarifies that a noncontrolling interest in a subsidiary is an ownership interest in the consolidated entity that should be reported as equity in the consolidated financial statements. We have not yet determined the impact, if any, that SFAS No. 160 will have on its consolidated financial statements. SFAS No. 160 is effective for the Company’s fiscal year beginning October 1, 2009

 

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Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

Our financial market risk includes foreign currency transactions, exposure to changes in interest rates on our fixed rate debt, our investments in marketable equity securities and our investments in private companies.

We anticipate that international sales will continue to account for a significant portion of our consolidated revenue. Our international sales are largely denominated in U.S. dollars and therefore are not subject to material foreign currency exchange risk. However, we have operations in China, Europe, Taiwan, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Korea and Singapore where our expenses are denominated in each country’s local currency and are subject to foreign currency exchange risk. In fiscal 2007 and in fiscal 2006, we recorded exchange gains of approximately $0.1 million and $0.9 million, respectively. However, in fiscal 2005, we recorded exchange losses of approximately $0.8 million. While in recent periods, we have not experienced any significant negative impact on our operations as a result of fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, we could be negatively impacted by exchange rate fluctuations in the future. We do not currently engage in any hedging activities.

We had cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments of $127.7 million at September 30, 2007 excluding $6.1 million of SMIC stock included in short-term investments. The primary objective of our investment activities is to preserve principal while at the same time maximizing yields without increasing risk. We invest primarily in high-quality, short-term debt instruments such as municipal auction rate certificates and instruments issued by high quality financial institutions and companies, including money market instruments. A hypothetical one percentage point decrease in interest rates would result in approximately a $1.3 million decrease in our interest income. As our portfolio consists mainly of short-term investments whose interest rates reset, a hypothetical one percentage point change in interest rates would not have a material affect on the value of our investments.

We own ordinary shares in SMIC which has been a publicly traded company since March 2004. SMIC’s ordinary shares are traded on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and SMIC American Depository Receipts (“ADR”) are traded on the New York Stock Exchange. Each SMIC ADR represents fifty (50) ordinary shares. We use the weighted-average cost method to determine the cost basis of shares of SMIC. In fiscal 2007, we sold shares of SMIC and recorded gross proceeds of approximately $28.2 million and a pre-tax gain of approximately $3.8 million. Since SMIC’s IPO, we account for our shares in SMIC under the provisions of FASB 115 and mark the shares to the market value with the offset recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income. The cost basis of our shares in SMIC is approximately $5.9 million and the market value at September 30, 2007 was approximately $6.1 million. The cost basis of our shares in SMIC is approximately $3.4 million and the market value at December 13, 2007 was approximately $2.9 million. The market value of SMIC shares is subject to fluctuations and our carrying value will be subject to adjustments to reflect changes in SMIC’s market value in future periods. In the event the market value of our SMIC shares declines below our cost basis, and the decline is other-than-temporary, we may be required to recognize a loss on our investment through operating results.

We have investments in equity securities of privately held companies of approximately $0.6 million at September 30, 2007. These investments are generally in companies in the semiconductor industry. These investments are included in other assets and are accounted for using the equity or cost method. For investments in which no public market exists, our policy is to review the operating performance, recent financing transactions and cash flow forecasts for such companies in assessing whether our investments in these companies are impaired below our cost basis. Impairment losses on equity investments are recorded when events and circumstances indicate that such assets are impaired and the decline in value is other than temporary. In this regard, we recorded approximately a $0.4 million impairment loss on one of our equity positions in fiscal 2006.

 

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Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

INTEGRATED SILICON SOLUTION, INC.

INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Reports of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

   44

Financial Statements:

  

Consolidated Statements of Operations

For Fiscal Years Ended September 30, 2007, September 30, 2006, and September 30, 2005

   47

Consolidated Balance Sheets

As of September 30, 2007 and September 30, 2006

   48

Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity

For Fiscal Years Ended September 30, 2007, September 30, 2006, and September 30, 2005

   49

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

For Fiscal Years Ended September 30, 2007, September 30, 2006, and September 30, 2005

   50

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

The Board of Directors and Shareholders

Integrated Silicon Solution, Inc.

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of Integrated Silicon Solution, Inc. (the “Company”), a Delaware Corporation, as of September 30, 2007, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for the year ended September 30, 2007. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of Integrated Silicon Solution, Inc. as of September 30, 2007, and the consolidated results of its operations and its cash flows for the year ended September 30, 2007 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

As discussed in Note 13 to the consolidated financial statements, effective October 1, 2006, the Company adopted the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 158, Employers’ Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans.

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the effectiveness of Integrated Silicon Solution, Inc.’s internal control over financial reporting as of September 30, 2007, based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO), and our report dated December 14, 2007, expressed an unqualified opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

/s/    GRANT THORNTON LLP

San Jose, California

December 14, 2007

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

The Board of Directors and Shareholders,

Integrated Silicon Solution, Inc.

We have audited Integrated Silicon Solution, Inc.’s (a Delaware Corporation), internal control over financial reporting as of September 30, 2007, based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). Integrated Silicon Solution, Inc.’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Management’s Report on Internal Controls over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on Integrated Silicon Solution, Inc.’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk, and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

In our opinion, Integrated Silicon Solution, Inc. maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of September 30, 2007, based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by COSO.

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of Integrated Silicon Solution Inc. as of September 30, 2007, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for the year ended September 30, 2007, and our report dated December 14, 2007, expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements.

/s/    GRANT THORNTON LLP

San Jose, California

December 14, 2007

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

The Board of Directors and Stockholders of

Integrated Silicon Solution, Inc.

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of Integrated Silicon Solution, Inc. as of September 30, 2006, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the two years in the period ended September 30, 2006. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of Integrated Silicon Solution, Inc. at September 30, 2006, and the consolidated results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the two years in the period ended September 30, 2006, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

As discussed in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements, in the year ended September 30, 2006, the Company changed its method of accounting for stock-based compensation in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123R, “Share-Based Payment.”

/s/    ERNST & YOUNG LLP

San Jose, California

May 24, 2007

 

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INTEGRATED SILICON SOLUTION, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

 

     Years Ended September 30,  
     2007     2006     2005  
     (in thousands, except per share data)  

Net sales (See Note 19)

   $ 245,395     $ 217,492     $ 181,438  

Cost of sales (See Note 19)

     196,959       188,386       165,718  
                        

Gross profit

     48,436       29,106       15,720  
                        

Operating expenses

      

Research and development

     20,174       21,617       20,365  

Selling, general and administrative

     32,660       28,328       24,171  

Acquired in-process technology charge

           499       2,764  

Impairment of goodwill

                 4,400  
                        

Total operating expenses

     52,834       50,444       51,700  
                        

Operating loss

     (4,398 )     (21,338 )     (35,980 )

Interest and other income (expense), net

     8,188       4,855       2,229  

Interest expense

     (195 )     (278 )     (177 )

Gain on sales of investments, net

     12,032       2,480       5,002  
                        

Income (loss) before income taxes, minority interest and equity in net loss of affiliated companies

     15,627       (14,281 )     (28,926 )

Provision (benefit) for income taxes

     4       (33 )     (268 )
                        

Income (loss) before minority interest and equity in net loss of affiliated companies

     15,623       (14,248 )     (28,658 )

Minority interest in net (income) loss of consolidated subsidiaries

     (170 )     693       767  

Equity in net loss of affiliated companies

     (92 )     (687 )     (11,914 )
                        

Net income (loss)

   $ 15,361     $ (14,242 )   $ (39,805 )
                        

Basic net income (loss) per share

   $ 0.41     $ (0.38 )   $ (1.09 )
                        

Shares used in basic per share calculation

     37,631       37,419       36,663  
                        

Diluted net income (loss) per share

   $ 0.40     $ (0.38 )   $ (1.09 )
                        

Shares used in diluted per share calculation

     37,975       37,419       36,663  
                        

 

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INTEGRATED SILICON SOLUTION, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

     As of September 30,  
     2007     2006  
    

(in thousands, except

par value)

 

ASSETS

    

Current assets:

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 53,722     $ 37,318  

Short-term investments

     80,093       76,015  

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,465 in 2007 and $1,913 in 2006

     37,030       31,500  

Accounts receivable from related parties (See Note 19)

           406  

Inventories

     32,056       52,417  

Other current assets

     6,134       4,799  
                

Total current assets

     209,035       202,455  

Property, equipment and leasehold improvements, net

     23,284       21,984  

Goodwill

     25,338       25,338  

Purchased intangible assets, net

     3,538       5,391  

Other assets

     1,520       5,110  
                

Total assets

   $ 262,715     $ 260,278  
                

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

    

Current liabilities:

    

Short-term debt and notes

   $ 614     $ 1,632  

Accounts payable

     36,509       35,683  

Accounts payable to related parties (See Note 19)

           4,440  

Accrued compensation and benefits

     3,588       2,928  

Accrued expenses

     6,734       9,665  
                

Total current liabilities

     47,445       54,348  

Other long-term liabilities

     793       2,048  
                

Total liabilities

     48,238       56,396  

Commitments and contingencies (See Note 16)

            

Minority interest

     726       690  

Stockholders’ equity:

    

Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value: Authorized shares—5,000 in 2007 and 2006. No shares outstanding

            

Common stock, $0.0001 par value: Authorized shares—70,000 in 2007 and 2006. Issued and outstanding shares—36,655 in 2007 and 37,612 in 2006

     4       4  

Additional paid-in capital

     376,998       379,038  

Accumulated deficit

     (162,668 )     (178,029 )

Accumulated comprehensive income (loss)

     (583 )     2,179  
                

Total stockholders’ equity

     213,751       203,192  
                

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 262,715     $ 260,278  
                

 

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INTEGRATED SILICON SOLUTION, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

     Common Stock   

Additional

Paid-In

Capital

   

Accumulated

Deficit

   

Accumulated

Comprehensive

Income (Loss)

   

Deferred

Stock-Based

Compensation

   

Total

Stockholders’

Equity

 
     Shares     Amount           
     (in thousands)  

Balance at September 30, 2004

   36,178     $ 4    $ 371,893     $ (123,982 )   $ 20,570     $ (5,536 )   $ 262,949  

Components of comprehensive loss:

               

Net loss

                    (39,805 )                 (39,805 )

Change in cumulative translation adjustment, net of tax

                          2,746             2,746  

Change in unrealized gain on investments, net of tax

                          (9,207 )           (9,207 )
                     

Total comprehensive loss

                  (46,266 )
                     

Adjustment to stockholders’ equity due to disproportional acquisition of investee companies’ new shares

              486                         486  

Stock options exercised

   738            2,797                         2,797  

Shares issued under stock purchase plan

   284            999                         999  

Unearned compensation associated with stock options granted at less than fair market value

              2,904                   (2,904 )      

Cancellation of stock options

              (102 )                       (102 )

Reversal of unearned compensation on options associated with employee terminations

              (2,500 )                 2,500        

Amortization of deferred stock-based compensation

                                2,023       2,023  
                                                     

Balance at September 30, 2005

   37,200       4      376,477       (163,787 )     14,109       (3,917 )     222,886  

Components of comprehensive loss:

               

Net loss

                    (14,242 )                 (14,242 )

Change in cumulative translation adjustment, net of tax

                          (528 )           (528 )

Change in unrealized gain on investments, net of tax

                          (11,402 )           (11,402 )
                     

Total comprehensive loss

                  (26,172 )
                     

Adjustment to stockholders’ equity due to disproportional acquisition of investee companies’ new shares

              3                         3  

Stock options exercised

   198            769                         769  

Shares issued under stock purchase plan

   214            1,067                         1,067  

Reversal of deferred stock-based compensation

              (3,917 )                 3,917        

Stock-based compensation

              4,639                         4,639  
                                                     

Balance at September 30, 2006

   37,612       4      379,038       (178,029 )     2,179             203,192  

Components of comprehensive loss:

               

Net income

                    15,361                   15,361  

Change in cumulative translation adjustment, net of tax

                          742             742  

Change in unrealized gain on investments, net of tax

                          (4,461 )           (4,461 )
                     

Total comprehensive income

                  11,642  
                     

Adjustment for initially applying SFAS No. 158, net of tax

                          957             957  

Stock options exercised

   224            1,461                         1,461  

Stock-based compensation

              3,940                         3,940  

Shares repurchased under tender offer

   (1,181 )          (7,441 )                       (7,441 )
                                                     

Balance at September 30, 2007

   36,655     $ 4    $ 376,998     $ (162,668 )   $ (583 )   $     $ 213,751  
                                                     

See the accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements

 

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INTEGRATED SILICON SOLUTION, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 

     Years Ended September 30,  
     2007     2006     2005  
     (in thousands)  

Cash flows from operating activities:

      

Net income (loss)

   $ 15,361     $ (14,242 )   $ (39,805 )

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:

      

Stock-based compensation

     3,940       4,639       1,921  

Depreciation and amortization

     3,042       3,523       3,565  

Amortization of intangibles

     2,027       1,755       540  

Acquired in-process technology charge

           499       2,764  

Net gain on sale of investments

     (12,032 )     (2,480 )     (5,002 )

Loss on embedded derivative

                 21  

Impairment of investments

           426       304  

Impairment of goodwill

                 4,400  

Loss (gain) on sale of property, equipment and leasehold improvements

     18       (575 )     (321 )

Provision for bad debts

     (184 )     (338 )     1,039  

Net foreign currency transaction (gains) losses

     (53 )     (881 )     757  

Equity in net loss of affiliated companies

     92       687       11,914  

Minority interest in net income (loss) of consolidated subsidiaries

     170       (693 )     (767 )

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

      

Accounts receivable and accounts receivable from related parties (See Note 19)

     (4,762 )     (3,246 )     12,194  

Inventories

     21,181       7,118       19,362  

Other assets

     284       (351 )     3,418  

Accounts payable and accounts payable to related parties (See Note 19)

     (3,989 )     4,272       (8,353 )

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     (2,655 )     2,458       (3,424 )
                        

Net cash provided by operating activities

     22,440       2,571       4,527  

Cash flows from investing activities:

      

Acquisition of property, equipment and leasehold improvements

     (4,402 )     (1,702 )     (1,048 )

Proceeds from sale of assets

           1,288       549  

Purchases of available-for-sale securities

     (102,900 )     (58,900 )     (105,776 )

Sales of available-for-sale securities

     69,971       77,363       168,848  

Investment in Signia Technologies, Inc. (Signia), net of cash and cash equivalents

                 (7,173 )

Cash impact of deconsolidation of Signia

           (149 )      

Investment in Integrated Circuit Solution, Inc. (ICSI), net of cash and cash equivalents

     (307 )     (13,860 )     (44,122 )

Investment in NexFlash

                 (452 )

Proceeds from sale of Ralink equity securities

     8,938              

Proceeds from sale of Keystream Corporation (KSC) equity securities

     1,237              

Proceeds from sale of NexFlash equity securities

                 3,169  

Proceeds from sale of Signia equity securities

           4,620        

Proceeds from sale of Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. (SMIC) equity securities

     28,234             8,692  

Proceeds from sale of E-CMOS equity securities

           1,454        

Proceeds from the sale of other equity securities

           126        
                        

Net cash provided by investing activities

     771       10,240       22,687  

Cash flows from financing activities:

      

Repurchases and retirements of common stock

     (7,441 )            

Proceeds from issuance of stock through compensation plans

     1,461       1,836       3,796  

Proceeds from borrowings under equipment financing loans

     606              

Proceeds from borrowings under short-term lines of credit

     27,259       60,866       17,852  

Principal payments of notes payable, equipment financing and long-term obligations

     (28,893 )     (65,866 )     (22,989 )

Payment of convertible debentures

                 (16,352 )

Decrease in restricted cash

           150       1,190  
                        

Net cash used in financing activities

     (7,008 )     (3,014 )     (16,503 )

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

     201       37       (242 )
                        

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

     16,404       9,834       10,469  

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year

     37,318       27,484       17,015  
                        

Cash and cash equivalents at end of year

   $ 53,722     $ 37,318     $ 27,484  
                        

See the accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements

 

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INTEGRATED SILICON SOLUTION, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Note 1.    Organization and Significant Accounting Policies

Organization

Integrated Silicon Solution, Inc. (the “Company”) was incorporated in California on October 27, 1988 and reincorporated in Delaware on August 9, 1993. The Company is a fabless semiconductor company that designs and markets high performance integrated circuits for the following key markets: (i) digital consumer electronics, (ii) networking, (iii) mobile communications and (iv) automotive electronics. The Company’s primary products are high speed and low power SRAM and low and medium density DRAM. The Company also designs and markets EEPROMs, SmartCards, and selected non-memory products focused on its key markets.

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Integrated Silicon Solution, Inc. and its wholly and majority owned subsidiaries, after elimination of all significant intercompany accounts and transactions.

The Company’s financial results for fiscal 2007, fiscal 2006 and fiscal 2005 effective May 1, 2005 reflect accounting for Integrated Circuit Solution, Inc. (ICSI) on a consolidated basis. The Company’s financial results for fiscal 2005 through the period ended April 30, 2005 reflect accounting for its investment in ICSI using the equity method and include its percentage share of the results of ICSI’s operations during those periods. On May 1, 2005, the Company assumed effective control of ICSI and in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles the Company began consolidating the financial results of ICSI with its results. At September 30, 2007, the Company owned approximately 98% of ICSI.

In February 2006, the Company sold approximately 77% of its shares in Signia Technologies Inc. (Signia), a developer of wireless semiconductors, thereby reducing its ownership percentage to approximately 16%. Effective March 1, 2006, the Company resumed accounting for Signia on the cost basis. During the period from December 1, 2004 through February 28, 2006, the Company’s financial results reflect accounting for Signia on a consolidated basis. The Company’s financial results through the period ended November 30, 2004 reflect accounting for Signia on the cost basis. At September 30, 2007, the Company owned approximately 6% of Signia.

In December 2006, the Company sold its remaining investment in Key Stream Corp. (KSC), a semiconductor company. KSC was an equity investment of ICSI. The Company’s financial results for fiscal 2007, until its sale, for fiscal 2006 and for fiscal 2005 beginning May 1, 2005 reflect accounting for KSC using the equity method.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

The Company considers all highly liquid investments with an original maturity of 90 days or less at the date of purchase to be cash equivalents. Cash and cash equivalents are maintained at various financial institutions.

Investments

Under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 115, “Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities,” all affected debt securities must be classified as held-to-maturity, trading, or available-for-sale and equity securities must be classified as trading or available-for-sale. Management determines the appropriate classification of debt and equity securities at the time of purchase and reevaluates such designation as of each balance sheet date.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

 

At September 30, 2007 and 2006, all marketable debt and equity securities, other than long-term investments, were designated as available-for-sale. Available-for-sale securities are reported at fair value, with unrealized gains or losses, net of tax, reported in a separate component of stockholders’ equity. The amortized cost for available-for-sale debt securities is adjusted for the amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts to maturity. Such amortization is included in interest and other income. Realized gains and losses and declines in value judged to be other-than-temporary on available-for-sale securities are included in loss on investments. The cost of fixed income securities sold is based on the specific identification method and the weighted-average method is used to determine the cost basis of publicly traded equity securities disposed of. Interest and dividends on securities classified as available-for-sale are included in interest and other income.

The Company also has investments that are accounted for under the cost method of accounting. These investments are generally in privately held companies and are included in other assets in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Except for the gains recognized on the sales of equity securities of KSC, Ralink, SMIC, E-CMOS, Signia and NexFlash (see Note 2 and Note 4), there were no gains or losses on the sale of securities for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2007, 2006 and 2005.

Inventories

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost (first-in, first-out) or market. The Company’s inventory valuation process is done on a part-by-part basis. Lower of cost or market adjustments, specifically identified on a part-by-part basis, reduce the carrying value of the related inventory and takes into consideration reductions in sales prices. The Company regularly monitors inventory quantities on hand and records a write-down for excess and obsolete inventories based primarily on the Company’s estimated forecast of product demand and production requirements. Once established, these adjustments are considered permanent.

Property, Equipment and Leasehold Improvements

Property, equipment, and leasehold improvements are stated at cost. Depreciation and amortization are computed using the straight-line method, based upon the shorter of the estimated useful lives ranging from two to ten years for property and equipment and fifty years for buildings or the lease term for leasehold improvements to leased properties.

Goodwill and Purchased Intangible Assets

Goodwill is tested for impairment on an annual basis and between annual tests in certain circumstances, and is written down when impaired in accordance with SFAS No. 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets.” For goodwill, the Company performs a two-step impairment test. In the first step, the Company compares the fair value of the reporting unit to the carrying value, including goodwill. The Company determines the fair value of the reporting units based on a weighting of income and market approaches. If the fair value of the reporting unit exceeds the carrying value of the net assets assigned to that unit, goodwill is not impaired and no further testing is performed. If the carrying value of the net assets assigned to the reporting unit exceeds the fair value of the reporting unit, then the Company performs the second step of the impairment test in order to determine the implied fair value of the reporting unit’s goodwill. If the carrying value of a reporting unit’s goodwill exceeds its implied fair value, the Company records an impairment loss equal to the difference.

Based on the impairment tests performed, the Company recorded impairment charges for goodwill of $4.4 million in fiscal 2005. Purchased intangible assets other than goodwill are amortized over their useful lives

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

 

unless these lives are determined to be indefinite. Purchased intangible assets with definite lives are carried at cost less accumulated amortization. Amortization is computed over the estimated useful lives of the respective assets, generally six months to six years. Purchased in-process research and development without alternative future use is expensed when acquired.

Valuation of Long-Lived Assets and Certain Identifiable Intangibles

The Company evaluates the recoverability of property, plant and equipment and identifiable intangible assets in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 144 (SFAS 144), “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets.” The Company performs periodic reviews to determine whether facts and circumstances exist that would indicate that the carrying amounts of property, plant and equipment and identifiable intangible assets exceed their fair values. If facts and circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of property, plant and equipment might not be fully recoverable, projected undiscounted net cash flows associated with the related asset or group of assets over their estimated remaining useful life is compared against their respective carrying amounts. In the event that the projected undiscounted cash flows are not sufficient to recover the carrying value of the assets, the assets are written down to their estimated fair values based on the expected discounted future cash flows attributable to the assets.

Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Comprehensive income (loss) includes net income (loss) as well as other comprehensive income (loss). The Company’s other comprehensive income (loss) consists of changes in cumulative translation adjustment and unrealized gains and losses on investments.

Comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes (which were immaterial for all periods presented), was as follows:

 

     Years Ended September 30,  
     2007     2006     2005  
     (in thousands)  

Net income (loss)

   $ 15,361     $ (14,242 )   $ (39,805 )

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:

      

Change in cumulative translation adjustment

      

Changes arising during current period

     742       (528 )     2,746  

Change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments

      

Changes arising during current period

     (729 )     (11,402 )     (6,101 )

Reclassification for gain included in net income

     (3,732 )           (3,106 )
                        

Comprehensive income (loss)

   $ 11,642     $ (26,172 )   $ (46,266 )
                        

The components of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax, were as follows at September 30:

 

     2007     2006  
     (In thousands)  

Accumulated foreign currency translation adjustments

   $ (1,732 )   $ (2,474 )

Accumulated net unrealized gain on SMIC

     197       4,643  

Accumulated net unrealized gain (loss) on other available-for-sale investments

     (5 )     10  

Accumulated net transition obligation

     1,026        

Accumulated net actuarial losses

     (69 )      
                

Total accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

   $ (583 )   $ 2,179  
                

 

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INTEGRATED SILICON SOLUTION, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

 

The adjustment for initially applying SFAS No. 158, “Employers’ Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans—an amendment of FASB Statements No. 87, 88, 106, and 132(R)” (SFAS No. 158), net of tax, was recorded to accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) for $957,000 as of September 30, 2007. See “Note 13: Retirement Plan.”

The estimated net prior service cost, actuarial loss, and transition obligation for the defined benefit plan that will be amortized from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) into net periodic benefit cost during fiscal year 2008 is zero, zero, and $79,000, respectively.

Revenue Recognition and Accounts Receivable Allowances

Revenue from product sales to the Company’s direct customers is recognized upon shipment provided that persuasive evidence of a sales arrangement exists, the price is fixed and determinable, title has transferred, collection of resulting receivables is reasonably assured, there are no customer acceptance requirements and there are no remaining significant obligations. The Company must make estimates of potential future product returns and sales allowances related to current period product revenue. Management analyzes historical returns, changes in customer demand, and acceptance of products when evaluating the adequacy of sales returns and allowances. Estimates made by the Company may differ from actual product returns and sales allowances. These differences may materially impact reported revenue and amounts ultimately collected on accounts receivable.

A portion of the Company’s sales is made to distributors under agreements that provide the possibility of certain sales price rebates and limited product return privileges. Given the uncertainties associated with the levels of returns and other credits that will be issued to these distributors, the Company defers recognition of such sales until the products are sold by the distributors to their end customers. Revenue from sales to distributors who do not have sales price rebates or product return privileges is recognized at the time the products are sold by the Company to the distributors. Accounts receivable from such distributors are recognized and inventory is relieved upon shipment, as title to inventories generally transfers upon shipment, at which point the Company has a legally enforceable right to collection under normal terms.

In addition, the Company monitors collectibility of accounts receivable primarily through review of the accounts receivable aging. When facts and circumstances indicate the collection of specific amounts or from specific customers is at risk, the Company assesses the impact on amounts recorded for bad debts and, if necessary, will record a charge in the period such determination is made.

The following describes activity in the accounts receivable allowance for doubtful accounts for the years ended September 30, 2007, 2006 and 2005.

 

Description

   Balance at
Beginning
of Period
   Adjustments to
Costs and
Expenses(1)
    Deductions     Balance
at End
of Period
     (in thousands)

Accounts receivable—Allowance for doubtful accounts:

         

2005

   $ 984    $ 1,039     $ 228 (2)(3)   $ 2,251

2006

     2,251      (338 )           1,913

2007

     1,913      (184 )     (264 )     1,465

(1) Includes increases/(decreases) charged or credited to costs and expenses.
(2) Uncollectible accounts written off, net of recoveries
(3) Includes approximately $539,000 related to the acquisition of ICSI

 

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INTEGRATED SILICON SOLUTION, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

 

Research and Development

Research and development expenditures are charged to operations as incurred.

Foreign Currency Translation

The Company uses the local currency as its functional currency for all foreign subsidiaries. Translation adjustments, which result from the process of translating foreign currency financial statements into U.S. dollars, are included in the accumulated comprehensive income component of stockholders’ equity.

Advertising Costs

The Company expenses advertising costs as incurred and includes these costs in selling, general and administrative expenses in the Consolidated Statement of Operations. Advertising costs totaled $108,000, $148,000 and $127,000 for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively.

Income Taxes

The Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 109 (SFAS 109), “Accounting for Income Taxes”. Under SFAS 109, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on differences between the financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities and are measured using enacted tax rates and laws that will be in effect when the differences are expected to reverse. The Company records a valuation allowance against deferred tax assets when it is more likely than not that such assets will not be realized.

Stock-Based Compensation

Effective October 1, 2005, the Company accounts for stock-based compensation arrangements in accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 123 (revised 2004), “Share-Based Payment” (SFAS 123R). Prior to the adoption of SFAS 123R, the Company recognized stock-based compensation expense in accordance with Accounting Principles Board (APB) Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees” (APB 25). Under APB 25, when the exercise price of the Company’s employee stock options was equal to the market price of the underlying stock on the date of the grant, no compensation expense was recognized. Under SFAS 123R, compensation is measured at the grant date, based on the fair value of the award. The Company amortizes the compensation costs on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period of the option, which is generally the option vesting term of four years. The Company estimates the fair value of stock options using the Black-Scholes valuation model. The Black-Scholes valuation model requires the Company to estimate key assumptions such as expected term, volatility and forfeiture rates to determine the fair value of a stock option. The estimate of these key assumptions is based on historical information and judgment regarding market factors and trends.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements as well as the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Such estimates relate to the useful lives and fair value of fixed assets, the fair value of investments, allowances for doubtful accounts and customer returns, inventory write-downs, potential reserves relating to litigation matters, accrued liabilities, and other reserves. The Company bases its estimates and judgments on its historical experience, knowledge of current conditions and its

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

 

beliefs of what could occur in the future, given available information. Actual results may differ from those estimates, and such difference, may be material to the financial statements.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The fair value of certain of the Company’s financial instruments, including cash and cash equivalents, accrued compensation and benefits, and other accrued liabilities approximate carrying value because of their short maturities. The fair value of investments is determined using quoted market prices for those securities or similar financial instruments.

Concentration of Credit Risk

The Company operates in one business segment, which is to design, develop, and market high performance SRAM, DRAM, and other memory and non-memory products. The Company markets and distributes its products on a worldwide basis, primarily to original equipment manufacturers, contract manufacturers, and distributors. The Company performs ongoing credit evaluations of its customers’ financial condition and generally requires no collateral. In fiscal 2007, fiscal 2006 and fiscal 2005, no single customer accounted for over 10% of net sales.

The Company maintains cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments with various high credit quality financial institutions. The Company’s investment policy is designed to limit exposure to any one institution. The Company performs periodic evaluations of the relative credit standing of those financial institutions that are considered in its investment strategy. The Company is exposed to credit risk in the event of default by the financial institutions or issuers of investments to the extent of the amount recorded on the balance sheet. To date, the Company has not incurred losses related to these investments.

Product Warranty and Indemnifications

The Company generally warrants its products against defects in materials and workmanship for a period of 12 months. Liability for a stated warranty period is usually limited to replacement of defective items or return of amounts paid. If there is a material increase in the rate of customer claims or the Company’s estimates of probable losses relating to specifically identified warranty exposures are inaccurate, the Company may record a charge against future cost of sales. Warranty expense has historically been immaterial to the Company’s financial statements.

The Company indemnifies certain customers, distributors, suppliers, and subcontractors for attorney fees and damages and costs awarded against these parties in certain circumstances in which its products are alleged to infringe third party intellectual property rights, including patents, registered trademarks, or copyrights. The terms of the Company’s indemnification obligations are generally perpetual from the effective date of the agreement. In certain cases, there are limits on and exceptions to the Company’s potential liability for indemnification relating to intellectual property infringement claims. In addition, the Company has entered into indemnification agreements with its officers and directors, and the Company’s bylaws provide that indemnification may be provided to the Company’s agents. As described in Note 16, several lawsuits have been filed against certain of the Company’s current directors and officers and certain former directors and officers relating to the Company’s historical stock option practices and related accounting; the Company is named as nominal defendant in such matters. Under the Company’s indemnification agreements with its present and former directors and officers, the Company has been indemnifying each director or officer against expenses, including attorneys’ fees, paid by such individual in connection with the pending litigation, subject to applicable Delaware law. The Company has directors’ and officers’ insurance pursuant to which the Company may be reimbursed for certain of these

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

 

indemnity expenses, subject to the insurers’ reservation of rights. The Company cannot estimate the amount of potential future indemnity expenses that it may be required to make. The amount of available directors’ and officers’ insurance may not be sufficient to cover the Company’s indemnity obligations, which may have a material adverse effect on the Company’s results of operations in future periods.

Net Income (Loss) Per Share

Basic and diluted net loss per share and basic net income per share is computed using the weighted number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted net income per share is computed using the weighted average number of common and dilutive common equivalent shares outstanding, if applicable, during the period. Common equivalent shares consist of the shares issuable upon the assumed exercise of stock options under the treasury stock method.

Impact of Recently Issued Accounting Standards

In June 2006, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes—an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109.” The interpretation contains a two step approach to recognizing and measuring uncertain tax positions accounted for in accordance with SFAS No. 109. The first step is to evaluate the tax position for recognition by determining if the weight of available evidence indicates it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained on audit, including resolution of related appeals or litigation processes, if any. The second step is to measure the tax benefit as the largest amount which is more than 50% likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement. The provisions are effective for the Company beginning in the first quarter of fiscal 2008. The Company is currently evaluating the impact this statement will have on its consolidated financial statements.

In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” (SFAS No. 157) which establishes a framework for measuring fair value and enhance disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. The measurement and disclosure requirements are effective for the Company beginning in the first quarter of fiscal 2009. The Company is currently evaluating whether SFAS No. 157 will result in a change to its fair value measurements.

In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities” (SFAS No. 159) which permits companies to choose to measure certain financial instruments and certain other items at fair value. The standard requires that unrealized gains and losses on items for which the fair value option has been elected be reported in earnings. SFAS 159 is effective for the Company beginning in the first quarter of fiscal 2009, although earlier adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact SFAS No. 159 will have on its consolidated financial statements.

In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141(R), “Business Combinations”. This Statement replaces SFAS No. 141, Business Combinations. This Statement retains the fundamental requirements in Statement 141 that the acquisition method of accounting (which Statement 141 called the purchase method) be used for all business combinations and for an acquirer to be identified for each business combination. This Statement also establishes principles and requirements for how the acquirer: a) recognizes and measures in its financial statements the identifiable assets acquired, the liabilities assumed, and any noncontrolling interest in the acquiree; b) recognizes and measures the goodwill acquired in the business combination or a gain from a bargain purchase and c) determines what information to disclose to enable users of the financial statements to evaluate the nature and financial effects of the business combination. SFAS No. 141(R) will apply prospectively to business combinations for which the acquisition date is on or after Company’s fiscal year beginning October 1, 2009. While the Company has not yet evaluated this statement for the impact, if any, that SFAS No. 141(R) will

 

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have on its consolidated financial statements, the Company will be required to expense costs related to any acquisitions after September 30, 2009.

In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, “Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements”. This Statement amends ARB 51 to establish accounting and reporting standards for the noncontrolling (minority) interest in a subsidiary and for the deconsolidation of a subsidiary. It clarifies that a noncontrolling interest in a subsidiary is an ownership interest in the consolidated entity that should be reported as equity in the consolidated financial statements. The Company has not yet determined the impact, if any, that SFAS No. 160 will have on its consolidated financial statements. SFAS No. 160 is effective for the Company’s fiscal year beginning October 1, 2009

Note 2.    Cash, Cash Equivalents and Investments

Cash, cash equivalents and investments consisted of the following at September 30:

 

      Amortized
Cost
   Gross
Unrealized
Gains
   Gross
Unrealized
Losses
    Fair Value
     (in thousands)

2007

          

Cash

   $ 17,343    $    $     $ 17,343

Money market instruments

     21,740                 21,740

Commercial paper

     10,644           (5 )     10,639

Certificates of deposit

     5,995                 5,995

Municipal notes and bonds

     71,950                 71,950

SMIC common stock—saleable within 12 months

     5,951      197            6,148
                            

Total

   $ 133,623    $ 197    $ (5 )   $ 133,815
                            

Reported as:

          

Cash and cash equivalents

           $ 53,722

Short-term investments

             80,093
              

Total

           $ 133,815
              

 

      Amortized
Cost
   Gross
Unrealized
Gains
   Fair Value
     (in thousands)

2006

        

Cash

   $ 19,576    $    $ 19,576

Money market instruments

     7,601           7,601

Commercial paper

     10,131      10      10,141

Certificates of deposit

     2,326           2,326

Municipal notes and bonds

     38,700           38,700

SMIC common stock—saleable within 12 months

     30,346      4,643      34,989
                    

Total

   $ 108,680    $ 4,653    $ 113,333
                    

Reported as:

        

Cash and cash equivalents

         $ 37,318

Short-term investments

           76,015
            

Total

         $ 113,333
            

 

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All debt securities held at September 30, 2007 and September 30, 2006 are due in less than one year. As of September 30, 2007 and 2006, the Company had cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments of $13.0 million and $11.0 million, respectively, in foreign institutions.

In fiscal 2007, the Company sold approximately 212.8 million shares of Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. (SMIC), a related party through July 2007, and recorded gross proceeds of approximately $28.2 million and a pre-tax gain of approximately $3.8 million. In fiscal 2005, the Company sold shares of SMIC and recorded gross proceeds of approximately $8.7 million and a pre-tax gain of approximately $4.4 million. The Company uses the weighted-average cost method to determine the cost basis of shares of SMIC. The market value of SMIC shares is subject to fluctuations and the Company’s carrying value will be subject to adjustments to reflect the current market value. The Company’s shares in SMIC were subject to certain lockup restrictions which lapsed in February 2007. Therefore all of the Company’s shares in SMIC are freely tradable.

Note 3.    Inventories

Inventories consisted of the following at September 30:

 

      2007    2006
     (in thousands)

Purchased components

   $ 4,583    $ 10,744

Work-in-process

     9,673      21,467

Finished goods

     17,800      20,206
             
   $ 32,056    $ 52,417
             

In fiscal 2007, 2006 and 2005, the Company recorded inventory write-downs of $10.3 million, $16.5 million and $13.9 million, respectively. The inventory write-downs were predominately for lower of cost or market and excess and obsolescence issues on certain of its products.

Note 4.    Other Assets

Other assets consisted of the following at September 30:

 

      2007    2006
     (in thousands)

Equity method investments

   $ —      $ 1,062

Cost method equity investments

     624      1,904

Restricted assets

     316      916

Other

     580      1,228
             
   $ 1,520    $ 5,110
             

The Company accounts for investments in 50% or less owned companies over which it has the ability to exercise significant influence using the equity method of accounting. The Company accounts for investments in less than 20% owned companies at cost. The Company periodically reviews these investments for other-than-temporary declines in market value and writes down these investments to their fair value when an other-than-temporary decline has occurred.

In December 2006, the Company sold its remaining shares of Key Stream Corp. (KSC) for approximately $1.2 million and recorded a pre-tax gain of approximately $0.3 million. KSC was a related party through December 2006.

 

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In fiscal 2007, the Company sold approximately 61% of its shares of Ralink (a cost method investment) for approximately $8.9 million and recorded a pre-tax gain of approximately $7.9 million. The market value of Ralink was approximately $7.0 million at September 30, 2007.

The Company sold its investment in E-CMOS in April 2006 for approximately $1.5 million which resulted in a pre-tax gain of $0.3 million. In addition, in September 2006 the Company sold a cost method equity investment for approximately $0.1 million resulting in a gain of approximately $26,000.

The Company sold approximately 77% of its investment in Signia in February 2006 for approximately $4.6 million which resulted in a pre-tax gain of $2.2 million. As a result of the sale of the Signia shares, the Company reduced its ownership percentage to approximately 16%, or approximately $0.7 million, and effective March 2006 accounts for its investment in Signia on the cost basis. In prior periods, Signia’s financial position and results of operation were consolidated with the Company’s financial statements. The deconsolidation of Signia did not have a material impact on the Company’s balance sheet and will not have a material effect on the Company’s revenues or results of operations. In the September 2006 quarter, the Company recorded an impairment charge of approximately $0.4 million related to its investment in Signia.

KSC issued new shares of capital stock in December 2005 and July 2005. The Company did not purchase any additional shares and its ownership percentage decreased by approximately 2%. The decrease in the investment ownership percentage and therefore the increase in equity in net assets for the KSC investment amounted to approximately $0 and $0.5 million in December 2005 and July 2005, respectively. The changes were recorded to increase the carrying value of the investment and additional paid-in capital.

In fiscal 2005, the Company sold its investment in NexFlash (including shares held by ICSI) for approximately $3.2 million, which resulted in a pre-tax gain of $0.6 million.

In fiscal 2005, the Company recorded approximately $0.3 million impairment losses related to two of its cost method equity investments.

The Company has various deposits including deposits with suppliers for purchase guarantees and for customs clearance. These deposits are included in restricted assets.

Note 5.    Property, Equipment, and Leasehold Improvements, net

Property, equipment, and leasehold improvements, net consisted of the following at September 30:

 

      2007     2006  
     (in thousands)  

Machinery and equipment

   $ 31,169     $ 27,870  

Furniture and fixtures

     2,380       2,899  

Land, buildings and improvements

     25,092       25,617  
                
     58,641       56,386  

Less accumulated depreciation and amortization

     (35,357 )     (34,402 )
                
   $ 23,284     $ 21,984  
                

 

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Note 6.    Lease Payment Receivable

ICSI entered into a machinery lease contract on March 6, 2003 for a term of 5 years commencing from April 1, 2003. The lessee will obtain the title of the property upon the termination of this agreement. Lease payment receivable consisted of the following at September 30:

 

      2007    2006
      Current     Non-current    Current     Non-current
     (in thousands)

Lease payment receivable

   $ 586     $    $ 1,153     $ 576

Less: Unearned interest revenue

     (1 )          (5 )    
                             

Net

   $ 585     $    $ 1,148     $ 576
                             

Expected future receipts of long-term lease payment receivable are as follows (in thousands):

 

Fiscal year ending:

     

2008

   $ 585

Thereafter

    
      

Total

   $ 585
      

The current portion of lease payment receivable is included in other current assets and the non-current portion of the lease payment receivable is included in other assets.

The Company rents out certain floors in its office building in HsinChu, Taiwan. These leases are cancelable with either three months or six months notice. The value of the assets leased to others is included in fixed assets in the Company’s balance sheet. Rental income and the depreciation of the assets are included in other income (expense), net and amounted to approximately $1.7 million and $0.3 million, $0.9 million and $0.1 million, and $0.2 million and $0.1 million, in fiscal 2007 fiscal 2006 and fiscal 2005, respectively.

The assets leased consisted of the following at September 30:

 

      2007     2006  
     (in thousands)  

Buildings and improvements

   $ 6,974     $ 6,865  

Less accumulated depreciation

     (2,862 )     (2,548 )
                
   $ 4,112     $ 4,317  
                

Note 7.    Purchased Intangible Assets

The following table presents details of the purchased intangible assets acquired during fiscal 2007 and 2006:

 

      Technology    Customer Relationships    Other      
   Estimated
Useful Life
(in Years)
   Amount    (in thousands, except years)    Estimated
Useful Life
(in Years)
   Amount    Total
         Estimated
Useful Life
(in Years)
   Amount         

Fiscal 2007

                    

ICSI

   4.0    $ 174       $       $    $ 174
                                    

Fiscal 2006

                    

Other

      $       $    1.5    $ 390    $ 390

ICSI

   5.3      821    2.9      617              1,438
                                    
      $ 821       $ 617       $ 390    $ 1,828
                                    

 

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The following tables present details of the Company’s total purchased intangible assets:

 

      Gross    Accumulated
Amortization
   Net
     (in thousands)

September 30, 2007

        

Technology

   $ 3,933    $ 1,442    $ 2,491

Customer relationships

     2,995      2,013      982

Other

     390      325      65
                    

Total

   $ 7,318    $ 3,780    $ 3,538
                    

September 30, 2006

        

Technology

   $ 3,972    $ 882    $ 3,090

Customer relationships

     2,995      1,019      1,976

Other

     390      65      325
                    

Total

   $ 7,357    $ 1,966    $ 5,391
                    

The following table presents details of the amortization expense of purchased intangible assets as reported in the Consolidated Statements of Operations:

 

Year Ended

   September 30,
2007
   September 30,
2006
   September 30,
2005
     (in thousands)

Reported as:

        

Cost of sales

   $ 1,898    $ 1,619    $ 469

Operating expenses

     129      136      71
                    

Total

   $ 2,027    $ 1,755    $ 540
                    

The estimated future amortization expense of purchased intangible assets as of September 30, 2007 is as follows (in thousands):

 

Fiscal year

     

2008

   $ 1,538

2009

     824

2010

     770

2011

     406

Thereafter

    
      

Total

   $ 3,538
      

 

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Goodwill

There were no changes in goodwill during fiscal 2007.

The following table presents the changes in goodwill during fiscal 2006:

 

      Balance at
September 30,
2005
   Acquired    Other     Balance at
September 30,
2006
     (in thousands)

Signia

   $ 1,120    $    $ (1,120 )   $

ICSI

     19,112      6,226            25,338
                            

Total

   $ 20,232    $ 6,226    $ (1,120 )   $ 25,338
                            

During fiscal 2006, the Company sold approximately 77% of its investment in Signia in February 2006 and as a result of the sale of the Signia shares, the Company reduced its ownership percentage to approximately 16% and effective March 2006 accounts for its investment in Signia on the cost basis. As a result of the deconsolidation of Signia, the Company reduced the recorded amount of its goodwill by approximately $1.1 million.

In September 2005, the Company recorded an impairment charge of approximately $4.4 million related to the goodwill from its acquisition of Signia. The write-off was required as it became evident, based on anticipated cash flows, that the product line had not and would be unable to generate future cash flows to support the goodwill amount.

Note 8.    Borrowings

Short term debt at September 30, 2007 was comprised of a working capital loan with an interest rate of 2.69%. Short term debt and notes at September 30, 2006 were comprised of working capital loans with a weighted average interest rate of 2.47%.

At September 30, 2007, ICSI had short-term lines of credit with various financial institutions whereby it could borrow in aggregate up to approximately $12.9 million denominated in a combination of U.S. and New Taiwan dollars. As of September 30, 2007, the Company had borrowings of approximately $0.6 million outstanding under these lines of credit. These lines of credit expire at various times through August 2008. There were no assets pledged as collateral for short-term debt or notes. Commitment fees relating to these lines are not material. The Company’s unused short-term lines of credit amounted to approximately $12.3 million at September 30, 2007.

Note 9.    Accrued Expenses

Accrued expenses consisted of the following at September 30:

 

     2007    2006
     (in thousands)

Deferred distributor margin

   $ 1,811    $ 1,836

Other

     4,923      7,829
             
   $ 6,734    $ 9,665
             

 

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Note 10.    Capital Stock

The Company’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides for 70,000,000 authorized shares of Common Stock and 5,000,000 authorized shares of preferred stock. The terms of the preferred stock may be fixed by the board of directors, who have the right to determine the price, rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions, including voting rights, of those shares without any further vote or action by the stockholders. The rights of the holders of common stock are subject to, and may be adversely affected by, the rights of the holders of any preferred stock that may be issued in the future.

As of September 30, 2007, shares of common stock were reserved for future issuance as follows:

 

Common shares reserved under Employee Stock Purchase Plan

   1,072,000

Common shares reserved under stock option plans

   8,226,000

On August 15, 2007, the Company commenced an offer to purchase for cash up to $30 million in shares of its common stock at a price not greater than $6.30 nor less than $5.70 per share (the “Offer”). Following the expiration of the Offer on September 15, 2007, the Company accepted for payment 1,181,148 shares of its common stock at a purchase price of $6.30 per share pursuant to the terms of the Offer, resulting in aggregate payments of approximately $7,441,000.

Note 11.    Stock-Based Compensation

Stock-Based Benefit Plans

The Company has stock option plans under which options to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock may be granted to employees and directors. At September 30, 2007, the total number of shares subject to options outstanding under all plans was 5,153,000. At September 30, 2007, 3,073,000 shares were available for grant under all plans. Options generally vest ratably over a four-year period with a 6-month or 1-year cliff vest and then vesting ratably over the remaining period. Options granted prior to October 1, 2005 expire ten years after the date of grant; options granted after October 1, 2005 expire seven years after the date of the grant.

2007 Incentive Compensation Plan

At the 2007 annual meeting of stockholders held on July 30, 2007, the Company’s stockholders approved, upon recommendation of the Company’s board of directors, the adoption of the Integrated Silicon Solution, Inc. 2007 Incentive Compensation Plan (the “2007 Plan”). The 2007 Plan is the successor to each of our 1998 Stock Plan, 1996 Nonstatutory Stock Plan and 1995 Director Stock Option Plan (the “Predecessor Plans”), and no further grants shall be made under the Predecessor Plans.

The 2007 Plan permits the grant of stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock awards, restricted stock units, performance shares and performance units. The Compensation Committee of the Company’s board of directors has the authority to determine the type of incentive award, as well as the terms and conditions of the award, under the 2007 Plan. As of September 30, 2007, only stock options had been granted under the 2007 Plan.

3,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock were initially reserved for issuance under the 2007 Plan. To the extent any options outstanding under the Predecessor Plans on the date of the Annual Meeting subsequently terminate unexercised or any unvested shares outstanding under the Predecessor Plans at such time are subsequently forfeited or repurchased by ISSI, the number of shares of common stock subject to those

 

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terminated options, together with the forfeited shares, will be added to the share reserve available for issuance under the 2007 Plan, up to an additional 4,000,000 shares.

Other Stock Plans

The Company has outstanding grants under its 1989 Stock Plan, 1998 Stock Plan, 1996 Nonstatutory Stock Plan and 1995 Director Stock Option Plan. Options generally vest ratably over a four-year period with a 6-month or 1-year cliff vest and then vesting ratably over the remaining period, except for options granted under the 1995 Director Stock Option Plan, which generally vest over 12 months. Options granted prior to October 1, 2005 expire ten years after the date of grant; options granted after October 1, 2005 expire seven years after the date of the grant.

The Company has shares of common stock reserved for future issuance under our 1995 Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Offering periods under the 1995 Employee Stock Purchase Plan have a duration of six months and the purchase price is equal to 85% of the fair value of our common stock on the purchase date. The offering periods under the 1995 Employee Stock Purchase Plan commence on approximately February 1 and August 1 of each year. During fiscal 2007, 2006 and 2005, 0, 214,000, and 284,000 shares were issued under the plan, respectively. As of September 30, 2007, 1,072,000 shares were available under the plan for future issuance.

Non-Plan Option Agreements

On February 21, 2006, the Company entered into a Stand-Alone Stock Option Agreement (the “Option”) with Scott Howarth, the Company’s President and Chief Financial Officer. The Option is a non-qualified stock option to purchase 100,000 shares of the Company’s common stock and has the following terms: (i) an exercise price equal to $6.33 per share which was the fair market value of the Company’s common stock on the grant date of February 21, 2006, (ii) a term of 7 years from the date of grant, and (iii) vesting as to 12.5% of the shares on the six (6) month anniversary of his employment start date, and as to 1/48th of the total shares each month thereafter until the option is fully vested.

Amendment to Stock Options

On July 19, 2007, the Company accepted for amendment certain options to purchase an aggregate of approximately 486,000 shares of its common stock as contemplated by the Company’s offer to amend certain outstanding options and, if applicable, receive a cash payment as set forth under the Offer to Amend Certain Options dated June 14, 2007 (the “Offer to Amend”). The Company issued amended options to purchase up to an aggregate of approximately 436,000 shares of its common stock and promised to make aggregate cash payments in the amount of $192,000 in exchange for the options surrendered for amendment in accordance with the terms of the Offer to Amend.

Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation

Beginning in fiscal 2006, the Company accounts for stock-based compensation arrangements in accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 123(R) “Share-Based Payment” (SFAS 123R) as discussed in “Note 1— Significant Accounting Policies”. Under SFAS 123R, compensation cost is calculated by the Company on the date of grant using the fair value of the option as determined using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The compensation cost is then amortized ratably over the vesting period of the individual option grants. The Black-Scholes valuation calculation requires the Company to estimate key assumptions such as expected term, volatility and interest rates to determine the fair value of the stock options. The estimate of these key assumptions is based on the Company’s historical stock price volatility, employees’ historical exercise patterns and judgment

 

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regarding market factors and trends. SFAS 123R also requires that forfeitures be estimated at the time of grant and revised, if necessary, in subsequent periods if actual forfeitures differ from those estimates. The Company estimates forfeitures based on its historical forfeiture rates as it believes these rates to be the most indicative of the Company’s expected forfeiture rate.

As of September 30, 2007, there was approximately $7.5 million of total unrecognized stock-based compensation expense under the Company’s stock option plans that will be recognized over a weighted-average period of approximately 2.29 years. Future stock option grants will add to this total whereas quarterly amortization and the vesting of the existing stock option grants will reduce this total. The Company will also record compensation expense for its ESPP for the difference between the purchase price and the fair market value on the day of purchase.

Prior to the adoption of SFAS 123R, the Company presented all tax benefits resulting from the exercise of stock options as operating cash flows in its Statement of Cash Flows. SFAS 123R requires that these cash flows be classified as financing cash flows. As the Company has a valuation allowance for all of its deferred tax assets, a tax benefit associated with stock option exercises has not been recognized.

The Company issues new shares of common stock upon exercise of stock options. During fiscal year 2007, options to purchase 224,000 shares were exercised at an aggregate intrinsic value of $598,000, determined as of the date of option exercise. During fiscal year 2006, options to purchase 198,000 shares were exercised at an aggregate intrinsic value of $564,000, determined as of the date of option exercise.

The table below outlines the effects of total stock-based compensation for fiscal years 2007, 2006, and 2005. For fiscal year 2005, the Company accounted for stock-based compensation expense under the recognition and measurement provisions of APB No. 25 under which the Company did not have to recognize stock-based compensation expense on employee stock option grants that were made at fair market value on the date of grant, or on shares issued under the ESPP.

 

     Years Ended September 30,
     2007    2006    2005
     (in thousands, except per
share amounts)

Stock-based compensation

        

Cost of sales

   $ 104    $ 126    $ 25

Research and development

     1,828      2,080      986

Selling, general and administrative

     2,008      2,433      910
                    

Total stock-based compensation

   $ 3,940    $ 4,639    $ 1,921

Tax effect on stock-based compensation

              

Net effect on net income

   $ 3,940    $ 4,639    $ 1,921
                    

Effect on earnings per share

        

Basic

   $ 0.10    $ 0.12    $ 0.05
                    

Diluted

   $ 0.10    $ 0.12    $ 0.05
                    

Prior to Adoption of SFAS 123R

Prior to October 1, 2005, the Company accounted for stock options under the recognition and measurement provisions of APB Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees” (APB 25), and related Interpretations, as permitted by SFAS Statement No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation”

 

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(SFAS 123). The Company provided the disclosures required under SFAS 123 as amended by SFAS No. 148, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation—Transition and Disclosures.” The Company generally did not recognize stock-based compensation expense in its statement of operations for periods prior to the adoption of SFAS 123R except when options were granted at an exercise price lower than the market value of the underlying common stock on the date of grant.

The following table illustrates the effect on net loss and net loss per share as if the Company had applied the fair value recognition provisions of SFAS 123R to options granted under the Company’s stock-based compensation plans prior to its adoption of SFAS 123R. For purposes of this pro forma disclosure, the value of the options was estimated using a Black-Scholes option pricing formula and amortized on a straight-line basis over the respective vesting periods.

 

     2005  
    

(in thousands,

except

per share data)

 

Net loss—as reported

   $ (39,805 )

Intrinsic value method expense included in reported net loss, net of tax

     1,921  

Fair value method expense, net of tax

     (6,197 )
        

Net loss—pro forma

   $ (44,081 )
        

Basic and diluted net loss per share—as reported

   $ (1.09 )
        

Basic and diluted net loss per share—pro forma

   $ (1.20 )
        

Valuation Assumptions

The Company uses the Black-Scholes option pricing model to estimate the fair value of the options granted. The Company utilizes the simplified calculation of expected life under the provisions of the SEC’s Staff Accounting Bulletin 107, as the Company shortened the contractual life of employee stock options from ten years to seven years. Estimated volatilities are based on historical stock price volatilities of the period immediately preceding the option grant that is equal in length to the option’s expected term. The Company believes that historical volatility is the best estimate of future volatility. The Company bases the risk-free interest rate on the implied yield currently available on U.S. Treasury zero-coupon issues with an equivalent remaining term. The Company has never paid dividends and does not anticipate doing so over the expected life of the options and therefore used 0% for dividend yield.

The estimated values of stock option grants, as well as the weighted average assumptions used in calculating these values during the fiscal years ended September 30, 2007, 2006 and 2005, were based on estimates at the date of grant as follows:

 

     Stock Options     ESPP  
     2007     2006     2005     2007    2006    2005  

Expected term in years

     4.52       4.52       2.75             1.25  

Expected volatility

     0.61       0.69       0.66             0.53  

Risk-free interest rate

     4.65 %     4.54 %     3.77 %           3.30 %

Dividend yield

     0.00 %     0.00 %     0.00 %           0.00 %

Weighted-average fair value of grants

   $ 3.06     $ 3.59     $ 3.78           $ 2.29  

 

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A summary of the Company’s stock option activity and related information for the last three fiscal years under the 1989, 1996 Nonstatutory, 1998, 1995 Director Stock Option Plans and the 2007 Incentive Compensation Plan follows (stock option amounts and aggregate intrinsic value are presented in thousands):

 

     Outstanding Options
      Number of
Shares
    Weighted-
Average
Exercise
Price
   Weighted-
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term (in
years)
   Aggregate
Intrinsic Value

Balance at September 30, 2004

   5,001     $ 7.86      

Options Granted

   3,037     $ 6.95      

Options Exercised

   (738 )   $ 3.79      

Options Cancelled

   (1,124 )   $ 8.29      
              

Balance at September 30, 2005

   6,176     $ 7.82      

Options Granted

   1,388     $ 6.24      

Options Exercised

   (198 )   $ 3.88      

Options Cancelled

   (1,368 )   $ 8.84      
              

Balance at September 30, 2006

   5,998     $ 7.35      

Options Granted

   1,076     $ 5.91      

Options Exercised

   (224 )   $ 3.79      

Options Cancelled

   (1,697 )   $ 8.24      
              

Balance at September 30, 2007

   5,153     $ 7.22    5.52    $ 2,596
              

Exercisable at September 30, 2007

   3,412     $ 7.68    5.13    $ 2,123

Vested and expected to vest after September 30, 2007

   4,891     $ 7.28    5.48    $ 2,511

Options exercisable at:

          

September 30, 2005

   3,017     $ 8.75    4.06   

September 30, 2006

   3,515     $ 7.74    4.92   

September 30, 2007

   3,412     $ 7.68    5.13   

The following table summarizes information about options outstanding and exercisable at September 30, 2007:

 

      Options Outstanding    Options Exercisable

Range of

Exercise Prices

  

Number of

Options

Outstanding

(in thousands)

  

Wtd. Average

Remaining

Contractual Life

(in years)

  

Wtd. Average

Exercise Price

  

Number of

Options

Exercisable

(in thousands)

   Wtd. Average
Exercise Price

$ 2.35-$ 5.54

   1,126    4.75    $ 4.19    793    $ 3.71

   5.55-   6.43

   1,353    5.46      6.19    667      6.26

   6.48-   7.00

   1,431    6.77      6.86    851      6.88

   7.09-   15.45

   1,033    5.25      9.50    891      9.83

 16.08-   35.38

   210    2.73      21.39    210      21.40
                  

$ 2.35-$ 35.38

   5,153    5.52    $ 7.22    3,412    $ 7.68
                  

 

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Note 12.    Income Taxes

The provision (benefit) for income taxes consisted of the following for the years ended September 30:

 

      2007     2006     2005  
     (in thousands)  

Current:

      

Federal

   $ (15 )   $ (236 )   $ (369 )

State

     9       2       2  

Foreign

     10       201       99  
                        

Total current

   $ 4     $ (33 )   $ (268 )

Deferred:

      

Federal

                  

State

                  

Foreign

                  
                        

Total deferred

                  
                        

Total provision (benefit)

   $ 4     $ (33 )   $ (268 )
                        

Pretax income (loss) from foreign operations was approximately $6.1 million, $(13.0) million, and $(13.3) million for 2007, 2006, and 2005, respectively.

The Company’s provision (benefit) for income taxes differs from the amount computed by applying the U.S. federal statutory rate (35%) to income before taxes and minority interest as follows for the years ended September 30:

 

     2007     2006     2005  
     (in thousands)  

Income taxes computed at the U.S. federal statutory rate

   $ 5,469     $ (4,998 )   $ (10,125 )

Unbenefited foreign (income) losses

     (2,137 )     4,578       4,731  

Non-deductible stock compensation

     612       774       271  

Nontaxable gain on foreign investment

           (868 )      

Non-deductible impairment charge

                 1,540  

Valuation allowance

                 399  

U.S. operating loss not benefited (benefited)

     (3,961 )     509       3,258  

Reversal of previously provided taxes

     (25 )     (236 )     (369 )

Other individually immaterial items

     46       208       27  
                        

Total provision (benefit)

   $ 4     $ (33 )   $ (268 )
                        

As of September 30, 2007, the Company had net operating loss carryforwards for federal and state income tax purposes of approximately $123.2 million and $81.6 million, respectively. The federal and state net operating loss will expire at various dates beginning in 2014, if not utilized. The Company has federal research and development tax credit and foreign tax credit carryforwards of approximately $1.4 million and $0.9 million, respectively. The Company also has state research and development tax credit carryforwards of approximately $3.0 million. The federal tax credits will expire at various dates beginning in 2008 through 2025, if not utilized. The California state research and development tax credit can be carried forward indefinitely.

Utilization of the net operating loss carryforwards and credits may be subject to a substantial annual limitation due to the ownership change limitations provided by the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended,

 

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and similar state provisions. The annual limitation, should it become effective, may result in the expiration of net operating losses and credits before utilization.

Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes. Significant components of deferred taxes consisted of the following at September 30:

 

     2007     2006  
     (in thousands)  

Deferred tax assets:

    

Depreciation

   $ 850     $ 490  

Inventory and other valuation reserves

     1,480       6,690  

Accrued expenses

     3,260       3,320  

Federal and state credit carryforwards

     4,780       5,450  

Federal and state net operating loss carryforwards

     47,060       47,680  

Non-deductible stock options

     7,410       7,300  

Other, net

     2,080       2,830  
                

Subtotal

     66,920       73,760  

Valuation allowance

     (65,220 )     (70,260 )
                

Total deferred tax assets

   $ 1,700     $ 3,500  

Deferred tax liabilities:

    

Unrealized gain on investment

     (70 )     (1,840 )

Equity investment basis difference

     (1,630 )     (1,660 )
                

Subtotal

     (1,700 )     (3,500 )
                

Net deferred tax assets

   $     $  
                

Management has established a valuation allowance for a portion of the gross deferred tax assets based on management’s expectations of future taxable income and the actual taxable income during the three years ended September 30, 2007. The valuation allowance for deferred tax assets decreased by $5.0 million in fiscal 2007 and increased by $6.7 million in fiscal 2006. Approximately $13.7 million of the valuation allowance is attributable to tax benefits of stock option deductions which will be credited to paid-in capital when recognized.

Note 13.    Retirement Plan

In connection with the acquisition of ICSI during 2005, the Company assumed pension plans covering substantially all of ICSI’s Taiwan based employees. The pension plans are based on the Labor Standards Law, a defined benefit plan (Benefit Plan) and the Labor Pension Act, a defined contribution plan (Contribution Plan).

Under the Labor Standards Law, the Benefit Plan provides for a lump sum payment upon retirement based on years of service and the employee’s compensation during the last six months of employment. In accordance with the Labor Standards Law of the R.O.C., the Company makes monthly contributions equal to 2% of its wages and salaries. The fund is administered by the Employees’ Retirement Fund Committee and is registered in this committee’s name. Accordingly, the pension fund is not included in the financial statements of the Company.

Under the Labor Pension Act effective July 1, 2005, employees may choose the requirements under the Labor Standards Law or the new statute. For employees subject to the new statute, the Company shall contribute no less than 6% of the employees’ wages and salaries to the Contribution Plan.

 

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Effective for fiscal year 2007, the Company adopted the provisions of SFAS No. 158. SFAS No. 158 requires that the funded status of defined-benefit postretirement plans be recognized on the company’s consolidated balance sheet, and changes in the funded status be reflected in comprehensive income. SFAS No. 158 also requires the measurement date of the plan’s funded status to be the same as the company’s fiscal year-end. Since the Company uses its fiscal year end as the measurement date for its Benefit Plan, there is no impact on the projected benefit obligation and accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) due to measurement date provision of SFAS No. 158. The incremental effect of applying SFAS No. 158 on individual line items on the consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2007 was as follows:

 

     Before
Application of
SFAS No. 158
    Adjustments     After
Application of
SFAS No. 158
 
     (In thousands)  

Other long-term liabilities

   $ 1,750     $ (957 )   $ 793  

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

   $ (1,540 )   $ 957     $ (583 )

As of September 30, 3007 and 2006, the Company’s Benefit Plan had projected benefit obligations in excess of plan assets. The changes in the benefit obligations and plan assets for the Benefit Plan described above were as follows:

 

     2007     2006  
     (in thousands)  

Change in projected benefit obligation:

    

Beginning benefit obligation

   $ 1,815     $ 1,998  

Service cost

     16       15  

Interest cost

     65       59  

Actuarial gain

     (11 )     (262 )

Currency exchange rate changes

     29       5  
                

Ending projected benefit obligation

   $ 1,914     $ 1,815  
                

 

     2007    2006
     (in thousands)

Change in fair value plan assets:

     

Beginning fair value of plan assets

   $ 1,520    $ 1,356

Actual return on plan assets

     39      29

Employer contributions

     101      131

Currency exchange rate changes

     24      4
             

Ending fair value of plan assets

   $ 1,684    $ 1,520
             

The following table summarizes the amounts recognized on the consolidated balance sheet as of September 30:

 

     2007    2006
     (in thousands)

Other long-term liabilities

   $ 231    $ 1,361

Accumulated other comprehensive income

   $ 957     
             

Amount recognized

   $ 1,188    $ 1,361
             

 

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The following table summarizes the amounts recorded to accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) before taxes, as of September 30:

 

     2007  
     (in thousands)  

Reclassification adjustment of transition obligation

   $ 1,026  

Net actuarial gain

     (69 )

Net prior service cost

      
        

Defined benefit plan, net

   $ 957  
        

The following table summarizes the funding status as of September 30:

 

     2006  
     (in thousands)  

Ending funded status

   $ 296  

Unrecognized transition obligation (asset)

     1,088  

Unrecognized net actuarial (gain) loss

     (64 )

Other

     41  
        

Net amount recognized/accrued benefit liability

   $ 1,361  
        

The following table summarizes the accumulated benefit obligation as of September 30:

 

     2007    2006
     (in thousands)

Accumulated benefit obligation

   $ 1,228    $ 1,134

Weighted-average actuarial assumptions used to determine benefit obligations and plan assets for the Benefit Plan at September 30 were as follows:

 

     2007     2006  

Discount rate

   3.00 %   3.50 %

Expected return on plan assets

   3.00 %   3.50 %

Rate of compensation increase

   3.00 %   3.00 %

The assumptions used in the expected long-term rate of return on plan assets are determined by the Bureau of Labor Insurance in Taiwan.

The net periodic benefit cost for the Benefit Plan included the following components at September 30:

 

     2007     2006     2005  
     (in thousands)  

Service cost

   $ 16     $ 15     $ 90  

Interest cost

     65       59       24  

Expected return on plan assets

     (54 )     (48 )     (18 )

Amortization and deferred amount

     (79 )     (78 )     (26 )
                        

Net periodic benefit cost

   $ (52 )   $ (52 )   $ 70  
                        

The balance of vested benefit amounted to approximately $110,000 and $105,000 as of September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

 

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Non-U.S. Plan Assets

For the Benefit Plan, the Company deposits funds into government-managed accounts, and/or accrues for the unfunded portion of the obligation.

Estimated Future Benefit Payments

The following table reflects the benefit payments, which include the amount that will be funded from retiree contributions, that the Company expects to pay in the periods noted (in thousands):

 

Fiscal year ending:

  

2008

   $ 110

2009

    

2010

     259

2011

     7

2012

     83

2013-2017

     868

Estimated Future Contributions

The Company’s expected contributions to be paid to the Benefit Plan during fiscal 2008 is $100,000.

Note 14.    Per Share Data

The calculations of basic and diluted net income (loss) per share for each of the three years ended September 30, 2007, 2006 and 2005 are as follows:

 

     Years Ended September 30,  
     2007    2006     2005  
     (in thousands, except per share data)  

Numerator for basic and diluted net income (loss) per share:

       

Net income (loss)

   $ 15,361    $ (14,242 )   $ (39,805 )
                       

Denominator for basic net income (loss) per share:

       

Weighted average common shares outstanding

     37,631      37,419       36,663  

Dilutive effect of stock options

     344             
                       

Denominator for diluted net income (loss) per share

     37,975      37,419       36,663  
                       

Basic net income (loss) per share

   $ 0.41    $ (0.38 )   $ (1.09 )
                       

Diluted net income (loss) per share

   $ 0.40    $ (0.38 )   $ (1.09 )
                       

The diluted earnings per share calculations for the years ended September 30, 2006 and 2005 do not include approximately 395,000 and 794,000 potential common shares from outstanding stock options because their inclusion would be anti-dilutive. For the years ended September 30, 2007, 2006 and 2005, an additional 4,975,000, 5,069,000 and 3,109,000 stock options were excluded from diluted earnings per share by the application of the treasury stock method.

 

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Note 15.    Geographic and Segment Information

The Company has one operating segment, which is to design, develop, and market high-performance SRAM, DRAM, and other memory and non-memory semiconductor products. The following table summarizes the Company’s operations in different geographic areas:

 

     Years Ended September 30,
     2007    2006    2005
     (in thousands)

Net Sales

        

United States

   $ 45,040    $ 36,751    $ 26,965

China

     9,564      13,785      26,024

Hong Kong

     68,200      43,313      34,400

Taiwan

     44,164      54,596      49,433

Japan

     15,482      21,344     

Other Asia Pacific countries

     25,762      24,245      27,152

Europe

     36,047      22,463      15,615

Other

     1,136      995      1,849
                    

Total net sales

   $ 245,395    $ 217,492    $ 181,438
                    

Long-lived assets

        

United States

   $ 3,247    $ 1,269    $ 2,057

Hong Kong

     72      80      34

China

     921      1,055      1,360

Taiwan

     19,044      19,580      20,185
                    

Total long-lived assets

   $ 23,284    $ 21,984    $ 23,636
                    

Revenues are attributed to countries based on the shipping location of customers.

Long-lived assets by geographic area are those assets used in the Company’s operations in each area.

Net foreign currency transaction gains (losses) of approximately $53,000, $881,000, and ($757,000) for the years ended September 30, 2007, 2006, and 2005, respectively, were primarily the result of the settlement of intercompany transactions and are included in the determination of net income (loss).

Note 16.    Commitments and Contingencies

Patents and Licenses

In the semiconductor industry, it is not unusual for companies to receive notices alleging infringement of patents or other intellectual property rights of others. The Company has been, and from time-to-time expects to be, notified of claims that it may be infringing patents, maskwork rights or copyrights owned by third parties. If it appears necessary or desirable, the Company may seek licenses under patents that it is alleged to be infringing. Although patent holders commonly offer such licenses, licenses may not be offered and the terms of any offered licenses may not be acceptable to the Company. The failure to obtain a license under a key patent or intellectual property right from a third party for technology used by the Company could cause it to incur substantial liabilities and to suspend the manufacture of the products utilizing the invention or to attempt to develop non-infringing products, any of which could materially and adversely affect the Company’s business and operating results. Furthermore, there can be no assurance that the Company will not become involved in protracted litigation regarding its alleged infringement of third party intellectual property rights or litigation to assert and protect its

 

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patents or other intellectual property rights. Any litigation relating to patent infringement or other intellectual property matters could result in substantial cost and diversion of the Company’s resources that could materially and adversely affect the Company’s business and operating results.

Litigation

Shareholder Derivative Actions

On July 18, 2006 and July 26, 2006, two purported shareholder derivative actions were filed against certain current and former directors and officers of ISSI in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, entitled (1) Rick Tope v. Jimmy S.M. Lee, et al., Case No. C06-04387, and (2) Murray Donnelly v. Jimmy S.M. Lee, et al., Case No. C06-04545. The complaints purport to assert claims against the individual defendants on behalf of ISSI for breach of fiduciary duty, violations of Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”) and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder, unjust enrichment, and restitution based upon our alleged stock option grant practices from 1995 through 2002. The Company is named solely as a nominal defendant. The complaints seek damages in an unspecified amount against the individual defendants, disgorgement of stock options or proceeds, equitable relief, attorney’s fees, and other unspecified relief. Pursuant to the parties’ stipulation, the Court consolidated the two derivative actions on August 22, 2006, under the caption In re Integrated Silicon Solution, Inc. Shareholder Derivative Litigation, Master File No. C-06-04387 RMW. Plaintiffs filed a consolidated complaint on November 27, 2006, based upon the same underlying facts and circumstances alleged in the prior complaints. In addition to the claims asserted and the relief sought in the original complaints, the consolidated complaint purports to assert claims against the individual defendants for aiding and abetting and violating Sections 14(a) and 20(a) of the Exchange Act and seeks an accounting. The Company is again named solely as a nominal defendant.

On October 31, 2006, another purported shareholder derivative action was filed against certain current and former directors and officers of ISSI in the Superior Court of California for the County of Santa Clara, entitled Alex Chuzhoy v. Jimmy S.M. Lee, et al., Case No. 1:06-CV-074031. The complaint purports to assert claims against the individual defendants on behalf of ISSI for insider trading in violation of California Corporations Code Sections 25402 / 25502.5, breach of fiduciary duty including in connection with the alleged insider selling and misappropriation, abuse of control, gross mismanagement, constructive fraud, corporate waste, unjust enrichment, and rescission, based upon the Company’s alleged stock option grant practices from 1995 through 2002. The Company is named solely as a nominal defendant. The complaint seeks damages in an unspecified amount against the individual defendants, an accounting, certain corporate governance changes, a constructive trust over the defendants’ stock options or proceeds, punitive damages, attorney’s fees, and other unspecified relief.

The parties in both the state and federal shareholder derivative litigation have agreed to enter into settlement discussions, and both Courts have issued orders staying the litigation until such time as the discussions result in a settlement which would then be presented to each Court for approval, or until such negotiations are unsuccessful, at which time litigation would resume. If the settlement negotiations are unsuccessful, plaintiffs in the state and federal derivative complaints are expected to amend their complaints. Defendants will move to dismiss both the state and federal complaints.

 

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SRAM Antitrust Litigation

Thirty-two purported class action lawsuits were filed by U.S. Direct-Purchaser and U.S. Indirect-Purchaser Plaintiffs against the Company and other SRAM suppliers in various U.S. federal courts alleging violations of the Sherman Act, violations of state unfair competition laws, and unjust enrichment relating to the sale and pricing of SRAM products. The U.S. lawsuits have been consolidated in a single federal court for coordinated pre-trail proceedings. The U.S. lawsuits seek treble damages for the alleged damages sustained by purported class members, in addition to restitution, costs and attorneys’ fees, as well as an injunction against the allegedly unlawful conduct. As of August 30, 2007, the Company was voluntarily dismissed from twenty-eight of the thirty-two pending lawsuits pursuant to a Tolling Agreement between the Company and the U.S. Indirect-Purchaser Plaintiffs. The U.S. Indirect-Purchaser Plaintiffs agreed not to name the Company as a defendant unless the Tolling Agreement is terminated according to terms specified in that agreement. The Company remains a defendant in the four lawsuits brought by the U.S. Direct-Purchaser Plaintiffs.

Three purported class action lawsuits were filed against the Company and other SRAM suppliers in three Canadian courts alleging violation of the Canadian Competition Act and other unlawful conduct. The Canadian complaints seek compensatory and punitive damages, in addition to declaratory relief, restitution, and costs.

The Company is committed to defending itself against these claims and has instructed its counsel to contest these actions vigorously. Given the preliminary stage of these proceedings and the inherent uncertainty in litigation, the Company is unable to predict the outcome of these suits. The final resolution of these alleged violations of federal or state antitrust laws could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, results of operations, or financial condition.

SRAM Antitrust Civil Investigative Demand

In May 2007, the Company received a civil investigative demand (“CID”) from the Attorney General of the State of Florida. The CID is issued pursuant to the Florida Antitrust Act in the course of an official investigation to determine whether there is, has been, or may be a violation of state or federal antitrust laws. Although not alleging any wrongdoing, the CID seeks documents and data relating to the Company’s business. The Company intends to cooperate fully with the Attorney General of Florida in this investigation. Because the investigation is at an early stage, the Company cannot predict the outcome of the investigation and its effect, if any, on its business.

Other Legal Proceedings

In the ordinary course of its business, as is common in the semiconductor industry, the Company has been involved in a limited number of legal actions, both as plaintiff and defendant, and could incur uninsured liability in any one or more of them. Although the outcome of these actions is not presently determinable, the Company believes that the ultimate resolution of these matters will not have a material adverse effect on our financial position, cash flows or results of operations. However, no assurances can be given with respect to the extent or outcome of any such litigation in the future.

 

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Operating Leases

The Company leases its facilities and the land upon which the ICSI building is situated under operating lease agreements that expire at various dates through 2016. The Company entered into a six year lease effective February 2007 for its headquarters facility in San Jose, California. Minimum rental commitments under these leases are as follows (in thousands):

 

Fiscal year ending:

    

2008

   $ 734

2009

     631

2010

     516

2011

     638

2012

     656

Thereafter

     1,090
      

Total minimum rental commitments

   $ 4,265
      

Total rental expense, recorded on a straight-line basis, for the years ended September 30, 2007, 2006 and 2005 was approximately $1.1 million (net of sublease income of $42,000), $1.1 million (net of sublease income of $173,000) and $2.6 million (net of sublease income of $165,000), respectively.

Write-off of Excess Facility Space

In fiscal 2005, the Company recorded a $1.1 million write-off of excess facility space in its Santa Clara headquarters. The write-off is included in selling, general and administrative expenses in the Company’s Statement of Operations.

Commitments to Wafer Fabrication Facilities

The Company issues purchase orders for wafers to various wafer foundries. These purchase orders are generally considered to be cancelable. However, to the degree that the wafers have entered into work-in-process, as a matter of practice it becomes increasingly difficult to cancel the purchase order. As of September 30, 2007, the Company had approximately $26.7 million of purchase orders for which the related wafers had been entered into wafer work-in-process (manufacturing had begun).

Note 17.    Employee 401(k) Plan

In August 1992, the Company established a defined contribution retirement plan with 401(k) plan features to provide retirement benefits to its eligible United States employees. Employees may make contributions through payroll withholdings of up to the lesser of $15,500 ($20,500 for participants older than 50) or 60% of their annual compensation for 2007. The Company elected to make no matching contributions during the years ended September 30, 2007, 2006 and 2005. Administrative expenses relating to the plan are insignificant.

 

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INTEGRATED SILICON SOLUTION, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

 

Note 18.    Supplemental Cash Flow Information

 

     Years Ended September 30,  
     2007    2006    2005  
     (in thousands)  

Cash paid for interest

   $ 157    $ 195    $ 1,912  

Cash paid (refunded) for income taxes

     13      187      (259 )

Assets acquired from ICSI

               93,832  

Liabilities assumed from ICSI

               53,708  

Assets acquired from Signia

               4,497  

Liabilities assumed from Signia

               1,143  

Note 19.    Related Party Transactions

Prior to May 2005, when the Company gained control and began consolidating the results of ICSI, ICSI was a related party. For the seven months ended April 30, 2005, purchases of goods and services by the Company from ICSI were approximately $1,056,000. The Company also paid ICSI for certain product development costs, license fees and royalties. For the seven months ended April 30, 2005, these charges totaled approximately $169,000.

The Company purchases goods from SMIC in which the Company has less than a 1% ownership interest. Lip-Bu Tan, a director of the Company through July 30, 2007, has been a director of SMIC since January 2002. For the ten months ended July 31, 2007 and the fiscal years ended September 30, 2006 and 2005, purchases of goods from SMIC were approximately $17,520,000, $21,352,000, and $52,471,000, respectively. Accounts payable to SMIC was approximately $4,440,000 at September 30, 2006.

The Company sells semiconductor products to Key Stream Corp. (KSC) in which the Company had an approximate 22% equity interest until it sold its investment in December 2006. Kong-Yeu Han, a director of the Company, was a director of KSC until December 2006.

The Company sells memory products to Flextronics. Lip-Bu Tan, a director of the Company through July 30, 2007, has been a director of Flextronics since April 2003. The Company had been doing business with Flextronics prior to Mr. Tan joining the board of directors of Flextronics.

The Company provided manufacturing support services to Signia. In February 2006, the Company sold approximately 77% of its shares in Signia, thereby reducing its ownership percentage to approximately 16%. Effective March 1, 2006, the Company resumed accounting for Signia on the cost basis. During the period from December 1, 2004 through February 28, 2006, the Company’s financial results reflect accounting for Signia on a consolidated basis. The Company’s financial results through the period ended November 30, 2004 reflect the accounting for Signia on the cost basis. At September 30, 2007, the Company had approximately a 6% ownership interest in Signia. The Company’s Chairman and CEO, Jimmy S.M. Lee, was a director of Signia until September 2006. For the two months ended November 30, 2004, the Company provided services of approximately $382,000, to Signia.

 

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INTEGRATED SILICON SOLUTION, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

 

Accounts receivable from related parties consisted of the following at September 30:

 

     2007    2006
     (in thousands)

Flextronics

   $    $ 251

KSC

          155
             

Total

   $    $ 406
             

The following table shows sales to related parties for the years ended September 30:

 

     Years Ended September 30,
     2007    2006    2005
     (in thousands)

Sales to related parties

        

Flextronics

   $ 1,751    $ 830    $ 3,215

ICSI (1)

               3,185

KSC

     13      140     

Others

               115
                    

Total

   $ 1,764    $ 970    $ 6,515
                    

(1) Sales to ICSI after May 1, 2005 are eliminated in consolidation.

Note 20.    Acquisition of Signia Technologies Inc.

In December 2004, the Company acquired a majority ownership interest in Signia. Signia is a privately held wireless chipset company based in Taipei, Taiwan.

In fiscal 2005, the Company increased its ownership to approximately 68% by buying common shares from other shareholders. The cost of this additional investment was approximately $8.1 million in cash which includes $0.4 million in estimated transaction costs. Prior to this increase, the Company owned approximately 15% of the outstanding equity of Signia and accounted for its investment on the cost basis. Since the Company increased its ownership to 68%, beginning December 1, 2004 the Company consolidated Signia’s financial statements with its own. The total purchase price, including the previous investment of $1.1 million, was $9.2 million.

In the December 2004 quarter, the Company consolidated Signia based on preliminary valuation data. During the March 2005 and the September 2005 quarters, the valuation data was refined and the Company’s final purchase price allocation was presented as of September 30, 2005. The allocation of the purchase price of Signia included both tangible assets and acquired intangible assets including both developed technology as well as in-process research and development (IPR&D). The excess of the purchase price over the fair value allocated to the net assets is goodwill. The amounts allocated to IPR&D were expensed as it was deemed to have no future alternative value.

 

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INTEGRATED SILICON SOLUTION, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

 

The purchase price allocation is as follows (in thousands):

 

Net tangible assets

   $ 3,354  

Intangible assets:

  

IPR&D

     294  

Purchased intangible assets

     1,099  

Goodwill

     5,520  

Minority interest

     (1,088 )
        

Total purchase price

   $ 9,179  
        

The developed technology was being amortized over five years.

In September 2005, the Company recorded an impairment charge for the goodwill acquired of approximately $4.4 million. The write-off was required as it became evident, based on anticipated cash flows, that the product line had not generated and would be unable to generate future cash flows to support the goodwill amount.

The Company sold approximately 77% of its investment in Signia in February 2006 for approximately $4.6 million which resulted in a pre-tax gain of $2.2 million. As a result of the sale of the Signia shares, the Company reduced its ownership percentage to approximately 16%, or approximately $0.7 million, and effective March 2006 accounts for its investment in Signia on the cost basis. In prior periods, Signia’s financial position and results of operation were consolidated with the Company’s financial statements. The deconsolidation of Signia did not have a material impact on the Company’s balance sheet and is not expected to have a material effect on the Company’s sales or results of operations. In the September 2006 quarter, the Company recorded an impairment charge of approximately $0.4 million related to its investment in Signia.

Note 21.    Acquisition of ICSI

On January 25, 2005, the Company announced its intent to acquire the remaining 71% of ICSI that the Company did not then own. On May 1, 2005, ISSI assumed control of ICSI and began consolidating the financial results of ICSI with its own results. In the nine months ended September 30, 2005, the Company purchased additional shares of ICSI for approximately $52.5 million, increasing its ownership percentage to approximately 83%. The total purchase price allocation in fiscal 2005 of $61.0 million included our previous investment of $8.5 million. In fiscal 2006, the Company purchased additional shares of ICSI for approximately $13.9 million, increasing its percentage ownership to approximately 98%. In fiscal 2007, the Company purchased additional shares of ICSI for approximately $0.3 million. The Company owned approximately 98% of ICSI at September 30, 2007.

The Company’s decision to acquire ICSI was driven by several considerations including the opportunity to enhance sales, the ability to reduce the combined company’s operating expenses, create stronger purchasing power, expand sales channels, and enhance opportunities to develop non-memory product lines.

The Company is accounting for the acquisition of ICSI as a step acquisition. The allocation of the purchase price of ICSI includes both tangible assets and acquired intangible assets including both developed technology and in-process research and development (IPR&D). The excess of the purchase price over the fair value allocated to the net assets is goodwill. The Company currently does not expect to receive a tax benefit for goodwill. The amounts allocated to IPR&D have been expensed as it was deemed to have no future alternative value.

 

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INTEGRATED SILICON SOLUTION, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

 

The purchase price allocation as of September 30 is as follows (in thousands):

 

     September 30,
2007
   September 30,
2006
   September 30,
2005
 
     (in thousands)  

Net tangible assets

   $    $ 1,097    $ 40,124  

Intangible assets:

        

In-process research and development

          499      2,470  

Purchased intangible assets

     174      1,438      5,583  

Goodwill

          6,226      19,112  

Minority interest

     133      4,600      (6,245 )
                      

Total purchase price allocation

   $ 307    $ 13,860    $ 61,044  
                      

The developed technology is being amortized over lives ranging from four to six years and the other amortizable intangible assets are being amortized over lives ranging from six months to five years.

Note 22.    Quarterly Financial Information (unaudited)

The following tables show the quarterly results of operations for each of the years ended September 30, 2007 and 2006.

 

Fiscal 2007

   Fourth
Quarter
   Third
Quarter
    Second
Quarter
    First
Quarter
 

Net sales

   $ 63,329    $ 59,927     $ 59,995     $ 62,144  

Gross profit

   $ 12,762    $ 11,735     $ 11,394     $ 12,545  

Operating income (loss)

   $ 1,052    $ (1,119 )   $ (2,421 )   $ (1,910 )

Net income

   $ 3,252    $ 4,918     $ 7,061     $ 130  

Basic and diluted net income per share

   $ 0.09    $ 0.13     $ 0.19     $ 0.00  

Market price range common stock:

         

High

   $ 6.95    $ 6.49     $ 6.37     $ 6.37  

Low

   $ 5.24    $ 5.38     $ 5.43     $ 5.10  

 

Fiscal 2006

   Fourth
Quarter
    Third
Quarter
    Second
Quarter
    First
Quarter
 

Net sales

   $ 59,905     $ 53,249     $ 53,245     $ 51,093  

Gross profit

   $ 11,738     $ 4,338     $ 5,644     $ 7,386  

Operating loss

   $ (1,273 )   $ (7,630 )   $ (7,359 )   $ (5,076 )

Net income (loss)

   $ 112     $ (6,912 )   $ (3,554 )   $ (3,888 )

Basic and diluted net income (loss) per share

   $ 0.00     $ (0.18 )   $ (0.10 )   $ (0.10 )

Market price range common stock:

        

High

   $ 5.79     $ 6.84     $ 6.98     $ 8.59  

Low

   $ 4.23     $ 4.97     $ 5.97     $ 6.41  

Note 23.    Subsequent Event (unaudited)

On November 28, 2007, the Company announced that its board of directors had approved the repurchase of up to $80 million of shares for the repurchase of its common stock. The Company intends to use $70 million of this amount to repurchase up to 10 million shares of its common stock through a self-tender offer at a price of $7.00 per share. The offer commenced on December 3, 2007 and is expected to close in early January 2008.

 

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Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

Not applicable.

Item 9A. Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

As of the end of the period covered by this Annual Report on Form 10-K, as required by paragraph (b) of Rule 13a-15 or Rule 15d-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, we evaluated under the supervision of our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) or 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended). Based on this evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at September 30, 2007 to ensure that information we are required to disclose in reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (i) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms, and (ii) is accumulated and communicated to our management, including Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Our disclosure controls and procedures are designed to provide reasonable assurance that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management. Our disclosure controls and procedures include components of our internal control over financial reporting. Management’s assessment of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting is expressed at the level of reasonable assurance because a control system, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, but not absolute, assurance that the control system’s objectives will be met.

Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of our financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. 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 our assets, (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 our management and directors, and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of our assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Management assessed our internal control over financial reporting as of September 30, 2007, the end of our fiscal year. Management based its assessment on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). Management’s assessment included evaluation of such elements as the design and operating effectiveness of key financial reporting controls, process documentation, accounting policies, and our overall control environment. This assessment is supported by testing and monitoring performed by our finance organization.

Based on our assessment, management has concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was effective as of the end of the fiscal year to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external reporting purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. We reviewed the results of management’s assessment with the Audit Committee of our Board of Directors.

Our independent registered accounting firm, Grant Thornton LLP, who also audited our consolidated financial statements, audited the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting. Grant Thornton LLP has issued their attestation report, which is included in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 

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Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

During the three months ended September 30, 2007, there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting identified in connection with the evaluation required by paragraph (d) of Exchange Act Rules 13a-15 or 15d-15 that was conducted during the last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting except as described above.

Item 9B. Other Information

Not applicable.

 

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PART III

Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance

Executive Officers—See the section entitled “Executive Officers” in Part I, Item 1 hereof.

Directors—The information required by this Item is incorporated by reference from the section entitled “Election of Directors” in our 2008 Proxy Statement.

The disclosure required by Item 405 of Regulation S-K is incorporated by reference from the section entitled “Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance” in our 2008 Proxy Statement.

The Company had adopted a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics that applies to all directors and employees, including our principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions. The Company’s Code of Business Conduct and Ethics is posted on its website at http://www.issi.com/. The Company intends to disclose future amendments to certain provisions of the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, or waivers of such provisions granted to executive officers and directors, on its website within four business days following the date of such amendment or waiver.

The disclosure required by Items 407 (c)(3), (d)(4), and (d)(5) of Regulation S-K is incorporated by reference from the section entitled “Election of Directors” in our 2008 Proxy Statement.

Item 11. Executive Compensation

The information appearing in our 2008 Proxy Statement contained in the sections entitled “Compensation of Executive Officers,” “Compensation of Directors,” “Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation,” and “Report of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors,” is incorporated by reference.

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

The disclosure required by Item 403 of Regulation S-K is incorporated by reference from the sections entitled “Principal Share Ownership—Beneficial Owners” and “Principal Share Ownership—Security Ownership of Management” in our 2008 Proxy Statement.

Equity Compensation Plan Information

The information required by Item 201(d) of Regulation S-K is incorporated by reference from the section entitled “Equity Compensation Plan Information” in our 2008 Proxy Statement.

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

The information required by this Item is incorporated by reference from the sections entitled “Certain Transactions” and “Election of Directors” in our 2008 Proxy Statement.

Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services

Information about principal accounting fees and services as well as related pre-approval policies appears under “Fees Paid to Accountants” and “Audit Committee Pre-Approval of Audit and Permissible Non-Audit Services of Independent Auditors” in our 2008 Proxy Statement. Those portions of the Proxy Statement are incorporated by reference to this report.

 

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PART IV

Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules

(a) List of documents filed as part of this Report.

 

  1. Financial Statements: See “Index to Consolidated Financial Statements” under Item 8 on page 35 of this Annual Report.

The following consolidated financial statements of Integrated Silicon Solution, Inc. are contained in Part II, Item 8 of this Report on Form 10-K:

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Consolidated Statements of Operations

Consolidated Balance Sheets

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

  2. Financial Statement Schedules

All other schedules for which provision is made in the Applicable Accounting Regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission are not required under the related instructions or are inapplicable, and therefore have been omitted, as the information is contained in Part II, Item 8 of this Report on Form 10-K.

 

  3. Exhibits

 

Exhibit
Number
  

Description of Document

  3.1(2)    Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Registrant.
  3.2(8)    Amendment to Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Registrant.
  3.3    Bylaws of Registrant.
  4.2(1)    Form of Common Stock Certificate.
10.1(1)    Form of Indemnification Agreement.
10.2(6)*    Form of 1993 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended, and form of Subscription Agreement.
10.3(3)*    Form of 1989 Stock Plan, as amended, and form of Stock Option Agreements.
10.4(8)*    1995 Director Stock Option Plan, as amended.
10.5(5)*    Nonstatutory Stock Plan, as amended.
10.6(4)*    1998 Stock Plan, as amended.
10.7(10)*    2007 Incentive Compensation Plan.
10.8(7)   

Letter Agreement, dated August 28, 2006, among Integrated Silicon Solution, Inc., Riley Investment Management, LLC, SACC Partners, LP, Bryant R. Riley, R. Riley & Co. Retirement Trust and B. Riley & Co., Inc.

10.9(8)   

Standstill Agreement dated as of September 7, 2006, among Integrated Silicon Solution, Inc., Riley Investment Management, LLC, SACC Partners, LP, Bryant R. Riley, B. Riley & Co. Retirement Trust and B. Riley & Co., Inc.

10.10(9)   

Letter Agreement dated as of December 5, 2006, among Integrated Silicon Solution, Inc., Riley Investment Management, LLC, SACC Partners, LP, Bryant R. Riley, B. Riley & Co. Retirement Trust and B. Riley & Co., Inc.

 

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Exhibit
Number
    

Description of Document

10.11(11)     

Letter Agreement dated as of November 28, 2007, among Integrated Silicon Solution, Inc., Riley Investment Management, LLC, Riley Investment Partners Master Fund, L.P., Bryant R. Riley, B. Riley & Co. Retirement Trust, and B. Riley & Co., LLC.

10.12(11)     

Letter Agreement dated as of November 28, 2007, between Integrated Silicon Solution, Inc. and Melvin Keating.

10.13(11)     

Standstill Agreement dated as of November 28, 2007 among Integrated Silicon Solution, Inc., Riley Investment Management, LLC, Riley Investment Partners Master Fund, L.P., Bryant R. Riley, B. Riley & Co. Retirement Trust, and B. Riley & Co., LLC.

10.14(11)     

Standstill Agreement dated as of November 28, 2007, by and among Integrated Silicon Solution, Inc., Trust A-4 - Lloyd I. Miller, an Ohio trust, Trust C - Lloyd I. Miller, an Ohio trust, Milgrat I(OOOOO), an Ohio trust, Milgrat II(FF), an Ohio trust, Milgrat I(XXX), an Ohio trust, Milgrat I(ZZZZ), an Ohio trust, Milfam II L.P., a Georgia limited partnership and Lloyd I. Miller, III.

21.1     

Subsidiaries of the Registrant.

23.1     

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (Grant Thornton LLP).

23.2     

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (Ernst & Young LLP).

24.1     

Power of Attorney (see page 73).

31.1     

Certification Pursuant to SEC Release No. 33-8238, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

31.2     

Certification Pursuant to SEC Release No. 33-8238, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.1     

Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.


* Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement required to be filed as an exhibit to this Report on Form 10-K pursuant to item 15(b) of this report.
(1) Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended (file no. 33-72960).
(2) Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended (file no. 33-91520).
(3) Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed April 22, 1998.
(4) Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed March 9, 2001.
(5) Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed November 21, 2002.
(6) Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended December 31, 2005.
(7) Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Report on Form 8-K filed August 30, 2006.
(8) Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Report on Form 8-K filed September 12, 2006.
(9) Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Report on Form 8-K filed December 7, 2006.
(10) Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Report on Form 8-K filed August 14, 2007.
(11) Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Report on Form 8-K filed December 3, 2007.

 

  (b) Exhibits

See (3) above

  (c) Financial statement schedules

See (2) above

 

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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.

 

INTEGRATED SILICON SOLUTION, INC.
By  

/s/    JIMMY S.M. LEE        

 

Jimmy S.M. Lee

Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer

Date: December 14, 2007

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Jimmy S.M. Lee and Scott D. Howarth, and each of them acting individually, as his attorney-in-fact, each with full power of substitution, for him in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments to this Report on Form 10-K, and to file the same, with exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming our signatures as they may be signed by our said attorney to any and all amendments to said Report.

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 indicated.

 

Signature

  

Title

/s/    JIMMY S.M. LEE        

(Jimmy S.M. Lee)

   Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)

/s/    SCOTT D. HOWARTH        

(Scott D. Howarth)

   President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Principal Accounting Officer)

/s/    KONG-YEU HAN        

(Kong-Yeu Han)

   Director and Vice Chairman

/s/    MELVIN L. KEATING        

(Melvin L. Keating)

   Director

/s/    PING K. KO        

(Ping K. Ko)

   Director

/s/    KEITH MCDONALD        

(Keith McDonald)

   Director

/s/    BRYANT RILEY        

(Bryant Riley)

   Director

/s/    BRUCE A. WOOLEY        

(Bruce A. Wooley)

   Director

Date: December 14, 2007

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
Number
  

Description of Document

  3.1(2)   

Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Registrant.

  3.2(8)   

Amendment to Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Registrant.

  3.3   

Bylaws of Registrant.

  4.2(1)   

Form of Common Stock Certificate.

10.1(1)   

Form of Indemnification Agreement.

10.2(6)*   

Form of 1993 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended, and form of Subscription Agreement.

10.3(3)*   

Form of 1989 Stock Plan, as amended, and form of Stock Option Agreements.

10.4(8)*   

1995 Director Stock Option Plan, as amended.

10.5(5)*   

Nonstatutory Stock Plan, as amended.

10.6(4)*   

1998 Stock Plan, as amended.

10.7(10)*   

2007 Incentive Compensation Plan.

10.8(7)   

Letter Agreement, dated August 28, 2006, among Integrated Silicon Solution, Inc., Riley Investment Management, LLC, SACC Partners, LP, Bryant R. Riley, R. Riley & Co. Retirement Trust and B. Riley & Co., Inc.

10.9(8)   

Standstill Agreement dated as of September 7, 2006, among Integrated Silicon Solution, Inc., Riley Investment Management, LLC, SACC Partners, LP, Bryant R. Riley, B. Riley & Co. Retirement Trust and B. Riley & Co., Inc.

10.10(9)   

Letter Agreement dated as of December 5, 2006, among Integrated Silicon Solution, Inc., Riley Investment Management, LLC, SACC Partners, LP, Bryant R. Riley, B. Riley & Co. Retirement Trust and B. Riley & Co., Inc.

10.11(11)   

Letter Agreement dated as of November 28, 2007, among Integrated Silicon Solution, Inc., Riley Investment Management, LLC, Riley Investment Partners Master Fund, L.P., Bryant R. Riley, B. Riley & Co. Retirement Trust, and B. Riley & Co., LLC.

10.12(11)   

Letter Agreement dated as of November 28, 2007, between Integrated Silicon Solution, Inc. and Melvin Keating.

10.13(11)   

Standstill Agreement dated as of November 28, 2007 among Integrated Silicon Solution, Inc., Riley Investment Management, LLC, Riley Investment Partners Master Fund, L.P., Bryant R. Riley, B. Riley & Co. Retirement Trust, and B. Riley & Co., LLC.

10.14(11)   

Standstill Agreement dated as of November 28, 2007, by and among Integrated Silicon Solution, Inc., Trust A-4 - Lloyd I. Miller, an Ohio trust, Trust C - Lloyd I. Miller, an Ohio trust, Milgrat I(OOOOO), an Ohio trust, Milgrat II(FF), an Ohio trust, Milgrat I(XXX), an Ohio trust, Milgrat I(ZZZZ), an Ohio trust, Milfam II L.P., a Georgia limited partnership and Lloyd I. Miller, III.

21.1   

Subsidiaries of the Registrant.

23.1   

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (Grant Thornton LLP).

23.2   

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (Ernst & Young LLP).

24.1   

Power of Attorney (see page 87).

 

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Exhibit
Number
  

Description of Document

31.1   

Certification Pursuant to SEC Release No. 33-8238, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

31.2   

Certification Pursuant to SEC Release No. 33-8238, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.1   

Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.


* Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement required to be filed as an exhibit to this Report on Form 10-K pursuant to item 15(b) of this report.
(1) Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended (file no. 33-72960).
(2) Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended (file no. 33-91520).
(3) Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed April 22, 1998.
(4) Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed March 9, 2001.
(5) Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed November 21, 2002.
(6) Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended December 31, 2005.
(7) Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Report on Form 8-K filed August 30, 2006.
(8) Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Report on Form 8-K filed September 12, 2006.
(9) Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Report on Form 8-K filed December 7, 2006.
(10) Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Report on Form 8-K filed August 14, 2007.
(11) Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Report on Form 8-K filed December 3, 2007.

 

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BYLAWS

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INTEGRATED SILICON SOLUTION, INC.

(a Delaware corporation)


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ARTICLE I – CORPORATE OFFICES    1
        1.1    REGISTERED OFFICE    1
1.2    OTHER OFFICES    1
ARTICLE II – MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS    1
2.1    PLACE OF MEETINGS    1
2.2    ANNUAL MEETING    1
2.3    SPECIAL MEETING    3
2.4    NOTICE OF STOCKHOLDERS’ MEETINGS    3
2.5    MANNER OF GIVING NOTICE; AFFIDAVIT OF NOTICE    4
2.6    QUORUM    4
2.7    ADJOURNED MEETING; NOTICE    4
2.8    VOTING    5
2.9    VALIDATION OF MEETINGS; WAIVER OF NOTICE; CONSENT    5
2.10    STOCKHOLDER ACTION BY WRITTEN CONSENT WITHOUT A MEETING    6
2.11    RECORD DATE FOR STOCKHOLDER NOTICE; VOTING; GIVING CONSENTS    6
2.12    PROXIES    7
2.13    INSPECTORS OF ELECTION    7
ARTICLE III – DIRECTORS    8
3.1    POWERS    8
3.2    NUMBER AND TERM OF OFFICE    8
3.3    RESIGNATION AND VACANCIES    8
3.4    REMOVAL    9
3.5    PLACE OF MEETINGS; MEETINGS BY TELEPHONE    9
3.6    FIRST MEETINGS    10
3.7    REGULAR MEETINGS    10
3.8    SPECIAL MEETINGS; NOTICE    10
3.9    QUORUM    10
3.10    WAIVER OF NOTICE    11
3.11    ADJOURNMENT    11
3.12    NOTICE OF ADJOURNMENT    11
3.13    BOARD ACTION BY WRITTEN CONSENT WITHOUT A MEETING    11
3.14    FEES AND COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS    11
3.15    APPROVAL Of LOANS TO OFFICERS    11
ARTICLE IV – COMMITTEES    12
4.1    COMMITTEES OF DIRECTORS    12
4.2    MEETINGS AND ACTION OF COMMITTEES    12


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ARTICLE V – OFFICERS    13
5.1    OFFICERS    13
5.2    ELECTION OF OFFICERS    13
5.3    SUBORDINATE OFFICERS    13
5.4    REMOVAL AND RESIGNATION OF OFFICERS    13
5.5    VACANCIES IN OFFICES    13
5.6    CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD    14
5.7    PRESIDENT    14
5.8    VICE PRESIDENTS    14
5.9    SECRETARY    14
5.10    CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER    15
ARTICLE VI – INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AND OTHER AGENTS    15
6.1    INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS    15
6.2    INDEMNIFICATION OF OTHERS    15
6.3    INSURANCE    16
ARTICLE VII – RECORDS AND REPORTS    16
7.1    MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION OF RECORDS    16
7.2    INSPECTION BY DIRECTORS    17
7.3    ANNUAL STATEMENT TO STOCKHOLDERS    17
7.4    REPRESENTATION OF SHARES OF OTHER CORPORATIONS    17
ARTICLE VIII – GENERAL MATTERS    17
8.1    RECORD DATE FOR PURPOSES OTHER THAN NOTICE AND VOTING    17
8.2    CHECKS; DRAFTS; EVIDENCES OF INDEBTEDNESS    18
8.3    CORPORATE CONTRACTS AND INSTRUMENTS: HOW EXECUTED    18
8.4    STOCK CERTIFICATES; PARTLY PAID SHARES    18
8.5    SPECIAL DESIGNATION ON CERTIFICATES    19
8.6    LOST CERTIFICATES    19
8.7    CONSTRUCTION; DEFINITIONS    19
ARTICLE IX – AMENDMENTS    19
ARTICLE X – DISSOLUTION    20
ARTICLE XI – CUSTODIAN    20
11.1    APPOINTMENT OF A CUSTODIAN IN CERTAIN CASES    20
11.2    DUTIES OF CUSTODIAN    21


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BYLAWS

OF

INTEGRATED SILICON SOLUTION, INC.

(a Delaware corporation)

ARTICLE I

CORPORATE OFFICES

 

  1.1 REGISTERED OFFICE

The registered office of the corporation shall be fixed in the Certificate of Incorporation of the corporation.

 

  1.2 OTHER OFFICES

The board of directors may at any time establish branch or subordinate offices at any place or places where the corporation is qualified to do business.

ARTICLE II

MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS

 

  2.1 PLACE OF MEETINGS

Meetings of stockholders shall be held at any place within or outside the State of Delaware designated by the board of directors. In the absence of any such designation, stockholders’ meetings shall be held at the registered office of the corporation.

 

  2.2 ANNUAL MEETING

(a) The annual meeting of stockholders shall be held each year on a date and at a time designated by the board of directors. In the absence of such designation, the annual meeting of stockholders shall be held on the second Thursday of January in each year at 12:00 p.m. However, if such day falls on a legal holiday, then the meeting shall be held at the same time and place on the next succeeding full business day. At the meeting, directors shall be elected, and any other proper business may be transacted.

(b) At an annual meeting of the stockholders, only such business shall be conducted as shall have been properly brought before the meeting. To be properly brought before an annual meeting, business must be: (A) specified in the notice of meeting (or any supplement thereto) given by or at the direction of the Board of Directors, (B) otherwise properly brought before


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the meeting by or at the direction of the Board of Directors, or (C) otherwise properly brought before the meeting by a stockholder. For business to be properly brought before an annual meeting by a stockholder, the stockholder must have given timely notice thereof in writing to the Secretary of the corporation. To be timely, a stockholder’s notice must be delivered to or mailed and received at the principal executive offices of the corporation not less than one hundred twenty (120) calendar days in advance of the date specified in the corporation’s proxy statement released to stockholders in connection with the previous year’s annual meeting of stockholders; provided, however, that in the event that no annual meeting was held in the previous year or the date of the annual meeting has been changed by more than thirty (30) days from the date contemplated at the time of the previous year’s proxy statement, notice by the stockholder to be timely must be so received a reasonable time before the solicitation is made. A stockholder’s notice to the Secretary shall set forth as to each matter the stockholder proposes to bring before the annual meeting: (i) a brief description of the business desired to be brought before the annual meeting and the reasons for conducting such business at the annual meeting, (ii) the name and address, as they appear on the corporation’s books, of the stockholder proposing such business, (iii) the class and number of shares of the corporation which are beneficially owned by the stockholder, (iv) any material interest of the stockholder in such business and (v) any other information that is required to be provided by the stockholder pursuant to Regulation 14A under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”), in his capacity as a proponent to a stockholder proposal. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in order to include information with respect to a stockholder proposal in the proxy statement and form of proxy for a stockholder’s meeting, stockholders must provide notice as required by the regulations promulgated under the 1934 Act. Notwithstanding anything in these Bylaws to the contrary, no business shall be conducted at any annual meeting except in accordance with the procedures set forth in this paragraph (b). The chairman of the annual meeting shall, if the facts warrant, determine and declare at the meeting that business was not properly brought before the meeting and in accordance with the provisions of this paragraph (b), and, if he should so determine, he shall so declare at the meeting that any such business not properly brought before the meeting shall not be transacted.

(c) Only persons who are nominated in accordance with the procedures set forth in this paragraph (c) shall be eligible for election as Directors. Nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors of the corporation may be made at a meeting of stockholders by or at the direction of the Board of Directors or by any stockholder of the corporation entitled to vote in the election of Directors at the meeting who complies with the notice procedures set forth in this paragraph (c). Such nominations, other than those made by or at the direction of the Board of Directors, shall be made pursuant to timely notice in writing to the Secretary of the corporation in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (b) of this Section 2.2. Such stockholder’s notice shall set forth (i) as to each person, if any, whom the stockholder proposes to nominate for election or re-election as a Director: (A) the name, age, business address and residence address of such person, (B) the principal occupation or employment of such person, (C) the class and number of shares of the corporation which are beneficially owned by such person, (D) a description of all arrangements or understandings between the stockholder and each nominee and any other person or persons (naming such person or persons) pursuant to which the nominations are to be made by the stockholder, and (E) any other information relating to such person that is required to be disclosed in solicitations of proxies for elections of Directors, or is otherwise required, in each case pursuant to Regulation 14A under the 1934 Act (including without limitation such person’s written consent to being named in the proxy statement, if any, as a nominee and to serving as a Director if elected); and

 

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(ii) as to such stockholder giving notice, the information required to be provided pursuant to paragraph (b) of this Section 2.2. At the request of the Board of Directors, any person nominated by a stockholder for election as a Director shall furnish to the Secretary of the corporation that information required to be set forth in the stockholder’s notice of nomination which pertains to the nominee. No person shall be eligible for election as a Director of the corporation unless nominated in accordance with the procedures set forth in this paragraph (c). The chairman of the meeting shall, if the facts warrants, determine and declare at the meeting that a nomination was not made in accordance with the procedures prescribed by these Bylaws, and if he should so determine, he shall so declare at the meeting, and the defective nomination shall be disregarded.

 

  2.3 SPECIAL MEETING

A special meeting of the stockholders may be called at any time by the board of directors, or by the chairman of the board, by the president or by the chief executive officer, or by one or more stockholders holding shares in the aggregate entitled to cast not less than ten percent of the votes at that meeting.

If a special meeting is called by any person or persons other than the board of directors, the request shall be in writing, specifying the time of such meeting and the general nature of the business proposed to be transacted, and shall be delivered personally or sent by registered mail or by telegraphic or other facsimile transmission to the chairman of the board, the president, chief executive officer, or the secretary of the corporation. No business may be transacted at such special meeting otherwise than specified in such notice. The officer receiving the request shall cause notice to be promptly given to the stockholders entitled to vote, in accordance with the provisions of Sections 2.4 and 2.5, that a meeting will be held at the time requested by the person or persons who called the meeting, not less than thirty-five (35) nor more than sixty (60) days after the receipt of the request. If the notice is not given within twenty (20) days after the receipt of the request, the person or persons requesting the meeting may give the notice. Nothing contained in this paragraph of this Section 2.3 shall be construed as limiting, fixing, or affecting the time when a meeting of stockholders called by action of the board of directors may be held.

 

  2.4 NOTICE OF STOCKHOLDERS’ MEETINGS

Except as set forth in Section 2.3, all notices of meetings of stockholders shall be sent or otherwise given in accordance with Section 2.5 of these bylaws not less than ten (10) nor more than sixty (60) days before the date of the meeting. The notice shall specify the place, date, and hour of the meeting and (i) in the case of a special meeting, the general nature of the business to be transacted (no business other than that specified in the notice may be transacted) or (ii) in the case of the annual meeting, those matters which the board of directors, at the time of giving the notice, intends to present for action by the stockholders (but any proper matter may be presented at the meeting for such action). The notice of any meeting at which directors are to be elected shall include the name of any nominee or nominees who, at the time of the notice, the board intends to present for election.

 

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  2.5 MANNER OF GIVING NOTICE; AFFIDAVIT OF NOTICE

Written notice of any meeting of stockholders shall be given either personally or by first-class mail or by facsimile, telegraphic or other written communication. Notices not personally delivered shall be sent charges prepaid and shall be addressed to the stockholder at the address of that stockholder appearing on the books of the corporation or given by the shareholder to the corporation for the purpose of notice. If no such address appears on the corporation’s books or is given, notice shall be deemed to have been given if sent to that stockholder by mail or telegraphic or other written communication to the corporation’s principal executive office, or if published at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where that office is located. Notice shall be deemed to have been given at the time when delivered personally or deposited in the mail or sent by telegram or other means of written communication.

If any notice addressed to a stockholder at the address of that stockholder appearing on the books of the corporation is returned to the corporation by the United States Postal Service marked to indicate that the United States Postal Service is unable to deliver the notice to the stockholder at that address, then all future notices or reports shall be deemed to have been duly given without further mailing if the same shall be available to the stockholder on written demand of the stockholder at the principal executive office of the corporation for a period of one (1) year from the date of the giving of the notice.

An affidavit of the mailing or other means of giving any notice of any stockholders’ meeting, executed by the secretary, assistant secretary or any transfer agent of the corporation giving the notice, shall be prima facie evidence of the giving of such notice.

 

  2.6 QUORUM

The presence in person or by proxy of the holders of a majority of the shares entitled to vote thereat constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business at all meetings of stockholders. The stockholders present at a duly called or held meeting at which a quorum is present may continue to do business until adjournment, notwithstanding the withdrawal of enough stockholders to leave less than a quorum, if any action taken (other than adjournment) is approved by at least a majority of the shares required to constitute a quorum.

 

  2.7 ADJOURNED MEETING; NOTICE

Any stockholders’ meeting, annual or special, whether or not a quorum is present, may be adjourned from time to time by the vote of the majority of the shares represented at that meeting, either in person or by proxy. In the absence of a quorum, no other business may be transacted at that meeting except as provided in Section 2.6 of these bylaws.

When any meeting of stockholders, either annual or special, is adjourned to another time or place, notice need not be given of the adjourned meeting if the time and place are announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken. However, if a new record date for the adjourned meeting is fixed or if the adjournment is for more than thirty (30) days from the date set for the original meeting, then notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given. Notice of any such adjourned meeting shall be given to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at the adjourned meeting in accordance with the provisions of Sections 2.4 and 2.5 of these bylaws. At any adjourned meeting the corporation may transact any business which might have been transacted at the original meeting.

 

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  2.8 VOTING

The stockholders entitled to vote at any meeting of stockholders shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.11 of these bylaws, subject to the provisions of Sections 217 and 218 of the General Corporation Law of Delaware (relating to voting rights of fiduciaries, pledgors and joint owners, and to voting trusts and other voting agreements).

Except as may be otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation, each outstanding share, regardless of class, shall be entitled to one vote on each matter submitted to a vote of the stockholders. Any stockholder entitled to vote on any matter may vote part of the shares in favor of the proposal and refrain from voting the remaining shares or, except when the matter is the election of directors, may vote them against the proposal; but, if the stockholder fails to specify the number of shares which the stockholder is voting affirmatively, it will be conclusively presumed that the stockholder’s approving vote is with respect to all shares which the stockholder is entitled to vote.

If a quorum is present, the affirmative vote of the majority of the shares represented and voting at a duly held meeting (which shares voting affirmatively also constitute at least a majority of the required quorum) shall be the act of the stockholders, unless the vote of a greater number or a vote by classes is required by law or by the Certificate of Incorporation.

At a stockholders’ meeting at which directors are to be elected, a stockholder shall be entitled to cumulate votes (i.e., cast for any candidate a number of votes greater than the number of votes which such stockholder normally is entitled to cast) if the candidates’ names have been placed in nomination prior to the commencement of the voting and the stockholder has given notice prior to commencement of the voting of the stockholder’s intention to cumulate votes. If any stockholder has given such notice, then every stockholder entitled to vote may cumulate votes for candidates in nomination either (i) by giving one candidate a number of votes equal to the number of directors to be elected multiplied by the number of votes to which that stockholder’s shares are normally entitled or (ii) by distributing the stockholder’s votes on the same principle among any or all of the candidates, as the stockholder thinks fit. The candidates receiving the highest number of affirmative votes, up to the number of directors to be elected, shall be elected; votes against any candidate and votes withheld shall have no legal effect.

 

  2.9 VALIDATION OF MEETINGS; WAIVER OF NOTICE; CONSENT

The transactions of any meeting of stockholders, either annual or special, however called and noticed, and wherever held, shall be as valid as though they had been taken at a meeting duly held after regular call and notice, if a quorum be present either in person or by proxy, and if, either before or after the meeting, each person entitled to vote, who was not present in person or by proxy, signs a written waiver of notice or a consent to the holding of the meeting or an approval of the minutes thereof. The waiver of notice or consent or approval need not specify either the business to be transacted or the purpose of any annual or special meeting of stockholders. All such waivers, consents, and approvals shall be filed with the corporate records or made a part of the minutes of the meeting.

 

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Attendance by a person at a meeting shall also constitute a waiver of notice of and presence at that meeting, except when the person objects at the beginning of the meeting to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened. Attendance at a meeting is not a waiver of any right to object to the consideration of matters required by law to be included in the notice of the meeting but not so included, if that objection is expressly made at the meeting.

 

  2.10 STOCKHOLDER ACTION BY WRITTEN CONSENT WITHOUT A MEETING

Unless otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation, any action which may be taken at any annual or special meeting of stockholders may be taken without a meeting and without prior notice, if a consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, is signed by the holders of outstanding shares having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take that action at a meeting at which all shares entitled to vote on that action were present and voted.

Prompt notice of the taking of the corporate action without a meeting by less than unanimous written consent shall be given to those stockholders who have not consented in writing. If the action which is consented to is such as would have required the filing of a certificate under any section of the General Corporation Law of Delaware if such action had been voted on by stockholders at a meeting thereof, then the certificate filed under such section shall state, in lieu of any statement required by such section concerning any vote of stockholders, that written notice and written consent have been given as provided in Section 228 of the General Corporation Law of Delaware.

 

  2.11 RECORD DATE FOR STOCKHOLDER NOTICE; VOTING; GIVING CONSENTS

For purposes of determining the stockholders entitled to notice of any meeting or to vote thereat or entitled to give consent to corporate action without a meeting, the board of directors may fix, in advance, a record date, which shall not be more than sixty (60) days nor less than ten (10) days before the date of any such meeting nor more than sixty (60) days before any such action without a meeting, and in such event only stockholders of record on the date so fixed are entitled to notice and to vote or to give consents, as the case may be, notwithstanding any transfer of any shares on the books of the corporation after the record date.

If the board of directors does not so fix a record date:

(a) the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall be at the close of business on the business day next preceding the day on which notice is given, or, if notice is waived, at the close of business on the business day next preceding the day on which the meeting is held; and

(b) the record date for determining stockholders entitled to give consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, (i) when no prior action by the board has been taken, shall be the day on which the first written consent is given, or (ii) when prior action by the board has been taken, shall be at the close of business on the day on which the board adopts the resolution relating to that action.

 

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The record date for any other purpose shall be as provided in Article VIII of these bylaws.

 

  2.12 PROXIES

Every person entitled to vote for directors, or on any other matter, shall have the right to do so either in person or by one or more agents authorized by a written proxy signed by the person and filed with the secretary of the corporation, but no such proxy shall be voted or acted upon after three (3) years from its date, unless the proxy provides for a longer period. A proxy shall be deemed signed if the stockholder’s name is placed on the proxy (whether by manual signature, typewriting, telegraphic transmission or otherwise) by the stockholder or the stockholder’s attorney-in-fact. The revocability of a proxy that states on its face that it is irrevocable shall be governed by the provisions of Section 212(c) of the General Corporation Law of Delaware.

 

  2.13 INSPECTORS OF ELECTION

Before any meeting of stockholders, the board of directors may appoint an inspector or inspectors of election to act at the meeting or its adjournment. If no inspector of election is so appointed, then the chairman of the meeting may, and on the request of any stockholder or a stockholder’s proxy shall, appoint an inspector or inspectors of election to act at the meeting. The number of inspectors shall be either one (1) or three (3). If inspectors are appointed at a meeting pursuant to the request of one (1) or more stockholders or proxies, then the holders of a majority of shares or their proxies present at the meeting shall determine whether one (1) or three (3) inspectors are to be appointed. If any person appointed as inspector fails to appear or fails or refuses to act, then the chairman of the meeting may, and upon the request of any stockholder or a stockholder’s proxy shall, appoint a person to fill that vacancy.

Such inspectors shall:

(a) determine the number of shares outstanding and the voting power of each, the number of shares represented at the meeting, the existence of a quorum, and the authenticity, validity, and effect of proxies;

(b) receive votes, ballots or consents;

(c) hear and determine all challenges and questions in any way arising in connection with the right to vote;

(d) count and tabulate all votes or consents;

(e) determine when the polls shall close;

(f) determine the result; and

(g) do any other acts that may be proper to conduct the election or vote with fairness to all stockholders.

 

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ARTICLE III

DIRECTORS

 

  3.1 POWERS

Subject to the provisions of the General Corporation Law of Delaware and to any limitations in the Certificate of Incorporation or these bylaws relating to action required to be approved by the stockholders or by the outstanding shares, the business and affairs of the corporation shall be managed and all corporate powers shall be exercised by or under the direction of the board of directors.

 

  3.2 NUMBER AND TERM OF OFFICE

The authorized number of directors shall be not less than five (5) nor more than nine (9). The exact number of directors shall be seven (7) until changed, within the limits specified above, by a bylaw amending this Section 3.2, duly adopted by the board of directors or by the stockholders. The indefinite number of directors may be changed, or a definite number may be fixed without provision for an indefinite number, by a duly adopted amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation or by an amendment to this bylaw adopted by the vote or written consent of holders of a majority of the outstanding shares entitled to vote or by resolution of a majority of the board of directors.

No reduction of the authorized number of directors shall have the effect of removing any director before that director’s term of office expires. If for any cause, the directors shall not have been elected at an annual meeting, they may be elected as soon thereafter as convenient at a special meeting of the stockholders called for that purpose in the manner provided in these Bylaws.

 

  3.3 RESIGNATION AND VACANCIES

Any director may resign effective on giving written notice to the chairman of the board, the president, the secretary or the board of directors, unless the notice specifies a later time for that resignation to become effective. If the resignation of a director is effective at a future time, the board of directors may elect a successor to take office when the resignation becomes effective.

Vacancies in the board of directors may be filled by a majority of the remaining directors, even if less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director; however, a vacancy created by the removal of a director by the vote or written consent of the stockholders or by court order may be filled only by the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares represented and voting at a duly held meeting at which a quorum is present (which shares voting affirmatively also constitute a majority of the required quorum), or by the unanimous written consent of all shares entitled to vote thereon. Each director so elected shall hold office until the next annual meeting of the stockholders and until a successor has been elected and qualified.

 

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Unless otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation or these bylaws:

(i) Vacancies and newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the authorized number of directors elected by all of the stockholders having the right to vote as a single class may be filled by a majority of the directors then in office, although less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director.

(ii) Whenever the holders of any class or classes of stock or series thereof are entitled to elect one or more directors by the provisions of the certificate of incorporation, vacancies and newly created directorships of such class or classes or series may be filled by a majority of the directors elected by such class or classes or series thereof then in office, or by a sole remaining director so elected.

If at any time, by reason of death or resignation or other cause, the corporation should have no directors in office, then any officer or any stockholder or an executor, administrator, trustee or guardian of a stockholder, or other fiduciary entrusted with like responsibility for the person or estate of a stockholder, may call a special meeting of stockholders in accordance with the provisions of the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws, or may apply to the Court of Chancery for a decree summarily ordering an election as provided in Section 211 of the General Corporation Law of Delaware.

If, at the time of filling any vacancy or any newly created directorship, the directors then in office constitute less than a majority of the whole board (as constituted immediately prior to any such increase), then the Court of Chancery may, upon application of any stockholder or stockholders holding at least ten (10) percent of the total number of the shares at the time outstanding having the right to vote for such directors, summarily order an election to be held to fill any such vacancies or newly created directorships, or to replace the directors chosen by the directors then in office as aforesaid, which election shall be governed by the provisions of Section 211 of the General Corporation Law of Delaware as far as applicable.

 

  3.4 REMOVAL

Subject to any limitations imposed by law or the Certificate of Incorporation, the Board of Directors, or any individual Director, may be removed from office at any time with or without cause by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the then outstanding shares of the capital stock of the corporation entitled to vote at an election of Directors.

 

  3.5 PLACE OF MEETINGS; MEETINGS BY TELEPHONE

Regular meetings of the board of directors may be held at any place within or outside the State of Delaware that has been designated from time to time by resolution of the board. In the absence of such a designation, regular meetings shall be held at the principal executive office of the corporation. Special meetings of the board may be held at any place within or outside the State of Delaware that has been designated in the notice of the meeting or, if not stated in the notice or if there is no notice, at the principal executive office of the corporation.

 

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Any meeting, regular or special, may be held by conference telephone or similar communication equipment, so long as all directors participating in the meeting can hear one another; and all such directors shall be deemed to be present in person at the meeting.

 

  3.6 FIRST MEETINGS

The first meeting of each newly elected board of directors shall be held at such time and place as shall be fixed by the vote of the stockholders at the annual meeting and no notice of such meeting shall be necessary to the newly elected directors in order legally to constitute the meeting, provided a quorum shall be present. In the event of the failure of the stockholders to fix the time or place of such first meeting of the newly elected board of directors, or in the event such meeting is not held at the time and place so fixed by the stockholders, the meeting may be held at such time and place as shall be specified in a notice given as hereinafter provided for special meetings of the board of directors, or as shall be specified in a written waiver signed by all of the directors.

 

  3.7 REGULAR MEETINGS

Regular meetings of the board of directors may be held without notice if the times of such meetings are fixed by the board of directors.

 

  3.8 SPECIAL MEETINGS; NOTICE

Special meetings of the board of directors for any purpose or purposes may be called at any time by the chairman of the board, the president, any vice president, the secretary or any two directors.

Notice of the time and place of special meetings shall be delivered personally or by telephone to each director or sent by first-class mail or telegram, charges prepaid, addressed to each director at that director’s address as it is shown on the records of the corporation. If the notice is mailed, it shall be deposited in the United States mail at least four (4) days before the time of the holding of the meeting. If the notice is delivered personally or by telephone or by facsimile, it shall be delivered personally or by telephone or by facsimile machine at least forty-eight (48) hours before the time of the holding of the meeting. Any oral notice given personally or by telephone may be communicated either to the director or to a person at the office of the director who the person giving the notice has reason to believe will promptly communicate it to the director. The notice need not specify the purpose or the place of the meeting, if the meeting is to be held at the principal executive office of the corporation.

 

  3.9 QUORUM

A majority of the authorized number of directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, except to adjourn as provided in Section 3.11 of these bylaws. Every act or decision done or made by a majority of the directors present at a duly held meeting at which a quorum is present shall be regarded as the act of the board of directors, subject to the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation and applicable law.

 

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A meeting at which a quorum is initially present may continue to transact business notwithstanding the withdrawal of directors, if any action taken is approved by at least a majority of the required quorum for that meeting.

 

  3.10 WAIVER OF NOTICE

Notice of a meeting need not be given to any director (i) who signs a waiver of notice or a consent to holding the meeting or an approval of the minutes thereof, whether before or after the meeting, or (ii) who attends the meeting without protesting, prior thereto or at its commencement, the lack of notice to such directors. All such waivers, consents, and approvals shall be filed with the corporate records or made part of the minutes of the meeting. A waiver of notice need not specify the purpose of any regular or special meeting of the board of directors.

 

  3.11 ADJOURNMENT

A majority of the directors present, whether or not constituting a quorum, may adjourn any meeting to another time and place.

 

  3.12 NOTICE OF ADJOURNMENT

Notice of the time and place of holding an adjourned meeting need not be given unless the meeting is adjourned for more than twenty-four (24) hours. If the meeting is adjourned for more than twenty-four (24) hours, then notice of the time and place of the adjourned meeting shall be given before the adjourned meeting takes place, in the manner specified in Section 3.8 of these bylaws, to the directors who were not present at the time of the adjournment.

 

  3.13 BOARD ACTION BY WRITTEN CONSENT WITHOUT A MEETING

Any action required or permitted to be taken by the board of directors may be taken without a meeting, provided that all members of the board individually or collectively consent in writing to that action. Such action by written consent shall have the same force and effect as a unanimous vote of the board of directors. Such written consent and any counterparts thereof shall be filed with the minutes of the proceedings of the board.

 

  3.14 FEES AND COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS

Directors and members of committees may receive such compensation, if any, for their services and such reimbursement of expenses as may be fixed or determined by resolution of the board of directors. This Section 3.14 shall not be construed to preclude any director from serving the corporation in any other capacity as an officer, agent, employee or otherwise and receiving compensation for those services.

 

  3.15 APPROVAL OF LOANS TO OFFICERS

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such loan, guaranty or assistance may reasonably be expected to benefit the corporation. The loan, guaranty or other assistance may be with or without interest and may be unsecured, or secured in such manner as the board of directors shall approve, including, without limitation, a pledge of shares of stock of the corporation. Nothing contained in this section shall be deemed to deny, limit or restrict the powers of guaranty or warranty of the corporation at common law or under any statute.

ARTICLE IV

COMMITTEES

 

  4.1 COMMITTEES OF DIRECTORS

The board of directors may, by resolution adopted by a majority of the authorized number of directors, designate one (1) or more committees, each consisting of two or more directors, to serve at the pleasure of the board. The board may designate one (1) or more directors as alternate members of any committee, who may replace any absent member at any meeting of the committee. The appointment of members or alternate members of a committee requires the vote of a majority of the authorized number of directors. Any committee, to the extent provided in the resolution of the board, shall have all the authority of the board, but no such committee shall have the power or authority to (i) amend the Certificate of Incorporation (except that a committee may, to the extent authorized in the resolution or resolutions providing for the issuance of shares of stock adopted by the board of directors as provided in Section 151(a) of the General Corporation Law of Delaware, fix any of the preferences or rights of such shares relating to dividends, redemption, dissolution, any distribution of assets of the corporation or the conversion into, or the exchange of such shares for, shares of any other class or classes or any other series of the same or any other class or classes of stock of the corporation), (ii) adopt an agreement of merger or consolidation under Sections 251 or 252 of the General Corporation Law of Delaware, (iii) recommend to the stockholders the sale, lease or exchange of all or substantially all of the corporation’s property and assets, (iv) recommend to the stockholders a dissolution of the corporation or a revocation of a dissolution, or (v) amend the bylaws of the corporation; and, unless the board resolution establishing the committee, the bylaws or the Certificate of Incorporation expressly so provide, no such committee shall have the power or authority to declare a dividend, to authorize the issuance of stock, or to adopt a certificate of ownership and merger pursuant to Section 253 of the General Corporation Law of Delaware.

 

  4.2 MEETINGS AND ACTION OF COMMITTEES

Meetings and actions of committees shall be governed by, and held and taken in accordance with, the provisions of Article III of these bylaws, Section 3.5 (place of meetings), Section 3.7 (regular meetings), Section 3.8 (special meetings and notice), Section 3.9 (quorum), Section 3.10 (waiver of notice), Section 3.11 (adjournment), Section 3.12 (notice of adjournment), and Section 3.13 (action without meeting), with such changes in the context of those bylaws as are necessary to substitute the committee and its members for the board of directors and its members; provided, however, that the time of regular meetings of committees may be determined either by resolution of the board of directors or by resolution of the committee, that special meetings of committees may also be called by resolution of the board of directors, and that notice of special

 

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meetings of committees shall also be given to all alternate members, who shall have the right to attend all meetings of the committee. The board of directors may adopt rules for the government of any committee not inconsistent with the provisions of these bylaws.

ARTICLE V

OFFICERS

 

  5.1 OFFICERS

The officers of the corporation shall be a president, a secretary and a chief financial officer. The corporation may also have, at the discretion of the board of directors, a chairman of the board, one or more vice presidents, one or more assistant secretaries, one or more assistant treasurers, and such other officers as may be appointed in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.3 of these bylaws. Any number of offices may be held by the same person.

 

  5.2 ELECTION OF OFFICERS

The officers of the corporation, except such officers as may be appointed in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.3 or Section 5.5 of these bylaws, shall be chosen by the board, subject to the rights, if any, of an officer under any contract of employment.

 

  5.3 SUBORDINATE OFFICERS

The board of directors may appoint, or may empower the president to appoint, such other officers as the business of the corporation may require, each of whom shall hold office for such period, have such authority, and perform such duties as are provided in these bylaws or as the board of directors may from time to time determine.

 

  5.4 REMOVAL AND RESIGNATION OF OFFICERS

Subject to the rights, if any, of an officer under any contract of employment, any officer may be removed, either with or without cause, by the board of directors at any regular or special meeting of the board or, except in case of an officer chosen by the board of directors, by any officer upon whom such power of removal may be conferred by the board of directors.

Any officer may resign at any time by giving written notice to the corporation. Any resignation shall take effect at the date of the receipt of that notice or at any later time specified in that notice; and, unless otherwise specified in that notice, the acceptance of the resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective. Any resignation is without prejudice to the rights, if any, of the corporation under any contract to which the officer is a party.

 

  5.5 VACANCIES IN OFFICES

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  5.6 CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD

The chairman of the board, if such an officer be elected, shall, if present, preside at meetings of the board of directors and exercise and perform such other powers and duties as may from time to time be assigned to him by the board of directors or as may be prescribed by these bylaws. If there is no president, then the chairman of the board shall also be the chief executive officer of the corporation and shall have the powers and duties prescribed in Section 5.7 of these bylaws.

 

  5.7 PRESIDENT

Subject to such supervisory powers, if any, as may be given by the board of directors to the chairman of the board, if there be such an officer, the president shall be the chief executive officer of the corporation and shall, subject to the control of the board of directors, have general supervision, direction, and control of the business and the officers of the corporation. He or she shall preside at all meetings of the stockholders and, in the absence or nonexistence of a chairman of the board, at all meetings of the board of directors. He or she shall have the general powers and duties of management usually vested in the office of president of a corporation, and shall have such other powers and duties as may be prescribed by the board of directors or these bylaws.

 

  5.8 VICE PRESIDENTS

In the absence or disability of the president, the vice presidents, if any, in order of their rank as fixed by the board of directors or, if not ranked, a vice president designated by the board of directors, shall perform all the duties of the president and when so acting shall have all the powers of, and be subject to all the restrictions upon, the president. The vice presidents shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as from time to time may be prescribed for them respectively by the board of directors, these bylaws, the president or the chairman of the board.

 

  5.9 SECRETARY

The secretary shall keep or cause to be kept, at the principal executive office of the corporation or such other place as the board of directors may direct, a book of minutes of all meetings and actions of directors, committees of directors and stockholders. The minutes shall show the time and place of each meeting, whether regular or special (and, if special, how authorized and the notice given), the names of those present at directors’ meetings or committee meetings, the number of shares present or represented at stockholders’ meetings, and the proceedings thereof.

The secretary shall keep, or cause to be kept, at the principal executive office of the corporation or at the office of the corporation’s transfer agent or registrar, as determined by resolution of the board of directors, a share register, or a duplicate share register, showing the names of all stockholders and their addresses, the number and classes of shares held by each, the number and date of certificates evidencing such shares, and the number and date of cancellation of every certificate surrendered for cancellation.

The secretary shall give, or cause to be given, notice of all meetings of the stockholders and of the board of directors required to be given by law or by these bylaws. He or she shall keep the seal of the corporation, if one be adopted, in safe custody and shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the board of directors or by these bylaws.

 

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  5.10 CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

The chief financial officer shall keep and maintain, or cause to be kept and maintained, adequate and correct books and records of accounts of the properties and business transactions of the corporation, including accounts of its assets, liabilities, receipts, disbursements, gains, losses, capital, retained earnings and shares. The books of account shall at all reasonable times be open to inspection by any director.

The chief financial officer shall deposit all money and other valuables in the name and to the credit of the corporation with such depositaries as may be designated by the board of directors. He or she shall disburse the funds of the corporation as may be ordered by the board of directors, shall render to the president and directors, whenever they request it, an account of all of his or her transactions as chief financial officer and of the financial condition of the corporation, and shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the board of directors or these bylaws.

ARTICLE VI

INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AND OTHER AGENTS

 

  6.1 INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS

The corporation shall, to the maximum extent and in the manner permitted by the General Corporation Law of Delaware, indemnify each of its directors and officers against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines, settlements and other amounts actually and reasonably incurred in connection with any proceeding, arising by reason of the fact that such person is or was an agent of the corporation. For purposes of this Section 6.1, a “director” or “officer” of the corporation includes any person (i) who is or was a director or officer of the corporation, (ii) who is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director or officer of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, or (iii) who was a director or officer of a corporation which was a predecessor corporation of the corporation or of another enterprise at the request of such predecessor corporation.

 

  6.2 INDEMNIFICATION OF OTHERS

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serving at the request of the corporation as an employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, or (iii) who was an employee or agent of a corporation which was a predecessor corporation of the corporation or of another enterprise at the request of such predecessor corporation.

 

  6.3 INSURANCE

The corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any liability asserted against him or her and incurred by him or her in any such capacity, or arising out of his or her status as such, whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify him or her against such liability under the provisions of the General Corporation Law of Delaware.

ARTICLE VII

RECORDS AND REPORTS

 

  7.1 MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION OF RECORDS

The corporation shall, either at its principal executive office or at such place or places as designated by the board of directors, keep a record of its stockholders listing their names and addresses and the number and class of shares held by each stockholder, a copy of these bylaws as amended to date, accounting books and other records.

Any stockholder of record, in person or by attorney or other agent, shall, upon written demand under oath stating the purpose thereof, have the right during the usual hours for business to inspect for any proper purpose the corporation’s stock ledger, a list of its stockholders, and its other books and records and to make copies or extracts therefrom. A proper purpose shall mean a purpose reasonably related to such person’s interest as a stockholder. In every instance where an attorney or other agent is the person who seeks the right to inspection, the demand under oath shall be accompanied by a power of attorney or such other writing that authorizes the attorney or other agent to so act on behalf of the stockholder. The demand under oath shall be directed to the corporation at its registered office in Delaware or at its principal place of business.

The officer who has charge of the stock ledger of the corporation shall prepare and make, at least ten (10) days before every meeting of stockholders, a complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting, arranged in alphabetical order, and showing the address of each stockholder and the number of shares registered in the name of each stockholder. Such list shall be open to the examination of any stockholder, for any purpose germane to the meeting, during ordinary business hours, for a period of at least ten (10) days prior to the meeting, either at a place within the city where the meeting is to be held, which place shall be specified in the notice of the meeting, or, if not so specified, at the place where the meeting is to be held. The list shall also be produced and kept at the time and place of the meeting during the whole time thereof, and may be inspected by any stockholder who is present.

 

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  7.2 INSPECTION BY DIRECTORS

Any director shall have the right to examine the corporation’s stock ledger, a list of its stockholders and its other books and records for a purpose reasonably related to his or her position as a director. The Court of Chancery is hereby vested with the exclusive jurisdiction to determine whether a director is entitled to the inspection sought. The Court may summarily order the corporation to permit the director to inspect any and all books and records, the stock ledger, and the stock list and to make copies or extracts therefrom. The court may, in its discretion, prescribe any limitations or conditions with reference to the inspection, or award such other and further relief as the Court may deem just and proper.

 

  7.3 ANNUAL STATEMENT TO STOCKHOLDERS

The board of directors shall present at each annual meeting, and at any special meeting of the stockholders when called for by vote of the stockholders, a full and clear statement of the business and condition of the corporation.

 

  7.4 REPRESENTATION OF SHARES OF OTHER CORPORATIONS

The chairman of the board, the president, any vice president, the chief financial officer, the secretary or assistant secretary of this corporation, or any other person authorized by the board of directors or the president or a vice president, is authorized to vote, represent, and exercise on behalf of this corporation all rights incident to any and all shares of any other corporation or corporations standing in the name of this corporation. The authority herein granted may be exercised either by such person directly or by any other person authorized to do so by proxy or power of attorney duly executed by such person having the authority.

ARTICLE VIII

GENERAL MATTERS

 

  8.1 RECORD DATE FOR PURPOSES OTHER THAN NOTICE AND VOTING

For purposes of determining the stockholders entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights or the stockholders entitled to exercise any rights in respect of any other lawful action (other than action by stockholders by written consent without a meeting), the board of directors may fix, in advance, a record date, which shall not be more than sixty (60) days before any such action. In that case, only stockholders of record at the close of business on the date so fixed are entitled to receive the dividend, distribution or allotment of rights, or to exercise such rights, as the case may be, notwithstanding any transfer of any shares on the books of the corporation after the record date so fixed, except as otherwise provided by law.

 

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If the board of directors does not so fix a record date, then the record date for determining stockholders for any such purpose shall be at the close of business on the day on which the board adopts the applicable resolution or the sixtieth (60th) day before the date of that action, whichever is later.

 

  8.2 CHECKS; DRAFTS; EVIDENCES OF INDEBTEDNESS

From time to time, the board of directors shall determine by resolution which person or persons may sign or endorse all checks, drafts, other orders for payment of money, notes or other evidences of indebtedness that are issued in the name of or payable to the corporation, and only the persons so authorized shall sign or endorse those instruments.

 

  8.3 CORPORATE CONTRACTS AND INSTRUMENTS: HOW EXECUTED

The board of directors, except as otherwise provided in these bylaws, may authorize any officer or officers, or agent or agents, to enter into any contract or execute any instrument in the name of and on behalf of the corporation; such authority may be general or confined to specific instances. Unless so authorized or ratified by the board of directors or within the agency power of an officer, no officer, agent or employee shall have any power or authority to bind the corporation by any contract or engagement or to pledge its credit or to render it liable for any purpose or for any amount.

 

  8.4 STOCK CERTIFICATES; PARTLY PAID SHARES

The shares of the corporation shall be represented by certificates, provided that the board of directors of the corporation may provide by resolution or resolutions that some or all of any or all classes or series of its stock shall be uncertificated shares. Any such resolution shall not apply to shares represented by a certificate until such certificate is surrendered to the corporation. Notwithstanding the adoption of such a resolution by the board of directors, every holder of stock represented by certificates and upon request every holder of uncertificated shares shall be entitled to have a certificate signed by, or in the name of the corporation by, the chairman or vice-chairman of the board of directors, or the president or vice-president, and by the chief financial officer, the secretary or an assistant secretary of such corporation representing the number of shares registered in certificate form. Any or all of the signatures on the certificate may be a facsimile. In case any officer, transfer agent or registrar who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon a certificate has ceased to be such officer, transfer agent or registrar before such certificate is issued, it may be issued by the corporation with the same effect as if he or she were such officer, transfer agent or registrar at the date of issue.

The corporation may issue the whole or any part of its shares as partly paid and subject to call for the remainder of the consideration to be paid therefor. Upon the face or back of each stock certificate issued to represent any such partly paid shares, upon the books and records of the corporation in the case of uncertificated partly paid shares, the total amount of the consideration to be paid therefor and the amount paid thereon shall be stated. Upon the declaration of any dividend on fully paid shares, the corporation shall declare a dividend upon partly paid shares of the same class, but only upon the basis of the percentage of the consideration actually paid thereon.

 

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  8.5 SPECIAL DESIGNATION ON CERTIFICATES

If the corporation is authorized to issue more than one class of stock or more than one series of any class, then the powers, the designations, the preferences, and the relative, participating, optional or other special rights of each class of stock or series thereof and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights shall be set forth in full or summarized on the face or back of the certificate that the corporation shall issue to represent such class or series of stock; provided, however, that, except as otherwise provided in Section 202 of the General Corporation Law of Delaware, in lieu of the foregoing requirements there may be set forth on the face or back of the certificate that the corporation shall issue to represent such class or series of stock a statement that the corporation will furnish without charge to each stockholder who so requests the powers, the designations, the preferences, and the relative, participating, optional or other special rights of each class of stock or series thereof and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights.

 

  8.6 LOST CERTIFICATES

Except as provided in this Section 8.6, no new certificates for shares shall be issued to replace a previously issued certificate unless the latter is surrendered to the corporation and canceled at the same time. The board of directors may, in case any share certificate or certificate for any other security is lost, stolen or destroyed, authorize the issuance of replacement certificates on such terms and conditions as the board may require; the board may require indemnification of the corporation secured by a bond or other adequate security sufficient to protect the corporation against any claim that may be made against it, including any expense or liability, on account of the alleged loss, theft or destruction of the certificate or the issuance of the replacement certificate.

 

  8.7 CONSTRUCTION; DEFINITIONS

Unless the context requires otherwise, the general provisions, rules of construction, and definitions in the General Corporation Law of Delaware shall govern the construction of these bylaws. Without limiting the generality of this provision, the singular number includes the plural, the plural number includes the singular, and the term “person” includes both a corporation and a natural person.

ARTICLE IX

AMENDMENTS

The original or other bylaws of the corporation may be adopted, amended or repealed by the stockholders entitled to vote; provided, however, that the corporation may, in its Certificate of Incorporation, confer the power to adopt, amend or repeal bylaws upon the directors. The fact that such power has been so conferred upon the directors shall not divest the stockholders of the power, nor limit their power to adopt, amend or repeal bylaws.

 

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ARTICLE X

DISSOLUTION

If it should be deemed advisable in the judgment of the board of directors of the corporation that the corporation should be dissolved, the board, after the adoption of a resolution to that effect by a majority of the whole board at any meeting called for that purpose, shall cause notice to be mailed to each stockholder entitled to vote thereon of the adoption of the resolution and of meeting of stockholders to take action upon the resolution.

At the meeting a vote shall be taken for and against the proposed dissolution. If a majority of the outstanding stock of the corporation entitled to vote thereon votes for the proposed dissolution, then a certificate stating that the dissolution has been authorized in accordance with the provisions of Section 275 of the General Corporation Law of Delaware and setting forth the names and residences of the directors and officers shall be executed, acknowledged, and filed and shall become effective in accordance with Section 103 of the General Corporation Law of Delaware. Upon such certificate’s becoming effective in accordance with Section 103 of the General Corporation Law of Delaware, the corporation shall be dissolved.

Whenever all the stockholders entitled to vote on a dissolution consent in writing, either in parson or by duly authorized attorney, to a dissolution, no meeting of directors or stockholders shall be necessary. The consent shall be filed and shall become effective in accordance with Section 103 of the General Corporation Law of Delaware. Upon such consent’s becoming effective in accordance with Section 103 of the General Corporation Law of Delaware, the corporation shall be dissolved. If the consent is signed by an attorney, then the original power of attorney or a photocopy thereof shall be attached to and filed with the consent. The consent filed with the Secretary of State shall have attached to it the affidavit of the secretary or some other officer of the corporation stating that the consent has been signed by or on behalf of all the stockholders entitled to vote on a dissolution; in addition, there shall be attached to the consent a certification by the secretary or some other officer of the corporation setting forth the names and residences of the directors and officers of the corporation.

ARTICLE XI

CUSTODIAN

 

  11.1 APPOINTMENT OF A CUSTODIAN IN CERTAIN CASES

The Court of Chancery, upon application of any stockholder, may appoint one or more persons to be custodians and, if the corporation is insolvent, to be receivers, of and for the corporation when:

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(ii) the business of the corporation is suffering or is threatened with irreparable injury because the directors are so divided respecting the management of the affairs of the corporation that the required vote for action by the board of directors cannot be obtained and the stockholders are unable to terminate this division; or

(iii) the corporation has abandoned its business and has failed within a reasonable time to take steps to dissolve, liquidate or distribute its assets.

 

  11.2 DUTIES OF CUSTODIAN

The custodian shall have all the powers and title of a receiver appointed under Section 291 of the General Corporation Law of Delaware, but the authority of the custodian shall be to continue the business of the corporation and not to liquidate its affairs and distribute its assets, except when the Court of Chancery otherwise orders and except in cases arising under Sections 226(a)(3) or 352(a)(2) of the General Corporation Law of Delaware.

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CERTIFICATE OF ADOPTION OF BYLAWS

OF

INTEGRATED SILICON SOLUTION, INC.

Adoption by Incorporator

The undersigned person appointed in the Certificate of Incorporation to act as the Incorporator of Integrated Silicon Solution, Inc. hereby adopts the foregoing Bylaws, comprising twenty-five (25) pages, as the Bylaws of the corporation.

Executed this 10th day of June, 1993.

 

/s/ Richard C. DeGolia

Richard C. DeGolia, Incorporator

Certificate by Assistant Secretary of Adoption by Incorporator

The undersigned hereby certifies that he is the duly elected, qualified, and acting Assistant Secretary of Integrated Silicon Solution, Inc. and that the foregoing Bylaws, comprising twenty-five (25) pages, were adopted as the Bylaws of the corporation on June 10, 1993, by the person appointed in the Certificate of Incorporation to act as the Incorporator of the corporation.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand and affixed the corporate seal this 10th day of June, 1993.

 

/s/ Richard C. DeGolia

Richard C. DeGolia,
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CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT

OF BYLAWS OF

INTEGRATED SILICON SOLUTION, INC.

The undersigned being the Secretary of Integrated Silicon Solution, Inc., a Delaware Corporation, (the “Corporation”), hereby certifies that Article III, Section 3.2 of the Bylaws of this Corporation was amended effective November 23, 1999 by the Board of Directors of the Corporation to provide in its entirety as follows:

 

  “3.2 NUMBER AND TERM OF OFFICE

The authorized number of directors shall not be less that five (5) nor more than nine (9). The exact number of directors shall be five (5) until changed, within the limits specified above, by a bylaw amending this Section 3.2, duly adopted by the board of directors or by the stockholders. The indefinite number of directors may be changed, or a definite number may be fixed without provision for an indefinite number, by a duly adopted amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation or by an amendment to this bylaw adopted by vote or written consent of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares entitled to vote or by resolution of a majority of the board of directors.

No reduction of the authorized number of directors shall have the effect of removing any director before that director’s term of office expires. If for any cause, the directors shall not have been elected at an annual meeting, they may be elected as soon thereafter as convenient at a special meeting of the stockholders called for that purpose in the manner provided in these Bylaws.”

Dated: November 23, 1999

 

/s/ Gary L. Fischer

Gary L. Fischer
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CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT

OF BYLAWS OF

INTEGRATED SILICON SOLUTION, INC.

The undersigned, being the Secretary of Integrated Silicon Solution, Inc., a Delaware Corporation (the “Corporation”), hereby certifies that Article II, Section 2.8 of the Bylaws of the Corporation was amended effective February 6, 2001 by the Board of Directors of the Corporation to provide in its entirety as follows:

 

  “2.8 VOTING

The stockholders entitled to vote at any meeting of stockholders shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.11 of these bylaws, subject to the provisions of Sections 217 and 218 of the General Corporation Law of Delaware (relating to voting rights of fiduciaries, pledgors and joint owners, and to voting trusts and other voting agreements).

Except as may be otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation, each outstanding share, regardless of class, shall be entitled to one vote on each matter submitted to a vote of the stockholders. Any stockholder entitled to vote on any matter may vote part of the shares in favor of the proposal and refrain from voting the remaining shares or, except when the matter is the election of directors, may vote them against the proposal; but, if the stockholder fails to specify the number of shares which the stockholder is voting affirmatively, it will be conclusively presumed that the stockholder’s approving vote is with respect to all shares which the stockholder is entitled to vote.

If a quorum is present, the affirmative vote of the majority of the shares represented and voting at a duly held meeting (which shares voting affirmatively also constitute at least a majority of the required quorum) shall be the act of the stockholders, unless the vote of a greater number or a vote by classes is required by law or by the Certificate of Incorporation.”

 

Dated February 6, 2001    

/s/ Gary L. Fischer

    Gary L. Fischer
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CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT

OF THE BYLAWS OF

INTEGRATED SILICON SOLUTION, INC.

The undersigned, being the Secretary of Integrated Silicon Solution, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), hereby certifies that Article III, Section 3.2 of the Bylaws of the Company was amended effective September 7, 2006 by the Board of Directors of the Corporation to provide in its entirety as follows:

 

  “3.2 NUMBER AND TERM OF OFFICE

The authorized number of directors shall be not less than five (5) nor more than nine (9). The exact number of directors shall be nine (9) until changed, within the limits specified above, by a bylaw amending this Section 3.2, duly adopted by the board of directors or by the stockholders. The indefinite number of directors may be changed, or a definite number may be fixed without provision for an indefinite number, by a duly adopted amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation or by an amendment to this bylaw adopted by the vote or written consent of holders of a majority of the outstanding shares entitled to vote or by resolution of a majority of the board of directors.

No reduction of the authorized number of directors shall have the effect of removing any director before that director’s term of office expires. If for any cause, the directors shall not have been elected at an annual meeting, they may be elected as soon thereafter as convenient at a special meeting of the stockholders called for that purpose in the manner provided in these Bylaws.”

Dated September 7, 2006

 

/s/ Scott Howarth

Scott Howarth
Secretary

 

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CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT

OF THE BYLAWS OF

INTEGRATED SILICON SOLUTION, INC.

The undersigned, being the Secretary of Integrated Silicon Solution, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), hereby certifies that Article III, Section 3.2 of the Bylaws of the Company was amended effective September 13, 2007 by the Board of Directors of the Corporation to provide in its entirety as follows:

“ 3.2 NUMBER AND TERM OF OFFICE

The authorized number of directors shall be not less than five (5) nor more than nine (9). The exact number of directors shall be seven (7) until changed, within the limits specified above, by (i) a bylaw amending this Section 3.2 duly adopted by the board of directors or by the stockholders or (ii) a resolution of a majority of the board of directors. The indefinite number of directors may be changed, or a definite number may be fixed without provision for an indefinite number, by a duly adopted amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation or by an amendment to this bylaw adopted by the vote or written consent of holders of a majority of the outstanding shares entitled to vote or by resolution of a majority of the board of directors.

No reduction of the authorized number of directors shall have the effect of removing any director before that director’s term of office expires. If for any cause, the directors shall not have been elected at an annual meeting, they may be elected as soon thereafter as convenient at a special meeting of the stockholders called for that purpose in the manner provided in these Bylaws.”

Dated September 13, 2007

 

By:  

/s/ SCOTT HOWARTH

  Scott Howarth, Secretary
EX-21.1 3 dex211.htm SUBSIDIARIES OF THE REGISTRANT Subsidiaries of the Registrant

EXHIBIT 21.1

SUBSIDIARIES

OF

INTEGRATED SILICON SOLUTION, INC.

 

Name

   Place of Incorporation

Integrated Silicon Solution Inc. (Hong Kong) Limited

   Hong Kong

Integrated Silicon Solution (Shanghai) Inc.

   China

Integrated Silicon Solution (Taiwan) Inc.

   Taiwan

Integrated Circuit Solution Inc.

   Taiwan

Sofwin, Inc.

   California

Winston, Inc.

   California
EX-23.1 4 dex231.htm CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

EXHIBIT 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We have issued our reports dated December 14, 2007, with respect to the 2007 consolidated financial statements and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, which reports appear in the Annual Report of Integrated Silicon Solution, Inc. on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2007. We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference of said reports in the Registration Statements of Integrated Silicon Solution, Inc. on Forms S-3 (File Nos. 333-84402 and 333-42245) and on Forms S-8 (File Nos. 333-95282,, 333-3438, 333-26135, 333-44281, 333-50679, 333-76991, 333-33944, 333-56800, 333-84404, 333-101378, 333-115494, and 333-144006).

/s/ GRANT THORNTON LLP

San Jose, California

December 14, 2007

EX-23.2 5 dex232.htm CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

EXHIBIT 23.2

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements and Related Prospectuses (Forms S-3 No. 333-84402 and No. 333-42245; and Forms S-8 No. 333-95282, No. 333-3438, No. 333-26135, No. 333-44281, No. 333-50679, No. 333-76991, No. 333-33944, No. 333-56800, No. 333-84404, No. 333-101378, No. 333-115494, and No. 333-144006) of Integrated Silicon Solution, Inc. of our report dated May 24, 2007, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Integrated Silicon Solution, Inc. at September 30, 2006 and for each of the two years in the period ended September 30, 2006, included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended September 30, 2007.

/s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP

San Jose, California

December 17, 2007

EX-31.1 6 dex311.htm CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 Certification Pursuant to Section 302

EXHIBIT 31.1

CERTIFICATION

I, Jimmy S.M. Lee, Chief Executive Officer, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Integrated Silicon Solution, Inc.;

 

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, 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;

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: December 14, 2007

 

/s/    Jimmy S.M. Lee

Jimmy S.M. Lee
Chief Executive Officer
EX-31.2 7 dex312.htm CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 Certification Pursuant to Section 302

EXHIBIT 31.2

CERTIFICATION

I, Scott D. Howarth, President and Chief Financial Officer, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Integrated Silicon Solution, Inc.;

 

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, 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;

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: December 14, 2007

 

/s/    Scott D. Howarth

Scott D. Howarth

President and Chief Financial Officer

EX-32.1 8 dex321.htm CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 Certification Pursuant to Section 906

EXHIBIT 32.1

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Jimmy S.M. Lee, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that the Annual Report of Integrated Silicon Solution, Inc. on Form 10-K for the annual period ended September 30, 2007 fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that the information contained in such Annual Report on Form 10-K fairly presents in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of Integrated Silicon Solution, Inc. as of and for the periods presented in such Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 

By:  

/s/    Jimmy S.M. Lee

  Jimmy S.M. Lee
  Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive
  Officer
  December 14, 2007

I, Scott D. Howarth, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that the Annual Report of Integrated Silicon Solution, Inc. on Form 10-K for the annual period ended September 30, 2007 fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that the information contained in such Annual Report on Form 10-K fairly presents in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of Integrated Silicon Solution, Inc. as of and for the periods presented in such Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 

By:  

/s/    Scott D. Howarth

  Scott D. Howarth
  President and Chief Financial Officer
  December 14, 2007
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