Company: TTMI
Filing Date: 2025-02-21
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0000950170-25-024839
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Company: TTM TECHNOLOGIES INC
Filing Date: 2025-02-21
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 1
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 other PCB assemblies are manufactured components such as PCBs, ceramic and ferrite substrates, connectors, capacitors, resistors, diodes, and integrated circuits, many of which are custom made and controlled by our customers’ approved vendors. The more complicated RF subsystems may require us to purchase integrated subassemblies and super-components such as RF oscillators, frequency converters, power supplies, and microprocessors. These components for backplane assemblies and other PCB assemblies in some cases have limited or sole sources of supply. For example, in some instances, our customers will require use of a specific component from a particular supplier or require use of a component provided by the customer itself, in which case we may have a single or limited number of suppliers for these specific components. The backplane assemblies, PCB assemblies, and precision metal fabricated chassis and enclosures which we produce are often incorporated into a fully integrated and tested system delivered to our customer. These products often incorporate procured power, thermal, interconnect, and mechanical components sourced from either customer directed or our selected suppliers.

Radar, Communication, and Surveillance systems use highly sophisticated electronic subassemblies including Transmitter and Receiver CCA’s/Modules, Traveling Wave Tube Assemblies, Exciters, Wave Form Generators, and Frequency Generators. Many of these systems also require the acquisition of RF antenna arrays, illuminated panel subassemblies, inertial navigation/GPS subassemblies from OEMs or parts specifically designed for certain applications. The material for these systems come from a variety of sources, including OEMs and Contract Manufacturers, and are often defined by the end customer.

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We typically use just-in-time procurement practices to maintain our raw materials inventory at low levels and work closely with our suppliers to obtain technologically advanced raw materials. In addition, we periodically seek alternative supply sources with the goal of ensuring that we are receiving competitive pricing and service. Certain raw materials, particularly semiconductors continue to be in short supply and are limiting production of some of our engineered systems while other raw materials for PCBs and subassemblies are in adequate supply now. Supply for PCB materials can vary over time depending on supply/demand dynamics for key raw materials such as copper clad laminates. See Item 1A, Risk Factors for more details.

Competition

For PCBs, our competitors are mostly based in China and Taiwan. For engineered products such as RF subassemblies and systems, we compete with a different set of competitors largely based in the U.S. and Europe. The PCB industry remains