Company: AMKR
Filing Date: 2025-10-28
Form Type: 10-Q
Source: 0001047127-25-000190
Chunk: 34

Company: AMKOR TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-10-28
Form: 10-Q
Item: Part I, Item 4
Chunk 34
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 risks relating to trade restrictions and regional conflict, including restrictive trade barriers, export controls, tariffs, customs and duties.

Risks Related to Cybersecurity, Data Privacy and Intellectual Property

•our ability to develop new proprietary technology, protect our proprietary technology, operate without infringing the proprietary rights of others, and implement new technologies; and

•our continuing development and implementation of changes to, and maintenance and security of, our information technology systems.

Risks Related to Our Indebtedness

•restrictive covenants in the indentures and agreements governing our current and future indebtedness;

•our substantial indebtedness; and

•fluctuations in interest rates and changes in credit risk. 

Risks Related to Our Common Stock

•the ability of certain of our stockholders to effectively determine or substantially influence the outcome of matters requiring stockholder approval; and

•the possibility that we may decrease or suspend our quarterly dividend.

Risks Related to Human Capital and Management

•difficulty attracting, retaining or replacing qualified personnel. 

Risks Related to Regulatory, Legal and Tax Challenges

•maintaining an effective system of internal controls; 

•any changes in tax laws, taxing authorities not agreeing with our interpretation of applicable tax laws, including whether we continue to qualify for conditional reduced tax rates, or any requirements to establish or adjust valuation allowances on deferred tax assets; 

•environmental, health and safety liabilities and expenditures; and

•conditions and obligations in connection with the receipt of government awards and incentives.

General Risk Factors

•natural disasters and other calamities, health conditions or pandemics, political instability, hostilities or other disruptions.

Risks Related to Our Business, Operations and Industry

Our packaging and test services are used in volatile industries, and industry downturns and declines in global economic and financial conditions could harm our performance. 

Our business is impacted by market conditions in the semiconductor industry, which is cyclical by nature and impacted by broad economic factors, such as worldwide gross domestic product and consumer spending.  The semiconductor industry has experienced significant and sometimes sudden and prolonged downturns in the past.  If the industry or markets in which we compete experience slower, or even negative growth, our business and results of operations may be materially and adversely affected.

Since our business is, and will continue to be, dependent on the requirements of semiconductor companies for outsourced packaging and test services, any downturn in the semiconductor industry or any other industry that uses a significant number of semiconductor devices, such as communications, computing, automotive and industrial or consumer electronics,