Company: CRUS
Filing Date: 2025-05-23
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0000772406-25-000014
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Company: CIRRUS LOGIC, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-05-23
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 1A
Chunk 32
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 and freight rates.  For example, the political or economic instability in a given region may have an adverse impact on the financial position of end users in the region, which could affect future orders and harm our results of operations.  Our international sales operations involve a number of other risks including, but not limited to:- unexpected changes in government regulatory requirements;- sales, VAT, or other indirect tax regulations and treaties and potential changes in regulations and treaties in the United States and in and between countries in which we manufacture or sell our products;- changes to countries’ banking and credit requirements;- changes in diplomatic and trade relationships, including as a result of geopolitical conflict;- delays resulting from difficulties in obtaining export licenses for technology, particularly in China;- further changes in U.S. trade policy, including potential adoption and expansion of trade restrictions, higher tariffs, or cross border taxation by the U.S. government involving other countries, particularly China, that might impact overall customer demand for our products or affect our ability to manufacture and/or sell our products overseas;- tariffs and other barriers and restrictions, particularly in China;- competition with non-U.S. companies or other domestic companies entering non-U.S. markets in which we operate;- longer sales and payment cycles;- problems in collecting accounts receivable;- the burdens of complying with a variety of non-U.S. laws; and - changes to economic, social, or political conditions in countries such as Taiwan and China, where we have significant operations.              In addition, our competitive position may be affected by the exchange rate of the U.S. dollar against other currencies. While our sales are predominately denominated in U.S. dollars, increases in the value of the dollar would increase the price in local currencies of our products in non-U.S. markets and make our products relatively more expensive.  We cannot provide assurances that regulatory, political, and other factors will not adversely affect our operations in the future or require us to modify our current business practices.

We may acquire other companies or technologies, which may create additional risks, including risks associated with our ability to successfully integrate these acquisitions into our business.

              We continue to consider future acquisitions of other companies, or their technologies or products, to improve our market position, broaden our technological capabilities, and expand our product offerings.  Acquiring companies or technologies involves a number of risks, including, but not limited to:- the potential disruption of our ongoing business;- unexpected costs or incurring unknown liabilities;

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- the diversion of management resources from other strategic and operational issues;- the inability to retain the employees of the